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t X i r! . +- -X j; 4-j- TUESdi iY a fill 'Battalion III:: 0 R ■ , MAY 18 ; 1948 1; 1‘ I : ; ' i : j* . \ >; ; I | J I ' j,. The Southwest Conference Champs ' 1! i • V w -li -« - ^ --t * Page 3 - 4i i. ZH KIN'C; iT AROUND By [ART HOWARD j ji My ry ^ u |. !-f'!> djeliglits. |f the Track Meet of the otteri prafefed' Thon|ps|) for his three lirst p!pp?$.:AlCfnufh ' vvejll depeijv 11 | ill talilcj IdM >out i t e n l‘ K'oinfe: in-. ■ ■ st|et*hi; tf Rice vis itunniin in tip with hi : his elbow Ward done:;, fron' Forty Aeries ihe Rice runner Is a talk heavy . that the L ail^ Te^sjn was tjeady hian and the 120 pound Texan gave for the tijalck meet \fith a bii nner tip and went on to win,.wlith Hoffi ,head reaqi ig “Tex^d Beats A&M "Corning hi second and Spadks third, for donferi nee Tnaokf TSijle.^ What The officials then had a big a shock ijtjmust hap b(jen;t(i the parley hrer whether or! not to | sports stallf ijvhen me result.^ (fid disqualify Thompson. jHa ’ come. in. | ill ' As it vjajs ijltat papet apd hejst prarfed’ ffhorifpsjin' r been anyone elsie, they have done so. disqualify Thompson. Had it might e|l it,, thefe i is 'orae part o' the smo r y w i ifch • ffily' lie ft ,o it.i ■ ! T h a f wnf* • ; [ Ac fact 'ihdjt * ’ |h n m p V o |i- fas aln(«|t Jim Hoffj the lanejto tie left leading EA n Sparks half a step. i i I The distance star jet Hoff akid iipiiearhd .•pr in He ffs l dp s q u ali i( tile '88). He. h aal ii fo a w Is til numi*)s(fij, of | Tejfijs by i]f I fa^b to - •• g. I. st^'k lane, CJyde Scott, M ho helped [ the j Aggies by beating Charlie Park- | er in the Century, did npt get a ; trophy for high-point honors: Tfe Rice cogch Overloioked it l while ordering the awaids. The Arkansas coach cojmplained J because Scott had been wojrking for ; at all season, and Scott ran the! lluO yard dash injstead ojf dn, the Arkansas sprint relay team to get [more points. p Mcott deserves a trophy, and the ‘ Rice coach will ijrobablyj get one for hint later in tjhe yeail. X* Last year Jerry BonnCih crawled across the finish j line in' the Awe mile rncei and he; almost did Aha Saturday when he came ip jseConi l^hind ThorapsonJ | •! Bonnen stuck abont 40 yards be hind Thompson for the last thm laps and gained' on him with a 1 I C Mi .1- i, For Your Sporting Goods Needs o JONES SPORTING GOODS 803 S. Main Ph. 2-2&12 Bryan -rrrt-r: CLliAAlNC ALIK f T : exhausted that He almoist passed nut a few yards pass the eyas s< pakse finish. the 100 sprint in the 1 stretch. H ' if ' V ★ A few seconds after yard dash was oyer and everyone wasp Expressing his opjnion on the results, a heavy, bjald mar said, ‘^Parker, Samuels and Scott." A big Rice athlete looked him over and said. "Yesi Mlsfer, and you’ve got a damn orange tie on. too." ; The dinners of the Southwest Conference Track Championship are shown above with their coaches. They are, left to right; seated: Art Haws, Connally Ludwig. Carroll Hahn, Ray Holbrook. Art Hamden, Webb Jay, Boh Hall, r Leroy Bodeman, Rob Atkins, and Jerry Bonnen; second row : Col. Anderson (coach). Joe McGlothlin, Bill Napier, Bob Goode, Webster Stone, Krvin Rilderback, George Kadera, Leland Tate, J. R. Hill, Albert Ricks, and Ray Putnam (Assistant Coach); third row: Jack Bond, Charles Clark, Harry Lawson, Franklin YoUng,' Warren W ilson, R. C. Terry, J. H. Hamp ton, Jack Quirey, and L. 0. Coleman; fourth row : Bill Cardon, James i Tfell, Kenneth