The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 12, 1944 Page: 4 of 4
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THE H-SU BRAND
February 12. 1M4.
COWBOYS TO ENTER AIR BASE INVITATION TOURNAMENT
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Eight Teams Vie For Trophy;
To Be Reeled Off in AHS Gym
Coach 6tho Polk has entered the Hardln-Simmons Cowboys In the
Abilene Air Base basketball invitation tournament starting Feb. -17 on
the Abilene high school court. Eight teams will vie for the handsome
AAB trophy while a consolation cup will go to the runncrs-up.
Present plans allow for three consecutive evenings of basketball
with four cames being played on each of the first two nights and the
flnnl clashes on the last night. The added consolation feature assures
each team of at least two games for it will take two losses to eliminate
any one team.
Salty Playing Expected
Since eight of the top teams in
this sector will be competing Har-din-Simmons
students will have the
opportunity of seeing some high
class basketball. The Abilene Army
Air Base will bo represented by the
Comets the other seven entrants
being Hardln-Simmons university
Abilene Christian college the 12th
Armored division All-Stars the 1st
Military Police Training Center
248th Station Hospital 1851 Quar-
termasters and the Coleman Flying
Field of Coleman.
Final tournament details were
straightened out in a meeting Mon-
day with Lt. Joseph Blake presiding.
Otho Polk represented Hardln-Simmons
G. L. Belcher for Abilene
Christian M-SEt. Read for 1st MPTC
(Avn) Lt. R. Dcmascllis for 12th
Armored division and Lt. R. A. Kc-
van for the 248th Station Hospital.
The price of admission for the
first two nights will be 35 cents for
soldiers and students and 55 cents
for civilians. Admission for the
finals Saturday night for soldiers
and students is 55 cents and 85 cents
for civilians.
The Cowboy aggregation will bo
under the personal direction of Har-
old Holmes new physical education
instructor from Colorado City. His
work with the team began Friday
afternoon giving him four days to
prepare his cagers for the tourna-
ment grind. Coach Otho Polk bids
the Cowboy baskctecrs adh.ni when
he reports for the Navy with a
lieutenant (j.g.) commission Febru-
ary 15.
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Four Mid Term Grads
Now in Armed Forces
Four of the ten students receiving
their degrees at the close of the fall
semester are now in service. The
three boys finished their work at
the schools in which the army
placed them. Glenn G. Neill B. S.
finished in Louisiana Polytechnic
Institute Ruston Louisiana. Albert
L. Stell Jr. B. A. finished at T. C.
U. Fort Worth. George A. Watson
B. S. also finished while in service.
Dorinne Ristcr B. A. who finished
Council
Comments
59th MEDICS DEFEAT H-SU 49 TO 31
By BOYD ROBERTSON
The other day I happened to walk
into a very interesting conversation
regarding a peculiar situation on our
campus that of the students attitude
toward general social affairs. I was
impressed with the concern that
each of the students had in regard
to the improvement of our campus
attitudes. One student was heard
to say "I'm not as emotionally
stable this year as I was last year."
Some people may think this to be
very ridiculous and some individu-
als of much authority would .laugh
at this statement. But whether or
not one believes it is more difficult
to live at his highest and best now
than it was two years ago he ought
to try it. We must face the facts
that restlessness is possessed by
many college students.
If we can direct this restlessness
into the right channels on the cam-
pus wo will have accomplished one
of the greatest tasks in the world
that of helping those who really
need help.
I think one way to aid in solving
this aenclency is to assume a more
wholesome attitude toward one
another. People like to have others
speak to them. One of the many
outstanding virtues of H-SU is the
friendliness shown on the campus
among the students toward each
other and the faculty toward stu-
dents. This valuable must
continue. It is one of the character-
istics of a democratic institution.
Speaking of somebody who had a
crush on Melvin Byrd our newly in-
stalled Councilman-at-Large I won
der if this person could be speaking
in terms of the foot or the heart
Anyway we are expecting some
good work on the Student Council
by Melvin.
