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Eagles Plan
For Revenge
North Texas State will be
trying to return to the win
column in Homecoming games
on Nov. 5 when it hosts the
highly-regarded Moccasins of
the University of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. in the annual
contest at Fouts Field.
It was last year that the Eagles
fell to Texas Western, marking
the first time that an Odus Mitch-
ell-coached NTSC eleven had ever
lost a Homecoming battle. The
Eagles had racked up eight
straight homecoming wins before
falling to the Miners.
But in the Moccasins, the Ea-
gles will be meeting a team that
could' easily give NTSC its sec-
ond straight loss. With 17 re-
turning lettermen, the Mocs re-
present one of the most powerful
independent elevens in the hill
country.
Last year Chattanooga fin-
ished the season with a record
of six wins against four losses.
Three of their losses were to top
major-power colleges—Auburn
Tennessee and Louisiana State
University.
r One of their wins was over
North Texas 20-19. Played in
Chattanooga, the tilt was a hard
fought one, with only the breaks
deciding, the outcome. The win
evened the_seriea .xount between
the two schools at two-all, leav-
ing the Nov. 5 game as a tie
breaker.
Underdogs
The Eagles will probably be in
an underdog role, despite the fact
that they will h*v< t.hw Hnwp-
coming Day advantage. Chatta-
nooga holds an impressive, 12-0
win over Mississippi Southern, a
team that blasted the Eagles
26-0 early:, in the season.
Leading the Flock into the tilt
will be Don Baker, who is trying
for his fourth NTSC grid letter.
A senior ffom Pittsburg, Calif.,
Baker has been one of the top of-
fensive stars of the 1955 season.
Joining him in the backfield as
probable stafters will be Tommy
Runnels and John Snead at half-
back with Charles. 'Shepard at
fullback. All three have been top
ground gainers with Shepajjd
standing out with his punting.
Eagle Line ■
Heading the Eagles' line will
probably be Dennis Shaw and
Earnest Winfrey at ends, Garland
Warren and Ed Makony at tackles,
George "Veit and Doug Stewart at
guards with Bobby Stansel at
center.
Fronting the Moccasins' at-
tack will be fullback John Poz-
xini, who is rated as one of the
best ball carriers in the South.
^GLE SCRIMMAGE—Nigty games and workouts have been the menu for this yearns Eagle foot-
ball squad, which wiW^Sy^ihelr first game at home on Nov. 5 forV Homecoming Day. The above
scrimmage took place at Fouts Fields, where the Eagles will take~~on a'strong Chattanooga Univer-
sity eleven as a highlight of Homecoming Day activities. J
Basketball Schedule
Dec. 1, 1955
Dec. 3, 1955
Dec. 6, 1955
Dec. 7, 1955
Dec. 10, 1955
pec. 12, 1955
Dec. 15, 1955
Dec. 28. 1955
Dec. 29, 1955
Jaiw -3^495*
Jan. 6,' 1956
Jan. 9, 1956
Southern Methodist
Northwest Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana
Lamar Tech.
Northwest Louisiana
Lamar Tech. - •
Dallas
Denton
Denton.
Denton
Natchitoches, La.
Beaumont
Kansas State Teachers (Emporia) Denton
La. Invitational Tournament Sheveport, La.
La. Invitational Tournament Sheveport, La.
Austin College
Mississippi Southern
Jan. 10, 1956 SpringhillCollege
Jan. 14, 1956
Jan. 21, 1956
Jan. 31, 1956
Feb. 6, 1956
Feb. 9, 1956
Feb. 13, 1956
Feb. 16, 1956
Feb. 20, 1956
Feb. 23, 1956
Austin College
Hardin-Simmons University
Mississippi Southern
Midwestern University
Trinity University
Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian College
Trinity JUniversity
Midwestern University
Denton
Hattiesburg, Miss.
— Mobile, Ala.
Sherman
Denton
; Denton
Denton
\ San Antonio
Denton
Abilene
. Denton
Wichita Falls
Six Lettermen Back .
Eagle Cagers Open Season Dec. 1
Coach H. G. (Pete) Shands will
have six returning letteripen On
hand Nov. 1 when his North Texas
State basketball team begins
preparations for one of the tough-
est schedules in the histbry of the
college.
The Eagles will open the sea-
ing Southwest Conference cham-
pions, Southern Methodist Uni-
He. was leading ground gainer son on Dec, 1 against the defend-
two years, for Coach Scrappy
Moore's eleven.
Former Linksmen
A host ot former North Texas
golf stars have taken a top share
of the headlines in. the nation's
spoils pages this year with their
winning efforts on the links.
Billy Maxwell has been the most
successful, money-wise. Making his
first full year as ""a professional,
Maxwell is currently ranked as the
number 12 money-winner on the
professional trail with a total of
$16,546.66 to his credit. His most
recent high finish was in the East-
ern Open where he tied for seventh
and won $700.
Joe Conrad, who is still an ama-
teur, took one of the top honor
awards of the year by winning the
coveted British Amateur crown.
