Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-07
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PUTS TEXAS
IN LIMELICHT
West Pointers Hair
Stands Up AS Mus
tangs Uncork Sell
dom Seen Passing
BY EDWARD J. NEIL
Associated Press Sports Writer

~---- -tue swept up AAoHi
the plains of northern Texas today,
swirled and whipped about Army's
Wanted gridiron warriors until the
hair stood up straight on the heads
of 1900 frantic cadets, and then
burst and frittered away on the
plains OF West Point.
II was Southern Methodist Univer-
siyt's introduction t. eastern foot
ball. An introduction that will live
long in the memory OF every loyal
Army man. Ii was a dramatic,
breath-taking introduction. Danger
Gus, awesome to the final toot Of the
referees whistle. and it was denied
victory by the barest of football
margins, point.
Army rolled out the victory IL 10
Is, thanks to the raging, fleetfooted
Red eagle. who tossed and si~ed
and slithered through the Mustang
defense like a ~red-headed, one man
typhoon. eagle II was who flipped
a pass good for ~ yards to Carl
mark, his end, IN the first period.
and then broke Is yards through the
Mustang center for a touchdown.
Dick Hutchinson, subbing for the
flaming carrot-top in the second pc
riod, smashed 20 yards through
tackle for the second Army score
and Bud Sprague, the giant who
made that hole, kicked both the
points that made the victory posi-
BILE. But it was eagle who ripped
and tore all afternoon long at i
Methodist line that held surpris-
ingly well, picking up the yards
when needed the most, and beating
down passes that came from all d.
rections.
The drama il the battle. however,
was not furnished b. eagle and Cap
tain Sprague, or the burly Army he
roes of a dozen tight battles, Bill
Hall, Lou Hammack and George Per-
~, Messenger, Urrell or Nave. The
thrill was in the scarlet and navy
blue clad warriors from the south,
fighting their fight in enemy terri
tory, badly outnumbered, and cheer
ed on only by the thin ranks Of a
band which made up in lung power
what il lacked in instruments.
Passes such as western football
fields never saw before flew from
the hands of Redman Hume, the
Texas version of what "Red" Grange
should have been, and the 1.-the
Sammy Reed. There were lateral
passes, both single, double and
triple, trick formations, and end
swaps that began anywhere and end
ed in the same place.
Through it all Army, bewildered
and always in danger of defeat,
stuck TO the straight football, cou-
pied with orthodox passes. that car
ried them through TO triumph.
Although they scored only two
touch downs and failed to tie the
score when Sprague blocked a drop
kick try for point, the Methodists
threatened in every period and
strongest Of all when but seconds re-
manned Of the contest. Desperate
for more points, the Mustangs swoop-
ed down on the Army goal in 4 final
assault that carried TO the Cadet To-
yard line and failed only when
Reed, brilliant all afternoon, slipped
as he caught the last pass and fell
flat on his face with a clear field
ahead 10 the goal.
Because Of Southern Methodists'
wide open game, with the ball sail
ing free in the air most Of the time,
the tide Of fortune shifted during
the afternoon with amazing rapidity.
Just as there was an orgy Of passing
and fumbling, so was drive after
drive broken up on both sides by in
Perceptions and failures TO cling
tight to the pigskin.
The Mustangs took Army's breath
away with the speed Of their first
touchdown. After passing his way
down the field, Hume tossed a lat
eral 10 Fincher, and his backfield
mate dashed Is yards across the
Army goal. After the goal was kick
ed, Army came back 70 tie the count,
but the Methodists, still passing with
startling accuracy, kept the upper
hand through the remainder Of the
period.
The tricky Methodist forward and
lateral passing attack had Army be-
wildered most OF the time and only
the breaks OF the game. fumbles,
catches missed by the width of fling
ers, kept the invaders from at least
two more touchdowns.
Redman Hume, the soul Of Method
lists flaming attack. scored one touch
down in the second period. Red Ca
gle battered through to Army's first
touchdown and Hutchinson, subbing
for him, scored the second. Sprague
kicked two goals for the Army. Meth
odist could count but one.
In the second half. the Mustangs
with Captain Reed doing the passing
whirled through to Army's 20-yard
line before a penalty for holding
broke up the attack. Hume ran Muir
rell's kick back to Army 25-yard line.
Passes failed and Hume missed by
inches a drop kick try for a field
goal from Army's 40-yard line.
Aided by eagles twisting 2s-yard
run through tackle and a l2-yard
pass, eagle to Bowman, Army reach
ed the Mustangs 2-yard line but
could not get over. After three line
smashes failed Murrell fumbled on
the fourth down and Southern Meth
odist kicked out to his 43-yard line.
Both the Army and Southern Mem
odist passes lost their accuracy FOR
he moment. The Cadets missed
three and lost the ball or the Mus
lang 35-yard line when Love picked
Eagles toss out of the air. The
Mustangs could not pass and the
.uarter ended with Hume's kick to
he Army 35-yard line.
Gayle, a slashing, tearing demon,
rent Army in the game after a Sou
,hern Methodist aerial attack halted
vitb his interception OF one Of Reeds
nsses on the Cadet 41yard line. Down
he field came eagle, smashing off
i've. ten and fifteen at . time. but
Hume intercepted the heoneads