Carlsbad Current-Argus from Carlsbad, New Mexico • 8

I -CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, N.My Wednesday, May 1971 Wooden Bats 1, Aluminum 0 Louisville Sluggers Vs. Ecologists Lettermen Announced mesas By LEE MUELLER LOUISVILLE (NEA) -There is a nasty rumor afoot, say the people who manufacture Louisville Sluggers, that ecology freaks are trying to horn in on the baseball bat business. Ecology freaks, we know, iL Slugger have been produced. "We've been making bats to major-league players' specifications since 1916' he "Many of the differences in ouf models are not discernible to the fessional player. It might be a hair difference in the size of the handle or maybe an ounce in the weight," -Tho- all-time hext.

seller i 1 .8 Louisville Slugger, according to McGrath, is the old Babe Ruth model which isn't the Karus KiiTn ninnHi Hnv mure. "Johnny Bench uses the Ruth model, so we've put his name on the bat now," he ex- i i i.r AtJ piaineu. unewiac, uie vuu Vera Stephens model is very A 11 Carlsbad Senior High School Varsity Basketball-Donnie Hy-coaches in eight sports have na- den, Cas Tabor Mark Jack-med their lettermen for the 1970- son, Mark Woolf, Claude Giddera, .71 school year. Brian Crowley, Frank Terrazas, Among the varsity athletes Mik McCarty' Terry Johnston, receiving letter awards are 11 Rnie Moore and Rodney Dos-basketbaU players, 22 track and managers, Pat Snodgrass and field men, 10 gymnasts, six Roby Arnold, golfers, 20 baseball players, se- JVBasketbaD-DomingoArmen ven cross country runners and di John Crider, Brian Crowley, seven tennis players. -r Wayne Dickenson, Jerry Fer-In addition, Coach Mike En- nandei, Bobby Forrest, Billy Gid-right released a list of 22 let- dens.

Arthur Jones, Mark termen for the wrestling program Long. Cliff MartinfJohn Moss, both at Carlsbad Senior High Jeff Tabor, Junior Treadaway and and Mid High. Kelly Yarbro; manager, Chester There were also 14 junior var- Hombuckle. sity basketball players, five junior Varsity Gymnasts-Katrina ChU-varsity golfers and two junior ders, Susan Donaldson, Judy varsity tennis players receiv- Wyrick, Pana Zaffer, Kathy Hen-ing letters. derson, Jose Lerma, Joel Chil- Football lettermen were an- ders, Billy Briggs, Larry Tillery nounced earlier in the school and Jimmy Jackson; manager, vear.

Followine are the 1970-71 Alton Green. popular, dui ai ivaune ana Ernie Banks use the same bat. They're popular now, so ti- it have previously horned in on the chemical industry, the electrical industry, crop dusting and the SST. Baseball bats, it follows, are the next logical step. Baseball bats are made out of wood northern white ash, to be precise.

It is a beautiful, lightweight timber, grown in; the northern portions of Pennyslvania and southern New York state. For 86 years, Hillerich Bradsby has been making bats out of this wood. The crack of the bat hitting a baseball has become a distinctive part of the game. Good outfielders always are off at the crack of the bat. Tris Speaker, it is said, could almost play centerfield blindfolded, so well was he acquainted with the sound of bat meeting ball.

Now, along comfr. some ecology freaks and some eager businessmen who want to make baseball bats we use uieu names; But some bats, like the fat-, 1 WOULD ALUMINUM BATS be the same? Babe Ruth, left, Nellie Fox, center, and Johnny Bench probably wouldn't think so even if the ecologically concerned do. handled Nellie Fox model, are so unusual and so otherwise unidentifiable that retains the old names. "Many players often change bats," McGrath said. "Henry Aaron, for example, lettermen in other Carlsbad sports The timber' yard in Louisville is well-stocked, however, so.

the disappearance of the ash baseball bat still appears some years away. "When it comes to making bats for the professional players," said McGrath, "it's difficult to see how we could provide the variety of models in aluminum that we do with wood." God only knows, according to McGrath, how many different models of Louisville men's baseball. The idea of aluminum bats in the major leagues sounds a bit farfetched to me." "Far-fetched," however, is too inild a term for some basebail devotees. "What would baseball be without broken-bat hits?" asked one fan. "It's ridicu-' lous, that's what it is.

