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13- A
Royal Named
Texas
Coach
AUSTIN, Tex. Dec. 18 P—Dar-football season in record The
rell Royal, coach at the Univer- Longhorns lost nine of 10 games
sity of Washington, today was- Olle replaces Athletic Director
named head coach of the Univer Dana X Bible who had an-
sity of Texas, and Ed Olle was nounced previously that he would
made athletic director.. retire Sept 1. 1957
Olle is present university busi- Tom Sealy of Midland, chairman
ness director, of the board of regents, said Royal
reported salary of $16,000 annual- |
ly
Sealy said the final selection I
today came from 11 persons out of
a list of 100 All of the 11 were,
interviewed. He would not name
the other 10
.. "The 11 coaches were among the
The announcement was made by had a five year contract. He would foremost in the country as is Mr 1
Dr Logan Wilson, university pres- not disclose the salary, saying it Rosalo he said.
ident, after a meeting of the ath- was * a personal matter for Royal ' ',
letic council and the board of re-but could be obtained from public W hile at W ashington in his one ‘
canke 1 year as head coach. Royals team
Royal was former star quarter- Pile also signed a five year con- won SIX and lost four-
back on the University of Pk- tract. He has been business man- "He has been described to us
by two of the best known coaches
Royal replaced Ed Price who Previously, university officials in the country as one of the most
resigned Oct. 31 after he had been had said that one man would be brilliant young coaches in the na
hanged in effigy three times be- picked to fill both the job of head tion today" Sealy said.
lahoma football team.
ager for several years
cause of the university's worst coach and athletic director at a
Warlick Clinches
Royal played on the Oklahoma
teams of 1947-48-49, graduating in
1950. He coached in the Canadian
League and in 1952 went to Missis-
sippi State as an assistant He
became head coach in 1954 and
served through 1955, going to
12 A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
I Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, December 19, 1956
"FAMILY WORK TABLE"—Here‘s where most of the activity takes place at night in
the Galbraith home, 309 Dim Cove. Mr. Gene Galbraith lays out his electrial blueprints
on the table. Gerald does his homework and studies football plays, Mrs. Galbraith en-
joys a cup of coffee while tending to one-year-old Gary, while seven-year-old Kay looks
on However. Gary (who will be on the Eagle team of 1970) had much rather tune in
the TV set to ear-shattering volumn and then jump with glee. (Staff Photo by Bob
Gulley 1
MEET THE EAGLES
54-53 Eagle Win
| Washington only this y ear
While posing for an Associated
Press photographer. Royal was
smiling.
He blushed as Sealy patted him
on the back and said, “You're our
Gerald Galbraith Recalls
By LARRY DAUGHTREY
Guard Bill Warlick mised one
„ . , , man And what’s the first team
Hurst and Lucas closed the gap you ‘re going to beat?"
in the final two minutes of the Royal. 32. looked at the ceiling.
Season’s Gridiron
brills
Vols’ Wyatt Named
Coach of the Year
By ESCAR THOMPSON
KNOXVILLE, Tenn . Dec 18 •
—Tennessee’s Bowden Wyatt, who
says this year’s undefeated-untied
record was not his best coaching
effort, today was named college
football’s Coach of the Year.
In the 22nd annual Scripps-How-
ard poll of members of the Ameri-
can Football Coaches Assn., Wyatt
received 171 first place votes to 110
for Forest Evashevski of Iowa's
Big Ten champions
On a 5-3-1 point basis, Wyatt got
1,229 points to 889 for Evashevski.
Lou Little of Columbia was third
and Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma.
11949 Coach of the Year, was
fourth
Wyatt, whose Tennessee team
won the Southeastern Conference
championship and meets Baylor in
the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans
Jan. 1, said the hard work of his
tually did a better coaching job in fr
1955 when he took over a badly F’
disorganized Tennessee squad and"’
tutored it to a fine 6-3-1 season.^®
Tennessees 1954 team won four
and lost six games for the Vols'M
worst record in 30 years.
It was after this disastrous sea-K
son that Gen. R R Neyland, Ten-
nessee’s athletic director, sum-Y
moned Wyatt from Arkansas to try®
to pep up the creaky Vol machine. 6
Wyatt had been captain of Ney-i
land's 1938 Tennessee Orange
Bowl team and Neyland knew him ■
as a leader
In explaining why he thought he ■
did a better coaching job in 1955 7
than this season, Wyatt said:
“We worked harder last year 1
than we did this year. The 1955 ■
team had to be built with what we G
assistants and bis players enabled
him to win the award.
