gs Annex 9-6 Tilt b Open Campaign r By HAROLD AAM14 A&M's baseball team ottened Its 1960 season oh Kyle Field Friday afternoon with a ! weird 9-6 victory over the medical men of Brooke Air: Force Base at San Antonio before some 2,000 fans. . ', : r\ The booming Tuats of “Shug” McPherson, A1 Ogletree, and Henry Candelari and the proficient pitching of George Brown and Bruce MorissC combined to give the Ags a nine-run lead going intd the top half of the ninth. Brown, Morisse, and Blanton Taylpr divided time on the mound with credit for the outcome going to Morisse. The southpaw senior slinger from Nordheim took the mound for the fourth, fifth, and ) sixth [innings and pitched no-hit ball, striking out five batters and walking five. Brown Shows Promise After allowing a ringing double to the lead-off man; in the first inning, George Brown, a 24-year- old veteran from Irving, settled down to show the best control for the day. The tall right-hander didn’t yield /another hit during his three inning stint. ft.Was a brilliant pitching per formance between medic mounds- man Lowell Thomas and Brown J ’and Morisse for three and a half innings of play, but Cadet center- fielder Hollis Baker started the firewqrks in the bottom of the fourth with a line-drive single to left fiatdL McPherson strode to the plate and slapped the first pitch for a hojmerun that Hailed over the cra ter field harrier, a distance . of !I67 feet. After HH1 ^arrlner Hied defep to the left-field, Candelari drove tme out of* the park tha'; barely cleared thd fence in left center. ■ ' - \ Ogletree Hpili Uprights The Aggies added four runs to I heir total of three In the sixth off two costly errors, a walk, and a !)‘i0-fout homeruh by backstop- per Ogletree tlytt split the up rights on thegFfootball practice field. Southpaw Dave Cranfield re' Moved Thomas in the sixth inning, uitd gave up a run in tho seventh and eighth chapters. One was in sidiously enacted theft of home •plate by Wally Moon, the Ag left- Ogletree led with a booming tri ple in the eighth and sccond- bgseman Joe Savarino singled oiyer the box to drive home Ogletree for the final Farmer score of the afternoon, ivj V Medics Threaten Taylor- allowed only one hit while whiffing four during his first two innings, but turned cold us a cucumber in the ninth. v The Hondo Hurler issued three walks in succession before fan ning > one, and automatically al lowed two runs off two additional free-passes before George Keith batted in two markers with a sin gle to center. Candelari got one at third before Marshall Beseker swept the bases, with a double. Goodloe Ends Rally Marty; Karow- then ushered Sid Goodloe to the mound. Goodioe struck out the next batter, put out the fire, and ended the ball (game on four quick pitches. A neatly executed double play by the Aggie infield in the first inning saved them from a pos sible deficit after the Brooke lead- off man doubled down the left- field foul line. J-_, • / The next man hit to Brown -en the mound who zipped the ball to Herschel Maltz at first. Maltz rifled the sphere ta third where Candaleri tagged out the runner advancing from second. \ 1 ij # ‘‘i ■ fwi- !'■ j \i-' : S'trT ■* * M F - . ■1 i fp ;fj . ; 1 'if ■ i i • • . ■ ■ - i, ^ ■. ,■, : ; \ UF ! • 1 i : ■>!* jut 1 i SIS W . -r %%-S Connie Magourik (45>, White picks up yardage before bein Chuck O’Neal (54), Maroon urday’s contest. Converging on the action , are kite right halfback. Maroon players El g stopped by rugged Lawson (38), fulll line-backer, in Sat- tackle. White tael lo Nohavitza (65), guard; Bull fullback; and Tuck Chapin (77), White tackle Alvin Langford (79) looks on from the right. IBattalion SPORTS MON, MAR, 13, 1950 v I JU. ■ I J f 1 j I ® i) j ’ Cadet Tennis Team Topples U oj H, 6-0 By HAROLD GANN Aj&M's tennis team accomplish, rd the near-impoMible Saturday, upsetting the powerful Univer sity of Houston net team, 6-0, on the hardwoods of DeWaro Field House after prevailing rains forced the match indoors. - Beginning at 1:U0 In the af ternoon, the clash lasted tilt 10 p. in. with one nmteh being staged at a time, It was undoubtedly the longest meet played this year. , After dropping an earlier en counter to the Cougars, 2-4, in Houston, the Aggies were forced to play their b«xt tennis of the present canqmign 'to down the high ly favored invaders. Five , of the six matches were forced to the Mmit, each of three-set duration. DeBerry Upsets Morton However, the most surprising upset of the day was registered when R. G. DeBerrvFdowned Jason Morton, a top-ranking player