The Port Arthur News from Port Arthur, Texas • Page 16

ib THE NEWS, Port Arthur. Texas Thursday, February 17,1977 Fembasketballchanging Sasser Livingston turning on A SHORT WARMING trend may not be enough to spur 'it mio spawning activity on most big lakes but it's i'V "he Lake Livingston Junkers on the prow I icoriie Siinimerlin at Summcrlm's Manna on '-aid lies seen at least one bass of seven or more weighed in each day since last Thursday fhr- bass he weighed was 8 but Surnmerlin i i "ir.i 01 Hie fishermen who are fishing hard all day ii a 'os 1 on" eood Lass on their stringers dlso Sdid the the surface water on 1 rurning about "0 degrees now and that's tr.e s.im* 1 ds it -heenon Rayburn and Toledo Bend is essentially a shallow v. ater lake and it rounds T.ore quickly to a warming trend," he dr 1 1 These bass aren't really spawning yet but they vi i'l DC any da iiov. I' Livingsiun is a shallow water lake, it's also a iinprLjit lake par excellence While crankbaits catch pi r. iish 01 Roburn and Toledo, the spinner remans Livmgsicn fnal piobdbly because Livingston water tends to be "urk er rpos' of the time than the other two big -lummernn sjid a few fish are being caught on noj, but most of the fish and virtually ail the ikers are filing for magnum sized spinnerbails nite spinnerbaits with copper blades have been good i'i the murKy waters and the other muddy water colors 'ike orange and chartruese have also pdid off Eesi areas for big bass have been protected coves in aier three to seven feet deep B.A.S.S.

blitzes Toledo A RESULTS from the first day of three day tiumei. that began on Toledo Bend yesterday indicates thai the bass fishing on that big lake is about to break icnse angler Cliff Craft was leading the 2iO man i 10 fish caught on Wednesday that weighed 4j- I The ursl nine fishermen the event all had 10 fish irr iil aid me 2Cth man from the top weighed in a string J', is The fdct that f-shing hasn't gotten as good as it will is some poor showings on the first round day riches Bill Dance and Roland Martin weren't e' on near leaders but that could change before the closes out Friday in all mere were 19 limits of bass. 968 fish that weighed lo'dl of 2LU ff Crdft can keep up his first day blitz. 1 Egol an excellent shot at selling a newB A record for a ungle man's catch in a tournament. 108 2 set on the Si Jonn'sRuer Florida Tournament fishermen aren't too crazy about telling f.

i ir-chniques on the first day of a three-day event cion know what those fishermen who are leading HOUSTON (UPI) The feminist movement has taken an unusual bedfellow financial clout on one side of a statewide controversy in girl's high school sports Texas, one of the last remaining strongholds of the dainty six-girl, half-court style of basketball, is apparently losing that form of competition to the regulation format played by the boys. "Stamina is a question of conditioning." said Eva Hart Rogers, the director of girls sports in Houston's secondary schools But Billy McKown, the school superintendent in Abbott, disagrees "We still do not feel it is in the best interest of the girls GIRLS' BASKETBALL to play full court ball It is especially erroneous to have 6th and 7th graders play full court," he said McKown. the president of the Texas High School Girls Coaches Association, said coaches and superintendents of the 967 high schools playing girls basketball prefer the old style game The actual figures, however, indicate an even split in sentiment "We ran a survey of school superintendents this past week," said Bailey Marshall, athletic director of the governing University Interscholastic League "It came out 50-50 1 was a little surprised at that Even in Conference schools, about 50 per cent voted to go to five player basketball In Texas towns like Bcllville. Roundtop, Three Rivers and Midway, girls basketball is an event, outdrawn at the gate only by a rodeo A game between the Neches and Cayuga pirls often will generate a bigger crowd than both towns' populations The girls' game requires a team (o have three offensive players and three defensive players Those two units are restricted to one end of the court by the midcourt line No player can cross that line Although Marshall predicted the court would be opened up by the five player game no 1979, he and McKown both hit a nervous chord with one argument "We are educating the masses," McKown said, "not just the gifted child Opening up the court would force cojchcs to develop the ability to play the entire court with fewer girls, he said The present game allows more girls to But as in most philosophical questions concerning sports money tilts the balance Dot Woodfm, head basketball coach at the University of Houston, said Texas high schools will have to convert to five-player ball to train the girls for university scholarships now being offered "We certainly are looking more and more to other states that offer the five-player game in nigh school." she said, "because they alread.v have more experience Only Texas, Oklahoma Arkansas. Tennessee and Iowa still play six-player basketball "Parents, once they see the scholarships available, will want their girls to get the best training available to win one of them," Woodfm said Marshall disagrees "The purpose of sports, as Ihe L'lL sees it, is not to tram girls to win scholarships." he said "I've seen both sides, said Jodv Conradt coacn of the University of Texas women team She.

