Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 49

BRER FOX HEAVES A PAYOFF -This seven-yard aerial spell touchdown but it played a big part McMurry Quarterback Joe Bill Fox (No 20 at right) with excellent blocking chunks to speeding End Tommy Watkins (No 83 at left) Watkins gathered in the pigskin just inside the 15-yard line and carried to the 13 before he fell victim to Howard Payne defenders From this point big fullback Elroy Payne galloped across for the first touchdown late in the second quarter Blocking so well for Fox in the pass tossing zone are tailback Bill Cantwell and center Gerald Watson (to right and left) Charging for Howard Payne is end Jim Mullins (No 88) Howard No 80 is end Bill Jones and No 34 (beyond Fox) is fullback Bill Murphy Indians in the eye are End Ezra Corley (No 80 downfieldl Elroy Payne (No 33 in center) Stapler (No 57) and Joe Bob Martin (No 71) Staff Photo by Don Hutcheson) Last-Half Indian Attack Slips Howard Payne 21 -6 les lop Tied fee lirod By JACK HOLDEN tportcr Nwi Sports Editor Battered by charging Howard Payne defendera In a fumble-plag-ued first half McMurry College finally wilted the eager Yellow Jackets in the final stages Saturday at Indian Stadium 21-6 The Indians and Jackets historic the boundaries in the third period Starting on hia own 29 after the kickoff return by Wingback Otis Ratliff Fox put four Indian backs to work Payne Tailback Bill Atkins RatUff and Fox butted and passed their way down to the Howard Payne one where Fox sneaked across for the touchdown 3:44 minutes 1-AAAA STANDINGS Tm I (Mmm i a a mo ABILKNK MIINIMt Ill 55 Plltipi seeeea as III 401 Ian Anglo aaeaooooape Ill Amarillo eaeeatettso a a a am Lubbock eoooaoooaose Ill 440 Borgar Ill JOO Midland I 4 I foe eleven Oliver's kick ended scoring for foe afternoon So staunch waa the Abilene defense that Lubbock went inside foe Eagle 20 only twice during foe game driving to the nine early In the third quarter only to be repelled and then clicking to the one on a pass from Mike Wot lord to Welch a few seconds later However Lubbock waa penalized on Uw paaa and finally lost the ball on its own -40 The Warblrds left Immediately foes of the gridiron played before hlm arKj ply dlrt FuUback Melvin an esUmaled 4000 Homecoming undy missed the conversion kick fans In clear cool autumn weather jackets wound up their Th final Indian marker came 52 It was a fighting band of young scoring 24 seconds after McMurry Into the fourth quarter Jackets who held McMurry's pow-aUrteJ lta march Ute ln the first setup by a fumble recovery on Howard Payne's 30 On the next play Fox passed 30 yards to Ratliff who stepped across the stripe Payne kicked the point erful offense to a 7-0 halftime lead haU I On other time did the Jck-StSiJSS or thets give serious notice of a touch- deep in the period Payne con- Payne accustomed to tearing off worked all the way to McMurry'a rarle the game the In-mtal TJiuiunr hit th miHriix fm-dlan defenders batted down How- goal Lindsey hit Am middle tor Odessa Drubs Pampa 34-15 Gets Title Tie yardage In even bigger chunks operated against a handicap Saturday The hanrilnan'e nan Uamlil i The handicap a name was Harold Garma a 210-pound tackle from Andrews Garma and center Ken- neth Forehand came nearer flnd-j Ing the combination for stopping! A feature of this 71-yard Jacket Payne than anybody ainee Abilene 5rJve 45-yard Jaunt by Rut-Christlan College ganged up on wbctl carried the ball to the him October 17 stopping him sev- 15 eral times for no gain and for short losses Payno Still Rides P1 broke up Jr T'PfeiSlve 4 Howard Payne quarterbacks Jerry MiJlsaps and Charles Grimland took It on the chin parsing from the spread in the last half A screen pass interception by bulky Bill Hawthorne 230 pound Indian tackle gave the onlookers a big bounce ln the first period Hawthorne i By DON OLIVER Roporter-News Sports Writer JONES STADIUM LUBBOCK Nov 14 The names of Coach Chuck Moser and members of hia 1953 Abilene Eagle football team were metnodically chiseled into the history books