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PAGE FOUR
THE MEGAPHONE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, lft4,4
SPORTS GOSSIP
By C. W.
Well, there must be some kind oi’ sports £t>iii£ around
here, but we've sure hud a hard time finding any. In the past
we have dealt with sueh sports as football, softball, and tennis.
Right now it is a little warm for any of the sports so many
people have resumed an ‘old sport. 'The sport to which 1 am
referring is ‘courtin’ . . . and it seems that this is a very popular
sport. 1* or one thing we do not have just a lot of energy during
hot weather, and as it doesn’t take just a lot of energy to court,
many students of this campus have turned to that sport. For
this sport you have to have a stadium, a lawn, well at least some
trees. A big moon and a few stars spread around does not hurt
this sport any. Well, we must really be hard up for sports if
we write about this sport so we’ll just skip it.
LITTLE SOUTHWESTERN DEFEATS
MIGHTY NOTRE DAME
Longhorns Pensive Over
Prospects of S.W.U. Game
We find uul Indirectly from Wel-
don Halt, Sports Editor of the Aus-
tin Statesman, that tlie University
of Texas, at one time thought they
wore going to have a groat back-
field this year composed of Harold
VtAher, blocking back Meredith
Huberts, wingback; Bobo/ Layne,
fullback; and Ralph Ellsworth, tail-
back, ltut, as Weldon puts it,
"That will not be the Texas Long-
horn's starting buck tie Id against
South western September 30, or
against anybody. A few months
ago Clinch Bible thought It might
be. That was before (1), Ells-
worth, all-conference star, went to
the U. S. Naval Academy, and (3)
Roberts, cx-L’T freshman back
and the US Marines. Backs - Fis-
cher, 1 y5. blocking back, Crow, 135,
or Deere, 17 0, wingback; Layne,
135, fullback; Deere or Bell, 170,
tailback. That's a pretty hefty out-
fit, averaging around 203 pounds,
and with some experience and
football savvy. So( to guess whet-
her Texas will have a representa-
tive football team this fall, you
can go back to the beginning and
try to answer those four backfleld
questions. Four problems are a
good many to have In a four-man
buck field, and the law of averages
is against solving all of them sat-
isfactorily.”
Fifty Preachers . . .
(Continued from Page 1)
liis lecture also Included slide pic-
tures.
Professors B. E Jackson and For-
rest D. Kellogg, and Miss Mary
Thompson, of Southwestern Uni-
versity; Dr. Chubb; Clarence W.
Lokey, superintendent of the
Bryan District; Glenn F. Sandord,
executive secretary of the Town
and Country Commission of the
North Arkansas Conference; Dr.
Ide P. Trotter, head of the depart-
ment of Agronomy, Texas A. and
M.; and Paul H. Walser, state con-
servationist for the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The conference just held is not
In competition with the annual
Pastors’ School and it did not dup-
licate any of the work done there.
This Rural Pastors’ School is an
attempt on the part of the univer-
sity to be of service In the field
of the rural church in the South-
west.
Tfofa wCtt/fe/
Every man does plenty of “wrestling’* with his neckties. It’s great
to know that Wembley Nor-East Non-Crush Ties can’t stay wrinkledl
The exclusive Priestley fabric keeps fresh and trim. And Wembley
Nor-Easts are as far ahead in style as in stamina. See them herd
solids, stripes, plaids, figures. All same quality—all same price.
-'uni.zW. — ' —-
To be sure ifs a genuine Non-Crush* tie,
-‘Look for the Wembley* Nor-East* Label
Well, actually this is not the case, but a number of South-
western University exes played some Notre Dame exes ill 1‘ar-
ris Island in a hard bought sottgall game. Below are excerpts
from a letter received irom l’rivate K. L. Cooper, “Last Sun-
day we (S. U. Boys,) played the hoys from Notre Dame in a
kotthali game. We had them heat 7-2 lit’ the last inning and
we let them get four runs, but we still heat them 7-6. It really
made them mad because they hadn't heard much about South-
western.”
“1 think every man on our team got at least one hit —
Hollywood hit a home run and Shelton and myself got a double
apiece. Curry sure played a good game at 3rd and Cannarella
played a good game at short.”
Well we are really proud that the hoys came through
again. I tell you I’m beginning to believe more than ever what
Congressman Lyndon Johnson said about Southwestern. You
take in another couple of months we should have ensigns and
lieutenants, (from the Unit; scattered all over the world, and
1 don’t believe that these men are going to hesitate to tell peo-
ple that they were students at Southwestern.
