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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammrnmmtm r ******** * ***** ******** *** ** ^ Made Preparations Smalling, Cagle Star as Stanford Defeats Army by 34-13 Count 3 For |- w Inauguration les and guards in the Southwest Scouts Ushers , Cars to Race At to i camp that Morrison probably will Scorpions Open For Grid Tilt CADET FLASH Harlingen Jan. 1 DIXIE not name a definite line-up until Basketball Monday Of SQUADS just before the game. Mac Burnett Classic a Anticipating capacity crowd (Special to The Herald) In the Browns- Valley of Texas has no real rival for the Opening basketball of around 6.000. Dec. s arrangements ; HARLINGEN, 28—A series center job. ville public school system. Cosen have been made for the Browns- of automobile races will be h'dd at call the Junior has Galvin Surtees will ^Tith the Battle of Grapefruit, The Cisco Lobo football team ville Scouts to act as the Fair Park ac- Husky Chapa Boy ushers IS PENNED UP Sunday Jan. 5, ENJOY REST Scorpions together t p. #1. New Year grid classic, two days cham- at to Visitors to the college never won a state high school the Battle of Grapefruit Wed- ; cording John T. Floore. man- Mid-West camp Workout* will be st away, the Cisco Loboes are Monday. staged due if nesday afternoon. ager of the have been impressed with the size to arrive pionship but it is doubtful any Tucker field. in Brownsville Monday The boys will report on duty West Coast Full, "Our experience with automobile Between Star* of Phelan's tea i. It ts a powerful lias never reached Ramming, Rivalry High Among the players expected to be morning. other team that early in the afternoon. races in the past has been pleasant, group, ideal for the line smashing They out for the team are Pipkin. Atkins, The Valley All-Stars have been coveted goal has re- have Batters To although we have never had the Of Southwest and style of offense It is expected to that perennially already been given their Way Big P. Ball. training at since class of racers we to Most of the team's Scheidermsn. Roy Wallace, Harlingen daily a amount of recog- assignments for the day and the intend bring employ. playa the after ceived greater Jack UboMtc, Paul Moore. Truitt day Christmas and Coach- large crowd is expected to be Spotlight this time,'’ Floore said. “The Ten Conference are being built around 'Test” Welch. es Dutch nition for its efforts. To that dis- Roberts. C. Martin. D. Martin. Go- Rektorik and I. E. Martin handled smoothly and easily. dirt track Is in excellent condition, Purdues all-American halfback. It rapidly are whipping into shape a tinction is added this year another. and all previous records made on seems certain the Southwest's met and others. STANFORD STADIUM. Palo, By GAYL ETALBOT. Jr. smooth working machine which would call this track should be shattered Sun- greatest problem will be to stop the The Scorpions will enter the Val- That is the honor, if one Writer bodea ill for any opponent. week and the Loboes were victors Alto, Calif., Dfr. 28—i.Pt—In © day." Associated Preis Sports big boilermaker something no team ley Amateur basketball league which of travelled farther In the meantime all other feat- it that, having by one This paved the mighty exhibition of drive and Between 12 and 15 cars will be DALLAS. Dec. 28—— Thre# in the Big Ter succeeded In do- is expected to get into operation ures of the are school team. In on hand. the season. Welch are game shaping up than any other high way for Breckenridge and that game power that featured ‘Chuck” c&ys of stiff, dw. jlc-barreUed prac- ing during past early in January. Prospects in «uch a as j manner to indicate addition to the trips of ordinary will be talked of in Cisco for many stars of; will have plenty of help, however, bright lor a good quint. the Smailing, line smashing fullback, Uce behind them, footb greatest football spectacle ever days. The Buckaroos, virtual sta r from such back fie Id stars as Nes- length made within the district the who accounted fo rthree touch- Southwest and Middle West staged in the Valley will be pres- champions this season, had not the bitt of Drake. Oebert of Notre at traveled to El Paso and downs Stanford