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Aggie backfiHd coach:):
Waihington, Dl C.—"There; wag
a H’l or hoy" down in Texas
once ... . ■*— ' i : «
, Intimates of the Washington
i:-ilskins will always remember
that introduction. FoT sev^n and
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'odd began ediy w’on trireo games iii ’ib Jitter-
nbOut the bugging fori critical touchdown runs
nd imagin* of 78, 51 arid 16 yards.
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one-half years they said it; many" Jonship. Difk almost
times !a week, as' Dick Tod
i his innumerable yarns at
things he remembered, and
ed, about his native Texas.' ®
" The Redskins can rtow use the
phrase to describe -Todd himself.
The “UT ol’ boy" went back to
Texas the other day, thi^ time to
stay. Said he’<J had enough of
f : . - •11 1 • ‘ •'
active footballj' wanted! to spend
his full time op bis GOO-acrie "farm”
and maybe do a little coachjng on
. the side. * .
Todd was both little and old,
tt Un a football sense. Re packed a
' mere 180 pounds on ms fivd-foot,
1 Kmch frame. In a football uni-
forjn he looked a lot smaller. He’d
reached the ripe old
,...v .,y~ — age;
-an age at which most gridmen
of 34',
rtl--
to selling
have long since retired
Einsjmance. ■
Bat at 34, the “li’l ol’ boy't had
just completed one of his greatest
, years. Along with his roommate
and clpScst friend, Slingih’ Sammy
- Bsiugh, who happens to/be a rock-
,v \ ing chair case of the same age,
. / Todd was one of the prime reasons
■* why the Redskins managed a sec-
rmq.placc finish in the eastern div-
. ision ox the! National; Football
League.
i; Retirement Sudden
vOne of the Redskins’ ^best half-
\ | hacHs of all times made his ro-
|f lirement as sudden as one of his
vuts on the football field. On the
train back from. New York, ! where
»he’d helped hrs team whip the
Giants in its %
, . CaSuhlly remaw
J* —*■ •• !
the Redsltins themselv
best player draft in hii
stars as Dick Faroe . ^
Shugart, Wilbur Moore and Sieve
Slivinski joined the'club, along with
Todd's best years before
were in 1940, 1941, and; 1942
irtf which he and Andy Farkgs
did] most pf the fancy running,
while Baugh did the passing, add
the Redskins romped to two sec*
tional crowds and one
back from the
r two
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^last game.’’
ted: ‘‘That was ray
Giants, in its N}.8 finals, little Dick
It was us si^nplh ns that./
, Todd came to the Redskins after
the 1088 season, included, in what
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When ho, came _
Navy in 1945, after two years
service, the Redskins had switc
systems on him. From Ray Fli
erty’s single wing, they had chang
ed to Clark. Shaughncssy’s famotfa
T. Baugh was still the quartejr4
back, but the lack of defense
halfbacks was appalll
- Had to Be Convi
Todd had to be converted. It whs
a compliment to his ve
he could convert to defj
didn’t do his offensive
good. Fortunately, there was a
young Notre Damcr, Steve Bagar-
us, around to do the running, so
Todd was the defensive sta^. ind
Bagarus the running and pa^s-
catching ace as the Redskins wsllk-
ed away with the eastern cl
ionship in 1945. They lost the h'Oiid
title in a iS ite 14 tangle with (the
Cleveland Rams.
That was the memorable
off gamjej in which bales
had been piled ground the Municipal
Stadium field in “V “ . ...
zero temperatures prevailed, Ne\--
ailhelcss, a crowd of 32,178 wag on
hand and they saw
happenings as Baugh’s fitfst
ter pass from behind his goal line
hit the crossbar of the goal pests
for an automatic safety and two
Vital points. In the eecond period,
Bob Waferfield’s kick for an e::tra
point"Wnj partially blocked, but
zoomed higher 1 in the air, landed
bn the crossbar and Went over to
make it 9 to 7 in favor of Cl(*ve*
land at the half. F j
The noxt-two years even Todd'ii
help couldn’t stem the flood! of
opponents' touchdownii. Waahfi
ton was hopelessly out of it
season*, Rut, after the '47 rhm*
palgtt, the Redskins effected a few
trades limb put Dick back at his
aW ifth ball eaprylnlg, IN was
iuesslag 84, but
right to work.
[;■; 37 for 51
Wit)» a totai of fife men i!lv»ri
ing Washington's ball) carry n t alt
mast ♦iiimiry, fas riill In
there with 19H yards galnw n 61
trtjis with the ball[ He' unught
more of Baugh's passe* that uni
body else, grabbing] 37 Ur
yards and slit touchdowns.