Huddleston. Don Cardon. Koycc Raven. Warren (fil bert (manager), Vernon Bellviltc, Johnny Davis, and Mark Geesling, i Two Still oil Although final i ( Baseball season are still have two games) <i|n tjhi joiirney to Brenham Ibr Friday and Saturdajyi T May Fete festivities, Tj Coach Marty Karow’js jjiin|! enter the series with .h- 2-1 over the Bruins this .jjjjar Cadets gave the Bear’s, ti tie hi a hard jolt early ih thslflaf by sweeping a two g ime |s^ij here.. ;[ It was the effective tight of Earl Beesley that itippddf Bruins for the first timeifehii The ace Aggie hurler irnei one-hit performance as mie pounded out an 8-0 wii. Mn; 1 following day Bobby I r| 4^ arm delivery and a thivq-na er in the seventh innsnir b' Burditt humbled the Ea|itis|sf However, it was a dif rtjrent ii when the two teams n ej in' later in the campaign (Thii it was the Cadet pitting that took a beating as! we walked away with a dcriifijbn Only a few days : ifevii »i Coach Pete Jones’ llaars taken an 8-7 verdict! iront champion Texas Univemiity It was the only tiltitne horns dropped during the ference race. ] | The accent will be on J itcl ia the tw’o Brenham tu.ss|Eji. F r|| Farmers it will be Birti.le J ames e A. I/it' t/ J Inda 48 Southv,eat Conference books, th$ Texks Aggies Ikr schedulle. The Farmers t Its with tne Baylor Bears i is (are part df the Brenham More sports w rifers are need ed for the Battalion this sum mer. Anyone interested see Art Howard in the Battalion olf- fice, Goodwin Hail!. T Six Championships j Field Advances 'Puryear Hall Vi ins 1 Go to TU During H “ i ( r (liver Th 4- PRESSING IATIONS ■ 1 . ■ A" at Best — at CAMPUS CLEANERS. e Exchange Store T BURGESS- P o Finals ^ilh, fin Over A Vets E Field downed A Vets 14- First Playoff Game ml From College View Past School Year : 'Tv ] —'/Pl - Thc sporip year in ; the Southwest Coi.f,i reijice .was at; an end today with tint University of Texas boasting the jnostl champion ships. The Longhorns yvbn the ba^tjlial! title SUtuiddy to buing Itbeir titles for the year to six-f all ex. epLjoiie being, a spring spoi l. Texas took cross-coujntry, fenc ing, team tennis, baseball and swimni ndiyiduai golf, ing. Marshall Goldberg to Be Scout for Chicago Cardinals By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK, May 17 UP>—It's- getting so that ‘‘break up Calu met" gag isn't funny any more. . . Last Saturday Warren Wright’s stable picked up ?167,170 in two races, with Citation winning the Prcakness and Faultless and Fer vent running dne-two in the gal lant fox at Jamaica. That’s approximately the same hills to go to Pitt? )|iar he w rote, “I like it fiie hep ccpt they make me miar everjtjiij." and Marshall’s er replied “Dear Marsphull: are shoes?" Joe Louis, who weif jpd iiy 225 pounds after coi filming birthday dinner, will fmriiuillj as thy total of all the other pur- j his Pompton l^tkes, Uji J GH W AREHOUSE I 8TOR AtUH f s, f\ '• i U 'j Mi. Sout jl423ifv • ' j on ojd ! ' ! J \ ; 1[ 1 ; i . SPALWN am:have the [ SPACE . . . ' . | i. Call us for arrange ments .store your furniture, household f urnishings, etc. j •Y Mi. South Kyle Field Chi Old Hwv. 6 Field was iCouch who got'J fer t. For A-Yets it was Rey.es with 2 for- •>, ope of his hits going for a home nlr> when the leff fielder allowed the kill to get . through him. Thornton Fleeted Baseball Captain two titles apiece.! Rise's Bdbhy Curtis won the tenjnis iungle- land Cuitis and Chick Harris took j