Plano Daily Star-Courier from Plano, Texas • Page 28

PAGE 12- PLANO STAR-COUR1EF WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1968 Pirates Cinch Title In Pony League, 14 Wins 1962 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPORTS COUPE 8 air. An absolute cream puff. 1968 CHEVROLET PICKUP All heavy duty equipped. Standard Trans. 8, air, full custom.

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Lew Wallace Motors 14th At Plano Exit Plano, Texas 95-4528 AD 5-8623 IPEN TIL 9 P.M. WEEK NIGHTS TO 6 P.M. SATURDAY FOOTBALL FANS GET YOUR East Texas Football Magazine From The PLANO QUARTERBACK CLUB Only $1 Tells all about Plano, District 6AAA and other East Texas Football. On Sale At HARRINGTON PHARMACY RAILWAY EXPRESS OFFICE Or Call: 995-2456; 995-3072; 995-3677 995-3007 The local Dairy Queen softball team lost a 7-1 decision to the North Dallas Angels in a game played in Dallas Tuesday night of last week, July 16. In the seveninning contest, Mrs.

Marie Harrell was the losing pitcher and Mrs. Marilyn Melson was the Plano leading hitter with a triple and a double. The local Dairy Queen team journeyed to Frisco Thursday night, July 18, losing a closely- contested game to the home team, 12-11. all the players for the Plano team showed up due to says Mrs. Mary Taylor, we were forced to some players for the The Plano team used six catchers during the seven innings.

Mrs. Sandy Moore was the leading hitter with a triple and a double and Mrs. Marie Harrell was the Plano hurler. Frisco's winning pitcher was Mrs. Frances Barrow, while Mrs.

Dorothy Davis was the leading hitter, with a double to her credit. The Plano Dairy Queen team will play in a Lewisville tournament this week, which will be in progress Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, July 25, 26 and 7. Eight teams are participating in the tournament. Tickets no tar -C ourier SPORTS Harold Mayo Heads Rice Freshman Football Squad excellent performances by the two hurlers, Allen for the Pirates and Boatright for the Giants. Scoring in last play, with one more week remaining on the schedule, follows: Indians 20201 566 Pirates 15324 15 7 1 W.

P. -Wilson (W) Foust, Pirates: L.P, Williams (L) Reneau, Indains. Two base hits, Anderson, Indians; Wilson, Pirates. Home runs, Allen, Pirates. Williams for the Indians was 2 for 3 and three in the hitting department, while Allen for the Pirates was 2 for 3 including a bases loaded home run.

Braves 521000 854 Indians 001024 734 W.P.-Jerry Mur ley (W) Strain, Harmon, Braves: L.P.-Wil- liams (L) Pritz, Indians. Two base hits, Caskey, Braves; home runs, Caskey, Braves. In the hitting department, Caskey of the Braves was 2 for 4 with 3 and Wall for the Indians was 1 for 1. Cards 0101010 3 4 5 Braves 302003x 882 W.P.-Strain, Braves: L.P. Creed, Cards.

In the hitting department, Thomas of the Cards was 1 for scoring three runs, and Avery and Jerry Murley for the Braves were each 2 for 3. In one of the best defensive battles of the entire season, the Pirates edged the Giants by a one-run margin. The scoring: Pirates 1000020 3 5 2 Giants 0000020 2 5 1 W.P.-Allen, Pirates: L.P.- Boatright, Giants. Smithson was good for a two- base hit for the Pirates. A stout defense was exhibited in this game by both teams.

In hitting, Smithson for the Pirates was 1 for 2 and Van Davis of the Giants was 2 for 3. Both hurlers, Allen and Boatright, turned in creditable performances, both going all the way. Giants 000162 9 8 10 Cards 15205x 13 9 5 W.P.-Ball, Cards; L.P. Boatright (L) Sullins. Two-base hits, Stiles, T.

Davis, Giants. Three-base hits -Shields, Cards. Stiles for Giants was 2 for 4 in the batting department and Mike Voiers of the Cards has a creditable 2 for 2 record. STANDINGS TEAM Pirates 14 0 Braves 8 6 Cards 7 6 Giants 49 Indians 1 13 Check all our banking services including a Regular or Special Checking Account to fit your needs. You can pay your bills quickly and conveniently with a Checking Account, and your cancelled check is your receipt.

So safe too. Let us help you choose the Checking Account for you. COMPLETE BANKING SERVICES Savings Accounts Mortgage Loans Checking Accounts Auto Loans Safety Deposit Boxes Travelers Checks MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE SAYING NATIONAL IS MY fl irst wniMAiL 81 YEARS OF SERVICE TO PLANO As the Pony League race enters the home stretch In Boys Baseball, play this season, the league-leading Pirates are a cinch to take top honors. As the race now stands, they lead with 14 wins and no losses, trailed by the Braves (8-6), Cards, (7-6), Giants, (4-9), and Indians (1-13). In games last week, the Pirates ran away in the game with the Indians, 15-5, but had a clos call in their contest with the Giants, 3-2.

