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BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION IDIIDIIDIIDI Fan Caravan to Tour Valley Seeking 'D' Ball League Trip To Leave San Benito 8 a. m. Tuesday By BISHOP CLEMENTS Sports Editor -'A Valley Class baseball league is in the making the next few days, and on a basis whereby each be self-sustaining, and perchance be a paying proposition. Guy Trpnt, San Benito, well known Valley baseball enthusiast, proposes to make a tour of every town in the Valley, along with other citizens, explain the plan which he lias in view to the different citizens, and he believes the result will be organizations of a six club league the Valley--three in Hidalgo and three in Cameron county. one hundred dollar per month per player salary limit, and a playing roster of thirteen men, including the manager, who will, of course, receive a good salary.

Mr. Trent believes a $1500 per month salary limit per club can W'-sustained by gate receipts of each town in tne league. It is pointed out that if baseball is to thrive and exist in the Valley, it must be run along business lines; get 'away- from the public subscription, and made self-sustaining. There are several Class leagues in the coun- try'run along the lines Mr. Trent proposes the Valley organized.

He points out the Nebraska State League as an example. The members of this circuit average around 10,000 population apiece. They have a salary limit of one hundred dollars per man per month, exclusive-. 01 tne manager, whose salary this Class league runs three hundred dollars per month. The president of this league pays nit every player, attends to the affairs of the Icasruc, and in fact is a tegular Judge Landis; he is a paid executive, devotes all his time to those duties.

Tho Nebraska State league, run along theae lines last year, was a concern; in fact, those towns had to have that kind of 'organization if they were to have baseball--and genilemcn, by and large, that's tho kind organization, or a similar one, the Valley must have if they are to enjoy the national pastime. After going over the situation Iho'roughiy, and having been connected with baseball down here for at -least eighteen years, Mr. Trent a of San Benito citizens, i i Fred Schorr, Eert Epstein and'L. L. Zenor, probably others, are to make an a i trip up the Valley, along with Brownsville and Harlingen citizens, the personnel of which hasn't as yet been had, and find out if tho Hi-' da'so county towns really want base- tail- ijail- along the above proposed Lines.

BJllie Burnett and O. N. Boston, -'started tho ball rolling several welfcsr'ago, will make the trip with Mri Trent, and several other Brownsville citizens will also go. "It will be a regular caravan baseball fans," Mr. Trent says, and ie rijrrites every town in the Valley to -join in the movement, and every fan who is interested to get in touch with him, and make the trip.

The party expects to leave San Benito at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning-, stopping in Hat-lingcri, Mercedes, Donna, McAllen, Edinbur? and Mission. After i i out if Hidalgo county towns want baseball, along Brownsville, a i and San Benito, other proposed members of the league, a general meeting will ba called, Mr. Trent points out, at which time officers of the league be selected, and business of getting the league and the members started, will be held. Mr- Trent believes Brownsville is Teady to join the league, as well as Harlingen, but first must be shown if the organization is to bo had. "I believe baseball in the Valley Kansas met.

this summer will be one of the finest things that could possibly be had," Billic Burnett, an officer ot the South Texas Chamber of Commerce, said yesterday, in discussing: the proposition. Mr. has lived in other Valley towns for twenty years, and points out that with the i of newcomers, and people wanting some place to go for amusement, most of them turn to the naliomil pastime. "What better advertising can a country hope to get than a thriving professional baseball league?" Mr. Burnett asks.

Action one way or the other will by every fan in Brownsville, we believe, as the proper man to put the baseball club over in this city. Mr. Proctor knows baseball, is a fan, and wants his city on the baseball map. It is i up to other fans of this city to get in touch with Proctor and offer help, and show him in this a you are with and for him. The complaint may be heard that with one hundred dollar ball players, very little good baseball will be had.

That depends upon several things; bad baseball has been played by much higher priced players; if every club lives up to the rules, the league -will be uniform, and uniformity means good baseball; and a capable playing manager directing the play of the youngsters, some fine and interesting baseball will be had in the Valley this summer. Another thing--with a $1500 salary limit there won't be uneasy feeling on the part of fans, officers and players as to the money proposition; the gate receipts will take care of that--if it won't--then let's close shop and stay put. gies uf Track Prospects fSpecial to The COLLEGE STATION, Jan. 26. --Track Coach Frank Anderson is looking forward optimistically to the relay meets in i his Texas Aggie teams will be entered this year, for with nearly every member of the strong teams of.

labt year back, he has one of the strongest groups of relay material his wing for A. M. in several years. Last ysar the Aggie half-mile team was undefeated in three national meets, the Rice, Texas and Kansas relay carnivals. The quater-mile runners were credited with one first place and two second places in the same meets.

