The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 3

TUESDAY, OCTOBER H. 1917 HLYT1IBV1LLE (AUK.) COUKIKR NKWS PAGE Back on Victory Road, Vepore to Meet Hurricanes )n Jonesboro Gridiron Friday Tlit Blytlicville Chicks, back the victory road alter cnnvmciru; t'J to win over the Pine Bluff y.cbras hist week, were Imck al me anie old grind at tlie Blytlieville Country club yesterday altemooii liitle more vim nnd visor HS tliey sharpened Him huwks for an invasion of Jonesboro Friday nlfilu. Every mpinbrr of the squad in ihe peak of condition and eady to go a.s they ran through eir daily Following a short calisthenics ses- Chirk mentors Firman "His" and Walter IJavis Fent-'llieir llirotigh a rough session acklinj; and blocking, thoir weakest points in tlie Zebra game asl week. Jack Elylioll, Ihe Chicks quarl.v- back v.ivo has been atecnt fl'om the lineup lor the past two weeks w(- Jfering from a contusion as a result a Wow to the temple received in before tlie El Dorado game, fvas present at yesterday's drills worrked out wiUi the squad. How- fever, his workouts were limited lo light drills: and he filled in at quar- erback during dummy ecrimniiiRe only, whether or not.

he will tie fused tn the Jonesboro till has not peen learned. the Chicks a look nt Ihe system used. The luuiicanos this year employ a mortified version of 'he short punt formation whirls is effective when operated correctly. Coach Davis ran ihe second from t'nis system with Coach setting uii a defense as the plays were run. However, the two more or less walked throligii lhe.se drills just to get vhc feol of it.

bu', will probably run full ernonji. Razorbock Star Suddenly Quits Team at U. of A. FAyETTEVILLE, Ocl. (UP) University of Arkansas, football letteiman John Hoffnifin was expected to accept a jo 1 lilttlc Rock following his resignation yesterday from the riiwirback team.

The six-foot two inch. 'JOS iiound fullback left the university for what lie were "personal reasons." nut his action followed closely umiovs of dissention amonii Arkansas players. Hoffman had one 'more year of cllKlulllly, and left. Ihe team on the eve of Its lough-' ncas est game with powerful Texas i University nt "Memphis. Hoffman played greatest Kame or his career last November heroic some n.OOO home town fans in Little Rock.

Me luu-rcouted a and scored the touchdown which enabled Arkansas to upset a ONE AN CROWD Red Roberts, Bill Canny Win Mat Encounter 1 WJJO win was a jnnjoi- fnrtor In Aik- ivnsns KOIIIR CoUrm Howl. Several liundrccl Illythcvillc lnr.s heavily favorcrt nice team 7-0. The are fxprciett to make the ti'ip Friday tn this ajsinial classic which i.s a must on just about everybody's list of football fsiimes to Lloyd Golf, sup- erime-tKlenl of flt Jonr.sboiM tliis morning Hint Hit; South section of the stadium will reserved for Blythevillc lavs 1th 1 It's Do or Ilir For lilt Mississippi county liwiball funs liic-ky enoujjli lo obtain tin- Atknnsfls-Tcxits Jiiniip iti Memphis Snuirdny wliiioss wlut IOOIHS ns ot the- Nations' tup Riid rliis.sn-s tiii.s the winner of this conti'sl ran use the vir- tory a.s its nrr in hole when it conies cnuiuinu hi-arts In tlin SnnlhnrM ConlViencr in Oecenlbi'r. 'I'o liir of ft viftory would be' o( Rrealost import mice as it unukl virtually put the some of the ouiMnnrtiiiR high school over Hie slate WM'k. My record for the past weekK lias i live misses at 18 'and one nf those wa.s ft tie) so I'm feeliiiK a little chesty tills week.

