Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08

which will. he says, be one of the
most deliberately prepared events of
the basketball season.
Here's the proposition In a nut
she'll. If Brownsville wins to-
nights game the Eagles stand an
excellent chance Of coping the
county title. ID has been the desire
Of Coach Plato and Red Irvine In
stage one "hiET game of the court
season on the local field, and nj
night; that opportunity presented
itself this week, when Coach Dem
tons club agreed TO play in this
city tonight for a guarantee Of SIS.
Plato and Irvine, TN rcciprocation
the loyalty shown by locals TAM 20
athletics at the high school. have
personally guaranteed Harlingen
this sum: IL will take SIS to de-
fray all expenses; the price Of adj
mission Ia 25e-figure IL out for
yourself. and you will find that II
will take 100 fans nc that pric TO
make up the amount. Plenty seat
inc capacity will be ready for fans
and there ought 10 be AZ least a
hundred or nor paid admissions.
Why all this invasion Of Texas b.
schools outside OF the state. dang
ling tempting offers 10 its coaches
to transfer their activities TO its
schools? Listcn-one reason Is be-
cause a coach in the Southwest con-
ference can do something besides
coach one certain fundamental OF the
game: that is. he not only knows
the why's and wherefores Of the back
field as we'll as the line. and other
things. but possesses that ail-impor-
tant technique OF having around him
players who will do their best.
Ray Morrison has been tempted
BY Virginia University. Morrison
and Bible have been the two most
successful football coaches In Tex
~. Bible will be at Nebraska next
season. and II In probable that
Morrison. the y. VI. II. mentor, will
change schools and 20 10 Virginia.
Fans over the country are tired Of
of mass formation plays, and want
the open style, and that's what the
majority Of Southwest conference
coaches dotc upon. They have dem
onstrated TO the football world
the possibilities OF the open style
play.
THEN THERE rs THAT SOME
THING TEXAS COACHES POSSESS
THAT Is POPULARITY CALLED
at"
Jack Mcarhcr. who FOR six years
base directed the dcstinies Of ath-
Iletics az 81. Edwards University. Aus
tin, will leave that institution with
the best wishes. when he takes up
his coaching Job ut Rice Institute.
Like Matty Bell. when he accepted
the "A. a. NJ. offer. MeaEher believes
ne II lettering himself, and advanc-
ing in his chosen profession-and
those are the kind or fellows worth
while: the kind whose ambitions are
to advance.
Baseball practice has started nj
4. M. ~. M well as track. Reports
from the Pony campus have IL that
one Of the biggest %turnouts Tor
these two teams In the history III
the University was on hand Mon
day for the frat prcllminaricE.
What more interesting diversion
for the tired business man, and the
citiEenry as a whole. can be had this
summer than baseball In fact. the
Valley. especially Hidalgo and CAM
eron counties should have the ma
Itionai pastime. Otherwise 10 " very
dull. People coming 70 the Valley
are, a. a whole. baseball fans. Base
ball could he played IT. this pection
OF the state. the year 'round-but
- " XN~mm m Immm wu.fI
probably call for a schedule Of three
or three and one-haif monthf. and
that on a scif-~sussaining basis.
Nsrvin Goodwin. the developer
az Mission, N heartily In favor Of
a Valley baseball league. We says
80 IN a letter 20 several local fans
and expressed his regret at not
being able 20 attend the meeting
az H~arllngep Tuesdsy night.
The presidene-tlect OF the United
States worked his way through col
lere mt Leland Stanford, California
His roommate vaS none other than
Milton Anfenger, president Of the
Denver baseball club or the West
ern league. The Sporting News OF
some weeks ago, has this interesting
account:
Milton Anfengcr, president NJ the
Denver club Of the Western league
enjoys a distinction cf which few o.
his fellow baseball men are aware.
The chief executive Of the Bears
was the roommate Of Prnsident-elect
Herbert Hoover when the two were
ATTENDING Leland Stanford uniycr-
atty"
The Sporting News quotes Mr.
Anfenger as follows:
"lt was in 1892 that ! entered Leland
Stanford. I wildly recall by first
meeting with Hoover. He was work
inw his way through school By col
Letting and delivering laundry and ]
waa one Of the first students 10 be-
come n customer or his. remem-
Der him a. an earnest and industrious
lad who was the acme ri serionsnasa
IN his work. His hustle and energy
grew on me and after = couple 81
years IN school we got together en-
roommstes.
During ny last year. my mother
wrote me ard told me that she want
"a me to bring some friend home ~
spend the Christmas holidays with
~. ! was in my last year and she
wanted me e. pick out the boy az
ny own desire. She had promised al
the things that n college student
wants when he goes home for the
holidays. I thought az once that
Herbie would be the boy I would In
vite. 7 had become greatly attached
10 him during "a association 40
roommstes.
"Mhrn hrcarhrf the subject 20
hin. Herbis rsdsatsd gr~atsfuinsrs.
but informed ne that he cculd nct