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-j 46341 Alkto4k PA GE TWO MiM101 SUNDAY MARCH 12 1939 mmilliMmEnownwma MINIIMOMMi I '1i1 1 SUNDAY MARCH 12 1939 PAGE TWO FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM-SUNDAY rn i7T WART A TI rep A A S3 A A- 14 114 ILA 11 LJ A sl tens ro Tennis 4 kti I 1 1 11(it 1 4 9s smashinto tens 1 ro ennis 12) 1 Triumph Thre Triumph Thre BUSTER MAKES HIS TEAM THE FAVORITE! Plenty or Golf Dates For June I 01 olL11114 Plenty I BELIEVE IT NOT By Robert Ripleyl I 1 1'14110 1 lay INA 60 Kol ilior Put tournament golfing A I Put golfing I i I Put tournament golfing 1 i 4 40111111141111 AMP er 12-V: l'1791: 14i47W i Wisrock Likes Clothiers in Sandlot Baseball Race in andlot Baseball Race IITTT isrocK Jim Li Litt PERRY UNABLE TO IHANHE' DON'SSHOTS UL IH illniulli 7 III 111111L lloti5ssHoTs -BY AMOS MELTON----! Star-Telegram Sports Writer down the annual Phil-Pe-Co for June 9-11 on your date list The popular lay -1 out down by Ris- 1 ing Star and Pio- teft41 neer came in on th a weekend Saturday and was i dortZ 1 the only new ad- it) 4- 1 dition to the list i outside the Worn- en's State Muny 040- which is due in ii Dallas on June 11 Crowding remains ai a June a so far few eal conflicts have turned up The State WA lDoRF A is set for June 1-4 the Ranger Invitation on June 2-4: Women's West Texas at Mineral Wells June 7 and Philpeco on June 9 "Our course has been in good condition all Winter and with improvements already made and those now under way it should be tops by May 15" writes Cates of Phil-Pe-Coo The tournament down there is always one of the Oil Belt's best Stilt awaiting dates from such places as San Angelo Lubbock and Cleburne Cisco still has a conflict with River Crest on June 16 but no word of a change has come from Marse Horace Condley of the Cisco club Slowly but surely the West Texas list is taking shape POWERS' PRAISE EVERY PERSON NAMED T0114(15 MAN CAIN )4 REDRAW FELL IN GEN0AItaly THE RESULT ov CLOUDS DUSTFP0M114ESAHAR4 March1137 a i PLACE A SETor DOMINOES AS INDICATED -ADD HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY TOTAL Is DIVISIBLE BY NUMBER 3 OF 'POT DIVISIBLE OF BY 3 UMBER Mil DomiNoE5 9 CONTAIN1NQ SPOT5 15 DIVISIBLE BY 3 18 by WALDO I I 130 EDWARDS 63 Ii 2 4 2 1 30 30 27 LI t'Aeler'r 0) PLACE THE PAPER ''OUR E)sES AND II-4E MAN wiLL APPEAR To HAVE GLASSES oN best 1 i I ------101I14 i I 1 BY AMOS 1 11! 4" 'i 4Y 7-yr' l'-' laJ i 1 1 4 I 'p 7 01 lei-f 1 '1 10 '1! 4'11! r1: 7 t-7677- fi 7- 6 -11t- '4g -A Star-Telegram Sports Writer I -i------4 i 1 I 7 -91' di''' I 6 i'l l'''1 T7 ir' w--- Aths I 1 I d--- J)17 71 irzir e'L'Ia rig-A 11 i' 1 i I I' 1 '1 7 down the annual Phil-Pe-Co "lr''' 1 I 1 A 1 it i r- rJ for June 9-11 on your Vi WA--- a "1(i' i I 1 11 I tti i ry 4-z tz-itr-- --ar date list The popular lay- I 0's it 1 1 "Alt 4 I 1 -As out down by Ris- 2 0 i1' i 1 (5- -11 i A 11 I 41 i IT 4 s4 1''''''-1' I pp' 'ill''''''' 1 111itq' 1 I'll i I 41' 2-- 4 if ii-L-1' 4 '''-5--4 4'144: 13 11- I71 ing Star and Pio- i' I I 002404-LL'- )24 4 1 II 64 if -I! fr---rivi---fir 2-- 1r re- neer came in on '461 0d1401 0 4' )z le I oVIIVI ifilli rLtll'Ant 1 2 -J -----7 i that weeked eide444 1 I I 1 lr 41pf7 i 7 11 I 1 I Saturday and wn as I sroz 1 the only new ad- 1 I l' 1 4 121H rZ-- 4 ledifir'''' a' l' l'k Itr Inv 0 rmty 1 ev '''''lle'iez -'''-444''''''''' I' 'id i'l'' '1 111n7410N 1 1 11' dition to the list 's 1 2 c4z4lortatid: 15: 42 4 1 4 041 1 11 outside the Wom- I4 i "oil en State Muny ttt' -i If OrC i 1 1'111 'f iop 0040- ich is due in 'tic 4-r4149 rk Iii 1: 4 1 litr si i 1 --4 ni yiir' i fi 1 1 '4 1I'''0 r' 44 Zr 4 0 II I I RED RAIN 4 3 1 Dallas on June 11 i owding I 4' r111117'1) iII-p riit okli 1 1 1 around June 1 i 'In it Will i4-iV(1' i ii' a 1 FELL IN GEN0AItaly A(9 1 i) e' -t 1 x-401104 IA I 1 1 1 or remains heavy I -i '1' 0 111'1101): I 't I 1 0k 11: x01 (4' 'Ili I il rt THE RESULTOF CLOUDS DUSTFPOM THESAHARA -1 1 but far few 1 L--- 14) f' )7'111' i Ii i Merch113? i a 1 conflicts to 1 'fC I ---00044- tit have turned up I a 0 -v PLACEASETorDOMINOES 00- vr WALDORF 1 The State li ASiNDIcATED-ADD A is set for June ii --td --sy '''f A Iti 4 1 44 1) (4i HORIZONTALL'I OR 1 the Ranger Invitation on June 1-4 VERTiCALLN --EACH 2-4 Women West Texas at 1 'in- 1 i1 11 --i ') 01 TOTAL Is DIvISIBLE 00 et i I erai Wells June 7 and Philpeco on :1 Rill 4 BY 3 -TOTAL NUMBER 3 1- June 9 I --iI: l' '''t-------2-'r -17I --s-- 41k1 ') -At I 11 It 1 1 (14 OF SPOTBISDIVISIBLE i 1 II' '-'Z'7 BY 3-NumBER gal i 11 1 I 'Our course