The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 217, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1955 Page: 2 of 6
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2—THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS—Wednesday, September 14. 19.''
SPORTS
Four Of Five Southwest Conference
Teams Picked To Win This Week
Baseball
TEXAS LEAGUE
■peculation ths* Coach Jack Mlt- |
By UNITED PRESS
f\>uf of the five Sc
teener team* playing opening „;aJ rame v ith. TuLsa
«*m** »at-uraay ruve heen pieced « Qu»rurbe.«*fc buddy Bab Benson
vrivs hiTt .yesterday arvdrwill not
Tu,'sdny Results
Houston 8. Dallas l. — i Houston
leaos hest-of-7 senes. 3-2'.
Shreveport off.
Wednesday Schedule
SiEHS Drills Hard For
Battle Of The Lions
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By BRYAN ADAMS
Coach Dave Bran sent his Ennis
fense which bogged down against
the Terrell Tigers In the season's
"‘experts" to win opening
Only Tc i.. VA:W is tarred
iiulcr u» UCLA at Los An-
•Ss Fowier i j-o>
| Shreveport off.
Defending Champion Arkansas is
p.- ked over Tulsa ...Texas over
Texas T'xh .. Texas Cm tian over
Kansas and Baylor over Hard in-
Simmons by United Pro'- Columnist
Oscar Fraley, who usually gets 80
per cent c: better m pro - -tine
prtdicu-.tfis
ivir.irbatks
Tlw R a z o r b a c k s. meanwhile.
Worked or. pass defense yesterday
at Fayette \,lit. ArkaniMS. suprrinc
GRAND
LA 1ST TIMES TODAY
"INFERNO"
Also
"SIAM"
plus mhcsts
THURSDAY'S “
BARGAIN DAY
AT THE GRAND
Everyone KF
“VICKI”
PLUS HKOBTI
ptey Situhaay. Halfbnek' Preston
Carpei.ter is recovering from a leg
Injury and is expected to be ready
Saturday. «
Texas Aggie*
T*- Texas Aetr.es planned ano*her
light v rkoert today at Ciliege Sta-
tion before leaving lor Los Angeles
Thursday morning. The Aggies
streud ik'oal line defense, and extra
p ::n kicking yesterday.
Bailor Bvar s j
At Waco che Baylor Bears I
sharpened up on both offense and !
defense as a sophomore Booby!
Jack OLver ran at left tackle in :
place of injured Bill Glass Oliver
may start at that spot against the f
; Cowboys Saturday
Horn Frogs
TCU’s Horned Frogs stressed de- \
| f-r.se drills yesterday at Fort ,
* Worth in preparation for Satur-
day night’s clash with Kansas. The!
: Frogs also w orked some on punt re- !
turns and a bit on offense,
Itice Owls
I At Houston, the Rice In.st.tute
staged its longest scrunmaee of the •
J season yesterday, working 1 4 hours <
j under game conditions. TLe Ow l's!
opener is until September 24
against Alabama. f
Texas LonghorrA
Texas, meanwhile, held a long j
{ hard defense plays and kcltin? i
pla s Even Chough most experts I
■ give the Lon eh or ns the nod over
i Tech. Coach Ed Price is taking no i
‘ chances in letting up on drills for .
the Saturday clash.
.Mustangs
Southern Methodist, which also:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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G.B.
: Brooklyn-......
_________ 93
50
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Milwaukee
«... 60
65
'552
14
; New York ...
......... 74
69
317
19
Philadelphia
..... 73
73
500
214
Cincinnati
T2
76
486
234
! Chicago .......
69
77
.473
254
S: Louis ....
61
82
427
32
| P.itsburgh
........ 57
87
396
364
Lions through a hard scrimmage - opener.
drill- pitting the starters against | While the backfleld men were
the second string players Tuesday j engaged in a lengthy session prac-
sfternoon Monday's workout had ticiivg handoffs and the necessary
been given over to timing drills j timing, the linemen were given a
as the Lion coaches attempted to; hard lesson on the blocking dum-
iroh out the rough spots in the of-I my.
