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Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
Thursday, Sept. 22,1949
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Ponies Set For Electra
In Third Game Of Season
The Electra Tigers versus the
Sweetwater Mustangs Friday
night at 8 o'clock at Mustang
Bowl.
That's the "word" in Sweet-
water and Electra today as
these two high school football
teams prepare for tomorrow's
non-conference clash.
In downtown Sweetwater to-
day, the talk is not whether or
not who will win, but how many
points the Ponies will beat the
Tigers.
Of course, Coach Pat Gerald
of the Mustangs will not let his
boys be over-confident. That
one thing has lost a great num-
ber of football games in the
past.
Looking at the two teams'
season records, however, makes
Sweetwater a heavy favorite.
Electra lost to Brownwood, 19-0
in the first half; Mineral Wells
surprised practically everyone
by downing the Tigers 15.-0.
The Mustangs weer hard-
Mustangs To Have Weight
Advantage Over Electra
PROBABLE STARTING LINE-UPS
SWEETWATER
ELECTRA
No. Player Wt. Pos. Wt. Player
78 Gamel 168 . . . LE ... 156.. .Thaggard
85 Thompson 240 ... LT ... 178 . . Mahaney
80 Andrews 162 . . . LG ... 148 . . .Hiley . . .
82 Somerville 202 .... C .... 148. . . Givens
76 Reynolds 156 ... RG ... 170 . . . Whisnand
71 McMillan 160 ... RT ... 225...Gee
77 Cross 160 ... RE ... 157...Penn ...
70 Hooper 160 .. QB ... 153...Ray
74 Fraley 145 ... LII . .. 160 . Golden . .
72 Rushing 160 ... RH ... 137. . . Bolinger .
73 Woodard 175 ... FB ... 154. . . Stoneking
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pressed most of the way in beat-
ing Vernon, 14-0. Last week
they lost to Odessa, 20-6. All of
the scores in the Odessa con-
test were made in the first half.
Electra will have seven regu-
lars from last year's squad op-
posing the Mustangs Friday
night. The Ponies have two '48
regulars back.
This is supposed to be Elec-
tra's best year in the Texas
high school football race. They
will be out to beat their confer-
ence rival, Wichita Falls in the
District 2-AA chase.
The Tigers are one of the few
teams in Texas not using the T
formation. Electra plays from a
box right or left. Two of the
backfield men play side by side
directly behind the ball.
The Tiger defense is also an
odd formation not used by many
schools. Three boys play on the
line, backed by an array of line-
backers.
Coach Glen (Red) Beard, Jun-
ior High School mentor, scout-
ed the Electra team at the
Brownwood conflict.
He believes the Tigers have a
strong club and will be a tough
opponent later in the season.
This "later in the season" could
well be Friday night.
The Electra line-up — Joe
Thaggard, le'ft end; Curtis Ma-
haney, left tackle; J. W. Hilley,
left guard; Monty Givens, cen-
ter; Seburn Whisnand, right
guard; Floyd Gee, right tackle;
Bob Penn, right end; Euger.e
Golden, left halfback; Bobby
Stoneking, fullback; Don Ray,
quarterback; and Clinton Bolin-
ger, right halfback.
The Mustang line-up is ex-
pected to be the same that play-
ed at Odessa. Subs who will see
plenty of action include Robert
Hinshaw, Joe Baulch, Morris
Haggerton. George Stephens ar.d
LeRoy Thompson.
The Big Five, only remaining members of the 1941 Chicago
Bears' Super Championship aggregation, back seeking another
title. Left to right; George McAfee, halfback; Hay Bray, guard;
Sid Luckman, quarterback; Bulldog Turner, center, and Ken Kav-
anaugh, end. Luckman and Turner have been members of four
world championship teams (1940-41-43 and '46), while McAfee,
Bray and Kavanaugh played with the 1940-41 and '46 champs, be-
ing in service in 1943.