tonight and ented Tucker Field in Browns- Loboes have beaten the Loboes since 1922 and singlehanded, nursed weary muscles Dame. Walker of Illinois. Holman Valley Golfers To ville on next The Wedensday afternoon. back and to Brownsville for parti- nobody but Breckcnridgc figured! University's Cardinals crushed a BALLBECOMES looked forward to a days respite of Ohio State end others. The game Is scheduled to start at task or Mid-West line promises to average Take on Visitors in the inaugural Battle of they would. There was no scoring fighting West Point eleven here from the strem ->us prep- 3 p.m. cipation benefit bout here close to 200 pounds. (Special to The Herald) the first half but the game looked today by a 34-13 count. aring for their The cheering section, to be com- Grapefruit. MERCEDES. Dec. 31— Bill all Breckcnridgc and only a deter- Captain Cagle, Army's fleet New Year's day. posed of delegations from ten Val- The two Journeys add of c Cocke and Dick Turner win take lengthy mined stand against their goal lin*i halfback, was fairly well bottled COLLEGIATE With the possible exception Phils Will ley schools, has learned a number the afternoon, Stage on Butler and Gao. Cum- more than 2,000 miles, and that is saved the Darn from trail- up by the Cardinal defense, his “seull” session in Tony of new and on Big boys yells brushed up members of the rival gridiron camps mings of Corpus Christ! Sunday for a school foot- ing at the end of the half. best effort being a 30-vard break- 21 Practice Tilts some of the effective old ones. something high to rest anc In a 36-hole golf match ever the But the second half was away on a kick off return. He did Diamond Best will devote Sunday Dec. 28—Mb— The squad Is to be admitted to the to boast of. disaster Opportunity PHILADELPHIA. ball team account for the Cadet’s second recreation. It will be a welcome re- Llano Grande Country club Unis field on itseit after Boyce Magncs* had ram- The National League tickets they will secure are ta j For two a which Philadelphia Sunday. In fact the Loboes coming bled score however tossing to Hutchin- Graduates, Says Des lief from the day at the main gate as they appear. through the right side of the ♦earn, which will have Its spring These last son Coaches Morrison and Jimmy golfers played Sunday be known in this section as the Cisco line for about 50 for 45-yards and a touhdown Ray at Fla.. The girls are to wear white dress- yards on the Moines Chief the training camp Winter Haven and came out even. The match, to in the second period. Phelan have served up since es- leaders are to be chosen Texas Ramblers and according to second or third play of the third w»l« pl »v 21 exhibition games before under at 3 a. Is ex- Just Out-rushed, reported Thursday torning. get way m.. before the starts. is not far- That run netted a touch- out-passed, and with squads the season in game statistics, the appellation quarter. a of the mem- Major League opens to t- followed by a their all-American halfback marvel. to The Herald) Although majority pected large fetched. down and two more were added be- (Special have known April. Pitchers and catchers are to Band Massed •Red’’ as a:.- bers of the two teams gallery. the fore the was over. Cagle, guarded clouedly SAN Dec. 28— -Base- at Winter Haven on The Loboes first came into day BENITO, each other less than a week and report February Turner anu Cock* are two of the Joe Lyday. who is to direct the eleven charging opposing warriors limelight in 1925 when they gave ball has progressed to such a point have been more or less bitter rivals 28. and the infielders and outfielders best golfers in the Vallay. while 100 Balloon Bursts can guard one man. the Cadets were j massed band of musicians, re- the state Abilene field for the last on March 7. The team will remain Cummings and Butler rank as the championship overwhelmed a Stanford offen- that it is the best business venture on the football ports all arrangements completed. a by 2. Eagle team a hair raising scare. It was pin stuck in Cisco's bal- three years, a emaikable “school* z.t Winter Haven until April cream in the Corpus Cl 1st! chum. The band, in addition to furnish- sive that rose to new and brilliant a college athlete can