The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1930 Page: 3 of 4
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CHEVES LEADS FIGHTING
. MATES IN SWEEPING
LOBO SERIES
Trotting off with tho second game
of tho series with Sul Ross played
in tho high school gym oh Tuesday
night the Wildcats thereby boosted
their hnttin nvcragoMn the T. I. A.
A- to .500 for tho first limo of tho
season. t f
The game throughout w.as minus
practically any thrills- duo to tho Vvldo
margin tho Wildcats managed to at-
v tain and keep between thorn and ho
': Loboes. Tho ono .timo when things
did becomo rather tenso "was in tho
second half when tho Loboes pulled
up to within two points of the Cats
Thrills Arc Missing.
l" As well as' being devoid of thrills
the gamo was slower than tho pro-
'.K verbial terrapin and few long sh"its
were attempted by cither side.
r In tho last thrco mlnuto? of play
r thajWildcats snapped .into a scoring
: .' -Wry and tallied eight points on
field goals. Pippen Lawrence and
Black divided honors in these last
1 three minutes. Terrell of Sul Ross
. . was high with ten tallies! Cheves was
" - closo on his heels" with -nine and
Hendricks Lawrence and Pippen
accounted for six each.
First Game."
Although touched with a slight
'" dash of spring fever the basketball
" game of Monday night managed to be
' ' " interesting enough when all ten of
- the players got to "mixing it."
. Tho Wildcats were not just exactly
. what could bo called "on" neither
Z- were tho Loboes at the point called
'1 ' "off" but from the first few mln-
" utes on it was A-. C. C.'s game. Led
. by Captain Cheves with high point
honors the Wildcats loosed quite an
- jnrray of tricks of tho court and
' 'managed to find the basket rather
H ; .easily and provent tho Sul Ross team
;Y from doing tho same.
' ' Loboes. Rally.
kn 'Leading at tho half by the more
than safe margin of 15-8 at the bo-
- T; ginning of the scconU half the Wild-
- T cats got just a wee bit too popless
!'. for safety and allowed the lanky
L- "BifiT Bond boys to come within three
v-J points of their comfortable score.
" Seeing that would neVcr do" nt all tho
..- Wildcats Immediately took steps to-
""'" ".' 'waflMheir gooTr-aboU it and started
ringing them aga
v mnPinUUe gooa uso or-uiuir ncwiy
discovered and effective stalltng-
game and had the Loboes with their
tongues hanging out in the last few
minutes of play.
The final count was 31-23 with
' t Captain Chives leading thc field in
I. tallies with eleven bull's eyes on his
scoro paid.
J" The "Box Score.
?' Monday night:
; SUL ROSS fg ft pf tp
"- Terrell f .2 0 0 4
Hale f 1
. Watson f 2
Allen f-g
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Totals
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9 5 17 23
fg.ft pf tp
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AV Hendricks f
"Lawrence f-g ....
3 4
1 7
3 4
3 11
1 0
Black f
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Pippen c- -.Choves
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; Wortham g -
Totals
13 "8 14 3
vst Referee:
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Sfr" Tuesday night:
' SUL ROSS
fg ft pf tp
Watson f -t
Hale f w.o
; Terrell t
Skovlngton'' c
Mj Connolly c.
McLean (c)r g
B. Conally g
Totals
' A. C. C-
..7 7 10 21
. " fg ft pf tp
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Lawrence f
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Pippen c
Choves (c) g
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JN SPEECH CONTEST
(Continued from page 1)
fession" Baptism" "unrisi -
Great Shepherd" "Tho Gooa bomari-
tan" "Worship" "The. Great Invito.
