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A A THE ABILENE REPORTER -NEWS
TU-A Abilene, Texas, Friday Evening, Dec. 18, 1953
LIKE A ROCK — George Overhuls of Amarillo, a wrestler who has been introduced to
Abilene mat fans in recent weeks, displays his muscle power to Nome Trevino, Abilene
boy. Overhuls will wrestle at Fair Park Arena Monday night in a special benefit show
sponsored by the Evening Lions Club. Proceeds of the performance go to help under-
privileged children of the city. (Photo by Lloyd Jones Studio)
Warbirds to Play Brownwood
In Odessa Basketball Tourney
ODESSA, Dec. 18 — Coach Nat
Gleaton's Abilene High Eagles tan-
gle with the Brownwood Lions here
tonight at 9 in the quarterfinals of
the Odessa Invitation baskeball
tournament.
The Eagles whipped Big Spring,
51-37, in the opening round of the
tourney Thursday as Twyman Ash
dunked 15 points to lead the War-
bird eagers.
Joining Abilene and Brownwood
in today's quarterfinals of the 16-
team, three-day meet were San An-
gelo, Snyder, Coleman, Midland,
Plainview, and Thomas Jefferson of
El Paso.
Brownwood whipped Pecos, 45-
35; San Angelo trimmed Sweetwa-
ter, 61-57; Snyder edged host Odes-
sa. 44-43; Coleman drubbed Lub-
bock 53-34; Midland eliminated
Kermit, 47-40; Plainview tamed
Alpine, 59-50; and Jefferson clip-
ped Lamesa, 60-46.
In today’s quarterfinals, San An-
gelo and Snyder tangle, with Cole-
man facing Midland and Plainview
playing Jefferson.
The championship semifinals are
slated Saturday afternoon and the
finals Saturday night at •.
Today’s first round consolation
matches pitted Big Spring against
Pecos, Sweetwater against Odessa,
Lubbock against Kermit, and Al-
pine against Lamesa.
Thursday’s victory gives the Ea-
gles a 6-1 record for the young sea-
son, a surprising mark for a quin-
tet with a new coach and no re-
turning lettermen.
If the Eagles survive Brownwood
tonight they have a 50-50 chance
of meeting the only team that has
defeated them, the San Angelo Bob-
cats, In the semifinals Saturday.
The Bobcats shaded the Warbirds,
51-48. in • the semifinals of the
Hardin - Simmons Invitation tour-
ney last week.
Sweetwater’s Dale McKeehan
was the top point-maker for the
Abilene
Ash
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Vick
Barnett
D Boyd
Strange
Mulhern
Winkler
B. Boyd ..
Colby
Totals
Big Spring
Ray
Hickmion
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Brown
Saunders
Clark
Kloven
Brooks
New Blue Sox Officers to Be Elected Tonight
Eleven new Blue Sox directors
will meet tonight at 7.30 at the
Kiker-Warren Chapel and name of-
ficers for the baseball club for
1954.
The 11 men were selected last
night at a stockholders meeting
to the chapel An election of of-
ficers, scheduled at the same time,
was postponed until tonight
The four officers, a president.
vice-president, secretary and treas-
urer, will come from the u direct-
ers. Directors who cannot attend
tonight’s meeting have been ashed
to submit their votes by proxy.
All three temporary officers of
the Blue Sox corporation Jim Con-
lan, Jess Warren and Bob MeKiss-
ick, were named to the new board.
A charter for the corporation will
be applied for. General Manager
Jay Haney said. revitalize the Sox were nominate
The II directors are Bryan Brad- he said
bury, R M Means, MeKissick, * “
Warren. Conlan Monty Thomason,
George Dukes, Bob Springer, Ellis
Ganey, Bob Meaders, aad Oscar
Haney said 11 names were sub-
mitted at possible directors.
Most of the active workers in the
current drive to raise $25,000 to
Voting sa the directors was on
a per-share basis (each share car-
rying see vote).
was % arrangement with the cat
emu National Bank whereby the
corporation would have additional
time to raise about $10,000 still
needed to the drive.
