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SPUDS HOLDING
PENNANT LEAD
Drive By Buffs or Sports
Might Give Either Team
Edge In Tc;;as League
(By The Associated Press i
With 10 days of play remaining
and the Spudders playing indiffer
ent baseball, there still is a mathe
matical possibility for a couple of
teams to beat the favorites to the
tape, but the average fan already
regards the thing as in the bag.
They are looking forward now- to the
playoff between Galloway’s men and
the inconsistent Dallas Steers.
The fact is. neither of the clubs
^ with a chance to overhaul the Spud
ders is domg anything about it. If ,
either Houston or Shreveport could
launch a determined drive right now
It would pep things up immeasura- !
bly. They are hampered somewhat;
in that direction by the fact that
they are battling each other all over :
'* the lot.
The Waco Cubs are taking partic
ular delight in making monkeys out '
of t'ae leaders. Last week they made
the Spudders sick of Katy park, and
yestJRlay they took the heirs ap
parent in their own back yard, 7 to
2. The setback meant little to the
Oilers, however, as the Buffs were
dropping a heart breaker to Shreve
port, 6 to 5.
Homers played a big part in the
Cubs attack. Joe Mellano slapped;
one tn the second with the hassocks j
loaded. This, in view of Lefty Stein's J
steadv chunking, proved sufficient to
win. but George Blackerby rapped
another further on. It was rtis thirty- i
third of the season and his fourth
in three days.
Big Jim Moore, who has been the
iair-haired boy at Dallas the last
several months, proved the goat of
the Steers' opener with Beaumont. :
His muff of Lambs lazy fly in the
sixth paved the way for tivee ship
pers’ runs. Paul Easterling blasting
a homer immediately thereafter with
two aboard. Huber's four-bagger
scored the other e port run. Dark
ness halted the melee after 10 in
nings with the count 4 to 4.
The Cats jumped on Skinny O’
Neal for five runs in the first and
downed the Indians without much of
a struggle. 7 to 2. in their opener.
Jimmy Walkup allowed eight hits
and received fine support.
Mexico Collegians
To Race Up Volcano
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 6—An In
tercollegiate race to the summit of
Ixtaccihuatl, one of Mexico’s most
treacherous volcanoes to ascend,
which has claimed the lives of
many ambitious mountain climbers,
has been scheduled for November 3.
Ixtaccihuatl. which is about 50
miles from Mexico City, is 18.00C
feet high. Dangerous ice crevices
are a constant menace to its climb
ers. The cold on the summit is ex
cessive. temperatures of 15 degrees
below zero being at times recorded
Representatives of the National
university, the school of medicine,
the school of law. the school of den
istry, and the school of engineering,
all in Mexico City, are among those ,
expected to take part in the race
S. M. U. Gets Prize
Football Luminary
DALLAS. Sept. 6.—JP—Southern
Methodist university plucked one of
the state's athletic prizes this week
when Truxton i Shucks' Shaw, star
fullback of Athens high school for
the last three years, enrolled in the
freshman class.
Until Shaw was ruled ineligible
last year the Athens eleven was one
of the most powerful in the state
and was picked by many to reach
the finals. A heated controversy
raged about his status His loss
WTecked the Hornets' hopes.
It was learned here that ' Doc"
Sumner, lanky center of Athens' na- j
tlonal championship cage team, had
entered Texas Christian university
at Fort Worth.
Brownsvill* Coaches
Resemble Each Other'
When the grid season opens.
Brownsville fans are going to have
a hard time telling Coaches ''Doug’* I
Fessenden and "Cal'’ Surtees apart. |
Both are blonds of about the
same physical build, and they af- ,
feet the same kind of clothing on
the field. Both wear baseball caps. !
At half the distance of the field
Brownsville fans are going to have j
a hard time distinguishing between
the two.
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San Antonio Youths
In Junior Finals
SAN ANTONIO. Sept. 6— <P. —
Two San Antonio youths, Edgar
O'Quinn and Lorraine Young, had
the Texas junior golf tournament all
to themselves today for 36-hole
championship play.