tlon" "Tho conversion of the Ethi-
opian Eunuch" "The Conversion of
1 f!nrni.Hus " "The Conversion of the
Jailer" "Tho Crucifixion'-' "The Ro-
surrectW' "The Last Supper" "The
Wasteful Steward" "Th? Prodigal
"Tho Great SaJvatlonr" "'no
of Christ" "The Cross of
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Cage Teams Face
Strong Schedule
Texai colleges are fast closing.thelr
respective conference races and by a
process of elimination 1030 cago
champions are looming in tho dis-
tance. The outcomo of the remaining
ganies this week will go far toward
determining the different champion-
ships. A a climax to a full program of
cage contests scheduled for Abjhme
this week four games 'arc on tho
week-end card. Although theso games
won't holp to decide any conTerencp
championships they will furnish
plenty of entertainment for local bas-
ketball fnnsi With seven games on
this week's card three of which
have already been played this week
has given local. enthusiasts moro bas-
ketball than they have been accus-
to for the same period of time during
the winter.
Eagles and Lions to Meet
Tho most important clash of tho
week in T. I A. A. circles is the
game tomorrow night at Commerce
botween the North Texas "Eagles and
the East Texas Lions. The two teams
seem to bo almost evenly matched
and from the wny each has been play-
ing tho past week it is difficult now
to determine the outcome.
Of -moat interest to Abilene fans
are tho games involving local col-
legos. McMurry meets the Daniel
.Baker Hill Billies again tonight in the
last tilt of a two-game series. To-
morrow night and Saturday night
the A. C. C. Wildcats will engage
the Goats. The scries will close A.
C. C.'s conference games for the
year. Since tho Cats havo taken a
first division berth they nro expect-
ed to give tho Bakcrites a close "fight
throughout the scries and are fa-
vored to win.
Two games aVo scheduled for Abi-
lene Saturday night. In addition to
the Cat-Goat contest tho Simmons
Cowboys will also meet tho Trinity
University quintet on tho Cowhands'
floor.
The Schedule
The complete card In tho state's
three conferences for the week-end:
Thursday Daniel Baker vs. Mc-
Murry at Abilene; Tech vs. Vfcal
Texas nt Canyon.
Friday Dunlel Baker vs. A. C. C.
TTC tiltllet ' Noi'th Texir?VTr.- East
Texas at Commerce; Arkansas vs.
A-. & M. at College Station. .
Saturday Daniel Baker vs. A. C.
C. at Abilene; Trinity vs. Simmons
at Abileno; Austin vs. Howard Payne
nt Brownwood; Southwestern vs. St.
Edward's nt Austin; T..C. U. vs. Tex-
as at Austin; Baylor vs. S. M U. at
Dallas; Arkansas vs A. & M. at Col-
lego Station.
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ANNUAL COLLEGE
LECTURESHIP TO
OPEN MONDAY NIGHT
(Continued from page 1) '
Education Means to an Ex-Student"
Walter Adams.
Tuesday morning "What Wo Owe
to Our Christian Collegos" Don H.
Morris.
Tuesday afternoon "Methods of
Teaching In the Local Congregation"
G. C. Morlan.
Tuesday night "Prejudice .tho
Enemy of Truth" J. Paul Slayden.
Wednesday morning ""Training
Our Children" Batsell Baxter.
Wednesday afternoon "Training
To Be Teachers" J. F. Cox.
Wednesday night "The Natural
Man'; J. Paul Slayden.
Thursday morning "Sermon"
Horace W. Busby.
Thursday afternoon "Elders and
Deacons" E. Wl McMillan.
Thursday night "Message From
the Trustees."
Prlday morning "Tho Credibility
of tho Bible" J. -Paul Slayden.
Friday afternoon "Problems of
Teaching In tho Church" J. F. Cox.
- Friday night ''The Resurrection of
Jesus Christ From tho Dead"-rJ. Paul
Slayden.
For thirty minutes preceding the
afternoon lectures a fino arts pro-
gram will bo presented by students
of A. C. C Several special musical
numbers have been arranged for
entertainment.
