Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-11
ARMY HOLDS
UNDER GOAL
Locals Carry Battle To
Visitors in Pretty
Game

Junior College Scorpions defeated
the tough Twenty-Third Infantry
eleven on Tucker field Friday after
noon before a good sized crowd by
q score Of TO.
The Scorpions scored in the first
quarter and were on the verge OF
scoring several times Thereafter,
but the husky Army line stiffeneo
each time their goal was approach
ed. The Scorpions rolled up eleven
first downs to eight for the Army
Most Of the visitors first downs
were rolled up In the third and
fourth periods.
After an exchange Of punts in the
first period, Army lost the ball on
Browrisville's 20-yard line on downs.
The SCORPIONS took 10 there and
after hitting the line once, punted.
The Army safety fumbled and Leche
sylvester, Eagle end Of last year,
bounced on the ball, giving the To-
Gals the oval on Army's 47-yard
line. Pipkin hit the line twice and
a pass to Adamson was good Tor i've
yards, putting the oval on Armys
35-yard line for a first down.
Cabler At IL AGAIN
Cabler made a spectacular run OF
eight yards through the right J q
of the line. It looked like the stuff
that made Brownsville fans tear up
their hats last season. Pipkin mace
a nice gain at center, and on u
next play, Adamson went tnrough
the left side with a world OF drive
going seven yards to q TOUCHDOWN.
Jess Atkins booted the oval square
" through the uprights for the
extra point.
The Army attack was well spiked
IN the first half, and they managed
for only three first downs. The col
leQians we're playing IN Army ter
ritory most Of the time, but were
unable to puncture the goal II
once. the Scorps lost the ball on
Army's 20 yard line on downs,
Toward the end OF the second
otrartef. the Scorps substitutes be-
a drifting into the game. Boy
Newman. who has been on the IN
jured list, guided the team Tor q
while.
In the third period. Lesser inter-
cepted q long Army pass re-
turned II 20 yards In o wild lash
20 Army.s Al yard line. Adamson
made four yards and Lesser added
three az center, but their gains
were offset by q five-yard penal
tv. Pfpkin passed to Sylvester Tor
five yards and Lesser added five 70
make the first down on Armys 80
yard line.
Almost Score
On a tumble. Pipkln lost iour
wards. A pass, Pipkin 10 Lesser. was
good for eight yards and Pipkln
made It first down on ArmyS 10
ward line with a ten yard drive
through the right side Of the line.
Lesser spun at center twice, making
seven wards. Pipkin plunged the re-
naming three for first down on
Army.s eight yard line. Here the
ARMY coach sent IN a bunch OF
new blood TO stem the attack. Inc
Brownsville forwards we're ripping
large holes in the visitors line. Ad-
amson swept through the left side
Of the line for six yards. He added
one more on the next play, placing
the ball virtually on the goal line.
The Army held on the next Two
plunges at the line and the ball
went over on the six-inch line.
Army got off a bad punt good for
only IS yards. Lesser took it.
After a penalty. Brownsville lost
the ball on downs on Army's 90
ward line. Army kicked cut for 49,
ward line and another Scorpion
drive began. The Scorps carried
the ball up TO Army's eight yard
line before losing 1t on downs
again.
Here the Army offense took n
lead and marched the ball straight
down the field on first downs. with
Umberger and Ferria doing the
majority Of the work. They took II
up the field to Brownsville's So
yard line before the tide was
stemmed when Leche Sylvester re-
covered a tumble.
Locals Flash
All of the Brownsville team flash
ed brilliance as individuals. but
seemed to tire in the last portion
of the game. Cabler looked like his
old self. and Adamson and Pipkin
were always good for gains. Lesser
PLAYED well while he was in the
game. The Brownsville forwards
took the attack 70 the bulky Army
line and outplayed 1t most Of the
time. Sylvester especially was on the
alert all the time and forced several
breaks for the locals.
Umberger. Ferria and 1t. Nave
were the bail carrying stars for the
visitors. 1t. Nave got away once on
a pretty play but was stopped
after q ,2-yard gain.
The starting line-ups follow:
brownsville CD Army C0)
Left End
Davenport .........-. Cavanaugn
Left Tackle
Bennett ............. Crostwaite
Left Guard
Gilbert Powell
Center
Nelson Slpe
Right Guard
atkins nee4
Right Tackle
SummerS ~o~NS
Right End
sylvester "
Quarter Back
r,,r,, Umberger
Half Back
.a.rsor Deshinkle
Half Back
Cabler reii"
Full Back
- Payne
rrounsville substitutes: Scheid-
man, Cuellar, Dyer. Longoria; New
! Lebowitz. Ball, Perez, carter
constitutes. Ioomin. Jones, |