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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1969
THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
Page 3
SPORTS
ROUND-UP
WELL, TEXAS WON THE BIG
game but only by the skin of
theilr teeth and a lot of luck!
They had all sorts of bad luck
at the beginning and things
evened up at the last with Ark-
ansas having the bad luck. Frank-
ly, Sports Round Upper didn’t
think the score would be that
close but we didn’t think Texas
could have so many turn overs
in one game, either. Two or three
is about all you can overcome
against a strong team like Ar-
kansas.
In the final balloting, Texas
will get the No. 1 rating, but it
probably won’t be by much—may-
be by the skin of their teeth!
Of all the headlines seen about
the game, the one we thought
was most appropriate was “The
Longhorns Bring Home the Ba-
con.”
It is doubtful if the No. 1 and
No. 2 team or No. 3 depending
on the poll you use, will ever
play again in a situation like this
last Saturday, with so many op-
tions on the line — Southwest
Conference championship, host
roll in the Cotton Bowl and pro-
bable No. 1 rating in the country.
* * *
THE FINAL STATISTICS on
the PSJA Bears football team for
1969 appear on this page. All
of the figures were taken from
the game by game statistics made
by Sports Round Upper who was
present at each and every game.
If there is any information you
want that is not included in
these statistics, Sports Round Up-
per might be able to find it for
you.
• « o
VALLEY FOOTBALL EX-
PERTS MISSED picking the Val-
ley winners very badly. A great
majority picked Alice, of course,
with only one picking Browns-
ville that we know of, and that
was Tom Drew, sports editor of
the Brownsville Herald. Browns-
ville or Kingsville got all the 2nd
or 3rd place votes while PSJA
was rated 4th by several.
In 3-A, it was the same story,
with the majority picking Donna,
with only a few selecting Wes-
laco, the actual winner.
In District 32-A, it was the
same as in 3-A, with most pick-
ing Los Fresnos and one Lyford.
In checking back, we find
Sports Round Upper did better
than MOST, picking two out of
three, and hitting PSJA right on
the nose.
We picked Alice for 1st,
Brownsville 2nd and PSJA 3rd;
Weslaco in 3-A, and Lyford in
32-A. So for once, Sports Round
Upper can do a little crowing.
(P. S.—In the Southwest Con-
ference, we also picked Texas
with Arkansas second but we
can't take much credit for that
as most everyone else picked the
same way, with a few brave
souls taking Arkansas, and possi-
bly one or two T. C. U. or S.
M. U.)
* * *
ODDS & ENDS PICKED UP
here and there in the world of
sports — Dr. L. N. KNIGHT and
C. B. VINSANT went to the Big
Bend country to hunt mule deer
but gave it up as a bad deal—
too much snow. There was sev-
eral inches to a foot of snow over
all the hunting country and it
was very difficult to get the deer
out, so they ended up hunting
in the Hill Country instead and
both bagged deer there. . . The
cat of the BILL LOGANS men-
tioned in this column last week
was an ocelot, about half grown,
which Bill secured on a “safari”
to southern Mexico last spring. . .
If this kind of weather keeps up,
the big old bucks should be com-
ing to horns any time now. . .
Outdoor Writer WAYNE FER-
RELL is in the Harlingen Hospi-
tal where he is recovering from
surgery for sinus problems. By
the time this is read, he may be
out of the hospital, and back out
on his deer lease west of Citrus
City in Hidalgo Co. His sickness
hasn’t prevented him from writ-
ing his col. for the papers. . . .
GORDON SMITH is the luckiest
of the deer hunters. He has seen
and shot at THREE BUCKS al-
ready this season. On the third
shot, he got one. . . Ten hunters
of the area including JOHN
SEITZINGER, OWEN DUNHAM
of Oaks Irrigation, went to the
Alpine area for the mule deer
season and returned with 11 deer,
one being a whitetail. They re-
port a fine hunt. . .
Bears Average 258 Yards Per Game;
Holding Opponents to 207 Yards
The PSJA Bears had a total
average offense of 258 yards per
game, rushing and passing, for
the 1969 season, while holding
their opponents to an average of
207 yards per game.
The rushing for the 10 games
totaled 1456 yards and the pass-
ing 1129.
The opponents had more yard-
age on rushing, 1632, but made
only 438 yards passing, for an
average of only 44 yards per
game on passing.
The Bears “poorest” games, of-
fensively, were Harlingen and
Alice, when the Bears made only
88 and 86 yards, both rushing
and passing. These were the on-
ly two games the Bears lost, in-
cidentally.
The best total offense in any
one game was Mission with 355.
The next best was Rio Grande
City with 318, while the next in
order were Brownsville with 316
and Edinburg with 315.
Here are the game by game
statistics:
BEARS—1969
Game
Rush’g Pass’g
Ttl.
Donna .....
....181
94
275
R. G. C. ....
....137
182
319
Mission ----
.... 192
163
355
Harlingen ..
.... 46
42
88
Alice .......