here this brisk Saturday afternoon for doing something no Abilene team has been able to do since 1947 beat Lubbock And It was with comparative ease teat the alert Warblrds captured a 28-0 victory for a trio of firsts in their aeries against Westerner Coach Pat Pattison For one thing it waa the first Abilene win over Pattison and the second thing is that It waa only the second time that one of hia teams hero has been shut out on the scoreboard The other blanking came in 1948 at the hands of Austin High And it waa the first time they've been beaten here since the 1950 quarterfinals The victory kept the Eagles In the running for second place in District 1-AAAA and eliminated the defending state champs completely Abilene and Pampa are tied for the runner-up slot with 3-2 slates behind mighty Odessa Actually there was little outstanding about the victory the third loss handed the Westerners this year in the District race Hopelessly lacking in leadership and quarterbacking the Lubbock eleven isn't a good shadow of the illustrious teams that proceeded it to bring fame and fortune to this proud city The Warblrds shone both offensively and defensively throughout the game racking up a net gain of 334 yarda on the ground while holding Lubbock to only 117 yarda This waa one of the largest net gains to be given up by Lubbock this year and also one of their poorest days offensively Jimmy Millerman Hal McGloth-lin Ronnie McDearman and Wendell Phillips did foe ground gaining but did it behind a smooth blocking Abilene line that moved Lubbock almost at will Millerman was the game's top ground gainer with 122 yarda on 11 carries McGloth-lln had 96 on six tries Phillips 20 yarda in 10 tiros and McDearman 21 yards in six attempta Jimmy Welch Lubbock's All-State Fullback was held to a minimum of yardage by the hard rushing Abilene line gaining only 37 yards in 11 carries Abilene opened scoring on the the stosv in noun ABILKNK LUSH IK'S II First Dawns 14 YAs Oilwd Iwhlil 1U Pisats AUcmpIrA Passes CtMpIcleA Peats A vent kb VrMhleSe YarAags Pambles lst II I for 4 for 41 I for 41 I for 4 I foe II llirtt 4 first play of the second quarter after a fourth down gamble fizzled on the Westerners The Eagles held Welch for only two yards and took over on foe Westerner 45 On foe flrat play of foe series Quarterback Don liarber called on foe play that worked to well against Sweetwater the Millerman reverse- and foe blond ace didn't waste any time after he hit foe line of scrimmage He quickly outdistanced ail the Westerners in about 20 yarda and then sidestepped Lubbock's Red Noland on the 12 to cross standing Bobby Jack placement made it 7-0 with 11:50 left in foe half Abilene took advantage of a Welch fumble on Lubbock's next offensive series to rack up a second tally Welch fumbled on the Abilene 24 and Maurice Cook recovered for the Warblrds The Eagles covered foe 76 yards to pay dirt in six playa with a 46-yarder by Millerman on a tackle trap and a 21-yarder by quarterback Hawkins on a bootleg play the top galnera McGlotolln punched over from foe three for foe tally and again Oliver's kick waa good with 6:57 left ln the half The Warblrds went out front 21-0 early in foe fourth period to gain revenge after a 78-yard punt return by Don Rhoden waa called back and foe Eaglet penalised back to their own 22 The crowd hadn't had a chance to recover from Rhoden'a sensational jaunt when on the flrat play from scrimmage McGlothlln ripped through right tackle with speed never before demonstrated and was long gone for foe tame number of yards as Rhoden 78 And this time foe touchdown counted boot made it 21-0 with S02 left Lubbock's jittery reserves handed Abilene foe final tally The break came on the flrat play from scrimmage following touchdown run Reserve back Ted Hunt fumbled on the Lubbock 22 and Dick Orslnl recovered for Abilene with 2:35 left in the game Four playa later foe Eagles piled on the final marker with Sop more Henry Colwell scoring from Watkins Creates Break fumble recovery by freshman end Kenneth (7atkina of Odessa