Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1956 Page: 6 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Industrial Wins Own Tournament;
Sharks Take Consolation Honors
Palacios High School's hot and
cold Sharks won the consolation
trophy at the Industrial High
School Invitational Basketball
Tournament held on January 13th
King Is Initiated
By College Frat
COLLEGE STATION — Four-
teen new members were initiated
into the Chi Chapter of Iota
Lambda Sigma, professional in-
dustrial education fraternity, at a
January 9 meeting of the Texas
A. and M. College student branch.
New members include Vernon
W. Christie, Del Rio; Gordon R.
De Marrais, College Station; Louis
J. G'rochoske of 1109 W. 19th
Houston; Deon W. Haven, Wichita
Falls; John W. Hill, College Sta-
tion; Vardaman F. Johnson, Nacog-
doches; Warren B. Johnson, Mar-
fa; Byron W. King, Palacios;
Bobby R. McCarn, Port Lavaca;
James G. Newman, Bryan; Ernest
G. Pittman, Anson; James A.
Schubert of 2404 Timberline Dr.,
Fort Worth; Nelson J. Sprague,
Manchester, Conn., and William R.
Swan, Abilene.
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and 14th at Vanderbilt.
The, "Friday the 13th," jinx
caught up with the Sharks in their
first round game with the Indus-
trial High "B" team. The Indus-
"B's" showed the Sharks the way
to the consolation play . offs by
downing them 32 to 23.
Industrial with "Tree Top Tall"
Don Frels won the championship
by defeating the Ganado Indians.
The Cobras "B's" won third place
in the tournament by downing
Hallettsville. Industrial carried
away their third trophy when the
"A" team champions were award-
ed the Sportsmanship Trophy for
showing the tournament's best
team sportsmanship.
The Sharks copped the consola-
tion trophy by showing the York-
town Wildcats some red hot shoot-
ing. Yorktown led the Sharks 17
to 14 at the end of the first quar-
ter. Palacios came back to grab a
24 to 23 half-time lead and a 45
to 28 third quarter score. Center
Paul Taylor was the point leader
with 15. He was followed closely
by Donnie Beard with 14, Lannie
Gillette 11, and Lonnie Beard with
10.
Palacios topped Matagorda
County rival Tidehaven 37 to 24
in their second round game. Jim-
my Jackson lead the Shark scor-
ing cause with 11 points. Hebert
and Pierce each contributed six
points to the losing cause.
Paul Taylor of Palacios was
selected by the coaches as an all-
tournament player.
Teams participating in the tour-
nament were Palacios, Industrial
"A", Industrial "B", Yorktown,
Tidehaven, G&nado, Hallettsville,
and Bloomington.
The day after General Manager
Frank Lane of the Cardinals an-
nounced that ticket reservations
at Busch Stadium for next season
were available, he got his first
order. In a letter from J. G. Tay-
lor Spink, publisher of The Sport-
ing News, there was a $1,000 check
and a note asking that the Sport-
ing News' reserved seats be held
for next season. Commenting that
he was off to a flying start, Lane
said, "Mr. Spink moves fast,
doesn't he?"
All Basketball
Teams Hit The
Road This Week
All three of Palacios' basketball
teams hit the road for important
district games and tournaments
during the next week.
Both the high school Sharks and
Sharkettes play this schedule:
Ganado at Ganado ori Friday, Jan-
uary 20; Goliad at Goliad on Tues.
day, January 24; and Bloomington
at Bloomington on Friday, Jan-
uary 27.
The Palacios Junior High Hor-
nets play the Markham Mustangs
at Markham on Monday, January
23 and travel to Lolita for the An-
nual Industrial Junior High Bas-
ketball Tournament on Saturday,
January 28.
Frels Led Cobras
Rip Sharks 46-28
Industrial's Cobras, led by tow-
ering Don Frels, thoroughly
shackled the Palacios Shark's of-
fense and trounced the local five
46 to 28 in a game played at Van-
derbilt Thursday night.
