The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 1971 Page: 2 of 12
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Paff 2 THE CIJTRO RECORD Sun. Jan. 17, 1971
Gobblers Top
Tigers 60-56
^ RECORD rra
□ PORTCAS 1
T SUPER BOWL
Defense Seen as Crucial
Bv Pis* Lank*
MIAMI DPI — Defense may | shewn on some 31 million sets.
Co-Champion Refugio Bobcats baseman Bob Watson hit
By PAT LAAKE
Cuero's "Fighting" Gobblers get a team to play the Gobblers
rose to the occasion Friday this Tuesday. He said they
night by nosing out the Flores-, would play away Or at home,
ville Tigers 60-56 in a hard Any team interested in meeting
; eamod two places on the first j while shortstop Denis Menke,
Coach Braun is still trying to , tesm 0j t(ie xexas Spirts Writ? third baseman Doug Rader and
be the name of the gamp in
two, Super Bowl V Sunday after-
Weathermen forecast partly
ers Association's 1970 Class AA outfielder .Toe Pepitone each
high school football squad and cliipped in with one.
three earned second team _ oOo _ .
fought District 14-AAA contest the Gobblers is asked to contact | earned ™ Se te^^lumn”^ sLay^aaw i handling one ^^other,’defense
on enemy territory. ! ^hCharey Braun at home. ^ playpr „p wa8 VW"j*“ ‘**n**J2 | in final assessments of ,he fifth
l.i? win upped the Green and 27a-36i5 oi the high school ath -vbrook 6-2 225 Sr who world rhamnionshin came
.. VI- , _ . . 91 ; |pti_ ripn* 275-3511 .UaynrooK, 6 2. zzp, ar., earns $300,000 per vear. Seeing! wor|f1 champinnsnip game
Mmtes district mark to 2-1. letic dept. zfS-JSH. ! made the offensive platoon as a him ]av jn hjs rookif j Neither attempted to predict
a___» /Irtf Atscifo eniloH . 1 " ' * _ _ _____ 1___a V.. 4.U - „ . .1 tL„
Fast Central handed the flock
it's only loss, 63-61. Cuero has
also downed the Pleasanton' Robert Hopkins 8 4
Eagles 66-38. I Lucien Johnson 6 0
Coach Charley Braun's crew John Blackwell 4 3
has racked up 187 points in Larry Pickens 2 1
district play while holding the Victor Mathis 2 0
opposition to 157. . Robert Beasley 1 2
Big gun for Cuero was senior Penny Johnson 2 0
Robert Hopkins who swished 20 ! Ricky Kasper 1 0
Scorers for Cuero were:^ Tj tackle and the defensive squad j he '£*, tm impres- j a
as a lineman also. _____
Second team members for the ; green stujf cane(j monPy he’s
score, but both said the
sive, especially not for all that | stron* defenses of the Colts and
- _ . • o - - 1 w V C4 AAA V/ IIV J I IV 3
11 Bobcats were Randy knox’ i making. Must admit he did look
g|Lnd; Bil1 English, Quarterback, : g(XKj at fjmes when he was
41 and Byroii sha'v' Back-A" four J playing college ball at LSU, but
^ were outstanding performers |.,e's playing with tlje big boys
1 joints through die hoop. Ho has Cuero hit on 25 of 53
. for the Cats last season.
4
2 — oOo —
nas ....... shots! ^fugio as you might remem-
,accounted for 71 points in dis- Prom the-field for a 47% aver- s„rt
trict play for a 23.7 average. 1 while Florcsviile canned
Gobblers controling tlie back-1 23 out of 31 for 68%.
boards were big 6' 9” John! Fioresville had three players
Blackwell who pulled down 18; hitting in double figures also
standoff in the title game and
thus settled for AA Co-Champs.
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/Along with a lot of other rec-
Lucien 'johnson^grabbed 12 andi with Harris scoring 17, Guerrero; ord setting, the 1970 Houston
Larry Pickens picked off 10. i 15 and Ehler 10. Astros hit an all-time high of
Next district game will be CHS lost the "B" game 70-51.; five grand slam homers. First
on tlie home court. Friday,1 Arthur Whittington had 12, fol-; -
Jan. 22 with Samuel Clemens i lowed by Tink McMicken with;
furnishing the opposition. 11 and Alouis Blackwell with 10.
tlie Cowboys could bring a low
scoring game
The kickoff for Super Bowl V*
will be at 1 10 pm. CST
Sunday before a capacity house
now, and it will be interesting; °t 80,000-plus on the artificial
San Antonio
Kizer Komments
By R. D. K1ZKK. JR.
