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PAGE 6 Thursday, August 23, 1956
SWC Football Picture Looks Tight
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or, TCU in Title Race
With the whole Southwest Con
ference picture looking up for 1956,
it’s hard to choose a winner, but
three teams—A&M, Baylor and de
fending champion TCU are the
class of the league and will be the
names to contend with for number
one honors. •
Fort Worth’s title-holding Horn
ed Frogs are deep, talented and
rough and could start an entire
first eleven of two-year lettermen,
a situation which probably never
has been duplicated in conference
history.
Returning for his third and final
season is that great all-American
halfback, Jim Swink, who was on
everybody’s all honor team last fall
and monopolized SWC statistics.
Swink gained 1283 yards rushing in
1955 and scored 125 points, more
than twice his nearest competitors
total.
TCU returns 21 lettermen to the
“Wind Tunnel” behind their beau
tiful campus, but may lack the lead
ership in 1956 that was given them
by the departed Hugh Pitts, Bryan
Engram and Ray Taylor. Another
Pitts,' Paul, will be number two
man in his brother’s old center
position behind Joe Williams, who
lettered at guai’d last season.
John Nikkei, Chico Mendoza and
Don Sanford are the foremost can
didates for Engram’s end position
with O’Day Williams holding the
other terminal. The rest of t h e
Froggie line is familiar to their
opponents with all-conference Nor
man Hamilton and Don Cooper at
tackle and Guards Jay McCullough
and Vernon Uecker.
Chuck Curtis is back at the man-
under position .with Vernon Hall-
beck and Hal Pollard at fullback
and Ken Wineburg or Jimmy Shof-
ner running with Swink from the
halfs.
Stout Baylor comes up with the
happy position of having too many
tackles for 1956. Coach Sam Boyd
has nine muscular brutes to choose
from, all in the 210-220 range.
The four returning’ lettermen are
Bill Glass, Bill Parsley, Fred Brit
ton and Bobby Jack Oliver and
they are joined by Paul Dickson,
Dave Lunsford, Clyde Letbetter,
Charley Horton and Billy Joe Kel
ly. Lunsford, a junior-college
transfer, was a first-line player in
1954 and ineligible last year. Let-
better was a regular way back in
1953 with two years out for mili
tary service.
Boyd will move some of these
behemoths to guard, of course,
where only Willie Froebel and Gil
bert Pelton are back. Lee Harring-
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ton looks like the number one cen
ter and the ends find Tony DeGra-
zier, Earl Miller, Bill Anderson and
Jerry Marcontel holding forth.
Doyle Traylor is again the ques
tion mark at quarterback after be
ing injured for two seasons in a
row. Charlie Dupre, brother of
Baylor great, L. G. Dupre,, came on
fast in the late stages last year,
and again contests Reuben Saage
at fullback.
The Bear’s biggest need in 1956
will be to get more speed into their
running game. Injuries slowed
both Del Shofner and Ronnie
Guess and if they falter, Farrell
Fisher is ready to step in at left
half.
If Traylor stays whole the full
season, it could be an interesting
season for the Golden Bears. Al
though used largely in spot roles
until the last three games, he fin
ished fourth in conference passing
with 21 completions in 38, at
tempts, no sorry record in itself.
Turning to “Forth Acres” and
the Texas Longhorns, the outlook
seems on the up after one of their
poorer seasons in recent years
1955.
Disaster hit the Steer backfield
this summer when their dependable
right halfback Ed Hawkins was
killed in an automobile accident in
1956 Aggie Football Roster
No., Player, Pos, Exp, Age, Hgt, Wgt, Class, Course, Hometown
10, Hall Sandefur, QB, FL, 19, 6-0, 178, Soph, Bus Adm, Paducah
11, Luther Hall, QB, FL, 20, O- 1 ^, 178, Soph, Bus Adm, Dallas
12, Roddy Osborne, QB, 1VL, 20, 5-11, 175, Jun, Arch, Gainesville
14, Jimmy Wright, QB, 1VL, 20, 5-11, 180, Jun, Bus Adm, Edinburg
16, J. Carbone, QB, Fn, 19, 5-11, 180, Soph Civ Eng, Fairmont, W. Va.
