The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 119, Ed. 2 Monday, October 28, 1929 Page: 5 of 8
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Steer-Pony Conflict Best on Week’s Gridiron Card
CONTEST MAY
DECIDE RACE
Hitherto Unscored on Steer
Team to Have Great-
est Test
By Gayle Talbot Jr.
_ Associated Press Sport Writer.
"DALLAS. Oct. 28— (AP) — Tex-
as ^ University standing an ex-
cellent chance to do something no
other southwest conference team
has accomplished—win two straight
championships—will encounter what
promises to be its most severe test
to date when it meets the southern
Methodist University Mustangs here
Saturday.
The annual battle between the
Longhorn and Mustang will com-
mand the southwest spotlight for
the week. It is the only major at-
traction scheduled. Ownby St dium
likely will be backed to the gun-
wales for a spectacular offensive con-
flict. Texas with victories over
Arkansas and Rice is leading the
title race while the Mustangs have
yet to face a conference foe.
Baylor Beaten
Three other conference teams
have declared what amounts to a
holiday for the week Baylor smart-
ing from a 27 to 12 setback at the
hands of Centenary College will
engage Texas Tech at Waco Texas.
Christian its fifth straight victory
salted away meets the North Texas
Teachers at Port. ' "th. The Aggies
dumped unceremoniously from the
title chase by Arkansas 14 to 13
1 GIGANTIC
BULL
FIGHT
REYNOSA BULL
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SUNDAY
November 10th
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATION
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Famous Stock Ranch
of
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State of Guanajuato
The Classic Matadors
Remigio Gonzales
And
Lorenzo Garza
Will Fight 4 Bulls to
a Finish
Miss Rataplan
Only lady Matador
attd her famous troupe
of Comic Bull Fighters
will fight to a finish
the other two bulls.
PRICES:
General ring in
shade.$2.50
General ring in
sun.$1.50
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entertain the Stephen F. \ustin
Teachers at College Station.
Arkansas is booked against Louis-
iana State at Shreveport. The game
by special dispensation will count
in the Razorbacks conference
standing but it can make little
difference either way now that the
Porkers are out of the running.
The Rice *wls who ran about
true to form in dropping their in-
itial conference game to Texas 39
to 0 engage L . Edward’s Univer-
sity” at Houston. As the Saints made
a better showing against Texas in
an early game than the Owls did
Saturday it looks like another tough
afternoon for the feathered ones.
Mighty Battle
One of the season’s mightiest bat-
tles should result from the Texas
S. M. U. meeting. The Longhorns
victorious in their first five starts
and unscored upon have left little
room to doubt their power. The
Mustangs something of an unknown
quantity up to the time they en-
countered 'Olo Miss” Saturday are
well known now. The way Coach
Ray Morrison’s smart young men
cracked down on the boys from
the old South was a caution. The
score 52 to 0 might have been 100
to 0 had not the Mustang coach
sent in his reserves in the middle
of the second quarter.
It should be an offensive display
worth travelling a long way to see.
In Dexter Shelly 190-pound half-
back. the Longhorns have one of
the conference’s greatest stars and
in Nona Rees quarterback they
have a field general who ranks with
the best in the circuit. In addition
Texas has a line that has with-
stood the thrusts of such teams as
Arkansas and Oklahoma University
without being backed across its goal
line.
Great Offensive
Despite the fact their opposition
was not up to par the Mustangs
gave an offensive exhibition against
Mississippi that demanded respect.
The Pony backfield and line work-
ing in perfect co-ordination on the
most intricate formations clicked.
It is a typical Morrison machine
fast and tricky and sparked-up by
another otf those individual stars
whom Morrison seems always to
uncover. This time it is Weldon
Mason a dynamic halfback from
Waco who promises to outdo Red-
man Hume in brilliance.