has been in good I if' 11-----i ih ir-7 41 condition all Winter and with im- 1 4 -ci-iF- 1 i 1 'it OF POMitsi0E5 CONTAININQ 9 PLACE THE provements already made and those ii 11 ') )) ts114 0 I SPOI5'--'--------f 15 BIM 4 now under way it should be tops 7-010k DIVISIBLE PAPER by May 15" writes Cates of i -z--''z- -'-i--- l''z- ce sc' BY 3 ION 18 4-4 DES AND THE MAN wILL Phil-PeCol The tournament down NN APPEAR TO HAVE 1re is alwys one of the )- aa Belt 's ii GLASSES ON I ------7- 4 '1' wmao 11 0113 -7-- -t--- '-r--'-m ''3t 1" 4 Stilt awaiting dates from such it 1 i -4 -----T--------t1 t-0'ter ik 4i)X 4 I places as San Angelo Lubbock and 1 k------- 1 1 11111 Cleburne Cisco still has a conflict 111 -e'f' Wie 1S I 1----------- 417'4 0114 i 0 with River Crest on June 16 but I1 4e---- A 'I-1 -Az no word of a change has come from 1-' --01-- 0 liN 63 club Slowly but surely the West Marse Horace Condley of the Cisco r--- 41: 1 SK 'ii 11 24 21 30 30 27 LI Texas list is taking shape PEO EVEK41 tIM? siflAW 1" I POWERS' PRAISE ti 0 NAMED Le-01 IIP 0 ii IS A it 4' -1i 11611 im 0 4k 0 i'LlilUlaCE I ITCCF1 III VS MAN i SII44- Ne: 'Ootli mod-l I 4 1 it LilluaKz I -411 a nut I 4 NO kb i 1 1 0 I VrbMF rtul VS MA IrOd Seri NEW YORK March 11 (iP)---The growing business of professional tennis is being stunted by Donald Budge the red-headed monopolist who is almost unbelievably good Donald put the crusher on the second opponent of his professional career Friday night He whipped Fred Perry of Great Britain at one time the world's No 1 amateur so deci4ively that the Jack Harris troupe of which they are the stars will need Gargantua and a hula dancer the rest of the trip if it is to earn eating money Always in Command From the moment Budge paddled his first service over the net in the first game until Perry double-faulted 23 games later Budge was the master in command all the way The scores 6-1e 6-3 6-0o hardly indicate the margin of his mastery Madison Square Garden seemed hollow and practically unpopulated Only about 7000 fans who paid $14- 000 were on hand Perry said when it was all over "I was always scrambling I never could get my head above water He forced me as I have seldom been forced and even when I was set I couldn't handle most of his shots Improved since I last played him? He's 50 per cent better" Budge Modest Budge as is his wont was modest "I can't think of any reason why Fred didn't play a better game I'd like to believe it was because of me" He called that one It was because of him Unless Perry improves in Boston Saturday night and keeps it up over the rest of their matches the pro grame is as dead as a door nail Budge has licked first Ellsworth Vines then Perry The fourth of the world's top players Baron Gottfried von Cramm is an amateur So there are no worlds left for Budge to conquer Madison Suare Garden seemed NEW YORK March 1 G4)3--The 1 i of professional grown u- 4 being ennis stunted by Donald monopolist Budge the red mono who is almost unbelievably good Donald put the crusher on the second opponent of his professional career Friday night He hipped Fred Perry of Great Britain at one lime the world's No 1 amateur so that the Jack Harris deci41110Y troupe of which they are the stars wi ll need Gargantua and a hula dancer the rest of the trip if ip i i is to earn eating money Always in Command Fd From the moment Budge paddled his first service over the net in the first game until Perry double faulted '23 games later Budge was the mas- ter in command all the way The scores 6-le 6-3 6-0 hardly indicate the margin of his mastery hollow and practically unpopulated Only about 7 000 fan who $4 pai1- 000 Nkere on hand Perry said when it was all over "I was always scrambling 1 nev- er could get my head above water He forced me as I have seldom been forced and even when 1 was set 1 couldn't handle most of his shots Improved since 1 last played him? He's 50 per cent better" Budge Modest Budge as is his wont was mod- est "1 can't think of any reason why Fred didn't play a better game l'el like to believe it was hpeause cause vl null uniebs 1---eLly 1111- proves in Boston Saturday night and keeps it up over the rest of their matches the pro grame is as dead as a door nail Budge has licked first Ellsworth Vines then Perry The fourth of the worlds top players Baron Gottfried von Cramm is an amateur So there are no worlds left for Budge to conquer Budge as is his wont was est "I can't think of any reason why Fred didn 't play a better game I'd like to believe it was because of me that one