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Smoot-Anderson Gains Semi-Finals in State Meet BROWNWOOD, Aug. 18 Smoot-Anderson of Waco got fine pitching, timely hitting and played errorless ball afield for the second straight day here Tuesday to advance into the of the Texas Senior Teen-Age Baseball Tournament with a tV-0 triumph over Bellaire of Houston. Lefty Billy Stevens went all the way for the Wacoans and blanked Bellaire on two hits. He struck out eight and walked four. Smoot-Anderson thus moves Into the semi-finals Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, meeting Brazos- port.

the pre tourney favorite. Smoot-Anderson was ranked second prior to the big meet, but the feeling here Is that the Wacoans will defeat Brazosport and move into W'ednesdav finals. Manager Dub King said after his second victory that he would start another left-hander, John Manning, against Brazosport Wednesday. Should the Wacoans win that one, they will be in the finals Wednesday night against either Houston Hospital Heights, Brownwood, Texas City or Pasadena. Boyce Roberts, Smoot-Anderson third baseman, swatted a three- run homer in the first inning to sew up the victory over Bellaire, Roberts also singled to pace his team at bat.

Shortstop George OLDING LANCES By EARL GOLDING Banda and Catcher Tom Carpenter got the other two Waco hits. It was Banda who won the opening game for Smoot-Anderson, producing a 3-2 triumph over Port Arthur with a long home run in the last inning. Kenneth Brunson, who hurled Monday, wil be ready for duty again Wednesday, and Stevens will also be eligible to pitch two innings under state Teen-Age regulations. Brazosport gamed the quarterfinals by beating Temple, 7-3. ik Sml-Andrr.

ah Dunlap 10 1 Banda 3 11 Burns 2 0 0 Caipenter 4 11 3 0 Pett.trrw.of 3 0 0 Butler.c 3 0 1 Robrru.Sb 3 1 2 lb 3 0 0 Flood 3 0 Oogartv.lf 3 0 0 Hunt.2b 3 0 0 Roberts.rf 10 0 Matenroth.lb 2 2 0 Kins.2b 3 0 0 Brown.rf 3 1 0 Laquarter cf 3 0 0 Sievem.p 3 0 0 Brooka.lb 0 0 0 Totals 22 0 2 27 6 4 Bellaire ............................................000 000 Smoot-Anderson .......300 012 Home run Roberts. Base on 4. fc. Anderson 2. It takes all sorts of strategy to win basketball games, and Wa- coan James Hay tells this interesting bit of masterminding that triumphed for the New York Yankees recently in Chicago.

Hay is just back from that city, where he attended a convention for insurance accountants and found time to watch several American League games. One afternoon the Chicago were going against the Yan I Yankee manager, called time, and nr ai slowly walked over to the umpire. 1 A He then called Charley Silvera. COP WEATHERS LEAVES POST Guy B. Weathers, head football coach at Connally High School last season, has resigned to return to Ennis High School as assistant coach.

Weathers, a former football star at Waco High and Baylor, tendered his resignation at a meeting of the School Board Monday night and it was accepted, but the board yet decided on his successor. Clayton Oliver, the Connally assistant coach last season, may get the job. Before coming to Connally in September, 1952, Weathers served as assistant coach under Dave Ryan at Ennis and that combination will be reunited this fall. Knnis has won the District 19-AA title for the past two years and has another good team coming up. Connally will have the strongest team in its three- year history this season and will be favored to win the District 24-B championship and end two-year domination.

The Cadets lost only four squadmen from their 1952 team and have their two star backs, triple-threater Charles Ferguson and hard plunging Wendell Hannnah, both returning. Of Putts, Greens And Carlsbad Cavern, Too er, had been lifted for a pinch- who was at the time catching uarm-up in the far away centerfield bullpen. Casey announced Silvera would take over catching for Yogi Berra. Silvera, meanwhile. walked slowly into the playing field, giving Reynolds time to warm up.

