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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1950)
Sports Di Five Ath] lULpk ooBWaw mm a x.« ■®s-» With t| d«y Mu tie c«U etilon and w atudentA i 1= vnrlml know ■* tnoi^ Art to 8porU Doy U nn Hrtnual Npnrt- ln« eyont aponaorvd by the "T" AeftwlHtlon which featurcN athle- Wo event* of almoae any nattfra. • HatUrday’* calender of event* - •how* Southern Methodlet Unlver- * alty oppoalnk the CAdet monnon In P. L. Downs Natator- ium^ Even before one event Is com-'' * pleted and the winner determined, the Aggie* will face the University of HotistotVi netmen on the tennis courts. <to^ Kyle Field Willie the scene of the next attraction—a dual track meet with North Texas—which will begin at 2:30. Intra-squad Tllta : While Ag spectators and visit- __ ing athletes are wandering al most aimlessly trying to decide ■which -'^ef^the three, events to “see to the finish”, the Aggie “eighteen” (nine sqnadmen on each side) will engage promptly at 4 p. m. in an intrasquad game. Saturday night at 7:30 eager spectators will return to Kyle Field to witness the long awaited Ma- roort and White grid classic. This event promises to be very colorful ^ and greater than that will fur nish those-, who attend with a pre view of the team and player poten tialities Avhich will be rfelied upon - . next fall to bring the. Farmers out of the much talked about “hole”. - Ariblher preview of what is to come will be afforded by the Ag gie .cindermen, who will be de fending champions of the SWC this season. Rangerettes Here To; a limited few the halftime entertainment may be even more : anticing than the girid iron melee, for at that time spectators will witness the highly publicized, na tionally known Kilgore Junior College Rangerettes. f Complied of S3 beautiful “young things’V who have just recently returned from a New Orleans con test, these girl* will exhibit the many drills and formations for which they arc so highly -regard ed. The Kilgore Band will accom pany them duVlng the intermission. According to 0ene Schrlckc), “T” AsSocftlijPtJkiftaidoiiii -f'ond dollar ($1) wlNvenaole anyone to sec the full day of varied athletic con tests’’^ Schrickel explained that the funds for the day’s events go to ward the "T" club sponsoring min- ' on Kile In the rotunda Academic building, at the a ss ivasslng the __ _.jturday. unnacessnry won* **•■■'«* SUV «SW Mae before Saturday. ! L, I wan or scholarships and for operftting ~ expenses of thi a atlon memi m ill have the m and jMeasure of entertaining aforementioned ML beauties.'1 ivlli eat In Sblsa and will attei •T” club dimea after the c.ImmmIc at Maggie Pnrker’e In an, before entraining at midnli for the return trip. - Battalion SPORT! THUMB., MAR. 2, 1050 Baseball Sp Training Briefs Bradenton, Fla.. March 1—ta*)—- Manager -Billy Sputhworth had chough of his Boston Braves on hand today for an informal prac tice session. The entire squad is not due here until tomorrow, when hotel space will be available. At » . ■- Avalon, Calif., March 2—-tfl*)— Manager. Frankie Frisch today sent a squad of 43 Chicago /Cubs through their initial training exer cises. Owner P. K. Wrigley was present for the full workout, ( Pasadena, Calif., March 1——J) Manager Jack Onslow of the Chi cago White Sox, today spnt his squad of 37 players through a three-hour training session.!