Alamogordo Daily News from Alamogordo, New Mexico • Page 2

Aggie Basketball Mentor To Try Fast Breaking. RECORD SET Carl Pcdc rson, Land Air employee, bowled a 707 high handicap series, recently, while bowl ing the Land Air League to set a record in that class The former record was held by Lavon Biswell of 704 bowled in 1959 Pederson's seties wos highlighted by a By DICK MULLINS Sports Information Director UNIVERSITY PARK, N. M. (Special pop the buttons off suspenders, but it looks like Presley Askew will incorporate the fast break into the New' Mexico State basketball offense this season. For 28 years an Askew team lias been Characterized by pattern play with little fast stuff, awl tiie results have been gratifying.

However, with a smile the veteran Aggie mentor admitted that the I 960 HI version some are coming off the defensive board awl out of the hack court faster li a (l any team ever Goiters Holds Two Crowns 274 hondicap game Hr team in the league whirl is a member of the Kibitzers bowls on (Land Air Photo) New Sportsmen Can Be Thankful Of Region By JACK for The Associated Press Maybe a lot of New Mexico sportsmen never have taken the HiM out to realize just how much they have thankful, for in the great Southwest, Tomorrow, Thanksgiving, might not he a had time to ponder a bit about the benefits we all out here from the stand point of hunting and fishing. There are times when a lot of us yrtiR' about the streams getting too crowded fishermen, the lulls too full of wide eyed deer hunfers out in droves scaring the feathers off the ducks and geese. Take it fruni me chums, you never bad it so good. I have just returned from a year on the East Coast and I'm here to tell you when comes to some hunters from New York or some fisherman from Massachusetts, these boys arc humn' Just alKHit the only ftslnng they get back there now where you don't have to cIIhjw your way up to a stream or lake is in the private preserves. And those of you who know will agree those spots arc the cheapest places in the world to get a little outdoor recreation Don't get me wrong, not against private hunting or fishing spots as such for certain areas of heavy What 1 talking about is the chance for the average guy to get out into the country or the mountains and breathe air that is not either 50 per cent carbon monoxide or about 30 cents a pleted you want to figure your day's expense on that basis They just have any wilderness land left hack there, ed this season Everything is cither posted, fished out, or belongs to a private club where the annual dues would make the Aga Khan shudder.

Sure we have a few more fishermen on our streams now than we did 10 years ago. but five will get you $10 you can still fish most streams New Mexico and not see another fisherman for a quarter of a mile. And what's more there are fish in New Mexico waters. Ail any doubters have to do is try fishing anv New York public stream. If you hook some goof on the backcast, another one will be splashing through the just before you get the fly or bait into the water.

There is more downright per yard on those eastern trout streams than where except in the Yankee dugout aland the time Pittsburgh pulled all the stops on the last World Series. Think you have a lot of deer hunters in the field ill New Mexico? Man, you ain't never seen hunters until you tried stalking whitetail deer in New York. Pennsylvania or any number of eastern slates. 'Hie only place that's safe is either a foxhole or right in front of a big buck deer. If most of those jokers are aimin' at it you are reasonably safe A lot of this is because they on! use shotguns with rifled slugs for deer Rifles are against the law As many of you know, a sholguu for deer is just a little less efficient than chasing them dnwn wdh a pitchfork.

What with the thousands of rifled slugs clipping branches off trees all around whole scene is almost as noisy (and safe) as the invasion ol two Hy THE ASSOCIATED CRESS New Mexico State's Bob rim trrs wrapped Up ma jor college statistical champion ruahing and while his NMSU teammate Charlie Johnson is still in the running for a third. I wrested the national title from his teammate a roommate, Pervis Atkins, with I 1.193 yards rushing and 133 points. Atkins, who sw itched tailback to winghack this I I 1 season when Gaiters returned to 1 1 full form, wa seventh in seor-i ing with 77 points and unrank-1 ed in rushing yardage. Johnson ranks second in the total offense race and still has a game to play while the leader. Mel Melin of Washington State, is llirough for the season.

John has 1.522 yards on 237 plays to Melin'8 1,175 yards on 314 plays. Johnson also ranks fifth in passing with 103 far behind Iff der Harold Stoph ens of wp has 145 completions, 32 of them against New Mexico State last week. Johnson could wrap up another pair of titles this w'cck against Texas Western- touchdown passes thrown and few est interceptions in a season. Johnson has thrown 12 TD less than Jim Wright of Memphis State who has com his season. Johnson has five passes in 178 throws, record is five in 172 completions by Reinhart of San Jose State in 1956.