Texas Christian’s stock remained
firm as a result of the Frogs 22 to 0
win over Texas Tech. Cy Leland
gave another great performance
scoring two touchdowns after long
runs. Baylor offered the season’s
greatest disappointment to date in
losing to Centenary. The Baptists i
undoubtedly have a sterling array
of material but Coach Morley Jen-
nings appears to be having dif-
ficulty getting the full benefit of
his potential power.
All-Conference Play
Wear Schoonover towering Ark-
ansas end. enhanced his claim for
an all-Southwestern berth by his in-
dividual exploits against the Aggies.
In addition to booting two extra
points after Porker touchdowns he
blocked the Aggie kick that would
have given the Farmers a tie. His
ability to snare Miller’s long pass-
es was a pain to the Aggies all
afternoon. Schoonover already is an
all-conference basketball forward.
CONFERENCE STANDING
Won Loct Pet.
TEXAS 2 0 1000
BAYLOR 1 0 1.000
T. C. U. 10 1000
ARKANSAS 1 2 .353
RICE 0 1 .000
TEXAS A. & M. 0 2 .000
S. M. U. 0 0 .000
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Buchanans Capture Dorfman’s Trophy in Point Boat Races
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Mickey Gives Hudkins Shot At
Title Tuesday In Los Angeles
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DUCK SEASON
OPENS NOV. 1
Hunters Getting Set For
Bombardment On Coast
Friday Morning
A bedlam of honking and gun
fire will break loose along the coast
at dawn Friday morning when the
duck season opens if present in-
dications hold up. The webfooted
fliers are plentiful and hunters have
been preparing for them for some
time.
The nimrods have been cleaning
guns trading small shot for duck
size setting out blinds obtaining
decoys and testing their alarm
clocks in a manner that bodes no
earthly good for the V-shaped for-
mations winging into this section.
Hidalgo county has furnished the
best whitewing shooting this sea-
son but Friday the scene of op-
erations will center along the coast
in the section known as the “flats."
There seems to be a lack of wa-
ter but the old-timers regard this
as an advantage. The ducks gath-
er in large flocks at the lakes
whereas if there were lots of wa-
ter they would be scattered all j
over the Valley hunters state.
Judging from the preparations be-
ing made there will be more de-
coys used than ever before. Sport-
ing goods houses report selling
many of the non-honking variety.
Boca Chica and Laguna Madre
will be the scene of much shoot-
ing. Many new blinds have been
built along the laguna and in the
“flats” territory. The Yacht club
at Point Isabel has rigged up 10
boats especially for duck shooting.
Red Head ridge 18 miles out on
the Point Isabel road has always
been a favorite duck hunting spot
heretofore. The mouth of the ar- (
royo is another favorite. '
There is a wide variety of ducks
in the Valley. There are Redheads
Teal Pin tails Wiggeon Gadwell
Black Mallards. Canvas Backs Mal-
lards Butterball Black ducks and
Spoonbills. The Redheads and Pin-
tails are the most numerous. The
last named are generally consider-
ed the best eating.
The season on geese brant snipe
gallinule mud hens and mourning j
doves also opens Friday. The bag'
limit on ducks is 25 a day and not
more than 50 in any one week. On
geese and brant it is four a day or
not more than 12 in a week.
Masons to Lay High
School Cornerstone
HARLINGEN Oct. 28.—An event
of interest to Valley Masons will be
the ceremony of laying the corner-
stone of the new Harlingen high-
school building Thursday October
31 at 3:30 p. m. by the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Texas.
On account of illness. Grand
Master Hartgraves will not be able
to officiate in person but has des-
ignated W. S. Fly Past Grand Mas-
ter to represent him on this occa-
sion and to deliver the address fol-
lowing the ceremony.
Every Mason in the Valley is in-
vited to be present and participate
in this ceremony and a large at-
tendance is anticipated.
