Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
SCHEDULE Is
SET BY PREXY
Four Of Best Clubs Ever
Developed In Valley
Will Compete

Schedule for what should prove
the hottest basketball series ever
staged along the lower reaches o.
the Rio Grande was announced
late Saturday BY President Spstz
Clarke OF the Valley Basketball
league.
Four excellent CUNTS have been
counted IL on the l2-gane series,
the majority % which viii be play
ed on the San Benito high school
gymnasium. Most Of the games will
be played there In the form OF
double-headers. The series will
open on Feb. 26 and will close
Mar. IS.
The purpose Of the games Is to
determine which two teams shall
represent the Valley circuit In the
state amateur tournament 70 be
conducted at Fort Worth late in
March and also TO raise money 70
send these clubs to the tourney.
The first two clubs IN each brack
ct, Edinburg and McAllen In the
upper. and Harlingen and San Be-
nito IN the lower. viii participate
IN the round-robin. Harlingen has
indicated that she might not enter.
but II she does not, her place will
be taken by some other lower
bracket club.
Strong Clubs
These four CUNTS are among the
best ever developed in this section
and their tussles should give the
fans a thrill that they will long
remember. The MethodiSts are de-
tending champions and they came
within a few points OF capturing
the Texas amateur championship
last year at san Antonio. They
have a strong following and IL is
sincerely hoped that they will re-
consider and enter the round-robin.
They have dropped but one game
this year and that went TO the san
Benito Saints after a five-minute
extra period by a score Of $3.50
The Methodists r fully as strong
this season as they we're last. but
competition In the Valley circuit Is
stronger.
The san Benito Saints have q
powerful combination which should
make a hard playing bid IN the
round-robin series. They have
dropped but two contests this year
and both or these went to the Har-
lingen Methodlsts-which Is no re-
Election at ali on their ability for
the Methodists are amply good.
Firemen Good
The Edinburg Firemen, perennial
Kidalgo amateur champions, have
breezed along IN great style this
season and have lost but r game
IL about 20 starts. This fray went
to the hard huStling McAllen Mon
itors who are under the leadership
OF Cowboy" Ogan, stormy petrol
OF Hidalgo athletics. The main
spring Of the Firemen quint is Trig
Winningham. Amply aided by his
brothers and ether good cagers,
Trig has been running rife this
season. III you were in the Valley
some eight years ago. you viii
remember a strong Edinburg high
quint which made q real bid for
the state title. That was back In
the days when FL Paso was very
much in the limelight. The Win
bingham brothers we're the chief
cogs in that strong little Edinburg
quint.
The McAllen Monitors have been
the sensation Of the upper bracket.
After getting away to a somewhat
shaky start, they have rounded
into shape well and have suffered
hut one defeat. That was 10 the
Edinburg Flremen. In their sec
ond encounter they took the meas
ure OF the Edinburg boys. So you
see its about an even break between
the two. Former McAllen high
Stars-"Dog'' Ramsey, Overstreet
and their cohorts and Geo. Vest
are what have made the McAllen
squad a serious threats In an extra
schedule game. the Monitors push
ed the Methodists the Init to win.
The round-robin schedule was
decided upon at a meeting In Har-
lIngen Monday night. McAllen and
Edinburg voted IN favor Of holding
the meet at san Ben!to. Harlingen
held out for q home-ard-home
basis. san Benito. the proposed
host city, remained silent. A par
tial compromise was then suggested
and agreed 10 by McAllen and Ed
inburg. Since the Methodists have
indicated that they would not en-
ter the round-robn but II Is
sincerely hoped thai they will re-
consider their stand and enter
The Schedule
FEB. Is, Thursday night az San
Benito gymnasium-Edinburg Fire
men VS.. san Benito Saints (first
game), McAllen Monitors VS.. Har-
lingen Methodists second game).
Mar. 2, Monday night at San Be
nito-Edlnburg Firemen vs.. Har-
lingen Methodists ~(first.) McAllen
Monitors VS.. san Benito Saints
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