Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

By Bishop Clements

Football weather-fhe first or
the season-whst a boon to that
game. RED" Irvine and Coach
CIV F~essenden. Plato and C0nnally
Of the local schools, are all
smiles this morning. In fact.
every coach In the Valley II glad
of the change In weather.
There IL q young man with 4 sad
heart. a heart that doesn't beat with
the usual normal rhythm. a heavy
heart, a restless body IN the
Brownsville high school today. He
is Bill Cabler. Saturday. the powers
that be ia governing the interscholas-
tic league football clubs In the VAL
ley. declared young Cabler ineligible
and thus restraining him from fur
Their participation as a member OF
the local high school eleven.
Young Cabler didn't make q Ger
tain grade IN his studies at the right
time, the committee ruled. But don't
lose heart Bill; it's going to bc
mighty hard. for you to sit on the
sidelines and watch your mates bat
tie for the Brown and Gold; the
world may not seem 10 ~ just right
today, but remember every cloud
has a silver lining" and maybe there
. q rift" somewhere.
Last year the NlcnIta Falls Spud-
ders won the Texas league champion.
ship, handily. At one stage Of the
race however. the Spudders were fal.
tering. Carl Williams. then manager
OF the club, seemed 10 lose control
OF his charges. Something had TO be
done. II was. Pete Japan. catcher
az many campaigns, grabbed
a bat one day in "A skull" meeting
and took charge Of the situation
Pete charged his mates with laying
down, 3 staying III condition, etc
And concluded with the statement
that he would whip any and every
member of the club who didn't
bear down henceforth. you Eel
lows are not going 70 beat me out q.
that Dixie Series money" Pete told
them. II had the desired effect.
RI. r.. Galbra.th. local attorney
~ one time professional baseball
player. a pitcher. and a good one.
was acting criminal district Judge Of
the Brownsville court last fall. tax.
inr the place WI judge Cunningham
who was in. q. n. Boston. Valley
baseball enthusiast and organizer
attempting 20 organize a Valley
league AZ that time He was sum.
-rm-d 49, ~rnur.mts4an 4w~n- IT,
had called a meeting at the time he
% appear in court. lie explained
the situation IN Galbraith. sure. Fc
ahead. You are excused. I VIII an
swer for YOU"
III viii answer for you"-maudlir
sentiment you say. But III just goes
70 show that baseball retains its
magic hold upon those who have
played il, and upon Galhraith, VINO
has been out Nj the game FOR many
years. and seldom sees a game. N
will answer for you-sounds Just
like two professional hail players
conversinr-
VALLEY football ard baseball
14E- VIII &c Interested tn the an
nonncement that E1eII Darby,
former san Bcnito high school
football and baseball star. and
the past season a member Of the
Waco pitching staff or the Texas
league. will BE- assistant coach ar
the Donna high school. Darby
will add a lot of pep TO the
Redskins. and prove n valuable
coz IN the coaching system or
that school.
The eyes Of Texas" will be upon
Southern Methodist University OF
Dallas, at West Point. October a
when Coach Ray Morrison's Mus.
tangs clash with the Army eleven.
Another milestone in the forward
march to recognition Vi Southwest
Conference elevens, and a good game
against the Army will be another
feather in the cap Of S. M. U.
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