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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1949)
Pi I I :' .; r v; '■> :■■■ \ ’• * * 1 maiion R T “ - * I :* i : /A !• }’• > -'A. Page 3 / - ‘m *11 ? I l-A. ^ Mi '■-w m IllilP: % III fj ! By LEOi ; ‘On the coiribbed TexhsA&M' bouiwIu thpre \i oh who in not a tho Lone Star |tfttu Thi« lnaiv|(ltt4jJr fkut utrintr pa renulkr c-entm (flea. Moon Ib orj|t o I*'tow who hol<lM<lo^,i John on two mnlloi' Mli Moon, who' iui[i; kan»H», wpIjt m iffii •lx foot till,! A| M ho wmh An ilUdlut In laoth Imwk^tbilll H » »Uo niMituKuil tf f.lM, come the HttllitMoHiit uHtlntr claws, tnji hio ball games, Mrtdn infidd posititn, - .Entered Wallace cn * of 1947. He )l ketball, and du baseball seaiohll Watty sf On Team t the MMeball person ent of i Ajf- rWteath- nt|! string I liPteamR. 1 jij 1 ay. Ar if ittltmmt l|! Hthodl Wnymer wtbnll. He i' t« be- hflft grad- awe- n an top. m. t e fall nt^n bas- f plloiwing 4tne the By HARtW AUSTIN —}&>. Collegiate Al hlflitic hold its annilial ! tenu at the Universiw Of to 25 and Dik Dani< i excited about it It is the first ti ever has bee n stagf it is a fitting tr|but^j|t|o who is know? nas; f the Southweift. I Dr. Penick stiftrte l tennis at the Univq in 1899 and In ^908 He is the only te university eyerii hat his first team toili' idgiates in 192|() an years has wt n five 11 (dngles chanipi^na^i regular Centerfieldeil for the Fish team. His batting average for the Fish was well above the .300 mark, and his fieldi perfect. \J I Last basketball weason Moon started out as a renjlrve. However, by mid-season he hfd broken into the starting line-iup.\ There he teamed with Jewell! Mejiowell at a guard position, | He averaged Aggie €eKers Meet Texas In Austin Today The second - place Aggie Golf Team, composed of Bart Haltom, Travis Bryan, Jr^ John Henry, and Jack Bar nett, will meet the conference leading Texas University golf ers today in Austin in a match that will probably decide the winner of the Southwest Con ference championship. At present, the Aggie team ia only two points behind the boys from the “40 Acres" with a total of I?Mi points . .9he Longhorns have 19%. Texas has defeated Rice, 6-0; kylor 4-2; and TCU, 8% to 2%. lie Aggies hold victories over Rice, 6-0; Arkansas, 5-1; SMU, 5-1 and were defeated by TCU, 4W- t*. Texas will be favoredj in this meet because the matches are be ing played on its home course and because of its better record. If the Aggies are successful in scoring as many as three points against the Texans, then the May 2 clash between Texas and Arkan sas in Fayetteville will determine the conference champion. about eight j>oint» Hitting basketball we* [Mi Aw woon nw (’lowed, he wteppod ohjto the diam« and ‘Immediately started pound the ball. At the present time he ia wtgrted pound! V , hitting .329 and haw Inumerouw dou bles and triplew to His credit. Wally, who is a PE major, has a B average in his wchoolwork. His main interests, hoWever, are his basketball and baseball activities. After graduation, Moon would like to play pro basebdll. Right now he’s more interested!in helping the Aggies cop a few ball games this spring. , old Tennis Tourney niversity in June I,IFF Dr. Penick. who still rides a hi* cycle from home to work and back and plays a little tennis now and Rational! jii tion will jii rhament June TO ck is all jig meet T sXas and )i,!Penick, rrrinis" in king with i if Texas me coach, cpflch the He took AMiohal col- r<j»ugh the and two TA X i Prompt PHOi Service APPLIAI Come In and; sec large or RADIOS a.* STtlDI ©: coi KILVINATOR —and many oticrj APP1 FARMllil then—he doesn’t play as much as he used to because hje says his eye sight isn’t good enough—recalls that when he first} came to the University the students were char ged $3 a year to play on the tennis courts. Faculty m'eijibers paid $5. Dr. Penick decided | this situation ought to be changed—that tennis deserved a place in the collegiate program as much :as any other sport He finally got the charge removed and also got the univer sity to furnish neits and equip- jpgnt. ' ! f ! i * ] - 1 ' ! , T During his 41 yjears as coach at Texas, Dr. Penick hafe tutored some 10,000 youngsjters ih the art of the serve and fojrehand. Among his products were ^Vilmer Allison, Berkeley Bell and | Bruc* Barnes, who were among thje greets of the tennis world. j ! r, - Picnic Time ' . — Let 4- : ’ Martin’s Place Prepare your heeds with laalkty barbecued meats at.4 Special Rate Call \ ; iri eR< y or Phone 8403 at Midway or Bead 2-8039 petmen Play Baylor Today A&M’s tennis team is playing the Baylor Bears in DeWare Field House today. Play began at ten o’clock. This is the Aggies fourth con ference match this season. The Cadets will be looking for their second conference win, having de feated SMU earlier in the season