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THE BRECKENKIDGE AMEBIC BRECKENRIDGE TEXAS Tt'ESD Y PECEMRER 0 1930
Telephone No. 1
ockaroos Bring Successful Season To Close; Basketball Now
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"30 RECORD
HPRESSIYE
TO FANS HERE
: riven Little Chance
To Grab Title When
: uason Opened
t I Shntwrll's Buck.
ii .1 I will now turn
' n I u In li.isUf tliull.
It ! no iitort foot-
1 tli einin. CimiIi
II ulil J-tffll I). Ill
. ' n..i urr-anglng one
.i. fur hit I Mil tlurg-
ili. ituti has rvldrtitly
Ihr-Hlgli. 'I lie Burks
' Iv hung up their grid
' IIiim till tk.
i. in.h f this scribe the
..r !' have brought
t uault more rut
i list ear deplt
t.. Murk did nut
ri tlir state race this
dl-l in WW. nor did
i. ha outfit drop a
!. ntrit while the
M im defeated by the
. 1. git it. a regular tii
limit Krvuril
strength
Ivan Star p P' 'bnbl the boat
dofenalre biik Mvrh .Shntwejl hn '
hai all ir hi been lowed
down wlh n shoulder injur sine
the Ablleae g-me He wan In no
condition '" V'ay against Ama'illo.
but he wni aim s' 'hi fill u.u'e
Ailiim- and out' r barkfwld r
hvi- also been ah Wfil .i u. tn
injurle duilng the latter ; it' 'f
the season.
Young Martin sKndv plugging
guard plaed under hn Imp of
an injury In tr. lnj th 'i
Plugged Aw i
Despite nil t f th"t r anl I . m he
larh of fiai material ' Mi t
enlng of the season n I th -'ten
uoua ;.-. f ) k piiv t hv
the Bucharoo lining " '
eight daysof the wmm i
tthotwell s charge tu-nul ir i
great rocotd.
Amartlln put the Buikai out
nf the running Inst Natuidiv nut
because the Handles were b 'tri
than the Mucks but be. iU the
Harvests Heap of Hardware
home lad- v.. re worked I wi too MjpE':aVMI I
bndly rrii.ie.i from a but week E mX i
of h-ir I guinea Given a w-ek 3jlsla 1Hft? '
rest and tine enough '" 'If"1 JP 7? '
agin AriiHutni tyl .f piny u A&f -zL
Amtnllo tut bffore the rn th j W.fHuA. -
Hurkni- ' "arh ShiUHl entn ' mmVli
would vii i handily th 111 jBtli'i
lat ear l'iESrlr'
CiettinK bi
fhr neann '
that 'a h -hutwtdl
eat i on -td i iy n
k to the ri nlnic
prove uiii UM-nti
hd it i;ren
mnti-tiul be
had "n h.nd to itirt the eu i
let t' be remembered that Hoy
MuRnein timlind "ar and dp
um Harold linffln weir the only
iSUlar mrrnbeii of the 1029 M'Und
..A Ikinu atir U4kL'Vi.r I si i
""r -'-" wno repoi'ed lor piariiceu n i h I'llln' i ! Ill
h KhotwIl. ueKoro. i jepUmlH.r h ymr There witre ... .i..i
IWH aan Uwt Sat . i i.ii.inien on deck but h.. . .n .r i
nly the above three regular. an wn hi ou
ilaih Hlaikburn Milt. and 1
Sfiain had all won thalr lettitra
the paat yeai and mad Rood man
this uaon but tttay war not
.nnldered teularn on tbw 1020
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MAY ORGANIZE
AN OIL BELT
CAGE LEAGUE :?
to follow a mapped out arheiltile of
10 game two with each fata on
i hnmo-and home basis. Although
not all the teatni.i th OH Belt
j footbill loop would be taken tn the
league could well be known as the
'Oil Bolt Cage loop.
Ml towns invited to Join the
tMK. r nlmnal 41HIm SO tnltl
each othe.
Discontinue
Cai;c Tourney
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CrIICACO. Dfec. 9. 'Ir Ooclslon
! the Lnivnrsitv of r"hiMr to
Abilene. Mineral j nermancntlv ilisrontinu. the nnmi.
. -." ne n. Ue'U ln! Bownwoo "uUl e nl natlor.jl Interscholntio basket
Srlinnl Of firiaK flF SlY lpft oUt becU8e th? Keafr dia-1 OB tournament today removed one
iiaama couiu easily ne urougm iniu pagearbi.
1 tne loop.
WUh six teami In the league a
lively 10-game schedule could be
fcete-d and an Oil Belt champ
Imahtp declated at the end of the
'tion. Cinch Shotwell bi-lleves
that not only would such a leagun
I make the nj: "tason more am--
Schools. To Discuss
Plan Thursday
A proposal made by Coach P.
