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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
VALLEY CHASE
COMPLICATED
Mission, McAllen and
Brownsville Are
In Running

The Valley high school football
race has simmercd down to-as far
as the championship is concerned
to a problem Of mathematics. il sew
eral respects.
Brownsville is leading the pack by
a perfect record. McAllen and Mis-
sion are onc-haif game behind the
Eagles, as they played a tie game
between themselves several weeks ago.
Mission and Brownsville are not
scheduled 70 play this year. NcAl-
len and Brownsville grc scheduled
to play in this city on Iac. III.
Mission plays San Benit0 today in
Mission. McAlleu plays Donna to-
morrow in Donna.
The Valley race must be decided
not later than the first Saturday aft
or Thanksgiving. If the Valley
champs are participate in further
state competition insofar as LII af-
fects the lntcrsChola-tic league. This
is the ruling of Roy Henderson. head
Of the Texas lnterscholast.c league
at Austin, - given Red Irvine. di-
rector Of athletics of the local pub
lie schools. FIR. Irvine was in con-
ference with Nr. Henderson Monday
AZ Austin.
So there is y possibility that Me-.
Allen Will come ~ Brownsville eith-
or Tuesday or Wednesday Of next
week for a game. But they must de-
feat Donna Friday or another deci-
sion may be made hy. the district
committee which meets Saturday.
rampant throughout the Valley. and
III san Bcrito defeats Mission IN
viii put the boys of Keliam out WI
the race. But if Mission wins from
San Benito. then that VIII BE- anoth-
err problem for the committee 20
.olvc.
Eobstown i- the champion of their
district. No. 2T. Glass B. and thc Wall
ley champs viii. rerforce. play the
Cotton Pickcrs for hi-dist-ict h0uors.
Interest III football. as it concerns
the outcome 81 the Valley title ~
rampatn throughout the Valley. and
if Brownsville plays McAllen in this
city ncTt week a crowd est mated
BY local statist clans win rival that
Of the San cr.tn-Browrsy..lc con-
test of last Friday.
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EAGLES LOAF
TO 800 WIN
over WESLACO
Second String Plays
Portion of Time e;
Panther Backfield
Shows Promise

Brownsville high school football
machine continued its winning ways
yesterday afternoon on the local
field, when they turned back the
Weslaco team, 80 to 0, before a small
crowd.
Barnhart. Newman. Weller and
Perez, Eagle backs, took turns in ear
rying the bali for the locals. and
gained M will III o~ff-tackle end runs
and spin plays. in%terspcrsed with an
occasional pass, TO make the scores.
Some long runs we're made by the
Eagle backs during the rather more
or less embarrassing game, the fca-
turc Of which was a 70-yard dash
straight through the line by Big Dan
Barnhart. in the early part Of the
fourth quarter. The ball was on the
locals 30-yard line, and on the see
ond play, Barnhart tore through the
line and ran for a touchdown.
A second string team was used
during part Of the game, and when
the visitors ncared the goal line.
the regulars were rushed IL and
stopped the charge. This was IN the
third quarter. the only time the Pan
lutfN NUItdAfNtu 10 ENNlt-
Jack Todd. Barney Moore. Plaeido
Gonzales. and other second string
players. showed up we'll against the
Panthers.
The inexperienced Wcslaco team
was no match for the regular Eagles.
but they gave a good account Of
themselves in every department, And
in Witt. Young and Jamerson in the
backfield they have the nucleus Of
n coming football club.
This game was scheduled % have
been played at Weslaco Friday. but
at the request Of Coach Martin OF
the Panthcrs. the contest was trans
ferred to this city. yesterday. Mar
tins club plays Mercedes Tuesday
Of next week.
The Eagles were minus the ser
vices Of their crack center and cap
tain, Robert O'Bryan. who was OH
the sidelines. with a slight injury.
Trujillo played center in place Of
0'Bryan, and did a pretty good job
Of T..
John Burns. Bennett. Monsees.
Sylvester, Grove and Cortez. all
played a steady. dependable game
A really great game considering that
they are just over n hot contest with
San Benito last Friday.
The Eagle backs functioned we'll
and ball carriers followed the inter
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COMETS PLAY
SANTA ROSA
FOR HONORS
Friday Contest In Ell
Jardin Will Have
Important Bearing
On Rural Champs

