The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 30, 1927 Page: 3 of 4
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Win and Lose On Central Texas Trip
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SOUTHWESTERN WINS
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TRIANGULAR TRACK AND
Simmons Host to Hi Students;
Abilene Wins District Meet
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No Report From Second Game With
Saints; Tangle With St. Mary'a
Friday and Saturday.
Aa 'we go to press three gamds
have been won by the (iowbovs on
'J " t their Central Texas invasion two. lost
' and returns from Thursday's jramo
" have not come itu Two more games
. remain on tho schedule for the present
. trip with St. Mary's at San Antonio
Friday and Saturday.
The Cowboys routed the. Hill Bil-
lies In fine faahlort beating them two
straight on the Brownwood ground
after having taken two' from them in
tho Cowboy pasture. Tho good start
did not continue long however for
" .'Southwestern administered two de-
feats to CranfUl'fl men Monday and
'Tuesday to tho tune of.'f-'O and. 8-1.
r 8 T. J. Bailoy pitched tho openor with
' tho Southwestern' Tigers (and Potter
pitched Tuesday's gamo. Potter's win-
ning streak wis cut short after the
' iefthandod had won threo straight.
"With Hunt pitching Wednesday
'and Parks and Hyde hitting tho ball
all over tho lot tho Cowboys beat
St. Edwards 8-2.
Simmons 6 Daniel Baker 4
Brownwood Texas April 22.
Georgo Stowo's eight Inning single
driving two runs across tho plate?
broke up a 4-all tie between Daniel
Bakor and Simmons University here
this" afternoon to give the Abilene
collegians a 6 to 4 win In the first of
a two gamo series.
Tho Hill Billies broke even with the
Cowboys on hits each club driving
out seven safeties but the Baberlcs'
erratic play contributed several of
tho early Inning tallies gathered by
the visitors.
"Mac Miller of Daniel Baker and
Steakley of Simmnos hit tho ball out
of tho park for homo runs. Pitcher
Stone of tho locals was the leading
hitter of the day getting thrco out of
four ono of them a two base knock.
Score by Innings:
Simmons 100 200 120-6
Daniel Bakor 101 101 000-4
Batteries: Hunt and Moore; Stone
and Broad.
Cowboys 5 Hill Billies 1
Brownwood Texas April 23-Slm-mons
University ran her winning
streak to six straight here today by
dofeating Daniel Baker 5 to 1. Tho
Cowboys' victory over Dnaiol Baker
marked their complete rout of the
Billies In baseball for tho year since
they had defeated the Brownwood
team in tho series opener Friday as
well as in two earlier games played
in Abilene.
With Bob Potter pitching an Invin-
clblo brand of ball that allowed but
one run that In tho first inning Sim-
mons tied the'scoro in tho fifth on a
home run by George Parks and won
it in tho seventh when four runs came
across the plato on two hits a base
on balls and five misplays in the
Baker fioldlng machine.
Whlto Daniel Baker pitcher re-
tired tho first fourteen men to face
him In order. Parks' homer broke the
spell.
Score by Innings:
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Simmons 000 010 400-O 4 3
Daniel Baker 100 000 0001 6 7
Batteries: Potter and Moore; Whlto
and Broad-
Simmons 8 St. Edwards 2
Austin Texas. April 27 Simmons
took tho first game of the week In
their Central Texas invasion today
by soundly trouncing tho St. Edwards
Saints 8 to 2. Dyer was driven from
tho box Durrcnburgcr f inlnshlng on
tho mound for the Austin collegians.
"Lofty" Hunt pitched a superb
brand of ball for the winners .allow-
ing only two hits. George Parks
Cowboy shortstop with thrco safeties
J$ and Rufus Hyde with two led the
"? . 'Abllenlans' offensive which netted a
total of seven singles
Simmons lost to Southwestern Uni
versity at Georgetown Monday and
Tuesday 7-0 and 8-1'.
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On last Wednesday morning In
chapel tho Simmona Quartet enter-
tained the students with ft group of
old songs interspersed with humor-
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songs ol miierent junun.
Btudents seemed to enjoy the pro
gram Immensely.
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BOB POTTER
Bob Potter Simmona' pitching ace
this year and last and a mainstay
of tho mound crew' several years aeo
was recently elected captain of tnb
baseball team for next year. "Pot"
first pitched for Simmons l.i 1923.
He dropped but of school ond did not
don n Simmons uniform again until
last season.
Last year Potter was the '"wb-iy's
most effectivo moundsman. Potter
haa been going good this spring. He
has already won three games and lost
one. Next yenr' is- his last in Sim-
mons. Tho honor that has come to
him. in being selected by his team
mates as captain of tho squad for next
season Is a reward for his consistent
work on tho mound and his likeable
disposition.
