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emple And Amarillo Advance To State Schoolboy Finals uwk Powers Masons Overcome Ed Dusek Powers 99 ay Comeback Kids fo 28-0 Victory Big Halfback Scores Twice, Adds Three Points Toe CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Temple's Wildcats crashed into the state schoolboy football finals brushing aside the Corpus Christi Buccaneers 28-0 here Saturday before a crowd tnat threatening: weather cut from an anticipated 12,000 to 7,000. Next week the "comeback kids" ot the 1940 race will meet Amar- iHo for the title, marking Temple's first appearance In the championship game. Held in their own territory during most of the first quarter In which Corpus Christi made its only excursion into Temple's part of the field, Temple roared into -action with a crushing ground attack and timely passes that produced one touchdown in the second period, two in the third and one in the last minute of the game. Duvk Sparks Temple Spearhead of the ground offense was Ed Dusek, 185-pound halfback who scored two touchdowns and converted three points afterward An 80-yard drive brought the first tally, with Dusek powering forward, the Wildcats moved from their own 20 to the Buc 44 as the first period closed. On the second play of the next quarter.

Dotty McLerran faded and hurled long pass that Thelbert Hardt, tall end, took on his finger tips on the Corpus Christi 30 and went on across. Dusek kicked the point. Temple scored again on the second play after the kickoff that started the third quarter. With the ball on the Wildcat 30, a big hole was opened in the middle of the line for Dusek as he raced 70 yards for the tally, then added the extra point. Scores Ayaln A Corpus Christi flat zone pass that boomeranged gave the visitors their third touchdown In the same period.

With the ball on the Buc 48, Quarterback Joe tossed this aerial intended for Halfback Trenton Fowler, but Dusek intercepted and ran back 52 yards for the score. Again Dusek kicked the extra point. Just before the game ended Temple, in running plays, moved from the Buc 40 to the 29, and then Lefty Byers tossed to E. Morris, who in turn lateraled to H. Lagrone, who traveled 1 yards for the counter.

A pass from Byers to E. Morris produced the extra point. Starting lineups: Temple Pos. Corpus Christi Allen LE Bacak Attaway LT Hamon Heap LG Brown Martin Kavoras Marink RG Tscnberger G. Morris HT Mitchel Hardt RK Sturdivant Speer QB Clark Hill LH White Dusek RH Fowler McLerran FB HaynSe Score by periods: Temple 7 0 Corpus Christi 0 0 0 0 Temple scoring: touchdowns Hardt, Dusek 2, Lagrone; point, from try after touchdown, DuseV (placement), E.

Morris (pass) PAGE TEN SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1940 Regularly scheduled bowl in matches this week have been post poned for one week, league officials announced Saturday. Contests will continue then upon the customary nights. STAN my us Team Hiyh School Lamar yirrt ffunk John Junior Sears (I Southern CI'-anTs Texaji arid J. C. TVinuey KFLT Cola.

scHEurr.cn Monday. I 1 15 I. 7 7 11 13 13 r. High School 5-AA Schedule For '41 Season is Given First Conference Tilt Is At Sherman Oct. 10, Coach Reveals Paris High School's 1941 District 5-AA football schedule announced Saturday by Coach Raymond Berry.

It includes home games with Denison on Oct. 24 and with Bonham Nov. 23. District games away from home will be played at Sherman Oct. 10 and at Gainesville Nov.

20. These four district games, plus games with Texarkana, Sulphur Springs, Hugo and McKinney. give the 1941 Wildcats eight of 10 games allowed during the regular season. Berry said Saturday he was negotiating with several strong high school teams in Texas for dates next season, out would' withhold any announcements until contracts are signed. At this distance, it appear? the Paris-Sherman game at Sherman will attract considerable fan interest It will be the first conference game for each team, and fans in both cities no doubt will be anxious to see the renewal of this struggle since Paris was able to defeat Sherman this season, 14-7.

The complete district schedule, announced by Coach Berry, is: Oct. at Denison. Oct. at Sherman. Oct.

at Bonham Oct. at Gainesville; Denison at Paris. Nov. at Denison; Sherman at Bonham. Ncrv.

at Gainesville; Denison at Sherman. Nov. at Paris. P. ETIhotwell to Address Gridders Longview Coach Named For Banquet; Jan.

16 Is Date Coach P. E. Shotwell of Longview High School wiU be the speaker at the annual footbal banquet honoring Paris players, to be held on Thursday, Jan. 16, i was announced Saturday by Coach Raymond B-rry of Paris Hig'r School. Coach Berry was associated with Shotwell at Breckenridge during the 1328, 1929 and 1930 Tn 1929 the Breckenridge team wa? co-champion with For Arthur.