Tito original deadline was Jan-
uary 1, but several directors signed
***** ES SAMY X
formation of the permanent corp-
eration.
The sale of stock will be pushed
again after too Christmas holidays,
Haney said.
Ballinger, Comanche ACC, H-SU Set Port Neches Plans
Play AA Tilt Today Rugged Games
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS --------------------------------------- -
The next to last weekend of SEASON aeconps Uascssaad.
=on Hardwoods
“ Mined u #ENYe * The Abilene Christian College
dome 's H" as Wildcats and the Hardin-Simmons
- — — Cowboys hit the hardwoods tonight
Tessa schoolboy fotball starts
Friday with games in the lower
classes. The big climax comes
Saturday when champions are de-
cided in the major divisions -
Odessa vs Lamar (Houston) for
the Class AAAA crown and Big
Spring vs Port Neches for the
Class AAA title.
On Hardwoods
Big Spring Defense
night, sinking 26 aganst San An-
gelo. Ken Cleveland and Bob Byer-
ly tallied 16 and 13 respectively
for the Coleman Bluecats.
Rex Jordan sank 16 for Plain-
view. with Jimmy Bennett leading
the Snyder quint with 13. 'Stuart
Vaughn was high for San Angelo
with 12. the same number scored
by losing Lamesa's Robert Weaver.
David Dawson, lanky center, was
high for Brownwood with 15 points.
SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL
Ranger or Clifton
To Reach Finals
Finalists in Class A are on the
line Friday night as Ranger playa
Clifton at Ranger and Luling and
Deer Part clash at Wharton.
One-half et the finals picture in
Class AA will be determined Fri-
day with Ballinger and Comanche
battling at Coleman. Saturday aft-
ernoon, the Ballinger-Comanche
winner’s fot in the finals will some
from a game between Huntsville
and Refugio at Huntsville.
Lamar is a light favorite to beat
Odessa in the AAAA showdown at
Houston Saturday afternoon as a
crowd of 30,000 looks on St Rice
Stadium. It will be the largest
turnout in schoolboy football in
years.
Big Spring is s heavy choice to
whip Port Neches at Port Neches
Saturday afternoon and annex its
first Class AAA state title. A
throng of 8,500—capacity—is ex-
pected to ace the battle at Port
Neches
Comanche and Huntsville are
favored to reach the finals of Class
AA, meaning two undefeated, un-
tied teams is the championship
game.
al Ban SADA
44 Lake View
33 Brady
M Coleman
M Winters
64 Ft. Stockton
40 Andrews
20 Phillips
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Vells 13
431 Totals 117 on Totals
111
however, to considered a virtual
tossup affair to most quarters and
victory for Luling would occasion
no surprise.
Lamar carries an unbeaten but
twice-tied record into ita struggle
with Odessa, which loot one and
tied one during its drive to the
finals for the first time since 1946.
Neither team is unbeaten in the
Class AAA final. In fact, each has
to different sections of the coun-
try, the Pokes taking on rugged
Wyoming to Cheyenne and the
Wildcats meeting the TCV Horned
Frogs to Fort Worth
The ACC quintet will be playing
the first game of a two-night eland
PORT NECHES. Dee 18 IRNS), struggle at Port Neches Saturday
Completely free of injuries, the at 2 p.m.
Port Neches Indians turned fur Tackle Maleaim H-Lart
ther attention “ Actansing - - --- and
Spring’s awesome infantry Thurs
day in closing but work for the
state Class
By JACK HOLDEN
Reporter-News Sports Editor
RANGER, Dec. 18 — It’s Ran-
ger or Clifton in the state finals
of Class A schoolboy football after
tonight.
At 8 p.m. the semifinalists meet
at Bulldog Stsdium here with the
victor getting a crack at either
Luling or Deer Park next week.
To this football-crazy town It la
a completely new experience.
Never before has a Ranger eleven
gone so far in the state playoffs,
THE FOOTBALL
RADIO LOG .
