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Cotton Bowl Backers Claim 'Top' New Year's Day Tilt nnr. ODTA SPORTS BAG by C. "Doc" Osborn- Just A Tip IJERE WE are back with you and mighty glad of it. And we cannot refrain from passing on a. tip--do not travel right now unless you feel you just have to.

Put off that trip Tor at least a month if at all possible. But it you feel you Just must, then be prepared for anything and nbovc nil else don't tell your boss you will be back at a specific hour. If you do be prepared to be late. Our boss asked us If the trains were crowded. We answered by asking him it a can of sardines Is packed.

Strange Doings IT HAS LONG BEEN our custom 1 to accept football teams with Uttle or no comment--all because 'we they are tough to name. And because they actually mean Uttle to anyone ex. cept the players who are honored. We -seldom take part in the naming of such teams because we are not qualified in the least to do so. We see a few teams in action and in one same a player 1 is a standout ar in the next he should not even be on the bench.

As we have done for a number of years, we very carefully looked over The Associated Press' All- State high school team announced by Harold Ratliff, Associated Press sports editor of the Dallas Bureau. Harold contacted coaches, college scouts, officials and sports writers and they really did the picking for him. He put the results together in an Interesting sports story. Unless we are a bit mixed up. Austin won the state high school football championship.

Naturally, we supposed a team good enough to win such a title-would have quite a. few players named on this team. We scanned the first team carefully and found one Austin player Are Presenting Many Arguments On Eve Of Game Thrilling Battle Is Being Predicted By HAROLD V. RATLIFF DALLAS-- (AP) --There won't be an Ail-American in the lot and a flock of folks will have to buy tickets between now and 1:15 p. m.

tomorrow for 25,000 to be in the stands but Cotton Bowl backers still think they will have the best of the New Year's games when Texas and Georgia Tech meet. For instance, they say It's bound to be better than the Rose Bowl because UCLA was defeated by Texas Christian, which finished behind Texas in the Southwest Conference. TCU also beat Texas didn't it? Well, they reply, Texas was crippled that day and besides Texas beat eveerybody that bat TCU. Tulsa and Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl? Tennessee lost to Alabama which was defeated by- Georgia Tech, they point out, and they contend that' had Tulsa played the top teams of the Southwest Conference it wouldn't have nn undefeated record. They chuckle at the Orange Bowl Sports Makes Most Of Last Big Fling; 1942 Was Spectacular Year Of Upsets on it.

Then we looked at the second team. And we found but One on it. Becoming slightly confused, we glanced at the third team and were nble to locate but one Maroon on it. Moving to the "honorable mention" section, we discovered four Austin players had "made" this. That made a total of seven players who had helped win the state championship honored by the "experts" and over Half were "honorably" mentioned.

By ROBERT MELLACE NEA Service Staff Correspondent NEW YORK--Spcrts made the mCeLS IT'OSLUU WUl- Hoping Holy Cross most of Its last big Ilmg until vic- what mftkes them is achieved. The year 1942 was a spectacular where Alabama meets Boston College. That walloping Holy Cross gave B. C. is what makes them laugh.

Georgia, which plays UCLA in the Rose Bowl, beat Georgia Tech 34-0, you remind them. But they get around that, too, "So what?" they ask. "Auburn beat Georgia and Georgia Tech beat Auburn. Tech was due for one bad day wasn't it?" As' for the Cotton Bowl battle Itself, they aver that everything favors a thrilling with both teams doing a lot of scoring. There never was a CottoVi Bowl year of upsets.

There were, among other things: The dethroning of the proud Yankees by the up-start St. Louis Cardinals. The comeback of overworked Aisab, The phenomenal pole-vaulting of Cornelius Warmcrdam and dls- tnnce running of Gunder Hagg, the swift Swede who broke a record every time he stepped on the track. game that looked closer. Betting! The Washington Redskins get- odds now favor Tech 6 and 5 but ting hunk with the Chicago Bears it was expected they would be 5 for the 73-0 pasting of two years it was expected they and 6 and- take your choice by tonight.

