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'Broncos Set for Title 'Wrangle With Scots By HAROLD WHlTTJI.i ON i skill tonight In effort to break a' passing wizard, will also Record-Chronicle Sports Editor 16-year Jinx and take the Dls- th(- game. Ball carrying Coach Walt Parker's crew olMilcl 6AA gridiron title Iroin the will be divided between left hard-hitting high school grldders' Highland Park Scottles Dallas. will utilize their utmost power and Kickofl lime in the Hi Park Stadium Is 8 p.m. Texas, Army, Irish Picked ByClaassen By HAROLD CLAASSEM be in duties hall- back Bill Crlsler and fullback Jack Ehrhardt. Bill White will be the.

Drnton is ready to crab its first championship since 1929 and ita first victory over the Scots since 1932. Statistics favor the Highlanders to win again this year, however. Highland Park remains undefeated In te 6AA race, while the Broncos have suffered one setback. Victory for Denton would tie the two teams In league standings with the nod going to the Broncos to represent the loop in the regional playoffs. Both elevens will be In prime physical condition for tonight's tus- YORK, Nov.

Ifl tills week's football winners i with a turkey pin-leather: Army vs. Navy: The nation's s'e. and weather forecasts indl- no. 1 gridiron spectacle that will cate a fast field. Dcnton and Hi Jure 101,000 fans, plus President Truman.

He Is sitting on the Navy side this year but that Is to be the Middles' sole dlstin Army goes Into Saturdays fray with an ajl-wlnnlng record, Navy wlUi an all-losing list. Neither streak will end here. Army. Georgia Tech at Georgia: John- nv Ranch's passing Saturday will be too much for the Engineers who have lost two of their last three trames. Georgia is bowl fodder and the players know it.

Georgia. Georgia In bowl fodder ana the players know it. Georgia. Kansas at Missouri: The Midwest version of the Yale-Harvard series. Kansas hasn't from the Oklahoma shock.

It Is another Thanksgiving classic. Missouri. Washington at Notre Dame: Howie Odell reportedly quit as Yale roach last fall to get into the football big time. He took the Washington post. He will regret his decision by Sunday.

Notre Oklahoma at Oklahoma A Oklahoma has Jack (The Magnificent) Mlichell, Darrel! Royal and Buddy Burrls all In shape and that Park are the two best passing clubs in the circuit. llVvely I Coach Herman Morgan 01 will pin his hopes on a fine assembly of backfield talent. Wendell Bray, quarterback aerial expert, will bf, back In action after being sidelined several weeks by an injury. Bob Jarvis, another Owl Elected SWC Lineman of Week AUSTIN, Nov. 24 W) A lanky reserve spnter.

Gerald Weatherly of Rice, won Southwest Conference Llneman-of-the-Week honors In the seventh Austin American Statesman poll. Standout defense play by the agile Owl pivotman frc.a Cuero In' last week's game with TCU won him the honors yesterday. He had strong competition from a guard and a pair of tackles They are Roger McCaulcy, TCU tackle: Buddy Tlnsley. Baylor tackle. and Prank Lambrlght, Arkansas guard.

Other linemen nominated this week by the seven sports news Is plenty. This Is another Saturday! directors: End Bobby Folsoms. affair. Oklahoma. SMU: end Bobby Moorman, guard Mississippi State at Mississippi: Saturday's card Is dotted with civil wars.

Here's another. The record says that Barney Poole will close his seventh year of college football with a victory. Mississippi. Chuck Stone. Baylor; end James Williams, Rice: end Billy Hix.

Arkansas: tackle John Hamberger. SMU: tackle Bed Marble. TCU; and center Max Eubank, TC0. IT I I SHEET METAL LL 9 BETTER ROOFS COLEMAN FLOOR FURNACES Bring Your Home Up To Dare ROCKWOOL INSULATION ROOFING AND SHEET METAL PHONE 796 AUSTIN McKINNEY STS. figure In Denton's skyward Karne.

but the ground yardage will be under the feet of halfbacks Martin Clidd nnd Bill llatrmond and the powerful fullback Oharlle Wayne MNeill. McNelll Is a. logical choice for all district honors as a versatile back, being a consistent gainer and bruising defensive player. Hi Park's line, which averages 176 pounds per man. is st''egthen- cd by husky tackles Ed speer nnd Ed Health, both weighting In the of 200 poundt Denton's torwnrd wall 168 nounds despite the bulk of tackle Kenneth (Bulli Durham's.

250 Winner of tonight's test will meet Breckenridge, winner of the 7AA tide. In the regional Confident Highland Park has already scouted the Buckaroos twice in view of Ihe playoff. "I'll ask Morgan to lend me his notes on Brpckcnridge after we trim Highland Park," the erinntng Bronco mentor said. Ticket sales indicate a full house at Ihn Hi Park Stadium tompht as Denton fans plan to 'flooa the stands to back the Broncos In their most vital game of Ihe year. JIM CROW PUTS SHADE IN SUN BOWL EL PASO Nov.

