The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1949 Page: 3 of 4
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IFriday September 30, 1949
WESTERNER WORLD
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Lubbock, Plainview Engage Tonight
by DON HANCOCK
Football held the spotlight last
Monday' night when the Quarter-
Tonight Lubbock’s Westerners will journey north 44 miles --:-
to plainview where they will attempt to take their third non-. r- , / // r> L7
district game. The battle will begin at 8 o’clock in the Bulldog lOQZudll S\OUQn•
In their two previous tilts this season the Westerners, aver- Try SdQQdtsWdy
aging 175 pounds, tallied 85 points—42 and one-half per game. So you think this game called
Childress fell first and hardest 47 to 0. North Side of Fort Worth football is rough? Why back in the
dropped next 38 to 0.
Westernettes Choose Wilson,
Pittman To Be Co-Sponsors
Coach W. C. O. Harris’ Bulldogs,
back club met in the Hilton Hotel, averaging 160-pounds both on line
Damon Hill, coach of the Dunbar and backfield, won their first and
Panthers, was the first speaker, lost the next two. They beat Big
“King Laughter” reigned while the Spring 7 to 0, and were beaten by
husky coach was explaining his Poly Tech of Fort Worth 18 to 7.
team’s 20 to 7 victory over the Last week-end Lamesa helped
Amarillo colored team. When ask- themselves to a 26 to 0 victory,
ed about the snake dance his cen-
Left Tackle Bob Findley,
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dies at Chapman field, he - .
said “I don’t know where he got Harris, 170-pounder, are line stan e SMJm
that; but you know that my race outs the Yankees
is somewhat inclined to dance any-
way.”
Pioneers, Cats
Meet Thursday
good old days of yore the Indians Mrs. Gene Pittman and Mrs. sports which will be offered during
played a game that would make Thelma Wilson, physical educa- the seasons. There will be awards
the roughest tackle shudder. The tion teachers, became the new co- for the girls obtaining the neces-
“Baggataway” ‘h‘S “ ^ ^ SpmSmS 01 the Westernette club sary number of point*.
B a g g at a w a y was played by last Friday' This “Sanitation is a
teams representing tribes. Some- girls’ athletics club open to any In order for the gms to get their
times there were several hundred girl in high school who is interest- points, games will be sponsored
Coaches Leon Batchelor and De- braves on a side. The goals were e(j jn sports. after school and at various other
witt Alexander’s Pioneers will jour- often a mile apart and the bound- times Some of these will be vol-
, nr. , . i ui | uuu rumic 180- ney to Littlefield next Thursday to aries were limitless. The ball (more T cnrann , , . ; „, ,
ter made coming out of the hud- ijeiL j j Miss Laurene Bussey, algebra leyball, basketball, speedball,
nnmifipr and Rieht Guard Dave play the Kittens, Littlefield B’ often a rock) was passed from per- „ „ ,,
simply Pounder,_ and Right Gua _ ^ son to perS0n by means of a long teacher and former sponsor of the baseball, and tumbling. The girls
For the past week the Pioneers stick curved at the end and strung club said, “Because of my recent may also obtain points by entering
have been working on both de- with catgut. illness, I don’t feel as though I am other sports individually or in
fense and offense. Many hours Neither the ball nor another physically able to sponsor an ath- small groups. These may be bowl-
Jack Howton and Weldon Hayes
Commenting on his game next Howton was a regular last year
Thursday night with Midland at 8
o’clock in Chapman field, Coach Lowell Kingery, 112-pound back,
Hill remarked, “We just barely tied has been labeled as a backfield
’em last year and those boys don’t standout. Repeatedly he has set
graduate.” He added that they up T.D.’s for the Plainview eleven,
have a back so close to the ground Coach Harris is assisted by
(short) that when you look down George Zallen, John Daugherty,
there for him you can hardly tell and William H. Banks,
whether he’s there or not.”
Coach C. R. “Pat” Pattison then
related a few of the good points
shown by the Westerners as well
as a few of the mistakes they
made in the North Side game. He
gave mention to Ends Billy Wright
and Garnet Reeves, and Backs
'Charlie Williams and “Moe” Tur-
ner for the excellent defensive per- R-T-
formances.
are the only return lettermen. jiave been put in on tackling drills, player could be touched by hand;
Charley Nix, a junior, and Ran- however a good whack with a stick
Starting Line-Up
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Weldon Hayes
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Bob Findley
177
L.G.
