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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949
Page 5
KICKING IT AROUND
BY ART HOWARD
Leahy Gets Panned in Coast Papers;
A&M Not Prize Catch in Grid Circles
Coaches Harry Stiteler and
Bones Irvin, along with publicity
man Dub King, returned by train
yesterday from El Paso after be
ing stranded there by weather.
They spent a week on the coast
attending the American Football
Coaches Association meeting in San
Fl Athletic Director Bill Carmi
chael finally had to take a train
when the weather threatened to
keep the plane grounded in the
Texas border city.
In addition to the regular rou
tine meetings, this group had sev
eral interesting experiences. Not
the least of these occurred when
Bones Irvin and Dub King had din
ner with SMU’s coaches, Matty
Bell, Rusty Russell, and McAdoo
Keaton.
A drunk was raising a disturb
ance by singing “Sweet Adeline”
in a very drunken manner. King
said that he sounded like one of
Spike Jones’ interpretations, with
out music.
So Irvin and Dub started sing
ing the Aggie War Hymn to
drown him out, and all three of
the Mustang mentors joined in—
singing as loud as the two Ag
gies. Matty Bell, if you remem
ber, is a former Aggie coach.
One surprising incident happen
ed during a banquet honoring
Oosterbann as the coach of the
year. The master of ceremonies
was recognizing some of the fa
mous men there, who would stand
up, reecive their applause, and sit
down.,
But when it came to Frank Lea
hy, he walked over to the micro
phone and started making an im
promptu speech. .It was rather dull
and quite long, and one of the
sports writers went out for a
smoke. When he came back 15 min
utes later, Leahy was still going
strong. This writer askea the man
next to him if he had missed any
thing of note. “Not a thing,” was
the reply.
This story was carried in the
papers, one of the few times a
big-time (winning) coach ever
received such bad personal pub
licity.
★ ★ ★
This reporter also asked about
bookings of future games with big-
name teams. A great number of
intersectional tilts are arranged at
this meeting—about the only time
the coaches all get together.
It seems that we are not the
prize catch of the year in the
bookie department with that noth
ing-nine-one tag. on our trousers.
We don’t have the name to insure
a large turnout at other schools’
home grounds, and we cannot guar
antee a large gate here on Kyle
Field.
But plans have been made
whereby A&M may add a big
opponent to its schedule in ’50,
and our expected prosperity will
take care of us from then on
out.
Eagles to Houston
NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 13 DP)—
Mrs. Effie Manley, owner of the
Newark Eagles, formerly operated
in the Negro National League, an
nounced yesterday that the team
had been transferred to Houston,
Tex.
Arthur (Otts) Zahn, head bas
ketball coach at George Washing
ton University was a top star as a
player at the school from 1930 to
1933.
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Pictured above are the members of the A&M student body that will compete in the district
Golden Gloves Meet tonight, Friday, and Saturday nights at Allen Academy gym in Bryan. From
left to right are ROYCE BRIMBERRY, L. L. LOMAX, CURLEY MARSHALL, JIM MORRIS, HAR
OLD WILLIAMS, and) C. B. OVERTON.
Aggie Thinly Clads Favored
To Cop Title Again In ’49
By BOB WIMBERLY
Conference champs for two
years, the Aggie thinly clads
look like a good bet to capture
the crown again this season.
With quality and quantity in
all directions, a crowd of re
turning lettermen, and a fine
group of sophs, Col. Frank
Anderson and Ray Putnam
have much cause for joy.
Aggie victories in the confer
ence cross-country meet and the
Sugar Bowl mile relay are two
good indications that the stout
armed and fleet footed Farmers
will have a nice collection of blue
ribbons by the time summer rolls
around.
Now let’s look and see who’s
heads will bear the laurel wreaths
when the last tape is broken in the
’49 Southwest track and field carni
val.
In the sprints are Bill Napier,
Bob Hall, Red Wilson, Bill Rich
ardson, Charley Royalty, ‘Penguin’
Henry, and Bill Cardon. Napier,
Hall, and Wilson were regulars on
the 440 relay team last season, and
Napier was a consistent point win
ner in the 100 and 220. Richardson,
Royalty, and Henry all won Fish
numerals last year and show lots
of promise. Cardon is the top high
hurdler and may double this year
in the short, flat races. Webb Jay
and Bob Goode, outstanding dash
men in ’48, have both run their last
race for A&M but their absence
will not cost the team too many
tallies.