ihe Douiile.s crown. Tjhe latter |\vas i played yesterday vjith Curtis |and 1 exas A&M wpn team and Saturdaj repeated with the track and field khampionsHip. beating Texas out; fitG to 57. Bajlor won bask tball and Fou- amsrjoAs most CONTtUBlimON TO! 6£’ HAS2DtHli,TWl3TtM^] BODNCINB BALL j gERVRR'nME'IOTi 1 ‘ . /'v Puiryear Hall woiji 'he first ,’est uday to advance to the finals | game of the t'ollege finals yester- :n the Intramural Corp playoff. ! day by' defeating "(!" Row College E Field scored first when j View. Cats 4-1. Dick Matks got on first by a J Puryear took the lead in the fielders (rhoice and Lopgquist first inning when Day walked tripled. McMillan then doubled, 1 and Wakefield lined a hit to scoring liongquist. ; rlri'e him in. Barnes [popped out making it In the second with two away two away.J Couch conn to hat amU Thomas walked and Talhot doubl- singled, scoring McMillaft. Ha t-Jed, storing Thomiis. That was. all man then forged Couch at second . the tuns for Puryear until the to retire llhe sides. ' - fourth when Taliiehqti, the lekfl E Field jseored their 14 runs off off man, singled. Marbtt then sac- of 17 hits. ' ’ i if iced him to secolidf • ... .... A-Vets scored their J hulls on Thomas made a hit to drive J Harris gowning (llareUce M-hjby 7 hits, the tuns coming in the ■ Ta'lliehetf in. Talbot then walked.! and Felix Kelley oflTe^as (i-l.p-j, third, fourth and fifth irtnings. j sending Thomas to sfucond. S’clle j 7-5, 10-8 in the fiwals.j Hanman, the winning pitcher, 1 grouiided out to thii'djaiid Thomas allowed 7 hits while IP'yes gave scored on th out. That was all ! up i?. The leading hatter for E ! of thy runs for Puryear. * * '• 1 ’ " “ ' ■ The Cats scored their lone run in the seventh with two outs against them. Hallmark walked and ( lark hit a long double to left center scoring Hallmark. Muller retired the side when he grounded out to first. ■ Selle. »Hc winning pitcher, al lowed eight scattered! hits and -truck-out one. Sinunpns. the loser, was relieved by Clark in the fifth. Simmons gave up four hits and struck out three. Chirk pitched hitlers hail striking (nit one. Charles. “TdX*’ Tiginitor, lanky,! The leading batter of the game ablej shorfstoo on the Aggie nine) was Low of the Ccitis With 2 for i m ^ i. i 1a took the [field against Texas last •’». For Puryear it was Talbot with J 1 WO tfOt v.'y|Cl^ F riday and Saturday as team rap- a double and a walk for three] tain for A AM. ‘ times at bat. ' i NEW YORK, —ppi- The (join. A senidr from Leonard. Thorn-, . —- paratively rare feajt of hitting for ton has played on Aggie teams the, ITsitrl*)nrl fix Ibe cycle—making] a ^single, ^lou- L.,.,,... ..t .... ;,ic;,oa i itlini ilr xjrr l ]j| Ci triple and bonier ]n one game —was uccomplisheil tiji'iee in |047 ( in the Anrerican Lleague, by Bob-j by Doerr of Boston and Vic Wjertx of Detroit. In five seakons priolr to 1947, tlvc cycle war collected four times. sts offered at all the eastern and mid-western tracks the same day. Wright apparently has thi best horses in every division (though nothing much has been heard of his two-year-olds this year), the best two trainers and, if this keepk, up. he’ll have all the mono* in racing. ^ i Wednesday by attend ii |M a 1m given by the. local chan H'r rf ji merce. Unless ho start ri 'alp p a few pounds we RUS|ttjt til June 2" Joe won’t Ik* qj)l<‘ t|c, anything but the ph»t i]'. ;| Rice^and Texas jA&M ^aptjired:, Co^lown .miy lak'i his