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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1949)
• v.':f’ lege m the <i< time httvii ti nHn.vn Perkv mill h id out, thol plm-o Milr Xr tns And Aggies To tces4li^jn : erence favo on Situ ding con year thi HdVHUtMgi hln<lt>riui Jin iiust Kprlrit td 0Ut Willi ouifh to m t fr it »«mt cvlhntu | ftftornooit. In union wuit oil lint Totals « l ith to IclMlly, totuU lioljhul SPOW)! xas Unlvernity will come to Col- dual track meet with the Aggiee, mpionH. Thin will be the fourth teamii have met, with the Steers first three meets, i j rnSTm & <^uy«i, I'hfutn m Jll blamisd lima Sill purdi th^ aeml< finals of class hiitf hurdles. Fresh lers BiU Bless and 1 ; Do: bpth fininhed third in tl with (inly first and eccoi ing. ! In the University preliinin tries the finalk James Baker brought the freshman mile relay team [in ahead of the Oklahoma Afcgtes for second place with the Texas Shortho ns finishing; firm. [ T. tl.’s broad jumper Johii Rob- ,ert»on l ulled a rlusclia ; ih the qualifyin r ' relay aft er jumpi / &M coast in the hi If mile sprtnt ifailajfl when the S Mt team wad forced out of the race when a rpnnei* pidled a muse e. The cold l weather I was ■of h or the nurhberj ivuscle strains ii the relays. ! 4 Firals in Which A&M had^te’ams entered vere the vhrsity D^tjance Medl:y and the Fish 4<}0 Ssprint relayL | 1 :1 « B. |U. Terry started the Ptptance tjh< a In jresf )at<|n and held hi^ owfe with xtfed tM. Ltey Relay for ijhe Ap;gU plnfelthe baton \n to R. i with the; Oklahotf rosavtativq. Aifkitii ie [•est of the field f0r i first but dropped back allout $qyt‘i? jfards in the second. circuit Carrd Hahn dropped back apifut a illf ta * he TfHf’"” rapidly nto (he mdrgin of the KsnNak fun ner II )h KnrneM, aa h* parsed » the OMahoma iuniwr In. ^■hla seventh lap the Ag|t4fkom 1lr»Mly had narrowkl t)ni isrgtiiN kboiut 20 yards. II# lAt isnt too pt eh miwsvat, ahil! .iCa -aea pul ad away «lkhtljl p L iltl< last i Biiiptoo • opolwl.Mm ^hl«- Irhieh ha* iitssa. hold IU own'Hji ;$vMi4a ihla I'aoe Ini I way the two 2201 ihilfidts as ' hoi »a Arsiv i‘»nn to »la<e the AukIss hind the fine team fru MM pit me! iUrt Ileus Were own With thij Hire and Texas teams. ! A fine 880 man brought the Ok lahoma Aggies In second behind the Shorthorns from Austin. Little Jody /,ern earned third place for the Cadets with a fine 880 per formance, --- KADFRA SCRATCHES With 10,COO fens In the stjsnda Saturday afternoon the runners and field men from the univer sities mill) went to work under clearing skies. Wind velocity woe guaged at five miles per hour. George Kadera, top Aggie shot putter, eliminated himself from that competition as he scratched three times. In the first • race^'of the after noon Julian Herring took an early lead in the four mile relay but lost it to the Oklahoma Aggie rep resentative in the second lap. The University of Kansas took the lead away' from the Oklahoma A&M team in the last lap with Her ring dropping •back forty yards. Carrol Hahn took the baton from Herring and gamely tried to make up the difference early in the race. In the seventh lap of the 16 lap relay the University of Kansas runner remained' in the lead but lost it in the last lap. In the third leg of the race the two Midwest teams dueled for the lead With Jerry Bonnen of A&M a quarter of a lap in the rear. Half a lap separated the Kansas and Oklahoma Ag gie representatives from Aggie runner J. 1). Hampton in the first lap of the last leg. There was no catching the two leaders in the four remaining laps. Bob Kearns, the outstanding distance man of the University of Kan- KOjillrit k>4 Paul l.etnln^ and unabl# luj ndli ■*“■—“i——twtif sas put on an outstanding sprint