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SPORTS
THE ABILENE REPORTR-NEWS
Tune In On KRBO
Thursday Evening, November 9. 1939
©Thursday Ever
Eagles to Meet Arlington Heights
‘*" THESE ABILENE HIGH EAGLES SEEK FIRST WIN FRIDAY Three Sector
Locals After
THESE ABILENE HIGH EAGLES SEEK FIRST WIN FRIDAY
THREE CHANGES IN COWBOYS'
LINEUP FOR WEST TEXAS TILT
First Win of
Puny Campaign
•’ Abilene high school's oft-beaten.
Eagles will make their second home l
stand tomorrow afternoon, against
the Arlington He lights Yellow Jack-
ets of Fort Worth
The non-c ference game a.
Eagle stadium starts at -' 45 o'clock
The Eagles shuffled through a
scrimmage yesterday with Travis
Ables veteran tackle on the side-
lines with a game leg Ables tackle
slot will be filled Friday by Charles
Killian
Sparky Gentry right end is the
only other regular not ready to go
against the Fort Worth aggrega- ,
tion Sparky wrenched a knee last
week but the Abilene coaches are
hoping that he it-round into shape
• . in time ol hold down his regular
0494
Berry win fill in
Two reserves who
er Mathews or
have seen a
lot of service during the cam-
paign Wil Smith in the backfield
and Jack B les at guard, are out of
the linup for a week because Of
, Arlingt Heights season irecord
shows three • ris three losses and
a tie a pile the Eagleshave failed
to-so
seven appearances
The Yellow Jackets card
20 Childress 13
0 Fort Worth Tech 0
14 Fort Worth Poly 12
" Cleburne 31
North Side $ Worth .2
13 Gladewate: ‘ -
Front row left to right Gene
Dalton, Jack Boles Earl Rough-
ton Wayne Hackney Clyde
0 Riverside 27
The Eagles last week were bur-
Mathews, James Phillips
Second row Red Brown Dick
Friday s probable starters
Arlington Heights—Rogers and
Smith ends Pa ne and Bradley
tackles: Heath and Renaud guards
Stovall Travis Ables Ewing
. Jones Parramore Sellers,
Charles Narrell R V Rucker
Third row Will Smith. Tom
Collins Charles Killian R B
Hendricks. Stanley Jarrell
Louis Gee Bob Phillips Bill
Poisall
Top row James Cowan R L
Berry, Vern Paul Tatum, Ray-
mond Troutman James Black
Raymond Patton J C Jones
John Collins, S G Gentry
Photo by Robert Rodden-
led by Midland 45-7 for their lew fullback
Harne center: Oliver quarter
Dewees and Five halfbacks Bal-
fourth straight district 3AA loss
Abilene - Rucker
and Gentry
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Odessa Special to
Sweetwater Game
‘ ODESSA Nov. 9.—(Spl—The
.Cap
GRID FE
•STATION
Coach Frank Kimbrough indi-
cated yesterday he will have ate
least three changes in the Hardin-
Simmons starting lineup when the
Cowboys square off with the West
Texas State Buffaloes Saturday
afternoon at Parramore field.
Bob Cowsar will be at left end
instead of Deward Marcum, who
was hurt in the game with Arizona
State of Tempe last week.
Estel Baker is due to start at
left guard for the. ailing Wilforde
Moore, and Lloyd Flahie probably
Jaycee Bronco Special train will
leave Odessa at 9 30 o'clock Satur-
day morning and arrive in Sweet-
water at 12:30 o'clock. Following
the game the train will leave at
5:30 o'clock that night and arrive
in Odessa at 8 30 o'clock.
A quota of 300 persons to ride the win ,hf call at fullback over
train has been set by Texas and Moon Mullins
Sulphur Springs meets Greenville n
and can sew up the district 6 title Pacific railroad officials, and
with a victory or tie
Lufkin plays at Nacogdoches and
can clinch the district 12 flag with
a win
Are at Stake
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF
DALLAS. Nov. 9.—VPP —District
championships are on the line at
Sulphur Springs, Nacogdoches and
Waco in top games of Texas school-
boy football this week.
I Waco finishes its conference
schedule in Central Texas and will
be unbeaten if the Tigers hurdle
Cleburne.
