Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1950)
Hillhouse, Greiner, Meyer, Smith, Molberg, Lary On Bait All-SWC By FRED WALKER The 1950 fight for the Southwest Conference football crown has been completed and the members of each team have shown their grid iron prowess to the best of their ability. After close observation of these men and due consicdration given to all phases, The Battalion rtports Staff now presents its choices for All-Conference honors in offensive and defensive football. Some of the picks came natural ly, while others took a consider able amount of scrutinizing, so close was the battle for some posi tions. The exclusion of such men as Neal Franklin of SMC, Sonny Wyatt of Rice, or Charlie Mc Donald of A&M might indeed seem harsh, but competition and limi tation will always produce some fettered feelings in cases such as this. Here is The Battalion's choice for first string offensive honors: Ends: Andy Hillhouse, A&M and Harold Riley, Baylor. Hillhouse led all SWC receiv ers in passes caught for touch- dbwns with six. He took 24 tosses in all for a creditable yardage of 432 yards. Hillhouse is an academ ic junior but is playing his last year of football lor A&M as he played one year at Lamar Jun ior College (Beaumont). Riley was the logdcal choice for the other end position as he was one of the reasons why Baylor placed second in the Conference. He led his rivals with 35 passes caught—three of which were for TD’s—to amass 539 yards. Riley is only a junior. Tackles: Ken Casner, Baylor and June Davis, Texas. Casner was the bulwalk of Baylor’s forward wall and along with Davis played a con sistent brand of heads-up football the entire season. When Dick Par ma carried or Larry Isbell passed, he' was always on the spot to open a gaping hole or provide ample protection for cither. When Texas finally emerged as SWC champions, much of the praise meted out by Head Coach Blair Cherry went to Senior June Davis. He is given the honor of being responsible for the gallops of Byron Townsend. Guards: Bud McFadin, Texas and Max Greiner, A&M. No one can overlook McFadin. Chosen All-American on almost i very All-America eleven, his abil ity is known throughout the con ference. This was McFadin’s last year. Greiner turned out to be one of the most consistent players in football this year. Many times this season he -was outweighed across the line—but never out played. The A&M backfield will testify to ferocity of this senior linesman. Greiner was the only man in the SWC who can boast four varsity letters in football. Center: Hugh Meyer, A&M. This Aggie junior was a big reason -why A&M jumped from last place to a third place tie in the conference. Always doing his job and a little bit more, Meyer could open those holes over center. Time after time he was observed pushing his opponent many yards into the enemy secondary. As a protector for Aggie passers, he was hard to beat. Quarterback? A slight controversy arose here, but the problem was solved by the choice of two quarterbacks, Gil bert Bartosh, TCU, single wing man under, and Lary Isbell, Bay lor, “T” quarterback. Both men were the heart of their respec tive teams, and without them this staff feels neither eleven could have functioned properly. Bartosh was the conference leader in total offense. The 20- year-old sophomore ran 321 plays from scrimmage for a total of 1,733 yards, 710 rushing and 1,023 passing. He is possessed with a remarkable knowledge of football “savvy*’ and as Bartosh went, so went TCU. There is no doubt that Isbell is Mr. Baylor all the way. This sports staff sadly remembers how he al most single-handedly upset A&M. He completed 91 of 18(3 passes for 1,220 yards and a runaway 15 touchdown connections. All this gave him a third place tie in total offense with 1,252 yards, average 6.0. His 41.1 punting average led the conference quite easily in that division. A junior, Isbell now threatens to take the honors from his immortal brother Cecil. Halfbacks: Byron Townsend of Texas and Kyle Rote of SMU. When it came to rushing, Town send, a junior, carried the Orange and White into the Cotton Bowl. Second only to Bob Smith of A&M in conference rushing, the Odessa Hurricane has gained 770 yards in nine games with one contest to go. This gave him an average of 3.8 yards per carry. Townsend was shifted to halfback by The Battal ion Sports Staff for obvious