Waco Tribune-Herald from Waco, Texas • 16

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Texan fam Tha host bowl game that could hava boon arranged with Notre Dame and Army out af eoaolderalion would ifety mon to tube tauebdawn ner ds from Bobby tayne He was the mt Pano receiver In the leap Also a the second team Is Hueyev the marvelous Rtee punt are pichlng Arkansas ta win the title with the University af Texas GB! them Has one inch rubber wheels 10" in diameter drab eolor aiag Team wan tram the North Texas team with ease and tha games will give the fhao a lias on the relative strength af the two teams hearty an af the conference wUl warm up basketball Teachers Tighten Attack for Visit To Den of Bears All Conference in an average sea san red Taylor of TCU aad Dale Nchwartehopf of Toxas were not $1950 $3000 from OOTBALL DATE BAIT PROVIDENCE I UP When more girls than boys showed up for a donee at a teen age can teen the Parent Toaehers Associ ation solved the problem the next week by offering a football as a door prise HE WITNESSED THE CYCLE SKOWHEGAN When Charles Griffin joined the fire de partment 48 years ago the equip ment was drawn by nand When he became chief 22 years ago Gt was drawn by a horse When he retired the other day the equip ment had been motorized the Mtafsvonce had two of All Auiielm calibre One of them was WaMon Humble of Rice and bo han made nearly all of the All America teams He wan aa All VSB OUR CONVENIENT LAY AWAY SWEATERS Jauateea Branewicb 1M wool LEATHER KITS Excellent gifts ort Worth Skymasters winning team and prior to that scout for the Randolph field team during their hey day is head coach of the ACC team He was graduated from the school In lettering your years on the ACC team After a term in public school coaching he came back to ACC in '36 as as sistant coach and was made head coach in '42 coaching for one sea son before going into the army air corps He is assisted by Garvin Beauchamp and Oliver Jackson both graduates of Abilene Chris tian college and both lettermen on school athletic teams SUEDE JACKETS Ceat Style belted rayon lined A I a I spot welded construction priced at SPORT and LEISURE COATS All wool well tailored garments SLACKS By Botany Wiaer and Hirshey all wool RONTIER PANTS Meal for the "great all sizes hearings In wheel and axle 41 pounds finished in oliva ZELAN JACKETS Light warm water with zipper verslty are on the Jibt of Texas opponents during a 10 day trip that begins next Thursday The Steer take on Canlslus college in Buffalo on Saturday night journey to New York's Madison Square Garden for a game with Long Island on Dec 17 then hurry to Chicago and the DePaul game on Dec 19 All three opponents on the Jour ney to New York and Chicago have been winners by top heavy sccrcs In early season warm up games Long Island has two All America returnees from the strv Ice and is due to resume its pre war eminence among the New York college fives Arkansas and NYU form the other half of the New York double header DePaul Strong Again DePaul a midwestern power last year has several returned mem bers from its national Invitation tournament champions of 1945 Northwestern and North Carolina meet In the remaining half of the show set for the big Chicago stadium With three practice games back of them the Longhorns have dis played a sharp attack based on speed and excellent back court shooting Coach Gray Is alternat ing four swift guards in the three back court spots Al Maden Slater Martin Roy Cox and Dan Wagner In the two front court positions the Texas coach has used John Hargis John Langdon and Tom Hamilton SPORT SHIRTS AB sixes from famous Van Heuaen Pendleton drdondiM el be better then Inst year AMU is picked fifth then TCU and then A and but the teams picked Best all around back Bobby Lavrc Texas 1 Most valuable bt'lk Bobby Lavnc Texas Rst passer Bobby Isxyne Texas Best pass receiver ilmmy Can Bd Texas fl LEATHER COATS By and Block many to choose COWBOY BOOTS ine quality bench made booto long wearing Mid'Term Begins December Qth nr oil Monday Morning Burinem Administration Subjects Accounting Secretarial and Business Machine Courses Approved for Training Get Certificate or Supplemental Certificate at A Office Die Harris of Toxas repeats ax jbe renter Heotter than last year and wax eas Other hacks of the league pale Into inalgtnifanee when compared to Layne but Rice had a great backfield The man that did the most to cause that backfield to function from the was Virgil Eikenberg Without big Ike the Rice backfield would have been a group of Individualist and would not have carried Rice far Ike was the hall handler and the pernor Hit pausing won several games for Rice and ne gets the call on the No 1 mythical team The best ball carriers of the league In yards gained were Ken Holland of Ar kansas and Carl Rush of Rice Both were great In break owav rune and both go on the mythical team SAM KNIGHT Pres Phone 4 Wm BAINE Vice Pres AUSTIN Dec 7 Coach Jack Texas