I Three of the states six unde-
feated, untied teams meet hard
tests, headlined by Austin's battle
with Brackenridge (San Antonio)
in a game likely to be the decisive
tilt of the district 15 race
FINAL HARD GAME
| Sweetwater clashes with the tough
Thursday noon is the deadline for
the ticket sale. .
Dykes' Legs Say 'No'
But Heart Says 'Yes'
CHICAGO.- Nov 9.—P)—Jimmy
Dykes’ legs say ‘no" but his heart
still says yes ”
The 42 year old Chicago White
Sox manager, in announcing the
1940 reserve list of 39 players for
his'club, disclosed he is remaining
on the active list for next season
even though it is unlikly he will get
Odessa eleven in the final hard into more than one or two games.
| game of the conference drive for
the Mustangs in district 3
: Breckenridge, the Oil Belt power,
meets Brownwood, the last team
conceded any chance at all of stop-
ping the rampaging Buckaroos
El Paso high. Gainesville and
South Park (Beaumont), the other
teams with perfect records are not
due to encounter much difficulty
El Paso plays often-beaten Cathe-
dral (El Paso). Gainesville takes
on the hitherto impotent Denison
Yellow Jackets and South Park
plays Orange which has been un-
able to win a game all season.
Sulphur Springs, Masonic Home
Fort Worth, Tyler and Browns-
ville are unbeaten but have been
The one-time star third baseman
for the Philadelphia Athletics play-
ed in two or three games last sum-
mer
While his legs no longer will stand
the strain of constant play Dykes
still can throw with the best of
them his great arm remaining
one of baseballs mysteries.
Plahie has developed into per-
haps the best punter on the Cowboy
squad, his high arching kicks be-
ing particularly hard to run back ®
Others in the starting Une will
be Travis Green at left tackle. Les-
lie Lewis at center, Larry Cunning-
ham at right guard, Charles Tread-
away at right tackle and Neal Davis
at right end. •
Rounding out the backfield are
Kirk McKinnin at quarter. Owen
Goodnight and Nig Oatman at
the halfback slots Moon Mullins
will divide time with Flahie at
full.
The Buffs will present a strong
passing attack with Flippin Foster
Watkins as the chunker and a gang
of tall ends for the receivers
Only direct comparison of the
two teams may be drawn in the
games with Arizona State’s Bull-D
dogs West Texas State lost to
Arizona State 19-0 while the Cow-
boys defeated the same team, 19-7.
Saturdays game starts at 2.30
o’clock.
DALLAS,
ethat has held tl
Aggie football
light while a na
Down on t
most unbeatab
game of the da
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H. HARRIS (left) TELLS R. R. BARBEE (right)
tied Masonic Home plays a rather
A full schedule faces Texas col- weak Paschal (Fort Worth) team
lege teams— both conference and in-but Tyler has a traditional rival,
dependent—but the week's fire-Longview, in its path to a district
works as far as championship play 11 championship, and Brownsville
Angeles scribes “and I'm just informing you that down at College Sta- is concerned will come from the clashes with Edinburg unbeaten in
nine-team 8exas conference.
By HAL STYLES
HOC KELLEY is beating the tom-toms out in California for Texas
. A & M in the Rose bowl.
"I’m prestient of the ex-Texas Aggies out this way Kelley told Los
tion they have the best football team in the country That includes
Tennessee: Notre Dame Cornell or any team you want to mention
Kelley, former Abilene cafe operator and currently coach of a
Los Angeles high school football team, has plenty of support over the
country this week in his convictions that the Aggies are No. 1 in the
nation.*
Here’s the way a few of the leading football handicappers rate the
country s top ranking teams
Paul Williamson— Texas A & .M first North Carolina second Tu-
lane third Oklahoma fourth: Southern California fifth: Tennessee sev-
What a What—Tennessee first Duke second Oklahoma third Cor-
nell fourth. North Carolina, fifth: Texas A & M eighth.
Dr Baker- Texas A & M firs’ Tennessee second; Southern Cali-
fornia third: Oklahoma, fourth Cornell, fifth •
Associated Press -Tennessee, first Texas A. & M second; Notre
Dame third Southern California fourth Cornell, fifth.