O'Quinn s last opponent was Dick
Gregg of Houston, who fell 7 and 6.
while Young polished off the bril
liant Edinburg player. J. Vernon
Dixon. 6 and 5.
Spoirfts CK&te
— With —
Hal Eustace
—.. • ■ . ... —
J. W. <Red> Irvine, athletic direc-'
tor lor the Brownsvuie pubuc school
system, is whipping Ills program lot
the coming year inio shape. Irvine is
planning a lay-out that will give
every school cnild in the city the
opportunity to develop undersuper
vised playground wont. This is in
reality laying a basement lloor lor
the centralized coaching system
adopted here. The playground t.ork
will mean much as the years roil
along.
• • •
There will be tnree student as
sistants in this work. They are San
tos Ceyanes. Margaret Rowe and
Johnnie Caoler. All of them are
known to the student body, having
participated in some form of athlet- !
ics or other. The two girls played !
on the basketball team last season.!
while Santos performed on the ■
Junior College eleven. He will also
play this season.
* * * I
The football sun is hurdling up
over the horizon with remarkable1
agility. Valley teams are beginning
to shape up pretty well and the I
coaches know their material by this
tune. This coming week, schedules
will be formed at a Valley-wide
meeting of coaches and officials at
Harlingen After that, it will be only .
a short time until the season actu
ally gets under way.
• • *
Brownsville’s first taste of com
petition will be between the junior
college grldders and the San Benito
high school. These two institutions
will stage a little shindig on Sept. 26.
That’s just about three weeks off.
Then on the following day—wow!—
the Cards and Eagles begin a de
pluming contest at Harlingen. Re
gardless of the outcome, Valley fans
will get a break here. A contest
worth traveling many miles to see. i
will doubtless be unraveled before
the fans. Spirit is high m fcoth cit
ies. Harlingen has the underdog
psychology in her favor. But don't
tell the Harlingen fans they are the j
underdogs. Although Brownsville ad
mittedly has a strong team, the
Cards will enter the fray headsup,
confident that they have a chance j
to pluck the plumage from fhe tails
of the Eagles. It's going to be some
battle.
• • *
Brooks Hooper, chisel-featured,
game little battler of San Antonio,
left here last night for Kansas City.
Brooks has been visiting his uncle,
S. W. Brewer, of . rownsville. He
fought at Reynosa Labor day, drop- j
ping a decision to Kid Gilbert of
Laredo. It was a close fight and
fans romped on the decision lust
ily.
• • •
Hooper was the aggressor
throughout the bout, as Gilbert
stood back with a right jab in front
of him and his left cocked for a
punch. Gilbert hadnt fought in
some time—thanks to Guv nor Dan
—and he feared he could not go the
full 10 rounds. He had instructions
trom his corner to take to the de
fensive and not extend his energy
unduly.
Although Brooks tried hard, he j
failed to make Gilbert crawl out of
his pugilistic hermitage. In the
tenth round they mixed it up at a
fast clip on about even terms.
Hooper danced, ducked and weaved
all around Gilbert as the Mexican
boy barely shifted his ration
enough to keep the San Antonian
m front of him. Both or them are
game boys, and had Gilbert been
in good shape ana «.<tred to step ou*
the fans would have been in for a
rare treat. As it was, this was the
best bout on the card.
• •
Hooper is going into the stable of
a friend at Kansas City.
• • t
The Brownsville Skeet club Is go
ing after Donna again. They are
noW making arrangements for an
other team shoot on the local field
Sunday. Both of these clubs are
plenty good. Donna captured the
Texas team title, competing with
the best gunners in the southwest.
And even at that. Brownsville and
Donna are pretty well matched.
• • •
The Valley could get together a
bunch of Skeeters that would make
'em sit up and take notice. Say
Wilmonth, Wade. Decker, Batsell
Arnold and George. Or almost any i
other combination one might choos* j
from the two clubs. We would like ’
to see a Valley team take on the
boys at Houston and San Antonio.