I E. Shotwell of Hrerkenririge .hat
an OH Bolt Uiskettnlt league be
formed na a regular schedule of P.H.fi but wouli tend to arou'Q
iames mapped out for aix schools I mtei est In thlp fat court game.
tHU year wlU be discussed at u Te Hrnckenrtdgs American haa
.neetin-j of coachaa. principals and ifferel to giv.' loving cwpa to the
uperlntendents nt the follou mg winnets The cprb loop would not
chool4 Thursday night Cisco. niv p ..mote the sport among thti
iCastlartd Banger. Rllrtsvlll AHuny bi.vi but would Include the girl
and Brsckenridst. I ti-im of these sime towt Coooti
The meeting h been cilb.i by I Shotwell woOkt orrnnge the acheil-
Stiperintendent N S Hoi) ind of ule in order that every t!tr n gnme
ils city and will be held nt h ' ' i srheduletl. both th' hoy and
Board of Euurutlon nffn . .it 7 .in Mlr t tini would piny the .iame
P m. Superintendent Hi "ji.i nui1 At thus r. .nj ti customers a
i 1 ( ut invitations to th n.tu.n ibb ulei p- rt c-im! at evry
Monday night
It i Com h Sho m ir it i i
have a regdlit on u; in.
would enanii1 in- iii)i i l
achievement. Lextng.on Ken-
tucky Blue newls" champlont
in VUZ t)i- Chi Ci.-rk. Kentuc
t am that i ime jt of the fot.l-
hllls unheralded in 1028 to become
a nat'or. I acn atlon the great Vi-
enna. Georgia quintet that mude
thiee ctiong bids for honors the
Athcn-i Texas. "Home that In
l! 29 dful 1930 achievml the unpu
nlh'lcd !eat of twice winning t
n'!im : chun.plonihlp and i
me
V i v. j ' . 1 I v that this Idea
il be .ido' I i n't ' lot well has
i iMv d .ruMe the propoaition
lhB national inti scholastic tour
nament was founded by 'Via-i A
A Stags In 191? n except for a
lapse during the war e.in of 1918
and 1919. has been hUI mnuilly
ever s'nee It devidopi'd mho the
i bull of high tchuol In kithall
.mil one of the gria'ctt innti-.n
athletic event In the count.-)
The meet piomotcd m vthv- 'c i
tvvecn all seotion of th mmtry '
tr.tough athletes who r imputed i:id I
was a factor in Improvu- rport-i-1
manship and stand u-ds of p' iy
The trip to Chicago to compel" i
aRiilnat teatita from other .section I
wh a high spot tn the llf. of in my '
boys DMnpIng from t. provlni-.il-
iim of their own backyonN tin 'he
frst tlm'.
Heroes if the tourn in-nt have
been legion and the hlsti ry of the i
owinpetlUon la a aga of athletic
with other coaches and hai h-ird
much favuruble comment
g at five from Kansjs City. Ka
thjt in 1M3 gave uroboalv the movt
brill ant performance ever made Ir
w.nnim. the title are only a few
of the itroupLi of hch jI boya tls
f :ue f'om ml cotner of the coiF
m to vin natii n. I tame at the.
touiti.i icit
Present Mrs. Ross
SU-rliitp To Austin
At "'TIN Iec. 0. dr Mrs. Boas
Sterling. Hc of the governor-elect
j t i bo p;esentej formally at the
(I'lillve manikin this afternouu
b Mr... lan Mooily Uaalda Mri
Sterling. Mrs Moody planned to
present Mm VV itt Hedtlck of
r'oit Worth Mil. Winston Wheel-
ing i'in AntoniJ Mra. Valer
St.' tt.ii. of Hum toon untl Mint ZU-
I h -t'lmt of Houston.
Amartllo with one of the
i 'i a high school has
. vr; hung In 'wo a
lay luirlng the past
in fuel we wUI go
' Abilene game In 19
lliickttruus have played
nrlvMiing only thrae ur
I' rolttesls Out of this
fjur tf which were
I rontesta. the Buckle
inly two einiM and tied
t Aithur held the Bucks h
. i' .. tie in the final game
." race thus preventing
ftorw topping the state
It in fmt should have
in..
evei "hing ipi n-m
b K ppeii a. t- .-.
tin n 'wiinniing gti.n
tii"ie-
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n f i i njin n il f i
tu ".u k im I f .i i i
SPOUT SHOTS
karoo closed their l'-30
.i plaing two Class B
it dthttict Kuine and
nntrtct tilt with Cisco
t.i-district game 13 m
wrlVa charges. In these
ran up n total score
ts to their opponents'
. is the only team that
ble to hold the Buck-
leas sin- the Cisco Lo-
' itcd the home ludo -J to
t -rrr-KS.