But Payne atlU picked up 84 who- played a terrific game for yards in the eight tlmea he lugged McMurry set up the first Indian the leather in the first half tally Watkins pounced on halfback were Gerald Watson Allen Holla-Most thrilling Tun of the after-'Dave bobble at the Howard day Bernard Weems Joe Bob noon come from an Indian Payne 20 Fox tossed a seven-yard Halfback Frank Rutledge a Cry- 'Visa to Watkins then at the 13 tnl City senior hung up Just about Payne delayed momentarily by a the longest run ever made on the line plleup burst clear and on into Reservation when he rolled 102 the end zone with four miigites left yards through the whole MrMuifyjin the first half Payne kicked the team for Howard Payne's only first of three extra paints after his score TD gallop Rutledge's second quarter Jaunt Following the kickoff came Rut- broke up one of formations and speared the ball just as it was headed toward the receiver at the McMurry 43 standout linemen Martin Stapler Watkins Bales and Ezra Corley Ratliff played a very valuable game in the Indian backfield alongside Payne Cantwell Atkina and Fox Chief thorn for Howard Payne fin McMurry'a side anyway) was CeCaptaln Joe James Hi tackling' and general defense hurt the In- after supper for the happy trip home They face Midland this week before closing out the season against dangerous San Angelo on Thanksgiving Day THK BTOKY IN nOMEt ODESSA FAMPA St Pint Dv II YK CllHt knbbv1 IS Pmm AMtM II hr Ml Pimm CMphM fw I far SS-S Paata Annie I far I (at PaulUah Yer4i far PmMm Leal ed Odessa to Its flrat acora early in foe second quarter The Branca drove 34 yarda for their first TD with Dale Sherrod scoring from the Harvester two Schlemeyer converted to reduce foe Harvester lead to 9-7 A 44-yard paaa play from Schlemeyer to Larry Mason paved the way for the second Bronc score that gave it the lead it never lost The pass placed the ball on the Harvester 15 and Schlemeyer later went over from foe one on a quarterback sneak and then converted to give Odessa a 144 lead at halftime Odessa virtually put foe game on icc early ln foe third when Schlemeyer passed to Troy Moody for 31 yarda and a touchdown The Harvesters got back In foe ball game late in the third when Lewis dashed over from the Odessa tix to cut foe Bronc lead to 21-15 Odetia however rose to the occasion ln the final quarter to score twin and win going away Sherrod raced over from the Harvester 12 for the first TD in the fourth and Mason drove over from the one for foe final tally Mason on the play preceding his one-yard payoff smash had taken a 22-yard past from Schlemeyer Score by quarters: Odessa 4 14 13-44 Pampa 906 ft- I y' 6 i'a u- I I 3 4 sj 4g diana But James had the fine help stara espe-ito dally Forehand Ganns end Bill and PAMPA Nov 14 (RNS) The Odessa Bronchos spotted the Pampa Harvesters nine points in the first quarter here Saturday before Cari Schlemeyer limbered up hit throwing arm to send the Branca rollicking to a 34-15 win over foe Harvesters before an eiti-mated crowd of 10000 fads The win clinched a state playoff berth for Coach Cooper Robbins' rones The worst the rones can do in foe race la tie Abilene and Pampa for the top rung and the Broncs hold wins over both dufat which would tend them Into foe state playoffs Schlemeyer the man of foe hour for the Branca passed for one touchdown scored once himself and set up two other touchdowns with his patting and running Schlemeyer completed nine out of 12 for 165 yards The big crowd on hand tensed an upset was In the making throughout the first quarter when the Harvesters jumped into a 94 lead The Odeiaana after failing to gain on their firit aeries of downs had a punt blocked and the ball bounced into foe end tone with Bobby Ghormeily foe punter falling on the ball giving tha Harvesters two points The Harvesters started a 54-yard touchdown drive midway through foe first quarter with Harold Lewis who scored both Pampa touchdowns going over from the Odessa one Bobby Wilhelm converted to five the Harvesters a 94 lead with :45 minutes