rea- ] sons. rifying way in which the senior took out interference and broke through for vicious tackles, the Longhorns might not have gone through conference competition undefeated. Howton is one of the vanishing 60-minute men, but it is at the defensive position that this junior shines. While considered light for a college end, Howl on makes up for the lack of weight in speed, deception and suppleness. How- ton was a unanimous choice. Tackles: Paul Giroski, Rice and Ken Jackson, Texas. The huge senior Owl was a must on this eleven. In fact, there could be no reason imaginable to keep the bruising tackle from an All- Southwest team. Opposing elevens found it almost impossible to block Giroski, and against A&M he won the distinction of holding Bruisin’ Bob Smith to small hard-fought- for gains. Jackson is another who would be difficult to exclude from these selections. Texas lineplay was feared throughout the Southwest and senior Ken Jackson added considerably to this fear. Jackson is one of the fading linesmen who have mastered the art of “hand- play.” Guards: Bud McFadin, Texas and Carl Molberg, A&M. McFadin is the only player to whom this staff gives both offen sive and defensive honors, but the reasons are easily noted. Many doubts were hurled at the Long horn senior concerning his defen sive ability, buf Coach Blair Cherry allowed the big fellow to answer these doubts beyond any hesita tion when he starred in both the Baylor and A&M contests. While playing his last year for the Maroon and White, Molberg showed throughout the season that he is truly one of the best de fensive linesmen in the Southwest. In the SMU, Oklahoma and Texas frays, this senior proved to all that he is one of the finest when it came to aggressiveness, tenaciousness, and speed. Linebackers: Dick Hightower of SMU and Don Menasco of Texas. Set Stage for Win “Killer” Kyle Was an almost un animous choice for All-American and certainly cannot be excluded from Conference honors. He is truly a triple-threater all the way. Third in conference rushing—762 yards, averaging 5.0—eighth pass—490 yards—tied forldiird in total offense—1,252 yardSTavcrage 5.7—and .seventh in punting with a 34.8 average, Rote had “big shoes” to fill at SMU and has done so very capably. Fullback: A&M. Bruisin’ Bob Smith, Here, again, there arose some squabbling over choices, but in the end Hightower was given a clean bill. Through SMU started strong and finished weak, the senior Pony played consistent aggressive foot ball. Texas, A&M and Rice will tell of his alert movement to fill m JW. gaps,,or, quick fading to cover any possible- pass- receiver. Menasco was another must for these selections. Some sports writ ers placed the Texas junior on his regular end position, but we feel that his invaluable ability in pass defense wins for him a berth as linebacker. • HOVf-AUTOMATK West Bend £icctw PERI* for only $10.95 Fully automatic percolator—jus 1 plug it in and forget it unti you’re ready for your coffee Shuts off when coffee is done- then keeps it hot indefinitely Starts perking in less than a min ute. Designed for table service. Makes 8 cups of delicious full- flavored coffee. 'pomd 66 CAAily If any one of these 12 players fell into place, naturally it was Smith. The Aggie junior set the Southwest Conference afire with long flashing dashes and crunch ing line plunges. Heralded as “the best in the Southwest since Kim brough” this player is all. a coach could ask for in a fullback. Bruisin’ Bob virtually “ran away” with the rushing honors as he recorded a rocking 1,302 yards for *a juicy average of 6.5 yards a tote. While doing nothing but carry the pigskin, the big fullback placed second in total conference offense and third in national rushing competition. This is the All-Southwest Con- ference Defensive as chosen by The Battalion Sports Staff, And it might be added that here argu ment, debate and hardened deci sion was prominent. Ends: Ben Proctor, Texas and Bill Howton, Bice. It may be argued that Proctor deserves offensive honors, but this staff feels that without the ter- Halfbacks: Yale Lary, A&M and Val Joe Walker, SMU. As one of the alertest halfbacks against passers and as one of the fastest men to come up for tackles, Lary, A&M junior, was a must as a defensive halfback. But still an other feature of Lary’s cannot be disregarded in the selection. Lary ranks second as a