The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 1976 Page: 2 of 21
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The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Page 2, Sec. 1 Thursday, March 18,1976
Kermit JV Tops
Andrews Squad
The Kermit Yellow Jacket
junior varsity baseball team
devoured the Andrews
Mustangs in their fourth game
of the season Tuesday, March
15.
The home team was no
match for the visiting Yellow
Jackets, who won by a
margin of 13 to 3 in four
innings of play.
It was a fast lead for the
Kermit Jackets as they scored
three runs on two hits in the
first inning and gave up none
to the Mustangs. Paul Nash
was the first to score for the
Jackets and he was followed
by Steve Watson and Craig
Shores. The first inning
closed with the Kermit squad
leading 3-0.
The second inning was a
definite factor in
the Jackets’ vie tory
as they totaled an additional
ten runs on four hits and
permitted the Mustangs none.
Scoring for the Kermit squad
were Nash, Shores, Clifton
King, Roark, Scott Edwards,
Greg Davis, Ruben Berzoza
(two runs) and Junior
Valenzula (two runs).
Things slowed down after
the second inning and the
Kermit squad failed to score
during the rest of the game.
The Andrews Mustangs
managed to add two runs to
their score in the third inning
and one fun in the final
inning, but the game
concluded with the Kermit
Squad still in the lead by a
score of 13 to 3.
During the game, the Kermit
Yellow Jackets went to bat
30 times and managed seven
hits while the Mustangs
obtained only three hits and
were at bat only 25 times.
The Kermit Yellow Jacket
junior varsity baseball team
will participate in the Pecos
Tournament to be held March
18-20.
BOX SCORE
The 24th Annual Permian
Basin Relays are to be held
Saturday, March 20, at
Walton Field.
Teams entering the Permian
Basin Relays in Division 1
(Boys) will be Kermit,
Monahans, Fort Stockton,
Andrews, Permian J.V.,
Seminole and Crane.
In Division II (girls), teams
entering are Kermit,
Monahans, Seminole, Fort
Stockton and Crane. This will
be the first year for girls to
participate in the Relays.
The Kermit sixth grade will
also hold an inter-squad meet
Saturday. The sixth grade will
begin track events at 1:55
p.m. and will end their meet
at 4 p.m.
A scratch meeting will begin
at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and
doughnuts being served,
Coach Mike Patterson said.
Through previous years,
records have been set and
broken. Some of those
records included:
In 1964, Gary Hobson of
Kermit vaulted 14 feet and
six inches in pole vault.
James Russell of Kermit
cleared six feet and four
inches in the high jump in
1961 and was tied by Chris
Dutton of Monahans in 1974.
In the long jump, Fred Cox
of Colorado City managed 23
feet in 1961.
Ronny Moss of Andrews
holds the 1966 record in the
shot put with a distance of 58
feet and two inches.
In 1973, Steve Medley of
Monahans, threw a discus 171
feet.
KERMIT
PLAYERS
AB
R
H
Nash
4
2
1
Watson
4
1
2
Shores
4
2
0
King
3
1
2
Roark
3
1
1
Edwards
3
1
1
Davis
3
1
0
Berzoza
3
2
0
Valenzula
3
2
0
TOTAL
30
13
7
ANDREWS
PLAYERS
AB
R
H
Nabors
3
0
0
Fulwider
- 3
1
0
Gonzalus
3
1
0
Munsell
3
1
2
Moore
3
0
0
Bartley
3
0
1
Ramov
3
0
0
Bailey
2
0
0
Clift
2
0
0
TOTAL
25
3
3
Jackets Place Fourth
In West Texas Relays
Fish of Sorts
Per capita consumption of fish
in the U.S. totaled 12 pounds in
1974. Red crab, squid, shark and
hake, presently considered “un-
derutilized species” of seafood,
may soon start turning up on
seafood counters and restaurant
menus to help meet America’s
appetite for seafood. Americans
ate 135 million pounds of blue
crab meat and 76 million pounds
of Alaskan king crab in 1973.
The Kermit Yellow Jacket
varsity track team placed
fourth in the AAA division of
the West Texas Relays
Saturday at Odessa.
Ten teams participated in
the AAA division and Ector
High School won first place
in the meet with 111 points.
Dunbar-Lubbock won second
with 107 points and
Monahans placed third with a
total of 80 points.
Other team scores in order
are Kermit in fourth with 48,
Lamesa-29, Levelland-23,
Snyder-18, Pecos-10,
Seminole-10 and Andrews-8.
