The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1961 Page: 3 of 4
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The Yellow Jacket, April 14, 196T
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JACKETS 'BEST EVER'
IN RELAYS AT AUSTIN
BY DON NEWBURY
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, "Cap"
Shelton doesn't let it out when he's
not feeling well, but there's one
thing for sure: He feels his best
on the day of a track meet—partic-
ularly a big one, like the Texas Re-
lays.
"How do you feel, Cap?" some-
one asked when the veteran cinder
boss made exit from his hotel room
Friday morning.
"If I felt any better, I'd be run-
ning," he answered.
Saturday morning just wasn't
quite the same, however. This was
the day for "Cap's" favorite race,
the two-mile relay, and, as always,
he was as nervous as a long-tailed
cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
If he had had a thermometer, it's
a good bet that he might have taken
the temperature of every member
of the team.
Perhaps he sensed that his team
was going to run the fastest two-
mile relay time In the nation just
a few hours later, and that some
little something he might leave un-
done might hamper this accom-
plishment.
* * •
IF HE WAS NERYOUS at the
hotel Saturday, he was nearing a
point of hysteria when he arrived,
at the track, where he learned that
Los Angeles State College had
flown all the way from California—
just to enter the two-mile relay. As
it turned out, their upwards of an
$800 trip was wasted. The Cali-
fornians finished a weak fifth
among the fast two-mile relay
company, but "Cap" was a little
afraid they might have a terrific
team, considering the fact that they
came so far—just to run a single
race.
* * *
DON'T BE SURPRISED if Ho-
ward Payne College comes home
with a team trophy from the North
Texas Relays Saturday. The Bap-
tists' big challenge will come from
the Methodists of McMurry and
host North Texas can't be counted
out of the picture. It all boils
down to whether or not any other
teams will be on hand to help take
points away from McMurry in the
shorter races.
The Jackets plan entries in vir-
tually every event in this relays
meet, where no low hurdles, 220-
yard dash, 440 or 880 are run.
It was at this same meet last
year that Howard Payne hooked
up in a two-mile relay without
equal. The Paynemen, who finish-
ed a few steps out in second place,
recorded a sizzling 7:33.3—fastest
mark in the history of the college.
North Texas, getting a good anchor
leg by Richard Menchaca, ran a
breath-taking 7:31.0.
Another similar fine race could
be, forthcoming Saturday in Denton.
The loss there last year was
HPC's first defeat in the two-mile
relay since 1958. At the "Big Three"
—Texas, Kansas and Drake- Re-
lays—Howard Payne now has a
string of 13 straight wins.
BY DON NEWBURY
AUSTIN — A record-smashing
two-mile relay team and an upset
discus effort by Alfred Holcomb
accounted for Howard Payne Col-
lege's finest showing in recent
years here Friday and Saturday in
the 34th annual running of the
Texas Relays.
Coach J. H. Shelton's terrific
two-mile unit brought in HPC's
fourth straight blue ribbon at the
Texas meet in a glittering 7:34.9
—easily beating Pittsburgh of
Kansas by 50 yards as the Baptists
recorded their fastest winning
time in the school's history.
They substantially lowered their
old Texas Relays record! of 7:41.5.
FINEST THROW
Holcomb, a San Antonio senior,
got off his finest throw ever to
more than shock the tough univer-
sity-college field. iW sailed the
platter 169-3^—almost eight feet
better than any previous throw of
his this year, and 7% inches
ahead of last year's best. He hit
his high mark in the Friday pre-
liminaries.
Baylor's John Fry, Hardin-Sim-
mons' Russ Seitzinger, New Mexi-
co's R, T. Waters, Iowa's Cloyd
Webb and Baylor's Buddy Tyner
trailed Holcomb with efforts of
167-10y2; 164-3; 163-1%; 160-7%;
and 160-7, respectively.
DAVID NOBLE
Junior David Noble opened HPC's
bid with a 1:53.4 and three con-
sistent sophomores came through
in fine fashion as Frank Santiago
hit a 1:54.1, LoweU Bishop a 1:54.3
and Glenn Petty a 1:53.1.
The Jackets led the entire dis-
tance, as Petty hit the tape some
50 yards in front of Pittsburgh,
which recorded a 7; 41.5. Bast Texas
State, Fort Hayes, Los Angeles
State and the National University of
Mexico finished behind the champ-
ions in the 10-team field.
The HPC mark was the best re-
corded this season in th U.S. be-
fore it dropped to third 15 minutes
later. Southern Method'ist, pressed
the entire distance by the Univer-
sity of Kansas, won the university
division in 1.3 seconds btter than
the Paynemen, and speculation im-
mediately arose as whether HPC
would have bettered the university
mark had the Stingers been pushed.
PETROSS SPARKLES
Brownwood's Gary Petross was
also in the Payne eye-brow-raising
brigade when he hit an all-time
low of 14.3 to finish fourth among
30 entries in the rugged university-
college high hurdles event. He
finished behind such notables as
Rex Stucker of Kansas State (14.1),
Bob Johnson of SMU and Calvin
Cooley of-Abilene Christian.
In Fridlay prelims, Petross almost
got Cooley at the wire as both
clocked 14.4s. In this run, Petross
triumphed over Texas Tech's Bob
Swafford, Baylor's David Bennett,
Kansas' Dan Lee and Rice's Cecil
Bradley.