Longhorns leave this week for their first eastern since before the war and dates with tw'o of the na top basketball powers The Steers are scheduled for six straight games away from their home court three on a trip through the north and east and three in the powerful Oklahoma City All College tournament just after Christmas A fast practice game Tuesday evening will precede the Texas de parture with Chuck fine Continental Air Lines squad from Denver providing the opposition The Air Liners composed mainly of former midwestern collegiate stars feature Bill Strannlgan for mer Wyoming star and member of the 1942 All American AAU squaa when he played with Denver Legion team Play at Madison Square Claire fsmAd no land Blackbirds and DePaul unl Beat defensive back BHl Zapa lac Aggies Beet running back Carl Ruas Rice Beat plunging beck raoe of SMU Beet place Bo Camp bell SMU Boot Weldon Humble Rice Best blocking keek BUI Zapa lac Aggies Coach of the year John Barn hill Unlversir at Arkansas Despite the fact that all of the critic we have talked to are of the oplnon that UCLA is greatly overrated and does not have a great team the University of Il li nob lx only a point and a half favorite over the Udans Illinois does ha vs one of the six or seven bt teams In the country How ever when the mid western teams go to the coast to play In late season they suffer from the heat That may be one of the reasons why Illinois Is such a slight favor ite Georgia Tech Is an 18 1 2 point favorite over St Mary's 1n th OH bowl and LSU Is a 10 polnt favorite over Arkansas In the Colton howl Rice Is a 6 point favorite over Tennessee In the Or ange bowl hut Is not a six point favorite on the dope Quarter finals In the state Mgh seheol race will be played this week end and semifinals are to bo played next week end inals xrill grohaMy he staged on Saturday Wildcats Boast Second Best Percentage of Vic tories of Any Texas College Team ABILENE Dec SPL Abi lene Christian college at Abilene is a school where every student attends religious services every where 90 per cent of the 1450 students enrolled are mem bers of the Church of Christ where student religious activities are put on a plane of Importance equal to or above those of other student activities and where foot ball is played to win This year in 10 games the Abi lene Christian college team lost only one game and tied one and was co champlon in the Texas conference pennant race The team amassed 228 pointe to their oppo nents 53 and was high In touch downs both in the conference cir cuit and in total games played ACC also had the second highest percentage of wins of any college or university in Texas Baak High In Nation According to statistics gathered by a national compilation bureau the Abilene Christian college team ranked among the high 10 per cent of teams in the nation botn offen sively and defensively The team rolled up a total of 3465 yards fcalned from scrimmage 2975 rush ng and 390 passing It held oppos ing teams to an average gain of 139 yards per game Two mem bers of the team rank In the high 10 per cent of ground gainers in the nation during the 1946 season Buster Dixon senior and fullback of the team amassed a total of 1074 yards 768 rushing and 306 passing while Smith fresh man and halfback on the team has a total of 928 yards rushing Every Rival Heaven The ACC team played against a heavier team in every game of its schedule this vear nut what it lacked in weight made up in spirit speed and deception All plays were run from the formation and Its variations our backs wearing the purple and white have done the hundred in 10 flat and less One of them Bert Brewer has been clocked at 96 and is among the elite of the breakaway runners A 'Tonto Coleman" for merly of the coaching staff of the formance considered the beet end in the league wae Gene Wilson of SMU great on the defense great on the offense a good enough bail carrier to be a back and a fine pass receiver Wilson was as con sistent ax the days were long and he gets the call as the No 1 end of the league but there were dev when he was not as great Hubert Itechlol of Texas The latter this year was a better end than he wa in 1944 or 1945 when he made the All America teams He was AU America In a number of games this year but in a few games dropped far below par Ax an end Bechtol did lots of guessing and when he guessed right he appeared to be All Amer Ica and let us add that he guessed right most of the time but when he did not he looked bad How ver he was great enough In enough gamea to get the call over any end in the league except Wil son and Bechtol goes on our All Conference tram over Wendell Williams of Rlc and Alton Bald win of Arkansas I most at his hopes on the slender shoulders of these youthful maple marvels Their rsbahls Starters Two possibly three other let termen will draw opening assign ments In the lid blaster George Shearin wearer of the from last year's outfit Is likely to be the regular center