Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07

0S6, SO44O6C 4OOIOd1l
II grapefruit in the Valley.
beautiful ten-acre orchard in Stuart
sPlace. He became its landlord two
weeks ago, and it came about after
several visits to this section in the
past few months.
Looks fine" the football coach
OF twenty-five years experience, re-
marked as he wiped the sweat
from his brow.
He stopped long enough from his
duties as a working" farmer, to
chat a while with Ben Epstein of
Harrington, Red Irvine, athletic di-
rector OF the Brownsville schools,
and the writer.
DO you think the lure of the
game will draw you back?" the Rice
institute coach of 1927 and 1928 was
asked.
Il don't think So" he replied. But
It's going to be a little hard to get
away from the game. Maybe after
a year on this farm (and he moved
his arms and body in jovial gesture
l-he is a big man-in the direction
OF the orchard) I will have no
thought other than being a success
full farmer in this section"
Rothgeb was line coach at Texas
A. & NJ. for three years, 1922 to 1925,
inclusive, and he remarked proudly
that those years were among the
most pleasant he had ever spent.
Il liked it at Rice institute, too,
but not like A. & NJ" he said.
The new Valley resident is a grad
uate of Illinois university. He
coached at Colorado college, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, for 10 years. He
was a successful mentor there. A
Rocky Mountain conference title
crowned his efforts one season.
Rothgeb is nearing the half CEN
tury mark in age. He is large-has
sparkling brown eyes. An athletic
gesture in every move. He played
football in the days Of Walter Eek
ersall-those times of the flying
wedge-give and take, was the
motion, if one could.
Get in there and bear down."
we're the last words coaches bel
lowed forth in those day to their
chargeS-and in such an atmosphere
Rothgeb learned his football. But
he progressed as time went on. He
knows the modern game as we'll.
What about the Rice Owls? he
| was asked.
"Say, you know that's a fine
school. and they should have better
athletic teams" he opined. Inter-
nal dissatisfaction among the ath-
letic council worked a hardship
while Rothgeb was there, he re-
marked.
Jack Meagher is a fine boy"
he said Of the new Owl coach.
They have too many coaches for
the 600 boys in the school," Roth
geb expressed as his opinion.
Il am glad to be in the Valley.
My good friend Arthur Potts, who
was a teacher at A. & M. when I
was there, was instrumental in my
coming down here" he said. Mr..
Potts is a veteran Valley nursery
man, and plans building a home
near the Rothgeb residence.
MI. Rothgeb coached j. E. Dutch
Rekterik, the new Harlingen high
school coach, at A. & M.
HE ought to make Harrington a
good man." Rekterik's former teach
er stated. II know there is a lot
of football enthusiasm in the VAL
ley, and I have heard all about the
teams down here, and especially the
Brownsville club"
In speaking of the game between
the Eagles and DePaul of Chicago,
Rothgeb remarked that the Windy
City squad worked out on Rice field
prior to their coming to Browns
vile.
Two of the boys on the DePaul
team we're members of freshmen
teams at Northwestern and Illinois,
and I was surprised to see them on
the prep school, as they were con-
sidered candidates for the varsity
squads of those schools" he said.
The boys in question we're McWil-
liams and Huppert, two husky De-
Paul backfield players. They were
pointed out by Coach Schultz. OF
the Rice freshman squad who had
seen them in Chicago.
ST don't know whether I will Of
ficiate in games down here. You
know I am not as young as I once
was.' he said in reply to q question
Of Red Irvine, who hoped Rothgeb
would consent to referee some Of the
games this fall.
Mr.. Rothgeb is an affable fellow.
Easily met. And has the knack
of making friends and acquaintance
rapidly. Il wish we had more Of
the kind Of Rothgeb in the Valley"