and losing to TCU and Texas Uni- versity. Rod Sellars, Allan Aaronson, Price Metcalfe, and James Wallis will comprise thet Aggie team. The Bear’s team will be b^iilt around Bill Bailey, Carol DrAyyer, Bob Mapes, and Bill Johnsoh. In Inst seaxon’M meeting the Ag- gl(*s and the Bear* tied with three matches nnieee. Five of the six matches played between the two teams last year went to three sets before a winner could be determln- 'Hr r . ■ | • Play will go on In the field house oat of the day and will be open t(Kthe public, Coach Dowell of the tennis team said. Injuries to Key Men Overshadow Baseball Scores By Associated^ Injuries to Stan Rojek^Bob Ell iott and Lou Boudreau, allNkey men in the Major League pennant races overshadow the scores |in Wednes day baseball news. A pitched ball by Ken Johnsoi fifth St. Louis pitcher, struck Ro- jek, Pittsburgh shortstop, near the left eye in the ninth inning Wed nesday night at Sportsman Park. Early reports from the hospital indicated no fracture Was found. The incident took most of the zing out of the Pirates’ 7-1 victory over the Cardinals. The Boston Braves’ hopes of re peating as National League champs took a sharp drop when third base- man Elliott was hit pn the knee and carried off the field. The big power man of the.Boston attack was felled by a line drive off the bat of Puddin’ Head Jones, of the Phillies. Later it developed that Elliott’s injury was not considered serious. Boudreau was forced to leave the Cleveland-Chicago White Sox af ternoon game when hit on the left elbow by Pitcher Oran Grove. X- ray pictures shdwed the injury ap parently Waa only a bruise. Athletes Go To Austin Tomorrow The Texaa Aggie Tumbling Club, Weight Lifting Club, and Intra mural wrestling champs will com- pete in Gregory Gynjinasium at Austin at 2:90 p. m. tomorrow. All Southwest Confere are 1 invited to the ilar Meet All Southwest Conference schools gu sponsored by the Tcxaij University Sports Association. Some 30 boys from! A&M will make the trip to Austin, Barney Welch, manager of the intramural Athletics, said. There are only seven players In the National League who have lifetime batting averages of more than .300. | : IRONS m ■ :j : ; WANTED TO BUY!! ■ ' Tm '■ ■ y , v / ’ ' i. j . M ' 1 - Mi' . i Out of Date Books ! . 1^1 LOUPOT’S ith Lou, He’s Right With You” ^ 11 ' '• v; ff' ■ ;k > ■ : r ; ' V \ * ■ f \ ' I;•iff \ ' Three Games On Tap For kend; Rain Stops First Bart Haltom, Jack Barnett, Travis Bryan, Jr., and John Henry, standing in the usual order, are the first four members of the Aggie golf team, Southwest Conference champions of last year. They play Texas University today in the match that will probably decide this year’s cha At present, Texas is leading A&M, 19 points. On the right is Gaythor No coach and pro at the Bryan Country • \ • hampiot 19»: to fowell, Gab. pi on ship. m team Aggie Relay Team Is Only Returning Champ At Drake ire is due to he a number of champions crowjned! at the 9 Relays in the University t of the *Herschel Malt? is in his third vear as a member of the Aggie base ball squad. A lefthander in thetield and in the box, Maltz special izes in showinjg how the fielding at first base should be handled. The Houstonian has another year of eligibility remaining. Ben Hogan Doesn’t Know If He Will Ever Regain His Top £blf Form NEW ORLEANS, I April 29 -^P> Golfer Ben Hogan made it known today!that if heiuantt swing a club with the heat of them again, he isn’t much interested In swinging at all. ; The njatiomal [open and PGA champioi) /came here: for u medical checkup on progress of his re covery from a highway accident which almost took his life last February 2. Hogan said he didn’t know and “I don’t think the doctors know” if hq’ll ever rctujrn to the form that earned him the POA’s vote as< “golfer of the yhar” fop 1948. \He and his wlftVsyaldri, arrived today by train. TheyX^xpcct to re' turn tomorrow th Fort Worth, Texas. Hogan was critically \lnjured when his automjiblle and NT bus wyre in collision near Van npm, Texas. Stan Mutual's .348 lifetime batt ing average is the highest mark among active National League players. DOUG’S CAFE College and 27th I I'M'- . Specializing In j MEXICAN DISHES CHICKEN FRIED STEAK DINNERS AGGIES ALWAYS WELCOME I - ■ ' .f /.:M- ' ► Th(*i new |< Drake division this weekend. Most old champions will not mum. Only on* event has its last years victor entered at tbU date. That race is thdi mile relay| whose 1948 chump unit record nplder Is the speedy Texas A&M Missouri is considerjvd a (Infinite threat to the Farmers in the mile relay. Thus far this! season, the best time recorded by A&M is e 3:17.1., while the lads from Mis souri turned in n 3:13.5 last week at the Kansas Relays. Can Wirt This is not a. definite indication that the MisSodrians Wilt win, but it will mean I that