The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, December 13, 1963 Page: 8 of 8
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THE OPTIMIST
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ACC to Go on Six-Game Spree
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Cats Whip
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To Lamar
By ANDY McCOWN
Like the Texas weather which
is hot one day and cold the next
the Abilene Christian College
basketball team scored a sizzling
101-76 win over Howard Payne
Saturday night at their home
court but then fell to conference
foe Lamar Tech 102-84 Tuesday
night at Beaumont.
IN THE first game ACC hit
a torrid 42 of 70 from the floor
for a SS.3 percent. The Wildcats
led 59-35 at halftime and coasted
to victory after that.
Pat Agnew hit for 26 points to
lead the purple and white scor-
ers. He was aided by Davd Wheel-
er with 21 Jim Reynolds 18 and
Doug Beaty 11.
Wheeler sank an amazing
eight out of eight from the floor
while Agnew hit 12 out of 17.
Reynolds was cold during the
first half but made up for it with
some slick ballhandling and
assists.
The biggest lead was 70-39
with just 2Vi minutes gone in
the second half. Leading scorers
for the'Yellowjackets were Ted
Hobby with 20 Bill Koziel and
John Ccgdell 13 apiece and
Robert Springer 11.
TUESDAY'S GAME was al-
most exact reversal. ACC led
48-46 at halftime but the Card-
inals came back strong in the
second half to register their third
consecutive Southland Confer-
ence victory without a defeat. It
was the first conference game for
the Wldcats.
The clubs were about even on
their field goal shots but Lamar
got 24 of 34 from the free throw
line while the Cats could manage
only 12 of 24.
SCORING honors went to Pat
Agnew of the Cats who dumped
in 32 points on the basis of a
14 out of 19 field goal shots.
David Wheeler hit 12 and Jim
Reynolds 18 for ACC while Don
Heller with 25 Willie Wilson with
22 Richard Smith with 16 and
Don Bryson with 17 led the Card-
inal attack. The loss left ACC
with a 1-4 won and lost record
for the season.
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Badminton
Last on the calendar of events
for this semester in women's in-
tramurals are badminton singles.
This tournament deserves a last
great effort from all the clubs
and dorms participating in wo-
men's intramurals as it is the
final chance to win points for
the intramural championship.
The matches will be played
Thursday night Jan. 9 and the
competition is expected to be
keen.
BADMINTON doubles have
been completed with Ko Jo Kal
as the proud winner of first place.
Representing Ko Jo Kai in the
tournament was Betty Wheeler
and Kay Birdwell. Gata received
both second and third places in
the tournament. The team taking
second was Judy Holland and
Ann Brazzil. The team winning
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BY JOYCE CURTIS -
Participation Praised
With the end of this semester
rapidly approaching an opportu-
nity could be taken to evaluate
the happenings in women's intra-
murals for this term.
THE SYSTEM used in deter-
mining the champion club or
dorm of the semester is a point
system. Each organization is
given a point for every activity
Pat Agnew
. . . buckets one more to lead
Wildcat scoring against How-
ard Payne in 101-76 victory
last Saturday night.
Agnew scored 26 points
against Howard Payne and
32 against Lamar Tech. The
oversized picture is our gift
to the basketball squad.
which it enters and additional
points when it is the winner of
any activity.
According to Joyce Curtis di-
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By AL SWINNEY
Abilene Christian's Wildcat
five launch a six-game campaign
of basketball with a two game
series at home In Bennett Gym-
nasium Friday-Saturday Dec.
.13-14 7:30 p.m. against Midwes-
tern University and Southwest
Texas State.
THE WILDCATS put one more
game on the all-time century
list tjie ninth while taking a
first win of the season against
'Howard Payne 101-76 after drop-
ping the first two games to New
Mexico State 76-74 and New
Mexico University 79-65.
Against Howard Payne the
Cats hit 65.3 percent of their
shots connecting on 42 of 76 from
the field for a fine offensive per-
formance. Pat Agnew poured in 26 points
to lead the scoring. But David
Wheeler senior guard hit 21 tal-
lies and Jim Reynolds contrib-
uted 18. Wheeler didn't miss all
night hitting eight for eight field
goals and five of five free throws.
THROUGH THE opening three
games the Wildcats as a team
averaged 80 points a game com-
pared to 77 for their opponents.
They hit 40.4 percent of their
field goals and 70 percent of their
free throws.
Midwestern University could
bring a halt to Wildcat accuracy
in the field and at the line. Mid-
western's squad will be keyed
for the Wildcats and the return-
ing seven Icttcrmen and two jun-
ior college transfers could do a
good job of stopping the Wild-
cat defense.
MIDWESTEHH'S big boasts
are Johnnie Carroll 6'1" senior
and John Henry Young 6'4" Jun-
ior. Carroll and Young thrilled
ACC fans last year with their
sensational rebounding ability
and admirable jump-shooting.
These two led the University to a
79-67 victory over the Cats last
season and are back even strong-
er. SOUTHWEST TEXAS State
will arrive Saturday Dec. 14
with a "brighter picture" than
last season's 9-14 record. All five
starters will be returning along
with two top-notch transfers.
The rugged Southwest Texas
Bobcat defense will be built
around guards Ruby Bowles and
Henry Garcia. Bowles a 6'2"
junior and Bobcat leading scorer
last season with a 13.3 mean is
the man to watch.
If the Bobcat offense jells prop-
erly someone will be' In for a
stern time as the season pro-
gresses. With a tough defense
and a team leaded with experi-
ence the Bobcats could be the
team to beat this weekend.
The Wildcats will take to the
open road to rematch games
against Howard Payne College
Dec. 16 and Midwestern Univer-
sity Dec. 20.
EASTERN NEW Mexico's Grey-
hounds will welcome the Wild-
cats back home Friday Jan. 3
7:30 p.m. in Bennett Gymnasium.
It will be the only scheduled en-
counter between the teajns this
season. Last season both teams
broke even on wins. ACC took
the first game 77-68 while ENM
came back to decision the Wild-
cats 70-65.
Time will be a most Important
factor in the Greyhound bag of
tricks this year. With six return-
ing lettermen from last year's
squad to boost some top fresh-
men products and transfers in
the Easter lineup the Greyhouds
will need time to work them-
selves into a functioning
smooth-playing unit.
Arriving on campus Monday
Jan. 6 along with ACC students
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, December 13, 1963, newspaper, December 13, 1963; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99334/m1/8/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.