Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

ABILENE FOR
CHAMP GAME
Eagles Are Doped To
Defeat Port Arthur
For Texas Hi gh
School Title

This city was the mecca for Texas
pigskin enthusiasts today as the
Port Arthur Yellowjackets and Abil-
n Eagles prepared to clash in the
deciding battle for the state high
school football crown.
C%limaxing probably the most hot
~ contested race since the schoolboy
league was organized in 1920. today's
game was expected to draw more
than 10000 spectators to Parramore
Field at Simmons University. II is
the first championship game ever
awarded to West Texas fans and
they are responding nobly. Hotel
Hobbies have been filled with wish
tors since yesterday. and today there
was q constant stream or automo-
biles converging on the battle site.
Coach Dewey Mayhew's powerful
Abilene club has been established
almost m overwhelming ~favorite 70
down the SINGERS from the Gulf.
hut there was little doubt il would
be a spectacular combat. 4 fcw of
tho more enthusiastic Eagle support
ers we're predicting a four or five
touchdown margin Of victory. 9th
ers. cognizant of the frailtics Of
football dope. were content 20 fore
cast a less sizeahle score.
Abilene Dopes Out
While Port Arthur's season record
does not compare with hat 81 the
husky Eagles. who trampled unde-
feated through what admittedly is
the toughest football section in nc
state this year. the Yellowiackets
have become recognized as fighters
Of the last ditch variety. Coach
Tom Dennis youngsters are totally
unawed Nv the formidable record n
their opponents. "They can't play
but n men at a time one az the
Jackets was heard to remark.
A comparison Of the trails n the
two c~levens into the finals eveals
that the YelIowiackets have been de-
feated three times and tied twice
while Abilene has only a 1918 tie
with Ranger n mar it, record. Port
Arthur lost n Lake Charles. Lr.. IN
70 :. 70 Shreveport. Ia. 7 IL .. and
to Sam Houston high Of Houston. ~
TO Z. On the other hand they de
fcated South Park or Beaumont. m
~ VI. and Jeff Davis of Houston. 10
~ p. FOR the district title. In 81
district play the Jackets were tied
by Main Avenue Of San Antonio. s
70 3. but advanced on the film or A
colon. Last week, IN the scmi-fi-
mails. they deadlocEed with Marshall
IN n scorcless affair. but reached the
finals BY penetrnting the Mavericks
20-yard line three times.
Abilene started slowly with u 7 10
2 %victoroy over Arson. then IN m
der defeated the Daniel Baker re-
serves. i3 to q. Coleman 70 20 n. and
fastland II ~ q. ~ their first
conference game they tied Ranger
"a to 10. After that came their vic
torious march over Breckenridge. Al
% 3. Haskell. 81 70 &. Sar Angelo.
25 r. 2. Cisco. 10 ~ r.. Amarillo. 2G
~ III and Clehu-nr. q :.
Eagles Strong
tn present Abilene machine is
not ms versatile rs that which was
defeated ~ Waco IN last years I'll
nails but It, heavy line and hard
driving backficld has enablod Il 10
get by without the usual frillS. Not
until the last several rnreS did the
Eagles make n serious hfi ~ score
Nv the aerial route ard II Y Doubt
Fui they will resort 90 overhead tao
tics TODAY unless Tho YciiowiarketS
ION thei- -nnnin~ game dead. Al
~1h-~ourd line AM two vra-t La1I
~~-f crs. Phains and Smith. viii hear
'"" hunt n%zairst tho lighter Iartats
Port Arthur'r cha~~a N rortIv ~
"~4n-ed wv W its ri~htir- shirt. -~J
MAJ" sreel ~ rs three clever bsnLs
"r~"sril. ciiIim.n and Parsriel1
'""h of this trio is ~~sd % - /,
'"rrnr in an orar fold v, Ire.
"~"mS'S ~amn With Marshal nr-,a4nii
''rtnd ir fhr o~anin~ Lsrt-orr ~.a
~hlcd - va-i- ~a~i-arS haro-a
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w~- Nv tha hritr rag1a ForwarlS
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" Field ;-S-a
Probable sta-.;-~ 1;,a-uns.
-. Arthur Position kh;la,o
dominique Rn-,I.v
left End
Tofs Tortia
RI narher
T~H Guard
-n~~ar rcl Iusbv
Center