, 1935-06-04
The
Sports
Spade

ROY SAXON, employee OF the
telephone company here, cut loose
with a series OF well. I declares"
what do you know about that's"
and humps" Tuesday as he viewed
a newspaper clipping datelined from
Dallas.
The clipping informed him.
through the impersonal medium OF
/ The Associated Press. that his
brother. Mack Saxon, former u. OF
T. football star. clapped on the
double harness at Fort Worth by
marrying Mrs. Barron Hilton OF
Dallas.
Mack is head coach at the Te;. ]
School Of Mines. e. Paso. ard Is
well known for his deeds on the
gridiron for the Longhorns and
Austin College.
SAXON hit his hey-day at the
University IN 1925 and 1925. He
was a member Of the grid unit
which beat Mississippi 900, ALBANY
Poly $50 and Arizona 900 In 1925.
Saxon captained the LonghornS In
1925 when they had a poor season.
The Steers made up for the bad
year, however. by walloping the
Aggies 14-5. revengtng q $50 past
ing handed them the previous sea-
son.
A lot OF the boys who played with
the Aggies and Steers in those days
are known in the Valley. Dutch"
Rektorik. former Harlingen coach
now at Corpus Chritsi, was with the
Aggies then as vas H. z. Burgess
who came TO the Valley later TO
vend insurance.
The Texas stalwarts In those
DAYS included Rocky Rundell, pre-
sent Robstown coach; Plumbing
Rufus" King, now coaching at
wichita Falls; and Ed ole, U. T.
basketball coach. who. incidentally
Is the brother-in-law OF Sid and
Jack Eidman Of BROWNSVILLE.
THE FIRST game OF the Third
Annual Valley Softball Tourna-
ment, being staged at Edinburg.
was rained out Monday night when
the McAllen and San Benito con-
tingents we're tied TAN In the final
stanza.
Tuesday night the Brownsville
and Harlingen All-Stars were
scheduled TO mix 1t up on the Edln-
burg diamond.
McAllen took an early lead Mon
Cav night, coasting ahead So after
rallies in the first and third in
nings. The Macks were kept in the
running by home runs by Jacobs
and Gilmore Davis. The San Benito
sluggers got TO Fox. McAllen Twill
eF. in the final frames. TO close up
the rap for a TT tie when the rain
halted hostilities. War5urton start
ed on the hillock for san Benito but
was supplanted by Wilson In the
fifth Stanza-
BOBBY CANNON. former Corpus
Christi high mentor. was TO make
his debut in Edinburs Tuesday. A
squad OF about 40 boys was expected
to turn out to hear Bobby outline
plans for the coming season. II is
expected that he will have a squad
OF around so boys before football
season rolls around.
Bobby's assistant will be Glynne
Magee, II. Of T. lineman for three
seasons and line coach Of the Bob
cats last season.
Plans are being made to light the
Bobcat park. and all indications
point toward one Of the best grid
years in the history Of Edinburg
high.
FANS HERE seem 10 be pretty
well sold on the idea Of installing
a night football plant for the COM
ing season. Coach Maurice Pipkin.
now at the University Of Texas
taking special instruction, Is an
ardent booster for the night system,
The Brownsville Kiwanis club has
offered a plan for financing the
Lights. and the school board has the
matter under consideration.
A lighted plant should pay for
itself easily in two years through
increased revenue. This Is an ex-
cellent time TO install the plant as
the Eagles have eight home games
coming up this season