"Fat Boy" LaMotta Fights
Marcel Cerdan Wed.
Divide, Highland
Play Al Pony Bowl
On Saturday Night
Two "small-time" high schools
with big style football teams will
clash at Mustang Bowl in Sweet-
water Saturday night.
The Divide Trojans will tackle
the Highland boys at 8 p. m. Sat-
urday in a display of power be-
tween the rival high schools.
The two teams played a score-
less tie here last year.
Last Friday afternoon the Di-
vide team ran over Blackwell, 42
to 7. The top-sided victory puts
Divide in the favorite's role
against Highland.
R. R. Petty is the Divide coach,
while J. Ho 11 is Lloyd Coaches the 1
Highland team.
Divide
Jimmie McDonald, left end.
155; Mack Lee, left tackle, 165;
Joel Allen, left guard, 130; Ray-
mond Modrall, center, 150;
Charles Bledsoe, right guard,
150: Bill McDonald, right tackle,
170: Deward Lewis, right end,
160; Johnny Bledsoe, right half-
back, 160: Oran Egger, left half-
back. 140: Donald Tyrone, full-
back, 170 and Morris Hartgraves
(captain), quarterback, 145.
Divide subs are Lewis Whit-
mire, tackle; Johnny Ussery.
backfield; Wayne Lister, end;
Glenn Bennett, tackle; and Cal-
vin Davis, end.
Highland
Jimmy Calvert, left end, 160;
Billy Campbell, left tackle, 135;
James Quinney, left guard, 148;
Norman Bain, center, 146; .Jesse
Whitmire, right guard, 145;
Manuel Reyes, right tackle, 134;
Glen Lynn, right end, 148; Don
Wilks, quarterback, 130; Wayne
Blair, left halfback 124; Clayton
Brown, right halfback 141; and
Donald Kelly, fullback, 167.
Highland subs: Marian Smyrls,
110; George Thomas, 125; Gene
Stewart, 120; and Bill Brasel, 150.
By OSCAR FRALEY
UP Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UP) —
Weight difficulties which have
plagued him throughout his
boxing career had Middleweight
Champion, Jake LaMotta cast-
ing covetous glances today at
the light, heavyweight title—and
a possible future heavyweight
championship fight with Ezzard
Charles.
Preparing for his crown de-
fense against Frenchman Mar-
cel Cerdan at the Polo Grounds
next Wednesday night, LaMotta
again was having difficulty
making the 160-pour.d limit. He
refused to disclose his avoirdu-
pois but reportedly still had five
pounds to shave off.
At 28, the squat, flat-nosed
Bronx bull is finding it increas-
ingly difficult to pare down. He
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DON KINDT
One of the fastest and most
elusive big backs in pro football,
Kindt appears headed for his
greatest season with the Chicago
Bears. The former Wisconsin
star is operating at fullback
again.
ATTENTION!
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DARNELL'S
Sporting Goods
AND APPLIANCES
Ralph Kiner Gets
Nearer Babe Ruth
Home Run Record
22—
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept
(UP)—Ralph Kiner must hit a
homer per game to beat Babe
Ruth's record of 60 for a single
season, but he seems an odds-on
bet to erase Hack Wilson's Na-
tional League record of 56.
Kiner, the cloutin' Pirate, ham-
mered his 51st and 52nd circuit
drives last night although Pitts-
burgh lost a 9 to 7 decision to
the Boston Braves. That better-
ed his previous yfcar, 1947, when
he hit 51.
Now he needs only four home
runs to tie Wilson, six to tie the
right-handed hitters" record of
58 held by Jimmy Fox and Hank
Oreenberg, and eight to tie
Ruth's record.
Kiner has nine games left to
play. In September he has hit
14 homers in 2(1 games. At that
pace he will hit six more before
the season ends.
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Lew Loses
WORCESTER, Mass. (UP) —
Don Williams, 144 'A, Worcester,
outpointed Lew Jenkins, 149%,
Sweetwater, Tex., (10).
could go inside the ropes at a
fit 170.
