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Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 16

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THE AUSTIN STATESMAN, AUSTIN, TEXAS Friday, September 19, 1947 trtmi Tl Page Sixteen Rebels Even in Series With Houston Bobcat Defense To Get Test From Abilene CC uii nemoves His Name From DALLAS, Sept. $9. (UP) The Bobby Hogue on the hill for tha Rebels. Houston Buffs and the Dallas Reb els prepared to resume their cham pionship Texas League Shaughnes sy playoffs at Rebel Stadium Fri Active Rosier SAN MARCOS, Sept. 19.

(Spl) An iron clad defense against a high powered offense is expected Saturday night when the Southwest Texas State College Bobcats tangle with the offensive-minded Abilene Christian College Wildcats in Abilene. The game is shaping up as a grudge battle since the Bobcats clawed their way to an 18-0 upset day night with the series tied at one win each. Rebel batsmen pounded two Bi son hurlers Thursday night for a Every Saturday Any Seat 12c 10-12 NOON TONIGHT Danceable Musle and Entertainment by JAY CLARK 8 to 2 win over te Buffs at Buff Stadium in Houston to even the NEW YORK. Sept. 19.

(flV-The 22-year major league playing career of Mel Ott, manager of the New York Giants, came to an end Friday when Ott announced tha he had removed his name from the small colleges circles last year. In the line, the ACC machine boasts three all-Texas Conference players eries. and Joe Smaza. And there was no letup in the sixth frame. Hal Hir-shon led off with a double and Red Davis sent him home with another two-bagger.

Davis scored on Bob Moyer's single and Gene Markland sent Mover home with the third double of that inning. Pete Mazar spelled Jack Creel. Buff starter, after Davis crossed the plate with the initial run of the frame. Solly Hemus smacked Quinten Altizer's' first pitch of the third frame over the right field wall to open the game's scoring, and give the Buffs a short-lived lead. They counted their only other tally in the bottom of the sixth Neither manager had announced his choice for Friday night.

But most observers agreed that it would be Clarence Beers, who finished the season as the league's leading pitcher, for the Buffs, and no-hitter Dormant for 12 innings the last TONIGHT FROM 9 'TIL Elm Grove Lodge 3 Miles Out on Bee Cave Road Music By Steve Lighlsey AND HIS RHYTHM KINGS Reservations 8-4934 AND THE SWINGSTERS of 1946 in addition to a number of club's active player roster. at the lettermen and reserves from the win last year to mar the Wildcats' otherwise spotless record. With the Bobcats gloomy over the number of injuries hampering the week's workouts, the game will probably start with the San Marcos eleven slight underdogs. The wildcats boast a high powered offense centered around V. L.

Smith, Dixon, Mason and Brewer, four of the leading ball carriers in eight of Wednesday's game, and the first four innings of Thursday night's tilt the Rebels suddenly stirred in the fifth frame of the con RANCH CLUB Texas Conference co-championship Ott released the news to sports writers as the train carrying the National Leaguers eastward for their final home stand left Chi SATURDAY MORNING KIDDIE SICLE REVUE Doors Open 9:30 A. M. Formerly EL MORROCCO CLUB test. They pshed two tallies across in that inning on hits by Burl Storie cago. He said he took the step to make room for the addition of USANCE INTERSTATE'S NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRES Now Showing TONIGHT AT THE BARN team last year.

The Bobcats will field a defensive team with the line averaging close to 200 pounds. The defensive play will center around Wallace Dockall. srll-Lone Star Conference end last year, and Graydon Baze, honoraWe mention in '46. The ACC starting lineup will have Aiklns and Wilson at ends; Paine and Stovall at' tackles; Grant and Floyd at guards; Culwell at center; McClure and Smith at halfbacks; Hannah, quarterback; and Mason at fullback. The Bobcats will have Dockall and Coers at ends; Baze and Coon at tackles; Crawley and Dunlap at guards; Dahlberg at center; Car-Isle or Randolph at quarterback; Lewis and Curbo at halfbacks; and Ben Guess at fullback.

Rearing Romance! BffiT SPARGE TONIGHT AT Red's Supper Club Music By Ernie Wayland ORCHESTRA $1.00 Per Couple 4 Miles Out Post Road with JACK PAGE AND THE SAN ANTONIO PLAYBOYS Heard Daily Over KONO Modern Music with a Western Touch Western Music with a Modern Touch DESSAU- HALL For Reservations Call Pflugerville 1604-FO-3 rookies who will be used in the lineup now and the end of the season. The player limit including rookies is 40. The 38-year-old Louisianan, who started in the big time with the Giants in 192S holds the modern league record for service with one club. His other marks read like an index page to the record book. He has 'been manager of the club since Dec.