THINGS TO TAKE TO PARRIS ISLAND
Well men this may he a little out of place in a sports
column, hut nevertheless, it is something that might interest all
of you men going to Parris Island this coming November. We
wrote Cooper and asked him to give us all information he could
about PL and he responded by giving us this information.
(1) . Bring nothing hut G. i. material because you will not
lave much room.
(a). If you should have any extra clothing leave it at
home.
(2) . It wouldn't hurt to bring a bathing suit, hut no tennis
shoes will he needed.
(2). Have all of your clothes cleaned before you get here.
(4) . Bring a little paint brush, and some rags. (Old torn
up sheets make excellent rags.)
(5) . Bring at least four towels. (White)
(li). Make sure your clothes are stamped.
(7). It is best not to bring any valuables.
(a). 10 to 10 dollars will ge enough cash, and you cau
get by on less—1 am.
LET MUSIC SWELL THE BREEZE
If you see any signs around the campus with this caption
. . . CHIEF HALL PRESENTS SAUL OLIVER PARADES AND
HIS MUSIC MAKERS, it will just mean that the Chief thinks
that we should have a little music and a little dancing around
here every once in a while.
Last Tuesday night 01 lie and his gang got together on the
East Tennis courts and began a little (practice), and before long
there were a number of students out dancing. Things were
stopped because of the Rural Pastor’s School, hut this does not
mean that we can’t have such oceassions when the school is
over. In fact Chief Hall announced that he would try to get
some lights fixed up on the tennis courts and make this a regular
Tuesday night affair.
There certainly wouldn’t he anything wrong with soinc-
thitig like this every week if permission from the Director of
Student Life can be secured. 1 am sure that Mr. Jackson will
give his permission realizing that it would be beneficial to the
students to have a little refreshing exercise once a week—‘Rere
on th campus’ . . . Prhaps a little later some of the various or-
ganizations here on the campus might serve some punch, or at
least maybe we could have some cold drinks.
SPORTS BLADE
It isn’t surprising that the Chicago Cubs are in fourth
place in the National loop—they hit bottom so hard at the
start that they just naturally bounced that far . . .
The manpower shortage in football is geting tougher—
Notre Dame has a Kelly and a Sullivan on its squad of ‘‘Fight-
ing Irish ”...
Ducks, unlimited, reports another bumper crop this year,
with an increase of 27),000,000 over last year—and hunters have
no shotgun shells . . .
Mike Gonzales, Cardinal coach, has added another colo/ful
bit of language and logic to go with his famous “good field
no hit” classic—During a short talk in St. Louis the colorful
Cuban orated “This is a fin town. 1 hope I lived long enough
to spend the rest of my life here!” ........
Babe Ruth’s lifetime league salary, exclusive of testimonials
and outside income, totaled mor than $896,000.
NOW YOU’LL KNOW
Carl Hinkle, Vanderbilt’s 1997 all American center, is a
major commanding a flight squadron in England . . .
Eighteen year-old Neil Garver, pitcher with the Newark
club of Class I). Ohio State league, lias won 18 and lost h,
boasts a .428 batting average, hurled a no-hitter and is in his
first year of baseball (Scout note—he belongs to the Browns,
via Toledo.) . . .
Frank Winched, the “perfect host” and manager of the
Jacksonville (Ha.) tourist convention, reports after a canvass
of big league managers, that the Major league managers, that
the Major league clubs will return to their Florida training
bases as soon as permitted . . .
The Mutual network and the Gillette Safety Razor Com-
pany signed an agreement the other day for the year-round
broadcast of fights every Friday starting Sept. 8—The former
agreement was for only 26 fight broadcast per year . . .
“Terrible Ted” Pavelic, Detroit Lions tackle, has signed
to fight for the world’s heavyweight championship against the
immortal John L. Sullivan—in the motion picture of the same
name. . .
BEAU JACKS WINS
Private Jack, the ex-bootblaek from Augusta, Ga. won the
decision in a tilt with Private Boh Montgomery in Madison
Square Garden last Saturday night. However Pvt. Montgomery
did not lose his lightweight title. This was the largest gate in
the history of the garden. With gross receipts (in bonds) of
$35,864,900. The only way to get into this fight was to pur-
chase from one $25. bond to a $100,000 bond.
All the fighters, promoters, managers, referees, judges
and others connected with the show donated their services, and
the Gillette Raeor Company paid all the other expenses.
from McAllen was transferred by
the navy."
Apparently Texas U. Is going to
have to depend on the NBOTC and
the V-1 2 to supply them with some
good men. There will probably be
a good many freshmen over there
in the navy, but they will not be
able to play until about November,
and by that time Coach Bible might
lose a lot of the players that he
has now.
