The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, April 6, 1962 Page: 4 of 6
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CULTURED ATHLETE Hardin-Simmons University's ace
discus man senior Russel Seiizinger poses while studying two
of his favorite hobbies painting and discus throwng. With the
discus Seiizinger remains undefeated in fve meets. (Brand Photo
By John Blackstock)
Poke Discus Ace 's Interests
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Vary From Fish to Painting
If Russ Seitzinger were to paint
a picture of a contented man the
finished work would likely con-
tain a lake abounding with fish
an artist's easel nearby and a
big strong athlete practicing the
discus.
The painting would be Seit-
zinger's self-portrait. Russ a
Hardin-Simmons University sen-
ior is all three a. painter fish-
erman and discus -thrower.
"The 6-5 24U-pouna native of
Pittsburgh Pa. is one of the
finest discus tossers in the state
of Texas and the nation this
spring and his friends will verify
the quality of his other two avo-
cations. Seitzinger has become one of
the top gold medal winners on the
Texas collegiate track circle this
year by winning first place in the
discus in all five meets entered.
He has broken three meet records
and .owns the best throw in the
state with a toss of 171-2.
Russ has set two goal9 for him-
self before leaving Hardin-Simmons
this spring. He wants to
win the discus event at both the
Texas and Kansas Relays. The 22-year-old
strongman will be trying
for the first goal this weekend in
Austin when he competes for the
Cowboys in the Texas Relays. The
Kansas Relays are two weeks
away. Seitzinger placed third in
both. meets as a junior last year
and he could be the favorite since
both the first and second finishers
will not be back.
Seitzinger opened the season by
winning at the Southwestern Rec-
reation meet in Fort Worth with
a toss of 162-8. He followed that
up a week later by tossing the
disc 168-9 at the Border Olympics
in Laredo k where he established
new division and meet records.
Russ won at the West Texas Re-
lays in Odessa with a heave of
171- for a new division mark.
He took first place at the All-
College meet in San Marcos with
a 158-1 throw his only sub-par
throw of the year and came back
Strong list week in a Hardin-
Simmone triangular event by
heaving the platter 171-2 his
best ot the season.
Seitzinfer's beat toss for Hardin-Simmons
is 174-8 in 1960
a school record. He hit oyer 180
feet in an AAU meet in Pittsburgh-
JastMrnmer.
Pittsbirlh is .the scene of Seit-
zinger' first athletic endeavors.
In high school where Russ was
better known ae an all-state per-
former in football and basketball
he became interested in the discus
hit senior year and threw 140 feet
in his first meet.
'-' A& i appendectomy "dropped
Siixtair's weight from 212
potuula to 117 hi final aecmtter
in high eafaoof and lit decided not
and it was there that the discus
became his first love.
Russ met Al Contello another
Pennsylvanian who was to be-
come the world record holder in
the javelin on Okinawa in 1957
and the two started touring the
Far East with a Marine Corps
track team. Russ won the discus
title in .the Far East and Asian
games in the spring shortly before
receiving his discharge and'com-
in gto Abilene to enroll at Hardin-
Simmons. A former Hardin-Simmons full-
back from Pittsburgh encouraged
Seitzinger to come to Hardin-
Simmons. Russ came to H-SU on
a football scholarship and he
played almost two seasons before
deciding to concentrate on the
discus.
Seitzinger credits Cowboy track
coach Vernon Hilliard with help-
ing him achieve his success with
the discus. Russ has read almost
every book and seen most every
film on discus throwing and he
practices constantly until his de-
livery is perfect. He also teaches
the art of discus throwing during
his high school practice teaching.
Seitzinger's three hobbies will
probably become a guiding factor
in his vocation following gradua-
tion from Hardin-Simmons this
spring. He plans to coach in high
school and to teach art. "I don't
know if we will go back to Pitts-
burgh or stay here in Texas"
Russ -says. "I imagine that if I
could find a good place to coach
and teach here with a good fish-
ing spot close by we just might
stay."
Russ is married and he and his
wife Shirley have two children
Rocky age 2 and Dawna age one.
Russ gives his wife plenty of
credit for helping get him through
school. "She should be the one
stepping up there to receive the
diploma this spring" he states.
The Seitzingers' apartment is
adorned with Russ paintings
most of them water colors and ab-
stracts. Although he has presented
the paintings in art shows he has
not sold any of them because of
their sentimental value to him.
The closets of the Seitzinger
apartment are well stocked with
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University Drug
"Juii Actom ih Corner"
Try us for you? every drug ned
Corapjtjt lint of School Supplte ; J v i 4
H-SU Enters Texas
Relays This Weekend
Concentrated efforts of a fresh-
man and two seniors will form the
largest part of the Hardin-Simmons
University track team in the
Texas Relays at Austin Friday
and Saturday.
The Cowboys plan to enter four
relay events using six runners
to comprise the four teams.
Freshman Billy Hardage will be
running in all four relays while
Paul Hinds and Jimmy Finley a
pair of seniors wil compete in
three.
Hardin-Simmons will partici-
pate in the 880 and sprint medley
relays Friday and the mile and
two-mile relay races Saturday.