1-ke Woodfm participated in the six-player game ir. high school "The real issue is what's best for the Conrddt said "If you ask the players, they would almost unanimously say they would rather play five players Guards in the six-man ball feel cheated Shooting is the fun of the game BC coach isn 9 disc ouraged Craft's fish averaged belter than four pounds PPICC. chanr-es -re good he was jigging deep water with I'jnn oi rind tn d'S i for fie open.mg day was an 8-6 There were two over seven caught Bass Club meets tonight PORT ARTHUR Bass Club holds its regular monthly 'ifci-i 7 First Federal Savings and Loan Building, 4n 'j jb'i ac'-os'- from Msd County Hospital regular tournament of the year is scheduled jtHollv Park on Toledo Bend Mr lernams at 55 per year or $15 per ear for h', ijmIv ar-deacn lournament during the season Saturda famil fisli fry nr for 1977 include Ray Woods, president. ice presideni Wayne Dial, secretary, Margie Charles Cock and Don Denzlmger. a-ieii' chd-rmcn T-ip 1 :11 the club last year was Bill Toups who pni.nd'of hass during club tournaments By JOHN CUR YLO News Sports Staff BRIDGE CITY Even though Bridge City's varsity basketball team only won one game during the 1977 portion of the recently completed season and finished with an 8-18 overall, first-year head coach Al Barbre isn't discouraged Barbre, who came to Bridge City after a successful tenure at Class A Deweyville, is in the midst of planning a vigorous off-season program and has kept a close eye on the junior varsity and junior high teams "It's a shame that we didn't have a bctler record, because that's how- many people gauge success." observed Barbre "The thing I can logically see is improvement It would have been unusual if the record had taken an immediate turnaround It just doesn't come overnight Bridge City was 7-9 going into i i 9 A a competition but went 1-9 during league play "Styles differ," explained Barbre used to what I want to do It takes lime for things to get going Progress in basketball is a gradual thing It takes a lot of practice for a little improvement to show We need to be fundamentally sound, teach good defense and learn rebounding position." Work for next season will begin shortly and continue through the summer, although Barbre assures it will all be within Ihe framework of University Interscholastic League rules "Football works hard during the off-season, and that's TANK BARBE These kids weren't important in basketball, too he said "They do a heckuva job here of making facilities available to everyone in the school district during the summer We need to pick up on that The program stands to benefit a lot We have to get to where we can attack a press and control the tempo of a game by show ing self-confidence "Numbers can be misleading, but we do have good participation," added Barbre "Quality is more important, but this is for the kids, so numbers do mean something I'm encouraged by the whole thing BC's junior varsity had a winning record, the eighth grade as 21 -4.

and the ninth grade finished at 50G "We have a group coming up that wants to win pointed out Barbre "We have to concnetrate on physical development It's so important for a kid to work on his skills on his own If they don'l they aren't as good at the beginning of next season as they were at the end of this one I saw a lot of physical mismatches. We need to lead the league in assists and we must be able to the basketball" Bridge City will lose seniors Terry Landry John Tisdale, Robert Mann, Phil Welch and Tommy Brooks. but this year's style of play leaves an experienced group coming back. "We used a let of players because we were looking to the future and because no one really asserted himself the coach said "We try to teach them to play so hard that they have to come out of the game Also, I believe that if a kid works and can make a winning contribution, he ought to be given the opportunity to play "We probably played one game loo many," added Barbre. "Other than South Park 179-42).

