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'PAGE TWO Tune Tn on KRBC THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Monday Evening, October -27, .1941. Buffs, Cowboys Top Border Card The Border conference spotlight moves to Abilene this week, as two of the league's three unbeaten teams meet in a traditional clash that has added import this year, with the loop leadership at stake. West Texas State's rampant Buffaloes, unbeaten and untied under the inspired leadership of Coach Jack Curtice, will invade the Hardin-Simmons corral for that game with the Cowboys, set for Saturday night, at 8. Confident that this is the year to square some accounts accrued through the years, the WTSC delegation will be headed by its band, and chartered bus loads of Buffalo supporters from up Canyon way. IDEAL SETTING Coach Warren Ranchers, decisively winning their conference debut, In the to 14 win over Texas Mines last week, have provided their end of an ideal setting lor the game.

Arizona's third occupant of the conference lead, polished off Arizona State of Tempe, 20 to 7, In the first meeting of the teams in four years. A throng of 12,000 saw the game, at Tempe. Saturday night. West Texas drubbed Arizona state of Flagstaff. 27 to 0, with Wee Ben Collins of the Buffs adding 15 points to his total to run it up to 87 for the season.

He ranks as the nation's high scoring back. Capt. Murry Evans, high point man at HSU. has 43. RAIDERS WIX Texas Tech trounced New Mexico 36 to 0, at Lubbock, in a "grudge" session that squared things for the only defeat, in 11 starts, the Lobos handed out to the Red Raiders last years, and provided the filth win In A row for Coach Dell Morgan's rumbling Raiders.

Going intersecllonal, New Mexico's Aggies failed to score In game with Bradley Tech, Peoria. 111., losing 0-J6. This week's conference games are the H-SU-West game here, the Texas Mines tilt at Arizona, and the New Mexico Aggies-- Flagstaff clash, at Flagstaff. In Intersections) engagements, Tech journeys to Miami. New Mexico entertains Nevada at Albuquerque, and Tempe travels to Qreeley, to meet Greeley state.

GAMES THIS 1VEK West Slile 41 Texu at New ilctfeo AgEiei il FUJJU.II". Xevtdt Kt Mexico. TexM Tech Mlsjnl. at Greeley Slate. RESULTS 1.A5T WEEK Kardio-Elmiaoas Tens Mictj 11'.

Wf.t Sule 37, FllSJlolI Tecti 36, Mexico 0 Arizona 20. Tfrmpe T'. Biadiej- Tech 26. tfea- Meiico COMERSXCE STANDINGS W. L.

T. Pet. PliO.P. West TIXAI 3 0 0 1.000 91 7 3 0 9 13 0 1.043 Hirdin, Simmon. Meitco 1 1 Tech 0 Texts Mlsti 0 1 1 34 SI .375 0 .000 33 15 60 fi 39 14 117 Kyle Leading C.

Scorer Graham Kyle. Texas Wesleyan fullback, took over the Texas conference scoring lead by tabbing four touchdowns and an e.xtra point in the Rams' 48-1 win over Austin college last week. Tnat boosted Kyle's total to 31 points for the season. Rolanci Warren of Howard Payne is in the runner-up slo: with 24 points. Tne top eight scorers: PUjer, Kyle.

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A H3 I A. 0.9 4 A FB 0 11 Rottlers Get Scare, But They Beat Regis DENVER. Oct. (UP) --St. Mary's Battlers of Ssi Antonio, Texas, often called the bltgesl little football team In the United had the wits scared out of them yesterday.

The Rattlers, having kept their goal line uncrossed tn five games. punched over a quick first period touchdown, but Regis college of Denver came back to take a 13 to 6 tend. Only two desperate stands In the final period on the one and lour yards lines givt St. Miry'i i M-13 Matty Bell Says Texas Great When Grain Takes Over By HAROLD V. RATLIFF DALLAS.

Oct. i.fi --When Jack Grain, the Nocona nugget, stepped in as field general he made the University of Te.vas a great football team, observes Cagey Matty Bell, whose Southern Methodist university eleven is the next to lake on the mighty Orange Wave. Bell personally scouts one opponent a year. That conies on S. week off -the week befort the battle with Texas.

Matty saw the Longltorns a Saturday in their 40-0 slaughter of Rice and he says he a back" home i i headache. "It's the fast- i MADISON JILL charging line 3 saw in college football. "And the boy who makes that well-coordinated machine click is Craln. He went in as field general last Thanksgiving Day. That's when Te-vas beat a great Tesas A.

and M. learn. And Texas hasnt lost a game since. "And I don't think any team Is going to stop Texas unless A. and M.

upsets them on Thanksgiving "The Texas team is even better I thought it was from my reports. I had heard that the opposition was weak. Now I know that's not the ease. The opposition Is as good as ever. Texas Is just great I only hops we can hold them under 30'points but I'm afraid they're going.to do-us just like ot them." Texas has rjn over live opponents this season, beating none by fewer than four touchdowns.