Wilbur Wilson
145
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Bob Smith
158
R.G.
Dave Harris
170
R.T.
Jake Finney
170
R.E.
Shenwood Holly
165
Q.B.
Dale Scott
175
L.H.
Ottis Ratliff
150
R.H.
Tom Caskey
165
F.B.
Jack Howton
150
Capt.
Jack Howton and
Hayes.
Weldon
small groups.
letics club.” Miss Bussey has been mg, tepnis, hiking, bicycling, and
the club’s sponsor since the begin- other similar sports,
shown up good in practice and un- a down field block. Often the uiug of the organization three
der fire. Nix is a returning line- game took on the aspect of full years ago. This plan is similar to the one
man who lettered on the Pioneers scale war rather than a friendly used in a national organization
last year. game. Last Friday at the club’s second called Girls Athletics association.
Reiger played center for the O. Baggataway has since been mee^;ng of
L. Slaton Redskins. Reiger has been adopted by the French in Canada
playing as a defensive back sub- and given the name of lacrosse,
bing for Sammy Sayers. The modern field is 100 yards long to the club. Both the new and old and promote participation in
The probable starting line-up is and between 80 and 90 yards wide, members seemed to like the plan sports. The members believe that
as follows: Nix and Melvin Dear- Referees are used to keep injuries she outlined to them. It is to give this year will prove to be a very
dorf, guards; Horland Cook and at a minimum; however no one points for participation in various successful one.
Ray McCiarty, tackles; John Pitt- complains much if an opposing
the year Mrs. Wilson The purpose of the club has al-
presented a new plan of procedure ways been to stimulate interest
however no
much if
man, center; James Blazi and Roy player is laid low with a crosse.
Burrows, ends; Jeff Jones and Billy Americans think their national
Tucker, half-backs; Charles North- sport is rough. One should try Can-
ington, full-back; and Sammy, ada’s lacrosse,
quarter-back.
Cowhands To
Visit Bronco B
Lubbock’s Cowhands will leave
1 _ tomorrow afternoon to play a
Joe Kelley, sports editor of The strong Odessa eleven, in a 3-AA
Avalanche-Journal, announced that “B” team game.
Garnet and Wayne Stroud had re- Odessa is expected to be one of
ceived the “Player of the Week” the toughest teams the Lubbock
award for their performances in boys will face,
the Childress game. He said that For the past week the Cowhands aloTo 0 victory
at the end of the season the player have been working on pass defense oyer Lamesa,g „B„ team last Sat_
Cowhands Win One;
Pioneers Lose, 12-0
Lubbock High’s Pioneers bowed
for the first time this season to
Meadow High, 12 to 0, last Thurs-
day at Meadow.
The first tally-came on an end
run by Robert White in the second
quarter. The second T.D. came in
the fourth quarter on a pass play
from White to Lawrence Joplin.
Scoring in each quarter, the Cow-
chosen for each game will receive and down field blocking.
a scroll similar to a diploma citing
him for his action in “his game”.
The Black and Gold Boys are ex-
pected to be at their peak for
„ „ ,' Odessa, as the team has had few
Cary Middlecoff and Frank Stran- jnjurjes
The Cowhands will use the regu-
ahan, two of the greatest golfers
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in the U. S. today, next Friday will ^ <<T„ formation with cross block
play an 18 hole exhibition match ing -n the line The team as a
at the Lubbock Country club. They whole is ab0ve average in skill and
will be sponsored by the American experience_
Business club and the proceeds The probable starting line-ups
from the one dollar a ticket sales consist of Paul Hanson and
will go to the Lubbock Boys club. Cecil Austin, half-back; Johnny
______ Tatum at full-back; Charles Brew-
.....■ er, quarter-back; Bill Breedlove
and “Sleepy” Nelson, guards; Bill
Waters and Don Bacon, tackles;
Don Jones and Bobby Davis, ends;
and Doyle Clark playing center.
urday night at Lamesa.
Runs by Johnny Tatum and James
Grace accounted for two marks.
Passes from Buddy Hill to Don
Jones, Hill to Tatum, and Charles
Brewer to James Sides accounted
for the remaining three touch-
downs.
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