The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1954 Page: 4 of 8
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Tfflt CALDWELL NCWi
Friday. February 26, t(M
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Hopes Rise With Addition
Bryant
Bmg Split-T
To Afgidand
By GBORGB FALL
It i* my humble belief that the
MV Texas A. A JÉ. football Coach
and Athletic Director, Paul "Bear
Bryant, ex-famous coach of the
Kentucky Wildcats, is going to
do for the Aggies just whut he
has in mind doing — pull them
out of ¿he football rut. I attend-
ed a press meeting of sports writ-
ers from all parts of Texas at
Memorial Student Center lust
Friday and 1 was very much im-
pressed with this man and his
fine personality and the manner
in which he cooperated with mem-
bers of the prcas and tried to
answer questions to the best of
his ability for one hour and forty-
five minutes. He chain smokes
cigarettes, smiles, answers ques-
tions poured at him one after
another and leaves the impres-
sion that he knows his football
stuff.
He said that he was going to
use the split-T formation or bust
and that he hopes to find a quar-
terback; that there was no such
thing as "developing" a quarter-
back but that he would stick to
his split-T plans whether he
found a suitable man-uuder or
not. He left the impression that
he was going out to get his share
of the football players and that
all coaches in other fields of
sports would work together in
-eeruitin§r players in all branches
of sports. He said that he did
not like that word "recruiting,"
but smiled And said he couldn't
think of a better one.
There were three of Texas' out-
standing sports editors present at
the press conference.. They led
the question attack on Paul. They
were Bill Rivee of the Dallas
NEWS, Lorin McMillen of the Ft.
Worth STAR • TELEGRAM and
Dave Campbell, sports editor of
the Waco NEWS - TRIBUNE,
TIMES - HERALD. These men
told their readers about the meet-
ing and I have included their
columns on this page, for all you
Aggies and Aggie backers to
read.
As you know I am a Baylor
man, but next to Baylor come the
Aggies. They are too big and too
fine to be whitewashing the foot-
ball cellar in the Southwest Con-
ference. You can bet your bottom
dollar that this guy Bryant is go-
ing to develop a team for you
and yours. It will take a little
time, but you've got the driver
now and he will go out and get
the horses.
Bryant Hopes
To Use
Texas Boys
BY BILL RIVES
Sports Editor of The News
Only a few million words have
been written about Bear Bryant
and the Texas Aggies' atheltic
present and future, so let's sprink-
le air >t a thousand more into the
pot:
The new athletic director and
football coach apparently is tak-
ing this approach to his recruit-
ing problem: He will try to cap-
tan as many Texas boys as possi-
ble but if he thinks he is not get-
ting enough quality material, he
may go elsewhere for some
plajrerc.
At least, that is my interpreta-
tie* of observations Bryant made
at n press conference Friday.
He said he hoped that Texas
bops would want to go to Texas
A. 6 M.f adding that, "We w¡ll
■fond all our time in immediate
fatUre finding out if we have ap-
ponl within the state."
Bryant asid In thought Texas
plenty of good high
athietsa, enough to satisfy
BIG TIME SPORTS WRITERS
Three of the big city sports
editors were amonte those at-
tending the Press Conference
held by Coach I'apl "Bear"
Bryaat at Memorial Student
Center at Aggieland l«*t Fri-
day afternoon. At left it Dave
Campbell, Sports Editor of the
Waco News Tribune and Times
Herald, who replaced the late
H. H. "Jinx" Tucker; Bill Rives,
talented and widely read Sports
Editor of the Dalle* New and
Lorin McMillen, Sports Editor
of the Ft. Worth Stsr-Tele-
gram. These men gave complete
coverage of the meetiag and
led the question attack on the
new Aggie football coach and
athletic director.
—Photo by Harry Bowers.
if he ever had
before In the midst of so
md football players. Had
boon so dooe to oo many
?