Tuesday Results
Philadelphia 10, Ohiqago 0.
St. Lou’s S. Brooklyn 2.
Pittsburgh 5. Cincinnati 2
Where They Play Wednesday
New York at Milwaukee.
Brooklyn at St. Louis
Only games scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGUE
T cam—
W.
L
Pet.
G.B.
QSevelaxxi ........
. 90
55
621
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New York
87
56
.608
2
Chicago
85
59
.590
4 4
Boston . .......
82
61
573
7
72
72
500
174
Kimsas City .
60
64
417
29 4
Washington .
50
91
355
38
Baltimore .......
46
94
329
414
ENNISjHiGH TO ADVANCE TO
CLASS AAA RANK NEXT YEAR
AUSTIN. Tex,. (UP;.—A resivufl-, 1956 will be based on 1954-55 aver-
• Ling of high school football dis- age, enrollment for the top four
j triets. expanding conference AAA school grades.
I and A A A A from eight of 16 dis- j New Enrollment Limits
j triets each, has been announced by The new enrollment limits are:
i The Texas Injerscholastic League Conference A AAA 845 enrollment
j The changes, effective with the and up, AAA. 370 to 845. A A. 200 to
1956 season, have been approved try 370. A 120 to 200. and B. 119 and
I the TIL's state executive commit- under. Six-man football remains
tee the same -high schools with less
A 10-man committee of school than 100 enrollment.
! administrators named by Dean Present classification limit are j the Wildcats, Greenville met one of
j James. R D. Eddy, chairman of the Conference AAA A. 1.200 and up. j the strongest AA clubs in East
I state executive committee, made a AAA. 550 to 1,200, AA 225-550, A, j Texas. Their
’ study leading to the changes. 125 to 225. and B, 124 and under. ! all weak.
1 Conference assignments for a 2-
Coach Stronian was called up
from the B club to assist coach
Weathers so that more individual
attention might be given the line-
men. Tin? scrimmage drill that
followed showed that their efforts
were being successful.
Battle of Lions
The Lions are preparing for the
second game of the 1964 reason
and the first home appearance
when they meet the Greenville
Lions Friday night.
Both packs of Lions tasted of
defeat in the first round games as
the Hunt County team bowed to
the Sulphur Springs Wildcats 20
to 14. At the same time, the Terrell
Tigers were twisting the Ennis
Lions t ails by a 7 to 6 score.
The Greenville eleven has been
an easy mark for the Ennis squad
tor the past two years but a strong
warning was sounded that this
year's team would be entirely dif-
ferent from those of the past. In
showing was not at
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Tuesday Results
New York 6 Detroit 5
Baltimore 2-6. Chicago 0-9
Kansas C.ry 6-6. Boston 5-7.
Cleveland 3-8., Washington 1-2.
Where They Play Wednesday
Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at Baltimore.
Kansas City at Boston
Detroit at New York.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
luasday Results
Toronto 4. Havana 2. (Toronto
wins series, 4-1 *.
Rochester 8. Montreal 5 (Rooh-
ytiV period beginning September.
Pee Wees Slate
First Drills
This Afternoon
EDITORS NOTE: Thr enroll-
ment of Ennis High School at
the beginning of the current se-
mester stood at 462.
Two - year assignment of schools
Last season the Ennis team turn- i
ed Greenville back by a 13 to 0 i
score in me of the hardest games
of the pre-conference season. Twice
in the first quarter the Green- !
ville team jarred the Maroon und
Just Talking About
SPORTS
Numerous prixes to bo fllven
away each night at the
By BRYAN ADAMS
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By BRYAN’ ADAMS
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The column does not seem like
real anymore. But now we should
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have been insulted a couple, of
times and returned the compliment
several times from ana to friend
Carder. Alas and Alack The Dally
Light does not seem like itself any-
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more.
