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MAY 26, t964, 17 I imons Will Speak at McNeese Sports Banquet WILDCAT LEADERS These ihree players claimed iop awards Tuesday as Lake Charles High School honored its 1964 Class AAA semifinalist basketball team. Drew Ranier, left, won the Scholastic Award and Wildcat Cage Awards Listed Dickie Go'ng, right, won. the Most Valuable Player p.nd Free Throw awards. Buddy Micelle, center, was elected permanent team, captain In addition to being named as Best Team Player. Claude (Monk) Simons, star of the first Sugar Bowl football game, will be guest speaker at the annual McNeese State College all-sports award banquet Saturday night.

(May 23) The banquet, during which more than 100 special awards and varsity letters will be distributed to Cowboy athletes, is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Charles Country Club. Most valuable athletes In each sport for the 1963-64 year will be recognized and awards will also go to student trainers, managers and coaches and cheerleaders, says A. I. Ratcliff, McNeese athletic director.

Ratcliff expects more then 200 athletes and guests to attend the banquet. Jim Wynn, director of publications at McNeese, will be master of ceremonies. Special awards and donors include the Mrs. Ivan Harless Sr. trophy, most valuable track- man; Al K.

Newlin, most valuable baseball player; G. W. (Billy) Cline award by Mrs. James Humble, most valuable football player; Dr. Carlyle Bordelon, most valuable basketball player; Thomas R.

(Dick) Miller, basketball free thfow trophy; Jim Rutite, most valuable tennis player; Ellis R. Guillory, most valuable golfer; Andy Berry, outstanding football lineman; Voris King, football iti Simons, this year's speaker, presently employed as vice resident, public relations direc- or and assistant to the president of D. H. Holmes Co. Orleans.

He starred for Tulane University in its 20-14 ictory over Temple in 1935 in he first Sugar Bowl game and ater became president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, the game's sponsoring organization. An all-Amerlcan halfback, Simons also lettered In basketball, baseball and track at Til- ane. He served as athletic director at his alma mater from 1945-48. Active in New Orleans civic Lake Charles High School's "Mutt and Jeff" combination, 6-6 Pete Henry and 5-10 Buddy Micelle, shared honors with 6-1 Dickie Going Tuesday as the state semi-finalist Wildcat basketball team was recognized in a special school assembly. Henry, who led District 2-AAA In scoring and rebounding and won a berth on the 1964 All- State team, received the Guttman Award as the outstanding basketball player in the Lake Charles area.

The award was presented by Morris Guttman, who instituted the award several years ago. Henry also received the Voris King award as the Wildcats' Outstanding Player. Micelle won the coveted title of Permanent Team Captain and also collected the 0. B. Litton award as the Best Team Player.

Going received the Most Valuable Player award and was honored as the team's free throw leader. Drew Ranier finished out the top awards by winning the Scholastic Award. Also honored at the assembly were other varsity lettermen, as well as lettermen from the and Freshmen teams. uef of Elton Honors Afhlefes ELTON DeJean and Sandra Gooch were named Elton High School's Outstanding Athletes as the Indian athletic teams were honored at the annual awards banquet Tuesday night. Running the top honorees a close second, however, were Dragons In Spring Tilt Deadlock DERIDDER (SpU-The Blue and the White battled to a 6-6 deadlock here Tuesday night in DeRidder High School's annual $pring football game.

as the Most Promising Fresh- Jimmy Lewis tossed a 20-yard man athlete. Sherrill Phelps and Butch LaFleur, each of whom received two trophies. Phelps was recipient of the Luke Edwards Track Award and the football trophy for Best Attitude. LaFleur was named the Most Valuable Player on the football squad and won another trophy as Best Lineman. He also received a certificate as the first Elton player in the school's history be named to an All-State team.

Mickey Peschel! received the Track and Field award, while Ricky Fuselier was named the Most Valuable Player in basketball. Other football awards went to Terry Langley, Best Back; Joe McClelland, Scholastic; and Car-1 roll Fuselier, Most Improved. A. J. Seymour was honored CLAUDE SIMONS affairs, Simons retains an interest in sports by participating in programs of various organizations, including ihe Commercial Athletic Association, Tulane Club and New Orleans Quarterback Club.

