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The Waco News-Tribune from Waco, Texas • Page 14

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On Second Thought By Pate Campiteli Tribune Editor A pocket-surd brochure mith cover oi orange and while jimved Wednesday, brinpme de tails of what is heme rated as the stroncesi machine since the atom That could only he the Lonchoms. of course, a football monster fashioned by Edwin Booth Pru'e. who once did his footballing for the of Corsicana. Kd did such a smooth joh for the Tigers that he won all-state honors and now a quarter of a later he's still dome a srruvth Anyone who doubts that statement can check with George Sauer and his Baylor Bears who ere outpointed tw the Steers in a memorable Austin thriller last November. The brochure efficiently assembled usual by Lonfjhom chief Wlibur Evans and his aides, makes official what everyone had feared all along Those Steers are gome to he hack with practically the same team that prompted so mam nightmares for pnd rivals all last fall Thev re 501115 to be they're poinc to be better.

That what the usually cautious Evans states, and college publicity men are masters of the understatement team is expected to be improved defensively as well as of fensiveh with emphasis in the attack failing or the rushing game as it did he writes. Since offense and defense usually decide a ball game it muss be admitted that the Steers are overlooking no details. One Oversight However they may have overlooked one at that They scheduled games wfth both Notre Dame and Oklahoma, and the team that can pet by both the Irish and the ers tn one season without defeat I usually plays only for Metro-Goldwyn-Maver But if can be done Price appears to have the tools to do it, and success would bring a national championship without doubt. Here are a few notes on the Longhorns prepared by Evans and his stall: Since Texas lost both Carlton Massey and Gilmer Spnne end coach Bill Dubose ex- Waco High coach, will play a vital role for the Longhorns this Developing fine ends is a Dubose specialty, however he came up with Two Stol- handske and the last Pirates Boost Lead With 10-5 Victory DIVES HERE Roger Nadeau, New England diving chompion, is one of the many stars who will appear in the Water Follies of 1954 at the Heart 0 Texas Coliseum, which begins a six day run Monday. The event is sponsored bv the Waco Lions Club Mexia Rallies To Nip Marlin Mevia Oilers came from behind Wednesday night in Katy Park to nip the Marlm Vet Tigers, 6 to 5.

in the State Semi-Pro Base ball Tournament. The defeat sent Marlin out of the tourney after ace pitcher Willie Stricklin hfld been shelled from the mound in the seventh. There will be no game in the meet tonight but it will resume play Friday night when Temple Southern Select play the Lubbock Black Hubbers. Wilson went all the uay for Mexia, although bounced for four hits and four mns in the first inning He settled down then, allowed one more run SfW 1 nr' i Ma'iM IV! 6 Mexia 03' Six 4i 10 5 and Butier Rainer 14- -Waco, Texai Thursday, August 12, 1954 Clips, Del Rio, Austin Win Big Slate (ianies Texas. Aug I Tosheff hurled seven-hit ball Wednesday night as the Corpus Chnsti Clippers swept their two-games series with Harlingen 9-1.

ah li Har ah a Facchini Ltrhnsln 3 0 1 WUkman.ft 4 2 tirxesk If 3 II rf 0 0 I 3 1 Stafford If 4 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 Coldntn 1 4 1 ft 0 t'arptr 3 3 0 in 0 Ptnm.rf 4 2 nRow mn 4 1 tiP Rnwem 17 43 5 1,2 4 4 Carrphll 3 4 Tosneif 4 1 0 Swifert 00 00 Skelton, 10 0 0 40 1 15 IT 32 7 1 entitle I art 3 Human Daehn.cf Liberto. If Mover. 1 ri Junes.r mgard a Primeau ah 4 10 1 Aliselo, rf 3 0 3 0 4 3 0 McAfee 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 CaMwr 5 I 10 1 4 12 0 Hoehsttr rf 4 0 3 0 I 10 0 1 Perkins. IT 2 0 12 10 0 0 TYLER. Aug.

11 UP The league-leading Waco Pirates out- slugged the Tyler Tigers 10 to 5 Wednesday night to gain a split in their two-game Big State league series. Fred Waters went the route for the Pirates for his ninth win against four defeats. He struck out eight men. The loser was Jodie Phipps, first of four Tyler pitchers paraded to the mound by manager Sally Parker. Waco scored all its runs in pairs in the first, second, fourth, fifth and eighth innings.

Ramon Menas paced the 16-hit attack with three lor five including a double and drove in two Pirate 1 uns. Rex Babcock and Monahan hit homers for the Pirates. Maro Sanchezs bornie 3 If Maille I Mejs cf If Monahn.rf Kdl 87.1 cf Babcock 2 Waters.p 1 er 1 Hrwtng.cf 0 Ko by. 2 Mil 3 Hantmru.rf 0 Cullins.tf 0 Mitchell 0 Krupp 1 1 1 J.iHlVlft.p Stone.p a Mirtine Spiel h. ah 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 1 0 2 li 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 1 11 2 1 Total, XI 9 24 7 out for Temple Austin Itoehn.