21, John Polk, LH, FL, 19, 5-£y 2 , 170, Soph, Pet Eng, McAllen
24, Don Watson, RH, 2VL, 22, 5-10, 155, Sen, Education, Franklin
25, Ed Dudley, Riff, 1VL, 21, 6-0, 185, Jun, Bus Adm, Pampa
28, Carlos Esquivel, LH, Sqd, 21, 5-10, 158, Jun, Geology, Edinburg
29, Kenneth Hall, LH, Sqd, 20, 6-1, 200, Jun, Indus Tech, Sugarland
30, Richard Gay, FB, Fn, 19, 5-11, 185, Soph, Eng, Shreveport, La.
32, Jack Pardee, FB, 2VL, 20, 6-2, 212, Sen Bus Adm, Christoval
37, George GfUar, FB, 1VL, 21, 5-10, 180, Sen, Civil Eng, Hallettsville
40, Bobby Conrad, RH, 1VL, 20, 6-14, 180, Jun, Bus Adm,'Clifton
41, John Martin, RH, FL, 20, 5-10, 175, Soph, Bus Adm, Trinity
42, Don McClelland, RH, Sqd, 20, 6-2, 170, Soph, Ind Educ, Crowley,La.
44, John Crow, LH, 1VL, 20, 6-2, 195, Jun, Bus Adm, Springhill, La.
45, Loyd Taylor, RH, 1VL, 20, 5-8, 170, Jun, Ind Educ, Roswell, N. Mex.
50, Lloyd Hale, C, 2VL, 21, 5-11, 188, Sen, Pet Eng, Iraan
52, Stan Roper, C, FL, 19, 5-11, 180, Soph, Education, Austin
53, Richard Goff, C, FL, 19, 6-0, 185, Soph, Engineering, Houston
54, John Gilbert, C, 1VL, 19, 6-1, 182, Jun, Ind Educ, Russellville, Ark.
55, Dee Powell, C, 2VL, 20, 6-1, 187, Sen, Phys Educ, Lockhart
56, Allen Goehring, C, FL, 19, 5-11, 180, Soph, Bus Adm, San Marcos
60, Jim Stanley, LG, 1VL, 21, 6-1, 193, Jun Bus Adm, Lynch, Ky.
61, Jerry Cramer, RG, FL, 19, 6-0, 200, Soph, Phys Educ, Breckenridge
62, Dennis Goehring, RG, 2VL, 21, 5-11, 186, Sen, Geology, San Marcos
63, Harold Price, LG, FL, 19, d- 1 /^, 193, Soph, Civil Eng, Comanche
64, M. Trimble, LG, 1VL, 20, 6-0, 184, Jun, Phys Educ, Hanceville, Ala.
65, Jim Langston, RG,Sqd, pO, 5-8, 185, Jun, Vet Med, Texas City
66, Tommy Howard, RG, FL, 19, 6-0, 195, Soph, Bus Adm, Garland
67, Carl Luna, LG, FL, 19, 6-0, 185 Soph Bus, Adm, Garland
68, Don Browning, LG, FL, 19, 5-10, 190, Soph Arch, Baytown
69, B. Newton, LG, FL, 19, 6-2, 190, Soph, Pet Eng, Memphis, Tenn.
70, Dick. Steadman, RT, FL, 19, 6-2%, 190, Soph, Pre Med, Fairborn, O.
71, Bobby Lockett, LT, Ssd, 21, 6-3, 195, Sen Pet Eng, Breckenridge
72, Kenneth Beck, RT, Fn, 20, 6-2, 218, Soph, Bus Adm, Minden, La.
73, Ray Doucet, RT, FL, 20, 6-1, 187, Soph, Bus Adm, Nederland
75, A. L. Simmons, RT, Sqd, 20, 6-5, 195, Jun, Bus Adm, San Antonio
76, Bob Clendennon, LT, 1VL, 21, 6-2, 220, Sen Journalism, Waco
77, Jack Powell, RT, 2VL, 22, 6-2, 218, Sen Ind Educ, Waco
78, Charles Krueger, LT, 1VL, 19, .6-4, 218, Jun Bus Adm, Caldwell
79, Leo Wotipka, LT, FL, 19, 6-1%, 197, Soph, Bus Adm, Baytown
80, Don Smith, LE, FL, 19, 6-1%, 195, Soph, Bus Adm, Phillips
81, John Tracey, RE, FL, 23, 6-3, 206, Soph, Bus Adm, Philadelphia, Pa.
