Lubbock Evening Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 7

REVAMPED WESTERNERS SET FOR BORGER INVASION lubbock Lineup Doited With Newcomers For "Musi" Game By EAKL SCUDDAY Journal Sports Writer Lubbock's Westerners, with their backs to the wall and their hopes for a tbird consecutive District 1-AAAA grid championship hanging by a thread, will attempt to get back into the win column when they meet the Borger Bulldogs here at 8 p.m. today at Jones Stadium. A victory in the conference clash is a for Coach Pat Pattison's defending state champs, after last week's loss to Odessa in the loop opener, and West Texas fans will be watching the tilt closely to see if the Westerners can bounce back with their 1951-52 fire and determi- Game At A Glance WHO: Lubbock Borger Bulldogs. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Jones Stadium.

Probable starting lineups: tUBBOCK Pos. BORGEE McMnllen (166) LE Arendall (205) Turner (175) LT LG RT RE Barton (177) Sampson (179) Haney (185) RG Moore (190) Herrin (172) Day (170) Cobb (163) or Hogue (160) Hallmark (170) RH Harber (190) FB McGraw (185) Hewitt (196) Garrard (195) Hood (165) Mitchell (195) Lamb (165) QB Wiseman (170) LH Eidler (165) Clapp (155) Marsh (161) Rice Is Favored Over SMU, TCU Over Aggies Tech Is Picked To Beat COP By HAROLD CLAAKEN NEW YORK (B The past week has been spent in conjuring up a. double, extra-special, peachy whammy to neutralize the upset fever which threatened the football schedule last week. The whammy was brewing in time to bring in 36 correct picks and nine incorrect ones a week ago. That's an average of .800.

The season's record ie 123 correct, 36 incorrect for .769. Here are this week's picks: Notre Dame over Pittsburgh: Pitt has come a long way since the loss tc West Virginia but the Panthers would need a year's timr to get into Notre Dame's class. Alabama over Tennesee: Your TV morsel of the day. Tennessee's offense has been below par all season while Alabama's has been overhauled since that surprise setback by Mississippi Southern. Minnesota over Illinois: Illinois spilled Ohio State last Sat- urday in one of the day's major supets.

Lightning can't strike twice in the same spot, they say, and so the Gophers are the choice. Michigan State over Indiana: If it isn't Evan S'oac, it is Leroy Bolden; if it isn't Bolden it "is Tommy Yewic; and if it isn't Yewic it is anyone'of a. dozen other backs who are scoring for the Sparams. Duke over Army: The Southerners' line, from tackle to See TECH PICKED Page SPL1T-T to the first string this in the University of Texas football camp, Charles Brewer, 18-year-old sophomore from Lubbock. will be trying his split-T magic on the University of Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteuille Saturday.

Brewer, an all-round performer, commands much respect with his passing, having completed 14 of 21 attempts for yards. The fuzzy-faced quarterback also scored touchdowns the first two times he carried the ball this season. (Photo Courtesy Univ. Texas News Service.) Brewer Has Turned Into Soph Sensation At Texas University Oct. 16 fanp at the University of Texas are up in the air about Charley Brewer, and It's the sophomore quarterback's air-arm that has them there.

Brewer's effective completed 6 of 9 for 95 yards tnd a Oklahoma and his generalship in the fourth quarter have earned him a well-deserved opportunity for first- string duty against Arkansas this week. The 18-year-oid Lubbock product lifted the Longhorns up by the bootstraps In that fourth quarter, engineering a 78-yard surge, climaxed by Dalono Womack's leaping catch of his toss for the first Texas score. Moments later, Texas took over on the Sooners' 40-yard line and Brewer piutsed to Curlton Massey on the Oklahoma four. That drive was killed by a fumble, but Texas cashed in on that play anyway several moments afterward when Gene Calame was nailed on tie three-yard line. The rise to stardom for the handsome youngster comes as no surprise, for only two years back he was chosen the state's outstanding player, selected to the sportswriters' second All-State team, and named to the All-Southern and All-American elevens.

These honors resulted from his outstanding leadership In directing the Westerners to the state championship. As a freshman last season, Brewer picked up where he left off in high school. He won the quarterbacklng chores in early sessions anc) led the Yearlings to three late-season victories. Passing was his main forte, and he made good on 20 of 43 tosses for 301 yards and one touchdown. Since the LSU encounter this season, the Lubbook soph has moved steadily forward in his quest for starting honors, and moving with him was his teammnte of many Johnny Tatum.

