Tall Bears To Meet
Title-Hungry Aggies
Aggies Looking For SWC Title; Baylor Next!
By FRED WALKER
The erratic Baylor Bears will be
the next obstacle in the path of the
championship hungry Texas Aggie
basketball team when A&M jour
neys to the Brain’s Lair in Waco
tonight.
Still smarting from two consecu
tive conference losses—a 58-59
edge to Texas and a 66-37 sub
merging by TCU—Baylor will, as
usual, be ready for the favored Ag
gies despite the fact that Baylor
press releases bemoan not being
able to field anyone as tall as
r Walt Davis, 6’ 8” Aggie center.
The Bruins started the season
fast by taking four games in a
row: Texas Wesleyan, 66-64; Cor
pus Christi, 52-33; North Texas,
67-59; SW Texas, 61-57. To make
things a little more than even the
Green and Gold then dropped their
next six: North Texas, 54-50; San
Francisco, 65-53; Stanford, 83-67;
California, 86-40; Oklahoma A&M,
75-38; Vanderbilt, 54-53. Oklahoma
City, who Vanquished the Aggies
44-39, was taken by the Bears 44-
42 in an overtime game. This was
i Bayloi'’s last win of the season to
m date, which gives them a record
m of five wins and eight loses.
Long-Time Winners
For the past three years Baylor
has dominated Southwest Confer-
- ence basketball by winning the
championship each year. At the end
of the 48-49 season, they advanced
as far as the semi-finals in the
NCAA playoffs before being dump-
<- ed by Bradley.
This season’s record has so far
borne out the unhopeful press re
leases from Waco. Coach Bill Hen
derson has lost such stalwarts as
Bill DeWitt, Odell Preston, Don
Heathington, Bill Brack and Bill
Hickman, all starters on the 1949-
50 Bruin quintet.
Height has been added to this
year’s team, but reports say that
they lack greatly in experience.
The leaders thus far this season,
in scoring have been Ralph John
son (6-3), Norman Mullins (6-1),
Bill Harris (6-1), Derrell Davis
(6-3), Gordon Carrington (6-0),
Howard Hovde (5-10) and John
Starkey (6-6) who have scored re
spectively 151, 138, 98, 77, 64, 67
and 51 points.
Johnson—151 Points
In sixth place in the conference
scoring race—one point ahead of
Aggie guard Jewell McDowell—is
Johnson who so far has been good
for an average of 12.4 points in
one contest, 19.
Three Bears are able to claim a
better than average foul tossing
record. Mullins, who holds the sec
ond best team total-scoring aver
age with 11:3, has connected with
38 of 53 liberties. Harris has
made 26 of 33 attempts and Davis
has 33 out of 51.
Henderson plays his charges in
the “wide-open” brand of basket
ball, and regardless of haying a
completely new team, the coach
feels that Baylor will retain its
winning ways. Henderson’s team
was defeated twice by the Aggies
last year and A&M was the only
quintet to do so all season.
“We’re Ready!”—Floyd
The Aggies will put a three-game
winning streak and a perfect
league mark on the line while Bay
lor will be fighting to get back into
the SWC title race. Says Coach
John Floyd:
“I scouted Baylor at the Bay-
lor-TCU game and the Bears are
a hustling ball club. That 66-37
score was pretty bad, but Baylor
looked good losing. We will start
the same men that started against
Rice (McDowell, Davis, Martin,
Heft and Miksch) unless I change
my mind between now and game
time.
“The boys are in very good spir
its and the best physical condition
they have been in all year. If they
play the brand of ball of which
they are capable, we’ll give ’em
fits.”
A&M is sporting a .500 percent
age after posting six wins and six
losses. They have played only one
conference game—defeating Rice
51-39—but that win is enough to
give the Aggies a tie for first
place with Texas and TCU who
have won two apiece. Baylor, while
losing two .out of two is tied for
cellar position with Rice and Ar
kansas.
Against Rice last Thursday
night, the Aggies served notice to
all contenders that their club is
going to be a hard one to stop. Mc
Dowell and Davis led the scoring
for A&M (18 and 11 points) to
keep themeselves in the SWC scor
ing race. McDowell is seventh with
150 points and Davis is eighth with
147.
Jinx Apprehensive
From Waco sports writer Jinx
Tucker comes, “The Aggies will be
favored . . . they should be better
than last year . . . The Aggies de
feated Baylor in both games last
year, and Baylor is not nearly as
strong as last year . . . ”, but the
Aggies know of what Baylor ath
letes are capable, and, as Floyd
said, “ . . . we’ll give ’em fits.”
Beat Baylor
Smith, Meyer Lead
’51 Aggie Eleven
Bruisin’ Bob Smith, A&M’s All-
American fullback, and Hugh Mey
er, A&M’s All-Conference offen
sive center, were named captains of
the 1951 Maroon and White foot
ball team at the Winter Sports
Banquet held in Sbisa Hall Satur
day night.
Smith received the Lipscomb-Col-
son most valuable player award
while Meyer got the Bert Pfaff
trophy for being the top blocker
on the Aggie eleven.