It would have a good chance to
bring back the bacon.
• • •
It now appears that Bob Sexton
broke an outboard recora in the 10
mile class B" event at the Point
Isabel regatta. These figures ire
now being checked.
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HORNSBY‘GUILTY’ OF ADDING PUNCH
THAT CUBS NEEDED TO WIN PENNANT
By WILLIAM RITT
Central Press Writer
NEW YORK. Sept. 6.—Mr. Ro
gers Hornsby, alias The Rajah, is
accused of aiding and abetting and
cf being one of the prime instigators
of a plot of the Chicago Cubs to
kidnap the National league pen
nant. last seen in possession of the
St Louis Cardinals. Mr. Hornsby
takes fhe stand in his own defense:
Prosecuting Attorney: "Your
name?”
"Rogers Hornsby, second base
man."
Where and when were you bom?”
"In Winters, Texas, on April 27.
1896.”
"Your occupation?"
"A ball player, sometimes a base
ball manager. Sometimes both.”
• How long have you been a ball
player?”
"Since 1914 I started with Dallas
In the Texas league. Then after a
couple of seasons I was sold to the
St. Louis Nationals.”
"Is it true that you labored for
the St. Louis Nationals from 1916
to and including 1926. and. as play
er-manager. brought them their
first championship?"
“Yes. sir; it was like this—’’
"Never mind that. Then what
did you do?”
"Well, sir, I played with the New
York Giants one year, managed the
Boston Braves the next season, and
this spring started playing with the
Chicago Cubs.”
* How long have you known of this
plot to kidnap the pennant?”
“Well, Mr. McCarthy (he’s our
manager) said something about it
when I joined the Cubs this spring
and since then I’ve noticed that all
of the fellows had the same idea.
‘ Hm! I see. Is it true that your ;
hitting has given the Cubs the nec-1
essary punch’ to kidnap the pen
nant?”
“Well—er—you see. everybody on
our club has had a big hand in this
business.”
"But isn’t it true that you are
leading the Cubs in hitting, that j
you are one of the first five hitters |
in the National league and that
your average is around .360?"
"Yes. sir.”
"And isn’t it true that by your
fielding and generalship in the in-;
field you have stabilized the Cubs'|
infield defense, thereby strengthen-1
ing greatly their one weak spot?”
•Well—er—gosh. I don’t know.”
"That's all. Your Honor, the
state rests its case.”
His Honor. Judge B. B Fan.
PIRATES SHAKE I
RED JINX OFF
Take Second Win From Lu
cas, Cincinnati Pitch
er, 10 to 5
(By the Associated Press*
In a season that has seen their
championship hopes blown to the
four winds by injuries, the Pitts
burg Pirates at least can look with
pride upon the fact that they fi- i
nally have shaken the ’Lucas jinx.”
Ever since June. 1927. Pirate
teams have rolled over and played
dead whenever Red Lucas, star
pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds, was
in the box against them. Last Sun-1
day, however, they managed to beat
the big red-head in a 12-inning
thriller. 9 to 7. Yesterday they
demonstrated the Red ace no longer
can boast of his spell over them for
they trounced him. 10 to 5. in the
only National league game of the
day.
Brame and Lloyd Waner led the
Pirate attack, the pitcher hitting a
home run. a double and a single,
and Waner a pair of triples and
a single. All told, the Pirates got
12 hits, of which seven were for
extra bases The victory placed
Pittsburgh 12 1-2 games behind the
Chicago Cubs.
In the only American league
game of the day, Cleveland
strengthened its hold on third place
by bouncing Detroit for a 4-0 loss,
in a game halted by rain after five
innings of play. The Indians
pounded Phil Page for three runs 1
in the first inning, one more in the
fifth and then scored three in the
sixth only to see them washed out
of the score box when rain caused
postponement of the game and the
score reverted to the fifth inning.
