McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 6, 1941 Page: 3 of 4
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SnUiirf.u IHteinUi 0 11)11
T II H HcM U It R Y W A R W HOOP
Koffin Korner
1 POItl Ell WILLIS
If the Imh m's iioii-cotifeiinu games tould lino Loitntcl
ns conference tills ukI tlio confiruite games is non consci-
ence games thc would hue win the lonfuciice rlln
l'.i.nes won eui game oulsuk the coiifcionce Co.ifuenci
umitptition howeui was a little lough on the tonnhawk-
weildois We took onh two games of this aiictj and gaimd
one tie
'llns toinoi it tin fust of the soison pi edit ltd that the In-
dians would finish in fifh place We wiie let down 1) the
Runes one notih we finished sixth ahc id of 'tnniU and
Daniel Hakoi All m all it w is the most successful McMum
eleven since the 1017 team
Haskell) ill seison got nuclei uu Monday on the leseiva-
tion Coach Conjroi cillcd foi an initial woikout to begin
tunning foi sou i d Rimes to be pined befoie Chnstmas
Uolidas and dtumg thtm A tii) into Oklahoma is being
planned 1 Congei duiiiiR the hohdas lie has contacted
secuil soouei teams amoiiR which aie Southwestern Okla-
homa ind the Cameion Aggies Piospecls aie fan foi a
Rood club this cu at least thtic aie an abundance of lct-
teinien letuinmR llowevci last ius quintet was none too
potent Lota men hack aie Leu Ganctt rWici Dimion
Rob Shelton Robb Moinson Duke nihtiRton Rud Wlicclei
and mil s ti ul 1 hat's sc en letlei men
McMum finished fifth last cai behind T W CA C C
Howaid Pauie and 1unit We licked TnniU once
althoiiRh thc finished aheid of us The Hi nos shell icked
Austin Southw ostein and Dimcl Rakei twice apiece Tom
l)iactice panic s weio placd and the were split The Mc-
Munians beat San Angclo .Tunioi College twice and wcie in
turn soundh whipped b the luiRO West Texas Stnte fne
Toi the season the locals won nine contests and dmpped a
like numbci
Coach Coiiroi goes to Dallas Decembci the twelfth to ai-
laiiRe the confeiencc schedule If the schedule roos as it
has the past two eais the Riae cngeis will become nomads
of the load We will pla two panics eich m Sheiman
Waxahachie Gooigctown nnd Riownwood One tilt will be
lecled off m rt Woith and one at he A C C Rm Onh
fmu panics will be in the Indiia wipwam Tlie wc A C
C T W C How ud Tinc and Dmiel Rakei
Piobnble faoutcs foi the confeitnce ciown will be How
aid Pane an 1 Tens Weslevan A C C took a tenific
loss last week when Centci Gene Rennett was niained and
will not plaj Rennet was an all-confcience peifoimei last
eai
Howaid Pane will be vci lough Thiec st.nis of last
eai's fnc aie back all-conf ei ence Rutsy Smith Tuikev
Hargiovc and John Meeks Texas Wesleyan will lelv on
gieen mateml but it will be eij talented
We don't know whoie all this talk about McMuiiv havinp
a great basketball team pot out The Riaes should field a
better club than last year's team but jou know Rome wasn t
built in a day. It would be a good idea to win the conference
though The confeiencc winnei gets to go to the National
tournament at Kansas Citv in Maich Incidentally McMuny
mav paiticipate in the Texas Mines Touina'ment if the In-
dian's season wan ants it.
McMurry Wins Last Game
Beat O.C.U. 6-0
In Final Battle
Ikfn a smnll u ud it JiOO
mis tin. Mi Mum lnliii lit
il w n tin Oklalioiii i i it do'iilnik"
7 () Thanksgiving dn 1ml' hi
llu fust iiuiitu Al Mmn in
MiMuirv hiilfluik timid 11 1
Mini pins ti) Duki Illusion u
in i Kul it mi tin. 1') "Mil run un
tmichul fur llii. tinlj si u U llu
g "
llu (midline s tod tin kuk off
an I ill ii to tin lmlian li whin
tin tin nt was stniul l fast
clinging lSrai. Inn fcininuns
kul i I out r 1 Minis bit tin (.old
Iuls i nut. HLlit linck tn idwincc
llu lull tn tin MiMuirj
tin kick nut tilt Oklaluiiiuilis tgain
thrtntonitl fuialh lung stoipul
ni tin Indian S ird line 'Whin
the half ended the hill tistul nn
Basketball Workout Was
Begun Monday Afternoon
Senior Allison Speaks
Tin liuliii s v il kul nut fi I tin
fust Unit Motida aftimin tn
stall off whit is ipictid tilt
thin most Rucnssful Inskitliill
nmiinign since tin 1" 18 si ism
( mirli J II ( niu(i has Inki n
nver tin. leign as hi ail iiuntnr Mr
ittigii win (iiilli siuiiisful with
his hiskcthall tcims nt I'urcill
Oklahniin Hi his grmt hnpis if
in milling n good 11 team into one
winch will hi trm inntinil i ft i
th ihainplonslilp cinwn of thi
Tirs Conferenci
Rev. Butler Speaks to
Weekly Forum Meet
To Student Body
l luistl uilt a Gospel of Acti n
w is the to u if disiussim 1 I)
Mi a llion at tin ilnpil hour
Wii'msdin wnk
Mil m said tin li nti thus.
