Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-08
HEAVY SCORES
FEATURE GRID
TILTS FRIDAY
BY GENE MULHOLLAND
Herald Sports Writer

The second week Of the 1927 foot
ball season went down into history
Friday afternoon recording some
grid sport Of various kinds and
types. Whether the games were
good or bad depended largely on
how one was roofing. Those sup
porting the winning teams were un-
der the impression that they saw a
good football game in every in
stance, while those supporting the
losers were equally as positive that
the contests were dry and tame.
The score in none Of the games
was close, the victors in each of the
five games played coming off on the
long end of a heavy score.
Aided, abetted and influenced by
the excellent moral support accorded
them by the newly organized pep
squad, the Brownsville high school
football team romped over the Edin-
burg team here Friday afternoon for
q 80 to victory
The game marked the opening Of
the scholastic grid season here and
approximately $500 school students
and citizens OF Brownsville were out
to urge their cohorts on to victory.
No Support
Edinburg sent down a plucky little
band Of players and a small band
OF rooters TO lend their vocal sup
port. Nothing daunted by the over
whelming numbers pitted against
them this roofing squad never lost
heart and was pulling for the team
as strongly, albeit a trifle hoarsely,
at the last Of the game as ut the
first.
The team itself. outnumbered and
outweighed several pounds to the
man, put up a bitter battle. Though
beaten by an overwhelming score
they were not disgraced and were
battling vigorously at the finish OF
the game. II was a tired little group
of gladiators that gave Brownsville
a whole-hearted cheer when the final
whistle blew.
Brownsville's warriors, apparently
inspired by the fact that they were
opening a new stadium at home,
looked like the champions they hope
to be when the season ends. Fun
bling was at q minimum, and the few
''trick" plays attempted were execu-
ted with the PRECISION of a veteran
college team.
Coach Rubarth put the game safe
ly on ice in the second and third
quarters and then sent in almost an
entirely new team TO cope with his
weary opponents in the last session.
Straight football-with practically
no breaks figuring in-refrigerated
the game for the locals, and with
~s& -
sure victory in sight, the boys
opened up passing attack in the fl
nal stanza that netted two touch
downs.
Taber at Quarter
A new quarterback TO relieve the
overworked Davenport was uncoy-
cred by the coach in Firman Taber,
veteran. end and captain Of the team.
Taber ran the team like a general in
the final quarter after he had been
sent in TO give young Davenport a
rest. There isn't q player In the
Valley section, and very few in scho-
lastic football in the state, who hits
the line any harder than the slim
captain Of the Brownsville eleven.
His passing was a direct cause
Of the final touchdown Of his team
and he was indirectly responsible for
another in the last quarter. Calling
three forward passes in succession
he found himself on the visitors 80
yard line on the last down and al
most 10 yard TO 90. The plucky
youngster suddenly switched from
the aerial attack and gave the ball
TO Fritz Ball TO skin through tackle.
Fritz found an opening and went
through, but Taber was waiting for
him. having made IN opening for
himself on the other side Of the line,
Ball side-stepped an Edinburg back,
but two others and an end were bear
ing down upon him, when Taber
threw himself IN their path and
spilled two Of them over I'll eearth.
Ball raced on for the touchdown.
Looked Good I'm First
The game started off In strictly
Edinburg fashion. The Bobcats
vent through the line almost at will
and before the locals were aware Of
what was happening to them, the
enemy was under the shadow Of their
goal posts. Line bucks pnt the team
within striking distance and Nichols,
the quarterback passed the oval over
the line to Rex Olmsted for the first
score Of the game
The locals braced after the kick
off and held their own for the re-
rainder of the period And In the
second stanza they began to show
signs Of what q football team they
really were These signs evidenced