Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 10

RICK Notes To You mi morning Ben Jack Cage, wherever you arc? Chamber of commerce people in Brownsville have 1 heir fingers crossed so hard their elbows ache, all hoping for a break in this chilly, damp weather before coach Bob ea brings his University of Nebraska football team down here in another ten davs The Cornhuskers have scheduled five practice days in Brownsville, Dec. 20-25, in preparation for that 1 Cotton Bowl date with Arkansas. WHOOPS DEPT: A kindly Harlingen housewife phones in to say University of Houston halfback Warren McVea, of whom we wrote yesterday, is from San Antonio Brackenridge, not Jefferson. OBSERVATION PLATFORM: The loudest noise to man is the first rattle In new car. known Jack Henry, the Harlingen coach, says he looks for his brother Bill Henry, the Cincinnati relief pitcher, to be placed on the trading block this winter Bill had a 2-2 record, with five saves and a stingy 0 87 earned-run-average in 37 games with Cincinnati this year.

The only thing as dreary as the weather Tuesday nighl, was the slender attendance at Cardinal Gymnasium when coach Buddy Rise's Harlingen basketball team played its first home game. And then thore wu? the guv box of corn plasters, he ran out Shoes. so cheap after found a and bought a tight pair of Can't Count Lucious Jackson the former Pan American College All American, was irked with the keepers of statistics in St. Louis other night The Philadelphia 7tier rookie sensation was credited with II rebounds in the first 21 minutes of a and then given only three rebounds in 24 minutes of the second half. that just said Lucious.

"The trouble with playing in St. Louis is that they only pay close attention to the home team (Hawks) statistics, and take cane of visiting players Really the Houston Astros, nee Colt come up with a name than Houston Manager Luman Harris says, however, just plain like the name Astros, I don't see why some people have been making fun of our new a e. nothing funny about an astronaut, and 1 there will nothing funny about our formanee on the field Dream on Luman. dream on Our neighbor Nut ley heard of a fellow elected to i Who's Lion? Luck is often confused with hard labor and hard practice. a short story about practice: This hunter on the plains of Africa, had strayetl from his guides and hi under into the tall grass.

As he pushed the brush from his path, he was suddenh petrified to see a huge lion standing just the yards from him, look ing eye to eye. Quickly, tI hunter jerked up his rifle and fired But he was so unused to short range shooting that he missed The lion, at the same time, leajxxl for his evening meal. But the lion was so unaccustomed to short range the the lion, Eagles Promote Kuharich To GM Harlingen Tournament Underway Fourteen of the 15 teams en-laco Panthers at 7. and Ray- tered inn the fifth annual liar- BearKats engage lingen Invitational Basketball the Lyford Bulldogs in Tournament start bidding for a final game at, 8:30 p.m. championship finish todav Sev- Cardinals, with a en first round games are sched- 3-4 record, are expected to have uled at Cardinal Gymnasium, little trouble reaching the Sat- Onlv the Rio Grande rity urday morning semi finals in Rattlers are idle today, having the championship bracket.

Mer- drawn the only cedes, the team Harden bye. i First game today starts at 10:30 am, wilh Solomon Coles, an all Negro team, opposing the Pharr San Juan Alamo Bears. The Donna Redskins, winners of last Golden Grapefruit Tournament at Mission, play strong Corpus Christi Timers at noon The host Harlingen Cardinals winner over meet the Mercedes Tigers at son, is also with today, was a 77-37 victim of the Cardinals earlier this season The Cardinals wili oppose the winner of the San Benito-Harlingen B-team game at 8:30 m. Friday, should they defeat Mercedes again, and neither of the former two are likely to derail Car- the Cards. Kingsville, however, twice a Harlingen this sea- in the top half of ALL-DISTRICT 14-AAAA OFFENSIVE TEAM Here are nine of the 12 athletes voted by coaches to the 14-AAAA offensive team.

