Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
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Diamond Dust

/ Diamond Dust
BY "LEB"
BREAKS
Jimmy Covington, San Benito
catcher, is undoubtedly the hardest
luck player in the league. Coving-
ton spit n Of his priced fingers
ABOUT a month ago and started his
first game yesterday after the long
layoff. IN the eighth frame one o.
Montalvo's hooks caught his tnumD.
breaking the member. and sending
him back TO the bench for another
few weeks.
LIGHTS ON
From the best information We can
gather, the break between the Cen
tral Power & Light Co. and the
Harrington Ladds has been mendea
IN favor of the Powermen mot the
Saints and the lights will be turn
ed on again Thursday night FOR the
final game of the Ladd-McAllen Sc
ries. and the Harrington officials
are pulling Tor a big crowd in
order to pay off a few more OF
their obligations.
So with the lights back on for
Thursday night. don't lose sight OF
the fact that the PM will be a silent
n as far as Radio Station KRGV
Is concerned and fans who have
been staying at home listening 70
the radio descriptions of the games.
should come out that night anc
help support the Harrington nine as
well as showing some appreciation
TO Dick Niles and his crew for
bringing the broadcast TO them.
Mike de Ia Fuente. the ace pitcher
Of the University Of Texas ball
club this past season, has been
signed by the San Antonio Indians
for a tryout and according TO Skip
per Robertson, he will be given an
opportunity TO show his wares in
the very near future The Indians
have won y out OF their last Is
games and are reinforcing their
club in every position in order TO
make a pennant bid this season.
It's been many Moons since the
Alamo City has had a winning
ball club and with the old pay
check in view, Robertson is not
taking any chance Of letting an op-
portunity to win the pennant get
away.
MORE CHALLENGES
John Turner. the former East
Texas League outfielder, boasts
that his Montgomery-Ward nine at
Harrington is capable OF downing
any amateur organization in the
Valley. Turner has hurled the
Wardmen to five straight victories
and is willing TO tackle any club
on a 60-4O basis or a winner take
all proposition. Turner has Big"
Farmer Lawrence behind the bat,
and also has another capable hurl-
er in Lloyd Button, Harrington High
School product. Anyone interested
IN securing a game with the Har-
lingen aggregation should get IN
touch with Turner at the Mont
gomery-Ward store in Harrington
or this writer.
NOW LOOK
II appears as II the Valley
League Is undergoing another crisis
at the present time owing 10 fl
nancial difficulties. We were prac-
tically sure that the loop had
nothing 10 fear after the Corpus
Christi situation was ironed OUT,
but lack Of attendance has given
the club members more worries.
We believe that the clubs warrant
every bit of support they can get and
TO shut down at the present time
would be the ruination Of baseball
IN these parts for many years to-
come. IL has been tried before after
the leagues have shut down, and
the best example is the East Tex
rs League which attempted TO re-
organize this year. Two hundred
paid admissions at each game would
e the league through. and we see
no good reason why 400 people out
Of the 100000 population in the
Valley, cannot find time TO help
support a venture that Is bringing
a vast amount of publicity to this
oCStAuAA VI tAiC IoNlltAg'
Gene Arechiga, first string catch
er for the La Feria N~ighthawks
has been getting his share OF the
base knocks besides catching a stel-
lar game. Much credit should be
given the Austin boy for the pitch
ing developments received this past
month by the Hawks.
NICK YoDER
The Ladds continue to show tae
need OF second baSeman Nick Yoder.
who has been out Of the lineup
the past three weeks because OF ar
injured hand. Little Nick has been
leading the Laid batting staff all
season and is an Al defensive
player. His return to the lineup
should give the Ladds some OF the
punch they have been lacking for
the past few days.
RULES
Fans who continue 20 ride the
players because they fail 70 eaten
some of the infed drives should
first become acquainted with the
rules on scoring a base hit before
they start condemning a player
Here is what the official scoring
rules have 70 say about a play Of
this sort: When the ball is hit
with such force TO an inIielder or
pitcher that he cannot handle IL IN
time 10 retire the batSman or force
out a baserunner. a base hit should
be scored. and in case Of doubt
over this kind Of hit. a base hit
should be scored and the fielder be
exempted from the charge Of an