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W alton, TU Geology Down Dorms 15 & 16 Texas Geology and Walton got back in the win column yester day in intramural softball with the Geologists winning their fifth game of the second session while Walton gained its second victory. Tallying two counters in each the second and fifth frames, the Geologists handily defeated the softballers of Dorm 15, 4-1 as John Cooley set the losers down in six innings with only two scat tered hits. J. Hinsch, pitching his first game for' Walton, was hit for five bingles as his teammates pounded losing hurler G. W. Smith for 14 runs off four clumped hits to defeat Dorm 15, 14-6, and move up into a tie for fourth place with Dorm 14. Leading off for the Geologists in the second inning, first baseman Olivera singled to redch first and was followed by Dean and Sadler both of whom singled. Buffs To Be First To Wear Shorts Houston, Aug. 2 —h'PI— Hous ton’s Texas League Buffs switch wardrobes tonight. The new uniforms—nylon* knitt shirts and light weight wool shorts •—will be worn as the Buffs tackle the Beaumont Roughnecks. It will be the first time a Texas League team has played in short pants. The uniforms carry out the regu lar St. Louis Cardinal color scheme of red apd white. White satin seam bands add a bit of flashiness to the shirts. Regular sliding pads have been built into the wool shorts which will strike the players above the knees. The Buffs also will wear their usual scarlet red baseball stockings and caps. Olivera scored on Dean’s single, and Dean crossed the plate when Sadler received his bingle, giving the Texans a 2-0 lead. Dorm 16 gained its only run in the second when Pete Starvolemos, the first batter up in the second inning, singled and later scored when Bill Bronkhorst reached first on a fielder’s choice. Bronkhorst garnered the other hit for the losers in the fifth. Cooley retired the sides in order in five of the seven frames. Two more runs in the fifth by the TU Geology squad ended the scoring with Weatheral and Tsch- oepe tallying with the help of two singles and a double. Walton 14, Dorm 15—6 Ten runs in the initial two frames set up the Waltonites sec ond win with six of the tallies coming in the first while Dorm 15 was held scoreless and hitless till the fourth. W. Tanamachie, Glenn Torrence, J. Hinsch, Ray Murphy, George Harris, and Don Garrett scored in the opening inning with the assist ance of two hits combined with five walks. Hinsch, the winning pitcher, re tired the side in order for the first three periods and was never press ed until the fourth when Dorm 15 pushed across a quartet of markers with the aid of two singles and three errors. Scoring the runs for losers in the fourth were D. Pratt, G. W. Smith, G. Goodman, and E. Le Blanc. Again in the next frame the same team tallied with G. W. Smith and Goodman repeating with their scoHng performances after each had singled to reach first and were brought home on Le Blanc’s hit. In the fourth and sixth periodfe the winners scored again with Troyce Stroud and Garrett spiking the plate, ending the scoring fot the game. —College Station Representative— LOUPOT S TRADING POST PURE WONDERFUL WOOL... for campus or career...its back buttoner 1 its sleeves deep and dolman. k beautifully tailored R & K design in fall’s most important colors. Bill Plagens Plagens set down Howell Lumber Company 6-3 last night on the lighted softball field while giving up seven hits. He also scored once in helping the A&M All- Stars win their first game in the ASA Softball Tournament which will continue through Saturday. Four Cities Bid For ’51 Texas Austin, Tex., Aug. 2—(AP) —Four cities were bidding yesterday for the 1951 Texas Coaching School. As the annual clinic, with a record-breaking enrollment, went through its sbcbnd day, Dallas, El Paso and Odessa filed fornial ap plications to get the school next August. Galveston will be in the running although it has not made an offi cial bid as yet. Homer Norton, representing the island city, says he’s going after the big clinic for 1951. The 1951 school probably won’t be awarded until the board of di- rettohs meet ih the fall. Enrollment soared to 1,530 to day with 1326 of them high school coaches and 204 college and otit-of- state mentors. There also are 45 sports writers here. They will hold their semi-annual meeting Friday morning. AGGIES - How About That Treat At... Nita’s Newsstand & Confectionery Owned & Operated By a Student JEROME C. KEARBY North Gate Hunt For Ag Coach Reveals Problems By CHUCK CABANISS A&M basketball enthusiasts might find their ardor dampened a little if they learned of some