The Kermit discus team
placed third with a throw of
141 feet and ten inches by
Larry Harbin.
In the shot put event,
Harbin completed 49 feet and
3/4 inches for third place.
Kermit’s Mark Sheen held
fifth place in the high jump
with five feet and eight
inches.
Ricky Dymke cleared 12
feet in pole vaulting for
fourth place and also broke
his individual record. In
response to the
accomplishment, Coach Mike
Patterson commented,
“Ricky is definitely
improving and I anticipate he
will be a strong competitor as
the season continues.”
In the 880 dash, the Jackets
placed fifth with a time of
2:07.5 by Billy Stevens.
Clifford Holt ran the 440
dash in 50 seconds for first
place and Thomas McGilbra
claimed second place with
51.5.
Kermit’s mile relay team
included Junior Velasquez,
Holt, Joe Dominguez and
McGilbra. The Jackets placed
third in the event with a time
of 3:30.4.
The Kermit Yellow Jacket
track squad will host die
Permian Basin Relays track
meet Saturday, March 20, at
Walton Field.
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ELECT
JACK SPEER
SHERIFF OF WINKLER COUNTY
Holding the record in the
440 relay was Ted Nelson, R.
E. Merritt, Larry Shoemaker
and Leslie Blackman of
Andrews who ran it in 42.5 in
1960.
Mike Mosley, of Coahoma,
ran the 880 dash in 1966 in
1:55.2.
In 1967, Rocky Woods of
Lakeview ran the 120 high
hurdles in 14.4.
Holding the record in the
100 dash is Ted Nelson of
Andrews with 9.6 which was
made in 1961.
In the 440 dash, R. E.
Merritt of Andrews set the
record with a time of 48.3.
Ronny Gainey of Monahans
had a time of 38.7 in 1973 in
the 330 intermediate hurdles.
In the 220 dash Ted Nelson
of Andrews managed 21.1 in
1960 on a straight track, but
Jim Bob Franks of Kermit
had a time of 21.7 in 1971 on
a curved track.
David Woodward of Hobbs,
New Mexico ran the mile in
4:26.2 in 1965.
Runners who broke the
record in the Mile relay are
Rohnie Brice, Larry
Shoemaker, Tony Cain and
R. E. Merritt. This Andrews
tearif ran the relay with a
time of 3:21.7 back in 1960.
PERMIAN BASIN
RELAYS
Meet Schedule
1976
8:30
Scratch Meeting
9:30
BOYS: Long Jump, Pole
Vault, Shotput.
GIRLS: Discus, High Jump,
Long Jump.
10:00
440 Yard Dash (Girls)
120 High Hurdles (Boys)
10:20
220 Yard Dash (Girls)
100Yard Dash (Boys)
10:40
60 Yard Dash (Girls)
440 Yard Dash (Boys)
11:00
80 Yard Hurdles (Girls)
330 Intermediate
Hurdles (Boys)
11:20
100 Yard Dash (Girls)
220 Yard Dash (Boys)
1:30
Boys: High Jump Discus
#IGirls: Triple Jump, Shot Put
FINAL RUNNING
EVENTS
2:00
440 Yard Relay (Girls)
440 Yard Relay (Boys)
2:15
440 Yard Dash (Girls)
880 Yard Run (Boys)
2:30
220 Yard Dash (Girls)
120 High Hurdles (Boys)
2:45
60 Yard Dash (Girls)
100 Yard Dash (Boys)
3:00
80 Yard Hurdles (Girls)
440 Yard Dash (Boys)
3:15
880 Yard Relay (Girls
TRACK QUEENS, CAPTAINS NAMED
Recently named as track queens for the upcoming Permian Basin Relays were (left to right)
Laurie Morris, Irene Martinez and Patty Wood. Serving as captains for the Yellow Jacket
track squad are Thomas McGilbra (left) and Junior Velasquez. The Permian Basin Relays
are scheduled to be held this weekend at Walton Field. (Staff Photo)
Wes* Texas
b» Outdoors
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
West Texas is not noted for much of the blame for
an abundance of water and cutting short the peak period
naturally, when a large lake of bass fishing. The lake level
like Amistad, went in near
Del Rio, it drew the attention
of a lot of fishermen. Some
West Texans have even made
the 400-mile trip from El
Paso and farther to fish the
big border impoundment.
Now, a little over six years
since its completion, some
people feel the lae never
reached the peak of bass
fishing supremacy they
expected.
to cross with native
largemouths and hopefully
improve the genetic strain of
the bass and produce larger,
trophy fish. Plans call for
more Florida fingerlings to be
produced in ponds at
Amistad and go into the lake
this year.