All the time the stall was on, Allie was pitching to Berra. Silvers finally strapped on his gear and play began again. Reynolds, now hot and ready. promptly retired the side with no further trouble. is outfielder is they say he is." hitter in the eighth, and Allie Rev- Ss handicapped bv all that nolds was forced into the game i publicity." Jim says, that without warming up properly.

is bothering him, but the boy Throwing cold, Allie was greeted has it." bv the f.rst man up in the ninth And although some critics feel with a long single to left field. Mickey has definite shortcomings and Chicago fans began thumping afield. Hay says he cen- for a rally. terfield like a in all of At this point Casey Stengel, I the games he saw. Mantle's Homer Is Winner Brewer's of Waco downed Cottonwood, 6-4 in the Cottonwood Tournament Tuesday night, with Hutchinson the winner and Tindell the loser.

In the second game. Service Memorial Methodist whipped Mooreville, 8-2. Neals was the winner and Scott the loser. Thursday, Robinson plays at 7:30 followed by Bruceville- Eddy and Service Memorial Methodist. By CHARLES BARRETT News-Tribune Sports Stuff A vacation is wonderful but after it is over sometimes it leaves the participants in a state of confusion, and it is hard to back in the So, here are a few golf notes: Horace Franklin, manager of the Munv, is vacationing on the Gulf Coast at Galveston and Corpus Christi.

Where all the fresh air come from In Carlsbad avern? Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Thompson have moved back to Temple and Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Bartee have taken their places in the golf shop at Lake Waco. The Bartees are from Gatesville. Tombstone, has preserved some of the old West for the vacationers. including the first theatre in the lTnited States and also where some of the old timers were buried with their boots on.

Pat Rutherford is nominated for the improved award. He is shooting around 75 at Muny now and not many months Waivers on Hancock CHICAGO. Aug. IS tfv-The Chicago Cardinals today asked National Football League waivers on six linemen, including John Hancock, Baylor. DEPARTS CT i TT 7 MrrT i Iti 1 I IK MILL I Junior Teen-Age champion, departs at noon today for Pasadena and the state tournament that gets under way tomorrow and lasts through Saturday.

Coached by Lou Hilley, former hurler in the Cleveland Indian chain, the Wacoans are considered a serious threat to the state title. Hilley relies on Bobby Barnett, a strong righthander who probably with the finest young pitch- Temple-Pirate oncerning Mickey Mantle. Hay ocli 4 convinced the young Yankee lit. tell ers. Young Barnett shattered all ex- TEMPLE, Aug.

chances for a first-division berth in the 1953 Big State League pennant chase will depend greatly on what the Eagles can do with their arch enemy, formerly only 33 miles away, but now billed as the Longview Pirates. Ordinarily, the six remaining ames between the Pirates and iagles would assure sell-out nights if the Bucs still called Waco home. But Friday, Saturday and Sunday jjP. the Pirates invade Legion Park in Wacoui MW But It Phil Rizzuto. not Man-i and on Aug.

26-27-28 the clout one of Ue. that Improssod Hay most I two clubs collido r-J Both the Eagles and Pirates Chico Carrasquel of the White Sox'- measure homers, too. "It looked like a long out when he hit Jim says. went so high it went nearly out of sight, and fans in the stands figured it for a sure centerfield out. White Sox centerfielder Jim Riviera, who incidentaly is a great ball player, fooled.

"Rivera took just two steps, then stopped and relaxed. ball was caught 455 feet away by Reynolds, who at the time was warming up in the centerfield bull hits on either side of Like most other observers, Hay thinks the White Sox and Paul Richards ould make a serious bid for the pennant with a capable pitching staff. The outfield of Minnie Minoso. Rivera and Sam Mele looked very good. Henderson Picks Frogs Again Baylor basketball coach Bill and Jack O'Bannon, the Dallas Henderson predicts TCU will con- phenoiru are also headed for TCU PB have five games left each with being a fine fielder, but in Austin and Texarkana.

Longview hat senes R.zzuto made him look ha, five slated with Tvler In catching Birds havp wjth Wichita balls that would have gone for) t0 complete the regular season schedule. The six Longview-Temple encounters. however, are the money games when either club could eliminate the other. The many Waco backers will undoubtedly journey to Temple this week end to root for their displaced entry. loop for 13 and 14-year-olds this season, and his presence makes istirig pitching records in the local Tarvers one of the pre-tourney favorites.

