Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-01
ny HYMEN PLENN


SAN BENITO. Dec. Hundreds
Of football fans Of the Lower Rio
Cradle Valley Thursday were pre-
pairing 10 70 to Robstown for the
annual higa school football classic
whieE 10 to decide the championship
Of the region comprising the lower
Texas coast country, south OF Hous-
ton. in the class B division.
The battle for supremacy this year
has narrowed down TO the elevens
Of Robstown and San Benito, each
team the certified representative of
It's respective sub-district in the in
teracholastic league divisions.
With interest heightened By a
heated controversy brought about
through a change in the decisions Of
the Eubdistrict committee, which AZ
ter having certified San Benito a.
the official representative, changed
its decision after the Robstown
game had been contracted and a
forfeit ataked. the clash between the
Cotton Pickers and the Greyhounds
promises TO attract a large crowd
from both cities. In Robstown the
game Ia being advertised as the
championship game for the district
Efforts on the part of Harlingen
interests to call off the game for a
pgay-of between San Benito and
Hmriingen fell to the ground We'd
nesday afternoon when Coach John
r. Manning stood firm on the orig
inal agreement between the two
schools. San Benito was certified
20 him as the official representative
according 20 the time limit regula-
tion. he told the coach at Harrington
in n long distance conversation, y
he intended 10 abide by that agree
ment. Manning said that after the
San Benito game he will be willing
TO play any other team which couio
arrange q convenient and mutually
agreeable date.
Harlingen Refused
Coach Morrison, declaring that he
was willing TO do anything 20 n
the controversy. which he does not
believe was undertaken by school
officials Mt all. brought the argu-
ment 20 a close when he told the
Harlingen coach 20 substitute ms
team for San Benito II Robstown
was willing. R~obsto~n was not
willing. But Harlingen and a
ReuIto will probably play on Decem-
her o FOR the championship OF the
lover Valley, regardless Of the
outcome OF the Robstown contest
when the San Benito team, which
has Morrison as its coach for the
frat time this year, gose to kobs-
town IL will run up against strong
teem-a fighting team which mas
even gone out of its class TO win a
victory over the strong eleven from
Corpus Christi.
Robsts=r Record Good
During the present season, in its
high school cares the Cotton Pick
ers Of Robstows have piled up a
total Of 253 poiats against their op-
ponents' IA la seven games. Only
one defeat has been suffered by the
Cation Pickers. that I'm a non-official
game with the South Texas state
Teachers College reserves, when the
latter beat RobstoNn early IN the
reason BY the score of - TO o..
Robstown's record during the re-
msinder Of the season Is as follows:
Robstown so, Sinton 0.
Robstown %. Taft Q.
Robstown 20, St. Josephs Academy
Robssown 2i. Alice O..
RobstOun Is, kingsville 8.
Robstown IS. Falfurrias 6.
Robstown 6, Corpus Christi Q.
The squad, including substitutes,
a. composed Of the following men
Grimes. c; Drab. I; Dryden. END
Williams. captain. 2; Y. Eggert' ID,
y Kellam. 8; b. T. Parr, &: Tom
C,ooSridre. x; Oscar Viekrey, c;
Vernon Huston, end; u. Dunlap, hb;
g.. Donaho, end; Esehberger, hb;
gpeer, hb; r.. Rektorik. end; Nusom,
r: Lotsepeich. {; Wright, end; Jones,
q: Cardwell. G; Gates, &. Messer, {;
Rickers. 4; A. Magee, end: Lester. :;
T.. Smith. 10: Bryan. ob; Dunlap, no.
Harper, hb; Koemel. T.
Hounds Beaten Once
The boys from Robstown will find
In the san Benito eleven q fighting
aggregation which has tasted defeat
bot once this season, and has run up
a total Of 3i6 points against its OPP
ponents' 74 in ten games. according
20 figures announced by Business
Manager Bernard Lebovitz.
Tabulhted record OF the San Be
nito team is as follows:
san Benito 30. Edinburg 0.
san Renito Is. La Feria O.
San Henito q, Brownsville 10.
san pcnito 81. Mission O..
San Benito IS, Pharr-San Juan o.
San Benito Is. Donna 6.
San Bcnito IS. Weslaco z.
San Benito 50. Santa Rosa -.
San Benito GO, Raymondyille Q.
San Benito 8. McAllen is.
Because he wanted 70 save some
az his best players who had been
injured the week before. Coach Nor
rison let the MeAlien team TAX a
xfrsorv from him rather than expose
Ms men 20 serious hurts.
PLAYS Uniform Game