Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03

a. a 49,
bicycles for no Tar One who
smacks over all comeTS. One who
can 20 into a room with the con-
tenders lock the door and then
come out himself. That's the kind
OF a champion the fans want. Like
Jack Dempsey al Toledo.
Manana
READ THIS and weep.
If it isn't too early, Rice institute
partisans would like to say that
they expect Coach Jack Meagher 70
have a first class football team
next fall, though one, perhaps, in
which the veterans Will be almost
lost among the 1929 freshmen stars.
Meagher has an even dozen OF the
old Varsity, but many observers be-
iiave not more than three Of the y
VIII hein there most Of the time next
son. No secret was made last
lon of the fact that the pres
30 OF three score and ten fresh
men in the football ranks meant
that authorities at the institute had
determined there must be q new
athletic day thera etc, al infinlt-
I'm.
CAN YOU remember any given
season when Rice was not going 70
win the Southwest conference foot
ball title next year?' Ever since
we were big enough TO wrangle
with the Old Gent over the sports
section in the afternoon, we have
been sagely informed that Rice was
going to crash through in a large
way "next year" Like tomorrow,
ii never has gotten around.
WELL. Sports Spade is going 70
string along with the rest OF the
boys this year and pick the Owls rs
a coming outfit. The Valley has
felt that certain something radiat-
ing out Of Houston. A sort Of e
magnetic wave which has q peculiar
effect on high school stars and ju-
Nor college luminaries. Several
Edinburg Junior college stars were
plunked off. Several Brownsville
Scorpions succumbed to the magic
lure. II the Owls do not crash
through within the next two years
1T Will not be because they haven't
the material
CA N HUSH fell over the Rice
campus when the Southwest con-
ference began its investigations con-
corning the degree of simon pures
which were performing in the cir
cult. Evidently. the Owls have
passed muster for no squaV.k has
been set up. Those Investigations
must he like trying 10 get a political
hess indicted with a flock Of his
hcnchmen serving as grand jurors.
EVEN If the boys were getting
their room and board and q little
A.. az spending money, ( would pc
q. II. But why the sham and lily
white pretense? The condition IS
with IT.. Everyone suspects 1t. Ten
ris. the game CT gentlemen and Ia
Giles. Is one Of the highly profess
sionalized sports IN the world. And
yc' they bubble over the various
ranks Of amateurism.
Pot Shots
The Brownsville Elk nine will
play tie Pelicans at Port Isabel
SgadGv. C2tch-as-catch-can rules
Nh nothing barred will prevail
Coach Grady Reynolds will hold
r football training camp and will
Place the E-gieS on q strict diet.
Here's hoping no one brings up the
embarrassing question Of cream
rrffs. Perhaps YOU remember the
Fre1t cream pEff controversy which
followed the Battle Of Grapefruit
TIE BOYS FROM THE CHIRO-
PRACTIC COLLEGE SHOULD BE
Agr.E TO PUT OUT "A WHALE or
a FOOTBALL TEAM THINK CT
BOW EASY THEY COULD UN-
JOINT THE OPPOSITION.
s0itz CSolomonl Clark played
With the san Antonio C-hiropractorS
Ter a while. lie turned in his uni
torn when everyone began refer
ing ito him as Doctor Clark.
Such institutions are known rs
ghcst colleges to athletes. All the
hovs rot excited about. was the
oEcs lion Of when the ghost would
walk.
A STAR ATHLETE WAS TOLD
TO WRITE ANYTHING" ON HIS
EXAMINATIONS PAPER. Ii
sCRAWLED DAM" IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SHEET AND
WAS FLUNEzED FOR POOR
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