Howard Payne principal cham-
pion clash with St Edwards in a
game that might scramble the
race until you wouldn’t recognize
it Howard Payne is leading with
three victories and a tie while
distret 16 conference play
The week’s schedule by distrets:
1—Saturday
Plainview at Lub-
bock (conference-.
Amarillo at
Pampa (conference).
2—Friday: Quanah at Childress
conference). Mineral Wells at
Graham Vernon at Olney (confer-
ence)
St Edwards is in a deadlock with
Daniel Baker for second place, each
with three wins and one loss Dan- „
iel Baker plays Abilene Christian3— Friday Arlington Heights Ft
college also in the top division of Worth) at Abilene: Saturday Odes-
the race sa st Sweetwater confrence). Big
There are no games of champion- Spring at San Angelo conferenc),
ship importance in the Lone Star Lamesa at Mid.and ‘ conference1.
conference unless last-place South- 4—Thursday: Cathedral Paso:
Texas State were to upset second- vs. El Paso high; Friday: Bowie El
place East Texas State The Alamo Paso) vs Austin (El Pasol confer-
3 games ence), Tularosa. N. M. at Ysleta
Texas Mines, border conference 5—Friday Bonham at Pans con-
member plays University of An- fernce) Gainesville at Denison
zona at El Paso (conference)
Texas Tech and Hardin-Simmons 1 6—Friday Greenville at Sulphur
me independents have hard games Springs (conference). Highland
Tech meeting Centenary and Har- Park Dallas) at Denton ‘confer-
din-Simmons tangling with the ence, Sherman at McKinney .
pass-minded West Texas State Buf- 7- Thursday Paschal ■
DUTTING the finger on the football winners for Friday and Saturday faloes " Worth) vs Masonic Home Port
I our guess for the victor in taps The week’s schedule Worth) (conference: Friday North
Odessa at SWEETWATER—Too much precision.’too much passing Friday St Edward’s vs Howard Side Fort Worth' V. .',.
too much power in fact just too much Sweetwater for the plucky Red Payne at Brownwood Texas Wes- Worth' .conference’ Saturday,
Hosses levan vs Sam Houston at Hunts- Riverside (Fort Worth) VS Fort
Arlington Heights at ABILENI- Herts where our boys slip in their ville, Texas A and I vs Stephen F I Worth Tech conference’
one win of the year 4 Austin at Nacogdoches | 8—Friday, Athens at North Dal-
Lamesa at MIDLAND Another case of too much Francis Saturday. Southwest Texas State las: Saturday: Adamson Dallas: vs
Be Spring at SAN ANGELO-The Bobcats finally get going vs. East Texas State at Commerce | Sunse t 1 Dallas ‘ ‘ conference
West Texas State at HARDIN-SIMMONS Don et at 34-13 Buff Trinity vs St Mary’s San An-
umph over St Mary’s sway you too much. Mose’s boys were playing a toniou »t Waxahachie Abilene .......
conferen * garte all of which meant a lot of the more poisonous Rattlers Clirstian college vs Daniel Baker enridge
were basking on the bench The Cowboys in a’ walk a: Brownwood McMurry vs South- 4 -
ABILENE CHRISTIAN at Daniel Baker—The Cat powerhouse is roll- western st Georgetown Hardin-
Poling system —Texas A & M.. first: Notre Dame, second Cornell. -_____
third Oklahoma fourth North Carolina fifth Tennessee in Poling s conference has no title
chart ranks TWENTY-FIRST
Some of these chapters of football strength get themselves pretty in-
volved in figures along about this time of the season Williamson for
instance has Hardin-Simmons in the 103rd slot which may be just about
right for the Cowboys Tempe Teachers and Texas Mines however, are
anked above the Hardin-Simmons gridders in the 89th and 98th positions
espectively Both lost to the Cowboys by two touchdown margins
9—Saturday Ranger at Cisco
(conference), Brownwood at Breck-
(conference)
10—Friday Mexia it Corsicana.
