The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1941 Page: 4 of 4
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Page Four
THE REDBIRD
Friday, October 24, 1941
1941 Cardinals Are Hard-Fighting Gridsters
Thumbnail Sketches
Of the Footballers
Club Hits Peak
Against Hapless
Clifton Eleven
I serve
of friends.
Prexy Plays End
Going from the backfield to the
by Hal Middle
Probably the greatest assem-
blage of personality in regard to
sports ever to assemble at La-j line, we cannot overlook our end-
mar college has done so this year, man, Rudy Neumann. We don’t
From all parts these athletes hail; have to say a lot about Rudy be-
out of county, out of city, and} cause we are sure you know him
some out of state. To begin with,! as well as we do. You elected him
we will give you the complete ros-
ter and then some sketches on
certain ones from that list.
president of your school and a bet-
ter representative could never be
found. Rudy is adept at the art
No.
Name
wgt:
Pos.
Experience
Home
20
Ducky Collins
160
E
Letterman
Liberty
21
J. F. LeGros
170
E
Freshman
So. Park
22
Rudy Neumann
195
E
Letterman
Pt. Arthur
23"
Bill Plake
192
E
Freshman
So. Park
30
Sherrill Garrett
195
T
Freshman
So. Park
32
Melvin Coleman
190
T
Freshman
Angleton
33
Leroy Gibson
195
T
Letterman
Liberty
40
Virgil Wright
165
B
Freshman
Ingleside
41
John Whiteley
180
G
Letterman
Batson
42
Sidney Trimble
195
G
Letterman
Pt. 'Arthur
43
J. D. Wilson
180
G .
Letterman
Mercedes
50
W. L. Straughn
165
C
Freshman
So. Park
51
H. M. Culpepper
160
C
Letterman
Pt. Arthur
52
Joe Monford *
175
G
Letterman
Galveston
60
Audie Creel
170
B
Freshman
Liberty
61
Ray Deaton
150
B
Freshman
Woodville
62
Sam Gallier
140
B
Preshman
So. Park
63
Christy Sparks
140
B
Freshman
So. Park
64
George Miles
150
B
Freshman
Woodville
65
Oail Phillips
180
B
Freshman
French
The Lamar Cardinals, show-
ing more spirit than any team
to wear the Red and Blue for
many seasons, have definitely
established themselves as a
contending threat for the con-
ference leadership with a
blitzkreig attack that would
make a panzer unit jealous.
The Red Birds have met the
most formidable foes obtain-
able, and victory has given
her nodding approval to the
Cards on more than one oc-
casion.
But first, on the fateful day
of Sept. 18, Lamar tangled
with the Sam Houston Bear-
cats. With but six days’
practice under their belts the
I Cards proved to be a mere
testing ground for the plays
the Kats were to use against
A. & M. and Rice the next
two weeks. Although badly
| outclassed and outweighed,
Coach Hodgkiss’ charges
fought to the somewhat bit-
ter end
S. A.’s
by HEARD
SKIDADDLE vs. LAMAR
This is the best game of the
went to Houston to play the
Rice Freshmen. Rice, boast-
ing their best team in years,
which surely the Cards will
vouch for, ended up the game
with a 20-0 score. But any-
one of the 9000 fans who saw
the game will testify that La-1 year, our home-coming game,
mar was never down—they in which good old Lamar beats
fought the “Slimes” from start Skidaddle College about 69-0
to- finish; in fact, they held!—I hope. The odds are in La-
them scoreless for the last two mar’s favor; every man on the
quarters. Bubba Ray stole the team is huge enough to be a
show for Lamar with his runs heart break. Skidaddle has a
of 20,19 and 11 yards, and then big team too, but not a chance
passed to Rudy “President” —I hope.
Neumann for a 14-yard gain. The middle-aged; stout man
But Bud Hering, not to be out- in front of me must be a grad
done, backed up the line like
an ^11-star. Sadly, though, the
Birdmen from Lamar just
couldn’t cross the Owl line,
and that is what counts.
Another conference game
was with the Aggies of North
Texas Agricultural college of
Arlington. “Monk” Hodgkiss
and Co., gave the big Farmers
a real scare, but finally lost
21-13 The Farmhands, sport-
ing a team that is the best in
their history, really had to
bear down to nose out the
Cards by one touchdown. But
the outstanding event was the
102-yard run for a touchdown
The Cards started the fire- j by Harold Bartlett to put La-
works by scoring a touchdown mar in the game, but the
66 Charles Ray
67, Bud Hering
68 Harold Bartlett
11 npij. ?
To start
169
190
190
lire : _ig5
the ball rolling, it is
Freshman
Freshman
So. Park
Alvin
■R
Of
Letterman Pt. Arthur
..Letterman St. Anthony
public speaking (assisted
only fitting that we*should make Foozy Bragg). Last year he won
a few statements about George I the award for his final oration.
