Lamar University - Cardinal Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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3 -v X Q .K '1 1 Q ...ss 'V MQ ' sftii Q' t s . -' xy 1 y' r , ,-v,. M, .'L ,x X .fb wil' . I f yf . ' A RICHARD PREJEAN Holfbock-l VL-Sophomore 5.1 . . BOBBY TIBBITTS Guard-lVL-Sophomore Q E .lavelinas Edge Cards, 8- Texas A8LI,s Javelinas handed the Cardinals their first defeat of the season, 8-7, in Kingsville. The loss, coupled with an earlier tie, dimmed Lamar's title hopes. ASLI dominated the first quarter and reached the Redbird I0 yard line before Sid Blanks was jarred loose from the ball and Malcolm McKay recovered for Tech. An A811 touchdown was erased in the second period when the Javelinas were judged guilty of an illegal use of hands penalty. The Cardinals scored in the second quarter and led 7-0 at halftime. The Javelinas came roaring back in the third period for a touchdown and then went for two extra points which proved to be the winning margin. A Lamar field goal attempt by Walter Smith was blocked as time ran out and ASLI had its victory. Pat Day, Lamar,s defensive quarterback and punter, sustained an injury in the game and saw limited service for the remainder of the season. DAVID WEBB ,,.. A Quarterback-1 VL-Sophomore V' V, ,V'. , l W . . 1 ' at 'Y if ,bJ'.a1 RONNIE WASSOM Center-Sophomore

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Coach Dan Rogas' attentive auclience is Head Coach J. B. Higgins and Center Bill Worshain. Howard Payne Crushed At Homecoming,33-I3 l,amar lwhs f,ardinals wallopi-d llowaril l'ayni-, flfi-lfl. lwfori' a p:u'ltr'd stadium of 'l'4'i'h llomrt-oining roolcrs, 'I'lu- xisitors Sf'Ul't'fl 1-arlx and lata-, liul in lirtwwii it was all l.amar. i I ndi-r tht- inspirerl lt'1Ult'I'Hl'lllJ of ltmdell llif- lmi-rt, the Cards gan- it all they had in thi-ir liest effort of the st-ar. Ht-hert w as outstanding, scoring the first three touchdowns and accounting for over a third of the li-il yard total offense. Ilis second touchdown, a bootleg. gave the Redbirds the lead for good. Freshman Bill lYorsham set up the run when he red-dogged a jacket passer at the Howard Payne 12 and came up with a fumble. Hobby jancik tallied the fourth TD as he left four defenders on the turf in circling left end from 10 yards out. Lamar's second unit, Red 2, was never more impressive, especially toward the end of the game when they marched 65 yards to retaliate against the final Howard Payne score. Instrumental in the drive was the passing and field generalship of quarterback Ronnie Wright and the twisting runs of halfback Bruce Land. The key play was Don Phillips' diving catch at the two-yard line. Wright went in for the score as time ran out. The victory kept Lamar within reach of Sam Houston which continued to lead the conference with an unhlemished record.

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at ICI' 10 nd 'as Ity at FOI' ed as -ed er DTE' 4 , V V M , W 'ffl f I My f? ,AQ HERMAN WILSON I I Center-I VL-Sophomore RONNIE WRIGHT Quorterbcxck-I VL-Sophomore Z fi 'i 1 ' , ' , 5- no ,J . is an Ib, .-I 8, R Q I.- Q v JOHN C. WILLIAMS Center- I Sq.--Sophomore Redbirds Stop Lions, I4 l I I The Redbirds, bounced out of championship contention by Texas ASLI in a bitter clash, re- turned to the fray heartily as they turned back perennial toughie liast Texas State, I4-7. The victory, I,amar's sixth of the season against one loss, left only the clash with the unbeaten Sam Houston Bearkats to complete conference en- gagements. The accurate arm of Windell Hebert served up the initial score in the second period as he located end Armour McManus in the end zone 25 yards away. Walter Smith converted and Lamar led 7-0 at the half. In the third period East Texas used a mixed attack to drive to the Cardinal four where their fine fullback, joe Bob White, carried over. Late in the same quarter, the Cards scored the winning touchdown when fullback Barry Kerr, leading rusher for the night, dived in from the one. The victory over the Lions was the first since ' e q , ,,,., ,. V it ,I .l W5 , , - -- 1958 and heightened the Cardinals, hopes for a win over Sam Houston. Eosf Texos State Lions gong up to nab o Corclinol boil carrier. it