Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03
Official $. W. Conf. standing--t7

siy, though admitted to membership in the S w Conference at the
annual spring meeting last May will not be eligible to compete for the
Conference football title until the 1919 season comes, However, TSU
will play every member team in the conference during the coming sea-
SoUTaERNs JAGUARs should take it all again this year and via
the hard route The Jaguars play Texas, Prairie View and Langston
away from home but there is ne use kidding yourself about those Lou
iiana Terrors. They're pure DYNAMITE! They had plenty of every
thing required last year and this year they loom equally as formidable
In Warren Braden and Breda, the Mumford clan has a pair Of sturdy
and brany field generals which assures them of capable generaship
Buzzing Bill Phillips and Henry Snow Taylor alternating at the Full
back slot give the Bayou Cats the most devastating one-two offensive
punch in this area. 1t takes less than five minutes for this pair to make
a complete SHAMELESS of a otherwise closely played tilt - and like
lightning they might strike deadly at any time o place Last but not
least. southerns brilliant star-studded forward wall will still be three
deep or better and Braden, Breda, Taylor, Phillips, Posey, Keys etal
win be doing business behind these breastworks.
BISHOPS TIGERS won't be moderated again by their opponents this
year Without a doubt the Baptlas last year could field a starting
eleven that would individually outelass that of most any of their OPP
ponents However, odds arc against Bishop hitting the top spot because
they must play Southern and Prairie View on enemy soil and Texas
College on a neutral field. Dallas
Out of these three games the Bishop Tigers will befortunate to break
TEXAS COLLEGE STEERS AND PRAIRIE VIEWS PAINTERS;
There appears little to choose between this pair Admittedly, Texas
will miss Raymond Won Lewis and l. d Taylor. their toughest trays
Durley is due Il uncover a brilliant fullback this fall in Anderson "a
brother to the great Texas star-Myes Anderson who is a truly great
defensive lnebacker and will give the Steers a much needed line ram
ming threat A lad by the name of Bobby Meeks Ia freshman Just re-
Gently graduated from 1 M Terrell High of Fort Worth might prove
more serviceabe in al alaround capacity than Lewis himself-and this
will be quite enough. Assuming that Durley won't tamper around with
a system in which he is not thoroughly schooled' the Texas Steers will
definitely be important factors in the final outcome of the 19a race.
Big Long at Prairie View will fall heir to a stable squad that was
almost unscathe by graduation losses. Last year, the Panthers ton
paper, looked like the third best certainly not worse than fourth from
d material standpoint Yet they finished second. They will show vast
Improvement 90 this year and if Long, Jimmie Stevens. Billy Ncks,
Eristus Sans and Wister Lee can whip the 149 Painters into shape
mentally for their September and October games. don't be surprised
if the Panthers gain momentum and confidence and prove number one
troublemaker for all ambitious contenders. Prairie View plays host to
Bishop, Texas and Southern and this schedule break is definitely in
their favor provided the Long-men can come up with the correct an
swers tic those S6i questions that this formidable trio will ask of them
on Backshear Field.
WILEY AT LANGSToN A Toss-UP
Ii Lorenza A Garter. Towsend and Tom Upchnch get the maxi
mum out of Wieys purple andtwhte brigade, then Wiley and Lang.
ston should wage a merry battle for the top spot C5th in the second
division. Zip Gayles" Langston Lions, though quite capable of holding
their own defensvely are not expected to blossom forth with enough
offensive power and savvy to match the offensive proves Of at least
four other Southwestern Conference outfits.
SAM HUSTON AND ARKANSAS STATE FOR TIE REST
Samuel Huston was only defeated badly once last year and that
time by Southern. The Dragons will make things lively and interesting