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6-B Thursday, March 1960 Monroe News-Star r. Thursday. aiarcn at. Double Trouble Styrons Bringing Northeast Fame Olympic Hopes For Don, Dave In AAU Trials By WILLIAM COOK United Press International It's double trouble tor any major college track team that takes on little Northeast Louisiana State. Northeast's opponents are handicapped at the start, because they think they're seeing double.

actually it's the identical Styron twins, Dave the sprinter and Don the hurdler. The 20 -year-old twins are being heralded Olympic prospects- and mishtv Southeastern conftr cr.ee schools have learned to agree. The Stvmns have been startling far iuUSt Conference since they enrolled Northeast three seasons ago. But not until the end of last ycar-j when thev were sophomores, did they really begin to burn up the; cinders. i With the Stvrons leading the wav.

the Louisiana school upset 1 Texas in the Southwest Recreation meet at Fort Worth. Tex 54-53. Dave and Don scored 4. points between them. Louisiana vaunted Ti- i defending Southeastern Con-j ierence champs, were the next to fall.

55-53. The twins accounted for, 36 of their team's points. then, the identical OI AT HOME plate is Los Angeles Dodgers Wally Moon, tagged by St. Louis Cardinals catcher Hal Smith, as he attempted to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park homer in exhibition game at St. Petersburg.

Fla, Sandy Amoros scored on the play. (AP Wire- photo) NFL Sticking To Old Policy On TV Games NEW TALENT Army Football Camp Plans More Work For Lonely End tpi or lei th By HUGH FULLERTON JR. WEST rOINT, N. Y. CHICAGO (AP) The National Football League will continue its football coaches hope to past television policy of each club CXpand and exploit their lonely arranging its own program de-end offense next fall to a greater spite a possible package deal sct- dian cver before, even up by the new American Football; though they won't have the stars League.

Ending a two-day i Wednesday, the NFL agreed un- who made it work for the past two years. 11 o. The simplest way to put it is that we're going back to a running attack more than we have in the past two said head Coach Dale Hall during a rain- anitnously not to negotiate any TV package iew of present uncertainty of the legal interpretation of applicable federal Commissioner Pete Rozelle said serious consideration had been given to package TV because of financial benefits, adding: was argued that such an arrangement by a league or association involved exclusivity and allocation of areas, and in view of the present uncertainty of the legal interpretation of applicable federal laws, no risk ot violation should be taken until this matter is Hartack Splits With His Agent MOSTLY INDIVIDUAL DUELS Since has led donneasi iu victories in the Sugar Bovi Track Meet, the Coliseum Relays Warn N'east Not To Look For Runaway In LSU Meet lit tad KWWi MIAMI. Fla. (AP) Jockey Bill Hartack and his to either the National Broad- agent, Chick Lang, parted Wednesday and the tempeia casting or the rider promptly brought in four winners at Gult- Broadcasting Co.

I stream Park. Lang, who has been agent since AFL Commissioner Joe 1954, called him ungrateful, bitter young said Wednesday night in Dallas whQ hftS respect for night in he had not discussed a package with the networks and sponsors. In comment in legal barriers of a package deal last spring and some race forced pause in spring practice. have some new ideas we are going to try to take ad- vontngo of the running situstions the formation Hall just being modest when he used the pronoun Ever since his predecessor, Earl Blaik. convinced his staff of the feasibility of this radical move of setting an end far apart from the rest of the team and not even bringing him into the huddle, the entire Army staff has boon contributing fresh ideas on how to make the most of the formation.

couldn't make the most of last Hall continued. can't do much when the other team knows you're going to throw the ball nearly every time. And you run much with fourth string Hall still looks unbelieving when he talks about his first season as head coach. Bob Anderson, a great running back, hurt a knee in the second game and never fully recovered. Steve Waldrop was injured in the third game.

The first three fullhacks all went out. Hall counted 28 major he doesn't call them unless the player misses two games. In a way it was a blessing be- a lot The pair split up for three days st spring and some race track Howard (Scratch Sheet) Pestano nf vonnfJ Thpv called part- as his agent when La the But tion becomes effective as raised by the NFL, Foss Lang said is absolutely no when Hartack followers iallctl part: as his asent resigna- 'rides Venetian Montgomery, the Southwest Recreational meet at tort worth, the Chattanooga. indoor invitational, and the Florida Relay at Gainesville. Dave, who is an inch shorter than Don.

is a real track workhorse. He competes in the 100, 440. mile mlay, 440 relay, pole vault, high jump and broad jump. His best marks in those events are 9.4, 20.6, 40.3, 3:13.3, 12-9, 6-3 and 23-4. Don, who jokingly says anyone can tell them apart because talks the is rated by coach Lew Hartzog as one of the top low hurdlers.

