Lamar University - Cardinal Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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l Cardinals Continue LSC Win Streak l Lamar Tech rallied three times to nip the Sam Houston State Bear- kats at Huntsville, 66-63. The Cardinals were down 30-28 at halftime and the lead changed hands six times before the Redbirds emerged on top to stay. James Barrum returned to action at the halfwav mark in the first half for his first appearance in several weeks due to a leg injury. He made up for lost time by scoring 19 points. This was I.amar's sixth straight LSC win. An easy 85-64 victory over the East Texas State Lions was won by Lamar Tech in NIeDonald Cym. Lamar closed out the first half with a 41-25 edge over the Lions. Richard Smith led the Cardinals with 20 points followed by Jerry Parker with 15. Fighting off a full court press, Lamar Tech took a 72-63 win over the Southwest Texas State Bobcats in Nfclionald Cym. The outside shooting of guards james Barrum and Willie Williams saved the das for the Cardinals. Lamar led 39-27 at intermission, but the Bobcats came back with a tight press to hold the Cards scoreless for the first three minutes of the final half. Lamar, led by Willie Williams with 215 points, was ahead by 14 points with H seconds left, but five straight charity-tosses by the Bobcats cut the margin to nine points, 72-63. the final score. Richard Smith l22l lays 009 UP Cluflng Lamars 85-64 win over East Texas State. CARROI. AULBAUGH Forward lvl. Sopbotuow jill A F f .,--gif George Zorenda l54l Qmbs C' rebound away from a Southwest Texas ASTGT9 Bobcat in a game Won bythe Cardinals, 72-63.

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Cardinals Trounce Howard Payne, Sul Ross Lamar Tech gained undisputed lead of the LSC with a 99-78 triumph over Howard Payne University in McDonald Gym. The playmaking of guard Willie Williams and shooting of Richard Smith made up for the loss of James Barrum and the Howard Payne height advantage. Smith was high-point man with 27. The Yellow Jackets led 40-38 at halftime, but the Cards came back to tie it up 40-40. Lamar was tied 42-42 a moment later and then went on to build up a lead which it never relinquished. The Yel- low jackets went into a stall in the final minutes to prevent Lamar from going over the 100 point mark. Coach Jack Martin cleared the Cardinal bench in the closing minutes of the game. Richard Smithis 24 points led the way as Lamar defeated Sul Ross 89-73 at McDonald Gym. The Cardinal bench was cleared early in the first half and Lamar led 48-30 at the half-way point. Other Redbirds scoring in double figures were Weldon Higgin- botham with 13, Larry Augsburger, Wesley Newman and Willie Williams, 11 each, and Carrol Aulbaugh, making his first start for Lamar, with 10. The victory was the fifth consecutive Lone Star Conference win for the Redbirds and the sixth straight defeat of the conference season for the Lobos. 'Y :I s,!g'.J?A 9 ,W BCH . WMM- My 6 RICHARD SMITH Willie Willioms l3Ol fights for ci rebound ogoinst Sul Ross Lobos. Forward-l VL-Sophomore All-LSC Lomor won, 89-73. Wesley Newmon 'rongles with o Howard Payne Yellow Jockey which the Corclinols defected 99-78.

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Lamar Remains Undefeated in LSC Play 3 Lamar blasted the Texas A8cI javelinas 110-74 at McDonald Gym to remain undefeated in Lone Star Conference play. James Barrum led the Cardinals with 30 points. At halftime, the Redbirds led 47-38. Dur- ing the final 20 minutes, it was all Lamar Tech as the Cards swamped the javelinas. In a game designed to give everyone gray hair, Lamar Tech defeated East Texas State on the Lions' home court, 83-82, in three overtimes. East Texas led 31-28 at halftime, James Barrum tied up the game 69-69 with five seconds left in regulation play. Lamar worked carefully and led in the first overtime 71-69, but was tied up 71-71 as the period ended. Again working deliberately in the second overtime, it was 3:02 before Richard Smith drove in for a layup to send the Cards ahead. Connecting on free throws, the Lions sent the game into a third and final overtime with the score knotted at 75-75. The Lions grabbed the ball to open the final overtime, but Lamar went on to pull the game out, 83-82. Four records fell as Lamar Tech smashed the Sam Houston State Bearkats 128-76 at McDonald Gym. The Cardinals bettered the all- time Lamar scoring record for one game and the all-time McDonald Gym and all-time LSC records for one-game output. The eleventh consecutive win coupled with nine straight at the close of 1960-61 season, ran the Redbirds consecutive win string to 20 in the conference, another record. James Barrum with 23 points, Richard Smith and Wesley Newman with 21 led the Cardinals. Lamar led 67-29 at half- time and literally ran the Bearkats off the floor. George Zurendo l54l leops high for cu jump Wesley Newman l4Ol and Som Houston ployers mix at bell' Ogamsl Texas Aa' which WGS defected 294 up during Lomor s drubbmg ofthe Beorkots 128 76 by The Cardinals' M0374