Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 1969 Page: 7 of 10
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batted 276 lifetime and hit 242
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Tuesday’s Results
TWILIGHT
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Berta Crutsinger 504-
DeViney 465-171
GUYS AND GALS - Ken
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Tuesday's Results
Minnesota 113 New York 104 the Cooperstown N Y. shrine
after having fallen eight votes
Only game scheduled.
MAVERICK - A J Dicker
Musial set 64 individual rec-
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In 8-AA Tie
District 9-A Lead
SUNSET — Joyce Garner 506-
runs
205: Berta Crutsinger 492-200; laced Cisco 75-59 here Taes-
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McKee 459-165
popped the cords for 16 points
Dennis Gleaton 557-205: Jerry Clyde all stand 3-1 in district
Goldthwaite
OUTCAST
Gary Joiner
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Bowen Eyes TCU
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San Sabans Roll
seven touchdowns.
He is the son of Mrs Gwen
HE UNISHED with 265 yards Bowen, a teacher in the Brown-
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MUSIAL, CAMPY
Old Rivals Hall Teammates
Exams Slow Cage
Pace in Lone Star
C onnaway
"‘Totals;
8-AA basketball lead.
Comanche. Granbury, and
Sinatra Wants
Shot at Dolphins
MIAMI I API — Frank Sinatra
and a Miami businessman are
Brownwood
Keg Chart
Last week's bowling results
BANGS CONTINUED to run
wild in girls play putting four
into the double figures in a
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Comanche Stays Cross Plains Has
Brownwood
Breckenridge
BROWNWOOD
BAYOU — Jerry Barker 601-
219; J. L Newhouse 564-204.
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Bowen, a 6-4, 205-pounder who
Score bv Qtrs
Brownwood 8
Breckenridge •
THE DRAGONS. leading
Goldthwaite by only 36-34 after
three periods, broke the game
wide open with a. 26-13 tear in
the fourth quarter
Bobby Nelson led the Dra-
Johnson is leading with an aver-
age of 151 Davis is next up
at 137
Texas A & Is Javelinas held
on to their lead in team de-
fense. showing a yield of 71 0
points a game after 13 outings
Southwest Texas is next at 72 3
Angelo State leads the field
those New York Mets, terrific "
Get the idea’
Callaway 549-201
SrRIKETTE - Chic Owens
444-182 Esther Faltys 422-155;
Lucy Burleson 418-168; Connye
Ballard 385-160
PINCRACKERS—Dennis De-
Viney 228-119; Ralph Owens 203-
117; Ramona Matthews 198-123;
Pam Patterson 133-73
timely assist from the Bangs
Dragons stands alone at t h e
top of District 9-A basketball
standings today.
While Bangs was handing
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Bowen
Carmichael
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Young
Jennings
Thomoson
Hunter
Whisnant
Sims
Hollingshead
George
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He also paid tribute to his co-
entrant into the Hall Musial,” Virginia Norris 485-167
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Fame Tuesday Stan the Man. 48 who retired in
A record panel of 340 veteran 1963 and now is a Cardinal vice at Mercury Lanes
score mounted to 44-9 wtih
3 04 left in the half Martin had
all his regulars on .the bench .
It was 60-21 three minutes
deep in the third when,Lion
regulars were summontd to the
bench for good Reserves out-
scored the Bucks 29-11 the rest
of the way
Brownwood, getting tons of
cinch layups and other good
shots canned a blazing 57 7 per
cent of its shots, making good
on 41 of 71
Lions Blast Bucks;
Mineral Wells Next
FRED TAYLOR AND LANE BOWEN
. . . Brownwool all-stater TCU-bound
Campanella, one of the finest
Dell Bomar 475-186.
day night. Lions go to Mineral Wells
for crucial zone game Friday night.
(Bulletin Photo)
■ .poor got poorer inBrowtwood ford 76-60 • Brownwood makes ’
. I Cliseum Tuesday night as the what could be its last stand
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loss 62-47. Cross Plains was
running its record to 3-0 by
pounding Santa Anna 79-36
Bangs now trails Cross Plains
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wane stands 1-1 and very much
in contention.
New York 113. Seattle 196
Baltimore 116. Chicago 103
San Diego 124. Atlanta 163
Cincinnati 113. San Francisco
107, overtime
Only games scheduled
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Santa Anna s girls roared to
a 60-44 victory over Cross
Plains behind the 32-point shoot-
ing of Vicki Neff.
