Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-09
PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

And on this good Friday-we are
thankful to Hurt Batseli, local sport
ing goods dealer for a supply OF
ducks.
How TO cook a duck and get the
most out of il. is a moot question
that to the writer il is. Some say
first boil them in salt water-others
say use sage in the dressing to kill
the wild taste. Anyhow we had a
mighty fine feed of duck last even
ing.
Mission at Mercedes. and Weslaco
at Donna, are the only Valley grid
tits among senior high schools to-
day. Others are having an off-day.
In the Southwest Conference Texas
goes to Baylor. Texas Aggies at Sou
thern Methodist, and Rice entertains
Texas Christian University.
CLARENCE BENNETT
Clarence Bennett. tackle, is in his
second year of high school football
on the Brownsville squad. Clarence
is one Of the best and probably the
outstanding tackle in south Texas.
Plenty big, smart, loyal to his coach
and team, a hustler, and how he
breaks through opponents lines and
blocks, is beautiful to watch. Last
year Bennett was regarded all over
the Valley as a great tackle. Ben
nett is looking with eagerness to the
coming tilt with San Benito. when
he will have an opportunity to dis
play his wares against the Grey
hounds.
JOHN BURNS
A good football team must have a
couple of good tackles. Then the
Eagles are a good team. They have
in John Burns and Bennett, two out
standing tackles. Burns is playing
his third year on the local squad.
He was used at guard last year, and
his first year was a tackle. This
year Burns has developed into a real
ly great high school tackle. John is
a we'll built, ransy boy. with lots of
pep. hard worker, aggressive and a
whale Of strength to the Eagle line.
FRANK CORIEZ
When Doug Fessenden took over
the coaching duties of the local grid
squad he was blessed with several of
Red %lrvine's pupils of the champion
junior high eleven Of last year. And
among those to make good, is Frank
Cortez. He played tackle on the jun
NAE hHRh Last uAA- q 80
fall TO make the senior eleven. He
did. And with a bang He got a
guard position. And he is handling
the job neatly. Opposing backs have
learned not to try their plays Over
his position. He has broken up
many a play back OF the opponents
line OF scrimmage. Cortez Is one Of
the many boys on the Brownsville
eleven that has progressed with leaps
and bounds under Fessenden. He's
another hard worker, big and strong.
AND TO REMIND YOU-SAN BE-
MILO COMES TO BROWNSVILLE
NEXT FRIDAY FOR A GAME WITH
THE EAGLES AND $3.50 is THE
STARTING TINE.
Monday Of next week Coach Cor
don Holmes brings his plucky little
La Feria crew 10 San Benito for A
tilt. On that same day the Harlin-
gen Cardinals journey up to McAllen
for a set-to with the Bulldogs.
Or. Z. n. Blackwell. business man
aEer Of athletics at Southern Meth
odist University. is booking games
Tor the Ponies with great elevens Of
other parts of the country. He al
ready has Nebraska on the dotted
line. along with Army. and now it
IS expected he will close n deal for
q clash with Southern California next
season.
IT you expect to get anywhere YOU
have got TO display your wares-is
an old saying. s. NJ. u. has done
more for Texas football prestige than
all the other schools combined. and
ten times over. While the other big