The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 311, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 16, 1969 Page: 12 of 14
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69 Is Year To Build Dream On At Rice
candidates have been given the
No. 1 spot.
Saturday
the first time they get the
ball in Ujeir game with Vir-
ginia Military Institute, you
can bet the starter at field
general on offense will be the
lad with the best documented
credentials.
_ AUastxepartsr based.un
film *$tudy, Stihle Vincent,
the North Carolinian, has
moved back into the No. 1 spot
over Philip Wood. Both con-
GANDER HEAD Coach Ron Kramer goes over several points with the Lee offensive line
during Iasi week's game with Spring Branch. The Ganders lost by a 10-7 margin, but showed
much promise for the contests ahead/Shown with Kramer are, clockwise from bottom,
Jimmy Creel (64), Tim Dodson (62), Nick Jared (84), Robert Hines (74), back Doug
Cavarrctta (standing) and David Chamberlain (50). (Sun Photo By Jim Kyle)
Kramer Pleased With
REL Effort In Opener
Hon Kramer, like most other might, the game film failed to down.the Bears
As many Lee fans thought it tremely
of shooting
• ■*',
linue to get blood test after
blood test, and the job seems to
be wide open but maybe
headed into Vincent’s direc-
tion.
home slate with VMI, LSU,
SMU, Arkansas, Texas AAM
and Baylor rounding out the
card. Don’t forget, now. Rice
The Owls have VMI,
California and traditional LSLi
as pre-ijWC foes. Both Texas
and Rice play California on
successive weekends in
Berkeley, and the games will
giyetgns a sizeupmthe annual
1 Wyearlietweenthe
Owls and the Longhorns in
Austin op Oct. 25.
will be tough in November as
they have been so many times
in the past under wily Jess
Neely.
Coach Hagan has had to
overhaul his defense because
the Owls weren’t too salty over
the past two seasons When the
The shift of Tony Conley to
other guy had the ball. Cliff
Hammond,. Roger Collins,
Rogpr Roi(sch and Steve
Bradshaw are counted on as
the “front four” on defense, but
whether they hold their posts
the Rice ftmning game. He| the others come
seems not torhaveHhfei^"
spring training, nor his shift
from tailback, where he per-
formed in 1968. Rite may go on
The Owls have an attractive the ground as Conley goes,
words iike "super star’’ when
referring to the Waco flash
Ronnie Marsh, the former
KoberL&-Lee--star~ and~Rice
defensive end, has been shifted
to a linebacking post, and he
continues to perform just .players.
exactly, the way you would
expect a football player to
perform. If injuries don’t befall
depends upon how fast seme of ^ ftonn)e will make' some Of
tlic opposition as_blue as the
Bill Batchelor, Paul §trahan
Tommy peel, Don Hayward,
David Stockwell, Sam Reed,
Dennis ..Alexander, XonlejL
Butch Robinson, Joe Hen-
derson, all listed as offensive
On defense — Cliff Ham-
mond, James Garner, Roitsch,
Joe Barron,. Bradshaw,
RicRard-Putska-(injawcd);
CoffiHs7""BTArSh, Monte Hut-
- The Rice team-Wi^ nave to Rite color. . .
inake room somewhere for Here are the lettermen in the!
Rodrigo Barnes, who looks so
good you hear the railbirds usel Larry Davis, Jack FaubionJ Allhouse.
1969 RICE SCHEDULE
Sept. 20—VMI in Houston -i-
Sept.'27 —LSU in Houston +
Oct. 4—California alBerte-
iey-
Oct. 11-Open.
Oct. 18—SMU in Houston-i-
Oct. 25—Texas at Austin.
Nov. 1—Texas Tech in I
bock.
Nov. 8—Arkansas
Urn?—
Nov. 15-A&M in Houston.
Nov. 22-TC’U hLCflrt Worth
Nov. 28—Baylor 4 Houston.
SFA, Indians Looks Tough
An
Three-hu
JAve signed!
