The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 1964 Page: 4 of 4
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THE PLAINSMEN PRESS
TUESDAY, MAY 19,1964
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Baseball Team Nips Odessa
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not prove fatal to South Plains.
Tuesday, May 5, saw Amar-
smashed a three-run homer to
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and 7-6 in nine innings. Amar-
illo collected half of their runs
in the first game on wid-blow
hits and the other half on Tex-
an errors.
Amarillo scored nine runs on
three hits in the third inning
of the first game to put things
hits.
For the day, Simpson, Smith,
and Hudgins all had three hits
while Zachary, Smith, and Ba-
ker each collected two. Cates,
Green, Lamm and Wiley all got
Smith paced the Texans with
three hits for the day. Jones
collected two hits. Hudgins, Zac-
hary, Lamm, Green, Baker, Wil-
ey, Simpson, and Baiza each had
one hit.
Graduation Gifts for Everyone
COSTUME JEWELRY — WATCHES
RINGS — BACELETS — CHARMS
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Wallace Theatre Building
FREE ENGRAVING AND GOLD STAMPING
OUTSTANDING ATHLETE — Coach Bill Powell is pic-
tured as he presents sophomore Max Swinburn with a
trophy for being the outstanding athlete. The Presen-
tation was made at the Texan Sports Banquet.
Texans Lose To Amarillo
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Pitch Games i
Saturday May 9 was a day of
19 runs on 15 hits and 2 errors.
SPC got 4 runs on 6 hits and
6 errors. Smith blasted a 2-run
homer in the sixth, but by that
time too much damage had al-
ready been done. Green was
charged with the loss.
Two Amarillo homers tied the
second game going into the
fourth inning SPC managed to
score one run before Jones
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outs, Jones drove in another.
This was all the margin Cates
needed as he put down Odessa
with 1 run on 7 hits and had 3
errors Committed behind him.
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that we have “backers” like
Arnold’s. All institutions need
support and it never goes un-
noticed.
I think that everyone will a-
gree with me that in all this has
been a very rewarding year. We
sophomores are leaving this
week and some of us will pro-
bably be back though I hope it
is only for homecoming in-
stead of not being able to take
a senior colege. We have got-
ten the best preparation we
could ask for.
I don’t really think we will be
able to find too many Mrs. Wat-
sons, Shortys, or faculties, and
administrators like we have
here. In talking to past grad-
uates, I know this to be true.
And whether you want to be-
lieve it or not, we have pretty
great dorm matrons who put
up with everything from gen-
eral whining to measles and yet
stay on for the next year.
Kenneth Welch, as our Stu-
dent Association President, can-
not go without recognition. He
has doe an exceptional job and
I hope you all join me in
thanking him.
There is one more person I
want to thank and then I will
shut-up. I want to express my
gratitude along with the rest of
the paper staff of Mr. Cearley,
our staff sponsor. Few of you
know the work that this man
puts in each week without cre-
dit or recognition and we want
him to know how much we ap-
preciate it. Without him there
would be a very inactive paper.
We may be a small group but
he keeps us happy.
By now you are probably very
disgusted with me but I hope
that you all can find reason to
go along with what I have said.
Remember Arnold’s for quali-
ty clothing.
Levelland Savings And Loan
"Serving the Land of Achievement"
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goes onatsouthPlains College. South Plains got 3 runs on 6
It makes one feel good to know
kept pecking away and tied the
score in the seventh. Then in
the ninth, they scored what
proved to be the winning run.
South Plains tried desperate-
ly to win as they put runners
on first and third with one
out, but Simpson bounced into
illo College, with the help of the put SPC ahead 6-2. Amarillo
sand, blast South Plains 19-4
And, third, SPC defeated Odes-
sa in both ends of a double head-
er 8-5 and 3-1.
The first game saw Odessa
score three runs in the fourth
inning to tie the score and one
in the fifth to go ahead. But in
the sixth Hudgins blasted a
wrong-field homer . to put SPC
ahead 5-4. Odessa tied the score
in the seventh to send the ball
game into overtime.
Pitcher Jimmy Green led off
with a single, Hudgins doubled,
and Baker followed with a two-
run single. Wiley later drove
him home with another single.
Green (3-4) was the winner.
South Plains collected 8 runs
on 13 hits and 2 errors while
Odessa got 5 runs on 10 hits and
2 errors.
Sixteen Texans went down via
the strike out route in the sec-
ond game, but the hits came
when they were needed. Pitch-
er Larry Cates tripled home
one run in the third. In the fifth
Simpson and Zachary singled,
and with one out. Hudges drove
in one run, ad with two
oddities. First, every Texan who g
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hit. Second, the two-out jinx did ;
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.a double play to end the game,
on ice. Amarillo wound up with Jones was the loser in relief.
Bowers Blabs
I would like to dedicate my
column this week to nostalgia.
I hate to do this to you but ra-
ther than cut at people I think
that it is important to review
this past year and pass out a
tad of graditude.
First, this column of trite,
cutting, little remarks was de-
signed to get more people to
read the paper. I hope that this
end has been achieved without
■too many squashed bubbles.
Second, I want to thank the
people I have picked on for
their wonderful sense of humor
and the attribute of being able
to take a joke. I heard only two
complaints the whole year. I
especially want to thank the
staff in the cafeteria for their
unbelievable patience with me.
Third, I want to thank the
faculty as a whole for not sq-
uelching me as they could and
in some cases should have.
My biggest thanks go to Ar-
nold’s Department Store for
sponsoring and paying for this
column. They are truly the
greatest sports of all, and in do-
ing this for the paper they show
their sincere interest in what
one safety. This makes the
Texans conference record 7-11.
NM Eastern
Nips Texans
South Plains could do nothing
right May 12 at Portales as
Eastern N.M. varsity defeated
the Texans 5-0, and 7-0.
Errors played a major role in
the first game as Green pitched
shutout ball until the fourth
when ENMU scored two unearn-
ed runs. NM added three more
in the sixth. SPC got started in
the seventh as Smith and Dobbs
singled and Zachary walked.
Green bounced into a double
play to end the game, ENMU
had 5 runs on 9 hits and 1 error
as SPC got no runs on 4 hits
and 3 errors.
A triple play by South Plains
highlighted the second game.
With runners on first and se-
cond in the fourth inning, Dobbs
caught a fly ball around his
knees, fired to Lamm, who
touched second, and then threw
to Zachry to complete the triple
play. However, SPC did not have
enough of this type play and
went down in defeat 7-0. ENMU
got 7 runs, 10 hits with 2 errors
while SPC had no runs, 7 hits
and 4 errors.
For the day Smith led the
Texan attack with three hits.
Paul Dobbs contributed 2 hits
as he had his finest day of the
season.
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The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 1964, newspaper, May 19, 1964; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1476277/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.