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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1949)
; ' 'r ! i 1 /■ r- uri op HOLBROOK econ r • By SCOTTY SWI^NEY ,4 e 440Man Placed Schoolboy 880 sh Aggie’s fleet n|»n, is a na 19 it moved to t the' age ife that tie Fay foo .ed tiv< Go< se Cre of i line,. an< »ta ted Iiis | Fay ran'^isI fii-st qiiartcr mile r in competitioh Miiring^ his junior iyeair at Robert & High School. 'JThijt year he ran :.a 52; second 440 to place third i^i cha ^late Meet, y during his senior yiar in high 4- iiai l\t\X school, he again th > 440 and; p Regional Meet, time for the $1 shifted to the h; captured second? evpnt. fitter graduatit school in 1944, Ray * turfed first place ah a time of 49.1 jseiojul Hhat same yfeati h( 88( crown in 2! n^nju oni^ TO top otf thiit afternoon^ h Agjplo mile rul4y second, jl |; After the m w||a given an InVIt Him to loin kls]T 01 »e year on,tWsj» wbleh hd ran forUlnj tmek team kt ^ i>aaa, He was (lime to re-enter I of IMA, Mhlhniuk itot on-} I la same tline rntit} ki vg dhli Thh (ityrf II irnilett, who wU jji Htjntea Olyittpld ]s tiar, and they hwj the 440 twlni| of A In every Iprrd that . (Wo lads who tine In first That season Ra I nly to Harndei,. II *.48,3. He mile relay, lean iw •oriTerrnee in«nt. As “ dLi ||| p )int This vlay,'with Harndch and rlolb second. The; t ic Confcren A&M’s niile r^ feeir enjoyed evert than during the pi That year, wi h; member, they at every meet iii* entered except thfe and the- Confefei ‘ won both lof th thy couldn’t f rlu t itrated on nd in the it came feet he was Ife run and pi that Tom high his feet \ ' wl m* he cap- 440 with ijio took the •bd 1 sec- ivitles for log oh the tkh placed « lay team to four vfeins in four tries, and has turned in winning times in the 440 yard dash at the Border Olympics and the South western Exposition Meet. Both of these meets found them selves with new records in the quarter mile after the Aggie flash had finished. From this point,_jt looks as though there isn’t a man in the Southwest Conference that can touch Ray Holbrooki and from alii indications, the 1949 year will be‘his best yet. m <1 Mtit R»yi jlJmV 9 apt-nt during rd Inland ChriMt, Urg'd in jtoUlit fail lip, Adi M hi i-j Agglu^h if)| wan Art trjv Ithltwl ||aat sum* known ltd. glen en* in these le finish irtd place, aped second A tltne of tf (he A&M ihwon the d ns Battalion PORT TUESDAY, llARCH 29, 1949 J ■Bl Page 5 0 Indian Success In ’49 Season AP Newsfeatures TUCSON, Arii.- Confidence in rookies and pitchera dominates the camp of the Cleveland Indians. The performance of the two groups stands but ak the TrUx) prepares to defend the American League pannant. Both play a large part in the Well-balanced baseball weapon be- ingj tnolded by Manager Lou Boo- droau. This weapon is made op of experience youtn, hitting, fielding and enthusiasm. The Tribe’a 1948 Infield of Eddie Robinson at flrat, Joe Gordon at aecond, Boudreau aa short stop and Ken Keltner at third was considered the best In tlje league. Mickey Vernon makes It stronger. He was secured from the Washington Scnatore for Robinson. ' THUMBNAIL PREVIEW if Cleveland Indians Pitching—Very Good Catching—Good HitUng—Satisfactory Infield—Excellent Outfield—Strong Finish—1-2 Yet Boudreau says he can re place jany of them with a rookie and hardly notice the difference. In spring practice these newcom ers have shown ability in the field and at the plate: Herman Reich, a big fellow up from Portland, Ore., has been holding down first base while Vernon recovers from an appen dix operation. Ray Boone and Fresh Marsh, both from Oklahoma City, are get ting a lot of work at shortstop. A1 Rosen, who played for Kansas City last season, and a virtually un known Negro player by the name of, Oreste Minosa are hot third base prospects. ?' Kerardlao and Bob rookie from Baltimore, up Gordon at second base. jdresiu, of course, is banking heavily on his infield regulars. "But it's nice to know we have such: capable reserves," he com ments. Cleveland P feels no team in the league will bo able to match Its corpk of starting pitchers. Bob Feller, Gene Bearden and Bob Lemon are all