The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 13, 1949, Image 3

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 13, 1949, Image 3

Newspaper Page TextI Battalion P O R T “ s .f TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 19i9 i til!’ Schoolboy Playoffs Reach Semi-Finals : > BY HAROUD V. RAXUFF AaaociAted Press Sport* Editor Four schools that h%ve tasted state championship glo md four brash newcomers to ti^le play make up the final brackets of Glass AA and Class A schoolboy f this welkw All of the class A A teams in the penultimate round are former champlona.^They are Port* 1 Arthur, which hu won one crown whi|e GaHl , n(1 011 t uin penetrations in a 7-7 tic. Uvalde whammed El CJan>l )0 33- 13, with little trouble. Thomas Jefferson Wiiia 1 Thomas Jefferson of San An- tpnio stormed from behind today to crush Sunset of Dallas^ 31-13, and easily win the city conference championship Saturday. The San Antonip schoolboy ele ven spotted the Bisons a six-point lead early in the second quarter but went ahead th^s same,!period hone cj and tied lor another; ^Wichita Falls and Port Arthur are favored in Class AA, Littlefield and Mcxia in Class A. The Scml-Firtals Schedule jClass AA-—Austin at Port Ar thur, Friday, 2 p. m.; Highland Park at Wichita Falls, Saturday, 2 p. m, Class A—Littlefield vs. Garland at Vernon, Friday, 2:80 p. m.; Mexia vs. Uvalde at Austin, Fri day, 2 v p. m. Port Arthur beat Marshall 13-0 last week to run its string to 12 . games while rolling up 434 points and allowing the opposition just 65. Austin, which fell by >a top-,, heavy count to Port Arthur in the* semi-finals last year, got another crack at the Yellow Jackets by trimming Alice 28-7. Wichita Falls reached the semi finals by crushing Austin of El Paso 58-6. This caused some eye lifting. Austin it was that upset what was considered a great' Lub bock team 37-12. Joe Golding may have it—the team that’s to bring Wichita Falls its second champion ship in history. Highland Park beat Abilene 20-6. In class A Mexia showed what it takes to win a state title m top pling mighty New Braunfels 26-6. 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White, university president, and the board of trustees “to reorgan ize the athletic department.” The American League has won National 29 World Series and the League 17. / The AAM Water Polo Team Will meet Baylor in a contest at. Downs Natatorlura at 5 pan. to day. A B team group, the College Station Water Polo Squad, will face Baylor’s B team In a cur- tain-latser at 4:15. Since water polo Is not rec ognized as an interooHegiate sport by the SWC, admission will be charged to both students and the general public. Members of the A and B squads are (front row, L to r.) Joe Blondell, John Gay, Mike Ledford, John David, Ronald Stinson, Art Anderson, Bill Singleton, J. Crawford, and Bennie Hood; middle row: A1 Slssotn, BUI Hale, Ray Hilton, Don McMillln, John Peters, John Parnell, Bill Moye, Arlan McKenzie, John Shep hard, and Bobby Brodnax; bark row: Dave Var- deman, Tom Comstock, BiH Karow, Gilbert Mc Kenzie, Paul Fleming, Van Adamson, Bill Sar gent, Ralph Ellis, and Coach Art Adamson. Southwest A AM failed to win In two tries, 1 * Bil- Aggie End (loach /. T. Kin^ Resigns; Will Go To Texas J. T; King, A&M varsity end coach In football, resigned here Monday afternoon to accept a posi tion as end coach at Texas Univer sity. j \ : A I [! King's resignation was announc ed yesterday by Barlow "Bones" Irvin, Aggie Athletic Director. Irvin stated that it will be sev- Look Your Best at Christmas Time Bring those clothes to us for the best in cleaning senfiiie. We give you . . . PROMPT SERVICE" j EXPERT WORKMANSHIP INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION CAMPUS CLEANERS ‘‘Over the Exchange Store** ~ ‘ The New STt! . i NT l FACULTY DIRECTORY Is now available at the following newsstands. Get your copy today while they last! A&M Grill PT Aggieland Inn Aggieland Pharmacy Loupot s Trading Post Campus Confectionery tyita’s News Stand j Student Activities Office Student Publications Office Snack Bar & News Stand s- Annex J. T. KING Eagles, Rams Meet for NFL Crown Sunday New York, Dec.12 (API — The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams will bump helmets next Sunday for the National League