;• His; lifetime rocord showed 119i
passes caught for 1,917 yar is and
36 touchdowns. In running, he’d
hung up the enviable rfccird t>f
358 trips with the ball, l,57t) yartL(i
gained. - • f f • /'
Dick almost decided to gfive u;
football last season. Some migh 1
say it was about time. Behind hin.
were four years of play at Crowell
(Tex.) High, during-; which he set
a woridV record for acHolastte
.scoring .in 1934 with 318 points.
Then there was four years at
Texas A. and M.J whore Dick
earned a place artiong that School's
immortals. 1: T .
But' Todd’s reasoris for almost
quitting last year had nothing to
dO with his age or the lertgth of;
his service. Nor did t they include
hlng.
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iis Softbaff Schedule
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SrftXSS
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His off-season management of
a .cattle auction barn almost rob 1
the Redskins of his dervieies! lai
year. Instead of quitting then, howt-
ever, 1 * he turned the business over
to somebody else frir .a while.
What kind of .a/ ' Tl '
Weathered Texan, w
came a landmark ir
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DATE
7-21
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College View Softbatt Schedule
(NdK'diite for second summer i^rm)
TIME
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meet the Western Auto
, ill tepm or Bryan in af.
ich will advance the win
further toward the s
... tournament which is to
Id in Brownwood next m
Charley Lattimore, manager of
the Intramural office and the
liege authorities to let hie team
resent A&M as the Texas Ag
in state softball competition,
.ccording to Lattimoro, the reg*
,r college teath under the di-
ion of Luke Harrison: could rioi
organized in time to compete.
iri ! the tournament and Lou's team
grit the nod.
The winner of tonight’s Loupot-
Bryan Western Auto game will
y Madisonvil e and the winner
that contest will earn the right
go to the stite tournament in
Brownwood.
Lattimote added that his team
has bcci) reorganized because of
its poor showing last term arid that
Kb expected it \ o dp much better,
m all repo ts, Lou's Aggies
expected to be one of the beat
clubs in this district,
i Lattimore concluded by , saying
that all who w shed to go .to the
game be present at Loupot’s
night at seven.
He also requ< sted that ariy per-
sjons who had cirs and were going
to the game ato > by Lou's at seven
in case more space was needed
Tor. fans going to the game.
The new Loupot team roster is
as follows: cachers, Drake and
Thomas; pitcheis, Olsak and Tittle;
first base, Schu|madc an <j Johnson;
second base, Scerbourough and
Proctor; short itop, Thomas and
Saunders; thud base, Lawrence
and Saunders; left field, Dubois
and Chromshak; center field,
Schumack and Dolivc; and right
fiold, Mizell arid Strickland.
The base coaches arc Standcfcr
arid Freburg.
I The n
j Standings ]
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Workmen have now
reflectors at the to;
on Kyle Field ll|
In the photo above*
top of the stee
dtee!
n. As can be seen
will have 24 (count
L.
Bryan Legion Base
BRYAN, (Spl)—When the top
<eg|lo
itien Begins Again In
al Sports Tlii8 Week
,ntr«mural sports for the second term of summer school
started again yesterday with four softball games being
played, two by Campus League teams and two by College
tvwwr\ ■7^' , 7L/. :
Again this term, a college, champion will be determined
— —fin softball. The winner of the
Tvjuii—
New Yfrk .
CleveJand .
Boston .
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chiciijco
Washington
St. Louis
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Pet.
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.555
.528
.528
.432
.410
.349
Dorm 14 Defeats
Proiect House 6-6
Hoot H.
Dorm 14 Lovers
jto. a 6-d shutou
House softball
of the
mates
Project
Thursday iri
jrhJch marked tho
second! term-cam-
Glbson gave up one hit and
Wblffedjist ven IwUcrb ln ( marking
up his first with! •'
Law wa$ the losing pitcher, giv
ing up seven hltoMor slxrima. Hia
efforts were hindered by four er-
to (loach Turk
'Tm sony.
caught, th It on
pars on thb part of Ilia team
Campus leogtie play continues
today with HaH meeting Trailer
Camp on < ihntprid six and Mitchell
,meeting V /alton on diamond four.
Both gamts begin at 5:45. !