SIMMONS MEN DEFEAT
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
IN TENNIS MATCH
Represented by DeBerry and Mar-
tin Simmons downed tho Randolph
nctmen in three hard fought matches
Monday.
Tho first match was of singles De-
Berry winning 7-5 and 6-4. Martin
won his match 6-4 and 6-3.
The doubles match was a hard
tussle from start to finish Simmons
winning by a count of 6-4 6-4. Ran-
dolph was determined to win and went
down to defeat fighting hard.
According to Coach Ballard the
Simmons men were in rare form-
Martin especially was phenominal.
He covered tho court with tho ease
and grace of a veteran and he bids
fair for a regular berth on tho team.
LOCAL TENNIS TOUBNAMENT
WILL SOON BE CONCLUDED
A great deal of interest in tennis
has been shown in Simmons this year.
Tho tennis single tournament was a
hotly contested race this year. Inger-
son and DeBerry remain in tho race
to play tho finals Friday tho 29th.
Tho doubles tournament will start
Monday. Tho following students have
entered this tournament: DeBerry
Corley Martin Ingcrson Scott Scar
borough Williams Solomon Sitton
Ramsey and Pittman and possibly
several more entries will be received
before the tournament starts.
The tennis team has played two
matches with Randolph College of
Cisco and won both matches in both
singles and doubles. Tho team will
play A. C. C. this week and the Texas
Tech netters will be hero Saturday to
play four games of singles and two
games of doubles.
It will bo recalled that tho Cowboy
net men won tho Texas Conference
Tournament last year in both singles
and doubles. Tho Texas Conference
meet will be held this year tho second
week in May at Southwestern Uni-
versity at Georgetown and the team
feels that they have a good chance to
win the tournament again.
VOLUNTEER BAND GIVES
FIVE PROGRAMS SUNDAY
Simmons University Volunteer Band
rendered fiyo programs on Sunday
April 24. Ono program was rendered
in Abiieno at the College Heights
Church; ono at OTbrien whero E. D.
Dunlap is pastor; one' at Smith's
Chapel where Claude Stovall is paBtor;
another at Hillcrest where W. Pitts
is pastor; at "Wllmeth where Mr.
Sam Malono is pastor; two programs
wero rendered at each place one in
the afternoon and ono in the evening.
Those taking part on tho programs
were as follows: Ruth Erwin Elsie
Pennington Hazel Hatton J C. Koen
Ruby Hatton Ira Marshall Lacy
Beckham Rudolph Coffey Burl King
Irene Anderson Opal Vlrden Mary
Miller. Arthur Daniels Iva Crutcher
Roberta Turner Tom Hodges Addle
Smith LilHe May Smith and Ruby
Davis.
On Friday afternoon the Cowboys
tie up with the Austin College Kanga
roos and tho A. C. C. Wildcats In a
medloy of track and field that promise
to endanger many records. Austin
College has met and defeated S. M.
U and Denton Normal In a triangular
meet and also rolled up tho largest
numbor of points In a dual set-to with
T. C. U.
Simmons has made better timo in
all events with the exception of
dashes than either Austin College
or A. C. C.( and tho Cowboy weight
hurlcrs have outdistanced all others
thus far. In the two meets held thus
far this year tho weights have been
responsible for tho good showing
made but sinco that timo tho atop
watches seem to show that Cowboy
runners havo speeded it up enough to
outdistance their rivals. Whatever
tho outcome It Is ja suro thing that
all events will be closely contested.
Tho Simmons line-up for Friday:
100-yard dash Lynch McCollum; high
hurdles ' Bounds Lusby Slmms
Lynch; mile Koen Davis; low hurdles
Lynch Davenport Bounds; 220-yard
dash Lynch McCollum; 880 Fry and
Walters; 440 Lynch and McCollum;
relay Fry Davenport Lusby Aid
redge Lynch; polo vault Simms Hoi
lingshead; high jump Gregg Aid
redge; broad jump Gregg McCollum
Slmms Lynch; discus Marshall Arm
our Gregg; shot put Marshall Arm
our Gregg Davenport; javelin
Davenport Marshall Armour
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FITZGERALD RETURNS
FROM EL PASO
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about twelve ties a now Corona type-
writer and numerous other things.
Lawrence stated that he did not mind
being burned out if ho could always
havo such good luck.
Fitz as ho is called will continue
in his school work as well as in his
debating. He' will leave on the South
ern debating tour In a short time. His
plans are to continue in school as be
fore.
"DOC" HOLLAND ENGAGED TO
ASSIST LAM IN COLLEGE
SIRKUS
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circus which is expected to draw a
considerable crowd from all over West
Texas.