Mr. Hart thinks that the pros-
pects for a good team are di-
vided between the defense and the
offense. That is, he thinks that the
line will be okey, especially on de-
fens*', but he is not very optimistic
about the offensive line nor the
hackfield play. We will admit that
they have a pretty good aggregation
of linesmen; some of them are:
Jack Kache, Bill Simons, Jimmy
Blylcr, llarlan Wetz, Phil Bolin
and Jim Kislui.
By the way, this writer is per-
sonally acquainted with the lugst
man listed above (Jim Kisha.) Jim
is a native American of Japanese
parents, but he is certainly not a
typical Jap. In fact if you saw him
you would think that ho was an
Indian, Phillipeno, or anything but
a Jap as he is about G feet 2 inches
tall and weighs 195 pounds. Jim
was born right near Houston. Jim
played freshman ball at A&M, but
was forced to leave that institution.
This writer feels like he might have
had a little influence in getting Jim
to come out as at the time Jim
came out I was living in the same
house with Jim and was assistant
manager for the longhorns.
I’ll always remember the first
<iu.y that Jim came out.
ways remember when Coach Bible
came out and asked the boys if it
would be all right for a JAP to
come out and play with the team,
'l’he reactions were varied, but the
boys said let him come on out,
we’ll see what he’s made of. When
he first got on the field none of
the boys said a word to him. In a
few minutes someone began a con-
servation with Jim, and from that
date on all the men really think
Jim is okey. Such a thing could
have only happened in America.
Well, Mr. Hart tells us that If
tlie Longhorns really come through
these things will have to happen.
"1. Young Bobby Layne will have
to be the passer for Texas that he
was for Highland Park, Texas high
school semi-finalist, last year and
show enough all-around ability to
fill the vital fullback slot. Some
newcomer will have to step out as
the fleet-footed tailback that
Bible’s system demands. There are
a few prospects: Don Deere, rapid
transplanted Aggie, might be one;
Maxie Bell, 17 0-pound Vernon boy,
had an excellent high school repu-
tation; I^ayne might possibly do
there, with A1 Martin, the best
spring-training back, at fullback."
"Apparently Harold’s ‘Fish’ Fis-
cher, who played guard at South-
western University last year may
have to satisfy at blocking back.
Bible won’t yet state for certain
that he’ll even try the big guard
there, but it’s obvious that he
means to. And Fischer may draw
the job of calling both offensive
and defensive signals. Who else?
4. A wingback will have to be
found who is fast enough to give
Texas a weak-side threat. The
assignment is wide enough. A
possibility — even a probability —
is Sandy Crow, squadman end last
fall. Sandy got fast enough in the
spring to win a Southwest con-
ference hurdles championship and
run on the sprint relay team Duke
Bolen, transfer letterman from
TCU, has played wingback, also
fullback . This decision will have
to wait until after Sept. 1, when
all the votes will be in.”
Mr. Hart even goes so far to
predict the starting line-up for
the line-up. “Ends—Hubert Bech
tol. 190, Texas Tech; 1‘aul Simpson
about 180, NTAC (and former naval
aerial gunner), or Jim Forten-
berry. 1*0, former Oie M inn fish.
Tackles—Harlan Wetz, 280, and
Jimmy Plyler, 240, letterman
Guards—BUI Simons, 200, and Phil
Bolin, 190, or Jim Kisha, 195. all
lettermen.
Center—Jack Sachse, 200, ’42 let-
terman, late of Southwestern U.,
Dr. Chubb proved a very popu-
lar lecturer, both in the .xdiool and
a the assembly and chapel perl-
<i is. Ilis talks on "Prayer” and
"God’s New Day” were enthusi-
astically received by the student
Hotly and ministers alike.
Those attending the Pastors’
School were housed in Snyder
Hall, King’s Palace, and the Kap-
pa Sigma House, and they took
their meals at Mood llall. Before
meals many tried their skill at
checkers in tho lobby. Each after-
noon they could be seen about the
campus playing baseball and other
sports, and Miss Thompson set
aside a time to teach archery to
all interested.
Instructors for the school were
Chipmunks frequently engage In
community singing.
Tlie l’omano can become phos-
phorescent at will.
If exposed to the sun the Worm
Snake dies almost immediately.
The Kingbird can sight a small
insect flying 50 yards away.
Tho Mountain Beaver, also called
the Boomer or Whistler, is not
a beaver, doesn’t live in the moun-
tains, and doesn’t whistle or boom.
The leopard doesn’t change its
spots, but tho leopard frog does.
