Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

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vorites TO re-
peat for the title
they won last fall. The distraction
might prove a burden 10 Francis
Schmidt's pupils, as it did TO Baylor
last year, but it will be hung on
them whether they like 1t G. not.
Probably two out of three OBJ
servers the writer has queried in
cline 10 the Frogs, with Southern
Methodist and the University Of
Texas getting most of the remain
ing votes. They m picking the
Christians not, We hurry TO state,
that they think they will be strong
er than last season nor potentially
more powerful than either Texas
or s. NJ. u, but simply because
they have the better schedule.
While the six other conference
members viii be messing around
with intersectional games, helping
the Southwest gain national re
cognition, the Purple will have no
such distractions. The Frogs will
be out after a conference crown,
and nothing else.
But for the fact that their sche-
dule calls for two long trips east
to meet Notre Dame and Navy, the
Mustangs, with q veteran team.
undoubtedly would rate the favor
ties berth. Even with their great
tackle and Captain-elect, Marion
Harmon, ineligible 10 play, the
JONES have a wonderful array o.
talent, but the knowing figure that
they will wear themselves down
against the MickS and MiodieS and
have little left for the conference
grind. IL happened that way two
years aga. wnen they snot tne4-
bolt against the Army machine ut
West Point.
The Longhorns have only one in
tersecti0naI bout TO distract them
from the business at hand, against
Oklahoma University al DaIlaS, ou.
they Will have 10 play both 1exaS
Christian and Baylor, two OF their
stouteSt rivals, away from Memoir
ial Stadium too, there IS some doubs
that Coach Littlefield can replace
the strong forward wall that grad
uation tore 10 pieces.
Prognosticators are leaving the
Baylor Bruins strictly alone. They
picked the Golden Bears almost 10
- A..rfscN ond fnOkad aX-
ceedingly silly along IN November.
If anything, Coach Jennings U
fit should be even q more over
whelming favorire this year, as the
team returns almost ltact ana
with q yea Of valuable experience
behind it, but the critics are wary.
The talent I. there, no doubt OF 1t,
but II remains TO be seen whether
Jennings a effect the cohesion
lacking in 1929. Or whether he can
teach those backs OF his to knock
down passes. In other words, II Is
IN to the Bruins 70 show tnelr
public something.
The Aggies, Arkansas and Rice
81 far as can be learned, have no
pennant pretentionS this year. Inc
first two lost heavily through
graduation and need a season 70
rebuild: the Owls had nothing IN
particular TO lose, so are no worse
off. at least. They are prlmhhs
their guns for 1881, and don't thlnK
they won't be loaded when that
year rolls around.
A pair Of individual IFS loom
large in surveying conference pros
meets. They are Weldon Mason,
brilliant halfback OF the 1929 Must
anqs. and Austin Griffith, Texas
christians INCREASING fullback.
Mason, injured in mid-seaSon OF
last year, has been up IN the
mountains OF Colorado for a couple
OF months, trying TO recover MS
health and examining Tor an eN
animation he must pass before he
will be eligible TO play. Naturally
bright. there IS little doubt that the
Mustang flash will make the
scholastic grade, but 10 knows
whether he will be the player he
Was last year. With him IN their
hackfield and fully recovered from
the head injury. the Ponies can give
anv eleven in the land a holy II.
without him, they probably would
b. ;ust a football team.
Griffith IS said still TO be suffer-
ing from a shoulder injury received
last wear, which kept him out most
~ the season. With the flashing
Howard GrubbS gone. the Frogs
will need Griffith TO round out
heir backfield.