Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16

Big" Vic SraLa made a rather
Impressive debut Sunday night
with the up and coming Saint ag-
gregat4on, limiting the Ladds 70
even blows and whiting a total
Of eleven The Kingsville left
handler pitched a total OF six in
nings without a basehit being gar
nered off OF a freak delivery and
except for an occasional tendency
OF being a bit wild, Sralla was !
mid-Season form.
Plans OF the La Feria Night
hawks for the time being are 10
play their home flames in the San
BGnito park. Reasons given for the
chakf-e are that adequate facilities
areY not available in the Hark PARK
at the present time and also at
tendance is expected TO be some
what larger down in the Resaca
playground. A grandstand and
fence around the La Feria field viii
probably be built shortly and Is
expected TO be ready o o after the
second half OF the season gets un-
derway.
Eddie Wiliford one Of the new
additions TO the san Benito club
has been playing a great game al
second base for the Saints and his
hitting has more than justified MS
acquisition.
Now comes the rumor that the
Harlingen franchise may be moved
elsewhere in the near future unless
the patronage increases at the Ladd
Park. Sunday night a handful Of
people witnessed the Ladds drop
their sixth straight game, and Il
is generallr agreed that about 50
per cent Of the people present were
from san Benito. Last Sunday att
ernoon the Ladds played before less
than one hundred people.
We mentioned recently n OF the
most valued men on the La Feria
nine and now call to your attention
a prize utility player on the Har-
lingen club-Chief Nichols. Nichols
has seen action In most every posi-
ton on the club and now since Bill
Yoder has been benched. Nichols
has been playing End. base and is
doing some splendid work at that
position. He Is a dangerous hitter
from the lettside, and Paul Tram
mel made no mistake when he
brought the big Indian down from
Oklahoma.
Harvey Ballew, the former Edin-
burg Junior College coach. now
looms as one OF the outstanding
second baseman in the Texas league.
Ballew "a a member OF the San
Antonio Indians last season and
early this year was traded TO De-
Pratt's BUGS at Galveston. where
he jumped into the lineup imme-
diately.
Baseball fans Will remember TWO
VaifT performers OF by gone days
BY Nc name OF Chester Lefty"
We55' pitcher, and outfielder Felix
Rodriguez. another p0rtsider. Both
OF these men are now playing ball
with the Mueller Cowboys in San
Antonio, and the club Is considered
one Of the fastest semi-rro mines
in the state. webb played profess
Sional baseball when Austin Sas a
member Of the Texas Association,
and Rodriguez after leaving the old
san Benito Saints went immediate
" to Okmulgee IN the Western
Association where he played until
this past year.
I, Equipment for the new lighting
system at the McAllen park is due
to arrive Monday or Tuesday ac-
: cording to the McAllen American
Legion, financierS Of the project,
and the first game under the lamps
viii possibly be played Friday night.
June ~. with the La Feria Night
hawks opening a three game series
with the Palms. A great deal OF
enthusiasm is being shown oyer the
possibility Of seeing Valley league
games at night in McAllen and
localities around the Palm CITY are
planning on larEe representation
for the opening series. The priced
Red Shirt band from Edinburg will
play the opening night with other
interesting festivities on card. for
the entertainment o. the patrons.
Ezel Darby. san Benito's own.
Is home for TIRE summer and will
probably make his appearance on
the mound for some amateur nine
in the Valley. Darby pitched the
Saints 10 a pennant IL the ANA
teur circuit last year and Is con-
sidered one OF the best fast ball
hurlers eve 10 step on a Valley
diamond. Darby has been coaching
athletics for the raS. two seasons
at Ca'dNnn- Tens