The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 14, 1948, Image 3

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By ARlfl HOWARD
A bad case of out-of-towh jitters plagued tbe A^M Bas
ketball ‘ “
_Waco in a r<
riight as they Ip^t to the Baylor B6ars jll-57 at
oiugh and tumbl4]game marred by fouls land Ipst
. balls. j —4M' ; • i
The Bears hit the bask
jUi.e lead, in the seconid minute (4ft
j ; play, and they, kept the leaf! tihit
i- j rest of the gatae. ;l .t:
; ICpach Johnhie, F’ranKe’s ’Fisli}
Bee team afoM had irljiard 'hightf
thfeip first two shots) to take
| losing to the! Baylor Fresihmdii
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52-38. T; ji.l 1 ' jv ..
s Much of the'polish ahtj teaitwoifli
which the Aggies showed in thelf
first two conference games
ut tlfe tea
missing, but
if
iwerg starting ■ to threaten
fully but penalties lost them the
ball' too many times and Baylor
stalled in the closing j minutes
of the game to end witlj a aij-fl
Victory.
Neither t^ami wa^ satisfied With
the calling of officials Bedford and
Boedt. Both sides were penalized
iitt jiever : $toj)- j on ; questionable plajys an i in adili-
ped hustling pr fightit'g fqf
ball. Bad passiing losjt; tlbe ball fbr Wl . nt unnoticed.
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But the Bruins
tidn severajl flaglant violations
the Cadets sevt ral times when on}
a few goals wjre needed to : ;ieatfl)
up, and the sli :H floor of; thu Bzy>-
lor Gym netted the players- sevenujl
'“traveling” peiialtiesi;
aljso looket,
spotty in plades, and ji was .only;
if W tl '
the acurate shooting (if their twh.
guards, Bill jfohnsdn land IJiafj
it
two long swisri shots iby Bill 'Btitie
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a nice baskpt ^)y Sam , enkitW al|l ! dirculating ,ottens<j whicu lett one
a free throw* lay Tutinbaw naihojvf- '^ s dca^-shot players ope® al r.j
ed the score 16 15-22. Both ;tesi iis dtose range;
A AM 1os|, the ball f)ur times'
when men were ; “rou iding the
curve” under the basket for sure
goals end slipped bn the unusually
slick floor. The ho ne-cot rt Brujins
lost the ball once that way, too.
Last night the Aggie squad
Wasn’t up to par genet ally, but
Bill Batey got hjot and netted
15 points to help keep the team
|in the running. The rent of the
Iscoring was spread out among
t the team and was made mostly
Robinson, which keptf them j
the lead. :... [ i I
Baylor lookld hcj( (during! t
warmup and wlion plajy stai t,etl ;thp
quickly ran upla 7 point lead whiic . >, ......
was stretched] to 14 points ih tnfe'.f ion long shots,
midfjle of thelfirst half. iI f i' • . . ...
Then the Aggios ogit Init ^l 1 ' 1 ' nmdc mhst of Us popiU
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-ean Cromwell
Will Coach ’48
Olympic Team
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 —<A>)—
In his 29th and final year as a
developer of great athletes, South
ern California’s Dean Cromwell has
been appointed head coach of the
1948 U. S. Olympic Track and Field
‘Team.
“The culmination of a coach’s
dream”—meaning his pwri-^was
the w gy the smiling, spare 68-
year-old Trojan coach put if.
This, Cromwell disclosed, is
his last season as an active men
tor. University of Southern Cali
fornia rules demand automatic
retirement at age of 67, but he
was given a ope-year extension
wilh Ihe hope that he would snag
the Olympic appointment.
Cromwlell’s assistant coaeheS in
clude (representatives from every
section in the country. Those nam
ed 'were Emil Von Tilling of j New
York University, Tom Jones of
Wisconsin, and Emmett Brunson of
Rice Institute.
DON VOLDING, Aggie guard from El (patiipp, tries for a scor^ in th| second
The committee, meeting in New
York yesterday, also selected
Ward H. Haylett of Kansas State
as Olympic Decathlon Coach and
named Alfred R. Masters, Stan
ford, as head manager of the l .
S, Track and Fie|d squad.
I*niL SmiLTON. Sfijior to
tramurnl Official from [ Dallas,
will be the only loss to [the lh‘
tramural Department at (the enf
of tlu^j semester. She ton iis gradj
uatin|gj a I thqt time.
