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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1949)
1 •' M •> "I! •; : ■ • /I whip T Rice w E own record of 28 ' He aljjo tied hi high hu rdles reco; Now _ J. D. Hampton set a nelW' record a hot This -br of 4:19.2 set by of Texas r in 1947. Ray Holbrodk o: tered higi own yard run. Hisi the old ifurk was ^48.7 Georgy Kadera jof the discjlis 157 ffcet his own r- j I P Rice's sprint’ ye|ay ed Texatl’ record of 4: quartet ran the 440 yi Red 6 own of Rice 21.3 in tie 220 yard Charley Parker’* Jfeco. Parke i, John 1 R^bei B. Chess dr, three ace j men, die not run i bee - !' n orns be exas . -j • e In Triangular Meet j • 'ii « * UP)—Six records tumbled here Saturday night as Texas A&M in their annual triangular track and field meet here. 1 ' &y 2 points to bV/k for Texas and 41 for Rice. Augie Erfurth of iridual with 11^ points. ,rk in the 220-yard low hurdles of 28.7 seconds, bettering his 111 juries. ■ Disco Texas; 167 feotla sj- h Ulay, ’ " il ItesultN Kaduru 5 i IN (n J >e| set Texas’; W|»i Infihe Old roeoii'd 164 fee 1048. BroadAunj) —- ^leelt Henry, Aj&M; Gerhardt, man, A<VM; 22 feet? ititfljii Javellrt —Guess, Texas; Mb feet ” Shotpi Phail, —Guess, jT to, Rlcc; iSi 1 '/idnchcH. - Kadeia, Pe^roy i' -yard A&M run, mark pson r. ! I 90 bpt- 440 and threMf ttches, 164 ’irack- lie Owl 42.4. off a beat * id O. dash- of in* ;’;K i allies dSl 11 ice; l^pitd). idbru ll’jxas; 'h!; Cjilo- Vyhukal, Texas; 46 feet 9Vi in. 440-yard Relay — Rice, Cox, Er furth, Carr, Brown; A&M 424. New record. Old record 42.9 set by Tex as 1947-48. Mile Run—Hampton, A&M; Her ring, A&M; Brooks, Texas; Byrd, Rice, (4:17.3, new record, old rec ord of 4:19.2 set in 1947 by Thomp son of Texas.); High jump -j- First place tie be tween McGrow, Rice dnd Walters, Texas; Watkins, Texas; Hooker, A&M; 6 feet 8^ inches. 440 yard dash—Holbrook, A&M; Kidd, Texas) Cox, Ride; Mitchell, A&M; 47.8 .(New record, old rec ord of 48.7 set in 1948 by Hol- btook.) 100 yard dash — Samuels, Tex- fis; Brown, Rice; Napier, A&M; Wilson, A&M, ; 9.8. 120 high hurdles—Erfurth, Rice McGrow, Rice; Garden, A&M; Ford Texas; 14.4. (Ties record set by Erfurth, Rice, 1947.) 880-yurd run-j- Atkins, A&M; Hahn, A&M; Clark, A&M; Hark- itwoii, Texas; 1:66.6. 220-^Yard Dash — Brown, Rice; Kidd, Texas; Napier, A&M; Wil son, A&M; 21.3. (New record. Old Word W 21.4 set by Parker, Texas 1U48.) ! Two mi|e run—Hampton, A&M; Whi*cniant, Texas; Bonncn, A&M; Herring, A&M,) 9:31. | Pole Vault—Tie for first bt? tweqn Walter of Texa*, Tate of A&M; Bodeman, A&M; and Toknp- kins, Texas. (Twelve feet 6 inches ties record Set! in 1948 by Walters, Texas.) 220 low hurdles — Erfurth, Rice 'MV*. Old Hall, A&M; Cardon, A&M; T rex, Texas; (23.7, new record, record of 23.9 set by Erfurth in ms.)\/, j ■ -1 Mile Relay — A&M, Bilderback, Mitchell, Ludwig, Holbrook; Rice man injured and team did not fin ish. Texas did not enter. 3:20. Tulsa Manager Is Suspended 3 Day; s DALLAS, April 19 —bTU- A1 Vincept, manager of the Tulsa Club, was suspended for three days and fined |50 yesterday by Presi dent J, Alvin Gardner of the Texas League for a demonstration be put on at Fort Wprth Sunday in pro testing an umpires decision. Gardner, in a telegram to Vin cent at Tulsa, said the penalty was "fpr your grossly disrespectful and inyolent bfnavior." Gardner was a spectator at the gajgf . .i 1 The League president also hand ed down a three-day suapenslon and fine of |60 against Vincent Castino, Beaumont catcher, for abuse of Umpire Bob Smith in yesterday’s Shreveport-Beaumpnt game at Beaumont. ■ "* Scrih Rules of NCAA Need Revising By HAROLD V. RATLIFF DALLAS, April 19 —'/P>— The Texas Interscholastic League Di rector R. J. Kidd, and Athletic Director Rhea H. Williams, have held that a high school boy who visits a college campip* and re ceives train, plane or bus fare, lodging and meals has violated the amateur role. This has not been actually rul ed by the League’s governing body its state executive committee, but there’s little doubt but that It would do so if a case were brought before it. The State Advisory Committee in 1947 recommended that colleges refrain from sending emissaries to high school campuses and enticing athletes away for^the purpose of selling them on attending their re spective colleges. ; , | ■ Under the amateur rule of the Interacholastic League which prohibits a bay from receiving “valuable consideration” for his athletic ability, several district committees already have held that sny boy who accepts money, plane, bus or rail tickets, or lodging or meals from college or university, is ineligible for fur ther competition in high school •ports. 