conference punt returner. He has taken back nine punts—the least number among the top rankers—for 209 yards and an average of 23.2. It cannot bo argued that Walk er is misplaced as a halfback, but this Mustang cannot be ab sent from any defensive team from this region. Head Coach Rusty Russell credits much of the SMU defense to this 20-year-old sopho more. Safety: Bobby Dillon, Texas. This junior speed merchant won one game for the champion Long horns this year with an 84-yard touchdown scamper against Bay lor. Against the national champion Oklahoma Sooners, Dillon ran back. an interception to give Texas its second score. In the TCU game he turned another interception into a TD with a 46-yard spurt. Dillon has played this kind of heads-up football all year and is a unani-; mous choice for safety man. The Battalion Sports Staff has also chosen additional honors to be presented—Coach of the Year, Mr. Southwest Football, and out standing SWC Sophomore of 1950. j While the staff would take off j its hat to A&M’s Coach Harry i Stiteler for bringing a winning j bail club back to the Aggie cam pus, Coach of The Year Honors ! can go to only one man, George Sauer of Baylor. Take into consideration that Sauer was new to the Baylor club (and vice-versa), the brand of I football in the SWC is some dif- | fei-ent than in the east, and the I fact that Baylor was picked almost ! unanimously to finish last this year and the choice is as good as gold. | To a fine coach who has done a 1 fine job at Baylor, this staff pre- j sents Coach of The Year. Bruisin’ Bob Smith of Texas A&M has been chosen as Mr. Southwest Conference Football. Most of the facts have been stated concerning Smith, but add to those the fact that he played only half the game against Arkan sas and Baylor and only about three quarters in the TCU and Nevada contests and one can men tally add more yardage to his rushing total. Gil Bartosh of Texas Christian was given the title of “Outstand ing SWC Sophomore of the Year.” Beat Georgia 1 %lgr\ •'is Battalion SPORTS FRL, DEC. 8, 1950 Page 5 Ag Cagers Edge Canisius, 45-44 In Final Second Marvin Martin Martin, A&M forward, tallied six points last night to aid the Ag gie quintet in an unsuspected yet welcome 45-44 victory over migh ty Canisius. The A&M basketballers will meet Duquesne Univer sity in Pittsburgh, Pa., Saturday, then return home Sunday. By JOHN DEWITT Special Eastern Correspondent Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 8 (Special). A field goal in the fading seconds by Jewell McDowell gave the Tex as Aggies a 45 to 44 triumph ov er Canisius College here Thursday night. The Cadet cribblers led most of the way. But fell behind with four minutes to play and trailed 40 to 43 at the two minute mark. Marvin Martin, Aggie forward from Houston, connected on a free throw but Canisius matched it to | retain a 44-41 lead. Then Martin cut the margin to one point with a jump shot which set the stage for McDowell's game- winning bucket. Following Mar tin’s fielder, the Aggies regained possession of the ball when Mc Dowell and Aggie sub Bill Car penter stole the ball from the Buffs’ Herm Hedderick. Carpen ter grabbed the ball and flipped it to McDowell who quickly mesh ed a two-handed push shot from the cerner. See-Saw Battle It was a see-saw battle in the early minutes with the score tied at 4 to 4 and 8 to 8 before the visitors forged ahead to hold a 28- 22 halftime lead Big Walt “Bud dy” Davis proved to be a thorn in the Buffs’ sides by controlling both backboards and taking high point honors for the night with 14 tallies. The six-foot, eight inch sky scraper poured in 10 points in the first half and added a pair of two- pointers in the second half before fouling out midway in the period. McDowell and Hedderick were close on his heels in the point-making department with 12 and 11 points Intramural News Basketball Finals C AF Wins Cross Country By JOE BLANCHETTE Intramural Co-Editor A Armored wil oppose B QMC in the finals of the Intramural Bas ketball Leagues tonight at 7:30 in the Gymnasium. B QMC gained the finals by downing E Infantry, 21-12 and the cagers of the Armor ed unit entered the finals by vir tue of their 16-11 win over B FA. Trailing 9-6 at halftime, A Ar mor came fighting back in the final half of play to defeat the cagers of B FA, 16-11. Bill Moon spearheaded the fast-breaking at tack which eventually