SPORTS
Looking back: First Bowie coach
This story and photo ran in the July 24, 1958 edition of the Bowie News. It is about Bowie Independent School District’s first football coach, Percy Stallings. If anyone has any stories about Stallings, we would love to hear about it.
A Bowie business man – Percy Stallings – was the first coach in Bowie High School.
Although he gave much of his time to the job he was not paid. He turned out some mighty fine teams from 1912 to 1917 when he was the coach. Bowie played teams from much bigger towns in those days as they did not have organized play for high schools.
Three members of the famous football teams produced by Mr. Stallings went on to live in Bowie – Bob Burgess of the Burgess Funeral Home, Jess Parrish who went on to play semi-pro baseball and C. A. Wilson who became a football star at Austin College and who owned a the Wilson Drug Store.
Those on the first football team coached by Percy Stallings were: Bob Burgess, Claude Buffalo, Emett Archer of Austin, Floyd Archer of Wichita Falls, Weldon Youree of Arizona, Floyd Springer of Wichita Falls, Jack Younger of Amarillo, Dick Gililland of Lawton, Ben Dearmore of Fort Worth, Tom Stephens of San Antonio, Robert Meyer who gave his life for his country, George Barry of Childress, Carl Hare of Lubbock, James Ayres of Fort Worth Jess Parrish of Bowie.
Percy Stallings was an outstanding player on the University of Texas football team and always has been a sports enthusiast, especially as a booster for the Jackrabbits. His high school team was the first team in North Texas to effectively use the forward pass.
“The Jackrabbits received their name from the Decatur fans when we were playing Decatur one time. The boys were moving so fast over the field that they nicknamed them the Jackrabbits,” Stallings said. “In the fourteen years that we played we were only beat one time and that was by Electra.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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