1 The situation was accentuated recently in the Panhandle when seven boys were held opt of a dis trict track and field meet because they had gone to a college campus and received transixiriation and food. Those boys lest 'their eligi bility in high school sports. There are some who think this is carrying the amateur rule too far. They said the Hume thing about other rulings,: sbeh as the “calf scramble,” accepting money for participating in a rodeo, taking a golf club for winning a golf tournament, etc. I think the colleges Should get together and help the high schools observe the amateur rule. At this time the National Colle giate Athletic Association has no rule against a college paying a boy’s expenses to come: to its cam pus for an “athletic try-° ut .” It certainly should. It i* i the Very tiling tne colleges have ranted so : long and loud about against the pros. They do not want; their ath letes bothered, by The professional scouts while they are competing in college sports. This should be a matter for the NCAA and not just one conference. If the Southwest Conference for bids its members contacting high school boys until they ;finish their athletic eligibility it would be* un fair if the other conferences didn’t observe the same rule) Otherwise, Oklahoma, Louisiana Sfate, Tulane and other colleges would have a field day working amopg the Tex as high school athletes. The Interscholastic League is controlling the situation as bept it can. The Southwest Conference al lows a member to contact a boy When his eligibility in-a particular sport is finished. In other words, a boy plays his last yea* of football. Immediately, open season comes although that boy still pmy have eligibility left in basketball, track Sports -i ' i' ; j ll Bi BILL SCljRLO [] s Editor Beaumont, (This Is the last of a-: * tussing |rexas League • Grapevine rumors ifrbr i that the [Yankees “must i mont thjjs year” ha&e biebh!*tpict- ly back-jfence gossip tof flelp From Yankees ight For Exporters unless o: New Yi ered help arrivpjs k Yankee chanm hurry t^e exporter^ afi wly spoi pnal tes dis- sptjcts) ift$wn iau- for another lowly spijit inj League fampaign. It addij up to this: ’Fifteen of the thiftty-o candidates were either, eighth-pface exporters i J year, palH of the seison spring) wy-outs or pafet a year or so ago 4- aiii prove ; they all; had bad | iSpns. That’s tKe nucleus; of||thi *squad. . . \ ll It’s asking too! much these bdjys will all pome with good seasons. in!jl94|> must happen if the ojxpoi to crawl)upstairs—unless competent help. But the shippers ||huv<) better) this spring; at I half-dozen bright youngsters who could very easily blossom into top star* and help the exporters out of the dungeon. j Prize First Sacker ' . * The prize of the lot is Robert Marguis, six foot, one inch, 165- pound first sacker, who is the fastest youngster the league has seen in many years. Bob hit .333 at Quincy last year as an out fielder but is being shifted to first this [ year. The ‘ Lubbock boy has bben pllaying , Sensationally this spring. } . "Jo*' Lee Blankenship (25-10), with Victoria, B. C., in the Western nlqnt Mk bkopgh ers, Thomas Upton (,276), Quincy and Ventura, and Frank Verdi .278, with Manchester, N. H., in the New England League last season. Upton has bee* bolding down short and Verdi has been playing second, James F. McCarnes (.319), Long view; Keith Thomas (.311), Quincy Vic Fucci (.338), Manchester and Kansas City, and Bill Rodgers .252 with the Exporters last season, look good in the outfield. Vince Castino (.231), Oakland; Harold Danielson (.309), Tjwin Falls, Idaho, arid Robert O'Neal (.308), Quincy, are the three top catching candidates. Bill Deinjmg- er (.262), with the Ships last year. International last year; Raymond+has been ill and it may be some- Loutheh (11-9), with Kansas City and Augusta, and Bill Rose (15- 9), with Quincy, IU., three-I Lea gue straight-away champs, are three right-handed pitchers who have been impressive!. If Lefty Harry