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EIGHT 'THE CORSICANA DAILY SUN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1938. POWERFUL DISTRJCT HTEAMS TO MEET STRONG CLUBS THIS WEEK JACK ROBBINS KEY MAN GRID HOPES THIS FRED THOMSEN HAS CORSICANA TIGERS OPEN SEASON WITH BRYAN HERE FRIDAY LAST WEEK'S RESULTS INDICATE TORRID CAMPAIGN FOR THIS FALL By PAUL MOORE Sun Sports Editor District 11, long regarded as one of the toughest in the entire University of Texas Interscholastic league, amply demonstrated there are plenty powerful elevens on hand for the battle for the Central Texas -title this year from their performances in the opening rounds of competition. Five of the clubs registered 110 points to IS against five class A opponents while the other two teams were 'lambasting a couple of class combinations with touchdowns to spare. And Included In the five class A opponents who fell before the onslaughts of the District 11 boys was a bl-dis- trict champion of 1935 and the other four were high ranking per formers. Opening; Gnmo Friday.

The 1936 district race will be opened at Tiger field Friday night with the Bryan Broncos furnishing the oposition for. the Ben- gals. Bryan has run roughshod over a couple of class opponents and are reported In the pink of condition. After running up a score early in the games, the Bryan mentors have taken their first-stringers out of the game and turned the work over to the reserves and the substitutes. It is a known fact that the Bryan Broncos have power and strength.

The line averages 170 pounds per player, while the backfield boasts of several powerful men and speedy runners. Bryan remembers the scoreless tie the club turned In against the Tigers in the season's opener last year. The performance of the Bengals In their 7-2 win over the fighting Highland Park Highlanders Thursday night has served to bolster the confidence of the Brazoa boys. Tigers Heady. The Bengals, however, were not at all pleased with their per- against the Highlanders in the opening game and plan to secure some revenge for the showing on the Broncs Friday night.

There is plenty of work cut out for the boys this week. A long -drill session was gone through Friday afternoon. There has been some shifts in positions, and the Drones will face a club in a savage mood whert they trot into the den of the Navarro county Junglebeasts. An ominous roar fronv another Tiger pack was heard to the westward when the Waco Bengals, lords of Central Texas and the club to beat for the State title for years, smothered the Mexla Black Cats in Waco Friday night. Waco tackles the Paschal club of Fort Worth this week.

Temple socked the Thomas Jefferson (Houston) eleven 33-7 to dispel and show up the dismal tales of inferority and impotency coming from Bell county. The Temple crew is to meet Austin this week, Hillsboro flew high in their 190 win over the Athens Hornets Thursday night and will get another real tost this week when they entertain tho Woodrow WH- 'eon club of Dallas in Hillsboro Saturday night. 'Cleburne takes a rest this weekend. Waxahachie Indians, decidedly the lightest club In the district, ran roughshod over tho Lancaster crew, a class or team, 60-0, Friday to open the season. Reports reaching your correspondent are 1 to the effect that Coach Alvah Boggs' club is making up the lack of weight by exceptional blocking.

COMPLETE COMEBACK By Pap 5 Former Manager Of Tiger Team Will Go Allen Academy Loon Fletcher left Sunday to enroll in Allen Academy at Bryan, Texas, and to report to the Academy football club. Fletcher made a letter as a of the Hillsboro Junior College last year. Ho was too small for football while In h'lgh school and confined his aotivitios to that of manager for the Tigers Thin athlete has been working out with the Bengals during the pan I 'several weeks and is in tho bosl of condition for the beginning of intensive work with the Allen crew. fEttore and Louis Ready For Battle In 'Quaker City Tuesday PHILADBLHIA, Sept. Training chores complete, Phil adelphia'g blond Al Ettoro loafed in.

his nearby Clomenton today confidently predicting that he'll finish Joe Louis by a knockout, come Tuesday night. While workmen put finishing ouches on the Municipal Stadium viiere Jack Denipsey lost his ieavyweight crown to Gene Tunney just ten years ago, both adversaries took things easy in their New Jersey camps, prepared to move into Philadelphia for the weighlng-ln ceremonies at about noon tomorrow. They went through final sparring sessions yesterday. Louis, at Pompton Lakes, N. Issued his customary forecast of 'Victory, and he had with him the money, quoted currently at ftWmt 8 to 1 In his favor.

