Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 12

PAGE FOUR In on KRBC THK ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Saturday Morning, December 18, 1941 Bellinger Captures Regional Title Despite Early Injury to Starjtell BoilGames SPARKS 'CATS To Be Held JIO13-0 WIN OVER CUBS Bv thf Associated In spite the war. football Ian-' across'the nation win get usual quota of "bow!" same! on Day-mlless present are changed by unespfctcc tfirv developmer.ts. Tnat was the unanimous oene. unions promoters of the various post-season a survey ay the Associated Press ciiscloseo Frl- day Orly Eovcruaiemfl; or military action will keep the games from being plaieo as scheduled, officials said 111 California: where the Pasadena Rose Bow! clash sav. Fra-cisco's same closes: P.icilk- lict.

there has been little talk of cancellation. By JOE PIERCE Lubbnck Avalanche Sports Writer BROWNFIELD. Dec. 12--lames Striplin. shoved into hero's role by the first-period i of Lloyd Bell, responded nobly tli'is afternoon and led the Ballinger Bearcats to a 13 to 0 victory over Brownfield.

The i save the 'Cats the region two. class A football championship a ended their season with a record unmarred by defeat. I I IX ALL Striplin accounted for al! the same's scoring by circling left end for one touchdown, passing to End Clyde Harvile for another and boot- inq and extra point from placement. Bell. Ballinger's widely heralded backfifld ace.

hobbled to the side- Breck Gains 5 All-Star Posts BROWSWOOD. Dec. --Frark McQuesry. Mineral back, arm Tackle Otis Gallagher of the outstann- and -tbal, players week-long sports -pro-, of 1941 A V.AliC.HAX Brooklyn Gets Arky Vaughan PITTSBURGH. Dec.

12-- ifi- lines In the first period with a ne Pittsburgh Pirates announced twisted knee. tonight that Arky Shortl 5' a Ihe a a Vatiehn has been traded to Brook, ccordin? to the combined crowc ied Brownfiled back to its' It's Like By HOWARD GREEN OY MORRIS, former football at H.amlin and now at writes the following letter: "Let's get the facts straight. You keep talking about eight championships for Lee Walker at Stamford. I wonder how you get that and where: "Here is the record: "1929. Roscoe; 1930, 1931 and 1932, Snyder; 1933, Rotan; 1934, Roby: 1935, Roscoe.

"I am writing from memory but look up the record In the paper and you will see tills is right. I left down there in the summer of '36 but think Stamford won in '36. Haskell in '37. Stamford in '38 and '39. and Hamlin in '40, and Stamford '41, "Anyway Stamford won four district championships In 13 years instead of eight.

1 know Haslcell has won one. Hamlin one. Roby one. Rotan one. Roscoe two and Snyder three--total nine.

Thus the best Stamford could have done was four out of 13. up the record and you will find this is right. What do you say?" Mr. Morris, this is what we say: In former years the old district 5 was divided into sections, the western section corresponding to what is now district and the eastern half to the present district yn for Catcher Babe Pheips. pitch- 10.

Stamford won the tit-le for what is currently district 10 four times before the Interscholastlc league was re-districted. It is true Stamford has won the title over the current district 10 members, eight times in 13 years. Ben Hogan Holds Lead at Miami 45TH PLAYS TODAY FOR AREA SERVICE CROWN By Kit HARD DUMIT 45th Division Kress Heclion SAN ANTONIO, Dec. dull, leaden skies threatening to unloose a deluge, members of the 45th and 2nd Infantry Divisions each expressed confidence as they rested (or their all-important game to settle Uie VIII Army Corps gridiron title here on Alamo field Saturday afternoon. The tenm representing the Fort Sam Houston camp will 'ex sn all- star group, members being selected from the 9th, 23rd and 38th In- fantry Regiments, Uie HQ.

and hopes for successful Thunderblrd, p. the 2nd Medical battalion and the 15th Field Artillery battalion. They will be under the leadership of Lt. Wharton Leblanc head coach, and are considered one of the finest service teams in this section. The Camp Barkeley llumder- birds arrived here late Thursday afternoon and went through a Umbering up practice invasion announced that all 33: squad members will ready foiC action.

The withdrawal of Uie 1580i Infantry from Camp Barkeley early Thursday morning deprived the 45th squad of line Coach Lt. Pavlich and team trainer Sgt. Toy but a late order by General Key, division commander, retained for, the Thnnderblrds the services Alamo field Friday. Capt. Leslie o( Emll steger, regular guard, who Van Noy, head conch, held high I was slated to leave with the 158th.