Bedre. George has acted as cap-1 President Neumann plays a
tain in the last few games thatl bang-up game at the end position.
Lamar has played and undoubted- He is the nucleus for most pass
ly will assume that position for plays and whenever that pig-skin
many more. As a result of this comes anywhere near him you
and other things, he playfully calls j can sit back assured that Rudy
himself “Brains.” Our grinning^ Will'pull it in. All-in all, Rudolf
Greek hails from St. Anthony high! Neumann is the kind of fellow a|
made a brilliant
school, where he made a
career of football and received
four letters. He is a sophomore
this year and a letterman. George
is a blocking back, weighs 165, and
although you can always tell him
without it. his jersey number is 69.
Monsieur Bedre is also popular
outside of football circles. His
general slap-happy attitude is
liked by all, but even with this
attitude he is a good student. All
in all. he is a good fellow and adds
much to the local color of Lamar.
102-Yard Bartlett
Also playing in the backfield
along with Bedre is Harold Bart-
lett from Port Arthur. This gen-
tleman of the gridiron is a return-
ing letterman from last year and
has had football experience fora]
before the 3000 fans could find
| their seats. It happened like
this: “Cotton” Miles took a
kick from Grubbs to the La-
mar 23. Then after a line play
that failed, Bartlett dropped
back and tossed a screen pass
to “Bubba” Ray on the line of
scrimmage. Bubba swept 80
yards for the first six-pointer
i for Lamar this season.
, j Score Mounts Up
| After this the Bearkitties
went to work on Lamar, and
overworked the scorekeeper
by pushing over 8 touchdowns,
to win, 51-6. The Cards were
held to 2 first downs, but their
passing was a real surprise—‘
out of the 140 yards gained
by Red Birds, 135 came from
passes. The Cards may not
have won the game, but the
Red Bird band certainly pour-
ed it on the Teachers’ College
musicians, by introducing Eva
Rhea and Ada Jean Bell in a
novelty number that made the
spectators forget Sam Hous-
ton’s Chesterfield girls; in
person likes to be around.
Sidney Trimble, the 195 pound
guard, comes up next for our in-
spection. This husky lad is also
a Port Arthur resident and a re-
turning letterman.
This pig-skin advocate is the
kind of a fellow that is interested
in everyone and everything. He is
as generous as a drunk sailor, and
will do anything for you. Trimble I JC'L, n t\ u
looks upon the football boys as Durham
his proteges. He has a habit of Girls. Moral. Four-year col-
“mothering” them m a special way. leges just shouldn’t play ju-
and they all have a great respect nior colleges. Just as a pass-
for him. Sidney doesn’t talk a lot, jng note the Bearcats were
but has a magnetic personality
that is a natural attraction for
the majority of the students.
Liberty Pair
From Liberty we have two very
fine linesmen in Leroy Gibson and I the preachers how football is
Cards just couldn’t get the
other needed six pointer.
Lamar Swamps Clifton
Lamar’s
risen—yes
another. This time by 53
points over the much bedaz-
zled Clifton Jr., college.
Lamar’s eleven played a
brand .of football that was
never before heard of
probably will die with
blaze of glory.
• To start with, Clifton
the toss and decided to
Ducky Collins. Collins is
number of years in his home town, smaller of the two, weighing
Harold is our triple-threat m|an in
the backfield and a romantic threat
on the campus. Any time of day
he can usually be seen escorting
some comely co-ed around and
around and evidently giving the
lady in question boundless joy.
We always say, “You gotta be a
football hero!”
Harold is perhaps the fastest
man in Lamar}s backfield. In high
school he competed on the cin-
der with much success. Evidences
of his speed could be seen when
he made that flashy 102-yard run
against North Texas last week.
Then there is fleet Charles
(Bubba) Ray, another member of
our imposing backfield. Bubba’s
alma mater of bygone days is
South Park. He is a freshman this
year at Lamar but already has
proved his outstanding football
ability.
In character we find that Ray
is a little on the reserved side.
But even with this he is genial
and friendly and .has a vast're-
rthel
■a
mere 160, while Gibson tips the
scales at 194(4 pounds. These lads
are both lettermen.
Besides carrying on football and
numerous studies, Leroy also has
a job that keeps him from hold-
ing too many rendezvous with
Morpheus. Nevertheless, he is
making his grades and playing a
swell brand of football. After
every game Lamar has played, we
have walked up to ■ Gibson and
said, “Nice game, Leroy.” Smiling
broadly, he would rejoin, “Thanks,
I know it.” But don’t let words
from Mr. Gibson like those fool
you. He is .as humble as any other
player and likes nothing better|
than to have you buffaloed at
smething he says or does.
