Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
GROUP NAMED
: TO SET COST
School Heads Protest Power
Of Assoc iation In
Giving Passes
(By staff Memherl

MERCEDES, Sept. 49, The cof-
Ter dams were opened on feeling
which has been yelling up for the
past six years here Tuesday ave-
ming when Valley superintendent
got the Valley Football Coaches
and Officials association told In
no uncertain terms.
When the superintendent got
through. 1t was clearly understood
tnas the association had little IL
any official recognition and that
It was believed to be a mercenary
organization.
Opening Gun
acting as spokesman, Supt. Z. Fl.
Poteet OF Mercedes fired the OPEN
xng gun by saying: Some of you
are in this association TO dig the
schools for al you can get" and
went on to state that the price OF
officiating has become more than
the "B" schools OF the Valley can
stand.
He advocated that a uniform
price be adopted and further urged
that valley schools use only two
officials at each game. Fully n
third Of u gate recN pts went for
officials last season." Poteet stated.
"Our boards OF education IRE COM
planning. We make our reports and
are left holding the sack" another
superintendent stated.
Supt. Poteet further protested
against the courtesy cards" put
out by the associc .i.l which en-
abled any OF its members to see
Valley games free. I'VE think you
haC overstepped your auth ority IN
issuing passes" the school head
declared.
The gathering promptly applaud
ed the spokesman and voted to do
away with the courtesy cards.
Committee Named
Woody Carruthers. president OF
the association, appointed a COM
mittee composed OF Supt. j. r. Voc.
San Bcnito: Supt. K. E. Chamness.
Weslaco: Coach A. M. Weir; Nc
Allen: Coach Claude Daley, Dom
ma: and Referee doc" Osborn TO
meet and set a uniform price for
officiating at class "B" rlmes.
Several coaches. including Dutch
Rektorik OF Harrington and Grady
Reynolds Of san Benito. protested
against the use OF two officials.
zhey advocated cutting the o.
folals' fees but favored retaining
at least three officials.
Il don't see how one man can
be a headlineman and umpire"
Reynolds stated. Jack York. referee.
expressed himself along the same
lines. IF we must cut, cut the
fees OF all men, but be sure that
you have at least three officials"
York said.
Ike Emory, McAllen junior
coach. was of the opinion that a
set fee would not be found prac-
tical. Emory, an old time coach in
this section, said he never had
trouble In getting competent Of
ficials for a reasonable fee" The
trouble Is" he said. "some coaches
get the idea that they must have
one certain official. OF course they
have TO pay his price"
Heavy Fees
Supt. Moore of La Fer'' said his
school had found the price OF Of
ficials entirely too high. La Feria
paid out fully 50 per cent Of her
gate receipts last seaso for of
ficials." he said.
Supt. T. j. Voc OF San Benito
harked back to the good old days"
when the superintrndents and
coaches met together and made
schedule and hired officials at
round table discussions. The whole
matter, he thought. could be set
tied In a friendly fashion.
Previous to this discussion. the
gathering discussed Interpretation
of rules.
Vphe body viii meet next Tuesday
night at Mercedes.