.... 31
55
86
Kingsville ..
. ...125
121
246
McAllen ....
... 270
34
304
Brownsville
....198
118
316
San Benito .
.... 132
149
281
Edinburg ...
....144
171
315
TOTALS—
1456
1129
2586
Average yardage
per game—
257 yds.
OPPONENTS
1969
Game
Rush’g Pass’g
Ttl.
Donna -------
.... 34
0
34
R. G. C.....
.... 59
18
77
Mission ....
....118
49
167
Harlingen ..
.....130
59
189
Alice .......
....240
11
251
Kingsville ..
....124
79
203
McAllen ----
....192
88
280
Brownsville .
....221
111
332
San Benito .
....195
16
210
Edinburg ...
....319
7
326
TOTALS—
1632
438
2070
Avg. Opponents per Game-
-207
yards.
Pan American Broncs
Cage Schedule
Here is the home schedule of
the Pan American College Broncs:
Dec. 11—Trinity of Texas
Dec. 17—Austin Peay
Dec. 20—University of Mo., St.
Louis
Dec. 22—St. Mary’s
Jan. 2—Central Oklahoma
Jan. 3—U. of C.C.
Jan. 5—Northern Michigan
Jan. 8—West Texas State
Jan 31—Morehead, Ky. State
Feb. 2—St. Edward’s
Feb. 4—Lamar Tech
Feb. 17—Oral Roberts University
—All games in new Pan Ameri-
can College Field House, 5,000
capacity.
—Starting time: 7:30 p.m.
PSJA HIGH SCHOOL
VARSITY BASKETBALL —
‘69-‘70
Dec.
1—Donna
Here
4, 5, 6—Mission Tourn.
8—(Mon.) Weslaoo
There
11, 12, 13—Harlingen Tourn.
16—Edcouch-Elsa
Here
19—Weslaco
Here
22—(Mon) Ed.-Elsa
There
23—Donna
There
26. 27, 28—Weslaco
Tourn.
*Jan. 6—Edinburg
Here
*
9—Brownsville
There
*
13—Kingsville
Here
*
16—San Benito
There
*
20—Harlingen
Here
*
23—McAllen
There
*
27—Alice
Here
*
30—Edinburg
There
*Feb. 3—Brownsville
Here
*
6—Kingsville
There
*
10—San Benito
Here
*
13—Harlingen
There
*
17—McAllen
Here
*
20—Alice
There
15.
SEASON RECORD
PSJA 21, DONNA 3.
PSJA 28, R. G. C. 0.
PSJA 43, MISSION 7.
PSJA 12, HARLINGEN
PSJA 0, ALICE 14. -
PSJA 14, Kingsville 6.
PSJA 21, McAllen 6.
PSJA 22, San Benito 20.
PSJA 18, Edinburg 16.
Conference record—Won 4, lost
THI VALLEY
(turns
VAUCY SPORTSMEN Cltfi
I.I.M1IIIP IRUIIIL HI*#
Individ. Statistics
1959 Season
Here are the final and com-
plete statistics on all the ball
carriers of the PSJA Bears for
the 1969 season, as taken from
the play-by-play records of Sports
Round Upper:
Archie Cisneros carried 135
times for 669 yards, for a 4.9 av-
erage per carry.
Romeo Cuellar carried 82 times
for 300 yards for a 3.7 avg.
Fred Schuster carried 77 times
for 282 yards for a 3.7 avg.
Bobby Cantu carried 34 times
for 166 yards for a 5.0 avg.
Edgar Ruiz carried 53 times
for a minus 64 yards. (Many of
these were pass attempts, where
he was caught for a loss.)
Mario Romero carried 8 times
for 15.
Jimmy Deaton carried 21 times
for 52 yards.
Randy Foster carried 2 times
for 4.
Kim Simmons carried 2 times
for 7.
Passing Record,
1969 Season
By HARRY FOEHNER
Before a busload of Sunny Glen
Home boys took off from San
Benito for Operation Orphans
deer hunts in Mason County
sponsored by Sportsmen Clubs of
Texas, Gene Nations of Harlingen
gave some shooting and safety
instructions to about six of them.
What made him so proud was
the fact that the only ‘lefty” in
the bunch scored three bulleyes.
Nations himscd is a lefthanded
shooter.
The Valley delegation made a
fine record at the 1968 hunts af-
ter Gene instructed a number of
the boys. The Valley Sportsmen
Club furnished the ammo for this
.rifle practice and expenses to
Mountain Home, Texas.
* m. »
There is food for thought in a
release from the State of Ken-
tucky which points out that
much good hunting is gone for-
ever because the cover has been
destroyed. The very highway
over which the hunter drives
may have been hunting territory
I a few years before.
| What surprised us was the
statement that the new spinning
! type mowers, although more ef-
ficient for the farmer, take a
heavier toll of wildlife than form-
er types.