Bob Hall and Bill Cardon form
the backbone of the timber top
ping department, Hall in the lows
and Cardon in the highs. Bob was
a close second in the Conference
last year, and has an excellent
chance to win this season. Bill will
also see action in the lows. Don
Cardon, a Member of last years
famous mile relay team, is also
working out for the longer hurdle
race and will probably be right up
front in the best of competition.
Our pride and joy, the mile re
lay quartet, has already demon-
strated its ability. Ray Holbrook,
Connely Ludwick, Erwin Bilder-
back, and sophomore Don Mitchell
formed the team that won the Su
gar Bowl mile relay. Don Cardon,
Fuston McCarty, Walter Evans,
and Englehart provide satisfying
depth in the quarter ranks. The
’46, ’47, and ’48 Conference 440
king, Art Harnden, has graduated
and his loss will be felt, but not
to the extent that the boys in the
orange and white think it will.
Twice around the track is right
down the alley for 880 men Char
ley. Clark, Bob Atkins, and Web
ster Stone. Stone placed in the
Conference half-mile in ’48 and
was a member of the Aggie cross
country champs last fall.
In the long ones, J. D. Hampton,
Carol Hahn, Webster Stone, Julian
Herring, Manuel Ortiz, Jesse Pe
rez, and Lee Wilson stand out. All
of these boys were on the cross
country squad, and Hampton is
probably the best miler and two
miler in the loop. These men are
going to give everybody a hard
time this year.
Out in the field we find big
George Kadera throwing every
thing in sight. George took the
Southwest shot and discus titles
last spring and will probably re
peat in ’49, but he will miss the
able assistance of Franklin Young,
who also took points in the shot.
Football end Ed Hooker will lend
support in the platter toss. An
other pigskin pierformer, guardi
Hugh Myer, will do a little spear
tossing this spring.
Another scorer in the ’48 Con
ference tussle, Bulldog Cole, will
continue his athletic antics into
the broad jump pit. The Dewdrops,
“Penguin” and Bill Henry, should
also show up in the distance leap.
A half dozen fine vaulters give
assurance of many counts in that
departpient. Leland Tate, last year
Conference co-champ, finishes his
eligibility this year, as do Leroy
Bodeman and Jack Quiry. Johnny
Davis, Elmo Wade, and Jack Simp
son are top flight athletes who will
be around for awhile.
High jumpers, are an all too rare
item at Aggieland this season. No
definite representative has been
found yet, but at least two compe
titors are hard at it. Elmo Wade,
a ’48 Fish numeral holder, has
cleared six feet, and versitle Bill
Cardon is capable of lifting his
frame six feet, three inches above
the ground.
Of all the aforementioned track
and field men, only two are not
holders of either a freshman num
eral or a varsity letter. This, coup
led with the fact that no less than
nine of the returning lettermen
placed in the ’48 Southwest Con
ference meet, give hope of a hap
pily victorious year, rich with rib
bons won, finish tapes broken, and
smiles of gratitude from coaches
and students alike. But the grati
tude will be there, win or lose.
Underdog Aggie Gagers
To Play Rice Tonight
Owls’ Bill Tom Expected To
Be Aggies’ Biggest Trouble
Cage Finals
Set As Other
Sports Shape Up
Intramural p 1 a y o f fs are
narrowing down this week
and next. Corps Football win
ners will be decided this af
ternoon when “A” QMC plays
Senior Company.
The Basketball champ of the
Corps won’t be learned till next
Monday night. Then “A” Infan
try will play “E” Infantry in
the big gym; game time is set
tentatively at 9 p. m.
It was not until Tuesday night
that “A” Infantry got into Basket
ball finals. Then they beat “A”
ASA, 28 to 12. Both teams were
evenly matched till after half time
when the score was 9 to 6, favor of
the infantrymen. After that the
paddlefeet ran away as their cen
ter, George Hickman, dropped in
12 points. Hickman had been score
less till then.
