The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 221, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 14, 1952 Page: 4 of 16
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Load Grfdsters Are Excited Over High
Interest Home Town Fans Are Showing
By BOd McHiC.H
The Lutcher senooi Tigers, anxiously marking
off day's on their calendar. are looking forward to their open-
ing game of the season Friday at Corpus Christi with open
aims And npw that there are just five days, left to go. the
Tigers are geAing aS Be^VOds as kittens, but since local fans
showed such high .interest in ~ - : '-~—r
ju .Tiger team bv raising lhe p}s?t'rs are."un 5craPP,r^ «
team, u Id!M“s autfortherr first sought posi-
:nearly f 1,800 to send the
Guards and Lancers to Cor-
pus and chartering a train so
if fa cap go to toe same, the ltg-
■ ii. r»\e taker, a one-sided view
v! the game.
A.kI the one ■ sided view it
that Ltey’U win the came. Tfle
l»w>» <-a> tney won t Uhe a lick-
tiif . . . aiu. that * Huai.
As the fellows put in “If the
people around Orange pi.cned
in vnl that moMj to senu the
Oum and Lancers to Corpus,
arm u Lie.v mice that long trip
just to w aten us play, we re not
finite to disappoint them . . .
were gonna win. They tl see a
beaten CiUb alright, but it'll be
Hull Corpus team.” »
Ine i , s t j coaching naif of
Chocs LAi-aii, i a. uoouer. Rc..
ha-.* wav a.m G.ant .tia^sey ana
the 1 -tier team afcep.y ap-
ptmates wttat iixai sa.-.s art oo-
. mg l.. *'ara *i\mg .ncm support.
as Hei.u CiKJCn Dean put it‘!
"This mu ipa,:e oy me tiuzens
j,';.ve Lae players a btg boost in
jnora.c l! tne pacers dtan , snow
they were supported so wnote-
feartediy they k..ow it now Tne
boy* are high in spirit and eager
to :»k« on ti.e ..uacr team. w.,4*n
is boasting a pretty ra;ty ciub this
season."
And no true. woiuS were ever
rp.ikea, lor Milker' rs leady and
anxious to get their opening game
pf Lae season against Change un-
derway.
This first meeting of the Orange
and Miller will bring together
two teams with similar back-
grounds. Both have always been
sersous threats in their particular
conference circles, but they nearly
always close out the seanon in
second or third place.
Some of the starting position
answer*, how ever, are begin -
........nh>« to appear on the Tiger foot-
ball force*, hut Dean si ill pro-
claim# that no spot has been j
pinned down by any player.
All the players have beer, work-
ing hard to gam a No. 1 spot and
a e putting out all their efforts
to "y and beat out their team-
mate opponent.
frr iratLar.ee. the matter of just
what Dean a 'going to do with
five pretty' good halfbacks when
game Late tack* arotrod ta a pret-
> ty good Question. Who to start.
Ronnie Lagan, Billy Tiger, Joe
' Kelly, Bobby <Lij Mo/ Bowman
or'Max Jcnes That 's the question.
tor all are looking ^ooc.
Ant it's the same way all down
the line.
Bean ftas made two position
charger and he Think* they will
bring him a Sot more power on
the line or both defc"se and of-
fense. James Talley, 190-pour. ler.
w»s shifted from end to tackle,
and Barney Trmdway, a going
’boss at either offense or defenv-
was switched fiorr left to right
end
Oi t side of those two moves.
_ , _----------. L—----:— ■ lmu
ard to Corpus Christi Game
Tiger 8 Team to Open Another Week
Of Wild Scrimage Sessions Monday
With conditioning exercises are high m spirit and are willing more, 143; Bob Moore, junior.
‘uons.
.Actually, the picture is net
M »'«,» m •t's'CAia a* al* »4 g
uuc «ae s««j a
ir.vt utoimwr Oi Hi utkic* to me
hwaew uut toeiui e lue 1 i*en
(iriiH>e me onCusne ttitrS
w .11 lit ClKktaw W.wil£ MlHMlup.
liuSU^Ull UiC amtilllll Ol piatl
.lev, a.uUbii. uu iitui me lua*
•••* Up pimj Wen ai mi <U(Km
Ot vi.fc gexTTlL.
t oe i«» oi the leain i$, uyrrt.ft*
mou& ,iS e'i«vuu, tit ere m*
,uuuutii iw oc uiiSWviUa wuuut
me uueuaity mm umeasivc *m>
. *jiiS at ai. iKiliuOuS. oa, iai. luei v
...** utii Ui.it tx.tnte uetween tin.
a iulliate; .u. emu (Kaiuau. but
must v»n m ei.otV lo im-
prove men o.-otWuiK ana taatiW*.