Bryan at Hillsboro (conference),
ing again Simmons vs’ West Texas State at Ferris at Waxahachie, Cleburne at
McMurry at SOUTHWESTERN The Pirates ought to be steamed Abilene North Texas State vs Waco (conference)
up for this one Austin college at Denton Texas 11— Thursday Gladewater at Kil-
.___. Mines vs. Arizona university at El gore conference: Friday: Tyler at
DOWN the line with the others Paso Texas Tech vs Centenary at Longview (conference: Saturday:
L Texas Aggies over Southern Methodist Baylor to nudge the Texas Shreveport. Texarkana at Marshall ■ confer-
Longhorns. Rice to taste of victory at last against Arkansas Texas Chris- -------
tian to knock over Tulsa Texas Tech over Centenary, a vote for S’ Marr,
_ Texas against Trinity Howard Payne gets the nod -ver St Edward’s CDADTC
Tulane - : Alabama N tre Dame -ambles on aga na I \
over Kansas State and its Michigan over Minnesota JI VIA 1 J
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ends Killian and Brown tackles
Stovall and Bill Jones guards::]
Cowan center: Dalton quarter:
Narrell and J C Jones, half-
backs Sellers fullback
Rehiring Ordered
PHILADELPHIA Nov 9—PA
national labor relations board order
directing Republic Steel corporation
ROUNDUP
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By EDDIE BRIETZ
NEW YORK Nov 9 — P—Rea-
son the Texas Aggies "are cool to-
wards a Cotton bowl bid is that
they il be first choice for the Sugar
bowi if they to through undefeat-
ed Harry Thomas, who con-
fessed to diving for Galento and
Schmeling ’ now coaches the boxing
ream of an up-state church
It ain’t so.
The other day the law got
to Ted William* the Red Sox
slugger, far shooting ducks
after the 4 p. m deadline
One paper captioned the story:
“Ted William, fined for illegal
bunting Which la gross li-
bel—the gup never bunted in
his life.
Today’s guest star:
Jack Singer. N Y Journal-
American "Ducky Pond fired nine
Yale regulars Don’t be surprised
if the boys demand their severance
ence)
12—Saturday Lufkin at Nacog-
doches (conference: Henderson at
Jacksonville (confernce)
13—Thursday Reagan (Houston)
vs Davis (Houston) (conference):
Friday Ban Jacinto (Houston) vs
Austin (Houston) (conference):
Saturday: Sam Houston (Houston
vs Milby (Houston) (conference)
14—Friday Conroe at Goose
Creek Saturday Livingston at
Port Arthur (conference) Galves-
ton at Beaumont (conference)
South Parkt (Beaumont) at Orang*
(conference)
15— Friday Jefferson (San An-
tonio). at Kerrville (conference) ;
Brackenridge Ban Antonio) at
I Austin (conference), Laredo at Ban
| Antonio Tech (conference Cen-
tral Catholic Ban Antonio) vs
i Harlandale (San Antonio)
16—Upper bracket Saturday
Kingsville at Robstown iconfer-
ence. Palestine at Corpus Christi I
lower bracket Friday Edinburg at
Brownsville (conference: San Ben-
Ito at Harlingen (conference) Me-
Alien at Mission
Steers Scrimmage
Freshman Gridders
AUSTIN Nov 9—(UP)-The
WHY
THS BIG
SMILE ?
ty athletic commit
ed to renew the
tion for members]
conference at the
meeting in El Pas
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for a berth in th
was rejected on
the conference w
expansion.
The athletic ci
Sized Dr Rupert N
@ecutive vice preslt
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zona.. Border con
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terest in seeking 1
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pressing a hope it l
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their respective di
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divorced Nov 3 in
Of her previous
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Holm said: ' Well,
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A Texas lot favorite
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( lemson Wake Forest; Car-
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lane. Southern Methodist-Tex
as Aggies: Villanova- Auburn:
Columbia - Navy; Dartmouth-
Princeton and Kentucky-
Georgia Tech.
That's our guess
Failure of the wire services to
flash the news of Abe Simon's vic-
tory over Marty Gallagher in Wash-
ington the other night may be at-
, tributed to the possibility that none
of the services believed it.
to re-hire 5,000 Ohio workers in-
volved in the little steel” strike of
1937 had been upheld today by the
United States circuit court of ap-
| peals
I Texas Longhorns preparing for
their game Saturday against Baylor
university at Waco, engaged the
Texas freshmen in a stiff scrim-
mage session here yesterday
“Goal line weaknesses - was an
important subject during the day
and coaches attempted to eliminate
a frequent bogging down of the
Steer attack when pay dirt, loomed |
near Defense of their own goal line
was also stressed during the prac-
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