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STEPHENVILLK EMPIBE-TRIBUNB, STEPHENVItLE, TEXAS
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
THE
SPORTUGHT
TUb week ia a highly appropri-
ate time to renew this semi-week-
ly adventure into the world of
sports, what with the full advent
of the “winter” season.
We have already been treated
to one pleasant surprise this fall,
that being the fire and determina-
tion exhibited by the young Yel-
low Jackets last Friday night
against Granbury.
The squad at times showed the
lack of experience sophomores and
juniors generally need but more
than made up for it in that par-
ticular gamy with the hustle and
determination.
• * •
Talking about the apirit ahown
by the team Friday night rather
pointedly brings to mind an inci-
dent occuriag in the Yellow Jacket
dressing romn following the game.
As is our usual custom follow-
ing the games we took the tour
to the Jacket fieldhouse and made
the rounds congratulating the
squad members.
Quite often while doing this we
will come upon a youngster who
didn’t make it exit on the field.
Sometimes we can think of some-
thing to say but most often wa
just slap the youngster on the
back, ruffle his hair or the such.
Friday night we had just fin-
ished glad-handing Jerry Land and
Eddie Roach when we came upon
Bryan Booth, who didn’t make it
into the lineup for the game. We
had our hand and arm in motion
when Bryan threw us a curve.
“Say it and I’ll slug you,” he
said. We would have been down-
right hurt except he was grinning
from ear to ear and yelling for th*
splinter lotion or some such.
Dohn Barham was nearby and
said something about "then award-
ing wooden letters for the behch
brigade.”
Here’s hoping plans materialize
for a “B" team sp that these two
and others like them will have a
chance to play a lot of football.
• * »
New freshman coach Lance Van
Zandt was really enthused Mon-
day night about his squad.
Lance had 28 show up Monday
for the first official workouts (the
start was delayed by the late ar-
rival of new equipment for the
frosh and “B” team) and the unit
showed a lot of desire.
Something was said later Mon-
day about Lance and his boys be-
ing a bunch of mud ducks, his unit
staying out later than the others
in the rain.
They also started twice-a-day
workouts in an effort to gat..ready
for the first game set for Thurs-
day night.
• • *
While we’re on the subject of
freshmen we found out recently
that Tarleton frosh and end coach
and Tejas Country Club golf pro
Red Ramsey has a lasting follow-
ing.
We didn’t know until we start-
ed to take a trip up into the Pa-
cific Northwest late last month
that we have something in com-
mon with Red.
Red served a« line coach at the
University of Idaho n few years
back and the sports fens of Mos-
cow (that's in Idaho) btill remem-
ber him and respect Us coaching
ability.
Our point in comm* was that
during World War II we were
stationed at the University of
Idaho assigned to the Naval Radio
School. Mrs. Taylor grew up in
Moscow.
* • *
We may as well start! the new
edition of this column off in a
good fashion by sticking our necks
out slightly with a ferw predic-
tions.
Area-wise we think the week-
end football picture will wind up
something like this:
Stephenville over Defetur 32-6.
LaVega over West 40-8.
Brownwood over Killeen 20-8.
Cleburne over Irving > 16-6.
Dublin over Cross Plains 32-8.
DeLeon over Coleman 21-20.
Hamilton over Gatesville 34-8.
Granbury over Clifton 14-12.
Hico over Blanket 14-13.
Plowboys Will Get First Test Saturday
Meet Okla.
fer)
b*oy
While we’re hi a predicting
<nood, we’ll stick our necks out
rther and say we think the Plow-
ys will make their debut into
senior college company in good
fm-hion Saturday by squeezing out
a hard fought victory over South-
western Oklahoma in Weather-
for.^, Okla.
Oipr reasoning may be a little
on tihe oddball side since J; W.
Cole’s Bulldogs have 18 lettermen
returning and Coaches Johnny
Dunn, Clarence Dierking and Red
Ramsey will be operating without
a seniof and only a handful of ex-
periencoil squadmen.
But ttae Plowboys will have one
thing in their favor and from the
spirit amd enthusiasm we have
noticed w*e expect them to take
advantage of it. The Plowboys will
be out to make a good showing
against supposedly tougher op-
ponents wltile the Bulldogs, men-
tally, will feat b« out agaiuat an
inexperience*! team.
Dunn has ( a talented group on
his handg ana) with a few breaks
the Purple apuld come off t)ifir
first year in the higher company
in good stead.
