Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

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center, who ran 70 yards in
the wrong direction yester-
terday after he had re-
covered a Tech tumble.
Years to come this
man will be pointed
to in same catego-
~ a. Fred Mer-
kle Of base
ball history.
They call him Father" Lumpkin
why, we do not know. But this
much we know that Roy (Father)
Lumpkin. Dallas, Texas, boy, showed
$4,000 people in Rose Bowl, Pasa-
dena, Cal, yesterday afternoon just
why he is proclaimed one or the
greatest backs that ever donned a
gridiron suit. Lumpkia and his
| mates of Georgia Tech romped on
the University of California, Z TO Z
in WHIT was regarded as the most
spectacular, thrilling football game
ever staged on the coast.
Lumpkin Is a former star OF the
Oak Cliff high school Of Dallas, 1926
and 1925. Along with "Stumpy'
Thomson, MiZell and other Tech
backs CALIFORNIA; Golden Bears were
struck midrift by the Golden lorna
do and took the count. IL was not
until the last quarter that the Bears
were able to score. and that on q
forward pass. Tech outplayed Cal,
ifornia in all but the last period
and thereby added prestige TO the
southern brand Of football, for this
game just about determined the
championship of the United States.
Radio OF the game
did a good job, too. For instance,
in case you didn't listen In, would
call the hubble system Of the Tech
eleven the "crsp shooting forma-
tion," and 'the Tornado is now in
the land of milk and honey" etc.
But when this announcer turned the
mike over TO someone else during
the last quarter-you could very
easily tell that he had spent his
life along the of one thor
crcughfare in California. He said.
among other things that he had
always believed, and heard, that the
southern players we're slow. and
their language long drawn out, but
was convinced ~henceforth that the
southern players were heads and
shoulders above the average play
eFs in both action and speech.
A recent issue Of the Sporting
News has this story:
Ten years ago, Grover CLEVELAND
Alexander shuffled his way into the
big push Of the world war, no more
disturbed than he since has beer
when called upon to do mound duty
in the National league. Alexander
was known as zone Of those funny
guys" to members Of his outfit il
the A. z. +.
"Once Alex, an artilleryman then
found an old German hand X neal
a rest camp. lie plodded through
the camp shouting make way fol
George Washington and his Ratchet.
While Alex was a company clown
n Of the biggest laughs Of the
outfits experience in France was a
his own expense. Alexis French re.
quest for a can of jam was misin
terpreted and he received a ian o.
glue. 1t is said he did not discover
the mistake until he began 70 spread
I on several hunks Of bread he hat
boarded for q feast"
New Years Day marked the off,
cial closing Of the football season
California-Georgia Tech and South.
west Conference.-The Six Conference
games brought TO a close one Of the
most interesting college seasons ir
history. In Valley the season has
been off since Friday. January q
when Brownsville defeated DePaul
Academy Of Chicago for intersec,
tional honors. II has also been q
most interesting season in this part
of the state among the high schools;
especially so is this rue of the To-.
cal high club. After being in a leth.
argy for a couple Of seasons, the
Eagles finally found themselves IN,
der Doug Fessenden and swept ev.