in the Grizzly defense drive and wilt be found at the tip off spot Mondav Jimmy Marino who started in 1942 and Ralph Pulley another frosh great In 1945 46 are the other lettermen One of them xrill start with both certain to see much service James Owens freshmen wonder from Houston may get the call at the fifth slot He is making a spirited fight for a flrri string job and may oust some of the more experienced players our Wacoans are among 17 nlayers on the Bruin squad TWO of them Dickie Gonzales and Reeder have earned the var sity letter Will DeWitt and Odell Preston are the other local bovs Both are showing promise and should get plenty of action before the season has gone far William Hickman all stater on the Jeff Davis team of Houston which went to the state finals last vear Is rated beet amon the new material William Scrak Is an other Bavou Citv youngster who will be slaving lots of basketball in the furious title struggle HR Read fee Week End Others on the souad are Clar ence McGowan of Dalias Bill Martlnoson of Loa Angeles Don Hethington of DeLeon Johnny German of Houston and Lawrence Smith of Owensboro Ky who is a squadman from last vear ollowing the North Texas con tests the Boers take a week end trip to Louisiana meeting LSU In Baton Rouge ridav before go ing to New Orleans Saturday for a skirmish with Tulane They take another jaunt the following week to Kentucky and Ohio where they will play Eastern Kentuckv State In Louisville Dec 20 Cincinnati university Dec 21 and Kentucky to Lexington Doc 23 Thev make their annual appear ance in the Oklahoma Citv invi tation tournament Dec 26 28 then plov the strong Phillips 66 Ollers national AAU champions In Ard more Jan 2 Jack Gray brings his Texas fjonghorns Into Waco for the con ference opener Jan 10 The time has come to Ick an All CMnlervrtce team and thu sea son it hard to pick at all but the guard poltiuru orc backfield tKMJiLn and the center position Here are theteam IRST AIJCONEKENCE llUDcrt Bechtol Texas end Gene Wllwo J4MU end Weldon Edward TCU tackle Charles Malmbertt Rice tackle Weldon Humble Klee guardTOt Collins Texas guard Dick Jlarru Texas center Virgil Eikenberg Rice back Bobby Layne Texas back Ken Holland Arkansas back Carl Russ Rice back BXiOND ALL CON EREN4E Alton Baldwin Arkansas end Wendell Williams Bice end Charles Lively Arkanse tackle Monte Moncnef Aggies tackle Stautzenberger Aggls guard Jim Wright SMU guard Bull Johnson Baylor center Clyde Scott Arkansas back Bill Zapalac A and back Jimmy Canned Texaa back Huey Keeney Rice back THIRD AIX rONI ERENCE Taylor TCU end Dale Schwa rtkopf Texas end lonard Dickey Aggies tackle i Tom Keller Texas tackle Winkler Aggie guard Clare nee McGaw Baylor guard Bill Thomas Arkansas center I rank Payne SMU back Aubrey owler Arkansas trick Barney Welch back Ralph Ellsworth Texas back 1 5 There were a number of great gnds In the conference as an all around end and consistency of per DENTON Dec SPL Re turning from their shakedown trip with a 59 49 win over the Texas Aggies against two losses to the Texas University Longhorns the North Texas State Eagle quintet will tighten their attack for two coming bouts with Bnylor univer sity In Waco on Dec 9 and 10 Playing in Austin in their open ing games Coach (Pete) Shands' Eagles were outscored by the rangy Ixinghorns in both of the games Undaunted by their Ini tial the green and white shirted quintet invaded College Station and came from behind to down the Cadets on Wednesday night After the Baylor games Shands squad will meet TCU in Denton on Dec 13 and in ort Worth on Dec 18 before journeying to the Hous ton tournament Dec 20 and 21 High scorer for the Eagles in their first three games is Herman (Bud) Hopkins six foot eager from Krum who racked up 41 points an average of almost 14 points per game Hopkins is playing his third year on the Eagle teqm Th4 (HI hte Heuslan lest ged ribance la have a better at traction than the atten bawl thia oar It rot Geergte Tech an the line and Tech wan from Ixiuislana Plate a Cotton howl team by three touchdowM II probably aouM have had Tulsa and Tulsa has defeated Arfcanan the other otton bowl team but Instead tbo Oil bowl teem took Nt Mary's of t'aJlfomia largely beeaune it has 9w football player Herman Wetfanetcr A a tant Nt Mary's aot ax strong as Raj lor and It lx rot due tn he much of a game The attqp bawl has a better mat chid 3dm off the AIM'atUaranao team RMV had a brilliant guard In Jim Wright He vus a toxvat af btrengtb In the great RMU Mne TM tackle play of Wrldon Ed bards of TCU stood out like a sore inurnb in every game He was the bet tackle in the conference and had only one real rival for top honort That rival was Charles Mal nberg of Rice Both go on the team Arsan uu had a fine tackle In Charles Lively A and had jwo in Monte Moncrief ond Leon ard Dickey Tom Kelley ot Texas was hurt In a number of games hut on hie performance agalnxt A and he was cSose to All America oe great dll araund baek was