Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-27
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

afternoon. IN trunks. they were
put through a stiff little workout.
The sun YVES still high but the boys
labored willingly. The squad will be
increased to about so when school
gets into full swing. Doug" Fes-
sender, "Cal" Surtees and Soc"
Plato, who comprise the coaching
staff, stepped into the thick Of 1t,
tossing balls about as they gave the
boys advice IS to form.
An hour of this stripped down
play was enough for the opener,
Fessenden decided. and sent the
squad to the showers. Thereu be
quite a few sore muscles by the end
OF the week. Most Of the bare
backs showed coats Of tan but O few
did not.
'Leche" Sylvester furnished the
surprise OF the day. He seems TO
have taken on considerable weight
curing the summer. "Leche" has
a way of springing surprises. At
the beginning Of the season last
year. hardly anyone had heard OF
his abilities on the gridiron. Prob
ably he didn't know about 1t him
self. Before the season ended. he
was recognized as n OF the top
rotchers on the champion Eagle
squad. Sylvester should make a
whale of a uefr =ive END this yeai
with his added eight and strength.
II that hot sun blisters him. 1t
looks like a case r. "leche quemcda.'
In addition to The veterans, Barn
hart, Newman. O'Bryan, ct al. there
was q likely looking group OF young
sters going through Doug's bag OF
tricks. Some Of them were big and
rangy and should make excellent
material In the future. Walter
washington has the frame and
reach for a good linesman.
The Eagles will work out at 9 a.
m. and 4 p. m. each day during the
coming week. I'D Sol is still beat
ing down pretty heavily and Fes-
sender believes .4e can tougher the
players up quicker with two short
sessions during the cooler hours Of
the day than he could by enc long
session. The boys seemed In fair
condition in their workout MONDAY
and they shou.-.d not encounter much
difficulty in rounding into shape
despite the r--rm weathe-.
Fessenden and Supt. @. ~. Gotke
felt encouraged after the workout.
They recalled that only about ten
boys answered the opening call last
year. Things look decidedly better
for the coming season.
The Harlingen Cardinals are
looking good under Coach Dutch"
Rektorik. Fl. r.. burgess, former Az.
gle star. reports. Burgess. now
living in Brownsville. was with REX
torik on the da the Card camp
was opened. The lrlingen players
showed considerable spirit and
snapped into practice with vim.
Rektorik was pleased with the
squad, Burgess said. The Washam
brothers, who came TO Harrington
from Waco where they played un-
der the famous r@ul -yson, looked
especial good.
Brotherly love is all RICH in its
place-but that place is not on the
gridiron, judging from the action
Of the Lawrence b-3.hers, Weyman
and Jimmie. Jimmie has been a
quarterback ever since he began the
grand old game. He is seeking the
first string post or the Red Bird
eleven this year. Weyman has de-
cided that he, too, would like to bo
the man who points the gun and
pulls the trigger. They are staging
a lively combat.
Burgess has some interesting
views on athletics, particularly
track. He "a d. dash and hurdle
man OF no small ability while in
high school. The Hale Center pro-
duct is a strong believer in the the
DRY that too strenuous competition
will burn out" a high school per-
former. He had a great season In
his last year at high school. The
coach literally entered him In ev-
erything In sight. Burgess came
through admirably. coping right
and left. Gaping off a brilliant
season. he wcl third place in a
hurdle event at the Chicago ma
tional meet.
But after that season, Burgess
declares he was b. med out" Fin
iShed by too strenuous competition.
OF course he turned in fair per-
formances at A. g. M. In track, but
never did regain the form he dis
played in high school. II would
not advise a young track man to
run anything over the 220 yard
he says. Il have noticed
that the greatest Of distance run
ners at college usually have not had
much training in high school. They
are developed in the colleges after
they have reached mature growth
when their physique can better
stand the gruelling distances"
Football Is not so bad, he says.
However, the gridiron Is q thing Of
the past so far as he is concerned.
He doesn't wish to coach or play.
The Hale Center star viii keep In
touch by viewing as many games as
possible. or he might o~fficiate II
called upon.
The chief benefit derived from
football Is the presence Of mind and
turn for quick deci,ions developed,
Burgess believes. Football brings
out these traits as no other sport
does, Is his opinion.