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New Jersey Pro Wins
Oklahoma City Open
OKLAHOMA CITY Oct. 28—(/P>
—Craig Wood Newark N. J. pro-
fessional left Oklahoma City today
with the championship of the Okla-
homa City golf open and a prize
of $11000 in his pockets. His score
was 298.
Tommy Armour of Detroit for-
mer national open champion and
Dick Grout Oklahoma open cham-
pion of Okmulgee Okla. tied for
second with 300’s splitting a $1200
prize.
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CAMERON 2ND
Calm Winds Make Last of
Series Unusually
Slow
(Special to The Herald)
POINT ISABEL Oct. 28.—Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Buchanan of Edinburg
sailed their catboat in over the six-
mile triangular course here Sunday
afternoon five minutes ahead of
their nearest competitor to capture
the Dorfman trophy for the present
season. Almost becalmed it took
the winner two hours and 25 min-
utes to sail the course.
This was the third of a series of
races and probably closes the pre-
sent sailing season at the point. The
Edinburg couple made a total of
11 points in all three of the races.
Hugh McGilvray and Mercedes
Cantu sailing D. E. Currier’s boat
came in second in two hours and
thirty minutes. Judge A. W. Cam-
eron of Edinburg the only other
boat in the race came in third.
The final standings were: Bu-
chanan 11. Currier 5. Cameron 5.
W. H. Pat tee 4 and Paul Cottrell
3.
The trophy donated by I. Dorf-
man of Brownsville will be present-
ed at a dinner at an undetermined
date. The trophy will go into tho
permanent posession of anyone who
wins it three seasons in succession.
Pattee won a previous series before
the trophy was offered. He got off
to a bad start in the last races and
never caught up.
The Famous “Red Wing”
HUNTING
BOOT
■ f $10
Hunting season opens Fri-
day. November 1. Get your-
self a pair of these leather
hunting boots and keep
warm and dry. Nothing*
like them! Only $10.
With the all-Valley post-season
game well within the bounds of
possibility and with the schedule
far enough along to judge players
picking of candidates for said all-
Vailey eleven is now in order.
There are three outstanding teams
—Brownsville Harlingen and Mc-
Allen. La Feria and Mission have
yet to be defeated but they do not
rate with the first three.
The above namgd elevens will
furnish the bulk of material for the
all-star aggregation. However with
33 men on the squad almost every
team in the Valley will place at
least one man—as a diplomatic
move if for no other reason.
There seems vo be some question
as to whether the Brownsville Eagles
can be considered at all. To begin
with they are not competing in
Valley •B” circles. Secondly they
may be tied up with other games
when it comes time for the all-Val-
ley eleven to begin practice. Were
they to go up in the state “A” race
they would have plenty of things
to take up their time. Several in-
tersectional games are now pending
which if consummated would keep
the Eagles from participating.
But as Mr. Kipling would say
that’s another story. We are now'
concerned with outstanding Valley
players. Letters from fans along
this line would be appreciated by
this column.
When speaking of star performers
one’s mind reverts to the Browns-
ville teams of about ’21 and to Har-
lingen’s great snuad of several years
ago. It is doubtful if any of these
were the “machine” that the
Brownsville Eagles are today Etlt
they did have individuals of more
than ordinary ability. They were
of the rough and ready type who
played football with zest—it was
their natural element. They wfere
not exceeding brainy their block-
ing and tackling wasn’t of the best
variety but despite this they play-
ed excellent football.
The rough and tumble days are
gone. Smartly coached teams are
the order now. The change to open
play caused by the rise of 'he for-
v/ard pass is a strong contributing
factor to this increased "smartness”.
Bene crushing strength which went
so well in the old mass formations
does net mean so much in the open
game.
Speaking of smartness “Red” Irv-
ine and Doug Fessenden made good
with a bang at Brownsville. “Red”
turned out a state championship
junior high team in his first year
here. Doug brought forth an un-
defeated high eleven and now Is
well on his w'ay up through the Dis-
trict No. 8 ranks with an “A” team.