Bombers Favored In Sun Bowl Team EL PASO, the 1 sun gees down tomorrow in the Somehow we Just can't quite see gun Bowl, the corporals, the ser- the logic of such picking. Of course we did not see Austin play any games. Or any team except those rizht here In the Rio Grande Valley. For that rason we did not Join in the "selecting" jifter being invited. We did send this in.

"We stated that, we were of the opinion thai, Tommy Brady of Snn Bcnlto was All-State material if we ever saw a high school player In action. We still stick by that even if we understand perfectly that he had absolutely no chance of being named among the "greats" of the state. Since Valley teams seldom got anywhere in the state race, Is expected the players will get little If any recognition. We recall that Jackie Fields, the leading scorer in the Southwest Conference the past season and a real star at Mission high school, did not figure in the deal--because he a Class A player. And Jimmy Lawrence of Harllngcn.

who was one of the best backs Texas Christian ever had, failed to register. And many other Valley high school players who later became ''greats" were never listed. We guess that is just the fate of a player on a "little" high school just as the same holds true on "little" college teams. Just what does make an All- State high school player? Being on the state championship team evidently means nothing. Yet that championship team bowled over all opposition.

And they won their games without any flukes. After each game, the write-ups stated they OUT-PLAYED their opponents. They were Mlled the- BEST team on the field each Friday night or Saturday afternoon. The broadcasts went at great lengths to tei! about this Austin player anrl that one. The quarterbacking was called perfect in just about every game.

The backs were clicking, the defense was great ind the coaching everything cx- sected. You may give us plenty of argument but we just cannot help but oe of the opinion a the tenm that wins the Texas high school grid championship Is the ALL team of the state. Certainly the majority of the players rate that honor. Don't forget: Any WEAK player on a championship team will not win a chanplonshlp. They lose it.

If Austin had any weak spots, we failed to hear of them. The sports writers and broadcasters failed to discover them. Arid the opposing coaches certainly overlooked them. They just were not there. So ye pick an AJl-Stat- Mgh school first team for you.

The Austin M'aroons state Champions! You beat them if you can. The "top" high school teams couldn't do it. How's Fishing? HAVE missed out on fishing geants and the lieutenants who constitute the Bombers of the Second Air Force will put away their gridiron togs and go after bigger game on Uncle Sam's team. ago. It was perhaps the craziest season in football history.

The young St. Louis Cardinals started rolling, 'Aug. 4. Theirs was an unprscedented rush that was never checked. Although the Brooklyn Dodgers clcsed well, such was the drive of the Red Birds that they overcame a 10-game deficit.

Then they outplayed, outran, outfought and outsmarted the Yankees and freshman Johnny came through in the clutches. Transportation Difficulties College football struggled through a season marked by startling reversals of form and transporta- tion difficulties to finish, with precisely one unbeaten major team The consensus was that Ohio State turned out the most powerful combination, among the rah-rah boys, Georgia, Tennessee, Georgia Tech anri Alabama gave the Southeastern Conference priority on New Year's Day Bowl games by drawing L. Tulsa, Texas and Boston College, in that order. Georgia had the college player o' the year in Frankie Sinkwich. Holy Cross -powered thp.

biggest upset by exploding the invincibility myth of unbeaten Boston College. The Great Lakes Naval Training Station turned out the top service team. A mass movement of champions and foremost contenders to the services left little first class boxing talent. The outstanding of the year were Beau Jack, an Augusta Negro who came from nowhere to win the lightweight leadership by successive knockouts: Tami Mauriello, who made rapid strides among the heavyweights; and Rny Robinson, flashy Harlem welter. Jimmy Bhins of Cleveland repelled everybody of ocnsequence except Joe Louis and Billy Conn, but disappointed in his New York bow.

Joe Louis defended his title- once for Navy and again for Army Relie tut the biggest one of all-the rematch with Billy Conn--was called off because the arrangements shocked Secretary of War Stimson. Ben Hogan, the top money winner, bagged the Hale America tournament at Chicago's Ridge- moor. This tournament passed for the United States Open, which was cancelled. Sam Snead finally won a major tournament--the P.G.A, at Absecon, near Atlantic City, Betting Soars to New Heights Ted Schroeder of Glendale, won the national tennis singles convincingly enough to be ranked with the more accomplished players who have attained that status. Closing with racing, Alsab finished one up in three meetings with Whirlaway.

