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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1941
THE J-TAC
PAGE THREE
11
TONIGHT! PLOWBOYS
HILLSBORO AT 7:30!
By DAVE TIPTON
Hillsboro's rampagin' Redskins
invade the campus tonight and lay
siege to the Plowboys in the gym-
• nasium in a conference melee
which might have quite a lot to do
in deciding just what quintet in
this zone will advance into the
zone playoffs. The Indians have
proved to be one of the top fives
in the circuit thus far, and they
hold- a win over NTAC, the only
conference loss that the Junior
Ags have sustained. Comparative
scores mean very little, but the
.fact remains that Hillsboro has
defeated NTAC, and the Ags de-
feated Decatur Baptist, the team
with the impropriety to snap the
Farmers' win streak. Anyway, it
all adds up to the fact that the
game is a natural—one that is
'well worth (we'll make that even
stronger—demands) your attend-
ance. Allow us to leave this subtle
reminder — Bq There! The gym-
nasium has been a long way from
jammed to the rafters the last
three home games, and we suspect
that the Farmers will feel a lot
better with a gym-full of backers.
Not that the revelation of the
following bit of information will
"" cause any disruption in the course
of world events, but that 97-yard
( punt return which Willard (The
Wolf) Woolverton reeled off
against Schreiner Institute in the
closing minutes of the game play-
ed in Brady in 1939 is listed as
the longest punt return of the
year in Spalding's Official Foot-
ball Guide for 1940, a fact which
we noticed while leafing through
our official guide during exam
week. The guide also lists an "85-
pace return against Murray Ag-
gies by the same Mr. Woolverton
,as- the sixth longest. The young
gentleman whose name probably
appears most in the guide is Orban
"Spec" Sanders* who played for
' Cameron Aggie? of Lawton, Okla-
homa, in 1939. Among the foot-
ball feats enumerated for Mr.
Sanders, now at Texas University,
is a touchdown run of 104 (count
'em) ' yards. A quite versatile
young gent is Mr. Sanders, who
also waltzed 89 yards on a kick-
off for a touchdown against the
Plowboys in '39.
Kissing the Tarleton campus
goodbye at mid-term was W. S.
(The Monk) Fowler, who has been
a fixture, and a valuable one, on
the Plowboy football squacl and
team for the past three football
seasons. "Monk" plans to go home
and work in the oil fields this last
SIX PLUS SIX
Henry Clark, Prop.
Plowboys' Barber
Shop
First Door East Stone's
Experienced Barbers
Trade Appreciated
half and toughen himself up.
Then, he says, the next port of
call will be Texas University in
good ole Austin, or William Jewell
College in Liberty, Missouri, Fow-
ler's decision between the two is
still pending and may require the
flip of a coin. "But," said the
Monk, assuming a sagacious air,
"It's what's in your head that
counts." We don't know but what
he's got something there.
Hiram Walker, the Plowboys'
elongated 6 2% center from Dal-
las, and Herman Gerrick, forward
from Cameron, are still nip and
,tuck for the individual scoring
lead in the latest figures compiled,
with Walker now ahead. In five
jousts Walker has bucketed twen-
ty-four field goals and six charity
tosses for a total of fifty-four'
points, an average per game of
10.8 points. Gerrick has scored
the same number of goals from the
field as has Walker, but lacks
three having as many gift shots,
and consequently has a total of
fifty-one points, an average of 10.2
points per game. Leland Huffman,
the other starting forward, has
added up a total of thirty-five
points on seventeen field goals and
pne gratis shot. His points-per-
game average is seven even. The
figures reveal 'that J. W. Craft
has been the "worst sinner" in
the matter of collecting personal
fouls ,totaling twelve in the five
games played thus far. Gerrick
has missed more free tosses than
any of the other Plowhands, miss-
ing ten in five games. "Scottie"
Campbell, we believe, holds the
record for collecting a quota of
four personal fouls in the shortest
length of time. The likeable Scot-
tie got four in about four or five
minutes against the Weatherford
Coyotes.
The Southwest Conference bas-
ketball picture gets in more and
more of a muddle each passing
day now, or so it would appear.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are the
lone undefeated team in confer-
ence play, and nobody appears to
have much of a chance to stop
them, but Southern Methodist
must be watched. The Ponies out-
classed Rice Tuesday night 43-36
to tear up the title dream play
house of the Feathered Flock, and
might be just the team to take the
Raaorbacks into camp, especially
since the two games will be played
in Dallas this year. Rice still has
her two games to play with the
Hogs, and even though both will be
played in Fayetteville, the Owls
might be just sore enough to hit
their peak form and take the Raz-
orbaeks down a couple of pegs.
