, 1934-12-30
CORPUS TEAM
IS SWAMPED
South Texans Fail To Stop
Amarillo's Touchdown
Parade
by BILL PARKER


DALLAS, Dec. %. RS-The ghost
Of footballs four horsemen rode
again here Saturday when the
Amarillo Golden Sandies rolled over
the Corpus Christi Buccaneers. "a
to o, to win the Texas I~nterscholas-
tic League gridiron crown.
An official crowd OF 1885 paid
persons saw Glenn Bufkin, John
Harlow, r. 9. Waggoner and John
St!dger churn and gallop the Fan
Park Stadium gridiron for q pheno-
menal series Of sever touchdowns-
Nowhere along the route did Cor
pus Christi have a change to stop
these four ball carriers who scored
n first downs against their oppon-
entS' IL.
Corpus Christi's defense was COM
pletely bewildered by an attack
that featured most every kind OF q
long run.
Touchdowns Galore
Charging from double wing back
formations, Harlow scored the first
touchdown vita a 20-yard run. He
plunged 3 yards for the second
touchdown. He raced 26 yards ior
the third touchdown, and then
turned the fourth touchdown jon
over to Stidger who dropped back on
a pass formation. took the ball "
one hand and tore through for IS
wards and a touchdown. This mao
parade Of runs gave Amarillo a 2I-O
lead at the half.
Glen Bufkin started the Sanoies'
whirlwind attack in the second nan.
He slipped through the Corpus
christi line, saw a wide open tlelo
and raced 20 yards for a touch
down. -.
Harlow picked up where ne lett
off In the fourth period which ne
opened by galloping IS yards for q
touchdown. The final touchdown
occurred when Bufkin charged
throuFht for two yards after he had
broken loose for q 35-yard run 70
put the ball in scoring position.
stidger Shines
The man back OF the touchoo"hs
was Stidger. He successfully kicked
six goals from placement, missing
only his try in the second period
after he had scored a touchooWn.
Charlie Haas, Corpus ChristlS
highly touted ball-carrier made Just
one bid for recognition. In the
first period he carried the ball three
times for three consecutive Arst
downs. After being stopped. ne
could never again get started.
There was no stopping AmarllloS
four horsemen. They went on q
touchdown parade and stayed there
with a series Of plays that gave the
huge crowds thrills galore. II was
the largest paid crowd to ever e a
Texas InterscholaStic League game.
Spectators saw AmarilloS n
outcharge Corpus ChristiS front
wall. They saw Amarillo's wings
Peterson and Cochran. drop back
and solve Haas style OF runnlns'
They saw Ricketts, and F1tz. tackles
play most Of their defensive game
in Corpus Christi's back field. and
they saw substantial performances
q Mathews and Underwood az
the guards. Sullivan, Amarillo CEN
ter, passed back perfectly ana
blocked well.
Haas Is Praised
But never could the Buccaneers
show ANYTHING but Haas. To MS
everlasting credit. he tried. wen
when he knew the cause was LOST
he kept trying. but his stout heart
and excellent ability simply founo
too much opposition.
Amarillo's amazing victory was
the largest score ever made IN a
Texas InterScholaStic League cham
rionship football final. BY winning
the title the Sandies finished the
season undefeated and united, ana
with a marvellous recording Of nm
ishing first from a starting field OF
S6 teams.
Amarillo did not score a touch
down on a pass. The SandieS. noUeo
for straight. poTerhouse tootoaIl'
smashed their way TO the Champion
ship in a startling and convincing
manner.
Starting lineup:
Amarillo Corpus ChrlsNi
Positions
Cochran Lawrence
Left End
Ricketts, ..........-....... BleoSoe
Left Tackle
Mathews Hinnant
Left Guard
Sullivan Gresham
Center
Underwood ............ Fuller
Right Guard
Fitz Brennan
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