The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1973 Page: 4 of 6
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Page 4 TIIK Cl CKO KECOKD ........... 23. 1973
PLENTY OF BLOCKING Although Arthur
Whittington has plenty of yards to account
for. much of his accumulated ground has
come atiout thanks to the blocking of the
rest of the Cuero backfield as shown in a-
bove photo Quarterback Steve Kenne, left,
leads a power play with Tanny Johnson,
right, throwing a key block for Whittington
(40) who is carrying the ball in the Cuero-
Canyon game last Thursday.
JV Mm to 6-0
Junior Varsity Continue Win String,
Freshmen Continue Losing String
Cuero junior varsity kept their
record clean with a 19-6 whip-
ping over Canyon of New Braun-
fels last Saturday Coach Ben
Colwell's crew now stand 6-0
with three games remaining
With one minute left in the
game Kufus Strait darted 25
yards off tackle into the endzone
to break a 6-6 deadlock steming
from the first half Steve Kueck-
er kicked the extra point Strait’s
final quarter jaunt was his sec-
ond of the evening.
Cu. Can.
First downs
13
7
Net yds rushing
205
134
Net yds passing
15
64
Passes attempted
3
9
Passes completed
1
4
Passes had interc.
0
1
Fumbles
4
4
Fumbles lost
1
2
Late in the first quarter Strait
ran~80 yards out of real estate
to put the Gobblers on the score-
board and a 6-0 lead. His deed
was the first play from scrim-
mage for Cuero Canyon con-,
trolled the football most of
the first quarter In all actual-
ity, Cuero held the ball long
enough to run five offensive
plays as the Gobbler defense
played most of the first quar-
ter.
Canyon came back in the
second quarter capping a 65 yard
drive with a seven yard run by
the Cougar quarterback tieing
the score six all.
No scoring was done by either
team the remainder of the first
half or the entire third quarter.
Cuero dug in the third quar-
ter as Canyon came knocking
on the endzone door step but the
Gobbler's defense pushed Can-
yon back and took over due to
loss of downs on the Cuero six
yard line.
Our goal line defense did an
outstanding job," said Colwell
On one other occasion did Cuero
hold on a ' mrth and few to go.
Colwell noted that his offen-
sive unit did not take advantage
of the few fifties they held the
ball despite the first quarter
antics displayed by Rufus Strait.
Throughout the first half Cuero
did not run over 10 plays offen-
sively "We just came through
when it counted," added Colwell.
After Strait had made his final
quarter TD run Canyon moved
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into a desperation offense dis-
playing the ball quite freely
Unfortunately for the Cougars,
Lloyd Wesley took advantage of a
Canyon lob, intercepting a
Cougar pass and returning it 40
yards for an insurance score
with approximately 30 seconds
left to be played.
Cojwell credited the punting
exhibition staged by Glenn
Schultz. Schultz punted three
times (38, 40, and 45) for a 41
yardaverage. "He was responsi-
ble for placing Canyon in poor
field position several times,"
Colwell stated.
Frashma Use
sectad straight
Coach Art Bowers and his
freshmen were not quite so
lucky last Saturday as the
locals lost a heartbreaker to
Canyon 15-14.
For three quarters the Gob-
bler freshmen played par de-
fense holding Canyon scoreless
but it took one complete
qiarter to. get started for
Canyon came out fighting scor-
ing 15 points in the first stan-
za.
Cuero’s Ray Orosco ran back
, the opening kick-off 70 yards
to pay dirt but from then on
it was uphill for the luckless
freshmen who dropped their
first decision three weeks ago
to Columbus 14-6. ’
In the second quarter Cuero
managed another scoring strike
when Ernest Rivera blasted
through the middle for 40
yards and the Gobblers second
score. John' Varella picked up
two extra points with a gratus
run.
The entire second half it
was a battle of defenses
neither team allowing a scor-
ing penetration.
"Defensively we executed
poor tackling," said Bowers.
"Each time they ran with the
Sport Shorts
SERVICES INCOMPLETE
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -
Funeral services were incom-
plete for Charlie Gauer, former
Philadelphia Eagles assistant
coach and player who died
Monday at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital.
Gauer, 52, had been ill for the
past 18 months and was
admitted to the hospital Oct 12
He died of uremia.
DAVIS LOST
ST LOUIS (UPI) — The St
Louis Cardinals say rookie
defensive tackle Don Davis is
likely to miss the remainder of
the season
The Cards announced Monday
Davis would undergo knee
surgery for ligament damage
ball for the biggest part pick-
ed up 10 to 15 yards per
carry”
Cuero will attempt to get
untracted against the Victoria
High freshmen this Thursday
night at Gobbler Stadium be-
ginning at 7 p.m.
SMUAccaaiplishad
Same Geed Things
Said Couth Smith
DALLAS UPI—Dave Smith
says the difference between the
winners and the losers come on
the fourth and twos.
Smith, the coach of the SMU
Mustangs, says there was the
time SMU faced a fourth and
two in Missouri territory a cou-
ple of weeks ago and failed to
make the first down. The Mus-
tangs lost that game 17-7, their
only loss of the season.
But last Saturday against
Rice, SMU faced four fourth
down situations in which the
Mustangs needed either two or
three yards for the first. They
converted every one and won the
game, 27-16.
„ "The big thing about the Rice
game was that we accomplished
some of the things that would
have made a difference against
Missouri when we played them,"
Smith said Monday.
“We were tougher and we rose
up to make the critical downs."
