The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 4, 1962 Page: 4 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
APRIL 4 1N2
ACC to Seek Vengeance
In Running of Texas Relays
Abilene Christian College will
be looking for the combination to
the golden cave of the forty
theivcs in the Texas Relays April
6-7 n Austin.
The reeling Wildcats are due
to be seeking revenge for the
complete shut-out handed them
in the San Angelo Relays March
3. It has been a long time since
the Cats lost every relay event in
Cats Victorious at Angelo
But Fail to Win a Relay
There was gloom on the Hill
Saturday March 31 as the Abi-
lene Christian itrack team re-
turned from 4he San Angelo Re-
lays. The Wildcats won ithe meet but
they lost the battles.
ACC decathlon prospect Jerry
Dyes set a new broad jump rec-
ord of 24 feet 3 Inches and hurled
the javelin 237 ifect 2 inches al-
most matching Ithe record of 238-3
set iby Bruce Parker of Texas. He
was voted the outstanding Indi-
vidual in the University Division
by ithe sportswrlters.
SPRINTER Dennis Richardson
remained undefeated in ithe cen-
tury (beating Baylor's Bill Kemp
with a time of 9.8. This was also
Kemp's time but Richardson
managed to nip him at Ithe wire.
Captain of the Cats John Law-
ler placed first in the mile run
with a time of 4:20.8 and team-
malte Denis Moore finished sec-
ond in 4:21 flat. '
BUT FOR THE first time in a
coon's age Abilene Christian fail-
ed win a single relay.
In ithe opening 440-relay Bill
Kemp passed off something of a
miracle when he came from be-
hind to beat Young on the anchor
leg. Kemp has been eating
Young's dust for so long that he
probably finally judt got inspired.
Jerry Miller led off for ACC
and at the first exchange station
he and Richardson had n terrible
handoff. Richardson had to
stand still for the exchange but
he put the Cats back in the lead
with a sudden spurt. Bud White
was unable to keep all of the lead
given him by Richardson; how-
ever he did manage to handoff
to Young before Kemp got the
handoff from Glynn Fields. Bay-
lor and ACC both had tmes of
41 .2.
MORE BAD LUCK waited for
Young in particular and .ACC in
general in the running of the
sprint medley.
Coach Oliver Jackson pulled
Miller out of the relay after he
failed to qualify in the 100 and
had trouble broad jumping. He
substituted Young on the second
220 of the sprint medley. The
Cats failed to finish in the money
and Young complained of a
muscle strain after stepping on
a soft spot in the track.
The Wildcats ran their fastest
First National Bank
of Abilene
"JUST A BETTER BANK"
a meet
AT SAN ANGELO ACC lost
the 440-relay to Baylor in 41.2
and was beaten by Southern
Methodist In the mile relay in a
time of 3:14.5. The Cats failed to
place In the sprint medley.
Probably however the big-
gest fireworks of the meet will
be provided by the Wildcats'
Jerry Dyes. The former Loulsl-
mile relay of the year at the San
Angelo Relays but Southern
Methodist ran one a little bit
faster. Dyes White Elvis Istre
and .Richardson ran for ACC
clocking a 3:15 flat.
SMU however ran the second
fastest mile relay run in Texas
so far this season a 3:14.5. The
fastest mark is a -3:12.5 run by
Texas Southern' In the Border
Olympics.
Billy Pemelton finished fourth
for ACC in the pole vault with
a mark of 13-6.
The Wildcats won the meet
with 40 points o Texas U's 35.
ACC remains undefeated in out-
door carnivals this season with
five straight team victories to
Its credit.
Kittens Take Jayhawks
For Fourth Meet Crown
Abilene Christian's freshmen
track team ran its winning streak
to four meets Friday March 30
defeating Howard County Junior
College in a dual meet in Big
Spring 67-59.
Originally Lubbock Christian
was scheduled to participate in
the merit but the Pioneers pull-
ed out because of a conflict with
the spring holidays.
ACC won first places in ten
events while the HCJC Jay-
hawks took four firsts. HCJC's
Larry Mauldln and Frank Fogel-
songtied for first in the pole
vault with leaps of 13 feet.
The Wildkittens' Roger Orrell
was the only two event winner.