By MARSHALL SEAWELL
Hardin-Simmon's hard fighting
Cowboys proved luckless for the
fourth consecutive game of the sea-
son Tuesday night in the Corral as
they dropped a 49-31 decision to the
officers of the 59th Medical Battal-
ion. Douglas Cravens stocky Cowboy
captain and guard of the team was
easily the outstanding player of the
evening. The little fellow was all
over the court and meshed 22 points
to take high scoring honors. He was
also outstanding on defense and frc
qucntly took the ball away from
startled brass-hats.
The game wat clean consider
ing tho fact that it was unusually
fast. Only five fouls were com-
mitted in the entire game Four
of these were charged to the
Ranchers while the officers only
caught one.
Three of the cagers of the 59th
were standouts throughout the en-
tire game. These players were
Major Reed Captain Dices and
Lieutenant Moss. Reed sank seven
field goals for a total of fourteen
points while Moss and Klecs both
meshed five field shots for ten
points. The officers were flawless
in their ball handling and shooting
but seemed to also rejoice when
time-out periods were reached. The
Barkeley men are former stars from
nationally known colleges and universities.
Cravens Dominates Play
Doug Cravens almost dominated
the H-SU scoring column but was
ably asistcd in the ball handling
department. Bob Brasclton per-
formed creditably and was one of
the few Cowboys that could gel
high enough to grab a few rebounds.
He also looped four points to take
runner-up scoring honors on the
home five. One of the best per-
formances of the evening was turn-
ed in by Abllcne's own Preston Pet-
ty. Petty took the ball away from
the officers' hot shots more than
once. He also credited himself with
a field goal and a gratis toss to wind
up with three of the Cowboys'
thirty-one hard earned points. Wil-
son Ross and Chester O'Brien were
also mainstays of the Simmons
cagers. Billy Curtis Tom Jeffrey
and Glennls Costln saw their first
prolonged service of the season in
this encounter.
One of the features of the game
was the excellent teamwork of the
officers. They arc real experts
when it comes to ball handling. The
Moss Oram Reed Klees arfd Run-
nlon combination was tops. The
game was the first of the season for
the 59th officers and the fourth of
the season for the Cowboys.
Songbird Ted Collins
her work here is now in the WAVES
Others and their degrees are: Nell
Verna LeMond Bachelor of Music:
Louella Cobb B. A.; Carlenc Parker
Arrant B. S.; Dorothy Stevenson
Parker B. S.; Frances Cone Riddle
B. A.; and Maxine Daugherty B. A.
The box score:
59th Med. Bn Fg Ft Pf Tp
Moss f 5 0 0 10
Oram f 4 1 0 9
Bendelc f 0 0 0 0
Reed c 7 0 0 14
Klees g 5 0 1 10
Runnion g 3 0 0 0
Caldwell g 0 0 0 0
Stein g 0 0 0 0
Totals ..
H-SU
O'Brien f
..-24
Ffl
1
Brasclton f 2
Jeffrey f 0
Petty f 1
Ross c 0
Costin c 0
Cravens g 11
Couch g
Curtis g .
Totals .
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0
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Ft
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Pf
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
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Tp
2
4
0
3
0
0
22
0
0
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The dormitory room was quiet. A '
dark haired girl sat by the study
table staring absently at the desk
calendar before her.
"February 1944" she mused.
"Things are different this year"
she thought. Most of the fellows
back home already in the service the
rest waiting their call. Jimmy that
good-natured guy she used to date
every week-end with the fleet in the
Pacific. "Somewhere in the Paci-
fic" such a lonely sounding phrasel
No Valentine candy from him this
year no drug stores in the Pacific.
Not much candy here either. Gas
rationing shoe stamps "be careful
with that sugar it's the last we
have." The boy next door gone: a
crisp letter from the government
"We regret to inform you that your
son is missing in action." Buy War
Bonds and Stamps .... Lick the
Axis. . . . Tough fighting in Italy
. . . Strikes in America. . . . Got to
whip those Japs. . . . "When the
Lights Go On Again All Over the
World." . . . We wonder Amer-
ica must supply food to feed the
starving in Europe. War. War. War.
V for victory. . . . Confusion in
Congress. . . . Discussions of post-
war problems. . . . Buy War Bonds.