It 1Aas be- He called cause of him Unless Perry im- 1 I 1 1 1 1 :1 1 i fi 1 I 1 i 1 1 i i 'i wl IA I 1 i I i 1 1 1 i I I 1 1 4 i 1 1 1 i i I I i I 4-11406'11 1 I If (GMELitiArNa71S3 IJ EMPEROR OF ROME (238) 1 oft i WO ki414iA1Lfi) I KPA111LD) )j bfrIPER6R oFROME (238) it 11 BY WILLIAM KING StarTelegram Sports Writer Burly Buster Wisrock thinks his Worth Clothiers nine will be the team to beat Woody Woodard believes his Velhllar isn't talking as yet Pop Stoorza of Lincoln Life Insurance promises an improved club NCroalvil a Crawford gang will finish near the top Jimmy Jeffreys of That's the situation in a nutshell now that the start of Fort Worth's sandlot baseball season is only a month away There'll be anywhere from 100 to 1 a 350 men and boys engaged in work- per mitting 4N VA And before the day ptahrek stirnd i ouasy over a lot of managers will have 1:: oSuytcsam worieth a lot of sandlot ball players- on the dotted line clubs at weather 41714ii71 From interest shown at the re- cent baseball meeting talk around t-Z 2 teA town and the usual run of sandlot NI thinks this will be a good year for alta: amateur baseball gossip at Sycamore Park the writer While tapping out lazy flies for BILLY PAMPELL shaggers to chase at a Saturday4 afternoon workout Wisrock planned eluding such names as Pitcher Har- a old Prince Catcher Tufty GlIbcrts and Shortstop Shorty Lewis Jeffreys Not Ready Doug Smith whose Ernest Allen Catcher Harold Webb Pitchers nine was one of the smoothest in otretahmCeloomth like this for the Vincent De Vaney and Andy Min- the Muny Twilight circuit last Sumshew First Baseman Wisrock Sec- mer and Jimmy Harrington who ond Baseman Wyman Hunnicutt last year managed North Side In-Shortstop Ruel Hoffman third dependents claim they're ready to base undecided and Outfielders enter good teams if they can get Cecil McClung Bob McClung Alvin backers Several other sponsers are Reese and Billy Penwell figuring on clubs too Most fans who closely followed Fans will be glad to know that the 1938 race won by Wolf Klar's there shouldn't be any one-sided sluggers who eventually won the leagues here this year Hefstate championship will quickly fington has plans mapped out where ask: by a committee will carefully study "who can beat this club?" the rosters turned in by managers And those fans can be reminded before leagues are formed The that all the players named above four strongest teams will be put in have not signed to play with Worth the Major City League and four Clothiers although most of the ones other teams will be entered in an-mentioned have hinted their in- other league This should greatly tentions to do so reduce the uninteresting 20-2 and That's why Jimmy Jeffreys po- 27-15 games of last year litely refused to name the players he plans to use on his Wolf Klar More ore Fullblood Jeffreys pointed Out that some sandlotters will take an indiffer- Foals at Arlington ent attitude if they see by the papers that they are to play with a certain team Texas' thoroughbred colony took And Jeffreys the season's first an upward trend Saturday IA hen casualty following a ball striking Jack Cartier fiscal agent for the him on the lip at a workout last vast Morgan Stock Farm at week also added that a manager Arlington reported five new foals usually will lose a good player bringing the 1939 crop of future or two by naming his personnel Morgan color bearers to 16 in all early That is if a skipper names Included in Saturday's arrivals a certain player as his third base- was an exceptionally large filly by man there might be a better Hygro out of Campion Another guardian of the hot corner in town colt commanding instant attention but the latter player wouldn't was a big fellow by Priory out of ask for a contract thinking the Gin Rickey A nice looking filly by berth already filled Liberty Limited out of Shocking Two-Gun McCoy's Back one of the young mares recently Woodard plans to let Puss Erwin acquired by Morgan from Three run the Veihl-Crawford nine and D's a filly by Hygro out of Pea-Erwin is counting on such players cock Girl and a colt by Hygro out as Billy Bilderback Ed Hunter Ma- of Whoami completed the list of Hon Rabun Orville Smythe James new arrivals Hukill Dave Cashion Drew Jones Four Regulars to Marvin Isaacs and Marvin Cox Pop Stoorza will have back his three sons Ed and William in addition to several newcomers What Stoorza needs most is what Return at McMurry many ball clubs need a ing ABILENE March of The Riverside Independents are Spring football training Monday at likely