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And helhve It or not. the
Lions lost n good friend when
Carder moved off to greener
pastures. For, next to the In-
dians, Carder boosted the
Lions. We got a lot of help
gaining a little recognition for
P
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some of our boys through Car-
der. A belated thanks to him.
Second round play gets under way
Friday The Lions and the Black
Cats will have the real tests. You
cannot expect the Indians or the
Eagles to find much competition
in their games with Lancaster and
G roesbec k respec t i vejy.
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I look for a rt'»l battle at
Ennis this week end. 1 know
that the Greenville team would
really like to have this one.
1 (relieve that the Ennis eleven
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would like to get over into the
win column.
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ha.> been toted beginning with the; \y;.ite loose from the ball to make
1956 season, rather than the present two serious scoring threats The
Forty-three boys, ages 11, 12 and
13. will stage their first wokout for
the Ennis Pee Wee football team
Today.
one-year plan. This will permit
home-and-home football contracts
without the possibility of disrup-
tion due to a school's moving from
one, conference to another.
The “new look" beginning with the
1956 season also eliminates t h e
ting-in" of a school to a con-
Tf the defense, continues their J
good work -it will not oe a high j
.scoring affair. The forward line j
play* of the Lions last week was j
about all that could be asked for
in an ’opening game.
•‘°l“s c*‘ un*^ September 24 f-'- ester wins best-of-7 series. 4-1 >.
j its opener, went through two light
• workouts yesterday. The Mustangs
j pier. » renmmage game today be-
1 tween the Whites and Golds.
AMERlt VN ASSOCIATION
Tuesday Results
Omaha 5, Louisvnlel 2 * Best-of-7
series tied. 3-3-.
| Even the walls and doors are
; carpeted in the comm unications
; room at New York’s International
j Aur>ort—to muffle the clictoety-
I clack of the teletypes and other'
equipment
Paul Harvard
On Experienced
Horned Frog Squad
Plus Shorts
Thursday & Friday
Paul Harvard of Ennis is a mem-
An "atomic" camera using radio- mf.r 0r the most experienced TCU
football squad since World War II
Tw*nty-four of the 29 Frogs who
lettered last year are back in ad-
i active isotopes and weighing only
j 59 lbs. has been developed by the
i M. W. Kellogg Company. Safe and
| portable, it can photograph through : ditior. to two 1953 iettermen and
i thick steel plates to aetect flaws in , one from 1952.
metal
welds.
The loaded Horn Frogs will open
their season against Kansas in Fart
Worth Saturday night
With so much experience on the
team, Harvard, & junior, is not ex-
pec.ed to break into the starting
lineup but promises to see much ac-
tion during tiie season.
II? is running at left halfback
The TCU roster at this position
reads: Jimmy Swink. Rusk: Stan-
ley Bull Amarillo: Gerald Red us.
{ Paris*’ ler.erma.i': Ff,rvard; Jim
I Shofner. Fort Worth: Carlos Va-
• celt. Tidehaver.; and Emery Deaki.
Sa bra ton. West Virginia.
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lirst time saw the Greenville team j
recover on the Ennis 29 ahd move !
lor a first on the Ennis 18. Here |
the Lions tightened up their de- j
fense and took ever on downs. Two
plays later, the Ennis eleven again j
handed the Greenville club the j
ball on their 20 yard line. Tills j
time th«? visitors moved to the one !
yard line before the Lion forwards
threw them back.
„, .... The Ennis team awakened by I
The team will oe coached by Jtide tests will not fail during the this threat marched 97 vaids for !
Smith aria Lloyd Peol and will be Christmas holidays. their first touchdown. Later the
cut to 30 members before the open-| New closin£? dates for certifying ! half ended with the Lions complete j
‘H* t , i district champions in Conferences 1 ing a pass to the Greenville one
Drills this afternoon wih be from a.AAA and AAA will be November ' yard line.
