Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-02
FROGS COMMENTED TO REST
ON CHAMPIONSHIP LAURELS
BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.,
Press Sports Writer

DALLAS, Dec. 2-P- Deprived
OF q claim to the national football
title, but deliriously happy In pos
session or their first Southwest con-
ference crown, the Texas Christian
University Horned Frogs were con-
tent today to rest upon their lau-
rels-
Unless an attractive offer Is re-
ceived within the next few days
and Is met with the unanimous ap-
proval of the Purple athletic coun-
eli, the mighty team that swept
through ten games this year with
out a defeat has been seen in act
ION for the last time. AS II Is. the
Frogs have perhaps a stronger
claim TO national recognition than
any team the conference has pro-
duced.
As far as Coach francis Schmidt
Is concerned, the football season Is
over. He wants to get acquainted
with his basketball squad as quick
" as possible, which Is today. IL
is his ambition TO give the Christ
ians two major sport titles in his
first year. Basketball not football, Is
hts speciality.
Great Record
BY virtue OF their TT deadlock
with Southern Methodist in Sat
urday's bitter battle at Fort Worth,
the Christians finished their sche-
dule with nine victories and a tie.
Their puissant scoring machine.
featuring Cy Leland and Howard
Grubbs, chalked up 249 points.
Their stout line, built about the
~battering Ming ~Brumbelow. held
the opposition to 80 points.
Most Of the $4,000 faithful who
shivered and shook through the
climatic tilt at Fort Worth we're
convinced the Frogs deserved the
championship. won after seven
years OF persistent battling. They
saw the Grey eleven play cautious
football for almost three quarters,
apparently content TO accept q
s~coreless tie as long as 1t carried
the championship with IL. Then,
when the why Mustangs had struck
suddenly to score by the aerial
route, they saw the fighting Frogs
come back like a whirlwind to bat
tie their opponents off their feet
and push across the tying touch
down late In the final period. They
had the power when disaster star
ed them in the face.
Story Book Finish
That final desperate rally or the
Frogs was q fitting climax to their
story-book career this season. Three
months ago the Christians were
regarded as third Or fourth place
possibilities by a majority Of cri-
tics. It was known the school had
n nice batch Of football players
coming up. but few believed that
Francis Schmidt would be able to
whip them into title ~contenders.
Throughout the season the Chris
tians had the punch nc the critical
moment. They apparently were
predestined 10 win Cy Leland came
through with a pair OF glorious
gallops to defeat Texas University
and the Texas Aggies. When he
was checked, Gruhbs always was
ready to step into starring role
as in the final bout Saturday Har-
los Green, sophomore who had been
only a mediocre placement kicker
until this year, blossomed into the
conferences deadliest In that de-
partment. His ability to add the
extra point turned ne tide In sew
eral bouts, and he did not fail when
he was called upon TO plant one
through the bars TO tie the Must
angs.
Jake Leading Scorer
Leland's failure to get loose In
the big tussle cost him conference
scoring honors. While he "a be-
ing h0g-tied by the Methodists,
more or less, Jake Wilson, Baylor
quarterback. was scoring two touch
downs to lead his team TO n clos
ing voctory over Rice. 10 to o, rt
Houston.
Wilson finished with Il touch