The FL Jardin high school football
team will play the strong Santa
Rosa club Friday at FL Jardin at !
o'clock. The game has an impor-
tant bearing on the rural high PEN
nant. FL Jardin has not lost a rural
high game so far. and the Comets ii
successful in this contest. will re-
main the only undefeatcd team
among the rural schools Of the coun.
-.
Santa Rosa has a strong and hea-
w club which has played some Of
the first class teams Of the Valley.
including Brownsville senior high
and La Feria.
In her contests III Jardin this year
has defeated Stuart Place 10 To D..
and played them "A tic s to 8; has
defeated Lyford 10 to 6, Brownsville
junior high s TO o. The first game
Of the season, however. FL Jardin
lost to the Brownsville juniors 6 20
Z, the only game lost by FL Jardin.
but this game has no bearing on the
rural championship.
Coach Burwell Of Santa Rosa has
been fairly successful with his club
this year. Last week his team tied
the Rio Hondo club.
Ritchey has been coaching in the
FL Jardin school for the past three
years. Last year he started Ill Jar
din's first football club, which lost
only two games during the season
out of eight, and one of those games
lost was to the Santa Rosa team and
the other to the Brownsville junior
high, champions of the state. This
year he has had only twelve men on
his entire squad.
The team has been working hard
this week TO round into shape for the
game with Santa Rosa, which they
know to be the hardest of.the season
for them, Coach Ritchey says.
Coach Ritchey Of FL Jardin is n
graduate OF the University Of Tex
as. He halls from Kirbyville, Texas,
where he played on the high school
football teams there in 1921 and 1922.
He is a protege Of doc" Stewart,
former coach at Texas.
Coach Ritchey the fol-
lowing starting lineup for the game
with Santa Rosa tomorrow:
Joe Biggs .....-. Ellis Fcsler
Ends
Charlie kemper ........ Rea Asher
Guards
Jack Tri9lett ........ Callan Martin
Tackles
Homer Nicars-center
Coy Nicars-Quartcrhack
Cam Lesser ........ Bill Lawrence
Halves
Dudley Martin-Tullhagk
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BARREL CHE SITS
= = =
REPLACE LOVING
= = !
PAIRS ON BOAT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-GP
The liner Matsonia carried fewer
debutantes and honeymooners and
more athletes than usual as she
steamed toward Hawaii today.
The athletic contingent consist
"a Of fifteen leading professional
golfers Of the country and the
football team Of the san Francisco
Olympic club, the former bent on
their first gold digging invasion
Of Hawaiian links. while the un-
defeated Olympic club eleven was
on its way 10 meet the Honolulu
All-Stars on December II.
Headed By Tommy Armour. 1927
open champion. the delegation in
cludes Al Espinosa. Bill Nelhorn,
Al Watrous Frank Walsh, horton
Smith. Billy Burke. John Golden,
Harry Cooper and Cyril Walker.
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WEALTHY men
Bet ON NEXT
HEAVY CHAMP
Richard Places His
Money on Stribline;
Dempsey Is Among
Choices
Nv EDWARD j. NEIL