Those who are in charge of tho
various phases of the show as ap
pointed by General" Manager Lam
this week are as follows:
Sideshows; Lacy Beckham Goo.
Marshall Arnold Cureton. Minstrel
committee: Chas. Brasher Brooks
Jenson David Kuhn. Tickets: Winni-
fred Joiner Robert Harvey John
Clark.
Concessions: Bill Sutton Irving
Fields Skinny Walters. Games con-
cessions: Red Moore Chief Pickens
HerBchel Ruckcr.
Advertlslpg: Chas. Miller Pliny
Armour. Lights: Leroy Jennings
Otha Hillyard Byron Kidwell. An
nouncing; Thomas Patterson John B.
Stephen.
Parade: Coach Kuhn parade mar-
shall; Carnace Ribble Ira Marshall
Pauline Hardcsty Glonna Fay Grant
Canvas and seating committee: Guy
Caldwell Clarence Newsom Melvin
Davis. Queen's float: Lois Stono
Ina Patterson John Boston Miss
Leola Scastrunk
FRESHMAN-SENIOR DEBATE
WILL BE NEXT MONTH
Tho verbal clash between the senior
debaters and the freshman debating
team winners In tho first round of
the Inter-class forensic contests Is
scheduled for next month. Tho ques-
tion to be debated isi Resolved that
the United State should adopt the Mc-Nary-Haugen
bill aB passed by cong
ress.
The freshmen debaters ore Byron
Pollock and Jako Rathmell. John B.
Stephen and N. E. McGulre represent
tho seniors
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Tho Simmons Cowboy Band will
give a concert at Munday. Texas
Saturday night of this week. This is
the only engagement being filled by
the band for tho week. The band
boya will leave for Munday Saturday
afternoon and will return Sunday
morning.
Abiieno and Simmons University
were hosts last Friday and Saturday
to over 300 high school students from
thirty-seven schools who were hero to
compote in tho district meet of the
Intcrscholnatfc League. .
Dr. D. W. ArWte was director of
tho meet and other faculty members
and students acted as judges of the
various contests.
Tho literary events wero hold tho
first day. Big Spring defeated Brad-
shaw for first place in girls' debate.
Moran won over Sweetwater .In tho
boys' finals. Rankin Gambrill Has-
kell and Helen Reagan Big Spring
won the senior declamation contests.
In the tennis finals Sweetwater
took girls' singles Abiieno girls'
doubles and Big Spring boys' singles
and doubles.
Abiieno swamped tho opposition in
the track and field events held Satur-
day scoring 49 points while Roscoe
stood second with 18 and Anson third
with 16. '
Three district' records were broken
and another was tied during tho meet.
Tho Abiieno Eagle relay team cover-
ed tho mile in 8:37 3-67 and probably
would have made better time if they
had been hard pressed; Burger finish
man led his closest opponent 125
yards. Adams ofjRoscop added four
inched to tho shot put record with a
throw of 44 feet 2 inched. Bartlett
Anson threw tho javelin 161 feet 8
inches bettering the previous record
considerably. ' Morgan Balrd's sprint
star though off to a poor start
finished in ten seconds to tie the
record.
Key of Anson was high point man
of tho meet winning first placo in the
22d and 880 yard dashes for a total of
ten points. Wood of. Hawley' was
next in individual scoring honors
making all of his '.school's .nine and a
half points.
ALLISON GIVES CONCERT
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
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portrays of the Sangre do Cristo
Mountains of New Mexico an almost
unexplored region of the Rockies that
has been used by tho Spanish-Amerl
can Penitcntes as a retreat for many
years. '
The most unique part of tb.e enter
tainment is that given over to a show
ing of fifty still pictures of tho Carls
bad Now Mexico Cavern conceded
to be the eighth wonder of tho mod
ern world. Tho superior grandeur of
this underground wonder forms the
setting for a forthcoming novel by
tho novelist-musician "Carl of tho
Caverns" which will be off tho press
next spring.
Prof. Allison gives a few selections
in his concert from such masters 'as
Chopin Beethoven and Dett. Ho also
EUROPE
Student Tours Summer 1927
Edith Uadley Buttcrficld
MeMurry College Abilene
PIGGLY-WIGGLY
HELPS THOSE THAT HELi
THEMSELVES
Includes somo of .his own 'published
compositions. His own numbers are
always favorites with his audiences.
It is the purpose of Prof. Allison
to make an extensivo concert tour
each term In order tb raise money for
music scholarships. He begins this
term's tour May 2. The tentative
itinerary includes Lubbock Litto-
field Sweetwater Post Snyder and
Roscoe.
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When the scholarships have been
established they will be awarded on
the basis of merit as determined by
contests which will be conducted.
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The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 30, 1927, newspaper, April 30, 1927; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth96656/m1/3/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.