Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
IRVINE WILL
HEADSYSTEM
OF
Every Student In Sys-
tenn to Have Part In
Athletics During the
Coming Year

J. W. "Red" Irvine, junior high
school coach here during the past
year, has been named head of a
coaching system in the local schols
that is tended to make the local in
situations second to none in the en-
tire state, 10 was announced Friday
morning.
The leader Of the system will be at
the head of a corps Of three men
coaches, one woman coach and at
least two, possibly more, student as
sistants- The men coaches who will
be in Brownsville during the 1888
season, are of varied and wide ex-
perienees in practically all depart
ments of sport.
Raymond Plato, graduate the
University Of Illinois school Of coach-
ing and fresh from Columbia Uni
versity where he was given his mas
ter's degree this year, will be coach
OF the junior college; Doug Fessen-
den, OF San Antonio, where he has
coached the athletic teams Of Main
Avenue high school for the past two
years, Is to coach the senior high
school squads; and Webb Conley, OF
Austin, is to have charge Of the
junior high school.
Elaborate Program
The name of the woman athletic
instructor was not announced BY
members OF the school board, and il
is understood a definite decision re-
garding who will fill the place has
not beer made. No announcement
was made regarding the student in
structors, although il Is known that
school officials have az least two
youths in mind for the places. There
Is a possibility that others will be
utilized from time TO time it is said,
Under his new title as athletic di-
rector of the entire high school sys-
tenn Irvine plans TO launch an ex-
tentive athletic program that will
reach every student in the Browns
vile Independent School district,
from the primary classes Of the grade
schools to the junior college.
He will devote his entire time 70
supervising the work of the three
coaches under him and to directing
a we'll ordered system Of playground
activity. tending to build health in
the bodies of the pupils.
Assistants Well Trained
Definite decision regarding the
athletic program here, said 10 be the
most extensive ever attempted south
of San Antonio by any school system,
was made at a special meeting of the
board of school trustees Thursday
night. Plans for such a program
have been under consideration BY
the board for the past several months,
and acceptances from the three out
of-town coaches Of the positions here
have already been received.
Plato, who has had five years prac-
teal experience at coaching in Illi-
nois schools since his graduation from
the coaching school at which such
figures as Gil Dobie and Bob Suppke
are instructors. Is thought 70 be es-
pecially we'll prepared 10 handle the
problem of junior college athletics
here.
Fessenden in his two years at San
Antonio made a highly successful rec
ord as athletic director in the school
system there. He is also n graduate
of the University of Illinois. where
he starred in track. His mark Of ~
seconds in the 440 yard dash still
stands in the Big 10 conference. Dur
ing his reign at Main Avenue high
he has turned out city championship
football teams: state championship
track squads; developed a worlds
record holder and two national record
holders in track; and made a repu-
tation for building smart and agrees
sive teams in all branches Of ath-
letics.
Conley. who has been with the Aus
tin junior high school team for the
past five years. is a graduate OF the
University Of Texas, figuring in vari-
Gus sports there during the days of
Warren "Trip" Collins and Bib Falk,
big league baseball players.