The days when a fisherman
could consistently take 50
bass a day from Amistad may
be gone forever. Eiut some
who should know feel there is
still some fine bass fishing in
the Amistad future.
some 566,000 bass
fingerlings. From the initial
stocking until the program
was completed in 1969, more
ooax/jt* , • , than 3 million bass were
,. LT^lntermed,ate P?™<> ‘"to the rising waters
Hurdles (Boys)
3:30
100 Yard Dash (Girls)
220 Yard Dash (Boys)
3:45
880 Yard Run (Girls)
One Mile Run (Boys)
Mile Relay (Soph.)
Mile Relay (Girls)
Mile Relay (Boys)
More than~15300 GI Bill
students applied for
educational loans in 1975,
the first year for this
Veterans Administration
program.
rose some 50 vertical feet in a
period of six months,
spreading the lake over about
twice as much area as it
previously occupied.
Fishing improved again in
1973 and many felt the lake
was headed for a new peak.
Then there was another big
rise in the water level in
1974. Some people who have
fished Amistad on a regular
basis feel 1975 was among
Taking a brief look at the the poorest bass fishing years
history of Amistad, the dam, since the lake was completed,
just up the river from Del But late in 1975 and early
Rio, was completed in 1969. this year the bass fishing has
But large mouth bass were been improving. Now,
being stocked in waters below fishermen are taking some
the dam for some time before good strings of 1 Vi to
its completion. 3-pound fish. Few 2-pounders
Texas Parks and Wildlife were being caught last year, hrmipht tn htp thrmioh <nno
Department began stocking but they are numerous now dan J and mime tWs s^rS
those waters in 1965 with and the overall size of fish touring comnanv from The
0r,mp non Kooo seems to be improving. Even -- U ing con}Pany “Oh1 the
a couple of 7-pounders have
been caught recently.
What is causing the
improvement in the bass
fishing?
One factor could be that
natural reproduction has had
time to begin catching up
with the added water volume.
Parks and Wildlife fisheries
biologist, Ronnie Stapleton,
UT Drama Brings
History To Life
American history is being
brought to life through song,
of Amistad.
Larry Scruggs, now a
fishing guide at Amistad
Lodge, moved to the area in
1969 and has been fishing the
lake since then. “When the
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lake was new, it was nothing feels that increased fertility in
to catch 50 3-pound bass in a the big lake is another major
day,” Scruggs said. “When factor. Vegetation, covered
the fishing was really at its
best, we didn’t have a lot of
people fishing the lake. By
the time they discovered
Amistad, bass fishing had
already began to decline.”
A sudden influx of water
into the lake in 1972 got
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when the lake level rose in
1974, is just now decaying
and adding nutrients to those
coming into the lake from
upstream. These added
nutrients are a big plus factor
in the food chain * making it
possible to produce more
small forage fish to feed the
largemouth bass populations.
In addition, threadfin shad
were reintroduced to the
lake, adding another forage
species for the bass to feed
on. This all adds up to
improvement in the condition
of fish that are in the lake
now.
For the bass fishing future,
about 100,000 Florida bass
have been added to Amistad
THE WINKLER COUNTY
NEWS
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University of Texas Drama
Department performs a
dandy revue, “Yankee
Doodle,” in more than 30
Texas towns.
The musical zips through
about 150 years of history -
from Paul Revere’s ride to
Charles Lindbergh’s flight -
to recreate vignettes of the
nation’s past.
As a Bicentennial offering
of the Drama Department,
“Yankee Doodle” is being
seen by Texans from Wichita
Falls to Laredo and from
Alpine to Texarkana.
RETIRED GENERAL
DOLL ENTHUSIAST
Retired Gen. Warren
Lindquist, who served 33
years in the Connecticut
Army National Guard, has a
collection of about 300 dolls.
“I’ve got the dolls all lined
up like a platoon,” said
Lindquist, whvo lives in
Hartford, Conn.
The collection was started
by his mother in 1946 and he
took it over when she died in
1969.
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jobs by advertising for then-
on a sign he holds while
standing on street corners.
When Dennis Jame:
Conneely wants work he
holds up his sign which says
simply, “I want work today.’'
He does clean-up work
around the hotel he lives in
and picks up additional
money by donating blood to
a Skid Road plasma bank.
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Parks, Phil. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 1976, newspaper, March 18, 1976; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009307/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.