Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-21
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BY ~LEB"

BY ~LEB'
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Gill Johns, alias The Great,
Pretty Boy" Choke Up" etc. gave
the riding San Benito fans some
thing to talk al out when he crossed
up his old team and brought home
the winning tallies to give the la
Feria Eighthawks a clean sweep OF
the series with the fast slipping
Saints. Johns has some in for more
than his share OF riding" this sea-
son, and the fact that his hit was
instrumental in the Hawks winn-
ing the ARRAY gave his friends a
great deal OF pleasure.
MIDKIFF. TOO
Mu&h Of the glory for the Hawk
victory should 60 TO "Kildee" Mid
kiff. another Saint castoff whose
basehit in the same frame sent
home the tying run.
The Harrington Ladds broke a ten
game losing streak yesterday when
they sent the San Benito Saints
wabbling under a 6-3 defeat. With
only one-half game ahead Of the
La Feria club, the Lads are now
forced TO practically Wa every SER
les IN order TO not reDnquish the
honors they have held since the
season opened.
HUBBELL
The Ladds are due TO receive a
first class pitcher from the San An
tonic Indians as soon as catcher
Cartwright reports TO Skipper Rob-
ertson in the Alamo City. The lad
In question is Merritt Hubbell, BROTH
er TO Carl who has been hurting for
the New York Giants for several sea-
sons. Young Hubbell is a Southpaw
and in his first game under the
Indians colors, he limited the Hous-
ton Bluffs TO two hits. Hubbell IS %
years old, is 5 feet IL inches tall
and weighs 10 pounds. He both
throws and bats from the left side
and we understand he also has a
great deal Of power behind the bat.
SACRIFICE FLY
Baseball players throughout the
country are mentioning in no few
words the curse that befell them
when the sacrifice fly was abolish
ed in the scoring sheet. Baseball
officials IN favor of its abolition say
that the fly is not a sacrifice in any
sense OF the word, and its elimina-
ton has CIT down many batting
averages. The blnt sacrifice is still
maintained because officials claim
that a man actually shows skill when
laying down a hunt. On the other
hand, a batter on attempted sacri-
flee fly might hit safe because
little skill In necessary in lofting the
ball and a player will agree that II
he sent a ball over the fence ne
would want credit for a home run
even II he intended 70 sacrifice a
man home on the play.
OLD TSsaER
BaSdfbll fans throughout the
Valley Mo remember Walter Kin
ney as a pitcher on the San Ben
ito Saints nine in 1926. will be in
terested to know that the big ex-
coast Lacquer is now hurting in the
ATizona-TeXas Lea ,ue with Tucson.
He made his debut on June II. and
won the game from the FL Paso club
by the score OF 2-i. After Jump
ing the Saints the year he was in
the Valley, Kinney was reinstated
into professional baseball and he
joined the Portland Club Of the
Pacific Coast League where he
pitched until last eason
The San Benito Saints have sign
ed Charley Griffin. an outfielder
and former T. c. U. star. Griffin led
his club in batting his last season
with the Frogs and should aid the
Saints a great deal. Griffin has been
in Midland, Texas. this past fall.
Lefty" Harwood was in rare
form as he sent the Harrington Ladds
back for their tenth straight de-
feat Thursday night by the score
OF 6l5. Harwood showed the some
1900 fans present a bit Of neat
hurting. striking out II men and
limiting the Ladds to nine hits.
AROUND THE CIRCUIT
Umpire Quillan is a former player
and has umpired in Class B Lea
gues-Hunter Hill was a pitcher
when he went TO high school az
Lockhart. Texas-"Lefty' Harwood
at McAllen claims he was a good
pitcher. too-Gill Johns. the former
A. g. NJ. second baSeman, admits
he Is good-Mac Miller. San Benito
outfielder. was high point basket
ball PLAYER in the entire United
States last season-ADm Curtis"
Weickline is going 70 undergo an
operation on his nose-"Yumping
Yonny- Johnston tried out for an
infield berth this season with a
Texas League club-Tex Covington
is an uncle 10 Jimmy CovinEton.
with the San Benito Saints
"Whataman" Kemp from la Feria
was a star athlete az Randolph Col
lege. Cisco-"Rubbe-" Campbell can
bat from either side OF the plate
Earl Cartwright used 70 be a first
baseman-"Lefty' Phillips in days
gone bv was the ICE of the Fort
Worth pitching staff-Pitcher Rub
ram Of San Benito taught school
last year at ColumbuS-Bill Mid
taft was eve eligible for the Tex
a. University club-Sam Costa. who
pitched for the Saints in 1926. IS
an uncle 10 Johnr/ Rizzo-Red'
Biegers really the terror around his
1hnrna inu-n Irene NEAR Dallasl-