Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-14

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age entitled valley CHAMPION
ship" II was his playing OF the
breaks that enabled the Cardinals
defeat McAllen 26-6 III a strong
fo1rth-quarter comeback Armistice.
Murray got away three times for
tOuchdoWns in the final period.
Twice he intercepted passes and
galloped over the pay-off stripe.
Once before he went off tackle
68-yardS for a touchdown. Ihc
staunch McAllen defense had held
the plunging Cardinal attack well
In hand previously. AS per predic-
tions, the game vas one between
two strong forward walls. Nearly
all of the scoring came as the
result Of breaks. But lots of prog
nosticators will tell you that a
good team makes the breaks.
The Brownsville football eason
win be closed locally Friday after
noon by a contest between Soc
Plato's indicated Eaglets and Ly-
ford. A fair c.zed crowd Is expect
ed TO be on hand 10 see the cur
tain rung down. II you wish TO
get a look-in az next years. Eagles.
step OFT Friday and see the Faglets
perform. Sidney Bennett is one
Of the chief cogs In PIato's mach
ine.
It seems as though left tackle
on the Brownsville high team has
become a heirloom Of the Bennett
family. For the past ten years
there has been a Bennett at the
post. Sidney Is coming along in
great style and IS slated for the
berth next season.
We have been battling for some
time, holding that the Southwest
west conference ranks with the
best OF them. In years gone by
Texas football mas not been rank
ed so high, but II Is at last gett-
ing nationwide recognition. Read
the following from the typewriter
OF Allan J. Gould, Associated Press
sports editor:
From the way its teams have
been developing. the Southwest con-
terence, composed chiefly OF Tex
as colleges. will take rank with any
group before many seasons have
elapsed, II in fact they are not
up TO the high level already. "A
few OF the tests 10 be made dur
ing the next year OF two will help
decide the matter.
Southern Methodist gave Army
a slashing battle a year ago and
tied Nebraska this year. The Mus
tangs take on Navy and .-otre
Dame in 1880 and will have an
experienced team for these inter-
sectional affairs. since they lost
only one regular. Captain Choc
Sanders at guard.
The University of Texas, con-
ference champions in 1928. has
arranged TO play Harvard at Cam
bridge in October. 1881. There. the
memory still IS somewhat vivid or
the manrer in which that celeb
rated Texan. 30 NcMillin. rf.l
wild against the Crimson while
leading the Praying Colonies Of
Centre college"
The Screaming eagles did their
part last season to uphold the
standard of Texas high school foot
ball. although only a class b
club. They scundly trounccd De-
Paul academy parochial champions
OF Chicago and runners-up for the
high title, 500. Brownsville has a
tentative arrangement with the
ChlcagOanS this season. III both
elevens are eliminated in their
respective races. they will clash
In the Windy City Thanksgiving.
IL now appears that Brownsville
will be very much occupied with
the state pcnnant chase along
about that time.
Regardless as 10 whether this
tilt pans out, the Eagles G-~ al
most certain to figure in an in
tersectional game of some kind be
fore they heave their moleskinS
out the back window tlto the
trash can They may play a Pac-
ific coast eleven, or Birmingham.
The AlabamanS always turn out
a great team. They are a Waco"
outfit. We always have wanted To
visit Bud Pedgar's Barbecue and
Pool emporium.
Quite a few fans seem to have
q hay idea as TO how the state
race IS conducted. Texas Is divid-
ed into eight "A" districts. There
are from eight 70 ten clubs In each
OF the subdivisions. Representative
schedules are played off within the
districts and the winner is decided
upon a percentage basis. When the
/ chase reaches this stage there arc
eight clubs left and from this
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