Front row, left-to-right: end J. J. Avila, Edinburg; tackle Dan Henard, McAllen; center Lee Johnson, McAllen; tackle Robert Loza, Edinburg; and guard Fred Flores, Edinburg. Back row, left-to-right: half- SMALL COLLEGE POLL 1:30 with B- the pairings, and one of the team playing the San Benito tournament favorites along with Greyhounds at 3 p.m. Brahmas horns with Yellow Jackets Bobcats FCdeoueh at 5 30 play the that had to turn it down none of his relatives wanted to work in Washington, Sophomore Phi! Dana her has a 17 point scoring average in four games with coach Joe Collins" Cardinal B-team, but head coach Buddy Bise says he has no immediate plans to pull Phil up to the varsity, rather have him play the two games a week (excluding tournaments) the Interscholastic League allows a school boy, than perhaps sitting on the bench with the explains Bise.

That hot tip we had on Charlie Williams of Pharr-San Juan Alamo and Karl Scott of Donna prime candidates for the vacant head fool ball coaching job at Harlingen High was only luke-warm after all The school board here may interested in talk ing to these two coaches, but neither has filed an application for the job Hear about the Australian who a new boomerang for his birthday, but went nuts trying to throw his old one away? Astros: New Image For Texas Corpus Christi Carroll, another lock victory over Harlingen this Klsa son Kdin- Coach Buddy Cardin- W'es- als enter the tournament with a 51 9 scoring average through games Coach Joe Harlingen B-team has a 1-3 record and only a 39 0 scoring average Fight games, four in the championship bracket and four in the consolation bracket are The geographical who defeated tion vote on NEW YORK Evansville Aces, Iowa of the Big Ten conference with in their season opener, increased their first-place lead over Grambling Wednesday in the United Press International small college basketball rat- Another Big Slap At Braves MILWAUKEE (UPI) The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. said Wednesday it would not con- 1 sider continued sponsorship of television and radio broadcasts for the Milwaukee Braves. In a statement issued by the company, Schlitz said it felt it could no longer justify participation in sponsorship of the Braves broadcasts the events of past weeks, culminating in the announcement that the Braves will move in Schlitz, which paid the Braves $400.000 for radio and television rights last season, had offered the National League baseball club a $525.000 a year, three-year package before the move announcement. In the company statement, Schlitz vsaid: i last year, after the Milwaukee Braves had made attempts to sell radio-television broadcasting rights for games in 1964 without success, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company purchased these rights. We could not justify the total expenditure as an advertising purchase, but finally de, tided to offer the Braves areas of the na- to 15th.

Kentucky Wesleyan Illinois lost to nationally ranked 400,000 for these rights, in the back Mark Lewis, McAllen; quarterback Tito Guerra, McAllen; fullback David Meave, Harlingen; and guard Bob de la Garza, McAllen. Not shown are end Jerry Adams and halfback Art Galvan, both of Brownsville; fullback Eddie Schneider, McAllen. Pan American No. 8 the top 10 teams rated 16th followed by Assump- Kansas State Monday 61-48. awarded on a 10-9- tion.

which remained 17th, Ken- Friday, with another seven games slated for Saturday. Semi-final games in the championship bracket are slated Sat- The Aces piled up 29 first- place votes, three more than they received in the pre-season ratings, and raised their point points 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Youngstown led the second 10 followed by Carson-Newman, which vaulted from 20th to 12th place after scoring an impressive 85-54 triumph over the tinue Phillips Oilers. North Dakota moved from 17th to 13th; Pa- challenges cific Lutheran advanced a notch to 14th and North Caro- tuckv State, Steubenville, and Southwest Missouri in 18th, 19th, and 20th positions, respectively. The top-ranked teams con- to tackle the major colleges this week as Evansville Northwestern and Notre Dame and Hofstra face St.

which upset urday morning, with consolation total from 299 to 336. Gram- serni finals scheduled Saturday bling, winner of four straight lina A. T. slipped two places Davidson last week. Southern afternoon.

