Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
CASTOFFS WIN
OVER SAINTS
La Feria Nears League
Lead After SO
Victory
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SAN BENITO. June l9.-The La
Feria N~ighthawks led BY a pair OF
Saints rastoffs climbed a notch
higher in the first half race as pitch
ers Weickline. Nabours. and BigEe-s'
combined efforts limited the San
Benito Saints 10 six hits as they
made a clean sweep Of the present
series by the score OF SIS.
IL was the same old story as far
as a pair Of castoffs are concerned
who join a rival club in the same
league. First baseman Bill Midkifi
and second baSeman Gill Johns. re-
Gently released by the San Benito
Saints led their new club In the
game yesterday. one sending home
the tying run and the other slam
ming out a triple into center field
that brought In the winning TALES.
Kildee Midkiff's single In the eighth
took a fast game out of the fire for
the Hawks. and The Great Johns
sent his teammates. Cox and Mid
kiff home with what proved TO be
the winning scores as the Saints
were unable TO make more than a
slight threat in the closing frame.
Weickline and White hooked m
IN a neat pitchers battle for three
innings and the locals made their
first serious threat TO score in the
fourth frame when Srall- and
Campbell found the priced southpaw
for base hits but Weickline tighten
ed up and the threat was soon over.
The Hawks broke the ice In their
half Of the frame when RiZzo scored
after a base hit, on McNair's first
two base knocks into center field.
Hill started the ball rolling for
the locals in the fifth frame with
a triple down the third base line and
the bases we're soon loaded as Weick-
line passed Williams and Jordan.
Wiiiit1rd'S fly 70 Hutchings brought
Hill home with the tying count.
but the Hawks came back in their
half Of the frame TO annex a brace
az runs Weickline singled to left
and took third as Midkiff beat out
IN inileld hit. Johns sent the stands
TO guessing as he doubled 10 center
10 score Weickline and Midkiff.
Johns took third after Sralla took
III Hutchings' fly in right field. Riz-
EOS sacrifice sent Johns home and
the affrav was soon over as Rizzo
went out stealing second and Kemp
grounded out Hill TO Jordan.
The locals added a run In the
sixth on a squeeze play and a pair
OF free passes TO first base. Weick-
lines inability 10 find the plate In
that frame sent NahOurs 10 his res
cue after he filled the bases and
Williford popped out to Johns 70
end the inning.
Kemp grounded out Williams 70
Jordan to lead off the fatal eighth
for the visitors but Duffard was
safe at first on Whites error. Nc
Nair doubled TO center sending Duff
fard to third. Cox walked TO load
the bases. Biggers hitting for Ma
bOurs flew out TO MOntalvo and
Duffard scored after the catch. Mid
kiff's single to center sent McNair
home with the trying run and Johns
sent Cox and Midkiff home with a
triple into centerfield. Albers replac-
ed Hutchings who was chased from
the park BY Umpire Harding. and
tie big pitcher went out swinging.
The locals placed a pair OF men
ON base in the opening of the ninth
but Biggers. the Irene Terror. settl-
Cd down and the rally proved "
little assistance.
The Harrington Ladds journey 70
San Benito for a three games SER
les opening here Friday al 4 O'Clock.