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Track Schedule
If or \&M Released
’'hi» trank schudule is as follows:
\ 6, Texas U., College S' ation
i 13, Border Olympics, Laredo
i 20,i SW Exposition, Fort
Wofth : ] j
I.NRIice, Texah
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Austi n
irdh 27,i A&lNf, riice,
f Corpus f’hristi
nil: 3, Texas; Relays;]
rij 10, L.S.p.. Baton Rouge
rij 17, Kansisj Relay^, LaWfvncc,
! I; j Katfsas |. 1 ,
17, Rice,!,Undecidje(J
)rukti Rel
dhy 1, Oklahoma Agglies,
|l Station II | ■ T,'.
lay 17, T4xds jlf., Undecide 1
l uv: 15. Southwest Cpnfei chce,
: ’ Houston.
A ii‘il|24,j Irakli Relays, feds k
I n I d iowia ’ I • \
bines,
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:hing liasebijll at
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, [ ganif, with the Arkansas Razorbacks. T he Aggies lost the till by a score of 56 to 44.
Bill Bfjfcjy stole] a pas|s and >Wa8 1 'f'l
Starting his coach dig career at
traded basjfeti .until if In; half fvftfn 1 j. cjiii tSj&ufy stole] a pass ami was
the score rea(M2-21,i : Baylor. i ■] ! dunning Jn' tin!'‘/clear for an dasy ^Dorti $horts
Sam Jenkiifff drew tfi rat bl|iod Jn j crip shotjwihen! a Baylor player hit 1 [f 4^4
jjhe second fialtfbut the Aggiog wv ife aim fronrtjie back; Bate,; stumbled I
off style badly;as thieig oppbjiujifs ' :l couple of. stejps and then sjunk 1;
.made 9 straight pttinfs,' matiyi Af kis shot. The ivljistk* tad ;bihtvii
them front wfthin tH- circle; Bjay- I before ins toss,, but the loul was so
Jor Forward iJamesi C wensji t.Ts’, j obviously iptentjional that the ref-is
.made 4 of tkesc frtmj under ! jie ! oreg countOif the basket and added Si
basket, but poach (Marty Kuj ri\v a free shot to boht.
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sent in lordeifs - to tj jhjten t|i* j !•-
fense and Olvons y eibt ■ sc(i('e| A
the rest of thi* game
With 11 mifiutes Mo
gies were bfhind Ip
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i)'i.lenkins, Stun f
|Turnbpw, Billy f :
Moore. Bti|dcly f !*
| 'Kani|H'rni;(n, v Bobi c
Voiding,!. Don e
Williamsoij!, !tutus e
Batey. Bill g
(ia'fcia,Mjike g |
Miller, Jack g
|; Schri'clcl, Gene gj
iTettit, JoL g
. iTownsendj Bill £
ost Season Football Highlights; Walker
Best PJayer, PAT Stays, Norton May Coach
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4. [Il|e j>pl
r’jltilne it
V "mfiv con
15 jhllf th.
4 ;*> 'i tiles c()
10 OjUithu
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13 tie with Penn Statt' in the Cot
ton Bowl. I
'But ’I want to try] my hand at
Totals
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Baylor
Oweii.s, James £ | 4
DeWHfc. Bill f ■ | j 0
Hicknjan, Williain f j 0
Deverauxj .CHarll-s f ! 0
Sfackj B{ll | t-g ; j0
1 McGow an! dlar'etlce f-g (t
1 Pulley, Ralph,I fj | 0
HeuthingtoH, Diii c j 3.
Preston, Odell jh J 1
Johnson,' Bill j t>
i Robinson] Jkck | - Mi
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I g Ft Pf l'p ; By H.VROLO R.tlLIl F He stays either Michigan or
1 5 5 4 k\ ssoci a.t ed Press IS port 8 Editor Notre Dame would be hard-pressed
^DALLAS, Jan. 1 j -—'/Pi— Every to boat the Longhorns. lie also do-
coaeh wsijhts fa elipiinate i ' hued that Texas Had U better thv ^ anl|J j fj,] is h college”
after Uijichiiqwtie Each team tnain Southern yfethodist. tne' • • ... !
|is voted (liiwn; bat there eitly elejen that licked the Long
ue a day when i more than j horns.
coaches ijirestjrit for the It'j; a shame all these closj- games
tifah Kvill Ipst ganies , during a football seasoti. ain't tie
. . bargin of the extra point, i played over. Pci haps .-all teams
jii 1 jTficii. (it’s likely tho coil version try ! should meet each other twice dur-
d 0 |0j juji.l! He ; legislated out. ing a campaigH just to make every-
9 d 0 : j 1 UV tliiuk it woul'3 be a sorry day thing conclusive,
I* ,n 5tl tiH should fhat eOme a|>out. Persunallv, wo get a little tired
U t- f l '■'JVTD'.r it., other way do setllv Aij of hearing the tia'mfe that get beat
Ipv Ft Pf 'Ti) * n o n oii n0 ' Mt 1 ^ t ‘ r t ny , T H 1 *' S3’ around saying they lure better.
