The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1978 Page: 11 of 30
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PAGE E1GHT-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 1,1978
■■■The Cherokeean
SPORTS
Rusk Eagles Outscore Van
Bi-District Champs...Fourth Straight Time!!!
KILGORE-Rusk's Eag-
les exploded for three runs
in the bottom of the sixth
inning here Thursday to
break a 1-1 deadlock with
Van and advance to the
Bi-District play-offs with
Hooks.
Pat Richey and Robby
Fountain, both seniora-boto
1978 Bi-Diatrict Champs
photoby<
Rusk Eagles baseball squad for 1978 are, front row, l-r,
Bret Nations, Sonny llassell, Greg Clay. Tommy Corley,
Daniel New, Scott McNair, Sam Fowler. Glen
Middleton. Ben Terry; second row. Kirk Stanley, Roger
llassell. Tommy Williams. Robby Fountain, Ricky
Foster, David Draper, Pat Richey, Bill Flnley, Gary
Cornelius and Coach Gary Turner.
Hooks Wins First Game
HOOKS- Coach Gary
Turner's Eagle got behind
early in their best of three
Regional baseball game
with the Hooks Hornet
Tuesday and could not
make up the lost ground
losing 6 3
Rusk will host Hook in a
4pm game today at Dick
inaon Field for the second
game of the best o(-three
series 1Í Rusk should win,
a third game will be piayed
Immediately after the first
contest to decide who is the
Regional Champion
Hooks had eight stolen
bases during the encounter
Tuesday and was able to
put five men on base
through walks to spell the
difference in the game The
Hornets rapped the Eagle
pitchers for seven hits and
only left two men stranded
on base
Meanwhile. Rusk could
only manage one stolen
base and left 10 men stand
ing on base Eagle swatters
did well at the plate as they
collected six hits and their
defense looked good as only
one error was committed
Unfortunately. Hooks was
able to capitalize on that
throwing error to score a
run
Hooks' Jeff Thomas
struck out seven Rusk bat
ters in route to the win
while Rusk's Pat Richey
and Ricky Foster com
bined for six strike outs
The Hornets jumped on
the Eagles in the first
inning of action by scoring
three runs Three walks in
the first frame resulted in
all three Hornets who
walked scoring Richey
struck out two Hooks bat-
ters at the end of the inning
to put the uprising down
Hornets finished their
scoring in the second inn
ing with three more runs
Doug Gray belted a home
run which scored Anthony
Goolsby who had walked
just before Gray came to
bat Jim Oliver scored for
the Hornets final run as he
got on base by rapping a
double, stole third and
came home on an infield
single
The Eagles left one man
on base in the first inning;
two in the third, one in the
fourth; two in the fifth; two
in the sixth; and two in the
seventh. Rusk scored
single runs in the fifth,
sixth and seventh innings.
David Draper drove Bret
Nations in for the Eagles'
first score in the top of the
fifth inning. Rusk lost a
golden opportunity In the
sixth frame as they loaded
Eagle Baseball Team
Continues To Win
the bases with no outs and
could only come up with a
single run. Hooks' Jeff
Thomas fanned two Rusk
batters before a passed ball
got by his catcher scoring
Gary Cornelius for Rusk's
second run. A pop-up ended
the inning.
With two men on base in
the final inning, Cornelius
flied out to centerfield scor-
ing David Draper, who had
reached base on a walk.
Richey grounded out to end
the inning.
Rusk now sports a 22-7
season mark while the Hor-
nets boast a 19-5 slate.
quarterbacks for the foot-
ball squad last season-both
Honor students, combined
to pitch a three-hit ball-
game, allowed only one run
to cross the plate in seven
innings and didn't walk one
batter.
Walks killed theEagles in
the second game of the
iirue-game series at Van
May 23 as three Vandal
runs scored on basis-
ioaded walks. Rusk's pit-
ching tightened up in the
third game and the Eagles
defense stopped the Van-
dals cold.
Eagle batters collected
nine hits on the day.
Richey. Fountain and
sophomore Bret Nations
led the team with two hits a
piece. Others getting hits
were Greg Clay, Roger
Hassell and David Draper.
Van scored its first and
last run of the game in the
top of the first inning as
Tracy Wiggins raced to
first on a bobbled infield hit
to Roger Hassell. Billy
McClanahan moved Wig-
gins around to third with a
single to right field. With
runners on first and, third,
Robin Krouse and Wiggins
combined on a bunt and run
play which scored Wiggins.
Fountain, who started
the game on the mound for
the Eagles, scattered the
remaining hits in the inning
and the Eagles defense
took care of the next two
batters. Defense was the
name of the game through
the fourth inning as both
te.. played superb defen-
sive ball.
