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Page 4—Refugio Timely Remarks, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1956
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1956 REFUGIO BOBCAT FOOTBALL ROSTER
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INDUSTRIAL CONSOLIDATED FOOTBALL ROSTER
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The all-district Wallace is a two- The wear and tear may get him,
Revival
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Everybody Welcome
First Baptist Church
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September 9 Through 23
8:45 A.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Dr. W. E. Green
PREACHER
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Mr. J. F. Wells
SINGER
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DR. W. E. GREEN
Come Praying for a Great Revival
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District Coaches Pick Sinton
As Winner of 29-AA Championship
Bobcats Open Season
Here Friday Night
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Soph.
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Fresh.
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Class
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Junior
Senior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Pos.
Back
Back
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Back
Back
Back
Center
Center
Guard
Guard
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Guard
Tackle
Back
Tackle
Tackle
End
End
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End
*Probable Starters
Football Captains: Donald Hoskins, Bill Cope.
School Colors: Maroon and Grey.
Band Director: A. J. Fassino.
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for starting roles at the start of
practice were the seven lettermen
plus Fred Fassino, Mike Fassino,
Prukop and Turner. Haynes also
rates highly at end.
Industrial will compete in Dis-
trict 30-A this year with three for-
mer 27-A foes, Ganado, Blooming-
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Order of Finish
1. Sinton (10X)
2. Refugio (10X)
3. Aransas Pass (HX)
4. Taft (7X)
5. Sundeen (12X)
X—Number of lettermen return-
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Rev. Troy A. Sumrall
PASTOR
Weight
150
145
145
140
168
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180
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200
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148
180
175
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Pinson, Eddie
Barber, Vernon (C)
Capistran, Oscar
Walker, Bobby
Haley, Jimmy
Rivas, Lupe
Youngblood, Johnny
Hoblit, Bennie
Linney, Eugene (C)
Wallace, Buster (C)
Jones, Joe
Shaw, John
Walker, Jeff
Kelley, Jack A.
Roberts, Donald
Eubanks, Pat
Elliott, James
Cunningham, Ray
Parker, Jackie
Meitzen, Travis
Kinard, Tommy
Upton, Travis
Vela, Nick
Oliver, Billy
Kinard, Nicky
Fogle, Oscar
Wilson, Eddie
Upton, Travis
Peters, Billy
Murphy, Bobby
Zarsky, Frank
Serrata, Adam
Wilson, John
Kelley, Jack B.
Perez, Frank
Reinke, Stanley
Brock, Harold
Harris, Jimmy
Koonce, Wayman
Malaise, Bobby
Haley, Clyde
Teel, Jimmy
Garza, Ponta
Young, John
Hopper, Gale
Elliott, Howard
Martin, David
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5 at Falfurrias
12 Port Lavaca, here
16 *at Sinton
26 *Sundeen, here ■
NOV.—
2 *at Taft
9 *Refugio, here
16 at Beeville
SINTON PIRATES
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*Mike Fassino -
* Wayne Prukop
Billy Dyson
Jimmy Roberts
* Donald Hoskins
John Fitzpatrick
Bill Browning
*Wilbert Castaneda
‘Fred Fassino
Jerry Sutton
Billy Chandler
Willard Schonover
Johnny E. Jones
Richard Sacky
♦Robert Weitz
♦Jessie Leal
Woody Becker
♦Bill Cope
Jean Turner
♦Ronnie Fuller
♦Martis Haynes
Edward Sralla
Vernon Duffy
Stephenson, if needed at quarter-
back, will be bracketed with Ray
Contreras and Butch Brooks at
halfback and Cipriano Maldonado,
a tackle switching to fullback.
The Pirates boast plenty of ex-
perience in the line with Larry
Krause and Jimmie Cluiss at end,
guards Grady Light and Curtis
Myrick, and tackles Alvin Schwen-
ke and Leon Rose.