title, plus a seat next to the Cleveland Browns of the All-America conference as co-champions of 1949 pro football. The Browns, by roqting^the San Frqncisco 4'Jers, 21-7, in their play off final Sunday Were champ ions of the now defunct AAC. Their four-year reign is a pro. grid record. The Rams had to go right down to the last ganjie of the regular season to clinch the western di vision title in the WFL. They blasted Washington’s Redskins, 53-24. Thie triumph assured them of meeting the Eastern Division winners, the Eagles, in the titular play-off in Los Angeles. Chicago’s Beairs, who had to win while the Ranis were losing in order to overtake Los Angeles, did their part by battering the Chicago Cardinals, 52-21. The Eagles made their 1949 record- more impressive (11-1-0) by dusting off the New York Giants, 17-3. \ The Pittsburgh Steelers ousted the Giants from second place in the Eastern secitio the weak New York eral weeks before the Vacancy will be filled. King’s resignation becomes effective December 31, 1949. King is a graduate of Texas and came here last January 1 from Tulane where he had served as end coach under Henry Frnka for three years. “Our loss is Texas’ gain,” said Irvin. King has done a highly satisfactory job for us and leaves here with our best wishes |for con tinued success. “My relations with Texas A&M College have been excellent. I can not praise the school and its of ficials too highly. Working with Bones Irvin, Harry Stiteler, and his staff has been a real pleasure and a source of satisfaction to me. I feel that a fine opportunity awaits me at my old school with Blair Cherry and his staff. I want to take advantage of i(.” said King. It is known that.King has re ceived several other attractive coaching offers during (h* past 12 months. i — 1! • WHAT HAPPENED ? YOU BROKE? n Here Is What You Want to Hear it ' Tt. {.J ■tT; CREDIT l CREDIT It by blanking Bulldogs, 27-0. \ r — AT — ! : | . WAT — ' p. VARNER & SON JEWELRY STORE Buy NoW ft Pay AFTER ChristmAs . Now you can have a Jrhnd holiday, i EASY TERMS | NORTH GATE i . ,1 IV. gL ' j If You Want to Charge It, Just Say So. If You Don’t Pay Us, We Can Always Reposscs Your Carcass. OUR ONLY STORE - PHONE 4-4884 i i L • , ! f 1 r"' k !• ' i' ' | ■ H i • {. A ..! ' I . ii ■ i • i ■ . L : ij j j •, ; ;• 1.. j.. k i.l Hillel Clubbers Hear Trip Winner Donald Jarvis, senior architec ture major who visited Europe last summer, spoke to the Hillel Club at its regular Wednesday meeting last week. Showing the group color slides of famous landmarks, he told highlights olf the tour through Eng land. Fiance, Italy, and Switzer land. Jarvis is the 1948 holder of the Rabbi Henry Cohen Ihterfaith Scholarship, a scholarship spon sored by the National Hillel Foun dation and awarded to a junior Ag gie who has done the most by example an deeds to promote un derstanding and good will among various denominational groups on the campus. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Esther Taubenhaus, Director of the A&M Hillel Foun dation. SHAFFER Book Store MAKES YOUR COLLEGE PETS In Marron & White- Just the thing for the girl friend. Wc stock the complete line of 17 kinds— ass Up Drop in today j, . , Shaffer’s Book Store North Gate / I / The three conference teams that have made the poorest won-loat records so far this year—A & M, Texas, and Rice—won four %nd, lost four games last week. Texas was "upset” Tuesday night in Austin as the TWO Rams shocked the Steers with a 38:?$ win. The Longhorns came back i against North Texas in a 51 and the second 6^-47. Rice dropped Texas Tech's Red Raiders in a Houston contast Tues day, 57-45, and then began a trip into Louisiana. Tulane deft the Owls, 82-58, in a New Or] clash and LSU downed the H tonians, 49-44, as the Owls great improvement. A&M fail! falling 51-55 to the likens in a well-p Missouri city Tue nesday the Oklahoma pokes topped the Maroons, 55-34j in a game at Stillwater, Oklaho ma. ^ , ■ * | One game that was missed in the basketball roundup last Mon day was an SMtT victory over East Texas, 53-28. This Week’s Schedule . J j Tuesday—Texas A&M vs. Abi lene Christian College at College Station; Baylor vs. Tex. Wesleyan at Waco; Rice vs. Sam Houston State at Houston; Texas vs. Wept Texas State at Austin; Texas Christian vs. Missouri at