The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 1946 Page: 3 of 4
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TTJESPAY, SEPTEMBER 10,194$
THE J-TAO
90 MEN VIEftfFmcts About The
REGULAR MS
IN FIRST WEEi:>
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Broken Ankle And* •
Jaw Put Two On
Sidelines for Year,
At thei end of the first week of
practice yesterday, the Plowboys
showed fine form and should be in
excellent sh^pe for the first game
of the season at Clifton on Sept. 20.
Over 90 men reported to coach
Flory, practicing two times a day
for the first week, at 9:30 in the
morning and 3:30 in the afternoon.
On Monday the Plowboys had a
hard .rough workout on the ■ funda-
mentals of football. Tuesday morn-
ing the workouts of Monday were
continued and in the late afternoon
thGre was a scrimmage. There were
a few more fundamentals Wednes-
day morning and in the afternoon
the players were divided into six
teams. The three sets of teams
went through light scrimmages and
ran dummy plays. Stressing teami
play^and learning new plays went
on Thursday and Friday, find Sat-
urday was an open day for t;he pub-
lic on Hays Field. The Plowboys
had a long' scrimmage under game
conditions. Thursday night coach
Flory used two teams to demon-
strate to ait enthusiastic audience
of new students such defensive
plays as, the 6-2-2-1, the diamond,
and the 7-3-1 formations.
Four Men are Hurt
Four men were "injured during
the first week of practice, two of
them being injured seriously
enough'to be ,off the squad for the
remainder of the season. William
Jackson, a 235 pound tackle, crack-
ed an ankle during practice Wed-
nesday which will put him off the
squad for the rest of the season.
Jackson was an outstanding pros-
pect for .the plowboy team. On
Thursday morning James Guthrie
became Tarleton's second casualty
with a broken jaw which will put
him' pn the Sidelines for the re-
mainder of the season; Guthrie is
a fast aggressive guard from Tem-
ple, Texas. In .Thursday afternoon
practice Joe Hatfrol, a candidate
for taekl^, cracked j his knee cap
and Herman IVtoore, g, left end;
wrenched his knee. Moore was only'
off the team temporarily and Har-
rol^wlU return in a few days. '
These four injuries are to men
who are serious losses to the team
and will handicap the Plowboys in
the #early part of the-season.
Following are f&fets and statisT
tics concerning thec"Blowboys who
will carry the *3rurpl§i and' White
doJos'S aQf y.ohiv' 'JPaj-ieton through
jjtfe ^i*iUrf season. Not all
oj the 9t)-o<Jd but for football are
listed * fiere. They will be run jn
the next issues of the J-Tac. , '
Bill Hicks, 6' ft. 2 in,, 215 lbl
end from Stephenville is a married
veteran and is one of this year's
outstanding prospects for the Plow-
boy football team. Bill lettered two,
years in high school for the Steph-
enville Yellow Jackets. Bill is ma-;
joring in Physical Education. • ?
Charles Casstevens, 5 ft. 8 in.,
160 lb. quarterback, lettered <at
Stephenville two years. He is fight^
ing hard to gain a position on this
year's team. "Casey" is a veteran
of the Army Air Corps and plans
to major in Physical Education,
Bill Willings, known around' the
campus as "Wee'Willie", id dry-
ing for a spot on the Tarleton team'.
Bill has played with the Waco
"Tigers" and served with th£ Mar-
ine Paratroops, He is married and
hails from Houston. He weighs' 150
lbs., stands ,5 ft. 9 in. and is
majoring in Mechanical Engineer-
ing.
Slay Murray, 6 ft. 160 lb. half-,
back from Oukdale, La., is a cadet
here at Tarleton, He lettered two
years in high school with the Oak-
dale Warriors. Slay, who is better
known as "Buddy", is a Chemi-
cal Engineering major. )
Carol Tatom, 5 ft, 10 in., 162 lb.
halfback who hails' from Putnam,
Texas, is trying for a position in
the starting lineup of the Tarleton
football team. Carrol, whose nick-
name is Leetus, lettered with the
Putnam Panthers for 2 years. Lee-
tus is a cadet here at Tarleton and
is majoring in Business Adminis-
tration.
V. E. Brock, or "Hpotie" as he is
better known, who weighs 209 lbs.,
and stands 5 ft. 11 in. tall, ia try-
ing for a tackle spot on the Plow-
boy team. He has never played high
school football, but has played with
the Navy at San Diego. Brock grad-
uated from Perrin High School,
joined the Seabee's, and served
with them in the Pacific. "Hootie"
is a Business Administration ma-
jor.
