Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-30

With the Battle Of Grapefruit
only n day off, the Big Dam
Loboes OF Cisco have arrived on
the scene OF operations. The husky
pack on Coach Chapman's leash
detrained early Monday morning
and was taken to the Travellers
hotel where they will make head
quarters. From the looks OF the
visiting gTidsters as they stepped
of the rattler on sea legs" the
All-Valley boys have drawn q tough
assignment. There has been some
opposition was picked ito order"
II 50. that order was toughness.
"A workout was to be staged on
Tucker field Monday afternoon and
IL is likely the Loboes will timber
up their journey kinks Tuesday
also. A large group of Valley fans
Is expected to be in the stand when
the Big Dam gridsters 90 through
their bag OF tricks. What they will
see is a smoothly percolating ma
G5 "a LA-A~I AA0~hAC ,
brain children. This style Of play
feathers a beautifully synchron:zed
backfield lockstep shift.
The LoboeS brought one Cotton
Pippen with them, and thereby
hangs a story. Cotton was a main
spring in the Cisco backfield Of
1928. The lanky star was injured
early this season and has seen lit
tie service. He declares himself in
tip-top shape and will lend power
70 the visitors attack. Pippen was
the Big Bertha in Cisco's 1914
victory over Ell Paso this season.
according TO charter members or
the spit and white club.
Speaking of Notre Dame plays.
fate PLAYED a cruel joke on the
Eagles this season. The Browns
vile outfit got set TO stop this at
tack for their bi-district tilt but
as 1t turned out, they were fight
ing windmills a Ia Don Quixote.
John Reagan CHouston) appeared
certain winners OF the Dist. Seven
title and she was using Rockne
tactics. With the Dist. Eight PEN
nant sacked up and sailed away,
the Eagles Immediately got set to
stop the shifting backs OF Reagan.
In the mean, Sam Houston (Hous-
tom pulled a whale OF an upset By
trouncing Reagan. Consequently.
the border eleven's pains were
wasted and It lost a 1912 heart
breaker to Port Arthur who hati
not been figured in the runninS
for the Dist. Seven bunting.
With four Eagles named for all.
state honors and at least six all
district players on the team, fans
have been asking why there are
no Brownsville players on the all
Valley aggregation. when the
Grapefruit squad vas selected. the
local boys were very much in the
running for the state champi0n-
ship. The all-Valley team had been
assembled and had covered much
ground by the time the Screaming
Eagles were noSed out by Port
Arthur, co-champions OF Texas
with the Breckenridge Buckaroos.
The result Of New Years game
will depend largely upon the amount
OF team play built up by the Citrus
eridsterS in their short training
period. They have been together
for two weeks and should be able
to put forward a pretty good uni
fled front. AT any rate. their de-
Tense should be strong. Team work
az its best. shows UP in the smooth
ress OF an eleven's offensive at
tack. Individually. the Valleyites
should be o. an equal footing with
the Loboes. Perhaps cur heart
sways our head when we say We
expect the Grapefruiters TO win
At any rate. the score viii be close
Although Valley fans are con.
vinced the Brownsville Eagles were
The second. If not first. school boz
eleven in Texas this year. the loca
gridsters are not even champions
or their own back yard They were
shorn or their district title S4tu-.
dav when the district COMMITTEES
rr.ed that Juan Tiierina was u
years OF age VIII i he participates
In games against Corpus Christ