The Vet Medicine Flag Football
team won over Austin club by a
conversion point Wednesday after
noon; the score was 7 to 6. Mon
day afternoon, the two teams had
played a deadlock of 7-all. Ace
Jordan scooted around end for Aus
tin’s only TD but missed the ex
tra point. A hideout pass from
Hunger to Studdard worked for
the vets; Hunger kicked the extra
point.
In Volleyball, “A” QMC down
ed “C” Infantry in two straight
games. Senior Company beat ‘A’
Infantry, two games to one.
These were both quarterfinal
games. Now “A” Infantry must
play “A” Transport, the winner
of that game will play Senior
Company, who in turn will battle
“A” QMC for Corps Volleyball
Championship.
In another Volleyball game, AS-
CE wasted no time on FFA and
downed them in two games.
Basketball is an American sport
originated here.
Durocher Fined
$500 By Chandler
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13 (A>)_Leo
Durocher, manager of the New
York Giants, and Freddie Fitzsim
mons, former Boston Braves coach,
were fined $500 each by baseball
commissioner A. B. Chandler to
day.
The men were found guilty of
negotiating a contract for 1949
while Fitzsimmons still was a
member of the Braves Club.
The New York club was fined
$2,000 for violating the tampering
rule.
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'’Serving Texas Aggies”
By LEON SOMER
A strong Rice Institute cage team will play host to the
Texas Aggies in the Houston City Auditorium tonight. The
Cadets will be several points underdogs against the Owls
who are expected to finish high in this season’s conference
basketball race.
Rice has played one conference - *
tilt, losing to Baylor in a game
played in Waco last week. The Ag
gies invaded the northern teams of
the conference last weekend, win
ning their first game from TCU
on Friday night 58-42 and then
falling to SMU 55-37 the follow
ing night.
Leading the feathered flock
tonight will be Bill Tom, a 6’7”
center who has beein going great
guns for coach Joe Davis this
season. Tom has led the Owls
in scoring for the past two
years.
In addition to Tom, Coach Davis
probably will start Vahldick and
Foley at guards and Switzer and
Cook at forwards. Switzer was
second to Tom in scoring last sea
son.
Also expected to see much ac
tion against the Farmers are for-
wards Joe McDermott and Tommy
Hudgens. McDermott was a star
of last year’s freshman team and
has shown a great deal of promise
on this season’s varsity squad.
Coach Marty Karqw will prob
ably stick to the same lineup
that started against TCU and
SMU last week. This starting
five will have Bill Turnbow and
Jim Kirkland at forwards, John
DeWitt at center, and Sam Jen
kins and Gene Schrickel at the
guard posts. Jenkins has only
two games left to play as he is
graduating at the end of this
month. ,
Tonight’s game is the only tilt
that the Aggies will play this week.
Next week the Cadets will enter
tain the Baylor Bears in DeWare
Field House.
The Aggie Fish will play the
Rice Blue Bolts in the opener
which is expected to begin about
6:15.
Probable starters for the Fish
are Jewel McDowell, Eddie Houser
Buddy Davis, Dick Bentley, and
Bobby Farmer.
The varsity game starts at ap
proximately eight o’clock.
Louis Wants To
Defend His Title
In June of 1949
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (A>)_Joe
Louis wants to defend his heavy
weight boxing championship next
June against the winner of a fight
between Ezzard Charles and Lee
Savold.
This was disclosed last night by
Col. Edward Eagan, chairman of
the New York Athletic Commis-
son, who said the brown bomber
had assured him he will fight one
more time.
Eagan injected this semi-official
announcement of the champion’s
plans into the after-dinner infor
malities of the New York boxing
writers’ annual function.
The writers gathered for the
principal purpose of honoring Ike
Williams, the busy lightweight
champion from Trenton, N. J., and
Dan Morgan, 75-year-old veteran
fight manager.
Williams received the Edward J.
Neil Memorial Award as the man
who did the most for boxing in
1948.
The award was set up in memory
of the former Associated Press
boxing writer and war correspon
dent who was killed during the
Spanish Civil War.
Williams also received a special
ring magazine medal as “boxer
of the year.”
Morgan was given the James J.
Walker award for long and meri
torious service to the sport.
Charles, the Cincinnati sniper
who has been fighting in the light-
heavy class, and Savold, the pater-
son, N. J., heavy who is in Eng
land, haven’t been matched.
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