potential 20-game winners. Only Feller failed to reach this mark last year, and he was, only one short. ‘ ‘ H who CM aealffn „ “ “ Hi okay With the vo Gromek, they say, la atlfl er potential 20-, aoo, . Frank Paphth, Chicago White another transfc tl 20-game winner, aecyred.JTrom the Sox; Early Wynn, ’cr frrtm Washington, Sam'fcoldak al add strongth formidable mound squad, nd Boudreau Is happy with his hen. Jim Ifegkn is still No. 1 rated as good as any in the The experience of Mike , secured from the White Sox oing to help. Rookie Ray Mur ray from Oklahoma City is also being given a lot of work. You won’t find many batter outfielders than Date, Mitchell and Larry Doby. j Bot)( hit hard m . v. 1 Speakerthhiha again hits .400 be MRchel Doby hit .301 last year and is being boomed as 4 potential great. Along with Bearden, he’ll be fight ing the so-called Sophomore jinx. The right field assignment pro bably won’t be decided until well along in thfe season. Bob Kennedy is the leading candidate. The Indians arq cocky. They act as if they intend to keep the title. records. This seems season for the las already I. ancr Pieni Marti 1 ' -1 ! • * . •; j Prepare^: quality;; kapt up his the Aggies. cjh[ the same rjishing first up a close ; is true for team; that dter sprfeess ipUB season. agk in a sr record H ihey were ike Relays 1 Ifeet.j They Meets, but ouch the other good- t foot. He the mile re- Nine Plays TU TofnoiTowNite • ■ | H | P. Softball comes into the ^ spotr light Wednesday night when the University of Texas repays a visit and phiys u double header with the A&M Softball team. [ Game time is net at 7:15 and the two tilts will he played in the lighted softball diamond near the slab. Texas won tho game played earlier with the Aggies. Bill Lloyd pitched _m no«hlt hair gnme for A&M but Texxx seored a single run nn a walk and emir hi win, II, J, Mny.l liax been i|eslgnated kx atarUngi piteliet 1 In the flrat gams of tlje (win hill tomorrow night, Gene Brown will probably start mi the slat- In the aeemtd { am#, Monte Mmicrlef will stand y «» a reitef hurlar. ' . • Manager Barney Welrh baa leased his stal ling i line-up, Am a battery mslte for [pitcher Llcyd, Don Joseph will be (the catcher, In the infield, Jack Sehugart will hold down first base, Harry Morgan will patrol the keyatonef Hack, Phil RusmcII will plug up the shortstop hole, and Ed Cook will handle third base. In the outgardens, Clovis Olsak WilUbc the left fielder, Bill Bifrber will manage center field, and Bill Bowen will patrol right field. In the second game, Jackie Mill er may break into the line-up at second base and Babe Howell may fill an outfield position. „ ! I | |.VF at Mltlwfty tile lace 1h with incuts ate ! Ro«4 2-8IMMI ANSWERS TO SPORTS QUIZ 1. Gerald Cote 2. 124.9 miles per hqur ^ 5. Gar Wood % 4. Harry GXeb 6. Geiorge Gipp 6. Pro Basketball 7. Johnny Longden 8. New York Yankee 9. No, only the first four 10. Baylor. j' ; j«. 5 An Amazing Offer by HOLIDAY Pipe Mixture lb* pip* lh*( miy »mok*f wjoo-DANA. th« modern pip*, with bfishtly polM*d lium/- i «h*nh «od ««»»?»• ImuwWU Wl«r h*wl) Only so« with Imid* wi irom II pocktt tint *0imr Ml MUllill ImUNUMlM •WvmtDANA Smi/i* Battalion Sports ^uiz Cote 10, Who won the Boston Marathon last year? ; 1. Leslie Pawson 2. Johnny Kelly 3. Gerard What is the U. S, Speedboat record? 1. 96 mph 2. 114.9 mph [3. 134.6 mph | Who holds the U. S. Speedboat record? { 1. Gar Wood 2. Sir Malcoini Campbell 3. Guy Lbmbardo Who was the only man to fever beat Gene Tunney? 1. Jim Crowly 2. Elemer Layden 3. Harry Gaeb -Which of these was not, a member of the Four Horsemen ? 