i ;■ All ARxios this ^aint' are .hry nteridin j ■ to earned that Lontthorits hav| iplayjed ipj pad on acid | - i f trouble tcftnortw night. Jjj If Mike Giarcia (has i up 'oyed pme !" an early jslumrejand wi 1 pro id b y-i start at ihe guqrd pos v witl]| 1 Hi|l j Batey. | j| {;;• 1 j . ]i| No chajnges' starting liinepp Kamporman a Turnbow land forward ftositi tv etpe :tetl in tl e ivghicli !ii cliudel Hi b ! cen ipr : and |l!iil y m jjep^itis ait tl|e Soccer Chih ^leti$ Tl ’MiPtjhail^ If dels idiOl The unde featted Aegac Teani wi 1 lie t( a .sfevem Saturday aCteiliioon wfeeii it the I’hi l|)elta |ijlpha ijit uyd at p. m. on jWhit^i|ker As the Phi |l^Itas al champs atiiTU, jiviich jisjj ; league of 26!sr»ipds, tlu&Aggw ; given thd i;qlc M unAUr.lbgs ijrt S tilt.' ' | 1 i |{ 'the n[*w;ly-iijnnei)l; has beaten Bi vsin ^kld, Auttiii disco'iitinue trailing at sHoulc| re^'intrilniur-1 r *P 0, 't immediately) to jB Ramp, ‘ T' tliccerj , - - , [ J deipy [ tljv«j'e by a su|)stant|^l a nr pin hdy bj>s . not met {my ^|i|oiig yi!t - i r* 1 | A retuijn maljfh at i with the!Texa|!teatii' 1 | ' -—■—'"T-—-4i ' ! ? j! I easoi it^lling into high g«ar, conference vie lit Texas Lofi! i^e and TCU in conference tory torch mghorns. Texas )rrow BERNARD SYFAN, j Aggie splasher from Krrrvjillie tmik honf ots in the season opener iakainst 2iO0- Kaiisas State In nit, l ints the 400-yard, free istyle'. the l2O0-yard fiiee style event. Syfuji alsp swii B jtt tall o n i port! I : v 1 I '■ - J i ■4 . exans • i im, JANUARY 16, 1948 age 3 e 1948||Grid Sch vaiimv* Stated tor? J lam 15 Students Begin { Paying Fees Jan. 19 I I j' j 1 I a I ^ IStudents who are now!! enrolled in: A&M may pay for theiij fees for the spring semester, begjnming ,at |a.m. Monday, January’ '19. Fee waiver slips for veteran; Studetits m&y be secured from the Veterans 1 Advisor’s office. Room l(j)4, GuOd- | Win Hall, at the, same hlpUr. I |AH students Jwhoj plan! 1 io be: in , school din ing the sjpi'ing 1 . Semester I shpuld have their fees paid, by Jan- SNfolr! ua ,7 , i . ' ■ 'V 1 Veterans who are uovij ; enrol let) i and will gradtjatei tesigd, tra.nsl fer, or for any other vdlajson * wiii ! l Jp^npetitjo In lege las beiiii T 9 ri W !|.\e4| Silii NEW): YORK, J. Jbhnny pijack, Notre Dapne’s AU- Americti jiuarterbacki tojday was named male athlete-oI-the(-year for 1947 in ihtej annual associalted press yearend poll. The 22-year old star, winner of the Heisitian Memorial Trophy and nained the standout player of the January) I East-West shrine game >n • Franeiscp, drew almost aii many p rs t place votes the nation’s i sports editors as eayest competitor - , ixas can lay claim t) five of the npniiirtees for male a thlete of the year for 1947 ip tie annual {rssoci^bedi: press year end poll and boast ibout a sixth. SoutHern Methodist's A11-Ameri ca halfback Doak Walker received four fiM: place votes, and was six th, in the total voting. Othei Texans were: i Sammy Baugh,, pro football! player who oneb sfaplied for Texas Christian; Spec Sjadqers, former Teitas Ldng- boirii football player, nojiv a pro; John- ijiaii^is, Texas ffongjhorn bas ketball; star, and Mai -Kutner; an other forpier Texas Longhorn foot ball sttkYl! i j s j Jinniy ; DeMaret, ;who| used to burp up Texas golf courses, placed tenth ip the total voting Two fl’cixJs women ath etes were Male Athlete-of-Year 1 ; ilH ■ ii ng Nominees Honored ON MYLE FIELD tjhe poll to of the among (those named in decide the woman athlete year inUhe nation. Mildridi Babe Drdrijtson Zaharias, fjonper Beaumont high school girl athltte iwho became! an Olympics trad: stjif, an All-Ameriep basket- By PAUL MARTIN ball player and finally champion woman golfer, was number bne; Tied for last in the national poll conducted by the associated press was Frankie Groves, 16-year old girl who pllayed nine minutes at tackle on tne Stinnett high school boys’ football team. ,i J Leaders in thfe male: athlete of the year poll with first;plaice votes in; parenthesis: Athlete, — Sport —^ Point* Johnny Lujack, football (15) 116 Jack Kramer, tennis (6) 78 Joe Dimaggio, baseball (8) , 49 Jackie Robinson, baseball (4) 37 Ted Williams, baseball (2) 26 Doak Walker, footbpll! 