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. Maroons Win First Spring Scrimmage By HAROLD GANN : Airgfe football followcni y«. cclvecl an approximate example of 'what Couch Harry Stitcler’a i»BO irrldiron aquad would be lilco Sat urday when tho Munion* boat the White*, 20-7, In the flr»t of four apriiiff training K amc*. After only clarat day* of pnu:- - tloo, the unpoliahed Krldatera cx- hihited mrRronsivu hall an a crowd I of mound-800 watched them bat- ■ tie in perfect football weather. J Pans playa and off-tacklc slanta dominaU'd the attacks of both units. Sparked by Dick Gardemal, J Doyle Moore, and Angie Saxe in the backfield and William Rush, Carl Molberg, and Jack Little in , the line, the Maroons piled up a 13-0 lead before the half. > | Passes Fisrure in Touchdowns For the first 12 minutes the • two teams battled on. even terms with effective defensive work be ing turned in by Little, Molberg, T ’M UR A L L NE WS Seven,, divisions, saw action Fri day afternoon as the first week of intramural wrestling came to an l end. The 129-pound class reached - the quarterfinal stage when C. W. Penn of F. Air Force defeated George Laing 1 of H Air Force. In the 169-pdund. class Kenneth Baker of A ^Tjunsportatlon drop ped Mondal Ammons of B Quar termaster, JOe* Villereal won by • forfeit over R. W. McGaw of E Infantry, and P. Cotta of A Field ^ downed J. J. Dalphite of E Flight. The matches Friday narrowed the 169-pound division to the s e m i r final stages. A forfeit was also featured in - tho 17(l-pound: division with War ren Pierce of D Air Force tak ing a default win over Fred Klatt of tho White Bund. Oeorjre Hoover of D Infantry matted E Flight's Oharlea Parr, and Homer Terry of H) Vet lost to Charley Davis of B CAC. I . J. w. Wilhelm of 1) Field Ar- tlllery «n.«l-»Don Grubbs of E Infan try galjtft'il wins In the heavy weight: alvUlon. The 1110.pound illvision offer ed the largest number of the mntchaa with nine winners ; ad- vanolng to the next round (and two wins I'esuiting through ’‘Tor. felts, Ken Timmons of A Infantry and Harold .Springfield of A Ord nance won thuir figlits op forfeits. In Tile other clashes Pi)luI Moore • of A Artillery defeated Alton En- Ine *f B QMC'i J. H. Edwards of H ItUAuUy dropped Joq Jackson of wVw, and Btnn'Perkins of E Air f*nrce matted the White Band’s Edwin Anderson.< Non-mil itary student Mux Word, won his second match in the 159-pound class, scoring over H. R. Witten- I burg of A Quartermaster. F. If. Christian of ASA lost to Dave Haltom of B Field, while Harold Chandler of C Air Force drubbed Nace Trauth of H Flight, and Bob Davis of F Air Force ■ matted Bob Kirk of A Flight. Winners of the 149-pOund class included Lowell HolmeS of tho Ma-. roon Band, who defeated Gus •j Sanders of i A Air Fcjrce, Tom j'Spatachenc of G Flight, who drop ped T. T. Hillman of B Flight, and Jolly Johnston of K Air Force, who won over Frankie Prochaska of A Cavalry. Dick Frey, Jiip Fowler, and of the Maroons; and Dorbant ton, Russ Hudbck, Marshall Elo Nohavita, and Austin of the “Whites.; Forward passing figured four touchdowns. The Maroons soored the first TD late in the .first quarter when Gardemal fl psd to halfback Augie Sake in flats. The play was good for yards. Darrow Hooper split uprights to give the Maroons a ♦even point lead. For another; 12 minutes tho pig skin moved back and forth, never penetrating either team’s 20 line. t- Saxe Sets Up First TD Little, playing at the defei tackle slot, fell, on a White _ r hie at midfield. Saxe, who pla. a fine, all-around game, swept feft end to the White 10. Moore and Lippman combined to advance the ball to the three on two smashes through the I middle. Gaidemal faded to the 25 and hit Rodnty East in - the iend zone. Hooper’s kick sailed wide. Quarterbacks "during the first half were Gardemal for the Ma roons and Del mar Sikes for the Whites. Stitelcr tested his fresh men engineers—Hooper for the Maroons and Ray. Graves for the