Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

The state Of Texas. a. & NJ. col
lege and the south as a whole. has
lost an excellent citizen. and a Won
! der football coach, in Dana Y. Bible.
who has resigned the head coach's
| Job a. A. & II. 10 accept a similar
position with the University ~ Nc
braska.
For Is years Bible has turned out
football teams at A. & II. Of quality.
| During that time five Southwest
conference championships have blaz-
oned forth from Aggieland. Bible
~ leaving al. a. II. because he be-
liovcs that IN accepting che post Al
Nebraska ". he will be advancing in
his profession. And no m can
blame the Farmer mentor. He, like
everyone else. cannot afford % pass
UP eu opportunity 10 advanc. IN his
profession.
A. X n. matched Nebraska dollar
for dollar in the hope Of retaining
It's coach. And The thing thst sp-
pesls TO the writer Is the
msnt from A. & ". alumni all over
the state and country. to the effect
that they will gather together soon
and give their beloved coach a fare
we'll dinner, a regular "love feast,
a. N were. That's tho spirit az a.
e. NJ. And that's why their spirit
is envied all over the country. The
alumni is not going to go into Ton
WILSON'S, and the students are not
going 10 hold indignation meetings,
blaming someone connected with the
school "a the cause of Bible leaving.
No. siri They realize that Bible "
going 10 Nebraska with the belief
that ne Is advancing in his profess
sion. and they will be pulling for
2. X. always.
The Interschoissito league has
been functioning many years. but
never before in its history has q
team with such . record - Port
Arthur has, gone In the finals for
the state championship. They
were defeated three times thia
season. and tied twice. So how
can you twist your imagination and
tho rulings of the Intcrscholastic
league. notwithstanding. and say
that Port Arthur was = represcn-
t3tlve football ciUb 20 battle Ali
lcne for the state title:
In fact no other team with such a
record ever entered the finals. IN
1924 Waco. undefeated ~ a small
margin. entered the finals. and cksd
out = victory. Fsndom over the
state declared them lucky, and ell
that, but the Tigers record was rs
big as a mountain in comparison TO
Port Arthur's.
Brownsville Eagles arc Just
ahuni the only club IN Texas that
would meet the Abilene team on
equal terms. True. the West Tex
Ems are heavier. But so vas De-
Paul.
BROWNSVILLE AND ABILENE
HAVE The TWO BEST HIGH
SCHOOL TEAMS III THE U. 5. TO-
DAY. IT YOU BELIEVE THOSE
WHO HAVE SEM IHEM IN &C
TON AS WELL As THE BEST IN
THE OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.
a heading 70 = story m the ahi-
caFo Tribune ~ Dec. o.. snent the
Brownsville-DsPsul game in this city
on Dec. Fl. reads:
"DEPAUL ELEVEN SWArrPEp. $50
BY TENAS ROYS:
BROW NSNILLE BACKS RIP
VISITORS LINE
I'm part the story reads Browns
Vile backs ripped the visitors line
- shreds IN the last three periods ~
the game and on only ono occasion
did the northerners threaten 20 cross
the Eagle goal line which has been
kept clean throughout y season in
which they have met some Of Texas
strongest teams"
Recent criticisms Of the workings
Of the fnterscholnstic league. Of
which Roy 3. Henderson. Of Austin.
IS secretary. has drawn a statement
from Mr.. Henderson. as follows:
IT has been seriously proposed hv
some with the best intentions and
with the welfare OF the league Al
heart taltheugh apparently with no
conception Of the fundamental rur-