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13.A THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
! Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, December 19, 1956
OLIVER'S TWIST
By DON OLIVER
North JHS
Banquel Set
Abilene High coaches will domi-
nate the program Wednesday Bight
at the North Junior football ban-
quet in the school cafeteria The
fete starts at 7. -
Eagle line coach Hank Watkins
will be the main speaker, while
San Benito Names
Gym for Morrow
.pre. sophomore Coach Shorty Lawson
FIVE ABILENE HIGH seniors could close out their will act as master of ceremonies.
football careers Saturday with a perfect 3 for 3 as far as Head coach Chuck Moser is sched-
state championships are concerned. iled to make a short talk
The five, guards Stuart Peake, and Hubert Jordan, AHS ticket manager Neil Mc-
tackle Rufus King and backs Glynn Gregory and Jimmy Lesky will present the trophy to
Carpenter, all were members of the 1954 state champion-the eighth grade Bronco team ax
ship outfit as sophs and got their second crown in 1955. recognition of its city champion-
A sixth, guard Guy Wells would have been included s 1P
had he not been lost for the season as the result of a kidney
injured suffered in the San Angelo contest.
iled to make a short talk
Also on the program is the pres-
entation of theefootball-sweetheart
Five Eagles On Past 2 Title Teams
and awarding letters to the ninth
graders. —_
King, who played the entire 1954 real lucky just to be on a state AsMALA 1
game on defense as a sophomore, championship team as a sopho- IMVIIAWOCOPH
said “there isn’t any way of de-more." Ml I’TTWWVOIII
— By HARLAN WOODS wouldn't want to step on anyone's
Reporter-News Staff Writer toes but we in Rangerville feel
SAN BENITO. Dec. 18 — A that Bobby was a pretty good run-
"hometown boy" who became a ner even before he came to San
world champion was honored here Benito."
Tuesday night by folks who watch- Cook told of Bobby’s winning his
ed him grow from a youngster on first ribbon while running on the *
the farm into a triple gold medal Rangerville Elementary track
winner in the 1956 Olympic games team in the 50-yard dash on a field
at Melbourne, Australia covered with grassburs and run-
Neighbors. friends, teachers and ning barefooted
former classmates of Bobby Mor "If Bobby hadn’t found a ham-
row all paid tribute to the famed burger stand near the track and
sprinter at a testimonial barbecue loaded up, -said Cook, “we might
in his honor at Greyhound Gym- have won the meet championship -
nasium Tuesday night but he couldn't get off the ground he
The name of Bobby Morrow will in the high jump and bfoad jump."
be spoken in San Benito long after A life-sized color painting of ,
the sprinter has hung up his Morrow in his Olympic uniform -
spikes — for Tuesday night the was presented to Bobby's par-
San Benito School Board announce ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morrow,
ed that the new, modern high by Jim Barnes, San Benito High
school gymnasium now under con- principal
struct ion here would be named the' —
"Bobby Morrow Gymnasium." Anson
Morrow was made an honorary Anson paskereers
lifetime sheriff of three Valley-
counties — Cameron, Willacy and
TOUCHDOWN TOSS — End Dallas Christian gathers in a 9-yard touchdown loss Hidalgo - at the banquet and ANSON, Dec. 18 (RNS) — Haw-
front quarterback Nickey Jackson in Stamford’s 39-7 semifinal triumph over the Ter- was presented a gold sheriff's ley won both ends of a doubles
------- - -- badge, a Stetson hat and pair of header from Anson here Tuesday
boots by Cameron County Sheriff night taking the boys tiff, 68-43,
Boynton Fleming and the girls’ contest, 53-24.
W. T (Bill) Ballenger, mayor Jerry Cooley paced the Bear- A
of San Benito, presented Morrow cats with 24 followed by Anson's
with a special gift from the city, Gary Bailey with 14. Bobbie Sed-
and Arlie Cook, representing the berry hit 20 for Hawley and Mil-
Rangerville community said “Ida Davis bucketed 14 for Anson.
