Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 34

'riday Morning, December 3, 1943 THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Tune in on KRBC PAGE NINETEEN (6 lop Schoolboy Teams quare Off For life liftiOWE GORDON, iCAPEIWILHITE EVEN NOW COLEMAN, Dec. itook travel rtstiicllons, a loss "of a coin and a lot of extcnual- 'iTJr circumstances, but Mldship- iman Jack Gray Gordon and iCadet Langfonl Wilhtle are feven so far as rooting for each Mother's football teams are con- deemed, i boys were reared In jColeman and are former, high "jicliool class mates. Following high school. Cordon was appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Wilhite to West Point Military Academy. year Midshipman Gordon in (he group ot middles ap- 'potnted to root for the Army In annual Army-Navy grid Cadets were not al- llowcd'fo make the trip to Anna- Ipolis.

year Cadet Wllhltc 'ifrurned the favor 'when the weren't allowed to at- jtend the game In Mlche sta- 'dium. San Angelo Rated Slight Favorite fo lop Ysleta By HAROLD V. RATL1FF Associated Press Sports Editor Sixteen teams open the battle for the schoolboy optball championship this week-end and for the first time ri the 24-year, history of the Intel-scholastic league here's not an outstanding favorite in the lot. Always some team has stood out enough to be ranked No. 1 6 Ime you can shake the names In a hat any of eight or ten of them would be a good choice Jor the title.

Bven in the bi-dlstrlct round of games Friday and Saturday there few teams that rate top choice, therefore there are no tilts irut would rank in the category of upset If the teajns selected did not come through. Rating a discernible edge from this corner are San Angelo, Highland Park, Luftin and Goose Creek. The other four games are considered no more than toss-ups. Some 83,000 fans--a number com- Had Good financial Year ROBV, Dec. (Spl) Roby's probably have had more successful football seasons than 1943.

as far as team record is concerned, but siipt. Bob Llndsey halls the eeason Just ended as one of the most ijjjpssful in the school's history In regard to finances, club spirit and tiam morale. (After paying for 27 jackets for players, managers and the coach, the Rev. C. W.

Farm enter, the school's athletic fund still amounts toy13.23, with no outstanding debts Superintendent Llndsey said. tandis Crushes Minor Uprising NEW YORK, Dec, 2 Com- Kenesaw M. Landls, who has never lost a decision yet, put the final crusher on the late-lamented rebellion against his reign over the national pastime today, at the winter meetings went into the stretch with, a lot ol talk and little else about possible player deals. a Landis put out the final bit of re In the minor league rebellion mply by throwing out the protest he six "rebel" minor leagues made him about what happened to hem in the minor league conven- on yesterday when their insurrec- on against the commissioner's ontrol and the reelection of Wilam G. Bramham as president ot le National Association of ProfM- ional Baseball leagues d.

The minors wound up their n- losive convention by on the 6 amendments to their National Association voting in- reases in-player limits and tossing out the attempt ot the Double-A parable to even a normal year--ire expected to turn out for the eight battles in which Pampa meets Vernon. Angelo plays Ysleta, Highland Pork (Dallas) tackles Sher- ONE SKI--Kathleen Tur ner denies she might more fun skimming water it Cypress Gardens, on two skis. One ski makes the stunt twice as difficult. QUALITY SILKS A SPECIALTY VOGUE CLEANERS 2nd and Butternut The San Anielo-YsltU game to be played on Kidd field. El will be broadcast over it- KRBC, Abilene, berinninf 2:30 o'clock, Saturday.

WALLPAPER MIRRORS clubs to Increase the value of their own votes over those for league of ower classification. This latter action was followed.by a report that was sentiment in some quarters of the three double-A loops -International and Coast League and American Association-to" "secede" ffrjrn" the'Natlohil form-a new group and ask Commissioner Landis to take direct jurisdiction over them. Midland Starts Practices Soon MIDLAND, Dec. ketball practice at Midland -Kill start just as soon as football equipment is put away, coach Gene McCollum has announced. McCoilum expects to schedule about 16 games for the cage team, two'and'possibly four of them to be played before the Christmas holidays.

He plans to play two games with each of the District 3-AA schools with the possible ex ception of Abilene and San 'Angelo, where distances and travel restrictions likely will interfere. The district championship will be determined at' a tournament- the. latter part' ol February. Four Icttermen will report lo McCollum when practice gets underway. They are Bill Richards.

