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Page 8 IRVING DAILY NEWS February 23 ,1971 WRESTLING MacArthur's Billy Moore will be among the 250 wrestlers at this yeor's State High School Wrestling meet set Saturday at 9 a.m. at the MacArthur Field House, Billy started wrestling in the ninth grade and is one of the most improved wrestlers for the host team (MacArthur) according to Coach Bill Garret. District play off set between Mac, Arlington District Scoring SECOND HALF FINAL 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 HALF FINAL 6 5 5 4 4 3 1 0 Irving 66; Trinity 56; Grand Proirit 88, MacArthur 75; Sam Houston 77 Nimiti 64; Arlirtgton 62, Bell 61. Fridoy's OamM First hoK winner MocArthur ployi second half winner Arlington at 7:45 p.m. in the Irving High School Gym.

RNAL TOP TWENTY SCORERS TEAM Arlington Grand Prairie MacArthur Sam Houston Trinity Irving L. D. Bell Nimitz TEAM MocArthur Grand Prairie Arlington Sam Houston Trinity Irving L. D. Bell Nimitz Friday's Results RTS 516 522 506 470 462 405 434 435 RTS 468 588 555 473 451 439 401 449 ORP 410 439 504 430 479 409 471 608 OPR 417 518 484 470 463 448 423 601 PIAYR, TEAM FO FT TP AVO G.P.(12) 108 92 30825.6 Littio, Nimiti (13) 87 94 26820.6 Kondrick, Ari.115 53 287 20.5 Mohonoy, Trinity 105 71 281 20.0 Finch, Trinity (9) 702216218.0 Wtihort, Irving 9446 234 16.7 G.

P. 80 42 202 14.4 Sam Houston 72 53 197 14.0 Browor, MacArthur (11) 60 34154 14.0 8. Smith, Ari.73 42 188 13.4 SaffU, MacArthur 70 48 188 13.4 Wilion, Trinity73 4118713.4 Barry, Nimitz75 3718713.4 Smith, G.P. 77 29 183 13.0 Hill, 68 30166 12.7 O'Noal, Sam Houiton 69 39 177 12.6 Johnson, Irving68 39 17512.5 Mills, G.P.68 29 165 11.7 DolosSantos, Sm Houston56 51163 11.6 Robinson, Nimitz (12)48 40136 11.3 Ex'Tiger coach Murphy remembers past TORRID TERRY Terry Daniels (L), one of the top young heavyweight boxers in the nation, will be among the guests at this year's Irving Elk's Tournament of Champions slated for March 11, 12 and 13 at the Texas National Guard Armory. Daniels will present the trophy to the top heavy weight in the tournament.

Promoter Doug Lord (R) is tournament match maker. The District 7-4A basketball season drew to a close Friday night pretty much as expected, but not before the L. D. Bell Blue Raiders sent a spine-tingling chill down the back of coach Dale Archer and his Arlington Colts. With the second half title already under their belts, the Colts overcame an 11 point third quarter deficit and finished second half action with a perfect 7-0 record when they edged Bell 62-61.

It was the 10th straight conference victory for Arhngton and served as a final tune-up for next fireworks against Irving MacArthur, winner of the first half crown. Arlington trailed 5047 going into the fourth period, but pointed the Blue Raiders, 15-11, in the final eight minutes to claim its second one point victory of the season over Bell. Playoff set MacArthur, who won the early title with a 6-1 reading, fell to 4-3 in second half action and ended play in third place behind Arlington and second place Grand Prairie. The Gophers will tangle with second half winner Arlington at 7:45 p.m. Friday in the Irving High School Gymnasium.

After posting a 2-2 mark in the first four district games, Arlington has whipped 10 straight opponents and finishes conference play with a 12-2 record, best among the eight competing teams. MacArthur and Grand Prairie concluded the year tied with the second best mark at 10-4, followed by Sam Houston at 8-6, Trinity 7-7, Irving 6-8, Bell 3-11 and newcomer Irving Nimitz who failed to win a single game and finished 0-14. Top point getter on the 7-4A All-District Team, Phil Bailey of Grand Prairie, easily won the scoring race by pouring in 308 points for a 25.6 average. Appearing in 12 of 14 conference games, the guard canned 108 field goals and 92 charity shots to finish with a five point better scoring average than his nearest competitor. Randy Little, center for last place Irving Nimitz, placed second in the scoring race with a 20.6 mean.

He finished the season with 268 markers and played in 13 games. Behind Little and Bailey, Bill Kendrick captured the number three spot scoring 287 points in 14 outings for a 20.5 norm. By MANUEL FLORES Sports Editor (PART II of a Two Part Series) Muiphy Webster, assistant principal at Crockett Junior High School, canie into Irving coaching with the philosophy that it was the duty of admiks- trators and coaches to see that an adequate atheletic program be built for Irving youth. Little did he realize at that time that he was going to witness athletic program grow from a one high school centered program to a school, ever-expanding district. SO IT was in 1959 that Webster came to Irving.

It was in 1959 that the first phase of what is now Irving High School on Boulevard was started to be built. In 1959 Irving Public Schools Stadium was called Tiger Stadium. Webster remembers that and to him always be Tiger In 1959 Irving did not have its own baseball field but now it has Irving Public Schools basebaU stadium. In 1959 Irving had only two junior high schools. Now it has four and plans are underway for a fifth.

BUT MOST important of all, in 1959 Irving had one high school. Irving High Schwl and Webster walked into it little knowing what was to occur in a short 11 years. follow Coach Webster through his experiences in Irving. I came in, the first phase of the new Irving High School was in progress. In 1960 the seventh and eighth graders were allowed to move into the new school.