Whites—during the last two chapi ters. Both teams! failed to score dur ing the third quarter. The White eleven missed a chance to tatty late in the third When cine of Grave’s aerials was intercepted, after the Stephenville Slinger had placed the team inside the enemy’s 20 on his passes. Yale Lary Shines The Whites made their only touchdown early in the fourth when Graves; pitched to “Bull” Lawson on a screen play, good for 10 yards. Charlie. Hodge’s puss snaring and lie ft tackle i thrusts Tby Lawson and (Charlie Royalty set up the score! Hodge successfully Battalion SPORTS MON., FEI1. «0, If I,50 Page 8 t- j: ->' . '! , I ■!_ j Howell "Urpie” Johnson, Hart Hall senior who Is majoring In Physics, topped the diving compe tition Saturday night to contribute five points tO the Aggie total as A&M topped the Memphis Naval Air Station, 52-23. The sturdily built spring hoard artist is seen above going through some of his above-water gymnastics. converted to make the score 7- 13. f The Maroons bounced back with a beautiful 50-yard run by Yale Lary after the Farm.er punting specialist took a pass in the light flat from Hooper. Lary reversed his field and raced diagonally ac- cross the turf, untouched. Hoop er’^' extra-point try was gdod. Standouts of the game on! of fensive play were Jaro Netardus, Molberg, Rush, Bob'Bates, James Flowers, Max Greiner, Dwayne Tucker, and Nohavitza along; the forward: wall, arid Gardemal, Lipp- man, Moore, Saxe, Graves, Royal ty, and Lawson in the backfipld. Hooper and Graves Promising Gardemal and Graves were toss ing the hall with remarkable ac curacy while Hooper looked t im pressive while throwing cannon ball passes that found their rriark half the time. Hooper, a shot-put stalwart, heaved the ball 50 yards in the second half. If Hqoper cou|ld become more accurate, and his receivers could wear bullet- proof vests, Stitelcr would have a top-notch passing team. j| yule Lary, stationed at deft- half, was the top ground-gainer of the game. Lawson, Lippimin, and Moore were consistent gain- ‘"'"h - j ^ . j Farmers Fall Before Rice’s Spirited Attack ■-I em fT- Tankmen Defeat hisNaval Airmen By CHUCK CABAMSS Art Adamson’s churning mer men turned what had been pre dicted as a close battle into a nin es they defeated the Mem- 62-23, in Saturday away *s they d phis Naval Air the local natatorium t. night. Butterfly-strokor Bill Karow led the way with two individual (Continued from Page 1) Slimes, although Leroy | Miksch, tall Waelder pivot man, sank eight field goals, and three gift shots to walk away with high poirit Honors for the night. Carl Jowell, a Dim- mitt product, was high pointer for the Owlets with 16 markers. Box Score: Texas A&Bf (62) Fg Ft Pf Tp DeWitt, f 2 0 4 4 Turnbow, f 2 2 5 6 Davis, c 1 2 4 4 Moon, c :... 2 4 3 8 McDowell, g 9 5 2 23 Garcia, f 0 1 0 1 Howser, f . 0 1 3 1 Miller, f . 0 0 0 () Farmer, g . 1 1 l 1 Martin, g 1 0 1 2 Totals , .18 Hi 23 52 Rico (02) lg Ft Pf Tp Switzer, f 3 2 a 8 Oorhnrdt, f .a,. 0 5 n 17 McDermott, -c . •1 4 5 12 White, g 2 2 5 6 Only Two Fives Certainties New Ybrki Feb. 20 lege baskethitH’s post season tour nament pletujro still is somewhat clouded tmlajf with only Holy Cross anti 0hi(rBtute virtually as sured of participation. The Crusaders (22-0). only Ina- jor unbeaten! five in 'the nation rind the No. jl team in the Asso ciated Press poll, are first In |lne for the District 1 berth In the NCAA tourney. The Crusaders, who were under consideration for the 12 team! National Invitation tournament iri Madison Square Garden, announced they would not accept a NIT bid but would take the NCAA bid. Ohio Stati is running arjmy with the Big Ten race and the winner ^bf that battle usually is selected to represent District Four In the NCAA. extravaganza. 16 Teams Possibilities The following teams are among the candidates for the National Invitatiori, Duquesne (20-1); lyen- . tu«|kv (20-4). St, John’s CJO-M). Hiadley (2;)-:l), St. Louis (lir.