The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1961 Page: 4 of 4
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PAGE 4—SPORTS
The Campus Chat
Friday, May 12, IHI
Tracksters Prepare
For League Meet
By RANDY BROWN
The Missouri Valley Conference
track meet open* Saturday morn-
ing at Wichita University'* Vet-
erans Field with a wide-open hat-
tie developing between North Tex-
as, Drake and Wichita for top
honors.
The Eagles carry one of the
lightest .squads ever to the meet
only seven men. Of the small squad
Coach Winton E. (Pop) Noah says,
"we are short on quantity, but
long on quality."
Drake's runners and Wichita's
field men figure to give the Eagles
their biggest battle. The Drake
Bulldogs are expected to get fair
Amateurs To Show
Talents in Track
Amateurs will take over the
Fouts Field track Tuesday and
Wednesday for the running of the
annual intramural track meet.
Both the Fraternity and Indepen-
dent Leagues will be competing
those days, but the meet will be
run off in separate divisions.
Tuesday the field events will
be held beginning at 3 p.m. In-
cluded in this will be softball
throw, shot put, chinning, high
jump and broad jump.
The most promising of these
events will probably be the soft-
ball toss. Independent champion
James Zaleski will be back to de-
fend his title of 327 feet, and
several challengers who have tos-
sed 300 feet will he entered.
Wednesday the track events will
be run off, and Leon Dulin, stu-
dent coordinator of intramural ac-
tivities, predicts that the track
events will produce some good
times.
The Independent-Fraternity soft-
ball tilt to determine the intra-
mural champion was scheduled to
be played Friday. The BSU of the
Independents was slated to meet j
Lambda Chi Alpha or the Geezles I
in that contest.
support from their field men.
The other conference teamis,
Cincinnati, St. Louis, Tulsa and
Bradley, arc unknown quantities
at present but don't appear to
have enough strength to go all
the way.
Three Share Burden
North Texas' chances center
around its outstanding track men
John Cooper, Richard Menchaca
and team captain Kit-hard Bothmer
running true to form. Without
this it will be a rough go for the
Eagles since their light squad
won't be able to pile up points by
taking second and third places.
Cooper hopes to defend his title
successfully in the mile run. Last
year, the ace Eagle miler not only
won the event but set a MVC rec-
ord with a time of 4:10.5. His best
time this year is 4:07.9. Coach
Noah feels that Cooper should
also come out on top this year.
Injuriea Hamper Menchaca
Injuries have hampered Men-
chaca thus far this year, but he
could regain his form in the 8K0
at the meet. Menchaca had a fine
2:59.2 in the 1,320-yard lap of the
distance medley relay team last
month.
Bothmer will pace Eagle sprint-
ers in the 100 and 220. lie finished
second in the 100 and third in the
220 at the meet last year.
North Texas will face a tough
Drake team in the mile relay. The
Bulldogs have clocked a 3:11 this
year. The Eagles will have a good
chance in the 440 relay, howev«r,
with Bothmer, John Pettit, John
Spencer and Leonard Chance carry-
ing the baton.
Coach Noah feels that the over-
all chances are only fair because of
the light squad. In addition he j
has never seen any of the MVC j
teams in action in a dual meet.
He said, however, that "if the
points are split, it will help our
< hances especially."
The team leaves this afternoon
for Wichita. Preliminaries start at
10:30 Saturday morning with finals
slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Eagles entries:
dwh—I'ffttH. Bothmer
228 t«rd <U«h —l'«t!lt. Hothmrr
llOt.r.l daub—Cfcanr*. Spanrrr
h *0-, *rd run—Mrwhwi. Mp*ne r
Mil) mn—Imp"
«l« r,lo- lt thm*r. PillH. Cfcaac*.
Spenrtr.
Mil# relay—-Clianr*. Speneer. Mwrhtet,
Hvthiaer.
Ilifflt Jump—Miller. Spenrrr
llr< «d lump Miller. Hpenrer.
2-mile run—4 «©rwrr.
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Hard Training, Desire Help
Respect for John Cooper As
Miler
JOHN COOPER
Hard training pays
off
Garrett, McBee Lead Way .