Shut Out helped Green tree to the Kentucky Derby developments and Bclmont Stakes, among other rich events, lost to Alsab twice 1 and beat him twice. Occupation won the Belmont Futurity, but Count Fleet set world mile record for two-year-olds, won the Pimlico Futurity and generally was recognized as the finest juvenile. Betting soared to new heights, and racing contributed nearly $3,000,000 to war funds. Taxes in New York alone amounted to $10,000,000. If he cared for one, which he doesn't, that is the one excuse the sucker who bets on horses could offer.

Texas U. Boasts Great Year For Athletic Teams Seven Titles Taken During 1942 BY, EAROLD V. RATLIFF Associated Prew Sports Editor It certainly was a University of Texas year in sports. The Longhorns usually dominate the spring program but during 1942 they added a- football championship for the first time in more than a decade and the result is that they can boast seven'titles of a possible ten In Southwest conference circles. Texas won football, golf (both team and individual), tennis singles, swimming, track and cross- country.

Rice ranked next with the tennis doubles and a tie for the basketball title. Texas A. and M. took the baseball crown. Arkansas tied for basketball honors.

The remaining three conlerence members were' left In the cold. In only one other athletic conference touching Texas senior colleges did a single school come so near dominating the field. That the Lone Star conference- in which East Texas State won the football, track and golf championships and tied for the basketbaU title. North Texas tied for basketball and won tennis. Howard Payne was the leader in the Texas Conference where the Yellow.

Jackets came up with two titles--football and track. Texas Wesleyan was supreme in basketball, Austin college in' tennis singles and Southwestern ia tennis doubles. Two Texas colleges gained major honors in the Border Conference with West Texas State capturing the basketball crown and Hardin- Simmons coming in with the football trophy. In high school sports the larger cities took a majority of champion- (DOC) CSBOKN, Sporto Thursday, December 31, 1942 Page State Champs Given Only One Place On 'All' Eleven By HAROLD V. RATLIFF Associated Sports Editor Freshmen will be eligible for varsity football ta Southwest Conference in 1943.

Meaning all but one member of-the Associated Press 1 team will' be ready for college competition next fall 11 evir an. All-Star high school group was studded with college: prospects the 184S A line averaging 194 pounds and backfield of 181 make up the All-State picked through the assistance of coaches, college scouts, officials arid sports editors from every section. There were a couple of shifts in regular position. For instance, Bucky Sheffield of Paris, who earned fame as, a who played a terrific game on defense at end, is placed at' one wing post. Leon Foster, Wichita Falls' great tackle, is shifted to guard.

ships. Adamson (Dallas) won in base- But to Captain William M. (Red) Reese, their coach, the current issue of the Bombers is strictly G. I coach's ideal football club." "Per men who came from different 'schools, men who never met I until gathered in the armed forcej, these boys have the finest spirit and morale anyone could for," he declared. It's one of the reasons why the Bombers were favorites to take the measure of Hardin-Sim- rnons University, undefeated Border Conference champions, in the eighth annual Sun Bowl game torn orron-.

The Cowboys from Abilene are not what may be called setups in any league, and as underdogs they have always managed to pull the props from under the experts. Two reasons are Rudolph Mobley, the new fall, and big 215-pound Camp Wilson at fullback. Hardln-Simmons was in a dual spot. In addition to having to cope with a Bomber squad of former college stars and professionals, the Cowboys labor under the notorious jinx against all defending Border Conference elevens. No Border Conference host eleven has ever won in the Sun Bowl in.