to come up with a rather McMurry College will find but four formidable nine Jim McCoy regulars reporting: Clyde Wood left Noah Willy Linn and Charles (Two- end: Bill Emerson quarterback: Earl Gun) McCoy are holdovers from Carter big tackle and Buster Peek last year's Riverside nine fullback Jack Lawson thinks his Texas The situation may not be as had Steel Mills club will be a vast im- as it sounds for Coach Medprovement over the 1938 team of ley however After all his team the same name which had a few won a lone victory in 1938 staging good days and more bad days a season-end upset over Austin Col-Leagues More Balanced lege for that one He's hoping the At this writing the dark horse 1939 replacement will do better of the entire works looks like the There has been one addition to the Ben Keith boys Ed Hands said the roster since the grid season closed Keith nine probably would be made It's Arthur Wylie 210-pound tackle up of players from Smithfield in- candidate from Plainview eluding such names as Pitcher liar- old Prince Catcher Tufty GI lbcrts and Shortstop Shorty Lewis Doug Smith whose Ernest Allen nine was one of the smoothest in the Muny Twilight circuit last Sum mer and Jimmy Harrington who last year managed North Side In dependents claim they're ready to enter good teams if they can get backers Several other sponsors are figuring on clubs too Fans will be glad to know that there shouldn't be any one-sided leagues here this year lief fington has plans mapped out where by a committee will carefully study the rosters turned in by managers before leagues are formed The four strongest teams will be put in the Major City League and four other teams will be entered in an other league This should greatly reduce the uninteresting 20-2 and 27-15 games of last year Texas' thoroughbred colony took an upward trend Saturday uhon Jack Cartier fiscal agent for the vast Morgan Stock Farm at Arlington reported five new foals bringing the 1939 crop of future Morgan color bearers to 16 in all Included In Saturday's arrivals was an exceptionally large filly by Hygro out of Campion Another colt commanding instant attention was a big fellow by Priory out of Gin Rickey A nice looking filly by Liberty Limited out of Shocking one of the young mares recently acquired by Morgan from Thtee D's a filly by Hygro out of Pea- cock Girl and a colt by Hygro out of Whoami completed the list of new arrivals whose Ernest ster-Teiegram Sports Writer Burly Buster Clothiers rine JhimelimevyesJehfifsreNy'esiholi Wolf Klar isn't talking as yet Pop Stoorza of Lincoln Life the ninonsuatrttanttchee psirttuoaarrntti of Fort Worths club sandlot baseball season is only a month away i outs with the various clubs a There'll be anywhere froorn 100 to 3s5y0e Sycamore ea dr abtriky sengaged day i nw weather 'f'' i1k4 1: permitting And before the days In 1 over a lot of manaers will have 4 4 the dotted line a lot of sandlot ball players- on l' From interest shown at the re- '11 A gossip town pbaaanstdesbtyahleleammuoserueeatilpngarrukntatolkhfesamarnorduitlneodr 1- i thinks this will be a good year for Altri" work joir'' amateur baseball While tapping out lazy flies for BILLY 12AMPELL eluding such names as Pitcher liar- ek eadY4old Prince Catcher Tufty afternoon to chase waitsroa Spaltaunrnd Shorty Lewis Shortstop rty something like this for the Worth otretahmCaloomth Jeffrey Not Ready Doug Smith Allen Catcher Harold Webb Pitchers nine was one of the smoo thst in Vincent De Vaney and Andy Mi n- the Muny Twilight circuit last Su- Bman Wisrock Sec- mer and Jimmy Harrington ho shew First aseond Baseman Wyman Hunnicutt last year managed North Side In Shortstop Rue Hoffman third dependents claim they 're ready to Several other sponrs are base undecided and Outfielders enter good teams if they can get Cecil McClung Bob McClung Alvin backers so Reese and Billy Parnpell figuring on clubs too Most fans who closely followed Fans will be glad to know that the 1938 race won by Wolf Klar there shouldn't be any one-ded si sluggers who eventually won the leagues here this year Ref state championship will quickly fington has plans mapped out where ask: by a committee will carefully study "who can beat this club?" the rosters turned in by managers And those fans can be remin before leegues are for ded med The that all the players named above four strongest teams will be put in have not signed to play vrith Worth the Major City League and four L1 caLing Lv-h etriu That's why Jimmy Jeffreys po- 27-15 games of last year litely refused