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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967
THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
PAGE 3
SPORTS
ROUND-UP
THE TEXAS FOOTBALL
MAGAZINE WAS MENTIONED
in this column last week and we
questioned the predictions on the
winners of the 4-A and 3-A races
in the Valley, which were Alice
and Raymondville respectively
(the 1966 winners).
Here is what the mag says a-
bou.t the PSJA Bears: “Once a
power in Class AAA, PSJA hopes
to start establishing itself as a
power at the higher level this
year, and to. further such ambi-
tions, it has 15 lettermen, includ-
ing 5 regulars from a 6-4 team.
Three names—forrii a spearhead
of quality, and the supporting
cast is a good one; guard Wayne
Hoffmeyer, end arid flankers Ju-
lian Chapa, David Patton and
Larry Levermanri, tackle Danny
Mills and center Jack Fraiiri.”
Sports Round Upper thinks the
Bears kind of “established them-
selves” last year as a power,
their first year in 4-A. They lost
to Alice 7-0, the District winner,
and to Harlingen in an upset.
So they were in “contention” up
to the final game.
* * *
The magazine seems to favor
Harlingen if Alice doesn't win it
again, and is also favorable to
San Benito, who have 17 letter-
men returning, including four of
200 lbs. or more.
In District 16-AAA, the maga-
zine flatly picks Raymondville to
win again, but vital statistics
show that Wesaco, Mission and
Falfurrias will be strong in this
District. Donna, after being a
power for so long, appears to he
caught short with experienced
personnel for this year.
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THE MAGAZINE HAS A
GREAT FEATURE about the
Southwest Conference (which is
the main reason the magazine is
published of course). The sleeper
may be A & M this year, like
SMU was last year. The mag
picks an All S. W. conference
offensive team and lists three
from Texas (Chris Gilbert, Bill
Bradley and Danny Abbott);
three from Texas Tech (Larry
Gilbert, Phil Tucker and Jerry
Turner); two from A & M (Wen-
dell Housley and Maurice Moor-
man); two from Arkansas (David
Dickey and Ernest Ruple) and
one from SMU (Jerry Levias.
TCU and Rice get two each on
the second team but poor Baylor
doesn’t rate on either the first
or second team offensive units.
On the first team defensive
unit, Arkansas has four, Texas
three, Baylor two and TCU and
Baylor one each. On the second
•team, Baylor and A & M have
three each; Texas two, and TCU,
Rice and Arkansas one each. Tex-
as Tech and SMU do not get a
player on either first or second
defensive teams!
Those schools had better look
over their defensive coaches and
see what is the problem.
* * *
Odds & ends picked up here
and there in the world of
sports—
PREDICTION — The Texas All
Stars will win the Big 33 game
in Penn, this Saturday but not
by the large margin of last year
. . . JESS SHAMBLIN of McAl-
len, the walking grandfather or
McAllen, has entered all of 12
of the Padre Island walkaihon
By HARRY FOEHNER
If you’ve never seen a young-
ster runnirig hopefully to the
scales with a two-ounce perch
you don’t know how much fun
the Brownsville Sportsmen Club’s
annual junior fishing tournament
can be not only for the kids but
adult kibitzers as well. And we
know some of the young nimrods
insist that mother cook their
catches for supper no matter how
small the fish may be.
The seventh annual tourna-
ment is Set for the Ft. Brown
Resaca Aug. 19 and 20 and all
Valley boys and girls under fish-
ing license age, 'that is 17, are eli-
gible for the $350 worth of prizes.
There Will, of course, be the
usual prizes for the largest fish
of all species as well as special
prizes for those who catch tagged
bass from 'the fish hatchery at
Olmito.
Little bitty fellows won’t have
to compete against big boys and
girls; we’ve seen four-year-olds
win a prize. There will be a sep-
arate division for youngsters up
to six years and another for those
between six and 17.
Brownsville sportsmen will fur-
nish poles, lines and bait but
youngsters wanting to use rods
and reels must bring their own.
There is a two-bit (25c) registra-
tion fee. Fishing will be from 1
to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 and
from 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 20 and
youngsters may compete either
day or both days.
And, if custom is followed,
adults bringing their little squirts
to the tournament will be eligi-
ble for a special gun prize.
* * *
There are more than 40 million
gun owners in the U. S. who
might have to use their weapons
th Fishing Meet j Football Ducats
Termed Big Success j Go On Sale
Monday, Aug. 14
some day to defend their homes,
things being as 'they are. Under
the circumstances, will Congress
contests and has won 6 of them.
Why is he su,ch a good walker?
He was a city mail carrier for
years. Could the old slogan the
mail must go through, come hail,
sleet or snow (or dogs) is what
made him a winner? . . . There
is a controversy about the duck
population, with one group say-
ing it was normal or above nor-
mal. The maximum number of
days of hunting for duck and
goose will be set by the Fed.
Gov’t, this week. Then the var-
ious states must set a season
within the dates prescribed. Sim-
ple but confusing. . . Reserved
season football tickets for PSJA
home games will go on sale soon.