brought vic tory to the mounted cavalrymen. The artillerymen fought desper- TALK OF THE TOWN Where Everyone Meets To Enjoy Good Food at Popular Prices Air Conditioned Army Rifle Team Downs Air Force A&M’s Army Rifle team led by Roland Zapata and Orville “Carl” Schlinke easily downed the Aggie Air Force Rifle team by a 67 point margin in an intrasquad game Wednesday night. Schlinke, who was second to Za pata by only one point (371-372), holds the range record having suc cessfully shot 388 out of a possible 400. John Rowe of the Air Force scored 364 points to lead the air men. This weekend, the combined team made up from both the army and air force squads will journey to Arlington where they will compete with Arlington State College and Texas University. Making the trip will be Schlinke, Zapata, Reuben Cook, Russell Dcr- rill, and Rowe. Members of the army team be sides Zapata and Schlinke include Cook, Dwayne Unrue and Derill while William Rainwater, James Blackaller, Hartwell Remsburg ami L. O. Hill together with Rowe form the air force team. ——Beat Georgia ately in the final stages to gain possession of the ball which the Armored five was freezing. James McGee of the Armored outfit was outstanding in his court game. Bill Moon was the high point man of the night with six coun ters. B QMC Advances B QMC lightning attack left the cagers of E Infantry staring in amazement in the first quar ter of the semi-final tilt and be fore the infantrymen had regained their composure the supplymen had built up a 10-0 lead. Richmond started the scoring for the QMC the first time the eventual winners got their hands on the ball. This was quickly followed by a Dick Lenzen two- pointer. Fred Bredthaur counted the next two digits and Lenzen looped in the final four points of the supplymen’s initial 10 point lead. The QMC led at halftime 16-8. Dick Lenzen was the high scor er of the night with nine tallies, and Tink Dunn led the infantry men with four counters. Cross Country Mike Mooney of C AF came flashing across the finish line in 8:40.05 to win the ci’oss country, a 1.7 mile run, fully 15 yards in front of his nearest challenger. Mooney was the winner of the event last year at the Annex. A Ordnance was the team win ner with a total of 93 points. The Ordnance team was followed by the White Band, ASA, A Infantry, C Infantry, L AF, E Infantry, A QMC, D AF, and A Engineers. The nrembers of the winning A Ordnance team were Conrad Webb who finished sixth, Ralph Gay, 13th; Walter Lumpkins, 17th; Tom Colley, 21st; and Jim Tarrant, 06th. The winning team was deterniin- ] ed by adding the position finish of each member of the unit’s five man entry and taking the lowest score as the winner. Cadets Hope to Gain Road,'Series at Pitt tm- Tomorrow night Coach John Floyd’s A&M quintet will pit their prowess on the hard court against Coach Moore’s Duquesne basket ballers in an effort to add to their winning column. In a game with Canisius College in Buffalo, N. Y. last night, the Acgie cagers downed a formid able Eastern 1 five 45-44 to bring their four game season to two wins and two losses. Rated one of the 100 best teams in the nation this season, 1 the Duke’s from Duquesne .suffer greatly from the loss Of its start ing five via the graduation route. Duquesne partisans bemoan the loss of All-American Charles Cooper, who was probably the best rebounder in the nation. Several Gamewise Players Not to be seen evidencing dis couragement concerning these loss es, the Dukes are compensating for the ardous schedule ahead of them with several game-wise players, and a handful of very promising sophomores and juniors. This Eastern quintet may not be a tournament team this year, but they are sure to offer a strong threat to any of their competing respectively. Canisius, ranked as the sixth leading team in the East, went into the tilt as an 11-point favor ite. The victory brought the Ag gies season standing to two wins against two losses. They can bet ter their .500 percentage by best ing a strong Duquesne quintet in, Pittsburgh, Pa., Saturday night. The Box Score: A&M (45) fg ft pf tp DeWitt, f 2 2 16 Carpenter, f 0 0 0 0 Martin, f 2 2 4 6’. Davis, c 7 0 5 14.. Farmer, g 1 0 3 2 Miksch, f 1 2 3 4 Williams, g 0 1 4 1 Heft, f 0 0 0 0 Totals . . . . . 