Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-19
CPORTS

BY BISHOP

erection of the box seats at tucker
Field, there will be provided a press
box. 1T isn't as good a sits as IL
should be. but the best ! could get
under the circumstances" The box
is near the end Of the field. "1n
fact IL I hadn't told the authorities
/ that a press box was needed there
probably wouldn't have been one for
the game Friday for the press" Mr..
| Proctor told the writer yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Proctor is not a member of
the school board, but is one of the
football teams most enthusiastic
supporters. "We need the publicity
for u team. the kind that has been
given all season, to help make II a
success" Mr.. Proctor says, in re-
ferring to the box he fixed up for
press. Most fields when being pro-
vided with seating capacity, make
allowance for a press box, in a To-
cation that will give its representa-
tives a clear view Of the players, in
order that they may report correct
ly as possible the games.
Red Irvine, athletic director of
the local schools, who witnessed the
game at Abilene last Friday be-
tween that city's high school and
Cleburne. says, in query to questions,
that Abilene is a heavy, fast team.
Il am afraid they would be too big
for our team he says. Their
lightest man weighs $50 pounds, and
incidentally he happens to be m of
their best backs. Their line aver
ages around It's pounds"
Kid LittZ. clever little 100 pound
boxer Of Fort Brown, was given the
surprise of his life last night, when
| Kid Guerra, of San Benito, put over
a knockout punch in the first round.
The boys had passed a few wallops
by and between each, when Guerra
seemed to jump about two feet from
the floor and land a straight right
cross flush on the jaw of LittZ, and
the Fort Brown boy was counted
out. This preliminary promised to
be one of the liveliest on Promoter
Becerril's card at Fort Brown last
night.
Two Eagle clubs, champs in their
respective districts, will be battling
opponents Friday Of this week. First
there are the Abilene Eagles, who
will taken on Cleburne for the state
high school championships; then
there are the Brownsville Eagles,
who will play DePaul Academy of
Chicago. in one of the most impor-
tsnt out Of state games Texas has
seen in several years.
West FONT seems Il be . mag
net for Texas football players. The
latest possible acquisition Of the
Army Of a Texas athlete. IL NAL
colin Powell. center on the South
ern Methodist university football
squad the past season. Powell has
an appointment IL he wants II, and
may take II up. He II a sopho-
more al s. VI. u. this year. Other
Texas boys to 60 IN West Point
next year are Cowley and Phil
lip, of Texas University. They
have been preceded by another
Texas football player IN the per-
son of Mortimer Sprague. Of Dali
las who played his last ear this
rast season for the Army. He was
captain this year.
Chick Meehsn. coach Of the New
York University football squad. is a
firm believer in headgesr. Not the
kind that is worn by players, but the
apparel Of every day life. Meehsn
has ordered his players TO wear their
hats or caps during the ~off-season.
arguing that hstless athletes are
subject 10 catching colds more cas-
lily than the ones wearing head pie
ces.
Let's see-rssn't there r wager be-
tween = couple Of up-vslley fans IN
regard 70 the Notwithstanding
game sometime ego. wherein the los
ST was 10 skate from McAllen 10 this
city on roller skates. Now comes
our coed friend Hsusrsn Of the W.
n. Putegnst company Of this city.
and offers a good suggestion. that
the loser make his appearance in pay
ing off the debt on the day Of the
DsPaul-Brornsville game here Fri
day. 1T would be q nice thing II
. committee would meet the loser
IN6A NV tlfN tlfNlL1 HuQ ttLOTL MIN
20 the football field" Mr.. Hsusmsn
suggests.
Bill Alexander will ma the
San Antonio Bears this season Of
the Texas league. You old timers
recall Alexander 81 q player In 1903
and MP until 1918 With different
Texas league clubs. Alexander IL
going to have his troubles at the
Alamo City next season. The San
Antonio entry has been q dissp-
pointment in many years. and the
fans are beginning to sour on the
club from president down. and 81
= consequence the players are tar
gets Of the spectators wrath. re-
CARELESS. In many cases, Of how
we'll they play.
Frank Gibson. who cost the Bears
quite . sum for his services and
release 10 the Bears last year. did
a fair job at managing. But Frank
hasn't the alI-powerfui Fundamental
OF controlling his players. True. he
- popular-in fact he is too easy.
To be a successful manager one must
cumming the respect and admiration
Of his men, know baseball, and know
what TO do in q pinch, both on and
off the field.
According to rumors current at
this time, Mission Is DESTROYS of
putting a baseball club on the field
next year. Eddie Msrburger, who
operated the Mission club several
years ago. and who holds that fran
chise, has M Of the best parks in
south Texas to play in. Fans are
beginning TO talk baseball--baseball
IN 2 professional way, and when they
do. IL Is likely that q Class d lea
que composed Of three Valley cities
and Corpus Christi. and fans be-
lieve. Kingsville and Beeville. IL
would be a compact circuit.