Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08
Sports Chats
- With
Hal Eustace

An All-Valiey team. Net OF the
mythical type. but OF the flesh and
bone variety. That's the suggestion
Of Ben Epstein. the Harrington
Cards most enthusiastic follower.
Ben would have the team organized
az the end Of each season to play
a representative team Of some other
section. His suggestion Will proba-
bly, ON before the meeting Of Val
ley coaches and officials TO be held
at Harrington Tuesday night. This
Is q proposition that would have to
be worked out from a Valley-wide
angle. Another instance WHARF the
proposed Valley Chamber Of Com
merce would come in handy.
The Brownsville high Eagles were
recently belted under the "a when
Jack Allen was retired for the sea-
son with an attack Of appendicitis
Now the Cardinals have been knock
ed a bit out of stTeamline by the
loss OF Center Ross. a likely looking
prospect from Miami, Fla. Ross has
gone with his parents TO Mission.
Dutch" Rektorik's loss will prob
ably be Bobby Cannon's gain. Ross.
it IS understood, performed in the
spangles Of Miami high for two
years.
Lots or interesting dope should be
spilled eat the coaches and officials
meeting. Schedules will be formu-
lated, and the coming season will
be outlined. The coaches and Of
ficials will shake hands and Groom
the little tune Of Just before the
battle. mother" None of the
coaches will be particularly inn
pressed with his own prospects but
will be telling the others he wished
n, Just had their squad. The Off
Gals will have their heads up and a
smile on their faces for thereN be
no pop bottles TO be thrown Tues
day evening.
Laying the alleged Jokes on the
mantle piece with the old cob pipe,
much territory Will be covered at
the meeting. All Of the coaches and
officials Of the Valley should be
there. The boys should get to-
gether and find cut just what We
will have for the coming year. We
would like to see Jack Rutledge.
"Bish' Clements and the rest Of the
scribes there. too. The scribbleTs
should become acquainted with the
lads who are TO ramrOd the big
show and they will have a better
understanding Of the layout when
the season gets under way.
There will be another meeting
Friday night at Stuart Place when
a Cameron county rural conference
will probably see the light. Efforts
are now on foot to organize a SINH
lar league in Hidalgo county. with
a Valley championship contest. as
its object. Santa Rosa. Stuart
Place. Ell Jardin and Wilson Tract
are Almost certain TO enter the
Cameron county loop. =. z. Ritchle-
with the FL Jardin Comets last sea-
son. and now with the Santa Rosa
Ploughboys. is m of the moving
powers In the proposed loop. Ritchie
turned out several sweet players last
year. Sam Lesser. hard plunging
fullback. would have graced almost
any eleven in the Valley.
One Of the most feared elevenS IN
the interscholastic district of which
Brownsville Is q member, has been
hit by that ever-present coach-de-
menting problem Of ineligibility.
Benny Strickland came to the Ma
room camp full of optimism and
after being told that he had a lot
Of material to work with. was ready
TO go for a great season. Current
rent reports and ineligibilities have
played havoc with some OF his plans
and have made him resort to other
methods or building a club that will
60 anywhere il the 1929 grid race.
Heinie Helf. stellar tackle Of the
Maroon 1923 squad. was the first to
feel the axe Of scholastic laxness
and Is out for the year. Slade Watt
and Nicely Gilliland now appear
slated for the ak. The Maroon
strength will lie in the backfield
The main springs In this group Of
ball toters will be James. Nelson
Hodges. Randolph and Strandtman
Brownsville is slated TO play Austin
at the capital city Nov. p after
taking on Main Avenue at San An