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THC H-SU BRAND
Saturday April 10 1S54
By PRANK FREER
Brand. Sports Editor
SPRING BASKETBALL PRACTICE began last Monday
and to several of the participants it meant a curtailment of a
sport called "cow pasture pool" which most of them have taken
up quite enthusiastically. It seems that just about everybody
and. his dog has gone golf crazy especially the basketball play-
ers.
At one time or another we have had the pleasure of watch
most everyone of these Barracks B boys head for the golf course.
That is all1 except Garland Proffitt. Golf clubs haven't been
made long enough for him yet.
James Claunch has really been bitten by the golf bug and
is now seriously considering playing in a few golf tournaments
this summer. At one time he was observed practicing for three
hours behind the barracks. In all clue respect however he plays
remarkably well for the short time in which he has taken part
in the game.
SPRING TRAINING TO BE TOUGH
GETTING BACK TO THE
round-ball sport oach Bill Scott
has stated that it will last for
twenty work-out days and that
after it is all over there may just
be him and Doyle Brunson left.
Looks like it might get kind of
rough at Rose Field House from
3 o'clock to 5 o'clock on those
work-out afternoons. So if you're
interested in the Cowboy cagers
why don't you drop over some
afternoon and watch the boys go
through their paces?
Doyle Brunson who was voted
the best basketball player in the
Border Conference last year is
determined to be in the line-up on
December 1 when the Cowboys
open their basketball season
against Texas University in Aus-
tion. (Incidentally this cage opener
is one of the best in the country.
Bill Scott is the man who did it
and he is still arranging for the
Pokes to have a top cage schedule
for the coming basketball season.)
Brunson is still having trouble
with his legs but he plans to play
golf all summer to strengthen it
up and maybe he'll be ready
when the fall semester rolls
around. If he does make it and
we hope he does H-SU has cer-
tainly got a wonderful chance to
do some good in basketball.
DELNOR POSS This spry 19 year old sophomore from San
Angelo has been representing the Poke track team this year in the
broad jump. Poss should be in fine condition for the conference
meet to be held in Tucson Arizona May 8 and 9.
FORMER CAGE STAR
I TALKED WITH Pete Golson
the other day. Some of you will
remember that he was a stand-
out performer for H-SU in bas-
ketball a few years back. After
pulling a two year hitch in the
Navy he's back on the Forty
Acres to gain his Master's Degree.
Golson who thinks the present
"basketball team could go all the
way next year with a few breaks
is married now and lives in the
Veteran's Barracks on Dilling-
ham Street.
Wade Burroughs the hard-luck
guy of the past basketball season
has obtained a new job now. He
is employed at the City Golf
Course which is located out south
of town.
It was a tough break for Bur-
roughs when he hurt his leg be-
fore the West Texas State game
in Canyon and didn't get to play
anymore for the remaining sea-
son. Tougher to take when con-
sidering that it was his last year
for H-SU but Burroughs being
the great guy that he is never
did let it bother him.
Rodney Williams Jim "Valli"
Vaughn and David Nelson have
all decided to roughneck in the
oilfields this summer. Guess
spring football practice wasn't
rough enough for them.
BACKPIELD COMBINATION
ON THE SUBJECT OF FOOT-
BALL Coach Murray Evans has
really come up with a solid com-
bination in Williams and Dan
Villarreal. Instead of running them
both from the tailback spot as he
did before he has now handed
the fullback chores over to Wil-
liams. Since Williams was the leading
ground gainer for H-SU last year
and Villarreal was second while
running from the same position in
the backfield the Cowboys could
come up with the greatest one-
two punch since "Doc" Mobley
and "Camp" Wilson in 1942.
At least two football players
plan on getting married this sum-
mer. Williams says he will marry
Zelda Kelly Lamesa girl who
graduated from H-SU last year.
The wedding wil ltake place in the
First Baptist Church at Lamesa
on May 30. Our own Dr. Leon
Marsh will conduct the ceremony.
Arthur Cunningham junior
football star from Austin plans
to marry Clara Caswell who is
a sophomore from the University
of Texas. The marriage will take
place in Austin sometime during
the summer.
Chester Lyssy has received a
bid to play professional football
for the Cleveland Browns but it
will have to be after his tour of
duty in the Army. Lyssy has al-
ready received his notice to re-
port for armed service on June
15v
ATTENDANCE AT TENNIS MATCHES
COACH OTHO POLK'S tennis
team has been doing right well
for itself. He's got some top-
notch boys on team that always
go all-out to win. They've been
winning more than their share of
the tennis matches too.
