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iweetwater Cagers In
!oad Contests Tonight
It will be a battle for revenge
| When the Sweetwater Mustangs
tangle with the San Angelo Bob-
eats tonight in the Bobcat Gym.
The Cats took a thrilling 57-52 vic-
f torjL over the Mustangs in the
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"Coach Benny Rutherford's Mus-
| tangs are unhappy over the loss
after outplaying the Cats for three
quarters and are aiming at a full
speed four quarter game tonight
that will bring them out on top.
The Mustangs sputtered and
gasped through a horrid first quar-
ter in the previous meeting of the
two clubs to trail 13-6. They fought
back in the remainder of the game
to outscore the victors 46-44 and
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demonstrate that they can play the
Cats on even terms—with an early
start.
No changes are planned in the
starting lineup that has been used
in the two previous games except
that Harold Green will start in
place of Buster Davidson. David-
son started the San Angleo game
and Green got the nod in the Mid-
land contest which the Mustangs
won easily.
Coach Rutherford has been giv-
ing the Steeds plays designed to
get them into shooting position and
hopes to come up with some sur-
prises for the Cats. A fast break
also is likely to be tried on the
Bobcats, something the Mustangs
have not used thus far.
Carl Anderson, lanky senior cen-
ter, will be trying to maintain his
21-point per game average but will
be surrounded by three boys al-
most, if not as tall as he. In the
early game he turned the trick but
may run into a few difficulties this
time.
Two games will be played at San
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Angelo, the B teams of the two
clubs will open the action starting
at 6.30 o'clock. The Mustang-Bob-
cat encounter is scheduled for 8
o'clock.
In addition to the action in San
veil his 1952-53 edition of the Rea-
Angelo, Coach Billy Savage will un-
gan Junior High School basbetball
team, taking his club to Winters
for a contest. The Colts have been
w orking out for almost two weeks
and are ready for their chance at
outside competition.
The game in Winters will begin
at 6:30 o'clock.
Arkansas Solons
Go After Barnhill
LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 16—UP—A
group of legislators offered Tues-
day to sacrifice the University of
Arkansas' athletic director in an
effort to land Paul (Bear) Bryant
of Kentucky as football coach of
the state school.
John Barnhill's post as sports
boss at Fayetteville will be abolish-
ed if an amendment to the univer-
sity's budget, adopted by the leg-
islative council Monday, carries in
the legislature next month.
Bryant, a native of Arkansas, is
reported interested in coaching at
Arkansas. But, the reports said, he
does not want to ti ke another job
under an athletic director.
State Rep. Paul Van Dalsem of
Perry County, author of the oust-
Barnhill amendment, said retention
of Barnhill might mean that Bry-
ant would not take the head coach-
ing job it vacated when Otis Doug-
las resigned.
Bryant's terms were said to in-
clude a stipulation that tie have
sole control of the football program
and not be subservient to an ath-
letic director. This was understood
to be a matter of principle and not
because of any personal dislilje of
Barnhill.
Neither Barnhill nor university
President John Tyler Caldwell
would comment on the legislative
council's actions other than to say
that the matter was up to the uni-
versity's trustees.
Sports Trade For
Mission Slugger
The Shrevepoit Sports, 1952 Texas
League playoff champions, had a
hard hitting outfielder in the fold
Tuesday to make up partially for
the loss of sluggers Harry Elliott
and Grant Dunlap.
The Sports obtained Harry Iles-
let. the league's 1952 home jrtin king
from San Antonio irf a strai'$ht
cash deal.
Heslet slammed 31 home runs,
including five grand slam homers,
and drove in 117 runs. He batted
.283.
Elliott and Dunlap, who led the
Sports in a mid-season drive last
year, were sold into the St. Louis
Cardinal chain.
SUDDEN DEATH PLAY-OFF—Jack Burke Jr., left, of Houston,
beat Dick Mayer of St. Petersburg in a "sudden death" play-off
for the championship of the Miami Open golf tournament. Burke
rammed a 10-foot putt on the 5th extra hole to take the champion-
ship. (NEA Telephoto.)
By AL ECHOLS
College athletics throughout the country is in a turmoil at
this time as winter meetings of athletic councils and conference
fathers are being scheduled with major problems and questions on
the agenda.
Bowl games, subsidy, television policies, de-emphasis and
realignment are just a few of the problems that are under study by
the various conferences and colleges of the country. They are
problems that lawmen sports fans are watching with interest.
Texas schools have their share ol the problems, particularly
in the re-alignment field. One conference faces complete elimination
and others are in line for changes in lineups—if the leaders of the
various groups can get together.
The Southwest Conference, the lop brackct in the section, is
not being by-passed although most of the problems it faces can and
are being worked out without too much fanfare.
Oklahoma Wants Berth
In the Southwest Conference, the
bin problem again is the one of
expansion. For years Texas Tech
has been an annual application for
membership in the conference only
to have the door slammed in its
face. Last year the University of
Houston joined in the parade and
this year Oklahoma has indicated
that it would be receptive to an
invitation.