When It migrates, the mountain
quail doesn't fly, It walks!
Outlook For Post war Sports
Is Full of Good Promise
Coaching Profession
Is Coming Into Own
The coaching profession is rapid-
ly coining into its own. The high
requirements in both education and
physical training are itch that the
would-be tramp athlete can no
longer qualify for a coaching job.
The ones who do make coaches are
those who believe in the value of
organized sports, and who enjoy
developing the latent qualities for
sports and citizenship that are
found in the average American
boy.
Many thousands of words are
written each year about the grand
old game of football and the boys
that play It; hut seldom has any-
XT1 al- thing been said about the coach
and his responsibility to his fel-
low citizens and to the boys who
come under his supervision.
Usual mention has to do with
his worries about filling the shoes
of the star fullback who is no long-
er a member of his team; or his
pessimistic attitude toward his
team’s chances of winning the
game next week. What I wish to
call attention to is not so much
the run of the mill items of inter-
est that creeps into the write-ups,
but rather the coach himself, and
the influence he exerts for the do-
ing of good in all communities,
both large and small. It is my
opinion that it is this possibility
of helping build toward better
things that keeps men in the
coaching profession. If it were im-
possible for the coach to see his
boys develop, not only In playing
ability but in character as well,
then very few would continue un-
der the pressure and strain of at-
tempting to serve a thousand
bosses.
That which holds the coach to
his job is not the money or the
glory, these are merely indications
of his success, hut the knowledge
that he has helped his boys de-
velop into men and has shown
them a way of meeting and over-
coming problems that will face
them throughout life. If, during
the course of a season, just one boy
turns from evil to good, then the
coach has every reason to be
gratified—though not a single
game is listed in the win column.
Football has been likened to the
game of life with its ever chang-
ing situations, its losses and its
gains, its victories and its defeats;
and it has been said that the coach
must make It his religion. Certain-
ly it can be compared to any of
the service organizations; for,
though its methods are different,
its objectives arc the same. And
in its way it touches the lives of
almost as many, because its influ-
ence spreads like the ripples on
a pond. The coach teaches and
the boys learn the lessons of fair
play, sportsmanship .self control,
physical fitness, and team play
in a game that is both hard and
demanding.
How well they live these lessons
influences the lives of countless
thousands of youngsters through-
out the country, a great team re-
ceives recognition and publicity.
Its stars are named on the All-
American team. They become sym-
bols for good wherever football Is
played by younger boys. Heroes
can do no wrong in the eyes of the
very young. Hence it becomes lm-
In these days of war and strife, war.
perative that the players learn
well the lessons of living straight
and follow them, both In and out
of season, lest some parent in a
remote spot be faced with the ques-
tion, "John did it, why can’t I ”
And so it goes. The coach must
live a clean life; he must impart
his ideas to his players, who are
passing through their most forma-
tive and retentive period of life;
and they, in turn, must live ac-
cordingly. There is no greater com-
pliment to a player than to have
a fond parent remark, "I want my
boy to be just like you;’’ and none
greater to a coach than to have
this same parent say, “I want my
boy to play football so he may be
in your care for a little while.”
It appears to me that the man
who is chosen to lead and train
tho comparative few who comprise
the athletic teams of the nation
has a very important task to do
in the proper development of the
youth of our country. Through his
disciples, the members of the team,
he reaches to all parts of the stu-
dent body to spread the gospel of
clean living and straight thinking.
The coach’s influence Is even felt
by older members of the commun-
ity who sec and judge the results
of his efforts. Now as never before,
the coach has a job to do. Colleges
are faced with the problem of
building teams with hoys under 18
—many of whom are away from
home and parents for the first
time and at the age when clear
thinking is the exception rather
than the rule.
There is a premium upon char-
acter, leadership, and team play
among younger men; and It Is
upon the field of competitive sports
that opportunity is provided for
the development of these qualities.
Though the caliber may suffer
from youth and Inexperience, it
has been proven that the lessons
learned and the responsibilities of
carrying on in the traditions of
other years has much to do with
making of men from boys. And as
long as th*1 youth of America plays
the great game with the uncon-
querable spirit that is shown on the
field of sport, there can be but one
outcome—VICTORY.
all of us like to dream of the days
of peace, and the many improve-
ments and benefactions that they
will bring with them.
Just as the average man or
woman thinks of the better auto-
mobiles, the better household ap-
pliances, air conditioning for the
average home as well as the place
of business, and all those things
that Invention and mass production
surely will bring to us, the sports
minded individual can visualize
new and bigger things in the field
of play ahead.
