The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, March 13, 1964 Page: 3 of 6
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•/ 7,
Cuero Gobblers Card
First Victory Of ’64
Season Here Thursday
Cuero's Gobblers, behind the fine pitching of Danny
Strain and Charles Gohmert, made a three-run, third-
nning outburst stand up for them here Thursday af-
rmoon to salt away their opening baseball game of the
964 season by a 3-2 count over the Luling Eagles. The
ame was played in cool, blustery weather before a
>ood-sized, but shivering crowd.
C'oarh Royer Brrger’i crew, i ---—-
-.well, as the visiting team.' *i
. okr<l except ion,illy alert at ^_if] ^ p Q1 aS
hough the. grime-was the first i
f the year fo: bolh teams. ' I^lfltcllCS
SPORTS
COMMENTS
(Etc.)
By PETE HOWERTON
Record Staff Writer
nnmnmmmunnnnuwmmm?
ITadt was eharv. h with only j
.tie misrue
Rigliliiander Danny .Strain I
Four Cuero golfers were
members of winning teams in
Gobbler
Relays Set
Saturday
Members of the Cuero high
school athletic departmerf
were anxiously eyeing the wea-
ther here Friday, tn anticipa-
tion of i a bright, sun-shiny day
for the gobblers Relay, sche-
duled to get undetvi ay at Gob-
bler Stadium Saturday at 1 p
m.
Friday morning drizzles put
somewhat of a damper on the
barbs, but I am convinced ‘they | possibility that such condition
called 'em like they saw 'em’ i would extend oxer the weekend
and -there was no partiality evi* However. some s.xteen
rle!1.’ „ , ... , I schools are obligated to .--end
Umpiring any sort of athletic .
' TTVE CUERO RECORD, Fri., March 13, 1964
Am informed that all Cuero
high school baseball games will
be officiated by out-of-town um-
pires. and, if this i« true, I
wonder why.
To the best of the writer's re-
collection, all past Gobbler con-
tests played on the home lot
were handled by local talent,
and they did better than a good
job. Of course, there were some
miscalls and subsequent rhu -
CHILDREN ACT FAST...SO CAN POISONS!
•artiM on tlx* mound for the j th<» Victoria Country Club
dinners and toiled four inn* l Toumamen' staged m that city
tfis before being replaced by | Thursday it was revealed here
i FVid&y
Charles Gohmert Strain was j 1>lcaf playf.r, thp t„p
'roubles] by lark of eon:ml. pri/ews-inning team were Joe'
permitting seven Fugle- to Barfield, S. Lesfbetter and
rearii fust via the gratis route. Howard Minton, along with i
it Bud Smith of Edna and Burrell!
He was tight in the pinches , ..... _, «. t
! Jones of Victoria The five-;
however, and was emitted withi^. flnish^j w-ph „ imder:
t, Ivor of strikeouts and ai- j [jar score.
•lowed hut two runs. Strain got' A total of 69 players were re-j
. -edit, for' the - victory. gibtered for competition Pro
<jobhiet reliever Gohmert pit-
event Is no picnic, believe me,
| teams to this; tne 13th annual,
and the brave ones who do off i-j carnival, and unless there is a
eiate lay themselves open to a definite turn for the worse, the
lot of criticism. The ho y s' meet wilt definitely he staged
in blue know this when they j as planned,
take to the arena and it is no j Preliminaries are t<» go* un-
spot for those who 'can't take derway at 1 o clock anti will
it.' For lo, these many years, | continue until the
fans have exercised the right to
rib the umpire and such fans
feel that the admission price
gives them this privilege. It is
part 'of the pasttime, just as
final event 1
is completed. Then at 7 30 ft
m., the crowning of the 1964 '
Gobbler Queen will open fes-
tiviiies in the finals The ini- j
tiai comrietitive event is set;
,ied tiie f.ri.'tI three frames
Jake Clark said.
