Stephenville Daily Empire (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1950 Page: 3 of 6
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ing: Army and Oklahoma, faro red
by five touchdowns over Impotent
opponents, lead 16 major unbeaten,
untied collefiate football teams in-
to action this weekend and at
least two of the sweet 16 are
certain to fall.
It'll be ntoye than two, accord-
ing to the edds-makers, but two
are dead certain to take the
plunge in showdowns between the
unbeaten — Southern Methodist
(4-0) at Rice (3-0) and Yale (4-0)
at Cornell (3-0). SMU’s pass-
perfect Mustangs were favored by
18 points and Cornell by 19,
For the nation's one-two rank-
ing teams, it's a “workout week-
end.’’ Army rated No. 1 by the
United Press Board of Coaches,
was held at 84 points over twice-
beaten Harvard and N». 2 Okla-
homa was a 30-point favorite over
Kansas State.
But for unbeaten Washington
(4-0) and Wisconsin (8-0) it will
be a bitter struggle to remain
among the perfect record teams
against foes who already have been
knocked over one or mere times.
Illinois (3-1) was faverad by se\en
points over Washington’s high-
scoring Huskies in an intersec-
tional standout at Champaign, I1L,
and Michigan (1-2) was held at
seven over Wisconsin at Ann
Arbor, Mich. ,
Princeton, Kentucky, Miami, Van-
derbilt, Northwestern, California,
Stanford and Wyoming all were
favored to come through another
week with records unblemished.
Critical Games Plentiful
The weekend is loaded with crit-
ical games affecting conference
raees—and ultimate bids to the
post-season bowls.
Big 10—Key game is Wisconsin
at Michigan, since Wisconsin is
the current leader with a 2-0 rec-
ord. Ohio State, 1-0 in the con-
ference, was a 14-point favorite at
Minnesota and Purdue, in its first
league start, was favored by one
at Iowa. Non-conference: North
western by 14 over Pittsburgh at
Avanston, 111., Notre Dame by sev-
en at Indiana.
Southeastern — Vanderbilt, the
leader with 3-0, was favored by 14
as host to Florida. Tennessee, at
home, was favored by seven over
Alabama in- a big one with each
fighting to stay alive after an
initial conference defeat. Tulane
was favored by six over Mississippi
at New Orleans, Oeorgta by 13 at
Louisiana State Saturday night,
and Georgia Tech by 21 over Au-
burn at Athens, Ga.
Southwest—8MU and Rice are
making their first conference
start. So is Texas AAM, favored
by seven over league-leading Tex-
as Christian, and Texas by is over
at Taxaa. .Non-confer-
MA LEAD 16
O BATTLE
cnee: Baylor favored by seven over
Tsana Tech,
Pacific- I oast —California, eg
lewder with Washington at was
favored by 26 over Oregon Mate
at Berkeley, Calif., and Stanford’s
pre-season title favorites, in their
1first league start, were heM at
seven over tough UCLA.
Wake Forest Favored
Southern — High-scoring Wake
Forest was favored by 19 to hand
George Washington its first de-
feat. Citadel plays at Furman,
Duke at Richmond, Washington
and Lee at Davidson, William and
Mary at Virginia Tech. Maryland
by 19 over North Carolina State.
Non-conference: VMl at Virginia.
Big Seven—Oklahoma’s favor-
itea bow-in at home against Kan-
sas State. Missouri, host to Iowa
State, was favored by 13. Non-
conference: Nebraska by 14 ovei
Penn State at Lineoln, Neb., Kan-
sas by 14 over Oklahoma A4M at
Lawrence, Kan., Arieona at Colo-
rado.
Kentucky’s invasion of Viflanova,
with, the Southeastern powerhouse
favored by 19, tops the intersec-
tional schedule in the East along
with Southern California and Nary
at Baltimore. Southern Cal was
favored by 13 to hand the Middies
their fourth straight defeat.
Others in the East: Princeton by
14 at Brown, Pennsylvania by 13
at Columbia, Syracuse at Holy
Cross even, Bucknell at Colgate,
Lehigh at Dartmouth, and Ford-
ham at West Virginia.
Boston College and Georgetown
open a light Friday schedule to-
night at Boston. Boston U. plays
at Miami, conqueror of Purdue,
and San Jose State plays at San
Francisco.
Service Drug Store
Larsen Leading
Field in Big D
Tennis Tourney
Dallas, Oct. .20 ftP—.National sin-
gles champion Art Larsen of San
Leandro, Calif., led the field into
the second round of the Dallas
Country Club Invitation Tennis
Tournament today, but only after
having to come from behind
against a little known Texan.
