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SECTION TWO DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE SPORTS DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 4,1954 Denison Bounces Broncos, Ponies Mark Up Number 15 A quintet of Denison basketmen pounded Denton High School's Broncos into a 60-46 defeat at Denison Wednesday night but failed to get their reserves past Coach Zeke Martin's Poay squad who chalked up their 15th win, 43-27. The undefeated Ponies rolled over the Denison reserves guided by the efforts of Charles Strickland who dumped in 13 points for the game's high total. Teammates Jan Smith and Tommy (Red) Black found the bucket for nine points each to tie for second honors on the Pony roster. The Pony five now stand just three games away from a perfect season, but stand face to face with the reserve squads of the district's two leaders, Sherman and McKinney. And the Broncos find themselves in a position to become giant killers as their card also carries the names of the two powerhouses that have dominated the 3-AAA competition this season.

With the Paris defeat suffered by the Broncs last week on the home court, title hopes vanished. But their influence could still be felt in the event of an upset over either of the two leaders who currently ride in a dead heat for the title. Sherman put themselves in the running Wednesday night with a. 5T-43 decision over McKinney in a tilt played in Sherman. Denton's Wednesday night encounter found the Broncos letting the lead slip from them early in the second period, and the resulting point spread could never be overcome.

Ivan Dewbre led the Broncos with his 13 points while Lewis Compton contributed seven. Curtis (Dub) Land, Billy Grissom, and Bill Carrico each totaled at five. wsasox Player 2 1 5 Brown I Davis 1 33 1 3 Eldridje I 5 Stricfclnd 1 Holt 3 5 Owexil I 3 0 2 0 2 FRED (RED) BARNES DEXTON Player Land Compton Uewbre Grissom Carrico Adams 3 6 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 i- 6 1 5 3 13 3 Blknmycr Totals li, if Totals 25 it) ec nton, Penlson GEORGE MATTOS ZIMMER AND HVNTER Two Youngsters Ring Gossip Bell By CLAY BRYANT Manager, St. Paul Saints ZANESVILLE. OMo Two Rev.

Faces Tough Row Saturday EAGLES SELECT T. WESTERN FOR HOMECOMING Ttxas will be fall football opponent of Ihe North in the annual Homecoming Day Coach Odus Mitchell announced today. Homecoming Day for 1954 hat boon scheduled for Oct. obor 23 and iho game is sot for 2 p.m. The had previously been stated to appear in Eagle Stadium at p.m.

In Salary Talks Braves Hog 'Hot Stove' Eagles, Hardin Simmons Vie In Series Clincher Here NEW YORK UB--The Milwaukee Braves, after recently obtaining Danny O'Connell from the Pittsburgh Pirates and then acquiring Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone from the New York Giants, continued to hog the "hot stove league" spotlight today. Thomson wasted little time In reaching a salary agreement yesterday by phone with General Manager John Quinn. The best guess was that he would receive close to which would make him one of Miiwau-i highest salaried players. Veteran catcher Walker Cooper, a 13-year National League veteran, I placed on the waiver list by MARTIN NAMED SUCCESSOR the Braves. The New York Yankees didn't figure in any transactions, but Mickey Mantle's right knee was back in the news again.

The 22- year-old outfielder underwent a knee operation in Springfield, and his physician advised that he! would be ready for spring training if he doesn't try to do "too much, too soon." The Brooklyn Dodgers Flock For Fifth i COACHING CHANGE--Walt Parker, left, turned over the head football coaching: duties at Denton High School to Zeke Margin, right, today. Martin will take over the head chores starting Feb. 15 -with the open Eg spring training. (Keeord-Chronide Staff Photo) Walt Parker Resigns Post As Denton Football Coach The resignation of Walter Park- as head football coach at Den- their list of contented players for! ton ffi Scno announced to- 1954 to 18 with the announcement that they had signed three more pitchers--Preacher Roe, Erv Pa- iica and Ben Wade. Other players who agreed to terms yesterday included: catcher Wes Westrum, second baseman 1 Rcot Samford, outfielder Ray Berns and first baseman' Gail Harris, Giants: pitcher Bob Rush, Cubs; Rivera, White Sox; infielder-outfielder Vic Power and pitcher Ed Monahan, Athletics; 1 outfielders Hoot Evers and Charles Maxwell, infielder Ted Lepico and pitcher Bill Werle, lied Sox; outfielder Gene HermansM and pitchers Cal Hogue and Yernon Thies, Pirates; pitcher DuanevPfllette and day by superintendent He was Strickland.

iterm as Cecil (Zeke) Martin, assistant to training which starts Feb. 15. It will- actually be the second time for Martin to handle the top job. end of the current school semester. He wfll continue to teach his i classes until the end of this school North Texas State Hardin-Simmons ducers of one of the ketbaM rivalries in the state, here Friday mgnt in Iheir iecofcC meeting of the week.