Another Cuero
golfer, Bill
v ilking three, sinking out half Snapp, was a member of a
a dozen and Ijlankmg the visi-: second team that finished m a
ti.rs ui the run department tie for th number tw«o spot in
For Dullng .lor Alexander the tourney. Snapp. BH Rubin
went dl the way and hurled i of Halletlsvilte;. K. L. North-
I'oininenil.dtle had- He was jnitt' of Victoria, and Lon Rru-
t«niched f<>; but • x hit., all j she 1 of Dina made up .tins'
s.n-.-*”s ! y the Golthiers. Alex-' group, which finished play with
an.,, ',7k oiy seven butters a 9 under par scone. Two other
and’ i.-1us! ,rn:y one free ticket : teams finished with the identi-
f;j-s/. >; cal scire, making it a three-
Inability t<> move the, run-! wav tie for second place hon-
rwr. aroujvl w:a. 'tie chief <>r>
draw tee k for the Magle-. who *'*--f*AIIXr£
u:''4rur^ ] gobbler baseball
u ;;fe Usually. via the
v ilk Only Mitchell Bur- StHEDttX
r . ind-.i'.-rs-nl'i-s were abhp • to, Mar. 30 — Yortctcwr — Here
t »»••' the ,'offerings..'of. Cuero Mar. 24 — Pt. Lavaca — There
t'ur.ers Above game* at 4 pm.
M< irw 1 e>:«*.< i Roy ■; Mar. 31 — Yorktown — There
Gon/aics d.ttiimirivr’ second- Apr. 7 — lading -- There
coker ]-»,i iTell. Foster, Catch-1 Apr 14 - Pt Lavaoc — Here
e- Lin.; Sm.'h M.ke Ciirke, Above game* at t:M p.m.
‘ r-' ‘ e.r.^.n .Jmristop John April II . It • IS MMer
, i,, 1 i sit f eider Darwin imltiOtonml Tournament Here
Kornrtm.; were able to card Team* entered are Goliad,
>..t w-.th all of the..Wows be- Gonaale*. Hallettsvtlle, I ailing,
much so as the third "sacker.) for ten minutes later, and sub-
center, or the quarterback.-It is j sequent events wall t>e held
called 'color' and have you ev-! thereafter at ten or twenty
er attended a sports event where 1 minute intervals. Final race of I
there was no cheering or rib-| the night will bo the mile relay'
bing, etc. If you have, it must which starts at 9:20 pin Tro-
have been pretty dull j phies will be awarded a 9 ..*0. :
Know of a few local citizens The Gobblers have bu five,
however, who have picked up lettermen on this .years squad
an extra dollar or two in this! They are L. J, Weaver Rodney
fashion and I, for one. think they -Nagel. Rafter Del.awt. Lalo
Pt Lzivaea.
Bisiiop Foreet of
Victoria and Cu-
.» of ' a nne-tsise variety
Diibne: \epred singleton* in! Schulenbur
*:i.■ ........ and fourth frames. | m.
i , v! 'wo. the Eagle* took j District Schedule
in- ie.id
t; r, .
by virue of All District Game* 7:30 p.m.
w ek ,uid a mix. vie by April 21—Segutn—Her*
•h . ’ • k k« r i Jt.i! ics Kuecker April 23—New BraunfeU—There
,• ,<! added another' in the four- April 2S- Beeyille—Here
.!’• >i op.-phy wallop* by Fos- May 1 —San Marcos—There
••• '.irtlf an 1 Cl arise end a May 5- -Gonzales—Her*
tubh.e |,\ : i.-s'op MitcpeU. Ma> 7 Seguin-There
Tv,., i . .f.biers d.ed on base in May 12—New BraunfeU—Here
•>• '.-irh <■ Into despite s.ngles May 15—BeevUle—Ther*
hv t ..rfiz-.h > atvl Kurnmnc May 19—San Marcos—Here
N. \t game oti the Grifjler May 21-Gonzales-There
s.a’e is tK»-kc<l for March 24, at —————————
1 [in,
* Is ml
vaca
should be given the opportunily
to continue doing so
While it might not be the big-
gest in history, Saturday's Gob-
bler Relays will be tne of the
best from all indications.
Teams from some 16 area cit-
ies move in Saturday morning,
in ample time to be at the
starting gate when activities get
underway at 1 pm Prelimin-
aries will be betid beginning at
that hour and all event* in this
eategory will be concluded be-
fore sundown.
Then, at 7:30 (he *play for
keeps' program unrolls This
policy was adopted • year or so
ago, to permit working folk to
see at least part «# the show.
Many are unable to attend the
afternoon carnival because tak-
ing borne the hog and bread is
a little more important to them
and their families than the Re-
lays
Triana and Jim Stone but the
latter is sidelined with a foot
injury. Others on the squad are t
Jesse Aiizaldua. Tony Allen, |
Blake Dunn David Heyer, j
Brack Hodge, Rudy Jasso Hen-
ry Luddeke, liobby Mettzen.
