Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-31
WESLACO Wins
FROM EDINBURC.
team, Il TO 0
Valley Champions Will
Meet Robstown Fri
day in Bi-DistrictI
Game; Swinnea Stars
(Snec;aI to The Herald }


WESLACO, Texas. Oct 31.-After
winning the championship Of the Rio
Grande Valley in high school football
by defeating Edinburg at Mercedes
Yesterday afternoon 21 to 0, the Wes-
laco team will prepare for the next
contest in its struggle toward state
honors. this game being with Robs-
town next Friday, the game to be play
ed at Robstown in all probability.
Robstown proved the stun bling block
of the Valley last year. Donna, the
champion then, losing at that time in
a bi-district contest
Coach /. Z. Martins Panthers down
ed Edinburg at Mercedes yesterday
afternoon before a crowd of 700 fans,
the number being held down consider
ably on account Of bad weather.
Continued rain before the game and
during the contest left the field heavy,
but not muddy, due to the grass on
the field
Quarterback Swinnea of Weslaco
proved to be the nemesis Of Edinburg,
racing around end, through tackle, and
off guard for gains varying from one
to fifty yards
touchdowns, being forced to carry the
ball over when his team mates did not
deliver. The last two touchdowns he
made on runs of 22 and As yards re-
spectively.
Pennick with his unerring toe added
three extra points in kicking goal af-
ter touchdowns. This was an unusual
feat due to the condition Of the ball
and field.
Weslaco kicked off, and held Edin-
burg. forcing that team to kick. A
battle surged throughout the first half,
with neither team making consistent
half was to 0.
Fdinburg forced the ball to the Wes-
laco 25-yard line in the first five min
utes of play, and tried for field goal,
missing. This was the nearest the Ed
inburg eleven came to scoring during
the contest.
The half ended with the ball on the
Edinburg 3-yard line, where Swinnea.
Weslaco quarter, carried it in a 25-
yard run, and five yard gain off tackle.
Weslaco made only four first downs
two.
After the kickoff in the second half
Edinburg was held, and punted. Homer
More, left-half for Weslaco. raced the
ball back 65 yards to the Edinburg
3-yard line. A line buck failed, and
Swinnea made the first touchdown Of
the game on the second play, off tao
kle. Pennick kicked goal
Edinburg opened up with forward
passing game. finding the Weslaco line
too hard to puncture. The losers con-
tinued the rest of the game with an
overhead attack and end runs.
Two minutes before the third quar-
ter ended More intercepted pass and
raced 25 yards to the Edinburg 35-yard
line. Weslaco made first down reach
ing the % yard line. The next two
downs failed to result in gains and
Swinnea carried the ball over on a
cross-buck for the second touchdown
Pennick again kicked goal.
The third touchdown was made in
the last five minutes of play when
Swinnea broke through on an end run,
and raced As yards to the goal line.
Pennick again kicked goal, making the
final score Fl to 0.
The game ended with the ball in Ed
inburg's possession on their own g.
yard line.
Officials were: Dalton, San Benito,
umpire; Robwell. Fort Ringgold, ref
cree; Ruffner, Donna, head linesman;
Capt. Caldwell, Brownsville, timekeep
er