«In ad dition to running, and throwing, batting practice was part of the opening drill at Brookside Park. Burbank, March 1—(API—Man ager Zack Taylor sent his St. Louis Browns through a long skull ,prac- U«e--and a short opentttg-day field workout today. . .. Beginning tomorrow thfre will be two daily workouta, one for ament Gets U nderway es On Tap Today its tic exhibition performed by the . , off the AftM - TU edge clash, from Cleburne. another mem- startling gym- Club at half- pre-med major lie club. Tickets for Sports Day activ- i •dWlfc.,,. .. ,, . .., the older players in the morning and another for the youngsters in the afternoon, At West Palm Beach, Fla., March l-i.iAV The Philadelphia Athletics opened spring training today un der the discerning eye of 87-year- old Connie Mack and before base ball Commlaatoner A. B. (Happy) Chandler. -'Vlt’s no off here first on trips to all the camps,” Chandler said. "Mr. Mack is a remarkable man. He deserves the best wishes of all usi in baseball.” . . - , if San Bernardino, Calif., March 1 —(AS—An annoying head cold kept slugger Ralph Kiner out of uniform as the Pittsburgh Pirate* opened spring training today. The National League home runl kjng posed for photographers while other players limbered lip at Petri rls Hill Park. bndiiy, Feb. 13, and Thursday, Fe<i. 18 were gloomy days in the cage cafe® 1 ' °f the Aggie’s “Bud dy’’ Davis, for on those nights in games i gainst Rice and Arkansas DaVis, collected an average of six pobits a game. The sun came out though, the night of Feb. 21 in Fti Worth when the tall Nedcr- lander meshed 22 points against TCU to lead the; Aggie scorers and rupture the Ball Star of the Week (iWisrcl ( fho peculiar thing about it la thit thf fi’S" cage hand had col- legtod four fouls during the first Imjf, bujt surprisingly enough came back in the second half to score a majority of the points and stay in i the fray until late in the elver- time period. His tiip-in THE r BIGGEST SHORT VALUE YOU CAN BUY V' I-i'll* 4 ; s ■T" mm mm--. 75c GUNClttE fc.V.D. Expertly tailored —• com* fortablo fit — B.V.D.’b all- way; stretch scat. You can t beat this value — Choose yours today. / Combed Yarn., B.V.D. UNDER SHIRT 75c up CLOCK VERS College and Bryan .. r artistry also came in i haindy to the Ag Gagers that night, accident that I stopped , and helped the Farmers gain their *“ *" fi^st viftory In the Colliscum, and first home defeat of TCU in two sehsons. Using his big frame effectively Tr' ' nNamed 'he \ Week paign and is expected to be ready Ond willing when 1950-51 training begins in the late fall. ! Probably his greatest single ac- complishmeiit came in the Trin ity contest earlier in the season. In that ode Davis meshed 31 points, a feat that was tied recent ly by Tom Hamilton who e thing in a game Texaj did ; the saj against TCU. Davis racked up 102 points in 12 games last season to lead the Fish baskcthallers to one of their finest camijaigns in recent year*; He letteiied four years irt high school and j was placed on an nil.- under |the hoop, Davis meshed ripie yeld goals and' four jfree gifts to bring his total for the night to 22. 1 Second In Scoring Race Runrjing second to McDowcjll in * gie scoring race, the Capa- thwest Texan has, mashed 130 points in season play. Davis is only a soph this eam- The harmonious note that -will make her Sophomore Ball Weekend per fect is a Corsage pf Beautiful Spring Flowers . ,| . | | , U: * ROSES 1 • CARNATIONS • CAMELLIAS • ORCHIDS (all kinds) (See Your or Vii Across tb» Street Walter ‘‘Buddy” Davis district selection his last three sea sons. Davis also was unanimous choice for a berth On the South squad in the ’48 All-Star Classic. Davis never failed to hear the starting whistfe in a single game this season, and stayed in almost every contest until removied via the foul route. This season he has guarded such centers as confer ence league leader Joe McDermott of Kice, George McLeod of TCU! Paul Mitchell Of SMU, Bob Am- bier of Arkansas. We might add that he will be around next year ready and willing to deal them more misery. \ jWar* Field, House iual Jqnior College it began (la of! gamaa this Mar opened Howard County in the oon- dlvlellon. | Sehralner • B Inn qulnteta at :I0:S0 In the loser* At 11:80 Lan^ar waa pitted agalnat Laredo, both one-time los er* The Ranger-Na tarro game IN ■eheduled