Speaking as a Ja-yeee member . , , _ ...
; now and not as a golf proles- j A fishing pond loaded wi
There are a number of local sionaij j Would iLke to thank all, fighting rainbow trout fresh
golfers taking up the game, merchants and individuals: from ^e Ozark Mountains; a
Even Ronnie Adams and Tony have helped our organiza- diving tank where lovely
Allen of tlie Cuero police dept. tjon m Lhe past. I would also
have been knocking that little m<e to remind everyone' to
white pellet around lately. Pas- “Shop Cuero, First And Al-
ways.
to watch how he does in
future.
— oOo —
Brooks Robinson proved he
was human in last year's world
series. He fielded 24 chances,
turning in nine putouts, records
ing 14 assists and committed
one error, proving that no one
is perfect.
— oOo —
Texas A&I basketball statist
tics show the Javelinas have;
only one player averaging in
double figures in the first 141
games played. Jeff Wildenbergj MIAMI UPI — Facts about
leads the club, in scoring with | Super Bowl V, the 5th world
250 points for a 17.8 game ave- j fnotbal, champj0nship game, to
rage and rebounds, 91 for an | ° ’
average of 6.5 per tilt. Can I Played Sunday, Jan 17
* Dnelirtinnwii" » /*
cloudy skies and a temperature
noon ... j in the middle 60s coolish for!
Both coaches Tom Landry of Miami but a welcome change
Dallas and Don MeCafferty of j for the two tpams from the 80-
the Baltimore Colts dwelled j degree weather they've prac~!
Friday on the problems of j tired in this week. Brisk nor-1
therly winds also ar® fore ast
"The strength of the Haiti !
more team, wp feel, is their
multiple defense," Landry said |
"They never remain in the i
same alignment on consecutive I
plays They are changing con i
stantly This is the difficulty of!
their defense, it's difficult *o!
read "
Landry also had a particular |
worry about the Colt offense j
Johnny Hnitas.
"When you face a quarter;
bark like John Hnitas. you fear 1
the bomb He'!! throw deep !
You just hope that, their timing
isn't right."
He said Dallas will still da- ,
grass of the Orange Bowl. A
possible record number of tele-
vision viewers will be watch-
ing.
Tlie National Broadcasting
Co said computer projection*
show that the game will be
pend on its punishing running
attack, spearheaded by Duane
Thomas and Walt Garrison.
But he gave a hint of more em-
phasis on passing, with quart-
erback Craig Morton's arm
evidently well again and his
sore throat gone.
"Wp havp been completely a
running team so far in the
playoffs, hut that may change
Sunday." Landry said . "1 hope
we do not have to change from
thp running game by necessity
You always want to pass and if
we are passing well, we may be
doinp a lot of passing "
MeCafferty said of fhp Cow-
boys on defense, "They show
you a certain thlng-but at the
snap of the ball it is something
elsp. They are real good at dis-
guising their defenses. They
have a real fine defense "
To beat Dallas. MeCafferty
said, "We'll hav> to stop Bobby
Hayes and we ll have to try to
control the ball "
Baltimore's ground game ia
built largely around Norm
Bulawh. But a lot also will de-
pend on Hnitas' play-mixing
and his ability to find holes in
the tough Dallas defense The
37-year-old Hnita* has been at
it 15 years in pro football.
"I think maybe his arm isn't
as strong but his head is
stronger " said his coach
Wildcats Defeat
Badgers by 69-50
Facts Condensed
On Super Bowl V
tor Hubert Hanson played 9
holes the oilier evening. Mrs. p]ay Golf, The Game Of A
Hansen told him he couldn’t Lifetime.
hunt any more so he's
the links again.
Tournament next Sunday!
This will be a Blind Bogey
Tournament. Anyone is eligible
to play. Entry fee will be $2.00
per person. In this type tourna-
ment the low scorer is not nec-
essarily the winner. You may
trying. Sour Noodles and Mary Jane.
Astros Pick Six
In January Draff
The Houston Astros selected
six players, five righthanded
play in your own group. Just pitchers and an infielder, in the
be sure to declare whether you j January free agent draft,
are an entrant before starting Two of the picks were made
play. | in the regular phase, four in
Took a trip down to Victoria j the secondary phase,
and Riverside Golf Course this | Houston selections:
past week. I talked to Jack; Regular Phase
Oubre, the professional there. | First round — Timothy Green,
We may have come up with a 6-2, 175, 19, righthanded pitcher
idea for an amateur tour. It is from Bakersfield, Calif., and
■till in the planning stage, but Bakersfield Junior College,
we feel it might turn into a Second round — Richard Bu-
pretty good tournament circuit, bash, 6-0, 170, 19, righthanded
More information will be avail- pitcher from Braekenridge Pa.,
able at a later date via this and Boyce Community Junior
column. ! College *of Pittsburgh.