“Dutch” Rektoril: at Harlingen is
another in this catgory. “Dutch”
has whipped into shape what looks
like the coming Valley champions
in his first year. He used to play
against “ alley teams himself with
Corpus Christi but he is a confirm-
ed Valleyite now.
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Try Anthony’s Delicious
PECAN WAFFLES
At the Old White Kitchen
Also Business Lunches
His mother c.nd father were here
last week and saw his Cardinals
wallop San Benito. Both are keen
football fans. “Dutch” was inclined
to take the game seriosusly but
they scoffed at him. The score bore
out their contentions.
The Bronsville Eagles have one
of the smoothest passing attacks
seen here in a long time. Yar.'.^ge
gained by the aerial route has been
an important part in every game
they have played. Newman and
Barnhart are exeuent tossers of
accurate short shots. Samano can
throw them a 1 ilc into the hands
of e receiver. He has heaved the
pigskin 70 yards in practice. In
Sylvester. Crowe and Cabler. the
locals have a group of glue-fingered
receivers.
Baylor hailed as the Southwest
Conference cfc-mps failed to show
that stuff she has been “hiding”
and as a consequence fell before the
Centenary Gents 27-12. The Aggies
were clouted 14-13 by the Razor-
backs. The Mustangs served notice
on all and sundry that they were
very much in the running by smash-
ing Mississippi 52-0. Following these
performances or non-performances
Texas S.M.U. i id T.C.U. loom as
the title contenders.
The biggest tilt next Saturday
will be the one between S.M.U. and
Texas at Dallas. One of the favor-
ites is going to flop baring a tie.
The remainder of the conference
teams will get somewhat of a rest.
The Aggies take on the Stephen F.
Austin Teachers the Bears Texas
Tech and the Horned Frogs the
North Texas teachers. Rice is In
for a rookus with St. Edwards and
Arkansas is to take on Louisiana
state.
The Cameron county rural title
will be up Friday when Stuart Place
visits El Jardin. A second game
and if necessary a “saw-off” will
be played later. They are the only
two teams competing for the pen-
nant.
Bell Purchased to
Strengthen Bruins
CHICAGO Oct. 28— t/P) — Lester
Bell who played third base for the
Boston Braves in 1928 and 1929 has
been purchased by the Cubs as the
first move by owner William Wrig-
ley Jr. to repair weak spots in the
Bruin machine that conquered the
national league but found the Ath-
letics too good in the world series.
KITCHENER MEMORIAL SHUT
CAIRO.—A training school for
Egyptian women doctors started as
a memorial to Lord Kitchener has
been closed for lack of funds. 1
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STAFF TO RULE :
TEXAS LEAGUE
—
Gardner Named As First
Active Vice
President
DALLAS Tex. Oct. 28.—UP)—Des-
tinies of the Texas League here-
after will be guided by an execu-
tive staff replacing the one-man
rule which has held for many years
past.
Concluding its annual meeting
here yesterday the league voted to
retain an active vice-president and
a full time secretary in addition
to the president on whom all ex-
ecutive problems had previously
fallen. J. Alvin Gardner former
majority stock holder and president
of the Wichita Falls club was se-
lected as the first active vice-
president.
He will be actively in charge from
November 1 to January 1 or until
a decision is definitely made as to
the health of President J. Doak
Roberts.
Besides Gardner four honorary
vice-presidents were named: Otto
Sens of Houston H. B. Hearn of
Shreveport N. E. Leopold of Gal-
veston and R. O. Harvey of Wichita
Falls. Resignation of acting presi-
dent William B. Ruggles of Dallas
was accepted.
The league decided to abandon
its heavy double-header schedule of
1929 and in 1930 play its old routine
of 154 games in 152 days the double
portions coming on July 4 and La-
bor Day. Ruggles was named a
schedule committee of one. The
schedule meeting will be held in
Houston January 11.