1. Jim Crowley Elmer LaycfOU 3. George Gibp 4. DOn Miller What is tie fastest growing sports? Can you n »me the jockey who rode his 3000th winner last year? ' 1. Eddie Arcaro 2. Johnny L»ngden 3. Ted Atkinson Which Maior league team has finished in the first division for 20 sue’essive years? ] pliyers receive a cu| from all the games played in Seriee? ] • i T 2. No ' j '! tl>fe first Suuthwaiit Conference Championship? / 2, Texas A&M, 4. Baylor} Do the the World J, Yes Who won 1, t*xA« Horn / i | j . ' S 11 V ■ ‘9 Influence Sports Writers By HAROLD V. RATLIFF DALLAS, March 29 -(/FI- As a tribute to Df. Daniel Allen Pen- ick the National Collegiate Tennis Tournament will be held at the Univemity of Texas June 20-26. Dr. Peniek, the only tennis coach Texas U. has had during 41 js quite excited about it. He hopes to produce a champion to go with the five doubles and two singles winners he has had in the Nationals since 1920. years Gil Johnson, Southern Methodist mighty passer, says there was some good-natured ribbing going on in the SMU-TCU football game last fall. Johnson sparked Southern Methodist in a 99-yard drive in the last mihute and forty-two sec onds to bring a tie. and he made his only run of the year with the bail m the .process. Johnson had a knee injury that was supposed to keep him from carrying the ball. “Coach Dutch Meyer of TCU told his players not to hit me on my bandaged leg,", "Tsays Gil. “It was a mighty fine thing for Mr. Meyer to do.” As the time ticked away Gil Suddenly called himself to run with the ball. Dick McKissack, the Southern Methodist fullback, was amAzed. “You’ll hurt yourself,” he said. “Oh, no,” said Gil. “I’ll catch them flat-footed. You block for me. •X Oil lit 'out around right end white McKImsuck laid a terrific Mock on the first guy he thought might be going after Johnson, Oil rkn the hall out of bounds. Some of the Texas Christian players flocked around him* ‘That wasn't ih the contract/' they said. “You Weren't supposed to run.” Next month there will be a ref erendum among Texas high schools ais tp whether ;or not they want to resunie J spring football practice. This was banned last year by vote of the schools on grounds it interfered with spring sports. Since then the Texas nigh school coach es association has been campaign ing for the return of spring prac- The chief argument is that it ves the opportunity to condition le boys and that they also need the period to teach the footballers fundamentals, j | In place of the month’s spring draining a rule was voted that al lowed a school to start fall prac tice Aug. 15 instead of Sept 1. The coaches say that period is too N hot for practice. Prospects are, that one class may vote for return of spring training j—Class AA. But these are the schools where spring training in terferes most with spring sports. The citie# can, better afford to have It because they have enough ' GUY WALLACE ia the startlni la a sophomore and win be playing 1 the Aggies play the Rice Owls In play two games against the Owls I icr ten AP Nswsfeatares ST. PETERSBURG, Fla-Cssey tenge! has been bossing his New brk Yankees less than a month, ... knows that he has club with an excellent York ranKeos but already he inherited a clu outfield.' a potentially fine pitch ing staff—and very little else . His problems are numerous. Ho has no Idea who will be his first THUMBNAIL PREVIEW New York Yankees ; Hitting—Go-xl Pitching—Good Catching—Fair Outfield—Excellent Infield—Fair Finish—Third baseman, or his third baseman, or his first string catcher. ; Hie double play combination of Second Baseman George Stirnweiss and Shortstop Phil Rizznto is a question mark. Even in the outfield, where he is strongest, he is not altogether mM, | Bill Johnson, hero of the; 1943 World Series, looks like the third | ftirot* P/attvao 1 4 Q baseman but Bobby Brown still vr v “i I OIlICo^ X jr*tJ thinks he has a chance. Johnson How lo Slop The Crime Wave! ! Not by concealing dirt but by driv ing it outX We expertly, thoroughly clean every garment, put new life into it Preserve your clothee—eend them to ua. % CAMPUS CLEANERS “Oven the Exchange’Store” > * n hit .294 last season in 127 games while Brown batted an even .300 in 113 games. Joe DiMaggio’s right heel—the one that was operated upon last November—has flared up again. No one knows just how serious it is. The Yankees know, however, that to make any decent showing in the pennant race, they must have a healthy DiMaggio. Stengel also must know soon whether Charlie Keller, who miss ed most of the 1947 season because of a spinal condition, has fully recovered from the operation. So far, Keller has been impressive. TomRiy Henrlch rounds out the outfield, which Stongel regards