BEST UNDER 18
NEW YORK — Of the 128
qualifiers for the Junior Amateur
golf championship, Jamie Gough
III paced the field of 1,887 en-
trants when he shot a 67 to lead
the Washington D. C., contingent.
Patrick J. Day led the Fargo, N.
D., qualifiers with a 68 and El-
win Fanning paced the Seattle sec-
tion with a 69. The Junior Ama-
teur is sanctioned by the USGA
annually for golfers between the
ages of 12 and 18.
Bulldogs
In Opener
The Tarleton grid squad will
take on its first competition in tin
senior college ranks Saturday
when it travels to Southwestern
State College in Okla.
It ‘Vill be the start of a new
gridiron era for the TSC cluq
which is competing ugainst eight
senior college foe3 in four states,
this season.
Without a senior on the squad,
Coach Johnny Dunn’s gridmen are
expected to be rated underdogs in
every game.
Dunn remarked this week, “We
have a long way to go before we
will bo able to field a team that
will stack up with most of our op-
position. We have a tough sche-
dule, of course, but we had to start
somewhere in our senior college
program. I do think that we are
making good progress with the
personnel we have.”
Lack Experience
The reason for Dunn’s slight pes-
simism is obvious. Experience, a
great equalizer on the playing field
is sadly lacking on the TSC roster.
Dunn will have to rely heavily this
year on the 16 freshmen of his 37-
man squad.
Most of the action, however, will
be handled by the sophomores and
juniors, a group which has been
greatly strengthened by 11 trans-
fers and 10 returning TSC letter-
men.
The Southwester Oklahoma Bull-
dogs are a much improved team
over their poor record" of one vic-
tory and nine losses in I960.
Bulldogs
Coached by J. W. Cole and Leo
Canaday, the Bulldogs heart sev-
en returning ^staiters including
tour linemerf«and three backs.
Eleven other lettermen will be
eligible giving the Oklahoma col-
lege considerable depth and ex-
perience.
Returning for the Bulldogs will
be Senior James Ladwig, a 196-
pound center and lirehacker being
touted by Southwestern as an All-
conference canuidate.
Over all, the Bulldogs should be
about even with the Plowboys in
weight and speed, but 18 letter-
men will give them the edgw^eai
experience. The Bulldog defei .sivo
game it considered their greatest
asset this season.
Plowboy Assets
What do the Plowboys have?
After a little more than one week
of practice sessions it looks as if
the Plowboys have n few things to
recommend them. They hava en-
thusiasm and a real desire to play
good football. They have good
over all speed. The line could use
more weight, considering the size
of some opponent forward walls.
But it may be able to make up for
the weight factor with speed and
aggresiveness.
It's a turn-about situation In the
backfield. They lack the speed but
have several good power runners.
It would be almost |iossible to field
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DICK BAKER
TSC Lett n man
a team with a backfield which
averaged 200 pounds.
The Plowboys have two first
rate passers in Dick Baker and
Dick Hayes, and they have at least
one fine pass receiver in Joe Loud-
errnilk, a converted fullback. Two
or three other good ends may de-
velop soon. >-*—----
Loudermilk is a likely candidate
for the punting chores this year
and is capable of a 40-yard average
or better.
Several good lineman add
sparkle to the T8C squad. They in-
clude lettermen guards Jim Eden
and John Riggs; letterman tackle
Harry Arthur; transfer center
Jerry Teague, who lettered at
Howard-Faync; freshman tackle
Marshall Garner and freshman
center.-linebackker DeWayne Hy-
man. But it is the line, generally
that lacks depth and experience.
The Plowboys will play twe
games away before the home folks
get to MU them. The first home
game is with Texas Lutheran on
Sept. 30.
No.
Name
Pos.
Wt.
Ht.
Class
Hometown
10
Baker, Dick
QB
188
6-0
Soph.
Belton
n
Hayes, Dick
QB
175
5-10
8oph.
Snyder
21
Smith, Irling
G
185
C-0
Fr.
Hurst
22
Peden, Tommy
HB
190
6-11
Jr.
Olney
23
Lander, David
1IB
165
5-9
Jr.
Calvert
24
James, Dennis
HB
170
6-0
Fr.
Burnet
29
Owens, Tommy
E
185
6-11
Fr.
Cleburne
33
Gatlin, Carl
FB
213
6-2
Jr.
Waco
34
Swaim, Floyd
FB
160
5-8
Fr.
Breckenridge
40
Smith, Bob
C
175
6-10
Jr.
Belton
41
Barfield, John T
T
215
6-1
Fr.