left In the first quarter Schlemeyer faking two passes and gaining 14 and 13 yards ipark- started two yards behind hi own the1 Makfitf bobbed and weaved and finally turned on full power to take him past Indian quarterback Joe Bill Fox the last man between Tech Thumps Tulsa 49-7 Aids Bowl Bid TULSA Nov 14 Texas Tech quarterback Jack Kirkpatrick ran 101 yards for a touchdown with the opening kickoff today to set the pattern for the bowl-bidding Red Raiders' 49-7 rout of overmatched Tulsa Kirkpatrick's dash gaVe hia team early momentum for two more first hall touchdowns and dealt Tulsa a blow from which it did not recover until a third period rally that produced the Hurricane's only score It was the worst Tulsa defeat since Nevada's 65-14 runaway in 1948 and wiped out Texas Tech's rankling memories of a 39-7 loss to the Hurricane in 1950 Tulsa had no solution for the running of Tech's All America candidate Bobby Cavazos or the passing of Kirkpatrick and Jerry Joh son Kirkpatrick in addition to his game opening sprint kicked three extra points and passed for one touchdown Johnson threw two touchdown passes and while Cavazos scored only once his ball carrying kept Tulsa's paaa defensea off balance and ripe for three Tech touchdown heaves ln the last half Tulsa confined to its own territory throughout the first half had lta biggest moment late In the third period Dick Kercher caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Decker after Kercher himself had tossed to Ben Noah for 51 yards Later the Hurricane managed twice to get past Tech's 10-yard but was stopped on fumbles one by Bill Travnlck and another by Pat Ryan Meanwhile a relentless Tech never let up scoring twice on 30 36 tosses from Johnson Dean White and again on an 8-yarder from Buddy Hill to Elmer i Wilson Mixed with these aerial counters was a Rick Spinks-to- Norman Janes lateral good for a 1 52-yard touchdown and the Cowboys held a commanding 20-0 lead with 5:55 left in the third period After the enauing kickoff the Pokes held the Aggies and took over own their own 48 after Quarterback Charles Sindord's punt It took H-SU only four plays to score from this point On second down and needing 10 yards Williams found a nice hole In the middle and roared 44 yards before being hauled down from behind on the Aggie four Windsor moved to the one on a keeper at the right aide Then Fullback Owens smashed across for the tally The Cowboys scored again on the Initial play of the final period when Halfback James Cox who replaced Williams on the previous play hit left tackle bounced off the Aggie linebacker cut upfleld and pranced 67 yards to score standing up End Carlos Berry booted the extra point and H-SU led 33-0 with 14:30 left in the encounter Fullback Collins galloped for the final Cowboy TD With 4:25 left to play the rugged fullback took a handoff at the H-SU 38 tlle-d off right lackle cut back to midfield and raced 62 yarda for a final stand-up counter Art Cunningham's kick was short and the scoring parade ended Behind an almost entirely freshman and sophomore unit the Cowboys rode the backs of Cunningham and Johnie Crumpler for 63 yards only to tee time run out with the ball on the five Despite the bold running of backi Jimmy Bradley Richard Ilolmet Gary Walton and Harold Jacobs the Aggies were no match for the H-SU machine Jones and fullback Bill Murphy running and the pass- ling of Grimland and MtUsapa stood 'out for HP on offense Dim Worn) Aggies what appeared to be a touchdown Officlala ruled it a fumble a u- Boai and ava MpMurrv rtohaii i Ja 00 the 20 on ledge's 102-yard Jaunt The sprinter outdistance every MeMuiry defen-1 dor and give the Jackets their lone 02Te' wiiT0? held In check by hpc defenders the Indians burst TH STORY IN VKil'RK NM US HAaniN-SIMMONS Pint Dnu IH Vis Ualari in IS Hum MlteRH IS hr Venn CnpliM hr hr SS Paata Ann hr 4 hr Penal Ufa rri I hr at Pmklaa La at Afler Dan Villarreal and Owens moved the ball to the nine In five playa quarterback Dee Windson dropped back for a pass ii'ntl end Cheater Lyasy open In