McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1940 Page: 3 of 4
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 1940
P THE McMURRY WAR WHOOP
Pace Thr
Tee Pee Tattler
By TROTT
Al we're sorry Unit your name wasn't on the squad
Est. An injury tlint waa a tough break for you wilt havo
oven worse results for the college. Before the season we
weitt depending on Buck Mundy and Al Simmons to lead
McMurry out of the doldrums. But now things kindda look
dark. There's not a back that has the scoring possibilities
Uiat you do. Very few of them rank on a defensive level
with you. In fact Al you look a lot better on the football
field than you do on crutches.
As it is we'll have to get along without you. But just
remember that for every game played we know that it
would have been so much the better for your being in it.
And next year perhaps the breaks will roam your may. We
hope so.
Coach Morrison is making as many experiments as any
freshman in chemistry ever did. He tries one combination
and then another but they just don't seem to click. He has
tried using backs in blocking back position blocking backs
at fullback ends at fullback and tailbacks at the blocking
post. Thifc week against Trinity he is likely to start an
entirely different backfield to any previous. Duke Ellington
will start the wingback. Munday at full and Damron on
the tailback. ';' '
Coach Morrison yill be able to throw a pass defense
against Trinity that has allowed only 55 yards in two games.
This means something for Trinity if nothing else is a
passing team. Buck Mundy's punting will also be an im-
portant factor. In a game in which punting and passing
are featured the breaks generally decide the game. So
this Saturday Buck's 45 yard boots may win the game. At
least it should be a tight game one way or the other for
the McM line though outweighed five pounds per man is
well able to take care of itself.
There mav be a regular massacre over west of hero in
District 6 of Class A high school. There arc four ex-Indians
in various coaching duties in the seven-team conference.
"Pinky" Schultz has taken charge of the Roby team while
a former running mate Frank Weaver is assistant at
Snyder. Beans McCasland a one time all-conference center
is head coach at Loraine and he hals an old running mate
as a rival in nearby Colorado City. Tommie Beene '88-'39
quarterback for the Indian is the assistant there. Let's
don't get too rough over there boys.
New Ruling Limits Grid Squad;
Morrison Announces Regulars
Texas Conference has made
new ruling limitlnc the football
auad to SO men. Chief Dale Mor
rison released the names of his
quad yesterday as follows: ends
Gerald Anderson Burton Rcy
Holds Robert Shelton and J. E
Garrett; tackles. E. J. Young
Arthur Wylie James Moss Earl
Carter Winifred Hutson and W.
C. Shepherd; guard Don Raymond
Richard Raymond Rex Kemp
Dayton Walston S. P. Echols
and Cecil Richardson centers Bud
Wheeler Chief Warden and Rob-
ert Bronson; backs Jess Mundy
Frazier Damron Ben Braly R. L.
Wood William Ellington Elmer
Watson Jim Baugh Dillard
Adair W. B. Walters John Wal-
ker and Leo Howard.
There are 4 ends 6 tackles 6
guards 3 centers and 11 backs in
the squad. This year McMurry
will lose but 6 men. There are al-
so 5 juniors 13 sophomores and
6 freshmen on the squad with an
abundance of transfer material in
view.
This new ruling is given this
interpretation: if 20 men of the
30 get their legs broken the sei.
eon will have to be finished with
a 10 man team. This change is to
equalize competition in this con-
ference. The Texas Conference is now
on an eight school basis since St.
Edwards University dropped in-
tercollegiate sports last year. They
are McMurry College Austin Col-
lege Daniel Baker College Trin-
ity University Howard Payne
College Texas Wcsleyan College
Southwestern University and Ab-
ilene Christian College.
"In learning and straight.-ny
practicing is there not pleasure
also t " Confucius.