He holds the Southern AAU low hurdle record of 22.8. Don also runs the anchor leg on all Northeast's relay teams. do not know whether our plan 0f a reconciliation actually will be a package deal. Prnc Hartack announced he has hired tack s'aid LSU, Tulane, Yale Golfers Enter Tourney Fish Contest For Madison Wildlife Unit Hartzog says Dave starts faster enter their squads today the same once they get started. ney Both are fierce competitors, ac- Judging by Wednesday's action cording to Hartzog.

lose LSI's Don Essig and Jack very he said with pride. Neil ar.d Tuiane's Joel the recent Southwest Recrea- stein, who tied for low medal tion meet. Dave and Don were score at 74. will be the men to However, I would say offhand While individual duels loom are being warned to look for some sophomore, coming in we be within the law track and field rivals of Northeasticlose competition and a closer jond. we would give all parties State and LSU cindermen in their in total scoring is forecast.

LSU's Joe Harris, with a top opportunity of bidding on dual meeting at Baton Rouge Heading the individual duels' vault of 14-7, and NBC said Wednesday it had ae- Saturday, the Monroe be the second meeting within frcshman sensation, John Pen-jqUired i960 TV rights of all pre- a week between Northeasts Don nep wdj a)so duel for top hon-'championship and regular season Styron and Dickie Durham ors pennel cleared 15 feet of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the high hurdles. Last at Chattanooga to set a and Baltimore Colts. There will be day the hurdling member of record for college freshmen. la of the involving twin Saturday's meet will be a bat-'either of the two teams on the 15 if of defending conference charn-jNBC network, but not beamed by yard high hurdles record in Lgu th Southeastern any station within a 75-mile radius seconds barely nipping DHfham and Northeast of the of any of the 13 NFL cities. 1 3 who welcomes this chance states Conference.

While1 Eight NFL clubs are committed to oppose the bounding Tribesma all-victorious, the to CBS for i960 and 1961 with announced it will sponsor a again- Tigers have been seriously for 1962. These are Detroit, second annual fishing contest to pered by injuries. Bay, New April 1 The injured Bengals include St. Louis Cardinals Los Competition wtpirl hurt in the Angeles, San trancisco and Chi-' NEW ORLEANS (UPD Lou- take LSU this week because if" ISeefeld in caii0 isiana State. Tulane and ahead in conditioning rfLfint in The Cleveland Browns had their who finished in that order Wednes-ibut not by a big score." I iwirta own network setup last year.

day in a triangular golf match Northcast soared to Washington, as well as Pittsburgh reeI second a the'" Stant. UnntrnHc ispm cast reel, fourth a ice trainers Coach Hartzog says his menj The new Dallas entrv is to make'chest and fifth $8.93 minnow taking ahuse from him. still have a healthy respect for Lg own Tv arrangement for 1960. I wants to be steward, plac- the Tigers, despite LSU's being 1 Work was done on the All contestants in the contesting judge, veterinarian and news- weather and i pre.season and regular season must be members of the local PaPcr commentator. It his both squads schedules for 1960 and wildlife unit at two the restjof us are just Hall said.

Those kids arc the ones Hall is counting on this year to replace such stars as Anderson, quarter- Lew Hartzog, track coach of Monroe college, said that injuries we'll probably. I categories, white perch. this Way in the Florida Derby. accept I ever get to that qilU' Si hack Joe Caldwell, Bill Carpent- horses a year and 1,000 of the londy and Don lose, it hurts 1,000 times. sociable counterpart.

Nine ners I take for granted, but on fjrst two teams rmist losers jbe Hartack said Lang is one of the This week seven full teams of best agents in the business get work on the practice they been able to After six days of inspec- on choosing mounts during the u0n the coaches will pick the last two years. four to get most of their when I'm paying the bills, attention. I believe it's my right to decide- that time we'll know pretty which horses I Hartack who is going to make the said Hall explained. 'But I The jockey admitted he has cut anybody. I'll be letting through July 31.

marie mistakes, but he said every tmrcn Ur, Ko sports teams and may be some will will be in three he gets on a horse he will be jgJt hurt and thon I have t0 bass, bream andjtrying to win. reach down to those fifth, sixth is the nder in the amj seVenth teams to get some players. I did last than Don but that they are New Orleans Country Club Tour- when it took an unof. 4 cttirtpn ficial victory in the Re-, lays over runner-up Florida. An injury-riddled LSU squad failed to win a single event in Gaines- ville and finished in a tie for 10th hampered by bad the injuries.