seven previous games. Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK --(XP)-- When you drop in for a talk with Jimmy I Johnston, inevitably you wind up by listening But there are worse a to spend a-dismal winter afternoon than sitting in Jimmy's office high above Times Square, watching the clouds hovering around the taller buildings in Radio City and listening to a flow of words about the fight game Johnston professes to be interested only in his own fighters--currently heavyweights Freddie Fiducla a.nd- Adam Spencer--but he has seen most of the great ones and likes to talk about the difference between the 11 1 old timers and modern ringmen said 'the hell with him, I'm not It has been estimated that nine billion board feet of lumber will be used in 1943 for boxing and crating -war materials. ball, Jeff Davis (Houston) In basketball, Brackenridge (San Antonio) and Highland Park (Dallas) tied for the swimming title, Thomas Jefferson (San Antonio) captured track, Brackenridge won in tennis singles and Austin gained the football crown. Among the smaller cities San Angelo won boys tennis singles, Refugio took the golf title, Alice the boys tennis singles and Fabens the girls doubles.

In basketball for the smaller schools, Van won the Class A championship and in Class B. All-Stars Set For Battle Tomorrow SAN FRANCISCO W)-- Western College All-Stars brushed up their pass defense to a fine point today as the East put the finishing touches on the aerial strategy it will exhibit before a crowd of 60.000 or so tomorrow In the Shrine's eighteenth annual East-West'foot- ball game. Foster could play anywhere. He was a fine back in addition to being a star lineman. Ten schools are represented on the team the widest representation in the history of.

the annual All- Star eleven. The team was picked over the season route--not just on a. few late games, All members of the team are seniors in class work. Terrell Allen, Austin center, has another season of eligibility if he chooses to take it. This writer never saw more talent in a state race before.

There is plenty of material fo- all Texas colleges although many of the boys are going to be in the armed service by next fs'il. The Associated Press' All-State teams: First Team Keith Bvans, Odessa, end; DeWitt Coulter, Masonic Home (Ft. Worth), tackle; Goble Bryant, Sunset (Dallas), tackle; Leon Foster, Wichita Falls, guard; Earl Cook, Sunset (Dallas), guard; Terrell Allen, Austin, center; Dwight Hoskins, Amarillo, back; Jack Ray, Breckenridgf, back; Frank (Jitter) McKinney, Lufkin, back; Wilton Ferrell, John Reagan Houston), back. Second Team Bill Jolly, Amarillo. end; Henry Watkins, Corpus Christi, end; John Cargile, San Angelo, tackle; Henry Hook, John Reagan, tackle; Tommy Cruse, Breckenridge, guard; Ted Mumiell, Highland Park, guard; Arthur Clark, Waco, center; Bobby Coy Lee, Austin, back; Ed Marshall, Denison, back; Bobbie Dee Smith, Wichita Falls, back; George Wamsley, Goose Creek, back.

Jesse Bolles, Luikin, guard: Calvin Dupree, North, Side, guard; Bill Cook, Austin (Houston), center; David Redman, Highland Park, back; James Ford, Anion Carter, back; Zeke Martin, Denton, Otis McKelvy, Odessa, back. The honorable mention list Included: Ends--Smith, San Angelo; Burnett, Lufkin; Bechto), Hicks, Denison; Riggs, thur. Tackles--j ones, Odessa; Kanun, Keith Third Team Harshbarger, Deniiion; end; George McCall. Austin, end; Clark Helronimus, Denisori, tackle; W. A.

Meyers, Amarillo, tackle; I Paris; Port Lubbock: Port Ar- Gray. Arthur; Guards--Vertek, Vernon; Hicks, Lufkin: Shipp, Wichita Falls, McDonald, Texarkar.a; Rhea, Waco. Centers--Williams, San Angelo; Clark, Marsha 1 Backs--Parker, Corpus Christi: Brewer, Lubbock; Dunham, Pampa; Russell, Vernon; Bobby Lee Smith, Wichita Falls; Clark, Corpus Christi; Bell, Vsmon; Abbett, Paris; Crowley, Longview; Armstrong, Waco; Norris, Waco; Collier, Corsicana; Babin, Port Arthur; Eater, Waco; Rathbone, San Angelo; Taylor, Lufkin; Wynn, Palestine; Quinn, Austin; Baunv- gardner, Austin; Davis, Austin, MUSTANGS WIN DALLAS --(yP)-- The score was tied with three minutes play: Tomlinson, Southern Methodist University center, found the range and the Mustangs recorded their third straight.win of the basketball season by defeating North Texas State last night, 40 to 37. Have You Life Insurance Will Your WIDOW Eat As Well As Your WIFE? See Write or Call TATE TAYLOR Special Representative Southland Life Insurance San Benito Phone 502 and the different treatment they receive. jack rabbit back who set a national record this Track Stars Seek Sugar Bowl Fame for the past ten days so need some information and it need not be correct or truthful.