at the best in baseball. Ricking up the big three are Johnny Lindell, a ,817 swatter Iasi yean Hank Bauer, up from Kansas Cltyj Gene Woodling, the Parlfir coast hatting ch»m* J plon, and Cliff Mapes, a hold* over, Ntengel says his hikfftNt problem is how io rut this im posing list of flyrhasers to flap, Unless ho collapses completely, Yogi Derra looks like ha'll return behind the hut. He played the nut field lust yeur. Berm j pooda plenty of polishing In fielding. There is no question of his hitting, Our Niurhos, Charley Mvefu and Ralph Houk are the other receivers, Babe Young, veterun Nuilonul Leaguer, will attempt to fill the shoos of George McQuInn at first. Should he feu, either Jack Phil lips, Dick Kryhoski or Joo Collins will take over. Both Stinwelss und Rizzuto experienced poor seasons at the plate last yeur. Each hit n meugor .262. The Yankees more hitting from thlt pul figure aeriously in the raee. Stengel has aeven Hurting pitchers. The the lot probably is Vic J-game winner last ithpaw Ed Lopat won t year, AMIe Reynolds li, Shea nine. Tommy B and Boh Porterfield five, the final »ix L weeks. Fred San-' ford, acquired from the Browns for $100,000 and three pteyets last December, should help. He won a dozen in '48. Joe Page, who had a bad year in '48, will again be the Ho. 1 re lief man. Wally Hood from New ark, and Clarence Marshall and Don Johnson from Kansas City are the best of the newcomers. Dutch Hiller, with a 6-2 record last year, probably will join Page in the pull pen. j \ - Baylor Bears Will I; r 171 loustoi baseball squad a: Owls, ».[ M At this dgte, if will bs played or when nesda r game at least ably be played at BU and that will posaibly of thfe Thursday game h Marty Kifow of about in thia rid Start the W If both of these on the mound in Blanton Taylor or will t*ke the nod on Otherwise, the man pitch; the flrat day second, game. ]TaAm goes into this favorite, having won it twq losses. ' includes two losses jli e only method ife: two owing ouston I’, Cougars, whl th* cRrla, tMi; team! ft ins \- rl n part witB'im mrf * boys for all sports. * J , ' A letter, unsigned but obviously from a Texas A&M ex-student, takes us to task for sayihg in a story after the University of Texas had defeated A&M in the Border Olympics and Southwesteni Recre ation Meet that Texas was making a comeback. Our article related that A&M had won the Southwest Conference championship two years in a row but. it now appeared Texas would return to the throne. ; > We are somewhat puzzled at the lettej^writer’s agitation. First off he says he knows most Texas journalists are “teasippers from T.U.” But that he thinks We should at least give a little credit to the Aggiea for having won the paat tWo yeai As no mentioned two years, point:! Wo near as we ever Texas U. was above A&M was duly having won the past .nswering the other like* tea and aa e to attending imo W»i talked one of the professors about fix' ing up a schedule of courses for our IKMWN "P ItlBBl tilt A ifMlel mea wM be e* < m talk ebert Pits) TfSlnlef. Wetal WACO, Texas, March 28.-Hjrhe Baylor Bears sounded a loud warn ing to their Southwest Conference baseball foes Monday with a sav age M-to-3 rout of Southern Meth odist Mustangs. Coach Pete Jonels’ crew looked like they were ready for any body, including the perennial champion Texas Longhorns. For three innings the Mustangs were in Monday’s contest, the con ference's first tilt. Then l the rooi fell In. Baylors power hitters, aid ed by some slack fielding and lax pitching by 8MU, turned i the game into a romp, •[ j j Doak Walker and Kjte Rote gave the Ponies a Mo-0 lead Hi their half of the ftrat frame Walker walked and Roto him homo, Baylor promptly It up, 1 to 1, In the MM-fuid. The Mustangs (risked up I two more runs In the third with the Wilkar-Kota formula, In the fifth, tha Bears jhnlipad on the Mustang hurling staff and riddled it, On 2 hits, ft walks aiidxVflVlOMj error, Baylor slammed serosa 7 runs, One of the hits was a irmnd> slam 4*run home run by Ernest (Duloh) Bchroetter, Hear left fielder. The Hears added four more nine In the aikth. Ptehjroeder with a homer, don Me and single In four