, 1935-09-11


ring circus compares with the mi
tial meeting Of the Valley Foot
ball Coaches and Officials asso-
citation. Gloomy" Gil Dobie stories
Of grid prospects are the keynote,
and as the mentors sob or one an
others shoulders games are tear
fully contracted with misgivings
and officials are signed with the
conversation taking q more acrid
edge.
The first session OF the year was
held at Mercedes Tuesday night and
q total OF about so coaches and
officials was there making prepara-
tons for the 10 some-odd Valley
games which will supply action for
about 400 high school grid aspirantS
this season
Officials to work practically all Of
the Valley games were signed, and
the schedule irregularities we're
ironed out somewhat. The remain
der Of the work will be finished at
subsequent meetings 10 be held each
Tuesday night at Mercedes. thanks
to Coach Herman l.. Schmalzreid
and the Tiger school system.
THE MEETING got under way In
front o. the school with the Gus
tomary bull session" as carS from
all parts OF the Valley drifted up
through the dusk. In the session
the coaches minimized their own
chances and attempted TO make
Mule" Brown OF San Benito 1T"
by branding the Greyhounds as the
favorites. Mule. OF course, would
have no part Of il.
With reluctance. the group finally
went inside for its business session.
suddenly reelected Jim Ewing Of
Edcouch president, Coach Harry
Johnson OF Weslaco VIC -president
and o. I. Cox, the McAllen bar
rister. secretary-treasurer, and then
calmly returned to the festive bull
session" Through the gentle per-
suasion OF turning out the lights,
the group was finally induced out
Of the building and then the ses-
sion was resumed on the campus.
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THE CLASS "A" schools-Har-
lingen. Brownsville and Edinburg-
were well represented. Dutch"
Flory. the solid. pipe-smoking coach
who comes to Harlingen from Hon
do where he rolled up q great e c
ord, was there making arrange
ments for the Cardinals. Flory,
whose Hondo aggregation whaled
the tar out OF Donna last season for
the regional "B" championship.
succeeds Dutch" Rektorik who is
assistant at Corpus Christi under
Ray Berry. r. @. Whitley" BaccuS.
the former 8. M. u. flash who will
be Flory's assistant. was on hand
In an effort TO line up a few games.
Maurice Pipkin Of Brownsville. the
only Valley "A" coach who did net
make a change in positions since
last year. confirmed his schedule and
agreed on officials 10 work his VAL
ley contests.
Bobby Cannon OF Edinburg. who
returns to the Valley after a long
absence since the days when he
coached Mission high. was on hand
70 iron out details for his Valley sea-
son. Although Bobby has little 10
say. the critics are saying his squad
will pace the Valley "A" teams. The
former ". OF T. baseball flash. as
all good fans know, has been coach
ing the powerful Corpus Christi
elevens for the past several seasons.
Long years OF experience In things
athletic, particularly OF the Scholas-
tic type, have made Bobby a cagey
fellow not given to rash predictions.
ALL OF THE "B" coaches were
on hand for the association Is the
spearhead a all their activities.
Bob Porter. the new Raymondville
coach who was an ALT. I. "A. A.
back for the San Marcos teachers.
A. 3. Martin OF la Joya and r. K.
Morris Of Santa Rosa are the head
mentors on new assignments.
Brick" Decker. formerly coach at
la Joya. now is at Raymondville
contingent. has forsaken things ath-
letic and Is a full fleged profess
sor' now. "And." said Johns. you
fellows call me Mister from now on
outl"
The representation included Or
Vile Mule Brown OF San Benito.
Jack Freshour Of Rio Hondo. II. l..
Schmalzreid OF Mercedes. Fred Sig
Ter and r. T. Miller OF Pharr. Bcb
'Foghorn" knight Of McAllen.
Claude Daily OF Mission. George
Vest OF Donna. Harry johnson OF
weslaco. c. r. "Chief" Vail Of La
Feria. Cecil Pean OF Mercedes and
many Others. Miller. SeiEler's assist
mt at Pharr. Is a newcomer who
halls from Trinity University.
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