Ml
scribing how I felt that day in Last year he got in about 15
Houston." minutes against Tyler and says the
King said that on occasions when thrill was "a little bit bigger since
he would get a little nervous, he d we were winning it for the second
just look over at the seniors time in a row "
“They seemed to be confident we'd
winuand itsurendidihel title get to fly in from Mexico to see of Midwestern University, today from the back boundary of the end
RO MERAUME SHIMASSASIM SALMO M"u=h= SAMENESS MLLMD ^ Larry Ivy (44) are at rient (Start Photo by Don Huteheson)
Fields Helps Brady to First
**---= Playoff Game in History
"I was glad to be there, and just years. | 4 — "
glad that we had gone that far." The conference itself folded By BOB WILSON 1955, but in both cases Ballinger When he sees he can’t move, he
he says. about a week ago, effective at the Brady Standard twon the playoff berth turns the ball-carrying chores over
. BRADY, Dec. 18 - Brady High’s The 1956 Doggies are a defensive to someone e|se and runs interfer-
— Bulldogs, who meet Stamford for club, working on the theory that.---.
- the Class AA state championship if they can't score on you they ence for them. The result has
in Abilene Friday, were "just a can’t beat you. The Bulldogs have been that 12 Doggies have shared
- little ole scrub team" at the start been scored on, but the figures the scoring honors this year
__lo the season. They didn’t even don’t explain that most of the Brady has a quarterback, too, a
have a quarterback. " - points were made against the sec-135 pound lightweight, Tony Sand-
I - Some thought they might win ond string ers. Team manager last year, he —
the district—mostly because their Fletcher Fields, a 198 pound full- jig playing his first year of foot:
Peake point, to the 1955 Gregory said that in 1954 he was - district 19-AA opponents didn't back, is the team's leading ground ball, anywhere anytime Brady
championship game with Tyler as • about as excited „ I've ever The Woodson High Rams go aft have much either-but no one -------------------------
his “most fun” been in my life" when he got into er their fifth victory in six starts ed farther than that
"I got to Dias offense and de. the big game. Wednesday night at Colorado City. 1------------------.--------------------------. ----—....... .
too in that " he I He was in for four offensive The Rams play Colorado City finals, the first Brady High team nals and is a rough boy to run into since. Tony doesn t carry the ball
fana more do plays and made wo nine “''"I® in both A and junior -high ever to go so far. Three other on defense much himself, but hesssmooth and
with the winning of the game I his main chores were to go in on games. Brady teams got to the regional. Fields has scored 95 points, on efficient on the handoffs.
didn't have as much as a tingle the punting and kickoffs. Ram starters will be Jimmy but lost in 1932. 1937. and 1938.
after that second win t the terr Williams and Morris Porter at In district competition this is __
___—thouen Last, year he pressure wasn’t forward, John Munson at center Brady’s first clear claim to a dis- Brady fans think he’s the great- ing scorer, with 12 touchdowns.]
Jordan appeared mainly onise bad thensays but it was my and Charles Gilmore and Frank strict title since 1939 They tied with est thing since sliced bread. Eleven of those were on passes,]
dor an ppeard In E in biggest thrill winning the cham-Lowery at guards Ballinger for the title in 1948 and But Fields isn't a one-man team and he ran back a punt 50 yards
punts and kickoffs in the 1954 pionship the second time in a row. - 5______-
game, but says he got to play I had played with those guys an - - m RI 1* r al
“three or four minutes.” my life and they had worked so L KFSAN AFAMIAN ynACAC
“ It was a great thrill just being hard to win it. it just made me Rising Siar, tula, Diduy MIgIdHOI LADGOCO
there," he says. “I thought I was feel good all over." _ 11, , " *
| Gregory had a pretty big hand Coleman Finals TiLal Tale
nu E in the 1955 win, gaining 176 yards $0ICAH 11 90 nerA
Mattson Extends on 17 carries and scoring two Ea- Came Tourney litRul 9810. WUN ulv
■ lUIIJVII * gle touchdowns. Ill Lage lourney
Win (Iraai As {,r as th« game itself, Greg-
Will DI10O Ng ory says it's just the same "Only
Boots Foofbal
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Dee. 8 .____________-____________________
Jordan's dad by the way, may VP—Dr. Travis A White, president rell Tigers at Dallas Friday. Christian turned and took the pass just one step away
1 zone. Terrells Bill Flowers (24) and Stamford s
Saturday's title game He is a announced that the school has
superintendent in Mexico abolished football.
