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/ Twenty Aggie Trackmen Leave For Border Olympics Friday National Baseball Committee Makes Rule Changes For 1949 In one of the most harmonious and productive Rules Committee meetings ever held, several important changes were made in the 1949 baseball rules, and many others sugges ted for the 1950 campaign, during a nine-hour session conducted on March 3, by Com missioner Albert B. Chandler. A distinct change was made in the section governing the intentional base on balls; alter ations were instituted in the balkf rule and its interpretations; a change was made in the “dead” ball provision; the present “claw” mitt of first basemen was out lawed for the 1950 season. It was agreed that both leagues should have uniform rules and a host of recommendations were made concerning such controver sial questions as the obstruction rule, catchers’ interference with the batter and other matters. Among the important changes were the following: 1—It was ruled that in the case of the intentional pass the catcher must keep his feet within the lines of the cacher’s box until the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand. In case be called. At the same time it was decreed that the pitcher in the act of delivering the ball must take the position as defined in the rules. This will prevent the present practice by the catchers of step ping completely out of the box and walking up the line toward first base to receive the four balls toss ed by the pitcher. In considering the change to correct a travesty that had existed, Branch Rickey, president of the Dodgers, even made the more radi cal suggestion that before a man be passed intentionally he must have one called strike on him or be allowed one sock at the ball, he violates this rule, a balk shall This, however, was voted down be- S Battalion PORT THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 S Page 5 BURR LAYNE and JEWELL McBOWELL are the champs of the Intramural hand ball tournament on the,Aggie campus. McDowell was the singles champ and teamed with Layne to sweep the doubles bracket also. THE BATTALION Like the stork is always the first on the scene when it comes to A & M Campus news SEND THE BATTALION HOME THE REMAINDER OF THIS SEMESTER Only $1.50 ' THE BATTALION I Texas A & M College ( College Station, Texas Please send The Battalion to the following address for the I remainder of this semester. Enclosed is... I I Name Address City State cause it would expose the game to dilatory tactics. 2— It was decided that a balk shall be called on a pitcher who straddles the rubber without the ball in his possession or stands in position to pitch without the ball. Also, if he stands in position to pitch and drops the ball it shall be called a balk. 3— In case a pitcher steps off the mound to wipe his glasses, ad just Ms clothing or pick up the resin bag, and then drops the ball the umpire “may” call the ball dead. Previously the rule read “shall.” This prevented wideawake base-runners from advancing at their own peril. 4— The famous webbed “claw” glove used by first basemen the past few years, which the com mittee felt violated all specifica tions and turned the job of first basing into lacrosse acrobatics, was outlawed for the 1950 season. At the same time it was ordered that pitchers must use dark col ored gloves. It was y also proposed that all gloves be investigated with the idea of keeping them strictly within specifications. Boxers Commence Active ‘Two-Week’ Ring Session Twenty intramural boxing bouts cleared the boards yesterday af ternoon in DeV/are Fieldhouse. In just 45 seconds, Oliver of CW S scored a technical knock-out ov er Johnson of ‘B’ Field in the 169 pound division. It was the after noon’s fastest match. Most of the fights were in the 169 pound class. But some of the faster action came in the lower weight bouts. Miller of ‘E’ Air Force won on a decision over Brown of ‘B’ Engineers. Both boxers were in the 139 pound class. Action was fast and both fighters showed fine boxing style. A bloody slugfest developed when McGlasson met Tripkey in a 169 pound scrap. Both partici pants became rugged counter punchers as the bout wore on and each ended the match with a bloody nose and bruised face. Here are the results by weights The 139 pound class: Powell of ATC lost to Keeland of ‘C’ Flight on TKO; Ornsbee of ‘B’ Air Force won on points over Ellis of ‘B’ In fantry; Williams, ‘B’ Vets, de- cisioned Martin, ‘A’ Engineers; Nicholson of ‘F’ Air Force defeat ed Boone of White Band. A lone 149 pound bout found Gebert of CWS downing Edward of “A” Air Force in a close split decision. Two 159 pound matches were fought. Tanner of ‘A’ Cavalry won over Martin of ‘E’ Flight and White of ‘B’ Air Force dow ned Crumpton of ‘A’ Signal by a TKO. In the 169 pound class: Ziober, ‘E’ Inf. won over Latham, ATC; Warmker, ‘E’ Field won by TKO over Dees of Dorm 15; ‘B’ Engi neers’ Wright downed Brown of QMC; Williams, “C” Cavalry, out pointed Johnson of Walton; Green QMC, over Windham, ‘E’ Field; Devine, Dorm 15 in decision over Brunkhorst, Ordnance; Winter, A Infantry, won over Holland, CWS; Pence, ‘A’ Infantry defeated Faulk of ‘C’ Air Force; O’Connor of ‘C’ Infantry beat Sudder of ASA; Brookman, ASA, won over John son, ‘A’ Engineers. Lone forfeit came from Wyth of ATC. He defaulted to Lambei’t of ‘C’ Infantry in a