"fRegardless of the outcome, co- pmoter Herman' Taylor was con- 'it of a victory at the box e. He forecast a 60,000 crowd, vpuid be the largest at- nee )n Philadelphia since "bat-' MM, NEW NATIONAL, TITLE: HOLDS SHE A COURT IN COMPLETE BIERMAN BRINGING GOPHERS ON FAST FOR FIRST CONTEST UNUSUALLY HEAVY LINE TO PAVE WAY FOR FAST BACKFIELD MINNESOTA By D. R. Mackenzie Associated Press Staff Writer. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept.

ilinnesotas' galloping Gophers, all togged out In new-found speed and surprising weight, were poised, but not "quito ready today for a tough gridiron campaign. The equad has been brought along iastor by Coach Bernie Bierman than any previous Gopher eleven. Attaining its present form so early was made posslDle ay an almost veteran first string. The University of Washington game next Saturday made thla Imperative. "I don't see how it's possible for us to be ready for Washington," observed Bierman today.

"They nave too much experience. We will have a good team later in the season. While we have a Dimch of veterans, only four of are In the same positions they played last year." BackflRld Is Speedl.v. In the speediest backfield In Minnesota history and two fast veterans, Bierman had ready ma- crlal for a passing attack, which le has stressed in practice. That probably will be the heav- cst Gopher line in recent years, ncluding the 1934 and 1935 natlon- il championship teams, offers great possibilities for offense and de- tense, but the blocking has been ipotty and the poise so evident in ho last two mighty elevens is an unknown quantity.

Tho forward wall will average 200 pounds or more with Earl Jvendsen filling tho holo' at center eft by graduation of Dale Rennebohm. The backfield, contrasting sharp- with the weighty ball-toters of mat years, will be much lighter but correspondingly faster. Some Gaps Remain. Bud Wilkinson, guard last year, las been converted Into a quarterback, to succeed Glen Seldel and Babe Levoir. The third big gap Jeft by still is In the air.

Speedy Rudy Gmltro may be shoved into this spot later in the season but for early games at least, either Whitman Rork, 1935 reserve, or Victory Spadacclnl, probably will get the cull. Andy Uram and Co-Captain Julius Alfonso will be at halves, with Clarence "Tuff" Thompson, alternate. All three are fast and shifty runners Dwight Reed and Ray King, veterans, will give the Gophers two of tho best ends in tho Big Ten while Ed Wldseth and Louis Midler will get the call at tackles. The guards will be Robert Weld and Francis Twedel. Argentine Olympic Polo Champions Rout American Defenders WESTBURY.

N. Sept. under a defeat by the largest score ever recorded in International polo competition, the United States forces looked around today for some means of checking the galloping G-auchos from Argentina. For various reasons, the prospects were none too bright. Apparently unhampered by the soggy turf of International Field at the Meadow Brook Club and rain which fell through the ast half of the contest, the Argentines ran wild yesterday to whip Greentree, United States rep- 31 to 9 in the open- ng game of the series for the cup of the Americas, The largest crowd of season, 85,000,, WW.

rout, Throughout the recent national tennis tournament at Forest Hills tho gossips had It that Fred Perry of England was playing for stakes much bigger than the mere regaining of the national crown. The spoke of offers ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 which supposedly had been dangled before the Englishman's eyes with tho proviso that he go out and win the American title and establish himself beyond any shadow of doubt the amateur champion of the tennis world. Now that he has regained the national singles titlo Perry should bo worth at least $100,000 to the promoters of professional tennis. They need Perry badly. If they hope to repeat tho tennis junkets of past winters they must have him.

