The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 9, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 17, 1948 Page: 4 of 4
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Wednesday. Novombor 17 1948
THE OPTIMIST
I i MEET TME WDLPCAT
FRED STIRMAN
Fred Stirman considered by
many opponents of the Wildcats
Uiis year as an outstanding pros-
pect for all-conference honors is
from Odessa Texas. He played
football two years as a "red hoss"
and ran the 440 and 220 in track
besides throwing the shot. He also
played football at Roosevelt High
in Portland Oregon and Milwau-
kee Oregon.
He has lettered two years as a
Wildcat footballer. He picks the
ACC-Hardin College game last
year as his standout game. The
'Cats rambled to a 28-0 victory
over the Indians. Last week
Fred caught a Charlie Morris
pass in the clear and was headed
for pay dirt when he stumbled
and fell. He 'is particularly rough
on defense and a fair blocker on
offense.
Fred has gathered in G passes
for 103 yards this season. He is
a junior majoring in Physical
Education with a minor in art.
Few athletes draw but Fied is
a fair hand with the paints. He
plans to coach when he icceives
his degree.
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TEX" WILLIAMS
When Waco tied Highland Park
7-7 in the class AA State Cham-
pionship playoffs a few years
back Robert "Tex" Williams was
a tackle on the Waco High School
team. Tex a tackle on the Wild-
cat eleven gathered two letters
in football and three numerals in
track. In 1945 he went to the
State meet in the discus throw.
He was chosen all-district his
senior year in football at Waco.
Tex was a squadman his fresh-
mna year here but this year has
been playing first team consist-
ently. He rates the Southwestern
and Western Colorado games this
year as his standout games. He
received an ankle injury in the
Hardin College game which kept
him from seeing any action in
the Austin College affair.
Tex is majoring in Christian
Education nad plans to preach
after graduation. Tex a junior
is instrumental in campus af-
fairs. o
Jean Neal visited in Wichita
Falls Texas with her parents this
weekend.
Wildcats Outclass
Hoppers 45-6
Coach Tonto Coleman's Wild-
cats did everything right Satur-
day afternoon in Sherman. The
Wildcats' machine sputtered and
missed for a half but opened up
the second half and came out on
the long end of a lopsided 45-0
victory. Every man excepting
Jerry Mullins an injured quar-
terback got into the game at
least once during the slaughter.
The Hoppers stoppod lhc
'Cats' star V. T. Smith with 95
yards in 17 plays but lot Mick
Mason pick up 118 yards in 8
plays. Russell Coffco comploled
7 of 14 passes for 185 yards and
two touchdowns.
Smith and Mason were leaders
in the scoring department with
two touchdowns apiece. Mason
scampered 73 yards for a tally
and plunged over from the two
for another. Smitty went 9 yards
for a t. d. and then added an-
other with a power-smash from
the one foot line.
In the second half Coffee
pitched a 15-yard pass to Onions
Brown who dashed 50 yards for
the score. Again Mr. Coffee pass-
ed and this time is was Pete Ra-
gus who hauled it in for 31 yards
and the score. Late in the fourth
quarter Coffee spear-headed a
drive to the Austin 1. On a quar-
terback sneak he crossed the
double-stripe for the final Wild-
cat tally of the game. Bill Ayrcs
Wildcat halfback kicked three
conversion tries to give the 'Cats
45 points for scoring.
Austin College hopelessly out-
classed fought vainly to catch
up with the 'Cats with a passing
attack. However interceptions by
Dub Orr and Bill Watson hin-
dered the effectiveness of its
drives. They did score a tally
in the third period on a 17-yard
run through the center of the
'Cat forward wall on a fake pass
play. Hestand a standout for the
lowly Hoppers was the T. D.
scorer as he saved the Austin
team from a homecoming shut-
out 45-6.
The ACC line was too much for
the Kangaroos as Purser Conner
Stovall Baker and Wilson con
tinually moved forward to stop
Austin's running attack and pass
ers. Their blocking was also de-
vastating both in the line and
downfield. V. T. Smith had a clear
field ahead of him when he
stumbled with the second half
kickoff. The field muddy in spots
slowed the 'Cats running game
down but seemed to add to the
'Cats passing attack.
The Wildcats have one sched-
uled game remaining. On Thanks-
giving the Wildcats will enter-
tain the Howard Payne Yellow
Jackets at Fair Park Stadium.
The game an afternoon affair
will be the feature of the Purple
and White's Homecoming.
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Wildcat Sportlight
By ROBBIE
The ACC Wildcats really hit
their scoring peak last week down
at Sherman. Coach Coleman tried
desperately to hold the score
down but it wasn't any use
they still scored. For the third
straight year the 'Cats put the
skids on the Hoppers with an
overwhelming score 45-0.
It was thought at first ""last
week the Wildcats would be
weakened by injuries. Charles
Morris underwent an operation
Friday night; Tex Williams had
a leg injury that kept him home;
then others like Johnny Ramsey
Johnny Mason Sam Davidson
etc. were unable to play.