Liberto, Afee Hainmaii. welo 2 14 21 Wingard in 9th non 2 211 220 Angelo Mason 2. I rhftnowtrh May. Campiceli An i. McAfee 2.

Nettles 16 27 lor Totals a Struck Wan. Tylei Sanchez Ht alian U. 1 0 40 13 32 .731 Tyler 7S 46.620 13 Chrtntl 49 .596 16 fialveslon Harliruren 73 197 40 IX Rio 43 77 444 Temple 3 a TEXAS I.KAOUK Lrot. on 57 571 Houston .72 62 537 San Antonio 63 523 6'-, 63 519 67489 1 69 .477 76 .420 19 NATIONAL I.KAtiiK Pel. OB New York 70 Krooklyn 45.598 S't Milwaukee .569 7 Philadelphia 5.S 53 .509 134 Cincinnali 54 58 .482 16', St.

Louis 52 59 ICO 44 67 26 Pittsburgh ..................39 73 .348 314 AMERICAN I.KAM 1. Pet. OB Cleveland 77 33 .700 vs ork 75 37.670 1 Chicago TJ 42 .632 7 Detroit 5060. 455 27 Washington 4762 .431 294 46 63 .422 304 Baltimore 39 73348 39 Philadelphia 37 73 .33640 WEDNESDAY i 27 15 I Totals Stone in 7th. 22U 220 02b 10 30(1 010 200 5 ne.

Falls. Mejias Mon- 2. Phillips 2. balH-ock, SantHinaum 2. a Struck out fo; Campbell In 9Ui b-Popped out for Alejandro in 9th Chnsti 1X1 00? 000 9 Ha MO Facchini 3 Wilkinaon Jones 2.

ToshefT Dunkovich. Campbell hi Wilkinson 2 Campbell rt ev Peti'raon. An derson Campbell, Senties 2 Im'mihip Dunkovich SB Stafford HP Campbell Carpenter; Wilkinson Campbell Anderson Carpenter LOB -Corpus Cnnsti 10 Hariige 8 BB Sw.ffert 4 Tosheff 4. 2. BO icert Toshef? 6 Aleiandfv 3 Ho Swmert tr 2 Switert Tta sheff -Swicei Mann 2 10 May.

2B Cartel Campbell. Angelo 3B Nettle' McAfee. HR Ala' Mason. SB Mawn. LOB Temple S.

Austin Nettles. MrAfee BB 1 Wins ard 2 Ma' 4 SO Wingaid May 7 HO Sttvmhach in in May Strombarh I DeLeonardia. Lee A fs r.al rol! Gifford 2 Cearb rf Ldtle 1 Rohnan If Lav ge cf Sandrsn 3 Dinoats Konick IVI Hm Serper if 2 I'arkei el 0 Pere? 1 Ca ar 0 Mrtnh rf 0 Araudir 5 0 Fla vet 1 a Fa Man a 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 All-Star MILWAIKKE, Aug The All-Star collegians and the pinfessional champion Detroit ,11 he televised Friday night in their annual chanty football game over the DuMont network The game also will he carried on via the Mutual net- THOUGHT 43 7 14 77 12 Vme hj ber run aeored a Walked for Eaves in Sth Ga 14A njfi ioo 01 Rn 023 300 003 10 2. Carroll Sandetacn. Kon- 2 Martimrh 2 Parker Pere? RoiMnai'n 2 Lavigne Argudtn Martlnleh Pere- Argudn RKJ Lsttje G-fford.

Cear 2 Martlnleh 4 ar Perer 2 La vigne Argud.n 2B -Cearle', 2 Parker 2 Rvbln aor HR Argu dir SH re La'igne Pa-ker DT Cat'rera IVI Rji 10 RB Konirk 3 Logan 4 Eaves 2 SO ck 1 2 4 1 HO In 13 F.s'es 17 in VV PB Negro 1 een-Age Tourney To Start Friday A State Teen-Age Baseball tournament for Negro will he held Friday. Saturday and Sunday at Katy Park, with teams from all sections of the state to participate Games will start xl 9 i 11 a 1 and 3 The finals, to he plaved Sunday, will start at 3 o'clock. Teams from Brownwood. Waco. Austin.

Fort Worth. Dallas and Temple will he among those taking part. The admission price is cents. Conine 2 Cullins. RBI Meanas 2.

Monahan 2, Walers 2. Babcock. lips, Con me 2 Drupp. Mitchell. Cullms.

jias Browning. Sanlamauro 2 Culnns 3B Walers HR-Monahan, Bab- ciH-k SH Boone. Waters. LoB Waco Tyler 13 BB Phipps 1, Davis 1 stone 2. Wateis 3 2.

Stone t. Spieth 2. HO- Phipps 10 in 3. .1 Daxis 1 in 2 3. Stone 4 in 3 13 Wateis HR- Waters iO.

Davis). W'a ters -Phipps L'-Biair Harper. A 77H. Seeded ic Seixaa I in Tourney NEWPORT R. I Aug.

