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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
FORT brown
Wins 20 TO
Drop Ringgold Here
In Opening Game
For Locals

Led by a plunGing backfield star,
and a quarterback who took advan-
tages of every opportunity to score
and gain ground, and a tackle who
held his ground and charged through
the opponents line, Fort Brown grid
eleven in its first game of the sea
son. defeated Fort Ringgold. N the
high school field Of Brownsville yes
terday afternoon, TO score 20 points
to their opponents o.
Lieut.. Berilla at half, Sgt. Ryan at
quarter, and Young, at tackle, we're
the Fort Brown players who starred
during the contest.
Hitting the line at will for gains,
skirting the ends, and off-tackle
thrusts were the weapons the Fort
Brown team hurled at the Fort Ring
gold gridders during the afternoon.
which saw many and interesting
plays.
Fort Ringgold had played four
games prior to the contest Of yes
terday. while Fort Brown played its
first game Of the season.
Fort Brown played we'll. and prac-
tically every man in the lineup dis
played talent that augurs for a crack
cavalry team in this city.
The local Cavalry eleven will prob
ably journey to Fort Ringgold Sun
day week, for a return game, and in
the meantime may match games for
the future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Georgia Tech Is
After California

ATLANTA. Ca. Nov. 3o.-(R-
Georgia Techs athletic board today
set about the formality Of obtaining
permission Of the faculty and the
southern conference for participa-
ton in the annual rose bowl classic
ut Pasadena, California, on New
Years day.
The board acted favorably yes
terday on the formal invitation
from University Of California. prev
iousIy selected rs western represen-
tative and the rose bowl commit
tee.
Georgia Tech has won six confer
erce games and turned back Notre
Dame. Victims Of the tornado in
clude anderbilt which conquered
Colgate in the East and Texas in
the Southwest. and the University
Of Alabama. whose crimson tide has
twice invaded the rose bowl in re-
cent years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Prospects
For Basketball
Are Said Coed

FORT WORTH, Dec. 30-Prospects
for 4 good basket ball team this year
at Texas Christian university are
bright. despite the fact that almost
ell of last years team graduated IT
1928. The loss Of Matthews. Acker
Steadman ard Parrish leaves Coach
Mattv Bell with only three letter
men around which TO tuild Is 1929
homes.
Capt. Horace Wallin. ono Of the
best guards IN the loop last year,
will head the line Of candidates.
Other letter men from last year
are Roy Fury. center. and Babe"
Mcconnell.
Material from last years fresh
mar squad will materially aid II. g.
U.S. chances in the cage game. AT
least five Of last years freshman
men appear CO he of VARSITY calihre.
r. G. u. opens its basket ball sea-
son. Aconsisting Of twelve games,
with Arkansas in Fort Worth on
Jan. and 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Upsets Dope
By Running Up Big
Score; T. c. u. Is
Best on Defense
Ten leading sorers in Southwest
tBy The Associated Pressl

ARA lHG AScOGlGLtu IICcSfa
Arkansas avalanche of touch
downs which gave her a 3 to 0 vic
tory over Southwestern university ut
Memphis yesterday gave the table
of individual scorers in the confer
ence MS big a shaking up as il has
had all year. Beavers Of Arkansas
moved 20 the top of the column
where he is tied with Redman Hume
Of Southern Methodist university
with 81 points. The Arkansas full
back is the only man who has rel
shared the top Of the column with
Hume in the three years that Hume
has been manufacturing t~ouchdowns.
Miller Of Arkansas Is in third place
ard Dale Of Arkansas Is fourth.
Dale's ranking is due largely 10
his skill with his toe. as he kicked
five points after touchdowns yester-
day and has kicked II altogether this
year. the best showing made in the
kicking end Of the game by anyone
IN the conference.
The season ended with only one
man. Potter Of Baylor, achieving a
field goal.
Arkansas' topBavy score also re-
vised the standing Of the teams on
the basis Of total points for the sea-
son.. Southern Methodist university,
which has led all season, slipping
into second place.
Texas Christian university quail
flies rs the best defensive team. hav-
INK yielded only % points TO her OPP
p~orents all season. in spite OF two
defeats. Texas. in winning the
championship did almost as well,
limiting her foes 10 33 points.
Every team in the conference sue
ceeded in scoring more points than il
yielded with the exception Of Rice In
s%titute. which scored SO points while
opposing teams were making 16S.
The standing Of the teams on a
basis Of total points scored follows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
EDINBURC L.;
JAVELINAS 0
College Broncs Prove
Too Much Horse for
Kingsville
Especial to The Herald)

