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State High
Tournament
February 28, 29
RATTLER
SPORTS
State High
Tournament
February 28, 29
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THE RATTLER
February 20, 1936
SECOND ANNUAL CAGE TOURNAMENT BEGINS FEBRUARY 28
St. Mary's Sponsors
Texas Catholic High
School Cage Tourney
Spring Grid Training
Commences March 9
For St. Mary's Team
Faculty Athletic Board
Announces Four
Trophies
Champions and All-Stars
Acquire Individual
Awards
Sponsored by St. Mary’s univers-
ity, the second annual Texas Cath-
olic high school basketball tourna-
ment will begin Friday, February
28, at 7 p. m.
In a recent announcement made
by Bro. Leo J. Banck, chairman of
the athletic board at St. Mary’s
university and director of the
Texas tournament, it was stated
that four trophies will be awarded
during the tourney.
Trophies are to be awarded the
champions, the runners-up, the
winners of the consolation tourna-
ment, and the team displaying the
highest degree of sportsmanship.
Individual Awards
Besides the trophies, individual
medals will be given the members
of the championship quintet. In-
dividual medals will also go to the
members of an all-star squad of
ten men.
Individual awards will be given
the coach and the nine players of
the championship aggregation. An
all-star squad consisting of 10 men,
will also receive individual awards.
This all-star squad will be se-
lected by a committe of coaches
and newspapermen. The indivi-
dual awards will be keys with a
raised M in blue enamel, bordered
with gold enamel.
Mike Williamson, physical edu-
cation director of Ralph Waldo
Emerson school, and Nemo Her-
rera, coach of the Sidney Lanier
team, were announced by Bro.
Banck as the officials for the tour-
nament.
Jeams Participating
The seven teams that have ac-
cepted the invitation to participate
and that will definitely begin tho
tournament are: Central Catholic
high school and St. Henry’s aca-
demy, both of San Antonio, Cen-
tral high of Dallas, St. Joseph’s of
Victoria, Kirwin of Galveston,
Cathedral of El Paso, and St.
Xavier’s of Denison.
The six teams that have declared
their inability to enter the contest
are: St. Joseph’s of Abilene,
champions of last year’s tourna-
ment, St. Joseph’s of Brownsville,
St. Thomas of Houston, Corpus
Christi college-academy, Laneri
high of Fort Worth, and St. Ma-
ry’s high of Port Arthur.
The tournament committee is
still waiting to hear from St. An-
thony’s of Beaumont.
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Rattler Cagers Meet
Alumni February 23
February 23, at 3 p. m. in the
Central gym the St. Mary’s Rat-
tlers will tangle with the former
cage representatives of the Uni-
versity in a special contest.
The Alumni will be represented
by such old timers as: Dick Harn,
Joe Obriotti, Joe Christy, Earle
English, Dutch Daehne, Eddie
Keller, Humbert Musa, and Gene
Seng, who will try to show the
youngsters how to do it.
The Rattlers will use Andy
Obriotti, Frank Catalani, Guy
El Paso Cagers
Loom as Threat
Dallas and Denison Quintets
Boast Impressive
Records
With 13 games won and 2 lost,
Cathedral high school of El Paso,
last entrant in the Texas Catholic
tournament, has one of the most
remarkable records of any of the
seven contestants.
Cathedral cagers have scored
676 points to their opponents’ 3 59
and ran up a high score of 81 to
3 5 when they played their alumni.
Besides the alumni they have bea-
ten Hatch high school, Ysleta high
school, Anthony high school, Fa-
bens high school, St. Michael’s high
school, El Paso high school, and
Austin high school; they’ve lost
only to El Paso and Bowie high
schools of El Paso.
Teams Submit Rosters
Robert J. Carson is coach of the
team which consists of the fol-
lowing: Vincent B. Andreas, Os-
car H. Chavez, Justino De La
Rosa, George C. Edgerton, Bill H.
Fryer, John F. Grady, Salvador S.
Mora, and Salvador Rodriguez.
St. Joseph’s Central high of
Dallas is also a strong contender
for thie Texas Catholic crown
with a squad, coached by the Rev.
Thomas S. Zachry, composed of:
Waitus Wilson, Paul Brownfield,
Claude Brisendine, Walter Bell,
Tom Maber, George Freyer, Frank
Rasor, George Runnels, and John
Carrico.
Other Contenders
St. Xavier’s warriors of Denison
are coached by Pat Riley and their
roster as submitted to Bro. Leo J.
Banck, tournament chairman at St.
Mary’s university, sponsor of the
event, is as follows: Raphael Lopez,
captain; Harry Baskin, co-cap-
tain; Alfred Schnitker, George
Redmon, Jimmie Lindsey, Buddy
Wagner, Jean Derebery, John J.