"your WATCH
W.C. FISHER
Jeweler and Optometrist
126 Pine Abilene
rA Tftrr-ta
Out On a limb
It's still ACC for the confer.
cnoe championship so far as this
corner is concerned. The Wildcats
conquored the strong East Texas
Lions 14 to 7 In a Saturday
night game in AblWmc. Again
Tugboat Jones of Abilene Chris-
tian scored all his team's points
as he thundered through for a
touchdown in both the first and
the fourth periods. He kicked
the extra point for the first
touchdown. Other Cat stars were
Buster Dixon quarterback punt-
ing expert Durrel Sanders a
sprinter who pSays safety Garvin
Beauchamp Tyson Cox Red
Stromquist the Little All-Ameri
can and Gene Sosebee.
McMurry exhiibted practically a
stone-walled defense but had little
else to offer as they fell before
the Southastern Oklahoma Teach
ers of Durant 7-0 Saturday night.
Buck Mundy Bud Wheeler Ar-
thr Wylie and Rex Kemp were
outstanding.
Trinity's Tigers lost to Arkan-
sas State Teachers 13-7 their
heralded passing attack failing to
click although they showed a great
deal of strength.
Howard Payne won over the
New Mexico Aggies 10-0 showing
considerably more power than
when they lost to the Southwest
Texas Bobcats a week before. The
Yellowjackets' stingers is not
gone.
Texas Wcsleyan played like real
champions in losing to the strong
Sam Houston Teachers 6-2.
Daniel Baker players must have
been thinking of something other
than football for St. Mary's of
San Antonio walloped them 51-0.
Austin College was idle last
week.
In this week's program South-
wrelern Unirsity 27-10 Viator
over the Texas Lutheran junior
colegians take on Texas Wesiey-
an in the outstanding conference
game.
In another outstanding game
the Trinity Tigers entertain the
gallant little tribe from McMurry.
The Indians have a fafr chance to
win this one.
Daniel Baker and Austin the
scoreless wonders collide in the
'battle of bums." These are all
conference games the first on the
schedule.
Abilene Christian meets Arkan
sas State Teachers while Howard
Braves
Indians Defense
Good Offense Poor
In SOTC Melee
Superb punting by Buck Mundy
and brilliant line backing by Bud
Wheeler ngnin sparked a good
Methodist defense but it wns to no
avail. Being able to rack up
only one down the Indians lost
to Southeastern Oklahoma Teach-
ers in the last two minutes of the
game. The defense was above
par but the Indians lacked any
offensive punch.
The Teachers who last week de-
feated Austin College 13 to 0
were held to two attempted field
goals without success.
McMurry's only threat came in
the second quarter when Mundy
ran an intercepted pass back
fourteen yards to the Oklahoma
twenty-six. It was worked down
to the twelve before ft went over
on downs.
Mundy's punts which averaged
4B yards per try were the out-
standing features of the game. He
twice punted out of bounds within
the two yard line and it can be
said that his booting kept Mc-
Murry in the game. The line as
a whole looked good on defense.
But if the defense went to one
extreme the offense went to
the other. This mnkes the second
successive game in which the In-
dians have been held to one first
down.
The Methodists journey to Wax-
ahachie Oct. 5 to open their con-
ference race against (Trinity.
Trinity has failed to win this sea-
son being beaten by both Arkan-
sas State Teachers and Sam Hous-
ton Teachers.
Starting Line-Up
Garrett end.
Wylie tackle.
D. Raymond guard.
Carter tackle.
Reynolds end.
Mundy back.
Adair back.
Damron back.
Braley back.
Statistic
McMurry Teachers
1 First downs 6
92 Yards running 120
8 Yards passing 3
1 of 5 Passes completed 1 of 9
2 Passes intercepted by 1
45 Average punts 31
Payne takes on the East Texas
Teaitiers in a non-conference
game.
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Get Your Badminton and Tennis
Supplies at
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Sporting Goods
1075 Nort Second Phone 3G63
Face Trinity Tonite in Tiger Lair
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our
Braves
Daytor Walston a Senior halls
from Menard Texas. He was a
4htnAtrniif 1ittr mnn fnr the Mo-
nard Yellow Jackets and .played ' hcnl .vinK cntly on the same
two years for the John Torleton I perpendicular line with the ball.
