Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-10
Diamond Dust

Diamond Dust
Fans missed a real treat in the
Harlingen night game Monday when
the Palms took a fray that was
closely contested between clubs and
the umpires. McAllen carried off
the victory and Umpire Quillan.
without a doubt, Won his side Of
the question.
A recent league meeting gave the
Jumps full authority TO eject any
players from the game when they
saw fit and Quillan paved the way
Monday night when he sent Catcher
Cartwright and Manager Trammell
off Of the field. Bob Briggs, the
smallest and bravest umpire in the
loop, followed through yesterday
when he waved Mac Miller, San
Benito outfielder, out Of the park
for protesting q decision too strong
ly. Briggs was given a big hand by
the fans when he took this action,
and evidently the fans have at
last realized that the umpires should
and need to have, the controlling
hand in every ball game. No doubt
these examples will pep up the bail
games and will find less arguments.
Saints Bolstered
The San Benito Saints stock was
bolstered considerably Tuesday with
the signing Of Catcher Dutch Hoff-
man, 3rd baseman Cotton" Will
hams, and End baseman Eddie Will
ford. Hoffman halls from Kings
vile where he received a leave OF
absence from the Mopac nine. He
is a first class receiver who has
seen plenty OF experience in hand
ling men, especially pitchers. Run
mann worked one Of his best games
OF the season Tuesday with Hoff-
man behind the bat, and the rest
OF the hurlerS on the club will no
doubt learn a great deal from the
former Texas League receiver.
Cotton" Williams, a former
Houston sandlot ball player looked
great at the hot corner and has no
doubt won a steady phase on the
nine. Willlford. another Houston
product, has seer service before in
organized circles and handled him
self well at second base.
Port Isabel has every reason 70
take pride in their baseball nine
which undoubtedly Is one Of the
best amateur clubs in the Valley.
The roster contains such men as
Joe Taylor, Bruce Cunningham.
Truett Roberts, Harry Williams,
Red Partain, Bill Krinf, and Dom
ME Donaho-all have seen lots OF
baseball service and they expect
to cross bats in the near future
with some Of the classy upstate
teams OF amateur standing.
Game Protested
Manager Harding of the La Feria
Hawks has entered a protest on the
final San Benito-La Feria game.
which the Saints won, 1872. Harding
bases his protest On the use IF TOO
many class men and the outcnne
OF the protest is being closely watch
ed.
Lefty" Harwood strutted his stuff
Monday night when he set the Ha--
lingen Ladds down hitless for six
and one-third innings. The Cuero
letthander took the box when the
going became too hot for Willis and
received credit for the victory.
The past month has seen Valley
clubs playing the fastest brand Of
ball in any league of the same class.
Many fans are prone TO think that
organized baseball does not pull
bonehead plays, make errors, and
go hitless; but a careful survey OF
records from any league will verify
the very same thir IS are pulled there
and often have days when the team
could not down a fair amateur nine.
Vernon Lefty" Deck who halls
from Harrington has been going great
this year as a member Of the Dan
vile club. Deck is playing the out
field and has been hitting well above
the 800 mark. The former Victoria
player has been playing ball for
several years in spite OF the fact
that he is still quite young. He Is
now the property Of the St. Louis
Cardinals and was farmed out 20
the Danville nine for seasoning. His
rise in baseball circles has been rap
id. He took his first fling at organi-
zed baseball in the Old Valley Lea
que OF 1926 when he was first a
member Of the Mission Grapefruit
ers, and later with the K~ingsville
club OF the same league. Since that
time he has played in the Cotton
States League and after being CIV
en- a tryout in the Texas League was
sent TO Danville where he has been
for the past two seasons.
Perhaps no one follows baseball
as carefully as one Brownsville lady
fan, especially where the Milwaukee
Brewers are concerned. Mrs. Johnry
Stone. nee Mary Connally, delights
in telling Of the fast pace her broth
er, ole Sergeant George Connal,y,
is setting with the Brewers. George
pitched way back yonder when the
Galveston Sand Grabs were in the
Texas League and later was pur-
chased by the Chicago White Sox.
Connally hurled for the Sox nine
seasons and was then sent to Dali
las on option. His service in the big
show warranted his becoming q free
agent and he signed with Mil
waukee last season. This year he is
with fair success. This year he is
well or the way for another trial