The mile team won first place in the Kice carnival and second place at Texas and in the Drake relays took fourth place. This year. Coach Anderson hopes to have a medley- relay team and possibly a two-mile team. His teams will enter the Texas and S. M.

U. relays and probably the be had before this week is over, it is pointed out by fans. N'oL only bc- the time is slipping: by fast, but because Brownsville, and one or two other proposed entries, will have to build ball parks. No use denying- every town in the UIey wants baseball; and with tho organization to be outlined by Mr. Trent, there is no reason for any to lose one dime.

The main handicap in all towns, except San Benito at present, is lack of leadership, someone to take the "bull by the horns" so to speak, and put the proposition over. Ben Proctor is looked forward to MULE WILSON VISITS CAMPUS AT A. M. (Special to The Herald) COLLEGE STATION, Jan. 26.

--Kay "Mule" Wilson Honey Grove, former Texas Aggie backfield and track star, has been a visitor on the A. M. campus for several days. Wilson, who recently completed the season with the New York Giants professional footbal has been one of thu outstanding professional football players in the county for tho past few years. He was a let- tprman on the Aggie football team in 3923, 1924 and 1925 and was captair of the eleven his last year.

He earned three letters in track while al A. M. TOOPENPOLO ROUND ROBIN HERE SUNDAY Ft. Brown, Ft. Clark And 17th Mexican Cavalry Games To Begin at 2 P.

M. The first round robin of polo play will begin at Ft. Brown at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon between teams from Fort Clark, Fort Brown and the 17th Mexican cavalry, the games to be played at the aviation field, it was announced Saturday by Capt. Vernon M. Shell, adjutant.

Under the plan of procedure the three teams will draw lots, the team drawing a by to play the winner of the first half. The team making the most goals will be declared the winner. No admission will be charged to -the games and the public is invited, Captain Shell said. Music will be furnished by the 12th cavalry band. Lineup of the three teams will be as follows: 6th Cavalry--Major Robenson, No.

Lieutenant Drake No. Captain Harger, No. Lieutenant Thorpe, substitute. 17th Mexican Cavalry--Captain Garza, No. Captain Cortes, No.

Captain Soledad, No. General Garcia, No. Major Garza, substitute. 12th Cavalry--Lieutenant Garver, No. Sergeant Cornde, No.

Colonel Koch, No. Sergeant McGehee, No. Lieutenant Wi.lley, substitute. Lieut. J.

B. Edmonds of toe 12th Cavalry will act as assisted by Colonel Cuaves of the 17th Mexican Cavalry. Capt. Albert Lobitz of the quartermaster corps will be timekeeper. First of the regular tournament games is scheduled to be played Saturday, February 2, Captain Shell said.

Announcement of the teams to play then will be made as soon as drawings have been made. The Wichita Falls is expected to arrive the early part of the week and others will arrive soon alter, according to notice received. The annual winter polo tournaments are creating considerable interest in this sport, the captain said, and are becoming of i-eal importance as a social feature as well. For the play this season a' number of social events' have been arranged, including and dances, and the stay of the visiting polo players will be made interesting in every way, Captain Shell hopes. CoachFreelandf Of Texas Tech LUBBOCK, Jan.

Y. Freeland, head coach at Texas Technological colege here since the institution opened in 1925, has retired from active coaching and will become- head of th department of physical education with the rank of professor, it was announced today. The announcement, from the athletic council, said Freeland would be succeeded as head football coach by his assistant, Grady Higginbotham, a former Texas A. M. star.

tinder the reorganization, Victor 0. Payne will continue as ball and track coach and Rhodes Ingerton as assistant football coach. The later two will be ranked as associate professors of physical education. CURRIE WINS ORMOND BEACH, Jan. 26 Currie, youthful amateur from Toledo, Ohio, won the Hahfax golf tournament here today, by disposing of J.

C. Hayward, Day- tpna Beach, 4 and 3 in the 36 hole finals. Matamoros Cafe DINE IN OLD MEXICO Opposite Brownsville Serves the Best Wild Game And Mexican Dinners Prepared by our Hungarian Chef Free Auto Parking' On our own grounds Mexican Entertainers During Meals We Take Care of Our Mrs. Emma Leonard, Proprietor Spring Football Training School Will Begin Soon Cleated shoes, shoulder pads-- the mercurochrome bottle such will be the 'order of the day next month, when Coach Douglas Fessenden of the local high school football team calls, his charges out for spring training. Six weeks of signals of blackboard work, and practice games.