24 Ml Sun Bowl officials say they didn't toll an Eastern college that It couldn't brine a Negro player to the New Year's Day football classic. Apparenty, said C. D. Held- inn nl'ht. Lafavette College of Easton.

jumped to a conclusion. Beldlng Is chairman of the game selection committee of tbt Sun Carnival Association. Beldlng issued his denial after Lafayette. In turning down the bid, quoted Beldlng as saying Texas law would prohibit Lalayette Negro halfback Dave Showell from playing. Ho made his denial In a telephone conversation with Chuck Whltlock, sports editor of the El PR'O Times.

Whltlock, trying to run report, had this to "The College of Mines, the players, the co-captains, and some Sun Bowl officials are highly In favor of Lafayette bringing its Negro player If they come to the Sun Bowl." Elizonclo Triumphs SAN ANTONIO, Nov. Taking revenge, scored a second Tony round Ellzondo technical Joey sched- knockout last night over of El Paso In a uled ten rounder here. Zllzondo. former Texas middleweight champion, had formerly been kayoed.by the El Paso boxer. VI lew A Wednesday, Nov.

IMi DENTON (Tei.l EECOBD-CHitONlCLt Nutt Is Lone Star's Top Ground Gainer By JAMES MOVERS Record -Chronicle Sports Writer The flying feet of Halfback Richard Nutt drummed a ground eating pace steady through LIKE FINDING .00 Like moit of ut, rhii fellow thought hit lait years hat had teen its day BUT LOOK AT IT NOW! It looks at good ai new! It it as good at new! TIPTON'SEx- celliiior system of hat cleaning did it. You coll 'em CLEANER. 1948's gridiron wars that could not be matched by any back In the Lone Star Conference, final statistics for the North Texas Eagles' ten game season show. Null, a junior, carried 132 times and stacked up 768 yards rushing the loop's highest ground- gaining total. Those totals also mean Null slammed Into opposing forward i walls for an average of almost six yards per carry.

And he prob- nbly would have hit the six-yard mark and perhaps more if he had not been injured in one snme. Por 'against Trinity's po tent Tigers Nutt saw only brief I action due to an. Injured ankle. Yet he ripped off 16 yards In his first play, rammed four yards for a touchdown on the second play and sped 20 yards a few minutes lalcr' a total of 40 yards and a louchdowp in three offensive plays. I The speedster led the conference in scoring, racking up 76 points with II touchdowns 10 extra This is the second consecutive year Hint Nutt hss led In Lone Star ground-gaining.

The stocky ex Marshall High star led in '47 and was named to the all conference eleven even though he was not a member of the Eagle starting backfield. Null led Hie Eagle ball carriers in total offensive gains althougl Quarterback Cecil Martin pushed him heavily for that honor with a flurry of pass completions the last two games. 1 In fact, Nutt finished the season only four yurds ahead of the lanky Denton pitcher, the Iron man of the Eagle eleven. 781 Yards Gained by Null Nutt, participating In 135 plays, gained 768 yards rushing and 23 passing for a total of 791 gained. Martin, working in 157 plays niost of them via the overhead route gained 755 yard 1 passing and 32 rushing for a total of 787 yards gained.

Big Ned a blasting fullback, followed Nutt in individual rushing. In 89 trips the 200 pound fjr-Denlon High alar ramme4 for 477 yards. McNeill went ahead of Trinity's Gerald levermann last week In total yards gained during the season and Uiis increase put him in second place, second to Nutt in the conference leaders. Levermann. who has one more game to play.

Is almost sure to overhaul the big NTSC fullback. Lou RJenzl. angular Eagle win? man. finished the season with 15 passes received for 212 yards and one touchdown and continued to lead Eagle receivers. Bill Kemp- lln clung to second place with five parses received for 73 yards and one touchdown.

Smith Second In Scoring Halfback Frank Smith, a consistent ground gainer, held 1 second place among Eagle scorers with 38 points. Smith was the third highest scorer In the conference when the Eagles ended their sea son with a 27-7 win over East Texas' Lions last week. An over all summary showed the Eagles carried the ball 418 times for a net gain of 1980 yards, threw 167 passes for 75 completions and 78 net yards, thus participating In 585 offensive plays for a net gain of 27fiR y.rrt-. ihrough tho air and on the ground. NTSC backs and ends accounted for 36 touchdowns while extra point perfectionists accounted for 24 of 36 attempts for 248 points.

opponents scored 20 touchdowns, 11 extra points, and one safety for 133 points. Eagle Cagcrs Open Season Monday Night With their 1848 Hd-blaMcr only "five days away. Coach Pete Shands' North Texas state cagtrs wont Into high star In their practice work this week. Working spasmodically Her- rlKS gym since school opened In September, the club hit the hardwood regularly about Nov. 1 to be- Sin preparations for Austin Col- lege's' Kangaroos Dfnton next Monday night.

