Corpus Christi Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 27

as Most Colorful Quint Since NATC Crats Mazed Trail iSsEriroP Looming on the sports horizon aa possibly one at the jium! color tul aggregations Chans Field iz forming whut is considered by many the most potent rage combination to appear in this vicinity for game time not excepting the famuli NATC of lent of the team also expects to actively participate in' the campaign Tha gigantic Lewis holds many distinctions His string of accomplishments run from selection as all-Stater while performing on the Eastview Okla high school five to thrice all-American honors on the famed Phillips gg contingent in 1939 1940 and 1941 Sandwiched in between were positions on the all-Stst Collegiate team while at Southwestern State in Weatherford Okie- for two years honors as most valuable freshman aggregation In Oklahoma City Roughly there are 20 men working out at the Chase Field gymnasium all of whom are experienced eager The team has shown marked improvement' In the last week or so which 'has been devoted to primary drills and Gernand expects to have his charges in peak form by the time they contact opposition In tha Air Center League From one end to the other the Chale Field aggregation appears to he as formidable array of thi sector: En Paul Payne formerly of tfew York University Second Lt Epperson cog In the University of Wisconsin'! national intercollegial champions of 1941 Second Lt Wolven a sparkling prospect A Madsen coxswain who figured prominently in the Corpua Chriali Comets' undefeated 1943 season and Georg 11 Wild CSp (A) who hi shown a great deal of promise art featured by the Chase Field organisation and form the nucleus around which to shape a smooth hard-hitting attack Lt Gernand former Baylor University great who haa assumed coaching duties year according to Lt Comdr SLare NATC athletic officer yf Such liardwood luminurie a Ena Grady Lewis ixfoot four inch former all American Ena Poole who will be remembered by Texa cage enthusiasts for hi remarkable scoring prow-os in 1833 and 1936 on Arkansa University' great team: Ens Earlywine who achieved an enviable record on several teams In AAU player in 1937 and a posi-1 dribblers to present themselves tion on the ali-AAU team during I heiesbouts on the hardwood in hia tenure with the Parks' Cloth-tmany moons Prokop Completes 11 Passes Wreck Smashes Tulane -V-' Georgia Star 4ut on Air Show at New Orleans Field Narrows In All Sector Of AA DitUions By UNITED PRESS Upset were noticeable by their absence as Texas schoolboy football observers looked back on Friday's post-Armistice Day games which served to further elsrlfy standings in several districts Most notable of the gkme was that in which Goose Creek rolled methodically along victory road with a convincing 14-0 victory over a well-regarded Galveston team to virtually clinch tha District 14 title and the right to meet Jetf Davis of Houston in the bidistrict Brackenridgs of gsn Antonio narrowed the field of possible winner iq District 15 by taking the measure of Corpus Chrlsti 12 7 leaving Jefferson of Sim Antonio pacing the pack with only a tie against its record A Brack-enridge victory over Jefferson would put it in a tie With Austin tor the crown while if the two San Antonin teams should tie Austin would win Jeflerson rolled over Kerrviile 52-0 last night The District 5 picture narrowed to Sherman and Denison as tha former trounced Paris 27-6 to take undisputed district leadership Either Sherman or Denison could win the district with a victory over the other while a tie game would give Sherman the title since Denison has been tied by Paris Waco and Bryan marched Into the finals in District 10 as expected and as winners of sectors A and of the district will meet for the championship Waco ousted Tempi convincingly 27-0 to continue its strong comeback after three early-season losses while Bryan rolled over Mexia 42-6 Woodrow Wilson of Dallas remained in "a tie with Sunset of Dallas for the district crown by pasting Forest 27-0 THE POES OP PRINCETON: Arthur i Johnses ethos Edgar Allen Gresham and John PrenUs nv I SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 IMS Poes Famed in Princeton Song and Story Edger Paved the Way for Midget VK- ij back with a powerful kick of his heel at that time In the Pennsylvania game in Philadelphia in 1889 the snapper-back missed the ball his heel catching Edgar Allen (Thirteenth of a series) By HARRY GRAYkON NEA iperta Editor Six Poes are renowned in Princeton song and story for rea raj sons other than the distinguished squarely in the lace Edgar Allen's name they inherited 1 proboscis vva badly maiigled and Tuesday Meeting ToComplctc