EEW YORK, Nov. 22.-tP1-Seven
Of the wcalthiest sportsmen in the
United States clad in evening dress,
lolled behind clouds Of tobacco
smokc in tile massive chairs in the
private offices Of Tex Richard.
In through the closed doors filter
Cd the sounds that rise from 10000
howling fans immersed in the thrills
two smashing hockey teams were
producing on Richard Pond IN the
heart N Madison Square Garden. a.
directors ~ the Garden they had
Just presented 70 the New York
Rangers the Stanley Cup, emblem Of
he worlds professional champion
shin. and their work was done Tor
the evening.
They talked Of hockey and then ~
fights and out OF the discussion came
rabid argument ard finally n OF
The strangest wagers ever made IN
sport. a pool was organized on the
next heavyweight champion of the
world. Each wrote his choice on a
Slip Of paper. tossed 4 large wad Of
bills On q check into a hat, and
agreed that the one who had chosen
the ultimate winner should gather
unto himself the entire pot"
Bat strangest OF all were the chOi-
ces. Tex Richard, whose name heads
ali the rest when it comes to the
moulding Of champions. placed his
rust and money on the husky frame
of Young StriblinE, young heavy
weight from Macon, Ga.
Jack Dempsey had a supporter in
John McEatee Bowman, hotel mag
nate. Tex warned him that Jack
might never return 20 the ring. that
ne had no direct knowledge on the
subject. that the odds on Dempsey
ever regaining the title We're long
enough without adding uncertain
Nv surrounding the former cham
pion's plans. Still Bowman took
Dempsey.
When the list was made up. il was
found that James /. Bush the trac-
ton magnute. also favored Stribling
~ win recognition as the next heavy
weight king. Bush and Richard
therefore were paired In their entry
and each posted the required fee.
Walter Chrysler, who makes automo-
biles, chose hnute Hansen, the mel
ancholt Dane, along with Col. John
Hammond, president Of the Rangers
Hockey club.
a former amateur heavyweight and
firm friend Of Gene Tunney. Bernard
Glmbel Of department store fame,
placed his hopes and dollars on
Pauline Uzcudun, the bounding Bias
que from Spain. Richard Hoyt, a
Wall street banker, chose Jack Shar-
key. while Richard and Bush. still
competing as a team took the field"
att the remaining heavyweights-
on the payment Of four times the in
dividual wagers.
when they had finished. they ar
gued the matter out and then agreed
70 say nothing about it for several
reasons. none Of which mattered.
But the story was too good to keep
and Richard confessed the details
all but the exact amount az the wag-
ers.
I'D have picked Dempsey" he
said, except hat I honestly don't
know whether he'll come back. He
changes his mind so fast you can't
keep track az him. | want 70 win
this enc just for regulations sake
so ! can't take any chances"
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EAGLE SQUAD TO
y. \ y
SEE TURKEY DAY
i. = Z
AT AUSTIN

Athletic Director Red Irvine az
the local public schools,
ed yesterday that the entire SEN
Tor high eleven, will be taken to
Austin for the Thanksgiving Day
game between Texas A. & VI. and
Texas University The squad will
be guests Of the local school
The team and their sponsors will
20 In cars. leaving this city eth
or Wednesday morning or We'd
nesday evening.
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Game With
Pups Nav Result
In Triple-Tie

Coach Webb Connally's local jur.
ior high grid outfit is battling TODAY
for what may result in a triple-tie
for the junior high school cham
pionship Of the Valley.
The McAllen juniors. undcfca'rd
% far this season, are their onron-
rnts. and the game starts at z O'Clock
"A Tie high school field IN this ctv.
Brownsville and Harlinger juniors
have each lost a game, while San Be-
nito has been defeated w ec. e
brownsville succeeds in doing rr..
other clubs have failed to do. taa.
Il win from McAllen- then fIar.
FEN. Brownsville and McAlIcr u1
% tied for the pennant.
The Red Ants IRE in excellent
share and in their last game. ...
with San Benito last week, exhibited
some excellent football.
The McAllcn team is ratai .rr
III the fastest junior outfits r .r
state. and au interesting cont.
expected this afternoon.
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EIuskers on Way
To West Point

CHICAGO. Nov. 22.-tP-Thc
University OF Nebraska's unbeaten
football team. midwest a%spirant for
national honors. vas en- route to
West Point today TO test the mettle
Of the powerful Army eleven.
"A tie BY Pittsburgh last Saturday
is the only tarnish on Nebraska's
record. Short workouts at Albion.
Mich. late today and az West Point
Friday were expected TO polish off
the Cornhuskers' attack.
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Tech Is Best
Says Mr.. Rockne