SMU, without its No. 1 quar-
terback, is in the spotlight game
of the Southwest Conference this
weekend. The Mustangs, un-
defeated in conference play, visit
Texas Tech which has one loss.
No team has ever won the SWC
championship which guarantees
a spot in the Cotton Bowl with
two or more defeats.
The Red Raiders unleashed
some muscle of their own last
week, thrashing previously un-
defeated Arizona 31-17.
"We will have to improve de-
fensively overall in a week’s
time," Smith said "I don’t
mean to show a lack of confi-
dence in our defense, but we
haven't been as consistent as I
would like for us to be We have
not played a superb defensive
game yet.”
Keith Bobo, SMU’s starting
quarterback, will miss the next
two games because of a shoulder
separation in the Rice game.
Smith will start a freshman,
Ricky Wesson, at quarterback
against the Raiders.
"Wesson has the ability to
break the game ojien with his
running ability," Smith said.
"He has to improve his passing
and that concerns us "
Wesson, who went in for BoIki
in the first hall of the Rice game,
gained 107 yards running from
the Wishbone
He showed great poise and
great leadership," Smith said.
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be closed for a short time due
to illness.
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CUERO RECORD
SPORTS
✓
SPORTS CAIEHOAR
Tuesday. Oct. 23
Powder Puff Derby, 7 30 p in
Thursday. Oct. 25
Cuero JV at Victoria, 7pm
Victoria freshmen here, 7pm
Victoria 8th grade here, 5 30
pm
Friday. Oct. 26
Judson at Cuero. 8 pm
Samuel Clemens at Canyon, 8
p in . East Central at Gonzales.
8pm San Antonio Southwest
at Crystal City, 8pm, Uvalde
at Fred’sburg, 8 pm, Kerrville
at Pleasanton. 8pm, Edna at
Yoakum. 8pm. Poth at York
town. 8pm
Some Question To Series1 Valuable Player
By Milton Richman
UPI Sports Editor
NEW YORK (UPI) — I
agree
Reggie Jackson WAS the
most exciting, the most danger-
ous performer in the entire
World Series by far, but if you
ask me who was the most
valuable, who was the one guy
who killed the Mets, I’d have to
say it was skinny little Campy
Campaneris.
Soirte other people seem to
share that view, so it looks as if
we have a brand new con-
troversy.
What formed the foundation
for this one was the announce-
ment immediately following
Sunday’s World Series finale in
Oakland designating Reggie
Jackson as the MVP winner of
the new car annually awarded
by Sport Magazine to the
outstanding performer in the
series.
"I spoke to more than a
dozen newspapermen sitting
near me and they named
Jackson overwhelmingly," says
Dick Schaap, editor of the
magazine. "The only one who
argued for Campaneris was
Tony Kubek, and I think he’s
prejudiced because he was a
shortstop."
Saavar Isn't Prejudiced
Tom Seaver is a pitcher, and
he isn’t prejudiced. If he was
inclined to show any partiality
at all, it would be in favor of
Reggie Jackson because the
Oakland slugger had some very
nice things to say about him
both during and after the
series. But Tom Seaver says he
casts his vote for Campaneris.
"He did it for seven games,"
says Seaver. "Reggie did a
great job for them, and when
they needed it, but he came on
strongest at the end."
Bud Harrelson also goes for
Campaneris over Jackson.
"I’m not trying to knock
Reggie or demean the tremen-
dous contribution he made for
them, but I’d have to put
Campaneris first. I think the
magazine chose more on
personality than anything else.
I was on TV with Campy; he’s
from Cuba and doesn’t speak
the best English in the world.
Reggie is something else
completely. Besides being a
terrific ballplayer, he has a
marvelous personality. Look, I
love the guy, but if you ask me
my opinion, who I think was
the MVP, I say Campaneris."
English Didn't Matter
Schaap denies personality
entered into the selection at all.
He says Campy’s English didn’t
matter. ,
"I heard Campaneris was
from Cuba, and if he had won,
we were all set to invite Castro
from Havana when the car is
awarded here Thursday," says
the editor.
Actually, the ideal solution
would be to award both
Jackson and Campaneris cars
"Can’t do that," laughs
Schaap "I remember we ran
into a similar situation last
spring after the Knicks beat the
Lakers for the NBA title We
didn’t know whom to give the
car to. Someone said we
should’ve given out 12 motorcy-
cles. Willis Reed finally was
awarded the car."
The debate over whether
Jackson or Campaneris actual-
ly was the MVP undoubtedly
will go on, but to me the most
underrated player on both sides
was Joe Rudi, the A’s
magnificent leftfielder.
A Ballplayer's Ballplayer
Here is a ballplayer’s ball-
player.
He simply does an excellent
job day in and day out, never
tries to add any embroidery
and is a pure delight to watch.
What’s more, he’s a gentleman
Joe Rudi hit a nice solid 333
for the series and played
leftfield the way he generally
does—perfectly
When it was all over, he
walked over to the Mets
quarters to pay his respects
He hesitated at the door, a bit
self-consciously, until one offi-
cial of the Mets said to him
"It's okay to go in, Joe You
don't have to be afraid.”
Joe Rudi went in
He chatted with several of
the Mets' players, saying to
them, "It could've gone either
way."
. *
He spoke with Felix Millan
and with Tom Seaver.
"You wanna come play for
us, Joe?” said Seaver. "You
can hit. "
Joe Rudi smiled and said
nothing.
The way he plays he doesn't
really have to say much.
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Berner, Homer K. The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1973, newspaper, October 23, 1973; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1099058/m1/4/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.