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TETE SUNDAY AVALANCHE PAOE THREE SUNDAY, SEPTEiraER 2S, IMS Fair Dog Races Expected To Drav Sport Lovers Galore; Many Hounds To Compete In Daily Race Events among, Football Results COLLEGE Washington State 33; Whitman 6 U. S. Coastguard 6, Rhode Island 0. Davis and Elkins 7, University of West Virginia 0. Stanford 21, Army (Ninth Corps area) 8.

University of California 19, Santa Barbara 8tate College 0. Centenary 27, Sam Houston Teachers 0. Transylvania 6, Centre college 0, Ashland College 0, Slipper Rock 'Pa,) 6. Bethany 24, Broaddua 7. Wilmington 18, Antioch 0.

Loyola 18, Howard 0. Texas A. and M. 21, Trinity 0. Baylor 31, Stephen F.

Austin college 0. T. U. 21, East Tr aehera Fair Directors Post Large Pot To Attract Owners of Fast Dogs; Many Fast Animals Expected. An outstanding attraction of the fifteenth annual Panhandle South Plains Fair beginning Monday, Oct.

1, will be the dog races which have been heralded as the greatest coursing event ever staged in Texas More than two hundred dogs from all sections of the country are expected to enter the races which will be held here each day of the fair from Oct. 1 to the 6th Inclusive. Four hundred twenty-five dollars in addition to a crowd of something over 100,000 have been hung up as inducements to owners of thoroughbred greyhounds the country over. Entry blanks have been sent out to various parts of the country and a large number of dog owners have I already entered their favorites, Fair officials report that the entries are increasing daily with prospects I for interesting races throughout the I fair. i Dog enthusiasts who have entered their thoroughbred In coursing events throughout the stare will be on hand Seme of the best dogs in 1 Texas will be entered.

Among these entries, Sid Wbitefield, president of. the Texas Coursing Association will be here, as will Dwight Walter Swcfford. WaPer McGee, all of Eastland and O. B. Benner of Salina, Tex Becbner has signified! his Intentions of bringing his ken- I nel of regulation greyhounds includ- ing his big imported Irish thorough- bred.

S'lver King Entered J. Montgomery. Electra, is entering Silver King, one of the big money winners at the Graham I County fair, and also two import- ed Irish thoroughbreds. E. C.

1 Waggoner, representing the Elk City k'nnels will also be here. One hundred trained black-tailed' Kansas Jackrabbits have been pur-! chased by the Fair Association, as- suring the dog owners of plenty competition for their greyhounds The park which the races occur includes a regulation sized track which has been broken and worked down for the races. The dogs 1 will be afforded firm but soft foot- ing. Racing experts who have ex- i amined the track declare it to be one of the fastest coursing parks the state has ever had. F.

E. Wofford, local entry and dog enthusiast, has recently returned! from the Graham county fair where he made contract with hun- I dreds of dog owners who made in- tentions of entering the races. Entries for the races close on the! State's Newest Institution of Higher Gives Older Rivals Plenty Of Stiff Competition. By NEA Service AUSTIN-, Sept. greatest athlete ever to walk the campus will coach the Texas Longhorns this Littlefield, who graduated in 1916 after a record as an athlete that never has been equalled.

He starred for four years in three sports. Llttfefield returned to his alma mater as track coach after the World War and in seven years has coached the Texans to five south- western titles in track and also won for himself a national reputa- JLittlelk-ld prospects are the best in" several Hufus King years, Rufus King, who was named All-Southwestern fullback in 1926 and 1927, v. ill Iracl the eleven this fall. He is 23 years old and a senior in school. His heme Is here.

King bear the name because of the unusual ability he has shown at crashing an line. He plays well at all times His a a es to point out any particular game where he was at hi ht 's always is good." He plays no other sport except inter-fraternity basketball dinners Will Meet Houston In Birmingham Wednesday In First Game of The Dixie Series. games won, three tied and lost, includes two Texas Conference clubs, one Southwestern conference team, five I A. A. teams and two junior colleges.

Last Year, Off Year. The year 1927 proved to be an off year for the Tech athletes from the standpoint of games won as compared to previous years. The team played nine games, won five and lost four. Two Southwestern conference elevens were included in the schedule, and in both instances the Matadors made an impressive showing against the stronger teams. While 1928 history Is yet to be made, all Indications point to the most successful season in the history of the institution.