All Johnson needs is to go without an interception this week to win the title. Askew said. This is the primary step in a fast break. Does this mean that the gies will become known as a fast break Not on your life. But it mean that the Aggies will be looking for the quick, cheap bucket if they can get it on a fast break off the defensive backboard.

If not, the Askew pattern will take over and it'll be a high po-t, low post, and look for good shot. Askew said he has been high upcoming I plea seel ith results of prac- might surprise Jicc sessi0ns ihus far. boys are showing hustle, scrip and desire a any other group of boys ever coached," he said. The statement carries more impact when it is recalled that Askew hod a Southwest Conference co- rhampion while at Arkansas. Once again the load will lie carried bv the big Knighton, Vencent Knight, and Hilly Joe Price.

said Knighton, a unanimous choice for all conference last season, has shown desire to ex than he did last Knight was also first team All Border Conference last season while Price won similar honors two seasons ago. Defense will the word of the day betwoen now and Dec. 2 opener with tough Oregon State College at Las Cruces. Askew' said he would conduct three clock scrimmages each week and place a lot of on defense. Clark Praised Askew had words of praise for his fourth returning letter Clark.

is a 1 ter player in many respects tins! season over the coach noled. However. Askew left little doubt that Knighton, Knight and would form the nucleus around which he will build a starting unit. Athletes in running for the remaining start ing spots include Clark, Russell Mathews. David Brown, Gary Ward, Rill Thornhill and David Kilburn.

Askew added that all four junior college transfers a all seven of his sophomores have been up He said competition for the 12 spots on the traveling squad lias boon fierce Indian Running Sunland To Siee nf Big Race Slate IIKADS on air. these headstrong lads seem to defy gravity at Tyne castle Park, Scotland. Opposing soccer players, they both went up to butt the ball. Scorps Rote Pick Over Clovis For AA Title had only The full season Bowling Ron Hanson Is Rookie Of Year It's Still Shake 'Em, Pick 'Em In Most Bowls LAND LEAGUE Rod By BOB 6 AMAN TEAM STANDINGS Palomks23 13 It Relicts 21 15 AlikaU 2115 Road runners 2015 The 20 16 17 Ktve tB 18 The Hatfields 30 'htmps Rollin' 14 22 13 23 Ki hi tact's 13 23 Alley Oops 12 24 HIkIi srmtcti U-ani ser Road 974 2702. High handleap leant came anti KtMtrers, 1016 2863 High scratch game Men.

Bill HI i iRoariitmnei 265 High Scratch Men. Gene Broyles iRoadrunnci 64? handicap game and Men, Carl Pederson 274707. High scratch Martha Miller Reject a), 222. High scratch series- Women. Mai slid Miller 466 High handicap game and series Women, Martha Miller 260 610.

BOSTON Hansen, wide ranging shortstop for exciting and a Ing factor in their drive to prominence, was named the American rookie of Iho year for I960 He won it hands down. mg 22 of the 24 votes east by a tensive special committee of the Base-j Charlie ball Writers Association America. His only competition tame from teammates on the youthful I Orioles, tirst baseman Jim Gen tile and pitcher Chuck Estrada Each got one vote. Hansen, a 22-year-old product of Oxford. provided a good portion of the glove work that brought the young Orioles into i position to challenge It New York Yankees for the 1 a title.

He had a mediocre .255 batting average, pounded out 22 homers and drove in 2 runs in his first full year the ma jors. By JIM IRWIN Associated Press Sports Farmington''' top ranked Scorpions and No. 4 Wildcats rate, the favorite's roles Thursday and Friday in the Class AA and Class A state loot ball playoffs. Farmington takes on Clovis jat Clovis on Thanksgiving Day lor the Class AA title while laivington plays host to Aztec on Friday for the Class A diadem. The Scorpions rate a edge in their game against Clo- I vis, rated ninth this week by The Associated Boand Ratings.

Farmington compiled an 89.7 rating to 72.9 The Scorps feature talented I quarterbacking in Eddie a triple threat runner, passer and place kicker who has kicked two field goals and 34 coil ersions. Belt g' ts excellent of support Irom halfbacks Franklin and Charlig BrotIters plus defensive help from middle guard Don and tackle Ralph Neely. Clovis, the pre-season favorite in Dist. 2AA, builds its offensive punch around junior halfback Jimmy Reynolds wlto ran up 96 points and 859 yards rushing during the season. The big man in the line is tackle place kicker Richard Ybarra Writer whose toe decided one Dist.

2AA 11 13 decision over Carlsbad. Farmington takes a 9-1 record into the state championship while Clovis goes into the game with a 6-4-1 record. first appearance for either team in a state football playoff. ington's edge over i' slightly less than Farmington's over bare five points. The Wildcats have been rated third or fourth most of the season while Aztec has been around the No.