He his biggest thrill of and will know Wednesday if hell He told a gathering of the facul-
He X____—sees___________be able to get to Austin, ty and student body that a lack
---- of financial support caused the!
Carpenter, who was rushed into school to drop the sport.
the Houston game in 1954 when In five home games this year
Jimmy Millerman was injured in the school only drew 19,000 fans,
poke another sonh who plaved the first half, remembers that he Midwestern hasn't won a Gulf
Peake, another sopn who played tree «ratty . while Coast Conference game in four
the entire game on defense in 1954,
either championship game was
when Gregory went for a touch-
down on a Statue of Liberty play
last year against Tyler.
says the main thing he remem-
bers about that one was “how good
that guy Vince Mathews was.” -i . .
'I'd have him nearly down. I’d He says that there's nothing like end of the basketball season,
think and he'd still throw that playing in a state championship
football,” Peake said game. “There's something always n . I
"It was just like another game new about it, it seems like," he Dame DIV
to me,” he said when asked if he admitted. "I just hope we can win IGlli IV CY
experienced any particular thrill this one Saturday and make it---.-------------
of playing in the finals. "I was three in a row. Man, that would PE.
a little scared, that’s all,” he re-be something." I 1 ITV
members. -SVIVIGu sly
Gregory said that in 1954 he was .—----- ----- -F1~......- ----------------------
ever- The Woodson High Rams go aft have much either-but no one look-gainer, leading passer, and leading Coach Chuck York tried him out
been in my life" when he got into er their fifth victory in six starts [ ed farther than that 1 scorer—and t he Bulldog's “most in the slot at the first of the sea-
* Now the Doggies are in the state marked man.” He also calls sig-son, and he's been there ever
much himself, but he's smooth and
WHEELER-JONESay
Fields has scored 95 points, on
1167 NORTH SECOND
DIAL
eight touchdowns, two field goals Joe Cole, a pass-grabber senior
and 41 of So extra point attempts end. is the Bulldogs’ second lead-4
est thing since sliced bread
Eleven of those were on passes,
for the other one
The Brady line is led by senior;
letterman Norris Wright at tackle.
Other starters are Calvin Fitzger-
ald, a senior, and Larry Smith, a
junior, at guard: sophomore Max
Cox at center; Gary Bryson, a
junior tackle. Cole—and Dorman
Cold atmosphere and icy streets ship football game here Friday Riddles, a junior, at ends.
kept folks indoors Tuesday as less were purchased —- Johnny Bradshaw, a senior, and
CROSS PLAINS, Dec. 18 ‘ RNS. than 100 of the 4 000 tickets to the The Chamber of Commerce re-Charles Ortiz, a junior, hold down
there's more people,” he grinned - Eula’s boys and girls swept Stamford-Brady state champion-ported 2# sold there while an Ath the halfback positions.
nto the semifinals of the Cross letic Supply spokesman said 50-------—-----------------— |
CAGE _ to75 had been sold there. Damn
eaApEC Reserved tickets are $2 withDUCKdrOOS
SCORES student tickets, of which there re -P
--------------------------------only a few available, going at 50 Ry Kaumaur
TUESDAY’S COLLEGE SCORES cents JGVHVUT / 1-0
Southwestern State 97 McMurry 59 II "
n 7 Tore dardin-Simmons Frosh 77, Tarleton State Brady is expected to move out
Sta Imotord County JC 20. MeMurry Frosh es en masse Driday for Abilene and BRECKENRIDGE D e c. 18 |
other boys game . wuyinN.1108 Klenmond 74- the state finals.
