Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 103, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1947 Page: 7 of 12
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If Nevada loses- and this thought
Is no doubt heavy on the minds of
fans and players out there—it wiU
DRAWING SET FOR
AGGIE GRID SEATS
STEERS FAVORED IN
EAGLE TILT TONIGHT
Prices for the tickets are
for adults and 60 cents for
dents
In Tuesday night's season lid-
blaster. the Brones were extended
all the way to emerge with a 27-26
The human eye can distinguish
about 100 million different colors.
teams
aren't
over
Longview
Tcxaa Ranger
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Hut Keeps Lead
Grapette maintained its narrow
lead in the Business Men's Bowling
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The world’s leading designers of neckwear
fashions are represented in the huge selec-
tion of beautiful ties now on display at
Burr's.
case la an' angry
vada's Wolf Pack
dered limb by limb.
j Majors decided to auow some or
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Cuba during the 1947-48 and 1948-
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Undaunted by a paper-thin vic-
tory over Denison and a scrim-
mage loss to North Bide. Denton
High's tall Brone cagera take to
the floor here tonight against
Adamson with firm hopes of re-
deeming some of their pre-season
reputation
Coach Blaine Rideout's Brone B
team, which had somewhat easier
sailing Tuesday night in trimming
the Denison B outfit 25-21 again
will play the curtain raiser
elevens .
such ituff
in either case.
don't win it (they will though), it baseball to other territories is
won’t be their fault.
Since neither tram apparently
ever heard of the other before
this game, It seems certain that
the contest will be decided on
the pure strength of the two
Scout reports and
just isn’t available
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Friday, Dec, IE, 1847—DENTON (Tax.) RECORDCHRONICLE rj
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Aa well aa entertainment Meet
your friends here.
— HOURS —
2 p. m. tu 12 p. m. week days
1 p. m. *U1 7 p. m. Sunday*
Pre-War Price*
• x 26c per Line
Varsity Bowling
Alleys
8 Big Alleys
116 g. LocuM Phene 10M
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I will l>e in Denton, Saturday afternoon,
December 13th, at the Waldrip Sales &
Service, 120 South Locust, between the
hours of 3 p. m. and 9 p. m. I want each
of you to meet me there for I have some-
thing for you. Be sure and bring your list
of what you want for Christmas.
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regional title after an all-victorious
season.
Operating behind a stalwart for-
ward wall led by its two big tack-
les. Robert Taylor and Sam Wil-
son, the Farmer backfield has
..w Ml
into high gear tonight, and main-
tain Denton’s so-far unblemished
slate so far as actual games are
concerned.
Kearns, a willowy six-foot five-
incher, tossed In an average of 14
points per game last season, but
netted only eight against Denison
in the opener The other four regu-
lars couldn’t find the range either,
but they had worked together leas
than a week
Tickets to tonight's game will be
50 cents, which is to be the regular
season. The change In ad-
was made necessary be-
cause of much new equipment pur-
chased for the team, including
white warm-up suits, white knee
guards and purple socks, and com-
plete new playing uniforms.
Coyote-Odessa Clash
To Produce Titlist
Worth having the largest turn-out
—20,000 Twelve thousand are
expected at Longview and 11.000
at Goose Creek
The Wichita Falls - Odessa and
Goose Creek - Brackenridge games
are considered toss - ups but Arl-
ington Heights and Longview are
favorites in the other two
Showings against mutual oppon-
ents would appear to make Odessa
a mild favorite over Wichita Fhll*
but comparative scores mean little
in this game Wichita Falls met a
lojt to Odessa 21 - 0 The Coyotes i
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is one of
COLLEGE STATION. Tex . Dec
12—A special public drawing next
Mpnday morning will determine
who will get the choices of the 6,-
(XX) ( loice seats forming the new
addition to Kyle Field Stadium'
here at Texas A&M College
Solidly backed by a town gone
football mad, Lewisville's big
Farmers attempt to plow a furrow
straight to the Region 5-B gridiron
championship tonight at Garland;
facing the Richardson Eagles.