This statement will bring blue spots--the blue of S. M. in front of the eyes.of Dam Bible. generalissimo of Texas' gridiron forces. Bible says that when Bell praises the Texas team, it's just when he's ready to deliver the knockout ranch.

The Texas mentor has his- lory to back him. Never since Bible las been at Texas--it's five years now--have the Longhoms beaten Southern Methodist. Packers Catch Big Bears Next CHICAGO. 3reen Bay Packers will learn next Sunday whether they've been on a wild goose chase since the National football Ie2gw season began. Tne Incomparable Don Hutson and his mates knocked over De- iroit and Cleveland before bowing the undefeated Chicago Bears 01 Green Bay five weeks ago.

Since the Bears and Packers have bowled over everything In sight, marking time until their second encounter. This meeting comes Sunday In Wrigiey field. Tne eastern race was thrown Into scramble between Washington and New York yesterday when P-ooklyn snapped back from three straight defeats to whip the Glints. 16 to 13. Washington, a half game behind the Giants, outlasted Cleveland to win IT to 13.

Tne Bears notched their i straight over a stubborn Pittsburgh eleven. 34 lo Green Bay also had an easy time veslerday, whipping Detroit, 24 to 7. with Hutson in another field day. The Chicago Cardinals started .00 late to catch the Philadelphia Eajles. losing by 31-14.

COWBOY CHAOWICK TWISTS THROUGH HOLE IN MINES LINE Wesleyans and Jackets in lexas Conference Spotlight Speaking of Sports-WHITE AND FLANAGAN TO STAGE OWN SIDE SHOW By HAL SAYLES QNE of the surest ways to get involved in a first class, it- can't-be-proved argument out here in West Texas this fall is to compare the football merits of Lamesa's Gus White and Sweetwater's Marion Flanagan. Some say the issue will be settled once and for all when the two boys meet up at the Mustangs' bowl. If you're convinced by their respective tallies or yards gained in this week's struggle, you might as well concede the debate to the Flanagan's-better-than-White backers. He should outpoint White Friday night. Both White and Flanagan are fine backs, two of the best in Texas schoolboy competition this year, but there is no way of accurately judging their comparative ability if they opposed each other every weekend for the rest of the season.

Flanagan leads the state in scoring with 113 points. He's a strong runner, he's fast and he's a good passer. Flanagan also has the Sweetwater line and the best set of high school interferers we've seen this season in front of him. White has scored 62 points. He's not quite as fast as Flanagan but he is far more elusive.

He gets by sometimes without blocking. He is a fine, accurate punter averaging close to 40 yards and does a little chunking. White's supporting cast cannot approach that of Flanagan's. have talked to a number of coaches, scouts and football officials who have seen the two jridders play. A few say they had rather have Flanagan on their team.

The majority say they would take White over any other back hi West Texas. GUS WHITE JR. At any rate they're both sure of landing on the all-district team and Flanagan. If the Sweetwater team gets Into the state race, will be a stout contender for all-state honors. fknajin has tTfrafed fame through Sweet- wattr's first six and In each ef the past three--against District 3AA foes, he Kored exactly 19.

Against Abilene last week Flanagan plunged for hts first score, then tore off on 41 55-yard touchdown treks. He kicked "one trK point. Flanagan's biggest night of the season came In the opener against Mineral Wells when he scored all 33 of his team's points, including 81-yard jaunt--his longest of the campaign. The Mustang speedster also has thrown four touchdown passes. HESE two highly touted back- fielders are built along the same lean, wiry line.

Each weighs close to 160 and stands right at six feet. Gus Is the more spectacular of the two. The opposition is in danger any time he gets his hands on the pigskin. His amazing change of pace masterful handling of open field situations keeps the fans keyed up whether he's pickine up three yards or 53. The modnt Limesan admits his bijjest thrill in football a few weeks back when he cut on one fouchrVown run for riO yarrls anrl another of 55 jrards, then kicked both t-jtra points for his part in the Tornadoes' J4-I3 victory over the Odessa Bronchos.

What should worry the Sweetwater fans Is the fact that he has been particularly hot on alternate weekends. After running i against Tahoka and Thomas Edison of San White was checked by plainvlew without a score, then he tied Into Odessa. Next week Abilene stopped him, then he galloped over Big Spring. Last week San Angelo had him covered In a driving rainstorm. This'week he's due to be on the loose again.

