Austin Takes 1942 Crown in Football 1941 Season Report Shows a A

VOL. XXVI AUSTIN, TEXAS, JANUARY, 1943 No. 9 Austin Takes 1942 Crown in Football rrOccupationalIff Famous Woman Discus-hurler Brenham Installs Gas for Coaches Practices for Moscow Meet Fitness Program E plan on playing bas- Kansas Maintains Inter-School Plans to Help Extend Similar ketball and the district Basketball With This and Program to All Schools in f championship will be deter Patrons' A Cards. » Washington County. mined by a district tourna /COMMISSIONER E. A. ment rather than the round- ^ Thomas says basketball is (By J. M. Moorman, Athletic robin schedule, says Pat Clif going on this year in Kansas Director, Brenham) ford, Coach, Graham High among the high schools, al A UGUST 23-29, 1942, will School, in a recent letter to though on a restricted basis. ^ always be a "red letter" the LEAGUER. This tourna He writes, in part, as follows: week in my life as far aa ment will be held at Wichita "Of course, our distances are not physical education is con Falls the latter part of Feb too great between schools in Kan cerned. During this period I ruary. sas and our coaches and adminis was one of the 150 who at "We have started one of the trators are getting along quite well on their A ration books. Their tended the Navy Pre-flight best physical training programs School in Austin. that we have ever had and are squads are reduced to a minimum I shall al doing everything possible to train and most schools use only two cars ways feel indebted ,to the young men to be physically fit. in transporting a basketball team. United States Naval Reserve We have started on our 600-yd. Students, parents, coaches, and for giving me one of the most AUSTIN HIGH MAROONS, 1942 teachers volunteer their cars and commando course and along with usable physical fitness pro this, they are taught military and Bottom row: George McCall, Glenn Cooke, Billy Penn, Jimmy Banks, Co-Capt.; Bobby Cox Lee, those who use their cars this week team sports. Every boy in school Co-Capt.; Terrell Alien, Frank Gerling, Jack Wiswell, Jack Jones, Asst. Mgr. leave them in their garages when grams that could be given any, is required to take P. E. if at all Second row: Floyd Inks, Asst. Mgr.; Dudley Champion, Steve Barker, Jimmy Canady, Joe Billy the next game is played. By pass physical education director. Baumgardner, Billy Quinn, Tommy Davis, Carl McClendon, Tommy James, Head Manager. ing it around so that no car has to possible. Third row: Billy Wende, Don White, Cures Big Headache Walter Boyd, H. K. Alien, Raymond Puckett, Reuel Nash make more than two or three trips "We appreciate Pat Moulden, Toney Burger, Line Coach. The work as offered in Austin all that you have a season and not using their cars done in accordance with sports Top row: Standard Lambert, Head Coach; Nathan Boals, Billy Bryant, Ben Procter, Robin For by the United States Naval Reserve rester, John Rogers, Frank Rundell, Desmond Kidd, Robert Kirschner. at other times they have enough and only hope that you will suc Not in picture: Gene Rea and Rogan Giles. is one that solves,many problems gasoline to get along. At the be of the physical education teacher. ceed in maintaining the program ginning of the season we received The time element has always been that you have already set up for '-p'ACITUS, writing of the con- approval from the OPA officials to years to come." 1941 Season Report Shows a headache for physical education * quest of Britain, puts in the pool gasoline but we have found it teachers. Our school has overcome mouth of a Scottish chieftain a advisable not to do this and so we this problem by adopting the pro '"At Dumas High School," says A A League Football Normal operate on a staggering "basis. Lawrence Brotherton, "we will be tremendous indictment of commer gram in its entirety as offered at "Coaches and athletic officials are the Navy unable to play over four or five cialized imperialism. "Vain hope/' Pre-flight School. Mili entitled to additional gasoline on tary commands interschool games due to the gas Decided Fall'yig Off Indicated in A and B Con are used just aa he says to his followers, whom an occupational basis, the same as the Pre-flight rationing. However, we plan to School in Austin uses ferences and in Six-Man Due Principally he has rallied against the legions, men engaged in any other gainful them. Two other problems of attend the District Tournament if "vain hope to evade the Romans' occupation. Of course, most of the *"T"'HIS splendid creature, Nina Dumbradze, is a product of the w» have to walk, as we consider to Transportation Difficulties