All other things being practically
even, Lewisville s weight and
sheer power may tell the story to-
Christmas boxed initialed handker-
chiefs. Packed assorted colors, three
to Ixix.
year). Wichita Falls will be after
Its twelfth in a row
Goose Creek probably will rale
a paper edge favorite
Brackenridge and the
margin Isn't much better
By HAROLD V RATLIFF
Associated Press Sports Editor
They play the Texas schoolboy
football finals two weeks ahead of
time tomorrow as undefeated, un-
tied Odessa and Wichita Falla get
together at Wichita Falls.
i, . . .... . . . ; At least that’s what all
, league which was entitled to such ... .. , .
, . , i fans and sports writers say of this
'classification at present l--j
The Coast league had requested ■
either unconditional major league
■ status or a rise in classification by
i Increasing the draft price of its
! players from 810,000 to 825 000 and
■352 points in a like number of «n-| Vic Gage. 286:Forbe*
gagements And the opposition j Jt>e York, 350: -
| has managed for only 14
Odessa has given up 49
Sports Scratch Farmers Play
For Regional
speed in Jim Carpenter. Joe Sea-
graves. and Alvin Jonea, power
and punting in Henry Green, and
passing ability in J. H Thomas
Coach J. K. DeLay's aingle-wing
offense is built for powerful off-
tackle slashes, and so far that's
been enough But if tonight's going
gets rough, the Farmers can take
to the air with Green and Thoma*
doing the tossing
The Farmers are in tip - top
condition for their outing tonight-
something they weren’t when they
stomped Van Alstyne only 27-0
here last week in bi-district.
In winning 10 consecutive games
since September, the Farmers
have rolled along at better than
30 points per game and allowed the
opposition an average of 1.5 point*
each tussle.
Richardson's classy T - forma-
tion Eagles will give away plenty
of weight in tonight's struggle, but
they rest their title hopes on a
well balanced offensive combining
the aerials of Quarterback Joe
Epley with the running of Fullback
Kenneth Epley and Halfbacks
Billy Glbeon and C Walvoord
Some 2.000 fans from in aryl
around Lewisville are due to see
the Farmers play tonight, with the ]
total attendance expected to put.
around 5,000 fans In the Garland]
High School stadium.
, ... r Dyer. 416,
opposition | Jt)e York, 350: Rudd 8elm4>345
| and E N. Massey, 380, all of Econ-
omy Auto
Odessa will be seeking its twen- i _ _
ty-slxth straight victory (it was un-1 TICKETS GO ON SALE
FOR CHARITY TUSSLE
Tickets for the charity
tussle here next Wednesday night
between North Texas State
Southern Methodist were
Team Here Tonight
triumph Wednesday afternoon at
Fart Worth they dropped a 23-34
scrimmage decision to North Side
With all lettermen and aquadmen
returning from last season's Dis-
trict 6AA championship team, the
Bronca in pre-season were billed
aa sure-thlng repeaters and one of
the teams to beat in the entire
state.
Coach Oran Spears hopes to get
his "Fearsome Fiveaome" of Walt
„ Kearns. Dickey Harris. James Ma-
Collinsville will provide the op- gill. June Davis, and Jack Barton
position for the Denton B team in a
game beginning at 6 45 The fea-
| ture attraction will begin at 8
plenty of trouble in the regional | 0 S10c*
game a year ago
■ Bowie's two stellar backs. 200-
| pound Bob Trout and Bob Raley, a
186-pounder, will be heard from
I too. They have collaborated for
I over 200 points this season
, Defending regional tltllsta. the
Jackrabbits have a 21-game win-
ning streak They edged Diamond
Hill 7-8 In bi-dlstrlct last week
sions. The National League is be-
lieved to have favored unanimous-
ly such a plan as the eventual
solution of the coast problem and'
the American League was tn op- i
position by a 5-2 vote with one
member not voting
The most important among oth-
■ business matters discussed e' 1
the Joint session concerned Cuban ■
Except for the Arkansas and
Florida games, the Eagles haven’t
really gone all-out this season.
They might have in the East Tex-
as game, but It was Impossible to
tell in all that mud Morale
•will be at its highest peak for that '
Eagles Hit Road
For Two Games
With Longhorns
Coach Fate Shands* North T*xm
Stet* Eagl* cagars war* ait on
their second road trip of th* sea-
son today, meeting University of
Texas tonight and Saturday night
at Auatlh.
