Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
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By Bishop Clements
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Football w~eather--the first Of
the season-what q boon 70 that
game. Red Irvine and Coach
e. ~Fessendcn. Plato and ConnaIly
of the local schools, are all
smiles this morning. IN fact.
every coach In the Valley Is glad
Of the change in weather.
There il a young man with q sar
heart. z heart that doesn't beat with
the usual normal rhythm, "a heav.
heart, a restless body in thf
Brownsville high school today. Nv
is Bill Cabler. Saturday. the powers
that be in governing the lnterscholas-
tic league football clubs in the Val
ley. declared young Cnbler ineligible
and thus restraining him from fur
ther participation o. a member Oh
the local high school eleven.
Young CabIer didn't make q Ger.
tain grade in his studies nc the righi
time, the committee ruled. But don'
lose heart Bill; it's going 10 b
mighty hard for you 70 sit on the
sidelines and watch your mates bat,
tie for the Brown and Gold; the
world may not seem TO be Just right
today, but remember every cloud
has a silver lining" and maybe their
= q "Tift" somewhere.
Last year the iumita Falls Spud-
ders won the Texas league champion
ship, handily. AT one stage cf the
race however, the Spudders were fal'
tering. Carl Williams, then manager
Of the club. seemed 70 lose control
Of his charges. Something had 20 bl
done. It was. Pete Lapan, catcher
veteran Of many campaigns, grabbed
a bat one day in a skull" meeting
and took charge Of the situation
Pete charged his mates with laying
down. not staying In condition. etc
And concluded with the statement
that he would whip ang and every
member Of the club who didn'i
bear down henceforth. "You fel
lows are not going 70 beat me out ~
that Dixie Series money! Pete tolC
them. II had the desired effect.
H. e. Gslbraith. local attorney
at one time professional lasebal
player. a pitcher, and u good one
was acting criminal district judge Of
the Brownsville court last fam. TAX.
inc the place Of Judge Cunningham
who WAS I'M. 81 w. Boston, Valley
baseball enthusiast and organizer
Was attempting 10 organize a Nallcy
league at that time. He was sum
moned as a prospective juror. III
had called a meeting az the time VI
was ~ appear i'm court. lie explained
the situation u Galbraith. "Sure. ~
ahead. You are excused. ! will a.
swer for you
~ will answer Tor you"-maudlir
sentiment you say. But il Just zoe.
~ show that baseball retains ~.
magic hold upon those who have
played Vi, and upon Calbraith. whg
has been out of the game for many
years. and seldom sees a game. Z"
viii answer Tor you-sounds iusl
like two professional bail player.
conversing.
Valley football and baseball
FAIRS will b interested TN the an
n-ourcement that EzeIl Darby,
former San Bcnito high school
footbsll and baseball star, and
the past season a member OF the
Waco pitching staff or the Texas
league, will be assistant coach az
the Donna high school. Darby
viii add a lot cf pep tn the
Redskins. and prove a valuable
coz IN the coaching system Of
that school.
The "cyes Of Texas" will ~ upcr
Southern Methodist University OF
Dallas, at West Point. October Z
when Coach Ray Morrison's Mus.
tangs clash with the Army eleven
Another milestone in the forward
march 20 recognition ut Southuus.
Conference elevens. and a good game
against the Army will ~ another
feather in the cap Of S. ". l..