"I'd like a crack at Freddie
Mills for the light heavyweight
title." he said as he finished his
66th round of boxing in prepara-
tion for Cerdan—and still was
five or six pounds over the lim-
it.
"Then, maybe, there'd be a
chance for a shot at Charles."
An iron man of the ring, the
bull has been working furious-
ly to take off poundage. And he
has vented much of his spleen
on his sparmates. Buddy Moore,
a 215-pound heavyweight, went
one round against Jake in the
training gym and had enough.
Jimmy Taylor, another target,
was sent crashing through the
ropes.
It is an old story to the flat-
j faced human tank with the Gi-
braltar jaw. Jake has faced a
weight problem all his life.
That's what turned him to box-
ing in the first place.
He was a pudgy, 19-year-old
grocery clerk, only five feet,
eight inches but weighing 190
pounds, when a customer order-
) ed him:
"Hey, fat boy, pick me out a
I peck of potatoes."
Nobody ever accused Jake of
being overly sensitive. But that
crack got: under his hide. So
the next day LaMotta went to
a neighborhood gymnasium and
started boxing to reduce. It
wasn't long before he was fight-
ing in the amateurs and, after
he won 20, the Bronx Italian
with the large family decided
to turn professional.
Jarring Jake hammered out
a minor fortune with his fists
as the years marched along but
never could he get a crack at
the middleweight crown. Most
| of the men in his division fear-
ed the husky Italian and Jake
was forced to fight welters or
lightheavies. It was a condition
which caused him to be known
as "the best middleweight in the
welterweight division."
Then, suddenly, he was the
lone American hope against Cer-
dan. Rocky Graziano was in ex-
ile for failure to report a bribery
attempt. Tony Zale had hung
them up. So Jake finally got
his shot—and won the title in
June with a technical knockout
in the 10th round.
It almost came too late, that
chance. For Jake had quite a
struggle making the weight
even then. Now it is just that
much tougher. Therefore he is
peering toward the heavier di-
visons.
Jake has tangled with light
heavies before. Billy Fox knock-
ed him out, but it was a scanda-
lous performance with LaMotta
fighting despite a training in-
jury. And Cleveland fight fans
still remember the night Jake
had Light Heavyweight Jimmy
Reeves out cold at the bell--and
lost the decision. It. caused a
minor riot wheh they stopped by
playing the national anthem.
Thereafter, Jake was billed in
Cleveland as the "Star Spangled
i Banger."
The "fat boy" has come a long
way. Now he is determined to
j go even farther.
SPORT A
purts
By Bud Woreham
PICKING THI'l WINNERS
If you gambled on this col-
umn's predictions last week,
then you lost money. Because
of the 10 "winners" we select-
ed, only four of them came
through with victories.
However, you may rest as-
sured that your money will be
returned by glancing over this
week's predictions.
So here are this week's top 10
winners in the Texas High
School football race—.
Amarillo over Abilene. The
Sandies are gunning for the
state title on a brand new play-
ing field.
Breckenridge over Wichita
Falls. Breckenridge is tougher
than most people realize; they
tied Abilene and smothered
Fort Worth Paschal.
Fort Worth Arlington Heights
over Odessa. Expecting upset
victory here.
Denison over Texarkana. Den-
ison beat San Angelo, then lost
to Wichita Falls: they'll be mail
enough to win this one.
El Paso High over Pnmpa.
Another upset.
Fort Worth Paschal over
Highland Park. Ditto.
Lamesa over Plainview. The
Tornadoes have a strong team
this year.
Midland over El Paso Austin.
It's time Midland started win-
ning.
Vernon over Sherman. The
Lions should start rolling now.
Sweetwater over Electra. It
may prove tougher than it seetris.
* * *
SATURDAY'S GAME
Divide and Highland football
clubs will play at Mustang Bowl
Saturday night.