The next thing you know someone will be worried about horses and they'll be making the baseballs out of naugahyde." Carth, calmly. "I'm not sure of the number of trees it takes to produce our six million bats each year, but I know the take is not that serious. "Anyway, we are already marketing aluminum soft-ball and Little League bats! And our engineers are working with metallic tubing, attempting various "ways of making aluminum bats sound and feel more solid. "But the aluminum bats are not allowed in grown-up the best Chinese tradition. "Umpires and catchers would have to start wearing ear-plugs as well as face-masks," said one observer.

"After about five years, the Houston Astrodome would probably crumble and collapse from absorbing all those sound-shock waves. Rock musicians and baseball fans would suffer the same premature deafness." "We've seen the ecology propaganda," said vice-president Jack Mc- Varsity Track-William McCaul-ey, Willie Martina, Randy Martinez, Eddy Vlosich, Ricky Bee-man, Jody Carrasco, Royal Blaine, Joe Carrasco, Brian Crowley, Rod- npv Dnmpv Rnmet FWiftf Rnh. LHS Athletes aoesn use me Henry Aaron' model any more, but it had been in the line for years, so we- didn't change it." Until this country runs out of trees, many persons feel should adopt the same attitude toward aluminum bats. (NEWSPAfEU ENTERPRISE ASSN.) out of aluminum. Colleffe-Boiind Forrest.

Venw Ingram, John Aluminum baseball bats! 0 Jackie King, Louie Ybai Think on it. No longer the LOVINGTON-Four Lovington ra, Bill Thomason, Cas Tabor, Al- sweet, satisfying crack, athletes, three of them gymnasts, fonso Subia, Joel Stoltzfus, Paul perhaps a "GONG-G-G!" in have signed, athletic letters with Shoemaker and Leon INavarrette; New Mexico colleges. managers; Al Carnero, Pat Snod- The only non-gymnast in the group is 6-1, 210-pound football Varsity Golf-Joey Lassiter, defensive tackle Scott Boyd, who John Long, Joe Pichitino, Tom signed on with the University of Tully, Steve Hendley and Britt New Mexico. He was an all-state Donaldson, and all-South selection who was Junior Varsity Golf-Shawn also chosen outstanding defensive MartiriJ Bill Wood, Steve Seal, CARLSBAD TRACKMEN PERFORMED LIKE VETERANS No Kid's Stuff For Young Runners lineman of the Class AAA state Don Kirkes, Jim Hager. nvlnknfl Cnnn lllvk larltt 114 tltA innnt in mM iknfl IntB Vl ltrvlln1 tlwilrinf 1 0 41 ilinini FUMr TWcOIT ill Via kirrll llrmn Long Jump-Forrest 21-8; Shoe- R); Cas Tabor 51.8 (50.3 R); maker 21-7; David Joe Lewis Louie Ybarra 52.5 (51.5 R); Roy- championship Wildcat team.

School's track and field team, one individual event. His Jody Carrasco's 9:50.9 was the Ail three Lovington gymnasts- rasco, Willie Martinez, Edward 1971 was the "Year of the shot put toss of 51 feet, 9 best two-mile run time and so- All four of Carlsbad's fastest re- 20-1. High Jump-Dossey 6-4ft; al Blaine 52.1 (5). Young." But performances turn- inches and his discus throw of phomore Willie Martinez posted lay teams were staffed mainly with Joel Stoltzfus 6-3; Robert Kirby yards-Mark Walterscheid Kip Kerby, Jeff Hall and Phil Reyna, Ricky Gonzales, Randy Holt-have agreed to attend New Martinez, Bias Cordova and eo in Dy many ot tne tave- in ieei were dom season oesis unuerciassmen, wo. o-iv; snoemaxer a-iun.

roie 2:12.6 (W. Martinez 1:58.1 Relay). Ldward Rodriguez Mexico Junior College at Hobbs. I Jt on the Carlsbad team. In addition, sophomore Bob- The youthful track and field Vault-Dozier 12-6.