Carl Molberg and Max Greiner,
graduating senior guards, both of
whom were named to All-Confer
ence elevens this season, were giv
en awards for captaining the team
29 freshman footbellers received
their numeral awards.
Graduating lettermen include end
Dorbandt Barton; tackles Tuck
Chapin, Mickey Spencer and
Dwayne Tucker; guards Max
Greiner, Murry Holditch and Carl
Molberg; and centers Bob Bates
and Jimmy Flowers.
End Andy Hillhouse, another let-
terman, is not eligible to play next
year. He was scheduled to be in
ducted into the U.S. Army at
Houston Monday morning.
Returning lettermen next year
include ends Jerry Crossman, Clin
ton Gwin, Charles Hodge and Wal-
durintr 1950 Last vear Molberg ter Hill; tackles Alvin Langford,
received the most valuable player Sam Moses, Jack Little and Russ
Here is the Texas Aggie basketball team of 1950*51. On the back
row, left to right is Don Garrett, Wallace Bleyl, Marvin Martin,
John DeWitt, Walter Davis, Leroy Miksch, Ed Sandlin, Glenn
Williams, Dale Fooshee and Coach John Floyd. On the front row
are Eddie Houser, Max Montegut, Don Heft, Jerry Chapman, Jew
ell McDowell, Bob Farmer, Bill Carpenter and Raymond Walker.
Although having worked out with the team for some time, Bleyl,
Houser, Montegut, Bess and Chapman are with the squad no longer.
At present the Aggies are tied with Texas and TCU for the
leadership of the Southwest Conference with a record of one win
and no losses. A&M invades Baylor tonight and will be host to
TCU at DeWare Field House Saturday night. The Aggies
have played 12 games thus far this season, winning six and los
ing six. Losses were at the hands of Oklahoma City, Siena, Du-
quesne, Southwest Texas (twice) and Houston, while wins were at
the expense of North Texas, Canisius, Sam Houston (twice), Trin
ity and Rice.
Battalion
SPORTS
TUBS., JAN. 9, 1951 Page 3
Cadets Vie In SWC Relays
By RALPH E. GORMAN
McDowell Is
Elected Star of
Week by Batt
For his spectacular play in
the first conference game
against Rice Institute, Player
of the week honors go to
Jewell McDowell.
McDowell, a 5’ b 1 /^”, 160-pound
guard from Amarillo sparked the
defense with his usual display of
fine guarding. His 18 points made
him the high scorer and also con
tributed largely to the 51-39 Aggie
victory over Rice.
Qijiggn of tfi6 Kose fo*/
’Mural News
By JOE BLANCHETTE
Intrapuj ral XmRditor
B Engineers were named the
champions of League C in Intra
mural Football yesterday as they
swept to a 14-7 win over D AF.
Morton Sullivan, Bob Bradford,
and Bob Travis of the Engineer
backfield riddled the airmen for
ward wall all afternoon with
smashing, twisting runs. Two En
gineer TD’s were called back be
cause of some infraction of the
rules.
At halftime the Engineers led
12-7. In the second half the win
ners gained possession of the ball
on the airmen 24 yard marker. Sul
livan blasted over tackle for a
score but the play was called back
because of a roughing penalty.
Bradford rammed the line twice
and carried the ball to the 12 yard
line. Sullivan sliced over the line
to the seven. Travis on a fourth
down off tackle run was stopped
on the two yard line. On the sec
ond play from scrimmage by the
hard pressed D. Squadron, the air
men passer was nailed for a safe
ty giving the Engineers a 14.-7
lead.
With one play remaining in the
.game the flyers took advantage of
the free kick and booted the ball
to Bradford who lateraled and in
turn took a return lateral to scoot
down the sidelines for another six
points but the play was called back
because the referee ruled the sec
ond lateral as a forward pass.
(See MURALS, Page 4)
M
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LOOK!
Spirit will be high and competi
tion will be keen when A&M’s
swimming team vies with four oth
er conference teams Saturday
night in Houston in the second an
nual Southwest Conference Relays.
Taking place in Rice Institute’s
new pool, it will mark the first
time this season for any of the
SWC aquatic aggregations to be in
competition.
Participating in the inaugural
meet will be Texas, Rice, Baylor,
SMU, and A&M, as TCU and Ar
kansas are the only conference
members who do not have swim
ming teams included in their ath
letic programs.
According to A&M Swimming
Coach Art Adamson, it is almost
impossible to predict anything in
regard to the outcome of the meet,
as none of the teams had a chance
to show anything indicative of
their pool prowess.
“. . . . should be good . . .”
“We should have a good team,’
Adamson told a Battalion report
er, “But we’ll be short on manpow
er. The final standing of the team
will determine largely on just how
quickly our sophomores improve
and how well they shape up.”
Adamson explained that the par
ticipation of the eight swimmers
who were on last year’s Fish team
along with the eight returning let
termen should aid in the team
strength department.