Dull Beginning
i that lh 11C0 season
been mere sensational
'' season becnuse Coach
dtartoit thla yeor'e race
hepe of finishing much
in third place In ths
- rnrnMe Every sport
i ml orMir in the OH Belt'
u l the 1930 Buckled to
i fourth in the dlatrlcl
Uiiiene. cim-o and Banger
i ..ven'hi.her ranking than
' s
1 u-e f a'l this oppo-
h we must admit. Jp
to be vti-U founded oj in
tiudeiin; the material
Hi -i 'wr' hud on hand to
i J30 iruion the Buck
!. J ttu ugh one of th
iitr ' schedules tbey
piiyxl mil went into the
'.l-i fi the second con-
.at Had not the Buck
i required to play a t.e-
f i pltte with the Loboes
. bef' ie meeting Ama-
I1 - tturda) we feel coiifl
i the Bucks would have
n riding high and piepar-
. Coraicana'a Tlgere
Three BegularH
Mi'i-woll called his 19K
.ut to practice In Sop-
. i noted that he lmd oa-
f his 10M regular back
i . there were five letter-
n the list of those re-
f ! practice at the begin-
he yat but only thrse
were present for Ooaeh
i '. bund his dub around
f iIm-i lark of material
. (well began having wor-
i injured plitvers right
i u i.urland Carey. 10M
. ml. had his shoulder In
an automobile accident
h summer vacation and
tM.ti.enng him when the
ieasn opened. Carey
.hculder over tn the ee-
B game of the season
out for more than a
rje never dkl regain the
in 'hat carried him so far
!! played the entire year
with two heavy braces
ii 'iildera.
Hard I .ink
Knycu Magnets biteame 111
i.ening of the season and
- j for three game. Injuries
a . pt the Bucks slowed down
...n Truman Spain deslgn-
t he Coach HhotwelU best
was hurt In the Eastland
Ho never played again un
i t mnrlllo contest. He limp-
- i he field last Saturday to
f i.it relief duty he could
; Hmrichs. hard blocking and
i i"k fullback was also hurt
Kattland game. He didn't
a k in a single game until
i tu-day and then for only
f vt seconds.
i. vin Soaln. the 260 pound
t an wtio played so Druuanuy
n e laat Cisco game and In tho
A t inilo contest would have un-
ubtcdly made Coach Shotwell an
i jtc tackle cr at some other
pritlon had he not been in-
hefore a single game was
v d The yi'ar ha3 been full of
hnl of stuff but the Bucks
i v pmgged ahead winning ball
- wth their great fighting
1 1Cis and capable reserve
Ion Veteran Bauk.
Coach Shotwell had only oho
vateran barkflel-1 olayer to start
ff the year with - .Mngnaaa. anu i
was ill for everal weeks Coach
Shotwell was confronted with the
problem of -eplaclng David Ora-
ham Aubrey Magneaa and Dcyle
Prvntt. thiee great back field stars
No wonder other writers and erlt-
gave the Buckarooa Utile
j i-huiue to i. -peat their 1020 per-
ormance.
1 With thU material. Conch Shot-
well pitched In and foahloned nil-
! other district championship aggre-
gation. It was not until the Uuck-
aroos had smothered Clsoo 30 to
ti. that the critics began to recog-
nUv the Buckarcoa aa champions
' The Bucks ware going Ilka wUO-
Mre daaptte all of the hard luak
th t hau bataiien tnom. unlll uvay
mw Rannr had their wonit off-
day of the season and dropped
the gam. alluif: for a plnyof:
with Ctaco which. Incklentalty.
lost the Buckaroon tho gunie with
Amarlllo.
The Buekarooe turned In a sea-
Mn record tike ihkf' Bucks 92.
Comanch 0 Sucks &!. Ansun 0!
Buos Mineral Wella 0; Bucks
19 Big Spring 0; Bucks 2S. ISast-
Uind 0 Bucks 3. Cisco 6; Bucks
i2. .Sweetwater 7. Bucks 2i5 Abl-
Iriir Jt) Bucks 23 Brcwnwood 0.
Itui k II San Angelo 0: Bucks 7
Hansel 12 .Bucks 13. Cisco 0:
lluiki o Amarilio 13.
8HBR.MAN Dec . UT - With
four lettarman from last year back
I on. the court. Austin College turned
tottav to the- task of building up a
( ttroag cage quintet to place in the
Texas Conference. Last veal
snua finishes! the enon with a
SOU percentage
tt am Aci oui'iioilation i an- bi'iii"
iiiade for liHAHl funx n.H Un foiT
dUtrK't. rompi .v the latgi t foot
ball area in the Hta-.p.
