Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-07
EAGLES BLANK
LA FERIA BY
81 TO OSCORE
Fast Backfield Per-
forms Well Behind
Charging Linemen;
individuals Shine
BY BISHOP CLEMENTS
Herald Snnrls Ediinr.

ing line of the Brownsville hlgh
school football eleven. proved too
much for the La Feria squad, and
the Eagles overwhelmed Coach Cor
don Holmes eleven, on the local field
Friday afternoon, 81 to o.
Gaining ten, twenty, thirty, forty.
fifty, sixty yards, on play after play
Coach Fessenden's newly-outfitted
squad, gained at will from the first
quarter to the last. Spic and span in
new jerseys and shoes. the Jerseys
being gray. cotton lined trimmed in
black the Eagles presented a fine APP
pearance as they strobe upon the
field, and began preliminary prac-
tice.
La Feria was late in arriving upon
the field. and were given a big ova-
tion by their partisans, as well as
the Brownsville rooters, who filled
the grandstand and side-lines.
Preceding the game Captain Robert
O'Bryan of the Eagles, accompanied
by Coach Fessenden and Miss Eliza
beth Campbell, team sponsor, march
ed through an archway formed in
front OF the Brownsville dug-out, by
the pep-squad.
Brownsville appeared poppy. and
full of confidence, and were heavier
than the La Feria squad, who also
went about their prelims in a conf
dent manner.
The day was warm, and the field
very fast, the semi-coyered diamond
Of grass. presented a c~ommodious
ground of play.
At 4:10 the gam was on.
Brownsville kicked off, a beauti-
full drive by Weller. la Feria tried
several end runs and an off tackle
play, all OF which failed TO gain yard
age. and then kicked 10 safety. Con
zales grabbed the ball and ran %
yards before being downed. Barn
hart tore through the line for 10
yards, but fumbled. and La Feria re-
covered. On the next play Browns
willie forwards charged through the
La Feria line and threw their oppon-
ents for a loss behinc their own goal
line. This counted two points. and
the ball was brought to the 20-yard
line. La Feria chose to kick. and
the ball sailed down the field 20 the
Eagles % yard line. Then the To-
Gals backs and line began function
ing, like a veteran machine. with n
smoothness Of rhythm that was pref
" to behold, and the stands were
kept in an uproar, as first one and
then another back would gain. gain.
gain.
Barnhart. Weller. Gonzales and
Newman. aided and abetted by a line
that opened up holes as big as noun
tains, began making t~ouchdowns.
II might be said at this time, that
though il wasn't a good contest-as
far as games 60. La Feria being out
classed. some Of the prettiest runs.
headiest plays, team work plays, and
aggressiveness a Brownsville high
school has ever displayed, were those
Of Coach Fessenden's squad Friday.
Newman at quarterback. not only
ran the team like n veteran, but his
" individual play. a fake play
through the center Of the line. side
stepping, stiff-arming. and running
like a rabbit. was the best seen On
the local field in the last five years.
And this boy Barnhart-Daniel. If
you please. His second year 10 play
football, sixteen years old, and weigh
ing one hundred and sixty pounds.
charged through the La Feria line
for gain after gain. and at times
there would be four or five opnon-
ents on his back, but on he would 20.
He is a fighter, and put a lot Of pep
into his own men.
Olin Weller, smart, aggressive. was
in on every play. diagnosing oppon-
ents' play, breaking up attempted
forward passes, i~ntercepting some.
and withal. doing the kicking for the
Eagles. Forty-five to sixty yards
was an ordinary punt for Weller.
and Fessenden smiled or rather grin
ned from ear 10 ear. when Weller
would place his whole body behind
these punts.
Gonzales-the same young man
that guided the junior high school
from the quarterback position to q
state championship last year. prov
ed a teamwork man. never missing
a signal. charging through the line.
and upholding his position AZ full
back in grand style.
The locals made mistakes-lots or
them. But their teamwork and ag-
gressiveuess made up for a multitude
Of sins.
Carroll Grove seems TO have found
himself at last, at end. He played
a heady game. and proved adept at
open field running. as he carried the
ball back from a Kickoff for a touch
down in the first quarter, running
through the whole La Feria team for
forty yards TO a touchdown.
Bennett, Monsees, O'Bryan, Cortez,
Burns and Sylvester, other lincmen.
were the boys that made the ground
gaining of the backs possible. Es-
pecially good was the work of Capt.
O'Bryan at center. He played a
heady game, and, though last year he
seemed slow, he was fast in the game
Friday. and tore through La Feria's
line and tackled many players. His
passing from center was excellent.
Be il said TO the everlasting credit
Of the plucky La Feria squad-they
never quit, not for a second. Out
classed, though they were, they
fought a losing battle as only fight
ers do-never giving up.
Their running attack was practical
10 smothered on each attempt. but
they opened up an aerial attack that
was good for many gains in yardage.
Their lateral passes were excellent,
and the precision in which they were
executed was good.
Quarterback Ferguson, Brewer,
sigler and Wessinger, other backs,
nut up a nifty game, and made some
beautiful tackles.
The interference OF La Feria for
hall carriers, was not good, whereas
the locals interference functioned
Il q commendable style. This de-
psrtment of play looks the best the
iocsls have had in several years.