North Texas bounced the boys, 76-71, in Abilene make a clean sweep over -quintets in that West Texas city. -The- Eagles had knocked off AbHene Christian and McMorry. Tuesday's win was the Eagles' fourth over Hardin-Sunmons- in five contests. The Cowboys won the series opener in 1551, but haven't been able to conquer, the Flock since. North Texas, with eleven victories in eighteen- starts, vntt be trying to get back on the- victbry trail at home.

The Eagles hatf. a ten- game winning streak going in ton before Oklahoma AM stopped it cold with a 66-51 triumph on Feb. 23, the last home game. 1 The Eagles? scoring; narrowed down to two players, with Captain Calvin Axtett gaining on sophomore Ereddie Hopkins, who has held the lead aH season, Axtell is now only eight points behind Hopkins. The tall Dallas senior has 215 points, while Hopkins, who hails from Krum, has tallied 223.

The nearest total to -those two is Elmer Beard's points. Kendel Banks has 140 and Joe Mitcnett Parker during the 1953 season, has been, named successor to posi- appointed to a one-year term, head coach during the absence of Parker in the 1952 season. Parker, a reserve Air Force officer, was recalled td duty dur- tion and wfll take over the the 1951-52 seasons. Johnny football duties immediately, Strick-j Guyer, now doing administrative Me mttjck Tuesday against the Cowboy five as be He EffliQtt have pur- where he has chased the Phillips 66 Distributorship (retail and wholesale) for Denton. Kfllion "will take over the business Rocky Krsnich and pitcher Herman School fte 1947 seasoa resigned Wehmeier, Eedlegs; outfielders order to deTote fuil Gil Coan and Lite Thomas and work at the high, j.inthe1944 Cotton Bowl jgame.

The School Board accepted par-! the coaching duties in The two played together ker's resignation this week and! will Join an old where Kffiion was an AU-Confer- unanimously appointed Martin to a teammate in his new business in ence EUlion and his fam- two-year contract. Denton. "We were deeply sorry fo lose Parker," Strickland said. "Thej decision was Ms own." i we consider ourselves:) fortunate to have a coach of Mar-1 tin's ability to step into the Strickland pointed out Parker, who came to Denton Parker last joined Kfflion when 1 ve the two were captains and 1 liM re ant footbalL coaches at Randolph i TM Field during World War IL played on the Air Force team that behind an early lead 'id' the tied the University of Texas, first naif of Tuesday's game "to i leave the score tied at TMtory. team came director of the Crippled Children's hospital Parker, who last fall after a two-year absence, guided Shand's team 30 charitj tosses.

Artefl was the leader Itt 1nat department with 10 points via free throws. Broncos to record for the By SYD KRONISH AP Sports Writtr i catche He was the spark plug of my ball dlcner JQe club and was a goqd leader. He YORK For seven years 23- had the reputation of going after Rev. Bob Richards has been Mngj T9 nrn -nsr A year-old boys immediately come to I bad balls, but he did not swing at of the pole vaulters. But 1954 may Uiilpu selected from the present staff, mind when anyone discusses a bad ball after the first month of see his dethronement 1 Tne sta includes Martin, Oran! league prospects.

They are the season. Tab him a great ballj One of the reasons is a sprained i iff QTICLQT Spears, basketball coach; Doyle Zimmer, a brilliant shortstop, ankle which has hampered jchrisman. track and football and! Bob Darnell, a righthanded After four years of minor league movements. The other is the com-j PAMPA IS--The Pampa Oilers Crillon Payne, baseball and foot-i Zimmer is one of the reasons Bil-) ball I would say he's about ready. 1 petition, the keenest of Richards'j of the West Texas-New Mexico JbaH WOMBLE business here.

ACT "We have sufficient personnel tol LjJ J. JXdlO J. handle all coaching duties," Strick- land said. "AH assistants will bei selected from the The staff includes League will be managed by Dougj Martin, who was strongly recom-j summer bv Jim Kirk of Columbus and for a while it was feared Don Ms first year, but Darnell did it would never play ball again. How- He compiled an 11-12 record and 1 ever, Zixnmer made a remarkable had a pair of three-hit shutouts, recovery.