The pro tennis tour of lost winter proved anything but the gold mine the promoters figured on. And only a new greatest tho amateur ranks have to put the enterprise on the black side of the ledger. Perry Is the man they need. There Is no one else in the amateur ranks with the exception of Baron Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany worthy of consideration. There Is no possibility of the German turning professional.

Don Budge may be fair game for the promoters at some future date but he is not yet ready to be plucked for a high figure. Run down the list of amateurs, and you won't find' an amateur star who could give Ellsworth Vines a serious workout, much less serve to attract tho paying guests In serious numbers. Just Waiting Ills Chance. Perry has been wavering on the bordcn line for some time despite his constant denials. Ho has always been ready and will- Ing to listen to proposition and tho indication Is that he has been waiting for th'e right time to take the plunge into the money-earning ranks.

Ho might have done so last year had he retained the American title. When he failed to do so he realized that his value in the open market had taken a slump, so he decided to wait for a more propitious time to give the matter serious consideration. The greatest amateur tennis player in the Perry can safely be called not a wealthy man. He must soon givp the matter of earning money serious thought. The one big thing he has to market is his ability to play tennis.

All this talk of Perry shaping a career in the movies is sheer bunk. Ho knows as well as anyone that ho is no John Barrymore either in looks or in acting ability. He frankly admits he has no aspirations to become an actor. He likes Hollywood well enough and admits that he gets quits a kick out of the fuss the stars make over him out there. Ho entertains no delusions, for he knows full well that their "how- dys" will be his only as long as he is tho kingpin of tennis play- rs.

His Bad I.cg Troubles. Perry has been at tho top or mighty close to the top of the tennis pile for long 1931 to be exact. He can't hope to stay there forever. Von Cramm has been threatening and one of those days Don Budge will dovelop Into a real challenger. Other youngsters will come along, too.

The fact that Perry lives In constant fear oE a recurrence of his leg injury does not tend to make his npsltlon in the tennis world any more secure. Ho has tried several times to get insurance against Its bothering him, but without success. Ho is still a great athlete but It Is doubtful if ho will ever again approach the peak of perfection he has known in the past. There has been so much talk of Perry turning professional for the past few years that the tennis public would suffer no great shock should ho announce that he Is leaving amateur ranks. There are no new amateur honors ho could acquire.

He has held them all. Ho has certainly contributed his share to tho amateur phase ot tho sport and few would condemn him should he decldo that the time is ripe to step out and provide for Fred Perry's financial future. POWERFUL SQUAD IN FAYETTEVILLE CAMP MAJORITY CRITICS RATE PORKERS NO WORSE THAN SECOND POSITION SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE GRID TEAMS TACKLE TOUGH FOES IN FIRST FULL CARD THIS WEEK By FELIX K. McKMGHT Associated Press Sports Writer. Football warfare starts in earnest along the Southwest Conference front next Saturday, all but the University of Texas Longhorns plunging Into season schedules.

Topping the list of early season tilts is the Rice Institute-Louisiana State University game at Baton Rouge, La. Tried last Saturday and found to be an offensive powerhouse in their 33-0 triumph 'Over the Texas A. and I. Javelinas, the Owls tackle L. S.

U. at no worse than even odds. Coach Jimmy Kitts dolefully predicts a licking for his Owls, but they stormed over the strong A. and I. eleven with ease, five different backs accounting for tho touchdowns.

Last year, with Bill Wallace and John McCauley present, the Institute toppled over a powerful L. S. U. eleven, 9-7. Texas Christian, always a slow starter, gave tho Frog fans a scare by nosing out Howard Payne only 6-0 last Friday night, Saturday they will have to display more punch against Pete Cawthon's always tough Texas Tech Matadors at Lubbock in a Bears Start Race.

