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San Sabans Nail Hornet Team, 15*14,IIn Thrill-Loaded Football FinaleNhIn a whingding battle fraught with more frantic moments than a countdown at Cape Canaveral, San Saba’s quiek hitting Armadillos prevailed over the Gatesville Hornets, 15-14, as the *58 curtain came down at Holmes Stadium last Friday night.The San Sabans carved themsel ves a portion of District 17*AA’s second place and relegated the Hornets to the No. 4 spot.The contest oozed with excite-j ment—long runs, nifty passes, fumbles, intercepted passes, daring strategy. The heat was on both clubs all the way.Quarterback Larry Walker quicksilvery San Saba slicker, was the lad who plunged the skewer through Hornet hopes. His darting runs and accurate passing kept Gatesville off balance throughout the evening.The touchdowns came in pairs: two in the first quarter and two in the third period. The Hornets scored the last one. gambled for two points on a running attempt on the conversion, and didn’t make it. That was absolutely all the difference between the two clubs.Gitftsviil* Scores Firstville's ten. and the Armadillos had a total net yardage of 223 to Gatesville’s 217. The Hortiets would have held a decided edge in the latter department, however, had their passers not been tossed for more than 50 yards in losses, white failing to get their bombs away.The turf had been softened by Thursday and Friday rains, and the ball was slick. Both teams handled it like it was salved with shortening. San Saba lost the ball five times on fumbles, but the Hornets returned the favor four times.Jimmy Eden, San Saba’s big left tackle, was kingpin in the victor’s line. He made more tackles than anybody on the field.For the Hornets, big soph Jim Gooch turned in a terrific game at tackle and Prentice Conway closed out his schoolboy career with another brilliant iob of linebacking.ir11FiF)ststtilt;PiorbeTiail19tilsvscwapcThe Hornets opened fast. On the second play from scrimmage Halfback Wendell Byrom whirled around San Saba’s right end and galloped 44 yards to the Armadillo 24 before being caught from behind. The San Sabans stalled the Hornets there, but Byrom’s long run still turned out to be touchdown setter-upper after all as four plays later, Walker fumbled a fourth-down punt attempt and the Hornets took possession on the Armadillo 17.Six plays later Byrom burrowed through the line for three yards and the night’s first teedee. Fullback Bob Edwards made a sensational spear of Jimmy Hardie’s pass for the two point conversion and it was 8-0.San Saba tied it up two minutes later as Walker buckled down. He first passed to Halfback Dean Taff! for 17 yards, then faked a throw and sliced through Gatesville’s left end for 37 yards and a first down on the Hornet 2. Halfback Martin Long drove across from there.On the all-important extra-point try. Walker’s jump pass was incomplete. But a Gatesville defender had lined up offside, so the the Hornets were penalized to the 1-yard line and San Saba presented another chance. This time Halfback Calvin Hector dove across and the count was knotted at 8-all.After a scoreless second quarter, fireworks were touched off again midway in the third period.The Summary Gatesville Sen Seba10________first downs_________11199 nat yards rushing 155It______net yard passing________6410_________passas attempted______142 passes completed__________42 passes intercepted by 05 for 19 punts, average.. 1 for 294 for 27 penalties 2 for 104__________fumbles lost__________5G ifitlO!wiBrLiSaGiFrMoody Capers SwatGatesville TeamsBrOiLaFrSaMoody’s varsity basketball teams captured a doubleheader from the Gatesville High School cage squads here Tuesday night, but the Hornets salvaged something from the evening—a triumph by their boys B team.The Moody five romped past the Gatesville boys, 48-34, in the Hornets’ season-opener. Top scorers were Charles Billman of Moody with 24 points and Charles Graham of Gatesville with 13.Despite a 21-point performance from Miss Judy Howell, the Hor-nettes bowed to the Moody lassies, 51-39. Gatesville was leading at halftime, 22-17.In the B team game, the Hornets emerged on top, 46-22. Gatesville’s Joe Carothers scored 10 points, Elmo Powell nine.Read the Messenger ClassifiedsFumble Sets Up TeedeeSan Saba Guard Larry Letbetter snared a Gatesville fumble on the Hornet 20, and that’s all the Armadillos had been waiting for. Hector drove up the middle for five yards, then Walker shot a 10-yard pass to Long. After Long had gained two more at the middle, Walker busted through the left side for three yards and San Saba’s go-ahead tally. Taff kicked the extra point.Three plays following the San Saba kick-off Byron McClellan, the Hornets’ sparkling sophomore halfback. engineered the night’s masterpiece. Taking a quick pitchout, McClellan evaded two San Saba tacklers behind the scrimmage line, then charged down the west sidelines when afforded some daylight by Jackie Terrell’s fine blocking. At the San Saba 30 he faked the Armadillo safetyman out of his hip pads, and sped on across untouched. The run covered 69 yards.Quarterback Joe Carothers was spilled on an attempt to circle right end for the extra point, and from there on in San Saba guard* ed its 1-point lead like it was a uranium deposit.The Hornets tried in vain to crank up their vaunted passing game, a weapon used to pull previous close ones out of the fire this year. But this time Wendell Byrom, rated one of the league’s finest throwers, found himself without a friend as he tried to launch his aerial shots. He was hounded and harried—and often trapped—by fierce San Saba rushers.ProfessionalBusinessDIRECTORYThomson andMcClellanI nsu ranee—Home and FarmLoam 714 East Main 293 Gatesville. TmmGEO. B. PAINTERRealtorOffice in Raj Building STOCK FARMS — RANCHES BUSINESS PROPERTY TTY AND SUBURBAN HOMES Toloohone 344 and 914Brown Abstract Co.T. V. Foot#, Proa. Abstract# of Titlos Photostatic CopiosT18 Leon St.—Ray Bldg—Phone PTwo out of TonGatesville completed only two of ten pass attempts for a total gain of 18 yards. Both the successful shots were thrown by Carothers and caught by Byrom.The statistics supported the story told by the scoreboard. San Saba had 11 first downs to Gates-FRED DYER JR.Lift Insurenco — Group Insurance Annuities — Pension Flam Health and Accident Insurance Cancer Insurance—Trip Insurance 714 MAIN ... PH. 79 Residence Phone 1090Harry W. FlentgeABSTRACTS-TAX RIPORT1 And Photostats of Legal Documents I North Luttorlah—PhonoDr. Oley Beard Jr.CHIROPRACTOROffice Hours:Weekdays—8 a. m. to 6. p. m. Saturdays—8 a. m. to 13 boob OMIco Phono 913, Res. Phono 577-NFORAmicableLife InsuranceGORDON SMITHOffice: 110 N. 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Fri, Nov 21, 1958
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