Plowboys. Last year when he sctl Personally I think as little of the
foot on the campus he was liked back" of CBch hand snoud 8ccn;
immediately by everyone and his l bclicvc in Just IcttinK the hands
accurate field goal kicking quickly fn on tho KriD ln a natural way-
caught the Chiefs eye. Other PPular uf'Ps arc tho
overlapping in which you take the
Dayton was hurt in early finger grip and then place the
scrimmage but has won a place little finger of the right hand on
in the starting line-up. Watching the knuckle of the forefinger of
tho Indians play you will sec a the left hand and the ball of the
fine and dependable guard who
charges hard and never quits
fighting.
Walston goes pretty strong for
tennis. He has quite a record as
a player and is one of McMurry's
best tennis men. High hopes are
held for him in the conference this
vnni TTa ala. lilrn. 4a .l... mI
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and his favorite song ii "Freight
Train Blues."
If you find a fellow who lives
up to this description that will
be Walston.
The Grip Is
Lead Item
In Golfing
By CHARLES EVANS JR.
One big result of my jcars of
golf has been the simplification of
my grip without a thorough un-
derstanding of all features and de-
tails of the golf grip good golf
cannot be played. With slight var-
tety I use the tame grip for every
hot
I am a two-handed bitter some
players hit more with the left
than with the right or vice versa.
Visualize te best position of your
hands for distinct hitting. My grip
for every club is a variation of
the finger grip. I grasp the club
firmly with the thumb and small
joint of the forefinger of the left
hand the other thret fingers find -
ing a natural position about the
shaft with the thumb at the left
side of It rubbing against the
right palm. I have all my fingers
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bath n hot camtofMO
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ncacaooMto
on the shaft. With the right hand
I grasp the club also wit the
fingcis. bclo wtc left the thumb
and first finger forming a V. All
my changes of grip for different
clubs and distances arc compara-
tively slight variations of this grip.
I um inclined to have that part
of the backfl of my hands rcvcaUd
by the tops of the thumbs and
four fingers showing hcn the club
right thumb over tho left thumb.
(This is the Vardon grip and fe
considers it the best); and tVcn
there is the interlocking grip an-
other device to make the hand
work as one with the usual finger
grip interlock the forefinger of
the left hand with tho little finger
of the right hand. This is gaining
'n popularity tcse days with the
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professionals and without doubt it
is i very good grip.
V hcther you have chosen the in-
terlocking the double V the plain
finger grip make sure that you are
doing it properly. These grips aro
ull good if used rightly. I advise
the student to grasp his club in'
the most comfortable way as long
as the general idea of the finger
ggiip is kept. I strongly advise my
grip for girls.
A small handed person should
get a grip which permits as little
as possible of the sensitive part of
the hand on the leather. The argu-
ment is that golf requires greater
strength than is permitted in the
sole use of the sensitive part of
one's hand. I have often said that
there is world of advantage in
having large hands. However one
can have clumsy hands and also
fingers so long that they get in
the way. A person who is not
clever with his hands will always
have trouble no matter what size
they are. A good way to overcome
the disadvantage of unusual hands
is to have the size of your leath
er grip made to order. Avoid hav-
ing the fingers come around too
far; they might interfere with each
ether
You should grasp the club firm
Uy nd feelingly with the thumbs
'"d fingers o fboth hands. Once
decided upon it should be kent un
alterably. Kxpericncc shows that
almost everyone first grasps a
golf club the wrong way that is
in the palms of the hands. Those
terrible callouses on the golfer's
hands arc largely the result of the
grip in the palms. Force is the
dominant idea of the pnlms against
the grip while finger control and
placement give the ideal golf shot.
The finger grip holds the club in
steady control; the more delicate
sense of control lies in the fingers.
The idea of the game is not to
slug the ball.
Putting your thumbs down the
shaft puts the grip in the fingers
and gives the player the touch-
sense of golf. Now te thumbs have
always been a worry to golfers
from te eyriers to the beginners.