Baylor starts tho season with a tough foe, Hardln-Simmons, in a Waco night game. The Cowboys served their notice on conference elevens ning the Rose last year, run- Bowl Southern Methodist team ragged before finally dropping behind In a game at Wichita Falls. Matty Boll's 1936 edition of the Southern Methodist aerial circus unfolds its tricks for the first time against tho North Texas Teachers College at Dallas In a day game. Bell's "green," team, over which there has been much head shaking, looked groat in a scrimmage session Saturday. Aggies Brenk Ice.

Homer Norton's Texas Aggies, due to have the biggest season in nine years, trot out Dick Todd, the publicized sophomore triple- threat halfback, and a dazzling assortment of backs, for the first time in a day game at College Station against the Sam Houston Teachers of Huntsvllle. Powerful In a B3-0 victory over the freshman Saturday, the University of Arkansas, "dark horse" of the conference chase, opens the season against the Kansas State Of Pittsburgh in A NOTE: Thin IHth or ft on prospccti for football toama). FAYETTEVILLE, A Sept. raped around the lean frame of Jack Robbins, cunning sophomore triple-threat quarterback of the 1935 University of Arkansas team, are the Razorbacks' most fervent hopna for their first Southwest conference championship. Even Coach Fred Thomson, eminent baritone singer of the Blues, enters his eighth year of tutoring elevens with a lighter heart nnd a feeling that perhaps Robnins and his cohorts will come through.

Arkansas should be a lot stronger tlmn last year," confessed Thomsen, "but. of course, we can't tell just what the team will do. The squad certainly has surprised me. The men fit into the plays quickly, co-operate and are polishing up nicely." Robbins, who carries only 175 pounds nn hia six foot two-Inch frame, does everything In the Porker backfield. Last year he whipped passes to all corners of the field for a season total of 95 completions and 1,219 yards gained.

He kicks and runs, as the 1935 University of Texas team will swear. Foes Remember Robbins. Against the Longhorns he ran across two touchdowns, shot a long pass for another and then snagged an aerial himself for the fourth score. He made the Southern Methodist aerial circus look like a country medicine show by tossing 18 passes which accounted for 253 yards. Remembering this soph phantom of last year, coaches throughout tho conference have given Arkansas no worse than the second spot in tills year's race.

Excellent, towering ends, none under six feet two-inches, are available to handle the pass catching. Jim Benton and Billy Hunter, two 185-pound wingmen, are slated for starting end berths with Hay Hamilton, 192, pushing for a regular job. The ends will flank tackles of questionable strength. Capt. Cliff Van Sickle, bothered by appendicitis, is not a certain starter but Thomsen has Raymond (Brush Hawb) Splllera.

Giant 200 letterman, ready for the other tackle. Three beefy sophomores, Ed Lalman, pounds; Bob Stout, 220, and Lunday Corbett. 225, arc promising. Guards Are Powerful. Guards bother Thomsen little with George Washington Gllmore, 190-pound Texan, and Percy Sanders, 195-pound junior college transfer, available.

Missing, however, with a broken kneecap is Savoy Seamster, a letterman, and goal-kicker extraordinary. Ken Lunday, 196, prominent for vocal renditions of a squealing razorback hog on radio programs, can ulso, and will, play lota of center for the Porkers. John Donaldson, 175, another letterman, Is ikely to share duties with Lunday. Robbins has some fleet playmates in the backfield. Robbie 170 pound senior left halfback, runs, punts, passes blocks well and was a amlnstay of tho 1935 club.

Allen Keen, slippery 165-pounder, Is slated for duty at right half. He Is tho ace pass snatcher of the sqquad and was one of the finest ground gainers among the backs last well as the hardest tackier. Jack Holt, all-state tackle in high school days, has been converted Into a fullback. Ho stands six foot, four inches and weighs 193 pounds. If he comes through one of Thomson's biggest worries will be crushed.

Johnny Fischer Is New Amateur Champ After Hard Battle NEW YORK, Sept. They's calling him John (Kine) Fischer today. The 24-year old son of a Cincinnati mall man carried tho mail through for tho stars and stripes Saturday In the final of the U. S. amateur golf championship.

