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RISING STAR STRONGMEN—These three interior linemen will left to right, tackle Frazier Clark, guard James Cox and guard Ken-
anchor the Rising Star Wildcats on defense Sept. 7 when the Wild- neth Pittman. Pittman and Clark were starters for Rising Star last
cats open 1962 football warfare against Melvin. They are, from year. (Staff Photo by Jimmy Parsons)
GORMAN PICKED 2ND IN 21-B
Wildcat
DIE g E’emt
P E T lota
T By KEN ESTES
Reporter-News Sports Writer
All right now brace yourself,
because this is going to be a tough
one. A tough one indeed.
What does Green Bay's All-Pro
halfback Paul Hornung have in
common with Rising Star coach
Weldon Hill?
Did it stump you? I kind of
thought it might, because ques-
tions like this one are rather hard
to look up in the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Called Up
Well, first of all, as you may
have guessed from the title
before the name of each man.
football is their business. But it the common bond has bared it-
goes deeper than that.
The bond between these two
self.
12 Men Back
HERE'S HOW
1. RISING STAR.
2. GORMAN.
3. MAY.
4. BLANKET.
, In 1962, Hornung will be back
men strengthenedi last year when at Creen Bay and Hill will be
Russia’s inimitable Mr. Khru- back at Rising Star, and each will
shchev decided to worsen the be concerned with trying to lead
Berlin situation during the middle his club to a championship,
of football season. I Like Green Bay, Rising Star is
Our Mr. Kennedy, despite being a favorite, and justly so. The has 11 returnees from last year's
an avid football fan, retaliated Wildcats have 12 returning letter-8-1-1 German squad Only three of
against Mr. Khrushchev's acts by men from last year's 4-5-1 club, the e veterans were starters how-
calling up a host of our nation's and the quality of this dozen men terans y farters, now
able-bodied reservists to replenish prompts one to think that Hill's ever, a™ that leaves Walters with
our regular Army, squad will unseat Gorman as a king-size rebuilding job.
Among this group of able-bodied
were, of course, some football
squad will unseat Gorman as
the champion of District 21-B.
Gorman Still Strong
men, and Hornung and Hill were
among these football men. Thus, ever, since Coach Bucky Walters
It won’t be an easy task, how-
a king-size rebuilding job.
The Panthers still should
be able to finish ahead of the
loop's other two members, May
and Blanket, both of which will
EXPERIENCED GORMAN TRENCH MEN—The sex- Ed Baze; Second Row, left to right, tackle Butch Boyd
tet above will give Gorman’s defending champion Pan- and guard Rodney Stephens; Third Row, left to right
then a strong nucleus in the line this year as the Pan- Ends Larry Anderson, Bob Browning and Richard
thers try to approach last year's fine 8-1-1 showing Watson. (Staff Photo by Jimmy Parsons)
The above pictured lettermen-are Front, center Joe
DISTRICT 21-B
AT A GLANCE
SEPT. 7
DeLeon at Gorman.
Rising Star at Melvin,
Richland Springs at Blanket.
May at Rochelle.
SEPT. H
Gorman at Throckmorton.
Rising Star at Bangs.
- Blanket at Rochelle.
Richland Springs at May.
SEPT. 21
Rochelle at Rising Star.
Hico at Blanket.
Aspermont at May.
SEPT, n
Ranger at Gorman.
SEPT. 29
Eastland at Gorman.
Cross Plains at Rising Star.
Blanket at Lometa.
May at Cherokee.
OCT. S
German nt Hico.
Eastland at Rising Star.
Blanket at Bronte.
Cranfilis Gap at May.
OCT. 11
Blanket at Mason.
OCT. U
Rising Star at Evant.
OCT. 19
Evant at Blanket
OCT. 27
Brownwood B Team at Gorman.
Nov. 2
Gorman at Blanket.
Rising Star at May.
NOV. 9
Rising Star at Gorman.
May at Blanket.
Nev. 16
Blanket nt Rising Star.
Mny nt Gorman.
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS 8-1
Abilene, Texas, Saturday Morning, September 1, 1962
Throck Air
Power Puts
It No. One
By KEN ESTES ’ ■MMMMMMaill
Reporter-News Sports Writer
Quite a few centuries ago, an
ambitious scientist — or perhaps a y 12 )
mathematician — discovered thatD
the shortest distance between two g
points is a straight line.--
Nowadays this observation--
seems rather like a simple deduc-
tion. but, no doubt, this aforemen-
tioned scientific marvel, laboring
without our present-day technical
knowledge at his disposal, pursued
his precious discovery by utilizing
every possible means of exacting
research.
Boland Top Class
What methods he used to prove
his theory true are not immedi-
ately known to us, but he prob-
ably restricted his research to
watching nature at its work.