enter,” sta- loon of hope. For two whole games spirit has developed in each camp ing music for the game, will Scare Eagles heights for 1929. ! ted E. Lee Keyser, of the play they were not able to get going and president Both teams arc deadly in earnest the Valley song. Our Valley Home Surging, crushing power gener- Des Moines, club, states. the to that time the Eagles had listless playing lott them a game rc , Iowa, about the battle; particularly as an and the en- Up ated from the razzing reverses aurl accompaniment football m an inferior team, “Connie of the Philadel- who feel tire dominated high school Ranger, obviously fake reverses with which Coach Mack, southwest representatives. assemblage will be asked to to that the Oil Belt much as Waco in the by two points. They managed to me that it ts up to them prove Ring. Cleve Tandy, leader of Browns- Glenn "Pop” Warner had fashioned i phia Athletics, told last spring Texas. It was rank defeat Mineral Wells 19 real football is played in this sec- ville club central heresy by points. his current machine, spell- that he had six men his Rotary singing, will di- gridiron on itring Mid-West boys Rive an for to concede a rival team I however. Big Spring, however, came that tion. The rect this song. anyone ed the doom of an Army squad who were w th more than $100.- the ! ar.d two hu- imperssion of serene confidence as A short pagesnt, to last about a chance to humble mighty up long passes nearly barely lot to Notre Dame, 7-0, a lew' New them The Hats and miliated the 000. A good college player can enter they click off th plays given five minutes will be presented at Eagles, and when Cisco rose up Ciscoans although Big weeks ago. Two final periods saw j by Coach Phelan. i. the half to typify the Battle of slapped a touchdown lead upon the Spring was not conceded anything the soldiers wilt under the smashing i professional ,” continued Grapefruit. A huge grapefruit, district leaders in the first half of near a chance io score oil the local attack of the Cardinal and White i Keyser, “at the age of 22 or 23. Hard Workouts eight feet in diameter will be the final things went haywire boys. However, the Loboes won 20 team that finished its reg- op- game, jerseyed play for ten years, save money out Today’s workouts were the hard- ened on the field and from it will on Chesley field. Abilene exerted to 12. ular reason in four-way tie for the of the excellent salaries good play- est yet. Morrison put his red-Jer- be released more than a thousand the limit to out of the The with Abilene was a conference herself get game Pacific coast champion- natives through two hours gas-filled baloons of hole and because the heart affair. With White- ers get. and retire at V end of seyed grapefruit unexpected breaking ship. ( of intensive drill in the morning color. Then a girl will appear from otherwise that head around end and Miller last two Stan- that time independent for life, and gods wouldn't have it racing In the quarters, and repeated the dose in the after- inside the fruit and release theree touch- a over for three touch- t pig- year they scored ploughing the line the Loboes had ford pounded still young.” noon. Phelan’s candidates received eons. This part of the enter'.ain- first half ended 14-13 downs by the aerial route. touchdown in five minutes. They downs. The That more and more diet at their training ment Is in of Mrs. annually the same charge Ephrem But the next the Loboes went were good and headed for an- with Army on the short ~>nd but Both year i going college men realize this is evidenc- camp at Pair Park stadium. Garcia and Mrs. Frank Gay. better and in the closing sessions Army's !