Fred Basham, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Basham, is trying out
for a backfield post on the Plow-
boy squad. Fred is an army veteran
who played, with the Third Air
Force. Basham weighs 175 lbs,, is
5 ft. 6 in. tall, and lettered one
year with the Eastland Mavericks
He plans to major in Aeronautical
Engineering, "V'
Dick Beck is a navy veteran who
is trying out for end on the Plow-
boy football t^am. He weighs 165.
lbs., stands 6 ft. 2 in. and is a:
two year letterman in a Los An-
geles High School. He plans to ma-
jor in Pre-Veterinary Medicine.
Eugene G. Geistweidt, an<arifty
veteran, is trying out for guard
position on the Plowboy squa'd.
Geistweidt, who is 5 ft. 40 in, stall
and weighs 160 lbs, was a twp year
letterman for the Mason "Cow-
punchers." He plans to major iii
Business Administration.
Edwin F. Daniel is a 185 pound/
5 ft. 11 in. veteran who comes frdn\
Holland where he played two years
football for Holland High, Daniel
is another Agriculture Education
major.
Manuel T. Smith, better known
as "Smitty", lettered one year inj
football with the Moody High
School "Indians." He is a two hun-
dred pound, six -foot candidate for
tackle. Smith is majoring in Ani-
mal Husbandry.
After lettering two years in foot-
ball with the "Moody Bearcats",
Albert Beerwinkle has entered
John Tarleton College. This 5 ft. 9
in., 165 lb, pound cadet is trying
for a quarterback position. Albert
is majoring in General Agriculture.,
A letterman for' two years at
Moody High School is Bob Naler,
;who weighs 185 pounds and is $
ft. 11 in. tall. He is trying for
a fullback position on the team. Bob
is a cadet and is majoring in Phy-
sical Education,
Olen "Hick" Mitchell, a letter-
man at Swenson High, is among
PAGE THREE
t The Sports Parade +
f By ■
t Charles Gray
In, the tennis tournament this
summer Moore and Formway tied
for the singles and . Barker and
Formway won the doubles. In the
first set of the doubles Barker
and Formway won from Higgin's
and Ligon. Nell and McDaniel lost
to Kenney and Woolsey.
In the singles McDaniel won
from, Higgins but lost to Moore
after Moore beat Barker. Form-
way took the game from Grant and.
then from Woolsey after Woolsey
won from Ligon, In the finals
Formway won the first two sets
6-2 and 6-3. Moore came back in
the next two sets with'6-4 and 7-5.
The Stephenville State Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
MEET ME AT
SLAUGHTER'S
A Booster for Tarleton
HALL COFFEE SHOP
Friendly Service
George's Furniture Store
Backing Tarleton and the Plowboys
Coach Flory has definitely stated
that there will be no first string
for the football team this year.
There will .be instead a group of
30 to 41 men assigned to the
squad. The games will be played
from these men.
The mourning dove season open-
ed in Texas for the north zone
Sept. 1st and will close Oct, 30th,
In the South Zone mourning doves'
may be shot from Oct. 20th to Dec,
18th. The limit per day is 10,
For Whitewing doves, the open
;e#son will be Sept. 13, 15, and 17
with shooting permitted from 4
p.m. until sunset. The limit is 10.
Shorty McWilliams, West Point
football star, resigned from the
football team because of a squab-
ble between Army and Mississippi.
McWilliams will stay on at the
academy as a cadet but will not
pl^y ball.
Hillary Moore has announced
that there is to bek a tennis club
formed later on this month. Full
details about the club will be an-
nounced as soon as they come out.
Moore has been here all summer
stringing tennis rackets and help-
ing to form tennis clubs. He will
continue to string rackets for the
students this semester.
Bobby Layno, TJniversitv of Tex-
as football and baseball star, was
recently classified 1-A in the draft.
Lane participated in the 1945 foot-
ball campaign after serving with
the merchant marine, If he •, is
drafted Texas will suffer a severe
setback in the Southwest Confer-
ence.
According to coach Flory all of
the players who participated in the
Tuesday afternoon scrimmage
looked good and some,of them were
in very good shape for this time
of year. The others will be in shape
before our first game with Clifton.
Lowell Newman, a veteran from
Mxheral Wells and a good prospect
for an end, has not yet reported to
any workouts because of a prev-
ious leg injury. Newman played an
end position on the Randolph .Field
Rambler's team while serving in
the Army Air Corps.
the numerous candidates on the
squad this /fall. "Hick" is 6 ft.
1 in. tall and weighs 165 pounds,
lie is a veteran of World War II,
"Hick"' is trying for a halfback
position.
Bill "Red" Gee, a letterman .at
Vickery Hillcrest for two years,!
coming out for a halfback position.