Golfers Blast Texas Wesleyan
Pared by Bill (iarrett's 4-ander-
pur tUi ami Hives McBee's 3-under-
par (17, the North Texas golf team
past" 1 Texas Wesleyan College
Tuesday H-l before leaving for the
Missouri Valley Conference meet
in Tulsa.
Four of the Eagle golfers bested
par and the team of six players
shot a Ji-under par 415 while win-
ning all but one match.
Frank Luke dropped a six-foot
birdie putt on the 18th hole to give
him a I up victory over Robert
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TILL WE MEET AGAIN
Seven years now I have l>een writing this column for the
makers of Marlboro Cigarettes, and each year when I come to
the last column of the year, my heart is gripped by the same
bittersweet feeling. I shall miss you sorely, dear readers, in the
long summer days ahead. I shall miss all you freckle-faced
boy with frogs in your pockets. I shall miss all you pig-tailed
girls with your gap-toothed giggles. I shall miss you one and
all—your shining morning faces, your apples, your marbles,
your jacks, your little oilcloth satchels.
Hut I slmll not lie entirely sad, for you have given me many
a happy memory to sustain me. It has l.ieen a rare pleasure
writing this column for you all year, and I would ask every
one of you to come visit me during the summer except there is
no access to my room. The makers of Marllmro Cigarettes,
after I missei several deadlines, wallet! me in. All i have is
a mail slot into which I drop my columns and through which
they supply me with Marllsiro Cigarettes and such food as
will slip through a mail slot. (For six months now I have been
living on after-dinner mints.)
Wood ami enable him antl Bobby
Greenwood to win the team point
I up. Greenwood stopped Kick
Kuenstlei 1 up by pairing the filial
hole.
McBee duplicated Luke's birdie
with a five-footer of his own which
enabled his team to win 1 up. Mc-
Bee had closed out Tommy Wrinkle
3 antl 1 on the 17th hole with
another of the five birdies he col-
lected during his round. His part-
ner, Jack KentUior, lost the only
match for the Eagles to George
Powell 2 and I.
In the final foursome of the day
Garrett blasted Bob Kager 8 antl t>
with another birdie barrage. Don
Wilson also won his match handily
from George Wragg 4 antl 2. Gar-
rett and Wilson won the team
match easily <i and 5.
By JIM JAMES
In an age when speculation
arises that American athletes are
"taking it easy in their training
practices," North Texas State's
John Cooper disproves the theory.
Cooper states: "Hard work antl
determination have been the suc-
cess factors in my running. Also,
I'op (Coach Winton Noah) has
really helped me along."
To prove that hard work pays
off, Cooper trains the year round,
slacking off somewhat only in the
summer. He keeps his regular diet
and runs about eight miles a day
during the fall to keep in shape
and two or three miles a day dur-
ing the spring.
And all this training has paid
off for Cooper. As a junior, he is
already gaining respect from other
milers in the country for his per-
formances.
Ahlberg Comments
Jan Ahlberg, Southern Metho-
dist's fine miler, said after a race
against Cooper this year that
Cooper was a good runner and had
improved very much during the
year.
"I just don't stand a chance
against Cooper any more. He's
just tot. fast," Ahllierg commented.
Before the current season liegan,
the Fort Worth miler had set his
sights on running a 4:05 mile, but
as spring passed another obsession
came to his mind—to lieat John
I.awler in the outdoor mile.
His hope became a reality two
weeks ago when he boat I.awler,
an Australian import at Abilene
Christian College, in the mile race
at the Texas college track meet.
Cooper's time was 4:12.2.
Cooper's performance that day
prompted Lawler to comment: "He
(Cooper) is real good. I've never
had an easy race against him and
I certainly don't take him lightly."
Besides holding the Texas state
schoolboy mile record. Cooper holds
several mile marks across the state
and the nation. He owns the mile
standards at the Southwestern
Kecreation Meet in Fort Worth,
the North Texas Relays, the San
Angelo Relays, Texas college
meet, the Missouri Valley Con-
ference, and the Will Rogers In-
door Games.
