The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 15, 1921 Page: 1 of 4
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The Normal Star
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas State Normal College
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VOLUME X.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921
NUMBER 2.
BOBCATS TAME THE PIRATE
BOBCATS EASILY DEFEAT
ST. EDWARDS COLLEGE
Win First Game On Home Field 3! to Seven—Wier
Features With Broken Field Running-
Pete Gets Another Drop.
The Bobcats took the field for the
first time this season on Evans
Field yesterday afternoon and
defeated St. Edwards College
of Austin 31 to 7. After the first
few minutes of play the Cats had ho
trouble in gaining thru the visitors’
line. Capt. Shands again started the
scoring by kicking a drop from the 25-
yard line. Pete tried on just before
almost from the 40-yard line but the
ball went wide. That was all the
scoring for the first quarter, but three
touchdowns were pushed across in the
second quarter and one in the third.
The Bobcats were held scoreless dur-
ing the last frame. Three of yester-
days touchdowns were made by Alfred
Wier, who on two occasions ran 29
yards and 55 yards respectively. Both
of these plays were brilliant broken-
field runs, the first thru St. Ed’s line
and the other around their end. The.
speedy halfback’s other touchdown
came on a buck thru the line for 9
yards. The Cats’ other touchdown
was made by Charlie Ramsay, who
ploughed thru the line for seven yards
just before the second half' was over.
All four goals were kicked by Claud
Kellam, on the first kick the ball hit
the cross bar, bounced up, struck the
upright and then fell across the bar.
The other kicks were perfect.
Coach Strahan put twenty men in-
to the game yesterday and demon-
strated that he can put the best ones
on the side lines and put in some more
just as good. Pete was the only man
in the back field that played the whole
game, while in the line a complete
shift was made with the exception of
Kellam, Lowman and Big Killena.
The day would have been a perfect
one had it not been for a miscue and
a costly fumble in the last quarter,
that gave the ball to St. Edwards on
the Bobcats’ 5-yard line. The ball was
passed over Summers after the team
had made two first downs and were
going for another. Wylie ran for the
ball and made a dive that looked like
he got it, but it got away from him.
Too bad we had to be scored on in the
first game here, but you never can tell
where these breaks are going to pop
out.
Only in the last quarter were the vi-
sitors able to keep the ball for any
time in the Bobcats’ territory. The
Cats played them into their own part
of the field for three quarters, and the
last was an even break. When the
final whistle blew Normal was gaining
consistantly thru St. Ed’s line and had
carried the ball to the 20-yard line.
The four touchdowns scored by the
Cats ■ yesterday is just' one less than
the Texas Longhorns scored against
this same team two weeks ago. There
is good room for speculating on what
the score “would have been—IF”, but
those scores don’t count in the final
summing up, so what’s the use.
The Bobcat backfield got strung out
more yesterday than they did in the
game at Georgtown. They played for
the greater part of the game the same
style of play but the holes made by
the line must have been a little wider,
for Wier and Summers went thru time
after time for from 10 to 15 and up to
25 yards. Of course the thriller of
the game was when Wier ran thru the
whole St. Eds bunch for 55 yards and
a touchdown. His 29-yard run was
also a neat piece of broken field run-
ning, and Wlie’s run thru a broken
field for 35 yards was another beauti-
ful run but the referee called Wylie
back to a 11-yard gain. In the first
quarter Roger Storey made a beauti-
ful return of one of St. Ed’s punts,
bringing the ball up 30 yards. Crown-
over and Brown also got away to
some good gains while in there.
The old reliable line was in there
all the game, and for the first half the
Catholics made onlp one first down.
The bunch wavered a little in the
fourth quarter tho, and St. Eds suc-
ceeded in making two first downs in
succession. Horton and Lowman at
ends played splendidly. The visitors
got away with but one gain around
end in the entire game, Jack and Terry
breaking up the interference whenever
it came either one’s way. Little Kil-
lena also played a good game when
sent in for Horton. The pair of
tackles, Kellam and Big Killena,
played their usual good game and
kept the fighting going all the time.