The Eula girls trimmed Rising Ft Hays St 85. Lincoln U. Mo. 83 ... A
Navy 70. Haver
Indi— 93. Las
ASPERMONT, Dec 18 (RNS)-
Mattson remained undefeated in , A
two District 14 B games here Tues wio vAc Fka Dact
day night with a 52-40 victory over LRU rail
the Aspermont Hornets 30 90
The Hornets still haven’t won Aniclopes, 30-49
a game in two loop outings. - COLORADO CITY. Dec 1
Mattson scoring was evenly di- RNS) - Two free throws in the
vided, with Klose and Holcome last minute by Barton Smith gave
scoring 13 each, and Alexander the Colorado City Wolves a 30-29
and Bowen each dumping in 12 victory over the Post’ Antelopes Star, 44-33, and Coleman s lasses
Doyle Herttenberger and Doug here Tuesday mahi lopes whipped Baird, 57-35. Geormis Tech m Georise
Hoy both scored 11 for the losers. Don Black was high for the Pat Moore of Cross Plains was Cana," polo 72R Enure, Mo 70
Aspermont won the girls game. Wolves with nine while Jim Short high boy for the night with 20. 2." sal «? Wesleyan 65
48-46, as Nancy Galloway tallied and Troy Cartmill had eight each followed by Davis of Rising Star .mat. % Tlx* “
33 points Mary Jacobs had 19 for Post with 18. Gerell Martin of Eula with-ariz st Temp W7Col 4&M.56
for Mattson. [ Post won the B game, 48-39. 14 and Suniga of Baird with 11. Missouri :i. fee, san %
The box score: (Field goals Jim Short was high for Post with Sandra Cox of Coleman and Mary Abilene Mt. Graham sa
free throws, total points); 14 while Jerry Treadwell had 13 Jaggers or Baird each sank 26, Selrade 21 EM
Plains Invitation basketball tour-
nament here Tuesday night, to-
gether with the Rising Star boys
and Coleman girls.
Eula eliminated the host Cross
Plains boys, 52-47, while Rising
K.
. 68
INK zo,Roby 34. Bamun 2
netting Roby 52. Hamlin 24 (girls)
netunE Breckenridge 71, Seymour 48
__... . . Rising wane #: 80 87 W)
or 0-1-1; Holcome -6-1-13. Totals 1 - _ a Star meshing 15 ' Hawley 68 Anson 43
ASPERSIONT Galloway *1= Howard County Nips , .—----- * *
Springer 3-2-8; McBroom 2-0-4; THL E.L 70 IE Weiner uddec imt 7.M Caulle, iris)
Herttenberger 5-1-11: Hoy 4311; Tribe Frosh, 70-06 WICHCH Rudge. sue 1. Me % an
Trammell 1-1-3. Totals 18-6-42, BIG SPRING. Dec 18 (RNS, Old Glory 37.33 . #es waue
- Howard County Junior College DIOFY, 31-03 Need: iieroosinr
Trent Captures ^^^^ OLD GLORY Dee * NSP
a - t, fifth win in seven starts Weinert slipped by Old Glory in sa. “W..”Kllan
Tana Win Bobby Powell had 91 and two District 14-B cage tilts here Coleman $7, Baird 35
Double Cage Win charles clarke I for the Winners Tuesday night, with the boys
while Owen Moblev had 20. Glen ing a 37-33 victory - Com Aad % **n#0a #
TRENT. Dec 18 (RNS) - Trent Smith 16. Ed Farmer 13 and Walker tossed in 12 points to- ------.------
won both ends of a cage twin George Barnett 10 for the. Pa- lead the Weinert five, while Loy el Nandi. I ordina
bill from McCaulley here Tues-pooses whose record is now 1.2 Garner bucketed 13 for Old Glory Noodle, Loraine
day night to remain undefeated = The Weinert girls captured a Split Doublebill
slim 44-00 decision over the Old PPHE PPPIL
Glory team. ----------I NOODLE. Dec 18 'RNS
Miss Dunnan tossed in 15 points Noodle and Loraine split a has
(for the winners. Betty Franklin ketball doubleheader here Tues-
scored 18 for Old Glory, day night.