Gayland Newman. Isaac Egg, ;
Randy Smith, Lang Smith, Gil-
jardo Ti.ana, Danny Williams,
and David Thompson.
_I
Texas five and Texas Tech and
Texas A&M one each.
Dethroned heavyweight Sonny !
Liston » in another bucket of,
hot water. j
He was caught speeding 76 j
miles an hour in a 30 MPH zone |
down a Denver thoroughfare ]
Tuesday with a pistol in his ,
picket. Result he may face a j
10 - year prison term under a I
Colorado law passed by the
Legislature in that state in 1963. '
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19*4 PROGRAM
I j,. PREIXMINARIEA
; (Time, event. Information and
record*)
1 0* P. M.
TOIX VAl’LT 8'6'' (Move up
6 each ume> 12'7’A'' — Mar-
shall. Yoakum
HIGH JlftHP 3 3' (Move up
3 each timet fi? — Priddy,
Calhoun
DRSCL’S S best to finals (3
tfjnwsl 146' 10" — Coot —
Flores v*i He
t :M P. M.
BROAD JUMP * be*t to Wn-
a’.s (3 iumpe'. 21’ 10" — Han-
sen — Cuero
SHOT PIT 8 best to finals
(3 throw*). 52' 2'V — Rathke
- Tivy.
(Field event* final* to be held
1:00 P. M.
ah i 14 8
town
Carlson — Rnbs-
t :M P. M
finals) 44 5
Robert E. I^e
S:M P. M.
♦40-YARD DASH. (7 best to
finals). 51 3 Matoch* — Gon-
1 Mi'elieU 1; Kuec.ket 1
i/>B Luling 12; (Meio 6 j
?B Innings piU tiril: Alex- Mi,‘
,n.|. r k. strain 4: Gohm.T 3 ^ ,>ASM
Runs rit Strain 2; off Alexan-; h,°";A „
rler 3 Rises on ball* off Strain | flnals'' H) )
H off Alexander 1; off r»oh-
mert 3 Struck' out by Strain j
2 by Gohmert 6. by Alexander , “<VY *
7 Earned Runs - Luhng 0. j al< 1
Curio 2 Umpires Korrzyn-: trwT1 „
* p]d1en ^ s '"Te J1"1' i 220-YARD DA.-IR (7 M to '
Of game . hours n minutes fma]j, j2 6 - Watkin* — Cak
J:M P. M.
(7 be*t to
Watkin* - Cal-
4.M Pi M.
(8 beat to fin-
14 1 Cariann Rob»-
The former title - holder has
Don't know what the chances j really had his troubles. Some
of the Gobbler* are this time1 years back he served 2 1-2-year |
around, but they are the de -1 and nine • month terms in pri-
fending champion* and the rune-: son in Missouri He had his
teen lads carrying the attack cut' hod up following the Gay
this year wiH be making every i fiasco, but later got it. Then a
every effort to repeat. breach of contract count was
Make plans to attend either; filed against him by his former
or both the afternoon and even- ' manager. And now he is charg- |
trig performance TV hoys will ed in Denver with careless and
appreciate rt and I feel cortain • reckless driving, speeding driv-
you will enjoy it- ing without a valid operator's
——— license and carrying a loaded ,
Southern Methodists Mustangs pistol. j
Since he has atta.ned his pre-
sent stature however, it is doubt-
ful that his troubles will deve-
lop in'o anything too phenom,-
are favorrd to wrap up their
eighth consecutive Southwest
Conference swimming meet this
week end. advance notices re-
veal TV three-day competi-
tion opened at Texas Te<h to-
day
The Ponies have taken over
domination of this sport where
Texas was the top dog for so
many years and wall be seeking
their eleventh title m the past
13 year*. Texas copped 30 the
first 21 loop swim meets, In -
duiling the first 13 In a row.
Of the 15 - record performan-
ces, SMU pool sharks own eight.
nal
Tournament Planned
TV St Michael s (TO. in
meeting Wednesday at the
school Khntry. discussed plans
for staging a volleyball tourna-
ment with another parish. Wal-
ter DePoar presided.
Discussion was also heard
relative to having an after-
I-enten dance.