Redmon, and A. P. Ridings.
Other entrants are Central Cath-
olic high and St. Henry’s of San
Antonio, Kirwin high of Galves-
ton, and St. Joseph’s high of Vic-
toria.
First Game February 28
The first game will be played
Friday, February 28, at 7 p. m.,
followed by two other games to
complete the first round that night.
Saturday morning will find the
semifinals of the main tourna-
ment and two games of the con-
solation tournament. Saturday
night at 7:30 the finals of both
tournaments and the giving of
awards will take place. Officials
will be Nemo Herrera and Mike
Williamson.
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Billiards Tourney
Begins February 27
According to word received
from the Association of College
Unions, the National Collegiate
pocket billiards tournament will be
held February 27, straight-rail
March 5, and three-cushion March
12.
Cornell university has been se-
lected as tournament headquarters
this year.
Todd, Chili Hightower, Woodrow
Roy, and Clayton Holcomb.
Rattlers Snap
Losing Streak
WithA&J Win
Woody Roy Plays Brilliant
Game for Victorious
St. Mary’s Five
Snapping out of their streak of
seven defeats to display a speedy
and alert game, the St. Mary’s
university Rattlers registered their
first Alamo conference victory by
defeating the Texas A and I Jave-
linas 43 to 23 in a recent contest
at the Central high gymnasium.
The Rattlers set a terrific pace
to lead practically the entire game.
Shortly after the opening tip-off
the Javelinas jumped into a 6 to 3
lead. The Rattlers quickly rallied
to take a lead that was never to
be challenged.
At the end of the first half, the
scoreboard read 18 to 9 in favor
of the Rattlers. The game ended
with the score standing 43 to 23
for the Rattlers.
Roy Leads Scoring
Woodrow Roy led the victorious
Rattlers with 18 points. Obriotti
scored 8 points before being re-
moved from the game.
Roy, along with Catalani, turn-
ed in a brilliant defensive game.
Hightower and Todd dealt much
misery to the Javelinas by their
pass interception and close guard-
ing.
Lineup:
ST. MARY’S
Todd (7) ------------.i.___________Forward
Holcomb (3) _____________ Forward
Obriotti (8) ________________________Center
Hightower (4) ___________________Center
Roy (18) ---------------------- Guard
Catalani (3) ------------ Guard
TEXAS A AND I
McMillan (7) __________________Forward
Ramey (3) ________________Forward
Jarvis (0) -------------------:______Center
Boty (1) ------------------------____Center
J. McNabb (6) ------------------Guard
T. McNabb (0) __________________Guard
Stowol (0) ________________________Guard
Mclntryre (4) _____________________Guard
Meyer (2) ----------------------------Center
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English and Pearson
Enroll at St. Mary's
Glenn English, all-city quarter-
back with Thomas Jefferson high
school two seasons ago, and Skee-
ter Pearson, a star with San An-
tonio Technical and Vocational
school two seasons back, have en-
rolled for the spring semester at
St. Mary’s university.
English comes from St. Louis
where he attended George Wash-
ington university. Pearson has
been attending Texas A and M
college.
Rattlers Take
Bronc Cagers
In Tight Fray
Obriotti Chalks up Fifteen
Points to Take Scoring
Honors
In a thrill packed game that
kept the spectators in a constant
uproar, the St. Mary’s university
Rattlers nosed out the Westmoor-
land Broncs 30 to 29, Friday night,
February 9, on the Central high
court.
The score never varied greatly
during the entire game, the score
at the half being 15 to 13 in
favor of the Rattlers. Only once
did the Broncs lead, and that was
the result of an eight point rally
in the third quarter.
Obriotti and Todd Star
Andy Obriotti was high point
man for the Rattlers, chalking up
15 points for the evening. Guy
Todd’s eye on the basket was
good for 10 points.
Lineup:
ST. MARY’S
Todd (10) ________________________Forward
Holcomb (4) ____________________Forward
Obriotti (15) ______________________Center
Roy (1) ------------------------------Guard
Catalani (0) ___________________ Guard
Hightower (0) _____________________Guard
WESTMOORLAND
McCaskill (4) ______________ ..Forward
Finch (10) ----------------------Forward
Chandler (9) ________..._____________Center
Bernal (0) ----------------------------Guard
Grimes. (1) Guard
Michaels (5) -----------...____________Guard
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University Cagers Lose
To Sul Ross Teachers
Showing a marked improvement
since their last conference tilt, the
St. Mary’s university Rattlers were
defeated by the Sul Ross Teachers’
college Loboes 3 5 to 22, Tuesday
night, February 11, at the Central
high gym.
This makes the sixth straight
win for the Loboes with no de-
feats marked up against them.
