1963_03 The Daily Collegian March 1963

              -Th* Frwno State Colttgt Cothglan
Bulldogers' Can't Break
Barriers, Hoolihan Steers'
"Pigging string,
not, for these an
exposed   to.
But rodeo, like other sports, has Its own terminology, and expres¬
sions like "hooey" and "hoolihan" will probably be batted around
quite a bit this weekend at the Fresno State Rode* ln the Clovis
"Hooey" Is a wrap around any three feet, snd a hair-hitch used
In calf roping as opposed to the usual method of tying calves with
two wraps and a halt hitch.
"Hoolihan" applies to the butldo*-*-tn'g event. It Is an outlawed
method of leaping on the steer in such a way as to drive the horns
Into the ground and flip the steer on Its back. A bultdogger who
downs the steer in this manner must let It up and throw it again.
"Pigging string" refers to the short piece of soft rope by which a
roper ties together the feet of a roped calf or steer.
"Sunflshlng" Is a term that spectators who favor tile bucking
bronc events should know. This is used to slgnlry s bucking animal
twisting Its body violently In mid-air, and rolling Its belly upward
toward the sun.
Another bronc term is "pulling leather." If the bronc rider holds
on to the horn or any part of the saddle, he Is said to be pulling
leather and Is diso.ua]Ifled.
Spectators watching the team roping can easily spot the "header"
and "heeler." Tho header ropes the steer's head and the heeler snares
one or both hind feet. Each man has two loops and If cither one
misses with both Irles. the team retires with no time.
The safest Job In the bulldogglng event is held by the "hnicr"
who rides beside the steer on the opposite side from the bulldogger.
His Job is to keep the steer running In a straight tine.
"Fishing" does not refer to tin usual hook and bait, but Is a
common rodeo expression used when a roper has thrown at an animal,
missed and then by accident, or flipping bin rope, turns it Into a
legal catch.
"Go-round" refers to that part of a rodeo that la required to allow
each contestant to compete on one head of stock.
The "scorellne" is a stretched six-foot leather strip fastened to the
ground several feet In front of the chute where the stock comes out.
The distance between the scorellne and the chute opening Is termed
the "score."
The "barrier" is a necessary part of bulldogglng and roping con¬
tests. The barrier, or rope, is stretched across the front end of the
box where the cowboy and his horse are stationed. After the stock
is released from the chute snd Is past the scorellne, the barrier flag¬
man releases the barrier, time is started, and the cowboy roars out
after his prey. If the cowboy gets anxious and rides through the
barrier before it Is released, he Is "breaking the barrier" and a pen¬
alty of ten seconds is added to his time.
And rodeo, like all other sports, has Its officials called "Judges."
In roping events the Judge signals completion or the tie to the time¬
keepers and affirms the legality and firmness of the tie before lt
can be recorded. In steer wrestling and bulldogglng the Judge deter¬
mines if and when the steer has been properly thrown.
One of the most dangerous rodeo contests Is Brahma bull riding.
Tho bull riders hang on for dear lire to a "bull rope," a loose rope
that is fastened on tho bull In such a manner that It talis off at the
end Ot the ride. A bell, hanging under the bull's belly, is attached to
the rope and no knots or hitches are allowed. The bull rider may
cling only to this rope and cannot touch any part of the bull with
his free hand.
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Two Compete
On Women's
Rodeo Team
"This Is the onlj intercollegiate
sport for women that Fresno State
College has," stated Nancy Murko
in referring to rodeolng. "Aside
from tennis and some swim teams
It la the only Intercollegiate sport
that has men and women on the
Miss Murko. s senior biology
major, la one of FSC's two female
rodeo members—tho other being
Jane  Reinhoel.
"The   team   usually   has   three
women     members,"     commented
Miss Murko. "but grades caused
a drop out of the third member."
Coeds Entli.i--ini-.tic
In the past, the women's team
usually has a large turnout for
positions. The three competing
girls  are  chosen   from   ihe   field
Miss Murko who has.been on
the team for the past three years
said   that   this  year  the  turnout
The women's part ot FSCs ro¬
deo teatp is competing for indi¬
vidual as well as team points. An
Individual may place ln an event
nnd get a trophy, but at the same
time she (or he) would obtain
points for the entire team. The
individual points are totaled at
the end of the season and the top
four competitors (both men and
women) Journey to the intercol¬
legiate finals in June.
Culled -Xancy Short* tiirup-.'
"Last year the team took first
in the regtonals.' commented Miss
Murko.
Miss Murko. who's called
"Nancy Hhortstlrrups" (she's 4-
11) by her team members, enters
both the barrel racing and the
calf tying.
"Barrel racing is my favorite."
states Mlas Murko, "but I do bet¬
ter In the calf tying."
In barrel racing, the contest¬
ants must circle three barrels and
race a small straight stretch ln
between each. It Is a timed event
with their rider racing against
the clock.
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In calf tying, the rider bas the
ealf tied to a stake. She must
catch the calt, throw lt, and tie
three legs together. This is also
a  timed  event.
"In barrel racing. It Is <
mon for the horse to come very
cLps*!-.*? the barrel," states Miss
Murko. "This sometimes causes
your leg on the barrel side tc
against the metal barrel. I don't
have any broken bones yet. but
I'm sporting a few bruises."
Both women's  events  will
held   each   day or   the   two   day
rodeo.   Eight schools are sending
entries.    Approximately   40   wo¬
men will be competing.
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Tom Turk, a senior agricul¬
tural mechanics major. Is Fresno
State's top rodeo team entry.In
the calf and ribbon roping events.
Turk   has   been   around   cattle
I his life. "I've been roping
since I've been old enough to hold
a rope," he remarked, "but I have
to keep in tone all the lime. It's
omethlng I can leave and
back to. 1 have to stay with
It."
Turk competed ln his first ro¬
deo in 19SS and since then has
participated    In    "a    bunch"
Turk last year was the Inter¬
collegiate Rodeo Association's
West Coast Itcglonal Champion ln
ribbon roping.
Mugger   'l':il,!■-•   lien ting
"The mugger la the guy who
takes the beating In ribbon rop¬
ing." explained Turk. "He holds
the steer by the ucck while the
roper grabs   a   ribbon   from   the
the chute, trips a barrier across
the roping box. The roper then
leaps out after the steer swinging
his looped rope and hooks It. It
Is here that the mugger, who has
been standing In the arena, holds
the animal while the cowboy takes
the ribbon off Its tail.
Calf roping is usually the event
th   the   most   contestants   and
on have to train your mind,"
remarked Turk. '
"The cowboy never knows what
the calf Is going to do after It has
been roped—his mind has to be
^-f-ready for any move the calt might
make. The calf might not be
Jerked down after It's roped, or It
might get up and run al the
roper, or lt might kick at him
when   It's   down.    But   the   calf
i tall and runs "Back t
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The score in this event u k«M
entirely on time, wltb 14 nconi,
considered average and H •-*.
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On Procedure
When the calf Is soared the
contestant must go down the -*oW
throw the calf by hand and croni
and tie any three (set. The M».
boy throws tbe animal by "flank.
ing" him (grabbing the forelt-,
and flank) or by raising the cair
front leg to the side.
The rider's mount Is very la.
portant In this event and Turk
owns his own horse which he
trained himself. "If I don't bin
a good horse, I'm not going te
win," he admonished.
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