Frels dunked in 26 to lead the
home cagers while Lonnie Beard
tallied 12 for Shark scoring honors.
Industrial led all the way, junty-
ing to a 16 to 4 advantage at the
end of the first period and in-
creasing the margin to 28 to 13 at
halftime.
Scorers for Palacios, other than
Beard, included Jimmy Jackson
with 9, Marshall Rogers, Paul
Taylor and Robert Keszler with
2 each and Lannie Gillette 1.
Martin and Sembera shared
second place honors for the vic-
tors with 6 apiece.
The locals salvaged something
out of the night when the Shark
B team romped to a 34 to 28 vic-
tory over the Industrial B squad.
Kenneth Countryman was high
point man for the locals with 9,
and Lonnie Beard drew second
place honors with 8. Other scorers
included Jack Crawford 6, Robert
Slaughter 7 and John Hamlin 2.
New Era Seen For Sportsman Likely
Following Survey Now Underway
AUSTIN—Far reaching bene-
fits for sportsmen are likely from
the economic survey of hunting
and fishing now underway in Tex
as and the remander of the na
tion, said Howard Dodgen Execu-
tive Secretary of the Game and
Fish Commission.
This study is being conducted by
trained interviewers under financ-
ing by Pittman-Robertson funds
which are derived manly from fed-
eral tax on sportsmen's goods.
"The informatiin gathered in
this spot check of Texans will be
used as part of the modern pat-
tern governing scientific manage-
ment of wildlife," said the Execu-
tive Secretary. "Everything has
been slanted away from the old
hit-and-miss method. Our game
and fish resources now are handled
by precise methods which natural-
ly calls for accurate information."
He went on to say that even im-
proved hunting and fishing might
develop from the survey. For
example, definite data will be
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catalogued on where hunting and
fishing pressure is concentrated
so that proper adjustments may
be made to meet the specific area
requirements. He said he could
foresee many liberalizing results
as affects bag and creel limits.
An equally important phase of
the survey, according to the Ex-
ecutive Secretary, is destined to
give businessmen the answer to
some questions concerning hunt-
ing and fishing on the industry,
in a day when purchase of such as
outboard motors and boats has
reached fabulous proporations.
The survey will cover such as:
"In considering conservation legis-
lation, how important are hunting
and fishing in the national econo-
my? How big a demand for public
hunting and fishing should we ex-
pect in the next few years? What
kinds of hunting and fishing will
the public want? How much land
and water will be needed to meet
hunting and fishing needs? Where
should federal and state conserva-
tion agencies put most emphasis
in management planning to meet
public hunting and fishing needs?
What are the economic and social
effects of establishing public lands
and waters for wildlife? How big
a part can hunting and fishing
play in a national physical fitness
program for youth? What are the
chances for new jobs or more jobs
in hunting and fishing—for in-
stance, private hunting and fish-
ing areas, fees for hunting, or tlie
like? What will be the demand
for various kinds of hunting and
fishing equipment—what kinds and
how much? What is the impact of
hunting and fishing on the Ameri-
can travel industry and its related
activities—how much income does
hunting and fishing bring to busi-
nesses like service stations, restau-
rants, hotels and motels, and re-
tail stores?"
Grand-slam hitters had better
luck against the Tigers last sea-
son than against any club in the
majors. Tiger pitchers yielded
seven. Chicago Cub hurlers were
next, with six. Four pitchers, says
The Sporting News, gave up two
grand-slammers apiece last year.
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Panhandle Has Best, Upper Gulf
Coast Worst Duck Hunting In Years
AUSTIN—Two eternal but con-
trasting optimists—the wild duck
and the wild duck hunter—are
current subjects of more than
ordinary attention, according to
Howard D. Dodgen, Executive
Secretary of the Game and Fish
Commission.