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while Maurice Huggins and Cop V'ball Wins
one much time to ask a ques-
tion It was Stengelese at its fin-
est
An executive with the New
York baseball Mets. the club s
first manager 10 years ago, por-
tions of Casey s leogthy seldom
interrupted remaks involved the
team . . ,
"The Mets never had a Hall of
Fame player until I got in, but
Seaver Seaver is a fine pitcher
which if he hasn t had a w inning
season yet he will have this
year, meaning he'll win more
than he loses, and Hodges was a
great first baseman who could
move his foot quick off the bag
and he s a good teacher for our
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Chrane 698-222. Dale Purcell
519-235: Annie Doud 493-168:
ords that still stand including son 472-189; Gary Parker 463-
NLQ career marks for hits, 3,630, 168: Ronnie Freeman 454-177;
and runs batted in. 1.951 He Scott Elson 396-155
compiled a lifetime batting av- SIESTA — Ferryle Hamby
erage of 331, with a 1948 high of 483-188 Peanny Baird 463 162
376. and led the league's hitters Ann Lee 463-159; Berta Crut-
seven times He hit 475 home singer 457-169
members of the Baseball Writ president "I was just con BLUEBONNET TRIO — Ar-
ers Association of America cerned about being voted in A thur Durtschi 572-196: Nelson
Turnbow 547-190; Alton Cle-
408-142: Billy Beene 386-147;
Sarabeth Lynn 338-125; Denise
Hamlett 292-126
ALLEY CATS - Bruce
Hatch 416-195. Randy James
414-154; Vanessa Butler 411-142;
Ann Baird 382-143..
Simmons
Stephen F Austin still leads
in team field goal shooting with
a .545 per cent reading The
Lumberjacks have dropped in
521 of 956 attempts
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Betty day night io remain in a
three-way tie for' the District
Cross Plains, thank- to a Bishop an# James MacMillan
The Cardinals. Mod Squad
and Blue Birds captured vic- the Mod Squad bounced t h e
tones Tuesday night in city Matadors 15-12. 15-12 and 159,
women s volleyball activity and the Blue Birds raced past
The Cardinals rolled over the the Copper Heads 15-10, 15-8
Rounders 15-0, 15-3 and 15-0, and 15-5
LION ON THE LOOSE—Brownwood's
Albert Jennings sails between two
Buckaroos to sink driving layup in
89-32 rout of Breckenridge here Tues-
said Campanella, "was not only EARLY BIRD — Bettie
one of the-most outstanding hit- herby 473 172: Peanny Baird
ters, but one of the top gentle- 465-183: Helen Milier 464-198.
men in the National League." Helen Medley 460-218
NACOGDOCHES - Activity
throughout the Lone Star Con-
ference has slowed virtually to
a snail's pace this week, due to
semester examinations
But by this weekend when
the pace increases. Howard
Payne will have the leagues
top scorer. Southwest Texas
State the circuit s top free
throw marksman and Stephen
F Austin s Lumberjacks will
claim individual bests in field
goal percentage and rebound-
ing
Musial was swept into the nent " —
Hall in his first year of eligibili- "This completes my baseball 210:.Da!n.Johnston. 522-208
Los Angeles‘122, Milwaukee 10 ty The slugging outfielder-first career and there s nothing -i0" ""
— baseman Cardinal standout for more I can ask for in life. said 3-89: „
22 years, was named on 317 bai: Campanella, 47.- who owns a liq- b9- Peanny Baird 477-186, Ruth
lots Only Ted Williams had uor store and remains active in meVine" 45171
ever drawn a higher percentage baseball as an instructor at clin-
es of the votes cast - ics in the New York area.
Campanella, paralyzed from
the waist down since his mishap
11 years ago this month, made
its first loop
Tuesday » Results
Brownwood 89 Breckenridge 32.
al wel $ 76 Weatherford 60
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Beers the hospital s public rela-
tions director
Stengel. who belies his 78
years, underwent recent sur-
gerv for closure of a perforated
ulcer While never in serious
condition, he was placed in the
intensive care ward because of
his age This was a galiing situ-
ation.
