The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 16, 1948 Page: 4 of 4
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Buddy--You Can't Win
BY MONK OWENS
In a series of stories publish-
ed recently in The Fort Worth
Press, Bob Sellers, ex-Poly High
and Baylor student, revealed*)1
some interesting information
concerning football cards.
Those who follow college and
university newspapers might
remember iBt'Uers as edljpr of
The Daily Lariat at«,I$iylor,
last year. Now lie's T^htfTress'
police reporW.
In the process'"!>( gathering
his information, Sellers "snoop-
ed around a little," worming in-
formation out of candy counter
cashiers and cafe operators. He-
even interviewed an ex-gambler,
who has long since turned his
talents to less sordid ways of
"earning a living.
Sellers estimates that there
are some 5000 Forth Worthers
who shell out approximately
$15,000 per week while trying
to beat the cards.
Few can play the cards over
an entire season, and still come
out Ahead of the bookmakers,
and surprisingly enough, the
betters themselves, know it.
Still, they come back - <^}ch'
week, hoping*.the new-selections
will be somewhat easier to pick
than the preceding ones.
When a well-dressed business
man placed his bet, he was
heard to say, "I never have
won on these cards."
"Sure you did, don't you re-
member?' the girl at the coun-
ter corrected, "you won a card
last year."
And that's about how often
the average person wins off
them.
Not For Betting---It Says So
Technically, betting on foot-
ball cards is illegal, but there
is no way to stop their distri-
bution. On each card (and
there are different kinds) it is
plairily printed that they ara
not intended as an illegal de-
vice. The prime reason for
their appearance is to give the
public a better idea on how
next Saturday's games will
o shape up—so the cards hint.
About 25 games are listed on
each card, with the favorites on
the left and the long shots on
the right. Then it lists the
number of points you must give
or take, before you win.
Odds range from five to one
for three winners, upward to
100 to one for 10 winners. But
the point system is so well fig-
ured that even the experts have
rougiWtiiling. Should you lose
one game, you lose them all.
Ties count as losses as fas as
you're concerned.
"Gamblers bet" primarily on
three things," Sellers says.
"That they know more about
the teams than you do, that you
will bet on the favorites re-
gardless of the odds, and that if
you pick three teams, one is
likely to lose.",.
Because of the public's eager-
ness to bet on winners, the
underdogs receive a 15-9 edge
on the cards.
But the one element that'can
bleak a handicapper in one
weekend is the weather. The
odds are listed without figuring
in the possibility of rain, and
that's when the cards .are most
likely to go wrong.
Bookmakers are making
money, or they wouldn't be in
the business. The odds are
about, 10-to-one that you can't
beat the cards? with only one
exception. And that is to turn
handicapper and go in business
yourself.
Scrimmage Game
Grabbed by Rams
In 95-34 Victory
The TW Rams scored a 95-
34 victory in a scrimmage game
last Wednesday night in the
college gym against a. team of
free-lancers and ex-flams or-
ganized by Delmar Dunlap, ex-
Ram manager.
An outstanding showing was
made by John Seagrist, Junior
from Woodstock, Illinois, who
led the,. Rams' scoring with 23
points.
The backboards were almost
completely dominated by Billy
Jo Weatherly and Gus Weber,
both on offense and defense.
Richard Cozad "hit consistent-
ly with set-shots from the cor-
ners and jump shots around the
free throw <!!rcle®' to come in
second in scoring with 18 points.
About the brightest spot on
the ouf-manned scrub team was
the all around play of Wallie
Patton and Tom Chandler who
scored 11 and 10 points respec-
tively.
Every' player on the- Ram
Squad who suited out got a
crack at it and everyone showed
up well. The score at the half
was 41-4.
The ball-hawking of Tommy
Hancock, the All Stater from
Prairie Valley, was an inspira-
tion to watch. The short; stocky
reshman has the makings of
another Nicksick and is probab-
ly as go8d as Nicksick was at
the same stage, of development.
Jim Stroud also was very im-
pressive under the basket, as1"-
was Red McLean, Charles Stu-
art 'and Joe Singer out front.
Of course there still remain
many 'things to be ironed out
before the Rams open their rug-
ged schedule against SMU, No-
vember 30, but the team, coa-
ches and everyone concerned
are confident that they will'
come through in championshin
style with another successful
season.
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Pre-Season Games
On Sked for Rams
The Ram hasketeers will plav
tonight and tomorrow night
against a team sponsored by
Topsy's Cafe, Coach Johnny Ed-
wards anounced. The game to-
night will be played in the City
Recreation Hall and tomorow
night's fracas will be in the
n e w North Side Recreation
Hall.
The Topsy's Cafe group will
be coached by Bill House. Next
Tuesday night the Rams will
clash with, the Hooker-Vander-
griff team of Dallas. This group
of eagers is composed of SMU
exes and ^semi-professional
players.
Coach Edwards said that the
primary purpose of these three
scrimmages is to acquaint our
Warn with other players and to
have practice in which the Rams
are not forced to play other
members of the TW team.
