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DBC Indians Looking Aheadeff( oacli Dennis II filling Predictslies! Season Oi MearTenlireDECATUR (Special)—Decatur Baptist College basketballCoach Wailing is looking forward to a very successful cageseasonWe arc going to have the most successful season we havehad in the past four years,” the coach said In the four yearshe has been at DBC. which is in its final two years of exis-20-172012 seasons.hat are the reasons for the expected success? ‘‘We've got er boys and a better defense.” the coach said TheIndians'possible starting lineup averages sii-feet-four, including the towering area product—Benny Finley, a 6-7!i postman from Justin.Walling builds this year s squad around seven lettermantwo of these are returning starters.Finley and Travis McCain, 6-4, are the returning starters. Finley averaged 10-1 rebounds and 13 2 points per game last season “Finley is DBC's most improved player and 1 am expecting things from him this year,” the coach said.McCain led Region V of the National Junior College Athletic Association last season with 12 4 rebounds per game.He also led ttie Indians scoring with a 14 6 average.The returning lettermen include Bill Garrison, a 6-2 guard;Dwight Elmore. 6-2; Carrol! Carlisle, 6-3; Doug Reedy. 6-4;and E. B Attaway, a 6-10 postman.New squad members include 6-4 Tom Pancoast and 5-11Tommy Walker from Atlantic City, N.J. Both played at Holy Sprit High School and received all-state honors. Walker scored 398 Doints last season Pancoast scored 397 and wound upw ith a 19 9 averageOther new guards include Clyde Cotton, 5-9 Terry Lewi*. 6-1. from Pinion, N.M.; and Mike Reynolds, a 5-8 New Jerseyproduct from Ploasantville.Tommy Wendorf of Fori Worth Arlington Heights, younger •other of SMC star Hank Wendorf, will add his 6-3 frame ata forward position.At present, Walling plans to platoon his players going first with his tall team—McCain and Pancoast at forwards, Reedyand Garrison at guards and Finley at post.The second unit will probably be Decatur’s Elmore and Walker at guards, with Carlisle. Attaway, Wendorf, Reynolds, Lewis and Cotton battling for the other positions.Ktcord Ceromcl* fcr R.cMtrDecatur opens play Nov. Tvler The Indians first18-19 in a four-team tournamenthome game will be on Decin5Dot G REEDYIagainst Hill County Junior CollegeHtcordCkrfnstl# fef C *rn**t H cMtrMS \IH \INGETS ACE AT AGE NINE
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Sun, Nov 10, 1963
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