Richards, Kaderli, Boggus, Buddy Ivey
and Hartzog all got into the guards,
and all gave a good account of them-
selves. Coach used all three of his
centers yesterday. Hildreth played the
first half and started the second. He
played a great game and was relieved
by Bill Cole in the third quarter. Yes-
terday was the first time Bill has got-
ten into the game this year, but St.
Eds would not have cared if he had
not come in. at all. Cy Tate later re-
lieved Bill at the pivot and' soon took
the ball away from St. Eds by inter-
cepting one of their passes.
The Bobcats put their end runs into
play yesterday and made a good show-
ing at that style of attack. The great-
er part of the gains, however, were
thru the line. One. pass was complet-
ed, Horton to Lowman, but for no
gain. Every man showed his ability
to run interference and bring men off
their feet. Especially did Captain
Shands show up in this department of
the game, and Storey’s long returns
oi punts were for a good part due to
Pete’s interference. The same team-
'work that the Bobcats showed in the
Southwestern game was shown again
yesterday.
In the first quarter the game was
marred by fight between the two teams
but was soon stopped.
The lineup: Hildreth, Cole, Tate,
center; Kaderli, Hartzog, right guard;
E. Killena, right tackle; bowman,
right end; Richards, Ivey, Boggus, left
guard; Kellam, left tackle; Horton, A.
Killena, left end; Ramsay, Crownover,
right half; Wier, Summers, left half;
Shands (Capt.) fullback; Storey,
Brown, quarter.
CLASSES ORGANIZ-
ED FOR FALL TERM
Welfare Committemen Are
Chosen-Committee Men
ge To Be Elected SOLDIER 1 BODY
SOCIAL EVENTS—PAST
AND FUTURE—THREE PAR-
TIES THIS WEEK
The Faculty entertained the student
body last Monday evening at 8 o’clock
at the Main Building. The purpose
was twofold, first to bring the stu-
dents closer together, and also to
strengthen the ties between the teach-
ers and students. The affair was high-
ly successful in both undertakings.
Punch was served thrucut the even-
ing, and in this the new students had
the advantage for their regular visits
to the punch bowls were not so no-
ticeable as were the frequent trips of
the old students. However, neither the
new nor old students evidenced any
embarrassment in the matter, and they
all wish to know which member or
members of the Faculty were so suc-
cessful in concocting the delicious,
shall we say “home brew”?
Y. W. C. A. Picnic Sunday.
The Y, W. C. A. will entertain with
a sunrise breakfast, in the morning at
6 o’clock. All girls are cordially in-
vited to participate in the hike to the
head of the river where the breakfast
will be served.
Tomorrow’s breakfast will be the
second social function of the Y. W. C.
A. this term. The management of the
Y. W. surely knows thru what evenue
to go after Normal girls.
Liberty Chorus Picnic Tonight.
This evening at 6 o’clock the Liberty
Chorus will have their first social
function of the year which will be in
the form of a picnic. It is not known
where this spread is to be laid, but
Miss Butler says they intend walking
until they walk up an appetite. How
far do you think they will get? Perhaps
they will get as far as Riverside.
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Phone 562 for classy Pressing and
Tailoring.
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Let us take the wrinkles out of your
clothes. Modern Tailors.
General Assembly was cut short last
Wednesday in order that the several
classes would have ample time to per-
fect their separate organizations. Each
class, from the Seniors to the First
Year Normals, met in the rooms as-
signed and organized their class. The
principal object of the organization of
the classes was to elect representa-
tives to the Student Welfare Council.
Each of the three upper classes are
entitled to two representatives while
the Freshman Class and the two sub-
college classes elect one member each.
The two committeemen at large that
are to be elected in a general election
by the three upper classes, will prob-
ably be chosen some time during the
coming week, it was announced
Thursday.
The Welfare Council as it now stands
consists of the following representa-
tives: Lenora Walters and Janie Hop-
son, Senior Class; Janie Hightower
and Louise Thomas, Junior Class;
Winifred Thalmann and Henry Bach-
man, Sophomore Class; Gerald Wray,
Freshman Class; Dove Brack, Second
Year Normal Class, and James Mc-
Bride, First Year Normal Class.
Following is a detailed account of
the various class meetings and or-
ganizations.