Ken Holloway held Detroit to two
hits. The victory enabled Cleve-1
land to increase its margin over t
fourth place St. Louis to 2 1-2!
games.
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Registrations of
Births on Increase
M ALLEN. Sept. 6.—A. Nix and
tary G. C. Seawell Thursday made
public figures aich Indicated that
registration of vital statistics is be
ing given more careful attention as
the result of an appeal made re
cently through newspapers inrough
out Hidalgo county at the instance
of Jesse T. Nichols of Austin, spe
cial agent for the federal census
bureau. Nichols’ statement declared
that Hidalgo county's death rate
would appear unusu-.lly high as the
result of failure to register births
unless immediate steps were taken
to improve the record.
Secretary Seawell’s figures showed
that thus far this year. 204 births
have been registered la McAllen
44 of this numfier oeiug for births
occurring between the years of
1904 and 1928. A total of only 251 I
births were registered during the
entire year of 1<*28.
In 1929, 251 births were recorded
as compared with 213 deaths. Thus
far in 1929, 204 births have been
recorded with 123 deaths.
Dallas Youth Cops
Wichita Tourney
WICHITA FALLS. Texas, Sept. 6.
— —Having fought his way
through a brilliant field of veterans
and youthful stars, Gus Moreland
of Dallas today held the title in the
annual Wichita Falls golf and Coun
try club invitation tournament.
*
*V*. > J
,J*. [ ^
Sobers Hornsby
arises adjusts his spectacles and an
nounces:
“The court finds the defendant
guilty as charged. Rogers Hornsby, |
:.
MILWAUKEE — Louis New, Mil
waukee, and Fred Tompkins. Mil
waukee. drew <81. Paul Paul Pan
taleo. Chicago, knocked out George
Myszke, Holland. Mich (1).
DAVENPORT. Ia. — Cowboy Art
Dula. Oklahoma City, outpointed
Billie Brent, Baltimore (10».
SCO RPIONS MAY
GET NEW STARS:
]
Reported Several Valley
Grid Players Mav Enter
Junior College
Little can be learned as to the
prospects for the Brownsville Jun
ior college Scorpion football team
until the squad is called out for
first practice . At present it ap
pears as there will be only two let
ter men back. Santos Ceyanes and
Cuellar. There is a possibility that
Max Shapiro will get back in har
ness, but there has been no definite
decision on Max’s part as yet.
It is understood that several Val
ley stars are considering entering
the Junior college. Among them
are Dodson. Welch and Carter cf
San Benito. Pipkin of Main Ave
nue (San Antonio) is said likely to
come here.
The coaching staff is making an
effort to build up interest in ath
letics for the collegians. A small
student body has hampered opera
tions in the past, but program of
expansion will be launched this
year, it is said.
Wills, Castananos
To Fight In Mexico
MEXICO cm. *ept. 6.—The
largest crowd that has witnessed a
fight here in years is expected to
attend the bout between Harry
Wills, the Black Panther'* of New
York, and Andres Castananos of
Spain at the National stadium of
Mexico City September 15. The
encounter will inaugurate Wills’ an
nounced intention to “come back.**
One of the preliminary bouts will
be between Hilario Martinez, the
Spaniard, who a month ago lost a
decision here to Bert Colima of
California, and David Velasco, for
the welterweight championship of
Mexico.
Wills will spena fhe week of
September 8 in training here.
ERNESTO DUARTE
* * *
NEW ATHLETIC
* * ¥
BUSINESS HEAD
Ernesto Duarte is the “head
man'' in this business manager
racket now. Ernesto watched over
the Brownsville high school Eagles
last season.
He has earned a promotion and
has been given two assistants. Bob
Goodrich is the new business man
ager for the Eagles and Antonio
Barreda will hold this post with
the Junior College Scorpions.
Duarte will oversee all activities
of this sort.
you are sentenced to from four to
seven days of hard labor in Phila
phia and Chicago this fall during
the 1929 World Series. Next case!”