The Texas Aggies finally broke
into the win column Saturday
night at the expense of Baylor,
edging the Bruins, 33-31. That
leaves only TCU without a con-
ference win.
FARMERS FACE | T%,_
HILLSBOROJ.C. |J,"A ac
T0N1TE AT 7s30
Coach W. J. Wisdom's John Tar-*
leton Plowboys, who have started
another win streak after the De-
catur Baptist Indians rudely cut off
their lost, will attempt to stretch
their new one of two straight wins
to three straight on the home hard-
wood tonight when they face the
Hillsboro Indians, who recently
defeated NTAC for the zone leader-
ship in the Texas JC roundball
title chase. Game time has been
set for 7:30 p. m. on the Tarleton
maple. The game will be one of
the standout tilts in play for 1941,
and may bear a lot of weight in
deciding who will enter the Texas
JC throne room this season. Prob-
able starters for the Farmers will
be Huffman and Gerrick, forwards;
Walker, center; Craft and Rus-
sell, guards.
FARMERS DEFEAT
RANGER, 67-16
Prof: This class is so dumb that
if you stood around in a circle, the
federal government would raid
you for being a dope ring.—Col-
lege Humor.
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WEICHSEL BAXLEY
fek/.A?' (•
Ranger, Jan. 16.—Coach W. J.
Wisdom's John Tarleton Plowboy
basketball club rolled to an easy
win here tonight over the Hanger
Junior College outfit, blasting the
Ranger junior collegians 67-16.
The Farmers led all the way,
with the second team playing the
'second half.
Hiram Walker, sharp-shooting
center from Dallas, led the scor-
ing parade for the Plowboys,
dunking eleven points through the
mesh on five field goals and one
gift shot. Herman Gerrick and
Bobby .Savage were next to that
with ten points each, both totals
scored on five field goals apiece.
Warden, Ranger guard, looped
in six points on .two field goals and
a pair of charity tosses to take
high scoring laurels for Ranger.
Tarleton (67)
fg. ft. pf.tp.
Gerrick 5 0 1 10
4
5
1
Ranger (16)
Huffman
Savage
Mitchell
Thurman 1
Campbell 2
Walker 5
Russell 2
Craft 2
M'Cklnd 8
0 8
1 10
2 2
1 4
S 4
1 11
0 6
2 4
1 9
Layman
Artrbrn
Lane
Hall
Smith
Singlton
Warden
Andrson
Eaton
Totals SO 7 12 67 Totals 0 4 13 16
Fre-j throws missed—Gerrick, Russell,
Craft, Mitchell, Savage 2, Campbell 3,
McClelland 2, Hall 2, Arterbum, Single-
ton 2, Warden 4, Eaton, Anderson.
A/
IF—IF—IF
jf he calls early, he has to wait.
If he calls late, she gets angry.
If he opens the door, she thinks
him sissy. If he does not, she
thinks him ill mannered.
If he talks a great deal, she
thinks him conceited. If he does
not, she thinks the evening is bor-
ing.
If he tells her she is pretty, she
thinks he is fresh. If he does not,
she pouts all evening.
If he takes her home early, she
frets for her lack of glamor. If he
keeps her out late, her folks will be
angry.
If—If—If—you go with a girl,
how on earth can you please her?
—The Crane.
My saddle shoes are dirty,
There's no powder on my nose,
My permanent's gone with sum-
mer
And my ruffled undie shows.
My skirt's a hunehy pleated
plaid,
My sweater's long and baggy;
I'm hollow-eyed from loss of
sleep—
Who said that I looked haggy?
I pop my chewing gum in class;
I have a country walk;
I turn handsprings on the cam-
pus.
Oh! Boy! Do people talk!
There's just one blot upon this
life
Of comfort, rest, and ease—
Why don't I date like other
girls?
Ard boys just hard to please?
—All State.
Sign on the front gate of a
house in Glasgow, Scotland:
"Salesmen and canvassers bar-
red."
"P. S.—Except those with free
samples."—The Chase.
PAGE THREE
TUESDAY, JANUARY, 28, 1941
TOP PLOWBOY SCORER
'ifA
'iya rpyf-«
HIRAM WALKER
Here's Hiram Walker, angular Plowboy center from Dallas, who's
pacing the Plowboy five in scoring thus far. Walker has rung up 21
field goals and 6 free tosses for a 54-point total, an average of 10,8
points per game.
