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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1950)
Job Ended, Editor Shoots the Breeze • i i H, ( HU K RatuliMi ( ABAkilSS (N) N>«rU K4il«r mm ( AHAN'IMS ^<-a]ie> oActpe from relenUats tile htndici|) of • HkeWton-Mze »Uff, and m>TiadR of dtaappantNl raailfl, that’s what today meana Yet the tye-eatrhiaf, gM-aaahWted . May 25 tm the waU calendar in the Bait of fice also aii^nifieci the end of acme of the nvwt pJeaaurable days we ve experieoetd. Today’* nwue ia the laat edition of Hie Battalion which the 1M9-50 ataff will tarn out; tomon\>w a will be the firat product of the newly named summer staff But before we carry our laat copy down 1 to Kd Hefti, our night linotype ofwrator, ‘ we’d like to ahoot the breeae a little. “Hefti’’ will probably rib ua about thia being the firat copy we hav^ ever gotten ckwn before deadline time (and hell be about right). But w*‘’U gnn and know he’a kidding us since he s been a top- mdcher in working late with us. often after hours, to enable u> to get our )>age out And this morning “Sully” (C. K. Sullivan, compoaitor who makes up the Battl may have questioned <*ir failure to carry pactortal coverage on hurdler Paul Lemmg being named mnat valuable track man. but it won’t be because Sully’ doesn t like our ‘'system’’—it's just that he’a an uM Beaumont hometown fan of Iteming a Hart Hall Ruddies (hang Wed a ttt wilh rth-chanipion* Naylor ami *Hwsm» thil iKe nfireraeve Air* roukl -fifl claim a aplit (Uanr hark* ami a clean a^eep nv*r tlu Hear* tke tame Beam five wjnrh won f mrth place ip the Si A A ami <wared natiooat mnner up RradW > hffore loainir ^ All-cmferenee Jf*»«l| Mr Unwell !<*«t the ^isior rourtw n with Wal ly Mmm k'mlBf hm ta form the wuarf1-«pan HWrl I nSg i«hn iHWitt pnmdmf lota of iid|> jp front Although we 4i<tnt n-el that J^hn ny rearhol the peg* he o canwhl of *hi« year, we h^P* that a* » 'enmr he advanrow t<) that hard lo- arhiave runir of irhial ifiratnea* Ken Sutton amt Marvin Martin were plenty vajuahb, too. “ai 1 nine went iM fourth victary wth.l. Hob Rani •efbark in six Me- Rob HsU*. Hale* haa bees elected prewiden I •f the “T’ Aaaocialiwn for aeit year. A two yrar fmethall letter- man at renter, hr la from Fort Worth awd ia majonna in I’.K. In nianin* aH, wre d like to call to everyime’a attention the fart that the erup of athlete* who en tered Ad M in lAefArnibor, 1!*47 are plaviuy an important pad rn Kyuvenatint the A|pui*‘ aport.* cit- u at i on Ue were fortunate tnouirh t<> live in Hart Hall our fimt year here with np'ot of thowe athlete* ami wo-ve alway* felt that they wren overl.tdhoH when recoamtion and puldinty were handed out in Inter year*. And what have they done a* junior** In ha»ketl»all they led the confen-nce until the weennd half of play wa* underway Then, only two inwwe • to «uppo odly weaker team* Krf*e and Texa* roat them Ranchallen. Still May (labii < haiii|M<nHhip A4M • hSaelaiU rucruit* in ’17 I • luded thia yeaPt thiee all-rnn- feretWh Mar mm* abortatop t uy Uallaoe, eenterfinkter Wally M >or, iind pitcher Hat Hubert And plen ty i«f other outetandinp diamoml men writ* on the FUh pun that year, too It ha* hefti 'nir |>er*otial opin ion hut o«p whored by marry oth ers with whem ( we’ve tnihed - that that Ft*h tltnc tthey pla\e<i in the «pnnp of W* i w*- one of the *m.M*the*t