, In Class A. Ranger, which has
lost one game, is favored over
undefeated, untied Clifton, while
Deer Park to picked over Luling
in a clash of unbeaten, untied
elevens.
The Luling and Deer Park game.
SEASON RECORDS
RANGER CLIFTON
28 Colorado City 27 59 Crafilis Gap
13 Mineral Well- 14 44 TA—"AE—
33 Wylie
27 Eastland
49 Bangs
47 Rising Star
53 Dublin
34 Santa Anna
48 Cross Plains
48 DeLeon
41 Albany
14 McCamey
47 Sundown
27 59
14 44
13 45
RC and VFW Postpone
: Bowling Loop Game
7 54 Glen Rose
7 7 Richardson
14 28 Paducah 2
7 13 Whitewright
482 Totals 10 49 Totals as
KRBC-Abilene
FRIDAY — 7:20 p m.: Carter
Woodson i Abilene vs. Corsicana
(state championship Negro game).
SATURDAY - 1:50 p.m. — Odessa
vs. Lamar (state championship
AAAA game at Houston).
KBST-Big Spring
SATURDAY - 1:45 p.m.: Big
Spring vs. Port Neches.
KTXC-Big Spring
3 1 SATURDAY — 1:45 p. m. Big
• s Spring vs. Port Neches
KSTB-Breckenridge
SATURDAY — 1:45 p. m.: Big
Spring vs. Port Neches.
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KBWD-Brownwood .
SATURDAY — 1:45 p. m.; Big
F Spring vs. Port Neches.
KXOX-Sweetwater
SATURDAY — 1:45 p. m. Big
Spring vs. Port Neches.
KWKC-Abilene
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Score by Quarters:
Abilene: 13—2838—51.
Big Spring: 8—18—27—37.
Officials: Hayes & Smith
1 • FRIDAY - 1:50 p. m Ballinger
• 11 vs. Comanche (Class AA semifinal
« 1 game st Coleman); 8 p.m. — ACC
vs. TCU (basketball from Fort
Worth). SATURDAY: 1:50 p m.—
Big Spring va. Port Neches (Class
AAA final game at Port Neches).
and the "Praying Bulldogs” will
draw more than 4.000 people for
the Clifton clash.
Object: Quarterback
Clifton’s flashy quarterback,
Bobby Conrad, will be the particu-
Jar object of Ranger's defense. The
175-pound scoring machine has
rolled up 201 points in 12 games
this year. At AbUene two weeks
ago he scored 20 of Clifton's 28
points to defeat Paducah, 28-27, in
a second round playoff game.
Last week against Whitewright
Conrad scored seven of Clifton's
13 points and set up the second
touchdown with a 42-yard jaunt.
Clifton defeated Whitewright, 13-7,
to win a berth An the semifinals.
Ranger will counter Clifton's
threats with a well-balanced of-
fense of its own, sparked by Half-
back Charles Massegee who has
now run up 148 points for the sea-
son in Banger’s 12 victories and
one loss (14-13 to Class AA Miner-
si Wells).
Good Assistance
Massegee, young Baptist minis-
ter, has the able assistance of three
fine backs. Quarterback Scott For-
nye. Halfback Billy Browning and
Fullback Jim Littlefield. Browning
has accounted for 97 points him-
self this year.
Massegee scored 12 points Inst
week in Ranger’s 47-6 plastering
of Sundown. But the points were
CAGE SCORES
COLLEGE
Texas Western at. MeMurry u
H-SU Freshmen 82, Welters AFB st
Howard County JC 48, MeMurry Fresh-
men 38
Louisiana Tech 89, Southern State (Ark.)
McNeese State as. Camp Polk (La.) sa
Oklahoma City 00, College of Pacific
4s
Notre Dame 81, Loyola 65
Northwestern (La.) State 81, Central
(Me.) M
Army 81. Tthsea sr
Western Kentucky 78, St. Francis 55
Rice U. St. John’s (Brooklyn) Sf
Duquesne TL Texas U. 58
Arkansas State Teachers 82, College of
is State Tt. Florence Alm. State
spread among all four backs and
sn end. Tommy Hinds
Clifton goes into tonight's game
undefeated, and they have accu-
mulated 419 points to their oppon-
ents’ 46.