It will be the second straight trip to the state meet for many of the boys, who were on the team last summer in the state tourney in Houston. was eliminated in the first game. power threats are third- baseman Clyde Gassoway. catcher Tommy Patterson, shortstop Jimmy Riess and Barnett. Gassoway tied for the homer lead during the season with five, and was among the runs-batted-in leaders with 27.

He hit ..383. Barnett hit .414 to lead his team at bat, and knocked in 20 runs. Riess hit .404 to rank among loop leaders, and Patterson, though a late starter, hit .368. Other Tarver starters are first- baseman Don Holmes, secondbase- man Mickey Holmes, and outfielders John Fry, Roy Spivey and Charles Holley. Spivey will pitch the second game should Tarver's win the first.

ago was In the 90s. let anyone scare you about the desert on the way to California. It is not much worse than a car trip to Dallas in the middle of the day. a 36-hole match between Purcell Lupton, present champion of Ridgewood, and Julian Oates, last champ, be a dinger. The gTeens are perfect in the sandy, dry areag of the West when the courses can get the water but the fairways are spotted.

The Sunday Sweepstakes of Waco Golf Association is growing in numbers. Next Sunday it will be held at Lake Waco. Wonder why the charge for tourist courts varies in different towns? There are around 300 members of the Waco Golf Association now and they have received membership cards recently. A 54-hole medal tourney is planned for the Labor Day week end at Lake Waco by the association. But a vacation does make one appreciate home more.

LAKE WACO Mrs. Harry Dodd accumulated 29 points, counting birdies 4, pars 3, bogeys 2, to take the first flight of Lake Waco Association Tuesday. Handicaps were added to the points in the tourney. Mrs. Jimmy Humphreys won the second flight with 26 points plus her 27 handicap for 53 total to nose out Mrs.

A. P. 50. In the nine-hole division, Mrs. James Reynolds won with 31 total.

She had 6 points. There were 20 in the competition. INTRA-CITY The Intra-City Association meets for its monthly tourney Friday morning at Ridgewood and the pairings will be: Mrs. A. L.

Riley and Mrs. Bill Couch; Mrs. Harry Dodd and Mrs. Orville Creasey; Mrs. Ed Aigner and Mrs.

Max Bradfield; Mrs. G. E. Helm and Mrs. Lee Torrance; Mrs.

Charles Barrrett and Mrs. Jimmy Humphreys; Mrs. John Thompson and Mrs. Clark Jenson; Mrs. Floyd Jensen and Mrs.

J. H. Birkel; Mrs. Joe Cook and Mrs. J.

B. Taylor; Mrs. G. D. Bryan and Mrs.

A. P. Anderson; Mrs, Fred Barfield and Mrs. Bill McLemore; Mrs. Homan Easley and Mrs.

Floyd Morgan; Mrs. Paul Smith and Mrs. G. M. Smith.

Nine-hole flight: Mrs. Lester Jones and Mrs. H. E. Bennett; Mrs.

Bob Brewer and Mrs. Bill Martin; Mrs. Frank Hallonquist and Mrs. Claude Smith; Mrs. George Sauer and Mrs.

James Reynolds; Mrs. L. K. Richards and Mrs. Billy Gillum.

Choppy Channel Mixes Try Tuesday DOVER, England, Aug. 18 Florence Chadwick, California swimmer, decided against swimming to France today. Wind made the water of the English Channel too choppy. CURTIS i BASEBALL PROGRAM tinue to dominate the Southwest Conference cage scramble for at least another year, and maybe longer. won it last year, and hurt by Mr.

But Frog coach Buster Brannon isn getting one of the boys he reallv wanted Temple Jack McCall. McCall is going to Abilene Christian College, although he was regarded a prize catch by CURTIS HALL MW AB PRESIDENT Bill explains, Hank Ohien Southwest Conference coaches, and last soph star, Ray Henderson thinks he a Warren, will be more experienced i at the I Bear football coach George Henderson figures his Bears will; Sauer, who was In Chicago last be tougher this round, but still Curtis Hall, a baseball enthusiast who seldom missed a kid ball game this summer, will be the new president of the Waco Teen Pro Coach Tells Brocato to Quit SHREVEPORT, La. W-C. O. Brocato, Baylor football star, quit professional football after only one week.