Larsen whipped George Pryor of
Fort Worth 6-3, 6-3 yesterday, but
found himself trailing 1-3 in the
first set before he pulied his game
together.
Today Larsen meets George
Counts, Oklahoma City, who beat
Sam Winstead of Dallas 6-2, 6-3
yesterday.
Other first-round results in-
cunded:
Herb Flam, Beverly Hills, Calif.,
eliminated Red Sledge, Dallas, 7-6,
6-2 after Sledge took a 5-3 lead
ifl the opening set.
Earl Cochell, Los Angeles, de-
feated Bernard Clinton, Dallas,
6-1, 6-0.
Cochell meets Crawford, South-
west Conference champion from
Dallas, in another second-round
match today, while Flam will play
the winner of a delayed first-rounJ
match between Jason Morton of
Houston and Lindsay Hare of Lon-
don.
Charles - Hare, former British
Davis Cupper now playing out of
Chicago, meets Warren McMillan,
Fort Worth, in another first-round
match.
BAYLOR FROSH FAVORED
Austin, Oct. 20 W—University of
Texas Frosh will be slight under-
dogs today when they meet Bay-
lor freshmen in their first game
of the season. The Cubs hold vic-
tories over Blinn College and
Texas AAM Fish.
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•NOW, LIMES”—This photo of two cockatoos, entitled, “How, lissen,” was a prize-winner
In the International zoo photo contest sponsored By the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago
Nature Camera club. The picture waa made by Oene Lyle, ef Ban Qiego, Calif. Photographs
from all over the world wire entered in the contest.
MINOR LEAGUE OFFICIALS AR
GAME BROADCASTING PROBLEM
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THINK
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BY JING
Dallas, Oct. 20 SO-Vica-Presi-
dent Charles DeWitt of the St.
Louis Browns sounded a grim
warning yesterday that continued
broadcasting of major league
garnea will kill off minor league
netball.
The American League club offi-
cial waa among >3 baseball men
who* attended a meeting ef South-
western miner league officials. The
meeting was called to sound eat
club owners on their opinions on
various issues which will come up
at the National Association of
Minor Leagues convention at St.
Petersburg, Fla., in December.
DeWitt said fans in minor league
cities have their baseball appe-
tites satisfied from listening to
major league broadcasts or watch-
ing the games over television and
stay away from the home teams’
park at night.
He advised the minor leagues to
unite in efforts to curb big league
broadcasting by taking their cases
to the government.
Temple Chib for Broadcasts
Officials of the Temple club of
the Class B Big State League were
among the few dissenters, claim
ing attendance increased 50 per
cent in their 'city because of major
league broadcasts.
MMY MENTOR
IIWS COACHES
OF PRO CLODS
LAST 3 DAYS
New York, Oct. 20 WF—Coach
Earl Biaik of Army exploded a bit-
ter feud today when he ridiculed
professional football as “ahow
business” and the pro coaches lash-
ed back in reply.
Biaik set down his views in a
magazine article. The coaches read
it, and then called Army’s football
boss everything from “stupid” to
ah ingrate.
Blaik’s 5 Points
1. “If the pro team were put
into a league with good college
teams ... it .would have to learn
to play football the way the Col-
leges do or it wouldn’t stand a
chance.”
2. “A fiery team like Tennessee
would eripple a pro club,” because
all pros are not in good condition.
8. The pros depend too much on
the forward pass. They can’t run
like college teams.
4. Football players are at their
peak in college, then are on the
downgrade as pros.
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defensive men don’t chase
a runner who goes out of their
territory. “That’s why Steve Van
Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles
and Charley Trippi of the Chicagu
Cardinals make so many long runs.
Nobody chases them.”
Pros Counter-Attack
To those charges, the pro coaches
bounded back, red-faced and angry.
George Halas of the Chicago Bears
snapped, “I didn't know Blnik was
so stupid. Re ought to know bet-
ter and he does know better.
“1 could say some things about
the way he’s been running his ball
club,' but I’m too polite.”
Greasy Neale, coach of the
Eagles, said Biaik won’t give pro
football any credit, but he is al-
ways running te pro caawhes for
advice on how to run his own
team.
led the T-formation at Army
1942, “I showed him our movies
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A. D. Ensey, president of the
Odessa Oilers of the Class D. Long-
horn League, said a small club like
his needed extra revenue from lo-
cal broadcasting rights, ahhongn
sueh broadcasts did hurt attend-
ance. ,?
