The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXV, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, March 21, 1958 Page: 3 of 4
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Sports
Call
By DON NEWBURY
Howard Payne baseball en-
thusiasts are extended a cordial
invitation to file into Sportsman
Park on the Brady highway this
afternoon at 2 p.m. when the Yel-
low Jacket baseball team takes
on the Tarlcton State Plowboys.
The Jackets showed a good po-
tential against Southwestern Uni-
versity and vow not to make so
many errors against Tarleton.
With an icy north wind blow-
ing in to lower the temperature to
40 degrees errors were common-
place in Georgetown. The wind
did nothing for fielding vision
and the low temperature gave
nothing but numb fingers.
Since each team claimed only
two hits it is evident that it's no
eay task to face a stiff north
wind at the plate since watery
eyes are the inevitable lesult.
"I couldn't even see the ball"
several players exclaimed. (And
the pitcher just wasn't that fast!)
With good weather though we
think you'll see a fine baseball
game this afternoon.
Football the center of attrac-
tion at most colleges was aban-
doned several years ago at South-
western which is incidentally
the oldest university in Texas. It
was founded in 1840.
At any rate the- sight of their
old football stadium painted a
very bleak picture. Grass has
grown several feet high and both
goal posts seemed "on their last
legs." Even the pressbox perch-
ed high above the unused bleach-
ers seemed ready to tumble
earthward.
Perhaps the absence of football
is not the only reason but the
university's enrollment has drop-
ped to approximately 550 stu-
dents. To me this is a good
example of the fate of a school
which drops inter-collegiate foot-
ball. Spring football head-knocking
will begin on April 14 for How-
ard Payne gridmen. The training
is limited to 20 days by Lone Star
Conference rules and must be
completed within a 30-day period.
Most of the other conference
schools have completed their
training but by waiting until
April 14 the Jackets should find
the weather much more favor-
able. YOU ARE
WELCOME
AT THE
CALVARY BAPTIST
CHURCH
Ninth and Ave. J.
Billy Clarke Pastor
C. T. Aly Jr. Mus. Dir.
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Cindermen Enter
Two Track Meets
Cinder Coach J. H. (Cap) Shcl-
ton splits his track troops this
weekend for action on two fronts
the West Texas Relays in
Odessa and the All-College Meet
in San Marcos. Paynemen will
enter only three events in the
West Texas show however.
Jerry Bob Hutton who already
has two second place ribbons in
the broad jump will enter that
event in Odessa and an 1IPC-
foursome will enter two relays.
Don Shepard. Odessa; Bobby Pul-
lig Hobbs; Dickie Denson and
Earl Brymer Frccport will enter
the mile relay and the sprint
medley. In the medley race Don I
Shepard will run 880 yards Bob- j
by Pulhg 440 and Earl Brymci
Shepard "On Last Leg"
Of Long Track Career
By NORMAN BENNETT I
Don Shepard distance special-
ist for Howard Payne's cinder
team is donning his track shoes
for the last times this season.
Now shooting for his fourth track
letter Don is a mainstay on Cap
Shelton's team.
A highlight in his already color-
ful career Don ran on HPC's
N A I A cross-country champion-
ship team in Omaha Neb. and
has played important roles in two
track meets so far this season.
Shepard won second place in the
mile run at Laredo second only
to Ramon Sandoval Lamar Tech's
import from Chili. Sandoval is
already regarded as one of the
fastest milers in Texas.
"Shop" also runs on HPC's
crack mile relay team. The four-
some composed of Shepard Dick-
ie Denson Bob Pullig and Earl
Brymer have two blue ribbons
under their belts in this event.
They won at Fort Worth with a
3:19.8 timing. Don also runs the
880 sprint medley (880) and the
two-mile relay.
Council President
Shepard maintains a rapid gait
throughout the day because of
his many duties as student coun-
cil president. Besides working
with this organization he is a
member of Jackets for Jesus
Alpha Beta Sigma and was elect-
ed sophomore favorite two years
ago. Majoring in business and
education with a minor in physi
cal education he plans to spend
two years in the armed forces im-
mediately after graduation before
entering some busines.5 field.
Brilliant Record
Earning three high school let-
ters in track Don set records at
Odessa High School. He ran the
mile 880 mile relay broad jump
and high jump. He won the mile
in district competition with a record-setting
time of 4:45.1 his jun-
ior year. During his final season
he won the district high jump
and ran a quarter on the winning
mile relay team. He also won the
blue ribbon in the 880 his senior
year.
and Dickie Denson will each run
220 to complete the foursome.
Alfred Holcomb who has yet
to meet his match this year in the
discus throw will hurl the discus
at San Marcos and will also be
an entry in the shot put as will be
Doyle Hayes.
Entries in the mile run at the
All-College Meet will be Willie
Myers Louie Hayes Lyndon
Gathright and Butch Hammer.
Gathright and Hammer will also
run in the 880. and will be join-
ed by Royce Denton in that event.
Howard Payne's only other en-
tiy in the San Marcos show will
be Mickey Walker who will
throw the javelin.
DON SHEPARD
The son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
Shepard Don was boin on No-
vember 10 1935 near Tulsa Ok-
la. but his family moved to Odes
sa in 1942 where he spent his
last nine years m public schools.
