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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1940
THE J-TAC
PAGE THREE
MOUNTAINEERS KNOCK OVER PLOWBOYS, 12-6
By DAVE TIPTON
Coach Earl Rudder and his twice-
defeated Plowboys travel to Beau-
mont this week-end lor a game
with the Lamar Junior College
Cardinals Saturday that won't set-
tle any championships, but you
can bet your Aunt Matilda's dis-
carded bustle that it'll be a ball
game well worth looking upon.
Neither the Plowboys nor the Car-
dinals are going anywhere, as re-
gards taking the Texas Junior
College Athletic Conference cham-
pionship. The Farmers lost what
slight chance they might have had
last Saturday night in^ Brady
when they bowed to Schreiner In-
stitute's Mountaineers, 12-6, and
the Cardinals were counted out of
the race long ago. In fact, Lamar
has been able to cop only one win,
a 12-6 decision over Decatur's
Baptists early in the season. Kil-
gore shoved the Cardinals all over
the field last week to win by 27-0,
and they had previously played a
scoreless tie with Lon Morris and
bowed to Schreiner, 19-0. The trip,
incidentally, will be the longest
jump the Farm Hands will make
all season.
After the Lamar game there will
be just four tilts left on the Farm-
er grid menu. Come November 8th
and the Plowhands journey to
Weatherford for a conference tilt
with the Weatherford Junior Col-
lege Coyotes. Hillsboro Junior Col-
lege comes to Stephenville for a
family fuss with the Plowboys on
November 15, and on November
22nd the Ruddermen journey to
Paris for a skirmish in conference
play with the Paris Dragons. On
November thirtieth the Farmers
close the season in Stephenville
with their ancient and hoary
, rivals, NT AC. Regardless of how
many other games they win, the
Farmers will have a successful
season if they down, the Junior
Aggies'.
For all intents and purposes the
championship of the Texas Junior
College circuit should be decided
November twenty-second in Kerr-
ville when Coach "Heinie" Weir's
Schreiner Mountaineers and Coach
Clyde Lee's Kilgore Rangers col-
lide there.
John Dean, L. H. Matthews, Ver-
non Smith, and Charley Lockhart
all turned in good games for the
Plowboys Saturday night. Very
impressive was the terrific run-
ning and driving of Les Tiner for
the Mountaineers, and Jack Hop-
per, Schreiner wingman from
Houston, turned in a very good
game, we thought.
Southwest Conference Tilts
Rice Institute's startling 13-0
upset of Texas University last
Saturday has the Southwest Con-
ference all abuzz this week. 'No-
body remotely suspected the Fea-
thered Flock of such a startling
upheaval. Texas Christian got
something she wasn't looking for
when the Tulsa University Golden
Hurricane blew a 7-0 victory out
of the Froggies, the first time a
Tulsa team had ever won from a
TCU team. Baylor gave A&M a
terrific scrap before going down
by 14-7, and the Arkansas Razor-
backs threw in their bit toward
upset week by upsetting Ole Miss',
supposedly one of the top teams
in the Southeast sector, 21-20.
All Southwest Conference teams
mix it this week. Fred Thomsen's
Arkansas Razorbacks go to Col-
lege Station for a family fracas
with the amazing Aggies. Texas
Christian entertains the twice-de-
feated Baylor Bruins in another
conference quarrel in Fort Worth.
Rice is the only team without a.
league game, playing the Texas
A&I Javelinas in Houston Satur-
day night. Southern Methodist
goes to the State capitol Saturday
for a league argument with the
University of Texas Longhorns
after a week of much-needed rest.
ALL PROPHET, NO LOSS . . .
How are you picking them in the
Southwest Conference this week?
We'll take the Aggiea over Arkan-
sas, Baylor over TCU, SMU to
whip Texas, and Rice to smother
Texas A&I.
Questions—What is the differ-
ence between a kiss and a sewing
machine ?
Answer—One sews seams nice
and the other seems so nice.—La
Gavota.
