The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 7, 1968 Page: 4 of 6
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page 4—the campus chat
Big Willie Hits,
But Eagles Miss
Harf on Back, Feet in Face
Wendel Hart of NTSU scramble! with a Memphis State player under the bas-
ket in Monday night's game. Eagle Willie Davis (54) and Memphis State's Tom
Quast (50) join the sit-in. The Tigers won the game, 67-65.
Eagles Remain in Cellar
With 0-8 Conference Mark
North Texas' chances of leavinK the
Missouri Valley Conference cellar dim-
med during the semester break as the
Eagles lost three games. And with Mon-
day night's loss to Memphis State, the
Eagles now stand 0-8 in MVC play.
In a regionally televised game here
Saturday, Drake beat the Eagles '77-67.
The Bulldogs, who had beaten the Ea-
gles Jan. 27, led throughout the game,
once by 20 points.
NORTH TEXAS was behind 84-23 at
the half but couldn't score in the first
three minutes of the second half. Three
more cold shooting stretches kept the
Eagles out of the game. North Texas
staged a comeback beginning with 6:23
left in the game, but Drake held on to
win.
North Texas lost, 70-57, to Tulsa here
Thursday. Although the Eagles led Tulsa
about half the game, they couldn't over-
come their shooting problems. The Ea-
gles shot 21 times more than the Hurri-
cane, but hit on two fewer shots.
TL'LSA LED at the half, 31-29. The
lead changed six times in the second half
before Tulsa began to pull away, The
Hurricane scored five quick points to
take a 46-41 lead, and the Eagles couldn't
come closer than four points the rest
of the game.
Just after the two-week layoff for fi-
nal exams, North Texas lost to Drake,
57-48, in Des Moines. Cold shooting kept
the Eagles out of the game. Hitting only
four of their first 19 shots, the Eagles
made 36 per cent for the (fame. Drake
hit its first seven shots.
Drake led 28-20 at the half. North
Texas cut the lead to 32-29, but before
long ran into a four minute drouth that
took the game out of reach. The Eagles
played most of the second half without
Hamp Hazelton, who was in foul trouble.
North Texas got Big Willie bock Mon-
day night, and he was almost enough to
keep the Eagles out of the Missouri Val-
ley Conference's basketball cellar.
But not quite.
Big Willie 6-8 center Willie Davia-
scored 22 points against Memphis State
and made his presence (240 pounds of
presence) felt on the backboards. But
Memphis State used six free throws in
the final two minutes to pull out a 67-65
victory here.
It was the first victory in nine MVC
games for Memphis. It was the eighth
straight loss for North Texas.
THE EAGLES GET A chance to
break their losing string here Saturday
afternoon in a TV game with Bradley.
If they had had better luck, and if Da-
vis hadn't tired in the second half, they
might have been working on a one-game
winning streak.
They led Memphis much of the way
Monday night, including a 34-27 lead at
the half that had the Men's Gym crowd
hopeful.
The game was the first of the season
for Davis, who missed the first semester
because of low grades. He wasn't the
whole show by any means. Leroy Win-
field had 19 points, Wendel Hart had 12
and Larry Bonzoumet had 10.
The Eagles had a chance as late as
16 seconds from the finish. They had the
ball on a time-out with Memphis lead-
ing 65-63. But Winfield's 15-foot shot
was rebounded by the Tigers to kill the
Eagles' chances.
MEMPHIS STATE didn't have any-
one close to Davis's scoring figures, but
the Tigers got solid performances from
all five starters. They played nine men,
while Coach Dan Spika of North Texas
went all the way with his starting five
of Davis, Hart, Bonzoumet, Winfield and
Neil Adams.
Mackie Don Smith scored 16 points to
lead the Tigers in scoring. He was one
of the key men in an eight point surge
that began with 10 minutes still to play
and ended two minutes and 28 seconds
later with the visitors in the lead for
the first time since the middle of the
first half, 53-52.
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THAT Sl'RGE wiped out a 62-45
NTSU margin and gave the Tigers
enough momentum to carry through.
Smith, who matched Davis in height at
6-8, helped Memphis to an overall 35-33
It ad in rebounds. The Tigers outre-
bounded NTSU by 21-16 in the second
half, when Davis got only three of hia
12 for the night.
North Texas wasn't hot from the field,
but the Eagles were considerably warm-
er than they have been on other occa-
sions this season. They hit 43.8 per
cent of their shots. Memphis State hit
48.3.
The Eagles had better times at the
free throw line, getting 23 of 27. Davis
hit 12 of 13, including 11 straight.
NT Gains Davis
But Loses Trio;
Spika Worried
Though Willie Davis has returned to
the North Texas Flock, the loss of Hamp
Hazelton, Matthew Huff and Doug Wil-
loughby has left Coach Dan Spika'B team
with a long, hard road to travel.
"The effect will be drastic," Spika said.
"The performance of the team has been
hurt both offensively and defensively."
Davis, who missed the first semester
because of grades, has been a great
moral and physical lift to the team,
Spika said.
"The return of Davis helped, but
Hazel ton's leaving neutralized the situa-
tion" he said.
Davis, a 6-8 center, was MVC sopho-
more of the year in 1965.
Hazelton was unable to return be-
cause of grades. Huff and Willoughby
were dropped for disciplinary reasons.
WILLIE DAVIS
. returns with style
Wednesday, February 7, 1968
Pros Draft
Four Eagles
Professional football teams from
across the nation selected four North
Texas State football players in the com-
bined draft of the National and Ameri-
can Football leagues.
Destined for professional play are Lin-
dy Endsley, Ed Brantley, Henry Holland
and James Russell.
Endsley, a two-year lettennan from
Waco, was drafted by the Kansas City
Chiefs in the eighth round. Endsley, 6-6
and 260 pounds, transferred from Texas
A&M his sophomore year.
He changed from offensive tackle to
defensive ffuard, where he was picked
for the all Missouri Valley Conference
first team in 1967.
Offensive tackle Ed Brantley was the
choice of the new Cincinnati Bengals in
the eighth round. Brantley is 6-4 and
235. He lettered three years here and
won all MVC honors in his Junior and
senior years.
The Atlanta Falcons made Henry Hol-
land their choice in the ninth round. Hol-
land, 6-24, 230, served as one of the tri-
captains for the 1967 Eagles. The three-
year letterman from Silsbee was all MVC
first team as a sophomore defensive end.
Holland's junior and senior year at de-
fensive tackle were impressive enough
to put him on the second team all MVC.
Offensive end James Russell was pick-
et! by the young Cincinnati Bengals in
the 10th round of the draft. Russell was
the only three-time all MVC player in
thp past 11 years. The three-year letter-
man from Hurst gained these honors at
split end. He is 6-14 and weighs 200.
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Swindle, Howard. The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 7, 1968, newspaper, February 7, 1968; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth307396/m1/4/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.