He made the last west- Bob's record does not speak for era trip with the Dodgers and work- i itself. ed out with them during the World times. ly Hunter, the former Fort Worth I Darnell, who lives ia Kansas City track career. star, was sold by the completed 14 of 31 starts in his A big test of the indoor season Lewis this year. Lewis vras a first mended by Parker for the job, wfll Dodgers, our parent club.

first year in organized ball. It's! will be the Millrose Games in Xewl baseman on the club last season, take over Ms head duties in spring Zimmer was hit in the head last very unusual for a boy to come out i York's Madison Square Garden. -bus of the service and make Triple A Saturday. Richards has won the Millrose event seven straight years. He has bettered the 15-foot mark 4S times, Ms best being The flying He pitched great ball at parson's first official 15-footer He was good under pres- came JQ the 1951 Millrose Games.

49er Coach Buck Shaw Denies Approaching San Jose Player BALTIMORE, announced faday they signed a 22-year-old Royce Womble, former North Texas State halfback new stationed at the Air Station, for fne 1954 professional football season. Womble, a 6-footcr who weighs 185, won honors in football, baseball and track as a high school athlete in his native Mansfield, running 100-yard dash in 9.9. March 1. Parker will join duty after June 1, the year, one of the best marks posted by a Denton football team in recent years. During his coaching time at Den- has seen three of selected to a berth in annual Coaching School All-Star game.

June Davis played in the 1948 AH-Star game, played in 1350 and Garland Warren, fcvice Afl-District center, will play in the game this August Martin is a Denton High School; and NTSC graduate. He was a. star footballer at both places, going? from XsTSC to a stint of profes-j sional football in the Canadian! league. He had a good year in 1952, Ms first time to pilot the Broncs i overall supported for bis regular job as head coacn. 1 Series.

He impressed every one! sure and with more experience as winter he cleared this height in the organization. could be a fine pitcher. He was is times in 13 straight meets ia- In SI games last spring, Zimmer I the workhorse of my staff, runs eluding two in Dortmund, Ger- batted .300 for St Paul. Of bases well and is a good i 1 96 hits, 23 were home runs, four 1 ter for a pitcher. La-z leading contender for "snows nothing about charges by i weeks ago.

Under NFL rules a I Darnell has an excellent curve the pole vault throne, will be in! San Jose State Football Coach Bob 5 college player is eligible for their; PHILADELPHIA IS National games at San Jose state In 1949 FootbalL League Commissioner and subsequently entered the Ar- I Bert Bell said Wednesday night he my. He was discharged three I triples and 14 doubles. He drew 21 walks and drove home 50 runs, and ail he needs is a little the thick of the fight for the b.on-j 49er fc Ziminer is short and stocky butj more control. He walked 131 and has a good pair of wrists and has! fanned 145 in 22S innings. His earn- good power for" his size.

He has led run average for St Paul lastf a fine arm, is aggressive and a I season was 3.12, sixth best in the ors jj as bettered 15 feet competition. 49ers jian's prospects. Francisco one of Bron- very good competitor. ed freshman football for San Jose be to league rules. Miles appeared in four freshman a couple of newcomers may or beat Richards and Lai this year.

One of these upcoming stars is the NCAA champ, Fred (Red) Barnes of Fresno (Calif). State. He has cleared 14-8 and is steadily improving. Fred is receiving! excellent tutoring from his coach Line Coach the fabulous Cornelius Warm-1 erdam, holder of the world's pole vault record at Another outstanding youngster in the field is George Mattos. 19S2 fin- annual draft the year his original class graduates.

Bell said he believed any boy out i But Bell said that if the pros- of the Army "should be entitled to Haifback Searcy Miles, his own choice as to how he! mf Tn-t-iTvrt intends making his The coach, Buck denied signing the 22-year-old, 19(K pounder, who was recommended to them by Bronzan. but said ''wej eventually want M2es." Bronzan said he believed Miles "would be for future delivery" to! the 49ers and declared that the! athlete 4i is out of school--or least he hasn-t attended classes this LUBBOCK Walker has! "week--and whether the 4Sers have signed him or not, the las been TALK CATCHING --Yotf left. New York Yankee catcher visiting the Yankee's spring training dub house in St. Petersburg, talks over catching problems with coach Bill Dickey who was elected to Baae- Uil Hall of Fame this year. (AP Wirephoto) Lai at Helsinki.

Mattos now is in the Air Force and stays in good condition. The same vaulters are expected to match jumps at the New York A.C. meet on Feb. 13 and the National AAU championships Feb. 20.

State. A joint announcement Stole- Mlss wa5 made C.R. Noble, state college ath-i drrector, and Darreii new football coach at the Walker is a former All-America from the University of also Royal's alma mater. TV SERVICE Day Night ASHER-HILL TV 307 W. Hickory CALL C6905 Guaranteed Work Dallas Pitcher On Ailing List DALLAS Ifl--Bflly Sweatt, young right-handed pitcher that Dalits; paid $10,000 for in 1950, has an til- i ing arm.

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