The Tulane graduate received his master's degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Key national honor fraternities. Among the McNeese lettermen to be recognized Saturday night will be four who will receive their fourth varsity awards and two who lettered in two differ- Ptll ctinrfc The folU'-VCar lettermen are Lel Lloyd Glllllot, I'OOthall halfback from Marrcro; Malcolm Kraus, football tackle from Houma; Owens GrCppel, hurdler from Marrcro, and Jimmy Blake, baseball inficlder from Lakol Charles. Felix Simon of Raync I Played fullback in football and lettered in track, while Mike Johns of Bunkie lettered as a tennis player and football student manager. The complete list of 1963-64 lettermen follow: MCNE6S8 STAtE COlJLEoe Varitfy Athletic Uttermon FOOTBALL, Charles Ariastaslo, Alexandria; Tony Ber, Houmo; George Bsrger, Lake Charles; Henry Brett, Helena, Mac Brown, DeRidder! Ron Chaumont, Lake CharlejJ Gerald Conner.

Creole; Errol Eschete, Houma; Terry Franks, Lake Charles; Paul Guldry, Breaux Bridge; Richard Gulllory, Charles; Lloyd Gulllot, Marrcro; Horace Lnke Charles: Lu. (her Herpln, Kaplan! Earl Hicks, Houma; Parker Hudson, Mctalrln; Rudy Kmarda, Scranlon, Ken Kemo, New Iberia; Rodney Knight, Houma; ai- S'K Darrell Lesler, Lake Charles; Ed Pom- 're'' Philadelphia, Norman porchc, Houma; Bob Kan- dale, Alexandria; Ronnie Sanson. Alox ondrla; Follx Simon, Rayne; Huey Sim. Merlin Walet, Lorcauvllle; Robert Young, arvlll MB SKETBALL Edgar Barrlllcaux, Franklin; Clyde High School Mile Ace Calif ornia Relays MODESTO, Calif. (AP)-The national's fastest high school miler steps into Olympic caliber competition Saturday at the California Relays.

He's Jim Ryun, a junior at East High School in Wichita, and he'll be racing against five four-minute milers including Tom O'Hara' of Chicago Loyola and Dyrol Burleson, former University of Oregon star. Ryun raced the four laps in 4:06.4 last week, shattering the listed national prep mark. Burleson has run 3:57.5 outdoors his year and O'Hara clocked 3:56.6 indoors last winter. Ryun is hoping this California nppearance will be more fruitful than his last. He ran in a special prep indoor two-mile at San Francisco's Cow Palace Dec.

27 but fell on the first lap and never was in contention. OUTSTANDING Henry, selected by the AMERICAN PRESS sports staff as the outstanding basketball player in the Lake Charles area during the 1964 season, displays the Guttman Award emblematic of the iille. With the Lake Charles High School ace is Morris Guttman, who presented the award Tuesday. Sugar Ray Boxes By Barnes In Ten PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gaylord Barnes, a loser, is looking to a May 27 bout with top- ranked middleweight contender Joey Archer. Sugar Ray Robinson, the win ner, is just looking.

Robinson, of New York, scored an easy unanimous 10- round decision over Barnes, of Trenton, N.J., Tuesday night. Though Barnes lost, he hac been promised a bout with Archer, the No. 1 contender, if he went the route with the 44- year-old Robinson. Robinson weighed 162, Barnes 157. ON US FOR RELIABLE SERVICE pass to Bill Hyde for the White score, while Clarence Swilley scored the Blue touchdown on a Speakers for the event were i Dick Miller, former McNeese State College star, and Cliff tivities for the Calcasieu Par-i ash Sheriff's office.

six-yard run after setting up the i Johnson, director of youth ac- tally with a 35-yard scamper. Head coach Cecil Doyle viewed the game as a spectator as assistant coaches Sammy Essmaier and Don Gibson mentored the White squad and Don Soileau the Blue. Doyle said he was well pleased with the results of spring practice, but "we have a long way to go." The Dragons, defending District 4-AA champions, lose 16 seniors, including the entire starting line. Doyle singled out end Robert Teston and back Eugene Kulago of the Blue and quarterback Lewis and guard Phil Mayfield of the White as the outstanding individual players in the game. Giants Pitcher Duffalo Shelved By Cracked Rib SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-San Francisco pitcher Jim Duffalo was declared out of the Giant line-up indefinitely after medical examination Tuesday showed the right-hander hadpicrhpf suffered a cracked ninth rib and a strained muscle below his 12th rib.