fi-lrt:na harde-t ‘nttinu romhina’ton* wove ever men- Ami we don't txciude the • SWt' vaiioty teams we’ve ween in art ton teood ertoufh h> rapture 'e< end in the ronfurrww' thh vprlttr toneb «if*ln we mean with the very mt- >«risnt wervyr** <4 a few aentorw tml *of>h»l, th« mrrtnt Aririe pin ion* mav he lit* flrtn AdM ha-e- ball team •thee lihd-i to win * AWC ti’le—if they ran turn the trtek next war Veteran* dir S| 4k Mcpharwon, John lieipitt, HdHia Hak« r. Hill Wammr, Hnnk t'dndelarl, Joe Savaimo ami Hofnm Taylor may make Idfil a very lively T.Stb an- ntverwaiv year if tbey and tbeir teammates iai tnkr the South* wt crown btdi amShcr vrown may return to the Atrfte t-amfn* in ‘Rl if the raapW riati tiack *«uad ran wrest wt* k. u recent I v lint cinder dia ou,* And !|uaiAeMHi|er flon Mitrh en, pole vauiU-r Jat ji Nunpaan. and diatanre plan Juliab H* rn * will he the *entar at|lute« who rould play important ^apta in such a vrtory T Association Chooses Bates i ■ v New President Bob Bates taro-year foot ball letterman, is the new president of the “T Ansocia- tio*. athletic letterman group Holding its last meeting of the year Tuenday mrht at Rue Haa well Hark, th*- armoriatton elected Hate* and two other offirera to •ervr f(*r the conning arhool yvwr John I>eWitt, two-year letterman in basketball end football, wit* elec t«*d vice premdent Mifkry Spencer, f<M>tball letterman tbi* year,' wa* naitved necretar^treasurer Other buainea* transacted inclu ded a recommendation to be irted upon anon, that all parent* of f um cr lettermen killed in World \Aar II be ghirn romplimentary ticket* to all f<«ntball game* thev deair* to bee at AAM Ticket* would be given by the Association Rates, varsity football renter is a junior P.E major from Fort Worth IVW'itt is from Wan and majoring in ranm and forestiv Spf-ncer, from Pasadena is a me rhamral enfineenng atudafit The major function of the Asso ciation i* the sponsoring of Spoil* Day every Spring, which includes the last intra s<|uad football game • of *y*rtnjr training, as well as <»th«i ! athletic event* • Th<- Association also holds a Fall and Spring bamturt and party, at whirh time they honr>r new letter- men and the entire rogrhing staff lyn U U> • W1 victory the ( Stew ..now Hankheag ia huHinc >rapiste game in (he Msjsi lowrni flee ute. two of wbicji rmne in the nmk , A home run by Aady Pafko spoi ed hi* abatout in the fourth inm ig The flout was nan her eight the Cllir.ig. renter 1 in tie with Ralph Kuwr, 814 Cocfna md F‘addin' Head Jones for league hgmaa Foul of ihe Nrtayklyn runs giao •■suited fnten bontep. BaMer’s tilth ■ne of ia 4m first inning Was the firgt off Kish thw peaaon rftef SI inninga S|oHs and Campsne|a’s < sm* with pone on • NF-W YTRK, May 25 — Kookie Cl*d Hoyfr blanked th»' tdante with two hits in a hrilimnt 7 2-3 inniifis relief job ye*t« rd*) to pace thg St. Louis t ardmaig to a 2-0 tnu>nt>h over New Ynrk Buy er relieved Msx Lanier in th* der ond inning Urhen the veteran sogth paw injuieg his ba<k Lamer fteve up two hug Kid Srhoondiengt sgia- led in the Winning run in the fogrtn inrung. Stag Musial stole home for 1 the second run in the eighth received league victory collacted It I straight will for Mg ss tig hits ig third ST Uins. May M ** -The Hoaton Red Sox got sdf td s flyksg start with throe rum in'the first inning, then staved gflf tTo Brow me threats and went ifi te a 7 to 5 hw first I ,rT * n, N* 1 °ver the lit hmiik Browns ^ea, v| ' /M 4 A /. I A merer an l-eagoe $ts4dlngs W [ LPrt Now York .ia i M Pair Ml ..IB 11| M Roatoa 21 11 sat Washington , .17 I» Jgt CleveUnd U Ml rhuad* i p .ia .10 2) m m l»UM 17 320 €WaM» . . National l-esgm ksidMagw i !W1 L~ R . Imu Brooklyn 1’hiladeiphia St. Louis Boston Pittsbu rgh t'hiragn \< w York ('in< innati II Si 1 ,..FK 12 tUNI , 1« j 13 552 : ib • 14 .533 , Jb Id 500 .. 