Show CARBONICLE THE Six Pag Monday May 25 1959 dvdmicte Sfzonfo JIM'S JOTS By JIM PAPPAS "The Dinos dumped the Dons in Carbon's league opener The well-oile- d Carbon machine rolled over the Spanish Fork team to the tune And that’s how the first “Jim’s Jots" column opened on ” of W2J55TT Octolier 5 193G Since then it has boon an ultimate joy to write and to follow athletic learns of the Golden Eagles and Dino2G-0- saurs This columnist has attempted to do many things and along the way may have stepped on toes So lot it be said here “Sorry” Indulgence is begged from the coaches if at times their judgment has been questioned Forgiveness is begged of any of the athletes who feel ihcy have been slighted If there were enough time and f h' sIa-- HC work any athlete docs from the lowest scrub on up definitely merits pages of acclaim Few people know the training that must be done to make any typo of athlete and credit for this alone is due To all those who remained unmentioned remember it has been the fault of an inadequate reporter rather than your prowess that has kept you off the sports page For four years the Fop club has become the target directly or indirectly of this column Very sorry Toppers Your job has been done well but if columnists don’t have a gripe what can they write about? Maybe some of the suggestions helped To any others with grivanccs — "Please forgive" During the quickly passing years this columnist has attempted to champion many causes Some like male cheerleaders have become a reality wlyle others like giving intramural medals are still a dream Clubs suggested are already formed or arc organizing like the Buckhom Bowmen and the car clubs The formation of a rodeo club uniformed mascots and an intensified intramural program have been encouraged Probably the largest cry raised over the years has been one of spirit Evciy year is started and closed with the same cry Let’s quote it’s up to you Let’s try and from last year’s final column “ we teams next Let’s the Carbonilcs arc support prove year" ( c : Many athletes have been featured not as many as should have been but enough so that this column will never forget Carbon's greatfor the ness The very first were the terrible trio of '55 season Phil Fausctt Pat Bcndall and Manuel Gonzales — The quarter and his two halves Then came the immortal Phil “Greasy" Elmer Richards graced the paper’s Gorishek People like pages In the college players like Amadco Bcacco Elvin Juliano and Willie Dixon hit the headlines In wrestling Alfred Martinez ranks top and Bob Cromar in track with the ICAC high jump record Who'll ever forget AI (Peaches) Barnett in basketball and Dick Judd as In this columnist’s opinion however they’ll have to give the best to Carl Morley Alumni like Rex Berry Dave Abycta and Larry Regis just can't be forgotten ins an “all-around- ?" In all these years there have been grand and glorious moments in sports to remember Carl has been given the distinction of the best and who can disk named Morley with a pute this when they remember a side full of busted ribs and a stomach full of bruised insides plugging doggedly into a merciless center of the line Who can forget the first game of the 7 basketball season when touted Jordan came down to play underdog Carbon This was the fan's game as hundreds of students turned out with every type of noisemakcr concicvablo from boilers to auto horns Needless to say Carbon won £nc thrill that wasn’t strictly Carbon was in the state at East High There Craig McQueen a member of the Leopard team was given oiJ the support of a and superbly manned East team to carry to a touchdown over his past school mates from Price Few will forget the try of the Dinos that day Last year the Eagles' stand against Boise's almost invincible eleven played a game 12-- 6 Long remembered will be little Ray Butcher tackling a 205 pound fullback by one leg Top of the list of thrills is this year’s Homecoming game Nothing more need be said Only one other compared and this was Carbon's beating Weber twice for the ICAC Championship half-bac- 56-5- semi-fina- well-train- ls ed guts-and-d- irt That wraps it up for four wonderful fun-fille- d years the Watcrboy says: Thank you and “Let's support the teams Willie next year" Congratulations all Graduates Massey’s Quality Cleaners Sanitone Dry Cleaning is the finest Free Delivery! CONGRATULATIONS Carbon Tramples Utah State University Sophomores 5 Carbon Eagles swooped down on the Utah State Varsity May 5 and sank their victory talons in them with a final score of R to 