Game time is at 8 o'clock.
Sweetwater sports fans should
make a big turn-out for this
game and back these two teams.
The boys are good football play-
ers and this promises to be an
interesting contest.
Last year these two clubs bat-
tled to a scoreless tie. Only a
handful of people attended the
game.
Yankees Blew 7-Run
Lead, Lose 10-9 To
Chicago White Sox
Cardinals And Dodgers
Will Fight To Finish
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 22 (UP) —
Time, the odds and the pace-set-
ting St. Louis Cardinals were
stacked solidly against the Brook-
lyn Dodgers today as the teams
entered the third and final game
of the crucial series tonight with
the National League pennant
still waving in the balance.
St. Louis' 1 to 0 triumph in
yesterday's day game and Brook-
lyn's 5 to 0 conquest in the night
tilt still left the Cardinals in a
commanding position, a game-
and-a-half on top.
George (Red) Munger, forti-
fied with three days rest., was
Manager Eddie Dyer's choice to
pitch for tonight's "rubber" tilt
for St. Louis. Brooklyn boss
Burt Shotton, playing it cagey,
refused to say definitely whether
Ralph Branca or Lefty Joe flat-
ten would oppose the Redbirds.
"It'll be either Branca or flat-
ten," Shotton admitted, "but I
won't say which because I don't
want to worry them."
Branca, who last pitched and
won on Sept. 18, said he was
ready and flatten, suffering from
an Infected ear, warmed up last
night and reported he "felt fine."
Branca has won 13 and lost five
this season, flatten has won 11
and lost eight.
Munger has won 15 and lost
six.
Local odds-makers took a dim
view of Brooklyn's chances and
quoted the Cardinals 7 to 5 fav-
orites. St. Louis remained a 6%
to 5 choice to win the National
League championship.
With only seven games remain-
ing to catch the Cardinals, Brook-
lyn was heartened by the work of
its pitching staff, a crew that has
yielded but one run in the last
four games. The Dodger hurl-
ing, best in baseball at the mo-
ment, was the standout feature
of yesterday's games.
Preacher Roe, a loose-limbed
Arkansan of easy grace, hurled
an eye-opener two-hitter for his
14th victory last night. His
team-mates clinched the contest
with a five-run explosion in the
fourth inning that touted South-
paw Harry (The Cat) Brecheen.
The day game, a thriller front
start to finish, was a pitchers'
battle between Max Lanier, who
gained liis fifth win, and huge
Don Newcombe. It was decided
in the ninth when Slaughter
dropped a double near the left
field foul line that Olmo played
poorly.
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KEN KAVANAUGH
Second highest scorer in Bears'
history, Kavanaugh is out to bet-
ter Jack Manders' great mark.
The lanky pass receiving end has
scored a total of 241 points in the
National Football League.
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PRESTON WARIt STARS
FORT WORTH. Tex., Sept. 22
(UP) — Preston Ward slammed
two home runs, a double and a
single last night as the Fort
Worth Cats opened the Texas
League's final playoff series with
a smashing 11-6 victory over Tul-
sa.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, (UP)
Not in 24 years as a manager
did Casey Stengel ever have a
club blow a seven fun lead, and
he swore today that'" his Yan
kees would be "mad enough to
win our next two games and
then let the Red Sox try to
catch us."
Stengel was bristling a little
himself as he talked about yes-
terday's 10 to 9 nightmare de-
feat to the Chicago White Sox
which occurred while Boston
was winning an uphill 9 to 6 de-
cision from Cleveland that cut
the Yankee lead to two full
games.
The Yankees lost in the ninth
when pinch-hitter Gus Zernial
blasted a three run homer off
ace reliever Joe Page, who was
beaten for the first time since
Aug. 21 against the Athletics.
In addition to Zernial's hom-
er, rookie Rocco Krsnich also
hit a two-run round tripper that
Casey loudly protested was
foul. Stengel said "there just
wasn't any doubt about it but
it was a judgment play and the
way we acted later on in the
game we deserved to lose any-
way."