Clubs may carry 25 players the
first 15 days of the new season and
20 players the second fifteen days
after which 18 is the limit. Broad-
casting was considered and a com-
mittee named to work out a plan.
Scorers retain the same pay sche-
dule. Legislation was passed pro-
hibiting the use during the final
30 days of a player with better
than “Class A’’ experience obtain-
ed in that period.
Hudkins Says He’ll
Win After Sixth
LOS ANGELES Oct. 28 — (AP> —
Mickey Walker the champion and
Ace Hudkins the challenger today
marked time pending their ten-
round clash here tomorrow for the
middleweight title.
The Nebraska wildcat had plenty
to say about the battle.
“It’s going to be a great fight
until the sixth” said Ace. “After
that I’ll walk through to the fin-
ish.”
The champion had no comment
to make after his final four round
bout at Soper's ranch. In his last
drill he demonstrated among other
things his wind and speed had im-
proved over a week ago.
By RUSSELL J. NEWLAND
' Associated Press Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES Oct. 28.—(JP)—
Rough and ready Mickey Walker
middleweight champion whose am-
bitions and avoirdupois have grown
apace will set aside thoughts of
light heavyweight conquests long
enough to defend his 160-pound
title here October 29.
The Rumson N. J. “Bulldog”
meets Ace Hudkins Nebraska
“Wildcat” in a 10-round scrap that
promises to draw one of the big-
gest gates in the history of South-
ern Californio boxing. Wrigley
field has been fitted up to accom-
odate 25000 persons. A 200000
gate is anticipated.
Champion of the welterweights
and middleweights in turn Walker
has had in Hudkins a most per-
sistent “shadow.” As middleweights
they met last year with Mickey re-
taining his crown after a great
slugfest.
For the first time since he won
the title in 1925 Walker is in grave
danger of losing it. Normally he
now scales over the weight limit.
The training down to the required
poundage may result in his com-
ing into the ring in a weakened
condition. If such is the case. Hud-
kins envisions a Roman holiday for
himself.
Loss of the title would not be
much of a shock to Walker his
followers believe and the financial
return should do much to relieve
it. For his risk he will be paid
47 1-2 per cent of the gate. Hud-
kins will battle for glory and a lit-
tle money his end being 121-2 per
cent.
Whether he wins. loses or draws
Walker is a certainty to campaign
for the light heavyweight crown
vacated recently by Tommy Lough-
ran. Through his manager Jack
Kearns he has laid claim to the
title. An elimination tournament
featuring the .outstanding contend-
ers likely will bring this important
fistic recognition to the winner.
Official Here to
Take Casares to Pen
Saniago Casares. sentenced to 99
years for the killing of Frank Stan-
ner and Bob Brown Cameron coun-
ty officers at La Paloma dance
hall near here several months ago
was to leave Monday for Hunts-
ville to begin his term.
Three other men sentenced for
minor offenses were to be saken
to Huntsville at the same tiemme.
These are Holario Nogario Fer-
nando Leal and Jose Torres all for
terms of five years each. R. L.
Clark from the penitentiary was
here to escort the prisoners to
Huntsville.
Houston Issues Nearly
$2000000 Permits
DALLAS Oct. 28.—(^PV—Builders
in Texas were busier this week tak-
ing out permits for their work than
in any other seven day period of
the year to date. Houston and
Dallas each issued more than $1.-
000.000 in permits and the Houston
total almost touched two million.
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SALESMAN”
Progressive merchants can
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be singled out by their ef- j
fective systems of window
illumination .
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An attractive window display well lighted is
the best “salesman” a merchant can employ.
When people stop to look and admire an attrac-
tive display a sale is nine-tenths completed.
The City of Brownsville has special rates on
current used for this purpose and the low cost
is surprising. We will be glad to have a repre-
sentative call at any time and figure on the bet-
ter illumination of your show windows.
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