Shotwell has been a Longview since 1935. The Paris banquet speake ha- coached three state champion teams including his Breckenridge co-chnmpions. In 192T his Abilene Eagles won the till and in 1937 his Longview Lobos were state titlists. By FELIX R. McKNIGHT COLLEGE STATION.

Percheron," the egged lad who operated the traffic lights the Texas Aggies' crunching Finest combination line backer and blocking back in Southwest Conference history in the minds of Southwest coaches, the tireless blond boy has been blocking out drive to football glory wouldn't front of Jarrin' John Kimbrough have it any other way. No, sir, Jim Thomason wouldn't I and other Aggie backs for three years. trade one ripping body block all-conference back, Jim "that you can just feel," for a 50- i finally got his highest recognition yard touchdown canter. Unless, he! the other day. He was placed on grins, the Aggies needed the touch- i the third Associated Press All- America about as high as blocking backs climb in a game down.

Retiring and genteel off the Texas Mines Star Has Better Average For Kicks, However SEATTLE, (ff stars among a dozen "major" Southwest schools generally fell short of 1939 leadership figures in 1940 statistics being compiled by the American Football Statistical Bureau for its annual yearbook. Owen Price of Texas Mines bettered last year's punting record and tied the 1939 high scoring mark, while Jack Grain of Texas tied last year's high number of interception returns. Total offensive honors went to Pete Layden of Texas, a workhorse who figured in 232 play.s, gaining 424 yards rushing and 581 in the air for 1,005 yards. KLmbrough Leads Jarrin' John Kimbrough, Texas A. All-American fullback and the section's leading scorer in 1939, was the leading rusher in 1940 collecting 611 yards in 162 plays for an average of 3.7 per crack.

Perhaps the oddest total offense record was turned in by Harold Hamberg, smallest back among the Arkansas Razorbacks. Pie registered a minus 11 yards from rushing, but his 757 from forward passing netted him 746 yards and seventh place. Individual statistical leaders with 1939 leaders in parenthesis: Total Layden Texas, 1,005 yards (Eakin, Arkansas, 1,344.) Rushing Kimbrough. Texas A. 611 yards, (Black, Arizona, 630.) Passing Mallouf.

"Jim the" irn- too crowded with stunning ball pregnable shield for an offense carriers who hog the headlines, that has carried the aggies into Jim is the "stop-and-go" boy the Cotton Bowl against Fordham of the Aggie defense. His block- on New Year's Day. ing is the difference between gains and losses. "I get a tremendous kick out of than I would out of carrying the ball I really enjoy hitting 'em. "Too much has been said about me 'making' John Kimbrough.

It isn't true. That boy can run blocking or no blocking. If I've helped him along in But he is sort of a one-rnsln gang himself, you know." "Tommie won't tell you, but you know what Kimbrough says about asked center, Tommie who has been playing since Vaughn, football with Thomason junior high school days. "That he's the greatest football player in the world today." Texas Ag-Sooner Ag Go To Feature Tourney Opening All-College Event to Begin Thursday At Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY. the first day's pairings of this years Oklahoma City all-college basketball tournament which opens Thursday be a contest between the defending champion Oklahoma Aggies and Texas A and M.

Only twice in the five-year history of the meet has the Cowboy team tasted defeat. In 1938, the Wnrrcnsburg, Teachers beat them at their own slow, deliberate game, so stunning that the Oklahomnns promptly lost the next night too, to Baylor in a playoff for third and fourth places. The Teachers, meanwhile, had moved on to take the championship. Faces Tech Warrensburg's team, which only got as far as fourth place last year, is bracketed against Texas Tech's Red Raiders in another opening day game this yaer. Six other games drawn Saturday also were set for Thursday giving all 16 entries action on the first clay.

The pairings: 1 p.m. West Texas, Canyon, vs. University of Tulsa. 2 p.m. Southwestern (Okla.) State.

Durant vs. Baylor, Waco, Tex. 3:30 p.m.—East Central (Okla.) State, Ada, vs. New Mexico Mines, Socorro. 4:45 p.m.—Oklahoma City University vs.

University of Wyoming. Laramte. 6:30 p.m.—Springfield (Mo.) Teachers Austin. 7:45 p.m.—Warrensburg (Mo.) Teachers vs. Texas Tech, Lubbock.