COLEMAN LEADS
IN WEST TEXAS
Mid(and Forfeits Final Game
After Dispute Over
Field Selection
COLEMAN. Texas. Sept 6.—<#)—
Coleman today claimed the title in
the West Texas league by virtue of
a game which Midland forfeited
yesterday by failing to appear here
for the seventh and deciding con
test of the play-off series.
The Midland team failed to show
up because of an argument over the
method of selecting the field for
the deciding game. The president
of the league. Dave L. Snodgrass,
and Leon L. Shield, president of the
Coleman club, both said they under
stood the game was to be played in
Coleman under a gentleman's
agreement. The original play called
for two games in one town, two
games in the other, and then on*
game in each town. After that, if
a seventh game was necessary, the
field was to be selected by tossing a
coin.
According to Shield. Arch Thom
as. president of the Midland club,
agreed Sunday to play the final
game in Coleman if the Coleman
team would agree to play the fifth
game, scheduled for Coleman, in
Midland.
No co' i was tossed, and Snod
grass ordered John King of the
Midland club to have his team in
Coleman yesterday for the final
game. When the team failed to ap
pear a forfeit was declared.
San Benito Clash
Opens Grid Season
Brownsville football teams will
get their baptismal fire this season
in one-two fashion this year. The
first game will be between the
Brownsville junior college and San
BepJto high school on Sept. 26.
On the following day the Browns
ville Eagles will go to Harlingen for
their initial battle. This game is
expected to be one of the hottest
fought of the year in the Valley.
E' ’ elevens are being keyed to a
high pitch for this contest.
Says Rotary Code
War Preventative
fSpecial to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Sept. 5.—A better
understanding of peoples of the
earth as expressed in the sixth ob
ject of Rotary International, is the
surest preventative of war. E. A.
MDaniel. McAllen attorney, and
Rotarian. declared in his talk be
fore the Edinburg Rotary club
Thursday.
Douglas Mackenzie, traveling
freight and passenger agent for S
P. lines; B. F. Farris, president i:
the Edinburg Securities company,
and Lloyd P. Bloodworth. secretary
of the Edinburg Chamber of Com
merce. were introduced as new
members.
27 Teachers Live
At Faculty Club
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Sept. 6—Twenty
seven teachers are living at the Ed
inburg School Faculty club, accord
ing to Mrs. R. 8. Newman, matron.
Others are expected to register
there within the next few days,
j Many of the Edinburg teacher.'
taught or attended college, durin
the summer, or vacationed at tbeii
homes or summer resorts.
Spopt
^Slants
: Alan J.Qould
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"xou near mainly about Grove i
and Walberg, the southpaw speed
ball stars, when anyone Is discuss
ing the pitching staff of the Athle
tics. but if the House of Mack
bucks into House of Wrigley in the
forthcoming world's series, it is not
unlikely that Old Jack Quinn and
Big George Earnshaw. right-hand
ers, will take over a good share j
of the attempt to check the heavy- j
hinting Chicago, array.
Along baseball alley, they think
the portside stuff of Grove and 1
Walberg will be soft for the Bust- !
in’ Brums, most of whom are right- <
handed hitters. With Wilson, j
Kornsby. Stenphenson and Cuyler ;
up in a row to swing from the star- j
board side, it is anything from an !
encouraging prospect for a south
paw artist out there trying to hold
his own against a crew that has
been putting fast ones out of the
park all season.
Earnshaw, a horse for work, may
be Connie Mack's best bet. as
suming the Cubs furnish the op
position. Big George got under \
the wire with his 18th victory of
the season well ahead of Lefty
Grove, who had a sizeable start on
the right hander.
Quinn has put on another come- j
back after slipping earlier in the
campaign. Old Jack, the Mike Me- j
Tigue of baseball, still has a lot of !
deception in his moist-l>s!l delivery.
