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Memorial Threat To Highlands EXPRESS Saturday, Mar. 11, 1967 Page 1-B SPORTS der a beaming sun but when the last preliminary had been run, Highlands and Memorial ooked ready for a neck-and- neck race for the most points, with San Antonio Wheatley, Houston Worthing, Austin Anderson and Corpus Christ! Ray ready to offer more than token resistance. Junior college finals also are cheduled during the afternoon, ALL-CITY CAGIRS--This is the All-City basketball team for chosen by the Express-News. Left to right are: Nati Salozar, South San Antonio; Richard Janowski, McCollum; Donnie Voight, Highlands; Kenneth Stevenson, Cole; Billy Black, Lee; Bob Eckermonn, Edison, ond Steve Niles, Lee. Each of.

the seniors averaged almost 20 points per game. --Staff photo. All-City Cagers Are B-I-G In Height and Firepower Some of the finest seven-man All-City a talent ever seen in local high chosen by the Express News school competition makes up sports staff. Exceptional scoring ability is most 25 points per game in dis trademark of all seven young- trict play and hit more than sters but the lineup -also in-over the full season. He pumpcc eludes defensive I 'Don't Quote Me' ij JOHNNY JANES Express Sports Editor Highlands Fling I.AllKnO-Kcep an car In the ground here at the 35lh Border Olympics and you keep getting the same message over and over:" If any school prevents San Antonio's Highlands Owls from repeating as Class AAAA state champions In track and field this spring it will be the biggest upset of a decade.

"Let's (ace il," one envious coach said. "Sonic of us arc hoping we can knock thorn off but there's no escaping the fact that Highlands won the championship last year and has virtually the same hoys hack again except for Ben H'adlington, the good high jumper. You don't lose wilh that kind of experi- cncc nvniiRb'c. Another visitor MIS also hopeful but equally pessimistic: "When a school has a sprinter like Herb Ellison, a spring relay group that already Is under 42 seconds, hunlters like Mel Bennett ami Cy Phelps, a ball-roller like Steve Duron, plus a lot of balance, It's not going to lose many meets." 11 puts Victor Rodriguez in a tough position in his first season as Highlands coach, Howard Johnston having quit while the top to go into school administrative work, but it's the kind of hot spot that all other track coaches in the state would like to IK uncomfortable on for the next few weeks. Amazing Progress HIGHLANDS won't have everything Its way all season, of course, because there are too many outstanding individual stars scattered around the state.

For example, Duren-- the son nf Rync Duren. former great pitching star-- will mop up in most meets but when he hits the state championships in Austin in May he must face Houston Memorial's Dave Morton, an 880-yard marvel who has topped Duren's best time by five seconds. The amazing thing about (rack Is that not loo long ago a 1:5 half-milcr In March would regarded is a sure-fire First place winner in the incct. Rut it's Steve's tough luck that he will have lo (ace a runner whose times neat those of many collcbe middle distance men. And look at what has happened in the relays.

Some of the oldtimers recall when the event was added to the Interscholastic League program and a fast Jefferson group led by Charley Parker ripped off a 43.1 time that many said would never be broken. So Highlands already has done 41.8 this season and should be faster in today's high school finals. The state record for that event may be cut to the very edge o( 41 flat before this season ends. A Lesson to Remember Some oldtimers here who recall when 43,1 was good time for the spring relay also will recall that Highlands can't be counted as a repeat champion in the state meet until all the mints arc in. They will remember that In 1943 there was no way that he Jefferson team coached by Bones Irvin, now AtM's athletic director, could lose the stale title that spring.

Bnt sprinter lack Gricder pulled a muscle that cost second places in both dashes and a first place in the short relay, Iwlf-miler Murray lirartford was disqualified after finishing second and discus Ihrmvcr Alan Sparkman came up wilh a sore arm. As a rcsull, Austin nosed out the Mustangs for the team title by something like one-quarter of a point. So don't MM! thf until ike? gel there. wMMo't Mfe tverlMk Oir.m, performers and rcbounders. Heading the list is a rcpcate from last year's team, big Stcv Niles of the state Class AAAA champion Lee Volunteers.

Tin 6-11) Kilos is an all-stater and one of the prime targets in the state for college recruiters. Next lo Niles in size is Bob Eckermann, C-6 Edison center. He captured the individual scoring title in District 15-AAAA. The lineup includes two more 15-AAAA stars, Donnie Voight 6-! Highlands guard, and Billy Rinck, Lee guard. Others on the club arc Nat Salazar.

5-10 guard from South San Antonio; Kenneth Steven son. 6-0 forward for Cole, am Richard Janowski, guard from McCollum, Many more youngsters re ceived serious consideration bu the seniors honored pos sesscd a litlle more ability. Niles and Black paced Lee to the District 15-AAAA crown and, eventually, to the state championship. Both were named on the AAAA all-state tournament team: Niles averaged more than 21 points per game over the ful season and gave Lee control of rebounds in every game. He scored 42 points in one game.