The Red Sox won their sec-
ond in a row from the tough In-
dians, 9 to 6 as Ted Williams
broke a seventh inning tie with
his 4.1st homer. Ellis Kinder,
entering the game in a relief
role, was credited with his 22nd
victory. Steve Gromek, the hurl-
er Cleveland owner Bill Veeck
predicted would win more than
30 games, was tagged for the
Williams homer in his sixth loss
against just four victories.
Dukes Win Pennant,
Down Sox 5 To 2
AMARILLO, Tex., Sept. 22 —
(UP) — Frank Shone hung a
three-hitter on the Amarillo Hold
Sox last night to clinch the West
Texas-New Mexico champion-
ship playoff series for the Albu-
querque Dukes.
The Dukes won the game, 5-2,
and the series, 4-1, to prove their
superiority in the league, where
they finished comfortably in first
place in regular season play.
The line score:
Albuquerque 010 003 010—5 9 2
Amarillo .. 010 000 010—2 3 I
Shone and Mulcahy; Faust and
Clawitter.
Bill Gann's Team Wins
By United Press
Corpus Christi won the open-
ing game last night of the Rio
Grande Valley League playoff
with an 8 to 5 triumph over
Brownsville. The teams meet
again tonight at Corpus Christi.
assuming the storm approaching
that area from the Gulf doesn't
interfere.
Broncs Beat Indians
BIG SPRING, Tex., Sept. 22—
(UP) — The Big Spring Broncs
slammed the Midland Indians,
6-1, last night in the opening
game of the Longhorn league's
final playoff series.
The second game will be play-
ght.
W l-;i NHSDAY'S RESI" 1 /I S
Texas League Final I'layoff:
Fort Worth 11, Tulsa 6 (Fort
I Worth leads best of seven ser- j
| ies, 1 -0).
West Texas-New Mexico
Final I'layoff:
Albuquerque 5, Amarillo JW
(Albuquerque wins series, 4-,{. j
Longhorn League
Final I'layoof:
Big Spring 6, Midland 1 (Big
■Spring leads best of seven series, i
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National League
St. Louis 1-0, Brooklyn 0-5.
Philadelphia 3-6, Chicago 1-9. '
Boston .9, Pittsburgh 7.
Cincinnati 5-2, New York 4-5. j
American League
Chicago 10, New York 9.
Washington 7. St. Louis 0.
Detroit 1, Philadelphia 1.
Boston 9, Cleveland 6.
Kin L'raiide Valley League
Final Playoff
Corpus Christi 8, Brownsville
5 (Corpus Christi leads series,
1-0).
TODAY'S SCHEIH'LK
Texas League
Tulsa at Fort Worth.
Longliorii League
Midland at Big Spring.
Rio Grande Valley League
Brownsville at Corpus Christi. I
Americaii League
New York at. Washington j
(night).
(Only game scheduled).
National League
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati (2). |
Boston at Pittsburgh (night).
Brooklyn at St. Louis (night). |
AUTO RACES SUNDAY
SAN ANGELO—A 100-mile
big car auto race will be held
here Sunday, Sept. 25 at the
Fairgrounds track. Only the IS
fastest cars from entries made
from all parts of the southwest
will be permitted to start. Gates
open at 9 a. m. and trials at
10 a. m. The 100-mile classic
starts at 3 p. m. There will also
j be motorcycle races.
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YESTERDAY'S STAR
Gus Zernial, whose three-run
pinch-hit homer in the ninth beat |
the Yankees, 10 to 9, and cut
their lead against the Red Sox
to two games.
CHAPIN NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UP)
Selden Chapin, veteran foreign
service career officer, and former
minister to Hungary, was nom-
inated by President Truman to
be ambassador to the Nether-
lands. He succeeds Herman B.
Barueh, who resigned recently.
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