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7 ACT I THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD, BROWKSVILLE. TEXAS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1950 Steers Overpower Aggies, 17-0; End SW Play Unbeaten Army And Oklahoma Risk Win Streaks Tomorrow NEW YORK arid Army, ranked tte two top college football teams, lay their unbeaten streaks on the Oklahoma! by Pennsylvania back in the gas- line again tomorrow. Oklahoma, seeking Its 31st realignment Texas In- terecholaitlc" for athletics brought up at least oiie question. How Harlingen was moved up to Brownsville and tie other Valley are in thV HarJin- gen tisf the necessary- enrollment to move.up into the top bracket, Brownsville and possibly others of the Valley schools should also be large enough for i-A- checked with the TIL offices In Austin and were told that the hew.

classes were let up according to.last year 1 enrollments. According to this year's figures, Brownsville does qualify for a 4-A district. Homer Hanna, high school principal, told that the report for the second six weeks of the will show an enrollment of 960 well 850 required for 4-A. The first six total -WU LJOWEVER, trie total tnroU- ioent a year ago was only TM. That figure falls well within the limits set for Class AAA.

Harllngen; on the other hand, had a total enrollment of 965 during the 1949-50 chopl year and an average attendance above 850. Their school membership of yesterday was 844 with a tatal enrollment slightly over 1,000.. So, according to both last year's and this year's figures, they qualify for 4-A. i CINCH! the new clasMflcations do not take effect until riext football "season, It may' seem logical that this year's totals would be used. The general TIL.

practice at least ia to use the previous year's enrollments in moat oUier matters. In this specific case the totals from two years back will be used aril It will be another year before Brownsville qualifies for higher bracket. sT ipeculating, 1t may that the TELr will "see fit to make some, changes hi (he district setnp before next football season and realign the slightly to allow for enrollment this year. At any rate, there will undoubtedly be changes before-another year goes by. We doubt very much that tie league directors considered Wednesday night's move much more than a tentative thing anyway and have allowed for changes for the next few straight victory, tangles with its arch rival, Oklahoma AM, be- ore 40,000 at Stlllwaler, Army, seeking to extend its unbeaten string to 29 straight, meets Navy In the annual service lassie before 100,000 at Phlla- lelphia's Municipal Stadium.

THESE TWO games nlghllght spare national program that ncludes such traditional tilts as the TenncsEee-Vanderbilt fray at temphls and the Notre Dame- Southern California clash at Los Angeles. The Miami (Fla) vs rllssouri game tonight at Miami tarts off the weekend activities allowing Texas' 17-0 victory over he Sugar Bowl; and Army, which prefers not to play post season he Texas Aggies yesterday. Oklahoma, already tapped for light era of the 1890's. Tennessee won 35 straight regular season games back in the 1930's, but lost post-season games. Nothing vould delight the Aggies better to shatter the Booners 1 Ireak.

THAT GOES double for Navy against Army. Under simllr ircumstances two yean ago the mderdog Midshipmen tied the Cadets, 21-21, and five yeara ago dropped a 21-18 thriller As a rule past records mean nothing an Army-Navy struggle. Tennessee, the nation's fourth ranked team and headed for Col ton Bowl clash with Texas, similarly may run into trouble against Vanderbilt. The Vols fresh from their slight upset ol Kentucky last week, are favored by two touchdown; The Pltt-Penn State game, orig Inally scheduled last Saturday at Pittsburgh, but postponed be cause of storm conditions, Is on are heavy favorites. But tap tomorrow along with othe sectionall important tussles.

Thes include Auburn-Alabama, Geor gia Tech-Georgia, Holy Cross Boston College, Louisiana State Tulane, Mississippi Btate-Mlssis sippl, North Sooner Coach Bud Wilkinson and Earl Blaik of West Point are taking nothing for granted. Right now both would probably settle for one-point victories A victory for Oklahoma over Uie followed by a Sugar Rice Baylor, Bowl would triumph over Kentucky give the Sopners 32 straight, within hailing distance of the all-time streak of 34 set Carolina Virginia Texas Chrlstia Southern Methodist, Maryland Virginia Tech, Syracuse-Fordham Kansas State-Wichita, and Rich mond-William and Mary. Bloodhound Five Won't Be As Strong As Last Year's Team The St. Joseph's with two regulars back from last season, started basketball workouts here on Monday. A cut in the squad yesterday brought the team aspiranU down to 15.

