FEW CHANGES OCCUR AMONG LEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL RACE

Houston, Greenville, Orange and Marshall Eliminated During Week

Austin, Tex, Nov. 20 - With a very few exceptions, the week just closed has been uneventful in the University Interscholastic League high school football race. The leading teams are maintaining their relative standing because weaker teams have been played. The two most important games that have a direct bearing upon the race were the Bryan - Houston and Waxahachie - Greenville contests in which Houston and Greenville were eliminated. Beaumont put Orange out of the running and Marshall lost her chances for the championship by her defeat at the hands of Forest High at Dallas. The coming week promises better results as many of the leading teams are scheduled to meet each other.

In many localities too much importance is being attached to the standing of teams as shown by the percentage table. With the present system of schedule-making the percentages cannot show the true relation between the teams. Some teams with 1.000 per cent do not show as much real strength as some of the teams as far down as the 0.600 percenters.

Few accidents were reported this week. Edmundson, quarterback for Harrisburg in the Humble - Harrisburg game, suffered a broken collarbone. A member of the North Side, Houston team sustained a broken left arm in the game with La Porte. The most serious accident reported recently occurred in the Alvin - South End, Houston game, when Tommy Rice of the latter team fractured his skull in tackling an Alvin player in the open field. Rice is now on his way to recovery. Rice was not wearing headgear when this accident occurred.

Abilene, Bryan, Corpus Christi and Cleburne lead the standing with seven won and none lost. Beaumont, Eagle Lake and Electra have won six and lost none.

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