in the state, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, in the most gruelling and thrilling match of the day. fc r It took DeBerry an hour and a half to dispose of the Houstonian’s powerful American-twist . serve, dynamic overhead, - and near-in- LIU, Niagara, Arizona Out; Trio Had Downed Ag Five SPRING IS IN THE AIR GARDENING EQUIPMENT & SEEDS ! | are your needs. Let us help you- with our complete line. HENRY A. MILLER North Gate/. ' * \ \ ■ ■ Ab"' Phone 4-1145 Jewel Gibson writes a rough, tough talo of lifo in a Texas boom town Black Bold By JEWEL GIBSON i w , r SH^.’fhis is a rip-snorting saga of skulduggery, love and whip lash action ... all set in a Texas oil town about fifty years ago. When young Bass Chalmers returned to Watson. Texes, for hi* mother's shot-aun funeral, he was plunged into-a black faliblc ground stroke#. Morton almost took advantage of DeBerry’s weak service, but the number-one Aggie from Sail Angelo was at his peak with a forcing brand of tennis. His two chief weapons were a two-fisted hackhargl and a sharp, timely at T tack at the net. I | Pincaii, Tate Win Afteri dropping the first set to Hugh .Sweeney, U-O. Bobby Dun- oan] took the' n#xt two acta, 8-8, lj-lf to eke out a threo set vie- tory over hta advaraary In the mimber|two. mateh of the meet. Accotdlng Jto Ag Conch W. M. Dowell,: the match between Dun can and Sweeney was a beautiful oxnlbltlbn off tennis, as few mis takes were imade, most of the points coming on placements. In the number three singles match, Royce Tate downed Dec Ligon, 6-0, 4-6, 6-8. Each netter played Steady, conservative tennis,- forcing; his opponefit--to err. DeBerry ahd Tate'" combined to defeat [Morton and Sweeney, 6-3, 7-9, 6-4, in the longest battle of the dag. Shajrp, decisive action at the net enabled the number one dup to; down their foes. Hardin Wins in Two the las]; of the three-set af- Tajrs, Duncan and Allen Aaron- son downed Ligon and Earl Gald- well, 6-8, 6-4, 6-4, in the tightest /match ; of the meet. jDick Hardin broke the three- set jinx while beating Caldwell, 7-5, 9-7, in the fourth-ranking singles match. At one stage dur ing the last set the two battled for possession one .game, playing ofjf Ideuce nine times. Because of the time element} the freshmen units were allowed only ope set to complete a match. A&M’s Fish' lost, 1-2, as Eugene tos .salvaged the only victory, ppirig Dwight Allen, 6-0, in a lij-miiiute set. The University of Colorado net m will be A&M’s next oppon ent in a match scheduled here ‘ larch 21. New York, March 13— >—Sy racuse pulled a stunning upset and Western Kentucky, City College of New York, and LaSalle followed form as the four moved into the quarterfinals, of the National In vitation Basketball , Tournament Saturday night. - A 10-point underdog, Syracuse outraced Long Island University for an 80-to-62 first round victory in the second game of a double- header after LaSalle beat Arizona, 72-66, in the first game. Western Kentucky downed Ni agara, 79-72, and CCNY eliminated Francisco afternoon Inl9-14S By DEAN REED Isis' Bob Smith 1*4 tha Ca- 'htU squad to a 19-14 grid nr the Maroons in the r contest of Saturday’s Ending spring training for >ach Harry Stfteler’s squadmen, le game was held under the lights eat Mi NoW Syracuse meets top-seeded Kentucky iys St. ' ‘ ‘ ‘ terfinals. CCNY faces second- Bradley 1 'and plays St, John’s in tonight's quar- seeded Kentucky and LaSalle plays third-seeded Duquesne in Tues day’s remaining quarterfinal tilts. Semi-finals are Thursday and the finals next Saturday. in, however, with Ms ll-Stater to TU [Lubbock, Tex., March The University of Texas t«ntat|v< ',Ui>bock pothnll It'/kWM 10 UPt— is the ntative choice for Bobby Brown, Liubbock High School’s ull-stute football and baseball stnr in 1949. Browf, a T-formation qusirter- back, Will complete his high school elglbillty at the close of the spring baftobfH Heaaon. Event Standings For Border Olympics Win UNIVERSITY FINALS 129 Yard High Hurdles, Pau|l Lemltig, Texas A&M; Al- vln Allen, 1,811; John Valla Bay lor; Jack Hchleuning, Baylor (14- 7). I 8HO Yard DasM' Harold Tarrant, OkUthoma A&M (1:56 flat—New Record—old rec ord of 1:57.3 aet by Ed Vudjoe of Texas A&M in 1943); ,[Earl Jones, Oklahoma A&M; Dan Newsome, LSU; Lowell Huwkinsdn, Texas. 