Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1948 Page: 2 of 12
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Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
Sunday, Feb. 1, 1948
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Steers Outscore Mustangs
38-18 For Second Victory
Sixteen Class-AA
District Basketball
Leaders Announced
DALLAS, Jan. 31, (I'D— The
Class A A basketball crown for
Texas Schoolboy teams is up for
grabs.
Most of the 10 districts in the
state have reached the halfway
mark, and few teams have out-
standing leads. In most of the
district^ two or three quintets
are running neck and neck.
101 Paso high players are un-
doubtedly willing to admit that
the race is wide open. T!ie boys
won the State Tourney last year
" and now they appear to be out of
the running in their district.
And only one team. MUby of
Houston, has managed to go
through the season without a
blemish against its record. Miiby
has won 22 straight, which is a
lot. of games in a sport where up-
-t-i s are commonplace.
Here are the district leaders at
latest reports:
Amarillo in District 1, and in
District 2—Graham. District 3—
Big Spring, District -t—Austin
ana Bowie. District 5— Bonham,
District 6 Denton, District. 7—
Arlington Heights, District 8—
W'oodrow Wilson. District 9—
Cisco, District 10—Temple, Dis-
trict 11—Texarkana, Marshall
and Henderson tied. District 12
it 15 ycu
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P -Molt bird dogs ar« HOT as brainy
as Professor Einstein. Tact is, in many
ways they're pretty dumb!" writes
Mabry Anderson, veteran sportsman
and dog-lover, in the current OUT-
DOORSMAN magazine. •**«!>•'
jgj* The average hunter places too much
confidence in his dog. according to An-
derson, rvhose article tells hunters how
to help their dogs by doing Some •< thf
U«ud work.**
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District 3-AA leading Big
Spring Steers outscored the
Mustangs from Newman High
Friday night at Big Spring to
win the rough contest 38-18.
The Mustangs successfully held
the Steers ace and captain, Ed-
die Houser, in check but could
not hold the other Steers while
the Mustangs could not hit the
basket.
In their first meeting here
the Steers won 43-29 but the
game was much closer than the
score would indicate. Friday
night, however, the Steers turn-
ed on the heat and held the
Mustangs to only 18 points.
High scorer of the contest was
Delmar Turner who sank 5 of
9 free throws to give him a t/o-
tal of 9 points. Willard Justiss
was high for the Mustangs with
6 points.
The Big Spring ' 'B" squad
made it uranimous in the curtain
raiser by turning back the
Sweetwater "B" squad 54-34.
Grigsby was high scorer of the
contest for the Steers with 10
field goals good for 20 points.
Tommy Gill of the Mustangs
was next high with 17 points.
Monday night the Mustangs
meet the powerful San Angelo
Bobcats here in a make-up game
that was postponed Tuesday.
Tuesday night Lamesa will make
their first appearance here in
another 3-AA contest.
Sweetwater (18)
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Holladay 0 1 5 1
Yoakum .1 0 4 2
Lfghtfoot 1 2 4 4
Ammons 0 3 1 3
Muns 0 0 0 0
Hand 0 2 3 2
Justiss 2 2 2 6
Totals
Big Spring (38)
.4 10 19 18
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CHICAGO 11. IU.
Houser
Miller
Madison
Little
Lees
Turner
Robb
Berry
Carter
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Totals ........ 14 10 26 38
—Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Dis-
U'ict ,13-«Milby, District 14—
Beaumonf-anrl Port Arthiir, Dis-
trict 18—Jefferson, District 16
—Harlingen.
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By Gene Martin
Civic League Team Leaders
Leading bowlers in the Civic
League not inclusive of Friday
night's bowling per team are:
AMERICAN LEGION, Hol-
bert, 27 games, 4707 pins, 177
average.
KIWANIS. Crowder, 32 games,
5070 pins, 1 r>:) average.
ROTARY, Clark, 21 games, 144
average, with 3015 pins.
OPTIMIST, McCanlies, 29
games, 4531 pins, 150 average.
LIONS. Roberts, 30 games,
4749 pins, 158 average.
JAYCEES, Reich, 30 games,
4717 pins, 157 average.
* * *
Big Spring ABC Sponsors Show
The American Business Club
of Big Spring sponsored a show
Friday night which was brought
to the city by R. E. "Peppy"
Blount, state representative
from Big Spring and a great end
on the University of Texas foot-
ball team this season.
"Peppy" was to show film
of this year's Sugar Bowl
classic between Texas and
Alabama. Blount caught a
pass to score Texas' first Til
in this game. One or two
more films were also sched
uled to be shown of Texas
L*'s football games.
* * ♦
Houston I'. Banquet
University of Houston's first
annual Gridiron Dinner has the
makings of a good one. Eddie
Dyer, manager of the St. Lou's
Cardinals and an all-around ath-
lete while at Rice Institute, has
been named the master of cere-
monies.
Along with Dyer, the dinner
will feature a speech by
Prank Leahy, head coach of
Notre Dame, and also the
outstanding high school sen-
ior football player chosen by
the Texas Sports Writers
Association will be given an
award.
The high school gridder cho-
sen will be a guest with all ex-
penses paid. This player has not
been announced but Odessa's
Byron Townsend has been
named as a candidate and we'll
be surprised if he isn't the yet
'unnamed guest'.
* * *
Fonseca Whips Texas Champ
Heavily-favored Jesus Fonse-
ca won a unanimous decision
over the Texas Bantamweight
champ, Rodolfo Villa, at El Paso
in their return bout Thursday
night.
The bout was a rebound from
their first meeting when Villa
was given the win much to the
crowds disapproval.
* * *
Louis Wins Exhibition
Also on Thursday night's box-
ing circle was the Joe Louis-Bob
Foxworth four-round exhibition
bout. Louis, though much over
weight, won the bout handily.