Clyde Beott ef Arimaaaa Hr too wxw fmndienpped by lajurisa or he might have barn an tb flrxt team Me xma a great bail carrier but tons better an tbo delenae than an pbe off nee rank svne won several games far SMU with hlx grout play andoe on the thira team along brith Aubrey owler the Arksn bas apeedxter Bamev Welch fine 8rre bock and Ralph Ellsworth ofTexas Elhwnrth wax handleappedrv Injuries after the fl mt few con Jet but when hate and hearty he ranked with the best in the loop Buryi Baty of A and was a Jlno paatlng attack end Hollmlg a good punter and The fTCSI teem had three fne barks In ete Lucas Undv Berrv and Pete stout Raymond Jones of Texas bed fees of stralght awav power ALL OONb'ERENtT HONOR ROLL Hrr la tba All Conference hon br relit Boys OOTBALL PANTS Sixes 24 up WESTEKN STYLE SHIRTS Big selection ef gay colorful well made shirts PEDAL CAR Sturdy steel built 44" long 24 wide tires Ball weight lly the outstanding center of iht conference Although he was han dicapped by injuries part of the way the No 2 center was Bull Johnaon of Baylor Baylor was dis appointing but Johnson waa not Bill Thomas of Arkansas was also a fine center and gets the call on the third team over Audrey Gill of Texas and Hale TCU North Texas To ace Baylor In Opening Series Bruins Also Will Engage Teachers On Tuesday Evening Before Invad ing Louisiana BY OSCAR LARNCE Tribuae Herald Sports Staff Just to remind you what comes between football and spring Bill Baylor Bear round bell or basketball if you hoist the curtain on their season at Rean Marrs Mc Lean gym Monday evening at 8 o'clock against the North Texas Eagles In the first of a two game scries The second tilt is sched uled Tuesday night Baylor sports enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to the court campaign hoping they will find something to cheer about They weren't furnished much in centive during the recent gridiron season but why bring that up lads you know are defending Southwest conference champions but have already been relegated to the aleo ran class by the boys who claim to know their basketball The Bruins did lose three veteran performers from last year's team and go up against what looks like the toughest field in loop history Rice Arkansas and Texas are loaded down with hardwood talent One of the three is favored to replace Baylor In the throne room Blbteun MUI ArauUd Mark Belew Bill Hailey and rankie Edwards have departed and wilt be difficult to replace without much loee of strength but "Mr Bill" still has plenty of gift ed cage hands around Come the title scramble there will be some red hot nights in old basketball bailiwick with many a rival nnamg tneir dream ruined Jackie Robinson Parann from ort prominently mentioned for all America honors this year has dis played the same sensational form which earned him a unanimous spot on the conference mythical quint as a freshman last season Ha has been elected co captaln of the team with Bill Johnson an other Cowtown sophomore wizard who has played with Robinson since high school days at Parchai In that dty Both will be In the starting lineup Monday against the Eagles Henderson Is placing PACB WACO TBXA8) BUNDAY TRIBUNE NBRALD DBCBMVBR 1N6 Bears Hoist Cage Curtain Against Eagle ive Monday Night la due te tee a will depend tersely on teew many af Use returning Grs play A num ber of tteeae were great stare be fore the war Seam ef them will he even better this yar: others will not return to ttee farm that they knew before tile war but at this stage It lx Impaaxible ta name thane that will came through aad thana that will fall Aggies Lose Great Pivot Man A and has lrt Dewxon Its gamea bat It ate le a paar attrae sBl IvlHri JibAl llq BbA marvploua hnskeer far the Ag iex last vear but had not not Seen for the war hi probably would not have been known as an All Conference star Before the ar hr was just a clumsy tall baxkrtball p)acr for A and Mut he dex eloped In the service knd came beck to A and as seasoned star It had not aonr into the service and played tervtce basketball he would have flniahed his career at Aggicland te fnr becoming a alar There may a number of Da wiions at theXaulou confarenco nehool this teA I Put! I a 7 I ilk Xz 1MV eSeooteg to Baylor baehetbaB team xrill wr ww twpoxfmnJmmefctiw Ito basketball aaaaea tamer a a HW DMJWr KJHli BMJ the North Texaa Mato team A 'J first of a two guma aorteo Boys Regulation orcena wne ueouBy eve 1 Ji: the trama af 2 Ay atago aiMl Kier In pmiinK BMirr eeowe vise zm orbb nptene are due to 3 4 I I tor Mie eeeoud divieton xrill not be gi week etotera by any meant Every I team la tbo loop to due to have I 11 Si 1 75 atronger taaam than xvaa tbo eham Bp A pion Baylor team of loot year It I a i ouwbwwwwwwwowobMnoMaaooaeooaiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeaaaaM great race and I A' Ithe kids are thrilled to own 2 i JEEP i i a I BI have been one between Texan and 1 Georgia but no bowl thought It a I good Idea I I MR 1 i.