Duffalo pitched three scoreless innings Monday against the New York Mets before leaving Is Net Winner COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) I Top-seeded Ken Rosewall, the defending pro champion, beat towering Barry MacKay 7-5, 6 3 Tuesday night in the first round of a six-day professional tournament at the University of Maryland. Mike Davies, former British' Davis Cupper, surprised veteran Frank Sedgman 6-4, 6-4 in the other first round match. In doubles Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver defeated Rosewall and Lew Hoad 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Wednesday night's pairings natch Hoad against Luis Ayala while Mai Anderson meets Alex Olmedo.

In doubles it will be Andres Jiminez and Sedgman against Butch Buchholz and Gonzalez. Tune Up One Week New Zealand's Bill Baillie and Canada's Bruce Kidd. World record holder Oerter will throw the discus in a competition bringing together every top thrower in the country. The 100-yard dash matches Bob Hayes of Florida history's only 9.1 sprinter, Reeves; David Washborn, Culver Tom Wunder, Knox, Ind. TRACK AND FIELD Owens Creppel, Marroro; Ray Con.

ner, Lake Arthur; Arluro Garcia, Mis sion, Alphonsc Habcll, Rayne; Craig Henry, Crowiey; Ted Jackson, Gore Boy, Ontario, Canada; William Jongbloed, New Orleans; Eddie McGlnnls, Lake Charles; Byron I Lake Charlei; Felix Simon, Rayne; Sum- Late Charles. BASEBALL Tom Barousse, Lake Charles; James Bloke, Lake Charles, Bob Crall, Lees- vine; Klrby Fontcnot, Vllle Plattc; Mike Glqgor, Welsh; Bonnie Hlckman, Alexandria; Johnny Hunter, Alexandria; Carl Lucynskl, Amsterdam, N.Y.; Gaylo Me! Donald, Lccompte; Ken Kabalals, 1 i i Mty I 11 I.II.UI V.ITUI lit Jim Beatty and Al Oerter also i against Darel Newman of Fres-1 crowiey; Lorry Richard, weish; Ronnie joined the star-studded field ac-1 no State, who ran 9.2 two weeks S(W Sulphur; Ar chu cording to announcements Tuesday from meet director Tom Moore. Beatly, who has run little cmpetitively outdoors this year will run in the two-mile against ago in a race where two of the five watches read 9.1. Pole vaiillers will start at 15-fi, so talented is the field. It includes John Pennel, the only man to ever clear 17 feet.

Botoylo, N.Y. OOLF John Cunningham, DeRidder; Mike Green, Sulphur; Robert Landry, Lake Charles; Eddie Nelson, Sulphur; James Taylor, Rensselaer. Ind. TENNIS Charles Bellon, Baslle; Bruce Dinsmore, Lake Charles; Mike Johns, Bunkie; Barry Monsler, Lake Charles; George Smith, Lake Charles. RODEO Jim Broudreaux, Sunset; Charlcne Con non, Sulphur; John Dcver, Sulphur; Sidney Haaoart, Lecomple; Charlie Sulphur; Rouge; Phil Vasscr, Baton Rougo.

MISCELLANEOUS Barney Bridges, baseball student n-. slstnnt coacti, Lake Charles; David Lul rlng and Henry Bocse, both hades, studcnl trainers; Mike football manaqer, Bunkie; and cheerlecid ers Kerry ConslanHn, Crowlcy; Soon East, Sulphur; Marsha Howard, Lake Charles; Ray Brocs, Lake Charles: Her berl Scnncit, Jtnnlngsi Harry Zempter, Lake Charles. Power Lawn Mowers Regularly $7.50 Up to 12 UP Outboard Motors (parts extra) with a 1-1 count on the first batter in the fourth. pitched nine scoreless innings this season and had a 0-0 mark. Doctors said Duffalo would be Chain Saws Charge Your Repairs on Sears Revolving Charge Account Boto- Spaders Chess Tourney AMSTERDAM (AP) Bobby Fischer, the U.S.

champion, was missing today as 24 chess strategists began a seven-week in- Duffalo said he first felt pain terzonal series in the world wanning up for the game, championship eliminations. his first start of the season. He i Fischer, a 21-year-old New Yorker considered one of the few non-Russians capable of unseating Soviet world cqmpion Get This 10-Point Service 1. Engine checked to assure greater operating efficiency 2. Spark plugs checked and cleaned for fullest power 3.

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