Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-10
COWBOY NEEDS
TWO PLUNCERS
Ogan Will Center Attention
On Forming Strong
Forward Wall
Especial to The Herald)


McALLEN. Aug. 10-The big push
begins Monday from q football
standpoint here as a result Com
mander r. F. Ogan today was as
sembling the remnants OF his 1929
battalion. together with recruits for
the 1880 shock troops. For early
next week the spring training grind
that will precede the actual playing
season for Valley high schools gets
under way. Five Of his six veter-
ans will report for the first DAYS
practice drills. Ogan declared. and
the addition of a number Of men
from last years reSeve squad and
Junior high school title team IS ex-
pected TO swell the total number of
men reporting the first day To be-
tween 20 end 80.
During the first week Of drilling
the Bulldogs will go through a Sc
RES q light exercises. looping around
the field and getting their legs in
shape for SITTER work. The second
and third weeks are expected to see
harder work on the part Of the Pur-
pie and Gold machine aspirants.
Cowboy" will center his atten-
ton upon the formation of a strong
forward wall during the spriug sea-
son. He is troubled by the work
Of plugging two bad holes in the
line, at n tackle post and at one
end berth. Although his backfield
Is an even larger worry, the mentor
Is not oothering about finding any
likely looking gridder for that phase
OF his club, since several men are
already in line for the two vacant
halfback positions ard quarter
back. A good signal barker is scarce
in an early survey of the grid crop
here and IL may be possible that
Ogan will name Barney Jackson,
center, as his fluent number manner.
No great changes in the style of
play he utilized last season ore be-
ing planned for the coming term
on the grid by the Bulldog boss. He
has enough confidence In his now
established system 70 believe IL ca
pable Of carrying the Bulldogs to
any height they will be possible of
attainment this year.
A game that should prove a ma
tural' from almost any standpoint
Is on the boards for McAlIen and
upper Valley baseball fans Sunday,
when Manager Harley Jackson's
clouting Legionnaires, dismayed in
their dash for Valley pennant hon.
orS this season, meet Eddie Mar
burgers Mission Grapefruiters at
Legion park here.
Not only will the age-old Nc
Allen-Mission rivalry flame again
when the two teams meet. but the
Grapefruiters viii be out for a win
from another standpoint. Because
Eddie Margurger. two weeks ago
tossed away a possibly victory for
Mission in handing the McAllen vet
Grams a forfeit game. the Fruiters
will be out to show their home town
boys Just how good they really are.
The clash is expected to prove one
Of these revenge Is sweet Tits II
the Mission lads get right and
don't go awry on the sacks
Jackson'S batting strength VIII oe
out in full regalia. His pitching
worries still persist. Carl Fitz and
Johnny Young may have TO bear
the burden again
Z. II. Strehlow. one OF the best
bowlers TO be developed here since
the game invaded McAllen, thus fal
holds the laurels for high scoring
He shot a 278 at the minnie alley:
the other night. big Bill" With
erspoon. local postmaster. still holds
the cake at the regulation NAPLES
with a 255.
McAllen tennis ace were SEIZED
ueled 70 romp into action Sunday
in announcements made concern
ing the city net Tournament SEIZED
uled this month. But the competi.
ton has been pushed up a few day:
on the calendar and play will prob.
ably not begin for a few days.
In a fair exhibition OF the map.
mauling game, George Sauer
worlds m~iddleweight t%itlist, anc
Cowboy" Teddy Waters, won theil
bouts when they forced Jack Pierce
and George Poulos to caress the
canvas on the weekly mat show
here.
Waters went over in a big way
with his novel crouch and spring
that broke many OF Poulos' head
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