McMurry looks to be the Texas
Conference champs this year by
thcirselves. Southwestern is the
remaining hurdle but the Indians
who are experienced big and fast
Red Education-
(Continued from page 1)
of tho most honorable of pro-
fessions ho emphasized. Russia
teachers may rcliro at half sal-
ary after 25 years of leaching
or they may continuo leaching
and draw full salary and also
the half-salary retirement pay
Adams said.
Startling facts of Soviet edu-
cation and its progress were cited
they included:
1. The literacy rate in Russia
has risen from 50 percent to 95
percent since the revolution open-
ed in 1917.
2. All Russia children must be
placed in a nursery school when
36 days old "not years" Adams
pointed out. In the smallest of
the Soviet republics there were
5500 such schools in which 189000
babies were enrolled. At the
height of the war there were in
New York City only 5500 chil-
dren in all public and private nur-
sery schools. There are more chil-
dren 3 to 7 years old in Russian
kindergartens than in the kinder-
gartens of all of the rest of the
world.
3. Russian schools were co-cdu-cational
until a few years ago;
the boys and girls from nursery
school onward were separated
because "where schools are co-
educational it is impossible to
give the boys the kind of military
training necessary" to the Soviet
cause."
One feature of Russian educa
tion that should be given serious
consideration is that all schools
are open to members of all races
and minority groups said Dr.
Adams.
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ACC Development-
(Continued from page 1)
Sherrod Supply Company of Lub-
bock wholesale dealer in gas
appliances. He has been a mem
ber of the college board since
1933.
Mr. Sherrod will occupy an of-
fice in the development program
headquarters on the campus and
will give half of his time to the
program he said.
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ROBINSON
look to be certain victors come
Friday night at Fair Park. Last
week the Indians swamped the
Howard Payne bunch surprising-
ly easy 32-20. Elsewhere in the
Conference Hardin College
slipped by tho improved South-
western Bucs 14-7.
Howard Payne will come to
ACC November 25 to give the
Felines a chance for revenge for
last year's defeat. In Brownwood
last year the Jackets stung the
Felines 35-7. This year the two
are also-rans in the conference.
The game should be a thriller in
all respects. A favorite to win in
this game has not been estab-
lished Little Ail-American nomina-
tions have been sent in and now
it is a matter of time. V. T. Smith
a descrver of this honor if there
ever was one has had a good
season this year but the medioc-
rity of ACC's team may hinder
his chances for any honors out-
side of the conference. Harold
Ratcliff sports editor of the AP
is one of Smith's staunchest sup-
porters. This year Smith has car-
ried the oval for 835 yards in 113
carries an average of 7 yards
plus. In total offense he has
1013 yards in 120 plays. Few
backs in the country can match
V. T.'s record for three years of
college football.
In all possibility V. T. Smith
copped the Texas Conference
scoring crown last week with two
touchdowns. He has 60 points all
touchdowns to Southwcstern's
Frank White's 53. Both have one
game remaining. This will bo
Smith's third year to lead the
conference in scoring.
In a recent scrimmage with
HSU the ACC cagers did not
show up very well. Nutt was the
spark of the Wildcats' five. Fran-
cis Church Ellis Teel and Nutt
were the starters for Coach Mor-
ris. The team will be strength-
ened soon by Sam Stovall Charles
Morris and probably V. T. Smith
who aie playing football. Morris
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(Pictured abovo is Bob McKinnoy's intramural soflball champs.)
and Stovall are lettermen while
Smith a star in high school has
yet to play collegiate basketball.
Predictions:
Season score
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3 lies.
This week's menu
McMurry to down Southwest-
ern 21-7.
HSU ovr Arizona State by two
touchdowns.
Abilene High to stomp hapless
Big Spring 32-7.
Texas Mines over New Mexico
A&M easily.
Army over Navy.
Arkansas (barring penalties) to
take Tulsa.
California over Stamford.
Oklahoma (Bowl-bound) over
Kansas.
Michigan over Iowa State.
Georgia in a breather over
Furman.
Northwestern to beat Illinois.
S.M.U. (they're lucky) to edge
Baylor.
T.C.U. to "pass-over" Rice.
Texas Tech over New Mexico.
Penn State to maul Pittsburgh.
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Emerges Champ
The boys' softball intramural
program has closed. Bob McKin-
noy's team defeated the team cap-
tained by Rex Evans in the play
offs. The McKinney boys swept
the playoff in straight games
9-0 and 4-1.
Bob McKinnoy's team came
through their schedule undefeat-
ed in 4 games. Members of the
championship team arc:
Roger Knight catcher; Bob Mc-
Kinney pitcher; Louis Knight
first base; Ronald Knight second
base; Allen Merritt shortstop;
Marvin Brownlce third base; Mac
Bartce right field; Jimmy Bartee
center field; Larry McLeskcy
center field; Staff North outfield;
Bill Wilson infield.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 9, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 17, 1948, newspaper, November 17, 1948; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99996/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.