The Vandals threatened
to score in the top of the
fourth inning with men on
third and second and one
out. Richey came on in
relief of Fountain and pro-
ceeded to fan the next two
i>.itters to get Rusk out of
the inning unscathed.
Fountain returned the
lav or in the bottom of the
fourth inning by lacing a
single to left field which
•ored Richey to tie the
game up, 1-1.
Neither team scored
until Rusk came to
bat in the bottom of the
sixth inning. Gary Cor-
n< lius started out the inn-
ing by grounding out to the
shortstop. Richey singled
to left field. Tommy Wil-
liams popped out
but Richey was able to
steal second on the play.
The Fountain • Richey
combination worked like a
charm again as Fountain
doubled to left field scoring
Richey and breaking the
tie. 2-1. Greg Clay hit a
sin it to left field which the
fielder bobbled scoring the
fleet-footed Fountain, 8-1.
Roger Hassell rounded out
the inning with a hit over
the second baseman's head
which scored Clay.
Coach Gary Turner's
Eagles shut the Vandals
out in the seventh inning to
take their 22nd win of the
season against only six
losses.
"A" Team
Farm League
DATE
TEAMS
TIME
June 6
Dodgers-Eagles
6:00
Lions-Tigers
8:00
June 13
Tigers-Eagles
6:00
Dodgers-Lions
8:00
June 20
Eagles-Tigers
6:00
Lions-Dodgers
8:00
June 27
Tigers-Lions
6:00
Eagles-Dodgers
8:00
July 6
Dodgers-Tigers
6:00
Lions-Eagles
8:00
All games will be played on
the Little League baseball
field.
Rusk League Action
Baseball Results
Farm League
Tigers vs. Dodgers: These
two teams ended their
Tuesday night battle in a
deadlock, 14-14. The game
was called due to time. The
game will not be played off.
Tigers vs. Dodgers:
These two teams ended
their Tuesday night battle
in a deadlock, 14-14. The
game was called off due to
time. The game will not be
played off.
Eagles vs. Lions: The
Eagles defeated the Lions
17-16 in this hotly contested
game.
Girla Softball
Captains vs.
Grasshoppers: The
Grasshoppers slipped by
the Captains 13-12. Sherry
Norton hit a three-run
homer for the Captains to
keep them close.
Go Getters vs.
Roadrunners: Go Getters
whipped the Roadrunners
11-9. Beth Norman excited
the crowd with a grand
slam home run for the
Roadrunners
Golf Tourney Slated
Winning is as easy as
fnlliriK off a log at Rusk
lliRh School if baseball is
the subject at hand
In winning the Hi-District
Championship last week,
Coach Gary Turner's Eag-
les merely repeated what
they have done in '75, '76
and '77 Two seniors on the
Rusk baseball squad-
Robby Fountain and Pat
Richey-havebeen on three
. ..nsecutive Bi-District
Wrestlers to Appear
In Rusk June 10
The likes of Killer Karl
Krupp. Big Had Leroy
Brown and Bruiser Brody
will lie in Rusk's Musick
Stadium Saturday. June 10,
for exhibition wrestling
The action starts at 8
p m and is sponsored by
i lu- Rusk Band Booster
Club in cooperation with
Southwest Sports, Inc of
Dallas Tickets are for
ringside and %2 for general
admission and may be
Kllfor Karl Krupp
Hm gentleman with the evil «mile above will be one of tlx
wrestlers listed to be In Rusk at Mustek Stadium fer a
wrestling esMMtlen at • p m. Saturday. June 16.
picked up prior to the
matches at Buckhorn's
Grocery or the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce
The well-known Von
Erich brothers. Kevin and
David, sons of American
wrestling champion Fritz
Von Erich, will be in action
on the wrestling card
Kevin Von Erich will
headline against longtime
rival. Karl Krupp, the
visiting champion from
Germany. Krupp and his
foe both employ dangerous
claw holds
David Von Erich, twice
an All-State basketball star
before turning to the pro
mat, will take on huge
Bruiser Brody. the 320-
pound bearded rough-
houser who twice took the
U S title from Fritz
Leroy Brown, the 340-
pound black wrestler from
Chicago who learned his
fighting techniques Trom
his controversial manager
Gary Hart, will meet all
time favorite Al Madril
Brown cracked Madril's
Jaw in a bout two months
ago
In a bonus event. David
Von Erich and Madril will
team against Brown and
Brody in a tag team match.
Area residents are urged
to attend the wrestling
matches for the pure
enjoyment of the events
with the profits from the
night going towards
purchasing new band
uniforms (or the Rusk High
School Hand
winners and, of course,
three District 12-AA Cham-
pionship teams.