And first reports indicate that
the waterfowl are faring some-
what better, at least based on
what happened during the last
shooting season. This was be-
cause the ducks, which surged
southward in the greatest migra-
tion in recent years, apparently
withstood the first phase of the
winter season in record numbers.
A major factor in this high sur-
vival rate naturally was at the
expense of the other optimist—the
duck hunter. The weather was so
arid that many favorite shooting
spots dried up. Thus the ducks
concentrated in the few wet areas
or proceeded further southward
into inaccessible haunts in Mexi-
co.
Now, a wildlife team, compris-
ing Texas and Federal technicians,
are combining those Mexican hide-
outs in the annual winter duck
census. From these observations,
figures will be determined on the
spring movement to the far north
nesting grounds and the founda-
tion laid for the 1956 fall harvest
regulations.
Meanwhile, hunters are being
contacted for their individual bag
reports and this information will
be funneled into state and federal
agencies to be processed along with
the duck count details and other
data.
The Executive Secretary sug-
gested the last season, stretched
to seventy-five days in Texas be-
cause of the abundant duck popula-
tion, reflected some rather strange
and significant events. The Pan-
handle had the best shoot in many
years. Some parts of the Gulf
coast, particularly the eastern end,
had the worst shoot in a long time,
because increased marsh drainage
and widespread dry weather re-
duced fresh water stocks to an all
time low.
But the Executive Secretary
caught step with the eternal opti-
mists. He said he foresees another
substantial duck population mi-
grating northward for nesting.
He said further that the Texas
drought "cannot go on forever"
and that this may bo the year to
restore some of the marshlands
He also cited increased sentiment
among hunters looking toward
creation of fresh water refuges
and resting places in areas which
the waterfowl have been leapfrog-
ging for distant habitat.
The Executive Secretary em
phasized that survival to date if
such a large part of the duck
population does not necessarily
mean that all of the spared num-
bers will get back north for repro-
duction. "Technicians have found
that a certain percentage if the
anual hatch is destined either to
be harvested by the hunter or to
be eliminated by natural die off,"
he said. "Thus it is good conserva-
tion that the hunter take his own
share."
Final Exams Limit
Basketball Games At
Wharton Jr. College
WHARTON — Basketball game
tempo will slow down at the Whar-
ton County Junior College during
the next two weeks, as students
begin preparation for final ex-
aminations which start Jan. 23.
Because of the examination
schedule, the Pioneers will play
only two games at home, and one
away between now and Feb. 1, but
they will continue their heavy
practice schedule.
Next home game will be Jan. 20,
when the powerful Lon Morris
Junior College team plays here,
and January 28 the Pioneers will
return that game by going to Jack-
sonville.
January 30 they will play the
University of Houston Freshman
team here.
B. Keszler Nets
As Hornets Romp
To Easy Victory
Bernie Keszler led the Junior
High Hornets to an easy 29 to 11
victory over Seadrift in a tilt play-
ed here Thursday night.
Keszler garnered 10 points for
the local five. Maurice Kelley took
second place honors with 8, John-
ny Penland tallied 5, Paul Treybig
4 and Leroy Hogg scored 2.
The slow starting game saw the
Hornets leading 5 to 2 at the end
of the first period and 11 to 2 at
the half. Their lead had increased
to 25 to 7 at the end of the third
period.
Snider was high point man for
the visitors with 3.
They were A1 Aber and Ned
Garver of the Tigers, Warren
Hacker of the Cubs and Jack
Harshman of the White Sox. The
record for the most four-run hom-
ers off a pitcher in one year is
three.
A Cleveland sports writer, Gor-
don Cobbledick, says in a column
in The Sporting News that he will
refuse to vote when the next Hall
of Fame ballot is taken. He has
abstained for several years. At the
rate ball players are voted in, he
says, there soon will be more in
the Hall of Fame than out. And,
he adds, there are a lot of "wrong"
boys" on both sides of the thres-
hold.
Thursday, January 19, 1956
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