1(4) 21 Bobby Locke, golf (!1) j 20 Ewell Blackwell, baseball (1) 14 Joe Page, baseball (1) 14 Jimmy DeMaret, golf 13 Charlie Conerly, football (2) 11 Herb McKenley, track, nine; Joe Walcott, boxing and Larty Jansen, baseball, each eight; Sammy Baugh football, Otto Graham, football and Mel Patton, track {each Six; Harry A&M Track Squad Working Hard In Preparation for Metft With Texas |. V |! The Aggie track team; is already , ably the most imposing array of h^rd at work and has been for proven talent in the Southwest. some time in preparation for the scheduled dua) nt#et vrith Texas University March 5„ George Kadera hais been tossing the javelin, diifous, and shot put abound and)the K r e\ p i t s pie back tlHs spring also oil the jave- lih, tljere Spould bt! a few points for the mai\on aiul White \n ,h|is eyent. j A (looije has been described ais one of the best jpros- Martin .p4cts with the javelin ever seen, at this school. Too, Ray Putnamls cijack Ajggie mile relay teana returns; intacp af- — — - —• » - i-*- T ; ~ " v »» | iiiiiv- * v v «» * • * » »• j 1J i V Walker, baseball. Bill Spiitih, swim-1 ter having already Won for iioing, Sjiec Sandhis, football, Bump Elliott, football, Gil podds, track, each five; Joe Filk£, basketball, four; Paul Christnpjtt, football, Willie Turnesa, golf, Johnny Saj>n, baseball, John ; Hargis, basketball, each three; Burt Shottoil, baseball, two; Ralph Kiner, Johnny Mize, Bob Feller, Bueky Harrlb/and Bob Elliott, baseball; Charlie Trippi, Bob Cltappuis and Mai Kutner, football; George Mikbn, basketball, Jim Ferric*, golf, and WiUie Hoppe, Billiards, each one. selves a nation-wide reputation. As things stand at present, A&M has a brighter outlook thajn atj this time last year, tin the other side of the ledger, boweVer, Texas will remain the favorifoi Thinly dads like Jenjy Thomp son, Charlie Parker, ajnd Frank Guess ai-e not fo he qverlpoked. Clyde Littlefield; Texjas track coach, has at his command proh- Track is peculiar in that a meet can almost be decided before it comes off >n that each participant has a proven limit to his ability t and the outcome can be called! pretty close. The deviatibns from the {pattern is made by b will to h e a\i - 1 e n i'n g.; win and that extra effort. This With 'Bob Goode t was well displayed by little Jerry Bnnnen last year at the Southwest Conference meet in Waco vthen, at, the end of a grueling two-mile run, he ran as long as he could and then crawled across the line to finish fourth. | !, The middle distances still ap pear to be A&M’s best bet for col- cting points other than the whjght division. ; ” . j ylor lost Bill Martinpson, a thinly-clad doing the 100 in 9.5 last ybar which kept him neck and neck wSlh Texas’ Charlie Parker. Thel.Brunn speedster has looked foi* greener fh*lds in California. Martinesoai was), in effect,; 1 the Baylor track, team in that he was the. only manVto bring in a firtit for the Bears all last, spring. The Bruins droppedV out - of several meets after agreeing to partici pate. One cancellation came at a proposed dual meet\it A&M. The Aggies and LSI’ Timers went, on and had a dual meet wi\h