Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-11
RED IRVINE
VICE PREXY
All-Star Valley Team May
Play State Champs At
- End of Season

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es and officials association was ell
fected here Tuesday evening when
some so football heads met ana
elected Forrest z. Grove, La Ferla
insurance man, president. j.. w.
CRed) Irvine, Brownsville athletic
director, was unanimously selected
for the post Of vice-president. =
Bishop Clements. well known VAL
lev athlete and scribe "a unanim-
ously named secretary treasurer.
r was decided to hold meetings
each Tuesday night for the : next
-four weeks in order that preseason
business might be cleared away The
sessions are TO alternate between
Mercedes and Harlingen 10 equalize
the distance for coaches at opposite
ends Of this section. The next meet
ing will be heldAat Mercedes.
Certificate Cards
A fee OF so cents Is 20 be charged
members TO take care of postage.
stationery. etc. for the distribution
Of information during the coming
year.
At the suggestion OF Coach Cow
boy" Ogan Of McAllen, a committee
with Irvine as chairman was named
to pass certificate cards TO active
officials. These cards will permit
the officials 10 see any game IN the
Valley when they are not working.
It was made clear that this COM
mittee viii not govern the officials
in any way but will serve merely TO
issue courtesy certificates. There
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Bobby CannonI New Mission coacl-,
made q plea forebetter sportsman
ship on the part Of the fansAs He
urged the coaches to carry~R pes-
SAGE Of craftsmanship home TO their.
students as we'll as to- members of
the squads. In the pastp Several
instances bordering on rowdyism
have been reported, 1t was said.
J.. y. Foster, Edinburg coach. who
was acting temporary chairman.
heartily agreed with Cannon bring
ingin the point that "A ball game
Is only q ball game, after all" FcS-
ter stood up for the officials. urging
that the coaches not ride their
decisions
The coaches have no right to in
terfero except when there is a ques-
ton Of rules involved. Foster said.
Battle Of Grapefruit
A proposal by Ben EpStf.l, Har-
lingen merchant. that an AIl-Valley
team play some outstanding team of
the state. preferably the Texas
champions, a post-season game each
year, was taken under advisement
-. - -.-Af n~faorr wrrfff pnnfnr
with their scnool officials and take
final action at the next meeting.
Epstein pointed out the publicity
that would be brought TO the Valley
through this game and stated that
the chambers Of commerce doubtless
would stand behind the move. I'm
der Epstein's plan, the game would
be modelled after the Battle OF
Roses" He suggested that the con-
test be called the Battle Of Grape
fruit"
In threshing OFT the question of
eligibility, il was brought out thai
the poSt-season game might De
counted against the Valley gridders-
elements was to ask the Interschol-
astic league for a ruling on the
game and make a report at the next
meeting.
All Of the coaches seemed 70 be
In favor of the proposal as it would
give the Valley gridders something
To work toward throughout the
season.
Following are some of the
schedules formed by coaches pres
ent.
oct. 4-Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
CSite u~ndecided.D
oct. ll.-San Benito CSite unde-
cided.)
Oct. ls.-LaFeria at weslaco.
oct. 25.-McAllen tSite unde-
cided.)
Nov. i.-Raymondville at Ray
mondville.
Nov. a.-Donna at Weslaco.
Nov. 5-Open.
Nov. 22.-Mercedes at Mercedes.
Nov. 29.-Open.
Edinburg High
Oct. 4.-San Benito at Edinburg.
Oct. ll.-Mission az Edinburg.
Oct. l8-McAilen at Edinburg.
Oct. 25.-Open.
Nov. l.-Harlingen at Edinburg.
Nov. Ii.-MercedeS at Mercedes.
Nov. o. Donna az Edinburg.
Nov. 27.-Pharr at Pharr.
Raymondyille High
Sept. 10.-At Donna
Sept. 27.-Lyford at Raymondyille.
Oct. 4-Harlingen at Raymond
lille.
Oct. 1l.-Open.
Oct. IS.-Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
there.
oct. 25.-NIercedes at Mercedes.
Nov. l.-Weslaco at Raymondville.
Nov. 1l.-Brcwnsville b" at Ray
mondvlle.
Nov. 22.-san Benito at San
Benito.
Nov. 28.-Open.
McAlIcn High
Nov. 1.-Open.
Nov. l1.-Harlingen at Harlingen.
Nov. 22.-Mission at McAllen.
Nov. 26-San Benito at Harrington.
oct. 4-Tentative with Browns
vile Junior college.
Oct. 1l.-Donna at McAllen.
oct. 15.-Edinburg at Edinburg.
oct. 24%Mercedes at McAllen.
Mercedes High
Sept. 2o.-Scrimmage ct Stuart
Place.
Sept. 2s.~stuart Place at Mer-
cedes-.
Oct. 4-Mission at Mission.
Oct. 1f.-Pharr at Mercedes.
oct. l8.-San Benito at San Benito
tentative.
cedes.