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^YMCAJunii
More are ex
fun as regii
itnue throug|
week.
Youngster|
receive a
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one at the Yl
Saturday n|
designated
for the footb
Mustangs Among
Houston’s Best
HOUSTON (Spi - In 1968,
Houston’s Stephen F. Austin
High School came out of
nowhere to win the District T8-
AAAA championship.___
This'year, there is no way
the Mustangs are going to
surprise anybody — unless'
they lose. The Ponies are
tough, and those in Houston
schoolboy football circles know
it.
Austin tries to keep its
winning image Thursday night
when it travels to Baytown for
a match with Sterling. Based
on , the performances of both
schools last week, the
| Mustangs are favored to
( remain in the winiftr’s circle,
we Have the potential to have a
pretty good ball dub.”.
Most of the potential is built
around super quarterback
field general can do it all and
must be stopped if opponents
are to have any ^success
against the Mustangs. j
I>ast fall, Ramirez turned in]
an excellent game in leading
Austin past Sterling, 22-20, in a
thriller'
’orl Neches Is
Eyeing Comeback
show any evidence of pass
interference on the call that led
Spring Branch to its only-
touchdown, late in the second
quarter. The call was made on
“I just think we played a
good game," Kramer summed
up for the boosters. “I hope wr
can continue like that and win '
some.
want-to and
an -incomplete pass, with the mination mean anything,'we ll
Bruins facing fourth and 10
from the Gander 25:
do all right.”
In the booster cKib business
meeting, Howard Moseley was
Coach Wayne Shoemaker
returned only eight lettermen
this season from last year’s-
district champs, but seven'of
those were starters, apd they
got Austin off to a f^st start in
the opening wegli of play by
taking out Houston Lincoln. 34-
Joining the quarterback as
team leaders are such peopl
as running back ’Pib
Zaragosa, tackle IJnrique
Cardenas, guard Fjrahk Ratkaf
and center Tom^CoIlum
ShoematarliSfdTiis team is
in good physical shape for the
donnybrook with the Rangers
yfhe Mustangs rolled to an 8-3
record in ’68 as they marched
to the lfhAAAA flag. They werej
eliminated in 1he. bi-district
round by powerhouse Houston
Washington, 28-15.
first varsity game, but,
Shoemaker admits.his. team
‘Rooked
but i«> expecting a tp
from WhpaHpy-.
It’s hard to say if we are
better than last year," the
Pony coach said Tuesday, “I
Rightjrtw, however, the
Ponipa/are interested in oiily
thing. Beating Sterling
Thursday night.
Junior Schools Open.
Grid Slate Wednesday
PORT NJCCHES (Sp)
Don’t let port Neches’ 21-7
setback at the hands of tough
Pasadena Rayburn last week
Baytovyn junior schools begin their 1969 football action
Wednesday with ail four schools seeing action. All games
are at 4:15 p.m.
The Horace Mann eighth grade team will travel to visit
Pasadena’s Beverly Hills Junior School on Fuqua Street.
This Green Goslin team is coached by Roger Adams.
Cedar Bayou's eighth grade club will also be on the n
to Pasadena as they face Miller in the sehson
opener.David Wick land is the coach for the Beg
Pasadena Southmore will visit the Highlands Eagles in
Highlands Wednesday as CoachRArl Scantlen’s eighth
grade team will try to send the.vftjtors home with a defeat.
The Baytown JuniorjSchool eighth graders will also play
on home ground apJffey play host to Pasadena Queens. Sid
Beams is.haiyitfng the coaching chores for this Baytown
team-
fool you. The Indians are not
that bad, and they’ll be ready
to prove it this week when they
tackle Robert E. Lee’s sue?
prising Ganders in a contest
slated- Friday night in
Baytown
Coach Kwf Watson, quite
naturally; is disappointed in
the Tribe’s opening bash with
fie Texans. But he intends to
put his team through a rough
week of work in order to be
ready for Lee.
