The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXV, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1957 Page: 3 of 4
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Sports
Call
By DON NEWBURY
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In the McMurry game the
breaks were ours. Things were
slightly reversed in the South-
west Texas outing with the Jack-
ets ahead in every statistical de-
partment besides passing and
of course the final score. What
most Joe Fans would like to see
would be a presidential decree
authorizing a one-minute exten-
sion for critical games such as
the one Saturday night. For with
one more minute most observers
agree that the Jackets would
have shoved over their third
touchdown. But as the old say-
ing goes if an elephant had
wings he'd be a right nice-sized
bird.
IT'S ..BEEN MANY moons
though since we've seen a team
as determined to win a game as
the Jackets were Saturday night.
Their sustained drive in the fi
nal quarter from their own 20 to
the Bobcat 15 went off with
beautiful precision with both
running and passing plays alike
furnishing a dazzling display of
sheer determination.
What about defense? For the
most part it was first class loos-
ening on only a couple of occa-
sions. The 'Cats really felt some
teeth-rattling tackles led by the
Jacket forward wall of Kenneth
Gray Ronald Adams Don Fu-
qua Don Martin and Autry
Crawford.
IT WAS GOOD to see several
teachers and Brownwood busi-
ness people in the grandstand on
Saturday night. Besides student
support we saw Groner Pitts'
Mayor Murray Milner City Man-
ager Jack Broad and Dr. V. Cy-
rus Barcus. Leading the faculty
cheering section was a congenial
biology professor Dr. William
Widner aided by Mr. Henkel Mr.
Garvin Dr. Held Mr. Parker Mr.
Grigson Dr. Eads and Dr. New-
man. We hear by the grapevine that
the faculty is considering charter-
ing a bus to take them to the La-
mar Tech game in Beaumont.
That would be tops wouldn't it
students?
THE YELLOW JACKET band
did some really fancy stepping
during the half-time show Satur-
day night and in our book com-
pletely stole the show. We're an-
xious to sec Mr. Cain's fine group
in action Saturday night against
East Texas State.
THERE ARE TWO new mem-
bers on the Yellow Jacket sports
staff. They are Bill'Goforth as-
sistant sports editor and Norman
Bennett sports feature editor.
TSEA Installs
New Officers
Linda Harbour president of
TSEA installed the officers of
the organization Tuesday night
after dinner in the small dining
room.
The officers installed were Er-
lina Crawford vice president;
Pat Wild recording secretary;
Joan Bye corresponding secre-
tary; Bonnie Stulker treasurer;
Pat Brown reporter; Carol Mus-
sett historian; Joe Jackson par-
liamentarian; Marion Claborn
membership chairman; Melba
Ray Harrelson and Sidney Bar-
ton ways and means chairmen;
Vivian Chandler and Don New-
bury social chairmen.
HP Loses to
Talented Toe Given
Credit lor Victory
The talented toe of Halfback
Bobby Griffin gave the South-
west Texas State Bobcats a close
14-13 victory at the expense of
the Howard Payne Yellow Jack-
ets Saturday night in San Mar-
cos. Griffin has kicked the con-
versions on all seven touchdowns
the Bobcats have scored this
year. It was Howard Payne's first
game in the Lone Star Confer-
ence. The Bobcats opened the scor-
ing early in the first period when
Right Halfback Eddy Lankford
carried the mail around left end
for 47 yards and paydirt on the
sixth Bobcat offensive play of
the fray. Griffin converted to give
the 'Cats a 7-0 lead.
Later in the same quarter Left
End Bob Byerly intercepted Rob-
ert Manning's misguided pass on
MAY MISS GAME Ken-
neth (Bullet) Thorhpson
above may be forced to
miss the East Texas game
Saturday night. Bullet sen-
ior left guard with three
letters aggravated an al-
ready sprained ankle in the
SWTS game last week. It
was not known early this
week if he would be able to
play Saturday night.
A Cheerleader
Says . . .
By BUNNY MARTIN
Saturday night we play the
East Texas State Lions at Lion
Stadium in Brownwood. We don't
want you there in spirit because
spirits are frightening. We want
you there physically.
School spirit is something real
live and wonderful if you have'
it. It isn't just for the athletic
teams entirely; it's for Howard
Payne.
Good spirit takes everyone on
the rolls of Howard Payne all
the way up to Dr. Newman. We
all have to do our part. Good
school spirit is just as strong as
its weakest link.
There was a time at Howard
Payne when everyone stood up
throughout the whole football
rrame. That's real school spirit.
We can have it again in '57.
School spirit is for you for the
athletic teams for the school it--elf.
It takes unity. It has its pur-
nose. Why not become a part of
:t? Let's be there Saturday night
'elling our lungs out and show
the school and the Yellow Jack-
ets that we're behind them all
the way. Let's lick the Lions.
the 'Cat 28 and wasted no time
in hustling untouched across the
double stripe. The conversion try
was muffed to leave the Bobcats
with a 7-6 advantage at half-
time. Late in the second quarter
the Jackets drove to the SWTS
23 only to see the ball go over
on downs.
In the third period a Manning-to-Wilson
pass clicked for 34
yards setting up a Bobcat first
down on the Yellow Jacket six-
vard line. A freshman halfhaok.
Alvin Ringo covered the remain-
ing distance to the goal line with
Griffin again kicking the all-im-
portant extra point to move the
r r
score to 14-6
Also in the third frame Byerly
recovered a Bobcat fumble on
the SWTS 34 with the Jackets
quickly moving the ball to the
one-yard line from where Left
Halfback Brown L. Smith scoot-!
ed across for the second HPC
marker. Walls made the score 14-
13 when he booted the extra
point.