KINGSVILLE. Nov. 30.-The Edin-
burg junior college Broncos paced,
pitched and generally disported
themselves as n team of champion
ship caliber should here Thanks
giving, and outrooted the South
Texas State Teachers Javelinas in
their own back lot BY a score OF
1910.
Rivalry between the two institu-
tons Is getting worked up to n
pitch and their annual Thanksgiv-
ing brawl Is fast becoming a South
Texas classic. K~ingsville students
and pertisans were out in mass
Thursday and their large body was
increased by Edinburg fans. The
crowds gathered all through the
morning ard by two o'clock were
bottle necking their way through its
entrance and spreading out fan-wise
around the field.
The opening kickoff by the Wild
Hogs was returned 80 yards. A con-
tInued march down the field Melted
the first marker. Attempt at goal
failed.
The second touchdown came in
the second quarter when cameron,
Bronc quarterback, dashed 10 .rds
down the field. checking ard sprint
ing in n beautiful run. Goa. failed.
The Javeliras could make little Of
the Bronc line and their lateral
passes were broken mp often by
Garrett. McCauley and .ramerson
were the star ground gamers. jam
erson's deceptive side step and
change Of pace eluded many tacklers
during the pastime.
The Edinburg Grand Amalgamated
Union Of Vociferous Team Loyalty,
better known as the Razzers, were
much in evidence in their snappy
garb. They put on the customary
we're leading at the half" demon
stration.
The work Of Rutledge, Roper.
Smith and Keeling of the Fliehty
Porkers was outstanding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
CARDS DEFEAT
LAREDO ESQ
Complete Poor Season
With Clean Cut
Victory
Especial to The HERALD

HARLINGEN, Nov. SOTO the
tune OF hummirg automobile mo-
tors. the Harlinren High School
Cardinals passed and bucked their
way to a 90 TO 0 victory over La
redo high school on the Valley Fair
field yesterday afternoon.
The Cardinals were clearly the
superiors of their opponents in ev-
cry department of the game, Richey
and Steele going through the La
redo lire almost at will. and passes
connecting up for long and fire.
quent gains. Again the passing
combination of Steele to Murray
was the main ground gaining ma
chine in the team. paving the way
for most Of the Harlingen touch
downs.
The Cardinals pushed over two
touchdowns in the first half, n
in each quarter, and annexed n
extra point, with the score IL TO 0
at the end Of the half. In the last
half an equal score was made,
leaving the final count 26 10 o.
One OF the largest crowds OF tn,
season packed the huge grandstanG
ut the fair to witness the football
game and the automobile races Of
the fair. the races starting at 1880.
and continuing on through part of
the football game. Fast time was
made in the races with about ten
automobiles taking part in the five
races. No accidents marred the
automobile races.
The Harlingen and Laredo teams
weighed about the same, but the
locals showed more speed and driv-
ing power, and better field general
ship,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

This is the time of the football
season in the Valley, that those who
make possible the school games
should take time and study and work
out a solution of the game down
here, as it pertains to competition
between the larger schools of the
Valley and the smaller ones. This
is a Glass b circuit. There are a
number of teams in the Valley which
should not play some Of the others,
because their football talent is too
limited and small. Why not form a
Class A league in the Valley among
the major five clubs or more. and
the rest can form a Glass B league?
McAllen demonstrated yesterday
afternoon at San Benito that that city
has the most dazzling and effective
aerial attack ever seen in the Valley.
We believe that Brownsville has the
best teamwork of any school eleven
in the Valley, and that McAllen has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
High Race
Narrowed Down

DALLAS, Tex. Nov. 30-tPp-With
five of the eight high school foot
ball district championships determ-
ined. the race for the state prep
gridiron title will be ready to en-
ter the bi-district flight next week.
Amarillo. Abilene. Cleburne. Mar
shall and Main Avenue high school
school Of San Antonio already have
clinched their district titles. In dis
trict No. 8 Sunset high school Of
Dallas seems assured Of the title,
although the Sunset team must beat
Woodrow Wilson high school Of Dali
las Saturday.
The district S title now lies be-
tween Sherman and Greenville, nei-
Their of these two teams having
been defeated. The plavoff for the
title Is scheduled for Saturday. ut
which time Jeff Davis high school
Of Houston will play Port Arthur
high school for the district z
title.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Pups State Their
Reason and Claim
To Championship
To The Herald:

The McAllen junior hish school
team by defeating Mission in two
games. Donna in two games, Pharr
and Weslaco teams became the IN
disputed champions Of Hidalgo
county. Edinburg and Mercedes de-
clined TO meet the Pups. Harlingen
likewise became the champions Of
Cameron county by defeating San
Benito and Brownsville. McAllen
Pups then met ard defeated Harlin-
gen by the score OF IL TO O. This
determined the championship Of the
two counties.
Later McAllen Juniors played q
game with the Brownsville juniors
that had no bearing on the champ
ionship since Brownsville had al
ready been eliminated. Harrington
still laws claim to the championship
OF Cameron county and there n no
question about the championship of
Hidalgo county, and since McAllen
mas met and defeated H~arlingen the
bicounty championship is detern-
ined.
However. II Brownsville or Har-
lingen should lay claim & champ
lonsnlp upon the percentage basis,
then McAllen has the better OF the
contest. The Pups have played 8
games and had one forfeited TO
them; HarlinFen has played q
games. ard Brownsville has PLAYED
only three. Each team has been de-
feated one time. This gives the Nc
Allen Pups the contest II figured
upon the percentage basis rather
than bv counties.
The McAllen Pups are enrolled IN
the 9Th. 7th and 9Th grades. all reg
ular junior high school students
ard they are meeting all the re-
quirements Of the State Inter
scholastic league. They will average
$50 pounds.
The Valley schools will likely
make rules and regulations ',r Junior
contests for another year In line
with league rules for senior con-
tests.
Signed,
DE WITT BRAMLETTE, sup..
McAllen, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
TEXAS BEATS
ACCIES 1910,
TAKING TITLE
Arkansas Is Second;
Frogs Beat Ponies
Tieing With Baylor
For Third Honors
(By The Associated Press).

Gridiron guns that have wrecked
the peace of the southwest for three
months were stilled today and the
battle flag of the Texas University
Longhorns floated over the citadel.
For the first time in eight years
the Orange and White found itself in
possession of the conference foot
ball title. A smashing 19-to-0 vi.ory
over their dearest rivals, the Texas
Aggies, before a. 5000 fans. boosted
the men Of Littlefield into undis-
puted possession OF first place.
For the first time since the sea-
son opened. the Orange machine
came into full possession Of its
powers yesterday. For two quarters
it was frustrated by the fighting
Farmers. Then. as If realizing its
strength. il crashed its way 70 three
touchdowns.
The Arkansas Ra )rbacks. who fin
ished second. were soundly trounced
by the Longhorns early in d sea-
son. Any hopes the Southern Meta
odist University Mustangs might
have entertained Of establishing n
claim on the crown were obliterated
by their unexpected. but thorough
rout by the Texas Christian Horned
Frogs, Is to 6.
By upsetting the Mustangs the
Frogs finished in a tie with Baylor
university for third place. Baylor's
youthful team closed its campaign
with a % 10 IL win over the Rice
Institute Owls. whose record Of five
straight conference losses stands un-
rivalled.
Outside or the courageous. uphill
battle waged by the Longhorns 20
give Coach Clyde Littlefield a title
in his second year as head coach at
the Capital City, the outstanding de-
velopment of the season was the de-
moralization Of the splendid South
Crn Methodist university team In the
closing weeks Of the marathon.
The Mustangs apparently shot
their bolt when they licked the Long
horns, 6 to 2, the only defeat admin
Mustered the champions by q con
ference team. The best they could
do after that was a 1919 tie with
the Aggies. Then they caught sue
cessive thumpings from Baylor and
7. C. u. The fact that their ace,
Redman H.ne. was on the sideline
MIn ENIiAIAAg INEAAlNA CO AAI iNANRAA
for their puny display against the
Aggies and Baylor. but they didn't
do much better with Hume in the
lineup yesterday.
Coach Matty Bells Christians
electrified the stands by throwing a
touchdown into the Ponies nj the
opening minutes OF play and from
time on tha outcome was more or
less ehvious. Instead Of playing The
defensive game they were expected
to, the Frogs dived in with both feet
to sew up the decision before the
half was over.
Strangely enough. the Mustangs
compiled IS first downs TO - for
the Horned Frogs, proving that fig
ures can fib.
The Arkansas Razorbacks closed
their books with a rs 10 0 rout "a
Southwestern university at Memphis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
CHAMPIONS
OF Big SEVEN
Are DECIDED
Huskers, Utah, Texas,
Drake Cop; Georgia
Tech and Florida
Tied in Southern