First practice of the season will
be late 'this month. . . A San An-
tonio paper says that fooball play-
ers were working out at the
home of a coach and said this
was illegal by Interscholastic Lea-
gue rules. . . White wing hunting
in Mexico has been good, accord-
ing to reports received by this
writer. . . Unless you have at-
tended a swimming meet, it is
hard to visualize the number of
volunteers needed. The last big
meet of the year is this Friday
and Sat. at the Pharr Pool (see
story). Go out and you will see
what it is all about. . .
have the nerve to curb private
ownership of guns?
* * •
Here are some of the things
hunters need to know about the
forthcoming dove seasoris:
Whitewinged and mourning
doves may be hunted simultan-
eously in the Valley and adjoin-
ing counties,. Sept. 2, 3, 9 and 10.
Mourning doves may be taken
in the South Zone Sept. 23 to
Nov. 21 except in the counties
having a whitewing season
where they may be hunted Sept.
23 to Nov. 17.
Mourning doves may be hunt-
ed in the North Zone Sept. 1 to
Oct. 30.
Hunting will be from 1 p.m.
to sunset, daylight saving time,
instead of beginning at noon as
in the past.
The regulations mean sunset
and not dark. Sunset takes place
at 7:48 p.m. Sept. 2 in Browns-
ville, 7:47 p.m. Sept. 3, 7:41 p.m.
Sept 9 and 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 10.
Sunset comes a minute or so la-
ter up the Valley.
Bag limits: 12 each species.
Possession limit. 24 each spe-
cies.
Feathers must be left on one
wing of each dressed bird and
this also applies to 'those brought
from Mexico.
The whitewing refuge along
the river has been abolished but
hunting is still barred in various
other marked reserves.
Official maps showing hunting
zones, dates and regulations for
the coming season may be had
from sporting and hardware
stores, restaurants, and other
sources.
* * *
Turtles, not ridleys, were plen-
tiful recently in Valley waters.
Ernest Sowell of Harlingen
caught one in the intracoastal ca-
nal on hook and line but Pete
Moore of Harlingen did it the
hard way, catching a large one
by the flipper with his bare
hands in the bay at Port Isabel.
The 29th Texas International
Fishing Tournament was termed
an unqualified success by fisher-
men who brought in a record of
83 sailfish. The largest number
of sailfish in any previous tour-
nament was 67 four years ago.
Bonito, ling, barracuda, tuna,
and tarpon catches were also re-
presented as well as trout, red-
fish, flounder, and snook.
Tarpon again came Into their
own With a 93 pounder being ta-
ken to top this division.
Final count on riumber of con-
testants was 264.
High scoring Otto Koehler, San
Antonio brewery executive, took
the Texas Grand Champion tro-
Season reserved tickets for
PSJA home football games will
go on sale Monday, August 14th,
at the Athletic Office at the Sta-
dium, Head Coach Charlie Will-
iams announced this week.
Last year’s season ticket hold-
ers will have first choice of buy-
ing the same tickets as last year.
Deadline for them to purchase
is August 25th.
Starting August 28th, the re-
served seats remaining will go
on sale to the general public on
a first come, first served basis.
Hours that the ticket office will
20 South Texas Teams to Compete
In Final Swim Meet August 11-12
The last and the largest swim- > The public is cordially invited
ming meet of the summer season to attend. There will be a small
will be held Friday and Saturday, admission charge to defray ex-
August ll-12th at the Pharr I penses.
Phy with Jive sailfish. One of he open are *a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
these weighing 73 pounds earned jday throu8h Friday,
him the Polhemus Sailfish Perm-1 Prices for this year’s games are
anent trophy for the heaviest sail
caught during the tourney.
Mrs. Elsie Armstrong, Houston,
who boated five sailfish but who
earned few points for them, led
the women’s sailfish and offshore
divisions.
In third place was Malcolm
Taggart of Pharr-McAllen win-
ning both the men’s sailfish di-
vision and highest offshore points.
Grand Champion Bay' Fisher-
man was Bill Massey, Sr., of Har-
lingen. His son, Billy, a Pan
American College senior, won the
men’s tarpon division for a tar-
pon caught on spinning tackle.
Women’s Bay Division honors
were won by Mrs. Cleo Peterson,
Post Isabel, who accumulated
enough points in one days fish-
ing to top the division.
as follows:
Season -tickets, five home
games are as follows:
Season tickets, five home
games—$6.25. (Reduction of $1.25
over individual tickets.)
Reserved tickets, week to week
—$1.50 per game.
General admission—$1 each.
Student tickets—50 cents each.
Notice - All
Football Players
Varsity, Junior Varsity and “B”
team prospects for the 1967 foot-
ball teams are reminded to re-
port to the PSJA stadium Wed-
nesday, August 16th, between the
Junior division winners were hours of 5 and 6 p.m.
Carl Martin Jr., tot class; Gordon
Batsell, Brownsville, teen class;
and John Hawn, Corpus Christi,
junior deep sea class.
White Wing Hunting
Dates — Bag Limits
The white wing season for 1967
is as follows:
Sept. 2 3; Sept. 9-10, 1 p.m. until
sunset each day. Bag limit—12
per day. Possession limit 24 after
first day.