To the girl this all seemed terribly
unreal. Like a Saturday movie
serial only this was to be continued
tomorrow instead of next week; or
.like a 6cene from "Men From Mars"
which would soon be interrupted
by a cheerful commercial. What
will next year be like? Will bomb-
ing raids come to our cities? When
will our boys come back again?
When will this end?
The maize ot thoughts whirred
through her head; tho apparently
unceasing multitude of problems and
difficulties oppressed her. Febru-
ary 1944. February was the month
for Valentine boxes and patriotic
parties not war. Washington and
Lincoln . . . red white and blue
crepe paper . . . red paste board
hatchets . . . Washington and Lin
coin. They must have had a pretty
hard time in their day. George
didn't get his image on a one dollar
bill just because he abused a cherry
tree and "Honest Abe" must have
done something really worthy to
gain his place in the hearts of Amer
leans.
That's right they didn't have an
easy time either. They both had
wars. Hard wars.
There was more to the American
Revolution than a drummer boy and
a flute piping "Yankee Doodle." The
Americans didn't have an easy vic-
tory; they were badly outnumbered.
Talk about isolationists in the days
of Washington they had open oppo-
sition right in the home territory.
Those Tories didn't want the U. S.
to win. And black markets they
had those too only theirs sold sup-
plies to the enemies. Congress may
be confused now but then it was in
chaos; and as for shoe rationing
Washington's men went barefoot in
the snows of Valley Forge.
Lincoln had his share of heart-
aches. His later pictures show him
with a solemn sad expression.
That's what the war did for him.
He wasn't the hero of all the people
the South bitterly opposed his
election. His beloved union was dis-
solving before his very eyes. The
slave South against the industrial
North. "John Brown's Body Lies
A'smoldering in the Dust." "A
house divided against itself can-
not stand." War furious and grim.
Disaster at Bull Run. . . . Sherman's
March to the Sea. . . . Lee's surrender
at Appomattox.
These men the "Father of Our
Country" and the "Savior of Our
Land" they too lived in perilous
times. The foundations of their
worlds were shaking beneath them;
opposition and confusion reigned.
They also were weary of strife and
battles and yet they had the pres-
ence of mind to think clearly and
wisely to see the outline of tho
right paths hiding behind the blury
mists of radical ideas. They had an
unquenchable love for their country
an undying desire to do the honor-
able thing for their native land.
Their spirits can guide that land
in these troubled days. In this Feb-
ruary of 1944 Lincoln and Washing-
ton can speak across the centuries
and urge Americans everywhere to
"Beware of rashness but with en-
ergy and sleepless vigilance go for-
ward and give us victories." And
Americans everywhere will hear and
be guided by those noble spirits un-
til once more the land of freedom is
j at peace again.
To Launch Pro Grid
Team In Geantouin
By CORLIS HOLT
After you get up in tho world
these days the thing to do is to buy
a professional athlete or team.
Swooncr Frank Sinatra is managing
a heavyweight pugilist and now Ted
Collins radio's songbird of the
South better known as Kate Smith's
manager is attempting a launch a
pro football team in Boston next
fall.
Ted wants his team composed of
New Englanders. Their name of
course will be "Yanks" because
Collins declares that is the top name
on all fighting fronts today. Collins
is Irish and this explains why he
wants the team's colors to be green
and gold. Notre Dame furnished
inspiration for this color scheme.
The T-formatlon it favored by
Collins and he'd like a big-name
coach to serve it for him. For "
the ball-holding slot in tho T
Tod would like to havo Angolo
Bertelli (who wouldn't) for "Mas-
sachusetts who is now in the
Marines.
Ted 'thinks nothing of traveling
across the nation to see a football
game. He's missed only one Ford-
ham game in nine years. Sleepy
Jim Crowley peace-time Ram coach
is his bosom friend.
Owning a profcsisonal squad is
no new experience for Collins. Sev-
eral years ago he sponsored a suc-
cessful Long Island semi-pro grid
club and had one of the best pro-
fessional basketball clubs in the
business the New York Celtics.
As yet Collins has nothing but a
drawer-full of plans and a five-year
lease on Fenway Park home of the
Red Sox. He hopes to get a team
together by next fall but it's prov
ing quite a headache.
