Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
CRUBBS TURNS
NCREATDAY
Sensational Pass Scores For
The Ponies; Leland
Is Stepped
BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

southern University 70 8
z to 7 tie in a thrilling game before
$4,000 fans here today.
After the Mustangs had scored
first on q pass to Mason in the
third period. the Frogs came back
to put acros the tying counter in
the last quarter, and TO scrap the
Mustangs eff their feet until tbs
final gun. Grubbs, Frog quarter
back, dived across for the tying
score from the one yard line and
Green added the extra point that
gave the Christians the champion
ship.
Cnly a stubborn stand by the
MethodiStS line deprived the Frog:
Of what would have been a winning
touchdown late IN the game. Foui
times the Frog backs plunged into
the Pony forwards from the one
yard line without gaining an inch
Again a Christian pass, thrown by
Grubbs in a desperate endeavor K
score was missed across the goa
line.
Leland Stopped
Cy Leland, the outstanding Eros
backfield star. was stopped almost
dead for the day. but Grubbs' great
performance made up the Leland.
failure to get away On his usua.
long gallops.
The play on which Mason scor-
ed for the Mustangs was a sensa-
tional one and came after the shiv-
ering stands had reconciled them
selves to a scorelesS deadlock.
Gilbert. dropping far back, peg
ged a long aerial to Mason, who
took 1t on his finger tips % yards
past the line or scrimmage and al
most on the side line. He whirlec
and fought himself loose dowr
three tacklers in the first ten yards
then broke into the open and Slip
ped on across the goal line. The
play carried 81 yards In ali. Nee
". big guard kicked a perfect place
ment for the extra point.
On the basis OF first downs. the
conference champions had a de-
cided advantage over the Method
lists. compiling is to their oppon-
ents' s. Several times the Frogs
started deep in their own territory
t. and carried the oval far down the
field in successive downs only e
distance.
Frogs Open Up
Not until the Mustangs had cor
ed and the title appeared 70 bt
slipping from their grasp did tho
white jerseyed ChristianssOpened uf
the vivid offensive game that hac
carried them 70 nine straight VIC
tories this season. Then the bril-
liant Grubbs began 10 send his r1Ilt
shots through to his receivers anc
himself darling through the Mus
tang line for repeated gains. Th'
Mustangs were kept constantly Oh
the defensive once the Frogs threw
A. into high.
Roth touchdowns were Scoree
Uhen the teams had a stiff SoutF
Uiri at their backs. Funts into tn'
teeth Of the biting breeze seldom
went 0 than twenty five yards
THE Mustangs had all the better @
the first quarter, as Mason anc
kaufman made repeated gain:
through the center Of the Frog Inns
and off the tackles. They tnreas'
ened first when Mason took . PuI.
ple punt ard made q brlillanI i
ward return to the 80 yard marx
Erom there kaufman spun through
center for II yards and a hrs
down on the 10 yard stripe. Inel
Failed TO score only because Kat
-an r,uffed a perfect pass from
Ciihert almost on the goal Inc Of
fourth down. An mtercep1ee
rass bv Leland and a 10 yard pen
altv AGAINST the Mustangs enanieS
tre FROGS TO carry the ball 70 with
in I'll yards OF the gear JUST g
first period ended
Pass Intercepted
Long. alert Pony END, stopped ~
1rsva when he intercepted q pas
~ his own Is yard line early IN ~
seS T.st before the half ended tn
49, started a march from tner
On ward line that took tnen
~.s.h,r "a wards of a TOUCHDOWN
-. tl,nv lost out when Powell n
n-contad OF Crubbs. losses neAl
- roaI lire. Third quarter va
half away when VIZ as+e- !,
hrnke through to score az
lengthy exchange OF punts. MS, !,
-.,svned walkers punt 10 Yards \
r5e own "a ward mark and on N
--vt nav took the pass from I'll
bort that netted a touchdown a..
rr,,hbs brought the FROGS 10 III
:. the etart Of the last period Wnei
~ tore through center LOT 2 liz
sou-,S an the Ponies 40 yard inc
- s,ot a bullet pass to Robertson
tbst carried. 70 the - yard stripe
and then Joined Green ! piunxnl
AZ the Is yard parallel rIol
there he pegged another one \
Jefferson. who was tackled VICIOUS
7. =, ~ the two ward mark. A penait'
Y fo- rouphing against the Fonle
r,,t the hall on the one yard LIS
There the great MUSTANG -
-csa ~ its uiuht and reDuised TON
sevage thrusts by Green ant
Cr,,hhs hut the Frogs were not .
be denied for long. Mason AlcsS'
ont to the "a yard line aeainsI ~
wind. and from there the Cnfls
tians began their scoring urlVe
A nrettv pass from Grubbs TO lie
land ulanted the snhere IL yaro
from the goal line. In four plunge
at center bv Green and Gruoos. IN
Frogs carried To a first down I
font from goal. Green hurled him
srif at the big rcd and blue lint
without denting i, but on tnire