Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

Harrington Cards, opens the expect
ed string Of warnings to the
Brownsville Eagles since they have
entered class A football competi-
ton. A team in the position of
Brownsville at the present is in a
particularly vulnerable spot. They
are the subject of the SCOTS of
class A teams who regard them
somewhat as a "frosh." The teams
in the lower class from which the
school advanced are inclined to
prognosticate Those birds are liza
BILE to be glad to play with us he
fore the season is out.
Epstein steps into the second
group by sending a letter to The
Herald airing his views. To our
mind, there is matter for cOnSid-
Grafton in Ben's letter. He SAYS
In part: Judging by the tone of
your sayings and the general view
Of the game (HarIingen- Browns
ville1 in Brownsville, you folks
seem to look forward to it as a
sort of a good preliminary work
out for the Eagles 3 s q" The
Harlingen clothing magnate
brings out a paint here that he
did not entirely intend.
That is that Brownsville will
have to fight against over-confi-
dence almost as hard as it does
against its grid opponents. There
Is no surer way to athletic down
tall than that Of taking a severe
case OF megalomania. A certain
degree OF cockiness is all right-as
long as you are winning-but it Ger
ta1nly locks silly when one is los
Ing. Brownsville has a to be
confident due to its great record
last year, and it now appears that
Coach Doug" Fessenden will have
an even better material to work
With this season. But it must be
remembered that last years record
was rolled up against class B
teams, with few exceptions. This
season the Eagles will be fighting
a tougher brand Of football D o
enCS. The point that Ben brings
out is that regardless of the Prov
eSs OF an eleven, it should consider
no opponent a setup. These setups
frequently turn out to be upsets.
= :
We didn't quite understand
one point in Ben's letter, how
ever. He says: "They (the Cards
have a renewed fighting spirit
that will mean a lot in their
fight to regain their lost pres
tlge, and-write this down in
your little note book-they have
added two of the greatest back
1leld men that ever carried a
pigskIn for Paul Tyson, to their
roster Ben, you should have
auoed a few more details on the
E men. That sentence, as =
bald statement of facts, might h
viewed with askance in some
quarters, you know.
We are always glad to get let
ters from Valley fans expressing
thelr views and opinions. But if Is
an InfleXlble rule in a newsnaner
never to use such conmunica+iore
unless they are properly signed
Don't forget to put your monikey
ana aooress on the letters.
Is baseball on the decline? This
potent question arises following
reports OF scouts that there nnf
only IS a lack of good material
but that there also is a lack IF
amateur and semi-pro teams in
1exas. So far as the Valley is
concerned, it does appear as
though the national pastime was
oechnlng. The young bloods are
turning to other amusemente
PROFESSIONAL ball is no more II
TINS section. The amateur ninae
40 not compare favorabIv witb
those OF. days gone by-say for
} instance, the old San Renito
team. There are no particularly
Outstanding players in the val
icy. william Wizomersky was the
My player to go to the big ton
rom this section last year. The
Whlte SOx farmed him ont 70
class ID team after a short trv-
out IN the Dallas training camn
F1snlng, hunting, skeet. outboard
racing and other sports seem N
DC on the ascendancy here.
Brownsville high School fprnisb
ca q specific instance of the decline
OF baseball during the past seseon
AT the time when the nationoi
pastime should have been beo,,n
nearly all of the high school stb9
ete were in the football t~rainino
camp. More than so huskjes ware
ouC 1or posts On the eleven, Con-
sequently there was no high school
nlne. a nine was barely craned ~
between the junior college, higb
school and junior high. 4sAi
Athletics are expected 70 10
the boom at Fort Brown whit
the next few weeks. The annnaI
oase0ah tournament between the
IOur troops will get under NAV
ana morse shows and field a.
are TO come. The Officers n-oI
ably will resume polo as soon a.
thnU nnA Ell