Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-04
CARDSPLACE
nine MEN IN
GRID LINEUP
Moody Will Be Asked
To Attend Big
Pep Rally

MERCEDES. Dec. 4-Running
true TO form, the Harlingen Cardi-
mails, Valley football champions,
placed nine men on the All-Valley
squad which will participate in the
first Battle OF Grapefruit" New
Years. The team was selected by
the Valley Coaches and Officials as
ISOLATION in session here Tuesday
evening.
Mission. runner-up for the Valley
pennant, placed five men on the
team, while McAllen and Weslaco
tied for third place with four per-
formers each ranking among the 33
best in this selection. La Feria and
San Benito placed three each, and
Edinburg and Donna tied with two
each. Pharr-San Jaan-Alamo rated
one man to complete the list.
Tentative Lineup
Gene Cox of McAllen received q
vote OF l5-the largest cast for any
one player. Karmeier tPharr-San
Juan -Alamo), Waters (Harlingen), F.,
Witherspoon (Harlingen) Murray
CHarlingen) and Washam CHarlin-
gem received votes Of IA each. Pat
terson Of Donna was given the lar
gest vote Of any back. obtaining IS
ballots.
This IS how the All-valIey first
string would line up, II formulated
according to the number OF votes
they received.
Ends. Murray CHarlingen) IA,
Washam (Harlingen) IA.
Guards and Tackles: Cox NC
Allen) is. Karmeier CPharr-San
Juan-Alamo) IA, Waters CHarlingen)
IA. Witherspoon CHarlingen) IA.
Center: Ross CMission) and w.
Lawrence (Harlingen) tied with l3
votes each.
Backs: Patterson CDonna) 13;
Witt (WesIaco) ~. Landry mis-
Sion) II, J. Lawrence (Harlingen)
IL.
However, Coach Dutch" Rektorik
will be given leave TO pick his own
first string from the squad Of 80
that will be turned over TO him.
Team Personnel
Following are all the players that
placed and the votes they received:
Ends: Murray CHarlingenl IA,
WaSham CHarlingenD Ia, Barnum
tEdinburg) 13, Cara (MisSion) IL.
Earnest (McAllen 10, Ritter Ga
Feria) 3.
Centers: Ross CMission) 13. w.
Lawrence CHarlingen) 13. Young
CEdinburgl II.
Guards and tackles: CoxCMcAli-
EN- Is. Karmeier (Pharr-San Juan
Alamol IA, Waters tHarlingenD IA.
Witherspoon (Harlingen) IA. Nor
ton (WeSlaco) II, Wood (MiSsion)
IL, Valdez tAIiSSion) IL. DickS0nt La
Feria) II. Bales tWeslaco) II, Eddy
CDonna) 8, Hewlett (San Benito) z,
Drury (Harlingenl z.
Backs: Patterson (DonnD Is,
Witt tWeSlaco) ~, Landry mis-
sion) u. j. Lawrence (Harlingen)
u. AdamSon tSan Benito) 10, JAM
iSon (Weslaco) 10, SibSon Ga Feria)
10, Walsh (McAllenl 8. West tHar-
lingen) 9, Carter (San Benito) 8,
Scheupbach CHarlingen) 8. Allen
CMcAllen) z.
Squad Meets Thursday
The all-Valley squad will be call
ed together for the first time at
8 p. m. Thursday at the Harlingen
high school. This will be a general
get-together meeting preparatory
TO getting down to actual training
next week. 1t has been announced
by Coach Dutch Rektorik.
Coach r. "A. Martin Of Weslaco
has been selected as the assistant
coach by Rektorik.
AT the Tuesday evening meeting
OF the coaches IL was also voted 70
invite Gov. Dan Moody TO the VAL
ley Dec. IL for a general pep-rally
for the All-Valley team II was stated
on good authority that the sorrel-
topped young chief executive was IN
a mood to accept.
There were fifteen voters present
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