Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
DOUBLE-BILL
OPENS SERIES
Saints VS.. Firemen And
Meths VS.. Monitors
Thursday Night

what should prove to be the VAL
Iey's greatest basketball tournament
win get under way at M Benito
Thursday night when the Jour best
clubs in this section-the McAllen
Monitors, The Harrington Methodlsts,
the san Benito Saints and the Ed
inburg Firemen-tangle IN the op-
eninR encounter OF a round robin
series. This series is TO determine
which clubs shall represent the VAL
lev at the state amateur tourna-
ment TO be held at Fort Worth late
in March and also 10 raise FUNDS
10 take these teams % Fort s'orth.
Thursday the tourney viii open
on the san Benito High gymnasium
with the Edinhurg F1remen tieing
INTO the San Benito Saints az 1880
o. m. and the McAllen Monitors
taking on the Harlingen Methodists
IN the second contest. All OF the
games conducted on the San Benito
gymnasium viii be conducted In
the form OF double headers, insur-
ing the fans or getting their mon
eys worth.
League Is Hot
The Valley amateur league, com
posed Of l6 teams, was stronger
this season than ever and these
four clubs represent the peaches
and cream helping Of the regular
menu. the McAlIen Monitors are
champions Of the upper bracket,
having lost but one game this sea-
son and that went TO the Edinburg
Firemen early in the year. The
Firemen are the second best club
in the upper bracket. having drop
ped but two contests, both Of which
went 70 the McAllen aggregation.
The Harrington Methodists are
the champions OF the lower bracket
having lost but one game al year
and that went to the San Benito
saints. The saints are runners-up
n the lower bracket. having lost
but two games, both 10 the Meth
odists. The ranks Of these CLUBS
are filled with veteran cagers with
high school and college experience.
The Methodist club which came
within four points OF capturing the
Sfate amateur title last year Is
practically intact, retaining Us scor-
ING aces 81 Goddard and Armstrong
The Edinburg Firemen have long
been the leading amateur club N
Hidalgo county. However, TINS
year they we're nosed out ~ an
ambitious crew Of hustlers from
McAllen. The Monitors are com
poSed OF college and high school
performers Of the first water. Geo.
Vest. who was the handspring IN
the strong Donna club OF last year,
Is with the Monitors this yc-.
Saints Hot
The san Benito Saints have
flashed real strength throughout
the season. They were beaten bad
" but once and that was when
they played the Harrington Method
lists at HarlinRen without two first
string performers.
All in all. this tournament
should give the fans thrills galore
for they will see basketball OF the
caliber played In the secondary col
leges Of the state. Many Of the
boys on these clubs have played in
college circles. some Of them in the
Southwest conference. The Meth
odists are loaded down with Indi-
n talent. and Indiana is the hot
bed Of real basketball. III you re-
member. the Athens High school,
national champions. made a trip
through Indiana this season-and
lost five out OF six contests.
These games at san Benito will
be well worth the fans money.
Excellent Gym
The contests will Re held on the
San Benit0 High gymnasium-by
far the best in the Valley. Rain
will make no difference and eight
hundred fans can be seated In full
view or the court. The fans need
not be afraid OF having 70 stand
along the sidellnes for they can be
given first class accommodations
IN the snappy new gymnasium
erected BY the san Benito school
board.
The second games viii be played
Monday night on the same court
with Edinburg meeting Harrington
and McAllen tieing into the Saints