Foxworth made a state-
ment the following day that
Louis has the fastest hands
he has ever, seen. Foxworth
thinks that Louis' slowness
in shuffling his feet makes
no difference when his
hands start moving.
Foxworth has won 23 of 25
pro fights exclusive of the Louis
bout.
* * *
Olympic Trouble Continues
As the days pass by at the
winter Olympics, the situation
seems to become more complica-
ted. The AHA team from the U.
S. won a 22-4 hockey game vic-
tory over Poland in their second
start, after losing their first
game, but whether the game
counts as an Olympic event is
still not known.
Though three Americans also
broke the old 500-meter speed
skating record, a Norwegian en-
try won the event.
Chinese tombstone inscription:
Me, in person
No movie
No talkie.
A
rsmen
4By JIM MITCHELL"!!
Did you ever stop to think
what the wildlife resources of
your state are worth in dollars?
Chances are, the figures would
surprise you, for the fish and
game of most states come under
the heading of "Big Business."
Recently Director R. M. Free-
man of the Mississippi Game
and Fish Commission made
public figures showing his state's
birds and animals represent a
capital investment of approxi-
mately $21,000,000 with hunters
annually harvesting game valued
in excess of $6,000,000. A break-
down of Mr. Freeman's figures
shows:
Quail, 3,750,000, $9,375,000.
Doves, 2,000,000, $5,000,000.
Deer, 25,000, $2,500,000.
Squirrels, 2,000,000, $2,000,000.
Rabbits, 1,750,000, $1,750,000.
Turkeys, 6,000. $130,000.
If the value 'of fish was added,
the total figure probably would
be doubled. And we'd hesitate
to estimate what the value
would be in enjoyment, but it
Civic League
In Friday nights bowling, last
place Rotary club defeated the
leading American Legion 3
games in the Civic Bowling
League although their positions
remain the same in standing.
The JayCees and Kiwanis are
now tied for second place 7 games
back of the American Legion
after the Kiwanis defeated the
Lions 2-1 and the JayCees turn-
ed back last weeks second place
Optimist 3 games.
The league now stands first,
American Legion, who has won
25 games, the Kiwanis and Jay-
Cees -are tied with 18 wins and
18 losses for second, the Opti-
mist and Lions are tied for
fourth with 16 wins each and
the Rotary Club trails in sixth
with 15 wins.
Individual honors went to
Boatright of the Kiwanis who
Had high game of 210 while the
high series went to Southworth
of the American Legion who
bowled 578.
Rotary (Won 3)
Hill (2) 241
Cowen (2) 340
Tippett .... .485
Peterson (2) 296
Clark 471
Gesin 457
Total 2290'
American Legion (Won 0)
Madden 384
Hudgins 425
Pratt
Ely (1)
H'olbert (2)
Southworth
Total
Kiwanis (Won 2)
Boatright
Weygandt .
Carson
Tucker
Crowder
Total
Lions (Won I)
Turner ...... ....
Ellis
Brookshire .... .,
Roberts
Pate
Total
JayCees (Won 3)
Pollard
Harlan
Rice
Reich
Hawley, B
Total
Optimist (Won
Bonner
Scott
Tatom
Jarvis
McCanlies
Total .......
. .375
. .135
. .349
. .578
.2255
. 528
. .417
. .389
..415
. .386
2135
. .366
. .384
. .369
. . 484
. .391
1994
. .453
. .462
. .539
. .193
. .559
. 2506
certainly would be much great-
er than the above,
* *
FACTS 'N' FIGURES: The
duck season is long passed in
Minnesota, but this item was
just brought to our attention—
the' killing of a mallard drake
that was reported to have weigh-
ed more than six pounds. Now,
we don't question that the mal-
lard weighed six pounds, but
we'll wager a new duck call
against a penny that this par-
ticular mallard had been the
inhabitant of some barnyard,
getting fat, then joined a flock
of wild mallards winging south-
ward. Of course, it can be con-
sidered a "wild" duck under
such conditions.
Several years ago, when it
was legal to use live decoys, we
brought to town a bunch of mal-
lards from a farm where they
had been flying daily from the
farm yard—and feed—to a pond
a mile away. We put them in an
open-topped pen, forgetting to
clip their wings. When we ap-
proached the pen the next morn-
ing in preparation for a hunt
the mallards let out a couple of
quacks, then, en masse, took to
the air and headed south on
wings as strong and capable as
their wild brothers. Probably
these ducks fell to hunter's guns
along the flyways, and where-
ever they were bagged new re-
cords. probably, were set for
weights—for these ducks were
big from their force-feedings
on the farm.
LjCimesa City Manager
Dies Of Heart Attack
LAMESA, Jan. 31, (UP) —
Lamesa, Texas' city manager
for the past year has died at the
age of 53.
He was G. M. Roberts who
entered the hospital Tuesday
night of this week after a heart
attack.
Roberts was a veteran school-
master. He was principal of an
elementary school in Lamesa
for 20 years before taking over
as city secretary for " several
months before he was elevated
to the city manager's job.
Man Who Wasn't There i
Becomes A Nuisance
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UP)
—A want ad appeared in the
personal column of a Washing-
ton newspaper today which said:
"Anyone, anywhere, who saw
a man become invisible eight
years ago, on May 3rd 1940,
please write immediately. An
invisible man has been with me
for almost eight years."
"Your girl is spoiled, isn't
she?"
"No, it's just the perfume
she's using."
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Monday, 7:00 p. m.
Ladies League
Tties., 7:30 p. m., City League
Wed. 7:30 p. m.
Major League
Fri., 7:00 p. m.
Civic League
Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday for
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Welsh, Edward. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1948, newspaper, February 1, 1948; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310417/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.