the right flat of the end zone and tossed the ball to the agile wing-man for the Initial TD End Andrews attempted extra point boot waa wide and the Pokes led 6-0 with 11:40 still remaining in the opening quarter After an exchange of punts the Cowboys wound up on their own three yard line In three playa the Pokes moved the ball out to the 13 The atage waa then act for Williams' record smashing run Taking a handoff from Windsor the burly halfbark cut over right tackle bounced off an Aggie secondary man lost hit shoe on the 16 and headed to the right aide-lines where he skirted the remaining distance untouched hobbling up and down shoclesi Jimmy Doom booted the' extra point and the Pokes led 13-0 with 4:35 left in the first stanza From this point on the Agglca stiffened and held the rampaging Cowboy backs in check until the half threatening once themselves by moving to the 10 before time ran out in the first half It wasn't until the fading min-ulea of the third period that tha Pokes started fomping again scor 1 By HARLESS WADE Roportor-Nowi Sports Writer A bevy of wild bucking Cowboy backs broke from the Hardin-Sim-mons University corral here tonight to roll up a new school rushing record of 504 yards in stampeding a hapless band of New Mexico Aggies 39-0 Ripping Rodney Williams stole the shpw in the Cowboys' high-geared ground attack aa he roared 245 yards on 19 carries scoring two touchdowns the lint an 87-yard scamper for the longest TD run from scrimmage in H-SU bit-lory A sparse crowd of only 3000 fans were on hand to see Coach Murray Evans' Pokes completely outclass the luckless Aggies for their fourth consecutive Border Conference victory In racking up the 504 yards the Cowboys broke the old mark of 402 aet against Arizona State of Tempo in 1948 by 22 yards In galloping 245 yards Williams missed an all time tingle game ruihlng mark by only 33 yards The old mark is held by Doc Mobley The Cowboys completely dominated the game running up 21 flrat downs to the Aggies' nine The Pokes completed live of 15 pataca for 83 yards to run their game offensive total to 587 The Aggies gained 102 yards mailing and 68 passing for a net total of 170 yards Evans' Pokes wasted no time in coring moving 39 yards in tlx playa the first time they had the ban to seoroTackle Wayne Adams act the tally bp when he recovered aa Agglo fumble an Bm ing on a 40-yard paaa play from Windsor to Williams Williams took the past at the Aggie 40 and broke loose on a Jarring run down the left aidelinea He received key blocks by tackle David Nelson at the 20 and guard A Viertel at the 12 then tlashd the remaining yards to score Doom booted hia second attempted extra point through the uprights Hiss Gets Chance For Parole Soon WASHINGTON Nov 14 lA-AL gcr lilss will get another chance next Saturday at a parole from his five-year prlxon term A routine annual review of the case will be made at that time by the federal parole board Dr George Killlngcr a board member said today litas will not appear or be questioned and the board will meet In executive session A decision will he announced a short time thereafter Killlngcr said Hiss waa convicted Jan 25 1950 on charges or lying under oath when he swore before a federal grand jury that he had never passed secret government documents to Whittaker Chambers admitted courier for a pre-war So vlet spy ring lie began serving hit sentence March 22 1951 at the liCwlaburg Ro federal penitentiary and even without parole would be eligible for release In November 19J4 with allowances for good Behavior (No 67) with End Andrews behind Aggie halfbacks Gary Walton (No 22) and Harold Jacobs (No 30) move is In the background are Jesus Esparza Aggie tackle (No 50) and guard Drew Christe (No 52) and If-bU end Chester Lyisy (No 84) (Staff Flfbto by David Banos) 4 HIE OWENS Ilardin-Simmons fullback Owens rips off 19 yards Saturday night at Parramore Stadium in the Cowboys' 39-0 victory over New Mexico moving from the Cowpoke 27 to the 46 on a dash around right end Leading Interference is guard Johnny Rodgeri.