Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-29
EACH GAME TO
HAVE One HEAD
College, High and Junior
High All to Get Same
Training

"A plan for centralizing and sys-
tematizing athletics In the Junior
college. high school and junior high
here in such a manner that the best
possible results will be obtained was
announced today by Supt. @. W.
Gotke.
Beginning this fall. each major
sport in all three institutions will
be under the direct supervision of a
qualified head. Aided by two as
sistants. this head will coach all of
the squads along the same lines.
With the teams getting the same
coaching 1t will be easy for a player
to step from the junior high squad
into that of the high school. or
from the high school into the junior
college. With this centralized COACH
ing scheme in operation. a player
can be taken in on the junior high
squad. thoroughly grounded in the
fundamentals of the style used. He
will naturally be a better high school
player due to his knowledge of the
style and strategy. He should be
even better after four years Of high
school competition when he steps
into the junior college squad. This
long training should be conducive to
excellent team play as the squads
progress.
Only City
It Is believed that Brownsville IS
the only city in the state to link
M q system OF this sort covering
athletics from the Junior high
through the junior college. Waco
has a somewhat similar method
tnat they use In junior high and
high school.
Douglas Fessenden. who led the
high school Eagles through an I'M
defeated season last year. has been
selected as the head OF football.
Fessenden will be aided by RAYMOND
Plato and Clarence Surtees. a new
conner from San Antonio who is
highly recommended. Plato and
Surtees will work in close coopers-
ton with Fessenden. carrying out
all his wishes and ideas. Each OF
the teams will be given the same
training They vii probably be
grounded in the Illinois STYLE Of play
used by the high school Eagles last
year.
Surtees I'm Charge
Surtees will probably be in charge
OF the Junior College squad when
FeSsenden Is unable TO be present.
Fessenden will more than probably
give all the personal attention pos
sible to the high school squad.
Plato will tutor the remainder of
the Eridmen.
j. w. CRed) Irvine will aid but
will devote most OF his time to his
duties as director OF athletics In the
entire public school system.
The system Is outlined above will
obtain during the basketball sea-
% also with Plato as head. Surtees
and Fessenden will act as assistants
during this season.
Track will be under Fessenden.
we believe that this system Of
having a specialist at the head of
each major sport in all three schools
will give lis the best possible re-
suits. While they may not become
Immediately apparent. although i
know no reason why not. these re-
suits will inevitable be shown in a
few years. We are laying the
groundwork for good teams in the
future" Supt. G. w. Gotke said.
Coaches Work
The new system Is in contrast to
that used in past years when three
coaches working independently had
charge of the teams. I'VE OBJ
tanned what we believed to be fair
results from our old system" Supt.
Gotke said. but even better can be
expected from our new one. In u
opinion"
Clarence Surtees. the newcomer. Is
highly recommended as to his ath-
letic abilities and quiet qualities by
those who know him here.
Supt. Gotke states that Surtees
Is one of the finest young men /
have ever had in q school Of mine.
He attended Main Avenue high In
San Antonio when / was there"
Surtees Is well known 10 Fessen-
den and Irvine also. He was a
member Of FeSsenden'S 1926 Main
Avenue track team that won the
state championship. Surtees was
a member Of the relay team that
carried off high honors later at
Lawrence. Kan. He graduated from
St. Mary's college in San Antonio
this year. Surtees was captain OF
the football squad in addition 70
starring In other sports.