DARLING AND RITCHIE TO
. SPEAK TO CUSS TONIGHT
On account of the play tonight tho
critic class will meet at 0:30 Instead
of at tho uual Urn?.
Harvey Darling and Er1s Ritchie
will speak to tho class tonight using
as a general subject "I'oronal worK
in Winning Souls for Jesus." Mr.
Darling will discuss "Who shall tako
part in tho Avork" Twd tho "Qualifi-
cations of a Successful Worker"
Ritchie will uso as his theme "How
Shall Wo Work?" and "Why Should
Wo Wtork?"
At tho last meeting of tho class
Eltpn Abernathy was tho speaker.
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By Max Leach.
With old man Wntcr. as good as
deposed from his icy throne nnd tho
young hionnrch Spring as good as al
ready crowned the thinly olnds of the
cinder path aro taking full advan-
tage of each minute of balmy Weather
and are fast reaching tho top-'o-tho?
season form that will enable thorn val-
iantly to defend triclr lauuels at the
Southwestern Exposition meet which
happens not much moro than three
weeks hence. .
Feeling tremendously invigorated
by tho host of ultra-violet rays ol'
Sol was scattering so profusely o'er
tho earth last Monday afternoon each
man on the track team issued a chnl-
longo" to his running mate and com-
petition was hotter than it had over
been before. Somomoro than good
marks were turned in; good enough
that if improvement js made accord-
ingly in the next three weeks that
has been mndo in the last three som'e-
ono had better watch out.
And in an inspiration meeting held
on Tuesday afternoon Coach Wcems
told the trackstcrs that "no meet had
been won yet; that a team can not
win on reputation and that if tho Fat
Stock Show meet should bo lost this
year it would be the greatest tragedy
ever so don't get cocky."
Up from the cellar to the ranks of
respectable percentages comes the
Wildcats. Before playing a game the
Wildcats did not havo a percent cvon.
And now they havo a percent. And
it's a dandy percent too. If six hun-
dred and sixty-six and six hundred
and six thousandths isn't a respect-
able percent then wo never hope to
see one.
"In all candidncss nnd straightfor-
wardness the game of Monday night
was not 'nearly so exciting as the
previous games with Tech and the
two with E. T. S. T. Cthat had been
plnycd In the high school gym;
neither did the onlookers havo the
old "pepper" that they had on the
three provious times; but for all thnt
tho Wildcats came out on the top end
of tho score of 34-23 arid that is
what counts.
Each afternoon about four thirty
or five those of you who have alert
and watchful eyes look Into the dis-
tant west until you spy a speck or ao
dragging along this way that might
be cither a terrapin or an eight day
clock out for a spin; watch it until it
comes closer nnd closer and is finally
transformed into a 'big halo and
hearty stalwart young buck with
white tr6u8crs and sweater on nnd a
tennis racket under his arm; if he is
dragging his heels with his toes three
Inches under tho top layer of gravel
that's James Cullar.
But that is no indication at all of
what he can do when ho gets on tho
asphalt. Ho can certainly swing a
mean tennis racquet and can make
that dead cat moan""ns he swiBhes it
through tho nlr.
And all Indications point to another
T. I. A. Av championship in tennis
too. Derrick Golden Cullar Reese
Latham Chambers all aro up and
coming racqueteers so just watch to
your laurels you other fellows who
aro addicted to swinging tho per-
verted snow shoe.
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Cox Declares Industrial
Holiday for Students
Because of their hearty response to
a 10.000 club rally held In chapel
more than a week ago and after
clamours for a holiday had died down
students were promised a day off In
tho near future by Preldent Baxter.
Monday Dean Cox named Saturday as
the "day off."
The conditional clause was revealed
on Tuesday when It was learned that
tho (entire student body "en mnsso"
would bo expected to report at eight
o'clock on Saturday morning for cam
pus duty. With a- rosuU of a more
beautiful campus as its aim tho holi
day is expected to continue for about
three hours and then all students are
to be dismissed.
