Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
SCHOOL GETS
GOOD START
Grady Reynolds Arrives To
Open San Benito
Camp

opened officially Tuesday morning
at the Harlingen high school under
the direction Of Jack Meagher, head
coach at Rice Institute. Coach
Meagher has with him three worthy
assistants in Durenburger. former
Saint Edwards star; Hertenburger
also q Saint luminary: and Niemic,
former All-American back at
Notre Dame. With these assistants,
Coach Meagher Is able to through
" discuss ana demonstrate MS
knowledge OF football
The morning was taken UP
entirely with blocking. Coach
/ Meagher discussed the various
methods OF blocking, and with his
three assistants, demonstrated the
proper methods to use. Meagher
explained that the success OF a
football team depended upon its
blocking ability. Without blocking.
a team would be useless at running
or passing plays. He stressed that
| the strong man didn't have the ad-
vantaee over the weaker. but the
man with the most agility had the
letter chance OF blocking. After
the discussion, Meagher and his
assistants demonstrated the art OF
blocking out defensive ends He
then discussed the various methods
Of handling the ball, and told
which ways were best. A discussion
and demonstration Of sidestepping
and stiff-arming was next in line.
Afterward the backfield men and
ends were sent through a few
light plays that hinged around
side-ttepplng and stitt-arming.
Between forty and fifty are at
tending the school. Several coaches
from out the Valley are present.
Coach Nichols OF Amarillo junior
high is a student; Coach Carlson
Of Seguin Is also q member OF the
school. Besides these nearly every
coach in the Valley Is present.
| About twelve members Of the Har-
lingen football, several members
fronc 81 Jardin. Brownsville high
school and junior N0l~le. Lyford,
and Mercedes also are attending
the school
Coach Meagher seemed very
well pleased with the turnout Of
the Valley players and coaches
and announced that he would teach
them plenty football. The school IS
made I'D Of two sessions on from
1880 10 1900 and the second from
2:30 TO 600.
Clarence Bennett. former Browns
vile high school star tackle. is a
student in the school. and Neagher
IS keeping an eye OF 'Pcssum" be-
cause he has ability to burn on
the grid.
Well, finally the gentleman ar
rived. Grady Reynolds. coach Of
the San Benito Greyhounds. ar
rived Tuesday morning after spend
ing most Of the summe az q
coaching school IS Wisconsin With
his return, football practice will
get under way the first part Of
next week al the Monte Grande
camp where the Hounds viii do
their early training. This is Grady's
second term at the San Benito
school.
Well. the Saints have Just about
cinched the Valley championship.
All they have 10 do is win ore
more game and then they have 1t
cinched. II seems that the Saints
are trying TO play off the few
games that they have on schedule
during the week so that they can
bring down some strong teams
from the upper part Of the state.
The J. c. Penney bowlers whip
ped the Missourl-Pacific team last
night at the Welch-White Bowling
Alley. c. A. King lead the team TO
victory with an average Of 2l8 for
the five games. In all but on game
he average two hundred OF better.
This is the highest average that
has ever bowled on the alleys. 1t
seems that the ~Penneymen are
about The cream Of the crop and
they haven't lost a single contest
since the start OF the season. Wed
nesday the Penney CO. plays the
DCCLCI GultOH 1CAAt-t EO-l4C 0S.S
at the Campbell Bowling Alley at
Harlingen. These teams are the
best in their respective towns 50
this will be q hot contest.
The strong McAllsn Bulldogs will
battle the San Benito GreyhoundS
on the Hounds" gridiron Novem-
Der 2. II was decided upon some
time yesterday. The McAllen team
has won over the San Benito team
for the last three years. and this
year Coach Reynolds Is planning
on stopping their string OF victories.
The Harlingen baseball team will
battle with the Rio Hordo team
next Sunday ct the Rio Hondo
park. Every person in the Rio
Hondo district Is planning
downing the strong Harlingen
team. More than likely Bill Kach-
tick will hurl against the Rigney-
men. Anderson or Snav,ey viii hurl
for the Harrington team II Rio
Hondo wins Sunday and the Broncs
trim McAllen. Rio Hondo will Be
in second place in the League
Standing.
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