Collins is a general mixer and
does well in all things undertaken.
He is friendly and well liked by
all students. He is a good example
of whate the whole team is like.
More of these informal sketches
will "be had in the next edition of
this paper.
of 1924 or there about. As the
game gets under way, he gets
excited. This is the best team
Lamar has had since he played
on it, I gather. A gain of fif-
teen yards for Lamar; he
jumips to his feet, gives the
old Cardinal whoop, and sets
his two hundred pound frame
on his new felt hat. (I just did
move my foot in time.) Those
words he is using at the sight
of the squashed porkpie must
have been “stuif^ back in
1923.
Baffled Mate
His wife, thin and fragile,
sits b,y him slightly dazed
and wondering what is going
on. Once she asks him what
has happened and gets an an-
swer in technical terms which
she couldn’t possibly under-
stock has again I stand-1 don’t myself, and I
the Cardinals won | haven’t missed a game in the
last ten years.
On my left is a “smart”
young man, whose loyalty to
his team is very irritating, as
it is not our home town’s team,
and | According to him, Lamar
this I doesn't even know which "way
to run Our star quarterback
won is carried off the field, and
kick, the boy shouts, ‘What’s mat-
Well after the ball left their ter, can’t you take it?” I’m
hands, they never saw it long looking for somebody to bean
enough to become warm him, if that lady in front of
friends. The Cards received him doesn’t wring his neck for
the ball back of their own goal throwing his peanut shells on
and were finally stopped on j her hat brim. There, I knew
their own 20. Then with a they’d get him; no one could
march as devastating as “Sher- stand his chanting. “Our team
man’s march to the Sea,” the is red-d-d-d hot!” much longer.
Cards went to Clifton’s 7, They carry him away.. There
where they lost the ball on a are none, to weep,
bad pass which was intercept- All the old grads are here
ed by Lambert of the visitors, today. Up in the top of the
Clifton kicked to their own- bleachers are five of them,
■20, and the Birds took over' passing a ' “pop” bottle and
fact, the Rail Birds have hon-1 again. On the first play, a lat- shouting “Give ’em the axe-
ored (?) the Bells by naming | eral from Ray to Herring gave hie!” and other old-time loco-
the Red Birds their ffrst of motives,
many 6-pointers. Then the La- Romance Interrupted
mar second string pushed over j Two love birds over there
a counter with Creel carrying, came to see this ball game, but
Then the Red . and Blue | can’t seem to stop looking at
beaten by 40 or more pointsTscored at will, and all too fre- each other. They have "that
by both Rice and A. and M. quently to suit the Cats. far-away, soulful look. As Mr.
Next the Red Birds met the Monkey Business Old Timer jumps to his feet
Decatur Baptists and showed. At the beginning of the sec- and "yells, ‘Get in there and
ond half the Red Birds were [ fight, boys!” they look up with
Johnston | leading 41-0. Lamar received the wide-open eyes of a star-
■ the kickoff^used 6 laterals, of tied doe Then they recall
which one was a forward— there’s a ball game going on,
costing them a 15-yard pen- and both blush
alty .And now the game is over;
But, just to be hospitable, I’ve been so engrossed watch-,
the Birds fumbled in their mg the people around me, I
end-zone and allowed the Clif- haven’t seen much of this
ton end to cover it for "their game. I ask a sweet,' young
6 points. , " thing who won the game, and
Coach Hodgkiss must have she looks at me blankly and
gotten the plays used in "the says, What game?” I giv'e up;
rest of the game from Laurel [’ll read all about it in tomor-
and Hardy, or the Three row’s papers. (
Stooges. The captain for the — — --------------------
night, “Ducky” Collins, who, it I spins ending with two later-
is rumored, made up the plays als, and general turmoil were
in the huddle, is surely eligi- the features of this game, all
ble for the Hall of Football of which appealed immensely
Shame.” * to the Lamar Loyals.
Anybody and everybody At the half, Beaumont
carried the ball; if at least four High’s Royal Guard thrilled
With one win and one lose men didn’t handle the ball per the near 2,000 fans with some
the Red and Blue bit into an- play, it yvas too conservative spectacular drills.
I other tough number when it I to use. End arounds, triple j BEAT SCHREINER ! ! !
really played. Jack
was the man of the night. He
was the runner that the Birds
so badly needed against the
Kats. • Mr_ Johnston was
around end, through the mid-
dle and generally in the losers’
hai.r.
Bedre, “The Greek,” on the
last play of the game laid two
poisons to rest on the sodden
field of honor ;in other words,
he downed two men with a
smashing end run that was a
typical example of the way
Lamar ran over the Baptists.
Lamar outplayed and out-
hustled the lightweight Bap-
tists all over the field, but
strangely enough the score
was only 12-0 Lamar’s favor.
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