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.. ... Second Annual Brawler Caffle Call Meefs Success By Bm Harmer I BRAWLEY, CALIF. Nov. 22 & 23- To avoid contusion with the annual "Horsey Set" Cattle Call and Rodeo at Brawley earller In the month, the Mary's Men Motorcycle Club attempted to change the DlLme of their November 22 and 23rd MotorcY,cIe Road-E-O to "Brawley Motorcycle Rally" • However, the more than 300 offlclal enthus1lLSts and 200 tag-alongs pers1sted tn referring to tt ILS the "Brawley Cattle Call". The fr1endly llttle ctty of Brawley was one of the most cooperative communities that ever welcomed a large AMA Motorcycle Run. The world renowned Planters Hotel Dtntng Room which usually closes on SaturdlLy, for example rematned to provide meals for the hungry r1ders, and the chamber of Commerce turned their offices over to the Mary's Men for headquarters. The famous Rodeo AreDII. was made available for camplng and preparation of the traditional barbecue. The weekend's actiVities got under way at 1 p.m. SaturdlLy ILS hundreds of glls- of the wtnners of these awards were also tncomplete, but a couple of the entr1es looked outstandtng and deserve speclal mention. he had ftrst ridden to Putnam, Texas, on 'his vacation and timed tt so he could make the Brawley Rally on his WlIY blLck to WlLShtngton. . Once aga1n the Parade's Honorary Marsball was the Rodeo Que9n of the Brawley Cattle Call. 'Ibis year she was blonde and lovely Joyce Warwick, a 16 year old Brawley High School Junior. A We long horsewoman, Joyce, rides a registered quarter horse ILS her personal mount, but she showed a real tnterest tn the motorcycles. She confessed owning a trail bike that she used around the , 'bILck lot" of her home. The "dyed-tn-the-wool" fleld event riders were out on the Bank of America parldng lot at 8:30 SundlLy morntng, wh1Je those who slayed too long at the dlLnce slept tn. Others stowed their gear and bid e,,!otional goodbYes to their many friends whom they will not see unttl the tourtng selLSon starts agatn 1n late wlnter or early sprlng of next year • Once aga1n the Mary's Men Motorcycle Club led by Roger Melanson and Ralph Reeves succeeded Inputting on one of the outstandlng Road Rldtng events of the year. The future growth of the run Iss ILSSured. The out of state llcenses attest that the Brawley Cattle Call and Motorcycle ROILd-E-O has gatned favor In Arizona, ,NevadIL, Oregon, and WashIngton. Other states are sure to follow us cycllsts make the !UlDual ptJgrlmage to the valley of the warm wlnter sun. open tentng motorcycles gathered on 2nd for the parade through town. The Ace of Clubs Drtll Team was scheduled to lead the entourage but stnce they didn't arr1ve by the 1:30 stlfrttng time The Stng1ng Wheels of San otego, led by the1r tobacco chewlng road captatn, Harry Teachout, guided the 1mpresslve parade through town where the townspeople Uned the sldewalks and cheered. The parade ended at the Bank ol. Amer1ca parktng lot where members of the local Pollce Judged a larger than average group of motorcycles and uniformed contestants. The sharply attired Slnglng Wheels M.C. of San otego was Juded ghe best dressed, narrowly beattng out the Paclf1c COILSters. Other resuJtsofthe judglng were unavailable at press time. As usual on a big run, trophies were awarded for oldest r1der. oldest machtne and other related achievements. Names ~eet (lOll's SAC H S 125'1> Ball bearing kils fir rear wheel One of these was a youngster who had been a motorcycle enthustaststnce 1901. When he ftrst began r1dtng a motorized bicycles, "You had to pedIL1 it to get It started" he recalled, "But once you got her popP1ng she went along pretty goog!" he added. He was George Coath ol San otego who w11l be 83 years old next AprU. He rode his unusual 1958 Zundapp 600cc horizontally opposed twtn the 130 miles trom San otego. He gave everyone a snappy demonstration ol how to "ldck start" his mount. The guy who was a ctnch for the largest distance was Harley DaVidson rider George Jobe of Tacoma, Washtngton who rode about 1300 mUes. He exp1alned that One Of the most unusual motorcycles of the show was not entered 1n any of the judgtng contests. It was a 1967 BMW Chopper, so tastefUlly customized thattt did not rankle the feeUnes of even the most stald of BMW purlsts. It was r1dden by "Doc" and Mary Hall of El Cajon, CaJUornta. Callq1-1433 Paul (213) RICKMAN IS NUMERO UNO for "Desert Rats" Sa,s ,., r.~e.' lac' I,ers 120cc MOrO-IErA: $24.95 PRICE: $1&.95 COMPLETE! 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Doyoue..- • Altamont Speedway Nov. 14th 125cc Juni or 1st Neil MacOannald XCIOO Porterville, California Nov. 15th 125cc Amateur 1st Neil MacOannald XCIOO Oi stri ct #36 Point Leader 100cc Scrambles Neil MacOannald XCIOO •I • I' , " I .ms rt " 55. carila. . .... .... ~ Cl., ~ t.:I :