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

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impressive debut Sunday night
with the up and coming Saint ag-
~gregation. limiting the Ladds to
seven blows and whiting a total
OF eleven men. The K~ingsyille 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 IN
mid-season form.
Plans OF the La Feria Night
hawks for the time being are TO
play their home flames In the San
BeA,ito park. Reasons given for the
chal Lee are that adequate facilities
areEnot 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 Fer!a field VIII
probably be built shortly and Is
expected TO be ready soon after the
second half OF the season gets I'M
derway.
Eddie Williford one Of the new
additions TO the San Benito club
has been playing a great game at
second base for the Saints and his
hitting has more than justified his
acquisition
Now comes the rumor that the
Harrington 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 Y
Is generally agreed that about 95
per cent OF the people present were
from san Benito. Last Sunday aft
ernoon the Ladds played before less
than one hundred people.
We mentioned recently one Of the
most valued men on the La Feria
nine and nov call to your attention
O 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!
Yodar has been benched. Nichols
has been playing 2nd. base and IS
doing some splendid work at That
position. He IS a dangerous hitter
from the leftSide. and Paul Tram
mel made no mistake when he
brought the big Indian down from
Oklahoma.
Harvey Ballew. the former Ed!n-
burg Junior College coach. now
looms as one OF the outstanding
second baSeman in the Texas league.
Ballew was 2 member OF the San
Antonio indians last season and
early this year was traded TO Del
Pratt's BrIcS at Galveston. where
he jumped into the lineup imme-
diately.
Baseball fans VIII remember Two
Vall4 performers Of BY gone DAYS
by tLe name OF Chester Lefty"
WEBB. pitcher. and outfielder Felix
Rodriguez. another %portsider. Both
OF these men are now playing ball
with the Mueller Cowboys in San
Antonio, and the club is considered
n OF the fastest semi-rro mines
In the STATE. Webb played profess
sional baseball when Austin was a
member of the Texas Association.
and Rodriguez after leaving the Old
san Bento Saints went immediate
ly TO Oknulgee IN the Western
Association where he played until
this past year.
Equipment for the new lighting
system at the McAllen park is due
10 arrive Monday or Tuesday &C
cording 70 the McAllen American
Legion, Enanciers Of the project.
and the first game under the lamps
Will possibly be played Friday night.
June ". with the Ia Feria Night
hawks opening a three game series
with the Palms. A great deal OF
enthusiasm Is being shown over the
possibility OF seeing Valley league
games at night in McAllen and
localities around the Palm City are
planning on larrV representation
for the opening series. The priced
Red Shirt band from Edinburg will
play the opening night with other
interesting festivities Oh card. for
the entertainment OF the patrons.
Eel Darby. san Bsnito's own.
Is home for the summer and will
probably make his appearance on
the mound for some amateur nine
in the valley. Darby pitched the
Saints 10 a pennant III the ana
teur circuit last year and IS con-
sidered one Of the best fast bali
huriers eyer 70 step Oh a Valley
diamond. Darby has been coaching
athletics fer the rast two seasons
a. Caldwell. Texas.