The squad includes Oscar Arguelles at forward, one of the mainstays of Coach Pat Cunningham's quintet last season, and Edward Stein at guard. ticipate In the conference tourna ment to be held in Laredo sometim January. The four South Texi Catholic Interscholastic Leagu teams will decide their champior ship at that tournament. St. seph's of Laredo, St.

Joseph's Victoria and St. Louis of Castr ville are other conference met bers. Coach Cunningham will make most of his team from last se Hampered somewhat by the lack son's B-squad. Among the brigh of a gymnasium, the team is holding practice sessions on an outdoor court at the school. They will play their games at Memorial Gymnasium, possibly as preliminaries to Texas Southmost College contests this season.

The schedule has not been worked out as yet but Brother William Vessels, is making up the basketball be able to stand up with some slate Is trying to make the sched ule conform with that of TSC. The Bloodhounds have been Invited to participate In the annual Schiwetz who served as'asaista La Feria Lettermens' tournament to Coach Cunningham during tl in mid-January and will also par- football season. ei prospects for this year's varsi are Dan Trevino. Carl Pena, Ra Joe Galvan, Hector Va dez, Richard Zamarron, Erne Villarrea), Dudley Brown and Cha les Gonzales. "It won't be the ball club had last year," Coach Ctmningha says, but he believes his team wi the Valley's Class A schools.

The team has also start. workouts under the direction of Murray State Is New Poiver In Southern Cage Picture Bloke Gulf Service E. LEVEE PHONE NEW YORK and North Carolina State, the two perennial powers of southern basketball, again figure to shove their weight around this year. However, both may be forced to take a back seat to Murray (Ky.) State College. Those wno know say that Murray State -is certain to obtain "Come on in, lU wssfiln't MONDAY SPECIAL Wwh Grease Oil change qts.

Gulfprltk) Complete $375 prominence as oni teams in thg nation. of the top State's back- sentative in the NCAA. Kenluck is the choice. COACH ADOLF RUPP Kentucky rates Vanderbilt an Louisiana State aa his strange rivals. He says "My squad shou be stronger than last' year to more experience but our re ord will not be.as good becau we have no sophomore enthusias and face a stronger schedule." Kentucky's most eligible new comers include Frank Ramsa Cliff Hagan and Lou Tsioropo lous.

Ramsay is rated with Ke ny Rollins and Ralph Beard sheer speed. North Carolina State, featurin Ail-America Sam Hanzino four other key lettermen, Is bo stered by the addition of thr sophomores standing 6-8 or be ter. The newcomers are 6-9 La ry 6-8 Bob Gosa 6-8 Bob Speight. Ranzino, no In Ills senior year, scored 6 points last year, an average 29 points per game. He also a fine rebounder, feeder and flo man.

I i A A er Insist that the" Racers will replace Western and Eastern Kentucky as the power in the Ohio Valley Conference. Coach Harlan Hodges lost two rnen through graduation but has come up with a fine crop of freshmen. He believes this is the year to really let go. His outfit won 17 and lost 10 last year. Freah- njen, by the way, are allowed to play on the varsity in the Ohio Valley.

LAST YE.aR THE Racers came up with one of the best freshmen in the country in Garrett Beshear. The latter, a 28 year-old soph, is regarded the best center in the league. Just behind Dcshear is Mason Cope, the fabulous Brewers, high school whiz, who starred on the varsity last season as a frosh. In addition to a JiOst of other lettermen the Racers have four fine looking freshmen ready for varsity duty. Kentucky, with seven-foot Bill Spivey and such standout vcU as Bobby Skippy Whi taker and Walter Hirsch returning, are o5ds-on favi rites to walk cff with Southeastern Conference honors.

North Carolina State Is the same tr cop Uie Southern Conference t'tle. The two are not scheduled lojthe Golden Gloves heavyweight fo-' face each other in regular sea-j ca championship two "years. He: (on play. However, they should was an Eagle Scout Explorer Scout al repre-and belonged to the elite Scout Order of the Arrow and Knights of Dunamis. He is a member ofi the International Rifle and Pistol Association.

He was in his sopho-, more year at Texas Southmost Col- ege when he enlisted. Former Gloves Champ Enlists In Air Corps Kent Johnston, son of Mr. Mrs. Joe W. Johnston.

