Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
VALLEY TITLE
AT STAKE IN
GAME NOV. y
H~arlingen-Sa San Benito
Game Moved Up by
Agreement; Other
Teams Meet
BY GENE
Herald Sports Writer

With Harrington and San Benito
having agreed to settled their grid
iron differences in less than two
weeks, preparations for the football
games in the Valley conference next
Friday took on a deeper meaning in
practically every town as the week
began.
Pending final settlement Of the
disputed Harlinren-Mission game %
October Z. San Benito is leading the
league by a slight margin. having
copied 5 straight games and lost
none. HarliHTen has won z games,
but the Mission contest has been
ruled a victory for the latter team.
because Harrington is alleged TO have
have appealed this ruling, which
was handed down last week at a re-
hearing OF the case by the sub-dis-
trict committee. A final ruling is ex-
pected 10 be made by the district
committee within the next few days.
No mater what the ruling ma be,
a game between what Is conceded
70 be the two strongest teams in the
iesgue-will do much 10 settle the
question Of the respective superb
QAAlN Oh TIE LWU EiENEUrr
Good Games Friday
Next Fridays games are expected
to be in the nature Of a warm-up
fray for each Of the two leading
squads. but both are approaching
the contests cautiously, and taking
no chances of a defeat. The Grey
hounds are scheduled 70 entertain
R1ymondville on the San Benito
field. while Harrington Is 10 invade
Mercedes for a game with the locals
Of that place.
R~aymondville so far has failed to
break into the win column this sea
son. The team. e newcomer in the
conference. is badly outweighed by
rrost OF the other Valley e~levens
and seems 70 have been unable 70 hit
its stride in any Of the games played
50 far.
Mercedes on the other hand, r.
rated as dangerous by most Of the
conference ~elevens, although the
team has not piled up a commanding
record. H%arlingen's poor showing
against MeAllen last Friday, when
that team held the Cards to a lone
touchdown. has fired the Mercedes
eridders with the spark Of hope. In
doubtedly the team will 20 into the
fray in n much better frame Of
mind than would have been the ease
II the rivals had met prior 70 the
McAllen-Harlingen contest.
Meet At Harlingen
In the event both San Benito and
Harrington safely negotiate the haz-
ards Of their foes for this Friday.
they are scheduled to meet on the
Harlingen field and battle out their
little questions en- Tuesday, Novem-
her %. The game, In the original
schedule. was 70 be played on De-
cember II, the last day Of the sea-
son.
The interscholsstic league ruling
that the winner Of a division must
Be- certified before Thanksgiving
day made the .play-off desirable be-
tween the two teams. Such a play
eff will be absolutely necessary only
IN the event the district committee
rules in favor of Harrington, on the
Mission game protest
Brownsville. battling hard for
show money in the league standings,
Il called upon 70 face Weslaco IN
next Fridays contest. The Wesiaco
eleven has been putting IN some
mighty stiff opposition to all teams
with which IL has come in contact.
during the present year, and Frank
Rnbarth. coach ar the Brownsville
SQUAD. Saturday made preparations
10 put his team through some
strenuous PAGES during the coming
week.
Locals Getting Ready
The game IL scheduled 20 be played
an the local field, where the
Brownies seem 70 have better luck
thar on foreign territory. The new
atndium has vet 70 wee a Browns
vile tram IN defeat. both losses reg
sstcred against the senior team this
year having been suffered on enemy
fields.
The Brownies handy win eve the
Donna Redskins last week has put
Coach Ruharth In an agreeable
frame OF mind, and visions OF finish
irr in the first division we're out
lined more clearly in his head rs
the weeks work began. IL Is certain
that Brownsville will exercise v
care and ~precaution in greeting the
Weslaco boys, when the latter come
down.
IA real BNKEAE-KU+AA ~ @4A& -
yelop when Edinburg and McAllen
clash Friday on the Edinburg field.
The upper-Valley championship will
probably be claimed by the winning
combination mt the end OF this, con-
test. Picking the winner would not
be the easiest thing In the world
for any expert at this time.
Donna Meets Mission
Edinburg has been playing a bang
I'D article Of fockhallYeve since the
first two games or the season,
sweeping everything before IL with a
passing attack that none Of its OPP
ponents have been able 70 fathor-
McAllen also has been playing
real football of late. her feat Of
holding Harlingen 20 a single score
last Friday being one of the nut
standing events Of the day.
Donna and Mission will battle on
the Mission Field. Donna. with n
or the lightest teams In the circuit,
will 20 up against one Of the tough
est opponents in the Valley in the
Mission squad. The Missionites have
licked most az the teams they have
played this season NJ long as the
ball remained in mid-field- II Is
only when the pigskin gets down
under the enemy goal posts that the
Mission team shows any weakness.
Pharr-San Juan has the off day
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