Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 37

Little State Entries Grow Allen Says More Than 50 of Best Due The entry list for the seventh needed rest a total of seven of annual Little State track and the State's Best miters have SPORTS MARKETS AMUSEMENTS SECTION CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 25 1968 field meet to be unreeled Satur day at Buc Stadium continued to grow in quantity and quality yesterday Athletic Director Chatter Allen filed entries All three sub-140 120-yard high hurdlers in the Ronald Washington of South Oak Cliff (136) Donnie Rogers of spent much of his day on the Ray City 037) and Donald Lakers rip Celtics Square Series Old Pros West Baylor Spark 123-113 Victory I telephone confirming entries from throughout the state and before the day was over more than 50 of the State's Best performers had been assured for the always-illustrious field The chief addition yesterday was Kenneth Curl of Houston Worthing the sizzling sopho- Armstead of DaUas will join three other 14-flatters The 330-yard intermediate hurdles field lists five of the State's Best including leader Roy Buford of Dallas Washington at 377 Because of a traffic accident involving a busload of athletes more sprinter who shares the fnMn port worth entered in the Best lead in both the lOflispedacular meet a few years and 220-yard dashes with times! ago three of the lop four 440 By DAVE BOSTON (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers led by old pros Jerry West and Elgin Baylor got help from unheralded Tom Hawkins and overpowered the Boston Celtics 123-113 Wednesday night squaring their showdown for the National Basketball Association of 13 and 214 respectively The sprint field now includes yard relay teams from Fort Worth wont be on hand but Dal- One-Hitter rr ips ligers CLEVELAND (AP) Sin Hargan shut out Detroit 2-0 Wednesday night on one hit as the Cleveland Indians ended the nine-game winning string Hargan himself scored the second run after getting a triple as a result of a collision in short left field between Willie BOSTON (AP) Coach BiD Horton and Ray Oyler Horton van Breda Kolff says carried off the field on a was the key to the 123-113 victo- ry by which his Los stretcher First reports said that Horton suffered a five of the Best in the las Lincoln which has run 414 100-yard dash and four in the will be and Houston Memorial 220-yard dash including three of will again head the mile relay the five that hare run 214 field which Includes four of the Evan Coming Best Waco great Jimmy EvansWalker la the Shot heads the 440-yard dash field! Tidehaven the Class A power which includes three other mem- boasting the No 2 shot-putter in bers of the State's Best and Clifton Thomas has withdrawn 880-yard dash leader John Drew' its entry but state and national of Houston Memorial is one five leader Sam Walker of Dallas Samuel is definitely of the State's Best In that event entered Although Scott Gipson of King Ozona the Gary Sutton of The victory sent the Lakers home all even with the third game of the best-of-7 series set for Los Angeles Friday night West connected for 35 points Baylor contributed 23 while Hawkins coming through in the dutch hit for 11 Los Angeles nailed down the decision with an outburst early in the third period The Lakers tallied 11 straight points to take a commanding 73-60 lead in the decisive explosion The Celtics never got closer than seven points the rest of the way The game was tied 15 times in the first half which ended In a 54-54 standoff Baylor and Boston's player-Coach Bill Russell matched baskets in the opening minutes of the second half before Archie Clark sank a pair of free throws and Hawkins tipped in a re- TIIE TAPED HAND OF BILL RUSSELL GETS IN THE WAY Lakers' Tom Hawkins shot is blocked in first-quarter action (AP WlrNtlOta) has decided to forego the discus thrower in to give hi ailing foot a long-1 the state will head the field in that event although three other Best performers are entered Five of the Best long-lumpers Including versatile Phil lip Lusk of Moody and four of the best high-jumpers headed by Riley Odoms of West Oso are entered while Gary Benedict of Kcrrville Tivy is the chief! entrant in the pole vault Others among the top 10 performers iii the state may yet be ST (AP) Hot-hitting concus-Lakers evened their National sion- -Basketball Association final Jim Northrup who singled playoff series with the Boston: leading off the third inning was Celtics Wednesday night jthe only Tiger runner to get on "We played a little better we base