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-tPp-Five of
the country's seven major football
championships have been decided.
Only the cast and south still are in
the doubtful stage and the chances
are that both will remain that way
even after all the returns are in.
Illinois captured the western con-
ference title last Saturday on the
same day that Southern California
won the crown on the Pacific coast
but the other three conference win
ners waited until Thanksgiving gay
to make their titles clear.
A driving snowstorm at Lincoln.
Neb., made good football next to i'm
possible but the C~ornhuskers of the
University of Nebraska took sdvan-
tage of what breaks there were TO
Kansas Aggies and walk away with
the "Big Six" championship. Ne
braska finished its conference sched-
ule undefeated. BY turning back
Missouri, II TO o., Oklahoma finished
in a tie for runner-up position with
the Tigers.
Showing a surprising reversal Of
form. the Utah Redskins clinched the
Rocky Mountain conference title by
defeating the Utah Aggies. 20 70 ..
Forty-five thousand persons, the
largest crowd that ever saw n foot
ball game in Texas. watched the
Texas University Longhorns win the
Southwestern conference champion
shin by defeating Texas A. & NJ,
i9 70 0.
A touchdown scored in the closing
minutes Of plav rave n Drake n 60
triumph over Creighton and the title
! nthe reorganized Missouri Valley
conference.
New York University's crushing de-
feat by the Oregon Aggies muddled
IN the championship situation in the
east more than ever. but in the
southern conference only Georgia
Tech and Florida are left in n posi-
ton to broadcast INV loud t%itular
claims. Tech crushed Auburn. 81
70 O.. while Florida was rolling up n
so to 6 tally on Washington and Lee.
These two teens only of the %
southern conference members have
met neither defeat nor tic. Tenn
essee and Louisiana state. unbeater
and united in the conference pre-
viorsly. were held 70 scoreless draws
bv Kentucky and Tulane respectively.
while Virginia Polytechnic saw its
perfect conference record GO 10
smash before the pttack Of Virginia
Military Institute. 10 to g.
The eastern titular race. certain n
he the subject Of considerable de-
bate. mry he clarified somwhat to-
morrow when Boston College. Amy
and Georgetown. th-ee Of the leading
candidates. swinr into action. Bos-
ton College. PLAYING Holv Cross. has
not been beaten nv tied. Army.
which meets Stanford. yost or'v 70
IN International o%nponent. Notre
Dame. GEORGETOWN meets Detroit.
an indicated organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Grabbed
By N. M. Military

ROSWELL. N NJ. Nov. 30.-iPb-
The New Mexico Military Institute
Broncos hammered home their claim
as college football champions OF
New Mexico by piling up n AZ to o
score over the New Mexico Aggies.
and laid claim with the University
Of Arizona to championship Of the
Southwest.
The Broncos quit the season un-
defeated by home state teams. and
tie Thanksgiving battle put the Uni
versity Of New Mexico into thu run
ner-up position while the AEgics
dropped to third position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

ROCKNE'S SCRAPPIEST
ELEVEN OFF FOR GAME

TUCSON, Ariz, Nov. 3o.-PD-The
scrappiest team Knute Rockne has
coached ut Notre Dame. according to
his own statement, will carry the
football banner Of the South Bend
institutitno into the i~ntersectional
struggle az Los Angeles tomorrow
with Southern California.
Rockne and his Ramblcrs boarded
a Los Angeles bound train this
morning for the last lap Of the
westward ~fournar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
WESLEY COLLEGE is
TEXAS JUNIOR CHAMP

GREENvILLE, Tex. Nov. 30.-tR
Wesley College is the 1928 cham
pion of the Texas Junior College
Athletic association by virtue Of q y
70 C victory over Burleson college
here yesterday. Wesley has won five
games and lost none.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
BABES SMOTHER IN BASKET

BIRMINGHAM. Eng.-Two babies
wrapped in blankets and placed in
a co1thes basket at a maternity
home were both smothered tn death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

len replaced Biggers. Another pass
was incompleted. Ball goes to San
Benito on its own S5-yard line. Pass
incompleted. Another pass was good
for 10 yards as the game ended.
The lineup:
San Benito (lD McAllen (39)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
~PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

the best aerial attack in south Tex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
IA. A. TOUR TALKS
ARE RADIO FEATURE
Weekly Broadcast of Motor
Car Pleasure Trips Proves
Popular.