‘ They (Rayburn I; played a
real good game,” Watson said
Monday, “and beat us real bad;
It was the worst licking we’ve
had in five years."
Port Neches teams are not
prone to be that flat two weeks
the game in Baytown should be
in fpr an interesting night.
Watson said he was im-
the
pressed with the Ganders'
opening night performance,
even though they lost a 10-7
mptch to the highly regarded
iSpring Branch Bears. “I
thought they (J.ee ) did a good
job. They scrambled around
• atwkfought real good: Thgy had
6 f KiuiIIa H
“At* play for the
Travis Viku
Runners, Bov
Smith A, Travl
Alamo Lonl
report to the|
am.
Youngstersl
Alamo Shorn
Ranis/Burnetl
Texans, Travif
Smith B and )
report at 10:13
Jerseys will I
players befor|
takeft.
Lamar Musi
-Huron,coaehr
a lot of hustle.'
There will possibly be
several new faces in the Indian
lineup this week. Watson was
undecided Monday morning on
h» starters, although his club
canto out the Rayburn test
with no injuries.
Pre-season polls listed Port
Neches as a threat to Port
Arthur in the District 22-AAAA
title-picture. One of the chief
reasons is super running back
Tommy Landry. Watson says
in a row.,So fans on hand for Landry is “probably the best
In San Diego
The flag was dropped on the
nine, and four plays later the elected Coqch of the Week and
Houston-baaed power scored
what turned out, to ; be the
Baseballn oundup - -
winning marker,
Kramer refused to dwell oty
the matter, however, probably
night-When Lee opens its home
season against Port Neches.
It was also anpouni
Don Jameson, the grm
arlton Whiffs
because he had more pleasant president, that the booster's
membership >elnve will cpn-
iat a booth will be
19 Mets, Loses
The setback dropped
fifth-place Astros 5^-gamegl Singles _by—Arm, Jim coached in California and
--backuf Atlanta in the National Williams and Nate Colbert WnsKinoinn
way of example. “If , I did, I
would mention 32 names
That’s how many we ha
su>tejtfip "
fhe REL boss^dfd praise
coaches ftill/rhompson and
Kevin I^iitlsberry for their
workjar'setting up the Gander
detense which did an ex-
i
tinue am
set yp^at Friday’s contest so
those desiring to join Mie
club can purchase a mem-
bership card. The cards are
priced at $2. .. .
y THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steve Carlton felt lousy. He
was running a slight tempera-
ture, his back hurt and he ar-
rived at the St. I-ouis ball park
only about an hour before Mon-
The Gander backers meet at
7:30 p.m. every Monday night
during the season- at the high
school. .
hip Of Rangers
'York Mets
The big left-hander had his
sore back rubbed down, took a
couple of pain killers—and went
out and struck out 19 batters,
the most strikeouts recorded by
a pitcher in modern major
Pleasing To Coaches
■■ o
stunting" techniques well, that
The-Booster Club members
listened intently as Kudla
Roland” Kudla told the Monday
night gathering of the Rpss”
Sterling Ranker Booster Club
as he prepared to-run the film
of the Rangers' opening game
loss to Spring Branch West-
chester last Friday night,
'The Sterling mentor was
correct There wasn’t much
Sterling offense on the first
reel of film as the visiting
WildcaTTpiled up some of the
Dennis, Gilbert Lumpkin and
Marvin Guyj plan to get in as
Head Coach explained That the team has much work* as they can bet-
shown good leadership" and ween now and Thursday night
>«ud.ige that led to-thcirdHEfr
victory
Kudla noted that his charges
were a little anxious before the
game and this ted t<? ..some
early mistakes that turned the
momentum in Westchester's
favor. He pointed out that a
couple of breaks for Sterling
might have reversed that
momentum but that West-
chester was a "good
and was, ready to play
There were some good signs
from the game and Kudla
noted them as the film
progressed. He praised the
blocking of the two fullbacks
(Thad Cartwright and. Bruce
league history.