Witn tour an vs ot training «*.
oefvre. luc p.uuge into tne gru.
-luccuie. me i.*e.s a.e expeutu
,.o ta:e pretty well in irteir ope.,
lag game.
Ot coarse, there are drawback,
to an openers. t r.e boys get jh
•ery, tney go b.ank tcmpoiaruj
ana t. rgvt.uiur plays ana a ounc
ot butt-c.-tlies do craay things l.
tncir stnroacns. A lot of correc
uoos are nwae af.er tne game, bu.
r.-itn eveiy ait piayeq. tne lean,
will periorm in more polishes
f • rm.
The Tigers will be depending
cn their 16 returning lettermen.
hut even more so. they'll be de-
pending on their newcomers to
pave the road to a successful
year.
As an example of the scrappin, f
that's going pn for the vanou 1
posit ions .Tiere's a rundown on the
pigyers trying out for varicu.
spot*:
Guard and tackle positions — , ,
Jerry Peveto. Jesse Thompktns . HULK FINGEEED — Barnay
Bruce Simm.ns. Hogan Wharton j headway (above) stretches for a
frank Ward and Eugene Nance. ^ tossed his way during a prac-
Center, gua.a or tackle hopefuls f* round «** T?er dr,iU ,4rid; I
-George Pee. / ana Garry Mar | a »«"»«»<* «* is
tat. r“ ‘
Cer.ter
and lessons in football funda-
mentals highlighting the
^practice slate. Coach Grant
Massey and the Orange Ben-
gal Tiger "B” squad candidates
will open another week of wild
and furious scrimmage session*
Monday afternoon.
Fundamentals Streamed
Massey has stressed basic fun
to wot*, tie u seemingly p.easeu
with the progress they nave made
so far, but reports there is still
plenty oi work to get out of the
way befoie tne Cubs play theii
opening game of the season, Sept.
Z7, against i-ort Neches.
iWasscy reported that no first
string oertns nave been cnncuei
! so .ar and many ot me player*
________ wilt prouao.y be snilted from o..c
damentam in blocking and tack- position to tmclner beto.e tne nrs.
ting during the past two weeks.of j squad.is settled.
piactice rounds.------~
Since a large majority of the
B’ers have only had a minimum
of experience, and some none at
all, it has been necessary for Mas-
isey to start from scratch, in his
r aining program.
loo; Huey Simon, sopnomore, 155-
mike Crutchtield, junior, 145;
Courtney Benoit, junior, 140;
Thomas Hughes, sophomore. 145;
James Hiil, sophomore. 155, and
Don Duhon, sophomore, 135.
Centers—Chester 'James, junior,
150; and Milton Biggs, sophomqrc,
180
Seasofl schedule is as follows;
(All games will be played on
Saturday, except the game on
Oct. 2. It will be played on
time for each
The Cubs nave a long string of j Thursday. Game
backtie.d nopeuus, same oi wme. will be 1 p. m)
wui proogb.y oe smiled to lint aV^Port Neches, there.
2—South Park, here.
About 10 of Massey's lads play-
ed on last year’s “B” s q u a ,d,
though most of them are just out
of Carr junior high school.
The Cubs’ passing.defense looks
particularly good, but they a.e
still weak on ground defense.
Their biggest offensive problem is
in timing, but Massey skid more
emphasis will be placed on run-
positrons. him are, particularly
scarce on the squad.
Cub Candidates
Candidates, by posmons with j
their weignt and classification in j
school, are as iodows;
Backs — Wilton White, sopho- ;
mere, isO; Jonn zanders, jua.or, j
i»u, Joe ben v au«nu, junior, ug. I
Cnaries i-iatt, ju.nor, loa; oohn- I Nov. 15—Port
ay Cox, rpiiomore, 150; tuurray I high, here.
oanloro, junior, 1*>0; Lance Mou-
ey».uU, sopnomoie. 100; non Skid-
j more, junior, 165; Glenn Porter.
