Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
Diamond Dust

BY "LEB"

We had quite a laugh yesterday
at the expense OF the Central Power
and Light Co. officials and also our
friend Dick Niles. operator Of KRGV
In Harrington. II seems as II Dick
had a special program on the air
wednesday night in order to adver-
tise the Harhngen-McAllen game
Tor Thursday night. The broadcast
was nothing less than a ~burleSque
baseball game that was sent out
from the Studio and was being
played between Hidalgo County and
Cameron County. One OF the Cam
eron County players happened 10
be BIZ Bates, an official Of the light
compdAp y and as luck would have
1t, FfC. Ludden, the district man.
ager for the company. tuned In on
the broadcast Just as Bates was
coming TO bat and after hearing
the details Of the so-called night
game, Ludden went to the phone
and asked him what the lights were
doing on at the park, as they had
been turned off because the LaddS
were unable TO pay their account.
Anyhow, after much confusion over
the phone, the situation was ironed
out, the %burlesque game went on
the Ladds paid their bill yesterday,
and the night games re-openeo
Thursday night.
BOSS HARDING
Umpire Harry Harding's iron rule
reigned over the Saint Park yeSter-
day as he waved Miller, San Benito
outfielder. and Hutchings, La Ferla
Eflyhawk. for disputing his decisions.
The umpires continue TO come IN Tor
their share of the riding but as long
as the league officials give them
the power to eject a man IN a game,
much confusion between the pay
ers and fans will be averted.
Uncle Billy Disch. skipper Of the
baseball teams at the University OF
Texas, is having hard luck with
the members Of the club this year
that have signed into professional
baseball. Another of his men, oscar
Peoples, right handed pitcher. was
released yesterday by the Galveston
club OF the Texas league. Two other
teammates OF Peoples left via the
same route recently. and another Is
Tue TO get a chance to show his
worth as a member Of the San An
tonic Indians. Disch. as a rule. has
several men each year TO stick IN
the big time. and no doubt the
failure OF these men TO make good
S not helping his disposition TO
any great extent.
REMNANT BOUND
The La Feria N~ighthawks CONT
lue TO make a steady climb toward
irst place and with less than TWO
more weeks to play in the first
lalf Of the season, they appear TO
De big iavorites on paper to cop
irst honors. The Hawks at present
are only / - games out Of first
place, and at present have the best
all-arouyE club in the loop.
Real NrcHins
The league at present has per-
laps the finest crop Of hurlers that
has ever graced a Glass ID loop. Nc
Allen lays claim 10 a pair OF left
ianders in Willis and Harwood,
md a highlander in Hardy. that
IRE perhaps the equal OF any in the
oop. Down at La Feria no skipper
:ould ask for anything better than
combination like Weickline. Pip
lin, Nabours. AlberS and Biggers.
iarlingen and San Benito are
having Sleir pitching troubles. but
he Ladds have won many games
Dehind the stellar hurting Of Phil
Ups, Johnston and Brodie. ANY
lurler who can win half his games
|kith & last place club is considered
find and Ruhmann and Montalvo
nave managed to be IN the halfway
oiumn all season.
Now we find that the managers
each club will be forced to help
bay the expenses OF the Harrington
adds in order to assure their re-
naming in the league. We under
tand that the Harlingen Chamber
4 Commerce plans on taking over
he Ladd franchise and in that
vent there is no doubt that the
Tub will be or a paying basis the
emainder of the season. Behind the
|eigns of John Floore. secretary Of
he Harrington Chamber Of Com
nerce, no project the ci.y institu-
ion has backed appears to have
allied this year. The golf ourSe
hat they are maintaining is fairly
eeking profits each day, and with
ustling John Floore behind the
1ove no doubt a little more cooper
ton will be given the Ladd nine.