City League Basketlmli Deal Another meeting for basketball team managers will be held Tuesday night Nov 16 at tha YMCA building in order to complete arrangements fur the two cage league to be in action at tha this season Several teams have already indicated that they with to enter 'the two leagues which are to consist of six teams each and it i expected that the loops will be rounded out by the entry of other quints at Tuesday's meetings to his in the Arthur all-America end in 1899 exactly 10 year alter fiery Edgar lUJSEh assure appearance maker designed the guard which I served as tbe model lor the rubber one Allen became Princeton's first all-America quarterback was perhaps father Judge John Prentiaa a nephew of the poet played at Princeton long betore inlercolle-I-giate football came into being Ha was a graduate of the clast of 54 Wagons could havt'beeii'' driven through holes eeartor back Jehnay ripped ia Hnea' Nellsen played tn the beckfielde 94-15-96 Gresham waa quarterback la s' Edgar Allen Poe former attar ney general of Maryland and- a member of one of Baltimore's leading law firms now resides at Garrison Md Johnny Po wag 1 killed in action while serving with the British Expeditionary Force in northern France Sept 23 1915 Neil son Poe has been a member of the Princeton coaching staff since 1919 Arthur Poe Is manager oT breakfast food plant In Cedar Rapids Gresham Foe is a banker in Baltimore The Poes were the game's ss xn Williams Sparks Gophers to 3314 Win Overloiva MINNEAPOLIS Minn Nov 13 (V--Waynt Red) Williams put on a one-man football show her today scoring four touchdowns and passing for a fiftli in 34 minutes as Minnesota trounced Iowa 33 to 14 for its first Big Ten win of the season The redhead scored twice in the fust period in the second ho shot an 1 9 -yard pass to Charles Avery for a six-pointer and a few minutee later broke through tackle for a 60-yard touchdown sprint After the inlei mission Williams took lateral to circle right end for nine yards and his fourth touchdown The Hawke a connected through the air to set up two touchdowns Sub end Dan Sheehan sneaked over center for one and later got on the receiving end of a forward from Howard Larson to go 14 yards for another 9undrrn 76 Winner Over Bishop Badge ra The Sundeen Eaglet made a quick touchdown stab early in the first quarter converted the extra point and went on to defeat the Bishop Badgers 7 to 6 in a District 27-B conference game played on the Sundeen gridiron Friday afternoon The Sundeen tally came as i result of a 40-yard dash by Fish er with Stark kicking the extra point The Badger came back to score a touchdown in the see ond period but failed to convert for the extra point Showing great improvement over their early-season form the Eagles outplayed the Bishop eleven most of the game and wart on tha Badgers' 2-yard line at the final gun Sundeen made 10 first downs to six for Bishop and penetrated three times into the Badgers' 20-yard line while Bishop made 2 penetrations Poe was terrific In the Penn game won by Princeton 72-4 Snake Ames took a pass from Poe and made tne longest run of the game behind hia interference as Princeton beat Yale 10-0 Poe tackled Tom McClung so fiercely that the Eli battering ram had to be assisted from the field Ruck a fern was stirred when Princeton beef Harvard 41-15 that the Crimson did net again tarkle tha Tiger for several years Poe inspired and directed the the msot spectacular Certainly he was the only one to rival Edgar Alien' brilliance Arthur twice beat Yale single handed In 1898 he scooped up the ball fumbled by the Elis on his own 10 ran 90 yards for the only core The following year with Princeton trailing 10 to 6 and only 10 seconds remaining Big Bill Edwards asked tor time out and white lipped with tears glistening in his eyes said: we have time for only one play The only way we can win is by a field goa' I'm the one to kick it' cut in the diminutive Arthur Poe From the 35-yard line he booted Ramblers (CtnUnued from Page 1-D) as the first period ended A pass was incomplete as the second quarter got under way but then Geser on a reverse went off left tackle for 16 yards to score and last half drive which netted Prior-Inn II nninU Well SS PrincetOH most illustrious He captured the unbeaten PyiT1 brother ir jv Among those teams entered up to Nov 11 were both Navy and civilian quints Included were: j- Squadron 13-A (two teams) Squadron 12-C Squadron 12-D Yardcraft Storekeepers Ships Service Independents Buccaneers and Aviation Radio School Plan Practice Round In their meeting last Tuesday team managers voted to begin a iractice round on Nov 23 Official cague play will begin about Dec 20 No leagues will be formed