Whereas an old-time cutter
blade would skim over a rabbit
bed, leaving the young unharm-
ed unless a tractor or mower
wheel made a direct hit, the
whirler seems to cut closer to the
ground. The spinning blades cre-
ate a suction that draw the young
animals or birds into the man
created maelstrom to perish.
CAGE TEAM PLAYS IN
HARLINGEN TOURNAMENT
The PSJA varsity cage team
will compete in the Harlingen
tournament this week-end, which
starts Dec. 11th, and continues
through Saturday, the 13th, for
those in the winners bracket.
Varsity Games — 7:45
Varsity — 5:45 P. M. at Home
Denotes District Games
Here is the
PSJA pass
record
for the 1969. season:
I
Passes
! v ’ >
Game
Att. Cpltd. In’cep.
' \ x sx' * ;
Donna .......
8 6
0
R. G. C......
21 11
1
Mission .....
11 7
1
Harlingen ...
8 2
0
Alice ........
7 3
1
Kingsville ...
8 5
1
McAllen .....
1 1
0
’ Sd . ;.y
Brownsville .
.10 6
1
\
San Benito ..
.11 6
0
Edinburg ----
9 4
1
TOTALS—
94 51
6
Note: With the exception of
four passes in Donna game, all
were thrown by Edgar Ruiz. To-
tal yardage gained was 1129.
And insecticides undoubtedly
weigh heavily on wildlife. There
is little doubt but that birds of
all types suffer from the heavy
dosages administered to most
crops to protect them from in-
sects. These are problems that
did not face game management
specialists a few years ago.
* * *
Another menace to animal and
bird life that has come with
“civilization” is highway mortal-
ity. Some game management per-
sonnel are of the opinion that
more rabbits are killed on the
highways than by the legal hunt-
er. That’s in ole Kaintuck where
rabbit hunting is still a way of
life for some.
K * *
Many hunters don’t see any
need for sighting in shotguns
with 200 or more lead pellets in-
creasing the chances for success.
But they should, especially with
a new gun. Pattern is a charac-
teristic unique with every shot-
gun barrel, and point of aim is
unique with every shooter. Know-
ing these two points gives the
upland shooter an advantage
when shots count.
It’s a simple task to determine
the pattern and point of aim of
your shotgun. A large piece of
paper, at least a yard square,
with a cardboard backing is all
you need. Mark a cross in the
center and pace off 35 or 40
yards.
Prop the gun on a suitable
rest, as you would a rifle. A few
blasts will give you an idea as
to shotgun density and place-
ment. The shotgunner who doesn’t
know the pattern of his gun or
his point of aim is stacking the
odds against himself when he
goes afield.
• * •
A whole lot has been said a-
bout gun safety but the average
hunter is undergoing greater
risks traveling to and from his
hunting grounds by automobile
than while he is in the field.
Hunters spend around $300
million annually on automobile
travel for gasoline, oil, tires and
maintenance and replacement of
cars. They travel extensively to
and from their hunts. They are
motorists as well as hunters.
Junior High Racket
Teams Place Third
PSJA freshman and sopho-
more tennis teams placed third
in the Edinburg tennis tourna-
ment last week.
The girls’ doubles team of Pen-
ny Purdue and Phyllis Hinkle
won first, defeating Corpus Chris-
ti Carroll in the finals.
Susan Morris of Austin Jr.
High placed second in the girls
singles.
Charles (Chuck) Young is the
coach of the tennis teams.
Texas Had 33 Hunting
Fatalities Last Year
Texas reported 106 hunting ac-
cidents last year. Of these, 33
were fatal, reports T. D. Carroll,,
education coordinator for the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart-
ment.
This is a slight increase over
the previous year, when 91 mis-
haps were reported which includ-
ed 31 fatalities.
Saddest of all, Carroll said, was
that 58 of this year’s 106 shoot-
ing mishaps involved persons un-
der 21 years of age. Forty-one of
the mishaps were caused by the-
victims and 65 were not.
Statisticaly, the percentage is&
very low when you consider that
more than 908,000 hunters pur-
chased hunting licenses in the
State he said.
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First Downs
Here is the record of first
downs made by PSJA and their
opponents for the 1969 season.
PSJA 19, Donna 4.
PSJA 18, R. G. C. 4.
PSJA 20, Mission 11.
PSJA 4, Harlingen 9.
PSJA 3, Alice 12.
PSJA 12, Kingsville 13.
PSJA 15, McAllen 15.
PSJA 19, Brownsville 20. '
PSJA 16, San Benito 10.
PSJA 15, Edinburg 20.
TOTAL — PSJA 141—Opponents j
118. j
Avg. — PSJA 14—Opponents 11.8.,
BEARS WIN 2ND
The PSJA Bears took second
place in the Mission cage tourna-
ment last week, losing out to Ed-
couch-Elsa in the finals 53 to 33.
PSJA won two games to ad-
vance to the finals, defeating
Raymondville 75-58 on Dec. 5th.
Gary Day and Mark Hall of
the Bears were named to the all
tournament team.-
For complete local news, read
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