■ Temple
42
Granger, David
HB
165
5-9
Soph.
Waco
44
Smith, Dale
HB
180.
6-10
Soph.
Brownwood
45
Brlster, Jack
HB
160
5-9
Soph,
Lometa
50
Teague, Jerry
C
22Q
6-1
Jr.
Brownwood
51
Hyman, D.
C
200
6-0
Fr.
Burnet
62
Marshall, T.
C
180
6-1
Fr.
George West
55
Melania, Mike
C
195
5-11
Soph.
Houston
60
Paddock,‘ Tommy T
218
5-11
Fr,
Axle
61
Garner, M.
G
190
6-1
Fr.
Lampasas
62
Eden, Jimmy
G
200
6-10
Soph.
San Saba
63
Riggs, John
a
185
5-9
Soph.
Galena Park
64
Coston, Benny
G
178
6-9
Fr.
Lometa
66
McKnight, Max
G
190
6-10
Fr.
Fort Worth
72
Arthur, Harry
T
205
6-0
Soph.
Meridian
73
Foster, Don
T
2H)
6-0
Soph.
Brownwood
76
-Mclnnts, Doug
T
195
6-11
Fr.
Houston
76
Funderburk, J.
T
210
6-1
Soph.
Galena Park ’
77
Jones, Devane
T
203
6-1
Soph.
■ Snyder
79
Yandry, Bill
G
203
6-1
Jr.
Plano
80
Allen, Curtis
E •
176
6-0
Soph.
Clifton
81
Crouch, John
E
190
6-4
Soph.
Itasca;
Greer, Mike
E
185
6-1
Fr.
Brownwood
85 ^
Dolezel, Johnny
E
170
6-1
Fr.
Waco
86
Paden, James
E
175
6-0
Fr.
Waco
88
Loudermilk, J.
- E
196
6-0
Soph.
Brownwood
DICK HAYES
From Tcxaa Tech
Smallmouth Bass
Now Showing Up
In Llano River
AUSTIN — Smallmouth bass at
last may be getting a fobthold in
Texas, according to Marion Toole,
fb
the Game and Fish Commission.
Ha has received information
about the catching of on* large
smallmouth and two small ones on
the Llano River near Junction. The
two small fish caught are indlee-
tive that the original stocking
has produced
Consideration now in being given
stockings in the Frio
■ivers. This would be
stock of fingedings
A successful spawn has been
ad at the hatchery, which would
rovide enough fish for an initial
ianting, according to the biolo-
ist.
This is the first successful at-
smpt to propagate smallmouth
ass in Texas waters Generally
•lev require cooler water than ia
DISTRICT 9 -
WINS THREE OF SIX
District 9-AAA members split pari son between the two leading
3-3 in their first full week of non-j loop contenders, the LaVega Pii-
confercnce play Friday night with ! ates and the Cleburne Yellow
Stephenville, LaVega and Cleburne Jackets,
picking up victories.
The Stephenville Yellow Jackets
clipped Granbury 20-6, La Vega’s
Pirates dumped AAAA Irving 13-
6 and Cleburne’s Yellow Jackets
edged the potent Graham Steers
13-8.
In the other contests, Killeen’s
Kangaroos dropped a 0-14 decis-
ion to AAAA San Ar.tonio Brack-
enridge in Killeen, Waco Univer-
sity was the victim by the same
score of AAAA North Dallas and
Belton's Tigers lost a 41-16 deci-
sion to AAA Taylor.
Gary Price led thr defending dis-
trict champion Cleburne squad to
victory over the Steers with a
thriller fourth period 71 yard gal-
lop.
The Steen had scored first and
held an 8-7 lead through most of.
the contest. Joe Ball notched the
Graham score on a pars from T. D.
Shabay and Shabay passed to Jim-
my Riley for the two extra points.
Cleburne quarterback Bill Parka,
coordinator of inland ffsheriei of j later in the same period, passed to
Alexander Exes
Vote Annual
Homecoming
The Alexander School Runiov
was held at the Stephenville Park
on Sunday, September 3. Approxi-
mately 70 people attended. Miss
May A Union wa* a representative
of the very first graduating class
of the school. Mrs. Jeff Ijine and
Mr. Joe E«i Pniroore were repre-
. _ . . sentatives of the last graduating
roos will journey to Brownwood to | eUl„ wllen hl)fh wh<>ol WUE dil.
test the defending state Champion handl'd in 1953. People came from
as far away as Alabama.