Only There, was lone little
problem. "
' “The Amazing" Mets Super
Swat got mg," said Carlton, re-
ferring to Ron Swoboda, whose
two homers produced all of New
York’s runs in a 4-3 victory that
spiledCarltonsmasterpiece.
Swoboda, fanned twice by
Carlton, boosted the Mets from
t"'rryrn*%behindofw^ot*-}.
When Stephen . F. Augtm- of- m when Carlton
Houston wiJJj inv|dfe Memorial
Stadium
David Arnold, presFderif di
the Ranger Boosters, an-
which lost 8-2 at Montreal, and
reduced to 11 New York’s magic
number for clinching the divi-
sional title,
Meanwhile, Willie Mays hit
the 599th homer of his career in
-^raneiseo^past
tighter
in other games, Philadel-
phia swept .a doubleheader
from Pittsburgh, 2-1 and 4-3,
In the American League,
Washington,edged Baltimore 3-
2, Cleveland stoppedBoston 44,
Minnesota defeated Oakland 6-3
and Seattle edged out Kansas
City 3-2. - . -
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A
starting line-up with an
average age off 22 years and
including six rookies carried
San Diego to a 5-3 victory over
Houston Monday night — the
fading Astros’ fifth straight
loss
Rookie right-hander Mike
Gorkins, 1-1, picked up his first
major league victory, although
the 'Astros drove him from the
mound in the sixth, when they
scored all of their rups. Joe
Morgan doubled home one run
and Jim Wynn singled in
another.
Meeting Set
For YMCA
ever had: ' And the Indians
have had many.
Gym Team
/toother man tolvatch for is
quarterback I^yton Brown.
Brown is an1 outstanding
broken field runner and guides
the team with a smooth hand.
Port Neches just doesn’t
figure to get beat by two touch-
The Baytown YMCA gym-
nastics team, will begin
meeting for the fall season at 4 downs again this week
p.m. Thursday. Any tumbler
or acrobat interested in joining
the team is invited to report to
Bobby Phi
Hollaway, Mika
Rossi, WiliiJ
Rodney Street,!
Jeff Bolander, [
Stephen Haslej|
Donald Lane,
Kirk Spencetj
Darren Long,
David Bro
Barnleaux,
and Eil Robers
l^unar Colts:
coach. Curtis
Downs, Jon
Fruga, Greg
Dooley, Gregorvl
Kendrick, Gan
Donnie Burk, Br|
Kevi Is, ,Tracy
Truett Bryant, Sl|
Carl Pitts, D|
Michael Cowan,
and Albert Boun|
I^imar B: M.
Sandhop, Bruce 1
Lone. Herbie El
Masterson, Jam|
Herbert lattle,
nington, Thoma
David Tacha
Kirkland, Toimr.
Bobby Cox, Jal
the Y for tryouts.
Mrs. Marion King of Texas
City will*be the gymnastics
coach. Mrs. King has had 15
years experience and <has
It's Shockproof!
It's Unbreakable!
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Russell Craig, Ml
Travis Tornad
League West.
Jose Arcia doubled home the
last three of four runs the
Padres scored in the fourth
inning in grabbing a 5-0 lead.
produced San Diego’s first run
in the opening inning. A single
by Van Kelly and Jerry
Morales’ double netted the first
Padre run in the fourth
In' addition 1o Thursday,
Mrs. King will also be at The
YMCA from 9:30 a.m..t»T2:30
p.m. Saturday.
