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4ru I 1 PAGE 36 FORT WORTH STAR LH Sunday October 10 MS Jai un ua 7 1L-ft 1 0 EYCK' 01-1 aar-to Now Only Turtles Gar and Polluted Catfish Frogs' Grid Fun ates From1898 '''''''1'''''' -6 i 7 1 di 4 1 404 oxiik -t-1 I Itt-- 000-- 4N -4- ye' '7' 4 A Le I 4 1 1 I ft thwoome 4 4 )1Nt I I Nu i I 4 A uu -1 )- 1 1 0' 444 4' If sy '116 0 0 'ff 414'''' IOW' 4 A 4 1 4 A 1 I -1k 7 5 trk 0 AV" 4 6 4 iy7 i 4 i 'k1- 4 1 Ir -lt I or 4 4 -49 4 4 '44k' 51- -4- ti A lbi( i IA ti 46 i tl :5 1 0 I te: 4 't s' 4:1 4 -0" t1t 1 04)t- '--of I 4 1'" '----e 1 vs i 6 1 6 6 96 4-- 14 'Wit' vi 14 1 Ak 1 4 01 41 -----0' -74ron" 1 til 114' oge" )--t 11 A1 1' 6 Of 4 -464c I NJow" I ilkoo It 4-ve 0( 0 1 Clear Trinity of 100 years Ago Yielded pi of FM 1' UPSHUR VINCENT to flow every summer and the ermen There was a legal limit is "picking up" It would seem 100 years have made deep holes became so muddy that on the number that could be changes in fish and fishing thirsty cattle sometimes refused taken in a day and the fish had that these local lakes are trying pd Fort Worth to drink Catfish burrowed into to be of a certain length The to meet the competition of Lake Trinity River then was a the mud and survived but other big catches disappeared but Dallas and Lake Bridgeport and running stream and not fish were unsuited for this and fishing still attracted hundreds Possum Kingdom Lake and all of the cesspool of the na- perished of men women and children to the other lakes that have been as it recently has been Drinking water began to the lakeside man-made in this territory in the in national magazines give out Cisterns did not hold However Silt Was slowly effort Co supply mans need for it was full of fish Be- enough to carry their owners filling in Lake Worth and the water for 'himself and his indus- Fort Worth and the Gulf through the dry years Lakes end of good fishing there was tries a state survey found became necessary if people foreseen But Fort Worth than 14 edible vane- were to continue to live in With the completion of other needed more water and Eagle Now there are no edible North Texas And certainly lakes Fort Worth is due to be- Mountain dam was built to 11 its polluted waters but lakes were necessary if there come the fishing and fishing supply it Again Fort Worth turtles and gar and a few were to be fish and fishing in tackle and bobting center of the sportsmen found fishing good whose odor tells the story Texas So some small dams Southwest with the consequent Bass were caught by the tun- building up of a vast trade in the sewage from which they I were built and resulting lakes dreds and became the popular fishin crappie thou ie th th necessities of the fisherman sands The closed by on Benbrook Lake right here in i there were no carp then Places One of these was Lake the game fish helped maintain the began to shrink just as the city is due to be completed in Texas Legislature had not Thurber which was completed supply and many believed there never would be a city-slicked into paying in 1893 to supply drinking wa- hen limit catches might 1951 Grapevine Lake on Dentrn )0 for the stocking of the ter for the coal mining town time Creek will be finished in 100'2 led "German a in which is a ghost city now be made at the big lake' Al ht or Garza-Little Elm Lake at Lewis nte streams Some buffalo There were no fish hatcheries ville this side of Denton will he some ten years however caught and a few gar were in that early day and Lake Eagle Mountain strings of fish i ready in 1953 Lavon Lake by fishermen These were Thurber was first stocked with Collin County is due for comp e- predatory fish of that day catfish caught with hook and tion in 1932 and Lake Whitney were so scarce they were line and seine in the creeks of Lake Worth catches had some well-meaning- souls ins in Hill and Bosque Counties shrunk in previous years Then II mentioned Palo Pinto and Erath Counties That lake still is one of the ter part of 1931 ere were no artificial ported white bass (rem Lake best fishing holes in Texas and When all these fishin' holes should furnish fishing by the tat- then No one of that day Dallas where these fish had has supplied many of the big shall be in use Fort Worth will