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From the HBELHNEO
By DOUG CRAVENS
Brand Sports Editor
This week Hardln-Simmons welcomes to its sports program and teach-
ing staff one Harold Holmes from Colorado City. He inherits from Coach
Polk the reins of the basketball team gym classes and engineering draw-
ing classes. To these responsibilities Holmes brings ability and experi-
ence and a special measure of pleasing personality. You're going to like
him. Show him that you are glad to have him here.
Hero of the week in college basketball) Bill Henry Rice forward
made Southwest conference scoring history in a dazzling display of goal-
shooting artistry by scoring 41 points against Texas A. & M. That is
better than a point a minute. Would it bo irreligious to pray that Bill
Henry be transferred to H-SUV Anyhow we could use him.
First Lieutenant Charlos McCIure
Reeves Ross Elected
New Frosh Officers
former Slmmonltc has requested as-
sistance in outfitting his squadron
basketball club. Any person having
basketball suits they are willing to
donate are asked to contact the
Camp Barkeley public relations of
fice. Did you notice where the
sports writers ascribed the three
greatest sports achievements of all-
time to be the grand slam of golf
achieved by Bobby Jones in 1930
the great pitching outficlding and
home-run hittin gof Babo Ruth and
the record running broad-jumping
and hurdling of Jesse Owens?
Chester O'Brien plans to sweep
the gym out before our next game.
He seems to think that such pro-
cedure will insure him of a high
point total in the game that follows
his efforts probably tho only two
players that showed marked im
provement in the game with tho 59th
Medical were Bobby Braselton and
Preston Petty. Bobby played his
best game thus far. He is becoming
increasingly effective at getting the
ball off the backboards and he gave
the oggicers some anxious moments
as he would drive through for shots.
Preston Potty's speed and
cluslvcness gained for him some nice
shots. And in case you didn't no-
tice he was really scrapping for
that ball.
During Polk's absence from the
coaching lines Prof Schooloy filled
in admirably. He quickly detected
the source of the Cowboys' difficul
ties and he moved rapidly to
remedy them. All the players
were agreed that tho 59th was the
fastest team the Ranchers havo
faced all year. Coupled with their
speed was unerring footwork. Their
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players from Ohio State Iowa
State Miami Michigan and Louis-
iana State. The Cowboy players
have noted one outstanding and
striking fact. Every one of the
army teams have played good clean
basketball. Another observation
has been that the refcrceing has
been especially good.
Working out with the varsity
squad in almost every session have
been Gordon Robinson and June
Jones. They have done remarkably
well and have made the varsity
hustle. Rodney Heck and Buddy
Seawell have also been practicing
with the squad. Say have you
noticed the men in Miss Johnson's
10:30 TTS archery class? These
masculine cupids keep the feminine
hearts so atwitter that the girls'
scores havo hit rock bottom. Now
is that fair Gerald Palmer Russell
Wood Kenneth Palmer and May-
nard Rogers?
Don't you think that Corlls Holt
docs a swell job with the make-up
of the Brand sports page? His fea-
ture stories arc always popular. He
docs a lot more work than the
sports editor. The peppiest and
largest crowd of the year attended
Tuesday's game. Although their
fuvoritcs were somewhat outclassed
their enthusiasm and spirit never
dimmed. Every player noticed and
appreciated your backing.
A nice gift for a girl for Valentine
A couplo of strands of tho new
beads in two pretty colors 1.00 per
strand at MINTER'S pretty new
handkerchiefs 50c to 2.95 MINTER'S
1st floor.
Glen Reeves was elected new
president and Wilson Ross new
vice-president of the freshman class
at a special meeting held Tuesday
morning in Bchrcns Hall.
Former President Pat Luckett is
now serving in the U. S. Marines
and Otis Waddill old vice-president
is awaitng call into the same branch
of the service.
Students nominated for president
included Glen Reeves Jack Haymes
Gordon Robinson Wilson Ross and
Don Yarbro.
Vice-president nominees were
.Wilson Ross Don Yarbro Mac Beth
Hudson and Ira Allen.
WELCOME STUDENTS!
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