220 Yard Dash , ^ r Unofficial World’s Record: Char ley Parker |of Texas ran the [race in 29.0 flat—the official wojrld’s record of 20.3 is held jointly by Jesse Owens and Mel Patton); {Dick Stople. Oklahoma A&M; D’Airibro- sio, Baylor; Joe Preston LSlJ. 140 Yard Relay [Texas (Charlie Parker, Carl Mayes; Floyd Rogers, Perry Sam uels)—(42.1; New recoil'd—old rec ord of 42.2 set in 1947 and 1949 by Texas also); Rice; Baylor Texas A&M. - Mile Run J. D. Hampton, Texas A&M; Jul ian Herring, Texas A&M; John Garmany,- Texas A&M; Richard Brooks,- Texas (time 4:20.8. 100 Yard Dash Charley Parker, Texas (9.4—new Olympic record—old record of 9,5 set by Jirri Metcalfe pf Oklahoma A&M in 1942); Peiqy Samuels; Joe Preston, LSU; and Antonio D’Ambrosio, Baylor. 440 Yard Dash N Bernard Place, Texas A&M; Don Basketball Notice All 1950 varsity basketball players are to mebt at DeWare Field House at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, to have a squad pic ture made, Coach Marty Karow has announced. Karow urged every member of the cage team to pass word of this meeting to the other basketball players in order to insure a complete turnout for the picture. Mltchdl, Texas A&M; James Hour. gois, LSU j Jsck H nut Mi wit, LHU (time 48,7), i Shot Put V Harold Voss. Lpf U8' uew record—old record of 40' 11" set lo] 1948 by George Kudera, Texas A&M); Jim Kurx. Okla- homa A&M (46' 10tk”): Bill Mil- burn, Texas (45' «"); George Ka- dora, Texas A&M (44' IIM’'. Broad Jump John Vought, Oklahoma A&M< (28’ 1"); Jack Lucas. Baylor (23’ •V’); Charles Meeks, Texas (22 3”); Jim Gerhardt, Rico (21’ 9!&’’)4 Finals Javelin Tobin Rote, Rice (191’ 11’’) Raymond Marek, Texas (190’ 9”)i Donald Klein, Texas (178’ 4’’; John Simpson, Texas A&M (168’ 7”). ) Finals Discus George Kadera, Texas A&M! (165’ 10M>” new record—^)ld rec ord of 167, 5" set by Jess Petty of Rice in 1935); Randall Clay; Texas (145’ 11 ti”); Ed Hooker, Texas A&M (137’ 9”) ; and J a c k Adkinson, SMU, (137’ 8"). High Jump I Vern McGrew, Rice 6’ 4%”); WL F. Davis, Texas A&M, (6’ 4%”— tie for first); Donald Graves, Tex as A&M, and John Vails, Bay lor, tied for third (6’ 2 I &"). Two- Mile Run J. D. Hampton, Texas A&M; Paul Efaw, Oklahoma A&M. Bob bie Whisenant, Texas; Jerry Bon- neh, Texas A&M (time 9:51.4) 220 Yard Low Hurdles Robert Hall, Texas A&M; Bill Bless, Texas A&M; Ralph Person, Texas; Paul Leming, Texas A&M (23.1—new record—old record of 23.6 set by John Rowland of SMU in 1949. ”, Mile Relay Rice (Tom Cox, Jim Hoff, Otho Byrd, Arthur Brown); Texas A&M; Texas; Texas Christian (time 3:21 flat). Pole Vault John Simpson, Texas A&M (13?- 6"); Bob Walters, Texas, and Don Graves, Te.xng A&M, tied for sef- ond (13t ovoh)i; James Lowry, LSU. was top offensive gun for carrying the ball 16 yards, a ftwpper-car- w Clarence “Boll’’ Lpw- Ilenn Lippman led tha t quad in yards gained netting 4.4. and 8.8 aver ages reap setively. Delmer Sikes led the passing department, hitting his receivers with sever of 12 passes thrown. Sikes’ passes gained 87 yards for the White i, although two were in tercepted. |[ {Gar lemal’s Gains Tfcpa G internal, netting 17 yards per com pletion. The game was fairly even in most dep irtments, with the Ma roons fun ibling twice, the Whites once, and all three slips being re covered by the opponents. Punt ing found Lippman averaging only 21.3 bn jour kicks, although: his two best—41 and 48 yard boots— were nullified by penalties. Sikos kicked twice tor 22 yards, while Ra; r Graves put his too to tiro bsll c iily once tor 84 yards. Maroons Take Offenae ' i Th(j Mrropns' won the toss and chose: to | receive. Chartes Hodge klck&l off for the Whites, &ith Law&m returning 17 yard" <«> the Within quad Hu dppman 5,R Clinton] Gwlnn to tha 1-yard lint. took tha bait and went over left guard to strike pay di r tha extra po and the Maroons t< switched hands several gh the remainder - quarter, with no ji score. The haif-ti arrived with the 14, Whites 18. but enthusiastic jEr . .bUltla dortaftt!?" 1 time ceremonies. The girls were in all white. V i Intricate maneuvers and a "pom pom" dance to "Twelfth Street Rag" kept the andience’e eyes en the field until the test Rangerette had left Smith Returns Kickoff ied with Hie Whites kickoff fen the ■HII aroons rtsDayWin issj&kss losing pofsossion on downs. 8|Esa was forced to punt the Whites, with the ball go almost straight up and landing their own 25 yanf line. After other exchange, the Maroon* W- s'jr.rir"* °" M ' M I i Hooper Takes Over A hard and long pass f Hooper to Lippman netting yards gave the Maroons % I dowp on the White 48. A yard pass to Moore placed the ball on the 42, with—two incomplete P *Hoo] White-28, as the gun sounded Half End* Cteee s first play after Ho CharMe McDonald ft Whites took over. 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