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? \ Friday, July 20, 1951 THE BATTALION Page 3 ‘Bruisin’ Bob’ Gets National Mag Publicity By ANDY ANDERSON Battalion Sports Editor Generally recognized as the greatest running back the South west Conference has ever pro duced, “Bruisin’ Bob” Smith is becoming one of the nations “pin up boys.” Pic’s Football Quarterly wi^ll feature Smith on its cover with a color picture and further add to this, a writeup on the inside in their magazine which is for re lease August 3 but don’t be sur prised to see it on the stands a little earlier in this section. Billed As “Masked Marvel” * In an advance copy received by the College Information Office yes terday, Smith is billed as the “Masked Marvel” because of the grotesque mask he wore after T breaking his nose in the Baylor wentest last year. Outstanding in style and performance. Super smooth Octanium point. The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” The magazine gives him credit for winning every honor which the Southwest can give him. It goes into his remarkable record set last year, his performance as a sophomore and the honors be stowed upon him by the various sports associations around the na tion. Statistics on Smith and the color picture were furnished by the Information Office. In the section on the Southwest Conference, Flem Hall, sports edi tor of the Fort Worth Star-Tele gram, lists him as the “nations No. 1 boy.” Delving into the article about the SWC, we found that Hall pre dicts the outcome of the conference like this: A&M, Texas and Baylor in a tie for first; TCU fourth, SMU, fifth and Arkansas and Rice sixth and seventh respectively. Hall Summarizes Looking still deeper into the article, Hall summarizes the Aggie football situation like this: “The Maroon and White jerseys of the Aggies adorn the finest set of running backs in the conference. “Rapid Robert” Smith is a true All-America fullback. “Halfback Glen Lippman and Billy Tidwell are capable of going all the way on any play. Yale Lary, a two-year letterman and Connie Magourik, flash from New London who did not play last year, make the ground threat immense.” Rounding out the backfield, Dick Gardemal, a cool two-year letterman who possesses the ne cessary capabilities of a quarter back but is handicapped by height, will be understudied by senior Del- mar Sikes, Roy Dollar, a junior college transfer and Ray Graves. Hooper May Quarterback Darrow Hooper, listed this year as an end, may be called on to perform at quarterback, a position he played a little last year when he was not kicking extra points or making kickoffs. On the defensive backfield, Lary and Charley McDonald look like the best prospects to carry the brunt of the safety position duties, getting help in the defensive back- field from several returning let terman from last year’s team and men up from the B and freshman teams. Line Averages 204 The offensive line will average about 204 pounds and about 206 on defense.- Charlie Hodges and Walter Hill are the standout ends with Sam Moses and Jack Little expected to furnish the bulk of the duty at tackles. Elo Nohavitsa and W. T. Rush at guard will team with one of the least recognized but one of the best centers in the conference, Hugh Meyer, to plug up the center of the line. A semi-platoon system will be employed by the Aggies this year as a lack of first line reserves will require almost the entire line to play both offense and defense. This system might be changed as the season progresses and more of the men up from the B and freshman teams acquire game ex perience. In any event, look for the Aggies to set records in the scoring col umn and the Aggie backs to rack up sectional and possibly endanger national rushing records. And most assuredly, look for Smith to make not just a few, but all of the All- America teams in the nation. -nil d if Close-Out SALE On Nationally Advertised PAINTS 25% to 50% on ■’I..... Marion I’ujjh Lumber Co. 3 Blocks South of Kyle Field—Old Wellborn Road Sale Closes Saturday — No Returns PHONE 4-4236 Red Sox Trip Yanks 19-17; Cubs Dropped by Phillies 6-5 Touring Tankers A dramatic finish was the fea ture of both games in Little League play yesterday as the Conway Phillies scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to defeat the Marion Pugh Cubs 6-5 while the Southside Food Market Red Sox snuffed a Lilly Yankee rally to out last them 19-17. Stuart Helvey, Cub hurler, start ed the last inning off well enough as he struck out the first man to face him, David Phipps, Yank cen ter fielder. Fernando Quintero, third baseman rolled one toward second that Buddy Hollick hobbled. Helvey struck out Johnny Nied- erauer for the second out but win ning pitcher, Joe Brooks Thomp son greeted him with a three-bag ger that tied the affair at 5-5. Thompson scored as Edgar Feld man let Anastacio Herrera’s slow roller get through his legs. Sox Get 15 Rim Lead In the Sox-Yankee contest, the Red Hose built up a 19-4 lead in three innings but six run rallies by the Yanks in the fourth and sixth and one run in the fifth gave the Red Sox anxious mom ents. The Cubs started off the scoring with one in the first, tallied three in the third and went ahead 5-4 in the top of the sixth while the Phillies scored twice in the second, once in the third, again in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead and set up the stage for the winning runs in the bottom of the sixth. Niederauer started for the Phils, was relieved by Roy Carpenter and Thompson finished and received credit for the win. Thompson’s triple and Carpenter’s single were the only hits off