SENIORS
The Senior class met Wednesday
following general assembly and elected
a complete role of officesr. The fol-
lowing were elecetd: Bernice Evans,
president; Clara Ramsay, vice-presi-
dent; Anna Woodson, treasurer; Eli-
zabeth Flake, Star reporter; Gertrude
Berry, Pedagog editor; Oscar Stro-
man, chaplain and John Dobbins, class
poet.
Lenora Walters and Janie Hopson
were elected to represent the Seniors
on the Student Welfare Council.
JUNIOR CLASS
The snappy Juniors held their first
class meeting last Wednesday in room
10 of the main building, and the fol-
lowing is the result of the election of
officers: Alfred J. (Buddy) Ivey, pre-
sident; Claude H. Kellam, vice-presi-
dent ; Grace Cavness, secretary and
treasurer; A. D. Hildreth, Star repor-
ter; Janie Hightower and Louise Tho-
mas, representatives on Student Wei ■
fare Committee; Paul Milam and H.
A. Rawlson, alternates.
SOPHOMORES
The following' is the result of the
Sophomore Class election last Wednes-
day: President, Jack Horton, vice-
president, Agnes Mae Magee; secret-
ary, Frank Duke Hightower; treasurer
Clyde Tate; sergeant-at-arms, Hoy
Chaddick; Star reporter, Edward Dan-
shak; Student Welfare Committee re-
presentatives, Winifred Thalmann and-
Henry Bachman.
FRESHMAN CLASS
The Freshman Class met and elect-
ed the following officers last Wednes-
day: Bill Cole, president; Herschel
Hopson, vice-president, and David Mc-
Naughton, secretary.
The Freshman class unanimous-
ly voted to extend to Seth Bird-
well their sincere thanks for his
valor against the Pirates, and also
expressed their sympathy for him
in his injury, and hope for a
speedy recovery.
Gerald Wray was elected Welfare
Committeeman and Martha Wdodson,
alternate.
SECOND YEAR NORMAL
The Second Year Normal students
met in room 39, Wednesdya at 10:30
o’clock and organized the class of
1921-22. The following officers were
elected: Ben Brite, president; Dudley
George, vice-president; Fannie Wood-
son, secretary and treasurer; Max
Harris, sergeant-at-arms; Lewis, yell
SCORE FIELD GOAL AND TOUCHDOWN
WHILE OPPONENTS FAIL TO GAIN-
PETE SHANDS KICKS PERFECT DROP
BROUGHT HOME
Miss Walter’s Brother Ss
Buried With Military
Honors.
Miss Lenora Walters of San Anto-
nio went home yesterday to attend the
funeral of Corporal Charlie Walters,
her brother, who was killed in action
at St. Attain in 1918. Corporal Walt-,
er’s body was removed from the Na-
tional Cemetery at Romayne, France,
and was buried with military honors
in the National Cemetery at Fort Sam
Houston yesterday.
Corporal Walters was not a San
Marcos boy but went to training camp
at Fort Worth with the boys from San
Marcos as a member of Co. D, 141st
infantry, 36th division. He fell at St.
Attain during the fighting of the last
months of the war, and was buried in
the National Cemetery at Romayne,
the same cemetery in which Jack Ar-
nold, son of Prof, and Mrs. L. M.
Arnold was buried.
YELL LEADERS ARE CHOSEN
Perry Selected As Head Leader, High-
tower, Stroman and McBride Assist.
Yesterday’s game necessitated the
immediate choice of yell leaders, so
yesterday morning; after general as-
sembly the student body took about
five minutes of the pep rally , time and
elected Rolland Perry yell leader and
Frank Duke Hightower song leader.
The first thing that Perry did upon
assuming his duties was to appoint
Oscar Stroman and Jimmie McBride
to assist him. It is beyond question
that the job of yell leader is too big
a job for one man. The student body
now will have no trouble in knowing
what yell is to be made, and will also
be close enough to one of the three
leaders to follow the yell in perfect
time.
Following the election of the stu-
dent body engaged in a snappy yell
rally under the leadership of the new
leaders.
Mr. Perry, was at one time yell'
leader at Southwestern University.