1 4 •> io I \j <! '7,’ l ' >s 1 l 1 ' eoileg(|s|iidopt the | t ' s j,^ the well-khowii crack of
I 0 0 2 0 ^T mn r^ ' *down... yardage the beat-up fighter: “If iyou-all
; u (i j y • p If- Ip 1L ‘ htgh sehopls, which hadn't,.- pulle^l him off ojf me I'd
In •> 11 • o , T c ‘i’„ of n . . ;• , ji 4 1 havel rc-iallv worked! hint lover.’’
n 0 0 r, The! extra-point kiHfcer is a
I I feal artisl of football It re-
! | quires;; long, painstaking effort . , p ,
”! Jo deVplpp into a eionvcrsion man. l ’ la - v " n Htflercr.t occasions and
USU in 1909. Cromwell produced
12 NCAA champion squads, in
cluding nine in a row from 1935
through, 1943. His teams the last
two Reasons have been runners-
up to; champion Illinois. The Tro
jans also have ngbbed nine 1C
•LA crowns under his direction.
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said Doak here' to’ receive tonight
the Maxwell Club's inward as the
outstanding football pjayer of 1947.
Chuck Rednarik, University of
I’ennsyivania's AU-Anherioa center,]
also will be honored jii the ;No. 1 '
linonmn of-the season,
Although he has gtiined his rep
utation as a ifootball jplayer, Doak
rise plays outfield oiij; the oollege s
haseball team and WoijHd be’ out for
basket hall eccept for
jured in the Cotton
shoulder in-
3o\vl fray.
NF.W YORK. Jan. 13 —'Tl—
Minnesota’s Jim Kelly, who
spent some time looking over
European track talent, brings
word that everything won't be
beer and skittles for American
runners in the Olympic Games
next! summer—in fact, they may
not find a skittle anywhere. . .
without mentioning too many
namjes. Jim pointtj out that
England and Holland have some,
good sprinters and hurdlers.
Sweden plenty of good distance
men, and from what he could
See.:they're by no means under
nourished. The l . S. will have to
look to the relays and field
events for most of its victories,
says Kelly.
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We also have an uvcrsfoin to the
expert who 'seer, a couple; of teams
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Totals !. . 20 17 it!
If -. Halftime Scorjr. Baylor 32,,;A&
21. i ' ■! ' .
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Fheif Is droat skill involved ami 01u '/ )f then, .defeate, he
re’J- team-work, tob.l See how wh « n ^ '"ft. ' , !‘] s t,u lh *>
(ny extra point are; kicked if JU,1 8j ne ’ U t ^ t ,
Hlij doesn't hold or !the fellow a ^ ui ',‘ l ,n 'j! fl, : N ,!' t V H °' V
,1 u 11 ci'i •, . 1 does n< know what will ■ happen
sCff.' up the ball tails to get;. • , * , ,<•. 4, , ,
- ' l it ■ i I in another game . \\ by tfy to take
away the glory; that Other team
’>] vijl in-: the proper (dace
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Aggie Foilers \\ in
Plfcl iinan w ho called for elirai-
hation (M the extra point this
year at the NCAj.\ meeting was
Won when it was vietolrious?
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Th# moit, Ireajurod of joH'dion^qnd i •
tingj ..'.her Keepioke.!cKoose viih
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confide rice «t (hit rl^re, lorijie
geepiolie Certificate of Giiardnlecaridt]'
RcgiiSalO'i Is pari at ypur purclKn*!,]
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Initial Bout 14-13
The Munion and Wjldte Imainai^ed
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to Mjueajk -by lheir (firsti ojffitfial
fencing match,liy a score, p.fl 14. to
1 13 bouts,at Sbisa Hall), JanUi'y 10,
The Gahleston Fencing Club ijujiyeij
to Hei a kcrappyj outfit althfifnjjh'fl
’ eons is ted of only thfee menAbbot 1 ,
Fuller and, Brovi n.
The Aggies won bot
' epee matches Hk- scoifes of 5 to
bonis, add theydrop
majtdi by a sedre, of
indlicates] how db.se tl
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tn^ogemenl Ring
B lApY DIANA Self 050 Oo]
Er^agemen* Ring 225.035
Alio $350 mi 50O '
wu-
h thv toil and
‘ Hlatty- Bell of Southern Metho-
|iist. No one questions Matty's
Sincerity. If eVjer a cjoach should
, lav Or tin- extra itoint. Byll should.
! It is! tepm won thdSouthvest Con
fer (jnpe Championship because of
one!