SCHREINER COMES BACK IN LAST
HALF TO TAKE LEAGUE VICTORY
Lockhart Scores On
Intercepted Lateral
In First Stanza
Uy DAVE TIPTON
J-Tae Sports Editor
Ttwletoit Game-at-a-Glance
3 ....... Firat Downs
13 Passes Attempted
5 Passes Completed
1 Passes Intercepted by __l
46 Yarda Gained Passing 109
97 Yards Gained Running: .135
14, Yardd Lost Running - 9
S3 Net Yards Gained Running__^12Q
13 for 168 Kicks, Yardage 9 for 381
36
Kick Average
56 Penalty Yardage 30
BEADY, Oct. 26—The Schreiner
Institute Mountaineers don't be-
come discouraged easily. Trailing
0-6 at the rest period, Coach
"Heinie" Weir's Kerrville Kadets
came roaring back in the final half
to chalk up two touchdowns and
generally outplay the John Tarle-
ton Plowboys in every department
for a 12-6 win, a step further in
their effort to snatch the Texas
JCC crown from Kilgore's Rang-
ers.
Sparked by the potent passing
of Travis Eaven, a 1939 all-state
back from Austin, and the tremen-
dous drive of Les Tiner, battering
ram fullback from Saji Antonio,
the Mountaineers racked up count-
ers in the third and fourth re-
frains and had another scoring
drive abruptly halted h). the third
stanza when they took the kickoff
and marched to the Tarleton two
from their own forty-five-
The Plowboys did score first,
however, when wee Charley Lock-
hart purloined a lateral pitched by
"Dub" Graham on the Mountain-
eers' twenty-yard stripe and scam-
pered on over for a touchdown
midway in the initial stanza. Whit-
temore's kick from placement on
the attempted conversion was wide
and low, and the Sod-Breakers had
a 6-0 lead which they held until
half-time.
Game Tied
The Mountaineers' first six points
came midway in the third chukker
after "Gobby" Hamil, who did
some thunderous kicking for the
Agriculturalists, punted to Travis
Raven, who returned from his own
forty-five to the Plowboy forty-
four. Graham gained a half-yard
off left guard on first down. Mat-
Don't Be Downhearted
PLOWBOYS!
We can play for the
*
fun of it now. May
the rest of the season
be five wins and no
defeat.
The College Store
Serving Tarleton Students
thews broke through and smeared
Raven for an eighteen-yard loss
as he was searching for a receiver
on second down, but the play was
called back, both sides being off-
side. Tiner picked up two yards off
right tackle, and on fourth down
.Raven kicked to Hamil on the Tar-
leton twenty-four and he returned
to his own thirty-seven. Tiner bat-
ted down Hamil's toss incomplete
on first down, and then on second
down covered a Farmer fumble on
the Tarleton thirty-two to give the
Mountaineers first and ten at that
point. Graham drove off right tac-
kle for five, but the play was call-
ed back and Schreiner assessed a
five-yard offside penalty.
Ralph Keener replaced Hamil in
the Plowboy secondary. On first
down Raven pitched a pass to Gra-
ham on the Tarleton thirty, and
lie went all the way to the Plowboy
eleven before being brought down
from behind by "Swede" Ander-
son. On first down Jack Hopper,
Mountaineer wingman, took a toss
from Raven over the middle for
a six-yard pick-up. Ledford Smith
went off left guard for three, and
Tiner made it first and goal for
Schreiner on the Tarleton one with
a one-yard gain at center. Arnold
Johnson replaced Mills Stricklen
in the Tarleton backfield. On first
down Dean burst through and
dropped Graham for a five-yard
loss, but the play was called back
and the Plowboys received a pen-
alty of one-half yard for offside.
On the next play Tiner went off
left guard for the tying touch-
down. "Buddy" Hawkins' kick
from placement was wide on the
attempted conversion.
Schreiner Wins
The final Schreiner six points
come midway in the last go-round
after the Institute lads took over
on their 'own twenty-six. Graham
got eight at center, and Tiner add-
>ed three more at the same place on
two tries to give the Mountaineers
first and ten on their own thirty-
seven. Graham hit center for two
paces. Raven's pass to Joe Smith
was too tall on second down, and
on third down Raven hit Joe Smith
for eleven yards and another first
down, this time on the fifty. Led-
ford Smith gained a yard off left
tackle on first down, and Aaven's
pass was incomplete on second
down. Graham took Raven's pass
for a twelve-yard gain and a first
down on the Farmers' thirty-seven.
Bill McMurray batted down Ra-
ven's pass, and Raven tossed one
to Tiner on second down that net-
ted two yards. Raven overshot
Tiner, and then on the final chance
shot a pass to Jack Hopper that
picked up twenty-eight yards and
a first down on the Plowboy seven.