28 Hawthorne Avenue, is at Lackland Air! Force Base for basic training. He was accepted for enlistment Mon-i day. Johnston lettered thres years in! high school football here and won McFadinls Unanimous All-SW Pick DALLAS --VP-- University of xas' great All-America guard, ivis "Bud" McFadin, was the ly player chosen unanimously on 1950 Associated Press radio 1-SoNthwest Conference team nounced today. Broadcasters in every state participated in the third nual poll. Southern Methodist, Texas Texas and M.

led with three represen- each. Baylor and Rice had player each. Arkansas and xas Christian University were represented, although TCU's Ibert Bartosh was a strong run- r-up. Making the mythical eleven for second straight year ilU's Bobby Collier and Kyle ote and Texas' McKadin. The team: Backs, Kyle Rote, MU; Bob Smith, A.

and Larry bell, Baylor, and Byron Townend, Texas- Ends Andy Hillouse, A. and and Ben Proctor, exas. Guards--Lewis McFadin, exas and Max Griener, A. and M. ackles Paul Giroskl, Rice, and iobby Collier, SMU.

Center 'ick Hightower, SMU. Texas Western Ends Season At Honolulu Tonight EL PASO A trip to Hono- uhi and a game with the Uni of Hawaii Rainbows will Tompkins Directs Victory AUSTIN Tennessee scouts got an eyeful oi the University of Texas' power yesterday as the Longhorns smashed traditional Texas A. and 17-0, They saw a massive, manhandling Texas line check the Aggies' feared ground game and watched a preseason question mark--Ben Tompkins--supply a dazzling an- to his quarterbacking ability. It was Tompkins who engineered Texas to one touchdown, passed lor another, kicked two extra points and a field goal. The Tennessee scouts were taking a loolc at the Texas team the will meet in the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl game.

FOR THEIR records they could jot down 218 yards rushing for Texas and lOfi pasing compared to 161 rushing and 111 passing for A. and M. The victory was a nice tribute to the Longhorns' retiring coach, Blair Cherry, hospitalized with a stomach ailment. He couldn't even listen to the game on tlje radio, but shortly after It was over he was presented the game ball--autographed by every member of Bulldogs-Eagles Tangle In Bi-District Tilt Tonight HARL1NGEN Lyford, undefeated and untied champion of District 48-B, goes alter bi-diatrict laurels tonight against Benavides, the 47-B titlists. The winner will have a shot at to Raymondville, 19 to 14; Ed couch-Elsa, 26 to La Feria, 33 to Rio Hondo, 47 to 26 and Los Fresnos, 60 to 7.

The Valley team will depend on the scoring anility of Joe Stude- for the Region XII championship. decide regional winners. Lyford already holds a decision over the Eagles. Early In the season, they defeated Benavidea, 21 to the svinner of the Taft-Bishop game baker, the state's leading scorer in their effort Benavides, State class teams do not hold During the season, he racked up state championship play but only 172 points. average 187 pounds to 15S for the Eagles.

The game was moved from Lyford to Harlingen's Cardinal Field to help accommodate the huge crowd expected. The kickoff is scheduled for 8 m. The probable starters: Buster Passmore, the other half of Lyford's touchdown-twins combination, mil be sidelined tonight with a knee injury. Little Corky 0 at Benavides. Rio Grande will take over! Jassrnore's a 30-A team, also holds a decision over the Eagles, 18 to 0.

TUB UULI.DOGS also hold vic- iries over: Bishop, 6 to Port; 'ootball season for the Texas Western Miners. The two teams meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight In Honolulu. The traveling squad of 28 Min era and the coaching staff began the long flight to Hawaii at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

They arrived In Honolulu at 6:05 p.m. after an eight hour flight from San Francisco via a strato-cruiser. This marks the second trip to the Hawaiian Islands for a Texas Western football team. The Miners traveled to Honolulu in 1948 and rudely trounced the Rainbows 49-6. Last year's game was played in El Paso, with the Miners nipping the Hawaii team 14-7.

his squad. Texas was guided by Asststanl Ed Price, expected to be named head coach to succeed Cherry when he steps out to enter the oil bus! ness Jan. 1, and Eck Curtis ant Bully Gilstrap, two others of the staff. Once A. and M.

got to Texas two-yard line, but just couldn' penetrate Texas' staunch defense While 65,498 persons looked on Texas uncorked a 76-yard firs quarter drive that ended when Tompkins tossed ten yards to Ben Procter in the end zone. THIS STARTED the Longhorns to their tenth victory in the las eleven games against A. and if It also was the first step towan preserving Texas' Memorial Sta dium "jinx" against the Aggies Texas has never lost to A. and in the stadium since it was dedi cated in 1924. It required only 11 plays fo Texas' second touchdown in th second quarter and Byron Town halfback "Cowboy" Bill Powers send scored it from the two yar of Texas will wear a genuine Tex-1 line.

