Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-04
BUTCH WILL
(. LEAD M'ALLEN
Veteran Lineman Likely To
Bring Bulldogs Out
Of Wilderness
Especial to The Herald

MCALLEN, AUX "a NNANA"A
campaigner, knocked around on
Rio Grande high school grids FOR
the past three years. will lead
McAllen high schools Purple and
Gold Bulldogs this year. He Is Bur
CESS Butch" Stut5enbacker. for the
past two years q regular II the
local grid clubs line, a rarin'-to-go
tackle and a tough h0mbre against
anybody's team.
Butch" has been a satellite az
past football consultations here. He
was q buddy ~ the brilliant Gene
Cox. last seasons captain. who re-
Gently embarked upon the straight
and narrow by his marriage M
Miss Nina Ratcliff. Stutzenbacker
frs. made the regulars while a
sophomore. The year before he
rubbed shoulder pads with the rest
Of the greenies before winning his
laurels when substituted for injured
stringers. That year he was a part
ner III the line with Homer Dog
Ramsey. acclaimed the greatest end
ever developed at the Bulldog fac
tory. and with Cecil 'Zeke over
street, rangy ouarterback-end who
flashed across the Valley grid hori-
zon for two winters.
StutzenbacKer is all that can be
asked ii a captain. Smart. a good
mixer with ms players. "A fighter
every inch Of the way and a COCA
loser, he IS looked up 70 this sea-
son a. the one who will lead the
Purple and Gold out OF the foot
ball wilderness III which u has
wander for TO. these many moons. tn
fact. ever since 1922 when the Bull
dogs won the only Valley grid title
they have held since Heck was a
pup.
Old Rip Van Wrinkles noted
game Of ten-plns dressed In its
more modern garb. did not leave
McAIlen out when IN invaded the
Valley. For the past month or Two
pin crushers have been active here.
Three teams are now engaged I'm
a series Of games. The Mohawks.
the Champions and the Royals are
those participating. To date the
Mohawks. led BY G. z. Franken-
field. Bill Witherspoon and Stats
Eckhoff. have cleaned the slate.
winning four games in succession.
The Champions have won one the
Royals none.
Tuesday night. August 5. local
alley fans will be In for ONE fine
entertainment. A picked squad Of
san Benito bowlers Will come here
for a match game with IA team 20
be selected from the citys pin stars.
The inter-city competition. local
sports say. will do much to enliven
interest during the entire veal be-
tween business men of Valley cities.
With the sports spotlight CENTER
ed upon baseball and bowling here
40 the present time. tennis Is doing
good TO gain the limelight Of
athletic interest. "a tennis club has
been formed and daily practice ses-
sions are taking place al the North
Tenth Street court built BY MAY
nard Kreidler. who also organized
the club. WYNN.
"A tournament during the present
month is being planned Awards
will be offered for both singles and
doubles champs. "A long list OF as
pirants for the honors rs already
made up. II includes Eric DUDE.
Elmer Frisby and Julian Hambrick.
all former McAllen high school
stars. and several other players 0ho
are conceded an wen break for the
city titles.
"A show crammed TO the hrim with
interest has been carded by "Ches-
NV" Stephens for his weekly mat
show here Thursday night. August
Z. Four fine welterweiFhts are sche-
duled 10 N% II at the old bone
crushing game.
The ~eye-opener will find Cow
boy" Teddy Waters. former COW
hand. I'm the ring against Middle
weight Champion George Sauer.
who defended hts title against
George Poulos. one OF the toughest
middle division grapplers in the
game. al San Antonio last week.
The main event will see Mexican
Pete Brown. colorful jill jitsu artist.
III the squared arena aEains mons
other than POuloS. m favored batter
on the local carpet.