9 p.m. Oklahoma A and SHI 1 water vs. Texas A and College Station. 10:15 p.m. Texns Christian, firm Bank Pawrr anl Usrht vt Corn -C Dec- JV.rlv JonSor J.

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tT, 17, State 27. 2 AGE MHslMUM SET ST. LOUTS, An age minimum of 17 years for youths com- St. Mary's Noses Out Texas Aggies, 43-42 SAX ANTONIO. St.

Mary's University Rattlers, after losing by a two-point margin in the first game, turned the tables on the Texas A. M. basketball team here Saturday night by taking a tight 43 to 42 victory that evened the two-night series. A. M.

won a thrilling opener Friday night 34 to 32. Kenneth Croswell. tall St. Mary center, sank the only free throw of the night for his team, and that one point, made three minutes before the end of the game, eventually tumd out to be the slim margin of victory. He racked up seven field rjoals that gave him high point honors with 15.

St. Mary's jumped into the lead five minutes before the end of the game, after the score was tied 1616 at the half, and led by no more than a three point margin after that. With 40 seconds to go, Charlie Stevenson brought A. M. up to Southern Methodist, 54 completions.

(Eakin, Arkansas, 78.) TCU Star Pass receiving Phil Roach Texas Christian, 29. (Looney, C. 29.) Kickoff returns Joe Price Rice. 230 yards. (Bynum, Centenary, 287.) Punt Bill Conaster.

Texas A. 338 yards. (Moser, Texas A. 404.) Interception returns Jack Grain, Texas, 7. (Black, Arizona 7.) or Price, Texas Mines, 48 per punt (Eakin, Arkansas.

38.25.) Scoring Owen Price, Texa. 6 Mines, 60. (Kimbrough, Texas A. M. GO.) Tyler Bowlers Defeat Parisians After dropping the first game of an inter-city bowling contest, the Inrcco Gasoline team of Tyler bounced back Friday night to run off with the last two games and win out over the Paris Pla-Mor Stars.

Paris started off with their best game of the night, rolling a 932 to beat out the visitors by 92 pins. In the second game, however, they dropped to 868 and in the third slipped back to while the In- rero club rolled -T 988 and a 953. High single and triple games went to Kilpatrick of the Tyler quintet, who rolled a 234 in the second game and totaled a 628 for! Billy Conn SlonS tC the triple. The locals' grand total 3 was Inreco's was 2,779. Eubanks had a high sinsle of 216 for Paris nnd Johnson took high triple honors with 554.

Sports Editor Sick, All-District Team He Chose Delayed Bill Woodside, Paris News sports editor, promised readers he would announce his all-district football team in today's issue of The News. But like a lot of others in this stale, Bill is laid low by influenza. He has been in bed since Friday, and at this writing there can be no guarantee of when he will be back at his desk. Just as soon as he can, though, he will announce his selections. Everything else is in readiness.

The silver footballs which will go to the players chosen have arrived, and will be presented after Bill announces his selections. Underrated Boys May Become Stars Orange Bowl Rivals Boast Good Talent In Understudies STATE COLLEGE, Miss. Both the Georgetown Hoyas and Mississippi State Maroons boast stars of national reputation but there's an even chance that one of the underrated boys will come through for State to grab the headlines in the Orange Bowl game at Miami, Jan. 1. Senior Toxie Tullos, who teamed with Center Ben Griffin to give the Maroons one of the finest line backing combines in the South, will offer a strong scoring threat in the Miami classic.

Tullos scored four touchdowns during the 1940 campaign, ranging from a drive of five yards against Ole Miss to a 61 yard run in the Howard game. Charley of Yancey, 18 year old understudy to ersuj or lexa- flashed warning his offense might in the Alabama game when he plunged 22 yards through the big Tide team. The wingbacks, Walter Craig and Johnny Black, can't be overlooked on the dope charts for this pair of fast stepping "reversers" each scored 30 points to top the famed tailbacks, Johnson and Jefferson, who amassed a total of 50 points. The Maroons have buckled down to hard training for the New Year's Day fray. Fort Worth, vs.