Since it has been told "no" for
so many years, Texas Tech has
given up its plea for admission and
Houston also seems satisfied with
its berth in the Missouri Confer-
ence—but Oklahoma is a new prob-
lem but one that may not find so
much opposition.
The Sooners arc unh&ppy about a
ruling limiting athletic scholar-
ships in the Central Athletic As-
sociation and are anxious to get out
of the Big Seven and into a confer-
ence that is more liberal. The
Southwest Conference is the an-
swer so far as the Oklahoma offi-
cials are concerned.
Arkansas is also in the same
association as Oklahoma and is
playing under a handicap in the
Southwest. It is entirely possible
that the Razorbaeks, long dissatis-
fied with some of the conditions
existing, may decide to move out
and into a league in which it can
compete on more equal terms,
thus leaving the way open for the
admssion of Oklahoma.
the Ozark school and who is said
to be standing in the way of Bear
Bryant accepting the job as head
coach . . . The Roscoe Plowboys
were honored with a banquet last
week . . . The Band and Pep
squad were hosts to the football
team that won two conference
games and placed two men on the
all-district 8-A eleven . . . The Ros-
coe basketball schedule has been
announced with conference play
scheduled to begin January 6 . . .
The Reporter will carry the com-
plete card in the near future . . .
The Sweetwater Mustangs travel
to San Angelo for their first road
game of the year tonight . . .
then wilj begin tournament
competion for the rest of this year,
opening that phase of their sched-
ule in Odessa Thursday.
Charies Defeats
Buford With KO;
Wants Title Bout
BOSTON, Dec. 16—UP—Ezzard
Charles will have to look a lot bet-
ter than he did Monday night to
back up a promoter's bid for a
heavyweight title fight here in
June.
The ex-champ from Cincinnati
scored a seventh round knockout
at Boston Garden over ponderous
Frank Buford of Oakland, Calif.,
Adopts Contract System | as 5,095 fans boohed at the slug-
The Southwest Conference, at its pei lormance.
session last week in Dallas, adopt- ;S!h;Tla,\ of
ed a plan of recruiting athletes Ca lahan Athletic Club here has
that is similar to professional °£fe'edv h' w,n pr ol l.hfev,
sports but one that may become *,ut.. bel"et>" heavyweight king
standard in many sections. The "ockv. Martfiano t:ind wd,efe«ted
plan calls for high school and jun-j to fight Charles
at Braves Field in June.
Badgers Get
New Tactics
For Bowl Tilt
CHICAGO, Dec. 16—UP—Wiscon-
sin's Rose Bowl battle with once-
beaten Southern California will be
another answer to the question
whether a good offense can beat a
good defense.
The offense belongs to the Badg-
ers, tops on attack in the Big Ten
with a new record average gain
fier game of 415.5 yards against six
eague foes and sixth in the nation
with an average gain of 388.6 yards
per game against all nine rivals.
Southern California, despite such
flashy backs as Jim Sears, and A1
Carmiachael failed to draw a men-
tion of praise on offense, but the
Trojans ranked as the top defen-
sive club of the Pacific Coast and
among the best nationally.
New Tactics Expected
Wisconsin, Coach Ivy Williamson
has admitted, will present some
news offensive features in an ef-
fort to throw the Trojans off stride.
Naturally he wouldn't reveal what
the variations would be, but he in-
timated that he wouldn't junk his
season-long attack.
It was likely that one of the new
Badger plays would call for the
bulldozing fullback, sophomore Al-
an Ameche, who set a new Big
Ten rushing record as a freshman
and who led the league this year
with 721 yards and a 4.94 yard per
carry average, to ramble through
tackle on some quick handoffs.
Notre Dame, in handing the Tro-
jans their only defeat of the season
in the finale, found I his play ef-
fective with Neil Worden running,
and Williamson and five of his as-
sistants watched the game.
Williamson said the Badgers,
who will leave Wednesday for
California, would get scrimmages
on the Coast, in secret, to develop
their timing to a peak and to per-
fect their new plays.
Nobody, including home town
newspapermen, will he allowed at
the drills, Williamson said, but he
planned to hold a news conference
after well workout.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Tuesday, December 16, 1952
Temple, Breck to
Have Dry Field As
Stadium Covered
WACO, Dec. 16—UP—Neither
rain nor snow will cause postpone-
ment of the Temple-Breckenridge
Class AAA state championship foot-
ball game scheduled to be played
here Saturday, Ralph Wolf, direc-
tor of Baylor stadium, said Tues-
day.
Wolf said the field would be kept
covered until game lime, if neces-
sary, to protect it from the weath-
er.
Some 15,000 to 20,000 persons are
expected lo attend the game. Wolf
said plenty of tickets would be
available at the stadium, which
seats 50,000.
Student tickets he said will be
sold only at Temple, Breckenridge
and Waco high schools.