hat to Philadelphia for the! Tompkins' fourth-quarter fiel goal came on fourth down an with the ball on the 17-yard line The game marked the firs time that Texas, which had alread cinched the conference title, ha beaten all of its league foes In single sea.son under present mem bership. It gave the Steers a rec ord of eight victories against on defeat--14-13 to Oklahoma-with one game left to play, agains Louisiana State next week. IT WAS A bitter blotr for th Aggies, slated to play Georgia i the President's Cup game in Col lege Park, Dec. 9. They ha come here with hopes highest i the last 11 years of breaking Tex as' superiority.

But their best effort carrie from their own 41 to Texas' two yard line In the third quarte: Bob Smith led the drive, an Dick Gardemal's 17-yard pass night while Texas entertains Sam' A TM lhouse contributed a grea Navy Halfback Presented With Real Texas Hat ANNAPOLIS, Md. Navy Army-Navy game tomorrow. Fellow Texans at the academy got together and presented him a real ten-gallon "Ride Army." Powers has played three years in the Navy backfield. 'He is a former sttident of Texas yesterday with cowboy hat to and was a star high school athlete at Bryan in 1914 and 1945. Southwest Cane Teams Set For Weekend Games By The Associated Press Four Southwest Conference basketball teams see action tonight and a like number play tomorrow.

Southern Methodist takes on Oklahoma at Xorman. Okla to- Houston State at Austin, Texas AM goes to Dentnn to meet North Texas and Texns Christian tackles Abilene Christian at Abilene. Tomorrow, Texas plays Sam Houston State again, Arkansas is host to Tulsa.nt Fayetteville, Rice plays Centenary at Shreveporl, and AM is at Oklahoma! City for tilt with Citv University. deal. JC TILT TYLER Tyler Junio College and Compton, Calif.

Jim ior College squared off here ti jgy in an jntersectional footba game. Eich' has lost one gam this season. NEW SERIES NEW ORLEANS Another Dixie Series agreement is expected to be worked out at a joint meeting of the Texas and Southern Baseball League directors in St. Petersburg, on Dec. 3.

CAPTAIX TO WET) IJPI Sout Methodist University's footba team Co-Captain Bobby Colli and Miss Alice Marie Harris Longview will be married Dec. 2 Features of the 1951 Hialeah rac meeting will be the Widenei Feb. 24 and the Flamingo on Marc 3. Both ore $50,000 added races. post, Rogers Troppy will be at quarterback and J.

T. Walker at fullback. LYFORD WILL have a weight! Krllv ro.s Lf LT I ET i BtiNAViDES Guerr Garci OUveiia Calls Ecs RatnErex V. Ciiapa Saenz L. Vrra, abel, 26 to St.

Joseph's ofladvantage of eight pounds. 1-13 to rownsville, 41 to 12; La Joya, 32135, In the backfield and its line City Loop Opens Playoffs; A Teams Enter Second Round By WH.BUR MARTIX Associated PreM Stuff The City Conference rips into its playoff tonight, Class A continues its second round of post-season play and two more district championships will be determined in Class AA. Sunset of Dallas tackles Arlington Heights of Fort Vorth at Dallas and Thomas Jeffrson -of San Antonio meets John Reagan of-Houston at Houston in he City Conference playoff. Mt. Vernon crushed Athens, 31- yesterday to enter the quarter- inals in class A.

Reports Say Walls Asked To Resign CORPUS CHRISTI UP-- Re- jorts that University of Corpus Christi Coach Will Walls had been sked to resign drew a "no comment" from all concerned. The reports were that Dr. R. president of the univer lity, had requested the resignation Both Cavaness and Walls said hey would reserve comment unti a meeting of the university's board of trustees next Thursday. Dr.