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Tracksters Make
Big Improvement
With the first meet of the senv-on
not moro than three weeks away each
man on he track team Is devoting all
his energy to bo in shape by the 15
of March on which date Coach
Weems is to enter his team in the
Southwestern Exposition Mcct.
Duo to an extra abundant supply
of sunshine on Monday afternoon
Conch Weems put his men through
their weekly competition and better
mnrka were turned in in some of the
ovents than havo been turned in at
any timo previous in the season.
All the dash men aro showing im-
provement and an outstanding char-
acteristic of Monday afternoon's
practice session was 'the excellent
marks turned in by the mllers and
two mllers.
Although Lawrence nnd Keycs are
not out 'for practice yet due to
basketball they are being kept in tho
pink of condition and will also be In
top form by tho time the first gusts
of March nro gono.
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FRESHMEN ARGUE ON VARIOUS
SUBJECTS IN ENGLISH CLASS
(Continued from pnge 1)
others asked that baseball be made a
major sport here.
The girls expressed their griev-
ances by arguing that girls In A. C.
C. shoujd be given the same privileges
as boys and that they should not bo
forced to attend church. One young
lady anounccd that girls should be
allowed to play card games in the
dormitory because tho girls had little
enough to do here nnd that would help
them pass tho timo away. Another
miss stated that school would be O.
K. If It wero not for examinations
bo sho proposed thnt exams bo done
nwny with in A. C. C. Others wanted
the girls to wear uniforms nnd gave
arguments accordingly.
Then there were nrguments for nnd
against fraternities in A. C. C for a
broadcasting station in Scwell audi
torium for the need of a goodschool
band and a good department of busi
ness. One young man expressed his
dissatisfaction with tho chapel exer-
cises as they are now carried on and
stated that the students should be
given a chance to help conduct the
chapel services. Another very am
bitious boy wanted the math depart-
ment to teach solid geometry.
As has been stated J. Ed Weems
didn't know what ho was starting
among his freshmen one of them
startled the world by announcing thnt
A. C. C. should have college dances!
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Academy Quintet Selects
Name at Meeting Tuesday
"Comets" was tho name selected by
the academy basketball squad at a
meeting last Tuesday. Assistant
Conch Black says that there is not
another team In Texas with this
name. Coach Hill says "If you don't
think the academy cagers are like
comets you just haven't seen them
play."
Tho Comets have a full schedulo
this week end. Wednesday they
met Loraine high school. Tonight
they meet Ovalo high school. Friday
and Saturday nights tho Comets will
assist the freshman team against tho
Daniel Baker freshman team if this
arrangement is satisfactory with
the Daniel Baker coach.
Saturday tho Comets will enter a
tournament conducted by Hunter-
Wooten Athlptlc company. A silver
loving cup Is to be awarded tho win
ner of this tournament and followers
of tho academy team hope that they
will live up to their new name apd
bring homo that cup to install in tho
trophy case.
Professional-Business lirsctory
DR. WALTER R. SIVLEY
DENTIST
.415416-417 Alexander Bldg.
MINTON T. RAMSEY
DENTIST
X-Ilay and Diagnosis
313-14 Alexander Bldg.
JOE E. BUSBY
CHIROPRACTOR
Reliable Service
6th Floor of Mlms Bldg.
Phones 5453-8318
DR. G. O. WOOD
Chiropractic Health Service
Doctor of Massage
And Teacher of Applied
Phychology
Dial 6519
Chocolate Pie Is
Favorite Dessert
Of Students Here
Hero is a question for tho philoso
phers and sages and other "wise
guys" to answer: What is there in
chocolato pie which makes that par
ticular article of food so very popu
lar with tho students of A. C. 0.7
Thero must be something becauso
63 2-3 students who were asked tho
question "What is your favorite
kind of plo?" Immediately replied
"choclifc" The 2-3 Is for a little
freshman who said that two-thirds of
the timo he liked chocolate pic and
the other one-third lemon.
