The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1974 Page: 4 of 4
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WAH WHOOP
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Indians Come Back Swinging
After being knocked to the
floor three straight times the
McMurry Indians staggered to
their feet nnd have come h;ick
swinging
Swinging like with Tesomn
Athletic Conference victories
over Wnylnnd Bnptist (77-00)
nnd Lubbock Christian College
72-52) with n non-lenguo win
over stubborn Austin College
75-G7 sandwiched in between
Going into this past Wednes-
day night's confrontation with
up-and-down Texas Wesley an in
Fort Worth Hershel Kitnhrell
had his Indians at 2 -and- .1 for
conference warfare and 1:1 -and-8
for the season
NORMALLY a sub 500 re-
cord would put your team out in
the cold but in the TAC folks
like Texas Wesley nn. loser of
three league games come up
with stunningupet of front-
running Dallas Baptist and be-
fore you can n "1 don't believe
it." you start believing such
wonders
To no me urpne. junior
guard Hick Penm continue- to
Intramural Basketball
Deadline Friday Noon
Deadline toi entering teams
in the Men Intramural Bas-
ketball race i- noon Monday.
Feb 4. according to dnectoi
Steve Hi-
Applications and rotor sheets
are in Hay-- office in the .) W
Hunt P K Center His office
number i- 1Ji in the northeast
corner of the centei
Intramural pl.i i- -cheduled
to begin Monday night
Bk1!9
RANGERS
& . Si
pour points through the hoop
like water through a high pres-
sure hose He hit for 26 in the
win over Wnylnnd Baptist then
tallied a hard-fought 25 ngainst
Austin College and dumped in
18 in the rout of Lubbock Christ-
ian HIS CAHEKH point total is
now t.-f01 nnd an 18.9 gnme nv-
ernge for 74 games
But suddenly there's emerg-
ing n youngster from Klondike
Tex (population unknown) with
some super talents He's 6-4
forward Cliff Stephens known
as the "Silent One " Stephens a
freshman substitute who red-
shirted last season after a bril-
liant high school career in three
sports popped in 14 points
against Wnylnnd. 14 ngainst
Austin College nnd then
brought the Hunt Center crowd
to its feet Mondny night with n
career high 18 points.
Like a Bill Walton on the
West Const. Stephens does more
than score He plnys sound de-
fense and enn rebound And he
is very quick moving to the
bucket
It was an unusual week for
McMurry College basketball
THE INDIANS shot well
against Wnylnnd Bnptist with
57 per cent from the floor then
went ice cold with 38 per cent in
the Austin College gnme. nnd
then wnrmed up ngnin with 54
for Lubbock Christian
Kimbrell u veternn of 24
yenrs in the coaching ranks
missed his first game as the flu
set in His family doctor re-
quested he miss the Austin Col-
lege trip to Sherman and rest
ARMY ROTC OFFERS OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
CLASSES TAUGHT ON McMURRY CAMPUS
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This is the last
Call TODAY
TAC
KIMHHELLsat b his phone
last Saturday nfternoon nnd got
telephone reports from his
daughter Tommy Kstes called
the shots
Discounting Wednesday s
game at Texas Wesleyan the
conference race was extremeK
tight Midwestern tU-H led
Bethany Nnzarono ifl-2' by
.0346 percentage points while
Dallas Baptist i4-2 fell one-half
gnme buck McMurry i2-;l held
the fourth slot l'v gnmes buck
with Texns Weslexan 1'
Lubbock Christian il-.I1 and
Wnylnnd Bnptist tl-Hi. all two
gnmes behind
Penny moinentnrily enptured
the conference scoi ing lead w ith
a 20 6 game n ernge I le caught
Way land Baptist guard Charles
Fuller who fell below 22 points
for the first time this season
Chris Davis Picked
'Player of the Week';
Rick Penny Nominated
Chris Daxis. Dnllas Baptist
College's veteran guard poured
in a Texonia Athletic Confer
ence record 40 points la-t week
nnd has been named Pl.ixer ot
the Week "
Others nominated were
McMurry guard Hick Pennx.
with 71 points foi the week
.lobn Miller. Bethany
Nazarene forwaid. with clutch
points in narrow winovei Va-
iand Baptist
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EXHIBITION DRILL
for the remaining
schedule
COMPETITION MARKSMANSHIP
week to enroll VETS: Special Deal.
Mabee Hall 677-7281 ext. 717 or 718
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PENNY GOES TO WORK McMurry junior guard Hick
Penny t'20) puts hts moves on Charles Fuller Wnylnnd Bnp-
tist nee guard during action Inst week in the.I.W. Hunt P.E.
Center. Penny hit 26 points while Fuller managed just 1(5.
The Indians won 77-60. (Photo by Billy Adams)
ORIENTATION TOURS
AIRBORNE
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1974, newspaper, January 31, 1974; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth104216/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.