Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
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BY "LEB"
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Jimmy Covington. San Benito
catcher, is undoubtedly the hardest
luck player in the league. C0ving-
ton spit one OF his priced fingers
about a month ago and started hi
first game yesterday after the Ions
layoff. In the eighth frame one o-
Montalvo's hooks caught his tnumD.
breaking the member. and sending
HIM back 10 the bench Tor another
Few weeks.
LIGHTS on
From the best information We can
gather. the break between the Cen
tral Power a. Light Co. and the
Harrington Ladds has been mendeu
In favor Of the Powermen not the
Saints and the lights will be turn
ed on again Thursday night FOR M
final game Of the Ladd-McAllen Sc
ries, and the Harrington officials
are pulling for a big crowd in
order to pay off a few more OF
0N0~A@l@A1r
So with the lights back on for
Thursday night. don't lose sight OF
the fact that the PM will be a silent
n as far as Radio Station KRGV
Is concerned and fans who have
been staying at home listening 10
the radio descriptions Of the games.
should come out that night anG
help support the Harrington nine as
well as showing some appreciation
10 Dick Niles and his crew for
bringing the broadcast 10 them.
Mike de Ia Fuente. the ace pitcher
Of the University OF Texas bail
club this past season. mas been
signed by the San Antonio Indians
for a tryout and according 20 SKIP
per Robertson. he Will be given an
opportunity TO show his wares IN
the very near future The Indians
have won u out Of their last Is
games and are reinforcing their
club in every position in order TO
make a pennant bid this season.
It's been many moons since the
Alamo City has had a winning
ball club and with the old pay
check in view. Robertson is not
taking any chance of letting an OPP
portunity TO win the pennant get
away.
MORE CHALLENGES
John Turner. the former East
Texas League outfielder. boasts
that his Montgomery-Ward nun at
Harrington is capable OF downing
any amateur organization IN the
Valley. Turner has hurled the
Waromen 10 five straight victories
and is willing 10 tackle any club
on a 60-40 basis or a winner take
all proposition. Turner has Big
Farmer Lawrence behind the bat.
and also has another capable hurl-
er in Lloyd Button, Harrington High
School product. Anyone interested
IN securing a game with the Har-
lingen aggregation should get IN
touch with Turner 3t the Mont
gomery-Ward store IT. Harrington
or this writer.
NOW LOOK
IL appears as If the Valley
League is undergoing another crisis
at the present time owing 70 IL
nanclal difficulties. We were pTac-
tically sure that the loop had
nothing TO fear after the corpus
Christi situation was ironed our,
but lack of attendance has given
the club members more worries.
We believe that the clubs warrant
every bit Of support they can get and
TO shut down al the present time
would be the ruination Of baseball
IN these parts for many years to
come. II has been tried before after
the leagues have shut down. ana
the best example is the East Tex
rs League which attempted 20 re-
organize this year. Two hundred
paid admissions az each game would
see the league through. and We sec
no good reason why 400 people out
of the 100000 population in the
Valley. cannot find time 10 help
support a venture that Is bringing
q vast amount Of publicity TO this
section OF the country.
Gene Arechiga, first string CATCH
er for the Ia Ferla NiEhthawks
has been getting his share OF the
base knocks besides catching a Stel-
lar game. Much credit should be
given the Austin boy for the pitch
ing developments received this past
month by the Hawks.
NICK YODER
The Ladds continue 20 show the
need Of second baScman Nick Yoder.
who has been out of the lineup
the past three weeks because OF an
injured hand. Little Nick has been
leading the Laid batting staff all
season and IS an Al defensive
Mayer. His return 10 the lineup
should give the Ladds some OF the
punch they have been lacking for
the past few days,
RULES
Fans who continue 10 ride the
PLAYERS because they faii 20 eaten
some Of the inflfld drives should
first become acquainted with the
rules on scoring a base Int before
they start condemnlng a player
Here Is what the official scoring
rules have 20 say about a play Of
this sort. when The ball Is hit
with such force 70 an iniielder or
pitcher that he cannot handle il III
time 70 retire the batsman or force
out a baSeTlUneT. a base hit should
be scored. and I'm case Of doubt
over this kind Of hit. a base hit
should be scored and the fielder be