Mourning doves are also
legal game during the white
wing season with a bag limit of
12 each day.
Max Cantu Named
Track Coach
Max Cantu, who has been Jun-
ior High Coach, has been named
head coach of track for this next
season, Supt. Dean Skiles announ-
ced this week,
He replaces Joe McFarling,
who resigned to accept a position
on the coaching staff at Donna.
McFarling ’Tt' ueen at PSJA sev-
Aimiicft E"f4lilAn eral years> the last two years as
AUyim LMlIBUIS III head track coach and “B” team
Parks & Wildlife coach'
Valuable leading
The August issue of the TEX-
AS PARKS & WILDLIFE maga-
zine, just off the press, will make
prime reading for outdoor en-
thusiasts.
For the dedicated fisherman,
there’s no problem at all in de-
ciding how to spend leisure time.
The story, “Fisherman’s Favor-
ite,” tells how to go about ob-
taining a bait that most fish find
irresistable. The catching of the
bait is part of the fun, and the re-
sults will make for a vacation
worth remembering. The “tackle
talk” column also gives some
valuable pointers.
A deserted beach, far from city
hustle, offers tranquillity and
strange treasures of sight and
sound. The story, “Sand and Soli-
tude,” might well put the sea in-
to a lot of vacation plans.
Then there are the State re-
creation p ’ks. The article on
them tells what they have to of- j —7
fer, and the thoughtful planning j year’s hunting seasons,
that goes into them. I There is something of interest
Skeet shooting is a long time s to each member of 'the family in
Players will be issued shoes
and shorts at that time, states
Head Coach Charlie Williams.
First organized practice will be
Monday, August 21st, with two
work outs a day, at 9 a.m. and
5 p.m.
Olympic Pool with some 20
teams from over the Valley and
South Texas competing in all the
various age groups, distances and
swim strokes.
The hosts will be the West
Palms Swim Club of Pharr.
This will be a much larger
meet than the first one held in
June.
This is a sanctioned A. A. U.
meet and contestants will be able
to qualify for the championship
TAGS tourriarrient iri Houston
Aug. 24-25-26 by their times m
this meet, states Kerineth Crump-
ler, president of the West Palriis
Club.
The preliminaries will be held
each morning at the pool, start-
ing at 8:30 and the finals each
night, starting at 7 p.m.
ISERVICE-TOONSl
BEAR FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE — 1967
Sept. 8—Donna, There
Sept. 15—Rio Grande City, Here
Sept. 22—CC Moody, Here
Sept. 29—McAllen, Here
Oct. 6—OPEN
Oct. 13—Harlingen, There
Oct. 20—Edinburg, Here
Oct. 27—San Benito, There
Nov. 3—Brownsville, There
Nov. 10—Alice, Here
(All games to start at 8:00 P.M.)
School Colors — Maroon &
White.
Nickname — Bears.
Teams who have sent in reser-
vations are as follows:
Dad’s Club, Houston; San An-
tonio Acquatic Club, Military Ac-
qua-brats, San Antonio; Thunder-
birds, San Antonio; Harlingen
City and Harlingen Elks, Ray-
mondville Acquatic; Brownsville
Swim Club and Blue Dolphins of
Brownsville, Cascade, McAllen;
Hub City Hustlers, Alice; Freer
Swim Club, Corpus Christi YMCA,
University of Corpus Christi Ac-
quatic Club, and the West Palms
Swim Club.
About 75 volunteers are requir-
ed to run this meet. Those who
are interested are invited to con-
tact Kenneth Crumpler, president,
ST 7-3643.
The West Palm Swimmers are
coached by Phil Farris. They
have won two first places in
« • m a A1 I swim meets this year (Browns-
Communists Attack ■—4
National Rifle Assn.
Communist Party National
Chairman Henry Winston and
Communist Party General Secre-
tary Gus Hall attacked the NRA
in a full-page open letter in The
Worker, official Communist pub-
lication, and demanded that Fed-
eral funds be cut off from the
National Board for the promotion
of rifle practice.
The Committee also urged
“Prompt Federal action against
the National Rifle Association for
its incitement to racist vigilant-
ism.”
Congress debated the issue
when Congressman McCarthy
(39th dist., N. Y.) of Buffalo,
moved to kill a $428,000 appro-
priation for the National Board.
He said in reference to the NRA,
“I do not believe that the Gov-
ernment of the United States
should subsidize an organization
which espouses vigilantism. . . ”
McCarthy, apparently ignorant
of the fact that the NRA never
has suggested or condoned such
activities, then made the un-
founded assertion that an editor-
ial in The American Rifleman
was “a prescripion for mass may-
hem”, an expression used five
weeks earlier in a New York
Times editorial—and “for taking
the iaw into one’s own armed
hands.”
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The Department of the Inter-
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“Duck Stamp” from $3 to $5, est-
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the taking of migratory birds
other than waterfowl, and extend ,
the $105 million Wetland Loan
Act for eight additional years
to allow full appropriation of the
funds for preserving vital wet-
lands.
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