of the difficulties which have arisen in recent negotiations concerning the hiring of a new hardwood coach. ISi Although the current negotiations may result in the hiring of an excellent tutor for ‘ alffllL —-a " round-bailers, the situation has If Wmmn also re-emphasized the lack of balance in the local athletic program. « One of the two most outstanding coaches lH investigated in the search for a successor ' * : t° Marty Karow, Maroon mentor who shifts his operations to Ohio State in September, CABANISS a PP ear s to have broken off his negotiations as a result of finding the situation here un desirable. Reliable sources report that Doyle Parrack, Oklahoma City University basketball coach, was all set to sign on the dotted line if the Athletic Department would allow him to use 18 scholarships. Eighteen scholarships would have en abled Parrack to attract at least six superior freshman cagefs to A&M each year. A&M at present offers 13 scholarships in the hardwood sport (or more accurately basketball and baseball split 26 between them yyith occasional overlaps, as in the cases of Long John DeWitt and all-conference Wally Moon). In con trast, football is buhVarked by 78 scholarships. Scholarships Are Necessary For Winning Program These are NCAA-type scholar ships offered by the college and not so extensive as some which brought the activities of certain Southern and Eastern seaboard schools under fire during the past winter. However,, these, A&M grants-in-aid for talented athletes are necessary if winning teams are to be developed. Parrack realised that he would be able to continue the fine record he had made as tutor of the OCU Chiefs only if he were given the necessary “recruitittg equipment” which would enable him to compete with other SWC coaches on equal terms. He felt that 18 scholarships would be required for maintaining Program No Longer Aimed The best answer we can supply is thht college athletics have switch ed from a {mo&fam j n which stu dents participate to a program aimed at entertaining the studeht body. While many sports participants are students ever in the narrowest sense of the word, the present trend is definitely towards “re cruiting” athletes—many of whom might not otherwise have felt the urge to partake of higher educa- rioh. PTankly, we enjoy sports as both spectators and participants, so we dbri’t mind the current idea—but 'we would prefer to See “good en- tiTtainment” the year ’round. In order to be able to obtain this good ehteftainmeht, basketball, track, a championship contender program and, as an acknowledged court ex pert, he probably was Correct iri demanding this figure. The condition that prevented his getting 18 was the fact that in fluential football partisans felt they needed the five scholarships concerned more than the basketball program did. No doubt football needs them—but basketball needs them more if a well-balanced sports program is to be developed at A&M. Football backers will counter with the cry that football pays for practically the entire athletic program, so why should football be weakened in order to strengthen a non-paying sport. At “Student” Participation baseball, swimming, and minor sports must be emphasized as well as football. The present highly-developed and expensive sports program can not be whole-heartedly justified on the basis of providing heathy recreation for college students, but rather must rank with the Town Hall series and cinema offerings as wholesome entertainment for the students. For this reason we urge that the Athletic Department go all out to provide top entertain ment all year—not just during the fall. And a good way to start would be by strengthening the basket ball program with additional schol arships. Cards In Second Place After Win Over Braves Boston, Aug. 2—(A 5 )—The St. Lmlis Cardinals regained the Na tional League’s runner-up berth last night when rookie right hand er Cloyd Boyer turned back the Boston Braves, 6-1, with a six hit pitching performance. The last four Cardinals runs, however, were unearned because of tribal infield miscues. The Cards clinched matters against startef Bob Chipman by combing his left handed slants for two runs on three singles in the fifth inning. Dodgers 21-3, Pirates 12-1 Brooklyn, Aug 2—(A*)—Erv Pal- ica pitched Brooklyn to a 3-1 tri umph over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the regularly scheduled ganle last night after the Brooks had whipped the Pirates, 21-12 in the continued game of Junfe 24. White Sox 8, Athletics 1 Chicago, Aug. 2—(A 5 )—Lefty Billy Pierce limited the -Philadel phia Athletics to five hits and pitched