■ ) M.a^tiy says getiting j id of the]
lektiapfioitit will ynake ] tlie ganjiel
tSoi';;- linteresting ; and |more wide
<|:en. lie argues • tiijt the,; extra
lafinj ! doesn't indiicaUf yihich teafti
i|l tub strongest jnywaV. He says
Doak Walker, Sbiitljern r Metho-
disti University’s AH-Ajmei ida back
who-] was good enough tp hold his
own] in the 1947 New; Year's day
Cotton Bowl game: is jstjre. of one 1
1 thing—he wants to h|a\je a fling-
(at the professional’-gamp.
That’s still two yitirs away for
tluy square-built youngster from
Dallas, who -last New] Year's day
paced the SMU Mustangs to a 13-,
e/mDA/s
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Automobile parts may look alp e bu
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if thyvl was no jcxltu: point, thv
- , tgaih^ won id hv gouijg jail out all
it'd tlljv] sal)ic ( |be tiiiK , 1 ' because} no- team wants
4 to -fa. Th
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well os nof
•Sngaenlarged!to v*
,nc,ude f#de«b
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illustrated o4o l 4 5b>
weM OS POfurol gotj^
ntorgedlto jhiw deta'lt|
fedefoi to* ^
I:T;ulis may be some logic in wltnf
, _ . , .'Via tty .-av.-j but ni|icv I'uiic- teams ilfj)
Hgnciiit Tor; fife( Cadi-tsj vvyrij lifn viant tics and; wij) no' play f.n
•Fultbu Dye. -\Vai evil RobJrtjfsoH! t|vm, tlicii the cktrai point is the
Dmfley hjtillmgejr. Roljiert Sh.-^v anil bji-st wJv to iiifcvijnt. tiln.lu. If we’re
Ignifcio Bai i ios. Dy4 and Ba'i'rioU Jung to take- the: food but of foot
wen? high, menj for !tm* day! - i • ! •
Guoianfted
Satiky Parks
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111 Mkin ! Bntjuj
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fopr wink each. 1 . ' .j*
A iim iee-touriiiaiiient in v|)i-v and
sabre' followed: flic tvam niaf’ch:
Two Agjgies ejmergnl] with first
places ici both iwcapoiijs. Dyje won
the epeo medial and Robert Hon re
ceived tlio ,sabr<! niei al. Othifr coin
testaius ! that pfaced in epee we
Pierce Caiqn ntjcr (second jpljife^
and Chafles Holland of RieeM-t^ird
| place). ™ sahnj., Holland \v|n »ec-
j bnd plaael and Uoe Fullei: ojf Gal-
J veston. |f 1 iced nliird. . j ,
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witlii|';LI! uliyl no; ( lijn',.nfa,e tlv field
f' jli.al 1 ami the punt? 0m- man does
ii!> may nut eVed be a reg-
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! jlfot our money,: ;i place-kick ■that ,
goes thi'ough thcfvroks-liars w th a
tail genu depending] upon it :s as
ihril|ing as pny play! .ili the l-obks
tTK'f were Except a 9.9-yariLrup fora loiii'lv-
' tlowH. or a uti-yijiril j p*ss. ? It eer-!
iainly has moi'e puiujli tiliau a pfud ’
f hat goes out) ojf lioiinds on the
tne+.ferd line. Thpre’li a; lot of kick 5
in I’a Tick like tiuft; thefc.’s no Ifiek s
hi' blasting the ball through the 1
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We understand Homer Norton,,
tftci; former Texafs A. <S M. coach,;
|4 Ciinsidering a iprdfvs^ional foot-j
Hlill job. Norton has -received offers
Sroin several pro tegm.-j^ l !
, Afthough the Aggie ] Hiemor' of
jj-j J ,V A'. \l ,,^.4,1
(awhed: merchandise is j|iaidj 1
.J . if nut lit will be!soldi
ft cost after IR day period. Inventory too;
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yeairs won’t leave A.[ & M. until
3i|:xt,]; September ] 1 hi''will do no
niorti coaching tjtet'fc. Harry Stjfe-
tijr lius already taken over.
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i Boh .Warren, agetit for thu com-
plinj? that carries jathlctic intsur-
igqs for Texas-hi^h gchijpls,. rc-
yj-als that his eonairn-psvii.f off fol
ia plikyer phat was killed by lightn- ,
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jit.: happened afteij praetiee while I
t ic jplayers were takinjg their laps |
arotind tile field prdpaiatory to go- i
! \4uglm once again displays his vocal versatility-rbackcd
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iiSjujHng four otheiii.
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\\lh(| jtjhougjht Tcjxa$’ skcbml
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(l|wtij against his jteaii h.ere last
t'Vlbher was illeigal because Bobby
tifmfg had his kneg on the ground,
thinks Texas hud quitm a fuotball
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