Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-08
RECORD CROWD
Sees CONTEST
Locals Click Off Smoothly
Fish Running Plays
Smothered

Carrying Valley football prestige
to hitherto unknown heights, the
Brownsville Junior College Scorp-
ions gave a great demonstration OF
strength here Friday when they de-
feated the powerful Aggie Fresh
men 1870 before a crowd estimated
at 5000.
The Scorpions played determined
football-they were a Texas against
8. MI. II. The Brownsville team.
hailed by many as the strongest
eleven ever turned out along the
lower reaches OF the Rio Grande,
flashed a dazzling running attack
which gained 288 yards from scrim-
mage and piled up 20 first downs.
And this was against the cream OF
$50 highs chool stars who turned
out for the Aggie Fish squad this
season.
with Pfpkin. Cabler, Adamson
and Newman slashing into the line
behind q low charging Scorpion
forward wall, it vas easily appar-
ent from the outset mat 1t would
be q Brownsville victory.
Star Backs
Although the Aggie backfield
boosted OF Spencer, an all-state fun
back last season, Dominique, PorS
Arthur star OF last year, BarfleId'
also of Port Arthur, and Williams,
a back Of five years experience al
Greenville, the Brownsville for
wards effectively smeared the Aggie
stabs at the line. This is apparent
from the fact that the Aggles
could gain but 80 yards from scrlm-
mage rushing the ball. In the Sec
end quarter Dominique turned TO a
passine attack and Brown did the
same in the last quarter. me
passes accounted for almost every
one of the Aggie's IA first downs.
The Fish attempted Is passes, COM
Melting 10 for 12l yards with five
incomplete and three intercepted.
The Scorpions attempted IL, COM
pleting four for SO yards with seven
incomplete and one intercepted.
brownsville used her unusually
strong pass offense only as a threat
To ouen up the Aggie forward wall.
The Scorpions scored III the flrst.
third and fourth quarters aho
nearly pushed over other markers
in the second and fourth periods
After an exchange OF punts IN the
first quarter, on which Davenport
gained considerable ground, the
Scorps took the ball on their %
yard line and drove ii straight down
the field TO a touchdown on tour
consecutive first downs. Cabler
materially aided things by getting
away for IS yards to carry the
oval to the Aggie 2-yard line. Pip
kin plunged the ball over.
In the second quarter the Scorp--
ions again held the whip hand n
rolled UP four cosecutlve ilrst
downs Just before the half ended.
They had the ball on the Aggie
5-yard line when the gun was fired.
Scoops Score
In the third quarter, the Scorps
rolled down the field on three con-
secutive first downs and Plpkln
plunged over the last three yards.
Pipkin played one OF the best games
of his career. His raZor-like slashes
at the line were always good for
from three to 20 yards. Dominique
made a great return of Davenport'S
So yard punt in this period, bring
ing it back to midfield before Ca
bier stopped him.
Early In the 4th quarter. the Val
lar eleven pounded its way to the
Ageie one-yard line where 1t lost
the oval on a tumble. Pipkin later
opened up a passing attack which
netted the third Scorpion tally. This
drive started when Scheideman,
sub end, wrestled the oval from
Spencer and the Aggie 46-yard line.
First downs on passes took the
oval to the goal line and Cabler
hit tackle to go over.
Brown. Aggie back. then opened a
passing attack in the closing NOM
ents Of plav which carried the
Farmer machine to the Scorpion 10
yard line. However, the Scorps held,
ending the threat.