The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 21, 1948, Image 3

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FRIDAY, MAY k, 194
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A&M To DeclineExp
"W e’re Not Conference Champs”
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The (f/R. Glabjwon botfi the football aitd volleyball Intramural
championfhipsi ouiriisr the lajKt year. From lejft to ijight bottom row,
McK ili , . tl«w*L-a ImsiM Jill Hfrinn! I^ia Wlvicltlnrr
they afe:,'BiilI I
and R. U Sho<Wy.
Ralph Hi
ney, C.|E. Ifackahieid, I ill Opjan* Joe Wirshrng
op roft | Gljs Swenson, f Jill London, Bob Lane,
faesj and fJerry Sutherland.
“Were Not Conference tnaraps
Is Reason Given for Move
By ANDY MATULA
The Te|xas Aggie Baseball team will not accepj: an in
vitation frofn the National Collegiate Baseball Association
to attend the national playoffs this summer.
Director of Athletics Bill Carmichael made t(his an
nouncement Thursday. As yet no such invitation h|as been
received, although one is expected.^
Texas University, conference
champs, would ordinarily repre
sent the SWC at this tournament
but coach Bib Fauk declined such
an offer yesterday.
In such a case as this, the con
ference runner-up would be exten-
jt. . (led the invitation. Earlier this sea
son, Lloyd M jssersmith of SMU,
chairman of the SWC Bpseball
Coaches’ association, asked all ath- j
letic directors if they would accept | By The Associated Press
such an inyiU tion, providing thatj T exag KO t s j x of twelve places
their • team w is vunner-up and on the All-Southwest Conference
Texas would lefuse the offei. All, iS q U ad selected by vote of
' - | including Carrjnchael, agreed to do the coac he S
Six were picked fTomi Dallas,
three from Texas A&M, two
from Baylor and one frojn Texas
Christian.
Rice and Southern Methodist
failed to place but aft SMU play
er — pitcher Irwift ^ Kay — came
within one vote of landing on the
| first tearft.
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Sp: ! Jones, Baylor’s baseball coach
agreed recent y that the Aggi«s
were the team to represent the
SWC this year.
When asked as to the reason for
refusing Isuch an. offer, when it
comes, Carmichael said.
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Golfer Loses Two Strokes By
Sink Jig A 20-Yard l]hip Shot
much in the running,
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“Ine Committee feels; Only four players wefe uhani-
that since the Aggies are not con- mous choices. They tA’dre Chick
ferencc champions they should not Zomlefer, Texas shortstpp;' Stan
go to the meet. Our pitching is Hollmig, Texas A&M oiit-fielder;
weak this, year and we feel that we Bobby Layne, Texas, pitjeher, and
j would not make a good showing.” j Jim Busby, Texas Christian, out
By HUGfH FULU
““ lIS, jMay
n still is wondering]
r 21 —iHiU'd j whether [tie qujustion referred to!
'roni th^ 5 GA touyney: > his hitting or the enemy habit of'
ff agjaiiiist Washiiigton ;
ST, LOU
luck tales
Bob Harailton, w'ho 1 .'as on tbp of i teeing
the field ihej yrstj < ay, cauis^ ipp . pitching.
to the i'2ih hple }y< steixlay I very
hot wi1
when he
his drive a bout 201 y irds froip t)je
cup, he cure folly paced of? the
distance. Thi' j rule ’
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ill rojle l in, tou .'hrr
it dropjfie 1.
the pin must be [removed cjr all i have to iva
shots ’rfrerir -less | tlian that djfe-j i
It seenn d OK, pft
up and. his ball
the pin as In
llust to be safe) I G.< offi ialjS
measured
59 fe«f 1
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■Moine.-I
got out al'tape apd
the dist mce was
inches and Hamilioi had to lakl
i two-stiokje! jieiiul y -as a| rej-
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; Jack He ll pf I es
ijpst about ‘
on the las!
.[ score of? 1491. I As, - hi
ball ,a ti mtcmloi.s
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where Skfo Aiex|^njle!•
made a d< luic to stifnil
lev par. \
Hall dubbed hij,
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though he ildoks
but he’ll bifeak |
| football I at Puktl;
j like a ^Rbick -
. j down akul '• idm t tha.t We Iwais a
tp 1,8-inchf putt I pj-otty good high school bnsTvt-
vfje.n fo a qualifying) ba n er ; V 1 i
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shout rose; i J l| f | *
fromt^e ^lHy 0 Hhel7th|re|i| |j|eC ; triC$] JOllS
eighl u|n. /\ - :
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qualifying Spot, lit*
first hole
of i the! playoff
made Ski^’sigheet a 8UM) v<
Hall.
