The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, August 13, 1948 Page: 3 of 4
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August 13 1948
H-SU BRAND
Pag 3
Summer Sidelights
By BERRY APPLING
i
Quiet days are here again with
the pasing of the elites in the
Texas coaching field but remain-
ing is the air of feverish impa
tience ana ac-
tivity that fea-
tured the
school.
Students
have but little
interest in
sports as they
scurry from
classroom to li-
brary with a
look of glazed
impotence o n
their faces.
Uppermost i n
their mind is a
faint hope that by some miracle
they might have all research ar-
ticles themes etc. 'ready for
term's end. ('
Some few hardy sbuls will con-
tinue pursuing their education (?)
during the three-week term but
for most it will be good-bye until
fall. Scattered' here and there
about the campus observers will
notice self-satisfied smirks steal-
ing across the more school-weary
Appling
faces as they contemplate the
miracle of good fortune that will
see them receiving that valiant
sheepskin which fought so hard
before surrendering.
To those who will be leaving
the campus perhaps to return no
more we of the BRAND staff ex-
tend a hearty good luck wish and
an assurance that you will be re-
membered long after you are
gone. One of the nicest things
about attending school is the
friends that you make while
there so rest assured that it has
been pleasant having you around
and the only regret is that you
are leaving.
Now to those who are in the
same boat I'm in and plan to re-
turn this fall there is also a help-
ing thought extended my con-
dolences. Don't fret however
because we will probably be
kicked out in a few years even
though it is only to get rid of us.
Our association has been pleas-
ant with all of you; as classmates
friends and otherwise; so in this
our last Summer issue we want
you to know that it has been nice
having you around.
See you this fall . . . SUCKER!
North Grid Stars Victor
In Stout Defensive Battle
Cowboy Athlete
North Cagers Nip
Southerners 36-31
By TOM BENGE
Destnied to see plenty of grid-
iron action for the Hardin-Sim-mons
Cowboys next fall is big
Bob Surratt 6-feet 1-inch 218-
pound tackle candidate from Al-
tus Oklahoma. That mammoth
Leon Cooper will have to hustle
to retain his starting berth is no
secret around the "Forty Acres"
and Bob is expected to supply the
competition.
Playing before a packed house
of 3000 fans in Rose Field House
last week the North All-Star
cagers coached by Clair Bee of
Long Island University quickly
jumped into a lead which they
never relinquished as they rolled
over the hard-fighting Southern-
ers 36-11 in the basketball fea-
ture of the Texas High School
Coaches Association meeting.
Jack Gray University of Texas
cage mentor employed a man-toman
defense in an attempt to stop
the North's fast-breaking tactics.
His charges pulled within four
points of the Yankees twice dur-
ing the second half but both
times they faltered and dropped
further in arrears.
H-SU Student Gets Berth
On City All-Star Nine
Tom Benge Hardin-Simmons
student from Dallas and a mem-
ber of the Horace Holly softball
team was voted an all-star berth
on the city All-Star nine.
Benge has been active in intra-
mural athletics during his stay on
.Jhe "Forty Acres." Besides these
Activities he acted as manager for
' the football squad during the past
season.
His selection by the managers
of teams entered in the Major
League of the city softball pro-
gram was based upon his excel-
lent fielding record and all-
around team play.
He was chosen for the second
base berth on the All-Star team
though his position with Horace
Holly was shortstop.
After four minutes of the first
quarter had ticked away Bryan
Miller of Crozier Tech put Coach
Bee's team in front at 6-4 and
they maintained the lead the rest
of the way.
Walter Kearns from Denton of
the North squad and Leonard
Childs from Jefferson Davis
(Houston) of the South team tied
for high point honors each mesh-
ing a total of eight points on the
same formula three field goals
and two gratis heaves.
All 20 of the boys who took the
floor showed themselves to be
stellar competitors but they were
of course not performing at full
efficiency after only four days of
practice.
Each received an engraved
wrist watch as a prize for being
chosen to participate in the an-
nual all-cage affair of the Texas
High School Coaches Asociation
school.
FACILITIES FOR 3
WEEKS ANNOUNCED
There will be very little change
in the "ole" Forty Acres for the
three-week term except for the
number of students that will be
here. The Bookstore will remain
open for "gab sessions" and the
dining hall will still be open as a
place to secure chow.
Senior Hall will be held open
for girls if the number justifies.
Cowden-Paxton will be filled
prospective football players. Fer-
guson will be available to all
other boys.
Surxatt
Surratt donned his first football
uniform at Altus High School
where he earned four letters in
the pigskin sport and won a berth
on the all-conference eleven. He
also found time to aid the bas-
ketball team with three years of
effort before graduating.
