San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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' , 5 , H I fa:53'r1j.1'jjf'!. '. V' ,V ' ' 1' ' .. ' K' ' I ' . v' ,f ,,.'yi'L:,C' 'fvfiw 1 - ' ' 1 ' 9 An experienced serve, tapped by George Bernal, sets up the play while Isaias Ortiz braces himself for the action to follow. . t, ,,,, ,, ,F W i, , ,fffizf rf 5 , 541-W' gfff .. gh' I wfwafiff' ' fljiiffllfif 'fffeff Qfrlf--1 3 J W' 7? ' 1 2'4i45'liit7Z ZfZf,if7W Wifi? wg' f 4 4 '5 V ' f4Wf7W'?! 17'h1'az'zT7 Mzlliff' Mali Wfcdf V ' ' 1 f W r- I , Y I ' fly, , yfnfglyc. I -up A iff! f,ollyf, ffl, iff ,Qt ,fr 1 'I ,full f' 'I f , Lf 5y f , Z 4 ipghl 1 1nd jf I t 1 ff ' ,, f nf, 1 I 1 , , 1 W, ,JL f Nb Q ha, ,f,,,1 pw y ff If ' tiff . ,. ffflfa 'M' -9 'l' fi Ubfwf ' fffff MLW My f lf ' igwwiin?4!f'gifffgf,M1wZy6?cmja'fg'34?21jf,'f'T sy ' T. . 1- gg, lu f f ,fra-vw f A 0 ,,.-A I- ll, , Wy ft Q f- i f ,ff WMM -f H f, fifmfgfffff t ' - The back-hand stroke employed by John Yancy is to no avail, as Byron Tankersley watches the' ball trap itself in. the net. l 2 I 1. - I Establishing an enviable record were these men tennis players: John Yancy, Isaias Ortiz, Byron Tankersley, and George Bernal. Men' Tenni While the Trinity Tigers prowled' through the university class, San Antonio College laid claim to the title of the cityis second most powerful tennis squad after the Rangers ran through their season's schedule and emerged with a 12-3-2 record. The SAC netmen capped off their winning ways with a strong showing in the Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Meet May 2. Byron Tankersley won his second straight singles title and repeated as doubles champion with a new partner John Yancy. Tankersley won his first championship last year by defeating his then SAC teammate Robert Fann. They combined to win the doubles championship also. Rangers George Bernal and lsaias Ortiz captured second-place honors in doubles competition. rr.. .394 ,W ' l6 W!7+3li. Q , , l,' ,' I I A , tt ,V Q ,, f George Bernal exhibits the technique which D ' h- , won him doubles honor. han4i:lZnZIi7Sei:1t1?xillii Jdlingigcfclrm as he back' Byron Tanktlrsleyys fore and .skill l58 y brought lnm his second singles Une' Eigllt wine: ' Brltrioe Walt' V ' Carol Masai:-5 . ' ' F Keeping pa the cllslaff iff. the season '-EL, petition by 51:5 -y Composef cf loses before e ..., At the liar Lamar. Bail: L competing in if . . victory. Olze Lg, .liter the bien, Straight victoria - mf, finshed sm, Q W In xx all . J ' s on V1 ern Ahanor ,1rfi l. i. . 1.,.,:W' 5 n-

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.. l -fl 'ITV1 WWI ? PEA, ,, I Q A .. it Kenneth Roemer, Roy Baldwin-managers Track Culminating a year of training and hoping, SAC distance runners shattered Conference records to smithereens. Ernest Castro and Raul Torres turned in impressive performances April 30 at Brenham, scene of the Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Meet. Castro turned in his most impressive performance of the year as he mauled the two-mile mark of l0:26.7, set the previous year by another Ranger, Pete Criollo, hy 30 seconds in 9:56.7. Torres won the mile in 4:24.7, deleting a seven-year-old record of 4-:29.3. The two cindermen scored 10 points as they returned seventh place for SAC. gcwf' Willard Charles E. L1 LII' - 1 v The DAC r. college tears. all through ln the C-per. placed iourk Rodney Ca: in the new finished secoxc ln the Hari: Raul Torres is Castro third 4 Michael Kinsej SAC did nt this year. rdf Raul Torres and Rod G mile run two mile nlrlieifrlxlci-llilizyns Freq Bey deft,-CaPTaiH U h Rod lx 330 intermediate hurdler, sprint relay, mile relay nf? Cammam