Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-17
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. - PORTS FORUM
. ~ By Bishop Clements

Cameron county's basketball title
has been settled, and the crown fell
upon the broud shoulders of the
Brownsville Eagles, and it could not
have fallen 10 more worthy players
Coach Plato took n bunch Of green
and untried basketball players as q
whole, and has welded them into
smooth working court outfit. They
didn't look good at the start Of the
season. but an indomitable spirit
could not be held down. and many
Of the weak points were overcome
by the team as a whole, and today
it stands as the best this county ha.
TO battle other county champs.
In defeating Ell Jardin, the locals
met worthy opponents for the title.
Coach Richey's Comets have earn
ed the admiration Of fandom in
these parts by their fine and hust-
ling play. With n limited amount
OF material, the Comets battied
their way to the finals in excel
lent fashion, and lost TO a better
team in the final game.
Cameron county can we'll be proud
of its basketball champs. Wilson
Tract girls and Brownsville high
school boys teams. The Aztecs, as
the Wilson Tract champs are called
under the membership Of Coach l.. a.
Francis, swept aside all opposition
to gain the honor, as they did last
year. The Eagles. under Coach Pia-
to, got off TO a slow start. but final
ly got going, and the way the local
quint went about their business on
the court field in the past few games,
reminded spectators Of the champion
ship football team of last year. II
must be remembered, too. that prac-
tically every member of the local
quint was a member of last years
grid outfit. The starting lineup OF
basketball team, is composed entirely
of star gridders, such as Barnhart,
Weller, O'Bryan, Sylvester, New
man.
EZell Darby, a former San Benito
high school football. baseball and
basketball star, was in the city yes
terday afternoon, refereeing the FL
Jardin Brownsville game. Darby is
anxious to play baseball this sum-
mer, and will. He pitched for Waco
last season, after leaving school at
San Marcos. At present he is as
sistant coach of the Donna schools.
If a Valley league is organized, Ezell
ought TO make some team a good
manager.
Brownsville is a good baseball
town, and a whale OF a football
town, III a winning club represents
the school, but a poor basketball
city. III has n winning high school
court team, and about a dozen local
fans attended the championship
game yesterday afternoon on the
local court. IL is n fact that Ell
Jardin vas represented by moro
fans than Brownsville.
Il is true the schedule hasn't been
carried out as advertised, causing
fans to 20 to the field at night, and
no game being played. due TO a last
minute change in the schedule, as
the school officials are apt to do
in regard to a basketball contest,
any minute. So that is a thing that
must be stopped BY the schools.
But the thing this city needs most
is a gymnasium for its students.
Games like basketball, handball.
indoor baseball, ETC., would become
popular with local fans IL they
knew the games were to be played
on indoor diamonds. Let's hope
a gymnasium is built for the
public schools of this city.
Cameron. Willacy, Starr and Hi
dalgo county champs in basketball
will meet this week, Friday and Sat
urday. to determine the championship
of this part of the state. Raymond,
vile, fro@ Willacy; Brownsville
from Cameron; McAllen, from Hidal
60, and Rio Grande, from Starr, are
the four clubs to fight il out thi:
week end.
The old urge to get back In the
promoting game was too strong for
Al Robinson, Of Mercedes, and so
or Monday night of this week.
the Queen City promoter, will
stage, he says, the best card he
has ever put on. Heading this
program will be Chuck Burns and
Danny Gasparo, two we'll known
scrappers from San Antonio and
thereabouts. They weigh around
165 pounds, and have regulations
as ~punchers. Having met twice
before, and each gaining a deci-
sion, this bout takes on the air
Of the well known "grudge fight"
You hear so much about nowadays
in the lighting camc.