trips, plead the j Hear ! artillery, Clyde Robinson started for Bay lor. After a shaky start he scat tered five hita over six innings, j The best Mustang blow of tho day, Rote’s tremendous drive to right center field was nabbed by Baylor's Chuok Devereaux with a circus catch high on the wall. Fred Copeland flnishfed thfe last three innings for the Bears, whif fed five and was touched for only one hit, Llgon's double, j DODGERS AND MOBILE RENEW AGREEMENT l\j BROOKLYN, N. Y. —CP>—The Brooklyn Dodgers have the right to select from Mobile any or all players on or before Oct. 1 under a renewed working agreement, the commissioners office has announ ced. At present the Dodgers have St their Vero Beach, Fla., camp four players who saw some duty- with Mobile last season. They arc Pitcher Willard Ramsdell, First Baseman Preston Ward and Out fielders George Shuba and Cal Abrams. dhimjs ROME'-fo- dluifi to seat 120,000 Amfericah* -of Italian Architect Dagobe 47, of Rome won ho tion for the plank at the 1948 Olympj London; The stadib 600,000,000 lire (a and it will b by the Italian tee and by the The two organ! will not be able to rais4 tire sum, and an a; dressed to ltalo-A funds. ; | ' t 1®il This .follows a..>[ Athens, where the dium was rebuilt thri ertosity of Americans I'b: traction, Ortensi says. Naples’ sports! stir badly hit in : the! a suffered. The Arem and the Olympic swi were bombed beyond. The planned new havrt- three tiers of normal capacity of?: can be increased, bj ground fourth tier, Outlets are deal] says to allow the emptied in ten minutes, hopes someday to sfe«' pic Games held in the From the aportlngtfi the summit the sUtii 27.85 motora high (kW It will have 43,5 kilo hi mites) of seating spscej, meters roofed; Ortensi, Who got architecture in Roi is a specialist In stadlU Hu was <loalgiuii'.uf al stadium in Turin,;f Iglnally built to hr now can hold gx r 1! I ie serial toit the Aggie wilih the Rice ime the games ?n, trail ffei tier the! - id Indlins h «... jo dijarch I li—<*) [will hit the 1 two-weeks game with ) the ^ today ’ the v in the ben straight Jhem through 6, calif. — ) White Box reported on Icagc to see some action Ife markets with De- RVjaHa <ud BUI Veoch, ft) * Cuba PHSO, •i Of a st that will it* star Bern/ .rdi Lane, Chic •Manfegfer, llfhay -back, th could atjir trsdi Billy snt of t,h • CtlciMand Indiana. Hm* film ir^ ic at Ibclr hilrig::M»irt|i yester- ” I lk' I’ll Is- Plra%ri, ISilo II. PRTRRflHUjtU, Fla. If y Kutfewaknls unable to hr seamin abithlrd base for Lotils: (Hardmals, Ed,Kar.uk like th« bed! bet frtr the Y., rookie hna y at third f<# , ailing elbow lm. In vester- trott Tigers, F' stthe >lfeq offjiHal Newhouser the oijly run as the a b-i oily run as thumping,- » inrlchs, i,ut ; at Coricordi zipi Is, Mo., ;has t mi in 13 'score! ■f 1 JJiL- • RECORDS • RADIOS Schools Of flw gappUoo ; ALL YOUR ■ /,'■ . i? / ' A /, . / ■ / / • , / ■ A ’ // y X ■A • / Rochci filling ivskl whi ill troubling agartist the doubli orod took RO BEACH, |j Fla. '—.Eddie a, utility Bitaoklyn Dodger ler, ia enpccDed to be side- five days ,; suffered i amall fracture orbital bonp below hia left yesterday Irt jprooklyn’s 19-4 iph over StuPapl American ciation frtrm hands, iksis,attempted to tag negro top Jim Pendleton as ho second but tfie ball escaped And. struck hjo noe. jj jut fielder Cal Abrams and In ter Billy Coii departed by for Rraumfent, Texas, yss- Thfe remainder of the 26 squad that :wlll tour the west was slfttod to leave by RO.-^-Paul Hln- Yprk Yankees’. Is giving el some hap- nomen today, PETERSB the New bonus pi ger Casey W, Divinity stu- mlnary at St. fed. only five is'.Innings, Hin- nlr two singles in yesterday in the by the Phll- allowfed on « innings y ks’ 7-3 ; defoal phla Philllesj t did for the! hjtain-Italy match last yj le Is now h three Tu«ch inr/wfillh proJerteHThr itisls. Hfe.kli a rum pH fit at Hu •on x'd Ural [pr ‘ I soc- ait llding Ntudiums uiwns —Gros- Afesso, OrtriiMl cfempetillon for ter In Kharkov, lojoh first place lor a mono*,; res lu Argcn., ant, /i v y I'M Free Sound otra. Me Hervice Night st reeb on top of The or ou^b advice euatomem. omrhodate B0 til midnight. IIAKKVKte