Coach Fessenden will divide his squad up into four teams, and play games during the six weeks of training for the Eagles and prospective Eagles. Brownsville will lose only three or four men, it is thought, from its championship grid, outfit of last year. Newman, Monsees and probably O'Bryan will be 'lost to the team by graduation. Most of the football players are on the basketball squad, and keeping in good shape, but as a whole they are longing for the football season. 'BUCKY' HARRIS IS MAKING TIGERS SNARL; FIRST DIVISION BERTH SEEN FOR DETROIT SAN ANTONIO TEAM TO TRAIN AT LAREDO SAN ANTONIO, Jan.

26--OT-Selection of Laredo as the spring training camp for the Antonio Bears and a trade with the Omaha Western league club, whereby Earl Case, pitcher, comes to the Bruins in exchange for Outfielder Pug Griffin, were announced by Business Manager Conner at San Antonio today. By JAY R. VESSELS (Feature Service Sports Editor.) NEW YORK, Jan. Detroit way they are showing determination to get back some of the strength the club lost in shifting Lu Blue and Heinie Manush to the Browns for what turned out to be- a consignment of three ball players. Since taking over the Tiger managerial duties in November, Bucky Harris has made three major deals that have given his club the jump on all major league teams, with the exception of Cleveland.

The ink wasn't dry on Harris' own contract with the Tigers before he had 'spent $75,000 for Roy Johnson, San Francisco slugger, who hit .350 in the Pacific Coast last season. Then the former Washington manager drew account-of the Tigers' owners for $100,000, the price of First Baseman Dale Alexander and Pitcher John Prudhomme, two International league stars. Alexander and Prudhomme came from Toronto and cost the Tigers, in addition to the cash three ball players. The week following this deal, Harris swapped two men for one in a trade with Cleveland. He sent Shortstop Jackie Tavener and Pitcher Kenneth Holloway to the Indians for Pitcher George Ernest Nhle who had been sought by several clubif.

There will be another deal or two bringing additional strength to the Tigers, Detroit reports state. Consequently the once rode at the top of the heap, with such greats as Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford showing the way, promises to become a first division fixture in 1929. Times have been dull for Detroit fans since the days of Haghey Jennings and his cage full of snarling, battling Tigers. That is why Harris' aggressiveness is causing such a big hubbub in the Michigan tropolis. KEEP UP BOUT ON SCHEDULES Western Seeks to Arrange Dates To Satisfy All EXCELSIOB.

SPRINGS, Jan. men today sought to arrange a 1929 Western league base- bal schedule to meet approval of all club owners at a league meeting February 20. The juggling of dates was to continue tomorrow. The four men entrusted with the task were Dale Gear of Topeka, Kansas league president; Barney Burch, owner of the Omaha club; John Holland, Oklahoma City owner and Spencer Abbott, Pueblo, franchise holder. exception of the Amarillo, Texas franchise, transferred to St.

Joseph, the same clubs as last year, will have teams. They are Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, DCS Moines, Omaha, Pueblo and Denver. Last year there was much talk of Oklahoma City and Tulsa withdrawing from the western to enter the Texas league. The Western league refused to release the two clubs. They are entered again and probably little agitation for a shift will be heard.

WESTERN UNDECIDED EXCELSIOR SPRING, Jan. 26. make-up of the Western Association Baseball league still Is in doubt, Dale Gear, president, said here today. SAYS POPULAR SPORTS NOT ENDANGERED Yost Avers Football And Baseball Are Not Hurt By Golf, Tennis, Polo, Etc. By FIELDING H.

YOST (Director of Athletics, U. of Mich.) ANN ARBOR, Jan. --Whether tha present emphasis on handball, golf and tennis and similar games will divert men of undoubted great ability from football. and baseball is a question that ire- quently comes to me. Will the individual games that require only a companion or so, rival the highly, organized games that most youngsters have played in the past? Jgr PORTS FORUM By Bishop Clements This is the time of year baseball contracts'are being-signed, and.

some are being sent back to the club owners unsigned. The latest unsigned documents to go back to the moguls, are those of the Waner brothers, of- the Pittsburgh Pirates. These fellows, regular outfielders, and course you know their ability, declared in sending their contracts back to Prexy Dreyfuss, that the stipend wasn't enough. It is an age- old controversy, between employee and employer. Sometimes the players are at fault, and sometimes the moguls are at fault.

