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I � CHAMPIONS
I A &1111 CONSOLIDATED 'S STATE CHAMPIONS
CLAIRE ELKINS DAVID PARSONS
State AA Tennis Singles Champ Discus Titlist, Record Holder .
41-14 in 1963 I
Iiii THAT MADE 1963's record an excellent 41 wins in 55
`. games.
• /1 O i • • Even in 1962 the overall picture was good despite the 1-
1 (7 1 grid mark. For the year the reading with 32 -24.
W ES T So Consolidated, in football, basketball and baseball, dur-
ing the last three years has won 105 and lost 58.
The District 19 -AA portion of these records have been
1 ‘•• good too. Several teams in the district that will be glad to
see the 1964 -65 school year roll around.
—by JOHN WEST - -�� Consolidated has consistently been in the top percentage
Eagle Sports Editor - _ of the standings, and though not beating out Rockdale for a 1
Tigers Know They Can championship in the last four school years, making it difficult
for any one else to follow too closely.
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THE CONFIDENCE of two youths in their own prowes From AA to AAA
— resulting in state championships — is the reason A &M Con
solidated High School has completed its fourth year with I THE UNIVERSITY Interscholastic League, which polices
winning record. the tremendous schoolboy competition in Texas, raises a com-
David Parsons, not even listed among the contenders a mendin g fing er into the Tiger athletic
. the state meet, uncorked a discus throw that knocked th
g picture now though.
form chart into the dust and rewrote the state Class AE Actually, it began during the last school year. Daily at-
tendance records were tabulated, an "average" of the average
record. enrollment was taken, and the UIL fathers made a ruling.
Claire Elkins, state AA singles champion, may have bee t
expected to come up with another good showing after takin Consolidated must be reclassified. The College Stati on
the school had an average enrollment " of added.
than 415, so
second last year. But it certainly didn't make her 1964 tenni
the classification must have another "A" added.
task any easier. Next fall, Consolidated will be the "little brother" in
Winners Since 1961 District 10 -AAA wih Brenham, Conroe, Cypress - Fairbanks,
Furr of Houston and Huntsville.
BOTH OF THE Consolidated students are very good ex 10 -3A 'Little Brother'
amples of the reasons behind the Tigers' aggregate 33 -20-
record in the major sports (football. baseball. basketball) fc
HUNTSVILLE, with an enrollment of 525, is the nearest
the 1963 -64 term. to Consolidated's size. Conroe and Cy -Fair (800 each
The Tigers' positive outlook is nothing new though; A &T with Furr (706) and Brenham (650) following. each) lead
High has to go back three years to find a team that had
Figures aren't always the criteria, though.
losing season.
Since the 1961 football crew won just one game durir Edsel Jones, athletic director, head football and baseball
the season, the Bengals have had .500 clubs —or better. coach at Consolidated; allowed himself a moment of retro-
The peak came in 1963 when Consolidated's baseball ar. spect. "If we were to be in 19 next year," he mused, "we'd
really go somewhere." '
basketball teams hung up 13 -3 and 23 -6 records, respective,;
after the gridders split the season. In 10 -AAA it will depend on the Tigers' desire, ability
and direction. •
The Iast three years have provided the ground work for
■ all three factors.
To Compete _ -- " ^ - - = = -- ___
, __-___,____- __,_____________________________=_ ___„_________ __ ______
___ __ „,_____:._________ _ - -__ _ __ _ At State Meet - _ _=,--__ -- _ _= ,__, A &M Consolidated track- --
coach Art Bright will be mak- _
ing two trips to Austin this —" __
week, but he won't be playing = _ =-
hookey to see the Texas A &M- — =
Texas baseball series. — - =_ __ ---
The Tiger coach will be tak- _ — - _
ing his drives on Friday and = — _ = _
Saturday, with a special pas- _ _
sen each day. It will be 1 — —_ _ — — =
David Parsons tomorrow and � — _
Bill Duke Saturday. -
THE CONSOLIDATED ath- - =_- - -
letes will compete in the state = _
I schoolbo track and field meet = _ _ — _ =
at Memorial Stadium. — = — = � —
Parsons will be competing = _ — _ _
with favorites Jerry Waggoner
of Azle, Cliff Larson of Beau -
mont Forest Park, Paul Draper — _ — = _ " _ " - - _
of Pine Tree and Glenn Crisp ----- _ _
of Edna for the state Class AA == _ _ =_
discus championship. —
District 19 -AA champ with a — 3
throw of 150 -3, David added MEET p T
six feet and six inches to qual- STATE BOUND
ify at the Region III meet in
Brenham for the journey to David Parsons (left), Bill Duke with Art Bright
state.
Winning throw last year was
a 157 -6% effort by Allan Per-
kins of Daingerfield. Waggon-
er is the top contender, hav-
ing finished third last year.
He holds the season's best AA
;throw of 167 -5. Tiers Co State
DUKE, SECOND at regional p
in the 880 with a clocking of
h ,
the s among the elite of 7 ���' 880 3rd
the state AA ranks in the' half- j
mile. Only one of the ranked
contenders has a better clock -'
ing, Clyde Villanez of Port ; AUSTIN — A &M Consoli- was 165 -9 It topped the AA
Acres winning at region in the I dated's David Parsons and Bill best of the season, by state
best class time to date, 1:57.8. Duke left imprints in Memo- runnerup Jerry
James Cowell of Dimmitt won P rry Waggoner of.
rial Stadium Friday and Sat- Azle, by better than eight feet. i
it last year in 1:57.1 and the 1 urday, snaring the state Class Wa oner, one of the favor -
record, set by Loy Gunter of I gg
I AA discus championship and a ites bettered his own regional
Jacksborc in 1960, is 1:55.5. third place, respectively, in the best of 167 -5 by throwing the
Duke's winning time at dis- 880 -yard run.
trict was 2:06.1. discus an even 170 -0 for second
Parsons, junior on A&M place. Cliff Larson of Forest,
High's team, twirled the discus Park in Beaumont was third.
to record distance for his Parsons was last in the
crown while Duke, running standings at the end of the
Saturday, notched his second first three throws by the con -
best time of the year. testants. His record toss bet -
THE WINNING discus throw tered his previous best by more
came on the fourth of six tries than 10 feet.
for Parsons. He threw the DUKE WAS timed to the
plate 172 -9 /z. The old record finish line in 1:58.4, running
close behind Fort Acres Clyde
Villamez who had the state's
top AA time going into the',
race. Joe Oxford of Van won'
the event.
Duke is a Consolidated sen-
ior. The Bengal track team
, was coached by Art Bright.
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