Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

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they o last fall. The distraction
might prove q burden 10 Francis
Schmidt's pupils, Is 1t did TO Baylor
last year, but 1t will be hung on
them whether they like 1t G. not.
Probably two out OF three OBJ
servers the writer has qutried in
cline 70 the Frogs, with Southern
Methodist and the University Of
Texas getting most Of the remain
ing votes. They are picking the
Christians not, We hurry to state.
that they think they will be strong
er than last season nor potentially
more powerful than either Texas
or s. M u, but simply because
they have the better schedule.
While the six other conference
members will be messing around
with intersectional games, helping
the Southwest gain national re
cognition, the Purple will have no
such distractions. The Frogs will
be out after a conference crown,
and nothing else.
But for the fact that their Sche-
dule calls for two long trips east
TO meet Notre Dame and Navy, the
Mustangs, with a veteran team,
undoubtedly would rate the favor
ties berth. Even with their great
tackle and Captain-elect, Marion
Harmon, ineligible TO play. the
JONES have q wonderful array OF
talent, but the knowing figure that
they viii wear themselves down
against the Micks and Miodies and
have little left for the conference
grind. It happened that way two
years aga, wnen they Snot thel-
bolt against the Army machine at
West Point.
The Longhorns have only one in
te~rsectional bout TO distract them
from the business at hand, against
Oklahoma University at Dallas, but
they viii have TO play both Texas
Christian and Baylor, two Of their
stoutest rivals away from Memoir
ial Stadium too, there IS some doubt
that Coach Littlefield can replace
the strong forward wall that grad
uation tore to pieces.
Prognosticators r leaving the
Baylor Bruins strictly alone. They
picked the Golden Bears almost to
4 man last August. and looked X
ceedingly silly along in November.
If anything, Coach Jennings out
fit should be even a o over
whelming favorite this year, as the
team returns almost .ntact ana
with q year OF valuable experience
behind 1t, but the critics are wary.
The talent / there, no doubt OF II,
hut II remains TO be seen whether
.ranninrs can effect the cohesion
lacking in 1929. Or whether ne can
teach those backs OF his TO knock
down passes. In other words, II Is
I'm to the Bruins TO show their
public something.
The Aggies, Arkansas and Rice
50 far as can be learned, have no
pretentiOns this year Inc
first two lost heavily through
graduation and need a season 70
rebuild. the Owls had nothing In
-uarticular to lose. so are no worse
off. at least. They are printing
their guns for 1881, and don't think
they won't be loaded wnen ina
year rolls around.
A uair Of individual "ifs" loom
large in surveying conference pros
meets. They are Weldon Mason
brilliant halfback Of the 1923 Must
anrs. and Austin Griffith, Texas
cnristian's INCREASING fullback-
Mason, injured In mid-season OF
last year, has been up IN the
mountains of Colorado for a couple
Of months, trying to recover his
health and examining for an ex-
animation he must pass before he
will be eligible to play. Naturally
bright, there Is little doubt that the
Mustang flash will make the
scholastic grade, but no n knows
whether he viii be the player he
was last year. With him in their
backfield and fully recovered from
the head injury. the Ponies can give
any eleven in the land a holy fit.
without him. they probably would
Be Just a football team.
Griffith is said still TO be suffer-
ing from a shoulder injury received
last year, which kept him out most
OF the season. With the flashing
Howard Grubbs gone. the Frogs
will need Griffith to round out