to name the players he plans to use on his Wolf Klar nine More Fullblood Jeffreys pointed ut that some Foals at Arlington sandlotters will take an indiffer- aoyny utt000n ent attitude If they see by the pa- anTeuxpaws'artdhorotruegnhdbr pers that they are to play with a certain team Sedatucrocil Jack Cartier fiscal agent for the And Jeffreys the season's first vi-karsitingTto nr rle1poorftael tvoeckneFwarmfoalast casualty following a ball striking alcilic3let tLrra usually will lose a good player bringing the 1939 crop of future or tlAto by naming his personnel Morgan color bearers to 16 in all early That is if a skipper names Included in Saturday's arrivals a certain player as his third base- was an exceptionally large filly by man there might be a better Hygro out of Campion Another guardian of the hot corner in town colt commanding iriqtrt 1-vv- osed 3 ckle ez7AS SUCH A iuSTAND HUMANE RULER THAT THOUSANDS oF OMENS ALL OVER THE ROMAN EMPIRE ADOPTED THE NAME ROM NUS AS THEIR FAMILY NAME IN PERPETUAL TRIBUTE To THEIR EMPEROR IN ENGLISH 77IE NAMEHA5 BEEN SHORTENED TO COLUtle WAS SUCH A 3USTAND HUMANE RULER THAT THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS ALL OVER THE POMAN EMPIRE ADOPTED THE NAME COROMNUS AS THEIR FAMILY NNve IN PERPETUAL TRIBUTE To THEM EMPEROR IN ENGLISH ME NAMEHAS BEEN -4 07--4 SHORTENED TO CarkW PPAe ct If' 11 A It A kin WI IMAKIP 01 It co rmarri-irif icditNiNc l'N riTi7 -NC Francis Powers the football expert was a visitor here last week Among other things he brought word that the Horned Frogs will be up against not one but three negro players when they tackle A in Los Angeles next September Kenny Washington the halfback has another year and two mote negro players are coming up All of them are supposed to be good Powers had a long talk with Coach Dutch Meyer The Frogs will go ahead and play against Washington like any other football player met the same negro player two years ago and were high on his sportsmanship Powers believes that the Frogs end Uclans will draw some 60000 fans at Los Angeles Francis Powers the football ex- pert was a visitor here last week Among other things he brought word that thp II Horned Frogs Z1 LAZ cLLScicz 111" I- tember Kenny Washington the halfback has another year and two mote ne- gro players are coming up All of them are supposed to be good Pow- years ago and were high on his ers had a long talk with Coach Dutch Meyer The Frogs will go ahead and play against Washington like any other football player met the same negro player two sportsmanship Powers believes that the Frogs end trelans will draw some 60000 fans at Los Angeles Francis Powers the football ex- pert was a visitor here last week Among other Ath things he brought word that the Horned Frogs Will be up against not one but three negro players uben they tackle A in Los Angeles next Sep- AI and ors the the Grid Work Opens at Stephenville STEPHENVILLE March 11 1 a 4te it IY $'''' IN MEMORY OF WILIAM SCOTT 114E SLEEPiNG SENTINEL 7 PARDONED BY 4 i ABPAHAM LINCOLN) SEPT 9 1 Obi BORN ON 7 THIS FARM 11 BoRN ON of 15 FARM d4 7 1" qt -AO i Obo 14 et "n't 1D1CK7 PET OPOut40H0C1 RETURNED HOME ALONE 25 MILES 1:181 AFTER BEING LOST Ow nei by ALEXANDER BERNARD SOLOMON SOLOMON SO1001011 iSME TRUE NAME V' A PIM IN ME CCCCAMP SUNMSIDE Wash 5ohtsga loa Mt in 04410 isktf! soh 1144 sit 't 1 I 1 Soionom Solomoti Soloolom IS PIE TROE NAME V' A MAN I 1 IN ME CCAMP I IN MEmoRy OF vaLlAm scur -SUNWISIDEWask efr SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY' 1 1 's ABRAHAM LINCOLN Nkly '4542i Grid Work Opens SEPT 9 INA edits 4 '411 I et BORN ON kj A))- 8CcL16 4 41 p'' --7-7X: --rN1 THIS FARM I 0 IIDI CK7 PEI' GROUNDHOG -041 at Stephenville -4br 4 4 rip re '7 11 SA 4:1 In RtrtiRNED HOME ALONE 25 MILES 4 1 mooro10-- ist 17 dix 5 z'4 '008Ing0011 0 AFTER BEING LOST tN -0 ----r--4-- --10i-r-- i 0 ttaIP 1 Ownei by I 44-e--q A tAi 4 STEPHENVILLE March 11-- ALEAANDER BERNARD Columb50h10 otonVMoo 6rETl 0am Mt Loa Famm SMI4 lag WWI neft moms '----L-------eF Sgt 1 1 4 1 1 (1114 1 1 141 1 ilL of 0- 1 1 1 1 1: It 1 7 I 1 at oft1- 1c1T- a4P2A9 MONUMENT To 111E SOLDIER WHO NECLECTED HIS DUTY IF YOUR NAME IS April of the year 238 a band of cutthroats in Africa who had Just killed a tax officer and were afraid that the EmPeror in Rome would wreak a terrible vengeance upon them decided to implicate some higher up After the murder they went to the house of an 80-year-old man who was the richest man In Carthage and placing a dagger to the old man's throat said "Either you let us proclaim