Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-05

4 to a resume Of the game. Carrying
! the pigskin to the / and 2 yard lines
several times. the Mustangs for
wards braced and held.
A lot of huzzahs have been spread
about the great Pony backfield by
scribes, and rightfully so. But Sat-
urday Ray Morrison demonstrated
his superiority " other coaches of
the conference, by not only having
a great backfield but a vulnerable
wall, that is coached properly.
II isn't often that you run across
a case whereby husband and wife
are enthusiastic football fans. But
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Kern of Mercedes
are one couple who attend every i'm
portant football contest in the Val
ley. Commenting on the game here
last week between the Eagles and
| that lit was "A real football contest
test for more reasons that that. The
comfortable seating capacity Of the
Brownsville grandstand makes the
game more interesting to watch"
Bill McReynolds. al Of the
professional football OF Donna is a
former Cornell backfield star. Bill
isn't playing. but says it's mighty
hard to not be in uniform. His club
IL playing smart football. as attest
their victory over the Mission Owls
Sunday afternoon at Donna, q TO ..
The biggest crowd cver 10 wit
ness a football game in the Val
ley Is expected 10 be on hand
Nov. rs. Friday. in this city. when
/ San Benito and Brownsville high
cams play Everywhere YOU go
discussion is heard anent the
coming battle.
In Donna il is a common remark
that IL Brownsville can stop Bud
Adamson they will win the game
And incidentally. We were at the
game Sunday in Donna between that
club ard Mission professionals. and
a lot Of talk xas heard about the for
nation OF a baseball league i'm the
Valley next summer. At this time ii
looks as though baseball is going TO
be played on a professional scale
down here next "a
.
"A Chicago sports scribe has this
TO say about Art Shires. we'll known
III Valley baseball circles:
THE Sox have young Art Shires,
a first sacker BY choice and profess
sion. Shires was about the local
premises the last couple Of months
OF the season and not a few folks
who think they know something
about players were free to admit the
kid looked TO be the goods lie APP
parently can DO about everything a
major league first sacker should do,
although he needs n bit more work
10 polish him off"
Did you know that there were only
two triple plays in the major leagues
this past season? Cleveland made
both Of them. Chicago and New
York were the victims. These PLAYS
were pulled on May 23 and June 3.
"Fewclothes" Freeman, formc,
Donna high school football star. suf.
~ 1A Ai.Ail III lnt game CuEQaN
at Donna. He was playing backfield
Tor his home team. In a line plunge
Freeman bit a hole in his tongue. He
was taken from the game. but after
medical treatment resumed play. He
did some fine work. especially on
the defense in breaking up Mission
passes.
Usually when one attends a
professional football game in
h Valley, he doesn't look for
either team TO show much team
work. Due mainly to lack of prac-
tice. But We saw quite a bit Of
this most important strategy
Sunday by Bill NcRcynolds' team
Of Donns in a Came against Mis-
sion.
The evils resulting from bettinH
on Valley high school football
games, cannot be condemned too Sc.
verely. The losers are always find.
ing fault with the losing team. They
as n whole. pick out some one PLAYER
TO bring their wrath down upon. vher
II the same play had been pulled
and il worked. and won the game
the petty gambler or gamblers. would
have lauded said team and player Il
the skies.
There will be long and loud wall.
ing by some Texas University alumni
this winter. claiming Rufus Kins
went over the S. NJ. U. goal line wher
the ball was on the Mustang yard
line. But the officials. who can SEE
better thar any grandstander or side.
liner, declared otherwise. But a few
weeks ago in Houston there was
loud vail among Rice students anc
p%artisans. claiming a Texas Longhorr
stole the ball from en- Owl during
a tumble.