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Dizzy , lean, ph > has
broadcasting ] Aniei
baseball, i a$ i staijtirfg out
golf c.oursl -yeisterda; when
countered Mickey] V
Washington Senajors,
Not ing a fa miliar face.
“what tin e dp yoji tee off?
explant tidijs,
ci roy } y ini-
kpt to ! siie Cornea gbif.
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; Athletic Council was out of town
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! Coliseum Relays
Start Tonight
At Lost Angeles
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The team:
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Above are the winners of the Intramural Track events this, spring-
The four men on the left (bottrtm row). JOHN DeWITT, DON LAM
BERT, ARLAN McKENZIE; and GENE GREEN teamed to break
llnvite
The fiv
lition; to
td Frida
Satjirday
the record in the 880-yard relay. DeWITT also broke the record in
the 440-yard dash with a time of 51.4. JIM jDESM/ T KE, bottom
right, won the 120-yard hurdles.
-Tom Hami|ton, Tex-
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ibn: As Sammy j I .OS ANGELES, May 21 -*-W\
ted pis first driye ,'>()() A crowd of more then 6(1,000 at
the jiniddle of the fair-! the annual Los Angeles Coliseum
le Harmon turned to! Relays whs anticipated today as
Bob sbfppihl
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First race-
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Second base-
Texas A&M. i »
Shortstop—Chick Zomlpfcr, Tex
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Tnnd base—A1 Jot* Hujnt, Texas.
Outfielders—Stan Hol|mig, Tex
as A&M; Jijn Busby, Tekas Chris
tian; Charles Deveieaur, Baylor.
Catchers—Jbe B z bkely, Baylor;
Dan Watson, Texas,
Pitchers—Bobby LayWe, Texas;
Charles Gorin, Texas; E|uT/ Bees-
JJM LONDON, upper leftJ won the 100-yapd dash; El) HOOK-
ER,-placed first in the high jump; CLIFTON IfFfEL won the pole !
vault, and BOB SYKES won the 220 yard dash. MCK TIJRCV)TTE,
far right, set a new record In the 880-yard dash, knocking 1.8 see- 1
onds off of the old word. i (
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reduiresl ^ galjeiv ai d remarked, “we 1 one of thdi greatest arrays of track i ev t cxhs a&M
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; and! field stars got in final training
i lickjs for ’ the cinderpath carnival
hnspn and Otey Cris- tonight. ’
man, who were doing thieir best Piimary magnet for the track
to knock each other out df the , addict* is the renewal of the 100-
qualifying daydfl, aie such close . meter sprint duel betwen Mel Pat- L
buddies itha,t %y and-their wives i l0M of Southern California anch
j are staying to|(etber during the .La! Beach of Panama,
tournament ••* i ; \l i r' [ • ! .
Medallist Skip AlexanideV ijonies .: Named for the lOO-metors
the stoiy That he 1 used tb i ^lay j.j with them were ex-sprint kiqg
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Barney lEwill of Pcftn State
fame.i-wjho ran third to Patton j
here lath year; Charlie Parker si
rf Texas, Australia’s John Tre- |*
loar. and four others.
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putt iand
for the | last
lost onll the
Service
J- An examination has been
| nouncod for fijling Vacancies
fhich
til for
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ernon q
in tin
shook hands,! warpl Z and a|iked, | vilk*. Maryli nd
The, I5|)0-m,eter Coliseum record•!
;is .‘I nmitites 51.2 seconds set by j
; Italy's Luigi Beccali in 19:12. Ra*-
t(*<b a chance to lower it are Pen ft-j
[State’s Gerald Karver, .who won j
; the coi.rftbponding mile last year;’
Roland Sink of USC aiid Texas’
j diminutive Jerry Thompson.
. in I Aiming at the coliseum 14..FI
the Ruiial E ectrification Adminis-j seconds for the 110-mbter high
tration !in the positions of field j hurdles jRov Staley, HfeC, 1936)
representative, ilura! electi ifiealion are such athletes as Lloyd Duff of
been I engineer, ho ne economist, and] in-1, Ohio State and August . Erfurth of
ague j spector.j ] ! Rica- ’
j the | Applicatio is .[fo.r fhc exantjna-1
e en- ! tion are being accepted by the. Ex- i .
the ; ecutive 1 S.eci etajy, Board of [US' ' xji
lob-,] Civil Service Examiners for the ' 1
Depaitiftcnt of ;Agriculture, Agri
Diz ] cultural’! Resjarih Center, Bftlts-
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Starting salaj ies for these ; po
sitions range fiom: $3,397 to !$1,-
902.