The Howard County Junior Col- e paltion,482 points to130 for
** * " ** The Bulldogs’ probable offensive
starters in the line are Ends
Chico Mendoza and Tommy Hinds.
Tackles Jimmy Wheeler and Eddie
Janes, Guards Dan Mitchell and
Bobby Justice, and Center John
Rush.
Jayhawks Defeat
Papooses, 48-38
lege Jayhawks overcame a 19-17
McMurry Papoose first hslf lead
Thursday night to waltz away with
a 48-38 victory at the McMurry
gym.
The loss was the second in as
many starts for the Papooses.
P. D. Fletcher sank 21 points to
pace the visitors while former
Eula star Bill McClure garnered 12
for the McMurry freshmen. Bob
Hayworth of Big Spring. George
Peel of Rotan and Bill Pierce ‘ of
Abilene hit seven each for the Pa-
e @1
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KANSAS CITY NAIA
Springfield (Me.) State 86, Nebraska
Wesleyan se
Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington) 71, Mis-
sissippl Southern 11
Hamline 31, Reckhurst 48
* HIGH SCHOOL
ODESSA TOURNAMENT
First Round
Abilene *1. Big Spring 87
Brownweed 43, Peces 35
San Angelo 61. Sweetwater M
Snyder 44. Odessa 43
Coleman 33, Lubbock 34
Midland 47. Kermit 40
Plainview 59, Alpine M
Jefferson (El Paso) 60, Lamesa 44
ROBY TOURNAMENT
Trent M. Roby 83
Hobbs M. Roby E 18
Anson M. ACHS 38
ROSCOE TOURNAMENT
Beys First Round
Stamford 4s, Highland 40
Rescee 54. Hermleigh 34
Girls First Round
Trent 41, Rescee B 11
Rescee 21, Hermleigh 19
PUTNAM TOURNEY
Boys First Round
Cress Plains B M. Denton Valley 88
Putnam 88, Moran 26
Girls First Round
Seranten 44, Rising Star * 13
Putnam 36, Denton Valley 14
Cisco B 31. Esis B 20 (twe overtimes)
Others ,
Bronte 51, Abilene B 48
Winters 48, South Tayler 81
Winters B 45, South Tayler B 16
Winters Giris 41, South Taylor Girls N
pooses.
Howard County
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Patterson ..
Fletcher ......
Anderson .....
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Peel ............3 1 1 7
Hay worth ..........3 11 7
Plerce ....................3 1 3 7
McClure ..................4 4 4 13
E Corley ............... 1 052
Atkinson ...........0 14 1
Wells ...............14 4 3
Totals 13 113 ss
Half time score McM 19, Howard Co.
17
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shoot both into his starting net.
work against too invading Steers.
Two defensive changes are plan,
ned by McCollum, former nardin.
Simmons Cowboy, in an effort
throttle the West Texans’ ground
game that annihilated Brownwood
and Gainesville to set up too titu-
lar duel.
McM Takes On
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against Southwest Conference op-
position on the road tour with
Coach A. B. (Bugs) Morris' wipung-
stars tangling with the SMU Tlus-
tangs in Dallas Saturday night
The Cowboys, who had to leave
Abilene Wednesday for the long
car trek, wind up their two day
stand against Regis College in
Denver Monday night.
Both Abilene quintets will be
seeking their second victories of
the season tonight ACC gained the
victory column by upsetting high-
ly-favored Midwestern Klowes a
the doubleheader Tuesday night of
Rose Field House, the time night
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K * indians with Gregory netting
the Viral Rennet & James 1 for the Miners
a ent 1 Following souigit’s gome the in-
dians return to Abilene,
The traveling MeMurry Indians,
losers to Texas Western to their
first game of a two-night road
stand, take on the New Mexico Ag-
lost three games.
