Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-30

With the Battle Of Grapefruit
only one day off. the Big Dam
LoboeS Of Cisco have arrived on
the scene Of operations. The husky
pack on Coach Chapman's leash
detrained early Monday morning
and was taken to the Travellers
hotel where they will make head
quarters. From the looks Of the
visiting gridsters as they stepped
OFF the rattler on sea legs" the
All-Valley boys have drawn a tough
assignment. There has been some
intimation that the GrapefruiterS
opposition was picked TO order"
II so. that order was toughness.
A workout was to be staged on
Tucker field Monday afternoon and
It IS likely the Loboes will timber
up their journey kinks Tuesday
also. A large group Of Valley fans
II expected to be in the stand when
the Big Dam gridsters 60 through
their bag OF tricks. What they will
see Is a smoothly ~percolating ma
chine clicking off Knute Rockne's
brain children. This style or play
feathers q beautifully synchronized
backfield lockstep shift.
The Loboes brought one Cotton
Plppen with them, and thereby
hangs a story. Cotton was a main
spring in the Cisco backfield OF
1928. The lanky star was injured
early this season and has seen lit
tie service. He declares himself IN
tip-top shape and VIII lend power
70 the visitors attack. Pippen was
the Big Bertha in Cisco's 1914
victory over Ell PaS0 this season.
according to charter members Of
the spit and whittle club.
Speaking OF Notre Dame plays.
fate played a cruel joke on the
Eagles this season. The Browns
vile outfit got set TO stop this at
tack for their bi-district tilt but
as II turned out, they were fight
ing windmills a Ia Don Quixote.
John Reagan Houstonl appeared
certain winners OF the Dist. Seven
title and she was using RncEne
tactics. With the Dist. Eight pen
nant sacked up and sailed away.
the Eagles Immediately got set 70
stop the shifting backs Of Reagan.
In the mean, Sam Houston CHous-
toni pulled a whale OF an upset BY
t-ouncing Reagan. Consequently.
the border eleven's pains were
wasted and 1t lost a 1912 heart
breaker to Port Arthur who ha,.
not been figured in the running
Tor the Dist. Seven bunting.
With four Eagles named for all
state honors and at least six all
district players OH the team. fans
have been asking why there are
no Brownsville players on the an
Valley aggregation. when the
Grapefruit squad Vas selected. the
local boys were very much IN the
running for the state champion-
ship. The all-ValIey team had been
assembled and had covered much
ground by the time the Screaming
Eagles were noSad out bv Port
Arthur. co-champions 81 Texas
with the Breckenridge Buckaroos.
The result Of New Years game
will depend largely upon the amount
OF team play built up by the Citrus
eridsterS in their short training
period. They have been together
for two weeks and should be able
10 put forward a pretty good uni
fed front. AT any rate. their de.
Tense should be strong. Team work
at its best. shows UP IN the smooth
ness OF an eleven's offensive at
tack. Individually. the ValIeyite.
should be o. an equal footing with
the Loboes. Perhaps cur hear
sways OH head when we say w,
expect the Grapefruiters 10 win
At any rate. the score will be close
Although Valley fans are con,
WINGED the Brownsville EAGLES werl
The second. II not first. school boz
c.zven In Texas this year. the l0ca
EricsterS are not even champion
Of their own b7cis yard. They werl
shorn Of their district title S4tur
dav when the district Commits
rr'sd that Juan Tiierina was 2
years Of age VII ! he particinate'
In games against Corpus Christ