Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-27
LOCALELEVEN
NREALTEST
THARLINCEN
Game VIII Show What
Brownsville Can Do
Against Big Time
Competition
The Herald Sport Editor


The Valley was set Friday for
what is expected to- be the great
est football attraction or this Sec
ton. The powerful Brownsville
high school Eagles will take ON the
Harlingen Cardinals at the VAL
ley Fair park at $50 d. m. One OF
the largest crowds OK the year ls
expected TO the through the turn
stiles.
Great interest has been aroused
in the contest. The Eagles. Valley
champions, piled up a great record
last year. scoring over $50 points
TO opponents two. They were un-
defeated and scored no less than
four touchdowns IN any one game.
The season was topped off with
IN 26-0 victory over DePaul arad-
emy. parochial champions OF Chi
cago ON Tucker field
On their showing. the Eagles
were promoted from "B" to "a"
competition in the Texas interschnl-
astic league. They are the only "A"
team i'm the Valley.
Three Men Lost
Only three first string men were
lost from last wear. These holes
have been filed by new material
and PLAYERS who were ineligible
last wear. Cabler, Summers, 5ama-
no. Ionroria are IN the last class.
Davenport, out last season with ~
broken shoulder, is back 10 help
plug the holes
Coach Fessenden has had the
Eagles out for three or four weeks
and they are in good condition.
This win be their first game of
the season. IN q practice Scrir1l-
mage recently, they defeated the
Iunior college four touchdowns.
Fessenden admits having good
material. but whether Inc can get
~ u Clicking" Is prohlematicai-
he says. ,
lev brownsville IS accused or be-
coming "too coclzy' ana y lialaea
for leaving the ranks ot NaAhey
football TO enter class harilL-
gen A. the only team ln tnls So
ton 10 have game with tne EAE-
les this year and all or TINS Ieel-
inr IA centered on today CONTEST
HarIfngen's Zig Game
Harlinpen has built UP a strong
eleven under Coach Dutch REX
torik Mission and Harlingen are
Generally rated as the best b
tnar1E I'M the Valley. Harrington
Rrownsville's athletic arch-neemy
has sat herself to pluck the
nlunes from the Eagles TAN peIore
they begin TO soar.
Thfs game today is looked upon
~ fhe Valley natural" even
thronrh T a. comes mt the beginning
of the season. Coach RektoriK "a
made no secret OF the facC tnat ne
has pointed the Cardinals LOT tne
brownsville tilt. Fessennen wv Wy
pointed the Eagles as mucn aS ~
rnnId He has not emphasized tne
Harlinren game because Nv uOeS
mot cnIrnt in his "A" record.
THE Cardinals were nit Two
~rvera blows this season by tine
losses of :. WaSham ana Ross
center. DaSham. star back n-
H,red his arm and will not be I'm
the came for some time. Harlingen
fans sav. Ross. IA transfer from
xEian,i high. would have lifted
well into Rektorik's team. However
hiS parents moved To MISSION Ann
the boy went along.
Crow May Be Out
The Eagles are certain 10 De up
I'm fun first-strength except pos
SIhIv in two places. Carol Grove
end and half. has been iii. He was
able To attend the Brownsville
San BenIto game Thursday, how
ever, and he may get into play.
Dan Barnhart. full. suffered an
1 injured lex tn gcrimmnge against
the Junior college. IL is extremely
Continued un page AID