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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-
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Battalion
PORT
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949
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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.
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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. Above on the front row. left to right: Lyle Cross, Russell Mays, Gerhart Smith. Carlos
Lett. Dick Grisham, and Russ Fryer. Top row in the same order: Bob Wolslegel, Billy Shaw, Joe
Mueller, Gene Stringer, John Cochrane, ,and Henry Candeiari.
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