scheduled 169 pound match. Vet Softball moved into its sec ond day with two more games. Puryear and Leggett tied their game up, three all. If necessary, the game will be replayed. Mitchell outscored Dorm 16, 9-5. Pace pitched the victory for Mitch ell. Birch was the losing hurler. SKIMlMCjS For the first time a fresh man has been selected Star of the Week by the Battalion Sports Staff. Van Adamson, fish swimming ace of Downs Natorium, has been selec ted this week because of the fine showing that he made in the Dallas AAU meet last week end. Technically, Adamson might not be eligible for the designation since no conference athletes are allowed to enter the meet as a unit or under the sponsorship of the school they represent. The Battalion does feel, however, that the College Station Freshman brought credit to the school over the week-end, whether wearing the school colors at the time or not. Adamson not only won the in dividual medley race, but set a new record while doing it. In winning the race, Van had to beat one of the better boys from the Texas University team. It would probably been more newsworthy if Van Adamson had not become an outstanding swim mer for he is the son of the only swimming coach that A&M has ever had. Not only was he turned toward the water sports by en vironment, but he also developed the lanky body that seems to be VAN ADAMSON best suited for the purposes of swimming. Van was one of the outstanding swimmers in the high school ranks last year along with another son of an Aggie coach, Billy Karow. Van is a graduate of the A&M Consolidated school system. Williamson Sets Bowling Pace With 225 Game, 56© Series A newcomer on the Aggie Bowling team, Bubba Wil liamson, set the pace last night on the “Y” bowling alleys with a 225 line and a 560 three-game series. Williamson re ceived a ticket for an enchillada dinner, courtesy of Smitty’s Cafe, north gate. Wally Dixon also received a OFFICERS SEARCH FOR YOUTHFUL KIDNAPPERS BROWNWOOD, March 10 —<A>) Officers in a wide west Texas area were seeking two youths who Phillip Waters of Austin said kid napped him and later forced him out of their automobile at San Saha, Texas. Waters said he was forced into the automobile at pistol point at Austin High School Tuesday. The two boys sought, officers said, are 16 and 17 years old. The State Highway Patrol is assisting in the investigation. Waters told officers he was picked up by the boys at 8 a. m. and released near San Saba at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday night officers estab lished a road block between Rising Star and Cisco. A service station i operator at Rising Star told offi cers late yesterday that two youths j answering the description of the wanted pair, obtained a road map I at his station. Earlier, two boys were reported j seen at a service station at Com- manche. They were believed to be 1 driving a stolen car. Aggie Softbailers Meet Steers at TU For the first time in the history of the two schools, Texas Univer sity and A&M will engage in an intercollegiate softball game. The game will be held on the intra mural softball field on the Long horn campus in Austin tomorrow at 7:30 p. in. This is the first game that the newly organized Aggie softball team has feeheduled. B. J. Lloyd will probably be the starting pitcher for the Far mer team with sophomore Don Joseph on the receiving end. Lloyd is rated one of the better pitchers in the state in softball. Eleven players will be selected from the 40 candidates for the teanl to make the trip to Austin. Softball seems to have gotten off to a good start as an intercolle giate sport at A&M. Texas’ intramural diamond is lo cated near Gregory Gym on the lighted intramural field on the forty acres. Known as the University all stars, the Longhorn team will re turn the visit when they come to Aggieland to meet the Cadet soft bailers in a return tilt later in the year. The IC4A outdoor track cham pionships will be decided at Ran dall’s Island in New York City on May 28. I free Smitty Special, with his 201 game, and Bob Williams of Dorm 9 won one with a 187 line. Emmett Trant had the booby prize, a full package of potato chips, cinched until the last game when envious R. L. McClure of Dorm 2 tied him for low score. Williamson was also high point man for the night, with Dixon taking second with 503 and Williams third with 474. Art Howard was fourth with 453, and Bill Klabunde hit 341 in two games. Dixpn and Fred Wilson ran a race to see who could get the most splits in one game, and tied with four. Brad Holmes was runnerup with three in a single line. Abie Hands of Dorm two, the lad with a right-angle hook, was the most improved gekler for the night. He shot a 450 series, including a 175 line. The first team, composed of Ray Lyon, Wally Dixon, Bob Williams, and R. L. McClure, beat the second squad of Marvin Hagemeier, Fred Wilson, Brad Holmes, and Emmett Trant by only 67 pins for the three lines. However, several members of the regular first and second squads were absent due to impend ing quizes. High score for this week is Williamson’s 225, which beat Fred Wilson’s best of 224. Elimination for the first and second teams to meet Baylor will continue next Wednesday night. Drive for Club Moose Started By Aggie-Exes Fifty-one members of the Brazos County A&M Club met last week and endorsed the construction of a club house near the