With Prizes will be the same in each right now, hut he's division with first prize to be all the time, Lang casting reel, second abuses everyone in the sport, srooms and 'Mrcseboys Teen Tennis and exercise People are getting fed voted co-outstanding athletes, the watch as the teams begin the spot in the unofficial team tabu- lt. athletes got Won Joint Honor previous from Northeast first time two men won the award country club event in the medal, and the first time college division section today. -rlianf victory by inriividual match basis however, sweeping both the university and Last season, they were LSU'bertcd 'Yale anti college divisions of the Chatta- athletes of the in the Gulf jldane 20 7 while Yale downed Relays. Conference by sports- 1 Northeast good condition. Hartzog says.j^ey will be announced locally by before entering the TnJ dual meets would be close enough eac'h caught iCtnCliU lllv HI Ai neii iirwA in hn rlonirlnn hir FrlP i had writers.

In last Florida Relay, Dave won the 100 in the record- equalling time ot 9 5 seconds. Don won the 120-yard high hurdles in 14 2, a tenth of a second off the record. Both of them ran on the 440 relay team which set a new college mark of 41.6, and the mile relay team which set a meet standard of 3:12.8, Naturally, they were voted the meet's Don, who is a few minutes older, his own outspoken than Dave. Both weigh as usual will be Red Sox Wonl Trade Buddin For A's Cerv every time to be decided by the mile relay, the final event. meet may mark the 1 first breakup this season of all-winning mile-re-l lay team, two-time champions of the Sugar Bowl track classic in New Orleans.

Hartzog is planning 0 to use Don Styron in the 220 -yard low hurdles, which immediately SCOTTSDALE, Boston Red Sox paced by its standout Styron twins, Don and Dave, chipped in 10 individual points each last week and jointly copped the most-valuable-athlete award in Gainesville. Another outstanding individual duel slated at Baton Rouge will see sprinters Dave Styron and Roger Beumer meet- the Ralph Fabian, Southeastern Conference defending 100. 220 and 220-low-hur- die champion. Fabian pulled a The muscle in the Florida Relays If he does that, Don will be unable to hold his usual anchor position on the squad. Jerry Dyes, an 18-year-old freshman graduate of Fair Park High in 237 Aquatic Stars Trying For Olympics Team Opens Against SLI fish, the to let him run it.

in the Ark-La- Lang praised ability area, fish must be a rider but said he has taken: fish may be checked in-! the position that he owes nothing Iternaily at the discretion of the to anyone in racing. Rr weight station manager, therej reply was first-place hPeciaU ill be no age limit on contest-j finishes on Michaels Choice 33 LiL onnis a contestant may win one 6 90 Royal Native season at Huston prize in each class only, the fish Pilot ($3.30) and Long- be weighed to the nearest boss Royal Native won the) ounce and the decision of the: featured $16,200 Suwannee River I I judges will be final. Handicap. Coach 00011 Crowley has five The contest will be kicked off- Hartack also finished second( baok irom his 19,9 i Saturday when the Bulldogs tangle Louisiana In- istitute. Tech team that won five and lost Ariz.

(AP) j. a reportedly have but may be ready for action Sat 149 pounds and admit a Bob Cerv-for-Don urday, Dave flashed to a record- squad, used their identical dark features guddin trade with Kansas City, tying 9.5 in the 100-yard dash at to fool high school teacners. i g0st0n General Manager Bucky i Florida, with Beumer, a we don go it in eg 1 Harris, on the phone looking for i they claimed in unison 1 deais bas been in contact with Dave, who laughs and Joses a little more than Don, also pulls more shenanigans. In the Sugar Bowl meet in December, he ran a near-perfect section of the mile relay despite a bullet wound in in the Athletics. The Boston Daily Record said indicated the wanted shortstop Buddin for Cervt Although Harris may aespue a the leg.

He snot himso.f ay ready (0 consjder dealing other likely to he apparently McNeese Links Squad Battling a barheque at the Tallulah thrce times and third once American Legion at nine mounts. He now has 21 win- the Gulf States Conference tourna- Thursday night. Membership in ners jn 24 days and moved into a mrnt By LOU BLACK tbe local wildlife unit will be a tie with Walter Blum. Manuels NEW HAVEN, Conn. The reqUircment for attending the Ycaza leads Gulfstream riders Heturrunff Icttermen are Bobby Shreveport, will lead off to Rome and the Olympicsibarbeque with memberships to with 32 winners.

