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TeamDefeaton Local Gridiron FridayRundell-Five Menial. J u reck a StarsBOARD ANNOUNCES CUT*Using approximately twenty-fiveIN IRRIGATION RATES during the four periods and resorting almost exclusively to straight football, Coach Rundell succeededFlat Charge Reduced From $2.00 to$1.50 and Irrigation From$1.50 to $1.00.A decided reduction in rates charged for irrigation in the district north of Robstown has been announced by the water board of Nueces County Irrigation District No. 3,Friday in bringing his hefty Cotton Pickers safely through the first tilt of the season by defeating the fighting Badgers from Karnes City by the comfortable margin of 39 points to a 0 for the viistors.It was a disappointingly small crowd that gathered Friday afternoonaccording to W. B. Messer, manager, to witness the first contest of the At a recent meeting of the board, season, despite ideally cool weather, the flat tax was reduced from $2.00 Those who were fortunate enough to per acre to $1.50 per acre and the see the game came away pretty well watering charge from $1.50 per acre I satisfied with the possibilities of theCotton Pickers, although footballto $1.00 per acre.The board also decided to continueobservers agreed that the potenti-indefinitely the recent reduction in I alities as yet are pretty much in the water rates to domestic users. This I rough. The score hardly indicatesthe real difference between the two ago, included a reduction of the min- teams but that difference was attri-imum from $1.50 to $1.25. I butable more to superior weight thanFour Arrests Reportedto any other one item. Karnes City never once threatened and made onlyA Mexican was arrested by City I two first downs as compared to six-Marshal Galbreath Saturday night teen for the Pickers. The visitors on a charge of driving a car while he couldn’t get started against the Pick-was drunk. Other arrests include: ers’ heavy line. If you care to check A white man for being drunk; a up on the play by play below, you negro woman for hi-jacking a Mexi-1 probably will see that the Badger’sdidn’t make much if any over a total of beer and a pistol in his possession. | of twenty yards through the line oraround the ends during the four per-FORMAL OPENING OF NEW ARMORY TO BE RED NEXT TUESDAYiods.Hubert Jurecka forandGeneral Public Invited, Says Capt.Bickley. Legion Also ToHold Meeting.Workmen this week will finish a complete remodeling of the armory biulding and formal opening will be held Tuesday night, September 29, according to Captain Jack Bickley, commander of Co. C, 141 Inf.A formal banquet will be tendered the members of the company on that night. Special drills will be staged to which the general public is invited and refreshments will be served to all who attend. The Robstown highschool band will play for this occasion.Persons for Karnes City were the outstanding stars. However, the entire Robstown team functioned unusually well when you consider that it was the first game and some of the men had practiced only about a week. Jurecka’s excellence as a ball toter;Rader’s form at line plunging; Wilson’s possibilities as a pass receiver; the eary season blocking and interference; all of these things stood out to the fans who were looking more to future games than to the one at hand. That the line is stronger defensively than offensively also was evident.The work of Lester who substituted for Jurecka at quarter can not be overlooked. This boy can passand he, apparently, was able to kickout of bounds behind the twenty-yard(Continued on Page Six)
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Robstown Record
Robstown, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 24, 1931
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