Still in order to keep winning
a team likes to feel that the stu-
dents are behind them. Attend-
ance at past matches has been
lagging. In fact there have been
so few attending that I don't
know how the team has been do-
ing as well as it has.
It's true that there isn't too
many places to sit but tennis
matches don't last too long and
we all owe to the players to stand
behind them. It may be awhile
before they play on the home
court again but let's try to be
there when they do.
We had about twenty specta-
tors at the T.C.U. golf match
last Wednesday and I can per-
sonally say that it really helps a
person to know that there are
some people who are interested
enough in the golf team to want'
to be there when something is
happening.
Rodeo Team Third
At A &M Rodeo
The H-SU rodeo team under
the guidance of E. W. Ledbetter
and Sammy Baugh won third
place last week-end at the Texas
A&M rodeo at College Station.
Oklahoma A&M was the winner
and Sul Ross was second out of
twenty-one teams that had enter-
ed the two day meet.
Lee Cockrell paced the Pokes
by winning first place in the calf
roping but Bill Teague was also
strong on points by gaining two
seconds and a fourth in the rib-
bon roping.
Dave Rushing came in third in
one of the toughest events of
them all; bareback riding.
Hardin-Simmons' own Becky Jo
Smith made a great showing for
herself in the girls events and
earned herself a snnnnri ninno -.
the day.
ihe rodeo team is currently
rarticitatinr in tho si nn
Rodeo. Bill Gray and Buddy
vvauauii are wun tne team on this
trip since they didn't perform
at the Texas A&M Rodeo.
Rodeo To Begin
With A Parade
Hardin-Simmons annual rodeo
will be launced April 22 at 4 p. m.
with a rodeo parade through
downtown Abilene. Delton Gallo-
way parade marshall has an-
nounced the theme of the parade
to be 'Western Songs."
High school bands from sur-
rounding towns and communities
have been invited to participate in
the parade and be guests of H-SU
at the Rodeo following the parade.
Classes and clubs from H-SU
will be in a contest for the 25 15
and 10 dollar prizes to be given to
the first second and third mest
floats entered in the parade.
Mrs. Maurice Martin director
of the parade has announced
that all entries must be turned
in to her by today.
The tentative parade route will
begin at south 5th and Chest-
nut go under the underpass at
Pine down Pine to North 5th
over and down Cypres to North
First where the procession will
end.
WHATLEY RANKS
8th IN NATION
John Whatley from Lewisville
was ranked eighth in the nation
last week. His jump of G'OVi" at
Laredo gave him this honor.
Coach Bill Scott said today
taht Whatley is the best trackman
that Simmons has had since Alton
Terry. Terry won 1st place in
the Olympics try-outs held in
Chicago in 1936. His event was
the javelin throw.
Scott expects Whatley to clear
the bar at 6'8" before the season
is over. Next Wednesday will be
the next meet in which Whatley
will participate. The meet will
be held on the McMurry track.
Teams in the meet will be Texas
Tech West Texas State ACC Mc-
Murry and H-SU. Les Vanover
from ACC and Whatley are ex-
pected to battle it out for the
first place honors in the high
jump.
These tw6 should give the spec-
tators a good show. Last week
Whatley knocked his shoulder
out of place at the Texas Relays
held in Austin. Scott said that
his shoulder should be ready by
Wednesday to enable Whatley to
participate in the event. If his
shoulder is ready in time for the
Kansas Relays held in Lawrence
Kansas and the Drake Relays
held in Des Moines Iowa; Scott
will take the high jump star to
both these big meets.
The high jump went at 6'3" last
year at the Drake Relays. What-
ley at that same 'time last year
was clearing the bar consistently
at 6'5". Scott expects Whatley to
make a good showing at both of
these big meets.
University Tennis Team
Wins a Out of 4 Duels
Coach Otho Polk's Hardin-Simmons
University tennis team
winners of three of four dual
matches this year will meet West
Texas State in Canyon Friday af-
ternoon. With victories over Texas A&M
East Texas State and TCU and a
single loss to Houston the Cow-
boys will be meeting Border Con-
ference competition for the first
time.
The Pokes lost only Gene
Adams and Cotton Fowler who
played Numbers three and four
from last year steam that won 16
of 17 dual matches. Back in the
numbers one and two slots are
Carl Nunn senior from Sweet-
water and Wayne Miller junior
from Plainview who teamed to
win the NAIA doubles champion-
ship last June.
Other members making the trip
will be Don Campbell Brady
sophomore; Bill Herring Snyder
a service returnee who played in
1951; and Ronnie Ryan sopho-
more from Ponca City Okla.
The Cowboys meet Texas Tech
Thursday in Lubbock.
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 10, 1954, newspaper, April 10, 1954; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98348/m1/4/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.