Del Rio News Herald from Del Rio, Texas • Page 9

By CARL GUYS NeWHerald Staff The 1973 Del Rio High have been the best bet to win the DUtHct 32-AAAA tltte and their big border bludgeon anchorman, Runty Chalk been tabbed at one of the state's blue chip linemen. Pave Campbell's Texas Football magazine, the perennial grid bible for football hungry in the hands of the high school coaches and soon win be on the public newsstands. Del Rio's head football coach and athletic director reported that the respected pie-season magazine listed Chalk, the Rams giant center on the Clan AAAA Honor Roll. Chalk, a 6-2, 210-pounder who presses 310 without blinking an eye, is an off-field misleading character because of his ail-American boyish countenance. However, once in grid togs and engaged In contact play, the choir boy character is displaced by downright meanness and the big boy can be rough as a cob when nibbed the wrong way.

The magazine says, "Del Rio is anything but delicate, particular in line strength then are 20 lettermen, including 8 offensive and 8 defensive holdovers from a 5-4-1 third place team. Center Rusty Chalk Is all-star timber and quarterback Mario Hernandez, halfback David Simpson, fullback Stephen Quinones ana ends Mike Oonzales and Berate Herrera will measure up to yardage challenges they meet. Guards Isodoro Barrera. Keith Stone and Richard Salazar, tackles George McFaiiane. Tom Caldweu and David Hullura and defensive backs Mike On, Andy Falls and Ruben Cardenas are some of the determined Chalk had the distinctive honor along with tackle David Miller of San Antonio Fox Tech of having photographs gracing the Campbell magazine hints 'that "Del Rio, only two years removed from Class AAA ranks, apparently has the muscle to manage a coup this year," and points out that the Ban Antonio dominated district not let championship toothy their dty UmlU dnce formation In 1908, Kennedy's of repealing as district king hanging on Oscar Atcot, the blue-chipper tailback, but Texas Football tabs them runnerup with Eagle as the show crew and Edfewood as the dark hone.

Memorial, Fox Tech and Lanler ate considered In that Older, Coach Pert, hi a quick comment Satutday, Indicated that he felt the Rants correctly rated but added that the current Question at Del Rio High's off-season weight program was "Would Quinones be coming back to school for his senior year?" Quinones, the big question mane, earned the fullback slot outright with a terrific output during spring drills and a Steve Owen-type ball carrying exhibit in the annual Blue-White game. Coach Pest, whose suspicions were aroused by the Mexican's dedication BLUE CHIP Chalk, 6 foot 2 inch, 210-pound center for the Del one AAAA Honor Rol David Campbell's Texas Football magazine this week for the coming season. (News-Herald Photo) during spring practice, Oolnonfs the fullback slot, reletafaf Ditto Simpson, another ncklew nmnet. for a starting halfback port after the two hid alternated last yeak What ndsed the current quiz among the Ram players was a wedding In San Antonio wherein the happy-go-lucky, dead-serious fullback got himself married and Is currently keeping body and soul together Coifing In the oil fields. "This la fine," pointed out Coach Pest, "the outside hard work will make him even more tough.

What we an worried about If hell come back to Del Rio to finish his high school education and play a little football with his former buddies while here." The headman didn't feel, this time around, that the Texas Football folks had put the kiss of death on his team. He Is thoroughly cognizant of the fact that this is 'Ids team," a squad that he started as freshmen hi his first season at Del Rio. He has them thoroughly oriented in the Pest-system and has put them through one of the finest systems of continuity conditioning there is. Besides, the squad appears to have that healthy and necessary Ingredient hunger for success. Come fall and with recently wed Quinones back In the Ram pack it appears that the Texas Magazine will be as right as rain hi its prediction for a Del Rio coup.

The Rams could conceivably cop the title without their prize fullback but it would take a little more doing. Like shifting Simpson back into the big post and digging up another halfback with speed. Pest said he had not heard from Quinones personally but did say several of 4he --41am" players had Indicated that "Steve would be here when school starts" banking their prophesy on a conversation Chalk was RIO (TIXAS) NEWS-HERALD, Sunday, Jury 22, Why He Retired DOUBLE STEAL-The Del Rio Boys Club hosted a return game with the Corpus Chrltti Boys Club Saturday afternoon at Roosevelt Park, with the Del Rio club winning 6 to 3. Shown here is, left, Danny VIMarreal, completing a double base steal. The Corpus Chritian third baseman, center, is just a second too late, as Danny slides in safe.

Shown on right is Richard Trevino, director of the Del Rio Boys Club, and also Saturday afternoon umpire. (News-Herald Photo) Del Rio Defeats Corpus Boys Club MEMPHIS Unce Al- north tftys MB fttturibratton over the DaUtu lack of a pouring game conptod with Ion of confidence In Ma aWltty led Mi recent retirement from the National Football League. catcher nith the San Diego Chargers, Ahrorth was used extensively as a Mocker by the Conboys in the 1971 and im leatona after Us trade to In an Interview with Memphis Commercial Appeal sports writer Jim BelL Afworth said he was disappointed In the type of game he had to play at las and said, "I dent really know why they ever got me. "After the first three gunes I played at Dallas, I never took a film home to study it because I knew it was useless. I knew there was no way I could ever tell Tom Landry (Cowboy coach) that we could do this or that because it would just not happen.

lost all confidence In the passing game, my ability and everything else." said Alworth, who starred at the University of Arkansas hi 1959-61. "I was just going through the ttons I was Just not getting mentality ready to play the the continue thenr three evenings per week voluntary conditioning programs with X-ed digits. Richard Trevino, Del Rio Boys Club director, declared Saturday that he was pleased with the efforts of the organization's baseball squad which evened the Queen City-Corpus Christ! diamond duel series at one-all. The Del Rioans downed the Texas Coastal crew 6-3 after Corpus posted a three-run first half-inninc edge. The hosts, playing in familiar Roosevelt Park here, enMd the visitors' bulge with four funs of their own to give Joe Cortez the victory on three innings on the mound.

David Moncibais, hurling the final six stanzas, picked up the save on shutout ball for the Queen City crew. The hosts got its fifth run in the sixth and another in the eighth to ice the cake. Oscar Ozuna with a triple and Abe Cardenas and Jerry with two singles each the Del Rio's 8-hit attack. The win evened the series since Corpus clipped the Queen Citizens 12-5 when Del Rio visited the coast two weeks ISENHOUR SERVICE CENTER 1500 AVE. HOME OF SERVICE AFTER THE SALE A SPECIAL BUY ON EVERY USED CAR 775-8528 72 DATSUN 4 DR.

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On Saturday morning the Boys Club will host Eagle Pass in a six-fisherman team tourney on Amistad Lake. Dr. Fermin Calderon has offered his spacious pontoon boat to serve as the battle ship for the six Del Rioans and six visiting Eagle Pass anglers of the two border cities Boys Clubs. Awards will be presented to the heaviest strings and the biggest single bass caught by the young said. fishermen, Trevino "I knew I was lust going to block-1 wasnt going to get to run any patterns," he said.

"I never felt I was producing at Dallas. I wound ptoffcalty, but mentally 1 didn't have my heart in the game." Alworth saWLandry told him In, a talk last season that speedster receiver Bob Hayes would be used "when we go deep." Alworth said he ottered to run deep patterns because he felt Hayes was not always accurate. "He (Landry) said there was no reason for me to think about running them," worth said. Re said the statement stuck in his mind and was a factor that prodded his retirement decision. "Now dont get me wrong, I love Bob Hayes.

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