The American seeded list took a walloping Wednesday the second round of the Newport Casino Invitation tennis tournament with top- ranked Vic Seixas of Philadelphia the top victim. Seixas. this country's number two ranking netman, was upset by 19-year-old Jack Frost of Monterey Calif. 2-6, 6-3, fc-4. Rll State WACO 10.

Tyler ft. Austin Temple 2 Corpus Christi 9 Harlingen 1. Del Rio 10. Galveston 8. Texas I Houston 3 Dallas 0 Fort Worth 3 San Antonio 0 Oklahoma City 4.

Beaumnnt Tulsa 3. Shreveport 2 National lingua 3 Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis S. Only games scheduled American league New York 3 Philadelphia Chicago l.

Baltimore 0. Cleveland 2. Detroit 0 Roston 10 4 Washington 1 Moore Scores TKO Over Johnson in 14th NEW 7 YORK, Aug. Champion Arrhie Moore came from behind Wednesday night to floor younger Harold Johnson of Philadelphia once and score a technical knockout at seconds of the 14th round of their light-heavy- weight title fight before 8,327 in Madison Square Garden. Moore.

37, I'egistered his third defense of the crown and jp his 19th consecutive victory when he staggered the muscular young challenger with two straight rights to the head, then battered him into IRfc a corner and dropped him for a count of four. He swarmed over the swaying until referee Ruby (ioldstein stepped in and stopped the bout. Moore not only came from be- Ji hind, but he surv ived a 10th round knockdown, when Harold dropped 1 Pigj him to his gloves and knees for no count near the bell. It was the first time Moore of Miami the battler with the wee mustachio and little goatee been on the floor since 1946 when he was dropped by Jimmy Bivins. Wednesday night's defeat in their four victories in their five fifth encounter tagged Johnson with The four previous bouts had the second kayo of his career and non-title affairs before Archie won broke his winning string at 12 the title from Joey Maxim on Dec.

ARCHIE MOORS Retains straight. Moore, favored at 2-1, increased 17, 1952. Two of the three ring his edge over Johnson to had Johnson ahead going into the i 14th and Judge Bert Grant had the bout even at 6-6-1. Goldstein had Johnson ahead. 6-5-2; and Judge Artie Aidala had Johnson in front, 8-5.

The United Press had Johnson leading, 7-6. In one of the Opens held in the 1920 s. golf champion Jock Hutchinson really got into the rough. His caddie laid down his hag and that was lost, too. alonq with the hall.

Sail Saba Grid (lamp SAN SABA. Aug. 11- Prospective football team members from San Saba High School will leave for a five day football camp, Monday, August 23, according to Coach Ben F. Hardy. The first game of the season will be with Brady on Sept.

10 at Rocan Field in Saba WHFRF THKV PLAY TOPAV Rig league Warn at llel Rtn. Tyler at Galveston Temple at Harlingen Austin at Corpus Chnsti Tesas Houston at Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth. Beaumont at Oklahoma City. Shreveport at Tuiaa. National league Chicago fMinner 9-7 at Cincinnati (Pod- bielan Milwaukee 12 at Rt.

Louis 0 0 night Only games scheduled American Cleveland iLemon 15 at Detroit nnk Philadelphia Kellner and Porto- carrero 7-11 1 at New York iLcpal 8-4 1 and i Morgan two games. Washington and Stnbhs 6 at Boston and two games day and night. Only games scheduled HURLER IN NO-HITTER DALLAS. Aug. lefthander Luis Arroyo tonight turned tn the Texas first no hit.

no-run game ainee 195(1 the Buffs heat Dallas 3 ft. Texas League Olympic Runner Quits AMSTERDAM. Aug ll-UP- Fanny Blankers-Koen, Holland's greatest woman track star, has withdrawn from the European athletic championships at Borne, Switzerland, on Aug. 25-29 because of an old leg in.iury. Srore by Innings Houston ...................000 000 3 fi 1 Dallas onn onu--o Arroyo and Rand.

Tugerson and Riddle. HR Rac. Score hr RUE Beaumont ....000 fwiO 020 7 1 Oklahoma City .............000 00o 7 1 Lanier Hoffmelster and Fanning Amor. Olsen 8 and Tomkinson. Boles Son re hr San Antonio 000 000 000 000 0 2 0 Fort Worth ooo ono 5 0 Duren and Hopkins; Spooner and Yelen.

HR-Felix. Seore hy RBI Shreveport ono 020- 2 8 1 Tulsa ..............................000 100 5 2 Willis and Camp and Bairh. Buddy Carter, Binghamton. N. third baseman, had a busy Deadline Today For (litv Tennis Entries closed today for the annual City Tennis Championships.

Play will begin Monday on the courts of the Castle Heights Tennis Club and w'lll continue through August 29. A large entry is lining up for all divisions, but the bumper crop is in the boys, girls and junior fields. They will be about twice as large as in normal years. Entries will be accepted today at the Castle Heights Club, B. and B.

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