A YMCA youth or family
membership is required to
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West Division leader Atlanta 4- YMf ’ A Tn Offpr
l, drawing that torrid race even 1 V,11CI
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Scuba Course
A course in scub^ diwi^Ts
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take part in the action, plus a
fee of7J35. Th"is will allow"
participants to take part In the |
program for 26 sessions which j
Thursday, Sept. 23. The course
will run for six weeks and will
meet twice weeklyfrom 7 to 10
California blanked Chicago 4-0, p.m. on Tuesday and Thur-
sday
The course will cost $35 for
for1:
nounced that Nolan Mglaison
will be this week’s "Ranger of
the Week:'>
The club members sold
Sterling Ranger bench
cushions
game and Arnold announced
that the cushions would again
be on sale at the SFA game
Thursday night.
If there are any-left over
after that, we’ll distribute
them between the members for
selling," Arnold said.
Along with the cushion sa^s,
the dub has several other
activities planned for the 1969
RUGGED RONNIE
takes a break during the
action in last week’* Sterling-
Westchester game. Webb
later this month, the Ranger
Boosters will sponsor an. Ice
Cream Supper but the date has
not been set as yet.
...... Martin).—who—jritiBEflgfaEl vi ^
Hmmghbut the game. Blocking
in the offensive -line also
MtM Xudla said the
Westchester’s
out to make-up for a »-6 loss
to the Wildcats when they
meet Houston Aqstin
SPORT SHORT
The New York Mets. in their
six 1969 home games with, the
grid both came when Carlton
had two strikes on him.
J^&toiumphincreasedTdffe
games
Mets’ National
Crosby JV
Team Opens
With Win !
non-members. The fee covers
most of the equipment needed.
Anyone interested in the
course should contact the
¥MeA: ' '
CROSBY (SpI - Tommy
Sari FrahdKO Giants, aver-
aged 44,320 paid admissions
Per game.
league East lead over Chicago, petters ^ one touchdown
and passed Jor another as he
Registration
For Y Tftams
Continues
Registration forms will
be passed out in Baytown
schools this week for»
youngsterr interested in
playing- in the YMCA
Junior School Football
leagues. This league is for
boys in the 11-13 age
bracket.
All boysjdeslring to play
should be signed up by 9
p.m Thursday if possible.
The fee will be $S for Y
members and $11 for non-
members.
Officials say that if there
is a good response to the
program, 11-man teams
willbejormedl
Otherwise,
the leagpe will be made up
of six and eight man
teams.
helped the Crosby Buffalo
junior varsity get its season off
on the right foot bv besting
Huffman’s Falcons, 22-6.
Mickey Smesney got the
Buffs rolling in the first period
when he sco«ped;up a blocked
punt and returned it 20 yards
for the game’s first score. Epd
Larry Mattingly fell on
fumble in the end zone to get
credit for the two points, and
Crosby led by. &-0
After Huffman had scored to
make it 8-6, Petters put the
he sneaked over from the two-
yard line iii the second period.
Mike White got the two points
to give Crosby 164 advantage
White was on the receiving
end of a three-yard scoring
strike off the arm of Petters in
the third- stanza, The extra
22-6 win. „ /
This Thursday the JV squad
"Vic Northcutt Specif*
CuL
112 W. Turns
McAlprn, coach.
David Nisbet, Ku|
Jolinson, John
ilanmgtoti,/;
Roger Balke,
Darrr'tTarke, jl
Janies McAlpin, l|
and Bill Johnson.
-Travis Vikind
Welch, coach. Mia
-Ronald Gautha
Huntley, Lee til
Bonem, Scott Oij
Kent. Peter' Ost-
McShawn, John |
David Penates.
JYavis Texans:
er and Mike-Bure
Johh.-Leggett; Sani
ham, KenDowlenJ
Jimmy Girardeau,
Jeff Protho, Al Jo
Hansen, Robert Fe
Carpenter. Steven
Mark Kolitz
Fourrier.
Travis Tigers : .£
coach. Darrel Si
Poirot, Homer E>
Bowdomr Jeff Tobi
\\ tiiln-dgr, tiubc
Gary Walker, Ro<
THIS SPECIAL WAS SELECTED FOR ONE DAY ONLY,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th.
By THL ASSOC I ATI
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Phila'phia 59 87
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