for ihe practice rounds and teams will draw for their opponents The officials for the practice games will be decided on later When the regular league play gets under way the teams will be divided into two loops of six quints each The National league will play on Tuesday nights and the American League will play on Tnutsday nights Rules and schedules for loop play will be about the same as last year except that league fees will bp less At the end of the season which will be probably some time in March a championship playoff will be held with alt 'teams of both leagues competing for the title Joe Louis Will Box in Texas GAINESVILLE Texas Nov 13 (UJh Joe Louis heavyweight boxing champion will be at Camp llowz her Nov 25 to appear in an exhibition aa part of hia national boxing tour Joe will don the glovea against one of his boxer after giving short talk on his ring rareer and work after entering the Army at Fort Riley Kans Other members of the troupe are George Nicholson who box with Louis Walker Smith (known as nay Robinson) who is weltci weight champion ard George Wilson (Jackir Wilson for mer welterweight champion Robinson and Wilson will box an exhibition The troupe comes to Camp Howze from Sheppard Field From here it will go to Camp Woltera Grorgia Register 16-7 Win Over YMI 5 P0'1 the ball over the crossbar and Princeton team of 1889 and waa from placement that put h-' i i Raider ahead 7 to 6 competition Then Dobbs started pitching Three consecutive completed kicking passes tarried the Ramblers from the Ward Island 49 to the 1 and then the former Tulsa gridster put a short toss into tha hands eT A aids en the goal line and be fell across for the Not a Allen the Poe 133-Pound He backed he weighed few considered Edgar The late Johnson Poe a half- ORANGE The Orange greatest of all field gen-! back was the first to demonstrate 'Grove Bulldogs defeated thi' (that the stockily built Baltimoi Gregory Wildcats 38 to 0 her Backer-1 Poes were to make a little go a Friday afternoon up the line although long way which i precisely what j- y-i- only 133 pounds In each of them did Johnson! 1 0 iLd Jf iSf NEW ORLEANS Nov 13 Brilliant Halfback Eddie Prokop Cil Georgia Tech was believed to havb set a new all-time record for completed passes when he led his team to a stunning 33-to-O victory over a hapless Tulane University football team before 38000 disappointed homecoming fans today Prokop completed 11 passe which sports writers in the press box said was an all-time record for this section and perhaps lor the nation la on ef the amt aausing enc-aun shows ever pat aa ia Talent Stadium heme ef tha annnal Sugar Bewl gridiron rlaaate Yrekep engineered the Tnlane downfall with expert preelalen On reverses spinners sleeper plays and connUess passes he gained yardage en almost every play-end he wii the principal actor In almost very offensive thrust by Georgia Teeh Only at the start of the fourth period when they were trailing 26 to 0 did the men of Tulane threaten to score But their drive ended ignominiously on the Georgia Tech 15-yard stripe with a fumble A Jones and Joe Renfroe Tuiane halfbacks were the only Tulane men to play a good game but they were well bottled up throughout by a far superior Tech line and pass defense Prokop and Dorough sub stitute Tech end were responsible for three touchdowns all on passes The first quarter was acoreless aa Tulane appeared ready to make -the game hotly-contested one-But early in the second period Prokop's passes began to connect with' Dorough on the receiving end most of the time Tech scored once In the second period three times in the third quarter and one moie in the final stanza Waldron Court Team Organized The Waldron Field basketball team ie well underway with a week of hard workouts already passed Some 60 odd basketball aspirant! turned out and the squad has been cut to 28 men Coach Seixas is well pleased with the turnout and expects to have good representative team for Waldron Lt ()g) Sahl and Reynolds AMM2C look good at the forward spots as does A Keithley Sic and Cadet A Davis at center and Lt (ig) Bever Horn AMM2c and Brown ARM2c at the guard spots These then will be hard pressed as the season progresses by severs! likely prospects The first gam i of the field league will be played Dec 9 The practice schedule opens Friday with a game with the Main Station counter West missed Us try the days of beef brute force and standing no more than five feet timebut the Orange-Grove eleven) came back in the third and final periods to use a combination of terrific impact he blasted the be- five and weighing only 150 pounds lief that football was exclusively staved off dereat in 1884 by block-tor behemoths- He