Nurses insisted he appear at
this news gathering n gown and
robe Casey argued . He wanted
to don st reet clothes
'People will get the idea I'm
siek if J go down there in my
nightgown ” said Casey The
nurses wou out
Night shirt or whatever. Cas-
ey erased anv doubts as to his
physical and verbal shape
Inferviewers asked relatively
few questions The reason was
simple Casey didn't give any-
Friday's Schedule
Brownwood at Mineral Welis, Stephen-
ville at weatherford
COACH ROYCE Blackburn's
Lion B team encountered un-
expected difficulty in the pre-
liminary game before finally
pulling out a 50-42 victory over
the Buck B
The Lions led by only 16-15
after one quarter and 31-25 at
halftime. The second half was
touch and go with the Lions
never able to pull away
Danny Irby was lops for the
Lions with 17 points Aaron
Blake and Will Scott had 10
each and Milton Rasberry se-
ven The young Lions now
stand 3-1 in zone plav
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"I'm certainly pleased And ment 520-192; Larry Pinkard
three times apiece and were I'm happy to be able to go in 508-183
among the most popular dia- with Roy because down through PIONEER — Weldon New
mond stars in modern times the years he was a great oppo- ton 552-218. Wilburn Holland
546-198 Trigg DeViney 523
• Lion Star to Sign Next Month •
All-state end Lane Bowen is play both football and baseball punted for a 34-yard average
the first member of Brownwood at TCV He is a three-sport and intercepted 15 passes from
High School's 1968 District 4- letterman at BHS and partici- his safety position His team-
AAA football champions to cast- pates in the city's baseball pro- mates vted him the team’s
his lot with a Southwest Con- gram during the summer best defensive player award at
ference school months the conclusion of the season.
Bowen will sign a pre-enroll- Bowen found his home at of- Bowen is also bidding fo all
ment application to Texas tensive end three games deep state honors in basketball' Go-
Ch r i s t i a n University next in the 1968 season and helped ing into Tuesday s game with
month. TCU sports pblicist lead the Lions to a M record Breckenridge he led the 4-AAA
Jim Brock said Monday and another District 4-AAA South Zone in scoring and was
' Lane is definitely a blue- title He was unanimous all- also his team’s top rebounder,
chipper TCV coach Fred Tay district both at offensive end He was named to three all.
lor said He is one of the and defensive safety and made tournament teams earlier this
5 finest all-around athletes wave the first all-state team at end season and was all-district and
signed at TCV. Taylor added and the second delensive unit all-area as a junior last year.
aww, "He has a chance to be out The three -year letterman ’ /
E- standing started his senior season at full- In track Bowen is the dis-
ANOTHER REASON’we are ‘ back and led the Lions in rush- trict discus and high hurdles
- tickled to get Lane is that we mg fir three games After champion He has high jumped
know he has benefitted from switching to end he caught 34 63 and is one of the leagues
excellent coaching by Gordon passes good for 481 yards and better shot putters
Brownwood Lions lambasted in the title race at Mineral 11 of them got into lots of Hunter nine to round out the
the Breckenridge Buckaroos 89- Wells Friday night action and 10 managed to dent big guns Skeet Smith and
32 to set up Friday's District Coach Don Martin turned his scored in double figures with Jerry Connaway led the cold-
+AAA South Zone basketball Lions loose on a half-court press zone scoring leader Lane Bow- shooting Bucks with eight ea h
showdown at Mineral Wells, for a quarter against Breck. en hading the way with 24 The Lions raced <>ut to a 71 3
Mineral Wells 1401 stayed a then settled for a snug zone points while playing about half first period lead and after the
Louis stalwart who holds more land shortstop and manager,
individual records than any was the only other candidate to
player in history, and Campa- receive more than 290 votes He
nella. the great Brooklyn catch- got 218. 37 less than were re-
er whose career was cut short quired.
by a crippling auto accident. “I wasn't concerned about the
were voted into the Hall of vote being unanimous," said
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in team free throw shooting waiting in the wings in case a
with a percentage of 770. hit- bitter backstage feud dissolves
ting 331 of 431 in 15 affairs the ownership of the Miami Dol-
Howard Payne padded i t s phins, the Miami Herald report-
team offensive average to 94 8. ed in Wednesday editions
following a couple of wins The Herald reported Sinatra
last week, 190-58 over S u l and Salvatore A "Sam ' Rizzo
Ross and 105-100 over Hardin- are hoping to buy into the
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NEW YORK < AP i — Stan Mu- This time, he was named on homeruns with the Dodgers. He
sial and Roy Campanella, bril- 270 ballots and became the sec- established NL highs for a
liant rivals for 10 National ond Negro among the 95 players catcher by" batting 41 homers
League seasons, have become in the Hall. The first was Jackie and knocking in 142 runs in 1953.
rookie teammates on baseball s Robinson. Campy s Dodger the second of his three MVP
most illustrious roster teammate seasons •
Musial. the incomparable St. Lou Boudreau, former Cleve- ----------------
Wednesdoy, Jon 22. 1969 BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Mineral WeUs
Brownwood
Stephenville
Weatherford
Breckenridge
Jimmy Carmihael had 14.
Mickey Hollingshead 12. Al-
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play.
Dub Preston and Billy
Williams poked in 21 and 20
points, respectively, to lead
the Indians past Cisco Sam
Fletcher had 29 for the
Loboes.
