Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 11, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1974 Page: 4 of 22
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HUCKABAY COACH CHARLES HEARNE - Charles Hearne returned to Huckabay this year after
serving as junior varisty basketball coach in Denton last season. Hearne had coached at Huckabay
perfect 30-0 season.
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COLLEGE PROSPECT - Huckabay’* Randy Spain, a 6-6post
who as a senior “has been averaging 21 points per game and
leading his team in rebounds, has drawn the attention of college
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the new name for The Colonial
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ment by the Tournament
Committee, Tournament Dir-
ector Joe Canker announced
today from Fort Worth, Texas.
"In picking The Colonial
National Tournament’ we are
endeavoring to stay as does as
possible to the original tourna-
ment name", Cauker paid
The May 16-19 tournament at
Colonial Country Club in Fort
Worth was designated last week
as one of three “super'
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tour. PGA Tournament Players
Division selected Colonial,
along with the Kemper Open-
and the World Open, as
tournaments in which the 144
top golf professionals are so
obligated to play.
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Chib Manager.
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Texas has won the past six shown an interst in Spain.
football titles in the Southwest .. . 2 1
Conference "Randy has the type of
______ ' attitude college scouts are
Harness drivers Joe O’Brien looking for," Hearne said,
and Tom Wilburn were to- One thing aside from hisg
volved in three dead heats at basketball skill which makes
Hollywood Park to California Spain an attractive college,
between mid-October and mid- prospect is his wademir J
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tied the record for most ap-
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pitcher by getting in 65 games.
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tournament has been increased
from $150,000 to $250,000,
making the tourney one of the
most lucrative on the 1974 tour.
"With The Colonial National
and its new format, large purse
of top stars, I
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will benefit. Since all profes-
sionals will be to Texas for The
Colonial National, it will be
convenient for them to play to
Dallas and Houston as well ”
Cauker added.
, Members of the 1974 Tour-
nament Committee have also
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I Bill Adams, William R. Belton,
— James A. Byron, Guy Craw.
ford, Byron L. (Pete) Davis,
James C. Fuller.
Jordan A. Jones Jr., Kenneth
W Kerr, Darrell I ester, Joe K.
Matthews, Foist Motheral.
Jon M Payne Jr., GJ. Post
Jr., Stuart S. Shult, William W.
Spears, and Curtis Thomas.
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Coach Charles Hearne at-
tributes a good portion of the When taking a look at
Indians’ success to depth Huckabay* record for this
Huckabay is able to field both season and last, one caanot
a varsity and junior varsity ignore Randy Spain, a senior ‘
team Hearne feels this post, who has been averaging
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By Mike Mathis Thursday afternoon, the and poet spot has been the appearance in that capacity junior varsity basketball
At first glance, the fact that Indians riding the crest of No. 2 scorer this year. Rex, during the Stephenville Invite- coach in Denton test irai— J
there are 19 boys participat- perfect 290 season record 6-2 and still growing, has tional Tournament, which was Hearne had spent three yean -I
tag in high school basketball were preparing for Friday’s been averaging 17 points per held the first week in at Huckabay before making
at Huckabay does not seem District 23-B meeting with outing. December. the move.to.Denton. Hearne si
extremely significant. Strawn. Huckabay was going The Spains are joined on The other starting member who would still pass for a C
On the other hand, when into the Strawn game 3-0 in the court by another brother of the Indian entourage to college basketball player to a
you stop to consider there are district play and tied with act Gary Campos and young- Walter Lowe. Lowe, a 5-11 1968 graduate of ACC where
only some 28 boys enrolled in Lipan for the 23-B lead. er brother Celso make up senior, to also a double figure he earned two letters in the
high school at Huckabay, the Last year, the Indians with speed what they lack in scorer. "Walter to our best sportHe also received two
number becomes pretty im- advanced to the regional height. Gary to a 5-8 junior man on defense," Hearne basketbaU letters from the
pressive. In all 12 grades of tournament but were defeated while Celso is a 54 sopho- contended. junior college he attended
the Huckabay school system, their first outing there by more. Both boys are consis- Hearne who began his before transferring to ACC
there are only 142 total Megargel. Huckabay finished tenely to the double figure coaching career in his home- Hearne talked briefly about
students ___________ the season 31-11. scoring bracket Selso to hte town of Milsap returned to coaching at a smalli rural
only sophomore starter on the Huckabay this year after a school such as Huckabay.
squad He made his first year’s absence He was a "Kids here are more appre-
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they work harder than the
greatly enhances the building 21 P0^ per game this year,
of an effective basketball Spain is also averaging 124
program rebounds per game also
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_____ on the boards.
Kevin Billerman, a junior Cliege sconte Laye Leen
from Bricktown, N. J., captains Goege -Susahaye..been
Duke’s basketbaU team • cropping up to look at the 84
"m—" lad from the little country
Alabama has won the South- school. According to Hearne,'
eastern Conference football title people from Howard Payne,
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Morehart, John. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 11, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1974, newspaper, January 13, 1974; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1500254/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.