Javeun- Vflnrihi Raeoholl-K-im Mar. men Were IWOiy IUU 551 UII, Mile Run-W. Martinez i.i 1TJ 1 1 I.J i iil CU 1fU irm. f- Kerby and Hall were four-year varsity veterans who helped Lovington cop three state boys' gymnastics team titles. chant, Don.Worth, Don McCarty, Alin0ln uiere are mV ra 7" oy orresi long jumpea ianner ru' Jody Carrasco 4:32.4.

Two-Mile Alan Worth Curtis Pratt Terry semors amon 22 trackmen Carlsbad's best performances in than -any other Caveman (21-8) meets: The Denver City Relays, Cauley 168. Shot Put-D. In- RunJo(y carrasco9-50 9' Ran-Johnston Jerrv Fernandez Steve who earned vareitv tetten- ent 01 the remaining 12 in- and junior Paul Shoemaker was a Roswell dual meet, White Sands gram 51-9; Ricky Methola 8-0; dv Martinez 10:41. Steve Stripling Wally UM avellBU ram ll6cu enouB uuuieveiio. me team leaoer in me javeun "Ma, mraa iiiaiiuu, m- Steve Stripling Kerby won the state high bar Lester, UI1R3 auu uupiiviuuic lliaill IUU iy0l1xit, uucu, aiivuii -i iiBnvu uuax Aiigiam xutf, uuujr (1V3K.U liM, 1 ri l-l 1 r.i...

jHnk anH thA'Arfaeia InuiHfiAnal AnH CUMrk.A1ilt and trampoline championships Lester, Jeff Tabor, John Crider, MitrHvir ham vith Roctino laluk i wmsoau uic iuic9i iwyai uuu unic ine onry seniors 10 ieaa in in- oKrevuiotum. a uruig senior year, nun Mirk Jarknon tvlH uvilt thinclad squads in recent years. (9.9), sophomore Alfonso Subia led dividual events were Jackie King they made a surprisingly strong 100-Yard DashJ. Ingram 9.9; walk M.WU, mviu nlici, tlw it. i 1 'J.

in a. i mn Miirv vmn I utnn wsiiara lor. 1 il. il. art I j.l was state vaulting winner and Hall A 11.11 440 Relay-J.

Ingram, King, Shoemaker Subia 42.8. 880 Re-lay-Navarrette, J. Ingram, King Tabor 1:31.5. Mile Medley Relay-J. Ingram, King, Subia W.

Martinez 3:36.5 Mile Relay: Louie Ybarra, Joe Car- ToMl, cycih uy cvem, UK ill uic wyoiu UdSll placed third in state boys m'sSrXr pretty distributedi in tne ZZU-yara Oasn Zt.l), luuiui-pidce anuwuig uie I.U luiig iv.u, Lieuu iidvdiiciic iu.u. Forrest Dozier in the pole vault AAAA state meet. 220 Yards-King 22.7; Navarrette (12-6), William McCauky and These were Carlsbad's best per- 22.4 (Relay); J. Ingram 22.4 (R). Bill Thomason in the 120-yard formances, event by event, during 440 Yards-Subia 49.8 (48.4 Neil Riba, Randy Fort and Alton Qreen Weights man Dennis Ingram, 880-yard dash, junior Ricky Bee- AggieS Attract Varsity Tennis-Dave Reiter, 8 Junior- was the Caveman rnan notched the swiftest 180-yard Relay); Joe Carrasco 51.7 (50.3 rasco, Tabor Subia 3:23.4.

