Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
LOCALS SHOW
MUCH POWER
Cabler Punches Over Two
Markers; Sylvester
Kicks Goals

cular drives. The Aggies scored in
the closing moments of play hen
a tumble gave them the ball under
the shadows OF Brownsville goal.
Fowler. Aggie half who played an
outstanding game. lunged the ball
over. Attempted kick for point was
low. John sylvester, Scorp end. kick
ed both OF Brownsville's points.
Several times during the game the
Valleyites crammed the ball inside
the Aggie 20-yard line but there the
Scorpion machine stalled and the
ball went owe on downs.
Fowler Shines.
The Aggies brought the strongest
team here that they have had In
the last three years. It's machine
play was not polished, but II had
individual strength TO burn. Fowler
an all-state man from Fit. Worth,
was the outstanding ball carrier Tor
the visitors. He showed a world Of
stuff in making the relatively simple
Aggie plays 60.
The old ball Juggling combination
OF Adamson and Cabler and a pass,
Popkin TO Cabler, vas the story OF
Brownsville's IL firstdowns to nine
for the Aggies. A lateral pass was
worked TO advalI age also. With the
Scorp line Sticking off in fine style,
the Valleyites had everything but
n plunger to give them punch within
TIC 20-yard parallel. -
EGeo. Flssell. Scorp center did
sSme nice work in batting down
Fowler's lefthanded passes. The Val
lev forward wall did some excellent
work In turning back the battering
Aggie backs. Except for the bad
break on the tumble In the closing
moments OF play. the Scorp wall
turned back the Aggies every time
they got in the 25 yard line.
Chance Missed.
Brownsville lost an excellent
chance to score late in the first
quarter. The Valley boys took the
ball on their own 80 yard stripe and
marched I'D the field to n 10 YARD
line before losing the ball when an
attempted lateral pass was muffed
for a loss and a pass " the goal
lire vas incomplete.
The Scorps got going when the
second quarter opened. McNabb re-
turned a punt TO midileld and a
series OF reverses and a short pass
made il first down. A lateral pass
with Cabler carrying the ball put
the ball under the Aggie goal. Cabler
nit right tackle for the touchdown
and Sylvester kicked goal.
A few moments later Adamson in
tercepted an Aggie pass and was
downed on A. az Ms Is. However,
the Scorps attack stalled when two
masses were incomplete and the
Aggies came out OF II.
John Barnum, Ed.nburg. gave the
fans a thrill with a long kick after
the Argies had driven the locals deep
in their own territory. r<ng John
biffed the oval % yards TO set the
Aggies back on their hauncehs.
The Scorps started what appear
ed to be another touchdown drive
shortly before the half ended when
Dave Wood, Mission. intercepted a
pass on the Aggie As. The running
attack carried the ball up TO the
Is ward line but, weakened by sub
stitutions. the ball went Owe on
downs. Sylvester barely missed a
pass which was labelled touch
down."
Russell Does IL.
Shortly after the second hall
opened. Brownsville fumbled and
the Aggies recovered on Browns
yille's 26 yard line. The threat was
ended when Russell batted down O
pass.
The second Brownsville touch
down came when the Scorps started
a drive on the Aggie as yard line.
Five play slater Cabler carried II
over. A backward pass. Pipkin to
Cabler, put the ball in scoring terri
tory.
Several good passes soon had the
Aggies knocking on the door They
stalled inside the 10-yard line and
the ball went over. Brownsville then
fumbled and A. & NJ. recovered on
the goal line. Fowler lunged 1t over.
Kick for goal failed. The game end
edkAwo plays later.
Starting hne-upS:
6CORPS AGGIES
Davenport .+.+.......... tracey
Lett End
Wood JOIua
Left Tackle
Atkins Grow
Lett Guard
E1lSSel Roach
Center
Gilbert Willis
Right Guard
Bennett Griggs
Right ackle
sylvester Spain
Right End
P1pkln rVdAiuOW
Quarterback
.....- --....s"s. rONASA
Halfback
Adamson West
Halfback
Lesser gregory
Fullback
Brownsville substitutions: Nc
Nabb, Debona, Lawrence, Carter,
Samano, Barnum, Summers, Perez.
Sanders, Dickson, Dyer and VIII
son. Aggies: Cooper. Stringiel!ow,
Puckett. Conoley, Goode, Young,
Hurst. bunker, Knott, Maxwell ano
Watson.
First downs-BrownSviIle II,
Aggies .. 80.
Passes BROWNSVILLE COtnplCtcN
six. six incomplete with two in
tercepted. Aggies: completed four
with eight incomplete and one in
%tercepted.
Fumbles-Brownsville three, Ag-
gie5 none.
Penaltics-Brownsville 3 for %
yards. Aggies, 3 for % yards.
Scoring: Cabler two touchdowns,
Fowler one. Points after touchdown
sylvester = tkickSl.
Officials Carruthers. referee: