Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-17
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace


ord number OF passes this season
due to the new dead ball rule. Even
the most conservative stick-in-the-
mud coach will come out from un-
der his shell with this new edict IN
force. Fumbles-they have always
been the cause Of premature gray
hair for coaches. Now with this
danger cut down. n may expect
passes. passes and more passes. Be
fore the season terminates the ends
and backs will be pulling balls out
Of the air in a way that would mys-
tify Houdini. The cause Of II all
will be the ruling that a fumbled
ball is now dead when recovered b.
the defending side. No touchdown
there.
Football will open up even more
than in the past. With the fun
bled ball hobgoblin out OF their
dreams, the coaches will not be
afraid 10 take a chance. 1t will
make gamblers nj of conservative
mentors. The old scoreless tie
due to the fact that both teams
were afraid to ta..e q chance-is
probably doomed.
Sound this one on your oboe
OBryan, center; Samano. tackle;
Perez, end and Grove. half. It's
Coach Douglas F~essenden's latest
composition. II adds speed TO the
backfield and gives the line more
heft. Fessenden has always had
high hopes OF getting Samano'S
1876 pounds into the line. The
husky was given a try at this posi-
ton Monday afternoon. The coach
was well pleased with his showing
and the berth will be his perma
nently If he gets the feel Of the po-
s.tion soon enough.
Carroll Grove, moved from left
end. will add considerable speed
and grit TO the backfield. The
Eagles indeed have a quartet Of
speed merchant ball toters with
Newman, Barnhart and Cabler fill
ing the remainder Of the posts.
Newman and Grove are shifty on
their feet and will sldestep many
tacklers this season. Cabler has a
way of shaking tackles with a flint
Of a spin. Barnhart will do the
plunging act.
The new shake-up puts OBryan
back at center. Doubtless many
Eagle fans will think this a wise
move. They were impressed with
Roberts work last year. They
know what O'Bryan can do as G
center while his work at guard
would have been problematical.
Perez. half. has been moved out TO
left end TO take Groves place. He
is large and fairly fast. Fessenden
believes he should make a good enc.
The Harlingen Cardinals have
lost their MISUNDERSTANDING Wash
am. former Waco high back. He
dislocated an arm at the elbow.
tearing the ligaments and muscles
and Will be out for the season. Pre-
vious 10 that, the Cards lost Ross.
star center from Miami. Fla. Ross
moved with his parents TO Mission
That puts him in Bobby Cannons
flock. Ii seems as though Coach
Dutch" Rektorik were getting
more than his share of the bad
breaks.
The Cardinals will probably line
I'D as follows for the kickoff IN the
game against Brownsville Oct. n:
Murray and Washam. ends; Capt.
Witherspoon and Drake. tackles,
Waters and Drury. guards. and w.
Lawrence at center. The backfieid
will probably consist Of Jimmy
Lawrence. Jack Shuepbach, Jack
West and Clarence Cissel. with
Burger ready 10 take his turn.
Coach Cal Surtees OF the
Brownsville Junior college Scor-
pions got a break Monday in the
appearance Of Jesse Atkins. The
newcomer was a lineman on the
Main Avenue tSan Antoniol high
eleven last year. He lives al Bee
Vile. Kenneth pickles. Clark. Tor
mer Eagle performer. is expected
TO turn out for the Scorpion squad
Tuesday or Wednesday. Max Sha-
piro Is another possibility.
Coach Soc" Plato has a likely
locking center on his B" squad N
Truiillo. Plato's team has an auto
matte governor. It is r~epreser~,d
by the person Of one Douglas Fes-
sender. A player can only get 80
good on Soc's tcam-then Douglas
gets him.
The Valley Coaches and OFF,
Gals association will hold its Sec
ond meeting tonight at Mercedes.
About rs interested persons will
probably be in attendance 70
thresh out the problems for the
coming yea The All-Valley post
season game project. advanced by
Ben Epstein of Harrington. will
come UP for consideration again.
There was a wan-faced chap out
watching the Eagles Monday after
noon. He was Jack Allen who was
put out for the season by an APP
pendix operation. Jack had Just
gone into training when the opera
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