paved the way ing a last minute attempt for a field goal and holding Yale to a 1 running and passing piiya to aeopa i scoreless tie five touchdown for the mighty midgets Edgar Allen was responsible tori the rubber nose- guard which tor The other Poes were John Pren- Scaring the Bulldog tallies were 1 years adorned the faces and hung tiss Jr of the class of 1893 Kiel- Engelking Cox Hennick and at the neck of most players A son of the class of 97 and Schroeiter Cox drop-kicked the I snapper-back snapped the ball 1 Gresham of the class of '02 Their two extra points 'v I Li) i'l ATLANTA Nov 13 hP-Geor-gia had the guns the ammunition and the range today and the combination leveled a determined but Impotent Virginia Military Institute football team 46-7 before a sparse crowd of 3000 Little Johnny Cook 17-year-old pint-sized successor to Frankie Sinkwich scored 24 points Stall ing with a 79-yard runback of VMI's opening kickoff the Rome (Ga) freshman crossed the payoff line thrire In the first period and om-e more in the second before turning over the scoring jou to others Diego Wins 38-B Title lor 3rd Seaton SAN DIEGO (Sp) The San Diego Vaqueros annexed (heir third consecutive District 38-B championship here Thursday night as they smashed the Fremont High School eleven 60 to 0 Besides being district titlists the Vaqueros have been bi-district champions for the past two seasons and their lop-sided triumph Thursday night put them in position for another crack at the title They probably will meet the ngleside Mustangs for the bidistrict championship Henderson Will Play Lufkin for Title Bullfighting Season Emit Today in Reynosa REYNOSA Mex The professional bullfighting season for this section of tne border will come to a close Sunday when Joselito Campos appears in the Rey-noia ring The season has been a good one with auch stars as Con-chit Cintron and Silverio Perez appearing during the umirer Iowa State Nip Drake DES MOINES Ia Nov 13 URi Howard Tippee generally considered the best passer this year ui the Rig Six Conference led Iowa State College to a non-league football win over Drake today R) to 0 Tippee a Des Moines product gave his home town friends thiill by scoring two touchdown himself end passing to End Howard Cast for the other for point Soon after that Earl Brooker recovered a Marine fumble on the Randolph 33 Two running plays netted six yards Dobbs dropped back to pass and us it seemed he was about to be smeared by three Raiders got away from them and hurled the ball far down the field with Leon Leinweber gathering it in on the Ward Island 20 and continuing on to pay dirt West place kicked the extra point Aalds fitches Toe Just before the half ended Aulda took mer the chunking chores on the Marin 19 and passed to Keeton formerly of Southern Methodist University for another touchdown place kick in try for point was blocked A 23-yard punt return by Aulds to the Ward Island 31 started Randolph on the way for its lone counter in the third period The Ramblers moved down to the Marine 11 where Dobbs laid another in arms for the touchdown West place kicked the point Then quickly followed Ward Island's sereud tally Geser returned the kickoff to Ms own 15 Two plays netted a couple ef yards and then Adams a reverse swept wide to his right and raced l) yards down the west sideline to score Seely added the extra point from placement Right after the fourth quarter opened the Marines drove to the Randolph 15 before Dan Wright intercepted a pass and brought the ball back to the 16 On the first play Dobbs tossed to Parker end he went to the Ward Island 20 where Just as he was about to be tackled he lateraled the ball to Wright and he went over the goal line Dobbs place kicked the extra point A flat zone pass from Dobbs to Aulds produced the next touchdown the play being good for an over-all gain of 63 yards west place kicked the point A half the distance to the goal peua ty for unneessary roughness pgainst Ward Island put the Rambfer's on fhe Marine 28 Dobbs' pasred to Aujds tor a first down on the 6 and then followed with another heave to Keeton for the final touchdown West place kicked the extra point SlirtliiS litMUPn: CD U3 (D St NATC Volleyball Tide Won by Waldron Field Waldron Field's volley ball team haa displaced Rodd as champion of NATC Waldron lost to Rodd earlier in the season but after having beaten Cuddihy Cabanise and Main Station- the Waldron team took Rodd into camp in two straight aeries 'The firtt three games of the series were played at Waldron before a large crowd of officers and enlisted men Waldron was the winner 13-12 15-13 f' Th following men were responsible for Waldron's fine showing Starrr Beekrnan Nieto A Green Woodard A