Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-30

formed ia seasons past, will be ex-
pectcd 70 do better than other sea-
I sons. and there is no doubt but that
they will.
brownsville, coached by a newcom-
er 10 Valley sportdom. Douglas
~Curley'' Fessenden, seems on the
verge Of new life" a new kind Of
spirit seems To have invaded the To-
cal eleven. They lost a--nun err Of
men ~ last years squad, and 1ffer-
WI A severe blow when Bill Labler,
star backfield man OF last year, was
declared Ineligible, but the Brown
and Gold gridsters are working hRe
Trojans. Mr.. F~essenden has works q
slow with his men, grounding them
in the fundamentals Of footbal-tfe
why's and whercfores Of each and ~
erv play. as it were. These Brown
and Gold warriors are going 10 be
heard from and Fessenden 10 pleased
with the showing they made against
Santa Rosa on the local field kriday,
when they r0mped away with q ~
10 0 score.
La Fcria comes here Friday Of this
week for a game with brownsville.
Local fandom will have plenty Of
football this season. Besides the
high school eleven, there is the Jun
Tor College, Junior high school n
St. Joseph's college. All three Of
these have good teams-clubs which
augur well for their respective
institutions, and clubs in which fan
dom may be proud Of.
San Benito Looks Good
Coach Earl Morrison has started
on his second term as mentor of the
san Benito high school football team.
Last year his team was one 81 the
best in the Nallcy-beinG beaten for
the title By the Harrington club. Nor
rison put into play the famous spin
play" for the first time in this Sec
ton and il worked we'll. In fact.
this play alone carried his club a.
many victories. Morrison lacked a
puntpr Of ability last year, but that
position Gems TO be we'll filled this
year by jamie Dodson, who played
with San Marcos last year. THE
championship of the Valley" is the
slogan of San Benito fans-and the
players seem confident they will win
the bunting.
Champion Cardinals
Coach Denton's champion Cardinal
high school football eleven ce Hnr-
linEen, needs little introduction 70
South Texas and Valley fans. They
have been champions OF this section
for one or more years. They have
been the best "dressed"F club in the
Valley. They have payed before
the largest crowd eve to witness a
gridiron contest down here-and the
present squad is determined to keep
those laurels intact. Denton lost q
number OF men BY graduation Of last
years team, but the crafty mentor 81
the Cardinal machine seems to wave
4 magic wand over his material
and they deliver the goods.
New Coach as@La Feria
Ia Feria. with Gordon "kleppy'
Holmes as its coach. has Ike on an
interest unparalleled in the history
Of high school football Of that thriv-
ing little city. Holmes, a last years
member Of the Texas A. a M. club,
and was an All-Southwestern guard.
Holmes Is working hard with the
limited amount 81 mAterial on hand,
and a. the season progresses with
have his club going better nc ~
building his club around some last
years men, such as "Skipny Yves
singer, Victor Ferguson, ister
shannon and a few others. . add
TO his troubles. Shannon d. coated
an arm in scrimmagc last VIC <, and
viii be about a couple Of weeks.
Mercedes Light
Mercrdcs-with "Red" Kitchens \ )
its coach. viii not BE- the heavy team
II weight that Il was last year. he-
ports from the Tigers amp state
that only three or four men we eh
as much as one hundred and fifty
pounds. Kitchens is beginning his
second term at Mercedes. md thQgEh !
football material is limited in that
school at present, the Tigers will be-
a dangerous club, say thoss who have
seen them at practice.
WcsIac0 Shy OF Material
Neslaco, with good old a. ~. Mar
tin, one Of the best iikel coach in
the Valley, is back. Marta mas been
M the helm Of the Panther squad
there 50 long. IL wouldn't seem right
% mention Wcslaco's football squad
without Martin. He has won one
Valley title, has been in tie thick of
the fray most Of the tins, and pro-
duces one of the most hus ling teams
~ the Valley. Weslaco. Ike its sis
ter city. hasn't had much material in
the past few years. but Martin Az
ways has a fighting cue club
that has few plays-but how they
work those.
Redskins on War1aih
Donna-those scrappins little Red
skins of last year--ons of lishtest
teams in the Valley, has started off
with a win-over lilo Hondo. Their 4
head coach. Claude DALEY was strick-
en- with appendicitis sevenl days 80
and is now recovering frtm an oper
alton, in a hospital. ASSISTANT Coach
Ezcll Darby, has taken Charge Of the
club. They look good. and Darby
knows a lot Of football md further
more, knows how to imhsrt it TO his
men. He Is a former San Benito high
school star, and was one or the best
players ever turned out Il San Mar
cos Teachers college.
Emery Driving cam
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo with o. C.I
Emery beginning his fhiri term there
promise to make a better showing
in tho conference tilts tbs year than
last. They were dead" hn their feet
in slmost every game It, year, and
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