Little KiM-k al K.irl Smith Oil. brother there be law such Knmri us tills. The 'risers uy 30 Knssrllvlllr al Nurlli l.lltk KiH'k Husselhllle luis hnit a lot of trouble in Rcltlns stntied this year cli'- only Jone.sbnro in five htarls Chicks witnrssrri to accoinodalc rngular MoiKlas afternoon EPSSUIU nit. tlicy are expected lo snnp out ol this afternoon when the tribal tiBhteliillR tip on iheir drills. Tlie Paps game Paragould Thursday night will force Coach Byntim to call his usual reliparsal one niwht earlier Illiis week thus giving tlie Cliiek.s Loday anri tomorrow to toni- Iplcte Iheir hard workouts.

Hurricane Tactics Studied isistnnt Coach Walter Davis wiled Jonesboro's game w.ith Ftin ih last week and yesterday he Iset the Hurricanes offense with Ithe second squad in order to give and BOO persons. The PaiKiosos opened then 1 week- practices yesterday with a i anri touyh scrimtnage -session that I was hailed only when it became too dark see. Coach James Fisher and i Pop Masley ran the first against thc'ftvn, three, two, defense that caused llirui mncn Uouiile in the Jnncslioro lasl week in order to familaiize tiie Paps in case ParagotOd apply.i the same defense. Ynsterday's drills were mostk in blocXing anil tar-Ming with ihe of- fensivc expected tins alter- noon. Bobcars of Hope Lead in Scoring On State Gridirons nit of ihi.

tuiuitiw for l1s xn lr 1 llc l' lllcln lmf HH I IH VllllllUV, V1.H 1. I I I the SWC lillc, nnd (o tlu 1 Porkers a virtory would bo doubly Inipuri- iinl hinsimii Baylor on Top of 'Heap in Hot Southwest Conference Grid Battle By United L'rcss EHminaling play gets underway In I big fashion among the favored RCII- in the Southwest Conference football race thLs wenk with the on Dallas where Rice and I Southern Methodist open their bids and TCXHS I Tech are on tap for the week I Texas playing Arkansas at MemphVi, and Texas A. and M. mcei- I Ing Texas Christian at Fort, Worth. building up a three-iouchrtown lead in the first half.

Texas "ill IIP an oilds-on 1 orJtp tn trim Arkansas hi HIP ncti- tnil Tcnnrssre -stttuip; as the HORS conlimie to look worse gunic RLime. While was losing to Hay- l.I'ITLR HOCK, The Bolvals. top Cluss A A i lean) hi District 7. At Kansas'! highest, scoring Double-A football; team llnouyh Raines of Ool 4, Jolinnie Burneli, rxpculivp srnx 1 Inry for the Arknnsns A.s- socintion. nnnoujuTd yeslnrday.

Rprorris computed by the AAA show lh.it the Bobcats IIAVR scored total of 130 pnhH.s Van Unroii of District 1. swornl with total of ill jwint.s scored. Mansfield, top class A IMJII in i the Fourth District, is thai division with a total points scored. 'file Association's I'ocmds. show 1 that Mntusfirld's Ardrll Blylhp Ice) inclivkhinl with a 71 poinl-s and, Bnh Lassiler.

also of Mansfield anri Tyron Lewis of FnycVtevillc for second with 49 points oac-h. Ten high school (cams rrmalneJ unscored on as nf this dato, ar- rordinp tn fhr trcoids. Thcv r.re Tree. Enrle. Trumann.

Rock. Con way. Parkin. Crowr'l. Kudora.

Donnott. and Wlilte Hull. Stranahan Texas, whicli ha.s come along fasi fi RUrct dished out several supplant Rice as title: favorite, siori5i and the Aggies will be making their 1 conference play debuts, but their opponents already have broken the I ice. 1 Coach Bob Buvlor briiinf, stood alone at the top. of the heap loday by virtue of a last-half surge thai pare them an upsrl 17-9 victory over hitherto unrtcfen.trd.

untied and unscorert- nn Arkansas. Arkansas' defeat dropped them lo the mark with a victory and a loss in conference play. The 'ci 6-0 triumph over TCU for jr victory. The defeat left thn ncd frogs'in the cellar, where they are expected to finish over the full season route. On ihe basts of last week's play.

