Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-10
BY BILL PARKER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

DALLAS, Sept. 10. tPl-South-
west conference football teams, with
last year records something TO re-
member or forget, started 1881 prac-
tice today al the University OF Tex
as. Southern Methodist University,
Texas Christian University. Texas
A. IL M, University Of Arkansas,
Baylor University, and Rice Insti-
tute. The University OF Texas Long
horns, 1890 champions, lifted the
giving sixty-Seven athletes the once
over. Those who reported to the
Longhorn camp for the last time in
Guided Captain Dutch Baugarten.
Andy Brown. John Craig, Lewis
Weaver. Wilson Elkins, walter Doell,
Carl Tyson, Walter Howle. Charley
Hawn and Hill Hodges. Reporting
for Their second year Of varsity com
petition were Ernie Koy, Harrison
Stafford and OK" Blanton, three
1880 all-conference selections. The
LonghornS face five conference
games. four i~ntersectional combats
and a preliminary battle with Sim
mons University. IL Is one or the
hardest schedules any Longhorn
team has tackled.
s. NJ. II. Confident.
With the brillance OF Bob Gilbert.
Weldon Mason, Charlie Hearon.
Jack McNutt In his backfield. plus
the return OF Marion Harmon to
the line, Coach Ray MorTison's
Southern Methodist Mustangs OPEN
ed practice with confidence they will
be powerful conference contenders.
Harmon. 1929 all-American selec-
ton. was ineligible last year. Forty
nine players reported to Coach Nor
rison. and their activities will in
clude two workouts a day. Morrison's
squad will be composed mostly OF
lettermen.
Fourteen lettermen in a squad of
forty candidates reported to Coach
Fred Thomson at the University OF
Arkansas. Lettermen who reported
included Captain Earl Secrest. Earl
DarT, w. II. Clark. Jack Robinson.
j. L. Erwin. Joe Chambers. II. j..
Edmondson. Oliver Holmes, r. Hous-
ton and Henry Phillips. all Of whom
are expected TO be first string men.
Arkansas will play five hard games
on successive Saturdays. and Coach
Thomson is worried about his re-
serve material. He believes his start
ing lineup will compare with the
conferences best.
Aggies Return.
The maroon and white OF Texas
A. a. M. college floated in the breeze
today with sixty players. tested in
spring training this year. working in
~defense,of their colo-s. Coach Matty
Bells squad included thirteen letter
men, n for each position except
fullback. The Aggies, who failed TO
win a single conference game last
year. are out TO atone for their five
defeats in 1880.
The wizard Of deception. Coach
Francis Schmidt of Texas Christian
at Fort Worth opened practice with
AZ candidates. His squad included is
lettermen and three outstanding
conference stars in Ben Boswell, 201
pound tackle; Ha-los Green. i76
pound fullback; j. w. Hinton. ITO
pound quarterback. Schmidt's Frogs.
who finished third last yea are ex-
pected 70 be n OF the strongest
teams In this years conference
marathon.
Lots Of Players.
Coach Jack Meagher at Rice had
q young army waiting first drill to-
day. When he arrived on the lob.
he found 10 ends. IS halfbacks. I
fullbacks. z quarterbacks, 7 cente-s.
10 guards and ~ tackles applying for
positions on this years club. The