Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
BRONCS Close
End WINNING
YEAR ON GRID
Fullback Mel auley Is
Named to Captain
Eleven; Jam
Shines at Quarter
(Snecial 70 The Heraldl

EDINBURG, Dec. 29.-When Coach
J. ID. Fosters Broncs closed the 1928
footballs season he ended his seventh
successful year as a coach by win
ming five out of seven games.
After being an assistant to Tom
Dennis at Meridian college, Coach
Foster took over the coaching duties
and in his three years there he
turned out football teams that won
IS out Of "a games against SUCH COM
petition IS John TaYleton Agricul-
tural college. Decatur Baptist col
lege, North Texas Aggies and others.
Coming to Edinburg in 1927 Coach
Foster with only q small squad
turned out q very successful team
defeating such teams as S~chreiner
and tying the powerful Centenry
Fish and winning 4, tying 3. and los
Ing ? out OF nine games played. This
year he has won five out Of seven
against such teams rs Rice Fish, st.
Mays and kingsville Teachers. and
Brownsville Junior college.
Although he has always been han
dicapped by lack of reserve strength
in his squad Foster has always turn
ed out fighting teams. His teams
are we'll coached, smooth working
outfits. They play heads-up football
and always make a tine showing.
Hessel Elected Captain
At the annual meeting Of letter
men Louis Hassell, lett tackle on
the Bronc football team, was elected
captain Of the 1929 club. Hassell
- .. --I~~- Er
being allie to go with the ball" with
snap and fight, especially on the
defense. He was a constant menace
in the other teams backfield. In
the st. Mary's game Hassell distin-
ggished himself by picking up FUN
bles and bringing down the ball car
riers for losses in a fashion worthy
Of praise. "Keggas' as he is popu-
larly known to his teammates, halls
from Wallingford, Conn. He is six
feet one inch tall and weighs $50
pounds. He lettered last year play
ing 80 out Of So quarters, while this
year he played a total Of % out Of
2S quarters.
McCauley Captain in 1928
John McCauley was an outstanding
triple-thrcst fullback. He Is biz.
weighs Ie0 pounds, 10 years old, and
six feet tall. lie can back up a line
and analyre plays with exceptional
ability. In the game he Is steady
and not excitable. He captained the
1928 Bronze team and led his club
through a successful season playing
rs out Of % quarters. He halls from
Hillsboro. Before coming 10 Edir-
burg college he played one year at
Meridian college where he lsttered
at fullbsck. He is one Of the four
sterling players Coach Foster
brought down from upstate with him.
Big Mac has never had "time CUT
called for him in his three years If
competition. lie has the ability 10
carry the ball as good as any back
in college competition. Mac scored
"a Of his teams points this year,
besides being an outstanding defen-
sive man.
Valley Boy Shines
The Fronc football team flashed a
backfield man this season Of no mean
ability in Dick Jamerson, quarter
back from Donna. Jamerson attend
ed high school al Highland Park,
Dallas; Donna, and took academy
work at Sewanee Military academy.
His first real experience in the game
came at Sewanee where he won his
letter. Last season when he was
Just getting started injury claimed
him and he wa able 10 play only %
out Of So quarters. This season he
won his second letter and played "a
r.A 80 - -vT1 - w-~~~L
ing iT5 pounds. and s feet fl inches
tall, i q neat triple-threat man be-
ing able to kick, pass and carry the
ball. On the receiving end and in
carrying the pigskin, he showed I'M
canny ability. In every game he
participated in this season he was
able TO trail his interference to the
open end then flash n brand OF open
field running that thrilled every one
who say the games. Mixed with hip
action and a change Of pace. being
able to use an effective stiff arm
and running with speed and power
he presented a problem TO the rec
ondary defense. He has the ability
TO carry the ball against any club
that lets him get by the line or
scrimmage. In the Rice Freshman
game he ran 81 yards on an in and
out play, for . touchdo~n. without
a hand touching him. In the Kings
vile Teachers game on his own So
yard line he took the ball around
right end for 20 yards and n touch
down. He filings his legs and jerks
them away and spins when he Il hit,
and keeps going. These abilities ev-
cry good ball carrier must have
Jamerson has them and will improve
with more experience.
When receiving passes IL seems
that he is n rowing target and a pas
ser has no difficulty in spotting him
He takes the ball full speed and then
cuts up the field, without losing
stride. Coach Foster IL 20 be COM
mended for developing this phantom
Bronze.
Jamerson this year had consider
able load and responsibility. He fur
nished the g%enerslship Of the team.
did the kicking and although not
especially DESTROYS OF running with
the ball when he had these .
sibilities resting upon him, he car
RED the ball quite a deal. He lead
N scoring. making 81 Of his teams
l45 points during the season.