FARMER FIGURES
(Five-Game Total)
Player— G FG TT PI* FTM TP
Walker, c 5 24 6.8 8 51
Gerrick, f 5 24 3 .7 ' 10 51
Huffman, f 5 17 1 D 1 35
Savage, f 5 15 2 5 7 32
Craft, s 5 11 3 12 2 25
Eussell, g 5 8 3 5 4 19
McClelland, g 5 7 3 3. 3 17
Mitchell, f 5 4 3 4 1 11
Jones, g , 3 3 0 1 0 6
Thurman, f 4 2 2 1 0 f>
Campbell, f 3 2 0 7 3 4
McDaniel, C 1 2 0 10 4
AVG.
10.8
10.2
7.0
6.4
5.0
3.8
3.4
2.2
2.0
1.5
1.3
4.0
TOTALS 119 26 59 39 264
Explanation—G, games; FG, field goals; FT, free throws; PF,
personal fouls; FTM, free throws missed; TP, total points; AVG,
average points scored by individual per game.
MOORE CALLS
TENNIS MEETING
Tennis Coach Hilary Moore has
called a meeting of all students
interested in trying out for the
1941 Tarleton tennis team. The
meeting is set for Wednesday
night, January 29, at 7:00 o'clock
at the gymnasium.
According to Coach Moore, all
students are eligible to try for the
tennis team who passed nine Out
of at least fourteen hours the past
semester. Now students—those en-
tering at the half—are, of course,
eligible for the team, and are in-
vited to attend the meeting.
Little Jack Horner sat in a
corner
Eating his puddin' and pie.
He stuck in his thumb and pull-
ed back a nub,
And said, "I'm still hungry."
i
WELCOME
New Students
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Studio
S. W. Corner Square
FOR THE BEST FOOD
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Patronize The
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Welcome
New Students
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| Plowboy Schedule
Stephen-
—Hillsboro
Jan. 28-
ville.
Feb. 4—San Angela at San An-
Belo.
Feb. 7—NTAC at Arlington
Feb, 8—Ranger at Stephenville.
Feb. 18—San Angrelc/ at Stephen-
ville.
Feb. 20—Hillsboro at Hillsboro.
Feb. 22—Weatherford at Weath-
erford.
Feb. 25—Decatur at' Stephenville
Feb. 28—NTAC at Stephenville.
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PLOWBOYS BEAT
COYOTES, 60-25
The Plowboys coasted to an easy
win over Tommy (Thin Man)
Fields' Weatherford Junior Col-
lege Coyotes Saturday night,
January 18, with Hiram Walker
pacing the point-making parade
with seventeen points scored on
seven field goals and three gift
shots. Herman Gerrick was second
high man for the Plowboys, with
fifteen points looped in on seven
field goals and one gratis toss.
Bradford, Weatherford guard,
led the scoring for the visitors
with an eleven-point total gained
from three field goals and five
free throws.
The Plowboys jumped into an
early lead and were never headed,
leading 36-10 at the intermission.
The Farmers counted seven points
in the early portion of the game
before the Coyote^ ever scratched.
Tarleton
(60)
Weatherford (25)
fg. ft. pf.tp.
fg. ft. pf.tp.
Huffman
2
0
1
4
Thmpan 1
3
1 6,
Gerrick
7
1
0
15
Booz ' 1
3
3 &
Savage
3
0
0
6
Loyd 0
0
1 0
"Mitchell
1
1
1
S
Shipman 1
1
1 3
Campbell
0
0
4
0
Brdfrd 8
6
2 11
Thurman
0
0
0
0
Bondg 0
1
2 1
Walker
7
3
2
17
Criswell 0
0
1 0
McDaniel
2
0
1
4
**
Russell
1
0
1
2
Craft
3
1
1
7
Jones
0
0
1
0
M'Clelnd
1
0
1
2
Totals
27
6
13
60
Totals 6
13
11 26
Free throws
missed—ltuasell 2
, Savage
2, Gerrick,
Huifman,
Thompson
8, Brad>
ford, Booz.
Score
at
half—
-Tarleton 36,
We&ther-
ford 10.
Referee—Joe King
(NTSTC)
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
STANDINGS
Team—
P
W L Pet.
Pta. Ops.
Arkansas
4
4 0 1.000
220
141
SMU—
4
3 1 .760
147
139
r,
3 2 .600
254
200
.4
2 2 .BOO
137
147
Texas
_5
2 3 .400
198
209
Texas A&M.
__
1 3 .250
135
134
'i'CU
4
0 4 .000
14?
179
THIS WEEK
February
1-
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