Griibb’s arm is ip shape he will help;. Grubb was oifi the shelf in 1948 after pitching one game for the shipa. fhen lefty Kent Sterling (13-18); is back. Two Good Infielders There are two promising infield- IDING ATC Tire 0008 ■■ fSTAKOUE-UFCNlP time before he is ready. Also back from last year are Loren Babe (.228)* Jerry Crosby (.264), Wayne Tucker (.249),) in fielders; Bill Burgo. (.263), out fielder; Carl Ray (5-12), Right- handed pitcher, and Gale Pringle (4-4), righthanded pitcher. Harry Fowle (17-7), Longview, is return ing. Other slab hopefuls arc Ed ward Gysen, who had a sore arm last year while with Dallas and Texarkana / vt your therfenew *. Precision wjth ,, Zeke Melignano (4-6) Kansas City; Ernie Nevel (8-4), Quijncy; Frank prowse (8-7), Ven tura; James Schneible (4-4), Man chester; all righthanders, and Japtes Propst (12-6), Victoria, a soathpaw. , ( ' Autry ^eeds Help Skipper Martin (Chick) Autry knows he must have help to go places and his order to the Yankees is for a half dozen players. He | woi|ild like to have a couple of de pendable pitchers and two good righthanded-hitting outfielders a- mong others, but who wouldirL ;For the pant three years the Yankees have talked abopt help that never came as' the Ships fin ished fifth, seventh and eighth in that order and whether the Yanks respond this season remains to be seen. They had better if they Want to see their Texas League chattel in the higher bracket. and baseball. Suppose the college contacts the boy for football. It also gets his ability in basketball, baseball and track, too. The colleges owe it ip the Inter- scholastic League to co-oporate and leave the boys alonv until they have finished school. )\ John Henry Wtyut In Corsicana Round CORSICANA, Tex. Ppril 19 —i/P» Johnny Henry of EnnU, member of the Texas A&M Golf Team and a former Corsicanan, eliminated de fending champion Gilbert Stubbs six and five here Sunday in the Corsicana Country Club! Golf Tour nament. <• Leon Tayier of Tyjer defeated Albert McMichacI three to two. Henry will meet H. R. $troube and Taylor plays Jack Stroubs in the semi-finals next Sunday. Jack Stroube is the son of H. R. Stroube. ■fW lighter, stronger shafts. Spalding golf balls offer a selection for every type of player. '-nnouncma— jj DR. PAUL j. AUDETTE, Md. ' EYE 4 A EARS ZMi m </\ I SITS THK PACE IN SPORTS SPECIALIST Has Opened Offices In Rooms 505 and 50$ i f " . T Vari icof Building / Bryan, Texas THROAT j! . i r ••• i 11- i- J 1 1 / i X:, ; ' ' : ; i ✓ . i j !* ■ . T. .j. [•'!. 1 'j ,!)'■ ■ L- /' :■ ■' V : Si. ■ . [ ; j: 1: ■l A place in the conference ■WW* The Aggies' virtua Baylor from title \ , last week by beating to 1. It was Baylor’s Texas whammed Sout odist, 11 to 1,'while Te tian kept Rice winless 1 decision. The conference didn’t intarsectional play last 4s Christian lost one klahoma and two to &M while Baylor split A&M broke even sional competition, beat Houston of the Tex, 4 to 2, but lost to Big State League, f Fish Meet ing this nfer- wins Wallace Moon, center fielder on the Aggie baseball tei could hardly get the hut off his shoulder in the first few gut they played, but beginning with the Rice game,, he has bit c sistently since*. Wally is a sophomore from Bay, Arkansas. P Battalion O a PORTO TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1949 Page 8 . The Fiah baseball j|o Wharton tomorrow ond game with the W )or College nine. The little trouble in winning game against Wharton, here. Last Week’s Rasul Texas Christian 12, Rtc 1 A " League) 2, ]!.Texas 11 Southern Mel Oklahoma 8, Texas Chi r Oklahoma A&M 3-10 K Christian 2-7. Texas A&M 2, Baylor Baylor 11-1, Bradley Waco (Big State Texas A&M 10. i -Tekns vs. “ Ithero n . at" Wado- Texas at Hona- tUn vs. Baylor at A&M vs. South- Tech at College K ; Hr J i Methodist at | Dallas, Texas: a .yi. Baylor at Ft A&M vs. Southwea- Tech at CollegaliMW i h PI \ j ‘! •' . • 1 . ^ . JSPEcy/ii ! I ferenca iltamftltjpf W L R OR / 6 0 54 12 8 i 26 126 3 30 48 ' rs *J8 60 Standings 4 89 sis 6 02 . 87 7 (id 75 I •• 70 —t ■ ■ ji si» JIlMitor (lashes Pet. 1.000 .750 .600 .400 f .400 .000 I’ct- .7Mj' .684 £ 1 pneece, April 10 —UP) lie* between government c«immuniNt-lad guer- d the; iEaatar weekend bled country. : / 10 THE GRADUATING GASS. You May Be Accepted fer U. S. 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