Bryan Country Club. The meeting was held at the W. C. Mitchell lodge on the Little Brazos and arranged by the Build ing Committee of the A&M Club. About 100 contributions had been received toward the club house by Tuesday afternoon, according to S. A. Lipscomb, building commit tee chairman. The 51 members present were designated solocitors to canvass all 516 members of the Brazos County Club. The property on which the club house will be built is one and one fourth acres in a wooded area in the Munnerlyn Village section south of the Country Club. It was donated last summer by Cameron Webb and Joe Sosolik. Plans for constructing the house will' be de layed until it is determined how much money can be raised, accord ing to Lipscomb. The club house was first discus sed at the February meeting of the club, and President Oscar Crain was authorized to appoint a com- ] mittee to investigate the project. Lipscomb was named chairman, and other members of the build ing committee are Herschell Bur gess, Martelle Danshy, and Fred Cavitt. Roughest Opposition Expected From TU, Oklahoma Ags, Rice Texas A&M’s thinly clads will leave Friday morning for Laredo where they will participate in the Border Olympics. Coach Frank Anderson, head of the Aggie squad, be lieves that this will be a tough opener for his men, and that they shouldn’t be picked as the favorites. The Farmers will be hurt by losses-t < from the last year’s squad and also by the fact that they can only carry a team of twenty men, because of a Border Olympics rul ing. The Coach believes that the 1949 trophy, maybe captured by either Texas University, Oklahoma A&M, Rice or his own team. In any event, he doesn’t believe that the Aggies have a sure victory. George Kadera, the big gun of the weight events and the 1948 Southwest C o n f e rence champion in the shot and dis cus, will be counted on by the Aggie mentor for some vital points in these events. Cross country champion, J. D. Hampton, should do a fine job in the two-mile run to bring in some extra points for the Aggies, and teammate Carroll Hahn will figure to finish well toward the front in the mile. Ray Holbrook, Donald Mitch ell, Connie Ludwick, and Ervin Bilderback will make up the mile relay team. These lads have Intramural Boxing Op ens As Over 150 Fighters Turn Out Intramural boxing for the spring semester began yesterday at 5:00 p. m. in DeWare Field House with 157 boxers awaiting their turn to step into the ring and fight it out with some opponent. Fighters this year will slug it out in high class style, as a new portable ring has been constructed especially for the bouts. It con sists of four tables, each approxi mately five by twenty feet moun ted on rollars. Each table stands five feet high when together they form a standard size ring. The new ring was worked out by Intramural Director Barney Welch, Luke Harrison, and C. G. White. The ring can be rolled into position for the fights then pushed out of the way for other activities. The tables are topped with nylon covered mats across which canvas is stretched. In years gone by, boxers battle it out in a ring set right on the gym floor. The new ring raises the participants above the floor as do rings found in box ing arenas and fight clubs. this year, winning both times. Their first appearance was in the Sugar Bowl classic and the second in the Washington indoor games. This group hasn’t yet reach ed the speed attained by the Ag gies 1948 champions, but will still be favored in the Border Olympics. Don Cardon, another 440 man, will be ready to step in should one of the foursome turn up with a bad leg Saturday. J. A. Simpson may also bring the Aggies some points in the field events. The lad will possib ly enter either the pole vault, high jump, broad jump, or the javelin throw. Others in Coach Anderson’s field department, who may see action Saturday are Leland Tate in the pole vault. “Bulldog” Coleman in the broadjump, and Ed Hooker in the discus and shot put. Others who will probably make the trip, will be Bill Napier and Warren Wilson in the sprints, and Bill Cardon and Bob Hall in the hurdles. These same men may also see action in the dash relay. Battalion Sports Quiz 1. Who did Joe Louis win the title from? Max Baer, Jim Braddock, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey. Which heavyweight champion was from Texas? Gene Tunney, Max Baer, Jack Johnson, Jess Willard. In polo, who from Texas is a ten goal man (highest rank in polo) ? Thomas Hitchcock, Cecil Smith, Stewart Iglehart. What is the worlds record for the mile (by man) ? 4 minutes, 4.6 seconds; 4 minutes, 2.6 seconds; 4 minutes, 1.4 seconds. 5. How many men have ever vaulted (pole) over 15 feet? 6; 3; 1; 2. 6. How fast was Jack Dempsey’s punch? 110 mph; 93 mph; 135 mph; 60 mph. 7. If the worlds fastest sprinter were to engage the worlds fastest ice skater in a 100 yard dash who would likely win ? The Skater; The Sprinter. 8. Who won the major league batting crown last year? Boudreau, Williams, Musial, Kiner. 9. What was the largest crowd ever drawn by a football game ? 93, 106, 112, 120. 10. Neo Nakama swam a mile in the record time of 20 minutes 29 seconds; 25 minutes; 27 minutes 30 seconds; 30 minutes, 17 seconds. 3. 4. The Veteran team who won the Intramural crown, in Basketball for their division last fall is Dorm 17. 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