until McAuliffe walked to shot better but most of all we lead off the seventh Van Breda Kolffi DET(t0IT cleviland kij said in the Laker dressing1 obrhb! abrhM room stretch in the quarter when we broke it open was all he added MAulHfo lb I Wirt lb third1 Kalin ft WHorton If Stanlty cf Coh 1b FrctAan 1 a Ntlien jb 0 Wognor ph -1 Salmon lb 1110 Alvit 3b 0 0 0 0 Cardonal cf 1111 Simo 111 THorton 1b ISIS mu mi 4 0 3 8 4100 1080 3108 Byron Nelson Classic Opens Today Name Players Present 4 00 0 2000 3010 3 110 Curt with Flood drove in fire 1 nP'e two The BOSTON ninsjenterd but -the meet has al- wnglMIready been assured of one of its Wednesday night a the firlds ever LOS ANOCLtS A stretch came leading then when Los Northrup cf 3 1 1 1 Davallllo rf 1 Oyler SOI Harntr If w-i reeiealMatctlCfc Ph Lai-own VsisgelM 1 off 11 straight points to hull margin which the Celtics GBrcw" By HAROLD RATLIFF DAUAS (AP) What the greatest gathering name many of 30 2 7 1 0 1 0 Total I Total Advance tickets are on sale at-may be 74 behind Ray Washburns the Athletic Office behind the! of big i five-tet pitching Washburn breezed to Ms sec ig Hoard of Education Building at them 515 Carancahua Admission of IMS Hawaii 1-1 Hltfc I I Autsttl 5-5 17 Jone 14 7-0 ISSofrd 1 A-1 lNtlton 4 At I Embry 1 1-1 I Thkor 1 3-5 5 0 2W la Tololl oyiar Hklnt I mho If Clock Wnt Mltr Count Grleh Crtord Totm "coming to pay tribute to 0 0 1 0 i-i long and I believe the olcs is the Mg reason" Flayer declared January who Is a Dallas resident and has played the Preston Trail course was being eyed as a favorite for the $20000 first money January has just finished making a run for it in the Masters and then winning the Tournament of Champions overcome 4 Boston Player-Coach Bill Rus-jpjtrojt isell thought the key came even 48" E-McAullfla 25 iii earlier when the Lakers stayed golf entered in the tournament are Palmer Casper Julius Boros third on the all-time money list Sam Snead who rates No 7 after all these years Nicklaus who led the money-winners last year Player the South African who has won about every big tournament in the book and some of the semi retired greats like Carr Middle- Harrison one their will move out prices are $150 for reserved Thursday in the opening round 000 Byron Nelson seats on the east side near the of the flOOJ 0 00 000 000-0 0 10 000 1 01-2 Detroit 1 ClovoWnd 1 Octrolt 1 Cleveland 7 Hargan Notion Salmon S-Sparma ond victory without a loss after Mike Shannon's third homer Aiise snannons I touched off thrren StLiuis rmiSh gne and ft for adults and Classic 27-15 lm AnfMo io i4 n-m'on even terms with the Celtics 27 Tb-iujduring a second-period stretch Foufd -i as both Baylor and high-scoring wMSTiiSof 'Jerry West were being rested RERAN SO 2 13 2 0 Arnold Palmer greatest money-winner of IP Sparma (L1-1) 0 Morgan (W1-2) 0 2:10 A- 4430 IS fa-" tcoBufEJ(mM) fcur? 1 cents for students general ad-against Red right-hander John Tsltourls Tsltouris who went Into the game with an S-3 career record agaswt the Cards then walked Julian Jailer and Washburn be-i Jo LoCill LoilCil fore Flood the Natlonalj ep League's leading hitter sent UltllC Mali bath home with single The Cardinals added a run off John Unvilie of Alice has re-reliever Bill Kelso In the fifth on- placed John Garrison of Houston Roger Maris' triple and Orlando Spring Wood as one of the sacrifice fly I lure staff at the Utile State In the sixth Flood's seconds Coaches Clinic scheduled here single drove In Javier who led this weekend off with a single and took sec-j Linville whose teams have ond on a throwing error byjwon two straight District 14-4A shortstop Leo Cardenas Dal 'championships will discuss the now! AUTO STORE 121 Chaparral TU4-9961 Open 7:30 AM infield hit a walk and Flood triple to left center completed the assault in the eighth Aik? offense Heading the clinic staff will be University of Houston Coach Bill Yeoman and Houston assistant Hubby Baldwin Also to lecture tr louis CINCINNATI OfftM Ahr AM painful hip injury all because of Nelson the fabled Texas golf great of the forties who is being honored bjr having the tournament named for him and who was given a $25 a plate' testimonial dinner Eleven of the twelve top money winners of golf history led by the great Palmer with Billy Casper No 2 are In the fiell The missing one is Tony Lema killed in a plane crash last year The 13th Ben Hogan had to withdraw because of an injured knee but the 14th and 15th are Bob Goalby and Don January There are 74 players who have won PGA tournaments and Jack Tuthill PGA tournament director said