JL Russian system of competitive sports' for women. The photo physical education teachers are clutches by obsequious submission. coaches fill up the empty seats in discipline and organization. Both competitive athletics very im graph was taken by Dr. Percy M. Dawson, author of this series of The whole world is to them a their cars with players, which does of these portant to the morale of the stu articles on "Fitness for Soviet Women," while he was in Russia problems are easily over *TpHE 1942 football season of the University Interscho- prey. They have ransacked the not violate either the spirit or the come with the Navy program. dent body. continents, and now they must letter of regulation. We find that studying the problem of a proper physical conditioning program for lastic League was concluded December 26, in Austin, women. Our boys "Due to the gas rationing pro- search the seas. If their foe be by eliminating all unnecessary like the physical fitness work grani we are planning an intense by the State Championship game between Sunset of Dallas rich, they are ravenous for gold; travel we are getting along quite as offered in our school be cause they intramural basketball program in and Austin, the latter winning by a score of 20-7, before if he be poor, for glory; and well. Schools have to depend upon can see the growth and San Saba County development our high school, with particular a crowd of approximately 15,000 people. Eegional cham neither East nor West can sate an their local crowds for game support of their classmates. emphasis on the Junior High appetite, unique in this, that and no supporters from the visit Organizes Meet Many of our boys have expressed pions in Class A were concluded the week-end of Decem Discus Part of a desire to continue the Navy pro Division, as these youngsters will, plenty or dearth is alike to them ing schools are solicited. We find gram after the duration. of course, make up our teams after ber 11-12. In Conference B, district winners were deter a lure. Empire is the name they that when people can't travel so as San Saba County organized re Several reasons were given. First, mined before the last week in November, and the five give to a policy of plunder, blood- to follow their teams when they are cently under optional plan for they like the war." Women's Sports the military part of the program. bi-district .matches that were : .scheduled . .shed, and rapine;., and when, they on trips they support the teams un holding county meet and elected were played by Second, they like to make their November 26th. The six-man district have created a desert they call it usually well in their home games. the following directors: Director PHYSICAL FITNESS winners were deter bodies strong. mined by November 28. There were no bi-district matches 'peace.'" Quoted by H. J. Has- Most of our schools have cut their Ancient Event Serves Offi General, Vernon Thomas, Chero- kell, p. 79, "New Deal in Old schedules to one game per week. kee; Debate, Mr. Seay, Superin Competitions Helpful We have gone slow in our work in six-man football the 1942 season. Rome.',' cial Fitness Program in and have shown remarkable im This means an average of one trip tendent, Richland Springs; Decla We have included many competi Soviet Russia. tive provement. Our boys have passed every two weeks and the accumu mation, Mrs. E. A. Kuykendall, exercises in our program;' pbout 85 per cent of all standards Season's Record lation of gasoline over the inter San Saba; Spelling, Miss Mildred namely, push-ups, relay rope-climb* Fred Thompson Elected Labor disgraces no man; unfor ,t have been given as exams. I Austin, 20; Harlandale 0 vening period seems to be sufficient II. Skipping, Cherokee; Ready Writ ing for time, chinning the bar, dis Austin, 0; Temple 7 tunately, you occasionally find men to meet the demands of transpor ers, Miss McGregor, Richland tance running, relay races, etc. W« "have never seen so many boys To Advisory Board (By Percy M. Dawson, M.D.) show such an interest in their Austin, 19; Jeff Davis 7 disgrace labor. U. S. Grant. tation." Springs; Athletics, Mr. Jock Lock- have boys who failed to do more Austin, 20;Waco 6 personal improvement. W. K. 'TpHE tests applied to those lear, San Saba; Picture Memo°ry, than 5 or 10 push-ups at first whoj Austin, 47; Laredo 0 Miss Edith Lidston, San Saba; Bentley, Sponsor, Abilene High Austin, 32; Brackenridge 7 TV TOMINATING ballot of schools * women, who wish to be can now do 40 or more. Many boys Three R's, Mr. Wayne Duncan, could not chin the bar more than School.

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