Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 189, Ed. 2 Wednesday, September 15, 1954 Page: 3 of 6
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Htutoe soul of i kiybs war
B™«kenndse h s a likely squad
oh the B teuru, but naturally their
weights drop far below that of the
A Squad. Average weight of the
l-man B Squad is 1.31.
Average weight of the twelve
players in the line is 139, while
that of the backfield, nine players,
is 123 pounds.
Meet the members of the suuad
as follows:
FREEL AND MARGAN makes
his debut on the "B" squad after
coming to Breckenridge High
tH'hool from Abilene. He is a junior
and plays right fmlf. The lateen-
year-old gridder weighs in at 145
and stands five feet, nine inches.
He is the son of HJh\ and Mrs. L.
b. Margati.
year out.
tBILL LANGPORD is little but
reported to be fairly fast in the
right half slot. Bill weighs 110
pounds and comes to the five feet,
six inch mark on the measurement
tape. The fourteen-year-oid sopho-
more played at right half last year,
his first year in high school. He
is the son of Archie Langford.
HARVEY GREER, sixteen-year-
old junior, is working out at right
end on the Buckaroo "B" team.
Greer, who didn't engage in the
sport last year, weighs 145 and is
five feet, eleven and a half inches
tall. He is the soil of J. <!. Greer.
MICKEY WHITE is getting val-
uable experience in the backfield
in anticipation of his senior year.
This year finds Mickey a junior
and left half of the "B" team.
Last year the sixteen-year-old
gridder handled the tuliback
chores. Mickey weighs 135 and is
five feet, ten and a half inches in
height. He is the son of Mis. Edith
White.
<-E(_!L L.«NGlORI . son * f Ar
• hie Langford, i;; a sophomore who
is vying with other "B" members
for the left half position. Cecil is
fifteen and h > weighs 130 pounds
while measuring five feet, nine
inches in height. This is his second
FRANK BIGGINS, sophomore,
is another who is making his de-
but on the Breck gridiron. The
sixteen-year-old youth is learning
the end position, thinking of future
seasons when he is an upperclass-
man. Frank is five feet, ten inehes
in height and weighs 140. He is
(the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Riggins.
JOE FOKVILLE has made a
switch from backfield to line. The
"B-squader" played fullback last
fall and this season finds him at
right guard. The sophomore weighs
155 pounds and is five feet, eight
inches tall. The fifteen-year-old
gridder is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Fonville.
tion this fall. The fourteen-year
old lad is the son of Mrs. Joe Ad-
ams and Vernon DeMosters.
EDDIE OF FIELD, 17. this fall
has changed from line to backfield.
Playing guard during the 1953
seoson, Eddie is working out in the
fullback slot this fall. The junior
student weighs 140 and measures
five feet, nine inches. He has two
previous years of high scitool foot-
ball to his credit, starting when he
was a freshman. He is the son ofk
Eddie F. OffieM.
JAMES STANFORD, 148-poun.l
guard, makes a stand on the "BM
squad line although he has never
been out for the sport in high
school before. James is sixteen
and stands five feet, nine inches.
He is the son of O. M. Stanford.
SIIIRREL RAY" Kit.LOUGH,
son of W. G. Killough, is a junior
who is beginning his second season
at left end. Shirrel Ray is seven-
teen, weighs t45 pounds and is
five feet, nine inehes in height.
JIMMIE DEMASTERS, fresh
man, is a five feet, five inch tackle
who comes to the Bucks from
Breckenridge Junior High. Jinunie.
who weighs 133 pounds, played
right tackle for the junior high
squad and is sticking to that posi-
BEST
WISNE
To The
1954
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BUDDY HAMILTON
PHONE 342
BOBBY GOSWICK, fourteen-
year-old freshman, hits Brecken-
ridge from Andrews Junior High
School. He is playing quarterback
on the "B" team, the same posi-
tion in which he saw action in An-
drews. Bobby weighs 130 and is
five feet, ten inches in height A
broken arm received in play dur-
ing the 1952 Andrews season kept
Goswick out of the lineup for some
time but he has fully recovered
from the injury. Bobby is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goswick.
JIMMY BEAR is another new-
comer to the "B" squad. Bear is
from Stephenville where he was a
member of the junior high eleven.
He is a freshman in Breck High
School and plays right tackle.
Jimmy weighs 1(55 and stands five
feet, eight inehes high. The four-
teen-year-old is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Bear.
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BOBBY KNIGHT
IT'S F00T0ALL
Till AGAIN---
and ^
TIME TO MAKE
THOSE FALL
REPAIRS TO YOUR
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See Us Soon About Your Repair Needs.
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NNECKERNIOOE
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DRIVE ON.' THE WE (SOT
EVERV (3COVE SO FAR/
PRIVE ON - -"THIS IS A
CHURCH PICNIC/
ty/vyfc
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torcycle when Benton decided to
adjust the earflaps of his helmet.
He asked Mrs. Benton to steer
from the rear seat.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1954—Breckenridge Aaericaii—3-A
trol and ended up in a ditch. Both
Beat ons had to be hospitalized.
The motorcycle went out of con- 30 Survey
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HOMER BOOTHE. Witt-pound
freshman who is working out at
end after playing tackle for Breck-
enridge Junior High School last
year, stands five feet, nine inches
and is fourteen years oI<i. Homer
is the son of Edna Boothe.
GARY INGRAM, fourteen-year-
old Breckenridge Hign School
"fish." is making a stand at left
half in his first year out with the
Bucks. Gary weighs 106 and is
five feet, three inches tall. He
played left half at junior high last
year. Gary is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. Ingram.
Back Seat Driving
Is Meant For Autos
is one case where back seat driv-
ing landed both a wife and her
husband in a ditch. ,
Henry Benton and his wife,
TWIN LAKE, Mich <UE> — Thfc I Grace, were riding the family mo-
Now At Your Dealers!
ai regular orice
JERRY GREEN, freshman, is
playing center on the "B" team.
Jerry is fourteen, weighs 108 and
stands five feet, one inch. He
comes from junior high where he
was also center. Jerry is Hie son
of J. C. Green.
CALVIN THOMAS,. another
freshman baekfielder' who is try-
ing for a fullback berth, weigh":
107. is five feet, three and a half
inches in height and fifteen years
of age. Calvin played halfback in
junior high. His parents are Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Thomas.
JERRY HEFNER, putting in his
initial high school grid appear-
ance, is coming out for right half.
Jerry, a freshman, is fourteen
years old, weighs 106 and is five
fpet, four inches ill height. Hef-
ner played halfback at B. J. S. last
fall. He is the son of H. S. Hefner.
JOHN PAUL (Buddy) OAR-
NELL. 158-pound junior, has play-
ed with the Bucks for two years.
Buddy is working out in the left
half position this fall, the same
spot he held down as a sopho-
more. John is fifteen, and stands
five feet, nine inches. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Darnell.
JOHNNY SWAN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. Swan, is a freshman
at B. H. S. who is making a stand
at center on the "B" squad. John-
ny is fourteen, weighs 125 and is
five feet, seven inches tall. He
played center at junior high during
the 1953 season.
RONNY PAYNE, five feet, six
inch freshman, made two changes
this year. He switched from junior
high to high school and was trans-
ferred from quarterback to left
end. Ronny is fourteen and weighs
118. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs.
F. C. Payne.
BUCKAROO'S
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
1954
SEPT. 17—MNHTA FALLS There
SEPT. 24—BROWimOOB, Here .
OCT. 1—ACUERE. There
OCT. O-OKN MTE
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 189, Ed. 2 Wednesday, September 15, 1954, newspaper, September 15, 1954; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134890/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.