Dave McCoy, succeeding Paul
TAFT GREYHOUNDS
SEPT.-
7 at Bishop
14 Goliad, home
21 at Falfurrias
28 Corpus Christi Academy, here
OCT.-
5 at Robstown
12 Freer, home
26 *at Refugio
NOV.—
2 *Aransas Pass, here
9*at Sinton
16 *Sundeen, here
SUNDEEN HIGH, Corpus Christi
SEPT.—
7 Benavides, here
14 at Tuloso-Midway
21 Sam Houston, here
28 San Diego, here
OCT.—
5 at Hebbronville
19 *Refugio, here
26 *at Aransas Pass
NOV.—
2 *Sinton, here
8 at St. Joseph’s, Brownsville
16 *at Taft
ARANSAS PASS PANTHERS
SEPT.-
7 Ingleside, here
14 at Rockport
21 Floresville, here
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Season schedules for the five
teams of District 29AA are:
the "‘shortie" at five feet and nine
inches and weighing 135 pounds.
Oliver spreads 150 pounds over
six foot-one inch frame.
The Bobcats were given a sur-
prise scrimmage last Saturday.
The surpise came at the hands
of the Pettus club, which did not
appear to have ever heard of Re-
fugio’s powers. The visitors scrap-
ped the locals on even terms
throughout the evening.
Area thunder showers resulted
in the cancelling of a proposed
scrimmage with the Cuero Gob-
blers on Tuesday afternoon.
ton and Louise, plus new oppon-
ents Hallettsville and Weimar.
Shaver ranks Ganado and Hal-
lettsville as the district’s strong-
est. “But I think we might be as
strong as either of them by the
time the district schedule starts,”
he adds.
Duffy (150), Edward Sralla (145)
and Martis Haynes (150).
Three freshmen may see action
for the Cobras. They are guards
Billy Chandler (140) and Williard
Schoonover (140), and quarterback
John Fitzpatrick (150).
Considered leading candidates
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Gips as head man at Refugio, has
ten experienced boys, including
fullback Buster Wallace, an all-
district selection. -
However, Wallace is the only
returning starter from the team
which defeated Sinton the fourth
time in five seasons last year en-
route to an 11-1 record.
Wallace will have plenty of help
with the offensive lead in the per-
sons of halfbacks ’Johnny Young-
blood and Nick Vela and quarter-
back Eddie Wilson.
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year letterman in football and is
the only returning backfield start
er of the ’55 club.
Eddie Wilson, understudy at
quarterback last season, will take
over the “signal calling”. He
throws well and with Gale Oliver
graduated will be given a chance
to take over the punting chores.
Johnny Youngblood is in his sec-
ond year with the Bobcats, hav-
ing transferred in from Barefield
Colored High School. Having a
tremendous burst of speed and
built like a tank has caused some
comment “Refugio has two full-
backs in Wallace and Young-
blood.”
Bennie Hoblit appeared to come
into his own in the final game of
the 1955 season when the Bobcats
played Nederland of Regional
Honors. Having shown lots of
promise during three previous
years with the Bobcats a continua-
tion of the Nederland performance
would make him a “toast” to the
team.
The line for the Bobcats for the
opening game is indicated as be-
ing James Elliott at left end, Lupe
Rivas at left tackle, Jeff Walker
at left guard, James Haley at cen-
ter, Eddie Pinson at right guard,
Vernon Barber at right tackle and
Billy Oliver at right end.
Two hundred pounds of Vernon
Barber, a tri-captain of the team,
will serve as the anchor for the
line. The two-year letterman
stands five feet and eight inches
tall and is a member of the sen-
ior class. He played middle guard
on defense last year and will be
Suunp saouo qosp-I[B Surpass
this, his final year.
Lupe Rivas, listed as an end,
on the team roster, has been mov-
175 pounds should give added
punch and strength.
Jimmy Haley, who earned his
letter at guard last year, has been
moved into the center position. A
very consistent and dependable
player, his hard work should take
care of the pivot spot.
Eddie Pinson, 135 pounds of
“little dynamite” had to give up
working at the Split T quarterback
to move into the line when Lin-
ney was forced to hand up his
cleats Pinson, a senior, has lots
of ability and is a quick thinker.