-f.), Toledo (20-1), Western Kentucky (22-4), North Carolina State; (20- ■It. U. C. L. A, (itt-i), Cnnlaiun (KM), CCNY (14-1), LaSsMUO- :i)J Kansas State (16-6), Itltl 07-3) and Niagara (16-6), ! and Sab Francisco (15-0), last year's invitation winner. ! LaSalle, St. John’s, DuqUosne an|l CCNY also are in the ruiining airing with Syracuse, Viildnova and Columbia for the District 2 lri<| in the NCAA tournament; Du- quesne and St. John’s appear to hapm the inside track. Kentucky Contending j Kentucky, defending NCAA chrimps and North Caroling are the chief contenders for ; the NCAA’S District Three berth; The Wildcats are a close second iri the Southeastern Conference ‘ race while the Wolf Pack enjoys a Slight ef|ge in the Southern Conference r i s ■ 1 \ .4— there's nothing like barG Ranchwear VALUES / SAVINGS i i •• If' £ "OUCKir SALE WESTERN SKITS i Now Only - §24.98 pi . - V ■ |i£ LEON B. WEISS I College Station 4 f j ■ NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR AGGIE SUMMER SERGE SUITS Finest Tailoring—Finest Woolens. Or ■ ■ ' ' Li;, I- ' ' ~ Tder Yours 1 NOW! ■i ' Hliiflloy untl Ht Lou in iri tho Mi^wourl Vnlluy ('onfor^tK'o uiul Kansas State and ^Ichrnsku in the Big Seven nre the eiindldutes for the District Five slot. District Six finds Arkansas or the Bouth- west C«>"ferenco ami Arizona of the Border in contention at the moment. Wyoming stands a good chance of landing the District Seven nom ination. The District Eight berth usually goes to the winner of the Pacific Coast Conference, champ ion. At the moment Washington State is ahead in the Northern Di vision and UCLA in front in the Southern. Tighe, gj 2 5| 4 9 Grawimdr, f 3 2 2 8 Hudgens, f 0 Q. O 0 Demors,! g 10 0 2 TotaH 21 20 24 62 Officials: Albrecht arid Wallace. 1 Free ThroWs Missed: Switzer 2, Gerhardt 2, McDermott 2, Grawim- der, DqWitt, Turnbow 2, Davis, Moon 3j McDowell 6. Half-time Score: Rice 31; Texas A&M af. Fish Box Score: Fish (49 Fg Ft Pf Tp Garrett; f 10 3 2 Fooshe, f 2 2 2 8 Velvin, f 112 3 Cleyl, cj 0 2 0 2 Miksch. c j 8 3 2 19 Heft, K 3 10 7 Gullege, g 2 2 2 6 Montegrit, g 1 2 0 4 TotalR jis 13 11 49 Mil men (55) Fg Ft Pf. Tp Bailey, g I 110 3 Dickon|t, f j, 7 1 2 15 Ghuokd, f I, 0 0 4 0 Muffed), f j. 2 1 1 5 Jowell, e H 0 3 16 Teuguej, g .2 0 5 4 Baker, g |, 3 0 a tl Watson, g 2 2 a (I ■■■«<■* «i Scott, Hoff Arc Semi-Finalists Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 20 <&>— Heavyweights Dick Scott of A&M and James Hoff of Rice Institute, defending champion, will meet in one of the semifinals tonight as the 14th Annual State Golden Gloves Tournament draws to a close. j- Tom. Adams of Hardin-Simmons, state light-weight titlist the past three years, will meet Andy Eag les ton of Fort Worth, state mid dleweight champion in 1940-41, in the other heavyweight match. Johnny O’Glee of iNorth Texas State College, defending light weight king, will meet Johnny Hernandez of Amarillo. O'Glee sustained a painful blow to the liver while outpointing Eddie Gar za of San Antonio last night. If O’Glee should be unable to com pete Monday night, Garza will take his place. Morales Back Bantamweights Freddy Morales of Hardin-Simmons University and Tony Maiorana of San An tonio Witt meet in one of the semi finals: Maiorana went tri the bantam finals of the tournament of cham pions in Chicago last'year and (See FIGHT. Page 4) Tntats a 19 r.5 Official*: Tniet, Craddock. Free Throws Missed: Dickens, MoffriU, Jowell 2, Bnker 2, Gnlfrett, FoushMea, Velvin, Mtkneh 2, Vlul- lege 3. Half-time score—Rice 31, Fish 2*1. Southwest Conference Standings Team W. L. Pet. Pta. Ops. Arkansas' .... 6 3 .667 164 443 S M Uj 6 4 .600 524 5! TCU 5 4 .556 498 41 Baylor; s5 4 .556 473 4< Texas A&M . 