Following high school Bob en-
tered the Navy in April of 1942
and saw considerable service
aboard a destroyer in the Pacific.
His discharge in September of 45
found him a married man of four
months. His wife is the former
Marjorie Mayo of Altus.
Bob's connection with football
in 1945 was as a spectator only
but the following season he really
came into his own by again land-
ing on an all-conference team
this time as a member of the
Cameron Junior College squad at
Lawton Oklahoma. He found
even greater honors at the Law-
ton school last season when he
climaxed his junior college career
by winning the N.E.A.'s endorse-
ment as Little All-America top
national award for a junior col
lege performer.
It was a stroke of luck for the
Purple and Gold when the ami-
Fall Grid Workouts
To Begin Sept. 1
Faced with the problem of fill-
ing the places of the veteran
quarterback Al Johnson ace pass
receiver "Bullet" Cook the but-
standing "Red" Cleveland and
other positions Head Coach War-
ren B. Woodson will start football
workouts September 1. The team
will go through two-a-day work-
outs until the fall semester opens.
The Cowboys will be working
hard to get in condition and
sharpen their play for the open-
ing game with the University of
Cincinnati on September 25.
Assisting Woodson will be Mur-
ray Evans line coach J. N. "Red"
Cleveland center coach and Al
Milch freshman coach.
The squad for the coming year
will be: L. E. Steadman Cowsar
Boles Hardy; L.T. Cooper
Proctor Surratt; L. G. Clardy
Smith Hillin; C H. McChesney
Barker E. Petty; R. G. Raphelt
Frost Adams; R. T. Rowan
Bailey Starkey Taylor; R. E.
B. McChesney Biddy McHenry;
Q. B. Ford Higgins Harrison
Henngier Bridges; L. H. Davis
Harvey Stamper Tiger; R. H.
Allen Leja P. Petty Murphy;
F. B. Bailey Troutman Kirby.
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able Oklahoman enrolled at Hardin-Simmons
for the spring se-
mester. Workouts that session had
hardly begun when Surratt con-
vinced all hands that he was here
to stay. His capable defensive
work and all-round determination
was a welcome sight with the
conspicuous absence of such stal-
warts as Taylor Raphelt and
Proctor still very vivid in the
minds of Coaches Woodson and
Evans and his two years of eli
gibility brought another smile.
Bob's ambition is not confined
to the gridiron however as can
be seen by his selection of studies.
He is a physics major with a mi-
nor of math. Surratt is undecided
as to what field of endeavor he
will enter following graduation
but all his new friends in the vi-
cinity are unanimous in the be-
lief that he will continue to be a
stand-out in the career which he
selects as his life work.
In the annual All-Star grid
classic unreeled Friday night on
the turf of Fair Park stadium an
expected offensive battle turned
into a struggle of two great lines
as the North chalked up its eighth
win in the series0 4-0.
The game was expected to be
an offensive show as so many
outstanding backs were on both
teams; instead a defensive duel
was displayed by some great line
play by both teams as the score
indicated. The victory by the
North was another mark for the
T formation taught to the squad
by Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd.
The South coached by Matty Bell
SMU dominated the first half of
the game and indicated they
would roll on to victory.
The first safety came with the
third quarter as Bartosh standing
on the South goal line attempted
to run juggled what looked like
an off-timing pass from center
and when he did End Bill How-
ton charged through to get a
hand on the runner while Flow-
ers nailed him for a safety.
The second safety came in the
fourth quarter as Quinn attempt
ing to punt from behind his own
goal line got a bad pass from
center and Surratt Austin High
of El Paso pinned for the second
safety.
Outstanding linemen for the
North were Gordon Headlee
guard of Odessa; Carl Hill Den-
lson end; Jerrell Price Brown-
field tackle; Sam Attebury Ama-
rillo guard; and Dick Schmidt of
Lubbock center. Outstanding for
the South were Charles O'Neal
Corpus Christi tackle; Dan La-
nier Freeport guard; and Don
Wright of Brownwood guard.
Byron Townsend of Odessa per-
formed as usual although not
scoring he gained 108 yards from
scrimmage on 16 ball carrying
trips.
Townsend was voted the out-
standing back of the game and
Jerrell Price of Brownfield 210-
pound tackle as the outstanding
lineman by the Texas Sports
Writers Asociation.
Game Statistics
NORTH SOUTH
11 First Downs 5
154 Yds. gained rushing 108
21 Yds. lost rushing 57
6 of 13 Passes completed 2 of 8
57 Yds. gained passing 21
0 Passes intercepted by 0
7 for 39....NO. punts Av 9 for 36
2 for 10 Penalties 3
1 Fumbles 3
1 Fumbles recovered 3
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