Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08

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back system as does the Junior col
lege. They have been using this
system for the past two years and
have the system down pat. FRI
days game will be a Pop War
ner battle all the way through.
Hard AT III
THE LOCAL coaching staff drove
the Scorpions hard in practice
Tuesday in preparation for the
tough assignment ahead. AS could
be expected. the Scorpions suf-
fered a let-down following their 40
2 victory over Harrington high when
McAllen high cancelled out on them.
They were put through a brisk
scrimmage Tuesday in order TO have
them on an edge for the husky
soldiers.
BOY NEWMAN and G. r. Nelson,
quarter and center, respectively, are
on the injured list. Newman SUI
fered a turned ankle prior to the
Harrington game and has been I'M
able to practice since. He played
only a couple OF minutes against
Harrington. In his absence Maurice
Pipkin will call signals for the
locals. c. r. hurt his back some
time ago and got back into harness
for the first time Tuesday. II his
injury does not improve. he will not
likely get into Fridays game. Billy
Summers. singing tackle. has been
missing from practice for the past
several DAYS. but will likely be back
In time for the game against the
big Army team.
NEXT WEEK the ~collegians will
play San Antonio Junior college
here and the following week Edin-
burg Junior college here also. After
q two week rest. they will then tie
into the Aggie freshmen.
Plans Ripen
THE Battle Of Grapefruit will
likely become an annual affair in
the Valley as il was originally in
tended. The financial loss of last
year has not deferred the Valley
Coaches and Officials Association.
sponsor of the grid classic. In ses-
sion last night at La Feria. the
body named a committee TO map out
a program. This committee is COM
posed Of Dutch Rektorik of Har-
lingen, Cowboy Ogan of McAllen
and Grady Reynolds OF San Benito.
It was the consensus of the gather
ing that a squad of % would be
large enough 10 work with.
THE PLAN is this: The members
Of the association pick an ALI
Valley squad at the end Of the
playing season. The squad Is then
brought TO a central location and
coached for several weeks. The
team then plays a representative
team of some other section. Last
year the strong Cisco Loboes took
the measure Of the All-Valley
squad ny @ small margin. The Del
Rio section las written. asking TO
be considered as the All-Valley op-
pcrent this year.
The EDINBURG Junior College
Broncs went down fighting yester-
day. falling before the Kingsville
teachers 41-6. This was perhaps
the worst defeat eve banded the
Brorts BY any eleven. Either the
Broncs are extremely weak. or
Kingsville has stepped out in the
big time.
A WHOLE LOT should be learned
about the District Eight race this
weekend in San Antonio. Robs-
town plays Harlandale. Bracken-
ridge plays Alamo Heights and
| Corpus Christi plays Main Avenue
<there. The only title contender not
seeing acton within the district Is
Austin. The Maroons will play
Temple. who is being hailed a. a
possible district champion in their
neck Of the woods. These games 90
a long way toward u~nraveling the
situation in District Eight.
A TEAM IS NO SOONER
COUNTED OUT OF THE MA
TIONAL FLAG RACE THAN 1T
STARTS WINNING AND ROLLS
UP NINE OR TEN VICTORIES IN
A ROW. BEFORE THIS THING
rs OVER THE BRAVES MAY BE
IN THERE.
The Cincinnati Reds bought "
. Nick Cullop from MINNEAPOLIS
the other day. Nick hit IS :
honaeys this yea and hardly .
. deserves being sent down the .
: river like that.
Some newspaper writer's are
given vacations ard others are
sent TO cover the international
yacht races. There's nothing an
expert likes to do better than 70
curl up at a yacht race with ?
good book.
II begins TO appear that some
body on Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht
forgot to pull up the anchor.
School children In France NAV
have to learn to write with both
hands. If the educational authori-
ties of that country adopt the sug-
gestion Of q well-known doctor.