||™“ The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION =3 I [Walker, Ball Player, WRIGHT TO CAPTAIN Valley League Expected BIB FALK GOES TO INDIANS JACK LEAVES Buys Country Club; BROOKLYN ON FIELD CARDS ; Is Business Man CLEARWATER, Fla!. March 6.*- To Be Formed Tonight GREENVILLE, 8. C., March 6 — <;p>—-Glenn Wright, the former DRIVEN HARD AS PROMOTER (,7*1—A baseball player buys a golf Pittsburgh star, is the new field course! captain of the Brooklyn Robins. At Mercedes Meeting Prank Walker, outfielder, who a Wright, traded to Brooklyn during his release the winter for Jess ■■ ■ and ■ * ■ ■ few years ago bought Petty Harry | ■! ■ Oft For N. Y. With r Dempsey from the New York Giants and then Riconda, was named captain yester- < Special to The Herald) IN TRAINING Three Offers As Impres- sold himself at a handsome profit, day and then led his regulars to a MERCEDES, March 6.—For the _ sario Before Him is more than a baseball player—he 15 to 1 victory over the Yannigans. first time in the history o* Mer- f is a business man. Selection of a new field leader was BRIAN BELL cedes a meeting will be held here By Starting as a player, he soon necessitated by the fact that neither Pres Writer.)’ MIAMI, Fla., March 6—(#*)—Jack I CPORTS tonight, with the avowed intention (Associated Sparta graduated to the player-manager i Max Carey nor Dave Bancroft is AVON March left Miami and Miami of organizing a Valley Claes D lea- PARK, PI*., •.—<*) Dempsey ranks with the'local South Atlantic classed as a regular any longer. J ^ gUG. —If it is true that uneasy lias the Beach last night lor New York, not Association club, next became pres- held in the is FORUM The meeting will be head that wean the crown of man- as former heavyweight champion, ident-owner of the club and now starting at 7: JO o’clock. to buy the former Sans BT city hall, agers of the St. Louis Cardinals, but in the role of successful pro- planning BISHOP CLEMENTS Accredited representatives from Souci country club links here and Bouthworth it. battle between Dobbs Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Billy is concealing moter of the recent convert the course into a public Mission and In of the fact that he is the and Young Stribling. with the fees to j | I Mercedes, McAllen, spite Jack Sharkey proposition, green Christ!, are expected to be fourth of the Red Birds in what 111 do yet,” bring him his reward. baseball Corpus manager “I don’t know ?ey representatives And he is still a young ball player. meet m the hail at Mer- present. four years, the little outfielder to all he said. ‘‘I have three things be- i 7 city A1 Prince, or this city, a baseball Spring Hats what i & n tonight. with other Mercedes en- appearances is nonchalant. fore me, but I cannot say yet • • • fan, along to former will be.” thusiasts, are making efforts put Hie pennant winning TAB LATEST AOOttttuM the next step These Purpose is to form the league and If success- lines of early Spring r this town in the league. Rochester believes in hard One of the three activity *art it off, with a at its pilot THE CLEVELAND for a president ful, Mercedes will enter profession- TO facing Dempsey is understood to be days call new -fcnead. The meeting is scheduled to work and more of it. No elub in al baseball for the first time, and iMOt AMS'OOTRSLO^ a berth with the Garden corporation Hat Dobbs — i start at 7:30. is such hours i by v.ill have the first ball team in many Florida working long as a • * • promoter. lighter in weight '•c y^^rs and at such speed as the National He has an oiler from Humbert r Supt. G. W. Gotke of the local their and color than Four towns have signified league champions. Fugazy,. former rival of Tex Riek- your .^public schools returned from a intention of entering the league, \ ard, for a partnership in a two-man (By The Associated Pres3.) old Winter hat A innovation has mi training camp — of San Benito, Harlingen, firm of Indianapolis Steve McDonald, ;.0 meeting public school officials Brownsville, been made by the construction of promoters. Browns, tans and and McAllen. Mercedes is expected The third for contin- Eddie Ander- of the United States held In two batting cages, in addition to opportunity Canada, outpointed to do likewise. Mission is uncer- ued association with the business greys are the pop- ir Cleveland lost week. the regular batting practice at the son, Cody, Wyo.. (10). Otto Ander- “Everywhere tain. side of fighting, he said, is a prop- ular I was asked about the Browni- plate and there divisions take many Terre Ind., colors. Ohristi is desirous of en- osition to go in with Floyd