24. 1956 and November 23. 1957. | The second Ennis score came 1 NEWS contest It looks like a push
The league says the. 16 - district ; immediately if ter the third period over
conferences for larger schools are, kickoff as Kirkpatrick skirted end I
considered necessary to cut down for 42 yards-to climax an 86 yard!
travel, reduce traffic risks and pre- | inarch. That ended the scoring fori
, ierve traditional close - to - home I the evening although the Lions 1
f,!-‘Vfv^aD 4S_tad:um’ homf“ fle!d , rivalries. The plan will mean few-j again marched to the Greenville
r scaools per district in some 4 yard line when the closing gun i
The team, sponsored by the Ennis , ference above its enrollment clas.s-
Optimist Club, is a charter member, ideation. It moves up state cham-
of tiie newly formed Southwest Pee pibnshlp footbal games so the con-
Wee Conference ; fe.rence A A A A and AAA title con-
4-30 p.m. until 5:30 pm. behind
David Crockett School.
The first game for the Ennis boys
Ail! be a conference game against
the Dallas J'Us Tv-re at 7 30 p.m
September 26, The game will be-
lt may he, however, that some
shifts which will have to b e
made to take care of Allred's
linebacking job as Larry is side-
lined by his bruised elbow. And
it has turned out to be a great
big pair of show shoes that will
have to be filled.
Well tomorew I will give you a
little more dope on how they ought j
hi come out. If you want to see a j
good ball game for free, try THE j
me
the P^e W / s.
Enn.s will return me came with cases. The TIL said the only excep-
tions to the two-year assignments
will be to take care of new schools
or consolidated schools.
Tony Valek Due
IMuch Action
the Jets, on a non-e: nference basis,
in "Dallas on October 6.
The Emus team will Journey to
Kaufman for a conference tilt on
October 13.
The next home conference game-
will be on October 24 when Ennis
entertains Bedford Boys Ranch.
On October 31. Casa Lmda of; m
Daihs will come here for a confer- A^QinST ACC
ence game. j Tony Valek, sparkling sophomore
quarterback from Ennis, is pushing
hard for a starting berth on th:
Trinity Tiger team.
The San Antonio squad will haul
a string of victories 16 games long
into Abilene Saturday night to face
the Abilene Christian College Wild-
AUSTIN Tex. — The migration I cats.
-rend among the preiimmary flights j The Tiger win streak is the. na-
A southward bound birdlife seems • tIon’s second longest ranking next
a little ahead of schedule this fall, to Oklahoma's 19. However. ACC
Game Warden Tom Waddell of j points to their feat of last year
Eagle Lake, reported to Austin j when they unleased a mighty blast
headquarters cf the Game and Fish of 41 points in the, final quarter
Commission. ! to clip East Texas’ undefeated string
Bird Migration
Reported Early
Waddell, veteran field observer
down in the Colorado County con-
centration area .said the first cool
spell reached the fringe of the Gulf
Coast area about ten days early and
had proportionate effect on mi-
•jrn n ts
j at 30.
| Trinity will be defending the Gulf
Coast Conference title they have
| won for the last two years. ACC
, will lx- playing Its first game m the
j GC I wop since entering the con-
j ference last February.
OFfe.-eniny Flit on
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Texas News
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Steve Allen
Arthur Godfrf
The .Millionaire,
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Garry Moore
j U. S Steel Hour:
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t Julie HaiTls
Ames Brothers
Music Hail
TV Titeater
World Today
Weather. Sports
Wednesday Theater
Movie Marquee.
"Intrigue.'
George Raft,
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Range Rider
Little Rascals
Million Dollar Movie
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James Kenny.
Jo&n Collins
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Schedule Changes Bring Game
Between Ennis and Waxahachie ‘BY
By THOM ANDREWS j Pcpooscs.” They are out to get
The addition and the cancella- revenge." continued I-Solt. "from
turn of a game has changed the the loss they received last year.”
schedule o! two Ennis football j Drills have lighted up for the
teams j ■ B" team as they polish up on the
The Junior High Team, who were! defense,
to face a strong Athens Junior
c«i*iht them.