The box score (field goals free Noodle won the boys game, 78-
____,______: 55, with Bobby Sullivan hitting 29
OLD' GLORY: Garner 4-5-13; for the winners and Coldeway 14
MATTSON: Alexander 6-0-12; for Colorado City
Klose 6-1-13: Bowen 5-2-12; Prat----—--
| with Dolores Black of Eula
24 and Mary Dugan of
Star meshing 15. *
(RNS) — Sophomore Dal Elder
I This is the first time a Brady scored 377 points to lead the Breck-
team has gone past the regional enridge Buckaroos to a 71-48 vic-
round of the state playoffs and tory over Seymour here Tuesday
there are high hopes in McCulloch night
County that Fletcher Fields and The 5-10 soph hit 16 field goals
his Bulldog teammates can upset and five free throws while Billy
the defending state champion Bull- Ryan was high for Seymour with
dogs from Stamford 18. 1
Brady gamed the regional round Breck is now 43 for the season,
in 1932. 1937 and 1939 But the Seymour won the B game. 49-34.
-Bulldogs never got past tha tWinn had 16 for the winners
stage, losing to McGregor, 19-0, in Joe Crousen 12 for Breck 1
Our big dividend helps a
lot toward the expense
of raising a family.
in two starts in District 15-B ah
tion They won the boys game, Buttons Rombard
54-33 and the girls till 76-54 DUHOID DUG
Charles Bright dumped In 23 T gra
to pace Trent and Bill Milren hit PIOWDOWS. 7/1-64
12 for McCaulley. Rosemary Jones
had 60 for the Trent girls .end The Hardin-Simmons University throws, total points):
Joan Davis paced the losers with Freshmen dumped the Tarleton
30 State Plowboys. 72-64, in a cage Franklin 2-3-7; Carlson 4-0-8; Lets for Loraine
The box. (field goals free tilt in Rose Field House, Tuesday 1-1-3; Story 1-0-2. Totals 10-9-33. . Loraine gained revenge in the
es nd total pointer: - * night WEINERT Walker 60-12: King girls game 62.37 High for the
TRENT: Duncan" (4-2-10): Wil Joe Arden of HSU was h 1 g h 044 4: Cass 2-1-5; Rainey 2-0 4; winners wa. Bannannan with 32
liams (3-2-8 Christ (1-0-2): C. man In the game with 23 points Boykin 3-2-6: Therwanger - 3-1-6. while Shirlene Lucas scored 17
Bright (9.5-23); Carter (3-1-7); followed by Plowboy Bobby Swaf- Totals 16-8-37 for Noodle _________
Young (1-0-2): U Bright (1-0-2). ford with 21. James Graham and - The score by quarters
Totals 22-10-54. Melvin Cunningham each hit 14 Old Glory 8 7 9 9 3 Greyhounds Split
MeCAULLEY - Milren (5-2-12); for the Buttons Weinert 12 7 10 8- renes
Lawlis (1-0-2); Lightfoot (2-0-- - --1 With Newcastle
Barnes (2-3-7); Maberry (2-4-8). ■ ge an A •
Hss______Indians Fall Again
Longhorns Humble -DL . As
Brownwood; 37-18 To Bobcats, 97-59
Teamwork was the watchword
Tuesday night as the Lincoln Jun-
for High Longhorns defeated the
Brownwood Junior High Cubs 37- west Teachers State College
18 romped ever winless McMurry, *------,
Clevie Powell led the winners 97-59, here Tuesday night to win shelter
with nine while teammates Larry their sixth game in seven starts. Bove * - 010m
McElyea, T. A Buchannan and McMurry took an.early 5-0 lead wmerftt
Boy Varner added eight each Hal-only, to see the San Marcos crew WAams
lum led Brownwood with four play catch-up and gain a quick Turner
points. 17-5 lead and then completely shat- couane
Score by periods: Iter the Indians hope for revenge sATRco is
Brownwood 4-11-11-18 of last night’s 88-56 loss t the Aaron.