Top Lineman
Vernon Barber, a solid, 200-
pound tackle, figures to be the
Bobcats top operator in the line.
Guards Eugene Linney and James
Haley and end Lupe Rivas will
bulwark the line.
Aransas Pass has the same
backfield and practically the left
side of the line intace, but the
Panthers won only one game in
1955.
Coach Jack McElhannon has 11
lettermen to work with and counts
on Bobby Chatman, an elusive
halfback, and tackle Jay Gilpin
as his main operatives.
Slim Crop
Woodroe Petty at Taft has the
slimmest crop of lettermen back
n the fold-seven. Although hav-
ng a young team and a lack of
depth, the Greyhounds could
spring a few surprises with full-
back Pete Elzner guards Alfonso
Rivera and Manuel Garza and end
Davis Turner.
Sundeen, according to Coach
Sonny Norrell, will possess lots of
desire, but inexperience could
bring about quite a few mistakes.
He has an all-district performer,
fullback Joe Penick, and a speed
merchant in halfback Lacey Hill.
Tackle Dale Tong and centers
Donald Bryant and Robert Sallee
shore up the line.
HOW COACHES
PREDICT 29AA
Results of the coaches’ allop-
ponent poll in District 29AA, with
points awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis:
but he will not be exceeded in de-
sire.
At the other guard spot will be
Jeff Walker, a “B” squader of
last season who moved up to the
“A” team for the play-offs. His
170 pounds aided by know-how
could lead to Walker becoming a
standout for the Bobcats.
The end spots are in the hands
of “B” men of 1955. Billy Oliver
and James Elliott are both mem-
bers of the Junior class. Elliott is
Industrials Opens
Workouts With 33
Grid Prospects
(Note: The following article
about the Refugio Bobcat’s op-
ponents of Friday night, was pre-
pared by Vince Reedy of the
sports department of the Victoria
Advocate, and was published in
ast Sunday’s issue.)
Vanderbilt. — The best Class A
team in Texas was the only one to
defeat Coach Darrel Shaver’s In-
dustrial Consolidated Cobras in
1955.
Industrial went through 11
games undefeated before bumpine
into Deer Park in the Class A
regional playoffs. Deer Park went
on to capture the state champion-
ship.
“If we can get through our first
five ball games without any in-
juries, I think we’ll have a good
chance in the district this year,”
said Shaver as he watched his 1956
squad work out on a hot, wind-
swept practice field.
Seven lettermen return to the
Vanderbilt team which has long
been a noted football power in
this area.
As Shaver sees it, Industrial's
biggest problem this year will be
lack of depth. “We should have
a pretty fair starting team but
we won’t be able to stand any
injuries,” he pointed out.
Thirty-three boys reported for
the start of practice and that num-
ber includes every high school
player at Industrial. “We have a
‘B’ team schedule but I’m afraid
we’re going to have to cancel
those games because we won’t
have enough boys for a ‛B‛ team,”
explained Shaver.
Among the seven returning let-
ter winners are three starters off
the 1955 championship team. The”
are quarterback Donald Hoskine
(168), tackle Bill Cope (190), an
all-district center last year, and
end Ronnie Fuller (175), who ma”
move out of the state before the
season begins.
Other lettermen include tackle
Robert Weitz (180), guard Jerrv
Sutton (150), center Wilbert Cas-
tanedo (170), and fullback Jesse
Leal (160). Leal plaved guard
last season but is moving to the
backfield.
Returning squadmen are half-
back Billy Dyson (140), guard
Fred Fassino (160), halfback
Wavne Prukop (145) and center
Bill Browning (180).
Outstanding newcomers include
halfback Mike Fassino (150), a
bmther of Fred: halfback Norman
Theriot (150), who won’t be eligi-
ble until Oct. 8; fullback Vernon
Joe Heiling of the Corpus Christi
Caller-Times Sports Staff released
the following article in Monday’s
Caller in regard to the prospects
of District 29AA teams. The ar-
ticle, in full, stated:
Sinton.—Take a line with suf-
ficient poundage, add a set of
speedy backs and surround them
with the wisdom of a vetei an
coach. What do you have? A defi-
nite champion contender.