5 Gary Fratto pitching for Carbon allowed only 6 hits and until the lost managed a shut-oof the eighth inning The Carbon nine belted out 15 hits with Gary Wilson hitting a home run and Carl Morley and Gary Fratto smacking out doubThe ut les was the eighth straight after losing three games at the first of the season Carbon's earned run average for the season was 152 while the opponents was 47 nils win for Carbon non-long- ue Seniors and 8-- CONFERENCE CHAMPS This 1959 Carbon College Baseball team won the championship of the I'llcimoun'ain Collegiate Athletic Conference and defeated Wetier to win the ICAC conference crown Front left to right are Doyle Andrews: Gary Wilson Fred Regis Joe Cromar Breaks Record at National Second In the ICAC track meet held at Weber Junior College Ogden Utah Carbon’s Robert Cromar broke the old ICAC high jump record of six feet four inches with a new official record of six feet inches Boise five and one-haJunior College took first place second Ricks Junior College place Dixie Junior College: third Weber Junior College place fourth place College of Southern Utah fifth place Carbon Junior College sixth place and Snow Junior College seventh place Although Carbon placed sixth the team must be commended for the fine showing they made because Carbon’s track team consists of only three members: Bob Cromar Lynn Wall and John Slackls At the National Junior College meet in Hutchinson Kansas May 13 Bob Cromar took second place in the high jump lf Carbon Captures ICAC Championship Carbon defated the Weber Junior College team by a score of 12-- 6 and 4 respectively on May 8 and 9 Big Jim Kulow hurled a six hitter in the first game and Gary Fratto threw the ball in the second game allowing only four hits HOME RUNS PLENTIFUL Both Carl Morley and Joe Rudcn sailed the horse hide covered 'ball over the fence in the second game Butler and Weithcr from Weber hit homcruns Butler in the first game and Weithcr in the second game In both games Carbon had 22 hits to Weber's 10 Carbon made 4 errors to Weber’s 5 in the two-da- y playoff These two wins made Carbon the undisputed undefeated IGA-- C league champions Rudcn and Brent Bercnscn In the ccond row left to right are Jim Bean Frank Williams Carl Morley Steve Thurman Jerry Shorts and Walter' Wright Third row standing are Coach Richard White Jim Kulow Jim Peterson Gaiy Fratto Bill Iligby Dick Bercnscn and Assistant Conch Jerry Bruno Eagles Accept Bid to Enter Tournament The Carbon College Golden Eagles 1959 Intermountain Co- The program is planned for an double elimination invitational meet This event is a cooperating program with the Grand Junction celebration and the statewide program commemorating the “Rush to the Rockies" program The NJCAA is inviting the top junior college baseball teams from throughout the nation to participate in this national tournament Wherever possible tourney entrance will be determined by district or area playoffs as designated by regional NJCAA direceight-tea- llegiate Athletic Association baseball champions have received and accepted a bid to enter the National junior college baseball tournament at Grand Junction Colorado May 21 22 23 and 24 it has been announced by Bill Peterson athletic director at the school Coach Dick White and his team showed their baseball know-hothis season by going through the Southern division league roster undefeated — six wins and no losses — and then topped off conference play with two straight wins over Weber College Northern division to claim undisputed champions to ICAC crown The the right Eagles stopped Weber 12-- 6 and in the first two games of a 4 series played at w m tors Spring Training Starts For Carbon Gridironers 5-- two-out-of-thr- Football’s spring training started for the Gridiron “grunt and groaners" at Carbon College May 9 Although the practice was rough and the turnout was small there was body contact the first Helper The national junior college baseball tournament at Grand Junction is sponsored by the Grand Junction Festival Baseball Committee in cooperation with the National Junior College Athletic Association and the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce night The squad showed a lot of pep and the morale was high 5-- NASH “59" BUICK Finest Used Cars in America Kraync Motor Company Congratulations Seniors and Sophomores Congratulations A Variety of Oifts for the Graduate at to the Western Auto Graduating Class of Bliss Sporting Center Finest in Sports “59” FOSSAT STUDIO Apparel CONGRATULATIONS Graduates of '59 HELPER UTAH |