ght they would ever be been thriving and they did best bass taken in this state he in position to invite anglers red The grass shrubbery just as well in the lakes here Is and leaves held the NS well as one catfish weigh' They were easy to catch and from all over the country to in well over 100 pounds ture for months letting it they fought almost as well as come and fish every month in slowly into the ground New Fishing Tackle their black cousins and fur the year with no closed season thence into the creeks and About half a century ago fish- niched snort when no other to interfere a Thnse never went dry ing taclzle of superior design he- fish could be caught pugh dronths were not un- gan to appear generally over the Bass Comeback Billy Sunday Plays licre In even at that early pe state More small lakes were con- Now the black bass and the Bill Sun ay later a famed And there were natural structed in North Texas and crappie and the channel catfish evangelist played with the For tgs scajtered closely over heal Walton's sport began to if seem to be coming back In this Worth Panthers in 1883 at the his sentinn that furriabed tract Texans in larger numbers year of our Lord 1949 fishing outset of his baseball career Fishermen of Fort Worth still 16ZIVIKIMNILNICSM710161161kIk'SP010114 NKSPOSOKWRZNIVOVILVIICIVA water Some of theae in were limited in th ir fields al Arlington area never yet operation The Trinity held many 9 been dry even in the hot fish and good catches could be 9 II 111-4 PA summers taken from some of the creeks 0 the Tot1 11 usE was not necessary to dyna- Many trips were made to Nolan the even to seine River near Cleburne and some A Congratulates Fort Worth on her 100th birthday and the 011 get ample supplies of went as far as the Paluxy and di The rather crude fishing Bosque Rivers for their sport 2 Star-Telegram on ther outstanding newspaper D'art We OA of that day was sufficient With the discovery of oil in Si suggest that on your next visit to Fort Worth stop at a New of ng in plenty of fish to sup the Ranger area drillers had ts 4 le families of the pioneers have water and the oil cornpa- 5 Hotel the Town House times even I00ks and lines flies built more dams creating rA FA unnecessary as cowboys more lakes and bringing fishing their horses through pools to areas where no fish of any size rA ary's Creek muddied the had existed And then came the LP---- I g- ssg rA and then knocked out demand for water to supply city 1 clubs the catfish that rose needs yop 1 '-'77-4-- surface That may not Lake Worth came into exist 9 a- been sport according to ence and provided the first near- 9 v-ri i 1 4-17 4-'----4 -1 ''--r rn standards but it got by fishing hole of any size and -aggg I 7 FA of Hall to vary the diet of the best fishing known by fisher 4 rIrr Tat- tr i 1 4 i i I 11 --a fare which frequently cot men here either before or since 2 I "ir7' ---1L wearing on the appetites There was no limit on size or 2 assat'lt hands numbers and in the early '20s 5 Silting of Streams strings of 100 or more crappie weighing aroun 5 damage by plowing up of l'i pounds to 2 A RATES FROM $350 rass lands with the result- were not unusual Bass were FA' AIR AND SUMMER FA tss of the top soil and the caught in large numbers and cat- FA up of the streams never fish were plentiful Fishing was rat A RICHARDS Manager FP nOininttsd hit it rertninly good! rs ft ItTr pi vi-1y tr rottrwr seno A BY UPSIIUR VINCENT 100 years have made changes in fish and fishing Fort Worth Trinity River then was a running stream and not of the cesspool of the as it recently has been in national magazines it was full of fish Fort Worth and the Gulf Mexico a state survey found fewer than 14 edible Now there are no edible in its polluted waters but turtles and gar and a few whose odor tells the story sewage from which they there were no carp then Texas Legislature had not city-slicked into paying for the stocking of the "German a in streams Some buffalo caught and a few gar were by fishermen These were predatory fish of that day were so scarce they were mentioned There were no artificial then No one of that day they would ever be The grass shrubbery and leaves held the for months letting it slowly into the ground thence into the creeks