Jimmy Watson, Joe Stickney and Copper Daugherty. man, Sunset (Dallas) meets North Side '(Fort Worth), Brcckenridge goes against Waco, Marshall meets Lufkin, Goose Creek plays Jeff Davis (Houston) and McAllen tangles with Jefferson (San Antonio). The only fame makhlnf undefeated, untied teams Is the Sin Anielo-Ysleta affair, meaning there will be one less In. the perfect record cliss. Other undefeated, untied are HIthland Lufkin, Crwk and McAllen with except McAUen given the favorite's nod to come through.

The largest outpouring of fans Is due at Fort Worth where 17,000 are expected to view the Sunset- North Side battle which looms a wide-open affair to the final gun. There will be plenty of passing the Bisons fight fire with fire. Here's how they look to this corner (anticipated attendance in ps- renthescs): FRIDAY-- Fampa at Vernon, 2:30 pm. most difficult game to judge of them all. A'weak vote for Vernon but a victory by Pampa wouldn't jar anybody's equilibrium.

Highland Park at Sherman, 2:30 pjn. Park will be hard put to repeat its early season victory but the Scotlies should come through. Sunset at North Side, 8 p.m. Side, but don't hold 11 against me. Shot-Put Champ Is Ih Fighter COLEMAN, Jack L.

Price, 26, who wrote name in athletic records of the in- terscholasttc league two successive years in the shot-put division is ft 36th division soldier now in Italy. Sergeant Price was a member of an anti-tank company formed principally of Santa Anna men from the old Santa Anna national guard company. He went overseas in April. Price was twice regional shot-put titlisl, his heave of 53 feet, 1 inches In 1936 bettering the existing state record. He was second In state finals in both 1935 and 1936, and later prominent in Texas conference athletics while at Howard Payne.

Price is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Spree Set Off In'43 Season NEW YORK, Dec. a came as easily for the 1943 college football tesm as smiles do tor chorus girls and the gridiron sport enjoyed one of its greatest scoring sprees in 22 years. The annual Associated Press ana lysis ol scoring figures, which wa inaugurated alter the 1921 reason showed today that 87 college teams scored 11.263 points In 665 game (or an average of 16.91 points.

That total wiped nut the 16-poln mean ol 1930 which had been th scoring barometer for the past 1 years and approached the 19-poii total established in 1932. The team total for the season alio took a derided jump. shot to 129.16. as compared with 124.77 In 1942 or the lowly 116.55 of 1340. While the Increase In scoring universal, the largest increases cam In.the east, southwest and part5 the far west.

Of the teams under review, Duke Southern conference champio were far out in front with 335 poll In nine games for sn average of 3 in each. Wisconsin's clawless Badgers set the mark in reverse. They layed 10 rivals and were able to collect only 41 points. The 1943 records for the entire country and by sections: School! a i averant L'nHtd Bt.ltJ S7 66S H.2«3 129.16 31 2(8 MHlsrll 20 162 3.155 South 111 2.0" s6 76 1.151 t13.il Wilt--(Baft Rockj Mountilni and COMt 6 SO Strawn In Bi-Dislrict going to uritt my gal and break our engagement--telten this Is over, I netcr ifflnt to eat out of (In cans aoatiil" LUEDERS, Dec. 2-- The Pirates and Strawn Greyhoundl meet Friday afternoon In Strawn in a Class bl-distrlct game.

Lueders, coached by Supt. 0. 6. Bragg, goes Into the game hivlnf scored 85 points In 5 games, having had 43 points scored on them. Stamford accounted lor 25 of the 43 total, and the Plratea have not been scored on by a Class tetm.

Strawn, coached by Hermin alb- son, Is reputed to have of- Wrongest Class clubs In this section, having perfect season thOi far. George Toporcer Succeeds Pennock NEW YORK, Dec. (Specs) Toporcer, one-time St. Louli Cardinal second baseman and (or years a minor league manager, today was named to succeed Herb Pennock as head of the Boston Red Sox farm system. Pennock the Red Sox organization yesterday to become eral manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

13.81 IB.11 15.11 15.13 118.13 Wink Does More Recruiting, Merkel Better Defensively Opposition Sought Abilene basketball teams seeking exhibition contests with the Abilene Array Air Base squadrons are Invited to contact Lt. Don Beeler, athletic officer. Lieutenant Beeler may be reached at Ihc athletic office or by phoning 8521; Station 38-W. W. Price, 300 Vale street, Coleman A brother, Maxle, 21, who has been working in the San Francisco shipyards, has recently joined the merchant marine.