Turkey Trotters Club
Officials Will Neel
.A,v ,. .iniza'.ona' meeting of
( a re Turkey Trotters base-
hall o'hc ,.!' and team .asptr-
,in:s if- to iftiset a* the J C.
Math's Ptars on West Main
,-,-ree- l»r. Monday natht,
x’.ni-b 16 a' 8 pm according
to ■M.-.r ... 1 Hopkins, playmg-
ir.an.ig of ' t-** 1963 chib
Fn-.i Pridg.-n. who has m.in-
age.; .team the pint sever-
a seasor.s. will again assume
this role on the 19b4 team Hop-
kins said
AH but v few of tlie ulayers
who <ui service on ins' years'
team y e expected *c ifend t
Mon|u s 'nn't'ling Approxi ;
mateiy 12 of tru* gioup t* ex
houn
FINALS
T:»* V. M.
Presentation of 1964
Relay* Queen
7:4* P M.
120-yard high hurdie*
7:9* P M.
4-10-yard relay.
* oo P M
880-vard dash
8:» P M
100-vard da*h
*:30 P M.
140-yard dash
8:40 P M.
130-yard Low hurdle*.
I:M P. M.
220-yard dash
*oo
Mile run
» jo
l-mi»e relay.
in
Gobbler
P M
I*. M
P M.
In Texas...
after bowling, beer is a natural
.After you ve bowled a game or two, or w hen you re winding up
the evenmg at the neighborhood bowling center, it's good to relix
with friends and compare scorex What better wav to add ro the
sport and the sociableness than with a refreshing glass of bcrr;
However you take your fun-skiing, skating, or at your case in the
game room-beer always makes a welcome addition to the parts
Your familiar glass of beer is also a pleasurable reminder that
we live tn aland of personal freedom-and that our right to enjov
be*r and ale, if we so desire, is just one, but an important one, of
those personal freedoms
In Texas... beer goes with fun, with relaxation
unhid states SKEWERS ASSOCIATION INC
I U» Mu AmO* L Uim
PROTECT
YOUR
CHILDREN
THIS YEAR HALF A MILLION CHILDREN WILL SWALLOW POTENTIALLY POISONOUS
SUBSTANCES-500 WILL DIEll
This unnecessary slaughter can be stopped if parents “poison-proof’ their homo.
How many times can you say “Yes . . . my home is poison-proof.
YES NO , _
j—i | j Do you keep household products and medicines out of the sight
I—I I—I and reach of children? . .
Even if you leave the room for an instant be sure the container it
in a safe place.
□ □
3o you store household products only in their original containers?
:ups, glasses, and soft-arink bottles are for food and beverages—
not for bleach, kerosene, turpentine, etc.
j—| |—1 Do you store ipadirineH separately from other household prod-
LJ LJ ucts?
|—i I—1 Are you sure that all your household products and medicines are
I—! I—1 properly labelled?
|—r j—| Do you always call medicine by its proper name?
I_1 I—1 Medicine is not candy.
t—| j | Do vou dean out your medicine chest and storage cabinets
I—1 I—I regularly?
I—I I—I Do von use caution when you throw away an old container?
1_I I_I The contents should be flushed down the drain and the container
rinsed.
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY EVERY WEEK FROM THE DANGERS OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING.
£QLS0N PROOF YOUR HOME TODAY
NATIONAL
REVENTION WEEK
MARCH 15-21, 1964
Tins VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE IS BEING PUBLISHED
THROUGH THE COURTESY OF THE FOLLOWING
MERCHANTS, INSTITUTION AND INDIVIDUALS.
BOB'S DRIVE-INN
BURNS HOSPITAL
MAYOR BILL NAMI
REUSS DRUG STORE
BAUER CLEANERS
FIELDING BREEDEN
IXSCRANCfc AGENCY
Stratton Hospital & Clinic
^UEROSANDS MOTEL
MASSEY FURNITURE
A MXTTKFSS CX».
JAMISON FUNERAL HOME
n. c. btkd, owwrm
SMOLIK SAUSAGE PLANT
MACHA CLEANERS
Cuero Hospital Foundation
Gonzales Enco Service Station
Surface Burial Vault Co.
QUAKER OATS CO.
CUERO FEDERAL SAVINGS
t LOAN ASSO.
Cuero Livestock Comm. Co.
DeWitt County Prod. Assoc.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CVERO, TEXAS
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