NEW ORLEANS--(flV-BIg name track stars vie for cinder honors at City Park this afternoon, clearing the sugar Bowl slate for the ninth annual football classic which pits Tulsa's colorful Golden Hurricanes against the Tennessee Volunteers New Year's Day. The Tulsa Tennessee melee winds up a week of outstanding sports attractions in the first full- fledged wartime Sugar Bowl carnival. Little Bob Davle's, former All America cage artist from Seton paced the Great Lakes Blue- Jackets to a 57-41 win last night over a capable Stanford team. President Joseph B. David of the Sugar Bowl predicted a.

crowd of around 60,000 fans the Tulsa- Tennessee football game, but said that around 20,000 seats remained unsold today. Both teams are scheduled to arrive in New Orleans shortly before noon on New Year's Day. In today's Sugar Bowl track meet Fred Wolcott, former Kcc star and holder of half interest in the world championship for the high hurdles with Forest "Spec" Towns of Georgia, will have to better his Bowl record of 14.3 to finish ahead of Pete Owens of Dallas, Arthur Egbert of Marquette "Freddie 'Fiducla always trained over in Jersey City and he did pretty well; he gave Bob Pastor a couple of tough fights when Pastor wa-s good," Jimmy explains I've brought him over here to Stillman's where I can keep an eyi on him--soon as I heard Tony Galento training for a comeback I got him clear ou: of Jersey--and he can lick any 01 these duration name one good heavyweight who's fighting way Jimmy puts'it, you're 'hard pressed for an answer, but you're allowed doubts remembering how the little fellow with the hard hat used to talk about Joe Louts before Pastor or Abe Simon was going to fight the champ. going to pick him up and that's how the fight raln was lying there waiting for them to grab him and he was so mad 'he wouldn't speak to them for years," If you have a good fish and Douglas Jacquw of Texas. "I'm making a record to go to the boys overseas," the voice goes on, "comparing all the heavyweight champions from John L.

Sullivan on can do it, but you gotta remember they fought under different conditions .1 thi.ik if Louis fought Sullivan in Sullivan's time he wouldn't have had a lought under prize ring rules! the trick then was to strike out and close your- eyes and wrestle you down and fall on the seconds dragged you back to your corner and had a half minute to bring you around to toe the mark Sullivan fought Jake Kilraln at Richbui-g, in 1883 --I wasn't there, of course, but Bat Masterson was timekeeper and he told me about it--It was a hot July day and Kilrain's seconds were two 150-ponnders, Mike Donovan and Charley kept picking Kilrain up and dragging him back to the corner for more than two hours and finally after 75 rounds they were all fagged out Jake went down, again Mitchell looked at him and said 'The he-! with him' and Donovan Wanted Dead horses, mules, coirs and Will remove them free of charge. This Is Valley Wide Service. Call 428, Brownsville, Collect PORT TALLOW ANB REDUCTION WORKS Port of BrowniviUe Bull Fight The First of the Season AT MATAMOBOB, MEXICO FRIDAY, JAN, 1, 1943 At 4:00 P. M. 3 at Mexico'! Famous ANTONIO RANGEL GREGORIO GARCIA And the Lut Sensation of the Bullringi FELIX BRIONES 5 FIGHTING -Ferocious Bulls From ALMOLOTAN Ranch in the State of San Potosl 5 Tickets for Sale Now at Gallnrdo Print-Shop PHONE 200 MATAMOROS, MEXICO New Year's Greetings May 1943 Bring Peace, Happiness And Prosperity To All The World.

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