Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-04
400 ATTEND
BANQUET FOR
EAGLE SQUAD
High Tributes Paid
Valley Champions;
Presents Given To
Coaching Staff
Ry BISHOP CLEMENTS
Sports Editor.

room last night, end paid honor to
the Eagles. Valley grid champs.
Honor By word or mouth Vas not
only paid the players, but Coaches
Fsstsndsn ard Irvine, vsre present
ed vith > r.. ~ gold each. ard Te--
senden var presented . beautiful
travelling bag BY The high school
eleven. Gold footballs and sweaters
for the team failed r. arrive for
presentation last night, and Hsrherf
Davenport, school board member. 81
nounced that they would he given
the boys sometime next week, upon
arrival.
A number or i~mpromptu talks we're
given. and musical selections ~ Mr..
kennard, organist At the Capitol
thsatsr, were enjoyed by the audi
encs.
Invocation was said by Rev. z. Y
Marshall Of the Baptist church. and
Mr.. West. master Of ceremonies, an
nounced that the speaker If the
evening, r. 3. Creager. had been TAX
en- III and would be unable to be
there, and on behalf Of Mr.. Cresger
Judge West said that IL was his
tMr. Cresger's) desire to extend .
welcome 70 the football players and
coaches. and TO assur them hat the
CITY vas with them whole heartedly
IN their undertakings. and ~ praise
Of their wonderful work this past
season.
Coach Doug Fesssnden. lthl.tic
Director Irvine. John Tanning. Chas.
Burton. Supt. G.. ". Gotks. and Dean
Caldwell ~ the Junior college made
short talks during the evening.
On behalf Of the football team.
Capt Robert O'Rrvan presented Miss
Elizabeth Campbell, team ont
xith n gold football. Capt. oBrysn
also made the presentation speech If
the travelling bag II Cosch Fessen-
den.
Judge West then called upon Har-
bert Davenport. school board Nom
bar, and football enthusiast. Mr..
Davenport. Who has followed the
fortunes of the Brownsville high
SCHOOL clubs Tor the rast twelve
wears, and more 20 in the last eight
wears, gave = resume. or history, Of
football. a pertaining 70 the local
high school. He said he had been
waiting for eight years for Just such
sn occasion - that ~ last night. ~
which time he could pay tribute r.
? football coach and team. such as
Brownsville now has.
Mr.. Davenport diFTesssd from foot
ball proper ~ this tnr. and said
that only one thing marred the &C
cssicr. from his standpoint, and that
was that one member of tho school
board. who, Ike himself. had work
"a. waited ard longed for such sn
occasion. could not re present and
that was the late s. &. Tucker. IN
whose honor the high school stadium
vas dedicated snd named sometlm.
sro-Tucker Field.
Judge Davenport stated that foot
hall IL IN American game n an is
penses: that IL was first played by
the Cherokes Indians dong before
white men took NJ the game.
The speaker then introduced the
PLAYERS or the team. stating their
positions. and gave ? short resume
az their playing and progress.
CAPTAIN elect Dan Esruhart cf the
1929 team thsnlsd the fans IN gen
ersi for the spontaneous support
they hsd given the team. and d..
cl.rsd that N vas his intention. sni
that a. his mates "a vin the state
ftitls this year.
Cooperation, Was TIE keynote 81
talks made by Cosch Fesrenden and
Red irvine, both n whom stated that
the record made nv the team this
pest year vss made possible, ~ ~
snsll vsy. hy the cooperation n the
school faculty. school beard and the
support Of the fans.
Both speakers paid high tribute r.
the Eagles. Mr.. Fesecndcn declared
that IN I'll his life he had never ham
died or hsen among q finer bunch OF
bows. The coach didn't predict :
winner this year. but said II may he
. better club than lsst year.
John Tanning. IN his own mimi
table way. entertained the audience
with several short stories.
Charlie Burton N presenting the
rots Of gold 70 Fessendsn sni IT.
vine, declared that ell things good
we're not at the rsinhoV'S end. and
that in Brownsville there VI just "a
fine . bunch Of fans "a * possible
for any one city 10 boast Of.
But the banquet. which wsE sn
enthusiastic ono. was not without itr
Gun and witty remarks o. different
sneakerE. Fer instance. after Har-
bert Davenport had remarked IN his
talk that the Eagles were tho finest
club he had ever seen IN action upon
> high school field. and telling why.
Judge West retorted that he had
always regarded the local gridders
as Valley champs. but he never knew
before. until after listening 10 nr.
n~svenrort's aggression, that they
were champions of the world.
"The flu" said West. has left me
n an awful fix. Nv main speaker
IS dovn with u. and 7 was told the
Eagles. nearly half Of them had the
slu prior to the Chicago game. but
rentlemen IL the Eagles had the Flu
in that game, 7 pity the team that
plays them when they arc without
the malsdy."
After Captain o'Bryan had pre-
sented Coach F~essenden the hand
some hsndhsE grip Judge West
remarked that he vss glad n rss
-the grip and not the fiu he was CIV
{-x the coach.
II was q representative gathering.
and after singing the school song.
Yell Leader Bob Pickett and his as
s~istants. rent the room with the high
schocl wells. and Judge West bade
the b~snuueters good night.