Surely these things will come
true. Hundreds of thousands who
are leaving sports completely out
of their lives have learned their
values, and fun derived from them
in the services. Likewise, the ab-
since from the big sports spectacles
surely must create a hunger for
them on the part of the man who,
in th^past, was a part of them.
Football, boxing, and many of
the other established sports are in
for even bigger days than the lush
Ruth - Grange - Jones - Tllden -
Dempsey era of the 1920’s. And
many a sport which did not draw
any large proportional part of In-
terest from American athletes and
fans may come into its own, with
the bigger and better planned
stadia that we foresee after the
One post war trend that I ex-
pect, and which will be close to
all of us, will be the return of
baseball In the high schools. Most
of the smaller high schools have
never participated in this sport.
Perhaps it Is wishful thinking,
but I believe a new day Is ahead.
For one thing, I believe the war
has taught us the need for a well
rounded sports program—one va-
ried enough to touch all. Football,
basketball, and track, the three
major sports sponsored by the ln-
terscholastic league, will continue
to grow, but baseball and many
minor sports will have real back-
ing so that every boy and girl that
is physically able can find some-
thing to do in the line of sports
In which he or she is most inter-
ested.
Summing it all up there seems
to bo a very bright future In the
sports world after the war and
we will see such competition as
has never before been presented.
RFD 8 WHITE
GROCERY
MUNSON & LUNDBLAD
NORTHSIDE SQUARE
GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS
Knute Rockne Saves
Job With Good Word
The great Knute Rockne was
the chief Instructor in one of the
earlier coaching schools In Texas.
It was the days when we did not
have the “fair employment bu-
reau” and when It was fair to call
a Negro a colored man In news-
papers, hut even In those days col-
ored people were permitted to at-
tend the coaching school and all-
star game. It was after the game
that a colored coach approached
the genial Rockne and explained
to him that he needed some help
and he needed it bad, as his dark-
skinned brethren composing the
hoard of directors of his college
were about to terminate hla con-
tract. It seemed that they were
not satisfied with his knowledge
of football. Rockne said that he
would be glad to explain a new
football formation to him If he
thought It would help. Of course
tho coach agreed.
Knute began by saying, "In this
formation you place tho halfbacks
In jutaposltion,” and the Negro
stopped him right there and said,
“That’s enough. With a word like
that to spring on them I can hold
my job for five years more.”
Former Football Stars
In Action in S. W. Pacific
(By Staff Kgt. Pick Gordon of
St. Paul, Minn., a Marine Corps
combat <x>rrespoiideiit of the Chi-
cago Daily News.)
GUAM (Delayed)—Five former
college football stars were fellow
members of a Marine combat as-
sault unit of the First Provisional
Brigade which made the landing
on this enemy-held island.
Among them were First Lieut.
Daniel J. McFadden of Belmont,
Mass., and Second Lieut. John V.
Robinson, of Lexington, Ky. The
former played end at Boston Col-
lege and the latter was quarter-
back for Kentucky University
when those elevens met in 1937.
Boston won 6-0. a,
First Lieut. Richard l^L, Phuhl
of Richmond Heights, Mo., led an
early wave ashore with tho same
fire and courago he used to show
at right half for the University of
Missouri and St. Louis University.
Lieutenant Phuhl had an offer to
play pro football In the National
League shortly before he enlisted
In the Marine Corpa^Rarly In 1942.
Two other ex-gridl heroes who
saw plenty of action were First
Lieut. Donald E.( Miller of Dixon,
111., former fulHHmk for the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin and the Green
Bay Packers, and First Lieut. Wil-
liam L. O’Brien, of New Haven,
Conn., who played with John Car-
roll University of Cleveland In ear-
ly 1930’s.
AT THE THEATRES
PALACE
RITZ
Wednesday - Thursday
August 16 - 17
BETTY JANE RHODES
JOHNNIE JOHNSTON
~ In
“You Can't Ration Love*
Friday - Saturday
Angnst 18 - IB
DANA ANDREWS
RICHARD CONTE
In
“The Purple Heart*
SHELL
FLORIST
Snnrtay - Monday - Tuesday
Angnst 20-21 - 22
MICKEY ROONEY
LEWIS STONE
In
'Andy Hardy’*
Blonde Trouble"
Tuesday - Wednesday
Angnst 15-16
BRUCE CABOT
ERIK ROLE
In
“U Boat Prisoner”
Thursday - Friday - Saturday
Angnst 17 - 18 - IB
ROY ROGERS
PALE EVANS
In
“Yellow Rose of Texas**
Sunday - Monday
Angnst 20 - 21
THE BAHT SIDE KIDS
In
"Follow the Leader**
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