Pittsburg (Kas.) Teachers, Aggie Second Team Defeats First, 9-6 COLLEGE STATION, Tex. Texas team handed A and second the first team a 0-6 lacing in a regulation length practice football game here Coach Homer Norton of the Aggirs said he liked it. "I've wanted two teams all my life, nnd now it looks like I'll be able to play a fresh team every quarter r.t Dallas New Year's Day against Fordham." Crowd Stunned By Way Mites Hold Own With Favorites AMARILLO. Those amaz- utrtck Totals PI.A-MOrt Hunt cr 1 IT! Tot a i 5T! -('M 551 sio 2513 Fight Champ Joe Louis NEW YORK, Billy Conn, Pittsburgh's light heavyweight champion, signed Saturday for a crack at the heavyweight crown of Joe Louis in a bout to be promoted by Mike Jacobs next June. No site was designated for the bout, although it generally was Paris Netter Defeated In Oklahoma Tourney Special To The News OKLAHOMA CITY.

Gus Craigo of Paris was eliminated by Wayne Sabin. 6-1. 6-1, in a second round match of the Oklahoma Indoor te nn 's tournament here Saturday. Sabin, national indoor singles champion, is ranked i fifth nationally. Craigo defeated Jerry Byrd of Oklahoma City in.

a first round match. 6-1, 6-2. In the quarter-finals rounds of doubles match, Craigo and John Patterson, entered from Durant lost to Frank Kovacs and Norman Brooks, 6-3 6-3. Sugar Bowl Game Officials Named Suggestion Neutrals Be Used Leads to East, South Quartet NEW ORLEANS. HP) A proposal that neutrals officiate in the New Year's Day Sugar Bowl football classic here between Tennessee and Boston College was converted Saturday into a South and East Selection which won general approval.

The suggestion of neutrals was made by Head Coach Frank Leahy of Boston College who said he thought a post season game "might be handled better" by four officials who had worked together as a team in an outside conference. Leahy made it clear his plan was only a suggestion and said the officials selected were "absolutely satisfactory" to him. The officials, announced by A. N. Goldberg, president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association which sponsors the game were as follows: Referee, James (Buck) Cheves (Georgia).

Umpire, Fred Murray (Georgetown). Headlinesman, G. M. "Pup" Phillips (Ga. Tech).

Field judge, Raymond J. Barbuti (Syracuse). Meantime, Leahy gave his squad a morning and afternoon workout Saturday at Bay St. Louis, east of New Orleans Tennessee was preparing to jump into intensive practice next week. Cotton Bowl to Mail Last Ducats Dissatisfied Holders Irlvited to Return Tickets For Money DALLAS, Iff) The last of the Cotton Bowl tickets for the Fordham-Texas Aggie game here New Year's Day will be in the mails by Sunday night, Dan D.

Rogers, president of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, said Saturday. Rogers, taking note of many complaints from people wanting $4.40 tickets after the supply of those top-priced seats had been exhausted, said: "To put it mildly, there has been some very harsh criticism of Cotton Bowl officials from persons who sent in applications for S4.40 seats and whom we had to send 53.30 tickets instead. "I should like to say that officials of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association have done their very best for the buying public. "Applications ran ten times as large as the supply. "But we will be very happy to ing boys of Masonic Home engaged the Golden Sandstorm of Amarillo here Saturday and fought the most stirring battle against odds ever seen on Butler Field before going down, 14 to 7.

A crowd of 10,000 was stunned by the Mason's ability to withstand the terrific pounding. While it was apparent from the start the Masons had little chance to overcome the Sandstorm, they made such a gallant stand that the partisan throng -was happy when they finally scored in the last minute of play. Masons' Pass Intercepted The Sandstorm, still the hard- punching crew it has been through its undefeated and untied season, scored near the end of the first period, a pass interception setting up the touchdown. M. T.

Johnson, 150-pound field general, ran back a Masonic Home pass 41 yards, Sealey, the Masons' safety, bringing him down on the four. On his second try, Johnson lunged over tackle and Boone Baker added the extra point. The second and third periods were a dog-fight with the Masons rising to heights each time their goal line was threatened. In the fourth, the Sandstorm completed a 54 yard march begun in the third quarter and iced the contest when Otto Payne, fullback plunged over from the four-yard line. Mites Come Back The Masons, who used only two substitutes, were expected to be worn out by this time.

But they held off two Sandstorm threats and launched an aerial attack to score. The ball on their 36 after a punl out and with C. B. Sealey pitching strikes, Teague Roberts, halfback swirled to Amarillo's 40. There Sealey faded back and heaved a long pass which Roberts caugh! on the Sandies' 10 yard line and tackled only two yards shori of the goal.

Gordy Brown, fullback, faked a smash at the middle and then aired out around Amarillo's left end for the score. Ray Coulter, end, place-kicked the extra point. Starting lineups: expected York. to be staged in New Form Committee Is Elected At Bogota BOG ATA of Bogata, Cuthand and John- tcr.vn. meeting in First National Bank building Thursday evening, elected committcemcn for the year.