Since virtually all motorists find
pleasure In touring, and since great
proportion of the people either drive
or ride in automobiles. the District
of Columbia division OF the American
Automobile Association has inaugu-
rated series of radio broadcasts de-
signed to aid the motor rambler to
direct his tours To the best advantage
For several weeks these talks have
been broadcast once a week over Sta
ton WMAI4, being given every Friday
evening from 9:i5 to $50 O'Clock. The
time was chosen so that the motoriSt
might have his directions far enough
In advance to make his personal plans
for the week end tour.
To Serve All.
In offering these suggested motor
trips, the A. A. A. planned to serve, not
orr its own membership, but the whole
body OF listenerS-i1 so that all might
be acquainted with the opportunities
which the car owner In Washington
and vicinity has for striking out In all
directions into territory that is rich
in scenic beauty and replete with his
toric interest.
Inc tours nave Deen carefully Sc
iected by experts in planning motor
trips. After covering the ground them
selves, they are then in position to
give complete information as to road
conditions, the scenery and It's attrac-
tons, and the points OF historic aSso-
citation with which every motorist
should become familiar.
Scenery Described.
The subject OF the last broadcast
was THE Valley OF the Kanawha." In
which the beauties OF West Virginia's
choicest scenery we're described. Next
Friday night the motorist will be taken
ITO the Carlton Bells at Mercersburg. +"
and will be told OF the concerts which
form a feature of that historic Penn
sylvania town.
Among the tours to come later In
the series are Through the Shenan-
doah Valley" ITO Monticello, Home
of Jefferson; "Conowingo and Loeb
Raven Dams" Natural Bridge in Vir-
ginia.' Wakefield. Birthplace of the
Father of Our Country" THE New
Virginia Bridges" and Along the East
ern Shore"
That the broadcasts have been ia
vorably received lis indicated In the
large number OF letters received by
Station WMAL. Many persons seeking
information at the touring bureau OF
the District OF Columbia Division OF
the A. A. A. also have declared that
they listened In with considerable In
terest The tours are broadcast by
George E. Keneinp, manager OF the
District OF Columbia Division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
ZION NATIONAL PARK
WILL ATTRACT MANY
10000 Tourists Expected to Visit
New Wonderland This
Season.

OF the 3.00O,O00 motor tourists who
will visit one or more Of America s
great national parks this season. an in
creasing number, estimated by the
travel bureau Of the American Research
Foundation at some 10000, will make
the acquaintance Of the newest and
most picturesque wonderland, Zion Ma
tionai Park, tucked away in the south
west corner Of Utah and until recently
rather of the beaten trail and far from
the gasoline service station.
Here Is wilderness of painted rocks.
rising cathedral-like from deep gorges
and sculptured by the hand OF time.
Zion Canyon, whose lower strata tell
geological story 100000 years old.
Is narrow cut walled in by rainbow
tinted buttes, which the varying sum
light changes from light cream to the
most vivid scarlet, as II some master
stage hand or electrician were striving
for bizarre effects.
1t is a domain Of extinct volcanoes,
strange and weird formations, In the
inches of which the cave jewellers once
made their homes and where are 10 be
found today ruins Of prehistoric haDita-
tons forgotten even In the traditions
OF the red men.
Grand Canyon. Bryce Canyon and
the Kaibab National Forest, the largest
and most beautiful virgin forest in
America, may be included In tour Of
this wild region.
Cedar City, the gateway 10 Zion Park.
lies on Federal Highway 81. running
southwest from Salt Lake City 10 Los
Angeles. or the motorist from ST..
Louis. Kansas City and points east, fol-
lowing the National Old Trails Fed
eral Highway 40l. may turn OF at
SaIina. Kans. on Federal Highway 81,
connecting with the Santa Fe Trail
through Trinidad, Santa Pc. Aibu-
querque and Gallup and, detouring at
Flagstaff. Ariz.. to the Grand Canyon.
From Flagstaff Federal Highway 30
leads 70 Zion National Park and Bryce
Canyon
While many Of the scenic maryels
are accessible only by horseback, hard
surfaced motor roads penetrate the en-
tire district, and new highway Is now
under construction from the east wall
of Zion on the Mount Carmel. Case
line service stations are never more
than q few miles away, while de luxe
lodges offer the utmost In aecommoda~
ton 10 the tourist