17 11 22 45 Canisius (44) fg ft pf tp Stootzel, f 2 3 2 7 Kenny, f 0 1 0 1 Krochmal, f 0 2 2 2 Hartnett, f 4 2 2 10 Stockman, c 0 2 2 2 Sharp, c 9 0 0 4 Foreman, g 2 0 4 4 Deluca, g 9 0 1 0 Miller, g 1 1 1 3 Hedderick, g 2 7 3 11 Totals . . . . . 13 18 17 44 Halftime score: Texas A&M 28; Canisius 22. Free throws missed: Texas A&M DeWitt, Davis 2, McDowell 3, Miksch. Canisius—Hartnett, Sharp, Miller 2, Hedderick 4. Officials: H. Blakeslee and J. Lynch. Beat Georgia You are more than seven times as likely to be injured in an auto- v mobile accident between 5 and 6 in the evening as you are between 6/ and 7 in the morning. ,..Y QB Club Tickets Awarded McNeely J. C. McNeely, instructor, in the Ag Economics Department, Tues day night, was awarded two tickets to the President Cup Football Game for winning first place in last week’s Battalion Club con test. Second place prize, a Frank Medico Smokez’’s Kit, went to Roy H. Kinslow, senior M. E. major from Dallas. The Club’s Tuesday night meet ing was canceled because of in clement weather. Club Direetpr Roger Coslett said it may he re scheduled for next Thursday night. Films of the President Cup Caine may be available for shorting gt that time, bo said. teams. One of the tallest men in the game will handle center chores for the Dukes—Dick Thiesen, 6’ 10”. A real .skyscraper, Thiesen needs but a little experience and speed to strengthen his potency. A replacement at the center post will'be 6’ 3” Hank Kuzma, a rug- :ged and combative senior who had an. impressive year as a reserve guard last season. Rounding out Moore’s first team is another senior and three juniors, John Manning, the other senior, will be at one of the guard posi tions. Goldberg lo Start Considered one of the top 50 Eastern Conference cagers, Junior Art Goldberg will employ his 6’ 3” frame at the forward post, while the other forward will be Hal Cerra, who stands one inch taller than Goldberg. Goldberg is a talented set shot artist and a strong rebounder and is counted on this season for. many points. Cerra is also a dependable scorer and a fair board man. Pacacha—Guard At the other guard position, on the Duke five will be 6’ 0” Carl Pacacha, who is fast and highly .adfcpt—a necessary classification for any team. The 1950-51 version of the Duke is not a tall team, but is faster and more alert than its predeces sors, who gained fourth place in the National Invitational Tourna ment. First line junior reservists in clude Charles Horne and Jim Ken nedy, while the more promising sophs are Charley Wcchsler, Mike Ringer, All Bailey, and .Steve Garay. Beat Georgia /f You Dmi Know Diamonds, It Pays to Know 9 Y@w Irasfd CAMERON Ring Also $150 end 2>D Wedding Ring 12.50 206.00 Buying a Keepsake at this store is like buying from a trusted friend . . . because Keepsake gives you a "guaranteed registered perfect gem.” If you don’t know diamonds, it's best i9 know Keepsake! SANKEY PARK Jeweler 111 N. Main Bryan Cold-water type percolator with en closed 400wau heating unit. Easy- pouring speut. Molded plastic legs protect your table. Appliance cord included. Underwriters approved. It’s Late, Hurry To . . . GRIESSER ELECTRIC CO 212 N. Bryan — Bryan South Gate — College Station CITRUS FRUIT Makes a FINE XMAS GIFT Get a Package at the “II0RT SHOW” MONDAY or get in touch with the HORTICULTURE Department at 4-7614 Prices from $1.05 to $8 per Paefe&ge (F.O B. MtAllen) It Can’t Be Repeated Often Enough .... What YOUR Exchange Store Means to YOU Not only are all profits over and above operational cost returned to you in varied forms of student activities, but there are many other services offered, too. Athletic equipment, student publications, building funds — YOUR EX CHANGE STORE! has a large hand in bringing all of these and others to you. But did you know that gifts for birthdays o r Christmas will b e wrapped ETtEE .... this means gifts purchased anywhere. A monogramming machine is handy to personalize your stationery or Christmas cards. YOUR EXCHANGE STORE will cash any size check for your con venience. ALL THESE SERVICES AND MANY MORE ARE FEATURES OF THE EXCHANGE STORE “Serving Texas Aggies” BEAT GEORGIA MAKE IT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS via pimzm N&maffer hw little or how much lime you have to get home eed back—Pioneer has a fast, convenient flight to fit your needs. Spend the holidays where you most want to! Convenient connections to all points in the nation. Call your local Pioneer office for schedules and fares. rttervathas