The Cadet swimmers will miss
the services of one of last year’s
breast-stroke stars, Billy Kardw,
who has transferred to Ohio State
where his father Marty Karow,
former Aggie baseball and basket
ball mentor, has taken over the
duties of varsity baseball coach.
Returning to the lineup of the
Aggie tankmen is Jimmy Flowers,
who earned a swimming numeral
his freshman year and has rejoined
the team to play his last year of
eligibility. Flowers is a three
year letterman in football and set
a conference record in the breast
stroke in 1947.
Tommy Butler, only other sen
ior on the squad this year', is a re
turning letterman and should give
strong support as a sprinter.
Adamson Versatile
Leading a galaxy of six junior
lettermen swimmers is Van Adam
son, one of the most versatile mer
men in the business, in that he
swims all strokes. Adamson’s spe
cialty is the individual medley,
but is an exceptional sprinter.
Other lettermen ave'Bitl Sargeht,
back-stroker; Ralph Ellis, sprint
er; Tommy Comstock, back-strok-
er; John Parnell, distance; and Don
Blundell, another back-stroker.
A&M’s varsity swimmers expect
to receive considerable help in the
1951 campaign from a fine group
of sophomores who have been
showing consisten improvement in
daily practices.
Heading this list is Mike'-Led
ford as a distance man, while Ben
ny Hood and Don Crockett will be
on hand for the back-stroke event.
Adding strength to the breast-
strokers will be Duane Stricklci\
More Depth
Composing the depth department
are James Baker, Rickey Bough-
ton, Carroll Jones, and John Noyes,
all sophomores.
Diving Coach Mamaliga is de
pending heavily on Paul Shaffer,
who lettered last year as a soph
omore, to be a standout on the
springboard.
Assisting Shaffer in the diving
division are sophomores Bobby
Johnson and Bill Singleton, while
Shaffer is the only springboard
candidate who has previous col
lege competititve experience.
Shaffer Should be one of the con
ference’ best divers, while time will
tell on what the sophs will do.
When Rice, Baylor, SMU, Texas,
and A&M vie Saturday night at
7:30 in Rice’ new pool, it will mark
the second year of the SWC Re
lays. In 1950, the first year of the
pre-season meet, Texas won first
place, while the Cadets dropped to
second by a slim margin. SMU
finished third, while Baylor and
Rice finished in that order.
award while Greiner garnered the
best blocker trophy.
Athlete of Year
Smith, the Southwest Confer
ence’s tops back of the year and
the third best rusher in the nation,
received the “Top Athlete of the
Year” award from the Texas
Sportswriters Association last
week. He was named to five All-
America teams, and named to all-
but-one of the all-opponent teams
issued by the Aggies’ opponents
this season.
Although Molberg and Greiner
were not publicized as much as
other conference guards, each man
aged to gain entrance to many
conference teams. Greiner was the
only player in the conference to
receive his fourth football letter
this season.
Hudeck; guards Dick Frey, Elo
Nohavitza and W. T. Rush; cen
ters Hugh Meyer and James FW-
ler.
Quarterbacks Dick Gardemal,
Delmar Sikes and Darrow Hooper;
halfbacks Glenn Lippman, Charles
McDonald, Yale Lary, Billy Tid
well, Gary Andei’son, Ribert Shaef-
fer and Augie Saxe; and fullbacks
Bob Smith and Bernard Lemmons.
Two managers—John Mayfield and
Kenzy Hallmark—-were awarded
sweaters.
Cross country crewmen who let
tered were John Garmany, team
captain Julian Herring, Charles
Hudgins, Marshal Lazarinc and
James T. McMahon.
Beat Baylor——
A season total of 150 points put
McDowell in the number seven slot
in conference scoring. He has a
12.8 total point average in sea
son competition and has been high 1
scorer in six of the thirteen games
A&M has played.
Last year, McDowell received
All-America honors from Collier’s,
Look, the AP coaches and collegi
ate sports writers and honorable
mention from the United Press.
In the last second of an over
time period in last year’s Baylor
game, McDowell sank a 37-foot
field goal to win the game; the tal
ly was later called “Shot of the
Year.” When the Aggies go to
Baylor tonight one can be sure
that Jewell McDowell will be there
pouring in the points.
Beat Baylor
T’ Club to Meet
A meeting of the “T” Club
will be held Tuesday night,
7:30, at Franklins* President,
Bob Bates, announced today.
New members are urged to be
present as some plans of next
semester will be discussed. Re
freshments will be served.
Beat Baylor
Engineer Extensioners
Hold Annual Conference
The Texas Engineering Exten
sion Service is holding its annual
staff conference, Jan. 2-12.
The conference began with a
general staff meeting. The remain
der of the two weeks will be de
voted to a training program.
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A new award was added at the
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presented Jim Flowers with a gold
medal which will he awarded every
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Chase Holland, Sr. of San An
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awards.
The banquet, sponsored by the
Brazos County A&M Club and the
A&M Athletic Department, was
given in honor of the football and
cross country team.
Newt Hielscher, official athletic
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