Me, Mid Boar. Bat ho added
Brt It Ilghtr
■imyuhisa ho
«flat to was not «ha type found
Me In March of
MBado Mt Be
la haw I fsO: I
to Weir If ha
ccuntry, no, I'm not, definitely
not."
He Describes the Aggie Spirit
Bryant said the entire athletic
department would be a close'y
knit organization and that loynlt;
would be one of his prime d< -
mauds.
The different subdepartment
will help each other, he said. That
will include recruiting. A football
coach might be asked to visit bas-
ketball prospects, for example, in
an area he is bcheduled to wo k.
(Bryant said he didn't like the
word "recruit." But he udmitted
he couldn't think of a better one.
The Aggie coach said he hasn't
had time yet to "find out who to
recruit."
He wouldn't say how much :*e-
cr"iting he would do personally.
He just grinned und said, "I don't
like to discuss my plan of attack."
When one of the sports report
e-3 for the Battalion, the student
newspaper, asked Bryant to ela-
borate on a statement that he liked
'the Aggie spirt," the former Ken-
tucky coach said in his deep-South
drawl:
"I'm toe ignorant to know wha .
I mean when I say 'spirit.' It's
just something in the air. You
can't describe it but you can fee
it. I like all that hollerin' and
cairyin' on; I like it on my side.
"They've got something h-i
and I want it. I like it."
Then, with a sly grin, he added:
"Course, I'd like it a lot bettr
if we had some big, fast athletes.
Basically, said Bryant, the Ag-
gie will be a split-T team.
He adopts a modest attitude to-
ward his own coaching achieve-
ments. He claims to have no super
.-.Vstem, sure-fire plays or excep-
tionally good strategy. To Bry-
ant, the requisites for a winning
team or a winning player are con-
tained in this ten-word capsule ol
his football philosophy:
"You have to block and tackle
and want to win."
Doesn't Want to Overwork
Players
Bryant Mid he did not agree
with those people who believe
Texas A. & M. recruit-.;* program
is hurt because the school is not
coed and because it is a military
rchcol.
The boys can travel to see the
girls, he said, and the girls might
go to College Station to see the
boys (it's a question of who's the
Loé! ). And some boys actually
prefer an all-male school. And if
a boy's a good football playe-.
no might go to Houston and take
some Rice boy's girl away from
him! (This, with a smile.)
On the subject of A. A M. be-
ing a military school and whether
that might keep boys away, Bry-
ant Mid:
"1*11 answer that like this: I
have a boy (Paul Jr.) and I just
hope he's fortunate enough to go
to an institution of this type."
Bryant has had one meeting
with his squad, to get acquainted
with them. He's looked at three
movies of Aggie games of last
years and his staff of MslstanU
have graded them.
It may not hold true this spring
and fall because Bryant may nasd
to work the Aggies hard to find
nut who's best, but ordinarily, he
doesn't like much team scrim-
mage. "I'd rather have them un-
derworked than overworked," he
pnid; "It depends on the team
and the schedule. But than la no
mhatitute for moral and spirit "
Of course, a bey meat have
«orne ability to go with his morale
«lid spirit. As Bryant sold whan
someone askod If he eould take
a raw rookies and moho n T quar-
terback out of hhn.
"Yon have to have chick to
•woke chichón salad."
Bryant took Boko Parilli, a
«ingle-wing fullback In high
Is an AM-Amaricsn
out of him. "Bu-
the bell, and you
*
Wjjeh
Aggie Splurge
Takes Heat
Off Wilkinson
By tarín McMullen
College Station, Feb. 20 — No
college uthelticB development in
years invites closer scrutiny 'bun
the deal that swept into office
Paul (Bear) Bryant and staff at
Texas A. A M.
Thus it may be that the prin-
cipal beneficiary of" the move i«
Charles (Bud) Wilkinson, who had
nothing what ever to do wtih it
but who, as the Southwest' most
successful football coach and ton
organizer, has been kept under
constant surveillance for wrong-
doing.