He can's stand as much work as I
Earnshaw but after 25 years in the i
game and at the age of 44—if the
record books are right—he can out- 1
smart the best of them. (
The last time the Cubs and A's
mingled in the world's series.
Mack used only two right-handers
to win. Colby Jack Coombs won
three games and Chief Bender got
an even break in the other two
played. Eddie Plank didn't get in
to action.
At the rate he has been going 1
this season, it is difficult to see
how Eric Pedley, can fall to win
a place on the new American polo
“Big Four.” now taking shape in
anticipation of a renewal of the
Internat ional Cup series with
Great Britain next year.
Right now the stocky Californian
is one of the most improved play
ers in the galloping game. In
high-gcal competition, he has turn
ed in a number of smashing per
formances, adjusting himself skill
fully to any one of the first three
positions on the field. The only
post he has not taken a whirl at
is back but so long as Winston
Guest is available, there Is no need
for worry about that place in the
American line-up.
Pedley was an international sub
stitute two years ago but he had
little chance then, with Stevenson,
Webb and MUburn still in the game.
Now these veterans are in the
background while the new Amerl
i can team is being built around the
one and only Tommy Hitchcock.
Major League Leaders
(Including games cf Sept. 5)
'By The Associated Press>
National
Batting — Herman. Robins:
O'Doul. Phillies. .392.
Runs—Hornsby. Cubs. 131
Runs batted in—Ott. Giants. 133.
I Hits—O'Doul. Phillies. 210.
Doubles—Frederick. Robins. 48.
Triples—L. Waner. Pirates. 18
Homers—Klein. Phillies. 37
Stolen bases—Cuyler. Cubs. 34
Pitching—Bush. Cubs, won 18
| lost 4.
American
Batting—Foxx. Athletics. .373.
; Runs—Gehrir.ger, Tigres. 115
Runs batted in—Simmons, Ath
letics. 115.
Hits—Simmons. Athletics. 187
Doubles—Manush. Browns; Heil
! mann. Tigers. 40.
Triples—Miller. Athletics; Fonse
I ca. Indians. 14.
Homers—Ruth. Yanks. 40.
Stolen bases—Gehrir.ger, Tigers.
23.
Pitching—Grove. Athletics, won
: 19. lost 4.
Lightweight Goes To
Kansas City Field
Departing from the pugilistic
desert created by sorrel-topped Gov.
Dan Moody. Brooks Hooper, clever
t San Antonio lightweight, who has
| been visiting here with his uncle,
! S. W. Brewer, left Thursday evening
i for Kansas City.
Hooper, who dropped a “booed”
decision to Kid Gilbert at Reyuosa
Labor Day. was wired transporta
tion by a friend of his who said
there was lots of room for a good
lightweight around Kansas City,
j Hooper has been chaffing from
1 Inaction while becalmed in the
| Horse Latitudes of the ring—Texas
Hooper's most notable achievement
I in the Valley was his draw achieved
with Battling Shaw in Mercedes.
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YOUNGSTERS VIE WITH OLD
HEADS AS EAGLES PREPARE
FOR MOST STRENUOUS YEAR
With some 60 boys out cavorting
in uniforms, the Brownsville high
school Eagles went through their
hardest workout of the season
Thursday afternoon as they were
drilled in blocking and tackling and
in fundamental plays to be used.
Still open minded as to what his
first-string line-up will be. Coach
Fessenden made several experimen
tal changes Thursday. Perez, half
back last year, was given a whirl
at center, while Bob O'Bryan was
VETERANS SHOW
WAY TO YOUTH
Older Players Win Out In
National Amateur Golf
Tourney
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PEBBLE BEACH. Calif. Sept 6 —
tjp\—Youth has had its fling in the
national amateur golf championship
of 1929. The battle of Pebble Beach
in its semi-final stage today brought
together four of the mo6t seasoned
of American campaigners, and it was
still a wide open fight among them
for the crown that a youthful
splurge knocked from the sandy
head of Bobby Jones.