Ho nipped the challenge of Scotland's flashy Jack McLean by bagging birdies on the last three holes to close sensationally an otherwise erratic match and prevent tho crown from crossing t'he Atlantic as it did a quarter-century ago. Fischer, for several years regarded as title timber, realized bis ambition the hard way, confounding older heads who said ha hadn't tho stamina of physique to withstand the rigors of six days of the hardest kind of hand-to-hand struggles. After Friday's torrential downpour and wind storm, which marred an attractive semi-final program, it was not believed Johnny would bo strong enough to repel McLean. On top of tho physical pounding Fischer and McLean Buffered from pranks of the treacherous weather, Johnny came out -of the penultimate match against Johnny Goodman with a sprained ankle. It bothered him no little against McLean and almost cost him his title chances.

SPORT NOTES B), PAUL MOORE Sun Sport! In the opening on foot- baJl games last week, there were 14 wins, five losses nnd one tie. Dallas high schools picked to lose came through with four of the misses of (his department. Following are the correct scores and then the predictions: Corstcann 7. Highland Park Corslcana, 19-0. Hillsboro 19, Athens Hlllslmro, 1H-7.

Temple S3, Jeff Davis (Houston) Temple, 20-7. 32, Mexia 0: Waco, 136; Clebiirno 10, Austin fl; Cleburne, 13-7; Bryan 30, Nnvasotn Bryan, 2fM). Waxnhachlc 30, Ijincnstcr Waxnhnchip, 13-0. Palestine 38, I. O.

O. F. Homo (Corslcn.ua) I. O. O.

7-fi. State Hom 31, Dnwson Stale Home (C'orslt'a- na), 20-0. Dallas Tech 6, Greenville 0: Dallas Tech, 13-12. Forest (Dallas) 111, Oladowater 13; Gladewater, 13-0. Woodrow Wilson (Dallas) 20, Sherman Sherman, 7-0.

North Dallas 18, Bruckenrldge (Snn Antonio) 0: mnckenrldge, 7-fi. Adamson (Dallas) 18, Beaumont 14; Beaumont, 13-9. Denison 18, Terrell 12; Denison, 20-0. Texas Christian 6, Howard Payne Texas Christian, 27-0. Rico 33, Texas A.

I. Rice, 19-0. Trinity 0, Wesley College 0 (tie); Trinity, 18-6. Hardln-Slmmons 20, Daniel Baker Hardln-Sinimons, 7-0. Home run hitters Sunday included Harvel, Dallas; Howell, Houston; Lewis, Washington, Powell, New York Yankees; i'oxx, Boston Red Sox; Higgins, Philadelphia Athletics; Bonura, Chicago White Sox; Radcliff, Chicago White Sox; Lombard).

Cincinnati; Med- wlck, St. Louis Cardinals; Demaree, Cntcago Cubs; Gill, Chicago Cubs; Mancuso, New York Giants. Morris Sands, product of Chatfield, football, basketball and baseball star, now a student In the University of Texas, is a halfback on the football Ho Is gain- Ing weight since reporting for the fall grid practice sessions. HP weighed 175 when the training started and will weigh ISO by tho time of the first game. Sands Is a 10- second man.

Ho played baseball during the summer. Johnny Morrow, letterman at end with the Texas Aggies, a product of Wortham, Texas, stands out as the "find" of the Aggie training to date, according to Curtis Vinson. Texas Aggie publicity man. Morrow is a great passer and all indications point that the man will be used in the backfield a considerable portion of the time this fall. Home run hitters Saturday Included Dickey, New York Yankees; Fox.

Detroit; Ott, New York Giants; Moore, New York Giants; Berger, Boston Bees; Walker, Cincinnati; Jensen, Pittsburgh; Collins, St. Louis Cardinals; Hartnett, Chicago Cubs. Fred Marberry, Streetman and Corslcana liurler, former big leaguer and umpire, again demonstrated he was definitely on the comeback trail Sunday afternoon when he subdued the Oklahoma City Indians in the third game of the play-off series to determine one of the clubs to meet for the Texas League title. He won the opening game in Oklahoma City several days ago and then Dallas lost Saturday night in the second. Firpo turned the tide Sunday to put the Steers ahead of the Indians.