Oct.
Oct. 11—Port Neches, here.
Oct. 18 — Pqrt Arthur junior
high, here.
Oct. 25—Gaivefeton, here.
Journey to Baytown
Nov. 1—Baytown, there.
Nov. 8—Pasadena, here,
Arthur junior
i . real scrapper and is expected to
ee both defensive and offensive
ano guard J. B. Me- lK)n during me oncoming grid
Crory
Guards—W C Fuller.
G-aze and Claude HumbiC'.
Tackle—J-.nes Talley.
Ena and tackle—Bobby Owens
Ends—B*mey Treadway. Bit-
ry Anger. Louis Nance. Joe BU
Bob on. Nick Jones and Don
Peace.
Quarterback*—Freeman DeLane.
James Stringer and Marion Phil-
lies.
1-eft halfback — Ronnie Logan,
Billy Tiger and Joe Kelly.
Right halfback — Bobby Bow-
nan. James Harwell and Max
Jones.
Phi ! I b a c k s — Jimmy Bland.
Charlie PT'hps, Bud Jones and
Edgar Miller.
.ampaign. T r ago way. a junior mis
Travts j „.ear, lettered at end during h>
sophomore year in Stark high and
for three years at Carr junior
nigh. Barney aug ditcher tyring
aie summer to keep himself in
tr*m. He is the son of Mr. a id
Mrs. Glenn Treadway, Route 3.
(Staff Photo by Ralph Ramos.)
Wallace Dragons Have
Rough Grid Slate Ahead
A glance uown the Emma; jittery about a couple of new
H. Vvanace high senool toot- t®ams that have been placed in
call sc-neauie teveais tnai the ’ne t*™ dlstrjt-1' He“id h« club
O.agois have o routf road
Sneau of tnem, but tne MW s j struggle all the way to come out
Qualifying For City
GoK Tourney Set
wiae variety of jigsaw pwae.e
plays is expected to tnrow taetr
oppenenis tnto a dither and gl-
on tdp. ->v - * ■
All’ iHe ftragon*' home games
will be piayed on Saturday, start
low the Dragons to snatch up tneir al 7;45 m at Tigcr
sever.tn stiaight District 8-AA j
cnamplonship.
i Qualifying rounds for the first
s urnuai city matth-piay golf tour-
f nament 'Will get underway Kon-
j ruy at Sunset Grove country dub
______ | course, Haipii and Ivai. Sicks,
TEXAS LFAGl’E PLAY-OFFS , Sunset Groves pros, reported.
Dallas ’ 15b 210 200— It 1# 0, Qualifying will continue through
Ok’a City 200 000 001— 3 8 61 Sunday, Sept. 21, and last through
Hoskins and AvlwaH; Ger- •'Sunday, Oct. 12.
hea»’ser, Zidich (4) and Baich.
(bach W. R. Smith and the
Dragons will plunge Into their
final week of pre-season pract-
ice Kioiiua), getting prepared
for their opening game of the
1952 season against Lincoln
high of Port Arthur next Sat-
uruay night.
That maten will be piayed in! here.
iJort AjtnuL statting at ^A5 pvm. Oct, jg—George
(Baytown), there.
The Dragons' season slate is as
! fo 'ows:
i Sept. 20—Lincoln (Port Arth-
! ur), there.
Sept. 27—Waldo-Matthew (Sil-
j sbee), here. '
Oct. 4— Charlton Pollard
(Beaumont), here.
Oct. 11—Hebert (Beaumont),
ning plays during the n*xt ‘w 17unior/,(0;‘j^iy j^ies, so'pno-
airistaira: tsjs: sr*-9 “to:
081 ' junior, 155; Bruce Kanoy. junior
High In -Spirit l-»0; Dick North, junior, 150; Ver-
non James, sophomore, 150; Leon-
ard LeBeoui, sophomore, 130, and
rtaland Mayes, sophomore, 140.