1 hay Butchee and Bill mile relay in such an eventuali- is the Soa! svyimmers and 5e 0n sale at the door for $2.00. Hartack native of Pennsylvania alL of- ly, and Dave Styron will be divers entered in the thrce-day adult, ani, $tM IwsmK Urn ta Bob moved from that spot to anchor National Amateur Athletic Union ts-years-old and under. C0untry's leading rider in i 0rleaas- 18 the team. Jim Mouser and Dick championships start-1 Also, a fishing boat, motor and 19-5j and'i957. In the latter! ibrokCT hip Havs make up the rest of the mg here today.

trailer will be given away with wnn ta nan sm iDctausc 01 a nip i While the winners in the 16- tickets to g0 on saje Aprn Hartzog notes that he may carnival won't be able to -----------------------------------------------using Dyes, one of the Test on their performances in finest prep athletes, in as many ale classy pools, then can as seven events. looking over maps of Italy. individual re sure 10 1)0 favoriics (nc year Dves Olympic trials early this summer The meet has attracted just about all of America's hottest players for Cerv in an effort to! SU Tomorrow earlier while practicing with a .22 a right-handed slugger. and a For thc third straight year Bos ing social studie gjso js showjng interest 7 i WJU il ti vi vai in physical educa, Roy Sievers. The LAKE CHARLES.

La. Defending Gulf States golf cham- out stand in duels shape up between and LSU's Fred McKellar in the broad jump: Hoy, Rogers against Lud Bandaries Olympic prospects and they ve in the shot and discus; and got the tough experts excited distance ace Don Ei-1 coa'-hes are piedicting land against LSU sophomore llia 10 110 ros 10 Glenn Hartsell. holder of the' weary. They rc expecting a restate mile record Bastrop Slugs Bonita Rivals In 23-8 Scrap BAST P. La.

(Social) Ji to coach some day. But meanwhile, Is conditioning them for the Olym- trying tomorrow i Louisiana for its first GSC win against Southwestern Institute. pOSiiu of the Chicago White Sox. tirrsa But the Sox are not getting the 3neyJoJi hiH fnr the hoped-for power and consistency from 6-foot-7 Ron Jackson at first Leading the McNeese linki Jackson has been dis- squad so far this season is sopho afield and is hitting a more letterman Doug Farr 220 in the mile sumption of the sizzling pace that Boosted by seven enemy errors, and has handled his riding assign last week at Dallas in the Bastrop banged out ments when Lang was absent. Winnfield Beats his mounts won $3,060,501.

Other candidates for the squad Last year Hartack got into a this spring include thrce Shreve- jhassle at Hialeah for refusing to students, David Reeder, ride Greek Circle, saying the Danny Eaves and Gene Bass, horse was not in condition. Terry Gee of Natchez, Miss, was fined at Gulfstream for refus- Next week lhe Bulldogs nettcrs three mounts and was take t0 the road for a pended at Garden State for at Shreveport on Tuesday becoming conduct. with Ccntenary College. Lang, son of jockey Chick Lang, he hopes to remain in racing, 1 1 perhaps as an official. Pestano, Sa disabled veteran of thc Korean War.

is a close friend of Hartack 1 and two-mile runs I NaUonaPcoilec'iate meet" where score a runaway 23-8 victory over nay. pion McNeese State, upset in in- records weTe smashed. Bonita here yesterday. But meanwhile, coach Hartzog lie i od cr jtiai league action last week, will start I Two tiltcs are Jerry Hollis and Leguinn each mean Sam and Larl Bat- 440 SvihavSiVtart 1'500-meter freestyle and the collected 2-3 at the plate to lead SaAtS Ba-Whnpn Menard 2 To timiativn one now champion is sure to lie male White blasted a JiiMoot iticiiui i tu0 nopeu-ior power anu cuusisieney i nt-fe are ixortneasi tentative 1 fi-ef i S1 Jphol Relay Dave lhe South- cluup year Southe.n AAU Mm. Doue Farr of Dick Hay, jerry Alexandria.