Boston Braves scout Jack Zellei
said television viewers in New Eng-
land watch major league games
on their sets and stay away from
local games.
Represented at the meeting
were the Texas, Big State, East
Texas, West Texas-New Mexico,
Longhorn, Gulf Coast, Arizona-
Texas, Sooner State and Rio
Grande Valley Leagues.
Major Complaints
Complaints included:
1. Women who listen to major
league baseball broadcasts during
the day do not want to accompany
their husbands to a night ball game
and persuade them to go else-
where.
2. Baseball broadcasts hurt late
season attendance, although it may
“perk up” interest early in the
season.
3. Home folk become bored by
bush league blunders after listen-
ing to stirring accounts of big
league games.
Officials of the various leagues
also discussed possible changes in
member cities.
John Phelan, general manager
of the El Paso Texans of the
Arizona-Texas League, complained
that "our fans would like to see us
play Texas teams.” He said his
club would like to obtain a berth
in ths West Texas-New Mexico
League, and suggested a revision
of the loop to include El Paso and
neighboring Juarez, Mexico.
George Schepps, owner of Green-
ville of the Class B Big State
League, said his club has lost
heavily at the box office during
recent seasons, and would like to
shift “preferably, to a Class
loop.”
TITLE CHASE
INAAiMSTOKTS
PICKS UP SPEED
By ED FITE
United Praia Start* Editor
Conference warfare picks t
speed in the class AA and eity
conference divisions of the Texas
schoolboy football chase this week,
but in most districts it was still
the loll before the storm.
Class AA, reduced in size and
boasting small districts in most in-
stances, will not get into full-swing
title battle for at least another
week.
There are only 10 conference
games on the week’s calendar and
they are overshadowed by the lone
game pitting undefeated, untied
teams against each other.
Thet is the 8onth-Plaina-Pan-
handle battle brewing for Friday
night between Lamesa and Pampa.
In the City Conference, however,
busy schedules are on tap for all
but the Dallas district, in which a
lone title game this week launches
that zectqy’* championship play.
Conference games scheduled in
Class AA send Graham against
Weatherford in District 6-AA;
Tyler against Texarkana and
Longview against Kilgore in 9-
AA; Palestine at Lufkin, Nacog-
doches at Bryan and Henderson
at Conroe in 10-AA; Texas CJty
at Baytown, Fr&port at Pasadena
and Galena Park at Galveston in
12-AA, and Edinburg at San Ben-
Wsco, Oct. 20 Oft—Baby bear
Bailey, cub of Baylor University
mascots Josephine nnd Joe, was
missing today, and the whole stu-
dent body began hunting for the
kidnaper.
Bailey’s twin, Barney, was cart-
ed away, too, but he came home
a few hours later, having appar-
ently escaped from the abductors.
The loss of Bailey and Barney
was discovered by three students
early this morning when they in-
vestigated noises around the cubs'
pen, which adjoins that of Jose
phine and Joe. The students arrived
at the pens just as an automobile
sped away.
Several hours later, Barney wan-
dered back home. .
A student mass meeting was
called to discuss the outrage. Mean-
while, carloads of students took
off to scour the country nearby.
Student officials said Barney and
Bailey were kipnaped. Not a trace
could be found of the lock that
was on their cage.
War is hell and the world loves
We're taking it for granted you’ll
be out to see the ball game to-
night.
Marvin Brown, one of the most
colorful backs in the country, won’t
see action, but the game is dedi-
cated to him and you should see
an aroused Plowboy team on the
gridiron.
With Brown out, the game
should be a see-saw affair.
* * *
This column, or port of it, will
be devoted today to gambling.
Specifically, it will be a discussion
of gambling in Dallas, with em-
phasis on grid game gambling.
For a score of years a certain
big hotel in Dallas has been
known as a hang-out for gambling.
Traveling men know they can al-
ways find a card game going on at
that hotel.
For almost a score of years,
gridiron gamblers have been oper-
ating a card game out of that ho-
tel.
The newspapers of Dallas knew
what was going on. So did the po-
lice. Every week, Dallas newspa-
per writers—as well as wire ser-
vice writers—quoted the card odds
on football games. By so doing
they were helping bring business
to the card operators They knew—
and the police knew—where* the
cards originated. They could tell
you where the cards were printed,
when, and how many were printed.
They knew where they were sent,
and who was handling them in dif-
ferent cities over the nation.