After brilliant third round tri
umphs this quartet of the old guard
stepped out this morning with Dr.
Oscar F. Willing, the Portland. Ore.,
dentist, meeting a fellow Oregonian.
Henry Chandler Egan, champion of
1904 and 1905. in the first 36-hole
match and Harrison R. (Jimmy >
Johnston of St. Paul, veteran tour
nament figure in 1914. meeting
Francis Ouimet, open champion in
1913.
The thatches of all four have
♦hinned or greved, with the excep
tion of Johnston, whose youthful
appearance belies the fact that he
is well over 30 and a match plaver
of long experience. Egan, title hold
er 25 years ago when a student at
Harvard. Is bark in the lime’isht—
at the age of 45. a semi-finalist for
the first time since 1909. Willing,
nearly bald and 40. has campaigned
at home and abroad with distinc
tion. Ouimet. long one of the game's
foremost figures, is around 35.
Skeet Club May Meet
Donna Team Sunday
The Brownsville Skeet club Is
making arrangements with the
Donna state team champions for a
shoot here Sunday, it has been an
nounced by Frank Armstrong.
Efforts to get the Donna club
here last Sunday or r abor day fell
through.
The teams have met seven times
with the result that Brownsville
has won five times In the last
competition, the local skeeters av
eraged almost 23 1-4 birds per round
of 25. This Is believed to be the
best competition team score ever
turned in in the Valley.
swung over to guard. This combina
tion would make the Eagle line va
veteran outfit from end to end
the exception of Bill Summers. tS
would materially bolster the forward
wall in the way of reserve strength.
Davenport. Moore and a number ol
others would be on the side lines tc<
take on the role of relief men ot
pinch hitters.
Crowe at End
At the opening of the season it
was believed that Carroll Crowe
would be used in the backfteld. How
ever. at present he is back at hi!
old wing position He has been show
ing up well in practice and there w
a possibility that he will remain at
end.
“We have worked out nothing def
inite as yet." Coach Fessenden says,
'The team is going through that
experimental stage that all elevens
experience during the early sea
son. Of course we have our eyes on
the veterans, but any of the boys
that show us the stuff will be given
a chance. I notice the B" squad is
working hard under Plato. They are
showing snap and spirit. That's
what we like. Next year they will
move Into the positions vacated by
the "A" squad this season.” Fessen
den said.
The teams went through a vigor
ous session of blocking and tackling
Thursday. O’Bryan, Summers and
Bennett looked especially apt at this
line of endeavor. O'Bryan continued
to show the stuff that made him All
Valiev center last season Bennett
was stopping runners in fine form.
Line Looks Good
Summers is one of the likeliest
appearing gridders on the squad. He
is getting lots of drive when he
comes out of the line from a guard
position. Summers has the heft. Is
fast, and has the aggressive tem
perament required of a guard.
It now' looks as though the Eagle
team will averasre around 165 pounds
to the man and will be a fast aggre
gation. Thev have a staunch for
ward wall, two fast, heavy ends, and
a flock of fleet running backs who
can kick, pass or ram their way
through the line.
American* Get Chance
At U. S. Tennis Title
FOREST HILLS. N. Y . Sept. 6.—
For the first time since 1925,
the national tennis singles cham
pionship of the United States will
go to some one other than a French
man. Not because France's grip on
world tennis honors has started to
weaken, but because not one of
nis stars from the land of the w
color has seen fit to enter the 1929
ctmmnlomhin.
With the French ’‘big three”—La
Uoste Boro*ra and Cochet—out of
the picture. nrosnects are bright for
William T. Tilden 2nd. of Philadel
phia. to capture the title for the sev
enth time. In his half of the draw
are H. W. Austin, of England; Ber
keley Bel!, of Austin Texas; John
Van Ryr. of East Orange. N. J:
Tamio Abe. of Japan: German Up
mann. Cuba, and John Doeg. San*a
Monica, all seeded pit vers..
Play in the championship will
start tomorrow.
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