• ve their previous lecord one anothtr in the second quarter, wit i ed the fact that almost 50 coaches expressed satisfaction with The drum and bugle corps cf the and its defense battered by per in the very first conference game ! Abilene never once in possession of was pierced the their buckled down local American Legion is to assist reserve cent of the players in the Western way squads the erstwhile state clvm- the ball in Lobo territory, when down before the tremendous looked in prac- at the half and will add to slapped League teams arc college men. and to the grind. They color that came on to the field. the pions over in their own bailiwick Whitehaad broke a ^oulder and had their ranks are being enlarged tice today the teams that might pageant. This organization will A fumble in the third much to the Eagles’ chagrin. Since to be taken from the game. A bad by Cagle also that some have been playing together since also stage a colorful drill. drive for points yearly. Keyser says have never been able of bounds th** period started the P. 8. < Clark of Is that day they put, falling out on I, mm enter the game, stay for two September. Spitz) Texas saw Stanford away from to the Loboes and intense Cisco line Abilene a that pull or save Howard GruUps of T. C. U, as to be referee of the game and H. forgive 11-yard gave board three years, some money, its Eastern rival in the score to have cinch- E. A. & M. rivalry exists between the club.*. chance to score which they conven- and than, still young, enter other anticipated, appears Burgess, of, San An- | own 17 Une, the season did total. On hi* yard been ed the Job in the tonio la to be umpire. B M. Fraz- The Lobo team of this ed. A late in the game and professions they have train- Red Knight” dropped the ball, .ekfteld. His bullet ier. Baylor, is to be head linesman, not repeat what the team of 1924 gave the Eagles their margin of ed for during college. Southwest Driscoll. Cardinal guard, recovered t; back- and it came so near it that there the 19 to Many of our best are passing promises form the Eddie Dyer. Rice, also of San did. but I victory and game ended at the Cadets players Four powerful lunges i men. The game Isn’t bone of his team’s offense. The Antonio, is to field judge. exists a doubt as to the superiority 7. fullback, university forward well by Smailing. what it used to be—it has become team had twenty plays down al- of the Eagles. The Lwrees in of what for Arrange Jr or crowds spite they a touchdown. The try and most of with brought i refined, and attracts the best man- most perfectly today, The 1929 eleven started out call an unsuccessful season, arc was wide but from placement and as a result the crowds them called for the ball to be tos- Policing of the game and direct- It is an average of point hood, glowing prospects. proud of the distinction being a 20-13 lead. of the Stanford held ; who attend the games have become sed about. Hanna. Mills. Miller ing heavy auotmoblle traf- team, to the man about chosen to Texas the run. weighing represent upstate With their opponents mi the best One of our best and Conover are other backs who fic expected on New Year Day. W. B. people. 163 pounds—and Coach Chap- high school football against the crashed over for two will be handled Lieutenant of the Cards I players, on the Des Moines team, have b:cn seeing much service in by man doesn’t peel weights. last John A. strong Vallfy aggregation. more in the quar- | is Tommy Hughes, former Univ- practice. There was a possibility PoUoe Armstrong with the Most of the were new, but boys Cotton backfleld for ■ assistance of members of the Bor- Pippcn, langy ter, knifing through yardage ersity of Texas man.” that Beular of Texas would get the there were several letter men to add who was lost to the team Each der Patrol and ace, early as they pleased. The Western League contains starting fullback assignment. Immigartion Service. 185 practically stamina. Willard Miller, pounds in the season, will plav was from nearly midfield. others Tom- In order to his Brownsville Boy Scouts, whp are probably drive many Texans, among strengthen wings, of bone and muscle, is with Loboes He is and the to act as ushers, have been drilled charging the in the Valley. Once Smailing went over my Hughes, center fielder for Des apparently the one weak spot in of the team and fullback. a out- the in their duties and an efficient captain triple threat star, easily the last time Fleishhacker carried Moines, Hill Windham, also Des the line. Coach Morrison had shift- Last he was a lineman but lack corps is promised by J. L. Abney, year standing man on the team. ball over for its final ride. Moines, and formerly from rfely, ed Fred Willis, smashing tacklo scout commissioner. of fullback material induced tnc Texas, home