This game was featured by a good defense and JOHN GRIGGS, star running back for the 1967 Plano Wildcat State AA Football Champions, will play in the annual Texas High School Coaches Association summer football classic August 1 in Fort Worth. League On Sale MEMBERS OF THE BRAVES baseball team coached by Jim Mitchell are, left to right, (first row) Jim Mitchell, Mike Caskey, Chris Spies, Jerry Murley, Ricky Harmon, Roy Hunter, Jimmy Mitchell and Tommy Mitchell, bat boy. Second row members are Ricky Griffin, Jim Strain, Mike Avery, Vic Brooks, Jack Grim Jim Murley and Hody Spies, assistant coach. Monday Immediately preceding this game, there will be a Dads vs. Coaches game in which all Dads, Coaches and officials of Boys Baseball, are invited and urged to participate This game will begin at 6:30.

a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is -Thomas Jefferson Football August 1 Harold Mayo, backfielf coach for the Plano High School 1967 State A A Football Champions, has accepted the position as head coach of Ihe freshman football squad at Rice University in Houston. The one-year veteran coach of the Wildcats replaces Jim Hess who advanced to varsity assistant on offense for the Rice Owls. Hess, coach at Kilgore In 1966, led the freshmen Owlets to a 3-2 season last year. HAROLD MAYO The 28-year-old Mayo has been a highly successful coach in his career since graduation in 1963 from Lamar Tech where he was a star half-back and track man, and. grid captain of the Cardinals in 1962.

Earlier he had earned All-American honors as a halfback and sprinter for Kilgore Junior College, also serving as grid captain. Although a native of Collin County who was born at Me Kinney, he lived for several his coaching career on the staff at Vidor in 1963. He was head track and baseball coach as well as grid assistant at Me Kinney in 1964. The next two seasons, 196566, he was offensive coach under Jim Hess, then head mentor at Kilgore, before coming to Plano last fall to heip guide the Wildcats to their second state title in three seasons. His wife, the former Miss Betty Swindell of Pasadena, was employed at the First National Bank in Plano during their residence here.

She is a former member of the KilgoreRanger- ettes. They have two children, Chris Wayne, 7, and Kellye, 3. A member of state championship team at Plano, John Cardwell, will be a member of his 1968 Owlet team. The Plano star back signed to attend Rice this fall. Will Meet Plano Quarterback Club, is calling a meeting of that club Monday night, August 5, at 8 at the Plano High School.

Officers will be elected to serve the coming school year. Pony To Play Managers of the Pony Baseball League last week made known their All-Star selections, naming 20 players from the five league'tea ms. The league-leading Pirates placed six men on the team; the Braves, four; Cards, four; Giants, three, and the Indians, three. R. Lewis, ineligible due to an early season injury, was voted an honorary member of the team.

Members of the All-Star group are: All Pirates PIRATES- Allen, Foust, Mannefeld, Randolph, Reid, and Smithson. BRAVES- Harmon, Murley, (Jim), Spies, and Strain. CARDS- Creed, Rogers, Thomas and Voiers (Mike). GIANTS- Arb, Davis (Van), and Stiles. INDIANS- Reneau, Spearman and Wall.

Next Monday, July 29, the All-Stars will play the league winning Pirates. All-Stars who are members of the Pirates will play with their team. The game will start at about 8 p.m. at the A.R. Schell, Memorial Park.

Season Go Season tickets for the 1968 football season will go on sale Thursday, August 1 at the High School office. Last season ticket holders will have until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 7 to purchase the same tickets again this year. The cost of tickets for the five home games will be $7.50. Also, reserve seats will sell for $1.75 unless bought for the season.

General admission tickets will sell for $1.50. Tickets for two out-of-town games (Bonham and McKinney) may be purchased with the season tickets. A season ticket holder may purchase the same number of tickets for these two games as season tickets purchased. According to district regulations these single game tickets must sell for $1.75 each. The Principal's office willbe open Saturday, August 3, from DQ Team In Tournament 9:00 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m. as a convenience to local supporters. The first game of the 1968 season will be played in Decatur on September 13. Season schedule is as follows: Sept. 13-Decatur, there Sept.

20- Greenville, here Sept. 27- Lancaster, there Oct. 4- Open Date Oct. 11-Bonham, there Oct. 18- Grapevine, here Oct.

25- Ennis, here Nov. 1- Lewisville, here Nov. 9- Pearce, there Nov. 15- Gainesville, here Nov. 22- McKinney, there years in Bakersfield, California, where he started his high school athletic career before returning to the county to finish at Farmersville as a two-year all-district performer in football, track and baseball.

After his playing career at Kilgore JC and then Lamar Tech at Beaumont, he began Also, several other items of business will be discussed, he says, adding that committees will be set up at that time. The Quarterbackers are also planning to participate in the annual Jaycee Community Fair to be held in August. MOVING? Please let us know change of address as as possible. your soon PLANO STAR-COURIER Box 248, Plano, Texas 75074 Fresh Merchandise CREAM PUFFS THESE WILL PLEASE YOU! 1967 CHEVELLE MALIBOU SPORTS COUPE 20,000 actual miles, in warranty. Automatic, factory air, Marina blue.

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