Perhaps he watched a crow in
flight, or perhaps he made his ob-
servation while spending his idle
time chunking racks across a
pond.
If he were conducting his re-
search in modern times, he may
have ventured to Throckmorton,
be trying to rebound from poor
seasons.
Rising Star has five returning
starters from last year’s team,
which was severely crippled by
injuries throughout the latter half
of the campaign.
Cawley Top Veteran
Ted Cawley, a 160-pound back,
appears to be the class of this
quintet, but nevertheless the line
will probably be the Wildcats'
vantage point.
In the forward wall. Rising Star
has three returning regulars, tack-
le Frazier Clark, guard Kenneth
IPittman and center Covie Weav-
er The Wildcat line will be mo-
Del Rio Footballer
I Fourth Fatality
DEL RIO, Tex. (AP) - Raul
Rodrigues Jr., 16, San Felipe
High School first string end who
collapsed during practice, died
Friday while enroute by ambu-
lance to a hospital in San An-
tonio.
Del Rio authorities said the boy
complained of dizziness during
football practice Thursday and
the coach told him to sit on the
bench. A short time later he
collapsed.
There was no immediate ex-
planation for what had caused
the dizziness.
Raul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raul
Rodriguez Sr. of Del Rio, would
Texas, for a football game at one
time or another, and, if by chance
he did, he could probably have
proved his theory by watching
the Greyhounds’ quarterback,
Corkey Boland, accurately throw-
ing passes in a straight line.
CORKEY BOLAND
... Throck passing wizard
ter, one of the club’s other return-
ing lettermen, tackle Tinker
Spain, 185, is good enough to ba
considered by Boyd as one of his
top linemen.
Joining this strong octet in the
probable starting lineup for
Throckmorton will be halfback
s Sam Massey — Daws will proba-
, bly move to fullback — center
' Kenny Liles and end Larry Nich-
ols, who so nearly qualifies as a
Easy Choice
The two points in this instance,
of course, would be Boland and
his receiver, and Throckmorton’s
ten regular - season opponents
will probably realize the impor-
tance of this olden straight-line
theory this fall.
Boland led Throckmorton to the
Region III-B championship last
fall with his unerring passing, and
in the title game against favored
Matador, the blond 150-pounder
threw no less than four touchdown
strikes as the Greyhounds won,
34-28.
Seves Regulars Back
Boland, an All-Abilene Area se-
have been 17 years old
Sept. 12.
lection last year, of course, re-
turns this year, and his talents
alone are enough to earn Coach
on Tommy Boyd's crew the favorite’s
returning starter on the strength
of his having seen plenty of ac-
tion last year. •
Newcastle Down
Elsewhere all seems well, since
each of the key veterans is a
multi-letter winner.
The Greyhounds’ top competition
in the district race will probably
be furnished by Lockett and Val-
ley View, which finished in a tie
with Throckmorton for the district
title last year, only to lose the
coin flip for the right to represent
the conference in the playoffs.
Newcastle, the champion of two
years ago, appears to be headed
for an off-season.
Throckmorton was 9-2-1 in 1961,
racking up 314 points to only 110
for its combined opposition.
Young Rodriguez’s is the fourth
death among high school players
this month.
On Monday Edward Lucas of
St. Cecilia High School in Engle-
wood, N.J., died at Hamilton,
Mass., of a cardiac malfunction
from secondary heat prostration
following a double workout. He
was 14.
spot in District 9-B.
But, much to Boyd's happiness,
Boland is not alone this year, and,
in fact, be is just one of 14 re-
turning lettermen and seven re-
turning starters.
Boland's supporting cast in-
cludes three all-district linemen—
tackle Larry Lilly, guard Jackie
Hare and end Jack McNutt — and
THROCK SLATE
Sept. 7
Sept. 14
Sept. 21
2' ”
Oct 12
Oct 19
Nov. 2
Nov. *
Nov. It
........Holliday
: *. C®:
Aspermont
Rule
At Knox City
...At Matador
bile, though comparatively small.
Joining Cawley in the backfield
will be veteran Kenneth Nunnally
and three other senior lettermen.
Thus, the Wildcats will be a well-
balanced squad with uniform size.
Backfield Okay
Gorman has a fine quarterback
in Ronnie t age and two good line-
men in tackle Butch Boyd, a 180-
pound all-district standout, and
center Joe Ed Baze.
Waiters will have to fill the re-
maining starting spots with vir-
tually untested lettermen, and this
chore should be easier in the
backfield.
The Panthers have three prom-
ising running backs in lettermen
Bobby and Harold Rodgers and
newcomer Jerry Overstreet, a
175-pound sophomore.