Helvey but wild ness was the big difference as he walked 11. For the Cubs, Feldman, Dick tlickerson, Helvey and Richard Mil- Continuation Of Golf Clinic Slated There will be a golf clinic each Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 5 at the A&M Golf Course, Joe Fagan said this morning. This clinic is a continuation of the one sponsored last semester for the benefit of those students and faculty members who wish to either learn the game or improve their score. In conjunction with the other summer activities sponsored by the College Station Recreation Council, Fagan is again sponsoring a clinic for school age youngsters every morning at 8, Fagan said. Recent reseeding of the greens and continuous watering has im proved the greens tremendously Fagan added.. Poisoning for three weeks with 10 per cent chloridane solution has killed the sod web worms which had eaten the greens until they were beginning to be come almost unplayable but that has been remedied through special ca^e, Fagan commented. Nancy Hale The Miss about to depart from a swim practice will swim Junior Girls 50-yard breaststroke, backstroke, free style and anchor in both junior relays at the TAAF Swimming Championships at Tyler tomorrow' and Sunday THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN YOU E TME-lfl ftlLOinCE For Your Old WASHER REFRIGERATOR, or RANGE This Famous G. E. Refrigerator $209.95 LESS YOUR TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE I Minimum Down Payment—65 Weeks on Balance On OUR EASY PAY PLAN We Carry Our Own Paper SERVICE 200 E. 26th — Bryan DIAL 2-1200 ler collected hits off the deliveries of the three Phil hurlers. Sixteen men strolled to the plate in the Red Sox first as five hits, eight walks and one Yank error accounted for 12 Sox markers. The Sox racked up four more in the second on three hits and two Yankee errors and in the third scored three more as the Sex’ bats continued booming with two hits, one a triple by Bobby Potts. Butch Sheffield, starting hurler for the Yanks greeted Potts with a. double in the first inning as the first hitter. He went to third as Jimmy Simpson let one of Potts’ pitches get by him and when Simp son tried to throw Sheffield out at third, he threw wild to allow" Sheffield to score. In the third, the Yanks tallied three runs on tw'o hits and three walks, w'ith the big blow being Louis Andrus’ double to center field that rattled the boards. 28 Walks in Game Potts and Alton Arnold, w'ho re lieved Potts in the fifth, gave up 18 bases on balls while Sheffield, Willie Mac Tate and Andrus doled out 10 free tickets. The Yankees committed six er rors and the Red Sox were guilty of five bobbles afield. The w'in for the Sox w r as their eighth straight in the second half of Little League play. They have one more contest to play Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 against the Sev en-Up Tigers. Potts will probably start the contest with either Ar nold or Wayne Thompson avail able for relief if the occasion arises. Art Adamson, back right, will take this group to Tyler for the TAAF Swimming Championships. Back row, left to right; Nancy Stevens, Kay Par nell, Ann Copeland, Nancy Hale, Marilyn Floeck, Linda Potts, Louise Street and Adamson. Mid dle row; Elanor Price, Rosemary Lenert, Beth Penberthy, Martha Ergle, Martha Terrell and Gail Edge. Front; Dave Bonnen, Dick Weick, Gayle Klipple, Tom Barlow, Tommy Butler, Van Adamson and James Baker. Nancy Terrell, Wal ly Penberthy, Billy Hale, Billy Karow, Van Here ford and Bob Karow will also make the two-day trip to East Texas but were not present when the picture was made. Beard’s One-Hitter Wins 3-0 Bryan Beard, ace Aggie mounds- man, authored his second one-hit ball game in as many nights as the Aggie Softballers blanked the Nedbaleks Service Station 3-0 un der the lights last night. Beard set the Nedbalek batters down in order for three innings, striking out four. In the fourth frame Henry Wilson, rightfielder for Nedbaleks, hit a single into center but was forced to die on first base as Beard made Gene By ers, centerfield and George Stuart, second baseman, fly out to end the inning. A Ne'dbelak seventh inning rally was nipped in the bud when Jewell McDowell, Aggie shortstop, spear ed a line drive off the bat of Stu art and threw to Bill Campbell, first baseman, to double off Byers who had reached there on an er ror. Shortstop Mat Williams pop ped out to Aggies second baseman A1 Rollins To end the game. The Aggies collected a hit in every inning except the first, but couldn’t score until the sixth when they pushed three runs across. Mack Howell, Aggie catcher, led off in the sixth with a single to center and Dick Lentzen, third baseman, drew a walk to advance Howell to second. Beard flew out to right field and Campbell struck out, then Harry Williams, playing rightfield, knocked a single into rightfield to score Howell with the winning run. Bill Shulman, Nedbaleks catcher, threw into cen terfield trying to catch Lentzen which allowed Lentzen and Wil liams to score two insurance runs. Beard set six men down swing ing and walked one while allowing one hit, to receive credit for the victory. The Aggies collected six hits off the delivery of M. Luedke, Nedbalek hurler, with Howell, Beard, Campbell and Williams get ting one apiece. Buddy Denton, Aggie’s certterfielder, knocked out a single and a double to receive the leading hitter honors. Luedke struck out eight men and walked two while being charged with the loss. Nedbalek’s 000 000 0—0 1 1 Aggies 000 003 x—3 6 1 m ^ A 1 EVERY MONDAY KORA 8:00 P.M. 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