Application forms and addition- 1
v^al information , m;iy be obtained'
'(from Roger 1 V". Jackson at the Col
lege Station Port Office.
PhilHes Buy Erickson
Philadelphia, p/P'-- The Phda-
dclphia' Phil ies! today announced
the purchase of
Paul Hiickson
33 ( lass to Hold
Campus Reunion
Saturday, Sunday
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Aggies Play Last Game
Coach Marty Karow and 20
baseballers left fpr Brenharo
and the Brenham Mky Fete
festivities this morning. 'The
Aggies will meet tho Baylor
Bears in a two game series that
is to be part of the Brenham
celebration.
Plans are now underway for
making the games at the May
Fete an annual affair with the
Vggies playing the role of host
team each year. If the plans
are, approved their opponent
each year will be one of the/
outstanding college teams
this urea, or if a college team
is ftpt available, .some leading
semi-pro team will be in;
The games with the/Bruins
today and tomorrow will close
out the 1918 schedule for the
Farmers. It was nftftounced yes
terday that the tejim will defi
nitely not go By the National
Collegiate Bay/ball Tourney,
even if it is Invited.
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St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh /
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati '
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e-maft Aggib track delc-
the coliseuni Relays sla-
hight jn Ws Angeles
vijjill kkriv,* back in Co lege Station
7:318 p. nt., Saturday night,
(arenjee Weikjei, pports publicity
rectftr e nnouftced Thursday.
Thei sq iad i|s composed of the
n ile rela ,• teajm ftf Don Cardon,
ifrvin ! Bilderback, Ray Holbrook
id Ajrt Hamden plus , low hurd-
r;Bol) Hull. Colonel Frank Andor-,-.
n, tfack coafth, accompanied th<ui
t|fam tm t[he jofirnoy.
The ].sextct, tlic expenses of which
c being paid by tha Coliseum
ctmimijttea, will fly back from the'
east epast,' arrjiviing at Bryan Air *
L 1ield. ! : [ »'l
Col. Aijderscjn said before 1 leav
ing oil tlk* seven hour! air jaunt
tnat He might! Hot fly back with
the tchm [as ho has been asked to
remain inj Los Angeles by the Coli- ’
stum pomlmittee uptil Monday.
; Thc ; mile relay team, victor over.
| a classy field including, the highly]
t nited Ohio State; quartet in the*
l rake; Relays, will bft running
against its, stiffest Competition
of thti sens,on. iHall, who placed an
air-tight neconijl to : Arkansas’ Clyde
Scottijin .he conference lew hurd
les, wjill »e ruhftiijg in a field in-,
c udi(ig 1 arrison Milliard of Bnld-
v iii-lj^alli co.. Dillard, negro hurd
ler cjham non, established; «a new
high hurt le record this]year when
hi*" tdurei the 120 highs in 13.6,
c ippiftg c nc-tenthj. of a second off
t ie rfveord held jointly by Freddie
V r’olcditt, formicr Rice star and
Torrest Town. Dilliard also holds
t ve ft : l i .vpt uijioffjl’ial low hurdle
i reoril of 22.3, two tjenths of a
spcoiikj utider jthej accepted stand
ard sfctit hi’ Walcott.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
St. Louis J.’..
Washington
Boston
Chicago
SIGNS CONTJ.jn
DALLAS. May 20
Baxter, Southern Me
Versify center, said ttirl ny ie ija
SUgned a contact wiitp the
Bay Packers of; the N r jit ^ma
bull League. [
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FQR THOSE WHO
DEMAND THE BEST
College Shoe Repair =
Nortli Gate
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Chip Off Old Block
NEW YORK—GW—Miss Char-
lottg Naismith, granddaughter of
thg late Dr. James A. Naismith,: .
| ihventor of basketball in 1891, is! PGA meet, yesterday equalled the
Membpis of the Class of .1933 kfhe women’s physical educatioii | PGA'record spt by Jim Fc,trier at
will hold a reunion on the campajpfinstructor at Geneva College in! Portland, Ore., two year/ago.
PHILADELPHIA—Harrj (The Hat) Walker, Philadelphia Phil
lies’ star outfielder and National League batting clampion last sea
son, trips on one of the 20 caps he wcaps out each y eAr w ith his habit
of tugging at the peak w hile at bat. Phillie Property Custodian “Unk”
Russell holds the cajis. s !