WORK TOGETHER
Help those that help you. In order
for the student body to have a suc-
cessful paper the paper must have ad-
vertising. The best in every business
advertises in • the Star, therefore pat-
ronize those business houses in pre-
ference to those that do not adver-
tise in the Star. For instance, before
you have your suit pressed scan the
advertising columns and see what tai-
lors advertise in your paper. Patron-
ize them, the are patronizing you.
leader, and Harriet Galbreath, Star
reporter.
Dove Brack was chosen as the Sec-
ond Year representative on the Student
Welfare Council.
The class colors are purple and gold.
After the elections the president turned
the class over to the yell leader who
led in fifteen for “Class.”
FIRST YEAR NORMAL
The First Year Normal Students
met in room 30 in the Science Hall on
Wednesday, October 12, for the pur-
pose of organizing the class. The fol-
lowing officers were - elected: Janie
Ivey, president; Twila Crump, secret-
ary and treasurer; Theodore Brown,
Star reporter; James McBride was
elected representative for the Student
Welfare Council, and Henry King,
alternate.
Opening Contest Reveals
Brilliant Team Work.
By playing a masterful game in ev-
ery way, by hitting hard and often and
by being able to take hard licks and
come back with one a little harder,
the Southwest Texas Normal College
Bobcats clawed their way thru to vic-
tory against the Southwestern Pirates
on the latter’s field at Georgetown last
Saturda yafternoon in probably the
greatest game ever played by a Texas
Normal College eleven. After all was
said and done the final count stood,
Bobcats 10, Pirates 0.
The Cats clearly outclassed their
rivals in everything that it takes to
win football games. Time after time
the Pirate machine put on drives that
netted them substantial gains, but each
time Coach Strahan’s men solved their
attack and put an end to it before the
Pirates were in striking distance of the
goal line. Their inability to gain con-
sistently against the Bobcat defense
tells the tale why the Pirates failed to
do that that was expected of them by all
Georgetown. On the other hand, the
ability of the Bobcat line to rip holes
at any point in Southwestern’s line,
and the ability of the Bobcat back field
to hit those holes, is the story of how
the outfit from San Marcos “outfitted
’em”. No better demonstration to gain
at will thru a line was ever made than
that by the Bobcats last Saturday. By
the end of the first quarter Captain
Shands had the Pirates’ number and
concentrated the attack against their
line, abandoning all other style of play.
As to the weight of the two teams,
there was not such a great difference,
the Pirates having the edge, however,
in both the line and back field.
Pete Features With Toe.
The Bobcats started the scoring in
the second quarter. The first quarter
was over before either team had time
to get up a good sweat. ■ The Pirates
had received the initial kick-off at the
east goal, and after being held for
downs on their first attempt to gain,
punted to mid-field. The Cats gained
more than their ten yards but lost it
on a penalty for off-side. The ball,
however, was kept in Pirate territory
during all of the first quarter, and at
one time the Normal defense had them
puting from behind their own goal
line. The second quarter opened with
the Bobcats in possession of the ball
on Southwestern’s forty yard line. Af-
ter a series of plunges by Ramsay,
Wier and Shands, the oval brought
to the Pirate 25-yard line. The Pir-
ate line steadied for a moment and
checked the attack. Pete then dropp-
ed back to the' 35-yard line and from
a difficult angle booted the pigkskin
directly between the uprights. It was
a perfect dorp-kick, and with several
feet to spare.
The only touchdown of the game
came in the last session, and after the
Cats had utterly beaten the Pirates in-
to a state of helplessness. Brownie
picked up a bounding punt on the 30-
yard line and behind the interference
afforded by Pete carried the ball to
mid-field. Wier then tore off another
fifteen yards by a brilliant broken field
run thru the line. All this gain was
lost, however, on an off-side penalty.
The Cat backfield didn’t seem to mind
that though, neither did the line. They
worked in perfect harmony in what
followed; and what followed was as
pretty a piece of team work as was
ever seen on a gridiron. The line
opened the holes and Wier, Ramsay,
Shands and Brown hit those holes with
astute accuracy. All of Brownie’s
gains were directly behind Hildreth
while Charlie, Pete and Wier alter-
nated at hitting over left and right
tackle. In this drive Pete and Wier 7
showed some pretty broken field run- J
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