we were never completely dominated In the next-lo-last game, we led Silsbee by five after three quarters A lot of good players in the district are graduating, and nobody has as many minutes played coming oack as I do." by Jeff Millar Bill Hinds ATTA BOY, ER, GIRL The feminist movement has taken an unusual bedfellow financial clout on one side of a statewide controversy in girl's high school sports. Texas, one of the last remaining strongholds of the damt six- girl. half-court style of basketball, is losing that traditional athletic competition to the more regulation format played by the boys (UPITelephoto) College cage Scoreboard EBt Aiean, Si 61 PUrKBurgfi 60 Albright 91 65 ArrencaT 70 Navy efl Ar-ny 2 lona 56 Baruen 79 ftfedgar Bos'on 75 Northeastern 71 Bndgeccrt eB Dickinson 67 Bulfalo Si 70 Oswego St J9 Camsus 72 Co'gate 70 Cam We.ion 80 Jonn Carroll 77 Cali 1 i Slippery Rock 76 Slrouasburg 61 Cla pen 117 Grove Gtr- 89 Cor'iand 5: 68 Bingnanvon Si 61 DiLkrsn 76 Moravian Prank i. tfarih 93 Mutilenberg 70 GeryaDurg 79 Lebanon Valley '3 HavsriorC 81 jonns Hopkins 75 Le 97 Buffalo 67 Leiiich 67 Bucknell 56 ver-inack 107 B'water (Mais 1 JB "aliz 137 MIT 70 Suffolk 69 Hu gen 112 Geo wasmngton 90 Saiem Davis i Elkpis 69 Southampton 95 riuniw 69 Spring Garden 9i Ruts Camden 81 Stony Brook 66 NY Maritirre 55 St Bcraventure 91 Gannon 65 Si Vipcer 1 S7 Geneva 63 Temple 73 VHianova 46 Corlland 41 Bmghamton 61 wm Paterson FDU Madison York 99 Newa'k Rutgers 15 Baltimore 96 Md Bit Co (' Barber Scotia 77 Shavr 57 Chattanooga 69 Carolina Clark 17 Fori Valley St 77 Kentucky 81 Marshall 79 Florida Southern 68 Relics 67 Florida AM Hi Alabama Si 100 Furmari74E Carolina 66 Gjilford 80 Ail cr.r.siian 72 Morehouse 63 Miles 62 100 So Florida 65 1 92 Dime 71 No Georgia Ogielhorpe 57 No Carolina 100 Florida 65 Pleilltr Point 83 Piedmont 55 Berry 77 Point Park FrostDurg St 67 RoamXie 76 51 (Pa I 69 Shorter 64 La Grange 62 So Ca-oima S3 DuqiHsne 61 Stetson Jacksonville 68 Virginia 71 Clemsofi 65 Va Si 17 Hampton ml 77 Wake ForeV 70 Oavidun 61 Wasn ii Lee 101 Mro 9 Widcner 71 Wasli iMa) Wilham Vary VMi Miami Akron 91 Ky Mesleyan 84 Awsburs 76 Guslavus 61 Cent Mich 57 Eswlmg Gr 56 Cincinnati '7 Xavier (Ohio) 68 Dayton 72 (On o) 69 Detroit Marquette 63 De Paul Mich.gan 75 Eastern II. si Wis Parksirje 79 Illinois St 70 No Illinois 66 Kansas St 74 Okla Si 67 Kenyon 7J Moant Union 67 Lmccn tian 79 Ky Ch iian 67 Loyola i'l 1 8J 76 McPi-c'501 St Be'hel 63 (ol) Missouri iOt Colorado 74 Minn Duluth 76 Eerridii Si 46 Vnn Morns 72 Si Cloud 53 Millik.n 71 Augustana (III) 70 Nortn Park 61 Eifflhursl Otl'O S3 Va Tec 1 7' Ohio Northern 77 Aooster 73 Oklsnoma 72 Nebraska 62 SM Okla 33 NW Okla 70 Orai Roberts 7i St Louis 65 Prairie View 137 Paul Cuinn 110 Denver 7i No Cobraoo 74 Haw Hilo S3 Alaska bnks 47 Puget Sound 63 Cirl wasn NCAA basketball statistics MMWTrou LOOKS ZMCOQM ICWTCAREIFIT6CIW TQMAMY OU WB AIR WITH NEW united Pram inniimmm hj rt pbmg Williams, Port 51 22 36N51 US 5 Robcr's Oral Rbls 1 Birc 1 Ind S' 1 Lauri, Hlitr 1 Birasaig Monc itf, Hojslcn 1 prmcin rlrtCllS Monigomry.

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.555 346 5U .542 pet. 771 777 Mr 121 119 104 101 it as Gerulaitis whips up on friendly old pro Md i UPI) Young "ji uho reached the $100.000 Ocean City Tennis Tournament. 4 older tour -( T.i. in-ccscti. to eliminate 01 Puerto Rico, who .1 las: car Tennis roundup advice at The "Unjust I upsei Arthur CTI a' i-c nboul thui lour Cu lo help rp howler, did t- 1 dipoi-cd of 3hr i lo remain couijrt with lop-seeded 7Tn Vilas tor Saturday's 'flevjsed lmj)s in quesl of Ihe rnzr 'v.

off Melreveh. 7-fi Ross roach i firmer Cliff Drysdale with an upset first round Wednesday in the Canadian stop of the orld Championship Tennis tour Case. 25. who played World Team Tennis under 35-year-old Drysdale at San Diego last ear. held on through a cruclling 2'j-hour match to defeat the South African.

6-J. ll was the firs! tournament victory Drsdale for Case, who nas built a reputation for being liable to upset anyone at any time In other matches, top seeded Jimmy Connors easiiv knwrked off Onny Parun of New Zealand in slraighl sets. 6-1. 6-2. an ailinc Roche slipped past Australia's John Alexander.