A. F. Kuykendall was elected chairman and Claude Grayson, assistant chairman, both of Bogata. and Leonard Bond of Cuthand is the third member of the committee. GRID STARS GATHER MONTGOMERY.

(ff) Northern and Southern forces began priming Saturday for Dec. 28, when they collide in the third annual Blue and Gray all-star football game here. The Grays of Dixie concentrated on aerial stabs, the Yankees on off-tackle smashes and end sweeps. peting under the sanction of ths 43-42 with a field goal, but St. Semi-Pro Baseball Congress was I Mary's froze the ball in the re- announoed Saturday by George Sisler, commissioner.

Sisler thfc limit will be en- with the American "sank 11,153,000 tons Allied and neutral shipping during the World War, Germany the 3SH) maining seconds. STANFORD WORKS IN RAIN PALO ALTO, Calif. football players, who the Rose Bowl nomination with victories on nine sunny Saturday's, practiced for two hours in the rain Saturday and came up witb the declaration that "we're tor tny kind of weather." CAGERS WIN PORT ARTHUR, Snapshooting Griff Tex. (rP; Vance, who caged 20 points, paced Louisiana State University basketeers to a victory here Saturday night Gulf Oilers of Port local team was state T. A.

F. champion last year. An Englishman soucht us early as 1804 to induce the British navy to build submarines. He wanted to use them against Napoleon. Amarillo Pos.

Redus LE Warner LT Moss LG Burden center Tigart RG Page RT Wooten RE Greathouse QB Johnson LH Baker RH Payne FB Score by periods: AMARILLO 7 MASONIC HOME 0 Amarillo scoring: Masonic Roach D. Coulter Cagle Bobbins Moseley Lewis R. Coulter Sealey Roberts Smith Brown 7 Touchdowns Johnson, Payne; points from try after touchdown, Baker, Clark (placement). Masonic Home scoring: Touchdown, Brown; point from try after touchdown, R. Coulter.

refund the money of any ticket purchaser who is not satisfied with the location of his seats. There are thousands of people begging for seats anywhere in the bowl." HUSKERS PHOTOGRAPHED PHOENIX, Ariz. Cornhuskers donned their new Rose Bowl uniforms and did some fancy punting and passing for the benefit of photographers Saturday, then changed to practice clothes and went through a stiff two-hour drill behind locked gates. Smoke from London's 2,000,000 odd chimney pots, mixed with the chill fall fog, has helped screen the capital from German air raiders. Legislation To Cut Ticket "Scalping" Will Be Sought ARKANSAS QUINT WINS LITTLE ROCK.

An iron man" quintet from the University of Arkanssa, playing without substitutions, smashed the powerful Phillips "66" Oilers from Bartlesville, National AAU champions, 38 to 24 here Saturday night to keep its unbeaten record perfect. The Arkansas lads held tire Oklahomans on even terms to finish the first half 16-16 and then came from behind in the second period to win going asvay. Amarillo, Temple to Decide Sunday On Site FT. WORTH, Amarillo and Temple school officials will mee here Sunday at 1 p. m.

to decid the site of the state football chauipionship game. While nothing official has been said, indications were that For Worth was the leading contender Jenkins and Zivic Go 10 Rounds to a Draw NEW YORK. MV-Welterweigh Champion Fritzie Zivic and Light weight King Lew Jenkins fough a slashing ten -round draw in Mad ison Square Garden Friday nigh before an estimated crowd of 15,000 fans. Zivic weighed 142 1-2; Jenkins 135 1-4. In a battle that started out as a free-for-all with any kind of cuffing, clouting and minor fouls allowed, Zivic had to rally in the) last four rounds to pull up even.

There were no knockdowns. Referee George Walsh voted for Jenkins; Judge Charles Graycott called it for Zivic and Judge Steve Humas cast his ballot for a draw. The Associated Press score card each fighter five rounds. Paris News special mail of S3.95 expires January 1, 1941. DALLAS, legislation to curb ''scalping'' of tickets to football, baseball and other sporting events will be introduced in the 47th Texas Legislature in January, State Representative-elect Sam C.

Hanna said Saturday. There is no Texas law prohibiting scalping of tickets, although the Federal government exercises some jurisdiction because each ticket bears a Federal amusement tax, Harma said. He said that instances where scalpers are demanding $15 each for S3.30 tickets to the Cotton Bowl sfrid classic between Texas A. M. and Fordham had been brought to his attention.

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