Temple Beats Tyler, 14 to 7, Three lilts Billed Today By the Associated Press Temple's mighty Wildcats thundered into the semi-finals of the Texas schoolboy football race Fri- day-r-thelr third time in four years. The Wildcats beat Tyler 14-7 to trim the list of teams left in the battle for the state title to seven. Three games Saturday will round out the semWinals. with Wichita Palls entertaining Ysleta, Sunset ho battling Highland Park at Dallas upuu luui ui i and Lflmar (Hniistoni to Aus- "--ti one each from I Sigo'ttatlons toward the big deal qni-e- and 'steshenville. Mineral 1 Fullback Bob Wright covered it I were sta ned toward the dose wVrTs'hac' three "on the second on the 25.

and from there It was major league meetings this 'wo each from Brown- flve la 3 to a touchdown. Wright TOC in Chicaeo. Late today Presi- team. Breckenridee. Ranger and and Striplin pushed to a firsi on (jent William" Benswangcr of the Cisco.

The iw mty-iwo Players the 11. and from there Striplin pirates received a long distance be lobbed the ball into the end zone, ca ll from General Manager Larry Brmmwobd Han-ile was waiting. All alone, and MacPhail of the Dodgers and QWENSON high school 'ever. It Is admitted their winning went down in the books as a sectional rather than a district title. The sectional setup then simply corresponded to the present district alignment.

At my rate don't you think it's fair to credit Mr. Walker with i championships? Hereafter we won't go into detail to eiplaln the exact title, merely calling It eight tor 13. ,1 didn't win MIAMI. Dec. gerous players moved into a contending position, but little Ben Ho- (sn of Hershey.

more than held his own through the second round of the S10.000 Miami open golf tournament i a and reached the halfway mark with a three-stroke edge. Slipping five strokes off his rec- ord-equtUing first round effort, the a rs: roun slender, black-haired Hogan posted I Lacy Turner. a 69 for a 36 hole; Bn sippiifr.v-!^ 133. He paSred a 36 and a 33- ihe latter with the aid of a 20 foo: pitch shot for a birdie deuce on the llth hole. Putting miserably.

Sam Snead of White 5pnngs, relied on the magic of hU long game to card another 68 and take second place at 136, He was shooting for birdies on eight of the last nine holes and an eagle on the other, but failed to sink a 3ingle firs: puu and had to be samfied with a 34 to match his firs; nine score. Coming from behind, the 1940 Trinner. Byron Nelson of Toledo. Ohio, snared third place a brilliant 33-34-- 6" tha; left him four The pace as the field annual ofl i the 'Cats had another touchdown 'banquet' here the Striplin kicked the point, and the of" January 16. Coach Matty score was 13-0.

Be ll of Southern Methodis: will be Credit for the victory must go the principal speaker. largely to the hard-charging Bal- Members of the teams selected linger line, which never allowed on" vote? of head coaches Exrk Cur- Lewis. Brownfield's chief scoring tis Breckenridpe: H. threat, to break into the clear. Raneer' Jimmie Marshall.

Step-! Heading the Bearcat charges were h'enville: Mike O. Murphy. Cisco: i Tackle Weidon Buxkemper. Har- Cv Pe-kins Mineral Wells, and ville. Guards Ray Wood and Zane i McWtlliams and i a Wright.

Brownfield took two soon came to understanding. Graduation Not To Hurt ACC a same and scored only two touchdowns in the football season iti-t closed. Yet. the Cowboys showed an improvement. Last year the made only one touchdown.

Coach O. K. Reynolds declares, however, that Swenson hopes J.o One was 01 1th riubba and Lamar (Houston! going to Austin. Temple is one of the two undefeated, untied teams in Texas. The Wildcats now have won eleven games, scoring 214 points to 40 for Uie opposition.

Their opponents in the semifinals will be the winner of the Lamar-Austin game. Temple has won district championship" four times in five years, been in the semi-finals three times and in the finals once. The year the Wildcats failed to come through 1939 was when EAGLES LAUNCH SEASON WITH WIN OVER ANSON Demonstrating flashes of brilliance throughout a star-'J' studded lineup, the Abilene Eagles opened the curtain on their basketball season here last night with a 40-24 victory over the sharpshooting Anspn Tigers. Fast at the start, the Eagles, led.by gangling Sam Stovall, whose injury late last season might have deprived Abilene i of a state championship, racked up a tenpoint lead before the Tigers were able to cash shot. Despite this early margin the Tigers fought back, ringing the most spectacular tries of the evening and staying they were on the Intel-scholastic league's suspended list.