But he said he thought he ac- sible.”
had available and the way the
team came through for us made
this year's fine team record pos-
what to give?
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By JIMMY" BROWDER plays second string center on off He’s been working for his father
Reporter-News Sports Writer fense. Most enjoyable game for (at Galbraith Electric) since The
* j Memorial Stadium had best pre-Galbraith was last week in Wich- was 1# years old. He started out
with 11 seconds left sent the Oklahoma boomed Sealy and pare for an invasion Saturday - an ita Falls I like to play against as a floor-sweeper but now, he
Eagles out in front but Mike several lookers-on began to laugh, invasion by the Galbraith family, that single wing you can tell says, "I’m nearly an electrician "
LOPP ‘ I was just trying to think who For all the uncles, aunts and where the ball is going every Gerald’s father. Gene Galbraith,
, was first on our 1957 schedule," cousins of Eagle Gerald Gal-time." he commented thinks the team’s “desire to win"
The Eagles stormed out of the Royal said. “That’s the first team braith will be
championship game gridiron, but in the classroom as
uan anu stageu a tennune cume-n. ' - Texas opens its next season And naturally, his mother and well He has been selected to the cuexms the —ee- ...... ..
back in the final quarter to tie leadat one uSime as much as against the University of Georgia, father and grandmother wouldn't-National Honor Society and has ing is perfect And Chuck Moser
Asked how many tunes Okla- miss the game for the world about a 93 average for the year,
homa beat Texas when he was -
playing for the Sooners. Royal better prepare for some bone-jar- erage in school while participating
said “Twice But they beat us ring tackles by the 160-pound jun-in football, basketball and base-
twice and I never scored a point ior defensive specialist. From his ball,
in any game" - left linebacker position Gerald can "
be a real pain to the enemy use ......... ........ ........
His biggest thrill of the season dent and a class favorite of his a Christian gentleman, civic lead,
came when he intercepted a pass sophomore class.
in the Paschal game, but he also At South Junior he played cen-
Asked what his future plans fondly - recalls a blocked punt ter and linebacker, was an out-
were. Price said, I just don’t against Waco As a sophomore let-standing basketball player (mak-
know yet. I have to wait for fur- terman last year he intercepted ing three all-tournament teams)
ther developments, three passes - and was president of the student
He said Royal "is a fine choice A defensive regular, Gerald council.
25 points for high point honors of Alm 12 3 i2 and will certainly be in unanimous . . _ -
the night. Howeveer, it was centerTotals is 15 11 a agreement throughout all the exes AAL FTLD
Bobby Bernard who sparked the =*" 12 Tel J w and follow ers of the Orange and | M oser I Okes Eagles his sports activ ity. he likes to go
Steers in the final quarter and Bernard 1 J 5 » White • “dove huntin' and rabbit shootin '
ended up with 18 points. - MeEte % 0 3 0 Sealy said that Olle, who will . . | About state championship
Coach Nat Gleatons Eagles M if. r • • § 10 continue his duties as business I e J A M uIPg games, Gerald says: "Just getting
were cold all through the first Totals 20 u n ss manager, was selected because I s10G TOT VV OTKOU TS to play in the championship game
quarter, but their tight zone de-Abhiene 3 quarter 11 17 16 10-54 of his long, faithful and efficient
fense held Graham scoring down Ciha row, missed: cis sta association with the department of
also. 2. McGee: Warlick 3. Lucas 2. Cook 2 intercollegiate athletics"
Warlick, junior guard Randy omens stovau and Vannoy. Sealy said Royal was selected
“because of the success he has
fr^ throw, then dropped in the first half. Lucas’ long field goal Hieking his lips
second with only two seconds left L5 5 P
to play as the Abilene Eagles
chalked up their seventh victory
of the season 54-53, over the Gra-
ham Steers Tuesday night in Ea-10 tie the halftime score at 28-28
gle Gym.-
Graham had dominated the first-dressing foom—i the third quarter we’re going to beat.”
half and staged a terrific come-and quickly racked up a healthy
on hand for the Gerald not only excels on the,is a vital part___of their—success.