Rice will be the favorite over SMU. The OwLs breezed to a 33-Q over Tulaixe, at Houston to show some of the- latent power they had been heralded n.s possessing all along. On the otberhand. SMU got i out with a 21-1-t victory over Oklahoma A. and M.

at StHlwater after overcoming a stubborn Oklahoma. eleven at, Dallas 34-14 in FOHT SMITH. Oct. 14. complete with pop bottle I Strnnnhan.

the nnd police protection for Referee wealthy Toledo, shotmnker. holds Jack Sisco whom Oklahoma fans (he Harriscrabble Comitrv Club In" -aw de- I vitptional golf trophy tortay as further proof of his ability. Texas A. and although bream- Tlie Walker Cup siar shot a .1 as they will need the win lo sniy in the conference running and ihe sumr lime I hey would like in revenue dial. 20 to 0 lickinfi thai knocked them out, of ft full conference championship Inst The Rn7.4>rhjirk.t.

their face.s redder Ih ft Client Hi I tain's financiJil stntemem. RrarefiiKy to he Baylor Hi-ais by to fl week foi 1 UHMV firsl rtmipvciifo loss, Tlie Hears ronreci from behind in Ihe final to topple the brmnde whicli was up to Iain i liar antics of Cel- ling points and then calling on the defmst' (o din in nnd protect Ihe load. Hut Ibis time (hciv weren't enoujih nnnns, 34 nl 0 I inning of Dip lor- rid Tarheels ol" North Carolina Iradluc! couple of placed them of 148' near the lop of UK; nations' of Rood football I cams -JUKi their 34 to 14 tvovmcmn of the Oklnhoma Sooners la.st Saturday nrtdcrt tiieir cause. Steers Wny Atipiul lit St-rU-s Tn I he 2B meetings bcUvcon tlie two teams tlio have wo.i only five limes. Their Jiist came in when Coiu'h Prcil Thom.sen's repulsed the Steers 20 to (i.

Texas the. next year 19 lo r2 but tlie HOR.S came back 193i to a roipn. Tluiy thai year 2B to 13. 6 lo 0 in '36. '21 lo 10 in '37 and 42 lo In But in mo in just seconds, Texu.s Eiot for beatincs and diublied tlie Porkeis 14 lo 13.

C'oac'h Woody Johnson's Bulldogs duta'l do ns jjoort RRulnst Stibtiico rxnect'ed bm they Rhoutdn't I in i I rouble hi 1 re. I 1 rasovfTd bv two touclidowiis. llnr Khlff that I have sent Ihf in tu'tlon Tm not so sure ol thU one, The Mules torn to pieces by injuries when they met BlyMu 1 ville last week Lul If they RIP bark In tliis werk they should lake this one hy Hnpr ut TrvnrkAiiii The' I Is npueiir to bf pn-tty this jear HIH! the bucks nve Just. so rhoosn Hope here by (hrre toucli- u-lihhvmd finish Ih'd and lull Canny dcfcMpd Floyd Dyid (1 Km it 11 I wo in it Ehife falls in (ho lajj fen of last nlelil's weekly wre-slhun al 'he American Arenn Tlu- bulElsli Robert A and rnlllrd aEler I he' firM (all to la'Ko Ihe final two In wild at- fnii- that, ended up with liyi'd sjiriiulInK on the a.s Ihi' climax ot biutnl ben HUE of I henrl by aborts mul Cunny. Marconi aiutHyrd copped itii' (li.st fall In minute wilh Hyid cllm- Canny 20 minnir-s with crab hold.