Other former North Texas golf
stars who have been making good
showings in both professional and
amateur meets arer. Buster Reed,
Palmer Lawrence arid Ross Collins,
pros, and amateurs Gene Towry,
Stan Mosel, Don January, and Ray
Ferguson.
versity, and from there will go
on to meet many of the better
teams in the South,.
Heading ,the( Eagles' lettermen
will be senior Fred Hopkins, who
will be captain this year. The
6-foot-6 center broke five scoring
nfarks last year and should be, o
of "the top point-producers again
this year.
Hopkins scored the most points
in one season at 516; the most
points, in a career at 1046; the
most points scored in one game,
33; the?*most fiefd goals scored in
one season 178 and the most free
Four Lettermen
Return For Golf
Four returning lettermen.
headed by another Maxwell, will
be ready for action this spring
when North Texas State begins
its 1956 campaign. „
Bobby Maxwell, twin brother of
Billy, famed NTSC ex who is now
a top professional, will be captain
of the team. Bobby, who lettered
here in 1953. recently returned
from the Army.
Other returning lettermen for
Coach Herb Ferrjll are Max Wil-
kinson, Tom Refed and George
Clark. Returning squadmen are
Jimmy Powell, Duane Haley, Dick
Whetzel and Harold Sexton.
Wilkinson,' who is a senior, was
low qualifier in the fall tryouts
with a three-under-par, 277 for 72
holes. Powell was runner-up with-
an even-par 280. "
The Eagles will be defending
national intercollegiate (NAIA)
champs. The 1955 team also fin-
ished second in the national colle-
giate (NCAA) tournament and
posted a dual match record of 12
wins and a tie in 15 efforts*
\ .
Good Year In
Sight for NT
Track Tearn
Winton E. (Pop) Noah will begin,
his ninth year as head track coach
at North Texas when the 1956 sea-
son gets tinder way, and from the
looks of the prospects, he should
have another top year.
Eight 1955 lettermen will be
joined by several highly-rated new-
comers when the Eagles open the
season in early March.
Only one meet has definitely
been set, that being the fifth an-
nual North Texas Relays, which
will be held on April 5 at Fouts
Field. The University of Oklahoma
will be the defending champions.
Heading the list of returnees will
be Junior speedster Boyd Dollar* a
^top performer in the 100, 220, and
relays. He will be captain of the
1956 squad.
Other " returning lettermen are
Denny Andrews, Olney; Bob Burch,
Houston; John Darby, Pampa;
Jimmie Huffman, San Angelo; J."
P. Neely, Refugio; Jimmy Wea-
ver, Fort Worth; and Lee Wood,
Winters.
Missing will be letterman Mike-
Hagler, a sophomore star from
last year, who suffered an attack
of polio during the summer. Hagler
ran a leg on the NTSC relay team
which won six different track and
field meets last year.
Noah's hopes of jfinding a re-
placement for the graduated Paul
Patterson, top performer in the
oou ior iour years, lie in ires
Bobby .Mosshart of Abilene.
"Schoolboy Star" _ ,
Mosshart, who was r e c ent I y
named to the Scholastic Coach
Magazine A 11- American high
school teajri, hits done the 880 in
1:54.3, the fastest time recorded in
the schoolboy ranks last year, ac-
cording to the magazine.
Other top newcomers who will be
running for NTSC are J&hn got-
ten, Breckenridge; Pete Sardelick,
a transfer from Victoria Junior
College; Guy Miller, Mansfield;
Hugh Autry, Kilgore; and Richard
Brady* Bowie.
Other returning lettermen
Joe Mitchell, Jimmy Powell, Ken-
neth Hale, David Lane, and Dean
Davis.'
Top freshmen expected for the
initial workout are Kenneth Hink-
le, Jim CresweTI,' Albert Oglesby
and Harvey Wilson.
BOYD DOLLAR—TRACK
BOBBY MAXWELL—GOLF
NT Exes of 1902 Plan 7955 Reunion
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FRED HOPKINS—CAPT.
Five graduates , of the class of
1902 ar? making -an. - attempt to
hold their "own, little reunion" and
join in the annual Homecoming
Day events on the.campus Nov.
4-5. . ■!■ ' ' .. • f
Mrs. D« H. Fry of route 2, Den-
ton, and a member of the '02
class, has been in communication
with four other members of her
..•as wno hope to attend the hom*
coming this year. .
„ According to Mrs. Fry, the '02
graduates - who may attend the
celebrations are Mrs. Lena Milam,
teacher ol music in Beaumont;
Mrs., John G. Simms, Jr. Fort
Worth; Mrs. Eva Haines of At-
lanta, Ga., and Miss Blanche Ble-
wett, a teacher in the Dallas pub-
lic schools for some 30 years.
Teachers Needed in
Germany, Ex Writes
"There's a wonderful opportu-
nity for1 teachers here in Ger-
many," wrote Helen Havens, music
sphool graduate who is teaching
for^he army at the Hanau Ameri-
can School near Frankfurt.
According to Helen, over 850
students and 34 teachers from var-
ious parts pf the United States,"
are included in the school,, "I will
be glad to hear from anyone in-
terested in this sort of«work. . . .*>
maried men are accepted, or
widows with no dependents, and
single teachers," she added.
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