QTRANGELY enough, football. is not Gus' best game. This 16- year-old high schooler carries a three-goal rating In polo. Cecil Smith, world's top ranking pololst, says the kid Is headed for a ten- goal handicap. That, Incidentally, Is what Smith carries and Is as high as they rank 'em.

Stnllh had uked Cus a lopnolch polo plater himself, (o allow Cus Jr. to fa east with him this year ptjy in the b'r polo Senior junior icieed jchool- Inf eomn first. Gus anc ms fine string of polo ponies will go to college. But you Southwest conference coaches lake note: You had belter show him a polo field pretty close to the place where he settles lor the next four years. Who's the better footballer, Football's in the Air at Camp Barkelcy-- M'CREARY TO COACH 45TH Captain Aaron McCreary.

dlrec tor of athletics at Arizona Stale In until his induction into the army yesr ago. was named coech of the division football team today. The appointment was announced by Major Lee Ollstrap, division morale officer. Capt. coached the Flagstaff footballers for ten years prior to being mobilized with the division.

He played football Pennsylvania college in Gettysburg for two vears before the world war. A in the service overseas, Capt. McCrfary entered the University of Arlzoni where round- out i successful grid career In 1920. He coached at Tucson high school for three years, then for eight sears at Arizona Slate In Tempe before talcing over at Flagstaff. Capt.

McCreary said the team probably will start workouts this week plans to schedule games by the second or third week tn November. In the meantime, the army footballers hope to arrange scrimmages with the local colleges to put them In top shape for their season opener. The schedule. Major Gilstrap re- porti, may Include such army post teams is Will Rogers field, Okla- noma City; Cimirron field, QkU- homa City; one or more of the teams from Fort Sill. Oood- fellow field.

San Angelo. and the 36th Division. Brownwood. The Camp Barkelcy grldmcn hope to up the season against the Brownwood soldiers in what would naturally be "the big yamc." The season probably will run through December. Division morale officers are to meet Wednesday at 8 a.

m. In the division officers' day room to com- piete plans for forming of the camp's football team. An officer from each regiment will be appointed as sn assistant coach lo aid Capt. McCreary and lo select players from his own regiment to work out with the tjivislon team. Tommy Chadwick, one of Hardin-Simmons' outstanding backs at El Paso Saturday, is shown eating up yards as two Miners close in for the tackle.

The Mucker at the right is Jack Telford, No. 16, end, who made the tackle after his mate at the left forced the swivel-hipped Chadwick toward the sidelines. The Cowboys roped the Muckers, 44-14. Lufkin, Corpus In High School Grid Headliner By the Press a top scoring teams--Lufkin and Corpus Chrbti-- collide Friday and that's the big news along schoolboy football front. There are other important games but none can taire the spotlight from this clash, matching the eleven rated No.

1 against the acknowledged power of South Texas. It Is the game bringing together tiro undefeated, untied teams and except for the one to be eliminated by this tilt, the list is due to remain otherwise the same. The undefeated, untied list has has Lufkin, Corpus Cluisti, Amarillo, Paris, Masonic Home (Port Worth), Sunset (Dal- Temple. Waco, Conroe, Goose Creek and McAllen. Uiikln has stormed to 296 points in six games--more than 49 per game or a little better than a point a minute.

The opposition has gotten six. That came last week when Livingston finally scored on the great defensive machine molded by Abe Martin. Corpus Chrlstl has rolled up points in six games and allowed 19. It is heralded as a typical Buccaneer eleven fine blocking, fast, hard-running backs. Tne outstanding conference game this week sends 'San Antonio) to Austin, this is due lo decide the title of district Austin is favored to come through.

Amarlllo's 3-0 victory" over Lubbock featured last week's play. As things nonj shape up it looks like these teams will be district champplons: Amarlllo.WIchita Falls. Sweetwater. Ysleta, Paris, Highland Park' (Dallas), Masonic Home, Sunset. Breckenrldge, Temple.

Tyler, Lufkin, Goose Creek, Jeff Davis (Houston), Austin and Corpus In such a field Amarillo would not be expected to get past the winner of the Paris-Masonic Home game should those two teams reach the quarter-finals--and they are heavy favorites la do so. Wee Ben Tops Nation Scorers NEW YORK. Oct. Collins, West Texas stale halfback, tops the nation's football scorers with 8T points in six contests. Milt Jannone of Hamilton, and Courtney Drlscoll of Marshall, Ihe eastern touchdown twins, are in second-place tie, with points each.