Tiner ripped off right tackle for
six yards on first down, and piled
over center for a touchdown on
second down. Captain Hugh Goer-
ner's kick was low on the attempt-
ed conversion, but both sides were
offside on the play and Goerner
got another try, John Dean block-
ing it this time. That made it 12-6,
and the Farmers started a desper-
ate pass bombardment in the clos-
ing minutes of the game, but it
was to no avail, Tiner intercepting
Hamil's pass and returning it
thirty yards on the last play of the
game.
• Starting lineups: Tarleton—Ends, Whit-
temore fC) and Dean : tackles. Rickel and
Schmidt: jruards, Willis and Matthewg;
canter, Vernon Smith: ouarter, Hamil;
halves. Lockhart and Anderson; fullback,
Johnson.
Schreiner—Ends. Joe Smith and Hop-
per; tackles. Leal and Hedriclc; guards,
Redus and Goerner; center, Patillo; quar-
ter, Graham; halves, Ledford Smith and
Raven; full, Tiner.
Score by quarters:
Tarleton 6 0 0 0—6
Schreinur — ._0 0 6 6—12
Possible Starters
Saturday
For the Plowboys
Afternoon
NAME
NO..
...WT.
POSITION
• HOME
CLYDE WHITTEMORE
31
178
Left End
Forney
ED RICKEL
37
195
Left Tackle.
Hamilton
EUGENE WILLIS
18
175
Left Guard
Llano
VERNON SMITH
19
185
Center
Elgin
L. H. MATTHEWS
27
189
Eight Guard
Denton
E. A. SCHMIDT
17
190
Eight Tackle
KingsviUe
JOHN DEAN
29
170
Right End
Cherokee
"GABBY" HAMIL
28
180
Quorter
Breckenridge
CHAELEY LOCKHART
11
145
Halfback
Stephenville
"SWEDE" ANDERSON
22
185
Halfback
Brady
ARNOLD JOHNSON
21
198
Fullback
Stephenville
FARMERS MEET
LAMAR CARDS
IN BEAUMONT
1940 RECORDS
JTAC Opp. Lamar
32 H-SU Frosh 0 12 Decatur
14 San Angelo
6 Kilgore JC
14 Decatur
6 Schreiner
72
12 0 Lon Morris
24 0 Schreiner
13 0 Kilgore JC
12 —
— 12
61
Opp.
6
0
19
27
62
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas at College Sta-
tion.
Baylor vs. Texa3 Christian at Forfc
Worth.
Rice V3. Texas A&I at Houston (Night).
SMU vs. Texas University at Austin.
Team— P W L T Pet.
Texas A&M 2 2 0 0 1.000
Rice Institute 1 1 0 0 1.000
Texas University 2 110 .500
Texas Christian 2 110 .500
Arkansas 3 1 2 0 .833
Southern Methodist 0 0 0 0 .000
Baylor University 2 0 2 0 .000
RESULTS LAST WEEK
Rice Institute 13, Texas University 0.
Tulsa University 7, Texas Christian 0.
Texa3 A&M 14, Baylor University 7.
. Arkansas 21, Mississippi 20.
Two Texas Junior College Con-
ference teams going nowhere in
particular come together in Beau-
mont Saturday in a family fuss.
On one ^ide of the striped greens-
ward will be Coach Earl Rudder
and his John Tarleton Plowboys,
and on the other side will be the
Lamar Junior College Cardinals,
twice-beaten.
On paper, the Plowboys look
to be the stronger of the two out-
fits. Schreiner Institute wallop-
ed the Cards 19-0; the Farmers
suffered their most recent defeat
at the hands of Schreiner, 12-6,
so the Plowboys are two touch-
down better than Lamar on that
count. The Plowjboys first loss was
to Kilgore's rampaging Rangers,
24-6; the Rangers ran over La-
mar last week, 27-0, so again
the Plowboys have the best team
on paper. Those in on the know,
however, long ago found out that
football games aren't won and lost
on paper or by comparing scores;
there's no percentage in that.
Thus a pretty fast and close
game is looked for, onp that should
be well worth seeing. Both teams
have lost all mathematical chanc-
es at the Texas PCAC bunting,
but either one could finish well
up among the first ten.
Game time in Beaumont is set
for 2:30 p. m. Saturday after-
noon.
