1 ~ ■■ — "■ 11 ± .. ■ ■ —■ n I,, I, ■ .1 ........-.—.- rrn i . j j _ j The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION H I erbound Pirates Pllan Texas Next Year r 4 « __ Camp SEGRAVE RACES 231.3 . AS SHUTOUT; Bears to Appear at M.P.H. v Meet Here Tonight SOLONS GOLF; Home; Other Teams Expected to Seal Hampered By Rains Fate of Ball __ Loop MERSKY SOLD • DALLAS, March 12.—r.P)—San list Is Gene Walker, secured In The stage is set—the delegates organization on a professional basis TORT MYERS, Fla., March 12.— Antonio’s 1929 Bears, minus only trade from Beaumont last fall. He are coming—and a baseball league are optimistic regarding the for- weather” and of some proportions, may be per- mation of a Class D i (ib)—Stinging under the 6 to 0 shut- Mulvey, Grimes and Tate—and two has been “under the league. or three possible additions yet to his doctor has advised him to take manently formed tonight. The meeting is scheduled to get out were given by the Phila- they be made to the roster—go to San things easy. William T. (Billy) Burnett, Rio under way at 8 o'clock tonight. dBelphia Athletics Sunday, the Cin- Antonio from Laredo today for the At Corsicana, a workout in the Grande Valley manager of the *xinnati Reds rolled into Fort My- first home exhibition game of the Y. M. C. A. was in prospect today South Texas Chamber of Commerce season, with the for the Dallas Steers, a heavy rain acting in conjunction with O. N. NINE AGGIES HANG UP ers today with fire in their eyes Wednesday, New York Giants. last night making it improbable Boston, president of the temporary for the “rubber” with the Mackmen. in UNIFORMS A new addition to the hospital that the team will get in any bat- league, formed last week Mer- AS CAGERS Kolp and Meeker are Manager Hen- ting and fielding practice. The cedes, got in touch by tele- for the herd will return to its home lot to- phone, with Mercedes, Corpus Chris- dricks pitching selections (Special to The Herald) morrow for an exhibition game with ti, Harlingen, San Benito, McAllen deciding game of a three game se- &-=*=*SSS3-L.^ COLLEGE STATION, Tex., Mar. the White Sox. and Brownsville delegates, and in- Chicago -7 -. ...n-TTV- 12.—(,P)—Three of the nine letter- ries. With their roster completed with formed them that a meeting was H. O. D. and the Golden Arrow in men on Coach "Chuck” Bassett's At Phoenix, Ariz., clubs re- the Major Scgrave which he set a world’s record on the sands of to be held tonight at the Miller ho- golf , arrival of Stanley Benton, 1929 Daytona Beach afternoon. The British demon the Texas Aggie cage team, hung in the Detroit the Wichita Falls Monday speed bettered previous record by about 21 tel, at which time the league—or placed baseball bats QPORTS shortstop, Spud- miles up their uniforms as per hour. Aggie cagers ders. were forced to training the personnel of the organization, Tiger camp yesterday as Manager forego for all time following the Texas ^ f activities today for the first time was expected to be completed. Harris’ in their FORUM Longhorn game at Austin. Bucky chages put since their was a fort- The Corpus Christ! delegate as- camp opened These three are Noah Webster, of “rest” on a nearby course. a rain sured Mr. Burnett that not only day ! BY BISHOP CLEMENTS night ago, hevay last night Texarkana, Ark., fleet forward would Corpus be represented, but who The squad was to go back to work making out-door training out of the was awarded his third letter GRID S0UADS he would either have representa- in a series question. basketball at A. today in preparation for STILL tives from & M. this year; T. WANERS, Robstown and Kingsville The routine practice continued to G. Caudle, with the Chicago Cubs next week. present, or have their proxies. Stepehnville, eiongated The Miller hotel of this city will hold in the training camp center who was a transfer to A. & will be broken Sports’ A1 Prince, of Mercedes, stated Camp here Sunday. be the mecca for baseball enthusi- M. and was at Shreveport today. Tomorrow the that his would be therefore eligible for The full of the Cleve- from ARE TO city represented. strength asts PLAY one tonight. Representatives only year of playing, and W. E. Sports will meet the Minneapolis Mayor Sam Botts and Bob Hall land Indians was ready today for Corpus Christ i on down are sched- Davis, brilliant forward from Ste- of Harlingen, will either represent the second routine of hard work at uled to be present, the result of Millers in an exhibition game. phenville, who was awarded their town or have an accredited his