high hurdles (each 14.8) and Rod- the 1971 campaign: Another lhree Cable, Lanny Roberts, Mike Irish, Randy Betscher and Mark LAS CRUCES-Signing of three Woolf, nfiflers Gear Up, more high school seniors has Junior Varsity Tennis-Randy uiuiiu ih uic ninnuer new toieman ana nonnie uunon. football players signed by New Wrestling-ary Darling, Mike Mexico State University to letters- RnHrimiiw Rnv or Trout Rush of-intent. Johnson, Ron Owen, Eddie Sing, Aggie Assistant Coach Jim Ed- Jon Stoltzfus, Don Owen, William dy said the latest to be signed McCauley, Nicky Jenkins, Den-were 6-4, 180-pound quarterback nis Ingram, Rudy Acosta, Joe Car-Terry Irk and 6-2, 185-pound flan- rasco, Ricky Caughron, Robert Yank Holds Santa Fe Opening Postponed yI T'-i'a'rl SANTAsFE (AP)rTbe open-; Construction of some public JllGSb I jRHfl ing of the Initial season at Santa facilities at the $3.5 million rae- Fe Downs Horse Track has been ing plant has not yet been VANCOUVER (AP) postponed a week, to Saturday, pleted, but will be by June 5. Grandmasters Bobby Fischer June 5. Horsemen, concessionaires, of the United States and Mark The decision to postpone the parimutuel equipment operators Taimanov of the Soviet Union opening was made by the Santa and track management agreed adjourned Tuesday night the Fe Downs board of directors at with the decision, Eaves said.

fourth game in their world a meeting Tuesday afternoon. "We'd rather wait a week and chess quarter-final elimination State racing secretary Harvey open right," Eaves said, match. Foster was notified of the deci- "The complexity of racing in At adjournment on the 41st sion and contacted a majority New Mexico demands that ev-move, Fischer held a slight of the members of the racing erything be fully operational," positional advantage. commission, who agreed with Foster said. Taimanov bad asked post- the decision.

"We think the facilities are ponement of Sunday's game be- Santa Fe Downs president the finest in the southwest. We'd cause of illness. J. W. Eaves said the postpone- hate to see the track opened Fischer leads the lOgame ment was decided upon out of prematurely," said George consideration of the public.

zelton of Tucson, Ariz. By HAL SIMMONS Written For Associated Press streams. with wooty worms. Spots which almost certainly While this artificial fly is gen-will be overrun with campers, eralty used with a fly rod, it The Memorial Day holiday is ker-defensive back Dave Ranck, Chavez, Rick Irish, Ralph both from Mammond, and Lewa. Adam Naiera.

Paul Shoe- the first bic weekend of the trailers and tents include Bonito also can be used with effect 5-11, 185-pound running back maker, Dwight Smith, Valentine trout season and each year it Lake north of Alamogordo and with a spinning outfit. In lake James Hlner of Broken Arrow, Villa and Don Worth; managers, guarantees a packed house at west of Roswell; Fenton Lake fishing, anglers report they Okla. Al Carnero and Bob Scheonherr. certain popular lakes and and the Jemez River west of have been doing best by putting Santa Fe; Santa Cruz Lake a small split shot above the fry, north of Santa Fe; and Blue- letting it sink, and then retriev- water Lake between Grants ing it with jerks, and Gallup. One angler at Acomita Lake Big crowds also are expected reported taking a limit with this at all the major reservoirs, in- method, while fish refused to There's no friend like an old friend.

fwiOY SIGNALS mmmmms eluding Navajo Lake near bite on bait or lures. if Farmington; Ute and Conchas Another angler fishing at the lakes north of Portales and east Isleta Lakes south of Albuquer-of Las Vegas; and Elephant que said he caught eight trout 1. 'Mr. Ihside's Now Inside NMMI Halls Butte and Caballo lakes. using the above method, with a The crowded three-day week- brown wooly worm, while bait end should provide an extra in- anglers were having no luck, centive for a trip into the back Since the wooly worm is not country-since that will be one a surface fry, it an be fished of the few regions where there with effect downstream, simply will be limited recreational use.