It until 1961 that the athletes and the rest of the school moved into new Irving WERE (mly two junior highs then, Crockett and Bowie and they dki all the feeding to one school. Irving was getting the creme of the crop and in 1962 Irving athletics made what Webster calls the big turnabout winning tradition that has developed into Irving High School in notes Webster, started in In 1962 15,000 people showed up for the Irving-Arlington district clash. Oki Tiger Stadium only sat 9,000 at that time and this clash drew more than the SMU and the Dallas Cowboy game. YEAR we won the district championship in football, easing by Wichita Falls, Webster stressed the fact that Irving beat Wichita Falls because it was at its best during that era. just wanted to it clear that we beat Wichita Falls when they had all their notes the ex- Irving coach.

Yes, Irving developed a winning tradition in 1962, but the town was growing, things were changing. There were more people more students to be placed in school. PLANS WERE now in the making for a new high school. One that wouki the talent from Irving High. But in 1963 that was still in the future.

All Irving wanted to do was defend its district championship. felt as if we had a pretty good team that year adds Webster. thought we were going to repeat as champions but instead we fell to a 64 The next year Webster started his first of three years as Head Coach of Irving High School. The new rural schwl was now under construction. FIRST two attempts as head coach at Irving were successful.

His charges dumped North Dallas, 20-0, and Carrollton, 8-7 to start out the year. But charges finished off at a 6-4 season. 1965 saw another 6-4 season for Irving and already the pains of having to share talent with a new high school were starting to be felt. The new high school MacArthur had a B-team program now. It was steadily buiWing towards the big year 1966 when it made its debut into AAAA football.

1966 started and the first game of the year pitted the old experienced tradition of Irving against the youth and ambition oi MacArthur. It was rugged battle and Irving finally won, 20-14. However, the rest of the season was poor. MacArthur Knicks cop seventh win The Irving Knicks won their seventh straight game and remained undefeated in the Dallas County Youth Basketball Association play Saturday at Fair Park by defeating the Garland EAC Blue by a score of 35-3. Don Witt led all scorers for the 8-9-year-old-team with 12 points.

Other players scoring for the Knicks were Danny Vick, 10 points; Frank Hamilton, seven; Darryl Thompson, four; and Randy Simms, two. THE KNICKS used a fast- break type offense and a hustling, aggressive type defense led by Danny Greed, Mark Heine and Bruce Hindman and Mark Briles to defeat the Garland team. Don Witt led in rebounding with 10, followed by Danny Vick with four, Thompson and Danny Creed had two each, Briles, Hindman, and Hamilton had one each. The Knicks have three remaining games before the play-offs begin. This Saturday the Knicks play the Farmers Branch Bombers at 9 a.m.

at Fair Park. THE SECOND place Irving Globetrotters won a forfeit game from the Dallas Compton Comets. The 10-11 year-old- team will play the tall, league- ANDY'S TELEVISION SERVICE (Owned operated by A. Cazzato) 18 YR 5 IRViNG 259-585T RCA COLOR NEWSCTWARRANH 2212 W. GRAUWYLER AT STORY RD.

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the price you have to pay for progress. Irving was growing and the school system needed to expand with growth. The Athletic program meanwhile endured growing pains and pains of adjustments. How to cope with a new school was the question? How do we adjust fast enough to build tradition. takes time to build tradition at a high says Webster.

had it, MacArthur The Tigers rebounded from their mediocre 3-7 season to a cool 64 year in 1967. In 1968 they were the surprise of AAAA football, winning the district championship and advancing to the state quarterfinals before losing to Odessa Permean, 10-6. THINGS WERE beginning to get stable for Irving athletics. Irving High had two winning years while new MacArthur was buikling a winning tradition with 4-6 marks both years. Things were going smoothly until someone noticed that the population of Irving was still rising.

There were more children to go to school Irving was now a bwming city. It needed a third high school And the cycle repeated itself runs in adds Webster. have good years and you have bad years. In a city like Irving where you have so many changes you have to adjust. You have to growth with the city and, lots of times, you have to suffer the The consequences Webster was talking about was the spUtting of talent between schools.

He stresses again that it takes time to build tradition and Nimitz wiU have to experience this also. Where wiU it end says Webster. are already underway for a fourth and evoi a fifth high school. Irving, with population, is a growing town and the athletic department has to grow with 1 leading Dallas Giants next Saturday at 12 noon at Fair Park. The Globetrotters have two games left.

The Irving Red Barons won a forfeit game from the Dallas Compton Comets in the 12-13 year-old-division. The league- leading Comets were confused in the scheduled starting time of the game and show up. The Red Barons have two games left. This Saturday they play the Garland Black Knights at 2 p.m. at Fair Park.

I Tickets I on sale at Mac Tickets for the Arlington- MacArthur District 7-AAAA championship tilt go on sale today at MacArthur High School office. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis for the playoff tilt set at Irving High School Gym at 7:45 p.m. Friday. No reservations will be made by telephone. No reservations will be accepted over the telephone.

However, parents may have their sons and daughters pick up their tickets. Only 1,250 tickets have been made available to each school (Arlington and MacArthur). MacArthur was the first- round champ in district 7- AAAA. Arlington was the second round champ. Photo by Phil REMINISCINO Ex-Irving Tjger Coach remomberi the old days at Irving.

In this article the Daily News explores the past and how Murphy watched it change. JUDGE REFLECTED PHILADELPfflA (UPI) Judge Leo Weinrott of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court has been unanimously reelected commissioner of the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Football Association for the 22nd consecutive year. IRVINO DAILY NEWS Monday ihrowgh Fridoy and Sunday morning by Ntwt-Toaan, ot 1622 W. Irving Bivd Sccond clou poid at potl oHict ot Irving, Ttiiot 73060 MocV Sfcwort, John ElKott, Editor Ron Oocti Advtrtising Mgr. Circulation Mgr.

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