Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-12
five EAGLES
NAMED ON lST
ALLNALLEY
McAllen 3, San Benito
2, and Mission i;
O'Bryan, Do d n,
Newman High Men
(Special 70 The Herald)


MERCEDES. Tex, Dec. l2.-At .
meeting Of the officials. coaches and
sports writers Of the Valley held ~
this city last night. an All-Nalley
high school eleven was selected, and
second team, and those OF honor
able mention.
The meeting was held in the Mer-
cedes junior high school, and was
presided over by J. c. Groves OF the
la Feria schools, in the absence Of
l.. B. Shifflett. Of Brownsville, chair
man Of the league, who was unable to
attend.
Five Brownsville gridsters we're
placed on the All-Nallcy team, the
largest number Of any one school IN
the Valley on the list.
McAllen has three men on the list;
Mission ono and San Benito two.
Brownsville players receiving rla-
res on the All-Nalley eleven arc:
Grove, end. II votes; Burns,
guard. 10 votes; O'Bryan. center.
II votes; Newman. quarterback. IL
votes, and Barnhart. fullback, 2
votes.
McAllcn players were Ramsey. end,
70 votes: guard. +. Cox, ? votes; A..
Cox half, s votes.
Tackle Woods of Mission. placed
on the first team. received s votes.
San Benito players were: McWil-
liams. tackle, 2 votes; Dodson, half,
10 votes.
O'Bryan, center: Newman. quar-
terback Of Brownsville. each received
10 votes apiece. and along with Half
hack Dodson or San Benito, received
the largest number Of votes. Dodson
also receiving Is votes.
The meeting was called a. order
BY Judge Groves at S:i5. and the
voting got underway at $50. After
selecting the first team. a second
team was picked. and those r~eceiv-
ing next TO the highest number Of
votes 10 the first team men were
placed on the second team. a num-
Der Of ties resulted IN the first bal
loting for the first team, and a vote
was taken 70 determine whom 70
or the second team.
Sylvester, end: Bennett and Cor
tcz, tackles. Of Brownsville. we're
placed on the second team.
Overstreet. end. Davis guard. and
Cara. half. Of McAllen. we're placed
on the second team.
Todd. guard SaE Benito. vas also
place on che second team.
Steele, center. and Richie. full
hack, Of H~arlingcn, we're placed on
the second team.
Davis Of Donna won the quarter
back position on the second team.
Murphy of Mission received the
other half position IN this team.
by scattering Of votes were: Sutphen
Weslaco; Cara. McAllen; Monsees.
Brownsville: Talcott. Pharr-San Juan
Alamo; Dunbar. McAllen; Mcclure,
Donna; kormier. Pharr-San Juan
Alamo; Gonzales. McAllen; Weller,
Brownsville; Madsen. Mission; Bell.
Pharr-San Juan; Adamson, San Be-
nito; Allen. McAllen.
The balloting was spirited at
times. and as the names and votes
we're being called off and tabulated
on the blackboard. first one and then
another player would be leading in
the voting. and il was not until the
last ballot was being tahulstcd that
some OF the first team players we're
assured Of their places.
This was especially true when IL
came time 10 pick the second team.
and q second votes was necessary in
several cases to pick the winners.
About fifteen eligible voters we're
present.
Following the close Of the ballet
ing and after the two teams had
been picked. Judge Groves brought
VI the question as 70 whether the
winning teams would hc rendered a
banquet. and after much discussion
during which Il was proposed BY Earl
Morrison. San Bcnito coach. that
those present. II they ~ desired. 70
pledge himself 10 bring two If tho
winning player 10 the banquet. and
n number pledged likewise.
However, IL was decided - turn
this matter over to Chairman Shift
flett Of Brownsville. and tie banquet
will be held. IL feasible. about the
first Of the new year.