by letting it drift in the current. '-if The Gila Wilderness area in Many fry fishermen, of course, the southwestern part of the prefer casting upstream and al- state meets that criteria. Road lowing the fry to float back, conditions in the Gila are re- Generally this is considered a ported good. Three small lakes better method, but it is difficult ROUNDING UP THE odd cans. The "Doc" was a three- came true during the course of bits: time All-American, from 1944 the twfrday, four-game state -Sports fans across the state through 1946.

tournament, got the word this week that And 1945 was, for him, the Stan wWrH s4' i wvnuaua wiuuus wu.iiwue a au xwvubu tap He had said the score in and numerous small streams to accomplish. nnw inctria Nau UAiwvnn ram dam Ua urnn iho HIPcmfln TrrV there are scenic and provide The wooly worm is made of ZLZZSZ rZZZ tr cnampionsnip game would be I i chenUte (black woolv vara rib- v' was iwver mina. A nTanglers tave WTOUM WW A ailTUlVAe, Tt TL.l 1 -ii 1 in ft rl I Uh ah reporting very good re- tensil. The hackle is gray gnz veen suits uiai posiuon wm ne assum- At ixmmi, uiancnaru on u- a coaches around the vanous, laxes ana uy ueu paimer, wmi a ui eimrmr t. ma h.

fi. r--r creeks In ill narts of the sUte. dved red duck quill for a tail. .7, Z. state wno vom used for to call, simply, "Doc" Blan- duties will be "preparation it nff his temfe and a few chard back in the days when he the physical well-being and mi- sports enters too.

I Russians Are Coming One of the nicest things you an do for an old friend is to introduce him to another old friend Old Charter. Aged just right to give Glen Davis' "Mr. Outside" on the Unfortunately for the Bronco -Albuquerque folks are going storied Army football team of football team, however, the only an out to promote the 1971 Babe thel940's. uniform be intends to wear is Ruth League World Series to be These days, the gentleman is that of cadet held there Aug. 21-28.

Duke known as Col. Felix A. Blanchard, -From' now on, whenever city BRL officials say they hope U. S. Air Force His an- Snorts Editor Stan Green of the to seU at least 8.000 tickets foe To Duke Gty Tonight ALBUQUERQUE (AP)- Rus- tories.

sia was more than 45 yean late They out their tour to- 1 111110 1 limn it tne kind ot smoothness a bourbon drinker appreciates. in oiscoveriw that seven foot ntehfin Albuquerque against a Jni asine new cadet com- Aiamogorao uaiiy new tfte fad baseball classic, ki uci uu titnnian. i k.ti k.rf,i icoomhUw) hut taicnteH mandant at NMMI was announ- predictions, ln. ui.j i.4.j iiunuani ai mm wac annnun. nrprtirtinns.

juu vou can uuaiuaio or Din id DeuET dssuiv usxuuikv, uua. uuciitcu readers will listen. use than picking apples off tall American team. by Maj. Gen, Sam W.

A full week before the fias? "7 1 trees- u. Ul the father of a vounester hear. 1 ire When the Soviets first put EhUiKTSlH. SiTSr baskethan team on the floor in NLS-UmTJ SlZ rlT Albuquerque's team to the state the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne, Mta7TL it i on trve duty. Green forecast print that championship they were hlbd bv the WlU "i whlcn ta Air (1).

Alamcrdo's Tigers would 9 ArorkanT wards. Roberts; and mobile, Medxs and a Kstinguisbed Fry- defeat Carlsbad, (2) Gallup would here last summer. But in each succeedir war was a secorxkound selection of ing Cross. defeat Albuquerque Sandia, The elder Sitch has organized a the Russians have narrowed the Denver Rockets of the The honors he won for earry- Carlsbad would knock off Sandia campaign in which be will at-gap American Basketball Assccia- football through enemy in the consolation game and (4) tempt to sell a $10 book of On their current tour of the tion and averaged 23.7 points taffic, however, are those for Alamogordo would down Gallup World Series tickets 'to each of Unit statei tu rh mind a Bame during his college ca-whrt fe best remembered by for the championship. about 6,000 Albuquerque business Aged Kentucky BourbortThe smoothest one you'll ever know.

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