The two school's cluos wJl meet at 7:30 p. m. and the A teams will clash at 8 p. Shands said. Bolstered by nine returning lettermen and several promising squadmen and freshmen, the Sliandsmen are expected to in the thick of the running when Lone Star Conference play gets underway In January.

The Eagles' attack will be built around the point-getting prowess of Captain sun Bell and several other Icttermen, including Don Drardorff, Bill Candler. James Johnson, Eennle Rutherford, George Daniels, Johnny Johnson, J. W. Black. Another letterman, A.

V. Collins, has no', decided definitely whether he will play bfiskrt- ball. A Irio of promising Charles Johnson 01 North Side. Port Worth. Dick Wall and Dee Edwards, both have been elevated to the varsity and are pushing more experiences hoopstersi Shands said.

Others who ate working with the squad include Jimmy Purnam, Bill Dunaway. Ed Kelley. David Mc- Knlght, Zfke Martin Oeorge Dodd. Charles Norton. Dill Humphrey.

Hardy Wise. Jimmy Rich. Gerald Skidmore, Charles and Clyde Denham. Austin's Kangaioos, a fast-moving club with six reluming lettermen. is led by big Jim Wilson, six foot three inch center from Semlnole' and an all-Texas Conference center last year.

Aggies Ready to Try For Upset of Steers A California archer fitted ex- nlcslve points to his arrows, so thpy would go off when they en- Final Loop Tilts Slated On Hi Grids By HAROLD V. RATLtFTT Associated Press Sports Editor Two district championship! go on the Itne tonight tht final weekend of -the regular Texas schoolboy football campaign begins. Lamar and Mllby calsh for the Houston district title in the City Conference. Denton and Highland Park (Dallas) get together at Dallas to decide the District t- champlonshl in Class AA. Tomorrow three more tltlei wll be In the balance: Brackenrldge and Thomas Jef ferson battle for the San Anton! district crown In the City Confer ence.

Victory or a tie for Jetfer son gives the the title bu if Brackenrldge by more than 21 points it takes the cbam plonshlp. Victory by fewer than 2 points hands the crown to Alamc Heights. Chtldress. Quanah and Wichita Falls are In a tie for first place In nistrlct 2 of, Class AA. Chll- dtess meets Quanah and Wichita Ffclls plays Graham.

Victory for Childress would mean the title since also beat Wichita" Tails Defeat for Childress would 'give the title to Wichita Falls provided It won from Oraham. The mix up In district I may be straightened out. Denlson but has lost one Oilnes- vllle. Greenville, Paris and Sherman each hat lost two. Denlson plays Sherman.

Bonham meets Oalnewllle nnd Paris takes on Greenville. Denlson will have to win over Sherman to take the title; a loss would throw things Into a big mess. Rose Bowl KILGORE. -Nov. 24 Kilgore Junior College's Rangers have accepted a bid to play in the Rose Bowl jams in Tyler Dec.

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AUSTIN, Nov. 24 (fl A physically fit but apprehen. Texas Lon0horn football team came to th; eve of their annual tussle with Texai A. and M. today alerted afalnat an all out Ajglt Mfort.

The wlnleM under- l-y every In the books could salvage low of satisfaction from a dismal season by breaking a long standing Jinx and-whipping Texas on home field. Not Memorial Stadium was flnUied In IM4 have the Ag- gies defeated tht Longhoma here. If they could thatter that jinx this year. It would help them forget a str'ng of nine itralght lou- es In a dUattroui teason. Longhom coaches have kept reminding the squad this week that the everything to win and nothing to lose.

Today's workout expected to concentrate on that, with some attention also to an Aggli- pissing offense featuring Burl hurling. It haj been a scoring threat In virtually every game this season. Thirteen first string Longhorns will be playing their final game in Memorial Stadium and little Jim Lowrey, a uralor halfback, will listen in from his hospital bed. Me wll undcrgtf a knee operation this afternoon. Topping the list of Texas starters are Dick HarrU, a great crater and Tom Lanary, back, co captains.

The others are Lewli Holder, Petrovlch. Victor Taticck, Ed Kelley, Dale Bchwartakrff. Charlie Tatom. Sam Oallan. Otorsr McCall, Peppy BJount, Byron OUlory and Ftang Guess.

That includes a large segment of the big, fast-charging Longhorn line rated by mnaj tops In the Southwest Conference. Coach Blair Cherry Is depending on them to make a fine showing and smtar the Aggie offense In their last appearance here. Last utnute sales 91 left-over student tickets saw the, few remaining admissions melt away under brisk demand ar.d a crnwa of (8,000 was expected. Pre-game activities will add color to the annual clash. The A.

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