He has aimed in an Rogei Beumer and Don along with the 220-yard Bastrop won the game in the four enemy errors here yesterday average of 74 strokes per round Mile Run Don Liland and nitomnnn tn knock in dv rnmnptiiifp rnnnrii ihit jun.vard naih 440-yard freestyle titles. He first mmng, plating 11 runs on atternoon to xnocx uown neienn-! nd gone home to prepare for de-'six hits, an assortment of bases ing state AA champion Menard, Too vaT Dash Dave "I Olympic honors he won on balls and only one error. 2-1. Close behind is senior Charles i in 1956. and will be conspicuous Bonita 221 300 8 7 7 Righthander Keith Wright w'ent' in his- absence.

441 12 5 the distance on the mound for the George McCarty, Elmer McKoin 4. and Tigers, striking out seven Men- LET US Hartzog said. meagre Ho calls them dark- rgrfgir but the identical twins are almost certain to get a crack at national competition for the in-1 ternational games. In the SAAU meet, they 11 be running against the competition, and Don holds the SAAU low hurdle record of 22.8. Dave has tied the SAAU mark of 9.6 in the 100-yard dash, going to get better, Don said.

getting Dave added. Charles iWalker; with a 75.7 average, and Beumer Vohn Myers with 76.7. Hurdles and Bill Koer: junior Johnny Stanley, a senior, is Don Styron, making the 18-hole tour averaging Owen Owen and Karl Decker; 880-yard Run Hays and Mouser: 220-yard Dash Dave Sty- After the SLI contest. McNeese ron, Beumer and Gene Christen: travels to Natchitoches Tuesday Two-mile Run Eiland and tor a match ith Northwestern Frye. State.

last year's medley champ, laces a problem. He was entered in the 4. medley and metric mile, but un like 1959 when they were held on Coleman; Wentworth. Brown ar(j batters Arnett 7 and Chunn, Curry 4. winning run single.

Attendance at American thor-i Menard and with driving in the a fourth inning separate days, both were sched- (Highbred racing tracks has in- Winnfield uled for identical times this aft-'creased nearly tour times since! Sanchez and 001 000 0 000 101 X- Rachal; -1 5 4 -2 7 2 Wright reduce your car payments Cash, too, if you need any! Perkins Knocks Out Rollins In 7 CHICAGO Perkins of Chicago defeated Chico Rollins Wednesday night when the New York lightweight suffered a gash on his left eyelid and was kept from answering the bell for the seventh round. Rollins, making his national television debut in the scheduled Chicago Stadium 10-rounder, was cut in the fourth round. It bled pro- tusely. Dr. John Fribble of the Illinois Athletic Commission examined the gash after the sixth round and told referee Frank Sik ora to stop the bout.

Infected Knee Benching Wall ernoon. Favored In the 1500-meter in the 50-meter tank were Alan Somers, the Indiana freshman who holds the American record of George Breen, the Indi- 220 Low Hurdles Don Sty- Walker and Decker; Mile Dyes, Mouser, Hays land Dave Styron; Shot Put Hoy Rogers, James Copeland and Dyes; Discus same three Javelin -Dyes, freshman 1940. and Griffin. $600 FINE was tossed at Jim Owens, above, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, for part in a barroom fracas. Angered at fine, he quit club yesterday but later changed his mind, (AP Wirephoto) Herbert in firsFmeet a record In the HONESDALE, Pa.

CAP) Art amJ John Pennel. Broad last Olympics and is making a Wall golf's leading money Dyes, Owen and Christen; High ar comiebac and in 1939, said Wednesday Jump Dyes and Darryl Wal- JnT toTu'oP de' ho bn able to defend ton- Bole Vault Pennel 1'ntdlcy was a I is. up, Imgnt lie wont oe aoie to aciena Casev Bovett pending mainly on Harrisons Masters title at Augusta, and fuce cision. This test was scheduled in April 7 because of an infected eacb other in a return dual meet pool knee. in Monroe Thursday night, April Wall, who is resting at his home 14.

The meet comes during a Iwre. had said previously he sports extravaganza ati think be able to make it but Northeast, including two track Third ba-eman Jim Baxes (Wednesday night he made it meets and a six-team, 13-gamc holds the honoi of being tlii, tits inite He said the infection appar- Easter Baseball Tourney, in major leaguer to be sold this entiv was caused by a kidney LSU and Northeast are spring. Cleveland sold him to San ment, 'both entered Six events will be held Friday and eight on Saturday. iDiego, Where You Live Mokes No Difference We Also Make REAL ESTATE LOANS Quick Service MOTORS SECURITIES 500 Walnut St..

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