13 M 431 15 4jsi j.. * 21 ,27(5 ’ 7 i w/ ‘7 ilk Howard t»rubba (center), sew exsculive serretar of tbe Southwest Conference. i«*»n. hands wit twa men also well known in the conference. On the right of the former TtT athletic director is Koc ky \n. Jake; hat’* at Stake? Jimmy Htewsrl. former executive conference. On the left ia Abb Car officer in charge of officteia. I’HILADl.LPHlA* May 25 — The Philaddlphiii I‘gillies srnnd *41 of their rugs in the eighth inning.! Uirec on Dh-k Kisief s hotm' run, to defeat the Ihttebuijgh l’irates A-3 laat mg:ht WaMy Westlake’s hohier in the seventh sccnanted f<»r i»]| of the IhrwteS 1 tallies • BOlTOfl May 25 ^ . Lgft , hander \A«iten SpsKn pitched < his !>**at game gf the -••gson last night, j limiting Cmcinnati to thr«H' hill a* the Boat 1 Brav.s trimmed tb< k»>d* 4 I The Tt.lw taptM-d F!u-ll lllackwell |or six hit* and all fcui runs The <g>nte*t » S* plsved '»n tb< Ihth wmivgrsarv of the fust ntarhi game In thg majors, play'Hi in gin cinnatl CLRVKhANn May 25 I* (iene Be»rden pitched the < ievektud Indiane to g • r '-* w in o\ei the VA gvh ington S< gator* her. t.i.-’, ni|tht Heardgti, who rolievi-d F.aHy VAgnn gave up eg!) foui Hit* ifi *fv. n in mngs. l-arry lb>by the A n iman )• a gue’* lendhig mttef, get two Nng le* in thrOe offl. Hi trip* to the plate Hint increased his average to 41 ft. Stoye Ngg) wmlk.d Ai K<wti in the 4hinl with th# base* ioml.il, lorc ng fa* f»alt Mitchell with th first Tubs run.i Mickey I ergon il>d Dob Oh, My Stirs! , * . ► i -- 7/jf' ('oho of The Week's Stdr j A tni**ing link In t|e recerlt Stsr ot the Week »el,d-tion* rtf Th. Haitalion *|M»rt* gtaff was the bon.-r winner* for tJu i week 4 'lay 7 13 Th. *eietg#»! gtblete- there w» re five wm.- ;the five trw. k :iml field men whrtjwon fir*t plae. * in the SW( meet lb«cn* thrower tlporg# Ks.iera low gpidler Hob HwH, ligh hiinl ler Paul la'iuing, snii muer Julian Herring all of wRotn had won previous awanis fof th«dr efforts were jf’Hie.l Uy m'lc vagilter Don tirav-e- to e.pial thg lafgest pr>- vmu* sggrega';on of Rsttaiion aw aid winjlfi* for h -idgle week Aftei the 1 a.|el* thrilling 21 21 lie « th SMI ls-t fn'l. jf.ve f>«>(. tiall i -eme were iHH'.-.J a.* Line men of the V. ees the clgni aratiii Hitilaiion avsi.i uaringj tiu fall W riter Forecasts 'Great' Eight (La Motta-Graziano)\ !ii» 'et 4- - ) .Miiiiulh r* Should Near To(i of tlrMp F'mtUaill > th* gam. we rorisl.ier A mnriran •b- ■rts faadom'a favot-. ite, despite ba*ehwl'» claim* to th*' contrary will also h* aided next fall by vet* ran senium, though ta a let-ser degree than baseball and basketball Aside from linemen Dwayne Tucker Murrv HolditcH. Jim FT-.w- rrs and Max tiiciner wh> will be playing thnr final season* next fell but dal not narAinpatc on th* ’47 frrohmac maxran. AAM can expect lota of fjee play from sev rim formef member* of that F'hsh team End- < edrir ( apeland arl Dor- brant Raitfm tw* k!