the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory last night to gain his eighth triumph. Tigers 7, Yankees 3 Detroit, Aug. 2—(A*)—Veteran Paul (Dizzy) Trout, with an as sist from Vic Wertz’ booming bat, turned back the New York Yank ees, 7 to 3, on a six-hitted last night as the Detroit Tigers boost ed their Amehican League lead to one full game. Phillies 6-1, Reds 4-4 Philadelphia, Aug. 2—GP)—Army bound Curt Simmons had a special pass from the National Guard, a special airplane ride to Philadel phia but only a defeat for his efforts last night aS tnfe Cincin nati Reds drove him frbih the box and defeated the Phillies 4 to 1 in the second game of a doubleheader. His teammates rounded three Cin cinnati pitchers for a 6-4 decision in the opener. Indians 8, Senators 2 Cleveland, 9ug. 2—(A*)—Cleve- For The Ideal Gift Send a Subscription to The Battalion! Published 5 times a week during the regular session; four times a week during the summer session. a' SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $6.00 FOR 12 MONTHS; i $3.00 FOR SIX MONTHS 1 i Inclosed find my check or money order for. I i Send the Battalion to Address i i City ; State ! l i i i 1 A&M Defeats Howell; All-Stars Bill Plagens allowed seven well scattered i Two runs in the fifth frame gave the hits in the second game played yesterday in Nedbalek Service Station softballers a 2-1 the ASA Softball tourney as the A&M All- win over the Madisonville All-Stars last night Stars drubbed Howell Lumber Company, 6-3. in the first game of a double header during It was the fir^t win for the All-Stars | the second day of play in the District 30 ASA havihg lo^t Moriddy night to this' Bryan Merchants. The two gamfel? tonight will pit the A&M All-Star§ against the Madiboriville All-Stare and the other game will feature two undefeated teams, the Bryarl Merchants and Loupot’s Aggies. Elton Godley held the All-Stars down to thi’ee hits blit foilr erbobs and two wild pitches hindered the Howell twirler. He also struck out five of the A&M batters and gave up four bases on balls; threfe of them to left fielder Gerhard Smith; Mit Williams and Godley of How ell’s were the leading hitters in the contest as each man claimed two hits in three trips to the plate. Scahliri Shored In the top of the second Howell’s Pete Scaglin walked to first arid advanced to second on Johnny Nob- veil’s sacrifice. He scored when Godley Singled into left field. A&M also scored in the secorid frafrie when R. G. Taylor reached first oh ah eferhr and finally tallied oh two vild pitches! The third inning was the win ner’s big one as they pushed across three runs with the assistance of a double and two bases on balls. Hen ry Englebrecht started the rally for the All-Stars, as he scored on Barney Welch’s double after hav ing reached first on an error. Welch stolh home for the Aggies third score and Harry Butler made the score 4-1 as he spiked the plate with the aid of an error. Again in the fourth, A&M be gan to connect with the pill. Pitcher Plagen£ advanced to first oh art error, and scored when En glebrecht singled. Dan Pratt also got a bingle to score Englebrecht, but was left Stranded on first as Godley buckled down and retired the side, Mdth little trouble. Two runs in the sixth and sev enth frame by the losers were hpt enough to catch the All-Stars. In the sixth Johnny Norvell scored b ha vdld pitch after having doub led to get on base. Pete Clary doubled in the sev enth for the Liimbernieri and Scored later vdien Williams connected with his second one sacker of the game to end the scoring. Score by innings: Howell’s 0 L.fl .O... 0. 1 .1—7..3 6 A&M 0..1..3-.2....0..0..X—6..6..0 Maroon & White... . . . Sports Chatter The Athletic Council will meet Saturday morning to decide on A&M’s new basketball coach, D. W. Williams, chairman of the Athle tic Council announced yesterday . . . Bbhes Irvin, athletic direbtor, said that the baseball coach will be named immediately after the hir ing of the basketball coach . . . Associated Press reports show that two All-Star gridders from the high school North-South game to be played in Austin this week end plap to come to A&M in the fall. They are Buck Gibson of Rising Star and Bob Rollins of Wink . . . Barrow Hooper, oiie pf A&M’s probable starting backs in the coniing football season, is now at tending the second session of sum mer school here • • • Bernard Place, Aggie track star, has been working out on his own during tfye summer while attending summer school . . . A&M Flashback: During the ’38 football season, the year before the Aggies became national foot ball champs, The Daily Texan— paper of the University of Texas— kept suggesting to