Wins and Losses

The Dallas Morning News, Saturday, September 29, 1962: Jesuit wins 13 - 0 over the Seagoville Dragons for the Rangers’ third straight shutout victory for the 1962 season. The Dragons held the Rangers scoreless for almost first three quarters before Don Erler scored on a 37 yard pass and run play and then Richard Jackson ran a touchdown from the one yard line, both later in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Seagoville made six of their nine first downs, but the Rangers held the line and the Dragons scoreless.

Fast forward 50 years, the Rangers did not do so well last night, losing to Skyline 56 -24.

Back to 1962, the lead national story was the desegregation crisis at the University of Mississippi where the governor tried to block the admission of James Meredith in the face of a court order that Meredith be allowed to register. Ultimately, the force of several hundred U.S. marshals backed by National Guard and regular army troops forced the governor to back down. A Dallas connection was that our own Edwin Walker, a U.S. Army general who retired after being relieved of command in Europe for political indoctrination of soldiers under his command, showed up in support of the segregationists. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and ordered to undergo psychiatric examination. Looking backward, there were quite a few who could have benefited from psychiatric treatment in that regard.

Weather was much as it is today. Highs in the upper 80s; lows in the upper 60s. Mostly fair.

Playing at the Delman theater was The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance with John Wayne, James Stewart, and Lee Marvin. Favorite quote from that flick: "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." For more movies from that year, click here.  

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The Class of 1963: Legendary, indeed.