you Emperor of Rome and of the world or we'll cut FNT IM' TA nip Snt DiFR wHO NEGLECTED HIS DUTY of such enlightened humane rule that thousands of citizens all over the Roman Empire adopted the name Gordianus as their family name in perpetual tribute to the memory of their Emperor The name survives to this day having undergone the change to Gordon in the English-speaking world And so every man and every woman named Gordon bear In their name a perpetual tribute to a humane ruler who died tont years ago "The whole country is Interested in the type of football being played in the Southwest" he reported "You can hardly get into a fanning bee without something coming up about it I see Coach Harlow of Harvard was down looking around He's a fine fellow and great coach Many leading coaches are coming to the conclusion your Southwest coaches have reached That is that the passing gems is just as important as the run stuff" The popular Sunday afternoon program that ran last Fall called 'Second Guessers" will be continued Francis said He was on from Chicago with Lynn Waldorf 4 "The whole country is Inter cited in the type of football be- ing played in the Southwest" he MMMSM FIRST CALL FOR SANDLOTTERS bb cont( I Asr a) Ca I man I i mem team adva boys meet I Co: HOUSTON FIVE ENTERS FINALS TITER JAGUAR TEES VICTORS Thirty-live candidates for places On the Yellow Jacket football squad next Fall reported to Coaches Marshall and King- this week for Spring practice In this group there were 16 returning lettermen five squad-men and 20 new candidates The coaches report that a lot of hard work is being done in preparation for the District 5-AA race next season Breckenridge Cisco Brown-wood Mineral Wells Ranger and Stephenville are in the loop Returning lettermen and their weights re: Leonard Garrett 165 John A Whitacre 150 Connie Jones 155 Oliver Griffin 177 Gaston West 140 Aaron Autry 145 George Moon 145 William Dale Nance 155 Raymond Tudor 172 and Barney Welch 156 Squadmen from last year who will be back next Fall together with their weights are Rushing 185 Donald Wood 140 Donald Smith 154 Gene Ferguson 141 and Arthur Shepard 152 New candidates for positions on the '39 Jacket lineup and their weights lire: Billy Biggs 150 Jackson Allen 155 Elvis Littleton 160: Wilbur Perry 182 Joe Clark 138 Dudley Everett 160 Billy Baker 168 Truitt Darby 155 Douglas Wooley 170 Long 125 Herbert Rampley 151 Rex Anderson 145 Del-moo Alexander 119 Truman Kay 125 Hoyt McKnight 130 James Moser 120 Charles Williams 145 Jack Golightly 130 Fred Ewers 155 and Richardson 145 Thirty-lie candidates for places on vrINI Form Amateur Baseball Leagues Friday Night IBILL'S READY Doi nuth Aud a nd 6 Dor dina 13 PORT ARTHUR March 11 Houston's high scoring second Presbyterians runnersup in 1938 moved into finals of the state TAAF basket ball tournament here Saturday by downing Port Arthur Texaco Island 66-32 The Presbyterians will play a finals game tonight against the winner of the Dallas Railways and San Antonio Alamo Jewelers semifinal tilt Amateur baseball leagues for the 1939 season will be formed Friday night at the Recreation Building when the Fort Worth Amateur Baseball Association holds its second meeting of the year Clarence Kraft president will preside at the meeting which will begin promptly at 8 o'clock Managers are asked to bring lists of players who will form their team rosters A committee appointed by Heffing ton will check each team roster before leagues are formed Heffington thopes to get three or four well-balanced leagues from this plan keeping the stronger clubs in one circuit and the weaker teams in other leagues A committee will give a report on rule changes officers for the season will be elected' and complete plans for the season will be mapped out Managers members of the board and sponsors are tsrged to be present GAINESVILLE March 11 Jacksonville 'College's Jaguars defeated Gainesville overwhelmingly 72-42 here Saturday to go into the finals of the state junior college basket ball tournament against Tyler Junior College the defending champion In an earlier semifinal game of the double-elimination event which began Friday Tyler beat Schreiner Institute 51-27 Gainesville won the right to play Jacksonville by eliminating Victoria 45-28 I Lew Than Geo Nash Geol Lewis title ---le'--- EXHIBITION BASEBALL 41111 At St Petersburg New York (A) 120 inn A 14 2 St Louis (N) 002 100 010-- 4 8 I Russo (4) Plecbota (7i and Roar Bowman Shoun (4) Mc-- Gee (7) and Padgett Narron (5) Three Volley Ball Matches Tuesday