and Those never went dry drouths were not even at that early And there were natural sealtered closely over this section that furnibed water Some of these in Arlington area never yet been dry even in the summers was not necessary to the even to seine get ample supplies of The rather crude fishing of that day was sufficient bring in plenty of fish to sun the families of the pioneers even l'ooks and litIPS unnecessary as cowboys their horses throttzh pools Mary's Creek muddied the and then knocked out clubs the catfish that rose surface That may not been sport according to standards but it got of fish to vary the diet of fare which frequently got wearing on the appetites hands Silting of Streams damage by plowing up of grass lands with the loss of the top soil and the up of the streams never estimated but it certainly in -I it ieration The Trinity held many 9 PA and good catches could be 1110 ken from some of the creeks 0 the Protuill litusE PA any trips were made to Nolan ver near Cleburne and some A PI Congratulates Fort Worth on her 100th birthday and the 011 as far as the Paluxy and AO isque Rivers for their sport 2 Star-Telegram on ther outstanding newspaper plant We OA With the discovery of oil in Si Ranger area drillers had tt AF suggest that on your next visit to Fort Worth s-top at a New sego lye water and the oil compa- Hotel the Town House 61 es built more dams creating IrA FA ore lakes and bringing fishing FA 9 areas where no fish of any size A 'ibr PA Id existed And then came the '4 mand for water to supply city FA li- I ti eds PA 4 -f 1 T-' k- 11 Lake Worth came into exist -1 1 -----0 ice and provided the first near- 01 --1- 1 fishing hole of any size and 01 1 1 best fishing known by fisher 4 44 1 4 -i i 1 -2- i--c-1 en here either before or since 2 t- i----i-77--- ILI FA A mere was no limit on size or 2 '4ri P1 imbers and in the early 20s 5 LO0 n01416AO FA rings of 100 or more crappie 5 FA around 112 to 2 pounds 5 RATES FROM $350 not unusual Bass were 'A Fa MR AND SUMMER ught in large numbers and cat- ra FA od were plentiful Fishing was 91 0 A RICHARDS Manager FAt Start Photo CITY Riley left and Mrs Frank Goldthwaite who are the top women golfers who learned to play on Fort Worth courses ledge moved to Weatherford College 63 coach In 1941 the Rams tied ACC for second in the TC standings and produced league's second highest scorer in Graham Kyle That marked finis to TWC's football ventures as World War II canceled operations Football has not been resumed at TWC and probably will not be until the college can build a stadium of its own DURING THE same period 1933 through 1941 TCU won another Southwest Conference championship produced at least one all-America selection for four consecutive years won a mythical national championship and played three post-season games The 1935 team was led by all-America selections SPIT) Baugh quarterback and Center-Captin Lester It was ranked among the five top teams in the nation but lost the conference title to SNIU in the famous Rose Bowl game The Frogs defeated LS11 in the Sugar Bowl that year 3-2 In 1936 the Frogs again were ranked among the top five teams in the nation finished second in the conference and Baugh again was selected all-America Davey O'Brien Baugh's successor was the next all-America Frog and in 1938 the little man led TCU to its third conference championship the mythical national crown and a 15-7 connuest of Carnerie Tech in the Sugar Bowl The Frogs were undefeated and untied in 11 games Three members of the 1938 team received all-America Center Ki Aldrich and Tackle I Hale TCU lost to GeortYia in the Orange Bowl in 1941 finished second in the conference and Der rell Palmer tackle made all-America The Frogs won their fourth and latest conference championship in 1944 the year Capt Clyde Flowers tackle was an all-America selection The team lost to Oklahoma 0-34 in the Cotton Bowl The Frogs' latest post-season game their sixth in for howls was against Micsissinpi in the Delta Rowl in 1947 Mississipni Won 13-9 Season Tickets: $5 A season ticket to Fort Worth baseball games in 1878 cost just $5 The year-long ticket was put on sale to provide money lot fencing in the playing field Sharks and Suckers Too In 1878 the old Fort Worth Democrat