11 Veterans Return
Rounding out his starting line
will be much more difficult, be-
cause Walters will have to rely
on under-weight newcomers. In
short the Panther defense will
probably not approach its stand-
ard of last year when it shut out
its first five opponents and al-
lowed only 49 points the entire
year. “
May, which is tabbed for the
third spot, will have a new coach
this year, 1962 Howard Payne-
graduate Bobby Robbins, and the
Tigers should stage a fair recov-
ery from last year's 1-9 record.
May has 11 returning lettermen,
including 160-pound fullback Bill
Brown and 189-pound end Tom
Fortune. An acute lack of size
should hurt at practically every
other position, however.
--Blanket Down
Blanket has seven returning let-
termen from its 4-6 squad of last
year, and, thus, should not be
rated as a strong contender.
The Tigers have fair quality in
the backfield, but in the line they
are under-sized and generally in-
experienced.
As a whole, the district will prob-
ably not enjoy one of its best sea-
sons, since the four members can
be divided into groups of two —
one a group of two fairly strong
teams and the other a duo of ap-
parently subpar squads.
the team's leading scorer in 1961
James T. Pfeiffenberger, 14, of —halfback Connie Daws, who tal-
Xenia, Ohio, died of a brain lied 11 touchdowns.
hemorrhage suffered during a
practice with the John Carroll
High School squad Aug. 21. A day
Good Newcomer
later, Andy Yirkowich, 15, of Gil-
lespie, Ill., High School died after
a morning workout.
Other returning Greyhound reg-
ulars are halfback Jimmy Rog-
ers, who scored six touchdowns in
1961, and guard Donnie Hibbitts.
And to make matters even bet-
21-B TEAMS AT A GLANCE
GORMAN PANTHERS
. Head. Coach: Bucky Walters (Eastern
New Mexico).
1961 Record: Won ». Lost 1. Tied 1
(District Champions).
eon. 120, senior, and Bobby Browning,
140. senior: Tackles, Butch Boyd, 180, sen-
ior. and Larry Kirk. 160, junior; Guards.
Rodney Stephens, 160, senior, and David
Kirk, 140, sophomore: Center, Joe Ed
Baze. 130, senior; Backs. Ronnie Page,
140. senior; Bobby Rodgers, 155, junior,
and Harold Rodgers, 130, senior.
Lettermen Lrst: is.
Best Newcomers — Back Jerry Over-
street. 175, sophomore: Back Thomas
Kirk, 140. freshman: Guard Jimmy Slut,
ton, 140, freshman: Tackle Tommy Broom,
180, freshman.
Formation: Variations of T.
Main Strength: Backfield.
. Main Weakness: Lack of experience
in line..
. RISING STAR* WILDCATS
Head Coach: Weldon RUI (Howard
Payne).
“Assistant Coaches: Eddie Henry and
Frank Gray.
1961 Record: Won 4. Last 5. Tied 1.
Returning Lettermen (12) — End. Terry
Geye, 160, sophomore: Tackles. Frazier
Clark. 150, sophomore: Larry Duggan,
150, sophomore, and Roger Goodrum, 160,
junior: Guards, Gary Duggan, 160, soph-
omore, and Kenneth Pittman, 155, junior.
Center. Covie Weaver, 155, senior: Backs,
Ted Cawley, 160, senior; Kenneth Nun-
nally, 160. senior: Tommy Alford, 135,
senior: Mack Harris. 135, senior, and
Darwin Cain. 160, senior.
Lettermen Loot: Eight.
Best Newcomer - Back BID Clarke
150, junior.
Formation: SlotT.
Main Strength: Experience.
Main Weakness: Lack of size.
Tom Fortune, 189: Ronnie Lary, IM, and
Lonnie Thomas, 138; Tackle, Gary Mitch,
ell, 161: Guard, Harold Moore, 150: Cen-
ter, Troy Stewart, 170; Backs. Bill Brown
(FB), 180; Jerry Moore (QB), 124; Bill
Lee (HB), 150; Charles Markham (HB),
Best Newcomers - Back Kenneth Bur.
ris,, 133, and Back Larry Moore, 115,
freshman.
BLANKET TIGERS
Head Coach: J. W. Switzer.
1961 Record: Won 4, Loot (.
Returning Lettermen (7) - Tackle,
Jerry McClain. 149: Guards. Henry
Schoen, 135, and Jule Richmond, 124;
Center, Joe Regan, 168, senior; Backs,
Tyler Damron, 140, senior; Randy Baker
145, junior, and Gene Loffin. 160, senior.
Best Newcomers — Back Wayne Shaw,
135, and Tackle Buster Simpson, 154,
freshman.
Main Strength: Backfield. _
Main Weakness: Lack of size and ex-
perience.
MAT TIGERS
Head Coach: Bobby Robbins (Howard
Payne). _
INI Record: Won 1. Lost 9.
Returning Lettermen (11) - Ends.
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