gridiron, but in the classroom as “They really amaze me." he said,
concerning the Eagles. “Their tim-
the score at 53-53 with only 45 12 points Bernard the dead-eye
seconds left to play hook shot specialist, kept the
The Eagles have onlv lost one Steers moving as he hit five field
game so far this season - to Fort goals in the final quarter before
Worth Poly in the H SU Tourna- the fatal foul 10 Warlick,
ment. The Eagles hit only 28 per cent
After the Warbirds conquered an of their field goal attempts dur-
inaccuracy problem, Warlick and ing the first period, but creased
senior letterman Ted Lucas led in it to 33 per cent during the sec-
the point rush with 15 and 17, ond. Abilene made 63 per cent of
respectively, its shots from the charity line.
Two lanky giants for the Steers ABILENE (4) Fa Fr Fr TP
provided most of the visitor’s Ward4 7 015
scornig punch Forward Sonny Cook
Gibbs, 6-5 jump-shot artist, scored Amagone
In 1947, Texas won 34-14, and
Oklahoma won the following two
years by identical scores 20-14.
he’s the kind of person you dream
Corpus Christi backs also had Last year he maintained a 96 av- about, but seldom see."
Moser More Than Coach
Both Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith
, .... , were quick to point out that Moser
He s president of the junior class does a lot more for the boys than
at Abilene High, was vice presi- just winning football games. “He's
er and great fellow"
Mr. Galbraith was a 130-pound
quarterback for the Eagles during
the 1928-30 seasons. "1 sat on the
bench when the Eagles won the
state championship in 1928: played
a little in '29: and lettered in ‘30,"
smiled Mr Galbraith
When Gerald finds time out from
please anyone with
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or gift certificate...
Mustangs Fourth
In AP Cage Poll
achieved and his standing within
the coaching profession. We are
convinced that under his dynamic
leadership he will bring to the
university a successful program.
one that will be commensurate
with his academic standing His
background fits him excellently
for the job"
By HIGH FULLERTON JR.
The Associated Press
sible for. the Dons’ great winning
record, handed San Francisco an
Although picking winners is a 83-52 setback
risky business at a time when tour That wasn’t counted because it
Ing college basketball teams are was regarded as an exhibition, but
facing top-flight competition al- it did count when fifth-rated Illi-
most every night, the Kansas Jay-nois whipped the Dons 62 33 on
hawks are a solid first choice in Monday
the second weekly Associated North Carolina, heading North
Press ranking poll of the season this week for games in New York
Kansas drew the first place votes and Boston before the Dixie Clas-
of 68 of the 93 sports writers and sic tournament moved up to third
broadcasters participating in the place in the rankings from sixth
poll That gave the Jayhawks 864 with 12 first place votes and 516
points under the usual scoring sys-points. Southern Methodist and II-
■ tern of 10 for first, nine for second, linois, both unbeaten, advanced to
etc. fourth and fifth in the ratings
Paced by 7-foot sophomore Wilt while once-beaten Kentucky and
Chamberlain. Kansas took two im-Louisville dropped back. Others
pressive decisions from Washing - ranked in the top 10 were West
ton last week, 77-63 and 92-78, to Virginia, St Louis and Kansas
make ft four straight for the sea-State
son The poll is based on results up
through last Saturday, Dec 15
The record winning streak of
THE TOP TEN
the University of San Francisco, : Kansas 68 (4-0)
which finally was broken by Illi 3 son 125%
nois Monday night, lasted just long § fiouhier", Methodist 1 (0)
enough for the Doni to take second t 1 42
place in the ratings with 582 points • West Virginia 4′160)
San Francisco won Its fifth game id. Kansas 1
of the season and its 60th straight
in collegiate competition by beat-
ing Chicago Loyola in the opening"
round of the Chicago Invitation
Tournament last week Then the
US. Olympic squad, sparked by
Bill Russell, the man most respon-
State (4 0)
THE SECOND TEN
.11 Ohio State (3-01
u. Oklahoma A&M (6-1)
13. Duke (4.1)
14. Iowa State 15-01
15 tie Oklahoma City (2-1)
St John’s (4 0)
Alabama (4-1)
... Canisius i '4-1*
19 North Carolina State (4-2)
20 Western Kentucky (3-1) ,,
Dartmouth received one first place vote
but *•• not among top 20
130
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last year was probably the biggest
Cold weather and rain forced the and heard scouting reports of Abi-thrill of my life. This week . well.