2, 1941. He holds the National League lifetime marks for most home runs, runs scored, runs batted in, total bases (5.041), bases on balls extra base hits (1.071). and extra bases on lonj? hits (2.165). For eight years he knocked out 30 or more home runs a season another record. Ott led the league in home runs in 1936, 1938, and 192 and tied for the leadership in 1932.

1934 and 1937. He was the league's leading outfielder in 1935 and had the most assists in the 1929 and 1942 seasons. MUSIC BY A WESTERN BAND OF DISTINCTION, DOLORES AND THE BLUE BONNET BOYS TODAY SATURDAY CARNIVAL COSTA RICA IN TECHNICOLOR Starring DICK HAYMES CESAR ROMERO plus GARDENS OF THE SEA An Interstate Theatre NOW! 4 Big Stars! Monte HALE Roy ROGERS Allan LANE An Interstate Theatre LAST TIMES TODAY Donald BAKKx In New Drive-in Time First Show 7:15 fireworks Gregory PECK Joan BENNETT In "MACOMBER AFFAIR" "Out California Way" A 1947 WESTERN HIT IN TRU-C-O-L-O-R Plus: Comic Serial Comedy 43 BRILLIANT DISPLAYS! STARTS SATURDAY 3 Congratulations to the CHIEF DRIVE-IN Very Latest In Union Drive-Ins DAZZLING COLOR! TRIGGER" HEGMAN'S .4 DOUBLE FEATURE ROSALIND RUSSELL In "THE GUILT OF JANET AMES" ALSO ROBFRT WALKER In "THE SAILOR TAKES A WIFE" DETONATIONS! Smumctini Jfr JANE FRAZEE ANDY DEVINE 'm. 1 WISTERIA SHELLS! FLASH SALUTES! STORM SHELLS! OLD GLORY! AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE! DIAMOND FIRE! Today and Sat. 5c 20c FIRST TIME IN TOWN JOHNNY MACK BROWN RAYMOND HATTON In New Cowboy Thriller "LAND OF THE LAWLESS" Also Ralph Byrd in "THE VIGILANTE" CASCADE SHELLS! WHISTLE SHELLS! RAINBOW SHELLS! NIAGARA FALLS! Montopolis Gramma enjoys a show as well as anybody I know.

It used to be hard for her to go, 'cause she isn't so spry as she used to be. But I'll switched tf the Eddie Joseph Drive In Theatres haven't solveti her movie-goinc problem. She can just sit in the car and take in the movie. And with that wonderful sound system, she can hear, plain everything. Yep.

The Eddie Joseph Drive-Ins sure made a hit with Gramma! (I! cUte. Qcsepu tJ THEATRES fc "4 TODAY! fsMxtfr. also 7vl "Crowing -jJf Sg1 Cartoon THOMAS MITCHEllaZ Jf arfkirWKtaf JANET LEIGH Ss 7- -Ji ft Trf J-S. II tyosjyoh' THE my woo show starring fAHHY WC ATTRACTION Located Where Airport Boulevard Meets Houston Highway at Montopolis Bridge Rex Harrison Lili Palmer "NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN" Tex. Ritter "MARSHALL OF GUNSMOKE" NEWS CARTOON TIME: 7:15 :15 STARTS TODAY! Zane Pi 14 34 Grey's Greatest Romance! I is If 1 1 fn-i Grey An Interstate Theatre jui Guns too hot to FRIDAY, SEPT.

19 7:15 Short Subjects 8:00 Fireworks Display 8:15 Double Feature ill Women too wild to HOLDS James Margaret Lorkwood "WICKED LADY" Gilbert Roland Ramsey Ames "BEAUTY AND THE BANDIT" NEWS CARTOON TIME: 7:15 9:15 "HI. NEIGHBOR!" With Roy AcufI Spike Jones And -13th HOUR" With Richard Dix Karen Morley It. Gale Storm Phil Reagan Stooges "SWING PARADE OF -1946" Also: "GUNSMOKE KILLERS" CARTOON NEWS 1 with BRUCE CABOT TONIGHT! KTBC 6:00 P. M. sponsored by Jell-O and Jell-O Puddings Plus DONALD DUCK "Movietone Adventure" News CdDMdnHBATTlUILATniOK'S SBill HTudcirwootH and Claude lEzelle FOR ran mm BMW TONIGHT 7 P.

M. JBr "The Virginian" HA tJJ Joel WcCREA Sonny TUFTS KIDDIES and Kl'y J1 VT COLOR CARTOON absTi GQO0 ncno QQosasflD; The only Drlvc-ln Theatre In Austin, employing union operators who are also veterans of World War II THE OPERATORS ARE: Corporal John W. Carpenter, U.S.M.C.It. And Staff Sergeant Harlan H. Myerly, U.S.A.A.F.

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