He did so when Coach Joe Stydahar of the Chicago Cardinals advised him he was not big enough for the pro game. Brocato has returned home here and plans to enter high school coaching after getting his DAY-r RAE By the LKjhlor the Si SOWS PR WUT IQKOt Mauas hai' Coronel Cinema Patron Roquest Doors Open 6:45 Jeff Chandler Loretta Young "BECAUSE OF YOU" Saturday: HAPPY thinks he 11 be outgunned by TCU, Rice and Texas. TCU is apparently dead set on keeping a stranglehold on the SWC throne room, too. notice they are getting the cream of the crop of freshman cagers. including big Dick O'Neal, the Fort Worth Polv great who towers six-seven.

James Swink week for the annual battle between' Age Baseball Association for next the College All-Stars and the pros, i season- was pleased ith the play of Bill Athey, guard who piayed in the big game. a fine Sauer says, I was well pleased with his performance. He missed some of the game because of an but did well while he was in ard Hamblcton at a recent meeting. The association ill operate with I degree from college a complete new staff of officers; told 1 campaign. D.

T. Propst will Hall was named to succeed How- succee(j Brocato, who weighs 185, that he might not be Meet Mexia Two More Games On Friday Carded Tonight By JINX TICKER New Editor Due to the fact that the Goldthwaite team could not play Thursday night, it lost its bye through single elimination, and Speegleville got the bye. When first game date had to be changed, it also forced the change of several others, but all Central Texas tournament schedules are tentative and subject to change, especially in the first round. Two more games will be played at Katy Park tonight, the first one All in the Tribune-Her- aU Central Tern Baseball Tournament were rained out last night. starting at 6 The first one will be between the Corsicana ers and the combined La Vega-Elk team.

The loser drops out of tournament. Tuesday night's double-header In the Central Texas tournament at Katy Park was rained out, and both games will be played next Monday night, Aug. 24. Goldthwaite is scheduled to meet the Waco Independents at 6 p. m.

and the Connally Cowboys are due to play the Gholson Ghosts at 8 p. m. The second game at 8 this evening finds the Eddy Sluggers meeting the Mabrey Lumber and Supply team, instead of Speegleville ai announced. This game is due to start at 8 o'clock, and will be the last of the single elimination or sudden death affairs where the loser goes out of the meet. After the games of tonight there will be only eight left, and the dou ble elimination starts.

Starting Thursday It will take two defeats to eliminate a team. In the first game Hiursda.v evening, Itasca, Hbleh got a bye through elimination will be the Tem. pie team, and that game will bring together two of the strongest In the meet. In the second game Speegleville will play, meeting the Owens-Illi- spun a two-hitter to win 5 to 0. Monday night when Ben Hough nois team which defeated Mart Hough may go right back to the box this evening.

The Itasca team which will meet Temple in the first game, has always been one of the strong teams of the meet. It won the title one year recently and was an outstanding threat in other years. Temple also won its first game of the meet Monday night, eliminating Marlin Grand Prize, 9 to 1 In that game, however. Temple lost Gene of its outstanding stars. W'hile sliding into second he was cut on the haf, and he had to go to a hospital where the wound required seven stitches.

Temple, however, is still capable of making trouble for Itasca, and looms as one of the most danger- I ous teams of the meet. will replace J. A. Barnett as secretary-treasurer. Neither Hall nor O'Connor has a son in the program, but both have been staunch supporters since Teen-Age ball was introduced here last summer.

Propst has a 15-year-old son, Louis, who is an outstanding catcher. Louis was an All-League star with Junior championship club last summer, and nit. .333. This summer he moved up to the Senior League and B. Bulls, and hit .302.

W'aco has become one of the strongholds of Teen Age Tournament resumes Friday night 1 Baseball. The current Texas T-AB at Katy Park. i president is a Wacoan Bob Stough, Friday's schedule matches Mexia Tarver is also a state director, against the Waco Giants at 6 p. m. Stough has been renominated for and Cleburne against Marlin at another term, and another local 8 p.

m. schedule pits I sportsman, C. the Houston Sluggers against West i been nominated for the Texas Columbia at 6 p. m. and Southern vice president.