the hosts coping the honors. Two Year Contra On Home and Horn ’ Vlilanava has’ this year, according to a Athletic Di *ector Bill (HhrmicL Villanova will be tjhie Agli first opponent, of thfe sto-' rj in a game t6 be played ft PhiL folfow- l giocne , return game. I ■ j t ! I’TIimi m an effort,” saii CV- Michael. Hto bring big time fo*t- >a» to \*M • ’orthe ii ast few years A&M has nesl the season against smaller’ I weakest colleges than VI llanpVa, hi the present attitude of the thletic (founclil indicates that bore big notiiconference gaimes / ill be played stt Kyle Field ini the 1 Htnmi. IH ’ r t Mi tilfr. recjently returned eeting of the iNational C GENE SUM M E R Si; from, Bryan is) another key ma||on the Aggie swimming team,|j j SumA mers took honor* along! with | Spencer amj Riley in thel Medleyi ■nsas State, j I' irm Canniehpel aim! recently ri of the :Nii thletic Asociatidn in Ne | here the arringements |bty were made. a , ; Army’s schedule is hrough according fficial) rg|Mmta. The Aggies Coach I Harry rom the illegiate w York, presum- 1 ■’! 'll filled to an- played illanova !m lA‘19 at Tylir, the Wildcaits 33-7. Vild sehsop j] the Wil undefeated -1 beat-i . . 1 'A I' ci ts sche- Relay at Kansas State. coacn, nas ai nis cummanu prop- coping me nonors. \ Sport Tidbits From Here and Thei^ College Station Volleyball League Begins Play Tuesday Night at 5*30 a i Hart' Hall, and Complete VA Forms tt «. e 1-1908 and 572. ' f|' ij . tl * S 1 should‘rt-porifo 1 Rm.m 1 lUt’Good- the , two leagues will be held at the The If College Station | Volleyball A play-off between winners title spring semester. i \ is j.nmged’ for sometime in ,Februfuty,: fjimmy Mamarchcv, secretary • of I jti m 1 the Aggie Club, annpu Two leagues, the 'AngeTlcan and the National, each having six teams j will tikje! part ii) play with: W. M. I'Dowel ^Coordinating ftcivities. Teamf in the National league are the Cardinals, manageii by J. F. Fowler,| {the Braves, managed by Bill Wisdom, thf Dodgof 1 '*. manag ed by Np Anderspn, tilm Cubs,, man aged fclvkSV. R. Horsley, (.he pirates, mahagejt by Ray Hickmjau, and, the | Giaiits, ‘Managed by i Joijin Rowlett, j '’American league teams are the , Atnletids, njanaged by i O. G. Hid- , vey. Red Sox, managed by J. Lyon,| the Serjiitors, manageii by J. G., Gay, thf,Tigers, managi'd by Grady Elms, {he Indians,; hnanaged by Hjmijiy Ainu. j»nd the Yankees, man aged h\| Joe (Davis, if 0:30—Yankees vs. Athletics 7:30—Red Sox vs. Senators 7:30—Braves vs. Pirates 0:30—Cardinals vs. Giants 5:30—Cubs vs. Dodgers ,FEBRUARY 9 5:30—Senators vs. Athletics 0:30—Timers vs. Red Sox 7:30—Yankees vs. Indians 7:3(1—‘(fardihals vs, Dodgers 0:30—(tubs vs. Pivafos 5:30—Braves vs. Giants FEBRUARY 10 Open date FEBRUARY: 23 5:30—Dodgers vs; Brhves 6:30—Cardinals vs. iCJubs 7:30—Giants vs. Pirates 7:30—Athletics vs. Red Sox 6:80—Tigers vis. Yankees 5:30—Indians vs. Senators Bill Singleton, editor of Bill’s Bugle, a sport* tabloid published in Dallas, has been speculating on Matty; Bell and how much longer he will remain alt SMU. Bell has been handling (he dual role of coaching and scheduling big- time clubs as Director pf Athle tic^ for years. Last year, a friend asked him why he didn’t begin taking things easy and step in the director’s role like D. X. A Inf. Dorm 16 I * ! Winners in ’Mural V olleyball Finals A Infantry and Dornk Hi were victorious in .their respectivei lea gues Wednesday in the .intramural Volleyball finals 1 • The ! Infantry team blanked (’ Field 2-0 fo • Corps championship and porirj It edged Dorm 7 for Viet leMgme jhor ors. Wednesday night in ithd Corps volleyball finals, A Infantry took as easy victory