Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29
Preparations Made
For Inauguration
OF Valley Classic

The Cisco Lobo football team has
never won a state high school cham
pionship but it is doubtful If any
other team that has never reached
that perennially coveted goal has re-
ceiyed q greater amount Of recog-
milton for its efforts. To that dis
tinction IS added this year another,
That is the honor. If one would call
u that. Of having travelled farther
than any other high school team In
addition to the trips OF ordinary
length made within the district the
Loboes have travelled to El Paso and
back and to Brownsville for part-
cipation in the inaugural Battle OF
Grapefruit.
The two lengthy journeys add
more than 1000 miles, and that is
something for a high school foot
ball team to boast Of.
In fact the LoboeS are coming II
be known in this section as the
Texas Ramblers and according to
statistics, the appellation Is not far
fetched.
The Loboes first came into the
hmelight in 1925 when they gave
the state championship Abilene
Eagle team a hair raising scare.
Scare Eagles
Up to that time the Eagles had
dominated high school football II
the Oil Belt much as Waco IN the
central Texas. It was rank hereSy
for anyone 10 concede a rival team
A chance 10 humble the mighty
Eagles. and when Cisco rose up and
slapped a touchdown lead upon the
district leaders in the first half oi
the final game, things went hayWire
on Chesley field. Abilene exerted
herself the limit to get out Of the
unexpected hole and because the
gods wouldn't have 1t otherwise that
year they scored theree touch
downs by the aerial route.
But the next year the Loboes went
their previous record one better and
in the very first conference game
slapped the erstwhie state CHM
pions over i'll their own bailiwick
much to the Eagles chagrin. Since
that day they have never been aE.s
to forgive the Loboes and intenSe
rivalry exists between the clubs.
The Lobo team of this season did
not repeat what the team Of 1872.
did. but it came SO near it that there
exists a doubt as TO the superiority
Of the Eagles.
The 1929 eleven started out with
glowing prospects. II is an average
team, weighing to the man abouI
163 pounds-and Coach w. 3. Chap
man doesn't peel weights.
Most OF the boys were new, but
there were several letter men to ado
stamina. Willard Miller, 135 pounds
Of charging bone and muscle. !:
captain Of the team and fullback
Last year he was a lineman but lacl
Of fullback material induced tns
coaches TO transfer him to the rear.
ward assignment, where he has full
filled all expectations with credit.
Strong Line
with him IN the backtield 4
found Wendall Whitehead onl,
about las in weight, but purveyoI
Of touchdowns whenever there IS an,
running around ends to be done
Chambliss teams with Whitehead o.
half. Chambliss is larger and ha.
a shiftier run. He S~pecializeS IL
hunting holes in the opposing line
Slow IN starting. Chambliss is poison
in the open field. TIrknett. cuTle.
headed mite, does the thinking TO
the team. His gcneralship this sea
son has been above par.
In the line will be found Ray Mil
Ter at guard almost unanimously al
all-district selection and a brothe.
Of the heftier Miller in the backfield
AT the other guard is Black, who
while he has gained less recogniti0.
than Miller Is due fully as much 70
his offensive work.
At tackles are Cole, picked b.
many for the all-district team, anS
BY most Of the rest for the seconS
all-district and Wagncn, squatty
broadshouldered SOL Of gridiron tot
who is accustomed 10 hard usage.
Ends are Christian. fiery headeC
youngster who was also frequentl.
mentioned for all-district, and Var
Horn, with Smith as alternate. O
G. Ray, 1876 FOUNDER and full D
power when he wants TO use 1t, j
center.
Loboes High