thiiMS immlh niadi against
i IniMiiiiuU I irt it is stale and ( I! Hinkins
unintiiisting stein! 1 munis Mint 1 mi
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with lti I I Until 1 is) i f
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Suited nut foi tin fust d i if ( Mtllh(l Wl naiu the I lhstr Duns UMi MiImii
Afi. ni u tut wire Icttnnun Portu
Willis IliibLy Morns n I I Car
lit It izier Damion an I Dill I II
inMnn Other hopifuls wm Ilm
rj Snlada squadman of list Mil
I)i
( hiistiatut and
no challi ngi to
ll M.Min.i 1 ... Ill n.sslssnn t.rau """IT. " iium-ii '
c uur iiituor VyOiieKi'i mpi i aw
lis Squeakv Dimron MarMti ( ai
of tin Goldbugs
Tin Indi ins win unable 1 make
1 smalli puiitiation in the final
hilf In tin fturth ipiar ir tin.
ilrovi to the I!uk !t I ut i pas.?
intucei lion cut
n u ch
leton Sim Darin Maishill Jen
kins and Marlon Ctiswill
Bud W heeler and Al Simmons
hint the nil off will not be in triinmir f ' i McMur
r as thur defirnunts will he up
pimcipli s I f
thud it offn
m nig et pie
In iifutinir these chutes All t
s n slid tint tut of tin spit it of
fm an 1 inthusiiiiiii whiih Mm
Visli Tiul i tint irti it pteirhors
h id It is ci nn tin nu ri thin
iilJit milli m Mithulists of todn
I In the nattu nf business hi s ud
It is int how much mone tu
lne lut h iw tlid ou cet wltat
ou lno uitl wlut m ou coinp
Matins
1' ipo Thrco
Mrs. Morrison to
Return From Trip
Mis I s ( mis in 1 1 id of
tin i ti ns i it 1 i in si n Unci
d I nt il it MiMun is t-
pictul 1 1 nliitn to tin i unpin
iiih nct wnk nfti i i u iti m
tup ti tin North
Iliviiiir iln nix siti il in ish-
niil i si i was mi h r w i In
II sit ii lit inn; t U this re-
ii i d tins wi ek
l il in iw I nl in I she w'll
il n si mli wt il in (hi i al Utu
mi it lilirit at Niw Htvin
( nun
llurinu hi r inli n shi hii
1 1 ii with In r tl uiijiti i Mil
Iitnus i hi pi t hi iti of Me
Mum u w an ut h stls with
tin Hi miff uiw ijs
MiMuri pHul loosi hall hiforc the basketbill siason cets t 0 lti f) Then thi Kispel
throughout but cnmi through in f"H under waj Hob Multui fa ittristinp ti ouiii; people be
th clutches to stop the Gudbug ors n we-iK snouion aim pun au.v cnlsc t ls throui.Ii ( hnsti in til
l'ltki He s lie 1 li in Sm
LONGHORN
I itiilattl tlucats Tin Hints
nntlt fii first downs to the Bui.s
nine uitl mnili onlj 75 arils rush
inir to JO-l
I Al Simmons was a McMum
stand nit His licks aenBetl -Irt
Minis pel tr Out aniline lint
nu n wne Dope Ander on Don
Haunond Ix.t CJarritt Grad I!a
kn Arthur Wvlie and tanle
Siemund Beasle and Flltneton
The unifoims foi this vear's capeis aie to be miffhty
spiuc The tiunKs will be maiDon with white tiimnungs
We stuck oui necks out in footbabll final puessinp; thei e s
no fool like a double fool so lice poes foi basketball
1 2 " and 4 Howaid Pane Texas Veslean McMum
and A C C (We don't sa in what oidei )
5 Southw estei n
G Daniel Bakei.