In Bi-District competi-
tion, the Eagles faced
Grand Saline in '75, Canton
in '76. Brownsboro in '77
and Van in '78 In Regional
play, the Rusk batsmen
have gone up against New
Boston in '75 Gladewater in
70. Linden-Kildare in '77
and now Hooks in '78. Prior
to this year, the Eagles
have only won the Regional
Play-offs once., in '76
against the Gladewater
Hears.
Each year the Eagles
face a different opponent in
Hi District and Regional
competition. But consisten-
tly. the Rusk squad has
lx en the one to beat from
District 12-AA Counting
the game against Hooks
Hornets this week, the
Rusk Eagles have
compiled an impressive 79
wins and 25 losses in the
last four years That
averages out to almost
20 wins a year!
Won-loss records over
the lasi four years are 17-5
in '75, 19-5 in*'7C, 21-9 in '77
2nd, presently, 22-7 for '78
Each year the Eagles'
record seems to get better.
Regional is as far as
Class AA baseball clubs
have been able to advance
to in years past in accor-
dance with rules set down
m Hie University Inter-
si holastic League , but
beginning next year Class
\A schools have a chance
to go all the way to State
Play-offs.
With Rusk the seemingly
perennial baseball power
in District 12-AA, next sea-
son should bring new hori-
zons for the Eagles to
conquer especially when
it's taken into considera-
tion five of this year's
starters will be returning
next season They are Bill
Fmlev, a sophomore; Bret
Nations, a sophomore;
Roger llassell, a junior;
Tommy Williams, a sopho
more, and Gary Cornelius,
a junior
Games Cancelled
All Summer Baseball
Prog am games slated
for tonight have been
cancelled due to the Re-
gional baseball game
between Rusk and
Hooks at Dickinson
Field.
..The games will be
made up at a later date.
The first annual Crippled
Children's Golf Tourna-
ment will be held Thursday
and Friday, June 8-9 at the
New Birmingham Golf
Course in Rusk.
Entry fee for the two-day
tournament will be $20 with
all money going to the
Easter Seal Society. Three
trophies will be given in
each of three flights which
will be determined by the
first day's scores. No
handicaps will be allowed
in the tournament.
Entry deadline is June 6.
Tee-off times each day will
beat8:30a.m. Groups may
play anytime during the
two days.
To enter, send name,
address and entry fee to
Jon Kelsey, New Southern
Motor Hotel, U.S. 69 South,
South, Rusk, Texas 75785.
Make checks payable to the
Easter Seal Society.
YOU DECIDE
On June 3, Texas voters will elect one
of two men as the Democratic candidate
for Railroad Commissioner:
Sadler, 70, is a twice-
clefeateB former Land commissioner.
Here's what three of the state's leading
newspapers have to say about him:
The Austin American-Statesman:
"Voters deserve to know whom they
will be choosing between in the runoff
June 3. Poerner is not a household
name; Sadler is. But Sadler has a sorry
record in state government. He is the
only person ever censured by the Texas
House of Representatives (for failure to
cooperate with an investigation). He
became notorious for attempting to
choke then-State Rep. Jake johnson.
He was defeated at the polls in 1970
and lost to Jon Newton in a race for
Railroad Commissioner in 1976. And
now he's back again."
The Dallas Times Herald: "Sadler
has made Texas government a universal
target of ridicule and derision."
The San Angelo Standard Times:
"Under Sadler, the Railroad Commis-
sion just might become the laughing
stock he once made of the General
Land Office."
IS THERE REALLY ANY CHOICE?
The Railroad Commission regulates the
oil, gas and transportation industries in
Texas. Our energy and utility rate prob-
lems demand vigorous and responsible
leadership. We need John Poerner to
fight for fexas and protect what is right-
fully ours.
John Poemer,45. is a
spected businessman and rancher. John
Poerner was elected to three successive
terms in the Texas House before being
named Executive Director of the Gover-
nor's Committee on Aging and Director,
Education Resources of Texas.
His honors include being named
"Citizen of the Year" in his hometown
of Hondo, receiving a "Distinguished
Legislator" award from the Vocational
Agriculture Teachers Association, and
being named to the "Agriculture Hall of
Fame" at Southwest Texas State Uni-
versity.
He was recently appointed to the
Railroad Commission by the Governor.
"Poerner is a solid, competent indi-
vidual with a record of 10 years of dedi-
cated public service," says the Houston
Chronicle. "(We urge) his election."
„ John
Fqebmer
Texas Railroad Commission
VOTE June 3 in the
Democratic Primary
Runoff
N pal. ad. to «tec* lohn Pomrm
Hit
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