Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19
Hard at ID

Hard at It
THE BROWNSVILLE high school
Screaming Eagles are continuing
TO pour it on with determination.
The relatively inexperienced squad
fully realizes that 1t has a tough
row to hoe this year and II Is sop
ping up all the football It can be-
fore the season opens. Little Pla-
ctdo Gonzales. the Mighty Mite.
ave q small clump or fans a thrill
yesterday by returning a punt o.
yards for a touchdown in a practice
scrimmage. The run recalled the
Eagle Cardinal game OF last year.
placido was q thorn In the side
Of the Red Birds.
mo POSITION on the team Is
sewed up" Red Irvine says. Every
bow on the squad has a chance 70
make the starting eleven ] Ike
the hustle and spirit shown oy
them"
HERBY THOMAS and Beshear
are waging a vigorous fight FOR the
center post. Thomas showed up In
camp weighing around l60. And IL
casn't fat. because he has lost bun
two pounds after three weeks OF
hard work. Beshear. a newcomer,
has made a good impression a. the
pivot position.
CAROL McMINN, Walter Wash
ington, Earl Adams and Walter
williams are scrapping hard Tor
wing positions. McMinn was on
the Eagle squad last year. Wash
ington cot some experience with
the Eaglets. Adams came here from
III Jardin and has made a good
showing.
SIDNEY BENNETT and "Lofo"
Escobar are showing decided I'M
orovement at the tackle positions
Goodrich and Isidor Longoria are
making them step. Bennett n
Escobar got lots Of game experience
with the Eagles last season.
More Fight
CHARLEY BAKER, Ems, Eagan
ana Roberto Escobar are scrapping
away for the guard positions. Ems
and Eagan hold a slight edge over
the other two boys.
IN THE BACKFIELD. John Joe
G1erza, Placido Gonzales. Bolton.
I'D. Lee. Donald Bennett. Bill
6enway, Vance wilson and Roberto
TruiiIlo are battling away for
berths. CARA played with the Eag-
lets last wear as did Lee. Bennett.
Wilson and Trujillo. Benway. 2
newcomer. was not eligible and
came here too late for the season
A number OF these Eaglet backs
really were OF first string caliber
but they were placed with the
Eaglets in order 10 obtain game
experience.
BOLTON. a newcomer from
Sweetwater. Is showing good form
This back. weighing around $50
sticks a hefty boot into the oval
and will likely see much service
before the year Is out. Although
Bottom did not letter at S~weetwater.
ne shows indication OF becoming .
classy back.
STILL SORE from the first weeks
hard work. the Brownsville Junior
college squad IS rounding into con-
dition. This squad, the best that
ever turned out for a Brownsville
eleven, should be IL fair shape for
It's first game s.ext Thursday with
the Harrington high Cardinals, VAL
icy high school champions. Last
season the Cardinals defeated the
coliegians touchdown and from
Mi reports. hey are out To rereat
zhiS year. The college boys whisk-
ers hrLstle when these gentle rum
ors float into their camp.
THERE ARE "a boys out for the
college team at present. Scorpions.
Eagles and Valley high stars OF last
year furnish the bulk OF material
for the local eleven. The squad was
divided off into two teams yeSter-
day. Below is how the two aggre-
cations lined-up:
Davenport ............ Scheidman
Left End
B4flnetJ GIdnanl
Left Tackle
ktkfns Cuellar
Left Guard
Nelson Carter
Center
Dyer $4,000. Perez
Right Guard
Summers Gilbert
Right Tackle
Sylvester Samano
Right End
Newman Lesser
Quarterback
IaDler \
Half Back
A6amson Smith
Half Back
Pspkin .................... Buttons
Full Back
JACK LEBOwITZ Of San Benito