Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-28
Valley Fans
Differ AS To
1st Contest


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Grande Valley played?
The answer to the above Ques-
ton Is the sad ~predicament facing
a group of local sportsters who are
interested in probing into past grid
lore Of this section. And as a re-
suit OF their attempts to come out
of a muddle Of Investigations with
colors flying. some rather interest
inr dope has been gathered TO-
gether. =,
The first game Of high school
football 10 be played In the Valley
took place upon a fateful Friday
back IL years ago. AYERS webster
Babe Jones, then n OF Meal
lens young schoolboy athletes. II
occurred AT Mercedes Oct. z, 1913,
and McAllen trimmed Mercedes by
a o Of IA to 0. Both clubs were
pretty good grid squads, he AYERS
Jones reveals the difference IN
style of play and the methods used
for gaining ground in those days
IS compared to the present re-
gime OF the pighide sport.
Most of the players were donneo
in suits which they had made up
by RELOCATING some long lost over
allS and Jackets. Some OF the boys
were able to sport toys that actu-
ally had the appearance of a foot
ball suit. The field on which the
scrap took place was merely a va
cant lot with no boundary lines and
no ten-yard markers. Whether
goal posts were used was not ascer-
tanned.
Another Vet
Now up comes George Cneever,
another veteran here, who rivals MS
memories to the effect that the
first game Of high school football
in the Valley was played in 1914,
the next year after Jones tilt.
George played on the team in 1914
and was going to school here IN
1918. so he has a pretty good bit
OF gray matter from which he takes
his statements.
Not to be outdone land he relishes
an argument better than most any
thing else) Coach r. r. Cowboy"
Ogan, boss Of the high school Bull
dogs. probes and delves back into
the pages Of yore and comes forth
with the assertion that the year
1915 saw the first game Of high
school grid warfare ever staged in
the Valley. And what's more
Cowboy allows as how he took
part in that tilt. 1t was played at
"Harlingen or some other town
down the line" Ogan recalls. and
was an interesting event compared
to today's brand Of schoolboy COM
petition y e the pigskin. Ogan was
going TO high school in Harrington
then and when he first went out
for football he sported a weight OF
100 pounds, quite in striking con-
trast to his present robust appear
ance.
So you may take your choice. Nj.
and Mrs. Fan. The first game OF
Valley high school football IN
either 1918. 1914, or 1915. We're
here to tell you that your cores
uOndent isn't going to get into any
more arguments over the matter.
There's too much wrist-slapping
and hair-pulling over the ability Of
some old timers respective men,
cries. And they get awful het up
some times when you question their
veracity. especially If they took
part in the game.
In the first match tilt which they
have played since winning four out
OF five matches two weeks ago. JUL
ian Hambrick and Walter Langford.
doubles titlists Of McAllen Tennis
club. defeated a pair Of scrapping
METERS here Thursday afternoon
Frank Jones and a player named
Slaughter or Pharr took on the To-
cal tennis ace and were defeated
6-1, 6-3 in a rather dull affair.
Dogs VS.. Scorps
Brownsville grid fans ought TO
get an interesting sidelight or how
the Harrington Cardinals and Nc
Allen Bulldogs win stack up this
season. After having visited the
Card camp this week Tor a bout
with Mentor Rektorik's squad.
Brownsville Junior College Scorpi-
sns Will take on the Bulldogs a week
later.
The game IS carded for Oct. ) at
Brownsville and a good delegation
Of local fans are planning to W.T.
ness the affair.
Local football followers look upon
the Scorpions this year as one OF
the most formidable grid aggrega-
tions In this section. since 4 large
group Of the brilliant performers OF
the 1929 Screaming Eagle team are
Ira the Scorp lineup.
"No better seasoning could be
given the McAllen squad thar q
canc with the Brownsville college
eleven. is Cowboy" Ogan's asser-
tom. He rates the Scorps highly.
In fact. he wanted a 14-point wag-
err on the Brownsville club the day
OF the Harlingen tilt.
Local baseball fans are wonder
ing whether or not the Valley viii
be visited again next spring by the
rrouD of Western league baseball
teams which trained here this year.
Chamber Of commerce men who
arranged for the four teams visit
for training season drills in the
valley are wont to believe that tie
Westerners will be absent in the
spring Of 1881.
Financial deficits suffered in the
project may prevent any future
spring training sessions for the
wichita, Omaha. Denver and Des
Moines mines in Texas famed gar
den spot.
New start
Mchnen has intentions this year
OF erasing the records which the
city's high school basketball team
registered in county competition
lnnA rnnr Fans can recall the