Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-11
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

Some so coaches and officials OF
the Valley gathered at Harlingen
Tuesday evening and perfected q
permanent organization of their
body with Forrest z. Grove Of La
Feria as president. In addition to
routine business, the group consid-
cred the feasibility Of q post-season
game between an All-Valley eleven
and some other representative team
OF the state as proposed by Ben
Epstein OF Harrington.
The coaches seemed In accord
with the plan but wanted more time
to 60 deeper into the plan before
ratifying it. Epstein outlined an an
nual contest built along the lines of
the Battle of Roses on the Pacific
coast. A great amount OF publicity
for the Valley would result from a
game of this kind, he said. The chief
obstacles to the plan we're said to be
whether the All-Valley players could
be taken FROM their studies; wheth-
er the game would result in ineligi-
bilities and whether the type Of
opponent wanted could be obtained.
Bishop Clements, secretary-treasur-
er OF the body, was instructed to
ask q ruling from the interscholas-
tic league on the proposed game.
Official sanction is sought in C-der
that this game not be counted In
the players eligibility records.
III the game could be put over,
II would mean e lot to Valley foot
ball. This section is not rated very
high at present by other football
circles OF Texas. We feel sure an
All-VaIley team would stack up ia
vorably with Other elevens OF the
state. In addition to clearing up this
point, the contest would give the
Valley gridders something to look
forward to. The boys would work a
bit harder II they knew they had a
chance at a berth on this eleven.
IL may seem like a pipe dream now,
but Brownsville's DePaul game
wasn't even a pipe dream at this
stage last year. There are lots Of
obstacles to be hurdled. but we
would ike to c 1t put over.
Much ground was covered at the
meeting Tuesday evening. Sched-
lues were formulated with little
haggling and everything went off
smoothly. None Of the coaches was
overly optimistic as to his prospects
but each hoped for the best. AS
one coach told another: i hope you
the best of luck in every games ex-
cept the one with my club" "A group
Of husky youngsters sat in on The
meeting. They were members OF the
Harrington Cardinal squad.
Speaking off-hand from the dope
we heard spilled at Harrington, it
looks as though Harrington and Mis-
sion will be the strongest clubs IN
the class B" circuit.
Another meeting Of this type Is
70 be held az Stuart Place Friday
evening. The heads OF athletics in
the rural schools of Cameron county
will gather there to arrange sched-
ules and thresh out other prob
lens. 1t has been rtrorted that
Santa Rosa will have no football
team this season. The Plougbboys
have turned out several tough az
gregations in years gone by under
Coach Burwell. The Santa Rosa
gridders scored 26 points on San
Eenito two years ago. II we have
the correct dope. Burwell has left
for other parts.
The fact that the University OF
Mexico is taking up football this
year has been just another news
item 50 far as Brownsville Is con-
cerned heretofore. But now We have
tangible material. Louisiana college
will play the u. OF Mexico at Megi-