But Dallas newspapers were too
Au.sy trying to pin down gambling
Tn Fort Worth to help clean up
their own town. Not until the pre-
ssure got hot — with Congress
threatening an investigation—did
the Dallas police make a raid and
uncovered the card game.
Gambling is ruining football,
baseball and basketball.
Now, if a man wants to gamble
—let him. That’s our motto We're
not above wagering a malted milk
on a football game. But it's the
syndicated gambling we’re talking
about, and Dallas is getting the
name of being a syndicated gamb-
ling town. Everybody’s known it
for years—and now, maybe, some-
thing will be done about it.
Dallas gamblers moved into a
West Texas city a few years ago-
Iock- stock and barrel. Independent
operators of floating crap games
were hi-jacked—until they decided
to kick in to Dallas. Honky-tonks
with gambling dens in the back got
smashed—until the owners decided
to kick in.
And, brother, don’t think there
isn’t a tie-up between Mickey Co-
hen and gambling in Dallas. The
tie-up goes through Cohen to the
old Capone gang in Chicago.
How long would it take to clean
up intra-state and inter-state
gambling?
One week—if any government
or state agency really wanted to
clean it up.
Well, anyway, the card game
has been smashed. For a while.
It’ll boom again, out of Dallas, but
it has been slowed down.
When flown with the flag of the
United States, the United Na-
tions flag assumes the place ot
honor; i.e., to the right of the
United States flag in relation to
people facing the flags.
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Stepbhvizie Dunr Exnm
Everything: in
Ladies’ Wearing
Apparel
CAMPUS CLUB HAS
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS OCT. 10
The Campus Club met Tuesday,
October 10, at the Tarleton dining
hall. This was the first meeting
of the new club year and was an
informal tea, honoring President
and Mrs. E. J. Howell.
' The club collect was read in uni-
son. Mrs. Howell extended greet-
ings to the club, and new members
and guests were introduced.
Miss Lola Thompson installed
incoming officers.
Mrs. J. E. Tompkins, year book
chairman, gave a preview of the
program for the year, and Mrs.
Jack Harrington sang, accomp-
anied by Miss Janice Alsup.
Tea was served from a beauti-
fully appointed table. Mrs. Howell
poured.
Mmes. J. E. Tompkins, L. G.
Rich, C. M. Flory, E. A. Blanchard
were hostesses.
Next meeting will be held Oct.
24.
Barbecue at Its BEST—Come Out to
WHITS
on the Hico Highway in Stephenville
BARBECUE TO GO.. pound $1.00
BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINER
BARBECUE PLATES........85c
ALL THE BARBECUE YOU CAN EAT
SAVE TIME — SAVE TROUBLE — FIND IT QUICK IN THIS DIRECTORY
WHERE TO FIND IT
HANDY REFERENCE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Trewitt Funeral Home
Lady Attendant
Prompt Ambulance Service
Day Phono 859—Night 201
Stephenville
Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
E88 S. Graham Phone 702
ELECTRICAL REPAIRS
Vaughan Electric
“Everything Electrical”
Wiring—Service
250 W. College Phone 454
FARM SUPPLIES
FURNITURE—NEW USED
• buy,
New and Veed Furniture
Sae ua before you sell or buy
TRADING POST
North Graham at LtnftovUla Read
Phone 818
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Sale* mad Service for
MINNEAPOLIS-MOL1NE
Farm Machinery and
Liverman Peanut Pickers
Hale & Crimmins
Accountants and Anditara
Federal and State Tax CoasultanU
Neblett-King Bldg. Phene 881
Luther P. Hale Carl E. Crimmins
Shannon Supply Co.
Dahlia Highway Phone 161
Stephenville
Tractorand
Implement Co.
Sal*t-*S«rvict
Fort Worth Highway
Phono 860
CHIROPRACTORS
DR J. C. WILSON
Chiropractic Office
Next door to W. R. Hickey
Real Estate
Phone 589 231 W. College St.
T. D. Purdom, D. C.
Phone 508
Corner Paddock & Pecan Sts.