The placing of the thumbs had a
great deal to do with my golf his-
tory when I first began to play
I put mv thumbs over and around
the shaft in a curling fashion. The
grip should not move during the
course of the swing. You enn sec
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the danger in any slipping or tiny
changing would effect the club-
heod to the extent that the right
angle at te ball is not true. The
arranging of the thumbs on the
Rhaft has much to do with the in
dividual. All our thumbs arc a lit-
tle bit different The tnsiest way
is to let them fall straight down
the top of the shnrt so that tho
fullest amount of them is on the
grip. Then if you take a prepara
tory swing you will note that if
you put the thumbs straight down
you cannot take n full swing. Tht
way to overcome this is to place
the thumbs so that only a narrow
inner section of them is on the
shaft The thumhs help get real
strength and touch into the shots
and nothing is so important as
their proper and comfortable posi-
tioning. Last Quarterly
Conferences of
Year Scheduled
Dr. C. A. Bicklcv. district suncr-
intendent presided at the Trent ( terminal is AVERETT WALLER
quarterly conference Sunday nfght'stnr player who generally eom-
after bringing n message to thene with KUNKEL on passes
congregation. He will meet withi Trinity although given first
the Caps charge nt Caps October dms rating it the stnrt of the
12. Hi's schedule nt other Metho-
dist churches during next week
has been announced.
Woodson nt Woodson Sunday.
October 13 11 o'clock and at 2
in the afternoon.
At Throckmorton he will speak
and conduct conference at 7
o'clock October 13.
ftr WnM-lnv fVlnW 1fi Uw.
PA .fcl .ill hlH hr.ir rnn.
ference at 7 o'clock. Dr. Bicklcy
presiding. At Elbert the onfT..
ence date is October 17 at 7 ' . "-" "' "' -o'clock
I ino'ucs 've sophomores in an
Hawley charge meets nt Hodges
Church October 10 11 n.m. Abi-
lene Circuit churches will meet
at Shep Sunday October 20 with
the district superintendent preach-
ing at 11 o'clock and quarterly
conference In the afternoon at 2:00
'elek.
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"The way of a fool is right in
nis own eyes but he that heaken-
cm unto counsel is wise. A fool's
wrath is presently known but a
prudent mnn covcrcth shame."
Propcrba XII ir 1C.
"Nothing needs a trick but
trick j sincerity loathes one."
William Penn.
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McMurry opens its confer
race this week against a strong?
Trinity club. The Indian will
trnbel to Wnxahachlc Saturday to
play the ITgers In their homo
field.
The Tigers who have built their
offense nround 178 pound HARRY'
KUNKP.I.. will exhibit n fnt
pass-minded team. In the back-
field iK-side KUMKRL is HER-
MAN NO I. EN n 100 pound pow-
er driver and HAROLD WILSON.
second largest mnn on the starting"
backfield will nvcrage about 182
pounds.
1 HARRY KUNKEL appears toi
bo the mnn to watch. He fa a
halfback that rntos nll-confercncc
despite his team's two game los-
ing streak for the season. Be-
sides doing part of his toam's
punting and running he is counted
as one of the conference's beat
i passers.
Coach Roggs of Trinity can
I place one of the heaviest lines in
tfio confVfrcnce on the field
fact he not only can but generally
does. In this line is CHARLES
SWEENEY a 2.14 pound tackle.
anil .1. R JUGGINS another tacklo
who weighs 2H1 pounds. At one.
season has so fnr failed to live up
to expectations . In their first
Rame against strong inm Houston-
.State Teachers the Bengals scor-
onl' on to take a H2 to B
.licking. However they lookerf
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afkfed of 185 Pounds betters
Tnlty' 182 pound average.
Starting Line-Up. "
Lockard
' Higgins
Reynolds
Carter
Raymond
Wheeler
Walston
Wylio
Garrett
Damron;
Braly
Ellington
Mundy
Chapman
Kooken
Below
Sweeney
Waller
Wilson
Kunkcl
Wheeler
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