Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Christians Hope to Grab End Championship
Bears Display Fight in Large
Quantities Against Methodist

critics were justified in questioning
the Bruins fighting spirit. There
were times when the 1929 Bear
notwithstanding the ever-flam-
ing Jake Wilson-seemed not &c
care particularly whether 1t won
or not. But there can be no doubt
after Saturdays battle that the
1880 Bears are made OF different
stuff. They carried an air OF grim
determination that fairly stuck out
from the moment they trotted in
Carroll field.
The fact is likely to mean a lot
before the current campaign is
over. With their present fiery al,
titude. the Baptists are a very dan
gerous set of young men. capable
OF defeating any team that tackles
them in the playful spirit the
Mustangs did. It never seemed 10
occur TO the rollicking Methodists
that they were poking at a horn
cts hacienda until they were bad
ly stung. But for several tough
breaks. such as Pierce dropping a
pass in his arms across the goal
line. the Bears might have won by
a decisive margin.
Wilson the Boy
The game at Waco proved, among
other things. that Wilson still IS
the Southwest's greatest ball car
rier in an open field. and tina.
Southern Methodist has Just an
other football team when Speedy
Mason. halfback. and Malcolm
Powell. center. are on the sidelines.
Wilson was as elusive as a creased
pig on punt returns, usally dodg-
ing or shaking off three or four
tacklers before he was brought
down. His 20-yard run in the final
period that enabled Baylor to score
its first touchdown was a marvel.
It started some Is yards behind
the line Of scrimmage. after Jake
had been unable TO spot a pass re-
ceiver. At least six Mustangs had
their hands on the Baylor mite as
he twisted and danced I'D the field
before two OF them finally stopped
him on the five-yard line.
II Is difficult to say which the
Mustangs missed most. Mason or
Powell. Their backfield lacked the
polish and punch it has with
Speedy in there. Their running
attack was less sharp. and their
passing at times pathetic. both of
the long and short variety. Mason.
there a be little doubt now. is
the dynamo Of the Methodists'
backfield. Powell's great work III
backing IN the line on defense wa
sorely missed. and a bad pass from
his understudy at center cost the
Methodists M bright opportunity
70 score after they had driven r
the l0-yard zone.
Stars Held
While Wilson was PLAYING n
Of his best games for Baylor. two
other all-conference backs OF last
year were having next to no luck
at all. The Aggies had Cy Leland
shackled all afternoon at College
1tot4oAAs 1Ac rug IldSl SelCOm
getting away for more than a YARD
from scrimmage and being stopped
dead on punt returns. Cy can count
on being a well marked man ir
every conference game.
Dexter Shelley suffered a similar
fate against the Oklahoma Soon
ers here. The Longhorn captain
VINO ripped the Sooners wide open
q year ago, had two men on his
back In every play, detailed to
stop him at all costs. They did tust
that, rafting him so badly that ne
finally was pulled by Coach Little
field. Fortunately. however, the
Steers had tn Koy and Stafford q
couple Of huskies to 60 places when
Shelley rnutfrY