6 man History

[sinfonian]

I show Elmdale as having been scheduled to play some sixman games in 1939, but no scores. Do you know if they ever actually played any games?

 

[Old Bearkat]

No clue as of yet......

Where is Elmdale?

 

[CT6MFL]

5/10 Miles, SE of Abilene of FM 18. Headed towards Clyde.

Taylor County

Look at Wednesday 27 Sep 1939 Abilene Reporter News (Page 2). They were slated to play in the Taylor County loop (8 Teams).

 

[Leman Saunders]

I have the same article and never found a score for them so I am guessing they never played as the ARN carried that league very well at the time.

 

[Little Doc]

Bill Hart, former sports writer for Abilene Reporter, might be a good source of info.??

 

[CT6MFL]

passed away last April

 

[Old Bearkat]

The Archive has the Quanah papers in it now, and I found several games for King High School and one that mentions Five-In-One on October 20, 1938.

 

[Old Bearkat]

King High's mascot was the Wolves. Fairview was the Polar Bears.

 

[sinfonian]

Where was King located? And was that Fairview near McKinney?

 

[Old Bearkat]

Both are in Hardeman County near Quanah.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Not quite 6 man, but both these schools eventually became 6 man schools.

According to an article in the 11/5/1946 Abilene Reporter-News, Eola FB Ladis Motl had been complaining to the referee about Christoval holding. When they broke from the huddle, he again complained to the ref, and asked what the penalty for holding was, then walked up to the center, loudly told him to ""Give me the ball. If he won't penalize them, I will."" He then took the ball and started pacing off 15 yards, pushing several Christoval players out of the way. As soon as he stepped off 10 yards, he was in the clear, and took off running for the end zone. The officials let the play stand and Eola scored the winning touchdown on one of the neatest trick plays I have ever heard about.

Both schools were playing 11 man ball until 1949.

 

[CT6MFL]

Like OBK mentioned close to Quanah. Kings Hill Road and FM 2006

 

[Leman Saunders]

What are we loading scores for "East Chamers High School in Winnie Tx as? Have complete 1937 and 1938 seasons to load (1938 was 6man)

 

[Old Bearkat]

Winnie. East Chambers probably came about as the consolidation of Winnie, Stowall, and Seabreeze.

 

[sinfonian]

Do you know the location of Fairview?

 

[Old Bearkat]

Do you know the location of Fairview?

No, I bet it was just a rural school, no town.

 

[CT6MFL]

Its in Collin County, part of the DFW metro area, it lies between Allen and McKinney.

 

[CT6MFL]

After further research there were 3 Fairviews in texas and one time.

I can only find 1 of the others 2, there was a Fairview in Wilson County just south of San Antonio. Search for Floresville, TX. The Fairview in that location migrated its congregation with Floresville in 1955.

From Texas Escapes

Settlement began around the late 1850s in this predominately German/ Polish region of Texas. The local landmark of the “Old Rock Church” was once the site of vigilante trials, headed by Charles Westermann and Drake Gilliland.

A post office was granted by 1868, and with this anchor, the town started growing. In the early 1890s, the population was still a modest 100, but the residents were serviced by no less than three general stores and essential businesses.

By the mid 1890s, the community had built a school. Sixty-seven students were taught by two teachers. In 1908 mail was routed through Floresville and the Fairview post office closed. The town entered into a decline even before the Great Depression and shortly after WWII there were only 50 residents to give their names to the census enumerator.

Fairview’s decline has been reversed in recent years and by 1990 it had increased to 322 people, served by several businesses and two churches. The same number of people appear on the 2006 state map

 

[Leman Saunders]

ya there are many Fairviews or were many in Texas

 

[Old Bearkat]

This one was in Hardeman County, as there was an article in one of the 1938 or 39 Quanah paper editions about the county superintendent having a meeting with the principals of all the schools in the county. Fairview was mentioned.