The University Higli Trojans of
Waco will observe an open date
this week while the Killeen Kanga-
The Skyline Conference waa or-
ed in 1900 under the name
ado Faculty Athletic Con-
Price for the first Yellow Jacket
tally and Parks then kicked the
extra point The Yellow Jackets
trailed in the statistics with the
Steers holding the edge in first
downs 15-4. (
Tnig coming Friday night Cle-
burne will noet the Irving Owls
in a game that wilt afford a com-
Lions. The Killeen-Brown wood tilt
will afford a future chance at com-
parison with the Stephenville Yel-
low Jackets, the Stingers visiting
Brownwood for their last non-con-
ference tilt on Oct. 6.
The Jackets will host - tha De-
catur Eagles next Friday night.
The Eagles absorbed an 81-0 drub-
bing at the hands of state-ranked
Clasa A A Jacksboro t riday night.
I.nVega’s Pirates trill play host
to fhe West Indians at Bellraeade
Friday night in a game that should
go to the Pirates by a wide margin.
It was decided to make this an
annual affair. N net year it will le
hold at the same time, the Sun-
day before Labor Day and will be
at tho park at Alexander. Lunch
is to he brought uy each family.
Every student of the school, re.
gardless of age ia fe**ed-t» attend
and are asked to tel! anyone they
may contact about the reunion.
Ballow in
Jackets
m
Line-up
The Stephenville Yellow Jackets
came through their opening tilt
with the Granbury Pirates in good
physical shape and expect to he at
near top strength for tha second
test of the year aganat the De-
catur Eagles Friday night.
Junior halfback Pat Ballow, out
last week with the stomach virus,
is'expected to round into shape in
time for Friday’s outing against
the Eagies.
The coaching staff was cheered
by the performance of the sopho-
mores on the squad last Friday.
With Ballow rounding back into
shape Coaches Nubbin Booth and
Charles Kitchens will hava a wider
choice ’in starting selections for
this week’s tilt.
| Ballow and sophomore Mika Lit-
tleton will probably gat the call
at the halvas with senior Danny
Wood, who returned in a steady
ting the call at the power spot.
J>bn»y White ami Gary Golden
will probably alternate at quarter-
back with White also logging time
at an end and Golden getting act-
ion at a half whore ho worked well
Unt Friday.
Up front the troops look pretty
much the same as last week as
workouts got into full swing this
week with sophomores Jack Craft
and Jud Little leading slightly in
the offensive end department and
Craft and senior Robert Elliott
leading the defensive end pro-
spects.
The offensive tackles still look-
ed like senior Jerry Land and
Junior Jimmy Hoard with Land
and junior Truitt Bandy the lead-
ers on defense. Offensive guards
were still junior David Pendleton
and sophomore Randy Chandler
with junior Don Collins, close be-
hind. 1
Ballow’* return to play left only
jinior halfback Fred Ewers on the
injury list. Ewers is still troubled
with .a bum knee.
The squad has also been aug-
mented by the return of four
other*, including senior halfback
Kandy Gilley, who will provide
a little more depth at the halves
with hia speed and experience,
sophomore guard David Brake;
Kotre Dame assistant coach
Brad Lynn ia a former
agent of the FBI. i
sophomore tackle Ken Carr, and
jenibr end James Watson, -sA.|
Rain forced the team to take a
abort workout Monday but Booth
waa planning to run the 28-man
A squad full force despite the
special weather Tuesday trying to gel
ready for the Decatur tilt.
Dove Hunters
bi North Zone
Find Few Birds
AUSTIN — Dove hunters in tha
North Zone have found slim pick-
ing so far since opening of the
season September 1, according t >
reports to J. B. Phillips, law en-
forcement coordinator of the Game
and Fish Commission.
According to reports from Okla-
homa, dove shooting there has been
very g**jd. It la expected that with
a change in weather- conditions,
many of these doves will be mov-
ing on south.
Attention Poultrymen
YOU ARE INVITED
OPEN HOUSE
AT
Verne Tipton Farm
Located on Farm-to-Market Paved Rood between High town
Cemetery and Lipan.
See tho
BIG DUTCHMAN PUSHBUTTON
LAYER HOUSE
10:00 A.M. to 4HM P.M.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
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NOTICE!
THE 27th ANNUAL
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF THE
STEPHENVILLE PRODUCTION
CREDIT ASSOCIATION
WILL BE HELD IN THE
RECREATION BUILDING
AT
STEPHENVILLE
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AT 10 AM.
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