The lenders, showing player, school, number of games, touchdowns, points after touchdown, field goals and total points: Border Ben CMtlr.i, T. IS is i J.in«one. HinluiM I I 0 0 Courtney Drlfeoll. ft 11 64 I-arlllt Paclllc Ulher.n .1 10 Sonlhrrr, Bui Dirtley. Vlrjlnl.

i Ml.w.ri V.lle, Cmlerwe Pono. 4 9 0 SoulTiiKfM Cflfilerenee Cr.lr, 8 Sun limn Cnnlrrtnr-v Jen Fury. Wake ID J4Clt Jenkinj. Vs Juiwtk, Dime Mr Tm Pat Harrier Kfr ltabec, Mijourt 5 4 1 Kir SMrn otr.t. Coloralo suie I 3 12 1 S9 Af 0 ii 0 1 6 0 27 15 White or Flanagan? your ment from now on.

Texas, SMU in Crucial Game By RICHARD WEST Asscciated Fress Staff Texas meets Southern Methodist Saturday and this crucial Southwest conference clash should provide a footnote to science--the physical result when an irresistible 'force meets an immovable object. A so-far irresistible Texas i engulfed five opponents -and averaged nearly 40.points a game in doing so. Now they meet the immovable methodists tutored by Madison Bell, a defensive genius. In football's scroll of honor Mr. Bell of the Moanln' Bells is known as one who can ably meet a desperate situation solve It.

On his side he has every psychological advantage. He Is'the underdog. His team will have rested two weeks. It's homecoming on the Methodist camp grounds. And S.

M. U. dislikes Texas. Against him a group of poised boys who know how to score and score at will. Mr.

Bell personally scouts the Ixmghorns and fills his notebook each year. HE SAW PLEN'TY It works. Never has a Dana Bible-coached Texas team beaten hk Mustangs. Saturday the moaner saw plenty. Texas regulars played only twenty minutes In slaughtering Rice then turned the job over to the reserves who scored four more.

Yes, reserves--hordes of them -zooming like locusts. Backs Spec Sanders. R. L. klns, Mickey Mayne, Fritz Lobprles.

Kenny Afatthews and a rugged bunch of substitute "llnemtn Joined Pete Layden. Jack Grain and solid first-team line In crushing one of, Rice's good elevens. Hice gathers Its remains for Saturday night, breather ugalnst Centenary In Houston, In another conference game the rampaging Texas Aggies meet Arkansas, surprise victor over Detroit last week, in Little Rock. The Brains tackle Texas Christian's Frees In Waco Saturday. Minus their great snarknluj.

Kyle Gillcspic rho is out with broken leg. the Frogs were beaten 28-H Saturday by Fordhsm In New York. Bad Example FORT MONROE. Va. A Tflrzan-type sergeant herded his men Into Ihe room for blood tests, assurinog them It was nothing and would soon be over, then keeled over In a faint when the needle was applied to his arm.

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The other is smooth going Abilene Christian, riding along with four straight league wins under the belt. The Chris-'TM lians celebrate homecoming Saturday at Morris i against the Auslin Kanga-. roos. NO $Lir-vet .9 Austin knocked the Cats out of clear claim to Ihe title last year with i 7-6 upset win Sherman, to the Purple is on the lookout for more "slipping up'" from the under- dogs. The Kangiroos were around freely by the Weslcyaiis last In losing 48-7, while ACC'a first string played only at short intervals In the team's 48-0 rout of Daniel Baker Saturday iilglit.

Another game is on the local slate 0 for Friday night, Daniel Baker College high scoring Eagles with four stralgh' conference trluinp'u, are leadivj tne Class A division of the dt? ward school grid race alter the first lour n-eeks of play. 'Coached by Fred McKenzie, the Heights eleven have scored at will In trouncing each of their four opponents, Tlte Eagles can clinch a tie for the flag next Thursday with a win over (he Travis Tigers, whom they have already beaten 25-6 earlier in the season. It would give them a record of five consecutive wins against no losses and one game to go. The Tigers must win to sta' in the running. Perry Mason's Central Bulldogs, who tost to the College Heights contingent 0-47 two weeks ago, are now riding in the second place slot with a pair of victories and a lone setback.

Playing the hapless Vat- Mar brigade next Thursday, the Bulldogs should easily take its third league win to strengthen its hold, on Ihe number two position. Highlight of last week's play was the Travis-Central fray, which the Bulldogs emerged victorious by a 20 0 score. The Dog win broke a second place deadlock between them and the Tigers. Other league bouts saw Travis lick Val-Mar 40-0 and pace setting College Heights beating the same crew even worse 4G-0. Fair Park, by taking a 6-0 verdict over Travis last Thursday, took over the number one slot in the Cats division.