Temple came from behind to win over Tyler with a couple of quick scoring in the third quar- within shooting distance until the waning minutes. EAGLES STEADY There scarcely ever any doubt about Hie ultimate decision. Just as it would seem Hie Tigers might be easing up on ttie Eagles, the hotshoti would break Iree for a tally or so. Abilene exhibited dexterous bail bundling and deadly shooting flock. Stovall.

the high point man. sank six of nine chances from the field and two out of three from the charity laaie. His aggregate was 14. Dub Winkles of Abilene and An- atone for its grid losses forthcoming basketball campaign. Norman Pinson.

who last winter: onnn stcvens. The other was on Kutner Modestly Accepts Honors AUSTIN. Otf. 13. Malcolm Kutner, fltist University of Texas grlddtr ever to make the Associated All-f America team, today modestly accepted the honor, saying limply: son's Sam Easley were next, in line Tm very grateful.

It's somethln, with ten points apiece. Little Gene I ve dreamed About I was ft Spires tabbed nine for (-he Eagles. kid. I'm very happy." a 63-yard pass play Anson didn't score in the first i rangy, six-root-two-inch" Morns' pitching quarter. Abilene leading 10-0.

A wingman then excused himself. Although Uncle Sum is al led a surge to the Stonewall coun- ft 36 VRrd title and into the semifinals W(iy flnri linos; i district 5 'competition, heads Ty Ml'r. Srcck- fter the i sure some of ihe fooi- list of returning lettermen. initial touchdown and drove sixty ball huskies for his team between pj nso is quite an athlete and yards to jus: inside the Ballinger 20 now and next September. Abilene i Eri be worth the inspection 1 before yielding the ball on Christian college has 21 ieuernien a Edw A.

B. Morris named 26 letter award winners on the team i which tied for second place in the standings last Abilene Cards Sirokes off The pace as tne Golden Sandies The remainder of the first half eligible to return to school in the was occupied with a punting battle 'all. tn which neither team ever owned i Coach the ball past the other's 40-yard line. A pass interception by Lewis on Texas conference the first series of downs in the sec- fall. ond half set up the only ether i The lettermen: Brownfield scoring threat.

Ends Mike. Hughes. Hulon gathered in one of Striplin's tosses Stromquist. Gene Bennett. Red on his own 45 and raced it back to Quails and Paul Bond.

the Ballinger 34. Soon after, he got awa; on a 15- yarri trip to the nine-yard line. Bm four plays couldn't gain an inch, and Balh'nger took over. BETTER AGAINST ODDS Even against a stiff breeze. Sirip- local talent scout.

He was an end for two years football and ranks with the best cagers Stonewall county has ever produced. Other regulars include Hick Mitchell and Clifton Rabbit i Ward. forwards, and Milton i Patty) Gardner and Dalton Jackson, guards, i reserves are Hulon (Baby) Jackson Ray ford Gardner. Ray dash around end by wild Hill. ad taken a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on Gil Johnson's plunge from the one-yard: line.

Tyler led in penetrations and first downs. O'Brien Tourney Gets Underway spectacular ringer from mid-court by L. G. Wilson gave the visitors their first, tally. Playing on almost even terms wiLh the Eagles In the second quarter, Anson trailed.

11-25. at the Intermission. The Tigers actually held a scoring advantage in the third, trailing 21-32 at its conclusion and leading in the point making for the period. 10-7. With the reserves playing much of the fourth stanza, Abilene hiked final margin in holding the Tigers to just three points.

Th, hnr FP PF TP G. McLennon. Guards-- Dane Lovelace. Arrell hot tha: gave him the low- esl rour.d of today, a 65. and fourth Golden Sandies will Here's Knot That Couldn't Be Untied i plflv the Abilene Eagles in football next fall.

Tne game will be played at ihe Abilene school stadium Friday night, Sept. 25, It is the firft meeting of the i lin gained K) on the kick exchange. and this ended Brownfield's last threat. Only a few plays before the game's end. another Brownfield fumble gave the ball to Ballinger in scoring territory, but the Cubs held for downs on the 23.

Striplin. kicking half the time Tackles-James McWhirter. Dick Hawkshaw O'BRIEN Dec. Hast- Stovall. Tiny Pyeati.

J. R. Hill and racisha Fran Hays. the ings Av0 ca team led the way into team" manager. the semifinals of the O'Brien in- i Prior to their entrance in the I i a i basketball tournament Roberts.

Charlie Floyd. Jean eacock invitation last night, nei tonight by beating Benjamin. Cowboys had won two of three 20-16. in the feature game of first games played. They finished second I round activity.

I in. the Tdalou invitation. Oarretl. Krlly. L.

Haines. and Richard Golden. Centers-- C. W. Johnson.

Harry White and Henry Roberson. Backs-- Johnny Owens. Busier Dixon. Bow Mooney, J. E.