It was impossible to interview all
the students of tho college dn the
pio question; some such ns D. T.
Travis nnd Nell Pettigrew culd not
be found; and others believe it or
not were too busy studying to bo
bothered by such a foolish question
as "What kind of pie do you like?"
But those who wero questioned made
some very interesting replies which
will be of much help to the scientific
study of tho pic question.
An academy Btudent broke down
when asked that stupendous ques-
tion but finally managed to gasp out
botween sobs that the only pies in
tho world for him "were tho ones
thnt mother makes back ho-ooo-me."
Several hopeful co-eds became very
interested when they heard the magic
word pic and said "Oh wo like any
kind; what kind do you havo?" How-
ever they were quickly disillusioned
when tho rcportor flashed on them
not a big juicy piece of pie but a
notebook and pencil.
Helvey and Duggcr report that
their customers are extremely fickle.
One week everybody wants chocolate
pie and the next week it Is cocoanut.
"So how is tho poor cook gonna know
what to do?"
Ono young' man in A. C. C name
furnished on request is very specific
ns to the kind of pic he likes. When
he was "asked about pie without a
moment's hesitation he spoke as fol-
lows: "On Monday my favorite pie is
lemon; on Tuesday it's chocolate; on
Wednesday it's banana; Thursday
caramel-nut; Fridny raisin; Satur-
day cocoanut; Sunday chicken pie
and apple pie a-la-mode. On George
Washington's birthday I must havo
cherry pie with whipped cream. Texas
Indpendence Day cnlls for pecan pie
nnd July Fourth for chess pie. On
November 11 the only pie to eat is
peach cobbler. For Thanksgiving
Dny punkin of course nnd Christmas
mince pic and fruit cake combination.
And on January 1 I like a piece of
each one of those pies already men-
tioned." )
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UNNUAL DEPARTMENT.
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PIGGLY-WIGGLY
Four Stores Four Markets
In Abilene
Operated by J. P. Nichols and Sons
Abilene Fruit 8C Vegetable
Company
The largest distributors of Fresh
Fruits and Fresh Vegetables in the
Southwest.
Clarence Saunders
3 Storesand 3 Markets
LEE DUCKWORTH Owner
C. M. PRESLEY
. A. C. C. JEWELER
We strive to please with
Courtesy and Quality
209 Pine St. Abilene
Between Clusscs When
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Tennis Season Is
Back Again
Are your racquets in good shape? If not bring
them in to our repair department and they will
be like new when our experienced workmen finish
with them. Or if the old one is too passe we have
all the standard makes in prices to suit everyone.
And don't forget nets balls marking tapes shoes
etc. we can fill all your needs in this line.
Hunter-Wooten
Company
Athletic and Sporting Goods
1075 N. 2nd St.
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Cast experience has qualified me to make a better sheriff than
eretofore I am announcing my candidacy for re-election and
basing that candidacy on the record of more than 900 felony
cases handled through the sheriff's office since I assumed the
duties."
I wish to express my sincere appreciation and thanks for the
splendid support given me in the past in electing me sheriff of
Inylor county ana in cooperation in tho enforcement of the law
and apprehension of criminals. .No set of officers regardless of
how efficient nnd diligent they may be can properly enforce
the law without the support of a law-abiding citizenship such as
we have In Taylor County.
I expect to receive a handsome majority of the votes polled
by that large class of school patrons and friends who aro so
capable in choosing those candidates who sincerely try to serve
them best. (Political Advertisement)
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GOING FORWARD WITH ABILENE
It is pleasant to look back for a moment upon the trail which this
bank and this community havo traveled together through the
years years of steady growth nnd faithful service of community
progress and mutually helpful association.
The Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Abilene Texas
Resources Four Million Dollars
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Compton's No. 5 106 Pine Street
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