Southwest Conference recruit-
ing, subsidizing and scholastics
are generally conceded to have
improved steadily toward a high
level of sane and sensible opera-
tion. Prying eyes gradually turned
away from each other toward
Oklahoma, "Bud" and the alleged
philanthropies of the 700 million-
aires.
It may be said te Wilkin,"or';
credit that he has withstood it u.)'
admirably and may, in fact, cur
rently be less vulnerable than ever
before.
All of which will make for the
u(iden and complete shift by the
prists to Bryant as their number
one suspect.
The involved, mysterious mceh
¡mies of Bryant's hiring contrib-
uted to a mighty curiosity as to
his aims and his methods. Twenty,
thirty years ago when football
powers somewhat detached from
the schools whose names tlie.v
bore were commonplace, the crea-
tion of a new one attracted little
attention.
In this day of steady de-em-
phasis and near-complete faculty
control, anything approaching the
old procedure invites, as was saú!.
extraordinary watching.
Is It All-Out Campaign?
Signs Will Be Awaited.
The fact thnt A. & M.'s advisory
cr mmittec appointed by the direc-
tors contacted and hired a hard-
driving, fast-recruiting coach
while the authorized athletic coun-
cil was conducting meaningless in-
terviews of other candidates con-
tributes to the curiosity.
Some may suspect that Bryr.nt
has been empowered to assemble
one of those old-time "Best teams
that money can buy." Others more
sympathetic, may believe that the
directors tired of hearing sagging
athletic fortunes blamed on the
"system"—principally militarism
and absence of coeds—and wished
to make one laat, grand try with
a big-name coach and everything
else normal.
Naturally, everybody will be
watching for any little sign that
would indicate which path Bry-
ant will follow.
nere on the campus there are
no clues, as yet, other than a
rather conspicuous condition of
Bryant hsving absolute power (as
athletic director and head foot-
ball coach) enabling him to get in-
ftartanteoue approval of any "re-
commendation."
The left hand and the right
hand, m to speak, appMr to be
trtal strangers at the ssomert.
With Don Bills gono, the quar-
tartnah problem will bo acuta at
A. A M. this fall Thinking of
that brought forth this qneetion
from one of the newspapermen:
"SuppoM you Just didnt have
a quarterbeck, one that was any
good?"
"Well," drawled Bear, "I'd try
* T, yyüi-wATi.*^
•'WH BB mBBMi VVBIJWMWB IW ■
Wh"hei or not this is u torn
porary condition soon to be re-
ir.' died as the two get acquuinte I
i "mains to be seen.
Bryant's program has bc<m such
that it wus not until Friday that
he met some members of the ath-
letic council. They were invited to
a press-radio luncheon. The school
president, David H. Morgan, was
away on business. _____
The coach told the deans he was
sorry there was no time at pres-
ent for them to get acquainted.
He also bent indirect word to the
exes thu he just couldn't accept
one-fiftieth of the invitations to
speak.
Students and A. & M., however,
came in for recognition.
"There's something about this
place," Bryant remarked, "I'm too
ignorant to say what it is, but the
'howdys' and all the yelling sort
of get to you. I'm mighty glad to
have it on my side."
Bryant also remarked that the
absence of coeds at A. A M.
seemed to him an unimportant
factor in the school's football po-
tential.
"I have a son," he sjid, "I'd
like for him to attend a school
of this type."
His presence, Bryant said,
should Ik- sufficient answer as to
histhought on the possibility of
A. & M. being able tit field a good
football team.
For the most part he dodged
questions o nhis recruiting plant.
One visitor asked if it weren't
true that in Texas he'll be nearc;
to more good football prospects
than he's ever been in his coacl.
ing experience.
"Yes, but I've never been si
close to so much competition,
either," he said.
The one-time Alabama star who
retained only Willie Zapalac ot
the A. A M. staff and brought in
five assistants from Kentucky -a'd
that it is "more desirable" to have
football players from your ov,
state.