C. E. Hereford, chairman the board, said the entire athletii matter would probably be studie at the meeting. Walls had 17 months to go on a jiree-year contract that calls fo an estimated $6,500 annually. came to the university from Kil gore Junior College.

round class A games will be played: Shamrock vs Levelland at Ama- Kirkwoocl And Turnesa Pace Miami Open MIAMI. Fla. W)-- Miami's 27th annual 510,000 open golf tournament went Into the second round today with 31 par-busters scrambling for the lead. Joe Kirkwbod, who spends more time making movies than playing golf, and Jim Tuvnesa, of the six golfing Turnesa irothers, held a onn-stroke lead ver the field of 160 pros and ama- Both carded four-under par 66's in the opening 18-hole round yesterday. Twenty-nine others cracked the 35-35 70 for the Miami Springs course in the first round.

Jimmy Demaret, attired in char- rillo. Olney sv Arlington at Georgetown TS New Braunfels at San Marcos. Slnton vs Pearsall at Sinton. Jacksonville vs Lavega at Jacksonville. Tomorrow.

Kermit plays Cole, Today and tonight these second truse trousers, canary yellow shirt and green shoes, appeared the pacesetter in the opening round, then blew up in the last three holes. The Fort ojafj veteran was five under par going Into the 15th hole. Then he went three over par for the next there holes and came in with a 31-35--7. Frank Strahahan, former British Open champion and leading U. S.

amateur from Toledo, Ohio. Jack. ajngieur IrO icieao, umo, jacK man and French (Beaumont) meets Burke, of Houston and Dick Wharton. Austin of El Paso slapped a 35 19 licking on El Paso High to win Demaret at 67 the 4-AA championship last night. The district 6-AA championship will be decided by the Gainesville Paris game.

A Paris victory will throw the district Into a three-way tie. A Gainesville win will give the title to Sherman. Port Arthur and Port Neches Mayer of Old Greenwich, shared second low honors with His squad this year won fouritangle for the district 11-AA title games, lost six. The football record reportedly had no bearing on ihe resignation request. At the same time it was learned university might join a proposed new conference, to include Daniel Baker of Brownwood, Texas Lutheran of Seguin, East Texas Baptist of Marshall and Southwestern University of Georgetown.

All save Southwestern are independent schools. Southwestern is member of the Texas Conference. Representatives from the five schools reportedly are to meet in Austin Saturday to study preliminary plans. title by licking Borger, but a Borger win would give It the title -unless Plainview beat AmBritlo. Thin it would be a three way tie between Borger, Plainview and Pampa.

Lone Star Loop Champs Wind Up Play Saturday HUNTSVILLE Sul Ross and East Texas meet Saturday in the Lone Star Conference football finale. Sul Ross has the conference title already tucked awny. East Texas won it last season. The game will bring these schools together for the first time on the gridiron, for this Is Sul first season of Yank Defensive Backs Off-Season Merchants NEW YORK UPi -The members of the New York football Yanks' dtfensive "outfield" of Spec Sanders at safety wid Joe while tomorrow the last double A Go'ding and Pete Laydtn at half- championship--district one wjl! be. determined.

Pampa can sack up the backs are all off-season merchants. Spec lias a sporting goods 1AA store in Lawton, Golding clothing store in and Layden operates a Georgetown, runs a drug store In Edna, Tex. Wally Triplett, fleet Detroit halfback, sprinted 61 yards for a The finals of the City Confer-1 JTM pTM 16 irat time he carried ence will be played next while class AA opens its four weekj playoff. Eighteen ciass bi-district titles will be decided tonight. Seagoville beat Cooper, 20-13, and Grandview defeated Lake Worthj 26-19, in class bi-district tilts! last night.

Joe CiJ.mone Aiming For All-Time Record By The Prest Jockey Joe Culmone, already holder of the modern day one- season riding record, set his today oh Walter Miller's all-time! mark of 3S8 winners set in 1906. Through yesterday Culmone has 351. He has one month left to pet the 35 winners necessary to a. Neit time your dinner doesn't Mt ind you feel lick and tinier- Jet TEPTO-BtSMOG Mp yea. Tfottevn heartburn, nour, npiEt itomjcfa-- retard gas formation simple diarrhea, viifr your for rr.PTO-llSH your tiocnach upxt, Lone Star competition.

Sul Ross has conference mark shatter Miller's mark, of 4-0 and a season record of 8-2. East has a 1-3 record over the season and a 3-3 mark in con ference- play. BROWNSVILLE TAILORS and CLEANERS 1-4211 For Pickup DeliTerj 1220 G. Elizabeth Waller Hagen won four consecutive GPA championships (192127) and durin gthat period won 22 straight golf matches. ct to decide 3-Dav Sen-ice on Watchec 1-Dty Sen tee Jewell? R.

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