C Fipld Ar tillery and dormitory 16 won from dormitory 7 in t|e finals! of the! Campus Yets. Champioifship. In the first match C Field Artil lery dropped its * two gaines by scores of 15-8 apd 15-6. Playing for the victors; wefo Fergus!, Golden Bell, McKeiiiis, Degap, Beatty, Dixon, and Mattel. Comiposing the loser’s team ’ were Titflej Horne, Hughes, Soilthall, Blanks, and Lu ther. | In (he Vet Imafoh, dormjtory 16 had to go three games before as suring themkelvejs of th(? cham- Bible. Bell’s answer was: “I wAnlf to do that very thing, bqt only after a championship season.” |\ Bell has had his championship' season and no otre know! better than he what his ’chances jare for next year. The Mustangs ipromise to field one of the greatest back- fields in the nation with the in Stiteler Turns To Model T For 48 Season Artny, Ddtfoiti U., and Minnjii. After PMNI ces Boart V uile ineludcxl osfion Ccillege suiccesplul sgason they KbiftUeky ip thf* Great La i t Cleveland, Ohio. The Aggie's! ofher noii-eonfetf-> nice games include thret of' .'jeMts opponents, LSU, Oklahoni nd Texas; Tech. The cotnpltjfo calendar 18 sfeasoni is* as fpllbws: Sept. 2fe—Teixas Tech, San The Aggies will use! jthe -.• „ * i *‘ ^onc t h b^ckfield. Xtiteler made the an nietiKhere this morning as j troduction of Kyle Rote to varsity l 'd ovlfo a stack; of applioa lions fi|' ball plus the powerful combination j positioik oi.J his coaching | A** 4 f they had this year. But, seven cfb “The ramforial we have i the.14 top linemen won’t be around '* better spited for the T, exphiinj and other schools, notably TCU, **d StitelerU whose aecoi ih shoi and Texas, promise to field tough- 1 that his higltvschool foothill lean tonio, ' Oct. ticit.. tiklajboipa U|, LSUl Boton Ro er elevens than last year. Maybe this would he the ideal time to call it quits. However, Bell probably has a contract that has 1 several years to run. since* 1932 | lost only on« Idisti'id game while; ruipung tronf |he' si:it gle wing formaruni. Stiteler (joacheik the T] year—-that ( was in\!l946 ! Alien Basketball is catching on in the west. Oregon State is build ing a basketball pavilion to seat 10.000. The cost is about $1,500,- 000. was assistant ’ coachX his schoolhby teams, recent years, bumped Norman. 4'c. uncip e look; Qct. |16-}—TCU, here.! Itiitst. 23u-Baylor; Wtu’o j()bt. 3t)4-Arkan*a«, her i Nov. 7-XSouthern Mjeti lodikt JJ’> )PU«tj, j. j • j I 'Nov. (14! -Rifo Institfit *, ihere. Nov. 24—Texas U., ustiti. Bones’ Irvin Mew A&M (bach #=AN ANTONIO, Tex,,Jan. 16 ((•Ti—BaHow (Bones) Irvin,,heiml, llootball and track umch of Thomas Jefferson hi) m school here, wi 1 return June 1 tp Texas Ranger HS Barred For Proselyting T-running |clubs about d j they (dayejl a game. “I’ve heon exposed to ll years,” Stiteler laiighedJ! J About whom he will blit j Stiteler do# not know at j j but he may get a good Id) ! spring football training g)l' way next ijponth., j “As far jis I am coneerijid, live AUSTIN, TEX., Jan. 16 —1.4*1-- | position is! wide open,” hij Disqualifications of Ranger jH)gh ed. “TweKjij* of last year k School for intersiholastif league jare graduating and' tiieilt honors in the 1948 football season i enough gopd boys moving! ju was ordered yesterday when the : the B and n’eshmen teanisj ague’s state executive committee the old habds in about e'ji fbund that school guilty of re-1 tion.” i; cruiting players from smaller Gor- ; Stiteler then went a don High. I ther. Gordon sehijol officials filed a “In my (looks thete are complaint with the league last .fall, of boys; the ones who (6; accusing Raymond Lingle, presi- ! fun of it and those who dent of the Ranger Quarterback are obligated to play for t|iL’schoi Club, and Coach O. C. ;(Stubby) | I’m interested only-in th;it type le ducat i; sp!