Black, a good driver and outside shooter, took much of the pressure off Niles. He averaged more than 17 points for the season and had the uncanny hsbil of producing when most. For instance, a scored 28 points and led the Vols wilh 10 rebounds in the 7463 state semifinal victory over Abilene when Niles and 6-5 Bob Peek- got into foul trouble. Eckermann was an outstanding reboundcr and scorer for Edison, the only team to defeat Lee nil season. He averaged al- Princcton Pair SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS-NEWS PRINCETON, N.J.-- Two San Antonians are.

among the 204 Princeton football players (at all evcls of play from freshman to varsity) awarded letters. Melick Sykes was the recipient of rcshman numerals and Tim itcCann received a secondary etter. season's high. Voight has been called one the finest corner shooters in lo cal history. He set all sorls of Highlands scoring marks while compiling a 24-point average for the year.

Donnie, who boasts great speed, hit the 40 mark twice in games. Saiazar and Stevenson joined Niles and Black as all state tournament performers. Saia- zar, who hit almost 50 per cent of his field goal tries from outside during the season, helped South San Anlonio capture second place among the state's AAA teams. lie averaged 18 points per. game.

Stevenson gained AA all-tournament honors although the Cole Cougars lost both i games in Austin. Stevenson can dunk the basketball with hands despite being only a 6- footer. He nvcragcd more than 17 points and almost a dozen rebounds per game the Cougars. Janowski, who rewrote scoring record books at McCollum, may have been the besl all around performer in the city. He was a tremendous play- maker and helped the Cowboys with timely passes as much as with points.

He averaged almost 20 points per game anc lauled down more Ihnn 13 rebounds per game. Among the numerous cagers receiving support jerths on the team were Bob Peck, Roddy McAlpine and Zane Shiillanbcrgcr of Franks and Ray Jimenez of Sam Houston; Dave Deaton, lim Davis and Bill Swann of Heights; Billy Hudgins of Jefferson, Roger Crozier and tocky Self of MacArthur, Jim Townsend of Cole, Frank Tondre and Tommy Zappe of- South San Antonio; Terry Hendricks of Churchill, Mark Burden of loosevelt; Mike Erspamer, )an Higgins, and Roy Mcndez of Central Catholic, of St. 'Anthony's, McCullough of TMI, Stan Mcnn of Marshall, George Price of irackenridgc, Tom Mikesell of tolmes, Neal Fisher of r- bank, Johnny Braggs and Reese Stoval of Wheatley, and Steve i Davenport of Southside. Express-News All-City Cagers MAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT CUSS Steve Niles 11-1(1 Senior Salazar Smith San 5-lit Senior Billy Black It- Senior i Donnie Voight Highlands fi- 1 Senior Boh Eckermann Edison it- II Senior i Richard Jftnowski McCollum Senior Kenneth Stevenson Cote 0 Senior Ellison Runs 9.6 In Border Olympics By JOHNNY JANES Express Spurts Editor LAREDO There will be an old-fashioned Border shoot-out here Saturday afternoon in the high school division finals of the 35th annual Border Olympics and San Antonio's Owls can't afford to miss many targets if they are to gun down the Houston Memorial Mustangs and capture their fourth consecutive team: championship. Dozens of brilliant stars were on display at Shirley Field Friday as this two-day track and field extravanganza opened un pene but Rattlers Draw Wartburg A big student sendoff is scheduled at International Airport Saturday at noon as.

the St. Mary's University a eave for the NAIA national ournatnent in Kansas City, Mo. seeded eighth to meet the College Knights or Towa, at 5:15 p.m. Monday in the first round of Jie 32-team tournament. The tourney runs through Sat- St.

I'nry's is and scheduled Vartburg urday. Eleven players along i coach Ed Messbarger, Brother 5ugenc Gittinger and a manager will be in the party. Messbarger said it was possible that regular guard Charey Lemon might be able to sec action. Other players making the trip are Doug Williams, Stan Bonewitz, Jim Wehman, Walter Kempf, David Koenig, James Wilson, Raymond Harvey, Paul Awtry, Scott Huntley and Julian Villarreal. In addition to St.

Mary's, University and How Payne, named as an at-large entry Friday, will represent Texas in the meet. Opening round pollings: Monday: Dickinson Stale. N.D. vs. Mid- Western, 9:30 a.m.; Southwestern Lou- none vs.

Findlev. Ohio, 11:15 a.m.; Morris Morvey. VV. Vo- vs. Howard 'ayne, 1 p.m.; Boston State, Mass.

vs. Jultlord, 2:45 p.m.; St. Mary's vs. Worlbura, 5:15 p.m.; Oklahoma Baptist following morning preliminaries for colleges and universities. The big boys, featuring Randy Matson, Texas AM's world record holder in the shot put, will bring the show to a close Saturday night.

