Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, April 17,1947
PALACIOS BEACOW, PALACIOS, TEXAS
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AID THE CHINESE . . .
By Sending Your Donation
TO THE
CHINA RELIEF
To The Palacios Chairman
MRS. C. LUTHER
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Roping Show
Starts Sunday
The first local roping show
the season will open at the Ranch
Arena Sunday afternoon at 2:30
under the direction of Bill Bolling.
The Ranch Arena is located at the
Palacios Auction barn on highway
35 two miles northweat of Palacios.
As an added attraction Bill Boll
ing will have two or three bucking
horses to perform between roping
•hows.
Many of the local cowboys arc
getting their horses in shape and
are expecting u good performance
in the opening show.
Bill Bolling states that he has
plenty of Brahma roping calves
and they will be plenty hard to
catch.
The show will open Sunday and
performances after the opening day
will be announced at the arena. The
management is undecided as to just
how often a performance will be
given.
V. F. W. To Sponsor
National Marble
Tournament Here
Here is something different I
the world of sports. The Veterans
of Foreign Wars over the United
States are sponsoring a National
Marble Tournament for boys in
grammar school. Each State win-
net^ and his dad will receive an all
expense trip to Father Flannagan's
Boys Town at Boys Town, Nebr.
Rules for the tournament have
been sent each VFW post. The con-
test competes two boys at a time
and the marbles are knocked out
of a bull ring. Each school is en
titled to an entry in the district
tournament and the district winner
will go to Austin June 5 and
where Dana X Bible and Blair
Cherry will referee the State tour-
nament. Each district winner will
receive free meals and lodging in
Austin.
The local VFW post has not met
since the rules of the tournament
were received, but will ro doubt
seel; permission of the school fac-
ulty in conducting a tournament
here in Palacios to represent the
local post.
BEACON ADS GET RESULTS’.
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ROPING!
RIDING!
. Beginning...
SUNDAY
APRIL 20
SHARKS DEFEAT VETERANS 19-13
High School Eleven Ends
Spring Training With Win
WATCHING THE GULF COAST
SPORTS
PARADE
With
ALTON S. QUEEN
Hats Off To P. H. S. Seniors, Four Played*
Last Game Friday Night; Jensen Sings Blues
Four starters on the high school football team that play-
ed in the game Friday night against the Pirates, Veteran
team, will not be back next year. Ellis Jensen who broke his
arm in practice Monday night is also a senior.
It was a great finish for the 1946 football team, especial
ly for the seniors and those who are completing their
eligibility.
Shark letlermen who either graduate or complete
their eligibility are Lloyd Ellis, end. Paul Abraham, end,
Ellis Jensen, quarterback, Teddy Huddleston, half back,
and Philip Manning, fullback.'
The few fans who came out witnessed a fine football
game. It w.as a well played game, some rugged defensive
play and spiced with many long gains by both teams.
It was a fine gesture on the part of the Pirates when
they organized a team and played the game as a benefit to
the athletic department.
Ellis Jensen, heady quarterback on last year’s
football team, was in the press box during part of the
game Friday night. Carrying his arm in a sling after
breaking it in a practice game Monday night, he was
singing the blues because he could not play.
After finishing the ’46 season with a fine record, losing
only one game, it was a lot of satisfaction to the seniors to
defeat their heavier opponents in this last game.
“Hats Off" from this department to the seniors of '47.
Vet* and Referee Given Thanks;
Here and There In Gulf Coast Sports
CoHch Carroll Cairnes stated af
ter the game Friday night he wish
ed to express his thanks to the
individuals of the Pirate football
team for the sporting gesture
organizing a team and playing the
high school in order to raise funds
to purchase „acket awards for the
football team.
‘•They played a hard clean game
of football” and added, I want every
man to know that the football boys
and myself appreciate their coop
eration with us.” He expressed his
thanks to Billy Saylor, football
coach at Port Lavaca, Charlie John
son, Glenn Dale Claybourn and Ed
Barrett for donating their services
in officiating the game.
Spud Shearer was high in his
praise for Philip Manning after
the football game Friday night. The
boys were coming off the field and
Spud met Phil near the sideline.
Spud was tired and breathing hard
after 60 minutes of football.
“Boy, you played a d - - - good
game tonight. I don’t want to gel
you proud of yourself, but I have
played against some good football
players both in high school and
college and you are as hard to stop
as any man I have played against,
he told Phil. “I would like to see
you play college football.”
Spud was an outstanding back
Tom and ic Driscoll were coaching
Tom and Vic Driscoll were coaching
at Bay City. Bay City in those
years was tops in class B football
Spud played three years there and
one year at T. C. U.
Coach Cairnes has a number of
combinations in mind for next fall’s
football team. During the summer
months many boys will add a few
pounds and their reactions to foot-
ball training when the season opens
next September will determine the
final setup.