to finish well ahead qt.the Okla homa Aggie runner, Paul Efaw. Texas University came in fourth id the four team raoe. 11: mi nc 11 CATS now ton Paul Lem lag, the AU-Amariuan Fish hurdler (from Beaumont, left Hill Howton of Klee be hind in the 120 yard high hurdles to win in 16 seconds. Btit it wasn’t until the Blue ami Uiny speediter - from Plain view. Texas, had overcome an early lead, Uemiiif put on the pres sure In the Utter part of the race and I he Hire freslinmn hit a burUlu and dropped further hark. Knynml Nebraska ahd the Tex as A&M Irani ran the iiuniter mile Hilly relay aide by side on the lwo,out- their side luhes, W. I). Hlchardsoii ran uel In Dual Meet Here _____ • ■■ _____ [FI •• ir ■it in m. The man with the glasses is BART HALTON, c leading golfers on the Aggie golf team. A&M is the defending champion in the Scotch sport. Haltom was a member of the Aggie football squad the past fall and is from Bryan. the first leg of this race and about held his own with the rest of the field. Warren Wilson pulled up a little in the second leg but the Ag gies lost ■ it on the second curve and had a bad pass Am the third station. Bill Napier finished fast to place the Aggies third behind the University of Oklahoma, first and Nebraska. R. B. Atkins led in the two mile relay for the first lap but drop ped back in the second go-round to the Oklahoma Aggie. C. W. Clark took over second in the third lap of the race and pulled into first at the start of the fourth lap. In the latter part of this lap, however, Claifk faded and gave the baton to Alexander Ortir. in third place with the Oklahoma Aggies beating Ne braska. Ortiz began to drop back in his second Up. Benton Terry (dumped to fourth dace in the last leg of the Half relay for the Aggies. J, A- Harris ami Paul Leming £ AP Training Camp Briefs I * I ^ mies t m \ -lAi ! UR Nip RE SALE 1 f M : . ./ ; ' I |oy 'n Tot Shop S- College Avenue 8 a.m. — 6 p.m. j of Parking Spaces DRASTIC !t. Ill I fill 1 BEDS 5 mu I ■ t Easte DUCTIONS ON . . ' Ifv :" i ! : , ■ I| «NS / ' / ilNETTS CARRYING BASKETS BATHINETTS PADS I rrT : 1 . !j ill Time. uaVe the Aggie freshmen sprint relay, team two fine legs but the Texau and Baylor first year sprint ers junifil on the steam to beat the Fish. It was the midwest again In the Half Mile Hprlnt Hatay, unlv?rslty Olass, OkUbnma A&M mmtal mil the Didversily of Nebraska team with th« University of Oklahoma team doming in third ahead of the Texas Aggie team, A&M 1 * team was composed of Charlie Royalty, Warren Wilson, Bob Hall, anti Bill Napier. FISH TAKE MILE RELAY Tall James Terry of Mesquite i ran the first lap of whut was prob ably the most exciting race on the Texas Relays, the Fresh mien-Mile Relay. Terry, R. L. Harris, and J. j H. Garmeny combined to give the j baton to anchor man James Baker i about 15 yards behind the Texas j Anchorman Bobby Dillon of Tem- ! pie. The smooth striding Baker closed on Dillon on the back stretch and started his sprint bid at the beginning of the last curve. It began to appear that Texas, man Dillon had the race sewed up as signs of Baker's terrific efforts began to appear. But the Aggie freshman turned on the steam and ran neck and neck with the Texas quarter mil- er to a photo finish. Minutes later the loud speaker announced that the Cadet squad bad finished first, MITCHELL HAS TROUBLES Slight Don Mitchell had plenty of troubles in the first lap of the University class Mile Relay. First it was the Texas Tech runner Cos- tin Bufkin who ran into Mitchell on the back stretch in the fight for the first lane. Little Don retaliated with a shove in the back. Then on the home stretch Tom Cox of Rice seemed to overlook Mitchell and (See TRACK, Page 4) !L PASO, Tex., April 