The including the Grambling Invita- third place tion Tournament, received one IlOt STON (t PI) Houston game is set for 5:30 p.m. Satur- first-place ballot and 210 points. President Roy Hofheinz day, to followed by the con- revealed Wednesday the soiation title game at 7 p.m -designed to fur- the championship game at interest p.m. and new insignii ther the economy of the city. The insignnian, set in circle representing the shows a replica of stadium printed in the dome a large world, domed with A-S-T-R-O-S block letters under and baseballs orbit- the name and the jumps that he misjudged distance and sailed over head Both escaped, Usably sha ken.

The next day, the hunter was determinend to prevent a reoeeurence He went off into the brush and practiced shoot ing at close range He fired and fired at cans and stumps until he was completely satisfied that he would never be caught short again On the way back to camp, he heard a noise in the brush. Carefully he parted the leaves and looked into a small clearing. There was the same practicing short leaps. ing Ixvth stadium. name and insignia will help dispel the image of Texas as a land of cowboys and in- dians, and it every citizen in this area to call attention to the 20th century aspects of the state and Hofheinz said used it can encourage many people to move here, and many industries to locate The Astras will maintain the same colors of dark orange and navy blue, The name Astros in the insignia is blue with a white border, the dome is blue and white, the ball Is white with orange stitching and the background is orange.

Hofheinz said the insnignia encompasses all aspects of the Houston baseball, scene the dome, the new nickname, baseball. and the space age connotations. naming a ball club and New designing an insignia, a ball club can follow either a nostalgic or practical he 111 a said are a new ball club sent with the most modern stadium and felt the name and trademark should be on I the same theme We feel it is an insnignia that ail fans will proud of CARDINAL Player Hawkins Shepard B. Powers Jones S. Powers llenrv Hurley Yarbrough Divin YY ir th Totals B-TEAM Piaver SCORING FG FT 26 23 37 21 21 21 12 Ml 1(1 7 1 1 120 36 SCORING FG FT 9-15 9 16 12 17 14-20 7-13 3-11 12 0 0 Danaher 27 14-2368 Newland II) 6-1626 Carlisle 7 4-18 18 Hidings 5 5,8 15 lleep 3 4 12 10 lor 40(18 Stine 2 12 5 Mares 1 0-0 2 Moore 1 0 2 2 Hawkins 1 0 0 2 Totals 61 34-81 The top 10 was virtually un- an(l changed from the pre-season 8:30 ratings despite a heavy schedule of games for the ranking set against major college teams.

Southern Illinois, victor over Oklahoma State 78-55, traded places with State College of Iowa, which defeated Iowa State University but last to Mankato State The Illinois team advanced from ninth to seventh and faces State College of Iowa Saturday. Rockhurst made the only other move in the top 10 taking over l()th place from Youngstown by 10 points. Both teams have won three straight. Completing the top 10 are Grambling, No Akron, No. Fresno State, No Wittenberg, No Hofstra, No.

and Pan American, No. 8. The ratings art1 based on games played through Satur- ball stars, day, Dec. 5. Each week five named the coaches from each of the seven TP 75 67 51 36 34 27 17 1 2 TOP TEN Team 1.

Evansville (29) (1-0) 2. Grambling (1) (4-0) 3. Akron (2-0) 4 Fresno State (2 )(3-0) 5. Wittenberg (1) (2-0) 6. Hofstra (1-1) 7.

Southern 111. (2) (2-1) 8. Pan American (2-1) 9. State Coll. of Iowa (2-2) 0.

Rockhurst (3-0) Second 10 11, Youngstown 49; 12, Carson-Newman 36; 13, North Dakota 34; 14. Pacific Lutheran 25; 15, North Carolina 22; 16, Kentucky full knowledge that resale of a portion of the rights was highly questionable. As anticipated, the portion which we were able to resell fell short of The company said the sole interest in making the fittest offer was to help keep the major league franchise in Milwau- 146 kee and Wisconsin. 140 acting as an indi- 120 vidual. Mr.