felt it advisable to warn about "billiard sharks waiting around for suckers" Fort Worth Center of Feminine Golf Earlier this month the 1949 Texas omen's Open golf tournament was played at River Crest Country Club here in Fort Worth Thirty-three years ago the first Texas women's tournament was held at River Crest Which just about describes the leadership Fort Worth has held in women's golf since the first feminine invasion of the links More specifi-ally too it could be said with little deviation from pure truth that River Crest has been the individual club leader in women's golf COURSE flOW there are women's golf associations at each of Fort Worths courses and country clubs the Fort Worth Worn organizations promoting women's golf did not come about without hard patient work THE FIVINGA parent organization in the city was organized in January of 1927 with Mrs Walter Stark to president Secretary was Lucille Collins The first FWGGA city tournament was held in 1927 and Mrs Ernest Hightower was champion As a matter of historical interest the first woman golfer on record was Mary Queen of Scots who was regarded the equal of any man of her time on the links and who drew criticism for playing "golfe" a few days after the death of her husband Pro A Mitchell who has A Legal Limit 600 THIRD ST PHONE 24138 OP Then came restrictions on fish BY GEORGE KELLAM Star-Telegram Swifts Writer The 194!) season is the fifty-fourth year of intercollegiate football at Texas Christian University TCU played and won its first football game 8-6 in 1896 at Waco when the school was known as Add-Ran Christian University The opponent was Toby's Business College of Waco Every year since that time the Frogs have fielded a team although in rather haphazard fashion in some of the early years Strong opposition to the "very brutal sport" by several trustees and important supporters of the school was the reason But football was not abandoned and in 1902 the school adopted its present name Texas Christian University ending an era that began in 1873 That was the year Addison and Randolph Clark founded Add-Ran College at Thorp Springs The school was turned over to the Christian churches in 1889 and was moved to Waco in 1895 It was moved to Fort Worth in 1910 following a fire in Waco which destroyed the main building and following an Invitation and a gift of $200000 and a 56-acre campus from the City of Fort Worth The Frogs' football fame started in 1893 That year they became the first college team in history to score on the University of Texas but lost 10-16 THAT SAME year Bilheimer now a consultant in the Insurance department of a fureral home here coached the first Polytechnic College football team It played Fort Worth University which was coached by Enos Mills The present business manager at TWC Sam Braswell was quarterback of the 1893 PC team As in the case of TCU the Polytechnic College trustees frowned on the crude sport and until 1910 there was little accomplished in the way of football at Poly That year Chester Johnston became coach and the following season Poly College played a seven game schedule winning three losing three and playing a 6-6 tie with TCU One of the three defeats was at the hands of Baylor 39-0 In 1913 Johnston's crew won three lost foor and tied one The Frogs avenged themselves with a 33-3 victory and Baylor managed to win by 12-8 FOOTBALL WENT out the door in 1914 when the Texas Methodist Churches re-organized their educational program established Southern Methodist University at Dallas and made Polytechnic College the Texas Women's College It remained so until 1935 when it again became a co-educational school and changed its name to Texas Wesleyan College In 1909 TCU became a charter' member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association and finished second in its first standings In 1917 the Frogs again finished second in the TIAA winning six of seven games and play trig their first post-season game The Arms' all-stars were the opponents The Frogs lost 7-14 In 1920 TCU won its first TIAA championship and also enjoyed its first undefeated and untied season in history winning rine games in a row THE FROGS entered the Southwest Conference in 1923 under Coach Matty Bell Raymond (Rags) Matthews