Alexander Takes Lead in PGA Over
Seven Champs With Record-Tying 134
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ST. LOUIS, May 21 (TP'—Big ; Johnny Bulla, the Phoenix, Ariz.,
Stewart (Skip) Alexander, vfho j alrljnjcs executive, who posted a
qualified with! a record-tying 1<34, [t46. !
led the field today into first reund Spip Snead of White Sulphur
matches of the Professional GoK- Sprlnjgs, W. Va., and Jimmy De
ers Association Tournament.
Alexander, playing in his/first
maret of Ojai, Calif., had 1367s.
Ben; Jlogan of llershoy, Pa., came
through with a 138.
Satuiday. and Sunday. • z 7 New York. She tutors a group of
, The. main reunion will begin/at 30 k jj ted co . eds known as the
1 p. m. Saturday in the YMt’A. ' “Scotch Lassies.” who entertain
Following general get-togeth/rs jn , d ur ing intermission at the Geneva
the afterhoon, former students ot, varg )ty ^ge games.
1933 will honor facultyymemberi j
Has the Touch
Cubs fm: a figure .- lightly over the 1
$10,090; waiver! price, it was i^
litralghjt casl deal.
Erii'kson c iipi* up with the Cubs
, from Tulsa if the Texas League
for brief appearances in 1941 and
1942. L-
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nrdgram will also be
Hall.
dd in Sbisa i
W’E FIX ’EM WHILE
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HolicR’s Boot Shop
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The 1933 anufual banquet is
slated for thy^ Maggie Parker
Dining Hall jn Bryan.at 8 p. m.
Saturday.
Breakfast at 8 a. m/ Sunday hi
Sbisa Hall will honor those class
members who lost their lives dur-
ii)g the war. The breakfast will be
followed! by a class meeting. ! . , I , ■ ■ ■, ,,
J. E. “Jocko” Roberts of the j NEW YORK-OTi — The thick-
Agricultuiail ' Experiment Station ] ness of red hot steel can now be
is chairftihn of the local committee, j measured while it is being /ftroc*
T. C. “Ike” Morris of Waxahjrchie j eased without touching it mgthanij-
is ppesiaejnt and class Ugent. I tally through the use of 3(-raiy8, |
NEW YORK—'A 1 )—Jockey Ted
Atkinson has never lost a race on
Relic—or his sire, War Relic. In
1941, Atkinson scored three vic
tories on War Relic, one of them
over Whirlaway in the Narragan-
sett Special. Last winter at Hia
leah he rode Relic to victory in
the Hibiscus and Bahamas before
the Circle M Colt was forced out
of training with a pulled muscle.
.Sixty-four players, the best in
a starting field of 130, match
shot's in 32 duels of 18 holes this
morning. The winders will play
another 18 holes this afternoon to
determine, the 16 third-round play
ers. fC' ■] ‘ • / ■
Alexander, bf Lexington, N. C.,
has been playing golf six years
for money* He’s a long-ball hit
ter, a hefty man weighing 210
pound:*. / ; .
Hisl/seven-pndcr-piar play yes
terday gave him a round of 32-32
Double On Grid
COLUMBBIA S. C.—VP>—Three
of thp Univorsi y of South Caro
lina's! top pitchers arc top football
players too. Quarterback Harold
Hagajn of Savannah, Gn., Fullback !
Charlie Long, of Charlotte, N. C.. |
and Halfback John Szakacsi of 1
Fairport, O., (ill handle mound j
dutlea for the diamond crew.
—64' over thd 6,467-vard Norwood
Hifls ’ it,-.
Js Country Club course. He had
No Brother Act
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NEW YORK I— (TP- _
a 70 in the first qualifying round.! dowski, star ceftter of the Boston !
Tony Penna, of Cincinnati, was I Celtic? of the Basketball Associa-
only a stroke; back of Alexander i tion of Arntricq and one of the |
in two-day. qualifying play with ] cage sport’s all time greats, has
a 135.- He traveled the second j two brothers enrolled at his alma
round in 32133-65 and managed! mater, Scton Hall. However, ns
an eagle 3 on tho 493-yard 15th. j yet neither has tried out for the;
PennaV first round opponent was I basketball teamj
CORKY# hiiro
RECORD SALE!
to Hit
Your Stride
WIDE
Sues op-os' , j
AMAS
u I V II.; D K A T 0 X
Typnwrit«r Exchange
Slew * Ukcd Tj’pftwrlters
Gh.iranteed Repairs
10. Main i j - ■ Bryan
Wlut a
rood Ue<l.||cotl
some 13- V
today at)
icrned.
B.V.D.! Rich,
pajamas!
c|iJ,relJxing| sleep*
t [dveetsi lootuy, haiul-
Stdp in ^ 6ur 8t P 1 e
choice oi gaily
oij^ble
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