When it came to softball, the 1938 Brownsville Pan American Airways Aviators were riding high on top of Valley softball circles. But hold on, the San Juan All-Stars, from the upper Valley, were also a bunch, like the Fliers, who had emerged at the end of the season with only one defeat. They were in the mix to compete in the final series of the Valley playoffs. The five-game run started in Brownsville with a Monday night match-up at the 36th Diamond. A healthy crowd saw the home team manhandle the visitors—as they scored at will to down the All-Stars 11 to ...