Mtirconl used his ex- ce.ssh'c sUrUKth lo pLu mlnulrs Inlcr atti'i 1 of bUuvs (tf Hie mlilrrcllon. Ciuiny nnd Hobcrls caim 1 luiek to take ihe second full In 10 minutes. rllinhmlmji llyn! In minutes flstk- biuvvl Ihnt was second tn untie. (Junnv applied RU nnnlomlcnl twist lo Maruitil (o taki' (he fall live minutes hitri. The Ihhxl fall oponi-d (UM and Tin tons with Kobt-rts ami Canny tnkiitK 'he offruslve.

Tlu- rinul 'ronml was Cull t)f hee-for-uli fline- ups wllh Canny and Hobrri.s IUR vinorious nllev 'JO ul icllvi(y. elluiiniilctl 1 In 10 inimiles with a body and a pin nnd Cunny pinned 10 luinuti's later altet 1 a ol to I heurl. In thn two one-Tall preliminary mntrlirs Canny dr-fr-atcd Byrd IS minutes with bur arm and Ole 'Bamo, LSU to Be on the Rebound Saturday ATLANTA, a Ocl, M. (UP)-- Ijxik for Oh 1 AIJ.ss., AliiOinnn nnd Ksu (o be on the lebuwid hi ii rc.shuffk 1 of puwer In thp. nmM.

mlxcd-up C'on- nice In years, adviuice no- loday. Holli Mtssl.s.sippl nnd Tulane were nluMit llii-l: K.ilind;iy Ni-w Orleans It -Afh Tockh viHiiiiin tup bin iiUov wuisrcullvtt IOASVK fu Tech iincl JUcc, the Wnvc will rut llio imili'iHoK wns liHMily thul do- ni. i lie hands ot 'I Veil and the mil umiM Tulunr us Tho to Olf MLiM iirrloMiiiinri! Vim- dnbtlt (M Dial. The ItrliftJs piled twliT us first downs, onL- Seasonal rnB ROCK, Oct. 14.

-ndiwtrlal leaders furmulallng pJarw today to cure lh chronic nl iitiomplnynient. The Uidu.sirlalists will exchange Idcns at two conferences, to be held at Kort Oct. 21, ijid Hock Oct. 22, The conferfciww beliiK jointly by the Ark- nnsa.i chamber ot Commerce tho National of Ulscuxslon nt the conferencM will ho (Hrrctrtl by N.A.M. Indns- (tip.t rclntioiiA David M.

MoMhrnp nn John Con very, both of New Yoi'k. punCi'd. iind hid lost ihr that ntljs drcp Into tkd ConnnodoLp.s rate A up.sr-i would be for Auburn ovor (Borgia Tpch siato, with one loss to blrmlflh it's ircord. rales aa r'nvorlte lo tnpplr nnquehuo, and will have ing the second conference team to 1 sationnl, four under par 31 on the fal'l to Louisiana State, still show- first nine holes in his final match (Krrohi H( Krvlur Coiit'b. Hube Hovce's Srmlnoles should cast a bid for Hie UOf of the hard hick (ram of Ihe because they hnve had plenty II nnd this, nil mo will ndd to their worries.

Rector by seven points. Forrrst The Imve. born ridden bul they rue far from broke. For- CLly. by 13 polnl.s.

rn till) Ml I Paps should be back hi ihr groove nflcr iheir unexpected In tlir Whirlwinds lust week, hm the won't, bo a push over, The Papooses by 14 points. Klylhcvlllr. Jonrsbnro Both the Hurricanes nnd IIif Chicks won their nines lust week I wVur.h should raise their morale per cf.nl nnd makr I his contest, one of the best. The Hurricanes will br playing on their home IMA which one point, hi their favor but Hi (ho iitldmon A llkr iVLUi Alubuuiu ruti'it fuvovilc to 'iV'iun'ssi'c In 11 ui juinnal clns.slc, ul shit i', nCIrr hoi up rlp- fdunvrd II vnniUt'd thnt hud li'it by lipping thr Texn.s Tho Tluci'-s report rd only siiiiUy nd will he romly Kulnst. tho puworful Boston In game before engaging fin opponent.