H. R. Conley, D. C.
267 W. Collate - Phona 166
Qroiid Floof
Acroaa street from Vaughan
VETERINARIANS
POULTRY
Mollard
Poultry Market
Live and Dressed
Hens, Fryers, Bakers, Turkeys
209 N. Florsl Phone 106’
LAUNDRY
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PHOTOGRAPHS
Han't kaaltata to rail «a far Paaillr Ur-
anian* aad all Piralc*. Wrddln*. and
other ermaiaa*. Bail., Stadia th* B.br
Hpnrlaltat. South oral earner of aqua re
Phone lit
BAXLEY’S STUDIO
Sisson Helpy-Selfy
Laundry
SISSON HELPY-SELFY
LAUNDRY
»0l N. Graham These 852
Free Pickup - Delivery
PLUMBER8
SEWING MACHINES
NEW SINGER SEWING
MACHINES
Sales and Service, Repairs
Good Used Machines for Sale
Singer Sewing Center
N. Belknap I’kme RSI
Dr. Verne A. Scott
Stephenville, Texas
Service Day and Night
Phone 462
Dr.Ben B. McCollum, Jr
Veterinarian
Fort Worth Highway
Phone 947 or 226 Stephenville
FEED STORES
SlCtll
AUTO
SHOW
Neale
tm
Ifl the likes
OAllA§
“That wasn't
rd of Biaik.
Hi about to play
ound here, he aski
scrimmage against
d show our stuff.”
ad*d, “No pros would'
swer pqjr the boners Blaik’s team
Ad against Michigan.”
Herman Ball «f Washington
dMPPed, “41
play Army on
college team
n Sunday through a 12-week
rhedule and the pro* will win
overwhelming majority of the
Thp Dallas Tech-Forest game ia
the oaly one cardad in the Dallas
city district In Fort Worth, it’ll
be favored Paschal vs Tech. North
Side vs. Carter and Arlington
Heights va. Poly; in Houston, Da-
vis vs. 8. F. Austin, Milby va. San
Jacinto and Lamar va. SSm Hous-
ton, and in Spa Antonio, Brack-
en ridge va. Edison, Burbahk and
Tech va. Alamo Heights.
BUTANE GAS DEALERS
•uSra
Yearwood Feed Store
Arrow and Hanaro Foods
Grains, Yetch,^ FortlHaer, Oeeo
Dairy Faad at Ow Own
161 E. Ma
UPHOLSTERY
INSURANCE
Merrell Upholstering
Furniture Repair Shop
Chesa* from Our Samples of
■eo Bar and a battalion uPkoUttri*9 Fabric* and Flattie*
tJyj rJssri m vcot**. «W7»
Among thf fiyat troop* to arriva
on the setae of the great Sait
Frubcieco earthquake and fire in
1906, were a detachment of Ma.
' ines from Verba Buena Island in
“ ' Bay and a *
rinaafn
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John Ed Jones
A Son Agency
Tfeaa to need, aad aet have.
Phene 148
RADIO SERVICE
Kelly’s Television and Radio
Repair Service
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arhaal tratoad tadmleton.
laa so kafara kajfea* a ra4ia aa taiaatelaa
ML Wa raa aaao TOO aaaar.
ARVIN TELEVISION SETS
IN W. Variate. Pteaa **
HEFFLEY RADIO AND
TELEVISION SERVICE
Wa raoalr at maka*.
rtaka* and daUaaay aar.Ira.
PHILCO PRODUCTS
»W B. WaaUagtoa Pk.n.
CASHON Radio service
Laaated at WMte A a to Stan
IN M.
SSBBESHBKiSg
REAL ESTATE
GOLDEN RULE REALTY
■ Onr Oawyat Dree
ettr rrBears
On* WaW
City Plumbing Co.
J. E. Lookingbill, Jr., Owner
Sales-Installationa-Repaira
Plumbing and Heating
235 N. Graham Phone 161
Bell & McGehee
S u ppl ies-Fixt u res-Repalrt
“Service with a Smile”
176 College Phone 6
WOOD WORK SHOPS
Hale’s Wood Shop
Located at Higginbotham Lumber
Yard rtamsr
AI1 Kinds Wood tid Cabinet Work
Phone 1180
Cullen Cabinet Shop
Furniture Repairing, Remodaliam
aad Refinishing. Expert Work.
Venetian Blinds For Sals
Estimates Gi
Phono 784
3ledly Given
LingleviDe Hlwaj
Moore’s Wood Shop
(gormarly Rofclaon'a Wood Ska*)
Mill Work. Cabinet.. Venetian Blind*
Kair Tama • M month* to pay
Mt W. CeHasa Straw
MATTRESS SERVICE
Have your oM mattrss
A NICE. FLUFFY
INNERSPRING MATTRESS I
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SUMMERS A SON ?
j, MATTRESS CO.
Ptana 893 A 250 W. Km*
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