FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS WITH RUSH

Thirty-two High School Games Reported; Many Lop-Sided Scores

By Roy B. Henderson

Physical Director, University Interscholastic League

Austin, Tex. Oct. 9 - The high school football season opened with a rush of games last week. Thirty-two games were officially reported to the newly established bureau of interscholastic football results, formed under the auspices of the University Interscholastic League. Practically every section of the state is represented in these reports, from Hereford vs. Farwell on the New Mexico line of the Panhandle to Mount Pleasant vs. Clarksville in the extreme northeast, and from Bishop vs. Robstown in the coast country to Greenville vs. Commerce in the more thickly populated black land area of North Texas.

As may be expected in early season games, a large number of lop-sided scores are reported. Grapevine, for instance, defeated Arlington Heights 56 to 6. Navasota defeated Hearne 59 to 7, while Polytechnic won from Diamond Hill with the big end of a 59-0 score, and Greenville won over Commerce 53 to 0. On the other hand, there were three tie games in the week's reports, Hereford and Farwell standing 13-13 when the whistle blew, while Alice and Mathis as well as Bishop and Robstown played through the four quarters to a scoreless tie.

Reports so far do not indicate that any particular style of play is peculiar to any particular section of the state. In all sections it is found that end runs and line bucks are used with most frequency, while forward passes are being liberally used by a large number of teams.

Seven of the thirty-two teams reporting had their players all examined by a physician at the beginning of the season with a view to excluding players who, due to one defect or another, physicians think should not be allowed to participate in such a strenuous game as football. It is hoped that this precaution will be taken eventually by all high schools in the state. There has been only one serious accident so far reported. Tate of Marble Falls had his left leg broken in a game with Burnet.

The following scores in the order of team standing are those of officially reported games and cover practically the first week's schedule, although many of the larger cities did not begin their regular schedules until Oct. 9, too late for inclusion in this report:

Greenville 53, Commerce 0
Greenville 18, Rockwall 0
Abilene 7, Merkel 6
Abilene 28, Big Spring 6
Paducah 52, Quanah 0
Grapevine 56, Arlington Heights 6
Houston South End 33, Alvin 0
Yorktown 39, Runge 0
Plainview 38, Floydada 0
Amarillo 34, Canadian 0
Sinton 25, Taft 0
Athens 27, Kaufman 0
Humble 20, Cleveland 0
Taylor 21, Bartlett 0
Marshall 40, Atlanta 7
Cleburne 14, Polytechnic 0
McAllen 13, Mission 0
Clarksville 12, Mount Pleasant 0
Lone Oak 7, Wills Point 0
Giddings 7, La Grange 0
Calvert 6, Navasota 0
Bonham 6, Leonard 0
Mexia 14, Teague 6
La Porte 13, Goose Creek 6
Pecos 13, Fort Stockton 6
Sabinal 12, Pearsall 12
Tyler 13, Palestine 12
Navasota 59, Hearne 7
Polytechnic 59, Diamond Hill 0
Bishop 0, Robstown 0
Alice 0, Mathis 0
Hereford 13, Farwell 13

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