Sea on scorc3 gives Albany o3V
points to 12 for -II opponents. whIU
Snyder total 3j'j po n- for 55 foi
all opponents.
FORT WORTH. Dec. S. U.R -Harlos
Oreen runhlng fullback
whose toe gave Texas Christian
t'nl" eralty III first conference
chAntpionehip when the Froga tied
the Southern Methodist but year
1 to 7 was elected captain of T.
C. U.'s -v8l team .'t tho nnnuul
football banquet hekl here last
night.
Noble Atkins. 1010 captain and
an tilr-confcrence center for two
yean won the Daa D. Rogers
award Is the Judgment of a com
mltea of nowgriiROF. ia?lb8 and
team supporters. The nrhto Is pre-
sented each year to tne man voted
the moat valuable membor of the
team.
MIN'EOUV. Dec. 8. aPi-Ollmar.
High School's pigskin totors plung-
ed and passed their way to a 2U
to 6 victory over Royse City" . team
here Monday to win the title of
D- tr.cti it and 7 'lilmcr will me-
M rt next Friday .or the inguinal
Class B fuotba.i ciown.
Ulnc TliiNa
If Coa. h Shotwell decided to
stay in Breckinridge for another
rim he will have fairly gocd
lint material with Which to build
I hU 1931 team but will be
short on good back field stuff.
Those due to depart this year be-
1 i-au-ic of graduation or Ineligibility
are Boyce Magna the suite's
greatest backflekl ace for 'the pant
wo seasons; B. I. Blackburn
1 Bill Cousnr Ivan Ptupp. Onrland
1 Cu rev Brltton I'rultt Lloyd El
lingwood Prlntlco Russell. Donald I
Hut B J Junes anil poaibl
Harold Griffin. Jenner Clark and
Marvin Sln
These linemen are due to return
for another year of play Willie
While. Leo Martin. Truman Spain
Clyde Karnes. Allen Kllpatrick
Odall Kemp. Ralph Cox Harry
Brlce. Robert Monk Harry am'
Herman Price. Half re 1 Lungfonl
Harold Henry Backfield men
turning are Jack Hinrich Ceorgi
MeFall. Horaie Woalford. J I
Adams and J L Blmore.
To aid this group of retuimn
playeis will tie a great numlni f
primi.sing Nubbins
StribbliiKj And
Griffith Heady
For Rout Friday
SNYDER Dec
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Distiuts ". t i
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Tyler Wins Over
Greenville Moil
TYLBIt Dee. 9 ii.m Tv.et High
School raised Its bid for the St ite
schoolboy gridiron crown here
Monday by breteang into the nil-
finals of the league nice by defeat-
ing Greenville it to 8. By its vic-
tory Tyler gained the right to hut
tlu Austin High School next Hitui-
dnyjln the capit l crlty.
Tyler's scoring rampage started
with the opening klckoff whnn
GreenvUle fumbled the ball O-eg
ory recovered for Tyler rn the
CreenvUU 37 a;d line. A u.
JotuMon to Morris tn the boUt
down to the IS yard line. whn
Johruon Tyler' own Red ; range
swunrj wide around right end and
skipped across the limestrtpa for
six point'.
Superior line play and a brilliant
backfield that functlot.ad with
ceaseless pree slon t un the biue-
dad youngsters of Hmlth c6unty
into convincing victory.
HOTEL 1IAIK.N BOAU'.MOVi:
'UtEENFIEI.D Mass. lUJb All
hilbomli ai'veitldng Hotel Wel-
den have bei-n iitcil removed
bv Propiii-toi J Tmnjion Seller
a- i luoti-' i'.un-t the ever-
'i i ii. in n i. i ' niiide biou-
if ii- n-
TIES as GIFTS
CHICAGO. Dee. 0. IU.PJ - W l-
(Young aHrtbiing un.i iicruld iTuf
fy Griffiths teported today in
top-form for their 10-round bout at
Chicago Stadium Fruiay.
Slrtbllng planned to end his two-
day Inyotf wnleh caused reports
that he hid Injured bki left hand
with a light boxing drill. The Geor
glan denied raXKt: of injury and
explained that he took hU holiday
because he was too near fighting
condition and feared going stale
Grtflthi. who has been trilnlng
under the direction of Jack John
son. former world heavyweight
champion was scheduled to work
against three spurring partners.
Tuffy'i boxing ha Improved os the
resuk of his leeeons front Johnson
and his supportors believe he has a
much better chance of victory than
the 2 to l odda on Strlbllng would
indicate.
The bout has aaiumcj added im-
portance with the National Boxing
Association's announcement that
Max Schmellng must agree to meet
the winner in a championship bout
and la expected to attract a capac
Ity attendance.
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