of Art Shires, Claude from Centenary college, to end The The outstanding feature of daily coaches to transfer him to the rear- Daver.. t. from Runge, Texas, big fellow displayed an aptitude at training periods being given the ward assignment, where he has ful- manager of the Des Moines team, the new position and probably will Valley All-Stars at Harlingen is filled all expectations with credit. SAMANO NAMED and Jim Jolly, star southpaw pit- start there New Year’s day. Theff the enthusiasm with BENNETT, cher with T iver. is such an abundance of fine tack- which the Strong Lino boya are entering into the game and the team work which is be- With him In the backfield iz ON ALLSTATE ELEVENS ing developed Boys who during the found Wend a 11 Whitehead, only ■ .... — ■ ■ football season were doing all in about 145 tn weight, but purveyor BY their power to block each other of touchdowns whenever there is any Clarence Bennett, 185-p o u a d territory the question on the fans and prevent completion of plays running around ends to be done. lips was "la Samano going to play?” »s they me' on teams tackle and Rodolfo Samano, 185- opposing Chambliss teams with Whitehead at His outstanding aehievemen of the now are working together with an back, hare been named on all- half. Chambliss is larger and has pound season was a 67-yard pass against The Ideal Inspiring spirit of ac- co-operation, a shiftier run. He specializes in state high school elevens by various the Harlandaie Indians cm the local cording to those who are watching hunting holes in the opposing line. It Is believed to have estab- the training. Two sessions have papers. field. Dobbs Slow in starting, Chambliss Is poison lished afrecord for school foot- been held daily since Malcolm Newman was placed on high Thursday in the field. Turknett. curley and this is to be ntinued to the open ball. headed mite, does the thinking for the third \eam by Harold V. Ratliff day of the game. The big blond back variously play- the team. His this sea- of the Cleburne Times-Revue and While all of the boys are look- generalship ed "spinner’* and "wingback. Evi- NEW $ son has ing fine and working hard there been above per. the scribe also placed Bobby dently the News 6taff of critics be- sz In the line will be found Ray Mil- is rivalry for a place in the start- O'Bryan on his fourth team. lieved Ids plunging and passing ing lineup which is out ler at guard almost unanimously an best 0 the | bringing was the could be used to advantage ail-district selection and a brother Bennett picked by both the best in every man. Coach Rek- from the fullback position. Frye torik will not announce his of the heftier Miller in the backfield. Dallas Times Herald and the Times- start- of Jeff Davis (Houston) was named ing team until before At the other is Black, who, Hats tailored in the new just the guard Revue as first string all-state tackle. second best full in the state. YEAR’S Spring styles— game. while he has less recognition gained Samano was given fullback on the The various selection follow: light pastel colors—hats that the than Miller is due as much for portray Loboes Strong fully Dallas News Pos Abilene Reporter newest of his offensive work. Dallas News eleven and a half post styles the Eastern centers of fash- P. A. P. A PYom Cisco comes the informa- At tackles are Cole, picked by by the Abilene Reporter. Knight, .Knight ion. Make your selection now from the most tion that teams coached by Chap- many for the all-district team, and In naming the three most val- E. complete and newest array in the Valley. man have been defeated but ten by most of the rest for the second uable players in District No. 8, the Cox Brack..Bennett, Browns GIFT In times seven years, and this, in all-district, and Wagnon. squatty, Times Herald picked Newman, Barn- T. Vhat is considered ‘he toughest broadshouldered sou of gridiron toll hart and Dan Richardson oC Brack- Lagow, Forest.Lagow, Forest district in Texas, is pointed to as » who is accustomed to hard usage. enridge (San Antonio). G. a wonderful record The Loboes Ends are headed Bennett was conceded to McMillan. Waco. Nlcklaus, Amarillo have been in the state semi-finals Christian, fiery generally youngster who was