Big Grid Games Appear On Card For Next Weekend NEW YORK, Sept. Tho football fans who Just can't wait until the time for the big rolls around can take heart. They'll be here next Saturday. Without waiting to complete the usual preliminary matters ot bowling over a few "set-ups," a half dozen of the outstanding teams step out this week to do battle with one another. In addition, mingled with the usual run of early season clashes, there are several others which promise to be lively brawls.

In tne three biggest games, Duke's Blue Devils, who opened last Saturday night with a 13-0 victory over Davidson, a new Southern conference rival, meet the Red Raiders of Colgate. Minnesota and Washington open agains teach other at Seattle and Louisiana State, Southeastern conference contenders, meets the Rice Owls of the Southwest conferencts at Baton Rouge. Rice tuned up by trimming Texas A. and 33-0. Not far behind these three cpme such games as Stanford's opener against Santa Clara; the Southeastern conference clash between Mississippi, which routed Union Jniversity 45-0, and Tulane's Green Wave; Kansas State's encounter with Little Fort Hays State, which scored a 3-0 upset last year, and the Friday games between Ken- Lucky and Xavler and Temple and Centre.

Use a Dally Sun Want Ad for quick results. WILDCATS RATED AS TROUBLE MAKERS IN BIG TENGRID RACE LYNN WALDORFF HAS FOR. MIDABLE CREW IF THEY CAN GET STARTED EVANSTON. 111., Sept. m- Equlpped with its longest claws and teeth In five years, Northwest- ems' Wildcat shapes up as Big Ten football's number one troublemaker this season.

There is no championship talk at Northwestern, but with the biggest, most talented squad since the titlo teams of 1930 and 1931, the Wildcats are In strategic poll- tion to do heavy (fcmage. If Coach Lynn Waldorf, vrhoso "November- teams have become famous, get his machine started in bcr, the 1935 co-champion's 1936 favorites, Minnesota and State, may run into upset defeats. Out of 28 lettermen from last season, Waldorf has 19, well spread over e.ach position, back in uniform. The attacking force will be fashioned around Don Heap, one of the Ten's brightest sophomore stars last fall. He will call signals, kick and do most of the passing from left halfback.

Hlght halfback, tho most serious backfield problem probably will fall to Steve Toth, last year's blocking quarterback. Ted Vanzo, a 215-pound husky who played fullback a year ago, has been shifted, with apparently satisfactory results, to quarter. Don Geyer, a first string substitute in 1935, is the foremost fullback candidate. All are lettermen. Every member of the prospective starting line also earned his letter last year.

Favorites Survive Easily Los Angeles LOS ANGELES. Sept. Thirty-two netmen, with seeded favorites expected to have little difficulty, set out today in, the second round of chaapilfcship play In the tenth annual Southwest tennis tournamwft. Fred Perry of England, after dropping a love set to young Julius Heldman of Los Angeles, National junior singles tltlist, but winning the match, 0-6, 6-0, 6-4, met Lewis Wetherell, another local player and holder of the National Public Parks Singles crown. Wetherell moved into the second round at the expense of Harry Klme, Los Angeles, 6-2.

Don Budge of Oakland, top seeded of American contestants, who had little difficulty defeating Bob Braly, Los Angeles, 6-2, 6-0, yesterday, was matched against Frank Stewart, Los Angeles collegian. game at Fayetteville, Arlt. The Porkers rolled up the top-heavj score against the frosh despiti the absence of Jack Robbins junior triple-theater; Allen Keen, fleet back, and everal other regulars, i Coach Jack Chevlgny's University of Texas Steers postpone their opening until Oct. 3, when meet J7, Austin, Head into I 1 all in Quality Clothes from Dyer's Men's Store! Without quality, price means toothing. There is no substitute for sturdy, reliable fabrics and good tailoring.

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