Doubtlul Starter 1
Larry Allred was not suited up I
for practice drills although present
this week. He will be listed as a !
doubtful stai ter until later examl- I
nations are made. Other Ennis'
starters appeared to be in good :
shape for tlje encounter. The game I
is the second m the pre-conference;
slate oi seven games scheduled be- I
lore the Lions oeign their District
18-.YA games. ,1
Lakeview
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Next to Punkin’s Drive-In
Open Every Niffht 7:30
Saturdays 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.'
Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday Nitrhts
7:30 to 11:15
KIDDIE SESSIONS
40f* For Shoe'Skates
Thursday 5 to 6:15 p.rn.
Saturdays 9:30 a.m. till
12:00 Noon
If You Drink - - -
- - - You DonJt Skate
First chance to see the Lions
of next year will come tomorrow
night far the traveling fans who
want to go to the court house
town to see the Lion “IJ" and
the- Indian "B" contest. Coach
Holt has done a good job this
year. The boys and he deserve
a good turn out of fans.
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Ennis fans will be able to see
High Team at Lion Stadium, j two VVIaxahachie-Ennis games late
lias had thetV: itl the season.
With the playing of this game
Thursday nigh
game cancelled.
The Junior High Team who bat-
tled the Mesquite fSkceteis to a
7-7 tie last week, will next see
action when they tackle the Forney
Junior High Team. Sept. 20 at
Lion Stadium
B’s Face Waxahachie
The "B" team, who were ex-
pecting their first game against
Milford, Sept 22, w ill open their
season in W|»xahachie Thursday
night against the "Papooses"
Coach Ofrne Holt stated, the
boys hustle and pep has increased
tremendously since they have
learned of their game with the
at Waxahachie Thursday, the two
teams will play again in Ennis the
night before the “A" game between
the two teams.
All boys on the team will be in
condition for the game Thursday
night as the injury jinx has avoid-
ed the “B" team.
CAVE'S
Service Station
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
We will be cjlad to see our
old customers - - -
New ones always welcome
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Phone TK5-2431
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SEPT. 15-16-17
Merchants who donated
prizes are as follows:
ALLEN FURNITURE
Morning (J lory Mattress
LAYTON APPLIANCE
Clock Radio
FARMER'S HOME APPUANCE
Westinghouse Iron
McClain s food store
$25.00 in Groceries
THOMAS & GILPIN
$30.00 Gift Certificate
SOUTHERN AUTO STORE
Tom Thumb Pocket Radio
POLLAN FURNITURE
Platform Rocker
GANN'S
Crosley Radio
MAIN TIRE CO.
Steam Iron
PHIL TODD
Goodyear Auto Tire
CRUMLEY HARDWARE
Nesco Double Boiler
WESTERN AUTO STORE
Sunbeam Mixer
ASK FOR TICKETS AT
YOUR MERCHANTS
Merchants can call or pick up
tickets at the Western Cafe
or W. W. Odom Motor Co.
List of merchants cooperat-
ing by purchasing tickets to
give their customers an op-
portunity at the numerous
prizes to be given away each
nij?ht of the carnival:
H&H Hardware
Western Cafe & Cafeteria
C. R. Anthony Co.
.1. A. Penney & Son
Rothschilds
Ennis Pharmacy
Rogers Shoe Store
Keith’s Grocery
Felcman’s Cleaners
Ennis Market
Red Door Gift Shop
Hrasher’s Barber Shop
Twin Shop
Davis & Collins Drugs
Whiteside & Mizell
Fashion Shop
Dunkerley Jewelry
Roorback's Drugs
Star Cash Grocery
Davis & Harkins
North Feed & Seed
K. Wolens
Perry Bros.
National Garage
Mac ray Dept. Store
Kuchars Men’s Store
Manning Cleaners
Babcock Auto Supply
Sanders Food Store
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