Playing under the Southwestern Conference rules for the first time, the squad, under the guiding hands of Ewing Freeland, Victor Payne and Grady Higginbotham, Is composed entirely of experienced football material who have played under the same coaches regulation before. Although the quad is not so large as in former vrars, the majority of candidates on hand are veterans of the game. With the smaller squad, the coaches can give more individual instructions and thereby build a more BY ALLAN CARNEY Avaianche-Joumal Sports Editor When the Texas Technological college opened its doors for the first time in September, 1925, a vast horde of athletes from all section? of the Lone Star State reported for the first football team of newest institution. More than one hundred grid candidates were on the field the first day, and this number Increased to 137 before many days had passed. The usual number of men dropped out as the training duties increased, and when the time for the first game rolled around, ninety grtdst-ers still grimly battling for positions on the football eleven which was destined to attract statewide attention because of its unusual record for a new college.

Out of this squad, there were approximately thirty-five seasoned football players who were given the tie of their life for positions on the first eleven by the plucky Sport Is Popular. Football at the Tech has been equally as popular in the succeeding rears of the fail of 1926 found another large MEMPHIS. Sept 22 1928 Southern association pennant Will fly over Rlckwood Park in Birmingham because the Barons today ade the Chlckasaws a van- Gridsters Take Game from Lubbock 2nd Frequent ties Marr Play, the Noblemen swept th tribe, winning todays 5 to 0 for the third consecutive victory of the play-off. They entrained tonight for Birmingham where Wednesday they will meet Houston in the first game of the Dixie series. Ralph Judd '-bed the Barons conquest and h- it brilliant ly.

Only six hits ade off him men afferent The Tahoka Bulldogs carried off a 7 to 0 football victory from the Lubbock second string eleven Sat- urday afternoon on the Tahoka I gridiron in a game marred by frequent penalties which spelled defeat for the local team. With the ball on their own 35; yard line, the junior Westerners were penalized half the distance of the field. Short, Tahoka fullback, i carried the ball across for the lone marker of the game. Allen, Lubbock quarterback, was the outstanding ground gainer for the locals, carrying the pigskin for consistent gains with his brilliant broken field running. Although the Lubbock line dis- i played a great deal more strength than the Bulldogs, they were unable 1 to overcome the breaks of the game i which went against them.

Officials for the gamer Referee, A-chibald. Urnp Ingerton, Head linesman, McCoy. iiilh School a 20. Norman, Okla 12 Babmal High 2, Texas Military Institute (San Antonio) 0. Ralls 12, Spur 0.

Crosbyton 39, Lorenzo 0. Tahoka 7, Lubbock (second string) Mamish Slugs To Oust Gehrig And Simmons In A. i 4 If Houston wins, the Texas city will have the game Friday, October Basketball Improves. Whereas football has held the upper hand among the various college basketball has ccme in for its share of the apnlatre. Starting in early the Matadors of the court, played 16 games with a quintet that had never before played together, winning f.

out of the 16 The following year, eight out of eighteen were won and the third year, after the boys had played together for the two previous the Tech quintet emerged victorious in ten of the nineteen games played. From the first year, the thinly dads of Texas Tech have remarkable showings on the cinder path, having won seven out of the track meets engaged in. first track team in the hist ry of cclleee easily outclassed all op- rvr in 1926 to take the Great Plains Meet. It In this meet hat Ransome Walker carried off the maViTity of the honors of the day, scoring a total of 28 points for scarlet and black The track team of 1927 was not so successful Entering three th" Tech crew were successful in winning one. Track Team A Winner.

The following year, the Matador squad could not be stopped Besides winning the Great Plain? Meet for the second thne, Vic Payne's cohorts ran away with four dual meets to finish the season with a perfect record Coach Ewing Freeland has been equally successful with baseball teams as with his football elevens I The first nine to take the field for Tech won 10 out of 13 games played for an average of .770 for the year. The had an infield that made all the boys stand up vnd take notice With Hayden at Mrst base Rlgnev at second Hamit on at shortstop and Nlcklaus at far comer, Freeland had a shortfleld combination seldom alled on a college diamond. The chib won six out of sixteen games in 1927, and the following year with only ten games scheduled, managed to come out with a .500 average. Totals Memphis Frederick, rf Kragman, 2b cf Standaert, lb Taylor, if Protltro 3b Berger Engle Kelly, Farrell Ear'1 tPam ln Series 1 pH I 3 i lit I permitted with and present person with the club playing him in the pos -season games for a First Game For Class A of ct least 30 days prior to of South he closing day of the season, Southern Association and Texas To Be Played In Burning- m.m win ln thf nam On lie receipts from the first four games of the Dixie Series, MEMPHIS. Sept, 22.