brought the Frogs their first really big national attention in 1927 by winning all-American mention and starring in the East-West post-season game TCU won its first Southwest Conference championship in 1929 Francis Schmidt's first season as coach The team defeated Univer- sity of Texas for the first time in history that year and finished with a record of nine victories and one tie TCU Stadium was completed and dedicated in 1930 The Frogs won their second SWC crown in 1932 with a season record of 10 victories and one tie Capt Johnny Vauzht guard became the Frogs' first real all-American being named on several first team selections In 1924 Leo (Dutch) Meyer became head coach at TCU and Darrell Lester center was an all-America selection Captain of the 1934 team was Quarterback Joe Coleman now head coach at Odessa high School 0 These vast around The clear "one natien" termed Then Between of no varieties fish only cE WA of the come And The been $63000 so-called Texas were killed the and seldom lakes thought needed weeds moisture seep and rivers although unknovn period springs PH clear the have hottest It dynamite fish tackle to ply Sometimes were rode in water with tc the have modern plenty ranch mighty of the The the resulting silting can be played havoc with fishing Most of the North Texas rivers ceased rfT tri -11 I 4 '1r411 if 1 g' ''A7 Y-11 1 3 at It'- 4 -4 1----? 14 VP' :1 A i'''''' 5p -1-1 63) nr4- 4 A 'V $i'''- a cT fo '14 14-v rt 44 7-t- 11 4 a i 44 "Ot 2'-1 a 111 4 rt 4 MOT' ens Golf Association and the held forth at River Crest since Country Club Women 's Golf As- 1929 was the tutor of Mrs Goldsociation all of which include thvvaite and later Miss Riley Mrs several hundred women players Goldthwaite a twice state in the city champion several times winner But River Crest has produced of the Open and West Texas tour-two of the state's outstanding naments and won the Southern feminine players in Mrs Frank title as notable achievements dim( Aniela) Goldthwaite and Polly ing her several years of continRiley both of whom have been ued competition members of the United States Polly has been a ranking naCurtis Cup team Mrs Gold- tional player the past few years thwaite twice I Mrs Winger is present Such outstanaing individual president of the FWWGA and performances and the various Mrs Robert Records is secretary HISTORY OF THE CATS EP I Wan WV ME WV I '-4i-t1 '1WiTITyr 7-4-2 crk- I77kk 4 'n I11111111101141111110111- 44'1 47 '1114-ZiA is a a oakeAtipammo4111 2 I i'-' 5Ck4ot I11-4E--' 1 4 Sena 11111111tilleattisz -1 4- 1111111111116110861filitfaliolgAt 1 7l'h4i Al al) '51( Mot t-In bb-t) "U- i "Ill 4 I I f7 -AcItAIFPA tiG-144-01 I '14 4gLD YIEAIII 1-1-410fltrir UN' WO Pr lill titipittsoulagovipoiattlia owl-meow ooviont aseasmosamitosistAlsxt Baseball reporters were pretty League Ile gives Sam French Ed candid in the old days This aeByrne and Charlie Newning credit count appeared in the Fort for being of great assistance In Worth Standard of Oct 3 1876: the spring of 1888 McCloskey "There was no meeting tottay of moved his Joplin team bodily to those interested in baseball The Austin Six Austin Dallas boys seemed to think ihey could Fort Worth Galveston San An- better themselves by getting On tonio and New a spree" a haphazard schedule April 8 Sullivan Ted StilliVen and played intermittently as late Ward Con Lucid Fred as Sept 3 Records of results dis- 1904 13 wardSchatzke agree No official champion was tzNrdd flubbu51eti W1310! named Ward Walter Walter Boles Ward Don Curtis WARD was president and Ward Henry Detters red der der WARD was president and Walter Boles Ward Don Curtis Henry Deiters 1909 Ward Dred Cavender This is thecombined ages of the members of the Fort Worth Hotel Association in this the beginning of Fort Worth's Second 100 Years Continued from Page 33 Credit for the game goes to Hain who induced the two teams to stop in Houston en route to the Pacific Coast wbere the players wintered A few days later John McCloskey who was destined to become the father of the Texas League brought his independent Joplin team into Texas He play ed amateur teams in Fort Worth and Dallas before going to Austin where he met and defeated the New York Giants in two games Those games contributed