At least that’s the way the
coaches opposing Sinton in rejuv-
enated District 29AA feel about
the fast-approaching 1956 football
season.
Sinton and Refugio, two highly
successful teams of 1955 while in
different conferences, are picked
to battle it out for the crown. Sin-
ton was unanimous choice for the
favorite’s role with 16 points, four
more than Refugio.
Aransas Pass is given the
“darkhorse” nod in the all-oppon-
ent poll of the coaches while Taft
and Sundeen are expected to set-
tle in the lower echelon of the
district.
Murray Stephenson, starting his
14th season at Sinton, is edsily
the dean of 29-AA coaches. The
Pirates’ boss returns ten letter-
men from the club that compiled
a 7-1-2 record last year before
being tripped by Weslaco in the
bi-district.
But he is not without his pro-
blems. Dickie Burford, a 6-3, 200-
pound quarterback—a key man in
Stephenson’s plans — may be de-
clared ineligible. End Sam West is
possibly out for the season due
to an operation, center Otis Berry
has been lost scholastically and
halfback Eddie Hendrickson mov-
ed to Alice.
Johnny Stephenson, the coach’s
son, is back to ramrod the back-
field at halfback, although he
could wind up in the quarterback’s
slot. Burford expects to learn his
status before Friday’s opener with
Rockport.
Tackle Switched
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SUPPORT YOURHOMETEAMI
Refugio. — Tri-Captain Eugene
Linney has been lost by the Re-
fugio Bobcats for the 1956 season
it was announced this week by
Coach Dave McCoy. Physical ex-
•aminations have revealed that Lin-
ney has a displaced disc in his
back and the body contact of foot-
ball play would be dangerous to
his health and well-being. Doctors
have advised that Linney discon-
tinue football for the year.
Friday night at 8 p.m. the Re-
fugio Bobcats will open their 1956
football season against the Indus-
trial High Cobras from Vander-
bilt in the first of seven home
games for the year. Kick-off time
will be 8 p.m. and some four
thousand fans are expected to be
in Refugio Stadium to see the
initial performance of the Bob-
cats under the head tutorship of
Dave McCoy, widely known as
“builder of lines”. McCoy has as-
sisting him Gene Henderson, 1956
graduate of A&M College, where
he earned his second varsity let-
ter; Ken Goetzel, five years ex-
perience in working with teams
of Refugio High School as assis-
tant to Paul Gips, now at El Cam-
po; and James Knox, who is
working with the ends this year
after handling the “B” team of
1954.
Bi-District Champions of 1955,
the Bobcats will be seeking to up-
hold a reputation earned by the
outstanding record of 47 victories
against eight losses and one tie
compiled in the past five years
since participating in Class AA
ball. In two of those years—1951
and 1952—the Bobcats were voted
into AA with the smallest enroll-
ment of any school in the State
for that classification.
Left with only nine lettermen,
the Bobcats are going to use the
Split T on the offense this year
from the Standard T of the past
seasons. Around Buster Wallace,
all-district fullback of last year,
the Refugio club is seeking to build
an offense capable of meeting the
demands of the ambitious sched-
ule which had three triple A op-
ponents as non-conference foes.
Slated to start the opening game
with Wallace in the backfield is
Eddie Wilson at quarterback,
Johnny Youngblood and Bennie
Hoblit at halfbacks.
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SEPT.—
7 Rockport, here
14 Falfurrias, here
21 at Robstown
28 Port Lavaca, here
OCT.—
5 at Weslaco
12 at Beeville
19 *Aransas Pass, here
NOV.—
2 *at Sundeen
9 *Taft, here
16 *at Refugio
REFUGIO BOBCATS
SEPT.—
7 Vanderbilt Industrial, here
14 Robstown, here
21 at Port Lavaca
28 Beeville, here
OCT.—
5 Kenedy, here
12 Karnes City, here
19 *at Sundeen
26 “Taft, here
NOV.— 3
9 *at Aransas Pass
16 “at Sinton.
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