Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-12
five EAGLES
NAMED ON lST
ALL-VALLEY
McAllen 3, San Benito
z, and Mission i;
O'Bryan, Do d n,
Newman High Men
(Special 20 The Heraldl

MERCEDES, Tex. Dec. 12.-At a
meeting Of the officials. coaches and
sports writers of the Valley held N
this city last night. sn All-Nalley
high school eleven was selected, and
second team, and those OF honor
able mention.
The meeting vas held in the Mer-
cedes junior high school, and was
presided over BY J. G. Groves OF the
La Feria schools. in the absence Of
l.. r. Shifflett. Of Brownsville. chair
man of the league. who was unable TO
attend.
Five Brownsville gridsters were
placed on the All-Nalley team the
largest number OF any n school IN
the Valley on the list.
McAllen has three men on the list;
Mission one and San Benito two.
Brownsville players receiving pia-
ees on the AIl-Nalley eleven are:
Grove. end. II votes; Burns,
guard. 10 votes: O'Bryan. center.
10 votes: Newman. quarterback, IL
votes, and Barnhart, fullback, 2
votes.
McAllen players were Ramsey. end.
IL votes; guard. +. Cox. . votes; A.
Cox half. s votes.
Tackle Woods Of Mission. placed
on the first team. received 6 votes.
San Benito players we're: McWil-
liams. tackle. 2 votes; Dodson, half,
10 votes.
O'Bryan. center: Newman. quar-
terhack Of Brownsville. each received
IL votes apiece. and along with Half
hack Dodson Of San Benito, received
the largest number of votes. Dodson
also receiving IL votes.
The meeting was called 10 order
BY Judge Groves at s:i5. and the
voting got underway at $3.50. After
selecting the first team. a second
team was picked. and those receiv-
ing next 20 the highest number Of
votes to the first team men we're
placed on the second team. a num-
Der Of ties resulted n the first bal
loting for the first team. and a vote
vas taken 70 determine whom 70
on the second team.
Sylvester, end. Bennett and Cor
tee, tackles. of Brownsville, we're
placed on the second team.
Overstreet. end. Davis guard. and
Cara. half. cf McAllen. we're placed
on the second team.
Todd. guard San Renitc. vas also
place on the second team.
Steele. center. and Ritchie. full
hack. Of Harrington, were placed on
the second team.
Davis OF Donna won the quarter
back position on the second team.
Murphy Of Mission received the
other half position on this team.
Those receiving honorable mention
by scattering of votes were: Sutphen
Weslaco; Cara, McAllcn; Monsees.
Brownsville. Tslcott, Pharr-San Juan
Alamo; Dunbar. McAllcn; Mcclure.
Donna: Kormier. Pharr-San Juan
Alamo; Gonzales. McAllen; Weller.
Brownsville: Madsen. Mission: Bell,
Pharr-San Juan; Adamson. San Be-
nito: Allen. McAllen.
The balloting was spirited at
times, and as the anne and votes
we're being called off and tabulated
on the blackboard. first one and then
another player would be leading in
the voting. and il was not until the
last ballot was being tahulated that
some OF the first team players we're
assured OF their places.
This was especially true when IL
came time to pick the second team.
and q second votes was necessary in
several cases 10 pick the winners.
About fifteen eligible voters we're
present.
Following the close Of the ballet
inr and after the two teams had
been picked. Judge Groves brought
up the question as TO whether the
winning tca-rs would be rendered a
h~anruet. ard after much g~iscursinn
during which il was proposed by Earl
Morrison. San Renito coTcii. that
those present, IL they 50 desired. to
pledge himself to bring two or the
winning players 70 the banquet. and
a number pledged likewise.
However. il was decided r. turn
this matter over to Chairman Shift
fIett Of Brownsville. end the banquet
will be held. IL feasible. about the
first OF tho new year.