The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 40, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 20, 1976 Page: 4 of 4
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Cowboy
By Larry Fanning
It hardly seems possible that it has been four years since I
first arrived here at Hardin-Simmons University. As one
might expect lots of things have changed in that time. Those
changes have riot only occurred in the physical nature of the
.school but in me as a person. But one thing in my life did not
change when I came to H-SU and that was my keen interest in
sports. I have never been that good in any sport but I have
never let that discourage my interest in competion. During my
years here at-Forty Acres I have been able to view and partici-
pate in a wide varity of sports. In this one of my last articles as
.a member of the Brand staff I would like to mention some of
the highlights in sports while I was here and also mention
some possible areas of weakness in the H-SU program.
As it is in my home state of Washington basketball is the
major sport here at H:SU. While I've been here the Cowboys
have had to winning seasons and two seasons I would rather
forget. Three players stand out in my memory as contributing
the most to the program. The first player and maybe the one
who will end up going the farthest in professioanl basketball
is Harvey Catchings. Harvey was a very likeable guy with a
voice as deep as a well and who stood above most opponents
with his 6'9" frame. Probably the most exciting thing I re-
member him for was something that happened my freshman
year. The 'Pokes were playing NCAA tournament-bound Ok-
lahoma City and with two seconds left on the clock the game
came down to Harvey he made the winning score with two
men guarding him at the sounding of the buzzer.
The second man I must mention would have to be Mr. Hustle
himself Donnie Wood. I cannot help believe like others that
if he would have been a little bigger he would have been top
professional material. The last player on my basketball list
wmld have to be Lee Dixon. My only regret about Lee was that
he was not able to play more for the 'Pokes. It was easy to see
this year that he could shoot from anywhere on the court and
make it fall.
Going on to the other sports here at H-SU I must say that in
the area of tennis I feel I have seen the most professinal play.
All four years the Cowboys have managed winning seasons.
No one player stands above the crowd in tennis but the whole
team effort seems to point to the 'Pokes success.
It has only been in the last two years that I have followed
baseball so my outlook is limited. Surely Randy Davis was
one of the finest hitters the 'Pokes have had during these
years. Two other players that have been here since I have and
have done a fine job for the 'Pokes on many occasions are Don
Harrsion and Troy Limbuagh.
The last sport I would mention and possibly the one where I -1
find a major weakness is that of golf. That is not to say while I
have been here all the golf teams have been weak. As I re-
meber my freshman year they had a 14-1 dual record. The
trouble I see with this sport is that it is one where very few can
participate and very little chance is there for support by the
student body. And since I have already stuck my neck out let
me add another note. It seems the money would be better spent
in a fastly growing sport where student interest has already
' been shown that being in the sport of soccer. There very well
could be reasons for the selection in sports but I feel it should
at least be looked into.
The only other weakness I see in the sports world at H-SU is
contained within the students themselves. To put it simply
most students here do not care. I wish I had some profound
answer to this problem but I really do not. All I can say is that
as a student here I pay for the
have certainly gotten my money
Course Qftered
On Atito Mechanics
Beginning Tuesday Apr. 20
two-hour courses in "Elemen-
tary Automotive Maintenance
for Women" will be offered to
any interested women in the
Abilene area. The course is
being offered by Western Mar-
keting Inc. in cooperation with
Continental Oil Company. The
purpose of the course is to teach
and help women learn the basic
functioning of the automobile to
Dr. Martin
To Chair
.TMEA Committee
Dr. J. G. Martin head of the
Department of Music Education
and Church Music at Hardin-
Simmons has been named
chairman of the State Keyboard
Committee of the College Divi-
sion of the Texas Music
Educators Association.
Martin said one of his duties
Will be to inlist clinicians for a
series of sessions at the next
TME A state convention. He also
will work with teachers in col-
leges junior colleges and public
schools in promoting piano in-
structions. The committee's last meeting
was at the state convention at
San Antonio in February.
Corner
athletic program and to me I
s worth.
better acquaint her with routine
maintenance as well as prepare
her to handle auto emergencies
that occasionally arise (i.e. flat
tire dead battery etc.)
Both morning and evening
courses will be offered on the fol-
lowing dates: Apr. 20 Apr. 22
Apr. 27 and Apr. 29. Each group
will be limited in size in order to
stay within the time schedule
and allow each participant an
opportunity to be ari active part
of the course.
. Each program will begin with
a brief presentation of auto
theory by Joe Gardner (District
Sales Representative for Conti-
nental Oil Co.) followed by prac-
tical demonstrations of tire
changing (in which every
Woman- will have a part !)
routine oil and battey checking
etc.
At no time will there be any
financial obligaton to the
"student . . . this course .is of-
fered to women as a public ser-
vice." Interested persons are asked
to call Western Marketing Inc.
Monday through Friday 8:30
a.m. 5:00 p.m. 677-2774 to
preregister. Additional courses
will be offered as needed and rer
quested. .