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Bill Betts Sparks
Juniors' Victory
Over Fish Fliers
In a hotly played contest the
Junior J Hawks defeated the
Freshmen Fliers by a score of
14 to 0. The Fliers received
Lamar Smith's kick off defend-
ing the east goal.
Only one pass gained yardage
and James Sfiuler punted the
ball to Bill Betts on the Fliers'
forty five. Betts ran around
end off of the spread formation
for one yard. The same play
worked the next time ft>r twen-
ty-three yards.
Betts Passes
Betts threw to Durwood
Rogers for a short gain. Then
he faded a backhand pass to
Rogers in the end zone for
twenty five yards and six
points. Sam Allen kicked the
extra point and the score was
7-0.
Shuler received the kickoff
and on third down he quick
kicked to Bryan Browning and
Tommy Hill recovered for the
Fliers. The Fliers lost two yards
and 16 yards were made in
passes to Johnny" Smith. ' The
Juniors then took over and got
a penalty for 15 yards. This
ended the first quarter.
In tlfe second quarter the I
Ilavtfks had three scoring
chances inside the five but the
Fliers put up a goal line stand.
The 'whole second quarter was
devoted to the Juniors.
Windham Intercepts
In the third quarter the Fliers
had their chance when R. E.
Windham intercepted a pass of
Belts' but they could not get
up a srnooth going of.fense. The
quarter changed with the score
stiM.7 to °-
At the beginning of the fourth
period of play Bill Smith inter-
cepted a Shuler pass and hand-
ed off to Ed Moody.
Moody Runs For Goal
• Moody ran 35 yards down the
north side of the,field for the
Second and last score of the
game. Allen converted for the
extra point.
Not much hapuenedjj^ntil the
last play of the gome when La-
mar Smith intercepted another
Shuler pfisSf and ran fifty five
yards to the goal to have the
play called back because both
teams had penalties. So the
score remained 14 to 7.
.'.•■' Game at.a Glance
Fish Junior
2 ——_ First Downs '!
10 — Net Yds. Rushing 94
28 — Net Yds. Passing ll.S
3 , r_ Punts 1
^ 35 Average Yards 42
35 Penalties ^ 75
Starting Lineups
Fish — Junior
J. Chaney LE_ S. Allen
G. Smith -c$I#L-~B. Spencer
B. Porter _,.a LTJ "B" Smith
J. Bounds C L.Smith
R. Windham RG J. Boothe
J. Robert — RG. C.Morris
T. Hill RE B.Smith
J. Shuler — QB B. Betts
G. Krugcjr __ LH„___D. Rogers
L. Kubick . RH.-.B. Browning
J. Smith FB Ed Moody
Sophomores Lose
To Hard-Hitting
Veterans by 6-0
BY R. E. WINDHAM
The Veterans scored six points
on a play that covered 86 yards
to defeat the Sophomores 6 to
0 last Monday afternoon.
Breaks were about even in
the first quarter, although the
Sophs had control of the bail/
most of the time. The Vets
couldn't seem to roll on offense,
but they, played great defensive v
ball.
The second quarter opened
with the Vets in possession of
ball on their own '32 yard line.
The Sophs got a break early in
this quarter but couldn't push
over a score.
The ball changed hands twice
and as the Sophomores kicked
Terry Webb fumbled it on his
own nine yard line, and Lee
Green pounced on it for the
Sophomores.
After the Vets had taken
over on downs they could do
nothing. The Sophs intercepted
a pass, but still were unable to
, score because of the Vets' tight
defense;-
A1 Laughlin Scores
- Tl\en the Vets took over on
downs on their own fourteen
yard line. On first downs ^er-
ry Webb chunked a long pass
over the Sophs' safety man in-
to the waiting arms of A1
Laughlin. All he had to do was
run straight to the goal for six
PoinJg& Jim Griffith missed the
try for point from placement.
The third quarter was just a
see-saw battle with neither
team threatening to score. ^
Unexpected'' Action
The fourth and final period
was highlighted by fighting.
Jack Standefer didn't like the
way referee Tony Pappas was
calling fouls so he took the
situation in his cwn hands.
Jack was1 dismissed from the
playing fieldj**ftie Vets drew a
fifteen yard penalty, and the
game proceeded.
The Sophs missed the service
of ,Bob Skinner, who had for-
merly done all of their" passing,
although Kenneth Cleaver filled
in very nicely. Terry Webb and
Robert Coolc did the passing for
the Veterans. •»
'' Game at a Glance
2 First Downs 6
Minus 29 .Yds. G. R,_ Minus 77
134 _Yds. Gained Passing . 41
4 of 24...Passes Com.__ll of 48
5 Passes Intcp. By 5
8 for 182 P. No. Yd'g. 9 for 237
4 for 40_.Pen. No. Yd..;2 for 10
Starting Lineups
Vetenrf& Sophomores
W. Barnett _ LE—A. Laughlin
J. B. Reid _ LT___._R. Nettles
D. Welsh ... LG...J. Stand<£ter
T. Wilson C L. Smith
J. Parker ._ RG J.Griffith
L. Green RT W. Bearden
J. Allen RE—B. Anderson
K. Cleaver —Q F. Webb
M. Hardeson _LH R. Cook
J. McC'lgh— RH._ A. Hane.v
P. Adams F T. Webb
Gal Gridders Girdle for
Gruelling Gridiron Battle
BY DON SCHMITT
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Could you imagine girls' in-
tramural football at TWC?
