Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08
CPORTS

BY BISHOP CLEMENTS

Harrington and Brownsville--an-
cicnt and honorable high school foot
ball rivals-will transfer their &C.
t~ivitieE 10 the court game tonight.
At s o'clock on Tucker Field. the
basketball quints OF the two insti-
tutions will tangle in the. second
Of the games Of the county tourna-
ment now being played.
III you believe Red Irvine-and We
do, of the hottest" quint cards
Of the season is in store for fans.
In order to have the game played in
this city. the Cardinals have been
guaranteed SIS for their expense in
making the trip. Athletic Director
Irvine declares IL will take SIS 10
defrsy expenses Of tonight's game.
which will. he says, be one Of the
most deliberately prepared events Of
the basketball season
Here's the proposition in a nut.
shell: III Brownsville wins to-
nights game the EsgIes stand IN
excellent chance of coping the
county title: 10 has been the desire
of Coach Plato and Red Irvine 10
stage one "big" game of the court
season on the local field, and al
night; that opportunity presented
itself this week. when Coach Dem
toms club agreed TO play in this
city tonight for a guarantee Of SIS;
Plato and Irvine, in reciprocatton
the Ioyalty shown by locals fans TO
athletics at the high school. have
personally guaranteed Harrington
this sum: IL will take SIS 10 de-
fray all expenses; the price Of adj
mission is 25c-figure IL out for
yourself. and you will find that il
will take 100 fans al that pric 10
make up the amount. Plenty seat
ing capacity will be ready for fans
and there ought 10 be at least a
hundred or more paid admissions.
Why all this invasion Of Texas BY
schools outside Of the state, dang
ling tempting offers TO its coaches
TO transfer their activities 20 Its
schools? Listen-one aso IS be-
cause a coach in the Southwest con
ference can do something besides
coach one certain fundamental Of the
game; that is, he not only knows
the why's and wherefores Of the back
field as well as the line. and other
things. but possesses that all-impor-
amt technique of having around him
players who will do their best.
Ray Morrison has been tempted
BY Virginia University. Morrison
and Bible have been the two most
successful football coaches in Tex
as. Bible will be at Nebraska next
season. and IL is probable that
Morrison. the :. VI. u. mentor. will
change schools and go TO Virginia.
Fans over the country arc tired OF
OF mass formation plays, and want
the open style. and that's what the
majority Of Southwest conference
coaches dote upon. They have dem
onstrated to the football world
the possibilities of the open style
play.
THEN THERE Is THAT SOME
THING TEXAS COACHES POSSESS
THAT is POPULARITY CALLED
IT'S
Jack Meagher. who for six years
base directed che destinies OF ath-
ietics at st. Edwards University, Aus
tin, will leave that institution with
the best wishes. when he takes up
his coaching job az Rice Institute,
Like Matty Bell. when he accepted
the a. & NJ. offer. Meagher believes
he il lettering himself. and adyanc-
ing in his chosen profession-and
those are the kind Of fellows worth
while: the kind whose ambitions are
TO advance.
Baseball practice has started at
s. VI. IT,. as well ms track. Reports
from the Pony campus have IL that
one OF the biggest turnouts for
these two teams IN the history OF
the University was on hand Mon
day for the first prellminaries.
What more interesting diversion
for the tired business man, and the
citirenry as a whole. can be had this
summer than BASEBALL In fact. the
Valley. especially Hidalzo and Gang
eron counties should have the ma
tional pastime. Otherwise il Is very
dull. People coming TO the Valley
are. rs a whole. baseball fans. Base
bali could be played in this section
Of the state, the year 'round-but
the proposed Class ID league will
probably call for a schedule OF three
or three and one-half months; and
that on a self-sustaining basis.
Marvin Goodwin. the developer
of Mission. II heartily in favor OF
a Valley baseball league. He says
so i'm n letter to several local fans
and expressed his regret az not
being able TO attend the meeting
at Harrington Tuesday night.
The presidene-elect o. the United
States worked his way through col.
lege at Leland Stanford, California
His roommate vas zone other than
Milton Anfenrer, president of the
Denver baseball club of the West.
ern league. The Sporting News OF
some weeks ago, has this interesting
account:
milton Anfenger, president Of tho
Denver club Of the Western league
enjoys n distinction OF which few ol
his fellow baseball men are aware
The chief executive Of the Bear,
was the roommate Of Pr~esident-elecf
Herbert Hoover when the two were
lattending Leland Stanford univer'
sity."
The Sporting News quotes Hr
AnfenEer as follows:
1T was in 1892 that / entered Lelsns
Stanford. / wildly recall by frs
meeting with Hoover. He vas work
ing his way through school by col
Letting and delivering laundry and
was one Of the first students 20 be
come a customer Of his. | remem