HSU BRAND
Cowboys Take 2 of 3
Up Season Mark to .500
Over the' weekend the
Hardin-Simmons baseball team
gave up only five hits and two
runs to Trinity University. Ttiis
was enough to give the 'Pokes
two wins and even their season
record at the .600 mark at
19-19
In all three games the 'Pokes
had fine pitching with Troy
Limbaugh pitching a no hitter
in the final game for the Cow-
boys. Only Greg Crawford fell
victim to Trinity even though
he gave up only two hits the
final score ended 1-0.
In the Friday night came
pitcher Don Lawson threw a
three-hitter and also was sup-
H-SU Camp
To Train
Cheerleaders
A cheerleading camp for
junior high senior high and col-
lege students will be held at
Hardin-Simmons Aug. 9-13.
This is the second year for a
camp conducted by the All Star
Cheerleader Conference to be .
held at H-SU.
The ASCC is sponsored by
Pepster Hall Inc. of Kansas
City Mo. Pepster Hall manufac-
tures cheerleader uniforms and
accessories. Their camps
throughout the nation are in-
structed by girls chosen for their
outstanding cheerleader talents
as well as leadership abilities.
The goal of the camp is to help
the cheerleaders with cheers
and techniques pep rally ideas
gymnastics fund-raising ideas
and other useful things.
Awards including ribbons and
torphies will be presented to in-
dividuals and squads displaying
outstanding ability.
Tuition including room and
board for the five-day stay will
be $54. Commuters will be
charged a tuition fee of $20.
Crosthwait
To Present
Piano Recital
The graduate piano recital of
Glenn Crosthwait of Olney will
be presented by the Hardin-
Simmons School of Music at 8
p.m. Thrusday Apr. 22 in
Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall.
Crosthwait son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Crosthwait of Olney
is from the studio of Thurmah
Morrison professor in piano and
music history and head of the
Department of Music History
and Literature.
A 1975 H-SU graduate Cros-
thwait is a member of Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia men's profes-
sional music fraternity; Alpha
Chi national scholarship soci-
ety; H-SU Singing Men; Who's
Who Among Students in Ameri-
can Universities and Colleges
and Music Educators National
Confernece. He graduated
Magna Cum Laude.
The recital will include com-
positons by Bela Bartok
Domenico Scarlatti Antonio
Soler Franz Liszt and Louis
Morequ Gottschalk.
Soccer Flayers
To Meet Tonight
Persons interested in playing
soccer for Hardin-Simmons next
year must attend the soccer
meeting at 9 p.m Apr. 21 in
Mabee Hall.
For any questions concerning
this meeting contac Coach
Chuck Smith in Mabee Hall or
call ext. 717 or 718.
ported by some fine hitting as
the 'Pokes swarmed to a 12-0
victory. Lawson retired 20 con-
. secutive batters before walking
one. Hitting seemed to be on the
whole Cowboy team's mind as
nine 'Pokes picked up hits and
in all the Cowboys had 21 hits.
Ramon Perez and Lloyd Lawson
led the 'Pokes with four hits
apiece. Don Harrison added
three. McPherson Dobbs
Tatum and Moncibias all had
two hits with Tippen and Walsh
adding one apiece.
The first game of the Saturday
doubleheader turned out to be a
very frustrating one for the
Cowboys. It was that first and
Marable to Teach
Summer Net Class
Gary Marable senior varsity
tennis player at Hardin-
Simmons University has been
named an instructor in the
summer schools which begin in
May at H-SU.
"Our main emphasis will be
individual instruction" said Dr.
George Newman Cowboy coach
who will be director of the
schools. He plans to limit the
size of each group.
Marable who has compiled a
winning record in both singles
and doubles while .at H-SU is
from Albuquerque N.M. He will
lack only his student teaching as
a graduation requirement after
this summer.
This will be the second sum.
mer Newman has conducted
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most obviously for the fact that
the 'Pokes had a two-hit prefor-
mance by Greg Crawford which
usually insures a win 95 per cent
of the time. Then added to all
that the 'Pokes out-hit their op-
ponents 7-2 but in the long run
could not produce a single run.
In the final game the Cowboys
stalked to a 3-0 led in the second
inning on a home run by Rusty
Dobbs which in turn proved to
be more than enough for the
win. As the team from San An-
tonio proved all weekend long
they found hitting a problem
and in the final game they could
not even pick up'one hit. k
commuter tennis schools at
H-SU. Planned this year are
eight day schools for persons
from 8-17 and 10 night schools
for adults. Those attending dur-
ing the day may choose from 9
a.m. -12 noon sessions or 1-4
p.m. sessions. The night schools
will be from 7-9.
The first series of day sessions
begins May 31 and the first
night session will be May 25.
Costs will be $50 per day session
or $90 for attending two day ses-
sions and $6 per 2-hour session
during night schools. '
Reservations may be made by
calling the operator at H-SU
677-7281 or by calling Dr.
Newman after 5 p.m. at
692-0930.
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