Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-02
both ELEVENS
SCORE BY AIR
Citrus Clan Turns In Good
Game; Cisco Works
Hidden End

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A hefty pack Of Cisco Loboes,
featuring a powerful forward wall,
outplayed the All-Valley Grape
fruiters on Tucker field Wednes-
day afternoon and pulled the an
Gent hidden end wheeze twice TO
run up a winning margin Of 1876
in the first Battle Of Grapefruit"
A crowd Of .pproximately 5000,
one OF the most representative ever
drawn from the Valley. damned
Tucker field to see the event.
individually, the Citrus Clan
turned in equally As COOL a game
as did the visitors, but the VAL
leyites lacked the smooth team work
which characterized the Cisco ell
even's play.
The staunch Lobo forwards cut
down the Valleys running attack
TO a minimum. r ir line was one
of the best ever seen in action on
the local field. However, Capt. Bud
AGsmson took to the air effectively
against the visitors. All four touch
downs came a a d-ect result of
long passes. The Valley forwards
also turned In a great game. hold
ing the Big Dam Loboes on the
five, eight. and ten-yard line at
various times.
Murray SL.res
The play OF BIZ Adamson, San
Benito flash. showed for the Citrus
Clan. He was the spark plug in
their offense. Ray Murray, Har-
lingen end. again distinguished
himself with has proclivity for TAX
ing passes in a nc-t of grid en-
emies. The Valley linemen turned
IN a great game and held their
own fairly well with the potent OIL
Belt battlers.
Cotton Pippen, w. Miller and
Van Horn were the big guns for
the Loboes. In addition 10 blasting
punts far down the field, Pippen
did some excellent running and
passing. w, Miller was good Tor a
gain almost at any time. Van Horn
showed class at end.
[ennie. a Cisco sub, got the
gam and managed 10 shine. He
recoy red a fumbled Kickoff in the
third quarter which paved the way
fo- his elevens second touchdown.
The CrapefTultsrs grabbed off a
lead IN the first quarter. Nike Wa
tsrs Of Harllngen recovered a FUN
Die and Adamson shot a 30-yard
pass 10 Washan for the opening
tally. Cisco came back strong and
scored on the next four plays. They
carried the bal over from the AZ
YARD line when Van Horn hid ont
to take Pippen's pa.
Citrus Line Strong
IN the second quarter the Crane
1rulters showed a strong defense
by holding on their five-yard line
Later they did the sane on the
2O-yard marker. The Cisco team
was clicking off prettily at this
time.
The visitors began the third
quarter with a bang. Bonnie re-
covering me kickoff after Il had
been fumbled Miller hid out and
TOOK a pass from Turknett for THE
second touchdown. Turknett piav-
ed q consistently brilliant game
throughout the afternoon.
The Loboes began another at
tack and soon worked the oval ~
the Valley a-yard line. Here the
Citrus Clan held and the ban u-ert
over: after they had punted out
OF danger. a long pass Chambliss
to Van Horn placed the ball on the
valley 5-yard line. Turknett plung-
ed over.
The Citrus aggregation anne
PACK strong IN the last period ana
fell just short Of scoring twice
Captain Adamson opened I'D with
. passing attack which the Io-
hoes could not stop.
Cara Of Mission recovered n
blocked kick on the Cisco 20-vard
stripe. On the next play. however
Patterson OF Donna fumbled ard
q Lobo recovered. After they had
kicked. a long pass Patterson ~
Murray put the ball on the visit
or's l0-yard line. They held.
Last Drive Fail
The last offensive drive Of the
game ran the ball UP to the TO-
gard line once more. Adarlson shot
passes to Walsh. Barnum and Muir
raw 10 get the ball there. However
the Lobo wall was inpreznable
and the game ended soon there
after.
A Valley Cheering squad. band
a TN TIT NAX