Recruiters To Co-Ordinate
With Other Coaches.
"But we wouldn't turn down a
good outsider," he added pointedly
Bryant obserMd, however, thnt
all recruiting "must be based on
the institution," and made it
known that all his time in the
immediate future will be concen-
trated on Texas.
An implied reference to Bryant's
differences with B ..sket Bali Co: >
Adolph Rupp at Kentucky v
made with hit. ala temen t tlv.t \
and M. needs more good ath'et-.*
in all sports- «ad "thnt all c iru-li"
in the athl.-tic department wil
assist in contacting prospect < i>:
sports other than their ow
Friday he " recommenced" r<
tention of Basket Ball Coach John
Flyod and nine other coaches oi
sports other than football. Tie
recommendations quickly btvu.K
law, as p'-r the current set-up.
Other Bryant bits: Although t.!i>
Aggies are hurting for a "T
quarterback, they'll run split "T"
this season and it may be a yea
or two before they get around to
adding anything else — As a
stop-gap they probably will try
to develop a good kicking game,
stress pass defense and a "slow-
death" type of contest, all the
while looking like heck for a good
quarterback — Before going to
split-'T" used a split line and
Aiabama boy __ Generally "T"
quarterbacks must have ab'lUy
end considerable experience !><
fore coming to college. Vite
(Babe) Parilli was a single wing
fullback in high school but his
physique, action and thinking
made him a natural QB, plain to
see at first glance — Of South-
west Conference foes, last year
saw A. & M. and Rice twice, Bay-
lor and Texas once — Kentucky
was stronger at end of last season
as a number of boys who had
played little previously came thru
Scholastic troubles directly or in-
directly had caused loss of 10
valued men at atart of the sea-
son — A. A M. in future will try
to schedule best possible non-con-
fersnce opponents — Biggeat
problem at A. A M. is starting
late preparing for 1954 season —
Loyalty to department and school
will be demandad of all assistants
— Favors rather large squads as
"22 can alwaya beat 11." Lettered
34 men last year at Kentucky,
usually took 40 men on trips —
No comment on comparison of
Southeastern and Southwest Con-
ference —but SWS "looks tougher
every day."
CLASSIFIED ADS -
Too Late to Classify-
FOUND— Rod and white bull
calf weighing about 850 to 400
pounds. Owner era have for pay-
ment of expenM for upkeep ami
advertisement. Found in Emil
Btritesky's posters. 8m Earnest
or Louis Knoaoh, rents 4, Cald-
well, Tena.
AGGIE HOPES
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant
Bryant Claims
Confidence In
Aggie Coaches
By DAVE CAMPBELL
Tribue-Herald Sports Editor
College Station, February 20
Paul (Bear) Bryant, Texas A. A-
M's new athletic director and hean
football coach, revealed at a news
conference here Friday that he has
recommended all present coaches
in other A. A M. sports be re-
tained.
A spokesman later said the
recommendation has been approv
ed.
Bryant also said he has com
pleted selection of his coach-ng
staff, which means former line
coach Mike Michalske will be em
ployed elsewnere at the institu-
tion until his present contract ex-
pires. A statement from A. & M.
president David Morgan is expect-
ed next week outlining Micha!
ske's new status at the college.
Michalske wus one of the prime
candidates for the job for whit h
Bryant was eventually chosen, lie
was not included when the coach
revealed members of his staff
b:st week. He is one of six 1(.)">.'¡
coaching aides who will be mis
ing from next fall's scene. H d
couch Ray George resigned, as-
sistants Dalton Faircloth and tJil
Steinke moved to other coaching
posts, assistant Bill I Juneau re
signed to enter business end train-
er Bill Dayton was not retained.
Coaches affected by Bryant *
statement include basketball enact
John Floyd, track coach Col.
Frank Anderson, baseball coach
Beau Bell, golf mentor Joe Fagan,
and tennis coach W. M. Dowell.