10 spot most of the year. The Wildcats employ a wide open attack built around passing quarterback Jerry Brown. Last week he threw four touchdown passes in the bi-district game against Anthony Gadsden. Irvington has an 8 2 record both losses were to Texas schools-26-6 to Denver City and 13-7 to Seminole. Aztec's Tiger- take a 19-1 rec- -their fourth date chant piotndiip game Their only loss was to Class AA Artesia 13-0.

The sophomore and junior siud (led Tigers have outstanding depth but rely heavily in sprinter Mike Ray and quarterback Charlie Frerking. SUNLAND (Special) Sunland presents its first four day race week of the current meeting highlighted by the second running of the $5,000 Thanksgiving Day Handicap tomorrow. Nine have bten named to start including Jack Leonard's highly regarded Indian Creek who will go into the aix-furlong feature with the top Impost of 121 pounds, spotting one to 11 State ops In Scoring, Offense ay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The national defensive championship among the major college football teams will be settled Saturday with Louisiana State in the best spot to it. The Bayou Rcngals have given up only 44 points in nine games or an average of 4.9 per game. They play Tulane in their linal game, but they can't afford to relax because It i is right 1 0 1111(1 The f)wls, who play Baylor, have allowed only 16 in nine games or 5.1 per game The only other two teams with even outside chances of winning are Alabama and Alabama has permitted 53 points in nine games and Mis sissippi 54 in nine.

New Mexico State and Wyoming each have practically clinched two of the major col lege team titles. New Mexico State is tops in total offense and scoring, while Wyoming is No. in total defense and ing defense. New Mexico State shows an i average of 119.1 yards per game by passing and rushing with one game to go. Aggies also have scorrd an average of 38.6 points per game.

Wyoming has limited its opponents to a paltry 149.6 yards per game and have checked their rivals' rushing attack by yielding only 82 4 yards per game on the ground. pounds to his eight rivals. wice conqueror of the mighty Round Table, retired as the world's all time money winning horse. Indian Creek won his first start of the meeting in sensational fashion in the American Legion Purse on Day and convinced veteran ob servers that he is the horse to beat in the local handicap division. In his Sunland debut he came from last place to completely devastate his opposition in a five and one half furlong event.

He has raced with the top horses in the country and appedrs to have the class edge in the turkey day feature. Defending champion Vic Mon took I he race last year and established a six-furlong track record of 1:09 flat, which hasn't been equalled. Voted of the last year, Vie Mon was given a well-deserved rest and is just now rounding to form. He w'as unplaced against Indian Creek in the Day Burse, hut expected to Improve sharply from i a first try. He will go as Uie W.

J. Lewis entry with Admiral Van who annexed his last 1ri UHtpb here Friday winning the heat by four lengths and com mg within Mb of a second ot the furlong track record The entry will undoubtedly strongly backed at the mutuel machines. Vic Mon will carry 1J8 pounds with Mel Peterson up while his stahlematc will pack 113 and Dave Rushlow is up. Roy Hodges of Phoenix is sending his recent acquisition Flanders after the $5.000 pot llodges recently claimed Fland ers for $10,000 and be is exacted to arrive in time to a a workout over the Sunland strip. He raced well on the California circuit in top company and should prove a formidable contender.

I FOR TIRE SERVICE 1 HE 7-1660 I Which of these two whiskies is insured for One Million Dollars? Kunitz tho contesl- I appearance in a I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Minnesota made it. Oregon is in. but the college football Imvvl picture today still hud some gaping holes a dwindling list of eligibles, headed by question mark Navy, were being more closely eyed for postseason play. The Bowl didn't even gzve Navy a chance to a Army Saturday and srt up a possible rematch with Washing Big Five champions, wlmni it beat 15 14 in October Instead, the Big Five tapped Golden Gophers, currently the top-rank ed team in the Associated Press poll. So, tlm grandaddy of all bowls has a solid attraction in Wash ing ton, defending diam piun, meeting the rags to riches Golden Gophers, who only year ago were the doormat the Big Ten.

Oregon (7-2 1) accepted a hid to play Penn State Dec. 17 in Philadelphia's Liberty Bowl. The Nittany Lions (63) accepted Monday The Citadel also ac eepted a bid to play Tennessee Tech in Hie Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla Dec 30 Those are the only bowls whose card is complete, Cotton, with Arkansas; Orange, with Missouri, and Gator with Baylor are halfway home. Sugar, Blucbonnet and Gotham are still teamless. Duke, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas.

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