Buttons Sock
The Hardin Simmons
wound up pre-Christmas
tion
Thursday night at Rose Fl
House, rolling past the woters Air wil
Force Base Fivers, 82
Coach Harold Barre
jumped into a 21-12 tea
of the first period and
the half. By the end
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. say Stops of the Buttons and
- Jim Sarbaugh of Walters sit 2
points each to tie for high mint
honors. Bob Thompson hot is and
Cowboy Carlson 15 for the But
tons and George Jones with 16 for
the Flyers.
Only six teams participated to
Major League bowling at Plamor
Lanes last night as Royal Crown
Cola and the VFW postponed their
match.
In other games, however, Coca*
Cola tripped Monarch Realtors,
3-1. Tip Top Pies defeated Dahl-
gren Wood Production, 3-1, and
M&M Welding bested B. B. Hen-
drix Insurance, 3-1.
M&M Welding took the team ae-
ries honors with 2,594 pins in three
games.
Coca Cola’s 895 was the best
single team game recorded, and
Roy Lester of the Coke team rolled
a 235 individual game.
Jim Newton of M&M had a 570
individual aeries.
2TC Players Set
For East-West Till
AUSTIN IB-Two Texas football-
ers, end Carlton Massey and guard
Phil Branch, will leave Sunday for
San Francisco to play in the an-
nual East-West Shrine benefit
game Jan. 2.
The contest gives them one more
chance to play under their coach
Ed Price, who will be on the
West Coaching staff.
Massey will fly to Honolulu later
to play in the Hula Bowl game
Jan. 10.
Dillon Recovering
From Knee Injury
TEMPLE un—Bobby Dillon, for-
mer University of Tessa football
star now with the Green Bay pro-
fessional Packers, Is recovering
from an operation to correct an
injured knee.
Dillon, atar defense back, was
hurt a couple of weeks ago to a
game with Detroit. He came home
for an operation at Scott and White
Hospital this week.
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Site of Coaching
School to Be Named
gles here Friday flight
The Abiiene” quintet scored only
four points to the first quarter to
start them Ml their downfall at the
hands of the Miners Thursday
night, the fawed sewre reading 62
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DALLAS (—The site of the 1954
coaching school will be picked to-
morrow by the board of directors
of the Texas High School Coaches
Association Dallas is a top bidder
for the clinic.
* The board opened its winter
* meeting here today with selection
of the instructors for the school
the first business on the agenda.
All except the basketball instruc-
F tors will be picked but ft may be
34 tomorrow before they are an-
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T and acceptances obtained before1
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n San Antonio. Lubbock and Ama-
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that attracts 1,500 coaches the first
Totals .............
Score by periods:
H-SU 21—41-58—82
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Half of Port Neches’ four prae-
tiees this week have been devoted
primarly to offense startegy. with
Quarterback Jackie Hathorn put-
ting finishing touches to the In-
dians’ Winged T attack which fea-
lures his own three way talents and
the running of Tallbeek Earl Sher-
field and Fullback Gordon Lebouef.
A pin-point passer, Hathorn gave
his wing a solid tuning Tuesday
and Wednesday, indicating the Dis-
triet S AAA champions may use the
airanes to losses Big Spring’s de-
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st 173 in the line and 158 in the
backfield, arrayed as follows:
Left End Clerk Bienvenu, 164:
Left Tackle Winston Lafleur, 115;
Left Guard James Blount 185, Cen.
ter Hubert Miller 110; Right End
Rodney Lebouef, 161: quarter-
back Hathorn, 168: Left Half Shef.
field. 148; Right Half Choate, 155,
and Fullback Gordon Lebouef, 160.
With Harvey and Hill filling de-
fensive assignments. the line will
fill out with Don Harrison, 182;
Don Bourque, 172: Billy Black, 165,
Blount and, Rodney Lebouef, with
Don Clark, 160; Hathorn, Choate
and Gordon Lebouef in ton secon-
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