Earlier thta week the Eagle*
tasted defeat for the first time,
bowing in * couple of session* with
Baylor at Waoo.
Bruce Wltoon and Sam Bell, two
■ tall lettermen who mined the
Waco game*, will be back with the
Eagle*. The te*m will be built
around them and Don Dardorff,
Yank McKnlght, Benny Rutherford,
Bill Candler, James Johnaon, John-
ny Johneon, George Daniel*. A. V.
Collins, and possibly one or two
other*.
Texas ha* four member* of th*
Southwest Conference champion-
ship team returning, and Coach
Bhand* expects as much opposition
from the Steers as Baylor pro-
vided.
However, the Eagle* have high
hope* of upaettlng the Austin crew.
Bhand* wn npeoially planed over
Deardorff’s work at B*ylor "He
(Deardorf) played one of the bnt
gamn we've ever bad a boy play.”
the Eagle mentor declared her*
Thursday.
Tuesday the Eagln returned tq
Denton tor an engagement with
Hardin College, and Wednesday
night they take on Southern Meth-
odist in a charity game at the
Denton High School gym. The Ea-
gle* already hold one victory over
Hardin College. 60 3C.
’ the highest
first *'on H “ve subject on the floor] Elsewhere two unbeaten teams .time It ha.. ------ “’'-C.',! pie. jta. am
larger of lhe )olrlt meeting which closed plav but their opponents aren’t 'n '1 games Wichita Falls has i oenoway. 382 and Ray Kline,
s twt ' f|ut the three-day major league ses- i like that i d°ne plenty of scoring too with Its | 8n Of Moore Business Forms:
Undefeated, untied Longview bat- j
ties Breckenridge at Longview and
unbeaten but once - tied Goose
Creek tangles with Brackenridge
of San Antonio at Goo»e Creek
Chances are fair' that there will
be only one undefeated eleven aft-
er tomorrow.
In the fourth game of the day.
Highland Park of Dallas sends its
IVORTH Texas State’s Eagles go
■* back to gridiron work Mon-
day, and from the looks of things
Nevada has become Its own worst I
enemy in the Salad Bowl tussle
New Year's Day at' Pheonlx That I nl«ht n “ doeg- the Farmers will
has come about because of Ne- ] hang up their suits along with the
vada's, ill-advised spurning of the'—■—• .
Eagles and its later decision to go
ahead with the game
As practically everybody in
Texas knows, the Eagle* can play
some powerful football when they
get the spirit. The spirit In this
one and Ne-
ntsy be ren-
''4’-"* A'*
and
Methodist were ached-1
uled to go on sale late today at
Hamilton-Perryman Drug at NTSC
and Brooks Drug downtown
The game, sponsored by
Denton Lions Club, will be played
at the Denton High School gvm-
nasium Instead of the Eagles' home '
ii- ' court at the college
81 20
stu-
The south side of the gy“i-
nasfum will be reserved for dollar [
tickets, according to Murphy Mar- i
tin. Lions Club vice - president 1
Carl Sears and Ah Curtis, two
veteran whistle looters, will ref-.
eree the game
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Bowie, Irving To
Battle Tonight
For Regional Title
Irving s' Tigers go tonight to at-
tempt to turn the trick they
couldn't quite turn last year, and
Bowie's Jackrabbit* are just as in-
tent on hanging on the Region 4-A
grid title when the eleven* tangle
here tonight.
Almoet a year ago to the day.
the Jackrabbit* trimmed Irving 13-
0 before 6,500 fan* st big Eagle
Stadium, where they battle again
tonight at 8 o’clock.
With both teams demonstrating
plenty of line wrecking strength,
the neutral site here tonight may
be jammed with the largest turn-
out of the season for a high school
game The largest crowd here so
far this fall was under 5,000
Although Bowie may rank
slight favorite Irving has been
moving along at a terrific pace all
season It topped Grand Prairie,
a District 6AA team. 6-0 and in
bl-<Ustrlct last week plastered
Plano 27-0.