for 4 thi* afternoon to wind up todsjy’a consolation play off. Beginning for the vlnner’a dlvla* ion will be Amarillo and Tarle- ton, their match silted for 2:30 p.m, Kilgore will mest Lon Morria tonight at 6. The V 'barton Coun ty - Allen Academy | rame Is sched uled fdr 7:30i and th» Tyler - Paris game at 9 p.m. will close out play for the second day Ir both the win ner and the (loser circlea. Wharton Wiiis Opener Whirton Junior College trounced Ranger, 53-30, to get the tourna ment underway yesterday morn ing. Pacing the winners were Tommie: Irvin, Joe Puentes, and Gerald Cecil. Harper of the losers netted thirteen tor individual scor ing honors. The box score: WHARTON (53) Irvin, f Burton, f ............... Kuban, f .. L C^cil, f i L... Burnett . .4... Chacon ; 1 Gilder, c ...J.. Graham) . Kelsey,-. Fuentes, g Powell,; g Brown, g .TOTALS RANGER (SO) Cook, f' I...... Tidmore, f J., Harper . ........ Van Horn, f Smith, c I Whitis, c Moseley, g Wilson, g Ashley Gordon tota: Hdlf-scoi Free-throw* misaeld: Wharton (5) Irvli), Grahjam 2, Fuertes, Powell Ranger (13)—Cook,'Harper 2, Vat Horn, Smith 2, - . - ley 2. Officials i Whit Howard John Tarlcton finally efoVerg the winner afterl a tough battl with an otitman: Howard County btllntet. Delnml Turner and Mclviin Norris collec ted 16 points ei(ch despite thelj team’s defeat. Wendel I-ackey Tarlcton collected five field goa and five free throws to lead tl winners with 15.1 Box Scdre: TARLETON (50) Fg Yancy, f ..J .1... 1 "Jacus, f lhapman. f Garrity, f Lackey, c Cauaros, g Askins, g Basham, g TOTAL HOWARD (47) Stallings, jf Bepry, f .J... Grigsby, f! . Turner, f . Blair, c ..!... orris, g a 1 8 1 8 0 18 0 Uvjr, 0 Adanu, g 1 I • ee«Mt- TOTALS 17 10 1 Half-mtors: Amarillo >8; Mar 18. u pfficlale: Oernand and Wllkltff 2 PAris Submerges Bilim _ PALS 11 3 14 25 f-scOre: Kilgore 39. Lamar 7. -throws ihiased: Kilgore (11) 13, Lawrence, Anderson, Mi- Russell, Gibbs: 2, Conrad, (tar (9)—J. Frederick 5; ngton 2, Gibson!, Wills. Officials: Segrest and Breazeale. marillo In Upset The Panhandle point-makers— Amarillo College—coasted to a 58- 44 wip over Del Mar after piling up an unsurpassable amount of pointa on fast breaks. . he box score: . , . AMARILI.O (56) Bybee, f . Carttir. f ■irajms. R - Schintikam, g or ths Paris qulntst, uTlI Intii for the night when Mtm m) i Wrd 1 Martin, c Taylor, g .TlllAr, g ...... Allen, g TOTAL Davis, f Alford, f £olan, * •• Covet, g ...... Wilson, g Janac, g , sS * Hllnn with a ecore pf t W Tl* 1 1 13 3 2 8 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 23 13 ■? tr 1 3 s 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 4 2 2 0 ..... 1 0 11 pf 4 6 1 4 2 TOTAL 21 5 19 49 Officials: Albrecht and Brezeale. Allen CagUrs Win Tilt Allen Military Academy of Bry an was sparked by Vernon Barton, an able center wito took game scoring honors for the AUen-NaVa- rro hardcourt affair when he loop ed field goals five times and racked up three charities for a total of 13 points of the teams’ total of 48. If,/ f ' okay, t Graham, f ■ ,.,m.I n 1 a Gold, g ,,,,,,, I Bramnlstt, g 11 TOTALS 1 NAVAHRO (B«> V Kennsl. C •••kmissIivuis DBrlBiidi t ^ Wylls, t. Orsnger, v ..*.........4. ' SP“' 0 ms, g TOTALS Officials: Megrdsl and Whits, Lon Marrls W H Ft. 0 .1 1 0 0 0 J J I .! m It 48 ■n i a if Easily Averilo Rambes scoring point honors «h Loh Morris ! strode) to the ^ , -i! of the game in whl decisively dafeated tune of 67 - 45. ' The box score: LON MORRIS (87) Fg Rarfilrez, f. / Alford, f Ousley, f Henderson, c ..4 Ollveras, g A. Rehto, g ..... McCarthy, g Blessing, g .... Pittman, g '. Green, g J. Rento, g ..... TOTALS LAREDO (45) Stewart, f Johnson, f Chocan, c Porter, g Flores, g Hoffman, g Herrington, Officials: Albrecht and Brezeale. FORMAL OPEN of K & B (M Rar^I THURSDAY NIGHT, MARCH 2 J. : 5 i . • Free Prim # Refreshments Pinfeather Road .