Possible starters for the Plow-
boys will be Clyde Whittemore
and John Dean, ends; Ed Rickel
and R. A. Schmidt, tackles; Eu-
gene Willis and L. H. Matthews,
guards; Vernon Smith, center;
"Gabby" Hamil, quarter; Charley
Lockhart and "Swede" Anderson
halves; Arnold Johnson, full.
Golf and Basketball
Intramurals Begin
Intramural competition in golf
and basketball is to get under way
this week. All who are interested
in these activities are called to
meet with the intramural direc-
tors at the gymnasium on Wed-
nesday night of this week at 7:15.
It is hoped that every boy who
like to play basketball will be pres-
ent at this meeting. A fine intra-
mural program has been carried
out each year in this sport and
efforts will be made to make this
year the best of all. The golf
course in Hunewell park is in fine
condition and several are waiting
for the first tee-off. Clubs will be
furnished to those who do not
have them. Girls may also enter
this activity and have a tourna-
ment of their own. Those interest-
ed should see Miss Fellman.
So pass the word around, boys
and girls, and we can have a won-
derful time.
TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE
INGS
Team— p \V
Sehreiper Institute -1 i
Kilgore Junior -3
San Angelo Junior- 5
NTAC 3
Paris Junior • 44
Weatherford Junior 5
JOHN TARLETON 4
Decatur Junior '5
Lon Morris Junior 5
Lamar Junior-,—.. 4
Texas Lutheran.. 3
Hillsboro Junior—— 6
Wayland Junior 1
TMC 1
Clifton Junior 3
TARLETON TOTALS
(Composite Statistics of Five Games
Tarleton Opponents
** — First Downs 44
82_„, Passes Attempted 70
29 — Passea Completed 28
Passes Intercepted by 12
453 Yards Gained Passing 3Q1
]60 Yards Gained Running ..701
191 Penalty Yardage 120
thi Punts 52
in — Punt Yardage 1938
0 9 Punt Average 37
1 0 Touchdowns . 10
Points After Touchdown J_1
2 Safeties 0
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Player— T pafc
"Gabby" Hamil 2 3
"Swede" Anderson _2 0
Arnold Johnson— __2 0
Clyde Whittemore 1 5
"Monk" Fowler 1 ' 0
W. T. Davis 1 0
Charley Lockhart 1 0
Tot
18
12
12
11
6
6
6
Totals 10 8 t
Two Safeties
72
PURPLE GLOVES
BOUTS BEGIN
NOVEMBER 27
The Fire Fighter's Club met
October 22 for the purpose of mak-
ing plans for the Purple Gloves
Tournament this year. Boxers and
wrestlers were requested to meet
with the club, and nine fighters,
five grapplers, and one man who
both wrestles and boxes reported.
Preliminaries for the Purple
Gloves will be staged the twenty-
seventh and twenty-ninth of No-
vember, and finals will be held De-
cember sixth. Victors in the Pur-
ple Gloves tournament are eligible
to enter the city Golden Glo-
ves bouts without partici-
pating in prelims. These bouts are
being sponsored by the Fire Fight-
ers' Club and its sponsors, "Pop"
Bacon and Coach Oscar Frazier.
According to Donald Brown,
genial publicity manager for the
bouts, all boys interested in these
fights should meet Wednesday eve-
ning at 7:30 p. m. in Room 104
of the Home Economics Building.
Those who have already report-
ed are J. W. Love (145), a fight-
er; W. C. Marvin (160), a fighter;
J. W. Lakin, Jr. (223), a grunt 'n'
groan artist; Woodrow Van Du-
sen (136), a boxer; John L. Eeds,
(160), a grappler; Eugene Spring-
field (148), a fighter; Weldon
Priest (148), both boxing and
wrestling.
Douglas Glover (164), fighting;
Bob Coleman (148), fighting; Gas-
ton West (129), fighting; Ralph
Z. Adkinson (185), wrestling;' Carl
Rusk (145), boxing; Ralph Keen-
er (190), boxing; W. J. Baker
(150), wrestling; Ralph Roach
(185), wrestling.
Torricelli conceived the first bar-
ometer in 1643.
HOT DOGS
Photographs That Last Forever!
"BAX"
RESULTS LAST WEEK
Hillsboro Junior 0, San Angelo Junior 0.
NTAC 25. Weatherford Junior 14.
Kilgore Junior 27, Lamar Junior 0.
Schreiner Institute 12, JohnTarletoil 6.
Decatur Junior 29, Texas Military Col-
lege 0.
Paris Junior 0, Lon Morris Junior 0*
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