the Aggies will have to step up their pace to come in first. The A&M team is consid ered better than their number one time indicates, for they have yet to be pushed by any teiim since the season opened. Last Syear at Des Moines, they turned in a 8:15.2, and the boys from the “Show Me” state may be just what it takes to push| them into it again. ‘ George Kadera of Aggieland, is considered a top contender in the discus throw, along ! with Byrl Thbmpsort from Minnesota. Thomp son, a sophomore, ha^ tossed the platter a distance of 169 feet, 2% inches, this year. This' is just inch better than Kqdera’s best. These lads should mhke quite a contest out of it at the Drake Relays. Hampton Faced Beat J. D. Hampton, top Aggie and Southwest. Confererijce distance star, wilj probably rpn into, some tough competition f<jr the first time this season when he goes up against some of the best stars from the North and East. So far, the wearer of the Maroon and White hasn't had to break his easy stride to break records throughout Texas and Aggieland will bie waiting to see how he comes through. 1 !}.. I With wet! Wit, the Texas afternoon in a < This twinhflL pl«M muddle in the chase. At the holds the run 3-2 record. The third place sporting & lost count. The Aggies dhcnce.'to sew up the In the stamiinge. An team baa any hope# of fjjj Mafae-Uathng 1 will have to win both The first game, wt way at l p. m. will Bobby Frets op tang act, Erwin just recently took duties, looked very imi his last outing. On the Kay lias ulso been n form, and the veteran will be very hard to mates give him a little Short The Mustangs yesterday and cast ti glances at the short the Kyle Field baseball' seem confident that Kyi lose a couple of balls is through. Rote, ting the ball at a . r C play, hits a very : and if the Aggies hoi out on top, they will the Fabulous “Karo Walker, the Mustangs football star, will hold stop for the Ponies, second team all-confei fielder .last fall. Coach switched him to the the Doaker has come play good ball for the The second game wi firjd Les Weber o( riice Morrisse or I I4ber is undefeated league play, having wo Saturday Gu Tomorrow the'Farmc host to the Horned Fn] That game will start ati Coach Paul Andrew’s! victors over 1 the Baylo* Ifl game In Waco Tuc Ing to Wharton tomori thu Wharton County Ji f’iom crs. Hill Bybae, product, will pro tor mound duty. IS WTTOWTT!? Team W Brooklyn w...id, Boston ...A........... .6 „ Pittsburgh/*, ,.5 'J New Yonfc 5 Cincinnati :.,4 St.Loi Chic Philadelphia f AMERICAN LBJH» Team ■ / Wl New York. 8 f Cleveland ,6 ¥ Detroit 1 .5 r. Boston 6 | Chicago 6 11 Philadelphia 6 '! St. Louis 3 Washington .2 TEXAS LEAG Team W I Dallas 14 j San Antonio 11 I Shreveport .8 | Fort Worth 8 Beaumont .v—O j! t Tulsa i . ....6 | Ri Oklahoma City j2 || t^r Marshall :. J f Tyler i _„J5 Longview 4 ...J4 Bryan : .....44 Kilgore ,3 Pans 4 l Henderson j8 if Gladewater ,2 whose team injuries this team to try Texas University, has been riddled with year, will not send a for repeats in the four events in which they hold championships. These races are the 440, 800, the distance medley, and the four-mile relay*. I / ! 4^ * m From all Indications, there! is a good meet on the card, and a dum ber of npw champions: will be bom at the Drabs Relays tnls weekend. COULDNT buffaIlo —(-4- iConnie Dion, . _...JA|L_ . .— T goaltender of the Buffalo Bison* of the American Hockey League, ha* had fivp goals charged against him thil season while sitting on the bench. That many pucks nave und their way into Buffalo nets alter Connie had beeh removed for a sixth skater in the closing sec- ondsNif ! a tight cont • FOR A H MEAL AWA HOME COLLEGE B R Y A 1 ilfflUIIMlWl GGI Give Y iEsn our Date Something She Admire and Cherish — Forever- JEWELRY / From G W. VARNER - Jew K i North Gate . utility man for tha* ball team, la slatad to ia mound for the Farm- first gam# of today'a alor. .A thfeo-letinr | is Frrtr's last yaar for L He has been used in Ind right field and at ii (his :jyear besides The blond Houston inked the Hmifhwestern i Tech llulldofs 2 to 0 Softballers Wednesday softball team will play leader in Baatrop at 7 Wednesday against Nix- lilsiness College of Aus- 31ay, boasting one of the ins in the. state, defeated (|wi ce last year. ■V binder Will pitch one game m Cashion catching, and B. wjll pitch the other with >h catching. LOADS OF GOALS ■Ii ! * I ' ' / DENCE —</P>— Harvey :enter of the providence I he American Hockey Lea- cyntly scored eight points ' e—three goals and five > tie the league total for contest. Bob Gracie and Ityriiiton both tallied eight the same game, on Feb. while playing for Pit|ts- DfTHER'S DAY CAROS Ii * ]/ r \m ihh ■ our tkrge dliplay of Vol-- Mothe r's DajjClrdpyou can to find lie r^ht senti- and design lhat is Worthy er. Comet in and oh our. 1/ Th. Store