Florida In uwimloK North Carolina felate. by ill U.vst.iu Top 'lulling UUl -Kpiilurkv tind Mn remit flrfr 10 iiiiiinirs witli Il luckier find ed cnotigh offensive ability In inp to rate an (Jdse over TCU. who came through with iis fhnt victory of the season in Miami 19-6. Baylor, of course, be favored over Tecli. loses to Tesn-s ami the Aggies but a victor over TuEsu IRS' week.

The margin of triumph will be closely watched by Langhorn and Aggie followers. Grid L6op Closes i PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14. The Dixie Foot 1 Lea cue, an affi- Hate ot the National Football league, was out of operations today the 1948 season. i The league comprised seven Charlotte Clippers.

Jie Greensboro N. Patriots, Nosfoiks Shnnirocks, Portsmouth Pirates. Richmond Rebels. Roanok? Travelers, and the Newport New.s Builders. Tom Slpphcnson or Kansas City to sain a six-hoW lead, nud then uvm on to close out lii.s opponent and 5, in the scheduled 36 hole march Sunday.

Str.tnahan, who was tlip nounred favorite when mar in Bud Ward, the former national amateur chnnipion. was etimiiiHlcd by Stc- phrnsnn in the 1 finished the morning round eight-np nnd then withstood a late challenge by will be the scene of a not lie 1 outstanding tournament Alarum-, when several of tur Nation's top women performers tocether foi' the women's open tourney. Heading Uie list will be Mrs. Mildred Zaharifls who returned recently to the pro ranks accrpt mov offers, of District 3. Tlsp! seorc? Wlio care, 5 B.S long a.i we win? Leahy Turns Optimistic In Mid-Season Statement Arkansas had jnsi the ball tn UK: Steers wUh 15 sec- ClilrKs come iiwny Irom this ond.s remahnnK lo play auri tussle crowned ns Ihr Double-A were lending by 'to 7 count Chnmps of Distrlrt wlien a chunky little fcllou- nnnicd "Jack Rabbit Ciain grabbed pass in the Hat nnd raced 69 yards for ft TD.

And that run by Grain seemed to have took (lie out of the lor they haven't won a gntnc since. This year isn't expect-cd lo be an exception either. KspeeUUly wuh the key man in punt-and- hold systemb. Auhrry FTtwlor, riding the bench. Fowler received a hrokr I en rib in ttie Baylor Riimc Salui'- I dnv nnd b(i out of Ibr linnip for an Indefinite to Bairnhill.

Leon "Muscles 1 Campbell, the HOJJX RCC fullback and linebacker is a knee injury nnd he too may be out of the Texas l.nssle. But despite- the unfavorable pvon- aganda tliars floating aroutKl. ihi' Rame should be our; out of the book and I envy fans that hold tickets for the alfnir. The Detroit river carries more commerce in tonnage than any other river in the world. Hero We Afciiln Another week Itn.s roiled around its time to try pur luck once a pa in at the outcome of CHICAGO.

Ocl. 14. may ue wondorlnp, today whnl promoted him to do but the conch of NotrV Dome's Unhlint; Irish wns on record "with the flrsl in id-sen-son optimls'V 1 statpmeni lie hns made in ninny ycnis oT rtmehiiiK. Leahy's hish paiejilly was arons- i rd ycsUi'cluy RS someone at a ciunr- i tcrhack club luncheon dsked: "How 1 badly do you think Michigan could I whip Noire Dame?" "I just wish we 1 had ail opportun- i ity to beat Michigan," Lenhy 1 ped- "We'd be happy lo play them 1 any on any Saturday, any Kail." Leahy blamed pre-sea-son publicity for Notre Dame's unimpressive in defeating IPttAhllrfth and Purdue this senson. Read Courier Wani MACKIittXY THE EASY-PAY S-A-Y (his is tlie practical way out of every breakdown you may have wilh your farm machinery! Bring it to shop foreman for a look-see; gel his estimate then decide yourself if it isn't Ihe fairest made anywhere.

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