Fitzsim- son, Haute, outpointed vil!e football Corpus cuts at the bell «•: team,” Mr. Gotke so. during practice. (8). tering a club, and may do I soms of Detroit in the development Billy Wallace, Cleveland, said yesterday. "What kind of Bouthworth also has two pitchers The meeting tonight is the out- of a worlds championship light- Brown, football do you fellows in the alternating in pitching to the bat- Minneapolis—Cuban Bobby $8 and $10 play come of efforts of Bob Wells and weight fight between Sammy Man- ■a south?” was common question ters. Philadelphia, outpointed Harry Dil- O. N. Boston of Brownsville, base- dell, champion, and Ray Miller, on all sides, Mr. Gotke Infield Change Merman Ratz- Select yours— says, ball enthusiasts, and men with a youth who has forged to lon. Winnipeg. (10), s • • • The Cards are committed to one eaafcaffigrr’33 [ Michigan practical knowledge of the game. the upper part of the list in his laff, Minot, N. D., outpointed Mor- ! today 1 tr Mr. Gotke was supremely infield change and there may be happy They were appointed a committee class. (6). Jack these remarks, which reflect more. Charley Gelbert, the sensa- rie Green, Minneapolis, 6plover by Cameron county baseball fans And then, of course, Dempsey may great credit upon the football club tional young shortstop from Roch- Sharkey, Minneapolis, stopped Jack in meeting several weeks ago, to don the gloves again. of the Fessenden-coached machine ester, will play short. Gelbert may (2). Jack Kearns., make an effort toward lining up Jack said he load made an offer Daniels, Omaha. h of 1928. Brownsville cartainly face the handicap of too much got Hidalgo county towns, along with to Paulino Uzcudun, Spanish battler, Omaha, outpointed Bud Glover, h its share of publicity in papers all boosting. j those of Cameron county, in the for a bout with Sharkey, the former (4). f over the country by Its triumph over If Carey Selph. from Houston, Minneapolis, proposed league. That their efforts having asked for a guarantee of * the DePaul Academy team of Chi- comes up to specifications he will Hot Springs, Ark.—Kid Adams. have borne fruit, is the announce- $100,000. cago. as well a* its to second base with Frankie , Valley champion- ment from McAllen that she Is rea- go San Antonio, outpointed Irish Mic- j Mr. Gotke declared. Frisch over to third. If a ship record, to is base- moving • * • dy go; Mission talking key McGill, Chicago, (10). tour of bench duty is considered for Washington, given St. Louis its ball. and Mercedes is doing likewise. Gar- Dana necessary for baseball wel- world’s San Antonio, Tex.—Carlos Bible, newly appointed Wells and Boston have spent con- Selph's first championship. * Fred former Paul Nebraska coach, and of course siderable time in these three towns. fare, Haney, Detroit It has always been such achieve- cia, Mexico City, outpointed J and the versatile you know he goes to the Corn- It is pointed out in this city by player, Andy High ments as these that have lifted the Wangley, Chicago, (10). i busker state from Tekas A. & are available for third. Jim Bot- baseball classic to its Bak- M., fans that a baseball club, under the heights. Cal.—Jock Malone. St. A. TAMM is In favor the renomination at first and the other Fresno, heartily of newly proposed plan of $1500 per month tomley gets er, Ruth. Gehrig made rule aneni base. their Paul .outpointed Johnny Cline, of Blue I fumbles. D. X. salary limit. Will be self-sustaining; great hitters have had day, Printing and he There are six outfielders on as is familiarly known among that the territory around Mercedes only but the pitching feats of Mathew- Fresno, (10). a the roster, A SEAL Chi- acquaintances, is also member with its thousands of fans, and those including Manager Ron, Adams, Coombs, Coveleskie, Los Angeles—Ernie Peters. Supplies of the national football rule# Com- Bouthworth who will fill a Ball Johnson and Alexander Bias of this city, should make the Queen probably aawk^ Pennock, cago, outpointed Rodriguez, Harlingen, Texas mittee. on the role. Walter who Commenting fum- City one of the best towns in the utility Roettger, will be more often recalled. Mexico. (10). was at a ble rule. Coach Bible had this to circuit. batting terrific clip when say: he broke his leg July four, seems "It's been my experience that the to have recovered. Taylor Douthlt In their determined effort* to put and Porter, .promising recruits ob- j more powerful team recovers a and Chick Hafey will hold over in a winning team on the field, the tained during the winter months, greater proportion of fumbles thkn the other outfield posts.