This year at' Southern Cali-
fornia the girls did just that
and hatj a rough and ti^ible
good time doing it. These Awe-
some Amazons from California
promised good future, hen-peck-
ing material, on the field and
off.
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Now at TWC, it seems this
could prove quite interesting.
Some pretty goodj^jnaterial
might come out. of Deka, Au-
tiss, Entre Amis and the other
social clubs and classes.
Following is a conversation
which, could conceivably be
held , at the end of a successful
season next year in girls' in-
tramurals:
Lois (Mighty) McPherson
settled herself carefullv into the
delicate chairs of Dan Hall and
set fire to a two-bit cigar.
Mighty s Til Shape
"Season's over girls," she
smiled, thereby brushing asid»'
the forbidding looks from her
assembled sisters. "Don't worry,
I'll be in shape again for our
opener with Dekas next fall."
The house mother, "Wild and
Wooly" Wells, paced nervously
up and down the room, her
football cleats playing ned with
the carpet. '^What I can't see,"
,she was sayings—i'is why you
want to pledge that: stupid little
Peroxided Peggye from North
Side."
Mighty shifted her weight
slightly, straightened her foun-
dation and Osaid the obvious.
"She's got a good passing rec-
ord. Over 50 per cent comple-
tions."
Wild and Wooly snorted deri-
sively. ' »>*
"She's got swivel hips," threw
in "Barrel" Williams, who was
busily diagraming a pass xle-
^fense formation pn the rug. "I
scouted her in that Autiss
game."
"Her levis were baggy, that's
all."
Strategy Suggested
McPherson took another drag
on her cigar and lurched back
into the conversation:
"Say, girls, I hear Autiss Is
going to get a new coach." LeU.v
Latshaw said Coach Bell whis-
pered her plays so dramatically
they never know what the hec k
they were''going to do next.
Well, we < don't have to worry
about that. Rube Hunnlcutt/'
hollers our plays iikeJaJroTSH."
^ "That Granny Parker on the ^
Town Girls is no slouch," grun-
ted Schmoo Schmiil, who play-
ed right tackle.
Wells smiled slyly. "She'U
slow down, I am.getting the in-
side that the Town Girls are
switching from "T' to a single
wing."
Mighty squinted through the
cigar smoke, coughed so you
barely noticed it, and asked,.
"And where are they getting a
plunging fullback?"
Dirty Linen Shows
Barrel replied. "They're pro-
selyting pledges from Aeolian.
Everybody knows it. I think
we ought to turn them in to the
dean!"
"And have them squeal that
our own Betsy Betts is really
Bill Betts with i> long wig and
slipped shoulder pads?" retorted
Wells. "Not: on your life."
Bat-em-over Boling, t h e
team's hottest seat-back, saun-
tered in through the door, apo!-
wogizing quickly for her forget-
fulness in not opening it first.
"Look," sez she. "I have a copy
of a newspaper which says they
are going to haye a men's foot-
ball game this afternoon over
by the tennis courts."
b A s^mnjjd silence fell over
the group.
"A men's football game?" de-
manded Wells in astonishment
"Isn't that a little dangerous
for them?"
Barrel reached for the paper.
"This is ridiculous," she mutter-
ed. I. hope Rich won't play. Is
this supposed to be funny or are
they serious?"
Lunch bell sounded, and off
the girls swaggered .with half-
back Hudgens screaming, "I'll
t:ell9you right npw, Moe isn't
ing to plf.y!"
He's It Rca^
Ram—Higgins
BY LOVS VIC'K
'(Can you really be that good
in two sports?" is the question
most people aslc when they^seo
Doug (Kid) Higgins in action.
Kid s outstanding sport so far
this year has been golf, in which
he is quite a winner. Havim;
'won the city ehgmpionsliip and
being medalists jn both the City
and the Vernon tournament *
wasn'J enough for this guy, so„
he off and wins th.e Sweetwater
Tournament too.
Doug has often been teased
as to where lie was going to put
all the trophy's he won but may-
be he'll move his
oommate out il"
he going gets too
•ough.
For the next,
•hapter in Doug's
iport, life there
2omes basket-
ball in which In?
has lettered two
years. To know
Jthe swiftness of
;, brand of iias-
ketball you'll jur.t
Higgins have to see bin
in action.
Kid is one of Fort Worth's
products, earning from the Pas-
chal part of town. His majors
are physical education and
speech and his minor is science.
In case you think there's
only sports on Doug's mind
you're wrong because is is als >
an active member in the TW
Club, past president of Dirty
Dozen, a member of Sakkara,
Pi Epsilon Mu, Thespian, and at
present is President of the Ju-
nior Class. In addition to these
talents he is a good person t:>
in plays
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as you
probably saw in dhe recent oro- ...
duction of "Ha'^Fcver."
All in all this campus has a j
grand sportsman, good leader,
and a person who has the mak- ,
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