6 man History

[Old Bearkat]

Desdemona, home of the Porkers

 

[Old Bearkat]

The old Eola school. It was closed and merged with Paint Rock in the mid 1970's.

Is part of it still a Steak House?

 

[CT6MFL]

I may have to go poke my nose around.

I believe pieced of these schools are still standing.
Sharp, Tx (I know they played 6 man)
Mound, Tx (near Gatesville) I know they played round ball, I’m not sure on football.
Turnerville, Tx may have something still standing.

 

[CT6MFL]

IRELAND SCHOOL
Marker # 2651
Location: At school site, FM 932 at n city limits
City: Ireland
Marker Erected: 1986
Marker Text:
School classes were first conducted in a church tabernacle when Ireland was
founded in 1911. The town was platted on the Coryell-Hamilton County line and
named for Texas Governor John Ireland (1827-1896). A wooden frame school was
erected in 1914, and in 1921 five acres were purchased at this site for a new
two-story brick school building. Peak enrollment occurred in 1940 when thirty
students graduated. All grades were taught here until 1943 when high school
classes moved to the Jonesboro and Evant Schools. This school closed in 1964,
and the building was demolished in 1984.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/coryel ... istmrk.txt

 

[CT6MFL]

Ok it took me 30 minutes but here is a pick of sharp. I found all the early schools of Milam county on the US genealogy page. haha

http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/milam/ph ... bk/197.jpg

 

[CT6MFL]

1953 Center Point (from the '54 yearbook)

Anyone else notice the diffrence in the papers score and the yearbook for the St Marys game?

 

[CowboyP]

I've found several 1 and 2 point score differences. I give more credit to the score in the yearbook.

 

[Old Bearkat]

1953 Center Point (from the '54 yearbook)

Anyone else notice the diffrence in the papers score and the yearbook for the St Marys game?

Yes. There are several instances.

 

[Knowmystuff]

I have only noticed that about a million times...and the same goes for Newspaper scores and actual game films...go check out what I wrote about games for the 1950 Hobbs team and scores...and the 1982 Lueders-Avoca scores in newspapers and scores on game films are different...one 1990 game - Trinidad v Abbott - newspaper said Trinidad scored 50 points and the the game film has 49...this is due to a kid returning a blocked PAT kick back for a TD...during the game Trinidad was only given 1 point...in the newspaper account Trinidad was given 2 points for it...

If you are just starting out researching these things...scores and stats...you will soon find sometimes finding out the real numbers is a little harder than it seems...

 

[CT6MFL]

You know, with Granger implementing the Blog here at sixmanfootball. One of you or somebody could start a blog and turn all the permission off to it (That way know one can blogjack it). Then build a list of all the historical events you found/find and put them in chronological order. I think it would be kind of neat.

 

[CT6MFL]

Now time to play "Pin the Mascot on the School" out of those 22 schools I listed from 1938...how many mascots can you name???

Flat Yellow Jackets

 

[Old Bearkat]

McCaulley High

 

[Old Bearkat]

Megargel

 

[Old Bearkat]

I think Odell played 6 man for a few years before it closed.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Oklahoma Lane, another extinct 6 man school

 

[Old Bearkat]

An article on Westbrook's 6 man team in the PSAA spring league

 

[Old Bearkat]

From the May 5,1938 article in the Corpus Christi Times

 

[Old Bearkat]

From the Galveston Daily News 5/10/1938

 

[Old Bearkat]

Galveston Daily News 5/22/1938

 

[Old Bearkat]

Another article on preparations for implementing 6 man in Texas, this time in the San Antonio Light.View attachment San Antonio Light 6 man article June 23, 1938.png