Lincoln 12-23-33-37 Bobcats poreser. :
The Bobcats held a 50-27 edge Vimlak
at halftime, before pouring on the Penernr
firewood to widen their margin Renin*
18 (RNS) — Lawn Jerry Turner and Eric Looney TTMig soon s=
Special la the Reporter-News
SAN MARCOS, Dec 11 - South
with 17 followed closely by team-
mates Bill Roberts and Joe Cole
rwith 16 each.
MEMURRY (69)
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Lawn Trips Novice
LAWN. Dec. L.-----. . . . , , . , .________—
trimmed the Novice boys and each hit nine to lead the In- MMur ”, Men
girls basketball teams here Tues- dians and Bill Krueger of San Anderson. Boyd: Senterfitt,
day night. Marcos took high game honors Vincent. Krueser ah.
1932: San Saba. 12-6, in 1937; and
Taylor, 13-0, ir 1939. Drthw TaLec TiMA
Probably the most memorable KODY IdRUa TWO
playoff game in Brady history was, A . _
the 1925 bi-district game with From Died Diners
Waco, won by the Tigers, 122-0 IIVIII FTVW F.PV1
The Brady business manager ROBY Dec 18 (RNS) _ Roby
figuring the Bulldogs were coins captured Ewan cage victories over
to play their last game that week Hamlin here Tuesday night, win-
Count Lo Dbe" DLASed. Fnela ut £"7 the boys seine, 14 23 and the
$1,000 to play at Waco. girls game. 52 24. . .
The late Jinx Tucker of the Bob McClure paced the Roby
Waco-News Tribune bannered his boys to their win with 14 points
story the next day, "Waco 122. while Dee Pre wit had mine for
Brady $1,000." Hamlin
E. J Powell, now South Ward Judye Murff had 21 for the Roby
_ principal at Brady, was coach of girls with Louise Lakey hitting 10
the Bulldogs in 1925. for Hamlin
ne star smokers
STOP IN!
3% Current Dividend Rate
Each Account Insured to $10,000
ABILENE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
A SAVINGS INSTITUTION
Voder Supervision of the State Banking Department
1115 N. 3rd
Phone 0* 3-3733
Home Owned—Serving Abilene and Vicinity M Years
THROCKMORTON, Dec 18
(RNS) — Throckmorton won the
girls tUt, 36-27, but lost the boys
tussle, 37-33, to invading New
castle here Tuesday night 1
Don Herring of Newcastle took
high point honors in the boys game
with 21. Jerry Grable hit >0 for
Throckmorton.
- Newcastle’s Jo Ann Tate hit
Fr Pp re 15 and Sue Merriman dropped in
• 1 16 for the home standers.
Broncos Nudge
: San Angelo, 48 43
3 1 The North Junior Broncos nudg-
Pr rr ed Lee of San Angelo, 48-43, in
1 Bronco Gym Tuesday night for
7 their third win in five-starts
• Leslie, Townsend paced the
$ Broncos with 19 and Mike King
I led the Rebels with 15.
# X North won the eighth grade
' game also, 28-20, as Kirby Pugh
.... „i dropped in 15 for North, Doris of
Aaron Lee hit five.
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