Keithley Starling Johnson Hickman BYork and 21 Applebaunu left Davit Clinch District 13-AA Title HOUSTON Nov 13 The Jeff Davis Panthers nosed out the SinJiicinto Bean 9-6 here tonight to clinch the championship of District 13-AA Davis has one district game remaining but el ready haa wrapped up the title as ir-i undefeated in- league play while Us closest rival has two losses Jeff Davis will play Goose Creek In the Bi-District the Ganders having topped the District 14-AA flag yesterday by downing Galveston 14-0 w- HENDERSON Nov 13 UJ The scheduled footbeU game between Lufkin and Henderson high school teams definitely will be playfcd Thanksgiving Day The Henderson school-board decided today following-considerable controversy over alleged ineligibility of Lufkin players The game will decide District 12 AA champions Officials aaid future athletic relations with Lufkin -will be considered later NEGRO' TEAMS PRACTICE FOR NAVY LOOP FLAY Waldron Field will be well represented tn the negro basketball league of the fields and the Main Station Ernest Brown StM3c has been acting as manager and the team has had a few1 workouts on the Waldron dirt-court Plans ara being made (or daily practices on the Main Station out door courts along with a practice game schedule IN L03f A COMPLETE USE OF BELTS AND SURGICAL' SUPPLIES 506 CHAPARRAL Fight Results ArkarioRp Aggies Neat On Southwestern Slate ABILENE Nov 13 OJB-Soiith-western University looked ahead to next clash with Montlcv'to Ark4 today after coasting to an easy 46-6 victory over the Abilene Army Air Base last light The Collegians took to the air to score at will against thei heavier opponent' wth Magruder and Campbell counting two touchdown apiece ard Collins Die and Mitchell one each Dick Cashmere's (S8-yrd dash gave the Military Police team its only score Utah Baclly Mauled By Colorado College COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Nov 13 Colorado College's smooth-working a arine quad overwhelmed the University of Redskins 64 to 0 today to keep' it unbeaten record intact SOME SPENDING! WASHINGTON Nov 13 War- expenditures of the United States government totaled $138 000000000 through October or more than three times the total coat to this country of World War 1 the War Production Board aaid today Treasury Department figures placed the cost or the first world conflict at $41763000000 94M0 SUPS AWAY LOS ANGELES Calif AMD Mr Dolly Briggs made an expensive slip with her slip She slipped lt off' slipped it -over the back of-e chair and slipped into her bath When he slipped out again- she found the slip had slipped away- with 84300 whig! tsbe had pinned Inside Pa a Ward bland Seeley tseri Payne Uctiee AUierl chweilaer Howaid Adanu (inn Garner Terry Iniilrt OUiikSi Lwilcr Vuorhin jaiiulMWieS Di Vaughan Itn weber Patkar Dobbs Aulds Wan STARTING NEXT SATURDAY Through three wars) through' prosperity and panic the Florsheim name has stood for one thing -unchanging quality in a changing world when you must buy less and make what you do buy last longer rely on the reputation that has built world leadership in the fine shoe field i vSfti 5': to jwm -VV- perloda: 1 Score -Randolph Ward bland by IW 0-14 SATURDAY STORE HOURS Alai tSljtbi Or TCI ASSOCIATES FkESS NEW Jake LaMotta 161 New York outpointed Fritzie Zivic149H Pittsburgh 10 Reading Pedro Flrpo 134 Camden and Lester Young 137 Philadelphia drew 8 Taunton Pat Doyle 133 Fall River knocked out Johnny Martin 131 New York Worcester Johnny Po tent! 147worceeter stopped Lew Greenberg 142 Mi Newark 3 a Torpey 113 Philadelphia awarded decision over Bey Morris 1194 WiR raington Del 9 (Morris disqualt fied)v Norfolk Vlnfvie Vine 133 Schenectady and Izzy Jan-nazzo 1314 New York drew 10 Highland Perk J-Maxie Bergor 180 Montreal outpointed Peto Qaliano 148 Baltimore 8 San Paulie Peters 13B Ssn Frsncisco 'won over Bobby Berger-153 Chicago hy a technical knockout (6J- 9:30 A UNTIL For tha convenience of those person who cannot shop during our regular Itore hour Lichtenstein'i wilL remain open Saturday Subititutee-Randnlph yield: Horning Mansulelli Druekor Jlarman Scholar Wright Fixx Harpnng Allen Draokcr O'Cnnitor Kllllaiu Murae Due Keeton Ward bland: Pec Duel) ritrpairlck Gervali Holawinikl Knapp KuUuwh Plato McDmnall Perea Bi-erine-Randniph Field Touchdown-Parker Auld i Leinweber Keeton I Wright uoinw alter touchdown Wed 4 Duhb 1 plereinanl Ward bland: Touchdown Goer Adam-i pnlnu alter tourhdnwn Seeley I (placement tiaaic at a glanca Randnlph Siannn Plrkt dnwn 10 Net sard gained ru thing Paei aitemvted PaMc compleiad ii PaHC Inenmnleted Pawea Intercepted byV I Vania gained pauing Pent Av ydge an pum wa- 4 Penalliea i-' irv ti Vdsa Mi nenallifi vttf V'".