He copped the discus crown with
a throw of 157-1 1 and" heaved
the shot 49 feet 10 Inches to win
that contest.
Lynn Saunders gave the ACC
team a great 47.6 anchor in the
mile relay to bring home the
bacon in a time of 3:16.6. HCJC
was clocked in 3:17.9. Other
members of the Kittens' mile re-
lay foursome were Art Johnson
Eric Salamanca and Gary Bur-
ger. ACC's Bubba Brown scheduled
ito start at the wingback position
on the Wildcat football 'team next
fall secured the Wildkittens'
final victory with a javelin
throw of 163 feet 1V4 inches.
ana star is a jack-cf-all trades
with marks of over 240 feet In
the javelin more than 24 feet in
the broad jump 50 feet-plus in
hc hop-step-jump and better
than 50 feet In the shot put. He
has placed in the discus and has
run several relay legs for ACC.
THE CATS will again be shoot-
ing team trophy which they won
at the Texas Relays last year. No
team championship Is awarded at
those'relaysj-an outstanding team
is elected by vote of the sports
winters present.
Almost all Texas schools and
some out of state Institutions
ncludng Kansas and California
will be represented in Austin.
While ACC is expected to dlm-
inate the University division
Texas Southern University is ex-
pected to do the same in the col-
lege division. TSU has some of
the fastest times in the state so
far this season. (An earlier report
in the Optimist that ACC and
Texas Southern would compete
against each other in this meet
was Incorrect.)
THE CATS are undefeated in
team competition this year hav-
ing won titles in five straight
meets. Although somewhat weak-
er in the relays this year ACC
has a far better balanced team
than last year's.
Also competing in the meet
will be the unbeaten Wildkittcns.
ACC's freshmen team has won
four consecutive meets this season.
Other victories for Coach Bill
McCIures freshmen team were:
The mile run Dennis Car-
ruth in a time of 4:27.5.
440-yard run Lynn Saunders
in 49.0 flat.
120-yard high hurdles Del
Cothren in 14.9.
880-yard run Gary Burger
with a time of 1:57.8.
220-yard dash Art Johnson
in 20.9.
220-yard low hurdles Ray-
mond Hardin who finished In
24.3.
PAPERBACKS
(For Those Book Reports)
BIBLES
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NON-FICTION
(All Subjects)
COLLEGE OUTLINES
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Badminton is no place for birds human birds at any rate.
According to a six-year study conducted by Baylor Uni-
versity's physical education department under Dr. "Fuzzy"
Douglas there is no place in the game of badminton for the
pnysicauy taint.
AS STATED In the Baylor re-
port: In an average singles game
lasting 20 minutes a player:
Makes 350 complete changes in
direction covers one mile makes
400 strokes expends as much
energy as a baseball pitcher docs
in three complete games or In
one rally as much as a football
player uses in an entire game.
The shuttle at times travels at
speeds of 120 miles per hour.
A player's pulse rate rises on
an average from 70-120 while
blood pressure increases from
120 to 145.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN College
has such a team. Its members are
Bottye Campbell Sue Bedford
Clint Smith Farrall Murray
Gary Vcrret and Sheryl Smith.
Sponsor of the team Is Miss
Joyce Curtis an instructor In
physical education at the college.
So far this scasoln the Cats
have come off quite well In com-
petition. The girls doubles team
of Miss Campbell and Miss Bed-
ford is undefeated in college
division play.
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SPRADLIN
ACC has participated in two
badminton tournaments during
the present year and will enter
1 one more.
IN TWO tournaments the Wild-
cats have won five first place
titles. While compllng this win-
ning streak the Oats have beaten
Texas U. the Baylor Boars
Southern Methodist and Okla-
homa State.
Yet with all their success the
members of ACC's badminton
team remain the least thought of
athletes on the Hill. They the
sponsor included must pay their
own expenses to each and every
tournament. This includes gas
food lodging and entry fees.
EACH MEMBER of the team
onus buy hU own badminton
birds and rackets. No jacket is
awarded to him at the close of a
successful season; he may how-
ever get himself a sweater If ho
wishes to pay for it out of his
own pocket
And to top off this crowning
glory of inequity he receives no
such award of appreciation as a
wrlstwatch when he leaves ACC.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 4, 1962, newspaper, April 4, 1962; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99289/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.