SOUTH BEND, Nov. 22.-(Pl-
Knute Rockne regards Carnegie Tech
as the best team his Notre Dame
eleven has met this season.
I'VE have met three Of the great
est teams in the country. Wisconsin.
Georgia Tech and Carnegie Tech"
Rockne said. 'but the greatest ~ All
in my opinion is Carnegie Tech be-
aus Of its great power and recep-
ton"
The Skibos gave Notre Dame its
worst licking Of the year Saturday.
routing the Ramhlcrs 81 to z.
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nov up their game 10 Wednesday
of this week-just a few hours. and
then Connally's junior high team
plays McAllen juniors today. This
game was matched late yesterday
or rather decided to play il today.
as il was matched sometime ago.
Today at Mission, San Benito tan
giles with Coach Kellam's crack out
fit. in an important game. Mission
will be fighting to stay in the race.
and San Benito will be scrapping to
gain another victory. This game, rs
several others, was scheduled 70 be
played Friday, but was moved up a
day.
We were glad TO see the subs on
the local squad. get a chance TO dis
play their wares in a game. They
made a favorable impression. In
that second string outfit there are
some boys who will make valuable
players on the high squad next year.
Jack Todd looked especially good IN
the backfield yesterday. and Barney
Moore in the line showed up we'll.
Coach Martin of Weslaco hasn't a
good football club-but they are a
promising lot. There arc about Is
on the squad, most Of whom are
playing their first football games.
There isn't a mentor in the Valley
who gets any more out Of his boys
than Martin. and that's why the Pan
theirs looked pretty good. although
losing. in the game here yesterday.
They never quit-thcy snapped into
their plays with vim and vigor. and
in Witt. JamerSon and Young. Ear-
tin has some coming material for n
crack team next year.
Iris Speaker Of Hubbard City,
Texas. j. going to manage New
ark Of the international league
next season. lie takes the place
of Walter Johnson. who goes To the
Washington Senators As manager.
Speaker ought To make an excel
lent showing for President Sin
motifs Newark Bears, because, for
one thing. he has some excellent
material to work with. And an
other thing: Speaker is a capable
handler of men; knows the game.
always popular with his players
a really great ball player yet.
Norman r. Brown. we'll known
sports writer. has this To say in re-
gard to Gordy Brown. tackle on the
University Of Texas football squad:
"a line in himself. He is a stone
rru1l IaFaneau- nlurar a wizard ~
deciphering the opposition's plays
and nipping them in the bud. and n
battering ram on offense. lie was
all Southern Methodist needed 70
beat the Army. Had he been in
their line the Methodists would have
come home with the Army's cam
paign hat"
Corsicana seems headed for a
state title in football. Their latest
victim was the Temple squad. The
week before they trampled the high
ly touted Waco Tigers in the dust.
Laredo is scheduled to play Coach
Denton's Harlingen team Thanks
giving Day at the Fair Grounds Of
Harrington. Laredo is a Class Al
team. and while they are out or the
race in their district. the club IL re-
garded as a very strong outfit and
has a fast backfield.
When the junior Ants lineup this
afternoon against McAllen juniors.
they will face one Of their comrades
Of last years team. in Bonnie &C.
ballos. fullback On the McAllen club.
Ceballos ~ now living in McAllcn.
and was on the champion junior
team Of Brownsville last year.
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Eligibility Gloom
Hits Forest High

DALLAS. Nov. 22.-lP-Eligibilitv
Investigations which have struck re-
peatedly at high school football
teams throughout Texas this YER
looms t~hreateningly over H., F -c7t
team Of Dallas today as the status
Of Frank T~erranella. star quarter
back. was under investigation.
Although no protest has been filed
againt the player, Athletics Director
John Fouts admitted school authori-
ties were checking the youths cge
70 determine IL he was within the
limit of 90 years.
On the basis OF past games. For
est will be a contender for the state
championship.
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Ponies Are Put
In Pasture For
Period of Rest

DALLAS. Nov. 22.-tPl-Believing
a complete lct-down from the strcnu-
Gus schedule they ave played would
benefit members Of his squad. Coach
Ray Morrison Of S. NJ. Y. hung a mo
practice" sign out at Ownby Stadium
yesterday and announced he would
do the same today.
The Ponies will be back at their
task Of grooming for n. C. ". on
Thanksgiving day tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
LEWIS
A PAUL JONES

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 2e.-lP-Ed
stranger" Lewis successfully de-
Tended his heavyweight wrestling
championship last night nv takin~
the only fall in a scheduled two out
~ three falls match with Paul Jones.
Houston. Texas. challenger.
The SINCE fall was so severe that
Jones became unconscious and re-
manned in that condition until after
the elapsc Of the five minute per-
Tod allowed.
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THOS PONIES
is CHRISTIANS r.