In the Friday night show, in-
ability in the 220s of the college
sprint-medley cost the Paynemen
a first place as they finished run-
ner-up to East Texas' 3:24.4. Noble
opened with a 49.2, and Petty
wound it up with a 1:52.5—the best
anchor leg in the college division.
When he took the baton, he was
at least 20 yards behind ET's
touted Socrates Bagisckas, but
when it endted his valiant bid had
carried him to within six steps of
the winner, who finished with a
1:53.4.
KELLER SIXTH
Sophomore Danny Keller hit his
season best of 23-0% in the uni-
versity-college broad jump, third
best until fading in the finals to
sixth. He failed to clear the open-
ing height of six feet in the high
jump.
The Baptists' four-mile relay
team parlayed a fourth-place fin-
ish in the university-college event
and, ironically, bested last year's
winning mark. HPC, running Tom-
my Sikes (4:27.8), Lyndon Gath-
right (4:24.2), Doug Reid (4:19.7),
and Dick Ivey (4:17.6), turned in a
17:31.1. Houston won in 17:02.8.
The locals dropped to fifth in the
mile relay in what was easily their
most disappointing event of the
day. They fell to a 3:20.7, with
Noble's 50.8, Keller's 49.6, Bishop's
50.3 and Santiago's 50 flat.
HPC's 440 and 880 yard relay
units, composed of Keller, Petross,
James Keel and Robert Needham,
failed to make any noise. The 440
chapter took sixth, but the 880
unit had to grunt to finish a step
ahead of last-place Hardin-Sim-
mons.
Practice Field Saturday
Scrimmage Slated
"I've got several reasons to be
glad, and about the same number to
he sad."
This is the way Howard Payne's
football Coach Bennie Williams
sizes up the Yellow Jackets as
they reach the midway point of
their spring drills.
He, along with aides Melvin Lind-
sey and Bill Purser will get an even
closer look at their charges Satur-
day morning when they run
through a full-sciale scrimmage
session on the practice field, be
ginning shortly after 8 a.m.
"We find that several backs are
improved over last season, and have
decided that we've got one good
line," Williams remarked, "Now all
we have to do is find a few more
ready-to-play backs, and develop a
good second-unit line."
This, needless to say, is no small
chore.
Af Abilene
JUDGING TEAM TRIUMPHS
HARRY FORD
MEN'S WEAR
Three judging teams from Ho-
ward Payne brought home the
sweepstakes trophy March 24 for
total team score in a national
judging contest held in conjunction
with the annual meeting of the
National Assn. of Colleges Teach-
ing Agriculture.
The competition was held on the
Abilene Christian College campus,
with about 20 colleges representing
16 states participating.
With a total score of 3,889 out of
a possible 4,500, the HPC teams
earned the traveling trophy that
will stay with the school that wins
it three consecutive times. Previous
winners were Illinois State Normal
in 1959 and Southwest Missouri
State in 1960.
Livestock, soils and dairy teams
from HPC scored fourth, fifth and
eighth, respectively. Roddy Maddox
of Cherokee, member of the live-
stock, was seventh high individual
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The livestock team composed of
Maddox, William Wade of Blanket
and Gerald Grinstead of Brown-
wood, scored fourth only 43 points
behind the first place team.
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Five men were ordering break-
fast in a restaurant. "I'll have
pancakes," said the first.
"Hot cakes," said the second.
"Wheat cakes," said the third.
"Griddle cakes," said the fourth.
"They're all synonyms, aren't
they?" asked the fifth.
"No," replied the waitress, "but
if you want synonym I can give
you toast." (The Deader's Digest)
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Williams had praise for such
backs as Leon Combs, B. J. Kore-
nek, Wendell Byrom, Freddy Wade,
Dale Byerly, * Bob Goforth,' John
Culpepper, Royce Blackburn, Har-
ry Krenek and Dale Fisher.
He's also plenty impressed with
205-pound senior gnard Pete Hob-
by, who was recently elected; cap-
tain for next season.
"He's the sort of fellow who is
a real inspiration to coaches for
his good leadership on the field,"
the head grid boss beamed, "He did
a great job last year, and we're de-
pending on him for even greater
things this fall."
Other linemen drawing mention
from Williams are Bobby Robbins,
Ray Jacobs, Roy Self, Max Graham,
Ray Reed, Dorman Riddles, Grady
Spikes, Jerry Wallace, and Israel
(Tank) Cortez.
Another lineman who is coming
along after laying out of football
for a year is Bill Lee, transfer from
Navarro Junior College.
Williams plans to wind up spring
drills this year with an exes game,
to be unreeled under the lights
either April 28 or 29.
WHITIS SIGNS
'TALL'BOYS
AT 6-8,6-7
Basketball stock at Howard
Payne College has taken a sharp
rise during the past week with the
signing of two "tall boys" for next
fall.
First to sign last week was Rich-
ard Trice, 6-8 Navarro Junior Col-
lege transfer from Irving, and now,
a 6-7 eager, Donald Enax, has
pledged to play college ball with
the Yellow Jackets.
The latter, a high school senior,
played schoolboy basketball at
Lamar Consolidated High School,
near Houston.
Enax earned: three varsity.letters
in high school, was an all-district
perCormer as a junior, and was
honorable mention all-state last
season. As a senior he averaged
15 points and 14.6 rebound's per
game.
Enax scored 31 points this year
against Alvin in the Clear Creek
Tournament.
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