Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-17

stuff" he replied. Matty Bell is
regarded in football circles as one
Of the best coaches in the country.
Ills Jeans al n. q. u. in the past
five years have been model defcE-
siye outfits, especially.
Did you ever see a negro football
ganie9 Sam Huston college is q
negro school Of Austin. and Wiley
college is a negro school Of Marshall.
These two schools are ancient rivals.
The antics Of their players on the
football field is worth going miles
to see. For instance the backfield
on the defense will walk right up
near the line and point their fingers
rs near as possible into the faces Of
the offense backs. and holler, "Dah
you is, dis am de man vhut gonna
carry dat hall. Man | sho' hopes
YOU comes round dis end!' And SO
that kind Of chatter is carried on
during the entire game.
Brownsville high school girls
basketball team looks like one Of
the best the high has had in many
years. Under the direction Of Miss
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terest being displayed By the girls.
The number Of players has increas-
ed to forty, and each afternoon
that number may be seen on the
high school courts practicing.
San Benito starts the ball rolling
tomorrow night. Baseball fans Of
he city by the resaca" are TO meet
at the chamber Of there.
and map out plans 20 put their city
in organized ball. as a member Of
the proposed Glass ID league IN the
Valley. Guy Trent and Il. l.. Zenor,
our good friends, are taking a lead
ing part IN the baseball movement.
and with these and many other good
baseball enthusiasts Of San Benito
to put the organization over. that city
will Don be on their way in a fight
for the Valley title.
It's going TO take n lot Of con
certed effort on the part Of base
ball fans the Valley over 10 get
the league started. Who's going 10
take the lead in the different
tow rs in the Valley is a moot
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ball, but nobody seems to want Ia
take up The burden of organizing.
Well, anyhow, there is going To be
a meeting, we are told. sometime
next week. and those Valley TOW n.
If any. Who are not represented
will just be left out in the cold.
Cecil GriEE. in years gone BY. one
of the greatest football players that
ever strobe upon a gridiron, being a
member of the Austin college. Sher-
man. Texas. outfit. Grigg is now
coach at Austin college. He put cut
a whale Of team this past year, with
not much material to work with. lie
has been umpiring in the Texas lea
que for the past three years. In
1928 Cecil was a member Of the Aus
tin team Of the Texas Association.
and along with the writer. enjoyed
being q member OF that pennsnt-win-
ming organization. GrirE represent
"a. among others. Sherman. 1t the
meeting or the Lone Star league held
AZ Tyler last Sunday. and Sherman
was admitted to that circuit. Possibly
Grigg will manage the new entry.
and should make an ideal "boss.'
He managed a part OF the 1924 sea-
son at Austin. but internal dissatis-
faction wrecked the Senator'S that
year.
Thirteen sweaters were awarded
Coach Richey's EI Jardin football
club last week. They arc gray
and maroon. with a small football
in the front in maroon with FL
Jardin written in. Undoubtedly
Richey is one coach Who isn't SUI
perstitious. Thirteen, 10 most ath-
letcs - an unlucky number, and
to coaches il is an enigma, and
they won't stand for IL.
We are in receipt Of a photograph
OF the McAllen football club. along
with its coach Jimmy Dykes. The
Bulldogs were runners-up for the
Valley title last year, being beaten
by Brownsville IN their only defeat
Of the season. In the game with the
Eagles the Bulldogs were overwhelm-
ingly defeated. but they came right
back the next weekend. as all good
teams do, and whipped the Robstown
Cotton Pickers all over the McAller
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ketball squad Of McAllen high, are
found a number Of star football play
ers. including Overstreet, one OF the
star ends Of the Valley.
This game Of basketball is really
interesting-you fans who don't
think you would like IL had better
come out some night or afternoon
and watch the girls, boys and men
squads in action. You will get a
kick out Of H. There is plenty OF
action, and the physical and men
tel alertness displayed BY the diff
ferent players II worth seeing.
Edinburg-the Hidalgo county seat
which supported 4 baseball club
IN 1895, well, has not been heard
from in the matter of putting a club
on the field this year in the pro-
posed Valley Class ID league. Neither
has Mission. Fans in the lower BART
Of the Valley are somewhat disap-
pointed in that Edinburg. c0nsid-
cred a good ball town. will not re
~ the league. as present indications
preclude.