7 Tnnitj
8 Austin
Football Boys Boast
Many Significant Nicknames
The nicknames to which osme of
the football plajers answer is
really something to note frirst
names have slipped into oblivion
and the bos answer to handles
that might have originated in Mo
ther Goose or the comic strip For i
example I
J E Garrett goes through life
having people jell Snuffy' to
attract h i s attention Snuff
dipers will know that Lcm Garr tt
is a popular brand of snuff and
J E was ble-sed by the last nane
of Garrett I
Did ou eer riad Popeje s 'Thtm
blc Theatr" and meit the charac
ters of Alice the Goon ' Of
coutsc Glen Haj doesn t look like
one much
will not be out for the team
Knou? IJour
J3rdues
Bun Wheeler a junim ftont Win
gate ktteied threi Mars in high
chool it football lusil ill basket- wis going
1 wship th it worthwhile fnend-
shn t ate undo min of which ri
suit in nnrmgis tint do not wind
up in a dtorce court but are per-
manent In conclusion Allison said We
who are Christians must move be
cauo wi follow a moving Christ
to fillowship andSimn thirb n I
The man who said Follow Mi
mew here
milk ni'TTrn ind ici:cjm:m
r.istiiuii fm " oui Sift
Hit and Gust nut Plume d277
stood out in the secondarj
Statistics
McMurrv 0
fi First Downs
75 ds rushing
10 Yds lost rushing
10 Yds pnssing
9 for 45 Av Punts S for 44 Av
0 Passed Intercepted 2
ball and track
In McMutry he has bicn ver
U ' outstanding in football basbkctball
tl an I bah iball He has lettered in
04 baskitball two cars and baseball
41 the same length of time Bud re
28 centlv earned his third football
letter
If Wheeler can get n di ferment
he will prove vcty valuabli to the
Tribes' basketball and basibnll
teams this school Near
t...t I.ib Viill it ltrt rnmn
last pring when McMuirj beat A
C C in the three schedule I base
ball contests and then won the
Frnnkii To W iKi n gave the call
to worship and lo Ola Roberts
read the senptute rnding The
semci as dismissed with prajei
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK
Member Fcder.il DcpoMt Insurance Coiporation
Scring Abilene and West Texas
Since 1880
McMuman to Wed
(Cortlnuctl rrom Page One)
Andixws
Mis.s Stephenson the bride elect
was gindinted from Sweetwatu
high scool in 11!) She attended pla off from the Wildcats in three
Texas Christian Uni orsiU where straight games Buds bat at tl
she wits freshman jell leader mem supirb fieldirg ;lied an import-
her of the Ixtti Dramatic Milnn int pait in tacs uteiiis
ist and Frogett clubs She w a? In McMurrv I un is a member
also kolf tnsttuctor in the Women s of the I H R lojs club and In
Sports Association dunned Assomtinn club ft r var
sit litterme"
Fight Indians
WE ABE FOR OV
McMurry Drug
Gerald Anderson r ""Dopey
The name originated wav tack in
Hiijh school and it has stuck I
hae oftin wondered whj
Slime Gordon or ' Flash Did
ou ever read Flash Gordon in ..he
funny paper
Dillaid Adair or 'Snerd ' An
ra'e-nblance to Charlc McCar
thv buddy is purely coincidental
Slime Gibson or ' Hoot" He s
wild and he s wooly and he s full
of fleas and hes never bien cur
red below the knees Hoot Gib
son
Slime Mathers or "Tuffy' This
slime can do my fighting for me
Frazier Damcron or ' Fntzie'
It s just easier to say than Fraz
Arthur Whe or Ferdinand Ar
thur d sposition so fits that of
W al D snej s creation
Johnn) Walker or 'Scat ' John
n could reall sot ' with a foot
ball
Bub Sitlton or Tennessee Bo )
hails from Tennessei
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Lamps Pictures Mir-
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Co.
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For
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Billy Shultz or Zoom Zoom
Just another nuknamc that camo
f lorn gosh onl) knows whin
Ten Brah or "Rumblin Ben
Whin Bin startid lunmng it
was sili like a fi iifcht train uitl
no one w mti 1 in the way
Slum Robinson ir Nois A
fish guard who has tin hibit of
sawng nothing limit of the tinii
St inli ignian or 1-1 Minutes
Sij Ins tin habit of clltng 11
minutes ah ut eerj mil uti dur
nig fi itball wt rkout
Slum AlcMtidir or Swoose Pilh Fll ngt in ot Duke Btll
V.e all know is that 'Altxankr is rescmlli- thi fiinid orchestri
a Swoosi Indir Duke Flhngton
Jai Dais ir SnoH-hocs Simmons oi Twinkle Toe-
Jaik runs like om who is wiarmg AI shows i j.iiat dial nf ibiht is
snow shois 111 bit he wou'd be i jitteiLm rn the trillion
i whiz in a snowstorm
Chfton Biaskj or B Z Just
The Pender Company
Manufactuung Stationeis
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Milk Butter Ice Cream
"tPJDiLiEipj KnS
HEYU
"i ou 11 shout foi jo
when jou'e tued oui
Shoit Onkis Ahead
jiopulai with McMuuj
Stiuknts
THE
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CAFE
nth & llutternut
Welcome Again
McMurry
TOTHEffOOTEN
IOIMOUR ANM'M lOOU'ALL
HANlUin
Maj (lie oicasion ivm un as a peak
of happinisb in oui lift One that
ou will iLimnibii in i.iih to come
Iht to is no bcttei w u to opicss ap-
inciiation to tlie foothill bos th.in
to L iiKiuct thtm in the u.ij ou liae
planned
THE
Wooten Hotel
OlTlED UNDO AUTHOIIIV OP THE COCA COIA COmFan
1IXAS COtACOI IIOnilM. (OMI'N
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