He weighs 187 pounds, and is 6 ft,
2 in. tall. Bill is a cadet whose ma-
jor is Pre-Vetinary.
James Spence, who lettered one
year at Hillcrest, is another can-
didate for a halfback position.
James weighs 155 pounds and is
5 ft. <10 in, tall. He is taking Trades
and Industries.
Edwin Lee Logan, 5 ft, 11 in.,
153 pound cadet, is training for a
quarterback position. Ed played
£hree years for Dublin High School.
Two of these three years the team
won the district championship. He
is majoring in Agriculture Edu-
cation. k
R. A. Blaii% a 175 pound 6 ft.
cadet, played two years of football
for May" High School. This is
Blair's second year in Tarleton. He
is coming out for a backfield posi-
tion. Hig major is Agriculture Edu-
cation.
Ja:mes Patrick Fallon is a 180
pound, 5 'ft. 10 in. backfield man
from Coleman, Texas, whqre he let-
tered four years in1 football. He
played a season while he was sta-
tioned with the Navy in San Diego.
Fallon, is -an Agriculture major.
Vernon Lloyd Comptoij. is a 157
pound, 5 ft. 11 in. cadet from Win-
gate. Compton played four years
of football for Wingate High. He
is an Agriculture major.
Jack Woodford is a married vet-
eran who . attended Tarleton in
1942. Woodford is a 165 pound,
5 ft. 9 in, back who played three
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BARBER SHOP
Compliments of "
HIGGINB0THAM
COMPANY
Miller Cleaners
Phone 84
Stafford
Motor Company
MOTOR TUNE-UP
Paints and Body Work
Backing
the Plowboy
Cawyer
Drug Store
North Side of Square
years of football .for Rochell High.
He is an Agriculture Education ma-
jor, ,
Allen Barry is another student
who attended Tarleton in 1942. Bar-
ry is a 206 pound, 6 ft. tackle and
guard who played three years for
Rotan High School. He is a Pre-
Vet major and a veteran who ser-
ved in the army in the infantry.
Boyd May Establish
New Golf Course
Harve Boyd-Jr, is trying to es-
tablish a golf course on the Hico
highway six miles SQUth of Steph-
enville. Boyd will establish the
course on his father's land ^nd is
willing to put up part of the money
necessary if those people who are
interested in the course are willing
to make up the balance of the
money which will be applied as a
year's membership.
Boyd states that he will have a
definite proposition to offer to
those interested. Much interest has
been expressed in the course and
all those who are interested will be
given a chance to air their views
on the proposition. All students in-
terested in becoming members
should see Coach Marshall Hughes.
"BAX"
Better Photographs
WELCOME
G.I. and Tarleton Students
To
Stone's Place
Always Something to Eat
' ,< and Drink
Ride the City Bus
LEAV3ES SQUARE .
7:45 a. in. and 9:00 p. m.
EVERY 15 MINUTES
Last Run Saturday Night
11:00
w;-; | Sunday Night 10:15
A* H. Johnson
Service Station
t
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Gas aftd Oil
I
Washing, .Greasing
East Washington Street
Phone 158
COLLEGE
TAILORS
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YOU, MUST BE PLEASED!
Shop No. 1 across Street, at
Main Entrance to Campus.
Shop No. 2 across Street from
Stephenville Hospital*
Duper 10c Super Duper 20c
Super Buper Duper 25c
HILL DRUG STORE
The Star
Barber and Beauty Shop
Permanent Waving
; Four Way Haircutting
Expert Barbers
Pltone 778. -petween Safeway and Minter'a
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MAYS! RECORD SHOP
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Popular — Classical — Hillbilly
"-Latest Hit Tunes by
Albums and Records
J. T. MAYS & COMPANY
COLLEGE COURTS & CAFE
Steaks — Lunches — Sandwiches — Hot Steak
Sandwiches — Home Made Pies
We Especially Want Tarleton Students
Trade.
Open 7 A. M. till 11:30 P. M.
Stephenville Printing Co.
FOR YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES
AND STATIONERY
Auto Supplies,,
Household Appliances
Welcome Students to
Western Auto Associate Store
Send Your Laundry to
Stephenville Steam Laundry
& Dry Gleaners
Call for and Delivery
Phone 254
Stephenville Hardware Co.
i
Sporting Goods
Kitchen Ware, Auto Parts, Paints
Radios
i
This Week ppecial: Wire Dish Drainers
gam J. Otfinger and R, J. JIall, Proprietors
Have You Tried
DOC'S
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Full Line of Groceries
Serving Tarleton from 7:00 a. m. until 11:00 p, m,
Furniture, Radios, Home
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Appliances
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 1946, newspaper, September 17, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140973/m1/3/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.