Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-16

Friday-what a day it's going to
be for Valley football fandom.
DePaul Academy of Chicago will
he IN this city for a game against
the Eagles-the Valley champs.
During the past football season, 1t
has been the writer's pleasure TO
witness many good games; many
good players in action; all OF which
On, Valley ought and does feel proud
cf IT, teams. Valley football may
bc w It's infancy. 70 an extent. but
MANY of the different players have
passed the infant stage in football
technique.
Witnessed football M in Val
ley for twelve years, and chronicling
many az them. the writer has Of
course seen practically every play
or in action during those years. But
We have never seen in action a bet
ter player st his position than Bus
ter Monsees, the Brownsville high
srhool guard. Monsees wasn't chos-
en On the mythical sll-Talley e~l.ven.
But IL wasn't any fault If the writ
ter y. We voted for Monsees, in the
belief hat he is one OF the finest
and best linemen that eve has
shown IN the Valley. He is big
and strong. with long arms, and a
body that can take punishment. II
" aptly put by many fans that when
Buster reaches out and gets hold Of
his man with those long arms, that's
when his opponent stops or goes
down
Take another look al Young Mon
sees In action Frrrav. you football
prcgnosticators. This IL his last
year "a wear the spangles of the To-
cal high school. Watch the clean
cut. hesdy. tearing, ripping. style Of
play this boy puls NJ.
E~ohstorn undoubtedly did the
wrong thing Friday az McAllen. They
scored first in their game against
the Bulldogs. a safety. But after
that Coach Dykes eleven began to
PASS and run all over the Cotton
rickers. And before the half was
over McAllsn had scored twenty
points.
And in the third quarter the Dogs
added thirteen points more. and an
other touchdown in fourth quarter.
The Cotton Pickers made their
touchdown in the fourth period.
Baseball won't Re do~ned. or.
ra~nizaticn cf Class ID league IN
south Texas 10 take In Brownsville
and several other Valley cities Is
in the making. You Valley bugs"
desiring 10 put your town IN this
league should get ~ touch with
u. ". Boston If Brownsville. MFR.
Poston " making a survey Of Val
ley towns. feeling them ont. ne "
were. 10 ascertain sentiment to-
ward a league.
And still Robstown is legally the
champion eleven Of Districts Is and
81. The Valley had 20 forfeit their
right 10 further state competition
when the Valley title wasn't settled
the Saturday following Thanksgiv-
ing. Eobstown plays Del Rio next
Friday for bi-district honors.
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Among those receiving numerals
nv the freshman squad az Texas A. A.
NJ. last week. was l.. r. Bell Of Har-
lingen. Bell was the star end of
the Harlingen high school of 1927.
ard in this. his first year at A. &
~. has made an enviable record on
The freshman squad OF Coach Ros-
we'll Hizginbotham.
Vest FONT foctbail club l.ses .
mighty coed player this year IN NJ.
Y. Sprague, captain and guard, of
Dallas. Texas. He formerly VAS n
member of the Texas University
team. Now comes Jack Cowley
and Harry Phillips. Of the Long
horns. announcing IL il their inten-
ticn 70 enter West Point next year.
Covlsy has played tackle for the
Steers for the past three years.
Phillips has a~iternated a. guard with
Sewell and Tigner, playing at this
position for two years.
leo DisEel-well every golfer and
~oG fans know about him. at least.
For ths last three years niesel has
bssn the Professional Of the Esni-