The Battalion that A&M should drop the coach that we had at that time, Homer Norton, and pick up a high school tutor . . . the suggestibrt was Harry Stiteler . . . After this coming sea son, we may be indebted to The Daily Texan. Organized Baseball Re-adopts War Rule Cincinnati, Aug. 2 —(A 5 )—Base ball Commissioner A. B. Chandler announced yesterday the national defense list rules, as adopted by organized baseball during World War II, have been re-activated for major league baseball. The original national defence list regulations, Chandler explain ed, were adopted so that baseball players called into service would retain their status and “not lose any time in baseball” while they were in the armed forces. Chandler explained that the or der today affected only the major leagues but that it also would apply to the minors when approval is noted. land shot to within one game of second place last night in the tight American League pennant race, defeating Washington, 8 to 2. Red Sox 7, Browns 3 St. Louis, Aug. 7—(A*)—The Bob- ton Red Sox continued their domin ation over the St. Louis Browns last night as they scored an easy 7 to 3 victory. It was their l4th win in 15 games with the St. Louisans this season. Kerr Wins Second Skeet Shoot Title Dallas, Tex.. Aug. 2---^)—Alex Kerr of Beverly Hills, Calif., yes terday won his second title in as many days in the 13th annual National Skeet Shooting champion ship meet. He broke 25 straight targets in a shootoff with Francis L. Ellis of Jacksonville, Fla., to take the sniall gauge championship. The two men had tied with perfect scores of 100 x 100. Kerr yesterday Ayon the sub small guage title. Bennie " Bickers of Dallas and Grant Ilseng of Houston teamed for a 197 x 200 to win the two man title of small gauge shooting. Thi’ee other divisions were fired in this class. Mrs. Ann Martin of San Antonio won the women’s division in a shootoff with Miss Nancy Burrus of Dallas. Softball Tournament. Melvin Luedke was the winning twirler while L. E. Winder was charged with the loss. The teams are two of the best entered in the ASA tourney. M. Luedke M’hiffed four of the All-Star batters, although Winder struck out eleven of the opposing batters and retired the winners in order in five of the seven innings. Ivey and Wakefield each gar nered a single to lead the Madison ville hitters while Nedbaleks’ third baseman Dick Lay registered the only hit M'hich went for more than one base. He had doubled in the fourth but wks left stranded on third at the end of the frame. The All-Stars hit Luedke for on ly two hits, scoring their only run in the first inning on an error. Shortstop Byerly, the leadoff man in the opening frame, ad vanced to first on a walk and scored when Wakefield reached first on an error. Madisonville held the lead until the fifth frame, when . the local softballers used three hits to score a duo of runs which won the game. Reyes, Nedbalek’s catcher started the rally with a single and advanced to third as B. Luedke was put out at first. West added to the winner’s spark as he reached first on a fielder’s choice, then both men scored when the winning pitcher M. Luedke also singled, concluding the scoring for the game. Score by innings: Nedbaleks’ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0—2 4 3 Mad’onville 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 2 3 Simmons First Called To Active Duty in Majors Indiantown Gap, Pr., Aug. 2— Southpaw pitcher Curt Sim- (A 5 ). mons of the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday became the first major league baseball player called to active duty with the armed forces as a result of the Korean war. His loss will be a terrific jolt to the club’s pennant hopes. Simmons, a private with the headquarters battalion, 28th divi sion artillery, Pennsylvania Na tional Guard, has been here since Saturday participating in the divi sion’s annual two-week summer en campment. Paris —GP)— The Ministry of Interior has banned sale and dis tribution of the Italian Communist newspape-r “Unita” in France. Battalion SPORTS WED., AUG. 2, 1950 Page 3 \XT- . At . 1 —tt—j tj We maintain wholesale! and retail lists the year 'round. ■' . " • ■ 7U-. A GET OUR PRICES BEFORE SELLING THE EXCHANGE STORE . * v . -; "Serving Texas Aggies'.' ( Thrifty Thursday & Weekend Specials on By Heywood ■ Wakefield GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON CHAIRS AND TABLES Chair was $48.75 Now $37.50 End Table Was $14.50....Now $10.95 Chair was $92.50 ...Now $69.50 Lamp Table Was $22.50, Now $17.59 Chair Was $47.50.... ;..Now $36.95 Coffee Table Was $20 ....Now $15.95 Chair Was $92.50 Now $67.50 MCCuHodi'Dapsbu