Edwards whs:
Turk. I shoulda'
m. If. .!’ T
Gin Rummy
ToddV Ipitt year with tho Rod-
skins brought jout tie fact that
eothess and light bo-
Baugh. The booU'
who roomed to
nic together’ and worked
gether on the football
tly j discovered a card
ca"
Campus league will take on the
winner of .tlie College View League
at the end 1 of this term to deter
mine; the trophy winner. B-Odd
egc ficw won the title last
tenftj j j7
Elsewhcite on this page will be
found an Intramural 1 Sports entry
blank. Any students wishing to
enter the open tournaments in any
of. the following sports may use
the blank to do] so: Haridbali, Ten
nis, Golf, Ping. Pong, Horseshoes,
and Badminton. Persons wishing
to play any of the abbvc named
sports should turn in their entry
blanks with the desired sports
cheeked to their athletic officers.
At the end of the term, Intra-
mural medals will be given; to the
winners of each sport.
Teh teams have entered tho’'
Campus Softball League competi
tion J 1 tho same number that , par
ticipated last term. The following
athletic Officers will be in charge
iof. their respective teams: Jack
London, Legett; Mayo Dubf.7W*l.
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all isn't
tween Die]
wearing
gether,
ho well
field
fgamc
The ol
they sneaked
session was a
of each man.
Now Bii
Washington far. "one-
gin rummy,
thing missing when
nto a locker-room
lix-shdoter in front
•i I ; il]i ]’ • ']
augh, wholl v return to
tTusniiigion jfor. "one* more year”
of pro. football; must/find another
rummy purtnerj. That will be easier
than finding a* replacement for
Todd on the football field.
"Iii ol'
Gibson, Dorm 14:
* pi wt.
have* enter-
View League com-
their managers are:
A-Evon; Jim Snider,
Ensrloking, B-Ev«n;
Fritz, C-West; James Bon-
rieri IC-East; Wylie Trent, D-Odd;
and D. B.; Biyne, D-EvenJ j
Jack Warner, Hurt; a'nd Bbb
chell, Trailfcr Camp.
Eight softball Mins
ed (h* 1 College View 1
petition and their ma
Niillonal Leagjuo
Team—
Brookbrn
IB. l<mii*', ....
i ., ril t.
Phllndclphtu .
N^w York . ;.
PUtabuFgh .
Cincinnati...
Chicago J„.
Te\u<* l^ugite
•7 Team-
Fort Worth .
Tulrin . ;L.
FUireveport . 1...
Dal hi a . ...........
Oklahoma City
Pan Antonio ...
ftmiumont . ..L.
Houston 1 ...
East Texas League
Tea in—
Longview . -j ••
Gladewater . ...j
Marshall .
Paris . 4.V
Kiigore
Tyldr . L...
Bryaa i
Henderson .
rrt.
.818
.586
.884
,MT
.518
.in
.480
Mi
.580
.556
.556
.645
.510
.466
.418
.367
Pet
.565
.566
.562
.556
.518
.419
.409
.380
four American Legion Junior
Baseball squads gather here, Aug
ust 2, 3, 4 and 5, to determine the
Texas champion, the homc-towTt
Bryan team looms as tho .club to
beat. Bomber Park, home of the
local, professional baseball club,
will be the scene of the activities.
Some 200 teams throughout Tex-
as entered competition before the
June 10 deadline, which represents
n sizable increase over, last year’s
number. ’
Bryan’s hopes for a title are not
Just a pipe dream. In 1947, the
Bryan ijggregHtlon won district,
bl-dlstrtrt. division and area
th*
lost
Puryear Defeats
Legett Thursday
Puryear; with,the aid of throe
timely errore, beat Legett Hall
yesterday 2-0 in orie Of the (wo
Softball games which started the
second' half of Intramural play orv
the campus.
Legett collected three hits off'
the winning pitcher, Ray Carrol,
but could not push a run across.
Law’ managed for two hits off
Reyes, the loser.
Bill Klkhunde of Legett 'vaa the
leading hitter of the game, getting
two singles out of three times at
bat. (. 1 7 . •
Graduates at 83
Lublin, Poland—VP—It took him
a long tame, but ho finally made
the gride, Ptanielaw Wronski, 83,
has just received his diploma us a
veterinary doctor.
Area 3 champion Bryan crew U
^si«i
pectOd to begttlrtoday or tomorrow.
i^ball Team
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High of Dallas at state.
Bn r an werit to the area title finals
before losing. The state' drovfa
was won by the Austin Buddies.
The 1949 Bjyait i, aggregation
boasts seven returnees) fro,
year. If Bryan docs rtOt ha
best, club in the state, it cei
will have the young *st. Eight
members of the team fro orily 14
years old. Not n (tingle mempet' Of
the pitching staff has yet rc ached
the age Or 17 yearjs. j )
eh of the Aryan
Peek Vhhh,
club, clnimit his
hargjui haVo
in the di
will '
btr
TltVIMDAY'B ItRlHl LTH
Anvcrlcali l4*»giie
New York 5. aevclanri 3.