Coluih- bia, Mo. Wednesday—Southern Methodist vs. Howard Payne at Dallas; Ar kansas vs. Illinois qt Champaign, 111. Thursday—Arkansas vs. Indi ana at Bloomington, Ind.; Texas Christian vs. Bradley at Peoria, ni. f Friday—Baylor vs. Kansas State at Manhattan, Kans.; Texas A&M vs. Arizona at San Antonio; Rice vs. Southwestern Louisiana Insti tute at Houston; Texas vs. Trijnity at San Antonio. Saturday—Baylor vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb.; Texas A&M vs. Trinity at San Antonio; Southern Methodist vs. Colorado at Boulder, Colo.; Texas vs. Arizona at San Antonio; Texas Christian vs. St. Louis at St. Louis. "uV? 1 [uintet 1 Using a fast, with tha * the Lon cagers took most lost it ail a slow starting quin in Jacksonville last Fish center Leroy lected two fouls in minut knew four while the game eight minutes old. '-j Peden had'to on the bench foi the game, i 1 It could easllj Fish were defii side while the playing their el young season, a mid-i $< content nearly th him e rest of be seen th*t the Italy on he green l-season t It was easll; that teat the teama'collectod the Wildcats the fra# /throws ffeld'goals whte The amazing [thing about this it that the Wildcat team made a cool $2% of their Charities While the Fish were doing almost 4a Well by busketlng 79%1 ' I , | ! "Bujster” Alford, ex-freshman eager of this year, who left the Aggie campus] aftar, only two weeks of\ school, surprisingly enough was the|hlgh polgt man for the night. 'Alford sank five field goals and only missed, one free throw out of an attempted eight to lead the scoijera with: 17 points. ilnt honors Were y Velvlg and Max • night as both eleven points a- Fish high _ shared by JJ|m Montegut for cagers collected piece. j, The game started in a whirl of sloppy shooting and weak offen sive moves. It' was three minutes before Paul Aifjord sank two char ities to send the Lon MQrrii cagers out in front. Then Renta and Ollvei nected to pull die Wildcat lead that they hever re|f Fighting harl to slip thjrough a tight man to man defense .the Fish ez con- i .into a iished. 4it- i ; .t.i Fish, B Team B . _ and vanity reserve players at 6 tonight as the curtain-raiser A°£c he Va ”^ at! * WUh - r - four fouls at did a faU* job aged to slip the second qi one after this that sssds nt. Crtw t and main- goals in What looked to a fast game ; waa aiujs le while y only el el«v- rest seemed the Aggies outscored the ut (tern even in attempt. be developing last was — by the halftime Aggiea were t en poi.its. '' That half Ui turn the trick they came back . Wildcats in the j second half, were unable to {catch after a last minute vain at Starting 4 completely different combination the second half Pad' en’s crew almost] caught the W cats at one point, but fet) far hind quickly before almost ca Ing up a second‘time In the cite- Ing minutes. 1 On a Lon Mortis Hqusd of about fifteen cagera were fiye Puei Rican lads. Paobably the mpst outstanding of i these ware Renta brothers pnd Alfredo requiz. These tqree boy* account ed for 23 of thelt* team's 57 points Only seconds i before the flpal whistle Fish gu|ird L Scott sank a side shot to; make the score stand at 57 to ^9 in favor of the Wildcats. It wka the 8<h victory for the Wildcat? in eleven starts. It might be a different ktoryjn the two. teams next meeting February 21. when the Fish have time to gr4b some needed experience they def initely lacked 14st night. Score: ■U ■fl FISH: Velvin . .... Bleyl . ... Heft Bess ..... .. Carpenter Misksch . Crew . j.. Branam . Gulledge . Montegut Scott , .... TOT/ LON MORRIS: Henderson . . Deliz Coppedge . ... Ramerez ■ . Owsley Alfprd . Oliveris . Renta, A . ... Crews . Pittman . Repta FG FT 5 1 ; -“a j ■ 4*! ; T TOTAL if -»♦ « To a man it’s TexTan , ■ .: i I' .j I i,] ' Poll men who know leather quality and ityle ... to a man—it’i TexTanl the feel of TexTao’i finer leather geti oh l ^ ' ■" ♦; { ' ! # man’s warm side, Much of this leather is espe cially tanned by TexTan. Real saddlcma craftsmanship shows its hand in every detai of these belts and billfolds that dare to blaze atyle trails. To a man, they’re the choice men spend their own money. Make t ■ i vC? yMl: > 'ij: : -.t r *• - ’ ..r- i t ' s' >!:. ■ '( 1 < 1. n turn \ '■J. • H. V

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