Other Cowboy relay entries in-
clude Lewis Eiland Robert Mas-
sey and Dick Lightfoot.
The top individual entry for the
Cowboys will be discus thrower
Russ Seitzinger who is going after
Invitational Net Tourney
Scheduled Here April 7
Tennis stars from at least eight
colleges will be on campus Satur-
day April 7 for the Annual In-
vitational Tennis Tournament for
College Women Miss Billie Shir-
ley director said.
Odessa College won the tourna-
ment last year and will return to
defend its title Miss Shirley ex-
plained. Teams already lined up for the
event include Sul Ross College
Howard County Junior College at
Big Spring and Odessa. Other in-
vitations have been extended to
Texas Tech West Texas State
Texas Woman's University and
North Texas State University.
H-SU coeds expected to com-
pete in the tournament include
Dolores Shelnutt Baird junior
and Eula a freshman from Clyde.
Civil Service Man
To Interview Students
A representative of the United
States Civil Service will be on
campus April 11 to interview
seniors of all majors beginning at
1:30 p. m. announced Claude
Hicks director of student aid.
"This may be the chance for a
Hardin-Simmons student to get a
job guarding the President"
Hicks said. The representative
will be looking for prospective
employees in the areas of Secret
Service special agents narcotics
agents custom agents customs
port investigator alcohol and
tobacco tax investigator and trea
sury enforcement work.
Starting salary is $5355 Hicks
said. He concluded that students
should make their appointments
in the next few days at the Place-
metn Office.
fishing equipment. Russ uses his
artistic talent in designing his
own fishing lures and other
equipment. Just as in athletics
and painting his love for fishing
began in his early years at home
where his father a printing com-
pany executive got him started.
Russ does most of his fishing in
a "secret" spot in the early hours
of the morning before classes and
after afternoon workouts. His
proudest catch was a 9-pound
black bass caught last summer at
Fort Phantom Hill Lake. A re-
cent earlyjnorning catch includ-
six black bass weighing from four
to six pounds each.
Seitzinger hopes to conclude his
collegiate career by representing
Hardin-Simmons in the NCAA
track and field meet this summer
in Eugene Ore. And he isn't dis-
counting the 1964 Olympic Games
in Tokyo.
his sixth straight title in that
event. Seitzinger last week tossed
the disc 171-2 i nan H-SU in-
vitational meet after taking first
places at the Southwest Recrea-
tion Meet Border Olympics. West
Texas Relays and All-College
Meet.
Seitzinger will likely be among
the favorites at the Texas Relays.
He placed third there last year
and he currently is the No. 1
discus thrower in the state and
one of the top performers in the
nation.
The Cowboys will be running
the two-mile relay for the first
time this season. Hardage Light-
foot Eiland and Massey will
make up th'at unit The mile re-
lay fourome composed of Finley
Massey Hinds and Hardage has
won the last two meets entered.
Texas Southern beat them at the
Border Olympics.
The 880-yard relay unit im-
proved since the West Texas Re-
lays includes Hinds Finley
Eiland and Hardage. Making up
the sprint medley foursome will
be Hardage Hinds Finley and
Massey.
Another individual Cowboy
entry will be Lightfoot who will
compete in the 1500-meter run.
PE Club Visits
Health Club Bowls
The PEMMOS girls physical
education club at Hardin-Simmons
University toured the Abi-
lene Health Club at their last
meeting and later gathered at the
Sands Bowl for a bowling session.
Miss Billie Shirley p. e. in-
structor and faculty sponsor for
the PEMMOS won the bowling
match with a high score of 188.
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Holland Announces
Mead Contest Rules
The rules for the E. P. Mead
Speaking Contest have been an-
nounced by Dr. DeWitte Holland.
The speaking contest has been
held on the freshman level for the
past seven years and on the up-
perclassman level for the past
three years. Scholarships of $50-
fot first place $30 for second
place and $20 for third place are
given.
All tuition scholarship awards
are to be applied during the
school year 1962-63. An exception
will be made to this when the
student is a senior. If a senior
owes money to the university his
scholarship award is applied on
his debt. If the senior owes no
money to the university he will
receive his award in cash. Money"
left by students not returning to
Hardin-Simmons is .to be used for
additional awards the following
year.
As there have been in the past
there will again be the freshman
an dupperclassman divisions in
the contest announced Dr. Hol-
land. There will be preliminaries
and finals and semi-finals will be
held if the number of students
participating justify it. The pre-
liminaries for the upperclassmen
will be at 3:00 p. m. April 10 in.
Room 208 in the Chapel-Auditorium.
Dr. Holland announced the fol-
lowing requirements which must
be met by the students to enter
the contest:
The contestant must be enrolled
in at least one speech course at
Hardin-Simmons. The speech
must be given without notes and
must be from five to seven
minutes in length.
The speech should be of a stim-
ulating nature. Humor may be
used but the over-all objective
must be serious. More considera-
tion will be given to a speech
which deal with a national or in-
ternational problem.
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, April 6, 1962, newspaper, April 6, 1962; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98529/m1/4/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.