Robert A. Uiihlein, 108 Schlitz President, offered to join with other Milwaukee citizens in attempting to buy the franchise, again in an effort to keep major league baseball the statement said. Braves have said the franchise is not for The company left an out, Pts. 210 163 93 67 59 Wesleyan 21; 17, AHumpUon Tl Dick Butkus Top Lineman for rights to Braves radio and television. there be any significant change in the situation, Other teams receiving five or We shall certainly take another 19: 18, Kentucky State 18; 19, Steubenville 15; 20, Southwest Missouri 14.

pointsSoutheast NEW YORK (UPI) Dick Butkus of Illinois, a two-way player of rare ability in era of specialized one-dimension foot- more souri, Tennessee State. Western Carolina, Westminster Emporia State, Athene Christian, Central State Philadelphia Textile, Western Illinois, Winston-Salem, Bill State, Northern Michigan. Long Beach State, Linfield, San Diego State, Los Angeles State, Adams State, Eastern Montana. Westminster (Utah), Seattle Pacific, Springfield. Calif.

St. Poly (San Luis Obispo), Greenville Gay 7th Wins $500,000 DEAL With points David Latham hitting 11 and Emeterio Ramirez Mets After LA's Davis come into his own The The potential deal, however, we ever the evaporated when the Mets ceded, balked at taking players with Howard of the caliber of those also would have assigned to Washington when rth Los eventually did sell Wit wu worm, the giant outfielder. In comments before and dur LOS ANGELES York Mets offered Los les Dodgers for center fielder Willie Davis deal that Frank Howard to the New Dodger owner Walter said Wednesday. The proposal was made the recent winter meeting in Houston, Casey Stenge, manager at al selected the center-lineback- as 1964 Lineman of the Year. Butkus, a nigged native of Wednesday a Chicago who was a first-round finest in his field draft choice of both the Nation- when United Press Internation- al and American Football Leagues, made a runaway of the voting by a panel of 259 1 sportswriters and sportscasters, collecting 108 points to 29 runnerup Jack Snow, a Notre Dame end.

Tennessee guard Steve DeLong was a close third with 27 points, followed by Penn State center Glenn Ressler with 15, Texas guard Tommy Nobis with 11, Washington guard Rick Frank a great broth of a lad Redman with nine and guards Jim Carroll of Notre Dame and Howard R()n Caveness of Arkansas with eight each. The 21-year-old Butkus, who Gay seventh grade team defeated San Benito, 33-20 here Wednesday. The victory evens the Gay Mis- look at the the statement concluded. By the company was believed to have meant a change that would keep the team in Milwaukee after next year. officials have already signed a contract to play in Atlanta, for 25 years beginning in 1966.

Schlitz. afte learning that the Braves were intending to move, made a $525.000 a year, three-year try for radio and television rights to Houston Astros games and the offer was accepted. At that time, however, the brewery said the Houston deal did not preclude its sportsorship of Milwaukee games. The stations complained at that time that it was extremely difficult to sell the time to the con- Howard could He called record at 1-1. Robbie sponsors and Schlitz said it also Burley was high for San Benito with ten points.

had trouble getting co-sponsors during the past season. Stengel said he felt would have been a definite as baseball annual bond dub of I set in New York probably Bowl Angeles sports luncheon, St eng-worth another 100,000 admis- championship last season, (t'Pl)-The urcr Philadelphia Eagles announced We Inesuaj that head coach Kuharich has been given a 15 year contract as general manager. The promotions announced by Jerry Wolman and Earl to president charge of a 1 opera Tasurer Philadelphia Wolman, who purchased the majority interest the National Football League club last winter, is president and Fore- Tlmv fields for a Houston the Mets, confirmed New York nickname would have been ap definitely wanted Howard propria a port city, as an was willing to give up second aruj oil city, and as a space city, baseman Ron Hunt and a top- all Hofheinz said. The jxrt theme flight pitcher for him He also was preempted by the Beau- confirmed the Mets wanted a mont (Tex Exporters, the oil gee i center 'elder with theme by the Houston Oilers, although he declined and now the Astros permits us comment on O'Malley to tie Houston and the ball club enee to Willie as part of to the entire space program. deal 0f el revealed that 30 minutes sions.

after the Mets failed to get the and deal they wanted for Howard, he learned of lhe trade sending Frank to Washington. O'Malley identified Donald Grant, president of the Mets, as the club official who dick- to ered for Davis as pari of the refer- whopping player deal that nev the er materialized But he said a fensive outfielder was in ceter if Howard were quired. Even pitcher Al Jackson might have been offered Dodgers if U)s Angeles came up with adequate trade bait to supplement Howard, Stengel was good de- the only college player in the needed land to be named on both the 1963 and 1984 All-America teams. And although his team did not receive as much publicity this year as last, his ac- that this could the worst deal said. Foreman, owners of the club, man is executive vice included the elevation of Ed- dent ward M.