Tatum and Brewer started playing foolhall together In the fourth grade of elementary school, and they have moved forward together ever since. A fullback originally. Tatum moved to center a junior in high school. Beginning then and until the present, Brewer and Tatum have formed a quarterback-center loam In 34 successive games. The string will continue, too, for Tatum this week also was promoted to the first string.

Brewer has developed gradually this season. HP performed capably against ViUanova and even better against Houston with his defensive Improvement keeping pace. His defense against passes reached a high point in the Oklahoma battle when he made two fine and timely interceptions. See SENSATION Page 9 nation. And the 10,000 persons expected at the battle tonight are scheduled to see a drastically revamped Lubbock team in action against Borger.

Pattison gave many of the younger boys on his Westerner squad an opportunity to prove their I ability in rugged scrimmages this I week and several ol the hopefuls responded so well that they earned 1 starting assignments against the Bulldogs. Newcomers In Lineup Heading the list of newcomers in the Lubbock offensive lineup be Fullback Troy Harber, a speedy 190-pound junior who has 'been impressive in his brief appearances this: season; and Ends Neil and Robert Herrin. McMullen, tall 165-pound junior letterman, is one of the best pass receivers on the Lub- squad and Herrin is a very promising 172-pound sophomore. Tom Cobb, stocky little 162- pound junior, may get the nod at left halfback over sophomore Don Hogue. Some of the more a i li a faces in the Westerner forward wall will be operating from new i positions tonight, too, as a result jof the serious injury to regular Guard Clinton Smith in the Odessa game last week.

Haney Jrloves Up Letterman Edward Haney, usually at tackle, will move into Smith's right guard position. Veteran Charles Moore will shift to right tackle, and Wendell Turner will return to the lineup at left tackle. On paper, Lubbock looms as a decisive favorite over the inexperienced, but hefty, Borger eleven. TICKET SALES TO GAME HERE SATURDAY START PICKING UP Colorful COP Tigers Arrive Today Injuries Slow Three Raiders It's all over except the ball game. In other words, the Texas Tech squad has had its last intensive session before meeting College uf the Pacific here Saturday night.

Any mistakes in preparing for the game won't be known until after the game, while the same is true of strong points. The Tigers were due to arrive in Lubbock by chartered plane about 4 p. m. today and will have a light drill 'at Chapman Field tonight. Coach Jack "Moose" Myers is bringing a 37- man squad here, a squad that is rated one of the best on the Pacific coast.

M3'ers, in his first year as a head coach and the nation's youngest head coach of a major JACOBS NAMED STARTER STOCKTON, Calif. 37-mnn Colleco of Tactile football squad KOCH plane Ittday to Lubbock for tomorrow nlffht's rjRuh with Texan Tech, Conch Jack Mjern said he plain to Rtart BUI at back ahead of vpternn Roy irho bwn sidelined two ivecki with Injuries. college at 29, is bringing a fine team here for the first time. The Lubbock has won three games un ach has installed one of rtaccmrr in TnD thi nr aroint nnp riofpnt while BTrgeThai won only a finest passing attacks in the Ti have been CURE SOUGHT FOR GAME'S ILLS Dallas This Weekend DALLAS, Oct. 1G (IT) Representatives o( LTi baseball clubs throughout the countiy will meet Saturday and Sunday to discuss what can be done toward curing the ills of the minor leagues.

of the minor league clubs. 3. Amendment of the three- fourths rule in convention voting in favor of simple majority rule. Amendment of the selective sendee draft system to' include in The meeting, called by Dallas i all contracts the clause giving the owner Dick Burnatt, has no offic- 'player the right-to waive their se- ial status, but George M. Traut-; lection rights (as now pertains to the man, president of the minor leagues, said it "should prove worthwhile if they (the minors) can unite in their will have his chief assistant, Phil Piton, sit in for him an I observer.

open classification Pacific Coast League). 5. Increase the draft and reclaiming price of selected players. 25 To Send Men At least 25 league presidents To Formulate Plajis Specifically, the purpose have indicated they will be present or have official representatives is to i here for the meeting, which also formulate a sound platform of pro-1 will draw several major league of- posals to be presented to the na- i firials. tional convention in Atlanta, i Those who have indicated they in December.

Burnett has be present, and the league ed a 30-page booklet containing! they represent include: proposed amendments submitted J. Alvin Gardner of Dallas, Tex- by the Texas League to Major- as League; Son. Edwin C. Johnson, Minor League rules and the Ka-j Western League; Hovv- tional Association Agreement. But i ard Green of Fort Worth, Big State other leagues also are expected to League: puy Airey of Beaumont, I develop proposals.