MulHns. James Burton. Oliver -Jackson. Harley Rogers and Bobby The seniors are McWhirter. Pyeatt.

White. Lovelace and Owens. Reynolds played schools since they met in the state again breeze turnerf in a quarterfinals of 1936. remarkable 34 yard average and AmariUo won by the lopsided margin of 46-13. Tne iwo teams will play in Amarillo in 1943.

Tne same complete? Coach Ver- Breckennriae here on Oct. 2. FP.ANKUNVILLE. N. C-.

Dec. 12. 'j- zef.ir.E jo and Demon bas- non Hilliard's ncn-dLstrict schedule, ketball oil-stars quit and called it i ne Eagles open with Plainview at a tie. p.mview on Sept. 13 and meet Tne 'score 32-32 at the hp.li and 46-45 the o'.

game. Close of an overtime found them Tney were scoreless in a second overtime. 50-50 after a third, and hill 50-50 a a fourth. When the fifth overtime ended 5252 they shook hands and went home. many of his punts came just right to snap Brownfield's best chances i to initiate a touchdown drive.

i The Bearcats were the first team ro blank the Brownfield team since I 1939. when Olton turned the trick by the same score. unit Other results found noiiiiu'ion; Ji: beating Sunset. 33-20. Weinert ping Knox city.

28-14. aaid O'Brien! Pm.K__ thumping Rochester, 34-19. 1 In games Saturday Weinert plays O'Brien at 11 and Avoca meets Bomarton at 1:30 in championship TOTALS games. Consolation contests find In New Mexico. and at Nugent and Anson.

During his senior year at Anson he played every minute of every game. He attended Abilene Christian college but didn't aspire to the cage team. Before coming to Swenson he a i Central. Anderson Chapel and Mam. The Cowboys are among the a orites for the district 14 champion-.

and the championship final: snip. Avoca is the favorite. James Carver of O'Brien was high scorer for the first night, tabbins: 13 points. Rochester against Knox City 10 and Benjamin opposing Sunset a 2:30. Consolation finals start at 7:30 i DOD rOStOf at promising to be back in moment When lie returned, he explained.

"They were calling for donors for blood transfusion for the wife Dean, Fitzgerald of the school. She's very sick and I want- 1 ed to see whether I could help. But they said my blood wasn't the proj per type. I'm sorry couldn't help out." Then, grinning, he answered questions. "Yeah.

I've got plans for the fvii hire. But I'm ready to serve Sam if he can use me. The can wait. I'd like to join either the navy or army air corps. If I have my choice.

(J The 190-pound Dallas Isd is due to Graduate with a degree In administration next- June. Only 20 years old. he has not been registered for selective service. in "i 24 rr Harolci who in the oil business at Dallas lias place'3 FP PF TP for me in his comuany." he con- 4 A tinned. "I've worked for him during summer vacations.

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1ST ELM which fills the reservoirs provide the water which develops the power, there is a possibility year. The genial mentor Is satis- 'our fiystem. We would 'nave none fied with the way it worked out even better this year had there this year, -and already is planning been the debate over the le- to embroider a little to increase h'iy of the center's position." the effectiveness. i Solem's bustling pivot man faces Baseball is as much concerned away from the defense when he lighting situation right centers the ball, and this virtual now over Possibility of sprinter's position provides an 5 0 man oun players enterin? tra blocker in the backfleld. as a i sen-ice that the rosters of mi- fast man can pass the ball and nor left clubs would be sadly pull out to foin the interference, i depleted.

Solem doesn't think the fact that TJlp lighting situation has two i an opposing center might come in angles-. First, and particularly In i on the beam so fast as to send the southern states where there center scooting on his face Is any a beei1 shortage of rainfall handicap. I which fills the reservoirs which "Watch the centers closely In the moving he says. "You'll notice that about 75 pert a i mlcht bs cllml- cent of the time a center, even natcd to conserve power. And second them Is a possibility a leagues along the A a i and Pacific seaboards wifl be unable to play at night becau.se the brilliantly-lighted fields practically would be beacons for hostile aircraft.

And without nleht baseball, minor leagues would fold up like pocket knives. As prospective nlayer lossns to the army, the Brooklyn organization already has some 22 nlay- ers in the service, and is receiving letters almost dallv from farm youngsters saying Lliey have Joln- pri nn or their is In thr a i And that's just one club and its i farms. Hogs Have Close Call FAYETTEV1LLE. Dec. 12.

Southwest conference Razorbacks had a narrow es- CRpc here tonight but nosed ouL Southeastern Oklahoma State college 38-3G. Boxing Substitute BOSTON. Dec. Pastor. 184, of New York, the nation's i a i heavyweight, knocked out Jim Robinson.

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