•* Tuck Chapin and Mi<k.»y Sjwncfrt, guard Carl Mol berg, and . .••'«•#- Hugh Meyer and Hob t4wt«* will sll tC valuabj* cog* in the Mai moi forward wall j Aid bwck« f haHe# Royalty »tHl DayW Mm»re can b* expected M *e«' plenty of *«lvice for the ‘5<i t adela Among tKe grgup Copelatui ami M«dh*»rg probably have gamed the moat rm ognitwm, Moilwrg wa* named moat val*«bJe player thi* pa*t fall ami *** nominated fo* national lineman of the week for hia play agam«t Texas Tarh < opeland wa* hamed one of th’ outstanding sc pi player* tn the nation Fn iktf* hilt failed to liVe up to expectations b»*t fall until the SMI.' game Aftgr that he return* **i t*» hia pSev’mjs form and turn •«i m fine gara*» against bath tie* and Texas. , lie, CAHAMTM. I*age m Ha t tnli on SPORTS THI R . M AT 25, m« 1‘ag. Mickey * ergon upd D<>bv single* ■n tbe ftft| and s. <> I .td on Isvu Boo dreau’a *»dgle [hiuples b\ Mitfheil sod lidi Kennedy M t up the < I* ' h \ mg afore| in th«‘ sixth, K< nne<i> , wh»»s*! hit **nt Mitchell in, *«A i#d later a* Roaen fofied D*»by. l oniHT Vi'iM ^liir Dio ;it (»l» I ItI. Ro.k Aik H,.y 2.7 T Koiw.t A. I Hot. 1 Km 3 *'d», pi.>- mltieid L’trtv R.*ck n|ractnh-e»'- led go-er iiml f-mo e TeHa* AAM ftwvtbull great, diedi Ht a hoapi’al Hx VAMITNKT MARTIN New York, May 2k '■A*' •Ho R nky (iiattano, to the a*t«ni*h m*nt of nobody, will meet Jake I-a Mott e for t h e middleweight crown Jake took from the late Marcel < erdan Or maybe half a crown, a* the Bronx bully boy whipped only one vde of Marcel Ah, that ihould be a stirring match, ir.atpy Stirring One of those he * *p he's down, he’* up affair* Brings together the two best mm 111 the divlaiori What a skillful exhibition of the msn- !y art of self defense that wgli be" Sure, firaxiano, who ortce held the title, wa* kiMxcked out *o 'hor omghly by Tony /.ale that he di* 1 covered six pew comet* arai IS new planet* before he wa*.revived But shutk*. R.xjky had an xxcus. for that one Hi* chin w»* where his hand* should have been. Sure, l.i, Motta ha« twen whipped so often he could be mpietted over a strawberry shiuteake but he vr*. just toughening himself, seeing boo be could take it He hasn't lost a ‘itlF Imut, ha* he’ That he did- •* - ■ t - ■* - — n’t defend the title make* no dif fer* nee Or does it? This matcFi !.etw*en two guy* Who have a grVat future behind them rather dentroya your faitF< ia the idea that the best fighter* always are champion*, and that the best contender* alway* get a chance to become champion* You just wouldn’t know what to hell some ewgei eyed kid who took Op boxing a* a career With «ub feme faith in the dream that if he waa gxwaT emHigk be Blight aom^ day be champion ’ A kid like Mtchaal Monro Mr* Murtry. We never naw Mirkael Moor* Me Murtry nor NadjM of him until a Tacoma, Wash., boxing ia' itruetnr wrote ua te tUI ga about the lad with the faarlaating Kiankly, we don’t young Mirhael can fight a ever will Fw able te fight All we have 1* th# wordwf Hbmer Amundsec. hi* 4n»tm#tor — *< s w «, a, name. *r whether a IMt, of a ItftC T ’ S T )l K . . . T\l-k OF THE TOWN THE ONE AND ONLY For (iood FwFd and FoiFular Pricff TALK OF THF TOWN V ( Hir.ACO, Mav 27 '•t' Th. t'hicag.. White S..x ac.ired f i v« runs m the eighth to def.-at tb* fiula- d* I phi a Athletic*. 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