materially to arousing interest in professional baseball that led to the organization of the Texas League the following season FROM 1888 the history of baseball in Fort Worth and Texas is inextricably entwined with the record of the Texas League In the 61 years that have elapsed 25 other leagues have appeared in Texas and although they contributed their part to Texas' base ball record it has been the Texas League that carried the banner and led the way After beating the barnstorming Giants in the two exhibition games in the fall of 1887 Me Closkey remained in Texas to take the lead in organizing the Texas Professional Baseball 17 --Z'' 'Vt 400 "s-'-fr 4 -v -400 zt4 ti1 144: ik-o- itiA4 it T-0-i 71iiz1Vt 'it: -t '-'tL'4 1'A-- I I' 4tc-: fz' itiI pk 4 1 Mike O'Connor was manager of the Fort Worth entry into the first Texas League in 1888 Since then the Panthers have had 16 different presidents and i 42 managers Fort Worth has been in every pennant race run has finished first 14 times second five times third seven times fourth six times fifth 12 times sixth twice seventh three times and eighth three times The roster of presidents and managers: Manager Ward MIK 0 Connor Ceila Horstield Elliott Paddy Welsh Elliott Fogarty Lassiter Flanagan Lassiter Richards William Bell George Reilly Ward Fd Fernandez Ward George Carmen McAllister ward John wolover Ward Jess Reynolds GIME GIME VIT CELEBRATING ITS off CIFTY if rTfirT 1 Morris Walter Morris Moris zvelter Morris 191 alt Morris Walter Morris Walter Morris Nance Morris Nance Jake Atz Weaver Nance Jake Atz Weaver Jake Atz Otto MCIVPI" Stripling Jake Atz Stripling Jake At 1E98----ZZ: Stripling Jake At Ted Robin zon Robinson Jake Ats Frank Snyder Robinson Frank Snyder Robinson Dick McCabe Perry Walter Ho Ike Dr Webb Walker Jake Atz Westbrook Del Pratt 1935--Roy Westbrook John Heving Parry McCord! Westbrook Harry McCurdy Thompson Thompson Homer Peel Jack Reid (acting) ley Thompson Bob Linton Brown Bob Linton Stanley Thompson Thompson Bob Tinton 1942-8t5nleY Thomson Rogers lomat)! active) active) active) Peeveli Pay Payworth Peeves Lestr Burge R-eves tester Burge Bobby Pragan Peeves Bobby Bruin 11 1 1 1 i Ilil i- I NIT1 MARO 4 leeetelleirke4 4't'44 aJ)r Bi API for 14 1 0- a famous place V-4'''''- for People Who Enj1 TAKE AN HOI -'-s ----tzyv -pS06tI" -ki'oiti' 4r BIG AP for 14 a famous place --1 for People Who Enjoy :14 kA A TAKE AN HOUR A- BIG APPLE for 14 a famous place for People Who Enjoy TAKE AN HOUR BLACKSTONE DK HOTEL TEL EL DTEL-MOTEL BLACKSTONE HOTEL HOTEL-MOTEL 64--' --i'--- fl-ltis 21 r- 1 iht- qv Ft I t's- l' k- k-sLN I LE Years rii---A ------1'--- iA k---- in Fort Worth VA t- Good Barbecue piirlt7 A OFF FOR -1- 04e- A 0 LUNCH AND RELAX 2kfit rt-r tlf AY re 44 ----t1 HOTEL TE -1 4 THE BIG APPLE 74 1 706 CLIFF 6-0056 -4-- Nrr -ri- --c--- 77' 1 1- i-- -16 4'kn-'04'tg WORM' HICK CC 4----t4---tks-: 70 I Years in Fort Worth Good Barbecue OFF FOR LUNCH AND RELAX AT THE BIG APPLE 706 CLIFF 6-0056 4'1 iht- '4' rk- 4- tr: 11 It tiri A r'ItNA 7 s- q6 0 A I It1i-4' t-- 46 tt 44 i 4 1 Dl HOTEL WORTH HICKMAN lialAVRI i tr3012TH 0000ICEIC1 Elea I THE YEAR 1935 saw the beginning of modern football at Texas Wesleyan College a marked the start of a string of TCU's most famous teams The Rams under the direction of Coach Byron Rhome and his assistant Jeff Isbell operated as independents in 1935 and 1936 A (Gus) Miller took over as head coach at TWC in 1937 the same year the Rams entered the Texas Conference TWC finished fourth in the league that year and the play of Furman (Red) Rutledge quarterback and Co-Captains Monroe McCarty and John Bray accounted for their good showing For five years the Rams reted in the Texas Conference 1938 they produced two all-conference selections Howard rcacey and Dick Livingstone Liv ingstone a guard received little all-America honorable mention In 1937 Howard Young Ram center was named little all-Americe and Rutledge became Miller's assistant In 1940 Twc tied with Abilene Christian College and Howard Payne for first place In the Texas Conference and Rut A VEL ELKS CLUB THE WESTBROOK SEIBOLD HOTEL CENTURY MOTEL CONTINENTAL TEXAS HOTEL HOTEL COMMERCIAL HOTEL THE TOWN HOUSE ri-w4AtiV'ttimmimgawrmmilimillimsromilizea 4 AA it 4 I sk 1.