Comanche’s girls kept their
district record clean with a
76-62 victory in a preliminary
game Judy Gleaton hit 39
points and teammates Susan
Hicks and Sarah Fletcher
scored 23 and 21, respective-
ly.
17 32
20 22 16—80
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59-28 rout of Goldthwaite , BROWNWOOD 1, 42:0:
_ . . .... Scat* 5-0-10; 1-0-2 Rasberry 3-1 7:
Sparking the Bangs rump were Irbv 13 17: Snyder 1 0-2 Day 1-0-2
with a 2-1 record, while Goldth- Gayle Green with 16. Dayle IeEckRNRoGr b (0Lo.. ,2a.
Green with 14. Jan Hale with olver 1 ?-4. Homme 11-15 Hanna ’ 2;
11 and Nina Fisher with 10 Ha" ,'"i "*Fis 1-92 Totais 18-4-42
Nita Berry scored 21 of Gold-
thwaite’s 28 points
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
East
Holy Cross 86, Dartmouth 62
South
Marshall 78, Chicago Loyola 76
S. Carolina St 119. Savannah
State 192
Nidwest
Northwestern 109, Michigan 85
Southwest
Texas Wesleyan 191, Austin
College 95
Far West
Nevada Southern 89. Cal. of
Southern 96
Boise St. 93. NY Nazarene 68
Redlands 80. Cal Westn. 72
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MEANWHILE, the Bucks
were having a miserable time
After hitting six of 26 in the
first half, the Grrenies canned
their first four shots opening
the third period, then.misfired
on 13 in a row, made t w o
straight and closed out the
evening with 15 misses They
finished with 12 of 60 for a
frigid 20 per cent.
The Bucks couldn’t buy an
offensive rebound and finished
the night with a resounding 70-
19 defeat on the boards Jen-
nings grabbed 14 to pace the
Lions, while Bowen plucked 11.
sophomore Tommy George nine
and Greg Whisnant eight.
Even with reserves in the
lineup, the Lions could have at
least threatened the century
mark with better shooting at
the foul line They cashed in
on but seven of 18 for one of
their poorest efforts of the year.
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Black Hot
Southwest Texas' Larry
Black holds a fabulous 933 per
cent in free throw shooting,
canning 42 of 45 in 15 games
Fred Williams. East Texas
State, and Mickey Pierce. An-
gelo State. are in close pur-
suit. Both have hit 900 per
cent of their tosses 172 of 80
and 35 of 39, respectively 1.
Fred Davis. Howard Payne s
All America nominee, has a
good hold on the best scoring
average as the league nears
the mid-way mark of the sea-
son Davis shows a game aver-
age of 26 3 <448 points I after
17 games Steve Dean. Tarle-
ton State, is runnerup at an
even 24 ft
SFA’s Marvin Polnick shows
the best mark in field goal
shooting, hitting .667 per cent
of his tries <62 of 93) in 14
games Ted Hendricks, How-
ard Payne. holds down second
place at 646 ( 53 of 82)
Johnson Leads
Although George Johnson
didn't shoot much (3 of 5) in
the Lumberjacks' 117-91 verdict
over Sam Houston, he did
claim 14 rebounds to hold off
to his lead in this department
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- By BOB MYERS
Associated Press Sports Writer
-GLENDALE, Calif . AP -
The doctor gave strict orders
The news conierence was to last
15 minutes No more
Thirty minutes went by and
the old boy still was going
* strong it took hospital attaches .
a little more than oral persua-
sion to end it and get trim out of
the room '
Casey Stengel, it may be re-
ported today, is back in excel-
lent health
He also was back in.his hand-
some home in Glendale
The switchboard at Glendale
Memorial Hospital and its mail
room can rest easier '
“Calls. calls and a huge bun
• die of mail every day But Mr.
Stengel is such a wonderful
man Amazing. said Elaine
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each to pace the Buffs, while (022)
Ricky Abernathy had nine for EramePa
the Mountairrers. p smim
American Football League Dol-
phins if the present partnership
between General Manager J P
'Joseph i Robbie and majority
stock holder Willard "Bud"
Keland fails.
COMANCHE - Comanche
MARBLE FALLS - The San
Saba Armadillos kept their
District 9AA basketball slate
clean here Tuesday night by
punching out a 66-44 victory
over the Marnie Falls Mus-
tangs.
Now 3-0 in loop play. t h e
Armadillos were paced by the
2+point shooting of Bill Wat-
kins Preseason favorite Brady
stands 2-0 in league action. j
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Phillip Sheffield contributed 15
each Mike Wright pumped in
,24 points’ for the Eagles
Cross Plain,, grabbed a 33-
15 halftime lead and coasted
to victory at Santa Anna Larry
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