Snide from treas- Jowsrs Steps Out As Coach SAN MARCOS, Tex. Veteran coach Milton Jowers Wednesday announced he will end his active coaching duties at Southwest Texas State college at the end this school year. Jowers said he will remain at Southwest Texas as athletic director and chairman of the physical education program, but plans to turn his head football coaching duties over to assistant coach Billy Miller on Sept. 1, 1965. The popular coach of the Bearcats now has an all time record in both basketball and football at the high school and college level of 586 victories, 148 losses and three ties.

This represents a winning percen- centage of 797. Included in that phenomenal record are a national small-college basiretbal title and a Lone Star Conference football crown. The announcement said Kuharich, who is serving his first year of a four-year contract as head coach, wiil have complete authority in all manners relating to team personnel. "It is our the announcement said, the me.st expedient way to build, and maintain a winner in the NFL is to place the authority in one knowledgeable and the are fortunate to have such a person in .1 (xv The statement from Wolman and Foreman said footbal acumen lends itself to all of the duties of a general manager-trades, acquisition of players from the draft, supervision of scouting, player contracts, etc Kuharich, who was named head coach last year to replace Nick Skorieh, will fill the general manager vacant since Vince McNally resigned early in the season. The announcement said Snider, who was named treasurer after Wolman purchased the club, now has authority to make any and all decisions relative to Eagles Snider was named to join Wolman and Foreman on the board of directors of the Southland Holds Winter Meeting the coach Pete Elliott claims Butkus just as good ser, on as he was The Illini lineman, who has signed with the Chicago Bears, was a full-time player at Champaign where he centered the ball on offense and 237 pounds with tre- authority on defense middle linebacker po- used his mendous from the sition.

George ABILENE Southland Conference annual winter Friday and Saturday in junction with the NCAA sponsored Pecan Bowl game in which Southland champion La- kus mar Tech will face State College of Iowa. Among the Items agenda, according to Halas, who signed will hold its the 6-3 Butkus for the Bears, meeting here considers him a valuable addi- eon- tion for the offensive and defensive units. big thing about says, that he is the aggressive, bruising type of player who is going to knock on the down people no matter where confer- you play cnee President J. Roberts of Butkus also was the top draft host Abilene Christian, will be choice of the Denver possible future bowl games, eli- Broncos, who eventually trad- gibility rules pertaining to men ed their rights to him to the coming out of a service and New York Jets. And although of se- thA Jet- offered Butkus a considerably larger amount of monev than the Bears, he elected to sign with his hometown team.

Despite all his size, Butkus has considerable speed and lat- movement. He was a line- lean State Bank at 7:30 tonight busting fullback in high school transfers and methods leeting officials. Sportsmen Meet The Brownsville Sportsmen Club will meet at the Pan Amer- eral when a triple ture will Bov Jim Thomas fea- where he attracted AU-Ameri- shown including ca consideration. Hunting With A and cal plaver who loves the phys- eontaet of football and PAUSE THAT football party honoring the Coakley Cougars was held yesterday, with Mrs. George Blackburn, Mrs.

Doug Jackson and Mrs. Parke Moore as co-hostesses. Pictured, from left-to-right here, are; coach Florencio Paz, quarterback Mtke Jackson, end Richard Moore, center Jim Blackburn, and coach Gilbert Sauceda. "Marlin With Light Tackle." plavs the The club Is expected to dis- Butkus is game to the hilt, a rarity among col- cuss its deer hunting contest for lege linebackers in that he is the Brownsville area in which big enough to play in the pros plaques will be awarded winners right now His size is consid- adult and junior divisions. almost perfect for the job.

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