Gulf Coast League. bock downed Plainview, 14-6; the Westerners edged Highland Park at Dallas, 13-9; and then Lubbock closed out non-conference play with a 13-7 triumph over Fort Worth North Side. The lone Lubbock toss, which halted the Westerners' winning streak at a record 29 games, was to Odessa last weekend, 27-7. Lost Three Decisions Borger has lost decisions to Duncan, Wichita Falls and Abilene this year, while edging out El Paso Austin in a 20-19 tussle. The Borger losses were by margins of 13-0 to Duncan, 28-0 to Wichita Falls, and 60-0 to Abilene last week.

But Borger's hopes for an upset win over its old South Plains- rival were boosted Thursday by news that ace Quarterback Jim Wiseman, senior letterman who has been sidelined all this season by an ankle injury, will be able to start against the Westerners tonight. Wiseman is expected to provide the sputtering Borger formation attack with the poise and deception that is needed to put The Bulldogs back into the 1-AAAA chase. Wiseman's return will enable Coach Neal i 11 a to shift speedy Jerry Don Eidler to his favorite left halfback position and will give more balance to the Bulldog attack. Bid For Triumph Heading the bulky Borger forward wall will be 205-pound End Ronnie Arendall, 185-pound Tackle Jim McGraw, 195-pound Tackle Charles Mitchell, 196- pound Guard John Hewitt, and 195-pound Center Bob Garrard. Borger will be bidding for its i'irst triumph over the Westerners since 1948, when the Bulldogs took a 20-14 win over Pattison's first Lubbock eleven.

The teams did not play in 1949 or 1950, but the Westerners chalked up a 41-13 victory in 1951 and an exciting 32-20 triumphy in 1952. The Westerners closed out drills for the Borger tussle with a light workout Thursday afternoon at Chapman Field, with all phases of play 11 i a final polishing. Spirit was high during the session, as it has been all this week, and Pdttison sent the youngsters to the showers early. Most of the Westerner squad- men are expected to be available for at least part-time duty tonight, although several of the gridders still are slowed by injuries. Quarterback Mike Wofford, who received a mild concussion in scrimmage early this week, may be held out of action, and veteran Fullback Jimmy Welch may see ticket sales began to take a jump upward and a larger crowd than anticipated probably will be on hand.

Jimmie Wilson, athletic business manager, has moved a block of top reserved seats to the Caprock Hotel lobby, where they will remain on ss.le through Saturday. Three Teams Run 'Defense Yesterday's drill was a mixture of work on offense and work on defense, with such fundamentals as kick-offs, kickoff returns, punting, punt returns, punt protection, passing and pass protection coming in for polishing. All three Tech teams ran. defense against COP plays in dummy scrimmage, while the offensive teams were going through- pass polishing. And the workout ended with the offensive team polishing plays to be used against the Tigers.

TICKETS DOWNTOWN Texan Tecli hai moved n. hlr block of reserved seat tickets to Uie, lobby of llie. Cnpropk Hotel, where tlicy will remnln on siile UiroilKh Snturilny afternoon. The tickets, representing top tteilth. are for the (nime witll Col- IcKe nf tlie Pacific, expected to hrtnjc to Luhlmek colorful football team.

The. TlEers plnr the Ked Holders at 8 p.m. Saturday In Jones Stadium. There was cheerful news in the return of Tackle Minor Nelson, who may be able to play a limited amount of time Saturday. The back injury suffered by Guard Bobby Hunt probably will keep him from Lubbock Evening Journal Ffc PAGE SEVEN, LUBBOCK, TEX.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 195S Assistant Mentor Suffers Back Injury Wellman Backs Run Hard, Coach Learns WELLMAN, Oct. 16 (Special) Rip Sewell, assistant football coach at Wellman is recuperating from cm "rough knocks" he received in football workouts recently. Sewell was explaining to Wellman backs at Tuesday's workout how to fake on a certain play. "Rush me," was the command he gave to one of Wellman's players. In the ensuing action, Sewell suffered a painful back injury and was immediately rushed, via ambulance, to the Yoakum County Hospital in Denver City.

Doctors feared at first SeweJl had a broken back but x-rays revealed he had suffered some pulled muscles. Sewell, released from the today, will return to teaching and coaching duties early next week. etween the Line by Joe Kelly STELLAR TEXAS TECH Ricketts, the center with the Alabama drawl, isn't slow when he's leading the Red'Raider forward wall. transfer to Tecli this year, has been playing a lot of ball, even though slowed by a hip injury. He'll probably get tlie call to be the second center in action for the Raiders when they meet the College of the Pacific Tigers at Jones Stadium tomorrow night.