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About 35 men are expected to re-
port to football workouts when
school opens next year.
Returning men from last year’s
squad include Gerard Viets, Royce
Harvey, Wallace Barr, Dougins
Gayle, Milam Simons, Edwin Si-
mons, Ralph Penland, Homer Mc-
Clarv, Jimmie Claybourn, Jack Hol-
liday and possibly David Peterson.
Roy Wratislaw, Pat Richman Jr.
and MeCorkle looked well in spring
training.
There is a possibility .Viets. bruis-
ing tackle, will be transferred to
the backfield. Viets has n lot of
power and is one of the best line
backers in this conference.
The organization of the Palacios
High School Board of Athletic Con-
trol is a fine thing for the school.
The function of the board is to
set up scholastic requirements for
participation, determine major and
minor sports in boys and girls com-
petition, set up lettering require-
ments and confirm or reject recom-
mendations of coaches for letters.
The board is composed of eight
students with the chairman of the
board the faculty member under
whose jurisdiction the point for dis-
cussion concerns.
Students on the board are Max-
ine Bates, Teddy Huddleston, John
Rockenbaugh, Myra Danner, David
Peterson, Ellis Jensen and Ralph
Penland.
Before a disappointing crowd of
leas than 200 the Palacios Sharks
wrote "finish” to spring training
and football for this school term
with a 19 to 13 victory over the
Palacios Pirates, Veterans’ eleven,
on the high school gridiron Friday
night.
Although Coach Cairnes' Sharks
led from the beginning it was an
excellent game of football, compar-
ing well with any regular season
game. The Maroon clad high school
lads were keyed for the game and
played mid-season hall, although
they sorely missed the field strat-
egy of Ellis Jensen who waB on
the sideline with a broken arm.
The Veteran team lacked condition
and as a unit was slsow, but showed
plenty of power on line plays. Run-
ning from the double und single
wing formations the Pirates piled
up many yards through the Shark
line, but were unable to get by the
alert Shark defense from the air.
Philip Manning, unaccustomed to
playing the quarterback position,
played a whale of a game. Teddy
Huddleston and the Simons broth-
ers, Milam and Edwin looked good
in the backfield. Lloyd Ellis played
a great game at center. Burr hurt
his leg in the game and was re-
placed by MeCorkle and Wratislaw.
On the Pirate team Spud Shear-
er played 60 minutes of hard foot-
ball. He was outstanding on both
offense and defense. Dan Paulk,
Robbie Nelson and Hugh Buffaloe
gained consistently inside the Shark
line. Faulke, playing left end was
the outstanding defensive man of
either team. Maurice Hunt, Roddin
Purswell and Freddie Burdick look-
ed well in the Pirate line.
The Sharks scored early in the
first quarter when Manning raced
around end for a 25 yard gain on
the first play from scrimmage. Two
plays gained two yards then Man-
ning ran over from the three yard
stripe for the initial score.
The second quarter started as an
exchange of pass interceptions with
the Sharks accounting for their sec-
ond touchdown. The Pirates began
operations on the Sharks 42, but
u high puss from center set them
back to their own 46. Shearer's pass
to Buffaloe was intercepted by
Huddleston on his own 20 and he
returned to his 45. After two plays
Manning dropped back to pass and
Shearer intercepted on the VFW
41. Paulk and Buffaloe picked up u
first down on the Shark 47. Then
Spud Shearer’s pass was intercept-
ed by Teddy Huddleston-on his own
42 and raced 58 yards for a touch-
down. Hugh Buffaloe tackled Hud-
dleston just as he had crossed the
white line.
In the third period Maurice Hunt
intercepted Manning’s pass and re-
turned 26 yards on a beautiful run.
On line drives Paulk and Buffaloe
picked up a first down on the high
school 17. Paulk handed off to
Shearer who picked up 7 then
Spud picked up a first on the
Shark 5. On a reverse play Shearer
went around right end to score. The
kick was blocked and the Sharks
led 12 to 6.
The Sharks last score came as
the Pirates attempted a lateral,
fumbled and the Sharks covered on
the Pirate 32. Milam Simon and
Manning made a first on the Pirate
20. The Pirates were penalized 5
and Milam Simons went over stand-
ing up for the score. Coming out
in place kick formation Manning
passed to Huddleston for extra
point. The Pirates were caught
completely off guard on the play.
The Pirates elected to receive
and Manning kicked to the Pirate
5. Shearer took the ball, cut to his
left and handed off to Hugh Buf-
faloe who raced 95 yards down the
sideline for the final score.
LT. WM. LLOYD QUEEN POST
Veterans of Foreign Wars
NO. 2467
Regular meeting on First and
Third Monday nights at 8:00 P. M.
at the American Legion Hall.
Alton S. Queen, Post Commander.
Clyde Crenshaw, Post Adjutant
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P. O. BOX 41
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