Abilene Eagles into Eagle Gym for lene’s game with Wichita Falls Lknowetimhmc hewethe toang et
their workout Tuesday afternoon, during Tuesdays practice session, have to play hard to win."
but Coach Chuck Moser didn't miss calling it quits. “We haven’t even put up our
a thing Moser had the Eagle B team Christmas tree, yet.” said Mrs
Using the msin gymnasium and going through each of the 26 varia- Galbraith, "but we sure would like
the two aider Moser xeni tions of the T formation used by to bang a state championship from
the two girls gyms. Moser sent Ray Coach Bill Stages and showed the branches Saturday.”
the Eagles through an extensive the Warbirds where to play ----------------------------------
dummy defensive workout and against each ,
even got in a little polishing work Moser had the backs working on
on Abilene s offensive plays before defense the first part of the after-
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Royal was an assistant coach
at North Carolina State, Tulsa and
Mississippi State He also coached
the Edmonton club in the profes-
sional Canadian League in 1953
and became head coach of Missis-)
sippi State in 1954
I know it is a big challenge h .. various Ray offensive maneuvers
but n is also a tremendous oppor CORPC S CHRISTI, Dec 18 and wound up the afternoon with
tunity. said Royal I am pleased The Ray Texans preparations for a 20-minute session on handoffs
and flattered that the University Abilene in the playoff game were and pitchouts with the backs
of Texas would select me for the slowed somewhat by rain here Moser said that he hoped to re.
position."___________________Tuesday and the team had to set- turn to F air Park stadium Weanes:
' gymnas day *° go over "live” the things
EAGLE TICKETS * oach Bill Stages said the team he demonstrated in the gymnasium
LIVED wouldn’t be hurt by the lack of workout
SELL WEDNESDAY outdoor practice since no body con-
tact has been scheduled this week Elu Gregory
Tickets go on sale at Eagle Stages admittedly is taking no kmm: Sarprnter
gym Wednesday at 8 am, for chances on any last-minute inju-Rummy Ferres
the state championship game ries to his squad. The only ailing Butan Nasmnis
between Abilene and Corpus player at present is halfback If E. Chuck ColExN srTTicK 10 10.0
Chrsiti Ray to be played 1 Tillman, who suffered a bruised Abilene Throueh n Games opp
Saturday at Memorial Stadium hip in last weeks semifinals game » first Downs
1 in Austin with Baytown. But he is expected for yards Passing
Reserved seat tickets are $24 to be ready for fulltime action Sat i at E Passes Intercepted Me “
and students 50 cents urday. Arthur McCallum also ia.for 35.1 * for 3
Ticket Manager Neal Me* slowed Monday by an injured hip, 2 Fumbles Dost 2
Leskey said that the sale here has recovered INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
in Abilene would have to end Tuesday workouts saw the Tex Thro"kugalnc amen
at noon Friday so that he could ans concentrate on offensive pat-Time Carpenter Carries
terns, running and passing Ray BTSSR R
also scheduled team defense Chuck Colvin
against Abilene play patterns never tiaz *
If the weather clears Wednesday, Eanewesadnew
Stages plans to send his team Dm." "Sly
through pass offense and defen- Harold sievtens
sive drills The Texans concentrat-Freddie Marunes
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Stages said he was pleased Player . Aud
The Texans also watched a film clnn Grezory"" 10
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Austin.
The ticket window in the
gym will be open from 8 a.m
to 5 pm Wednesday and
Thursday and from 8 a.m. to
, 13 noon Friday.
BOOSTERS, BEAMS AND BARBECUE—Ballinger Coach Bill Gosney deft) and
Quarterback Club President Guy White flank guest speaker Sam Baugh of Hardin-
Simmons at the Ballinger football banquet Tuesday night. (Staff Photo by David
Barros) * -. .1
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Reporter-News Sports Writer beginning
BALLINGER, Dec. 18 - The "I’m proudest of the boys who
home-spun wit of Sammy Baugh stay in there fighting till the, last,
enriched by more than 25 years win. lose or draw. Sam said
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greats and ingrates, mingled with es are not the ones who need to
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