, 1934-12-11
GREAT FIGHT
IS EXPECTED
Hondo Owls Possess Fine
Record Over Past
Three Years
Especial to The Herald)


Erande Valley football fans are x
pected to gather here by the thou
sands FRIDAY to witness the first
regional football championship game
played IN this section IN many
years.
Hondo High Schools Flying Owls,
bi-distrcit champions OF District
33-B and 34-B Of TIE University
Interscholastic League. will meet the
Donna High School Redskins. cham
pions OF Districts 32-B and 35-B. TOT
the regional title Of the southern
most rs counties Of Texas for Class
3 high schools. Hondo defeated the
Beeville Troians p to 0 at Beeville
last FRIDAY for the bl-district utle
Of the north end Of the region Wnhe
Donna was showing under me
Aransas Pass Golden Partners 10
the tune Of So 70 7 for the cham
ponship Of the south end OF the
region.
Fridays game will be the Valley 5
outstanding high school football
tilt Of recent years and Is one o.
the few regional games ever played
IL the Valley. Donna school OIL
Gals have made preparations to &C
commodatc g crowd OF several thou-
sand.
Big Lines 70 Fight
The Donna Hondo affair will be
a struggle between two heavy, last
charging lines. Hondo VIII bring a
veteran team to meet a veteran
Donna team. Finch. All-Valley CEN
N who has not been outplayed ms
gsson and Towns. All-Valley right
uiiard. are mainstays IN the Indian
line. which also includes two tricky
ends. Sargent and Chestnut. me
latter two may become kingpins II
4 hitherto undlsplayed lndlan Of
fensiyc. Valley sports writers are
agreed that the Indians have not
hsen forced 10 extend themselves 70
the utmost in winning their NaLey
and bi-diStrict titles thus lar. lhIs
fact accounts for the vide interest,"
III their performance FRIDAY.
The battle between the two PACK
fields win be the most interesting
football fans have yer seen. Leon
CRig Row Barnard, the valley :
newest grid sensation who mas not
been stopped completely All season,
will be pitted against Homo
Nechlcr. ITO pound p~oWerhouse
who's s~pecialties, punting. passing
and end-running, are StrlAilsIy
similar TO thoSt OF the orlllals
barnard. The latters method III
dancing about behind his mterler-
snce while seeking q hole IN we
line n then blowing through the
hole with all the gentleneSs OF a
mllv-deyeloped hurricane has stooo
lines on their heads All
season His rough-and-tumble III
reference has invariably shreooeu
an opposing line that was not al
ready taken out more or less conf
nletely bv the well-nigh perfect
blocking OF the Indian me.
Jones Praised
Captain Jones OF the Owls, rated
as the best broken-ileld runner IN
District 33-B. viii be forced 70 Wy
ris ability al returning punls
against the fleetness ot Barnard.
Reed. St~ooksberTy, Matteson ano
Stuart Their mailing OF opposing
safety men who were attempting to
return Reeds or BaTnard's distant
hunts has been only another feature
III their sensational playing 70 date
this year. \,
schuehle. Hondo quarterback, Is
rerorted 10 be the fastest man on
the owl eleven and local fans should
gui0y his competition with amy
StOoksberry and tricky nuts
Martin stuart. Poe. HondO's fourth
backfield hope. is chiefly q deien-
sive back and a vicious tackler
For Donna. Barnard, Reed
Stooksberry and Stuart probably
VIII start the game. but they car
be succeeded by Martin. Holloway
turner and other reserves who nave
handled opposition this season WIN
Inc same facility as the starters.
Hondo has rolled up an impress
/ record during the past three
seasons The Owls won the re-
rional title from Mercedes III l93-
bv score Of q to 0. and rolled up
asa points to IS for opponents. A
Green eleven lost the district title
"a Uvalde in 1888 after winning
eight straight games and scoring III
poiuts ID their opponents ~. The
veteran 1884 squad has won ~
games and tied scorig 5oi
points 20 It's opponents Is.
Indian Record
The Donna Indians claim a mum
Der Of veteran players but the clun
has been whipped into shape as the
season progressed II has scored
ass points no its opponents %
roints m 10 consecutive victories
III allowing scores BY opponents, the
team. 50 Valley fans and sports
writers believe, mas not demonstrated
its true power. Most Of the players
we're on the squad which ended last
seasons schedule in seventh place
IN the VALLEY. This year the same
team Won thc Valley title without
losing or ticluc a game. the first
time in recent years that the VAL
lev championship club has attain
cd such a record
The probable starting lneupS
DONNA Pos. HONDC
Sargent t....-.-. hhD9
Left End
MatteSon Mumme
Left Tackle
Holloway ...... .......... Dawson
Left Guard
Ar-h .........-......... MUennink
Center
Towns Observation-Disclosures. OeffingeI
Right Guard
Martin ................ Rim
Right Tackle
Chestnut ........... Schweers
Right End
Turner CO .............. Schuehle
Quarterback
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