FORT WORTH, Nov. o2.-"Beat
s. VI. IT," was the cry over the Texas
Nhristian University campus the
first part of the week. With the
formed Frogs definitely out Of the
nee for the championship because
of their 60 loss to the University
~ Texas Longhorns last Saturday.
he Purple coaches. team and stu
dents are centering their attention
1pon one thing. and that is to win
The annual classic with the Meth
oiist Mustangs in Dallas Turkey
Day.
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THE WRONG WRIGHT

CHlCAGO-Arraicned for bicamv.
!. C.. Wright established the fact
that he w-s not the right man. The
police are now seeking XII. II. Wright.
Furniture made of steam pipes has
been exhibited in Paris.
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ference perfectly at times New
man at quarter, on the spin play
proved elusive, and hard for the Pan
theirs to stop. 0lin Weller on n
runs looked good. Weller was run
ming low and hard yesterday,
gained many yards. Perez started m
where he left off in the a Benito
game, and on off-tackle thrusts ne
gained regularly.
Barnhart showed a lot OF speed
more than he has shown this sea-
son, when he showed the Partners
his heels many times during the
game, clearly outsprinting the visi-
tors.
The lineup:
Brownsyille t391 W~cslaco CO)
Grove
Left End
Bennett ............ Montgomery
Left Tackle
Burns Nieheh'S
Left Guard
Irulliio betleASs
Center
Monsees summers
Right Guard
CorteZ Noito"
Right Tackle
sylvester nan"
Right End
Newman -.+t.... J"hiclsN"
Quarterback
fcreL Nli90"
Left Hslfback
Weller VIII
Right Halfback
........ .....+.s. iNAtH
Fullback
Refcree-Scott tEdinburgl. Im-
pirc-Groves tLa Ferial. Head lines
man-Stcvcns tBrownsvillel-
First downs-Brownsville IL, ives
lao .
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DALLAS STEERS WILL
TRAIN IN CORSICANA

DALLAS. Nov. 22.-lP-Corsicana
viii be the scene az spring train
ing activities for the Dallas base
ball club from March I until April
&. Fred McJunkin. president. and
Bob Tarleton. business manager Of
the Steers. has decided.
Twenty-Five or thirty players will
TX marshaled in Corsicana BY Man
ager Milton Stock.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

by The Associated Press.)
San Francisco-Jock Malone, ST.
Paul, %outpointed Bud Doyle, San
Jose (10).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22

a beet sugar factory recently erect
Cd at Brigg. England, cost 81. $50. 900.
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MOVIES WIN AFTER YEARS

HOVE, Eng.-After a dispute last
Inz nine years. this town voted 70
permit moving pictures on Sunday.
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Bring your wife to
The Fashion this
week and be thankful
YOU have her to bring.

Lots of husbands think
the only article Of mas
culine gender q wife
knows how TO select H. a
first class husband.
The truth is that the
best clothing worn BY
man is chosen-Or part
ly so-by woman.
This is an invitation To
married men to come
here this week with
their wives to see a dis
play so bewildering
that you'll feel sorry
for the single chap who
hasn't a partner to help
him select one beauty
from a storeful.
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briefly on the necessity for organiza-
ton, stating that the time Is limited
and that IL ~ essential that every
democrat aid in swelling the demo-
cratic majority in Cameron county.
j. Il. Canales, chairman Of the pre-
cinct campaign committee, discussed
the necessity for organizing the vot-
ing precincts and getting out the
vote. He cited the three funda-
mentals of success in politics. as set
out BY the late Judge j. y. Wells:
"Get your voter; get your voter 20
vote; and stand behind the judges
until the votes are counted"
He discussed organization plans IN
detail. urged cooperation with the
committee members. and emphasized
that regardless OF how overwhelming
public sntiment may be in favor Of
Governor Smith, 1T Is the vote Of the
BALLOT box that counts"
Following the meeting the finance
committee received contributions for
campaign work in Cameron county.
The announcement was made that
headquarters would be established,
and campaign machinery centralized
therein.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-23
Building Permits
Here Lead Seven
Big Texas Towns

Building permits issued in
Brownsville during September sur
passed those issued in seven other
important Texas cities. according 20
the National Monthly Building Sur
vey. a copy Of which was received
az the Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce Tuesday.
Cities which were outstripped by
Brownsville included Amarillo. I'll
Paso. Paris Port Arthur. Sherman.
Tyler. and Wichita Falls.
Permits issued in Brownsville dur
ing that month amounted 70 $780,
SEQ.
Comparative figures show the fol-
lowing amount Of permits issued in
the seven cities which were surpass-
ed: Amarillo, sl2i.5S5; FL Paso,
s97 .355; Paris. s11,30o; Port Arthur,
sl21.S1i; Sherman. s79.1l0; Tyler.
s5S.44s, and Wichita Falls. SOL ,2o5.