New Orleans. Manager Peckin- which is expected a professional Faced with to send his third letter as an having to Clash In representative present. Aggie eager this paugh said the players have shown baseball league will be formed. Eagles Regula*, season. a workout Trent and L. B. of in better condition than * »- * charges thorugh light UP Guy Winans, up physical BUCWORKS tion Game Wednesday San Benito, have also been noti- in recent years. A tentative organization was per- Monday due to showers Manager % fied, as has Bob Pate and other A-B-C-n Colds fected last week at a meeting in Frank of the Houston Buf- Snyder RUSSELL J. NEWLAND At 4 P. M. local enthusiasts. Donie Bush and his Pittsburgh Mercedes, but the personnel of the By faloes will endeavor to put the Bis- (Associated Press Sports Writer.) It has been declared local fans Pirates are beset with a new ail- circuit could not be determined. by Matched like * ons a of work PASO March 12.— that if a ment—alphabetical colds. First it * * through day today. ROBLES, Cal., permanent league is to 40 be organized, it must get under way was Adams, then Bartell. Como- Baseball park dimensions have Suyder is particularly anxious for (A5)—The Waner brothers, Paul and Coach Fessenden and his foot- tonight; that a baseball park, and rosky came down followed by Daw- been questions of contest wher- the weather to clear that he may Lloyd, are still on the absent list ball players, who have been put other preliminary work to the son whose was taken over ever baseball is played. Here prior sniffing give his hurling corps a last min- but the Pittsburgh Pirates are mus- through a couple of weeks spring your golf start of the season, will have to by Ens. Fred Fussell followed. Now arc the dimensions of the Ameri- ute looking over before the exhibi- tering for the National league pen- training by the Eagle mentor, will be done, and .that the time to do Grimes and Grantham are suffer- can league parks: nant those things is short. ing. Tiny icicles were noticed yes- Boston—Home plate to rriht tion games here Saturday and Sun- drive behind a pitching staff be divided into squads tomorrow, And in that connection, the same terday when the Pirates went to field, 358 feet, 6 inches; home day, with New York Giants. that gives early season promise of the “Blues” and the “Grays,” and clubs—— opinion has been voiced their at Paso Ro- plate to left field. 320 ft. 6 in.; by other training grounds At Mineral Wells, specialized being second to none. tangle in a regular football contest towns. bles, Cal. Cold v.eather caused a home plate to center field—great- work will dominate the second Donie Bush his on Tucker Field, starting at 4 p. m. So the to do of all and er than either. Manager pins only thing tonight postponement activity will be to Bush has intimated he will ask for Chicago—Home to right week’s training of the Fort Worth hopes on his hurlcrs and expects Much interest has been aroused organize permanently— plate or Panthers. First was call it off, representatives state. Texas as a training camp for 1930. field, 365 ft.; home plate to left work devoted the rest of the to rise to the by the game, and a large number squad There is plenty of baseball At St. Petersburg, Fla., Coach field, 365 ft.; home plate to center almost exclusively to getting the spirit occasion. The mound corps has of fans is expected to attend. all over south it is Johnny Evers of the Braves thinks field 455 ft. athletes in good physical condition Texas, declared, been Ray Krcmer Dan Barnhart, captain-elect of and those an effort toward he has uncovered another Srnokey Detroit—Home plate to right field and allowing Jakie Atz to get a strengthened. making Joe Wood in Bruce Cunningham, 370 ft. 11 in.; home plate to left line on his numerous new players. and Burleigh Grimes, right hand- the 1929 team will lead the “Blues” The first former Pacific Coast league pitcher. field, 340 ft. 7 in.; home plate to game with the Oklahoma ers, are in top form. The trium- and Clarence Bennett, will captain has a ball center 467 ft. City Indians was lost through ina- the Cunningham speed field, virate of Petty, Kremer and Grimes “Grays.” which has been making the players New York—Home plate to right bility of the men to handle high Fans will be given an opportunity infield so will bear the burden and should do blink when they come up to bat. field. 294 ft. 9 in.; home plate to flies Atz expects to spend of witnessing some of the members considerable ! Evers calls him the best young pros- left field, 280 ft.