place (Ken tuckians tsay that Bull Lea colts thorn Mctliodist took the football title. Arkansas and Tf'xas Chris tian did not win a s ngle champion ship. '! . In sewing up thejir ttweiity-sjxth baseball ehampions|dp in !M years of conference' sports,; the Long horns beat A&M lfi-4 Friday with Hobby Layne notching his twejity- tdgbth pitching triumph and j 3-2 Saturday behind Cjliarfey Gorijn. Should Citation become wcarv, I don’t Ireaily lilevelop as stayers until they're a bit older), and if not Coal town maybe free Ameri- ea, Bewitch anyone of a half dozen three-year-olds Ben and Jimmy Jones have in the Calumet Barns. It’s alnjost enough to drive- other owner* right out of the sport and drive horse-players to madness if they can't Follcct more than a dime on a dollar. ★ In his announcement that Mar 7 shall Goldberg will become a talent scout for the Chicago football Cardinals, yubfthumper Eddie 'Mc Guire reports: “Goldberg is' com- ■piling a history of players now in college ball and hopes that by the time each boy j has become a senior he will know- ;all about him—even to the point jof whether the boy prefers oxfords or high button shoes." Such details might cause con fusion. Rcnu-mher Goldberg’s story about his first letter home after he leffl the West Vi|rginia j [ last three! years at an infield po-j sition. This seasor; he filled, in at, j shortstop While last year he spent INcflMIfltsI I lit.i.Ilt I most of the timy on the diamond tit second! base. LONDON - ; Britain is to Tex etided up his conference have a national theatre ‘Worthy of playing With a ..'!50 batting aver- Shakespeare" along the south ... e RACE -tlURfc' .A.I rJa age. Inehlded in this average was bank of the Thames about one a home tUn hit against SMC. Last niile fifntn the side of Hhakespearcs year Thoniton was chosen for the | "Old Globe." 1 . ; Munnerlj’it-Lipscomb “Best 1’lay- Chancellor of the .Exchequer Sir er" award on the baseball team. Stafford Cripps says he will intro- Tex also played basketball in 194<i. dueu legislation befoyc 1950 ]iro-: Thornton was elected captain vidirlig fot: a grant of not more just before the team left for Aus- than 81.000,000 for construction of For Your Visual Problems Consult Dr. CaHton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 203 S. Main — Bryan Phone 2-16B2 1 !' : 1 ; " r i 1 l !' - .1 • ■ . 1 . . tin last 4'eek. the theatre. 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Ric|key Rows and Lc- y JJarl/are th}; probable tossers r the. Bruins.' • Beesley whs, the workhorse in eConference this year. He pitch- f more innings than any other tnrlier in the conference. -Be was ijlsoi at the top of the heap in the games won department with six. J^ft hander jilorisse was ham-' icred throughput the flag chase y lack of conjtrol, however the southpaw Toupd the range g iinst the Steers Friday, strik- j; out five betters in the four founds he worked. {In Rowe and! Jarl, the Bru|ns two of tpe league’s,) better vtliHers. Botih!light handeps wore ho ten on the 1)47 All-Conference lundi but ibcjti moundsmbn had r share of ;t rouble this year. Thefe' shokild he no change in remainder: of the Cadet Hne- Ji]m Calyoift will be behind (he ;e. J Eithei 1 jl eck Vass or Bob •’h tz will handle first base with ‘Tilton Lind)lofi on the keystone iipk. In the; hot corner it will be Ii} ;se|l Mays and shortstop Tex jq irnjtbn rounds out the Infield. 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