From now on until the season starts the battle of "satisfaction to all parties concerned" will go on COURT IS BUILT BY MERCEDES FIREMEN (Soecial to The MERCEDES, Jan. outdoor basketball court in the rear the city hall hms just been completed here by the Volunteer Fire Department of this city. They expect to enter a team in the Valley league. BILL HAERIS OUGHT 1 SPT BILL HARRIS BOUGHT BY DALLAS STEERS DALLAS. Jan.

Harris, pitcher with the Ashville, N. C. club last year, been bought from Minneapolis, American association, BoT Tarleton, manager Dallas Steers, announced today. JOB CAPO WESS ST. AUGUSTINE, Jan.

a consistent same, Joe Capo, of St. Aognstine, won Florida East Coast golf championship today by eliminating H. A. medalist, also of thii 6 i te-tkc'SI hole finals. Our friend, L.

B. Mayer, ot San Benito, gays a number of fans be on hand for the boxing card tomorrow night at Fort Brown skating rink. know the fights not going to be the classiest in the country, but they are on the level, and the boys will give all they have--BO knowing this along with other fans, I'll be there if the weather isn't too chilly." That's right--Promotor Tex Becerril's card tomorrow night is going to be one of action. There won't be any ions 'intermissions. And the preliminaries promise to be the best ever staged by 'Becerril.

The headliner, Hinojosa vs. Leach is expected to draw many customers. Won't be long now--tennis is coming into its own in a few weeks at the Junior of Brownsville. About 25 attended a meeting last week and organized the Junior College Tennis club, with Eosita Ceyanes, president; Red Autry, vice- president; "Bob 'Slyer, secretary and treasurer and Truett Roberts, reporter. A round- robin among the players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles will be held.

After that a club will be selected to represent the College--and they will look for more "worlds to conquer." Practice and games among the club members is expected to within the next few weeks, Bob Myer tells us. i Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt coach, in a story in The Herald other day, said "the bitterest criticism of football clubs comes from the. professional gamblers." The pro-, fcasional gambler the arch foe of any sport, and should be barred from football stadiums. Yon know in organized baaeball gambling is not allowed in the ball parks, bat we ire morally certain it goes on, bat not with the knowledge of the club owners, because Mister Kcn- nesaw Mountain Ladis, the high all-high commissioner of baseball, will certainly make a club par the penalty if gambling conducted within the confines -of one's parks. did it ever occur to you that some of the criticism o.f gridiron outfits comes from the alumni of a losing team? The Commodore coach may be right, bat did you ever stop to think that a lot of this professional gambling business goes on among the alumni? Betting--professional betting--on football or any other kind of games, will ultimately- up badly for all concerned.

out, and think bask over the What has caused the downfall of more athlates: what has shaken the very foundation of what we like to think this rppub- lie orn wMek. Or. Stars and Stripes--any more than betting--wagering of all kinds. Say yon, baseball bugs of the Valley, why don't you center on some one individual and demand that he take charge of the baseball affairs and put your town on the map in the national pastime; show him by word and action that you are him; there is a loyal fan in every town who is willing to tackle the proposition, but who hesitates for fear there may be folks who will think he is taking too much authority, etc. There can't be leadership unless there is whole-hearted backing.

TELL ME HOW LONG Now that the new year's well installed, I crave some diamond action; I'll view the coming of the spring, With gilt-edged satisfaction. I'm longing now to see some bird, Advance upon the platter; And" bust one squarely on the nose, Tp make his average fatter. My ears are hungry for the sound Of hickory meeting leather; Really, now, how soon can we some baseball weather? --The Sporting News. "I hope Bill James geta the job at T. U.

as coach," Red Irvine, who knows James personally, told the writer the other day. The Brownsville athletic director believes James -would make the Frogs a capable and successful coach. COME TO THINK OF IT--THIS JOB OF REFEBEEING BASKETBALL GAMES IS NO SNAP. WE NEVER OFFICIATED, BUT AFTER WITNESSING SOME OF THE REFEREES IN ACTION HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS THANKLESS JOB! Mercedes high school football players were awarded sweaters last week. Bob on behalf of the Queen City school board pre- players: Barr Ewing, Bill Trous- dalc, Alex Solis, Carlton Council, Dick Ballanfant, John McKinney, Hugh McManus, Joe Bone, G.

Solis, Irvin Smith, Carter Fikes, Roger Jones, T. Newton and Tom Blackwell. And we are glad the school didn't overlook the junior for they are the boys who will represent their school in the future. They were also awarded sweaters, avid the folio-wing players were recipients: Stanley Etnire, Hoyt Hager, Leonard Van Berg, Phil Lentz, J. Vasquez, Carl Patrick, Carol Sims, Albert Son- nenfelt, A.