4 (API- New York Giants and Cleve- \an4 Indians moved into El Paso today amid rumors that some sort ofi deal involving the Giants might be made while they are here. Despite repeated denials there ere reports that a New York- Irooklyn trade was brewing, everal of the Giants' executives ere due to meet here, supposed- ly to discuss disposition of farm lent. . j r it ’ SAN ANTONIO-t-Med Garver will try to go the route today a* tlje St. Louis Brown* wfnd up their stories here with the Chicago. Cub* The Cubs huvp a r>-2*dge In the iris* which started iif California nod manuger Charley Grimm said hk Would use mainly sepobd string prs today. The Browns also had a morn ing game carded with their Han Antonio Farm Cousin* with Irv Medllngtr slated to do the hurl ing In that game. ★ ![ DALLAS—Moe Murtln, a left* Hnivder up from St. Patti, drew the starting assignment j for tho Brooklyn Dodgers today against Dallas of the Texas Lgague. The National League outfit has won four straight games against Texas League opposition, the last victory coming yesterday at Fort Worth, 16-10. ★ . 11 EL PASO—As the world cham pion Cleveland Indian* start east ward today on a 12-game jaunt with the New York Giants, pitcher lob Feller still ha* the inside to url the opener for the tribe in It. Louis two weeks from tomor- Perfect Fielding, G< Up As Aggies Turn .4 ^ ■ TT Battalion O PORT O MONDAY, APRIL 4, IMS P»|»3 SMU Loses To Ag Net Teas In Opener, 4 - 2 A&M’s fighting Unnis team de ft SMU Mustangs 1 matches to two, here, last Satur- four row. I Manager Lou Boudreau said Saturday Feller’s failure to round into form was the big disappointment of ike training season.. He said Feller would have to show considerably more stuff to be sure of the opening- day assignment. Well, rapid Robert had that stuff yesterday. In the final game at their Tucson, Arm,, camp, the tribe blanked the Pittsburgh Pi rates 3-0. Feller gave only three hits and one walk and fanned three in six scoreless innings. Commented Boudreau after ward: ' , j] i ‘Tm through making predictions about Feller. Maybe, .though, that was just what he needed.” ■ day, in the first Southwest Confer ence meet to be held this year. Rodaey Sellars paced the Ag gie* by w inning his singles match against George Martin, the number one player of SMU, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, and with James Wallis dropped Martin and Herbie Kar- ren in the closest match of the tourney, 3-6, 6-4, 9-7. Sellars terrific serve rained ha voc to the Mustangs on the hard wood floor of the DeWare Field House. Winning all his service games in the first two sets kept the Aggies in the doubles match and gave them the chance for a win over the Mustangs. In the last set of the doubles match Sellars lost his serve, but Wallis found his game and pulled the team to victory with magnificent shots. This doubles match broke the tie in the tourney. In the other matches played Price Metcalfe of A&M dumped Raymond Rude, 6-4, 6-2; James Wallis of A&M lost to Jamee Owen 3-6, 3-6; and Herbie Karlen of SMU knocked off Allan Aaronson, 6-2, 6-2. The final match of the day was Aaronson and Metcalfe’s quick victory over Rude and Owen 6-2, fl-2. The Aggie* will meet the Horn ed Frogrtennlateam of TCjD, here Saturday April 9, In their second conferenoe tennie match. Robinson Will Remain in Pro Baseball Now VERO BEACH. Fla. - <*> — Jackie Robinson ha* changed his mind about retiring and intends to play baseball as long as he can remain in the major leagues. Two years ago, after he had successfully completed hje, first year in the majors, the star Negro second baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers confided to intimate friends- that he would play three more