Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-22
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~ By Bishop Clements
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back Texas A. & NJ. on Kyle Field,
6 to 0. Coach Bibles squad has suf-
fered two defeats this season on his
home ground, by this same score.
Centenary was the first to turn the
Aggies back.
Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson are
on their way 10 Japan, where they
will pick two clubs from universe.
ties in the land of billions Of people,
and play games.
This boy, Murray. playing an end
position for Coach Denton's Cardin-
ais, is a classy football player. He
Is n Of the best at receiving passes
we have ever seen in the Valley.
Harlingen has produced some mighty
good passers and receivers, and in
Carroll Baize, of 1926, Coach Denton
had another star at receiving, as
well as a player Of wonderful ability
in the backfield.
Had a chat other day with our old
friend, Lyle Estes of San Benito.
Lyle, or Shorty" as ne is Familiarity
and well known, believes San Benito
has n Of the best football squads
in the history Of the school. He is
looking forward to the gam Of this
weekend with Harlingen, and be-
lieves IL will be the best game ever
to be played on the San Benito field.
Undoubtedly, somebody has got to
do some tall talking, explaining, and
all that in Houston in the next few
weeks. Manager Snyder has resign
ed his job with the Houston Buffa-
loes. President Fred Ankenman says
he wants him back. Snyder is silent.
But in st. Louis-where they release
managers yearly-Snyder my get
the Job there rs manager of the Red
Birds.
Well. the Texas league has Just
about adopted a rookie rule, that will
compel each club to carry four rock
les. instead of two, as the past sea-
son. Which, in effect. means that
there will be four bench warmers, in
most cases, instead Of two.
Valley coaches are taking stock to-
day Of their squads. And this week
end will find Donna at Brownsville;
Harrington at San Benito; Mercedes
at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo; McAllcn
az Weslaco, and La Feria at Mission.
Coach Morley Jennings Baylor
Bears put a crimp in the Centenary
Gents Saturday at Shreveport. Coach
Homer Norton's Gentlemen of Lou
isiana went down before the Bears
p 70 z. The week before. however,
the Gentlemen were battered 20 win
over the Texas Azgies. They may
not have been in very good share.
but then Baylor has an eleven that
is going to be plenty tough for ron
ference teams until the end Of the
season.
Saturday afternoon of this week.
Coach Raymond Plato's Junior COL
lege Scorpions tangle with the power
full college eleven Of Edinburg. The
Bronchos made merry vita the locals
several weeks ago, whipping the
Scorpions, SO 10 Q. But there is a
scrapping bunch out at the local COL
lege, and they are going TO work
hard this week in preparation for
the tilt. Coach Fosters eleven lost
n gam Saturday to Schreiner Insti-
tute Of Kerrville, y to 2.
Bonnie McWilliams, captain and
big tackle Of the San Benito eleven,
j. back in harness. McWilliams was
on the sick list for the first few
weeks Of the season. His getting
back in harness has added a lot OF
strength to Coach Morrison's line.
They tell a story on Coach Morri-
son of San Benito, to the effect that
at one point during the few minutes
Bud Adamson, his quarterback and
star player, was in the game against
Mercedes last Friday, that Bud fell
down. and 70 everyone present. II
vas thought he was hurt. Morrison
Jumped up, saw he wasn't injured.
let him make one more play. and then
jerked him. sect on the bench an5
stay there" Morrison is reported ia
have told Bud. He did. San Benito
and Harlingn are to play Friday and
Coach Morrison undoubtedly wasn't
going to take any chance of losing
the services of Adamson.
Red Irvine. director Of athletic Of
the local public schools, secuted the
Alamo Heights eleven OF San Anto-
MO, prior to their game with Coach
~Fessenden's Brownsville squad. Tn
doubtedly Red made a good lob Of II.
His reports to Fessenden were accu-
rate of the Heights plays. The
Eagles smothered every attempt Of
the visitors, and they made only two
first downs.