Dixie Series to decide the unofficial Class A baseball championship of the South will open Wednesday in Birmingham. winner of the Southern Associatoin pennant, and the first game in Houston. Texas League will be played next Saturday. Officials of the two leagues and of the contending clubs met here Freeland machine. The number reached 105 at one time during the I training but this was reduced to a much smaller number by playing season.

Thirteen letter men on the first squad were bark for more laurels Coach FTeeland led his cohorts forth to battle Among these was Winfield Nicklaus. who was chosen captain of foot ball team to represent Ter Tech A tall lanky redheaded lad hailing from Sudan, who had plaved football on the Texas A. M. freshman team, ted the Matadors through this second season which brought much fame to the tv institution. When football training camp opened tn 1927.

sixteen letter men ffftfij first 5rwjorfal had covered himself glory in vo proceeding r- was named ain of th- Bull Fighters and proved himself a capable leader Ninety-eight candidates were on hand for the training camp. Hate GtwxJ Rmerd. The Tech gridsters have a football record in the three years of the schools nee which will undoubtedly go down in as one of the meet remarkable record? for a new school In a long colorful history of the popular fall pastime The Matador? have scored a total of 445 points as compared to 233 for their opponents. This includes games with strong members of the Southwestern Conference. Texas Conference and the Texas Intercollegiate AthleUr Association During the first year, the Tech team played nine games, winning six.

tying two and losing one record stands unchallenged in of collegiate new schools are considered, The following year, the Matadors stepped out into the big racket, bv meeting a member of the Southwestern conference on the own field. This game with T. C. U. was, incidentally.

the only loss by the Tech eleven during the whole season. This record of six 0 Brown Hurler, Crowder, Is JJ Leading Pitcher; Myer, of 0 Honton Off With 1 Stolen Base If Bryan should come back to parth, And see the revolution; claim he a Democrat, And believe in evolution. night of September 30. at which time the owners will make their drawings for the various events. This meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce offices at the City HaD.

Plenty Of Kennel Room Those in charge of arrangements state that the dogs will be provided good kennel room and a vetinarian will be available for the success of the meet. An out-of- town judge will be secured to assure the entries competent officiating. The entry blank calls for three divisions in the registered greyhound class. They are: All age stake; Futurity stake and Sapling stake. The cold bloods will be divided Into two classes The all age stake with a small entry fee will be given the advantage of an added money stake, while another class of cold bloods will be entered may be entered in the all age stake with the fee free, A loving cup will be awarded in this class.

RALLS DEFEATS SPUR, 12-0 lo Avalanche Journni) RALLS, Sept. Ralls Jackrabbits outfought the Spur Bulldogs Friday afternoon on the Ralls gridiron to win 12 to 0 Both "am? exhibited stubborn nee but the Jackrabbits held the upper hand throughout the fray Frequent fumbles were made. Games are to be played in Birmingham Wednesday and Thursday Friday the teams will travel and on Saturday they open a three-day engagement in Houston. Tuesday. October 2.

will be given to travel, and the sixth game is to be played in Birmingham, October 3. Coin To Be sa d. Immediately preceding the fourth contest a coin will be tossed to decide where the seventh if necessary, is to be placed. Should Birmingham win the toss. It will be played there Thursday.

October OPENS BAG FACTORY ORANGE. Sept. 22 too ka step forw'ard industrially when machines arrived for the operation of a paper bag factory. Twenty-four of the machines will used, and the plant is expected to be in operation by October 15. Football Games Geese have already started south and it will probably be a good thing for you to get last remnants and see Just what the moths have done to 'em.

Make this your Lubbock Tech Students And Fair Visitors WELCOME, NEW AND OLD TECH STUDENTS Phone ton high school has always managed to put out a formidable football team as has Floydada and In past. Flovdada and Ralls have administered several to Lubbock The remaining teams tn the dis- with student assemblies have on an even break with few They are Tahoka. Brownfieid. Idalou. Crosbvton.

Littlefield, ner. Olton, Post, Lorenso Paducah iMxmm, Hale Center, Abemathv Spur, Matador, Leveliand and Wilson. True To Form and iourl Pacific will line into sulphur here. We are again ready for you fellows with the smartest college suits that will be seen on any East or West. Many include the nifty COLONIAL and double breast Vesta, pleated Pants.

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