This has. without a doubt. Secondary Phase
been the driest fall and winter. First round — Douglas Kon-
that I can remember. The only, ieezny, 6-4, 220, 19, righthanded
thing good I can say for it is I pitcher from Detroit, Mich., and
haven't been bothered too st. Clair, Mich., Community
much by the clover. Last year College.
the clover on the golf course; Second round - William
was ierrible. 1 think I will be H >me, 6-7, 195, 18, righthanded
able to control it this year.
mermaids cavort with catfish
and turtles; a golf clinic com-
plete with teaching pros, and
150,000 square feet of every-
thing new in boats, motors, re-
creational vehicles, camping
gear, fishing tackle and laive
and coastal resorts for the 1971
vacation season ... is a
thumbnail sketch of the 15th
annual San Antonio Sport and
Boat Show, January 20 through
24, in the downtown Convention
Center.
Well over 100,000 South and
Central Texans are expected
to pass through the exhibits
during the 5 to 10:30 p.m. Wed-
nesday and Thursday; 1 to
10:30 p.m. Friday and Satur-
day; and 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday
show hours. Admission ig $1.50
adult and 50c children.
Factory reps, fishing guides
and travel authorities will man
the various booths and exhibits
to dispense tips and informa-
tion relating to the wonderful
world of the outdoors.
say that with only one player
hitting in double figures, it’s
hard to produce a winning habit.
— oOo —
Chi Cheng, 26-year-old Natio-
nalist Chinese beauty was voted
Female Athlete of the Year
recently. She set world records
in the 100-yard dash — 10.0
seconds; 220-yard dash — 22.6
and 22.4 seconds for the 200
meters. She’s in training for
the 1972 Olympics and hopes
that two gold medals will be
Participants: Baltimore Colts,
American Football (inference
Champions, and the Dallas
Cowboys, National Conference
Champions.
Site: Orange Bowl Stadium.
Miami; capacity 80,035.
Kickoff: 1:10 p.m. CST.
Network television: National
Broadcasting Co., pre-game
starting at 1 p m. CST. Miami
area blacked out.
Network radio : National
Broadcasting Co., starting 12 50
Green Bay over Kansas City:
1968, Green Bay over Oakland
1969, New York Jet* over Bal
timore; 1970, Kansas City over
Minnesota.
By PAT LAAKE
Coach "Skeeter” Edward's
Yorktown Wildcats grabbed a
share of the District 29-AA lead
with a 69-50 win over the
Karnes City Badgers.
Yorktown has won it's first
two. district encounters, as has
the Refugio Bobcats.
Loren Cordes led the YHS
scorers with 18 points followed
by teammate Roy Fehner’s 16.
Score by Quarters:
Yorktown 18 41 59 69
| Karnes City 7 22 29 51
Tuesday, Jan 19 the Wildcats
will travel to Bobcat Cbuntry to
1 settle the zone lead. Refugio
| captured its second district tilt
; by downing Bloomington by
] a decisive 71-57 score Friday
i night,
| Coach Edwards said this
; game against Refugio could have
| a great deal to do with the out-
| come of the district champion-
ship.
urai uvyv_t iiicTjaia will uc r*CT
SioSl °sSd raaintowOTd * “ Prize
Chipola Junior College of Madi-
son, Fla.
Third round — Richard Colzie,
5-10, 165, 19, righthanded pitch-
er from Miami, Fla., and
Miami-Dade South Junior Col-
lege.
Fourth round — William Tay-
lor, 6-1, 185, 19, lefthanded bat-
— oOo
Bart Starr being quite secre-
tive about the examinations he
underwent at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minnesota recently.
Hope it’s nothing serious.
— oOo —
Final word on the Super Bowl
game today is from fellow em-
ployee Clarence Bradshaw: "If
the Dallas Cowboys fail to win
this game I wdll never select
the Cowboys as my favorite
professional football team a-
gain. I also will be broke."
$15,000 per
man to the winners. $7,500 to
the losers. Remainder of re-
ceipts to be distributed to the i
competing teams and the play-1
er pension fund
Team prize: The Vince Lom-
bardi Trophy.
Uniforms: Dallas, as the
homP team, in blue: Baltimore
in white.
Ball: The National Football !
league ball, adopted prior to
the 1970 season anid used by
both the National and American i
Conferences.
Previous winners : 1967,
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Prentice, D. L. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 1971, newspaper, January 17, 1971; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth702920/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.