Marion Flanagan Visiting At Home SWEETWATEH, Dec. 2 (SpU-- Marion Flanagan, Texas Aggie back, is at hts home in Sweetwaler recovering from strained knee ligaments sustained In the Texas-A. M. game on Thanksgiving. He came back from College Station with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Flanagan, who attended the game with their other children. Lt J. D. Flanagan of Camp'Clalborne Roger Flanagan of Texas Technological college.

Lubbock, Mary Jo and Annabel Fianagan of Sweet' water. Flanagan plans to return to A M. the latter part of this week He will remain in school until hi MEHKEU Dec. 2 The Merkel Badgers, champions of District 6-A, have the better defensive record but Wink's Wildcats have the better offensive record to lay on the line Saturday when the teams meet. Bi-rtlslricl honors between (he two will be settled In Wink Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on Wildcat Wink has six wins and one tic on its 1943 record, the tie going into the official, standings as a victory the basU of penetrations.

The Wildcats dominated District 7-A, defeating Pecos, 28-13 anrt 62-24; toppling Kermit 31-19; Monahans, 25-20; Hobbs, N. 33-19 and Jal, 54-0. The tie was a 13-13 deadlock with Monahsns. The have icored 246 call to service in tile Navy Corps, probably in January. Al Texas-Aggies Ball To Be Given Away AUSTIN, Dec.

3 --tfv- The foot- jail used the first half of the Southwest 'conference championship game which of Texas won will go to the luckiest purchasers ft J5W war bonds at a banquet honoring the Steers tomorrow night. The ball hears the of Texas and Aggie players and coaches. Breckenridce at Waco, 8 p.m. teams on the re- bcund and touchdown Waco In lotto vote. Marshall at Lufkin, 3:30 p.m.

(8.000)--Lufkln should take It but it'll be a ball game. Goose Creek at Jeff Davis, 8 p.m. (10.000)--Can't see much hope for Jeff Davis. McAllen at Thomas Jefferson, 8 p.m. (10.000)--A nod toward Jefferson--but It could be.

SATURDAY-San Anjtelo TS. Yslett El Piso, 2:30 p.m. unbeaten record Is going to fall here and we think it'll be Yslela's. San Angelo ttill has Milton Rathbont. HP's Win Over 532d, 37 lo 15 Basketballers of the Military police training center (aviation) rung up a 37-15 win over the 532nd ordnance in the camp league this week, Sgt.

Bernie Wckster leading the MP's to victory with 15 points. Cpl. W. Allen, was second high, also of the MP's, scoring points. The policemen came hack strong in the last half, ringing up 17 points.

Adonis Skyline Wins First Trials CORSICANA, Dec. 2--W-- Adonis Skyline Mike won first place in the dog trials of the annual Texas open field trials association meet at Malakoff 'today. The winner was handled by Howard Kirk, Hickory Valley, Tenn. The Open Derby and amateur all- age slakes will be held tomorrow i the championship contest to start Saturday morning. Birds were fairly plentiful, but dry weather conditions hindered performance of the dogs.

Steers To Suffer From Inexperience BIG SPRING, Dec. 1-- (Spl)-- The Big pring Steers suffered from inexperience during the football season, and now that basketball is at hand, prospects are that the cagers will go right on suffering with the same malady. Coach John Dlbrell docs not have one of his starters back. Gone are Peppy Blount, leading' scorer of district 3-AA last year, John Ulrey, one of the best all-around floor men in the loop, nnd Dcwie Stevenson, nimble-footed guard. Chief hopes of fashioning a team lay In Bobby Barren and Woody Baker, forwards, E.

Warren, center, and Barkeley Wood and Joe Bruce Cunningham, guards, all up from the reserves. Cage Chairmen Listed by Kidd AUSTIN, Dec. 2 -TO-- J. Kidd, athletic director of the Inlerscholas- tlc League, today announced appointment of district chairman for both conference AA and conference A basketball competition. He also announced completion ol the roster of conference with 435 teams! In all conferences totals 184 learns, including 115 which were inactive last year.