||(|ially !| College as a| gity traifk cdach and fiHutbal) coach, it was ) othW’ (try Cin ssis.ant var- freshmian reported | I t il ’ at Adi it When he! wehft out with the dis-, today..... . . , jlrviti was line coach missal of in 1933. hegd coach lytatty Boll 1 - explal! 1*1 if yep will p TrojT o crov ry jpof 111 tie VO tyi! for tl If eel tH pionship. They wbn the ftEst game i ^ nk \\ (, [ Ral J^ r recruiting j boy who |s here for an . , i„„. .w.X i- tL„u three (.onion; players. League dl- and wants to (play football '1(5-4, 'lost theeseebnd 1547 and took BASEBALL I !■ I . more ' i ANCE STORE ‘Senibl Texas Aggies’* —j l f Ii i SEASON PASSES H. ' ff 1 . ,|j < Ajtplications are now being taken for 1948 Lone Star •; V' : J ’ ; ; I [ Ij^ague Basebafll Season Passes for the-official season , starting April 20, 1948, at $40.00 each. This repre- •fo , j: [ ■ : 1 ' 4 Hi sents a saving to each season pass holder of $12.50. These tickets WILL BE TRANSFERABLE. , 1 jf ; ' .. j • 1 ’ ' !M i ■ IjT^rms available if wahted—<$10.00 at time of appli- cation and $10.00 on first of February, first of March, first of April. \ i j! • !' 1 i. I • • , , ■ r 1 ADplications should be accompanied by an initial pa> r - rfi^nt of $10.00 which will ONLY be returned by the association if 3100 applications are not received. BRYAN BASEBALL ! ASSOCIATION -I ’ . ‘ : ! i : — * 1 : t.iUI. METHODIST CHURCH -SUNDAY- 7 P.M.-ANDERSON SPEA PHONE 2-1656 Ui! rector Roy Bedich'ok reported. - He said investigation! showed J that Warden was with Lingle when | the latter offered “at least .two o( the the determining'game ISj-lO. Lee, Young, Thompson, Lehman, Say 1 ! ers. Cornelutl, Ailoway and Mc Connell wenDon fhY I'liampion^hip team. Play in# for the |ninoer-ups „ were Nelson, Libvrto. Barson.J De-; U) tonu ‘ 1° Kan « er - ! vaney, Stile.-f; and Mafustik. ! For the College Championship, (•dormitory 16 taijjgles with College View. fun of it. i The annual'; Master* (foR Porkers, Ponies In Most Critical Tilt; ^ inner Takes All By The! Associated Press Arkansas amf Soutlfoifn Metho dist open a crutial serjijs at Fay etteville tonight in the! Southwest Conference basketball race. It is the first major test for the Razoi backs, who are cfoleaders of ! ihe race with two victories against j ho defeats. ) Southern ; Methodist, | loser by one point to Baylor, must win both games to stay- in the title chase. , J - From Fayetteville come reports that the Poi'kels are worried over I the impending series. Arkansas had I trouble beating Texas A&M in a ; couple of gamieR last week) and Southern Methodist licked thb Ag- giek 47-30 two weeks ((go without tHe services of Ace Guard Bob Pfowitt. The showing of; the Metho dists against Baylor, whom they played to a virtual standstill, also has added to the Arkapfiaaworries. Baylor’ is rated with the/top four of the race—Texas, Arkansas, Bay- ibr and Southern Metbodist, Rice and Baylor will play at Houston tonight ancjl Saturday night Texas entertains Texas A. & M. at Austin Arkpnsiik, Te.xa4 andjjBaylor each have won two gi)mie* ajid lost none. three boys room ai(d boanf’ fo Only <(ine of the Ithri-e boys stayed in Ranger more than “a day or two,” Bediehek said, adding ! that all three would remain eligi- ! hie to play for Gordon, a class B nament will be held Apifj Augusta, Gu. '8-11 THANKS 1 AG G 1 ES ii: i-i ■ : 1 yVe are ready t,o ypu at all tiimes COME IN TQ SEE nes Phafniacy Ajt the bi i feryan school, next season. The three would have had to live at Ranger this current school (Sec RANGER, Page 4) mm