5 5 .500 502 41 .Texas L 4 5 .444 422 4( Bice 2 8 .200 534 5'i In Fayetteville, Arkansas, there is always n friendly gathering of Umvorsilyt of Arkansas students nt ihc Student Union Building. And, ns in college cumpus haunts every where, icc-cold Coca-Cola helps make these get-to-g«tliers something to rememher. As a refreshing pause from the study grind, or on a SatUr- r day-night date—Coke belongs. ' /Ish Jor it either -way .. . both trade-marks mean the same thing. I •omto UNDM AUTHOtITY Of THE COCA COLA COMPANY IV “Coke ■r BRYAN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY © 1449, Th. Cocc-Colo Cowptiy wins and a* a member of two vic torious relays. Karow’s 100-yd breasUtroke win waa the highlight of the evening as ho set a new pool record at 1:03.6. The earlier mark of 1:06.8 had been held by Johnny Crawford since 1048 when the Dnllaslite wss swimming for Woodrow W’llson High School. He Is! now a member of the Texaa squad. Jim Flowers’ conference record of 1:06,8. Was not endangered; however, t h e: event Is not longer swum; in tho conference meet since the, longer 200-yd. distance replaced it last winter. , Tommy Comstock of the Agi gies pushed Karow to the record no he finished the race only four I finished thitd, and E. D. Don- strokes behind the NCollege Sta- " * “ • tion splasher. R. EL HOehn ojf Memphis NAS was third' in th)e event. Relay Ties Record A&M'S 400-yd. freestyle relay copped the~final event of the night’s program in conference rec ord-tying time, 3:44.6. The loop mark wag set Mat year; by the Cadet quartet of Danny Green, Bernie Syfan, Jim Flowers, and Gilbert MtKenzie. Tommy Butler, Ralph ElMs, Ka row, and Van Adamson swam the laps in the race with Butler lead ing off. The foursome ended with a lead of a third of the pool de spite strong efforts on the parts of the final and Initial 'Memphis swimmers. The P. L. Downs, Jr.,! Natator ium record of 3:43.5 set in 1948 by Green, Jerry Fisher, Jack Ri- l%y, and Syfan successfully with stood the onslaught of -the speedy Cadet mermen. Medley Threesome Wins Bill Sargent, backstroke; Ka row, breaststroke, and Adamson, freestyler, overwhelmed the visi tors in the first event of the even ing as they took thfi 300-Yard medley with a 3:14.9 time, gent was even with his Memph opponent, Karow took a healthy lead in his lap, and Adamaon pour ed on the coal to win going awfy by a margin of one and a qi ter lengths of tho pool. < Memphis' first victory eame In I the second race—freestyle compe tition at.230 yards. Squad captain A. G, Rocdcl of the flying sailors swam the distance in 2:22.8 .to best Ellis of-the Aggies. J. E. Phr- ncll of the Cadets took thiYd.' i : Roedell won hy four, body lengths. Karow captured the BO-Yd. | freestyle to add to his point to tal. His time for the event was '\ 26.1 as J. P. Westcrvelt of A&M <b| finished thl*d, and - E. D. EWn- '* nelly of Memphis grabbed third. Johnson Tops' Divers . Howell Johnson of the loial team topped the diving compqti- tioit The event was unusual only, because the NAS divers used I ho low spring board'while the Cad !ta performed ’ from tyie usual hij h- er board. Johnson’s score was 83.36 as two visitors, Hoehn with 78.0 and R. E. Christians with 74-.06, trailed him. Ellis came hack to take the 100- yd. freestyle race by a stroke andl a half. He was timed at 57.2 as he came in ahead of runner-up Don nelly and third place R. L. Wil liamson, both of Memphis. Sargent won the lOO-yd. back- stroke by a stroke with Memphis’ R. L. Elliott crowding him nndi Aggie J. D. Blundell third. Tho winning time was k:(f6.7. Following the breaststroke event, Roedel of' the sailors took his team’s only other win and his second of the night in the 440 freestyle. He held a lead of a quar ter of the pool as ho finished) with a-5:32.3 time. A&M’S'Parnell) was timed at ,8:44.0 in{. second) place, and Cadet Dave Vurdumau was third. , dMy ••'si ■f-. ■ • it l mm m mi-* I % i WITH $MOUSRS HHO KNOW...ITS ) Yeti Camels are SO MILD that in a coast- to-coast test of hundreds of men and women who smoked Camels—andj only Camels — for 30 consecutive days, noted throat specialists, making Weekly examinations, reported r IRRITATION V 'if > NOT ONE SINGLE CASE OF THROAT ! ■> ? ■..if u ^ MR