V11116 1 i I 1 I 1 I OVERHEARD IN SPORTS BY WILLIANI KING Star-Telegram Sports Writer Littlefield Will Resume Work Soon Roland Leath Wins Handball Match At Clea rwater Cincinnati (N) 001 o3n lo 1 Brooklyn (11') 501 000 11x-- 9 1 Walters (4) 'WeAver (1) and West Wilson (6) Hamlin Wyatt (4) Casey (7) and Sewell Phelps (6) There was some comedy in the midst of all the tragedy of the flu epidemic at recently One incident has had the kids chuckling ever since although we don't know what classification it comes under It seems that one of the gridders was in bed in the school infirmary The nurse came to take his temperaiure and thrust a thermometer in is mouth Then as she turned way to another patient our hero reached out got a match off a nearby table and proceeded to hold the Thermometer in the flame You can imagine the sensation 'when the instrument told the nurse the lad's temperature was just 115! Billy Bob Coffey the golfer will defend his title in the Biloxi Miss Invitation this week The event starts March 17 Bill won the crown last year over a crack field while competing as a freshman He is not in school this Spring but will go to Biloxi this week Coffey is playing fairly well He teamed up with A Moncrief at Colonial last week to play Reub Berry and Reed On Colonial Reub and are a little rough They won the back nine and the 18 after breaking even on the front side "Old Folks" Reed had a putt for all the potatoes in the land on No but played it safe from pneumonia which kept him near death for a week early in February With the twelfth Texas relays less than a month away Littlefield lies abed and wonders if he'll miss the event which he was instrumental in founding He has done so much of the routine work on previous relays that he wonders if anyone else knows all the ropes North Side Independents last Summer and claims he has most members of that team back in addition to several newcomers who should bolster the outfit act ost in Three volley ball matches will be played at the Recreation Building Tuesday night Grace Church will meet the Hillbillies on the east court at 7 Seminary Hill will play the Tigers on the same court at 8 Harvey's Creamery and Red Raiders closing the program with another match on the same court at 9 Two Texas Wesleyan athletes Lon Goldstein and Verdon Gilchrist will report to the Eason Oilers' semi-pro club at Enid Okla in April Gilchrist's older brother Claude has been a standout at shortstop on this club for the past three AUSTIN March Littlefield University of Texas track coach is having a hard time carrying out his doctor's orders to banish all thoughts of track from his mind Littlefield is rapidly recovering I Fort Worth handball stars won and lost in the A tournament that started in Dallas Friday night The singles representative Roland Leath won defeating A ennett 19-21 21-19 21-12 At Lake Charles New York (N) 405 210 210-15 20 0 Philadelphia (A) 000 100 2 9 1 Castleman (4) Salvo (7) and Thinning O'Dea (6) Caster Kyle (3) Gumpert (4) Dean (7) and Wagner Brucker (8) Mar Joe Al Mar othy ArIh to fin round Arlii jorie title Smit lea ted and 6- Box finals Smil defeat' kulttle Carl St a rr Non elated Bird Erring Non id Bir Non Ca rl I title Nor tea ted Torr tested Chal Mann Tibh feated and 6- Cha Torres 4-6 ar Nor Chapir for tit de tt El ed CE tit te le 1C lc Mil Tc -4 ek a 1939 Official East Texas League Schedule Recently this corner said Ken-dell (Ace) Jones of Abilene Christian College was quite versatile being an all-Texas Conference basket ball guard and singles champion in Texas Conference tennis Now Loyd 131xler A C's publicity agent writes that Jones also is state badminton champion is the best table tennis player in school and a nifty hand at softball MA RSHA LL KILGORE HENDERSON TEXARKANA TYLER LONG VIEW JACKSONVILLE PALESTINE April 27 28 June 01) 5 July 5 8 August 3 4 Auzust 20 30 April 21 22 May (21) 22 June 14 15 July 13 14 August 19 (2n) May 9 10 June 9 June 20 21 July 22 (23) August 15 14 May 11 12 May 31 June 1 July (2) 3 July 11 12 August (27) 2e May 3 4 May 25 26 June 18) 19 July 17 18 August 9 TEXARKANA May (7) 8 June 2 3 June 26 27 August 5 18) Sept 4-4 East Texas April (23) 21 May 17 1S June 2S 29 July 28 29 August 21 22 4 -1111 May 5 6 June 12 13 June 24 (251 July 24 (25) August 17 18 May I 2 June (4) 5 July 4-4 July 28-27 August 25 24 April 29 (30) May 25 26 June 30 July August 3 4 August 23 24 May 11 12 June 6 7 July (9) 10 Auguet 5 (6) Sent 2 (3) MARSI-iALL Aril 19 20 May 19 20 June 22 23 July 15 (19) August (13) 14 April 25 