Hia best time this year is 4:07.9,
set at a triangular meet in Denton
in March. He has also run a 4:07.0
anchor mile on the distance medley
relay team.
Shares Fourth
Cooper's 4:07.9 places him in a
fourth-place tie among the nation's
fastest milers. The top three are
Oregon's Dyrol Burleson, first
with 4:01.2; Oregon's Keith For-
man, second with a non-winning
4:05.8; antl Houston's Barrie Al-
mond, third with 4:07.8. Sharing
fourth with Cooper is George Lar-
son of Oregon, whose time was
non-winning.
Independents Win Trophy
At WRA Awards Banquet
The Independents won the Wo-
men's Recreation Association cham-
pionship trophy at the annual
awards banquet Wednesday night
at Pookee's Ski Inn on Lake Da'.las.
This trophy is based on the total
number of wins by a competing
unit in intramural tournaments
throughout the year.
The participation trophy went
to a social sorority, Alpha Delta
Pi. This awartl is based on partici-
pation by members in WRA clubs
and intramural activities through-
out the year.
Nora Clark was named next
year's WRA president. Other offi-
cers are Elna Sorensen, vice-presi-
dent; Belva Splitts, secretary;
Mary MacBeth, reporter; Marilyn
Haley, publicist; Linda Brock,
volleyball chairman; Sandra
Schmitt, basketball chairman; Sal-
ly Wulbrecht, softball chairman;
Pat Busby, tennis chairman.
Extramural and all-star awards
wi re iriven to players in each major
WRA sport.
Outstanding members of WRA-
sponsored clubs were named. They
are: Tumbling, Pat Seeds; Modern
Dance, Barbara Dudley; Fencing,
Susie Kirkputrick and Mario de-
Leon; Bridge, Linda Brock; Square
Dance, John Smith antl Lynn Shu-
gart: Bowling, Diane Daniels; ami
Los Caballeros, Lee Burg and Pat
Busby.
Fete Mother with the fragrant
gift! Flowers bring beauty into
her Day and e press your
admiration as well.
^Kinf 'a
1217 W. Hlrtory
312 2722
I am only having my little joke. The makers of Marlboros
have not walled me in. They could never do such a cruel thing.
Manly and muscular they may be, antl gruff and curt antl direct,
but underneath they are men of great heart and sweet, com-
passionate disposition, antl I wish to bike this opportunity to
state publicly that 1 will always have the highest regard for
the makers of Marllmro ('igarettes, no matter how my lawsuit
for back wages comes out.
I am only having my little joke. I am not suing the makers
of Marllsiros for back wages. These honorable gentlemen have
always |«id me promptly and in full. To be sure, they have not
paid me in rtuh, but they have given me something far more
precious. You would go far to find one so covered with tattoos as I.
I am only having my little joke. The makers of Marllsiros
have not covered me with tattoos. In fact, they have engraved
no commercial advertising whatsoever on my person. My suit,
of course, is another matter, but even here they have exercised
taste ami restraint. On the back of my suit, in unobtrusive
neon, they have put this fetching little jingle;
Are your Uuk bruin out of kiltert
Art you bored with nmoking, ney/Mwrt
Then try that fplendid Marlboro filter,
Try Ihnt excellent \f arlboro fleighbor!
On the front of my suit, in muted phosphorus, are picture* of
the memliers tif the Marllsiro Imard and their families. On my
hat is a small cigarette girl crying, "Who'll buy my Marlboro®?"
I am only having my little joke. The makers of Marlboro®
have lieen perfect dolls to work for, and so, dear readers, have
you. Your kind res|>onse to my nonsense has warmed this old
thorax, and I trust you will not find me soggy if in this final
column of the > ear, I express my sincere gratitude.
Have a gotsl summer. Stay healthy. Stay happy. Stay loose.
• IMI Nil SkriMM
The maker* of Marlboro* and the new untlltered king-tit e
Philip Morrit Commander have been happy to bring you
this uncenmtrni, free-wheeling column mil year long. Sow. If
we may echo oltt Max: Stay healthy. Stay happy. Stay looee.
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