Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-21
COACHES HEAR
AND SEE HOW
Meagher and Assistants Are
In Full Swing At
Harrington
BY JACK LEBowITZ

BY JACK LEBOWTTZ
HARLINGEN. Aug. q. - Jack
Meagher and his three assistants
Lou HertenburEer. Marvin Duren-
burger and Johnny Neimic, covered
much ground in their coaching
school here Wednesday. The first
part Of the morning was taken ur
with a lecture on forward passing
bv Neimic. This former Notre
Dame backfield star was rated as
y OF the best forward p7ssers II
the world in his college days. WINE
Neimic told ard showed how 70
s-al the pigskin down the fiel1
Durenbureer demonstrated the
proper way to snag them out q
the sky.
After the demonstration. the
whole school was sent through pass
inp practice. Meagher lectured on
half backs blocking out defensive
ends. Meagher is stressing block
ing more than anything else. While
lack lectured, Hurtenburger and
Durenburger demonstrated MS
teachings. With Dutch" Rektorlk
Harlinqen coach. also showed tbs
uav NJ used to do IL for d. =
Rible al Texas A. & NJ. Following
this. every backfield man and ems
were put through one OF the still
est practices of the day. Meaghcl
saws: Every running and passinI
team would be futile without goot
blocking. Any man can eaten Z
nass. or run with the ball. but moi
every man can tear holes IN tns
line. After lunch the Afternoon
session was taken up with guards
on the offense pulling out OF tnt
line and running interference iol
wing backs.
Every member OF the school hac
n null out q number OF times
Neimic gave a short talk on correc'
punting.
nortant. because without form 2
punter will break under pressure
with form goes the right timing
and the holding OF the ball.
Neimic and Durenburger are due
70 leave tomorrow morning py ulo
for Houston where they are 70 &C
some early work around the uni
versity. Their going leaves Meagner
and Hertenburger, but tomorrow
Dick Jameson Is due 70 arrive AZ Us
school. Dick is a former Eulnpurs
Junior college player now az RICE
institute where he Is expected 70
he y OF the best backs on the
varsity squad this year.
Jess Atkins, Brownsville junior
college player. showed up at camE
today ready to get right 70 WORK
.Iess was under the eye OF MeagneI
AZ Jess intends TO 90 to Rice nex'
a Jess is a good tootoaA play
or hailing from Beeville, Texas.
II has not been decided yet nul
the San Benito Greyhounds are
Manning TO attend the Meaghei
school tomorrow. IL seems tha'
the Greyhounds haven't quite de-
cided whether or not they are go-
ing to have early football train
ing.
Now that the San Benito Saint;
have practically cinched the valley
champfonship they are planning or
nlavinp the winner Of the Gun
Coast league. This should be play
"a IN the Valley as the Valley base
hall fans are anxious 70 see wna'
the Saints will do under pressure.
Donaho. the new catcher tor tnt
saints. started out in grand fashion
sunday against Harrington. he 90
four hits and lead the Saints II
the hit column. With the new
catcher, the Saints have n OF tnt
hardest hitting teams ever made VI
81 Valley baseball players. Dona.
10 handles his pitchers IN a gooc
stvle and has a real good arm tna'
makes the base runner careful.
Valley fight fans will again have
an opportunity Of witnessing somC
first class sluggers, according &c
Dewitt Raburn, match maker foi
the fights to be held at the Mata-
moros Athletic club the latter par
Of the month. The main event VII
find Mexican Kid Gilbert pittec
against Brooks Hopper. Both q
these men have appeared IN th'
Valley before. The semi-winouE
brings together Cullen Red. whS
halls from Harrington and who L
fresh from a long string OF VIC
tories while in the navy. and News
boy Firpo, who has been cleaning
I'D on the middle weights arounc
San Antonio. Red Is training Y
earnest for the coming match. real
izing that the newsboy from Bexal
coun% Is no set-up. The prelimi'
naries will be made up Of Valle1
scrappers who can be counted upon
Tickets will 90 on sale Saturday with
nop,,lor rriear dtrcafS m induce nh.