Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-04
200 ATTEND
BANQUET FOR
EAGLE SQUAD
High Tributes Paid
Valley Champions;
Presents Given To
Coaching Staff
BY BISHOP
Sports Editor.

1AC1 g hotct Il JdEulH bal4ucb
room last night, and paid honor to
the Eagles, Valley grid champs.
Honor by word Of mouth was not
only paid the players, but Coaches
Fessenden and Irvine, were present
ed with a pot Of gold each, and Fes-
sender was presented a beautiful
travelling bag by the high school
eleven. Gold footballs and sweaters
for the team failed to arrive for
presentation last night, and Harbert
Davenport, school board member, an
nounced that they would be given
the boys sometime next week, upon
arrival.
A number of impromptu talks were
given, and musical selections BY Mr..
Kennard, organist at the Capitol
theater, were enjoyed by the audi
ence.
Invocation was said by Rev. e. W.
Marshall of the Baptist church. and
Mr.. West, master of ceremonies, an
nounced that the speaker of the
evening, r. B. Creager, had been TAX
Gil 1AA 8IQ NOI1Q DC mas W -
there, and on behalf Of Mr.. Creager
Judge West said that it was his
(Mr. Creager's) desire to extend a
welcome TO the football players and
coaches, and to assure them that the
city was with them whole-heartedly
in their undertakings, and in praise
season
Coach Doug Fessenden, Athletic
Director Irvine, John Tanning, Chas.
Caldwell Of the Junior college made
short talks during the evening.
On behalf Of the football team,
Capt. Robert O'Bryan presented Miss
Elizabeth Campbell. team sponsor
with a gold football. Capt. O'Bryan
also made the presentation speech of
the travelling bag TO Coach Fessen-
den.
Judge West then called upon Har-
bert Davenport, school board mem
Der, and football enthusiast. Mr..
Davenport, who has followed the
fortunes of the Brownsville high
school clubs for the past twelve
years, and more so in the last eight
years, gave a resume, or history, Of
football, as pertaining TO the local
high school. He said he had been
waiting for eight years for just such
an occasion as that of last night, at
which time he could pay tribute to
a football coach and team, such as
Brownsville now has.
Mr.. Davenport depressed from foot
ball proper at this time, and said
that only one thing marred the oc-
casicn. from his standpoint, and that
was that one member OF the school
board, who, like himself, had work
ed. waited and longed for such an
occasion, could not be present-and
that was the late s. c. Tucker, in
whose honor the high school stadium
was dedicated and named sometime
sgo-Tucker Field.
Judge Davenport stated that foot
ball is an American game, in all its
senses; that IL was first played by
the Cherokee Indians long before
white men took UP the game.
The speaker then introduced the
players OF the team. stating their
positions, and gave a short resume
OF their playing and progress.
Captain-elect Dan BarnhaTt Of the
1929 team thanked the fans in gen.
eraI for the spontaneous support
they had given the team, and de-
clsred that 10 was his intention, and
fhzt OF his mates TO win the state
title this year.
Cooperation, was the keynote OF
talks made by Coach Fessenden and
Red Irvine, both Of whom stated that
the record made by the team this
past year was made possible, in no
snail way, BY the cooperation Of the
school faculty, school board and the
support of the fans.
Both speakers paid high tribute 70
the Eagles. Mr.. Fessenden declared
that in all his life he had never han
died or been among n finer bunch of
boys. The coach didn't predict a
winner this year, but said il may be
q better club than last year.
John Tanning. In his mimi
table way. entertained the audience
with several short stories.
Charlie Burton in presenting the
pots Of gold to Fessenden and r.
vine, declared that all things good
were not at the ~rainbow's end, and
that in Brownsville there is just as
fine q bunch of fans as Is possible
for any one city to boast of.
But the banquet, which was ar
enthusiastic one, was not without its
fun and witty remarks by different
speakers. For instance, after Har-
bert Davenport had remarked in his
talk that the Eagles were the finest
club he had ever seen in action upon
a high school field. and telling why,
Judge West retorted that he had
always regarded the local gridders
as Valley champs, but he never knew
before, until after listening 70 Mr..
Davenport's depression, that they
were champions of the world.
"The flu" said West, "has left me
in an awful fix. My main speaker
j. down with It. and I was told the
Eagles. nearly half of them had the
fIu prior to the Chicago game, but
gentlemen IL the Eagles had the flu
in that game. I pity the team that
plays them when they are without
the malady."
After Captain o'Bryan had pre-
sented Coach Fessenden the hand
some handbag (grip) Judge West
trsmarked that he was glad il was
sac grip and not the flu he was Civ
ing the coach.
It was a representative gathering,
and after singing the school song.
Yell Leader Bob Pickett and his as
s~istants, rem the room with the high
school yells. and Judge West babe
the banqueters good night.