Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
CPORTS

BY BISHOP CLEMENTS

contractor, VINO mas charge Oh Ihe
erection Of the box seats at Tucker
Field, there will be provided a press
box. 1T isn't as good a site as IL
should be, but the best ] could get
under the circumstances" The box
is near the end Of the field. I'm
fact if / hadn't told the authorities
that a press box was needed there
probably wouldn't have been n for
the game Friday for the press" Mr..
Proctor told the writer yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Proctor is not a member of
the school board, but is one Of the
football teams most enthusiastic
supporters. I'VE need the publicity
for our team, the kind that has been
given all season, TO help make il a
success" Mr.. Proctor says, in re-
ferring to the box he fixed up for
press. Most fields when being pro-
vided with seating capacity, make
allowance for a press box, in a To-
cation that will give its representa-
tives a clear view of the players. in
order that they may report correct
~ as possible the games.
Red Irvine, athletic director Of
the local schools, who witnessed the
game at Abilene last Friday be-
tween that city's high school and
Cleburne, says, in query to questions,
that Abilene is a heavy. fast team.
Il am afraid they would be too big
for our team" he says. Their
lightest man weighs $50 pounds. and
incidentally he happens to be one Of
their best backs. Their line aver
ages around It's pounds
Kid Littz. clever little $50 pound
boxer Of Fort Brown, was given the
surprise Of his life last night, when
Kid Guerra, Of San Benito, put owe
q knockout punch in the first round.
The boys had passed a few wallops
by and between each, when Guerra
seemed to jump about two feet from
the floor and land a straight right
cross flush on the jaw Of LittZ, and
the Fort Brown boy wa counted
out. This preliminary promised to
be ono of the liveliest on Promoter
Becerril's card at Fort Brown last
night.
Two Eagle clubs, champs in their
respective districts, will be battling
opponents Friday of this week. First
there are the Abilene Eagles, who
will taken on Cleburne for the state
high school championship; then
there are the Brownsville Eagles.
who will play DePaul Academy of
Chicago. in one Of the most impor-
tsnt cut Of state games Texas has
seen n several years.
West Point seems ~ he . mag
net for Texas football players. The
latest possible acquisition Of the
Army Of = Texas athlete. IL NAL
colin Powell. center on the South
ern Methodist University football
squad the past season. Powell has
an appointment II he wants ~. and
may take IL VI. He Is a sophie
more ~ s. ~. n. this year. Other
Texas boys 20 70 IN West Point
next year arc Cowley and Phil
lips Of Texas University. They
have been preceded by another
Texas football player in the per-
son IF Mortimer Sprsguc, OF Dali
las who played his last year this
past season for the Army. He was
captain this year.
Chick Meehan, coach Of the New
York University football squad, Is q
firm believer in headgear. Not the
kind that is worn by players, but the
apparel of every day life. Msehan
has ordered his players 20 wear their
hate ~ runm AYrtNr~ AZ rEf aN-r.
arguing that hatless athletes are
subject 10 catching colds more cas-
lily than the ones wearing head pie
ces.
Let's see-wssn't there n wager be-
tween q couple Of up-Vallsy fans IN
regard 70 the Notwithstanding
game sometime ago. wherein the los
er was 70 skate from McAllen 70 this
city on roller skates. Now comes
orr good friend Hausmsn Of the W.
n. Putegnst company Of this city.
and offers a good suggestion. that
the loser make his appearance in pay
ing off the debt on the day Of the
DsPaul- Brownsville game here Fri
day. 1T would be = nice thing IL
: committee would meet the loser
near the city limits and escort him
70 the football field" Mr.. Hausman
suggests.
Bill Alexander will manage the
San Antonio Bears this season of
the Texas league. You old timers
recall Alexander as . player In 1903
and up until 1918 with different
Texas league clubs. Alexander is
going TO have his troubles at the
Alamo City next season. The San
Antonio entry has been n disap-
pointment in many years. and the
fans are beginning to sour on the
club from president down. and "a
= consequence the players are tar
gets OF HI spectators wrath, re-
CARELESS. in many cases, Of how
well they play.
Frank Gibson. who cost the Bears
quite a sum for his services and
release to the Bears last year, did
2 fair job At managing. But Frank
hasn't the all-powerful fundamental
of controlling his players. True. he
= popular-in fact he is too easy.
To be 2 successful manager one must
command the respect and admiration
az his men. know baseball. and know
what 70 do IN q pinch, both on and
off the field.
According to rumors current at
this time, Mission Is DESTROYS Of
putting a baseball club on the field
next year. Eddie Marburger, who
operated the Mission club several
years ago. and who holds that fran
chise, has one of the best parks in
south Texas 10 play in. Fans are
beginning 10 talk bsseball-basebali
in a professional way, and when they
do. IL is likely that a Glass d lea
u composed of three Valley cities
and Corpus Christi. and fans be-
lieve. Kingsville and Beeville. It
would be a compact circuit.