Fernandez, Gene Herrera, Lorenzo Artiago, Homer Barnes and Kenneth Johnson. Basketball interest all over the Valley is the keenest in years, reports of the various coaches and fans state. Cameron county, in the past more or less lethargic in basketball affairs, has taken on new life, and the quint games are drawing good crowds. In Browns 1 ville, with the innovation of a court with electric lights outdoors, the game has come into its owe. Fans are flocking to Tucker Field for every game at night.

The games now being played are warm-up affairs, the teams working into. condition for the tournament which starts February 5th and lasts until the fifteenth of the month. Each team will draw for its opponent, and the ones eliminated in the first day of play wi.ll be put out of the race for keeps. U. CANADA DIVIDE HONORS IN TENNIS BROWNWOOD REFINERY SOLD TO MIDDLETON MONTREAL, Jan.

Canada 'and the United States divided the Canadian indoor, tennis title today after J. Gilbert Hall, of Montclair, N. has won the singles, crown by defeating Willard Crocker. Canadian ace. Crocker and Marcel Rainville, of Montreal, captured the doubles final from William Aydelotte and Merritt Cutler of New York.

Doubles scores were 9-5, 3-6, 0-6, 8-6, 6-4. AGGIE FISH WIN COLLEGE Jan. 25. Hicginbotham's Aggie' freshmen swept their series with the Temple high school basketball team CORSICANA, Jan. Central Texas Refining company, Brownwood, has acquired holdings of the Kent-Middleton Refining company, and capital stock of the--concern has been increased to $1,250,000, A.

Middleton, president and general manager of the Central Texas announced today. Middleton and associates last week acquired G. C. Kent's interest in the company for a consideration of about $500.000. General offices of the company wilt be kept in.

Corsicana, Middleton said, with district offices at Brownwood. PAN AMERICAN MEET IS WON BY NOVOTNY EDGEWATER PARK, Jan. --Gus Novotny, of La Grange, western amateur run ner-up, won tho Pan-American amateur golf championship title from Don Armstrong, Aurora, da- fending champion, 2 up, on the Edgewater Gulf Hotel golf course hers today. Is Bobby Jone's, given his millions of lines of news matter a year, a potential spectre to college baseball- through luring some potential Geo. Sisler to the niblick? The roost emphatic negative the English language possesses can be, appended to each of the above que tions.

Boys and men and natior have their major interest in sport; in some one ol the 40 or 50 games of general play. It is one game in the United States, another in Canada, a different one in Cuba, still ers in far off India, England, Switzerland or Spain. In each the major sport interest depends upon temperament, interest, capacities, with some differentiation because of climate. Change the nature of young ica and he may not gravitate to football and baseball as naturally as a duckling finds water. But changing nature takes a long, long time and the beginning mutation is not apparent.

While the present years on, at least, the boy whose major interest is football will find nothing to take its place. It will be the same with the boy whose major interest is any one of the varied I sports. Each nature and capacity will find its major interest the game that gratifies the recreational urge; that satisfies the physical demands; tbat meets the mental requirement and interest of the individual. This real interest usually is in the game the man and boy can play best. A tennis player may admire the superb football player; may, in tho midst of a great football spectacle, wish that he is-in the end baffling the opposition play; ths baclc carrying the ball through a broken field, the kicker sending long punts, far into opposition territory.

It the same principle, but not the sane conditions that wrote the old, old axiom: "a jester may look at a king." The good tennis man, ever, will be found -with his just as certainly as the good football man will be found with his pigskin. Each has found and is playing his major interest, his own game. Boys who do not love a hard physical contact game will not find th-sir major sport interest in football. Without the interest they are not likely to play much a game, even if they try. The men of major interest, only, are of real value and such will never be lost.

Many boys with a major interest in football will play one or two or three or four other games well and thus add to their physical equip- and better themselves for their first interest, but none should fear that such a boy will lose his desire to play on the Varsity team. Until natures change, it in not done in this day and age of the United States. sented the gifts to the following b-y Trimiing today's game, 39 to 27. Patronize Your Home Town Merchant We take Subscriptions for all leading newspapers, magazines and periodicals PHONE 840 Harry's Cigar Stores "Service anl We Dress Our Patrons Well And Keep Them Well Dressed! First, by cutting and fitting Beau Bruminel Clothes to their individual measure and Second, by keeping their clothes in con-; Idition with regular pressing and Glover- ized dry cleaning service. Why not let keep up your appearance? XPhone 93 for Cleaning and Pressing Service) BROWNSVILLE TAILORING CO.

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