Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14
~PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements


Fight Eagles, Fight" are small
stickers, pasted on windshields of
cars and windows of this city. adj
monishing the local high school elev-
en- to win from the San Benito Grey
hounds here, Friday afternoon, at
$3.50.
Dope doesn't mean a thing when
two clubs, such as San BenIto and
Brownsville have, when they meet.
IL is a contest akin to Texas and A.
d M. meeting. You can never tell
what may happen. We hear fans
say the team that gets the breaks
will win. But gentlemen, a good
team makes its breaks. And luck is
q secondary factor.
PEREZ, WHO is BEING USED
BY FESSENDEN IN THE BACK
FIELD, is SHOWING A LOT OF
STUFF IN PRACTICE. HE is BIG
AND STRONG. AND A LITTLE
MORE PEP ON THE PART OF
PEREZ WILL MAKE HIN A REAL.
STAR.
Bill Cabler, who isn't playing on
the local squad this year, because Of
an ineligibility ruling. or something
or other, says he will make up for
lost time next year. Cabler is one
Of the best backs in the Valley. He
will graduate next year.
And about the Cabler case: There
has been n lot Of guffaw and ignorant
reports of this and that concerning
his not playing and about his pos
sible participation in the San Benito
game. Red Irvine, athletic director
of the local schools, put at rest these
rumor several days ago about Cab
Ter. He was ruled off the local
squad before the start Of the season.
by the district committee, and hasn't
participated in a Valley game.
The writer has been asked by mouth
and letter, dozens Of times in the last
few days, which team would win Fri
day, San Benito or Brownsville
We believe the team that bears down
the hardest will win. Teamwork is
a great asset of the locals. Whether
this great essential can overcome
the individual stars OF the San Benito
club, remains to be seen.
SAN BENITO HAS A CRACK
BACKFIELD. BROWNSVILLE HAS
THE SMOOTHEST WORKING CLUE
We HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE
VALLEY.
Now, these two teams will have Il
decide between themselves which j.
the best. And in Malcolm Newman
the locals have of the smartesr
quarterbacks in the state. And tina
means a lot to team. II certainly ha,
meant lots to the Eagles, a position
Of which they haven't had capably
filled for years past, until 1928.
A recent issue of the Sportins
News had the following:
Back in 1914, when Babe Ruth wa,
a pitcher and was wearing the regalii
of the Baltimore Orioles. he pitched
an exhibition game against the Ath
letics. Somewhere along in the hes.
of the battle a member Of Comm,
Mack's squad stepped up and whsck
ed Babe for a rousing double.
When the inning was over, BABE
walked back 10 the Circle bench
pointed to the man who had mad,
the hit. and said:
IF that guy gets a little more ex
%perience he ought to be a pretty gooC
hitter. Say, who is he?
"And they told him the truth-th.
man was Frank (Home Rum Baker
who was the four-base hero of tn,
1911 Worlds Series. and who was tn,
home run king before Ruth came
along in the later years and stole hi!
laurel wreath"
The above story may seem fishy
to some baseball fans, but il has tn
background of truth in every detail
You may talk TO any American lea
que ball player. and he will tell yol
that Ruth was just that dumb wher
he broke in.
Tonight at $3.50. the first boxing
card in several months in this city
will he pulled off at Fort Brown skat
ing rink. Promoter Becerril prom,
Uses action by his stable Of scrap.
pers. An interesting program is il
store for followers Of the cauliflow.
err business.
EVIDENCE OF THE QUALITY or
FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE
LONE STAR STATE - WITNES,
SETH: JOHN NIEMIC. TEXAS BOY
STARRED FOR N0TRE DAME IN
THEIR WIN OVER ARMY LAST
WEEK.
What would the cunning Rockne dc
without Texas players? IL was in
1926 that Christy Flanagan. another
Texas boy member of the Micks
ran through the Army eleven for
winning touchdown. Again Rockns
should thank heaven for Texas boys