J-6. 7-6. 6-1. and Tom Okker of Tne Netherlands Harold Solomon of Fl Laudrrdale.63.fl-6.6-l Connors. 24.

aroused audience jokes and p3ayiu3 anljcj while dismissing Ihe 29-j ear-old Papjn "That's pan of my game what you 15 whaJ ffl." for said laler. SALISBURY. Md Top- sopded Chns Mayolle of Springfield. Mass. battled lo a 6-3.

7-6. win over Bruce Kleege of San Diego. Caiif. an Tennis Association Amateur Indoor Cnampionsnips In oilier malches Wednesday, sevenlh- jecdcd Sandy Slap of Deeriield. 111.

rai-f tijck in bolJi sclsol 55cr raalch wilh Nancj Yeargin ci Greenville. lo wm 7-5 7-5 and eighth-seeded Robert Hof of Downer. Calif, defealed Peter Rennert of Great Neck. N.Y.. 6-J.

7-5. Mayotte and Kleege battled for less than an hour with only one sen' ice break and one deuce game Mayotte. a student at the University of South Carolina, and Kleege. an All American at Bngham Young University, both used their serve-and- volley games to near perfection During the second game of the first set. Kleege missed an overhead to put Ihe game into deuce and then missed another overhead to lose Ihe game to fall behind 2-0 Both held service for the remainder of the match Mayolte won the nine-point tiebreaker.

5-3 The score was 3-3 in the l.ebreakcr when Mayollc smashed two overheads for the match. "I didn't give him a chance." Mayolte said. knew- that I had to do IHO things to beat him get my first serve in and return his serve deep. I managed lo do both" Playing very relaxed during the match. Mayotte said.

"I like to play thai wa It's a lot easier if you slay loose 11 was also a 3ol easier tonight being on the court for the second lime." Play continues through Sunday when the men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles championships will be decided LOS ANGELES JUPI) Fourteen Tracv Austin won the hearts of the spectators, but she lost a 6-4. 6-4 decision to veteran Rosic Casals Wednesday night in second-round ad ion of the $100.000 Virginia Slims Tennis Tournament Both were given a spontaneous five- minute standing ovation at the cor.cusion of their hard-fought. SO minute battle Earlier. Chris Evert, the No 3 seed, disposed of Julie Anthony. third- seeded Virginia Wade ousted Kale Latham.

6-2. 6 J. Tern Holladay upse! eighth-seeded Belly Stove. 6-1. 6-4.

and JoAnn Russell outlasted Kathy Hartcr. ll the second meeting between Austin and Casals, but tois time it was much closer Casais won the previous malcn. 6-3. 6-3. a couple of urcks ago in Minneapolis in another Slims tournament Although Austin had Jhe word IX)VE embroidered on her dress, she didn't shovi any of it toward Casals, making her opponent fight for every point was Sols of pressure lo play wmeone who has nothing lo iase," 1 Casals "1 feel pnde.

The crowd rcalJy could have been all out for Tracy, bul 1 thought they were nice to me. too "Tracy played weH. better than the 3asl lame met Vm rea)3y worn out I had for every sfcol." Austin saJd. "I Jobbed more tos time than before. I kept saying to myse.J.

have to stay ap'" Austin kept her poise while playing against the No. 2-ranked American woman player and didn't give up. When she was down 40-15 in the 10th and final game of the set She scored on two sizzling passing shots to send the game to deuce. However. Casals steadied and won the next two points lo clinch the match.

Both held their services for the first eight games of the first set, but Casals scored a break in the ninth to go ahead 5- She won her service in the next game to win the set. Casals scored a break in Ihe first game of the second set. Holm picks USL MEDERLAND Jeff Holm. Nederland's M. 230found light end- linebacker-punter, signed national letter of intent with the University of Southwestern Ixwisiana in his home Wednesday night Holm, a 17-year-old All-District selection, decided upon USL because he wants to oursue a career in veterinary medicine.

He was also recruited by Ote Miss, the University of Wyoming and Lamar t'nrvertry A starter on Ihe basketball team with a average. Holm also plays on the golf team. He caught 12 passes (or 136 yards and an 113 average this season while punting 39 limes for a 35.6 average. meet slated BEAUMONT Some 21 schools will have athletes entered in the YMBL high school tennis tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday at various sites in Beaumont Play will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, with boys piaying at Lar University and South Park High School.

Girls events will be held at the West End YMCA. Forest Park High School and Rogers Park Semifinals and finals are slated for Saturday morning ai Lamar Defending champion Cliff Cawley of Port mmne of last week's Thomas Jefferson tournament in Port Arthur, retur defend his title. Other top players in the boys division chide Trey Sctiirtz of Galveston O'Connell, last year's TCIL champion, and Preston Anlonini of Baytown Sterling South Park's Pam Hill the top player in girls singles, with challenges expected from Bridgette Beavers of Baytown Sterling and Tammy Buffington of Conroe..