Ends *— Steve McHugh, junior,
140; Wayne Granger, sophomore,
155; Oscar, Dancy, sophorpore. 160; j
and Kenneth Ballard, junior, 165..!
Tackles—Joe Hargrave, sopho- j
more. 190; Bill Riley, sophomore, j
i 160- Martin Sullivan, junior, 190' j
Sabine Junior Rifle club officers Jimmy Wood, junior, 175; Bill I
for the oncoming year will be; Cagle, junior, 155; Gerald Ayo. j
elected at the first club meeting; sophomore, 180; Joe Hill, sopho-I
of the year today at 2 p. m. at the; more. 175; Joe Bill Smith, junior,!
DERA rifle range, M. C. <Tu'obv) ”70. and Jack Wilson, sophomore,. <
Nelson, chief instructor, has an-1 190.
Nov. 22—Beaumont, there.
All the home games will
played at Tiger stadium.
Massey reported that his players
Junior Rifle Club
Officer Election
Is Set for Today
nounced.
Following the election. Nelson j
said, the members will hold a
round of target practice.
All boys and girls, from 10 to i
17, who are interested in joining
the club are invited to attend to-
day’s gathering.
Nelson requested that ail old;
members try to bring at least ope
new member to the meeting
Nelson also invited parents to j
be guests .of the club and sit in on
the rifle lessons.
In addition to practicing, the
tftembers are given lessons on how
to handle a rifle, how to clean a
gun and safety rules.
Guard Hopefuls
Guards—Charles Glaze, sopho-
Hear Joseph Gotten tonight in the
radio ngemi^re of “The Wisteria
Troon, co-starring Helen Hayes.
This hit play start* the eighth
season of Theatre Guild on the Air
— the U. S. Steel Hoiir. Listen
tonight and every Sunday night,
ovcl' KOGT. 7:30 p. m.
King-sized TV
for humble budgets
Coach Smith, runing his brag-
| There will be 16 golfers to each j ons tnropgh a wi-e assortment of
| flight, and after the tourney gets j razzle-dazzle plays off six dif-
I started, two matches will be play- j ferent formations, will continue to
\ ed weekly by each advancing con- | piay the role of “Mr. Fox” dur-
i ender. mg the oncoming campaign.
Only Orange residents and club | Many times during the past six
| members are eligible to enter j years, Smith and the Dragons
In qualifying, each golfer nu;:-* j have; gone into a game rated un-
hoot 18 holes. j derdogS, with every advantage
, —---——- | leaning toward their foesf but the
Stra*~ahan, Ward To : Dragons have come out on the
I long end of the scoreboard most
Play For Golf Crown
CHICAGO (AP)—Frank Stran-
ahan and Harvie Ward swept
hrpugh the Western Amateur
folf semi-finals Saturday to set
tp a championship feud prolonged
tnee last June when the two
iva’s tangled at Prestwick, Scot-
land.
The 25-year-old Ward, at that
time, trounced Frank 6 and 5, in
'■e finals of the British amateur.
Tie Toledo star has been seeking
-everige in a major meeting ever
since.
oi the time.
While collecting many of those
unexpected victories, the Drag-
ons flatly outwitted their op-
ponents with tricky playi, in-
stead of using brute force to
crack the middle of the line.
The Dragons are, highly favored
to win another district football
title, but Coach Smith is 4 little
W. Carver
Oct. 25—J. H, Rowe (Jasper),
there. -* •
Nov. 1—George W. Carver
^Houston), here.
Nov. 8—Booker T. Washington
(Conroe), there.
Nov. 15—LaMargue, here.
Nov. 22—E. J. Campbell (Nac-
ogdoches), here.
District opponents are Baytown
Jasper, Houston, Conroe and La-
Marque.
SWC Grid Season
Opens Saturday
By The Associated Preaa
Another Southwest conference
football campaign with its glitter-
ing Saturday afternoons end its
jarring upsets opens next Satur-
day.
This, the thirty-eighth race in
the history of the storied circuit,
is as wide-open as a barn door
when the horses are out to graze.
Five teams are in the favorite
class, either one of which could
win the championship without an
eyebrow being lifted.
Three of those five — Texas j
Christian, Arkansas and Texas—
are among those opening the race
this week. The other two. South-
ern Methodist and Rice, wait an-
other week.
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