General admission tickets, at $2.-
50, will be available all week at
Temple and Breckenridge and at
the stadium Saturday.
Arrangements for newsmen cov-
ering the game from the press box
and the sidelines will be made by
Dub King, Baylor sports publicity
man. Wolf said.
Basketball Results
By UNITED PRESS
Texas 63, Colorado A&M 40.
Texas A&M 08. Eastern New Mexico
48.
Lamar Tech 101, Trinity 84.
McNeese State 72, East Texas ll.ipjtist
Former Arkansas
Coach Is Ousted
#
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 16—
UP—The contract of Fred C. Thom-
sen. head football coach at South-
west Missouri State College for the
past four years, will not be renew-
ed when it expires March 1, the
school's regents announced Tues-
day,
The regents said they would meet
Jan. 20 to consider applicants for
the job.
Thomsen was head football coach
at the University of Arkansas for
13 years before he resigned during
World War II to serve in the Air
F oree.
lie returned to coaching in 1949
when he took the job at Southwest
Missouri. His team tied for the
MIAA Conference championship in
1951. and finished this year with
a 3-7 won and loss record.
LIKE AMERICA!
GLEN COVE, N. Y„ Dec. 16—
UP—Wives of members of the So-
viet temporary delegation to the
United Nations General Assembly
descended on three five and dime
stores here Monday and cleared
the shelves of cheap compacts, lip-
sticks, nylon stockings, ballpoint
pens and sewing materials.
The most popular item with the
Russian shoppers was a plastic
preparation for stopping runs in
stockings. They bought this by (he
case.
The delegation is scheduled to re-
turn to Russia after the Assembly
adjourns Dec. 23.
GRANNIE OAKLEY — Mrs.
Harry J. Barton poses with her
beginner's luck. The 49-year-
old grandmother of Cumber-
land, Md., shot a 110-pound doe
in West Virginia one day and a
115-pound, six-point buck on
her Maryland farm the next,
each with one cartridge. It was
her first deer hunting. (NEA)
REYNOSA, Mexico. Dec. 16—UP
—Workers for the Mexican govern-
ment oil company, Pemex, began
received bonus checks this week.
At the same time, the government
ordered all bars and taverns closed.
DR. C. H. ELLIOTT
Naturopathic Physician
207 Pccan Street Phone 3291
To and from SWEETWATER
and all W©st T6xos§##« *
Charles' co-manager, Tom Tan-
nas, said Charles has been prom-
ised a shot at the tille after the
Marciano-Walcott bout — probably
in June. But no one has taken Sil-
verman up on his offer except Tan-
nas and that's a good deal less than
half the bargain.
tracts with schools they decide to j
attend.
The contracts carry 011 remuni-
tive clause but serve only for the
purpose of warning other schools to j
keep hands off. When the ahtlete i
has entered into such a contract it j
will be made public and that athlete
wil lbe ineligible to compete in
sports at another school until after !
a long waiting period—more than I
any athlete would want to under-
go.
On the surface, many sport fans ]
find the new plan revolving but j
after study it appears from here The University ot Texas and Tex-
10 be a move in the right direc-! as A&M both won their second
Agg ies, Steers
Win Cage Games
By UNITED PRESS
I
HUSKY — Six-foot seven-inch
Center Bob Houbregs is one big
reason why Washington figures
to cop the northern division of
the Pacific Coast Conference bas-
ketball championship in 3 breeze
and rank high in national polls.
(NEA)
out in the open and will serve to
practice of proseliting athletes
tion. It only served to bring the
precent one school "stealing" an
athlete from another after tenta-
tive agreement have been reached.
The move certainly is revolu-
tionary and will be watched close-
ly by other schools and confer-
ences.
RAMBLIN* . . . The Arkansas
Legislative Council Monday adopt-
ed a motion demanding the aboli-
tion of the office of Athlctic Diree-
t or at Arkansas . . . The move is
said to have been made to dispose
of John Barnhill who is being blam-
ed with the decline of athletics at
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straight basketball games of the
season Monday night with Texas
tripping Colorado A&M 63 to 46 and
the Aggies defeating Eastern New
Mexico 68 to 48.
Texas, sparked by Billy Powell
who tallied 17 points, jumped into
the lead in the first two minutes ol
play and was never threatened.
The loss was Colorado's first of
the season, after three wins.
The Texas Aggies had their star
backboard man, L e r o y Miksch,
back in action. Miksch, who was
sidelined in the Aggies first game
because of injuries, grabbed 15 re-
bounds and made 18 points.
Don Binford was high point man
for the Aggies, however, with 19
points, the same as Bill Griggs of
Eastern New Mexico.
The Aggies take 011 Trinity at
College Station Tuesday night. Ar-
kansas plays Missouri al Columbia
and Texas Christian meets Bradley
at Peoria, 111.
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 297, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 16, 1952, newspaper, December 16, 1952; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth284005/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.