28 May 27 (28) June 16 17 July 20 21 AuKuat 11 12 League May 17) 8 May 29 30 July 5 6 July 11 12 August 20 30 Gus Miller coach of Texas Wesleyan sports is thinking seriously of send- i someone along to watch Goldstein just 1 to see that he doesn't I ::::1:::: any big league contracts Rea- son: Goldstein made the sec- ond all-confer- ence team in basket ball and foot-: ball during his first year at :17:::::::::1 and Mil- ler is anxious to keep the big JONES lefthander around another year or two ik: Lorene McDade who'll skipper the Shannon's girls softball team here this Summer thinks her team is ready to take on a good girls' softball club in a practice game Recommend Eleven ACC Cage Awards April 23) 24 May 17 18 May 28 29 July 28 29 August 21 22 KILGORE April 21 22 May (21) 22 June 14 15 July 13 14 Aiello( 19 (20) May 1 2 June 10 (11) July' 7 8 August 7 August 21 24 May 9 10 June 8 9 June 20 21 July 22 (23) August 15 15 Reports May 15 18 May 31 June 1 July (2) 3 July 11 12 August (27) 28 May 3 4 May 23 24 June (18) 19 July 17 18 August 9 1(11 May 13 (14) June 2 3 June 26 27 August 5 (6) Sept 4-4 May 5 6 June 12 13 June 24 (25) July 28 29 August 17 16 1 joitt4it I 1 I d' 1 1 i I 0 fT: April 27 28 June 10 (11) July 7 8 Aurust 1 2 September 4-4 April 25 26 May 27 (28) HENDERSON June 16 17 July 20 21 August 11 12 April 19 20 May 19 20 June 22 23 July 15 (16) August (13) 14 May 13 (14) June 2 3 June 26 27 July 11 12 August 29 30 April 29 (30) May 25 2f5 June 30 July 1 August 3 4 August 23 24 Every May 15 18 May 31 June 1 July (2) 3 August 5 (8) August (27) 28 May 3 4 May 23 24 June (181 19 July 17 18 August 9 10 TYLER May 15 16 June 6 7 July (9) 10 July 26 27 September 2 (3) May (7) A May 29 30 July 4-4 July (30) 31 Aug 31 Sept April (23) 24 May 17 18 June 28 29 July 24 25 August 21 22 April 21 22 May (21) 22 June 14 15 July 13 14 August 19 (20) April 27 28 June (4) 5 July 5 6 August 1 2 August 29 30 May 9 10 June 8 9 June 20 21 July 22 (233 August 15 16 Day Each Spring Heffington works to improve amateur baseball at Sycamore Park Placing of new wire over home plates on Diamonds No 2 and 3 at Sycamore are among his first 1939 improvements This will protect spectators and parked cars from foul balls 1 ABILENE March 11--Coach A (Bugs) Morris has recommended 11 members of his Abilene Christian College- basket ball squad for letters They are Kendall Jones all-Texas Conference guard and only Eenior in the group Bill Johnson 0 Black Stanley Alc Keever Leon Reese Bruce Prior Hill Hicks Gene Price and Cornelius May 15 16 May 31 June 1 Jul) (2) 3 August 7 August (27) 28 LONGVIEW April 29 (30) May 23 24 June 30 July 1 August 1 2 August 25 24 Apr li 25 26 May 27 128) June 18 17 July 20 21 Auzust 11 12 May (7) 8 May 29 30 July 5 6 July (20) 31 Aug 3) Sopt April 19 20 May 19 20 June 22 23 July 15 (16) August (13) 14 May 5 6 June 32 13 June 24 (25) July 24 25 August 17 18 April 27 28 June (4) 5 July 7 8 August 3( 4 Sept 4-4 in I Harold (Preacher) Fleming star of Wichita Falls' great 1937 high school eleven and the only member of that team still attending classes at is up to 212 Harold thinks Matty Bell will have two or three sets of good backfielders next Fall Mite ed Sec May Vanced May ed and 7- Box Race Cart vaneed Cart feated title 4 NE' Hulls noun( Burm and 7 in Lo Ira ed an Ilk va' tit all I-in MOW JACKsoNintua May 13 (14) May 29 30 July 4-4 July ISO) 31 Aug 31 Sept 1 May 9 10 June 8 9 June 20 21 July 22 (23) AueuFt 15 1(3 May 11 12 June (3 7 July (9) 10 July 25 27 Sent 2 (3) May 3 4 May 23 24 June (18) 19 July 17 18 August 9 10 GOT A MaY 1 2 June 10 (11) July 7 8 August 7 August 25 203 April (23) 24 May 17 IS June 28 29 July 28 29 August 21 22 April 21 22 May (21) 22 June 14 15 July 13 14 August 12 (20) the HANG-OVER SEE PALESTINC May 5 8 June 12 13 June 24 425)" July 24 25 Aucust 17 May 13 (14) June 2 3 June 2 27 July (0) 31 Aug 31 Sept April 29 (30) MsY 2 29 June 30 July 1 August 1 2 August 25 24 GOPHERS AWARDED MEET CHICAGO March 11 University of Minnesota Saturday was awarded the National Athletic AFsociation's Track and Field championship for 1940 May 11 12 June 6 7 July (9) 10 Auzuot 7 8 Sept 2 (3) April 25 28 Ivlav 27 (28) June 14 17 July 20 21 August 11 12 May I 2 June 10 (11) July 4-4 July 25 2T August 23 24 April 19 20 May 19 20 June 22 23 July 15 (16) August (13) 14 Star-Telegram POSTOW Jimmy Harrington wants a backer or his sandlot baseball nine Harrington skippered the championship National League 611 PENN 2-9462 not.

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