This defeat was the fifth suffered
by the Rattlers who now hold
cellar position in the Alamo con-
ference.
Obriotti Leads Again
Spectators saw a greatly im-
proved Rattler quintet take the
floor to hold the Loboes to a score
of 17 to 10 at the half. Obriotti
again led his teammates with 11
points, and Todd was close behind
with 9 points.
This game marked the appear-
ance of Buchanan on the squad.
He was taken from the sidelines
and pressed into service when the
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Freshman Quintet
Wins All Games
Little Rattlers Take Three
From San Antonio
Basketeers
Freshman cagers at St. Mary’s
are decidedly not following in the
footsteps of the Rattlers on the
basketball court.
The little Rattlers have yet to
lose a game. They,sport two vic-
tories over San Antonio junior
college, 30 to 26 and 34 to 27;
and one by a 20 to 19 score over
Woodlawn Methodists, a team
composed of former Jefferson
high school stars.
The present starting lineup of
the freshmen consists of Lerner
and McBrearty, forwards; Richter
at center; and Rubiola and Vivrett
at guards. Capable reserves are
Wendorff, a center; Martinez and
Moore, forwards, and Munoz and
Gonzales, guards.
Former St. Mary’s
U Coach Figures
In Auto Mishap
Capt. Jim Kendrick, former St.
Mary’s athletic coach, recently
figured in an automobile accident
on the Corpus Christi highway
near San Antonio, in which Mar-
ian Schuster, 8, was fatally in-
jured.
Out of control, the captain’s
automobile skidded and overturned
two times, striking the child, who
was standing at the side of the
road.
Kendrick is recovering from
shock at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Rattlers Schedule Two
Special Tilts During
Training Period
University Eleven Opposes
Texas Wesleyan
Here
According to Coach Frank
Bridges, spring football training
for the St. Mary’s university Rat-
tlers will begin on March 9.
A definite closing date has not
yet been set for the session; how-
ever, the probable date will be
sometime around Easter. Coach
Bridges expects between 3 5 and 40
athletes to report when he issues
a call for the first practice session.
Two Spring Games
During this brief training period,
two games will be played. The
Rattlers’ first opposition will be
Texas Wesleyan college of Fort
Worth. This game is scheduled
to be played in San Antonio about
March 28. The following week the
Rattlers will meet the Texas A
and I Javelinas in Kingsville.
Workouts are scheduled to start
at 1:45 p. m. The regular routine
of punting, grass-drill, pass de-
fense, blocking, tackling, dummy
practice, and signal drill will be
followed. Much time will be de-
voted to the learning of funda-
mentals and proper methods of ball
handling.
The short punt formation, bet-
ter known as the modified punt
formation, will probably dominate
the workouts, rather than the fa-
mous Bridges spread formation.
J. B. Seay of Kenedy.
The former St. Mary’s coach
lost an arm in a recent accident
when a CCC truck, in which he
was returning from a football
game with his team, overturned.
Rattler Football Schedule
The football schedule for 1936 as announced
by Mose Simms, business manager of athletics at
St. Mary’s university, is as follows:
September 20—San Francisco............at San Francisco
September 26—-U. S. Marines........................at San Diego
October 3—...................................................................................Open
October 10—Texas College of Mines at San Antonio
October 18—St. Thomas College at Scranton, Pa.
October 24—Catholic U...............at Washington, D. C.
October 30—Oklahoma City U............at Oklahoma City
November 7—*Sul Ross....................................at San Antonio
November 14—* Texas A & I..................at San Antonio
November 21—..............................................................................Open
November 28—Daniel Baker.....................at San Antonio
(tentative)
December 6—Loyola of Los Angeles......at San Antonio
(tentative)
* Alamo conference game.
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Alamo Conference Passes On Rules
The new Alamo conference has passed on its rules
for the coming year. They will be similar to those of
the Southwest conference. All students, with the excep-
tions of junior college transfers, will have to attend school
for two semesters before becoming eligible for sports.
The conference sports will be football, basketball,
track, tennis, and golf. There seems to be no mention
of baseball.
Baseball is one of the great American games and it seems
to us that they should be some provision made for it. How
about a round robin tournament of some kind? We believe
St. Mary’s will sponsor some kind of get-together for games
if the other members of the conference are willing.
The meet for track, tennis, and golf will be held at
Alpine on May 8 and 9. All “youse guys” that have am-
bitions and want to make the St. Mary’s team should get
out and get into condition for the tryouts late in March.
There will be medals and trophies in all sports.
The next meeting of the Alamo conference will be on the
Thursday following the first Monday in December. The foot-
ball trophies and championship cup will be awarded then.
Other conference rules include: Football practice
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