The Tigers are packed from the
T-formation by their big 225-pound
fullback. Grider, who gave Bowie
Make it a practical Christmas and a
Merry one by doing your gift shop-
ping early And you can do all of your
shopping for the entire family right
here in our store. All of the finest,
latest merchandise at low cost.
AUSTIN. Tex . Dec 12 — UP -
Undefeated in four starts, the Uni-
versity of Texas Longhorns are 1
] billed as favorites in a two - game
I basketball series with North Texas
! beginning here tonight.
] Coach Jack Gray's Steers hope
I to keep their unmarred record
clean for their annual pre-Christ-1
1 mas eastern basketball journey |
[ next week
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promise of better things to come.
In a carefully worded statement
Neither one of the two scouts (this, hy Walter Mulbry. sec r e t a r y to
Is our Idea, there may not be any* I Commissioner
is likely to see anything ..
while however
Alhtoujh we can’t help tank-
ing the Eagles will pin hack the
ears of Nevada's Wolf Pack, it
won't be anv easy session for the
locals because the boys from Reno
will be pepped up for the game
too.
It may be that Odus Mitchell
has wired some Eagle supporter in
Reno to drop around and have a'
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Salad Bowl battle, and If the Eagles The expansion of major league
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virtual certainty during our life-
time." a high major league official
prophesied today.
That prediction took some of the
ache out of the heart* of the mem-
bers of the Pacific Coast League
delegation who started their long
Journey back home with the sad
news that once again their request
| for major league recognition had
1 been rejected by the major
leagues.
| The rejection came yesterday In
look at the Wolf Pack in workouts, 2'e ^orni kave
and Joe Sheeketski of the Wolf Pack
may be planning the same strategy
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| price this
League Thursday nigght, after drop- : mission
ping three games to second-place .
City Cab
In other matches, cellar-dwell-
ing Economy Auto defeated Bris-
coe Novelty two game*, and the
Borden Company took two gamea
from Moore Business Forms, the
team that is tied with City Cab
for second place
High individual game was rolled
by Loyd Green of City Cab with
a 206. and high individual series
went to Jimmy Brlstley of CHty
Cab with a 515.
Scores for the three ■ game ser-
ies were Johnny Rojas. 400: Loyd
Green. 492: Jimmy Brlstley, 515.!
all of City Cab: Dick Harbert. 405. j
Don Boswell. 383: G L Stanley.
412 and Harry McCormick. 507.
all of Briscoe Novelty; Jim Ganx-
ier. 477: Harold Harris. 408; R. O
Brown. 368, Jim Talley, 380, and
much stronger Amarillo Hearn than | j McClurkan. 429 all of Bor-
! lo^t to Odessa 21 - 0 The Coyotes I (jen’s
! beat the Sandies 7-0. . Marvin White, 408, BUI Beaty.
Odessa, spearheaded by 11 s 456 Earnest Parsons. 391. Billy
great Byron Townsend, is one of | Paul Hopkins, 397, all of Grapette.
•u- ‘■‘~b.“t - scoring teams of all I Harold Kindred. 477; James Tern-!
It has rolled up 410 points | ple 345, B111 packer. 430. Glenn
---------—t A B Chandler, the
worth 1 maJ°rs sa|d they recognized the
j probability of eventual expansion
I but that there appeared no minor
! league which was entitled to such I
clash of the top - ranked teams
of the state. The winner will be
the most prohibitive title favorite
in 28 years of schoolbey football.
A crowd of 17.500 - all that can
j get into the park, either sitting or
, standing — will see the
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extending the draft eligibility from J glHUdinK wlli s,e the only
four to six years | Kaine Of t|ie state quarter • finals
Although no announcement was 1 that matches teams with un-
become the laughing stock of the made, the 10-club league propoal-1 blemished records
West and Southwest for at first tlon WHX a live subject on the floor I Elsewhere two unbeaten
refusing to play a thrice 1
school and then losing to Its bet-
ter football team With that tn
mind. Nevada will be out to win1
New Year* Day and no fooling
at]
| baseball For the first time the! weakest team in a decade against
i Majors decided to allow some of ! a fine Arlington Heights outfit at
' ■ I Fort Worth
, More than 60.000 tans are due to
see the four games with Fort
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