(Staff Photo.) Move Takes Players, Managers By Surprise Baseball World Stunned By Failure Of Dressen To Return gest surprise since the Yankees I The United Fressi Leo Durocher, manager of the Charley Dressen's failure to Giants: "It's a tremendous sur- agree to terms with the Brooklyn i pr se to mSi j. always had a one- Dodgers ranks as baseball vear con ra ct when I managed the Dodgers except when I had a two-year pact with Larry MacPhail." Advised To Back Down Steve O'Neill, manager of the Phillies: "Dressen did a wonderful job with the Dodgers this year but ought to back down in his demands lost a pennant. Rival managers and Brooklyn players all expressed surprise" but all carefully avoided criticism of cither Dressen or Dodger President Walter O'Malley. Expressed in a nutshell, the consensus seemed to be: "That's baseball." One-Year Pact Customary "I can't comment until I've heard more about it," said Manager Casey Stengel of the five-time world Two difficult games to predict are coming up tonight and tomorrow night in Borger and College of the Pacific, with Lubbock High School and Texas Tech playing the role of host. Both local teaml were beaten last week and suffered injuries in the process.

Lubbock High School's Westerners probably have the best chance to bounce back with a victory. Borger probably isn't as weak as the 50-0 licking Abilene plastered on tfce Bulldogs indicates, while the Westerners have a better team than they have shown. Not that they didn't that loss to Odessa. The better team won and that's that. But the Westerners lost to a good team and should be better for the experience.

7 expect them to comp back tonight and beat Borger to retain hopes for a conference title. Tech isn't in good shape for the with COP with Tackles Minor Nelson and Bobby Lambert both out. and with Guard Bobby Hunt a question mark because of a back injury. The Raiders are thin at tackle and the tackles again this week will take a oounding. The Tigers have one of the bet- teams on the West Coast, one "I wouldn't feel bad about shooting a 91, Mom; that's pretty good Kolf foe a woman 52 years old!" Cubs: "It's sort of a shock to me.

For a man to champion Yankees I know fa was very successfu He won two You fell pennants. sorla surprised it lheir bus ncss hdned fulltime service, but Ray Howard is ready to move up. Tackle Jim- lms Williams, with a badly Captain and ''shortstop Peewee Jen raiee, remains on the doubtful Rccse It comes as a heck of a COP brings a team here that has demonstrated ability to move al- See TECH-COP Page 9 never imagined anything like Edd 'e Stanky, manager of the this could happen." said Dodger, Cardinals: "It's a great surprise but I've got no further comment I Reese. "It comes as a heck of a than that." au Richards, manager of the White Sox: "A terrific surprise, but I don't think it's my place to eom- "A real surprise," gasped Dodger Coach Billy Herman. Other comments: SAVING SCOT of the better teams in the nation.

A lot of persons may be fooled by the loss to Tulsa. a loss that should have been a COP triumph. for a long-term contract. I don't years old':" And Tech hasn't beaten Tulsa for know what more they want out I three years, of a manager, but that's baseball The visitors Saturday night have power in the line, running the don't ask questions." Chicago Bear T' with pitchouts, laterals, delayed bucks and tricky Phil Cayarretta, manager of the reverses. But more important, they have a passing attack that is as potent as any in the nation.

After talking to scouts who have seen the Tigers, we're not at aJI sure that Tech can win the game, although scouts always have a way of being pessimists. But certainly the scouting reports indicate that COP will be just as tough as Texas in some respects and much tougher in passing. the Tigers had a relatively easy game last week against Hawaii, while the Raiders had a bruising game against the Aggies. In other words, wounds have been healed on the COP eleven, which comes here in top shape. Tech still feels the scars.

The COP line, about Tech's size, is a fighting, rugged line. It will remind fans a great deal of the Aggies with the same hard blocking See BETWEEN THE LIXES Page 9 win the pennant how fun ment further." The major points to be brought up by the Texas League include: Hara- 1. Revision or cancellation of the 'way of Helena, Cotton States, Bob Sloane of Phoenix, Arizona-Texas League; Al minor-major league agreement due to expire in 1957. 2. a former rule which protected minor league clubs from major league broadcasts or telecasts without consent League; Edmond L.

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I put 'Prestone' anti-freeze in my car and I'm act for winter, no matter how low temperatures go!" Yes. Bobby! One shot lasts all winter! And "Prestone" anti-freeze gives your cooling system full 4-way no freeze-ups, no boil away, no rust-clogged radiator, no foaming off. No other anti-freeze gives your car the same complete protection as "Prestone" brand anti-freezet BROADCAST Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. College of Pacific 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

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