State officers will Select of Houston against the Fort of succeed Wilson Tarver as vice heavv enouch for nrn fnnthnii Vmt president and Gliddon i ior but that he could remain In the Cardinal Camp at Lake Forrest College, 111., and might get a linebacking chance. left on his own said the Cardinals coach. CnJ'Jtal Today-Thornday 6:45 Don DrFore Ann Harding "It Hoppened on 5th Ave." and Seven games In throe will be played when the State Negro Races Set Sunday Thp next auto race program at Suicide Bowl Sunday night. The next program at the Waco Speedway is Saturday night. It will be the fourth program staged at the Speedway out on the Corsicana Highway.

It will be the 16th program at Suicide Bowl under the direction of Jess Radle and Son, The first quarter trophy under the point system there was won by Ernest Boynton of Gatesville. The second-quarter trophy was won by Sonny Johnson of Tyler, and the third-quarter trophy was won by Slim Sullivan of Waco. The race for the fourth and last quarter trophy started last Sunday, and will continue Sunday, Aug. 23. Worth Tigers at 8 p.

m. triple-header begins at i 3:30 p. m. with the Austin Black Senators playing the West Columbia-Houston Sluggers loser. At 6 p.

the Waco Giants-Mexia winner will play the West Columbia-Houston Sluggers winner, and in the 8 p. m. nightcap White Hall will oppose General Tire. Here are the tournament standings and results: Nepro Is Honored JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 18 One of the highest honors ever accorded a Negro athlete in the South went Tuesday to 19-year- old Henry Aaron who was voted I the most valuable player in the South Atlantic League.

be elected at the conclusion of the Junior Tournament in Pasadena this week end. WESTVIEW CLUB HIGHWAY WACO'S FINEST For Your Dancing Pleasure ELWOOD EUCKER Finest Tender Steaks in Towrn AIK CONDITIONED For Reservations Phone 4-S002 2 BIG COLOR CARTOONS one per SKY theaVre fiJY 'Q CAR Regardless Number of Occupants CAR OU I Me i vmmt JOHN PAYME AMNE DAHl SIR CEDRIC HARDWICK! FtAttCIS I SUUYAN NKITSnCTJOTttg CUERinHiU ABBOT! CosnM The small landlocked salmon In Maine's lakes are very poor eating. But they are vicious fighters when taken on a fly rod. DANCE TONIGHT Terrare Club CHARLIE ADAMS And the Western All-Start PHONE 3-9A95 CIRCLE-R-RANCH At The TONIGHT THIS IS NIGHT All Indies FREE Enjoy the Most Popular Western Band in Waco BED FISK and the Soul hern Playboys Dance with Ease on the Best Dance Floor in Waeo CALL BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45 RUN WACO FIRST rIIONE 4-4900 They're a Riot in Ruffles? aTIJlfl! riilCTaB BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45 RUN WACO FIRST DIAL 2-2481 FEATURE TIME 8:06 AND 9:50 Bowlers to Meet The Major Bowling League, oldest bowling league in Waco, will have its 1953 organizational meeting Thursday evening at Twenty-Fifth Street Drive-In, starts ing at 7:30. Barbecue and beverages will be served.

All those interested in the league are urged to be present. JSThr Haro Waco, 17 Wednesday. August 19, 1953 Traliert, Seixas Win BROOKLINE, Aug. 18 UH wrenched right knee, which threatened to blight the U. S.

Davis Cup national doubles hopes, stood up remarkably well as he and Tony Trabert of Cincinnati romped through their postponed opening match today at Longwood. Trabert and Seixas romped through Chancey D- Steele and Bob Stewart, Cambridge, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, 0-4. 25th STREET AN INTf A TI THIATRt LAST DAY OPEN 13:45 Fred Vera MacMurray Ralston FAIR WIND TO JAVA TRUCOLOR TOMORROW GEORGE MONTGOMERY in "FORT NOW SHOWING 6REG0RY PECK 1 ANNE BAXTER WIDMARK Strand NOW COOLED BY REFRIGERATION fill POWER JOAN FONTAINE "THIS ABOVE ALL" IIS Ave. Prowler Dial S-9929 Foster In Thunderhoof 1 1 If ivi COOLED BY REFRIGERATION WACO DRIVE-IN THEATRE ONE MILE SOUTH OF CIRCLE Opens 6:45 Dial 4-5181 The BIG FUNNY of the Year! Vow TWO CARTOONS NEW.