Coach J. M. Anthony's Fair Park crew have yet to be scored upon and they have chalked up three straight league wins. Travis had previously been undefeated before meeting Pair Park. STANDINGS Clan A Team-College HrlKtotI Central 2 I Travis 2 Vat-Mar 0 4 Pet Sc 0 1.000 15D 0 .647 IS 0 .333 0 .000 0 83 Heights 2 I 1 Valley View 1 1 CentrM 0 20 .000 Laroar 0 3 0 .000 Full Season cr.Ass Collecr 27 i 0.

If TrarL- 3J 0 (7 ferUMI 0. 20 Stamford Jr. Hlsh 13. 15 Val.SUr 0. 8 Collefe Ktlghli 25.

tl Val Mar 0. 19 CliMe Jr. lush 0. 0 Central 20 Vallrj- Vltu-Lamftr fi BintertleM 11 3D Butlerfleld 12. 0 Central CS.

0 College Heights 32. 0 TMVfs 40. 0 Colltse HdEMi 15. Central Vul.llir 0. 0 Height! 21.

20 Traii. 0. -37 Canur 0. Central 0. 6 Tr.iU 12 Valley Vieir 0.

6 Colleje Helchls 0. 0 Fair Park Collrie 2, Lamar 0. a 6. 0 Travis 1 Valley View 0 Kartell). Valley IS Lminr 0.

0 12. collfte HeltJits 0 College HelEht, I ilc'rktl). Ctnlr.l 0 TravL, 13. 0 Fair I I 0 27 0 il playing the McMurry Indians at Medley field. The Braves slipped into the win column last week with a 6-0 verdict over Ihe Trinity Tigers.

CATS LEAD SCORING 4 In the other conference game Southwestern battles Trinity Waxahachie Friday night. The Pirates, stilt looking for conference bowed to Howard Payne by a 26-6 count last week. ACC, in league play, has run upTM 102 points while limiting the opposition to 6 In the four games played to date. That's the best scoring mark In the loop and the defensive mark Is equalled only by Howard Payne, the Jackets having limited 0 opponents to 6 in three games. THIS HTKK'S A FRIDAY Oct.

Howard Paynf Ti. Texa. IVealeyan Brcwnwood Trlrt- Hy vt. Southwestern at Waaatiachle va. UanitL Baker ai Abilene A A Nov.

1-- A C. C. va. tin College at Abilene A HKEK'S HKSl'tTS Teisj IVeilejan IS. ColltM.

1 a Payne 15. I I McMurry 6, Trinity 0 (X): A. C. O. 4S.

Daniel Haker 0 (i)-- DenclfA conference caroej. A I L. T. Pel. Pla.OpP.

Team-A. C. Texts Ve.leyar. llOKlrf Payne Austin college Torn HouArd A Tfin AUMln college Trinity DantH Biker a 1.000 101 01.000 19 4 3 3 0 0 1.000 ...1 2 0 ...1 2 0 .333 13 21 1 3 ft .230 IS 51 0 3 0 .000 12 51 0 .000 0 STANDINGS W. L.

T. Pet. PU.Opp. I 0 1 .00 13 0 .657102 78 0 95 0 .100 6 1 0 .100 S3 13 0 1 3 ...1 I 0 ...0 4 0 32 Shannon Winner of 'Blind Golf Title FORT WORTH. Oct.

The "blind golfers" championship of the world rested with Marvin Shannon today. He defeated Clint Russell of Dulnlh. his only competitor for the title. 8 and 1 yesterday. With aides to Hue up their clubj and tip them off regarding obstructions and distances, the blind men tour a regulation 18 holes In the low 90's as a rule but yesterday Ihey weren't on their game and Shannon, playing his home course, turned into the final nine leading six up although he had a 52 on thi par 65 out nine.

Packers Win, 56-35 Flashing ft versatile running at- the Packers, rumbled orer the Texas and Pacific Red Horses. 56-35. in high scoring six- man football game here yesterday. 4 LOOK for the SAFETY STRIPE TRIAD AN IXCLUSIVI FIATUM IN THI MORE MIIUG! CRUTfR SAflTY EASIIR RIDING to TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE COMPLETE TIRE AND TUIE SERVICE- TIKES REGROOVED! NEED USED TSRES! Hare a tion ot Uw FISK TIRE SALES OAK AT $0. 3NO PHONf 76M.