San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-30
EAGLES DRILL
FOR WACO
GAME:
Breckenridge High Has
Hopes Of Beating
Tyson's Tigers.

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their third important game within
seven days, Coach Bobby Cannon's
Breckenridge Eagles, aspirants to the
high school football championship of
Texas, prepared to take light work
out at Block Stadium Monday after
noon to timber up for their impend-
ing struggle with the powerful Waco
Tigers at Waco Wednesday.
Every regular on the squad, includ-
ing Hub" Friery, fleet back, and
"Dink" Bass, end, is reported ready
to get into the Waco game, although
practically the entire eleven is more
or less battered. Bob Fenner's
trick" knee is bothering him to some
extent, Captain Mona Recs is slightly
handicapped by broken thumb, and
Billy Sweet has bad scalp wound.
In reaching an agreement with
Coach Tyson Of Waco as to when and
where the game should be played,
Coach Cannon argued for postpone
ment until Friday in order that his
eleven might have time to round into
shape, but the Waco mentor couldn't
see it that way. The game had been
ordered for Wednesday by the state
league, he pointed out, and to post
pone it would handicap the winner in
meeting either Bryan or Itasca the
following Tuesday. He gives Itasca
credit for a powerful team.
CHANCES WEAKENED.
By playing Main Avenue in their
annual Thanksgiving Day game and
then being forced to eliminate Fred
ericksburg Saturday, there is no
doubt that Brackenridge's chances to
down the yellow jacketed Tigers Oh
Wednesday were materially weaken
ed, but Coach Cannon is confident
that his boys will fight Waco on even
terms, Notwithstanding.
Waco, although somewhat used to
championship teams, is said to be
more enthusiastic over its present
eleven than any in several years.
Coach Tyson has developed a swift,
aggressive machine which has piled
up 421 points to its opponents moth
ing in nine games played. Those
teams it has defeated are: Bolton,
so to 0; Cameron, 30 to o; Bryan, ~
to o.; Marlin, Ga to O; Corsicana, AS
TO O.; Hillsboro, 4S to 0; Temple, IA to
o.; Brady, 122 to o.
The only method of comparison be-
tween Breckenridge and Waco in adj
vance of their tilt is in their respec-
tive scores against Fredericksburg and
Brady high schools the past week.
[, Brady and Fredericksburg played to
Va 12-to-12 tie. Waco defeated Brady,
122 to o.: Breckenridge won from
Fredericksburg, So TO o. BY utilizing
his regulars throughout the game,
however, it is probable that Coach
Cannon could have run up close to
100 points on Fredericksburg Satur-
day afternoon.
GOAL-LINE UNCROSSED.
Breckenridge has scored total of
24S points to its opponents six dur
ing the season. Captain kaufman
of Houston Central, booted pair of
field goals to hand the Puppies their
only defeat of the season. Houston
Central was later declared out of the
state race for having joined the South
Texas Football League.
The Breckenridge squad. 20
strong, will board the Texas Special
Mt 8 o'clock Tuesday morning for
Waco. A light practice session will
be held in Waco Tuesday evening,
with the team resting at the Raleigh
Hotel from then until game time We'd
nesday. The game will be played on
the Cotton Palace gridiron. the use of
which has ben donated to Waco High
by the board of directors. Coach Ty-
son estimated that 5000 spectators
would witness the game.
Football critics expect the Bracken-
ridge Waco clash TO be a classic Of
high school football. They have never
met before. Coach Cannon and the
breckenridge authorities were anxious
to secure the spectacle for San An
tonic fandom. but Coach Tyson of
Waco, correctly called the flip of a
coin.
KNOW THEIR RIVALS.
Both coaches have secuted their
Wednesday opponents. and are salts
fled as to the tight nature of the inn
pending tilt. Both concede the other
not only powerful. well-drillcd
eleven, but a clean band OF sports
men.
Waco High. according TO Coach
Cannon, combines n flashy, well-di-
rected offensive with an exceptionally
strong defense. No team has yet sue
ceeded in crossing their goal-linc,
while their crack backfield has been
able to run wild against every oppo,n-
emit except the Temple Wildcats, who
held them to two touchd0wns.
Breckenridge, while posse0DE1 or a
driving, hard-plunging set Of backs in
Fenner. Elkins. Sweet and Friehy, is
essentially defensive eleyep. Coach
Cannon believes that. with Chcatham
and Fenner backing up the line, the
Waco backs will have a tough time
making any Roadway.
II both teams are forced to take to
the air. Breckenridge should be able
10 fight Waco on even terms. In
Frank Ish. quarterback. Waco has a