It Top Performances was hot at Shirley Field 7 SI. w.m.; Mlllersvlllf Stoic, vs. Crtor- oon Stole, p.m. Tucsdoy: Eastern Monlono vs. South- rn Stole.

o.m.; Ccntrol Wosh- nnlon vs. Trenton, N.J., Stole. 11:15 Cenlral Mlchloon vs. Albany, late, p.m.; Tennessee Wcstcyan vs. ndlano Cenlral, p.m.; Westminster, vj.

Oshkosh, Slolc, 5:15 p.m.; Qulncy. vs. Voldosta, State, 7 Eastern New Mexico vs. Rock- ursl. 1:45 p.m.; St.

Thomas, s. Cloremont-Mudd, 10:30 p.m. Friday afternoon but Memorial quickly chilled Highlands' hopes of another smashing team victory by cracking three records with dazzling performances -the only new marks in the schoolboy division except for the 330 yard intermediate hur- dies, a new event. The Mustangs not only knocked Highlands out of its accustomed position as favorite but rubbed salt where it hurt jy knocking down one of the ls' own records by racing the 440 yard relay in 42.1 to cli; Me tenth, of a second off th Highlands mark. The Owls, how ever, have done 41.8 this seasoi and were timed in a record 42.2 in the preliminarie lere.

Mile Relay In 3:18.5 Memorial also the mile relay mark down.to.3.18.5, three seconds faster than Highlands qualifying, time, and its Dave raced the half-mile it ..53 to trim almost a seconc and a half off his. own record Highlands poked its nose intt the record books when Cy Phe wsted a 40,0 time in the 33 lurdles for an automatic recori and its great sprinter, Herb El ison, raced the 100 yard das, in 9.6 seconds to tie the marl set here by the great Bobb; Morrow. In addition to its records, Me morial also had a leading per "ormance in the prelims by Ken Pearson in the discus throw Owls Are Ready The Owls can't be countet out and have the numbers read; to outpoint the Afuslangs in thi showdown. Ellison not only lee the qualifying for the 100 and broad jump, but Phelps wa he fastest entry in both hur dies. Ellison was second in th 220, heretofore his best cvenl and Jerry Johnston had the sec ond best time in the 330, as wa Aaron Wallers In the broa jump.

Highlands also qualified in Ih 880, and mile run and will hav two'boys in the pole vault. The decision could come earl (in (fie depending or whether Memorial or Highland hits the tape first in the sprin relay. Or il could come at th very finish, Highlands' place be hind Memorial in the mile rcla. possibly determining the win ncr. Highlands qualified 12 indi viduals in addition to its relay teams, three more than Jfe morial.

Whcatley got into both relay finals, plus five individuals. Worthing placed eight finalists but only one relay team. More Records One record was topped in Friday's junior college program, See HIGHLANDS, Page 3B Record 880 For Patrick DETROIT (AP) Villanova's Dave Patrick tan famed Jim Ryun of Kansasnnto the boards and set a world indoor half-mile of 1:48.9 in the third NCAA indoor track meet Friday night. Patrick spurted into the lead at the start and Ryun, who two hours earlier had to qualify for the mile final Saturday, never had a chance. Patrick's 1:48.9 clocking bettered the existing 880-indoor record of 1:49.0 seti by Tom Ruden, former Oklahoma State star, at Louisville, Feb.

IS. Ryun ran a 1:48.3 half mile in a dual nisei, against Oklahoma State on Feb. 23, but. the rscord was not recognized because it was made on a dirt track. Tyun was timefl'in 1:50.7, Vikings Eye Canadian? barely taking second place from Notre Dame's Pete Farrell, who was clocked in 1:51.1.

Defending champion Geiry Lindgren slashed more than six seconds off his NCAA indoor two-mile record with a clocking of 8:34.7. Lindgren brought a rousing cheer from the capacity crowd of 9,551 with a charging finish that brought him home almost 40 yards ahead of second- place George Scott of New Mexico, the Western Conference champion. Riot After Laguna Wins NEW YORK (AP) A riot broke out in Madison Square. Garden Friday night shortly after Panama's Ismacl (Tiger) Laguna had hammered out a unanimous 12-round decision over Puerto Rican Frankie Narvaez in an action packed fight. VANCOUVER, B.C.

(AP) Only seconds after Laguna, a The Vancouver, B.C., Sun said punching whirlwind had been Friday that Bod Grant, coach of declared the winner, bottles the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of started flying out of the balcony the Canadian Football League, is "almost definitely" to be ring. named coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Grant won five western conference titles and five league championships in nine years at Winnipeg. Texas Sports COUfOI Heuilon St. ivwv'i 7.

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Next, the just-made whiskey is trickled in. What slowly seeps out, drop by drop, is only the sippin part, ready for aging. So you see, all the time and patience we put into making out whiskey keeps us from hurrying. We are busy, but we take our time being busy. CHARCOAL MELLOWED 6 DROP 6 BY DROP tnu, ltd fatritl TENNESSEE WHISKEY 30 PROOF BY CHOICE WSTIUW MID BOTTUO If JACK DANIEL.