Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Diamond Dust
BY "LEB"

BY ~LEB"
The series at Harrington between
Ihe Harrington Ladds and Ray Pip
kin's fast and coming La Ferla
aggregation viii no doubt decide
he winner Of the first-half Of the
pennant race. The Ladds are now
heading the league by a scant
margin and will in al probability
have 70 trim the Hawks every game
IN order TO finish on top by July 3.
Fans who witness these contests
under the lights will no doubt get
their moneys worth and are GER
tain to see some real pitchers bat
ties. Weickline. Pipkin, and Nabours
will in all probability get the call
In the box for the Hawks during
the series, with Phillips. Brodie. and
Barron seeing mound duty for the
Ladds.
Waitman
Up at San Benito. Manager wait
nan has taken advantage OF the
hot weather TO step into the box
~ straight days and pitch Is 2-3
pings Of real baseball. The Saint
sNpper had lots OF trouble in the
box during the early part OF the
season but went the route Sunday
and lost a close 6-5 contest TO the
Ladds. In the two games he worked
Saturday and Sunday, Harrington
was only able 10 find his offerings
for - hits. an average OF less than
one per inning.
RiZzo Leads
With the first official batting
averages now posted. Johnny Rizzo,
La Feria outfielder tops the league
batters with an average Of .379. The
La Feria lad has led the league
since the season started and his
record is being closely watched by
the Texas League scouts who we're
in these parts sometime ago. Rizzo
has played so games and has hit
safely II times out OF the l87 times
he has been at bat. Only n league
member tops the La Feria lad. that
being Eddie Willitord a newcomer
on the San Benito nine who has
played in only 10 games and ranks
first with an average OF 40.
McAIlen skipper Second
Second honors 90 10 big Tex"
Covington. manager Of the McAllen
Palms. The ex-big Lacquer found
time to break into IS games and
touch the league hurlers for 80
hits. TO set his average for the two
months Of playing at 1862.
Louie Duffard former shortstop
with the La Feria Nighthawks was
signed BY Paul Trammell, skipper
of the Harlingen club. and will hold
down his old position with the loop
leaders. We consider II a lucky
break for a man 70 be released from
a second place club and immediate
" Jump into a regular berth with
the league leaders
The Central Power and Light
Company may ban its employees
from participating in baseball
games since the unfortunate &C
cident that befell 0. c. Hamilton.
one of the officials at the district
office in San Benito. Hamilton in
iured his foot the other day while
taking part in the San Benito-
Harlingen Lions club game. Ham
ilton hurt the member while at
tempting TO pull a Rabbit Mar
lie stunt and steal home. and
nv is now bemoaning the fact that
he not only hurt his foot but was
also called out on the play as well.
Wow
Outfielders on the four clubs IN
the Valley loop earned their money
for participating in the games Sat
urday. A total OF 80 runs and "a
hits were pounded out in the two
games. La Feria trounced the Nc
Allen Palms TO the tune OF a 28-7
score and the Harrington Ladds took
a l4-il suggest from the San Ben
ito Saints. OutfielderS were at-
forded little mercy as they chased
base blows all afternoon. as both
contests lasted well over the two
hour mark.
pitchers in the Saturdays brawlS
were frequently sent 10 the mound
and out OF the 10 hurlers used IN
the two contests. only two met
with any degree Of success. Red
Biggers, the Irene Terror. went the
route for the Hawks and the Palms
managed 70 garner five hits. Man
ager Waitman hurled the last six
innings for the Saints and gave up
a like number Of hits. but the two
preceding men IN the box were
touched for 10 hits in three frames.
After the two contests batting
averages were given quite a lift with
Biggers leading the day when he
hit safely five times out OF his six
trips to the plate. Souires, the Ladd
flyhawk. took Second-place honorS
with four blows, and a long line Of
pluggers managed TO exc out three
hits.
Home runs have been rather
frequent over the weekend. Camp
bell and Cartwright sending the
pill over the San Benito fence for
circuit blows. Saturday Biggers
walloped a pair OF homers in the
McAllen game. and Rizzo and Wise
man sent ea'h over the Palm
fence. "Larrapin' Lou" Frierson was
the only PLAYER 10 send 2 over
the pallings in the Saint-Ladd con-
test Saturday.
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BULL FIGHT ON
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