also be the in c. twice, being defeated once by Oak frequently outstanding performer A BOX OF mentioned for all-district, and Van District No. 8. He has Cor. ..Stamps Cor. Cliff High of Dallas once and by played great Stamps Horn, with Smith as alternate. O. football for three was co- O. Firest High of the same city. years and 185 of .. Brack The team this year boasts of C. Ray, pounder and full of captain the powerful Screaming Nlcklaus, Amarillo Cox, he use is Eagles this season. The T. all-state guard in the person of power when wants to it, rangy tack- NORRIS Ray Miller, an all-district full- center. le has had little trouble in outplay- Watson, GUmer.Carey, Brack back in Willard Miller and an all ing his opponents throughout the E. Loboes High district end in “Red” Christian. season. He turned in a particular- B. Magness, B.B. Magnes, B The team made a trip to El Paso As said before, the Loboes started ly good game against Uhe Aggie Q. and defeated the high school team out this year with rosy hopes and Frosh. Scott, Marshal .. Samano, Browns. there 88 to 13. bright prospects. They began the Rodolfo Samano made the reputa- H. This year the Loboes have scor- season by smashing a class B team, tion as a passer and plunger spread Brandon, Cle.Dumesnil, F. A. ed 268 points to their opponents augumented by all-stars to the tune far and wide as the season rolled H. 1911 1139 89. of 32 to 0. They repeated by wallop- along. Whenever the Screaming Samano, Browns.Brandon Cle sales have Advance ticket grown ing the powerful Brady team by four Eagle brood settled down In enemy F. the several In volume past days, touchdowns and then they hit the Cleburne Dallas Skelton Abstract indicating all available seats will Co. trail for El Paso and a night game Times-Revue Tlmes-Heraltl be sold by tl.e time the teams take with the Tigers of that city. Two Pos. Abstracts of Title Insurance the field. Reservations can be made Littlejohn Bought Title previous engagements had resulted JKnight, P. A.Knight, P. A. through E. E. Mockbee. manager Merchants Bank Building Brownsville 4 in as many one-touchdown margin By Houston Buffs E. of the Rio Grande Valley Tele- ! ALMOND victories for the Dam boss, but HOUSTON, Tex.. Dec. 28.—— Breck.Cox, Brack ROCA phone Co., In Brownsville or the Big Cox, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce. this time, led by Cotton Pippen, Carlisle Littlejohn, right hand pitch- T. who was lost to the team for the er. Is coming back to the Houston Lagow, Forest.Lagow, Forest greater part of the season, the gold- Buffs, the team with which he sev- o. of Candies rattle grapefruit en jersied young proteges of Coaches eral years ago first won recognition Hagler, Cle. .... Nlcklaus, Amarillo W. B. Chapman and Leonard Hill as a professional hurler. President C. General Football Classic in earnest Fred got going good and hum- Ankenman announced Satur- Stamps, Cor. . Stamps, Cor. Welding bled the Tigers by a score of 33 to day the purchase of Littlejohn from G. VALLEY ALL STARS 14. Rochester of the International Bennett, Browns. Grimes, S. Angelo LAWN MOWER HEADQUARTERS Back from El Paso the Loboes took League for 85.000. T. RADIATORS REPAIRED AND RECORED vs. on the Sweetwater Mustangs in their Last year, Littlejohn, used Lubbock Brack. mainly Price, Richardson, WE DUPLICATE AND MAKE KEYS first conference game and won the as a relief twirler, participated in E. LOBOES of CISCO FOR day 25 to 0. They invaded Brown- 36 games for Rochester. His woik B. Magness, B.B. Magness, B. Stores ANY LOCK wood next and after the Lions had was a big factor in the of Q. Harry’s Cigar winning athletic field tucker scared the initial touchdown on a the International loop flag by Ro- Brandon, Cleburne Scott, Marshall brownsvtlle fumble the Loboes charged their chester. H. 84P T. J. ROMMEK to four touchdowns the PHONE way to take Toward the close of the 1928 cam- Scott, Marshall .. Grandstaff, Den. to Go on New Year's the 8t. Louis sent Rear Miller Ttt A Good Pbw« game. paign Cardinals H. of Hotel. PKoaa San Angelo's fighting pack of Bob- Littlejohn to the Buffs, but he was Hecker, Sam Hous. .. Brandon, Cle. Day* Game at 3 p. m* v— I cats came to Cisco the following not effect!va. F. **»