82, Bobby D. Keith, RE, 2VL, 21, 6-0, 180, Sen, Pet Eng. Breckenridge
83, Lloyd Wasserman, LE, Sqd, 19, 6-0, 185, Jun, Phys Educ, Rosebud
84, Terry Boozer, LE, FL, 19, 6-2, 184, Soph, Phys Educ, Alexandria, La.
85, Barney Smith, RE, FL, 20, 5-10, 185, Soph, Geology, Fort Worth
86, Dean Meeks, RE, Sqd, 20, 6-2%, 190, Soph, Agronomy, Gatesvalle
87, D. Smith, RE, FL, 19, 6-%,.180, Soph, Bus Adm, New Orleans, La.
88, B. Marks, LE, 1VL, 20, 6-1, 185, Jun, Phys Educ, New Orleans, La.
89, Eugene Stallings, LE, 2VL, 21, 6-1, 179, Sen Bus Adm, Paris
90, Henry Pearson, RE, , 22, 6-0, 180, Jun, Range & Forest, Temple
91, Bill Appelt, RE, JC, 20, 6-2, 195, Jun, Bus Adm, Hallettsville
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Louisiana. Left half belongs en
tirely to the fabulous Walter Fon-
dren who can do everything and
do it well.
If Larry George’s knees don’t
give out, he will be the other half
back with Curtis Reeves or Carl
Wylie contesting him for the num
ber one spot.
Fullback is wide open with a pos
sibility that Wayne Wash, an end
n 1955, moving into the gap. Al
though Joe Clements shared quar
terback duty with the departed
Charley Brewer last season, he
must take a back seat to the bril
liant Houston sophomore, Vince
Matthews, who comes in with the
biggest buildup of any QB si n c e
Bobby Layne.
Matthews completed 52 of 101
passing attempts for 623 yards and
three touchdowns as a frosh in
1955 and averaged 38.2 on 17
punts.
In the line only two regulars re
turn—tackle Garland Kennon and
guard Louis Del Homme. Del-
Homme will be moved to center, a
position he played in high school
at Baytown. Carl Larpenter, Bill
Baker and the Wyman twins make
tackle stout with the Wyman pos
sibly switching to guai’d.
If Wash fails to materialize in
the backfield, he’ll start at end
along with Allen Ernst or 6-5 Bob
Bryant, who caught 20 passes for
263 yards as a Shorthorn.
The Arkansas Razorbacks, after
using the single wing offense for
years, made the big switch to the
T in 1955 "and by the end of the
season had begun to get it mas
tered.
They’ll find it easier this year
and should be plenty of trouble to
their SWC opponents from the
Lone Star State. Gone are Henry
Moore and Pi’eston Carpenter, who
together gained more than half of
the Hogs’ rushing yardage in ’55.
Moore’s absence will be felt less
than Carpenter’s with 5-11, 200-
pound Gerald Nesbitt stepping ab
ly into the vacant fullback post.
Replacing Carpenter is more dif
ficult with Ronnie Underwood, Ben
ny Berry, Don Ritschell and Dale
Boutwell all gunning for the job.
Quarterback again belongs to
George Walker and Coach Jack
Mitchell finds this his strongest
position with Don Christian, Mike
Cooney and James Monroe avail
able.
The ends are shallow, but tackle
looks good. Billy Ray Smith,
strongest man on the squad at
215, is back after being dropped
from the squad last year for break
ing training.
Turning- to SMU, the Ponies suf
fered more by graduation than any
SWC team.
Only 11 lettermen return from
the 1955 team that was picked near
the top and fell so flat with Tom
my Gentry and Smitty Keller the
(one regulars back. The Muss
tangs will be lighter and leaner
this year with the line as much as
15 pounds per man smaller.
SMU will continue to operate
Coach Woody Woodard’s split-T
with quarterback once more a
problem. The job is expected to
go to Charles Arnold, who played
about 30 minutes last year, threw
11 passes and completed two.
The outlook is lean in Dallas
with the schedule again ferocious,
starting off with Notre Dame and
Georgia Tech.
Speed is the big requisite at
Rice for 1956. The Owls, expec
ted to take it in ’55, fell so deep
they may not get out this year
and again will be picked near the
bottom.
The 1955 Owls lost all six SWC
games, something they had never
before accomplished, and won but
two of 10 contests.
Three members of the Slimes
conference champion team are ex
pected to furnish the speed need
ed by Coach Jess Neely. Dan
Shuford scored four touchdowns a?
an Owlet, had two more called
back and returned two kickoffs ala
the way. Don Meek was good
enough to beat out Shuford for the
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