District chairman named Includ- points to 108 for their opponents. Merkel's season record Isn't quite as impressive but, the Badgers played full 10-game schedule instead of the 7 played by Only losses were to Balllnger, champions of District B-A, in ll-A, and the upset loss to Rolan of their own dlslrlcl. Merkel defeated Ranger, 12-0; Allson, 12-0; Loralne, 60-0; Roby, 260; Roscoe, 13-0; Baird, 36-0: Colorado City. 44-0; lost to Bellinger, 12-13, lo Stamford 6-14 and Rotan 0-19. The Bad(en have scored 221 points ind have been icortd on la the tune of points.

Badgers go into the game below full strength. Tackle David Largent has lame knee and Back Billy 'Wayne Frailer Is suffering from bad Irg. Bolh are expected to start. Dr. X.

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Rogers, Lamesa. Conference (5) R. McCollum, Merkel; (8) Nat Williams, Bal- llngcr. Orange Bowl Seats Already Sold Out MIAMI. Dec.

2 --(iTi-- All reserved seals.to the Orange Bowl football game In which Texas A. M. will play Louisiana State here New- Year's day have been sold. About 30.000 persons can find places in the stadium, 22,870 of Ihem in reserved seats. PHONE 6232 SOUTH TEXAS LUMBER CO.

501 Sycamtn NEW SHIPMENTS ARRIVING DAILY. IA RSI SILtCTION Toy Center of Abilene Reith Wright Supply Co, 4ll ft AbiltM Fo'rsan Favored In 6-Man Game BIG SPRING. Dec. the basis of season's record, the Buffaloes will curry A weight nd olfcnsive advantage'lnto their ame here Friday evening against an Horn in a bl-rtlstrict slsman ootball championship match. In seven games during the sei- on, Forsan district Ko.

5 champ, iiveraged 30 points white allowing he opposition an average of only nine points. Van Horn, winner of district No. 6, In six games, averaged 24 points but held opponents an average of seven points. Each earn lost one 'game -and later beat he team that defeated them. Starters for Forsan be Grant, McDonald and Porter, backs; Peacock, Painter and Milliken.

linesmen. Starting for Van Hern likely will be Culderon, McKenzle, and buna, backs; Morris Carr Scar- iro, linesmen. Pampa Guard Out Of Game, In Navy A A -Dec. 2 Pampj Hancsters today for Vernon and their bi-dUtricl schoolboy fool- ball clash minus the services of Bobby Curlls, regular guard who is Joining the Navy. Curtis will be 18 Saturday.

Net Champ Enters WASP Training RENO. Dec. 1 Barbara Bradlc-y. co-holder of the na- tioiial women's clay court doubles tennis championship, left here today for Sweetwatcr. to enter training in the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots.

High Boxers Urged lo Contact Bentley High school students Interested In entering an all-civilian boxing: tournament as a prelude to the District Golden Gloves show have, been requested to contact Jake Bentley, high school coach. Final plnns for the civilian ihow, which would include boxers from the colleges as well ns the high school, will be made next week. Already cig'it boxers are In train- Ing at Hardln-Slmmons and several others are reported to be conditioning for the meet. Winners of the civilian tourney would be eligible to cnler the District Golden Gloves meet, Jan. 20 and 31, as a Abilene team.

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2 Hunters taking the field at the opening of the 1843 season encountered one of the best quail crops In South Texas history, the Chronicle said today. "Coveys arc larger and there are more of them," the Chronicle reported. Duck hunters also are rcporllns larger numbers of birds in the coastal country- Here risit their husbands who are stationed at Camp Barkeley are Mrs. Emily Shcaly and Mrs. Minnie Mllligan, both of Columbia, 5.

C. The nf Sirs. Jack Mojin, 421 Riverside, reported in a serloui condition at Hendrick Memorial hospital yesterday afternoon, was said to be much improved laal night. Wathing Machine Parti and Service ELF.CIROU.\ SANDERS' APPLIANCE co, HA MAG Dc.iKr 303 WilflBl St. r.

Are we tickled Pink! Gridders Honored MIDLAND, Dec. 2 (SpU--Mem bers of the Midland school Bulldog squad and their coaches will be honored at 8 p.m. Friday at the annual football banquet of the school. About 85 players, their dales, and additional guests are expected to attend. Benefit Abandoned OGDEN, Utah, Dec.

2 WV-Utah writers today their efforts to arrange post-season football game in Salt Lake City with the Salt Lake Alrbaje Wlnjs the host team. The game was proposed pm lysis fund benefit. DR. JOE E. BUSBY CWTROTTIACTOH BrUlh la Atfltai 39 Ttiri.

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