years and call it a career. At the time, Robinson was a disgruntled ball player. He had taken a lot of abuse because of his color and it hurt deeply. He didn’t whimper, although the ac cumulation of insult and ridicule would have made most white play ers, in the same situation, say: It's not worth it.” Robby took it all without a mur- L. O. “BULLDOG” COLEMAN is the only broadjumper remain ing of the team that swept sec ond, third, and fourth in the i conference meet last spring. This year Coleman is the leading Ag gie broad jumper. He is n senior from Mart By LEO B1RRNRRI The Texas Agile afodsilsxF when they tangle with Ba| day lad Saturday In Wi lvi_ W 4 >w / roMilo'S.y 8-8 win over the Bryan alenal ball club Indlratea.' m 'j _ _ lamml, f were double*. These ed by Graham, Lindloff, The Bryan team wan game only for a short the Farmer* completely them. The Bombers o scoring in the top of the aero** one run a stolen base, a The Aggies re thait half of the tame ' were never even a on in. Fretz drew second, and went to Itt’* single. Then z slapped a hit into was put out trying to s Bob Graham drove ano run across when he hit single which scored DeW The Farmers pushed 4brq more runs in the fourth" "! DeWitt started things p ting a nice single over se., John stole second, went* 1 on a wild pitch, and scoi up four sWff &l Aiei Wi t’atch.u* A Robby feels differently mur because he regarded himself as the flagbearer of his race. But he was very unhappy. He gave himself three more years. tyKtygl No longer 1* he an exiled person. HU teammate* have accepted him for what he i»—a great ball play er and a .very nie* guy. He I* now one of the boy*. He play* cards with them, goes to the movies with them, *nd kids with them. HI* recent Jockeying *e**ion with another player wound up with them going to the movie* together. Thir* why he * of quitting. "Yw, I like being a major league ball player,” he grin*. "Ann I want to stay up there as long a* ! can. Another reaeon for chang ing my mind about quitting 1* be cause I feet it Is my duty to stay ha* no more Idea baffled the knocked a booming two-l to right center field sco men. The Aggies continued thJi; heavy hitting in the fifth whpi doubles by Lindloff and frntz sacrifice fly, and a httrd ground bail netted: them two m runs, j Another, and the last, Aggfj: r| came acros* in the sev< Moon scored on Warrlner’a fice fly. ' ll-J Bryan was unable to wb lirnUol with the offering* of Blubfort Tw lar as he set them dowh with run and 6 hit*; In uddltlQ6./l!ay struck out five men. Th collocL'd two runs In off the nltchlng of L- ^ Aggie Hide arm artist der settled' down a e and * of bite ate* Ing made a of a middle, bar* arid u tomorrofr AB sb ,4 i,.....ig c*>--*4**«« '^141 l; #Wf «LtW.JM M AB -j»a4 RR-• •• 2b |3 Ik o t »<OM 741. StVIUV all robbed they made [ Hnverluo I the day ItTHi jlee ★IU night In • «l»4 >••••• —-A fV y Ji t . •«2 .010 .020 ted in: Wdllace 2, Fretz, 1 laltz 2, Graham 2, Fair- Ha Bryan ImysIljWl derhand pitch. Wlmjer .bif one hit In hl#\W6j-li (dletz 2. hits: Graham, Wallace, ndloff. TT ' hits: Lindloff. # F,e, ‘' Dfc Out, by: Taylor 6, Bran- cClish I, Winder ll. n balls, off: Taylor 2, 3, McCIish >3, Winder 4. cji base! 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This department will feature Sportswear, Dresses, Lingerie, other acoossories. * ' ■ 'I kii! '/ 1# Bags, Hosiery, Scarfs, Handkerchiefs and v H t p ip m You’ll find the same fine quality and styling hero that is foaturejd in our Bryan Store. We cordially invite you to come visit our new Ladies . Department at the North Gate College Business Center, Mrs. H. P. Smith will manage this department. m,.-\ 1 I .•I ■ii: (l ■; t. ii '1 ’¥ t A . I 1 'T It. ■‘r I % •"}: ■I-