The Jackets began a despera-
tion drive late in the fourth pe-
riod with everything clicking
perfectly. Starting on their own '
20 Walls passed to .Johnny Wil-
son for 23 Cruse added 11 and
Walls connected with End Don
Martin on the next play for an-
other seven yards putting the
Tackets in business on the Bob-
cat 38.
A penalty cost the visitors 15
but a Walls pass once again found
its mark to Wilson preceded by
Cruse's 10-yard gallop giving the
Jackets a first down on the 'Cat
18. After one incompleted pass
six seconds remained on the
scoreboard clock. The Paynemen
then decided to try the only log-
ical thing a field goal (the ball
was equidistant from each side-
line). With a failure on the ball
placement Walls ran with the
pigskin but was snowed under
near the 10-yard line to end the
game.
Smith was once again the work-
horse netting 43 yards on 14 car
ries. Fullback Joe Cruse gained
the most yardage per carry how-
ever picking up 42 yards in but!
nine carries almost five yards
an effort. Walls added 29 Leach
19 Tyler 17 and Baskin nine to
account for the remaining Jacket
rushing yardage.
Walls completed five of eight
passes. Wilson snared two for 40.
Hudson one for nine Martin one'Durv- am in ana worman
for .seven and Leach one for ' Bennett have finally agreed to
three. Walls also nunted five 8et the crvstal bal1 out of stor"
times for 179 yards an average
oi almost Jb yards a punt.
The Jacket defense was also
very sound. Except for the 47-
vard run in the opening moments
nf the game the rugged HPC de-
'cr.ders allowed only one other
un to net as many as 11 yards.
Kenneth Gray Ken Adams Don
uqua Don Martin and Autry
Crawford led a stubborn Yellow
lacket eleven in defensive tac-
'ics. handing the Bobcats 37
nrds in the yards lost rushing
"nlumn and held them to only
130 net yards on the ground.
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ets absorbed their worst shel-
lacking from ET in 1947 when
they were blanked 33-0. Their
greatest margin over the Lions
"ame in 1950 when they won
23-C.
'Cats
THE YELLOW JACKET
Friday. October 4. 1957
Yellow Jacket
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Murphy's
Up After
By BUNNY MARTIN
Meet Boyd Murphy a boy who
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football for 11 years without any
mentionable injury and came up
this year with a broken ankle in
warmup drills early in Septem-
ber. Due to the two small broken
bones in his left ankle the smil.
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tain has had to watch the HPC
games so far this year from the
sidelines.
Boyd will be the first to agree
that it hasn't been easy watch-
ing the fellows with whom he
has played for two years play
without him. In fact observation
assures us that it's probably the
hardest thing he has ever had to
do.
Boyd was born on February 4
1935 in Tyler where he received
his 12-year public school educa-
tion'. It was during his seventh
year in school that he played
football in full uniform starting
at the right halfback position
the post he still mans today.
At Tyler High School Boyd
lettered three years on the first
eleven and served as captain
during his last two years there.
He also played on the high school
baseball team.
Graduating from high school in
1953 Murphy enrolled in Tyler
Junior College where he played
football for two years.
In the fall of 1955 he came to
Howard Payne where he has let-
tered two years at right half-
PIGSKIN PICKS
Prognosticates
In response to hundreds yea
thousands of requests from
throughout Central Texas the
three members of the Yellow
Jacket sports staff Don New-
aSe and make their unhesitating'
Pigskin Picks" for this week
end. These three fearless prog-
nosticators have finally gotten
their heads together and come up
with this week's fearless forecast.
(Please note: This column is sub-
ject to cancellation without any
advance notice!)
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
TCU 19 Arkansas 14 Realize
Little Rock advantage but vic
tory over Ohio State makes the I
Frogs our choice. Also Hogs have '
played no big-name schools yet. I
Baylor 14 Miami 13 Conflict-1
ing opinions on this one but com
parative scores in games with the
University of Houston favor the
Baptists.
Texas A&M 20 Missouri 7
Watch Aggies go with Krueger
leading the way.
Stanford 20 Rice 13 Well-
rounded Indian eleven should
14-13
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Number
11 Years
BOYD MURPHY
back and was named to co-captain
leadership for this year.
Boyd has done everything in
his power to hasten the healing
of his ankle and will undoubted-
ly play a major role in the Jacket
backfield very soon.
Murphy says "I think the over-all
spirit of our entire student
body is tops. I feel that we have
the most well-rounded and the
strongest team Howard Payne
has fielded since I came here
and with continued all-out sup-
port we can still win our confer-
ence." Our hats are off to Boyd Mur-
phy for his fine spirit and we'll
be looking forward to the night
when he returns to the Yellow
Jacket starting lineup.
Predict
give the Southwest Conference
one kayo this week end.
Texas 19 South Carolina 13
Upset? After two disappointing
seasons as the Southwest Confer-
ence doormat Texas sophomores
forge on toward another win over
a highly rated team in the Atlan-
tic Coast Conference.
LSU 27. Texas Tech 7 Al-
though they showed up well
against Texas A&M last week
after West Texas State had shut
them out two weeks ago we'd go
along with a junior college foe
against Tech. However we are
giving Tech an even-Stephen
chance to score their first touch-
down of the season.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Howard Payne 20 East Texas
State 13 Rebounding Jackets to
defeat inexperienced Lions but
the visitors' multitude of trans-
fers must not be overlooked.
Texas A&I 19. SWTSTC 14
Hogs should romp and stomp
after upset loss to McMurry.
Sam Houston 47 Sul Ross 0
Could be worse but being hu-
manitarians we'll stick with this
conservative prediction.
See PIGSKIN PICKS Page 4
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