To HPC By Accident
Don's coming to HPC was
mainly through coincidence. He
had planned to go to Texas A&M
and had pre-registration fees paid
at that school just prior to its fall
opening in 1954. But Don's high
school track mentor became quite
well acquainted with Mr. Shelton
at coaching school and wanted
him to look over Howard Payne.
Don agreed to visit HPC a few
days before A&M classes began
but was still quite determined
to attend the military school.
That day marked a big change
in his plans. He liked Howard
Payne enrolled and is but two
months away from graduation
now.
During his first two years here
he participated in the sprint re-
lay two-mile relay distance med-
ley mile run 880 two-mile run
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Yellow Jacket
SPORTS
THE YELLOW JACKET
March 21 1958
H-SU Here Monday
Pirates Nip HPC 3-2;
Tarleton ieie At 2 P. M.
Clyde Noonkester HPC transfer from Tarleton State
hurled a brilliant two-hitter Monday afternoon in George-
town but Jacket miscues afield cost them the game as South-
western University rallied in the bottom of he seventh to
win 3-2. Displaying good speed control and all-round finesse
the DeLeon product had a no-hitter brewing until the final
fateful inning when he was tapped for a single and double.
The Jacket baseballers brace
for two invasions on the local
diamond the first of which is set
for 2 p. in. Friday afternoon
against the Tarleton Plowboys in
Sportsman Park. The Payners
Jackets Third
At Fort Worth
Howard Payne's cindermen cop-
ped third place honors with their
25-point total Saturday in the
Southwestern Recreation Meet in
Fort Worth. East Texas won their
second first place trophy of the
year with 33 ' points and Lamar
Tech nosed out Howard Payne
for second with 26 points.
Coach J. H. (Cap) Shelton's
Jackets claimed two blue rib-
bons in the colorful show. Alfred
Holcomb hurled the discus to a
winning distance of 141'4Vj" af-
ter winning that same event in
the Border Olympics two weeks
ago. The mile relay team com-
posed of Don Shepard Odessa;
Bobby Pullig Hobbs; Dickie Den-
son and Earl Brymer Freeport
shaved almost two seconds off
their winning Olympic time to
show the way in that event with
a 3:19.8 timing.
In the one-mile run Wilbur
Myers Rochelle; and Louie
Hayes Hobbs took second and
thiid place ribbons respectively.
Ramon Sandoval of Lamar Tech
won the event with his 4:16.0
time.
Jerry Bob Hutton of Brown-
wood cla
claimed second place in the
jump with a leap of 28 'V.
broad
James Baird of East Texas State
won that event with his jump of
23'3Vi".
In the 880-yard run Bobby
Pullig and Don Shepard finished
second and thiid respectively be-
hind Ramon Sanoval Lamar
Tech who ran the course in 1:52.4
to bteak the old standard of
1:52.9.
Dickie Den.son finished third in
the 440-yard dash. A. F. Dasilva
of Lamar Tech set the pace with
49.1.
Other winners by event in-
clude: 440-yard Relay East Texas
State (42.4)
120-Yard High Hurdles Bud-
dy McKee East Texas (14.1
new record. Old record 14.2 set
by HPC's Pete Owen in 1942)
High Jump Tie among Lloyd
Little Southwest Texas; Fred
(See Track Results Page 4)
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host Hardin-Simmon-; University
in the same park Monday after-
noon at 2 p.m. Both games will
be nine-inning affairs.
The game in Georgetown was
limited to seven innings since an
icy north wind blowing in from
center field loweied the mercury
to 40 degrees putting batters and
fielders alike to a distinct dis-
advantage. Nine errors eight of which
were in the infield plainly muf-
fed HPC's hope for a St. Patrick's
Day win. The Jackets led 2-1
going into the bottom of the
seventh only to see three con-
secutive errors start the Pirate
rally. With runners on first and
second first baseman Jesse Scog-
gins rapped a single to center
field to score Weaver from second
and knot the score at 2-2. Third
baseman Darrel Lindloff the next
batter belted a double to deep
left to bring home Delbert Mo-
berg with the winning lun.
Howard Payne opened the .scor-
ing in the top of the second when
Jerry "Jug" Miller reached first
on a walk Richard Jackson
doubled to left and Willie Brooks
walked to load the bases. Rodney
Hudson watched four pitches miss
their mark trotted to first and
got an RBI as Miller crossed the
plate with the first run of the
game. A double-play with the
baes loaded and one out put the
damper on a further scoring
threat.
The Pirates got back on even
footing in the home half of the
third when pitcher Dale Lusk
walked advanced to second on an
error then circled homeward as
a Jacket throw went high over
the head of first baseman Donald
Nentwig.
Left fielder Dennis Smith
gave HPC their go-ahead run
in the top of the fourth when
he blasted a Lusk offering
high over the left field fence
for a round-tripper with no
mates aboard. His first time
up. Smith lofted a ball to the
same field but the wind
hampered the flight of the
ball and the left fielder haul-
ed it down near the fence.
Dale Lusk went all the way for
the Pirate win. He allowed two
hits struck out six and walked
six. The Pirates committed only
one error in the first win of the
year. They lost their opener last
week to Southwest Texas State
in San Marcos 8-3.
Clyde Noonkester was the
osing pitcher as he allowed only
two hits struck out one and walk-
ed one.
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