no other tournament could make that statement There are more than 550 from the top 60 money-winners of the year But Casper Is the only tournament winner this year since George Knudson haa to return to Canada under his visa Which shows how wide open things ill be when the field of 156 starts hammering at Preston Trail Course with its 7086 windswept yards Gary Player one of the Mgi names in the field said it was' one of the toughest golf courses he ever had played "It's a great course with wonderful greens but it sure Bridge Cilv High School Chief Wilson ami Jack-Mi' High Coach Dick Shcf lF (4 Mori rf Town rf IIIIKS' ISIllMi Shaman 0 Jevl lb AAawtH WaMm A jiiVls olio Coach 'sonville Iii chairman Am rf A JonhoA kM Oavxfto A Pmm At 1 LMf IN AkJi Mt'ira IN i JIM Tft-tourii 0 0 I Molenty Al Kit ICNI Mil MtS A UMf If I I 4010 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 00 4 0 0 0 1 A 1 4 0 0 A 10 0A Carroll Coach Bill Hamrick of the event being staged by local coaches said more than 500 coaches from ell around the area are cxpei-led The sessions will be held at the new Miller auditorium Friday ti 5 ti0 ii 7 ti 7 night and all day Saturday The clinic is open to any high oiooti i 7 school or junior college coach t-cordmoi loa-cinriMon Registration fee Is $3 which in dudos the price of admission to mom in oF-op tte uttle State track meet in ii i o' Hucraneer Stadium i night gisi 4 i i High School auditorium fi Registration will be held from i i pm Friday at Miller 4' Scni Classy Field To Open Buc Days Tennis Today 1967 auif UT8 out-ranking Miss Vrst a team mate of Miss Burrer's at Trinity in San Antonio Miss Inwdon and Mrs Beard Howard Butt HI of Ray and Chuck Hlack of King have been seeded No 2 and 3 respectively behind Jan Blnudinct In the Boys IS singles Blnudinct is the junior rhampfnn from New Ze-land Mark Knell of San Antonio is listed fourth Torrance No 1 Another Corpus Christ! player Susan Torrance of King is seeded No 1 in the girls 18 singles And two of the players Miss Torrance beat in the regional tournament last weekend are rated No 3 and 4 They are Susie Schulte of San Antonio and Kathy Beene of Harlingen Baytown's Royce Ann Mar-shull Is seeded second behind Miss Torrance In the special college division at least eight teams are expected to fight for the team championship The University of Houston Oral Roberts of Tulsa Okla homa City University Trinity Pan American Lamar Tech and the Texas Aggies are the ones expected to bn battling for the top spot when the point totals are added up quier Vicente Zarazua lYcca Salia and Colin Rotiertson highlight the singles entry list while Emily Rurrrr Becky Vest Mary Lowdnn end Lovie Beard are the top women to watch for No 1 Seed Ruffles the dandy swinger from Australia has been given the No 1 seed in Singles competition Ruffles is currently one of the two top players in his country and is expected to lead the Australians in Davis Cup play Guzman of Equador has been tabbed No 2 by tournament officials and following him are Van Ungin Parker Fauquier Zarazua of Mexico and the University of Corpus Christ! Salia and Robertson Last year's singles champ Sherwood Slewnrt is not en lorrd Ruffles and Guzman will team together in the doubles warfare and they have been seeded No I Zarazua and teammate Pedro laingrc are listed as the top challengers followed by Van Ungin and Salia and Eduardo Guell and Fauquier Miss Hurrer has been given the top seed in women's singles By MIKE I'lNLEY The stage is set for the best Buccaneer Days Tennis Tournament ever as the massive 20th annual event is scheduled to get under way today at the HEB Tennis Center The tournament gels off the ground at 9 a with Boys 18 and 16 singles matches at the HEB Tennis Center The second round of the Roys 16 singles starts at 10 at HEB The Girls IS and 16 singles start at I a at the South Bluff courts The Boys 14 singles begin at 1 pm at South Bluff Scene Shifts The scene shifts back to HEB at 1 pm with (he singles Tournament referee Bnb Mapes also said that second round play in the Boys 18 and 16 doubles plus the men's doubles will begin at the HER courts sometime after 3 pm today The same holds true (nr the Girls 18 doubles and Roys 14 doubles at South Bluff and Girls 16 doubles at King High School The Girls 14 and Boys 12 singles begin at 1 and 2 pm respectively at the King coarts Such names as Ray Ruffles Pancho Guzman Peter Van Un-gen Jimmy Tarkcr Harry Fau 3 YEAR OR 36000 MILE GUARANTEE INSTALLED (Moil Amtrican Cart) OTHER FOREMOST MODELS AVAILABLE- 1 YEAR OR 12400 MILE GUARANTEE $177 Only.