Detroit 6, Washington '3,
Philadelphia 2-3, 8t. Loulk 15-2,
Boston at Chicago, rain.
National Iwugim \
Philadelphia 8, Chicago 4.
Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 6.
St. Louis 3, Boston 1.
New York 9, Cincinnati 5.
Texas League j
San Antonia 5. Fort. Worth 3.
Houston 7, Dallas 2j.
Shreveport 11. Tulsa 4.
Beaumont 11, Oklahoma City 10.
East Texas League
Gladcwater T-7, Bryan 1*1-
Longview, 6, Henderson 3.
Marshall 12, Kilgore 11.
Paris 10, Tyler 9. 1
Ml -ir
How Fast Can A ,
Turtle Travel?
How fast can a turtle travel ? A
half mile an hour—if you get him
plenty angry.
Obic Dec Bradford. 4-H club
member, found a 12-pound turtle
hear Eenters, Teps. ]j He scrubbed
jt up with a wire brush and took it
to Ballinger, Texas,!, for a turtle
race then*. The turtle protested
all the vyay.
At Ballinger, the turtle escaped.
Twenty-eight hours later he (or
she) was found crossing a high
way, 11, airline milcfidrom the es
cape ,si(jo. • /• j'' .
“That was the maddest turtle
I ever Saw,” said Objle Dec's moth-
cr ' I I
• ‘ ! M--; .
Bupc Ruth struck out more time?
than any ,other major league bat
ter—1,330 times in hia career,
—— Mr
claasicat unlformi
at any rate.
Tlic Bryan Cwfpany
onito with local Legloi offic h1| in
hohllnu a parndr and harjbimf,
Invitation* have been wnl o |1(»0
team* lo attend MM teif vlxioa,
R»ck Brown of D»ll»ri nnd Arnold
CaldWall of Hoiijdon, Ford htef
bnll rcpr('*cm«nye*, fire HNiiimii g
in lire Nffiiir. The Uniterm*, will li
art) furnliihcd by Ihwh y (bunidut
tho Hrynn Ford Mwlor Coniphiijy,
arc patterned nfter l usm pf tjm
Bon i bom.
In B’k o|>eiling praeljico grime inf
31. Bryim charged from behrid
Loupot’s Aggies
In Shut-Out Wi i
Loupot’s Aggies todk their loprin-
ing game of the jsetend sbrimter
fchiestcr when they shut dut the
Lilly Ice Cream nine 4-0 Tuesday
night. Cions Olsak was tie win-
ning/. pitcher, pi telling a wo-hit
ball game. Besides this, he helped
his owg cause by tapping out a
toweringvhomer in the fourth in
ning. \ '31 fl
Both teams played flawless ball
and the hits'were the dif: c|renee.
Lou’s Aggies got niriolhits off the
Lilly Ice Cream my and | dvo rip
only two hits in sreturn,..
Olsak had & rtO-bitecrWell under
ay, but the Lilly!bpysjkilled that,
L
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Market Uranium
Germany, J\dy 19
erman police reported to
day jthat four Germans have been
arrested here Tor atterppttn,
sell 700 grams
(one and a half
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Address
iterm
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Please enter me in the following Intramural Sports for the
r
Vi?.
.second summer six weeks: Handball.
Goif.71%1.
'7 ; :.v77 ! j
Badminton.
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Tennis.
’ ' '''I 'tai ‘ i
Horseshoes
Ping Pong..,
Lon|e:
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(Check those desired).
P . . < ; #• V ,• * ' I • !
J This^ should be turned in to your athletic officer or the ■
Student Activities Office by 5 p. m. Monday, July 25. M
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the Aii-State team on its roster
of outstanding players. iT.
RblamJ Jones pitched
victory, Jones, a
high SehoW from nea
Station, played on thte
A7 promising adcjl
pitching staff is Bob
yeur-old Who has been
field ririd infield. Th(»
mark hp«
Anotliisr
H-yenr-ol
from Isst year’s tean
bnltlng .333 last year.
Hourteen-yosrfubl J
keriioit is one of the bri*i
tUm team, while: anolh
ing youngster Is lk>
freilimnn at Aan:
from |u*t year, vim i
for.i mu outfield 1*0*1,
yealr* "Id, /
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tho
15-
out-
yrarj will
f huHlnt
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