Also retained were assistants Kay
Putnam in track, Larry Hayes in
heskethidl and Les Palmer in
baseball.
Bryant's vote of confidence it
Floyd was the significant move,
because the Aggie hardwood task-
master has had a lack-lustre s«u
son and alleged dissension on hi.>
squad. A. A M. has won only two
basketball games this season, and
only one conference contest.
A Capable Group
"I think we have a capable
group of coaches," Bryant stud
"and I have asked them all to
stay on. 1 am happy to revea'
they have expressed a desire to
remain. I have a lot of confident
in them. I believe that by all of
us working together that we hav.
a better chance of attainig our
goals."
Bryant singled out the han"
pressed Floyd for special prjj, •
"I have been very much ini
pressed with our basketball
coach," he said. "I think he i.~ a
good man. He will have my full
support.
"I think we have capable couch
ing. What we do need is men
good atheltcs in all sports."
Speaks at Luncheon
The solidly-built former Ken
tucky coach, who is just winding
up a preliminary look at the oft
vriticized Texas Aggie picture,
spoke first at a get-acquainted
luncheon attended by about 60
newsmen, athletic council men
bers and A. 6i M. deans. Bryant
often wore a worried look H«
chose bis words with great can
"If we do the job, we will do
it while upholding the best trail
tion of A. & M. and the confer-
ence," he said. "We are not or-
ganiezd, but I think we do k' >w
the direction in which to go. Our
staffs will work closely together
the work will be coordinated. 1
promise loyalty to the department,
and I shall demand lovaltv n.
return.
"In time, I expect to have aV
well-rounded athletic program."
City Will Build
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will be a reasonable feeding at
caretaking charge for the dog*
that the dog has been vaccinated
within a prescribed period. Thu -
aiy
do*
impounded when released to the
owners. Any impounded dog not
claimed within a reasonable time
will be disposed of. '
The people of this City need
not be reminded of the danger of
tn outbreak of rabies since there ^
is so much wooded area near Cald-
well which harbors fox, skunk and
other animals which might become
infected and stray into town ami
infect the dogs.
In order to assist the police in
this work it is requested that \
every dog owner put a collar on
his dog bearing a vaccination taj.'
and the name of the owner. Mr. 4
Hajovsky at the Western Aut->
Store says he has a machine to
stamp names on metal tags and
would be glad to cooperate with
those needing name plates f.,v f
their dog's collar.
Th>- County Agent, Verne C
osder to safeguard all of us, our
Jim Broaddtis, and any vet. 11
liarían are equipped to vaccinate
dogs for a nominal fee.
"Full cooperation of all dog
owners is urgently requested in
Form the 11154 Cotton
children ami our pets against :.his
horrible disease or the agony t. f
a treatment," officials stated. •
Last minute word from County 1
Agent Andrews stated that h*
v ill be on tht east side of th •
court house lawn Saturday mur-
ing, March C> from 8 o'clock until
12 noon.
Funeral Service For
Mrs. Milio Lazano
Mrs Millo K spa noza Lazan.) oí
Star Route passed away Feb-
ruary 11 at her home. She wis
fi.'l years of age. Under direction
of Phillips and Luckey the funeral
was held February l.'i and <nter
ment wna in St. Mary's Catholi
Church Cemetery with Rev V. A
Svrcek officiating.
for the hi &t time
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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
December 31, 1953
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Collateral leon
Mows Office Building
Preferred Stock*
Bank Stocks
Ottier Common Stocks
Cash
Loans Against Cash Value ol Policies
Accrued Interest and Miscellaneous Assets
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Premiums end Interest Peid in Advance
Reserve far Taies and other Uobilities
Commissioner's Mandatory Valuation Reserve
TOTAl UAMllTltS
Surplus Funds lor Protection of Policyowners
Reserved lor Contingencies
Per Investment Valuation
Par Interest ead Mortality Fluctuations .......
S 42.S69.00S 61
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26,610,550 14
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6.884.742 10
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