Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

Harlingen Cards, opens the expect
ed string of warnings to the
Brownsville Eagles since they have
entered class A football competi-
ton. A team in the position of
Brownsville at the present is in a
particularly vulnerable spot. They
are the subject of the SCOTS IF
class A teams who regard them
somewhat as a "frosh." The teams
III the lower class from which the
school advanced are inclined to
prognosticate Those birds are La
BILE to be glad to play with us be-
fore the season is out.
Epstein steps into the second
group by sending a letter to The
Herald airing his views. To our
mind, there is matter for consid-
Grafton in Ben'S letter. He says
in part: Judging by the tone of
your sayings and the general view
of the game (Harlingen- Browns
ville) in Brownsville, you folks
seem to look forward to it as a
sort of a good preliminary work
out for the Eagles = $ =" The
Harlingen clothing magnate
brings out a point here that he
did not entirely intend.
= y
That is that Brownsville will
have to fight against o~yer-confi-
dence almost as hard as it does
against its grid opponents. There
IS no surer way to athletic down
fall than that Of taking a severe
case OF megalomania. A certain
degree of cockiness is all right-as
long as you are winning-but it GER
talnly looks silly when one is los
ing. Brownsville has reason to be
confident due to its great record
last year, and it now appears that
Coach Doug" Fessenden will have
an even better material to work
with this season. But it, must be
remembered that last years record
was rolled up against class b
teams, with few exceptions. This
season the Eagles will be fighting
a tougher brand of football oppon-
entS. The point that Ben brings
out is that regardless of the PROV
eSS OF an eleven, it should consider
no opponent a setup. These setups
frequently turn out to be upsets.
We didn't quite understand
n point in Ben's letter. how
ever He says: "They (the Cards.
have a renewed fighting spirit
that viii mean a lot in their
right to regain their lost pres
tige, and-write this down in
your little note book-they have
added two of the greatest back
field men that ever carried a
plgskin for Paul Tyson, to their
roster" Ben, you should have
d a few more details on h
new men. That sentence, as >
bald statement of facts, might be
viewed with askance in some
quarters, you know.
We are always glad to get LET
tiers from Valley fans expressing
their views and opinions. But if *
an lnfleXlble rule in a newsnaner
never to use such communications
unless they are properly signed.
Don't forget to put your moniker
ana address on the letters.
Is baseball on the decline? This
potent question arises following
reports of scouts that there not
only is a lack of good material
Dut ina there also is a lack of
amateur and semi-pro teams in
IexaS. So far as the Valley Is
concerned, it does appear as
though the national pastime vas
declining. The young bIoods are
turning to other amusement
Professional ball is no more in
Inns section. The amateur mines
90 not compare favorabIy with
tnose OF days gone by-say for
instance, the old San Renito
Team There r no particularly
outstanding players in the Val.
icy: william Wizomersky was 4
only player to go to the bip ton
from TINS section last year. The
Wnlte Sox farmed him out Il !
class Id team after a short trv-
OUT In the Dallas training camn
Fishing, hunting, skeet, outboard
taclns n other sports seem to
DC on the ascendancy here.
Brownsville high School f,,rnisb-
60 q specific instance of the decline
Of baseball during the past season
AT the time when the nationoi
pastlme should have been begin
nearly all Of the high school sth+
letes were in the football trainino
camp. More than so huskies u,e-e
guy Ior posts on the eleven. Con-
sequently there was no high schno1
nine. A nine was barely scraned N ~
between the junior college h,ob
school and junior high. N'sii
Atnletics are expected to he ~
me Doom at Fort Brown within
the next few weeks. The annnai
baseball tournament between
our troops will get under wv
ana horse shows and field d.1,
are 70 come. The officers nrobs
AhIV Mill wo~r