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I Wednesday, B^ebruary 7,1951 THE BATTALION Page 3 Steinke Named Backfield Coach Gilbert Steinke, defensive backfield coach at T e x a s A&M last season, has been promoted to backfield coach succeeding Dick Todd, who resigned to take a similar job with the pro Washington Redskins. A&M’s coaching staff is now complete except for a freshman coach. Head coach Harry Stiteler said a successor to. Coach Perron Shoemaker, who has gone to the University of Georgia as end coach, may be on hand when the Aggies begin Spring training Feb. 12. Steinke, a little All-American halfback at Texas A&I, played pro football with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was backfield coach at Trinity University one year before coaching the Oklahoma A&M freshmen in 1949. Steinke divided his time last year between the varsity and freshman teams and scouting for the Aggies. Speaking of Todd’s resignation, Stiteler said, “we surely hate to see Dick drop out of collegiate foot ball, but we’ve known for some time he has considered quitting 1 coaching 1 entirely so he can de vote all his time to ranching 1 and farming. With his job with the Redskins, he will now be free in the Spring for his ranch work.” ‘School May Equal Team \ OU Proxy Oklahoma City, Feb. 7—(A 5 )—Dr. George L. Cross, president of the University of Oklahoma, told a State Legislative Appropriations Committee yesterday: . . “We’re working to develop a university the football team can be proud of.” The Oklahoma football team was voted No. 1 in the nation last year. Gil Steinke February Sports Date Time Sport Opponent Feb. 3 2:30 p.m. Swimming Baylor Feb. 3 8:00 p.m. Basketball Arkansas Feb. 5 8:00 p.m. Fish Basketball Wharton Jr. Col. Feb. 6 8:00 p.m. Basketball T. C. U. Feb. 9 6:00 p.m. Fish Basketball Baylor Cubs Feb. 9 8:00 p.m. Basketball Baylor Feb. 10 7:30 p.m. Swimming Northwestern S. of La. Feb. 10 8:00 p.m. Fish Basketball Lon Morris JC Feb. 12 8:00 p.m. Basketball Arkansas Feb. 17 3:30 p.m. Swimming S. M. U. Feb. 17 8:00 p.m. Basketball U. of Houston Feb. 19 8:00 p.m. Fish Basketball Allen Academy Feb. 20 8:00 p.m. Basketball S. M. U. Feb. 23 2:30 p.m. Swimming Oklahoma Feb. 23 Tennis Southeastern Col. of Okla. Feb. 24 3 Feb. 24 6 Feb. 24 8 Feb. 27 6 Feb. 27 8 00 p.m. Swimming Rice 00 p.m. Fish Basketball Rice Owlets 00 p.m. Basketball Rice 00 p.m. Fish Basketball Tex. Shorthorns 00 p.m. Basketball Texas. Location College Station College Station . Wharton Fort Worth College Station College Station Natchitoches, La. Jacksonville Fayetteville, Ark. Dallas College Station Bryan College Station Norman, Okla. College Station Houston Houston Houston Austin Austin ’Mural Wrestling Demonstration There will be a wrestling demonstration for all wrestlers Thursday afternoon at 5 p. m. in the little gym. Jim Griffith, wrestling in structor for the Physical Edu cation department will conduct the exhibition showing a few “take down” holds, “escapes,” and “pins.” Supplymen Fought Hard To Cop Intramural Grid Crown “The team that won’t be beat can’t be beat,” is the old adage that sums up the spirit displayed COMPARE.. WW-AUT0MTIC West Bend SCecfaic PERK For Only Fully automatic percolator— just plug it in and forget it until you’re ready for your coffee. Shuts off when coffee is done—then keeps it hot in definitely. PRICES . . Now . . . Sunbeam Appliances to Please You in Every Way . . . • COFFEE MAKERS • TOASTERS • ELECTRIC IRONS • MIXERS « WAFFLE IRONS NOW. . . C. E. GRIESSER Electric Co. 2U N. Bryan Phone 2-1423 Southside, College Phone 4-9876 by the Intramural Football Champ ions, A QMC, as they battled to the top this season. The secret of the Supplymcn’s success this year may be credited to many things. Chiefly their vic tories can be charged to a great team spirit and an overwhelming desire to win. Although the, Suppliers had one of the best break-away runners in the league in the person of Bud Yeager, not once during the entire season did the QMC depend entire ly upon, the talents of one man. Each man in the backfield—Char ley Bruchmiller, Frank Trahan, and June Clark—took turns regu larly in battering the opposing forward wall. June Clark, who called the plays for the Supplymen, was one of the best ball handlers in the busi ness and perhaps the smartest sig nal caller seen all season. Not once did it seem that Clark was hard-pressed by any situation his team faced and always he seemed to call the right play to meet the challenge. Not to be overlooked is the firey and spirited line that led the fast charging backs. It is a well-known fact that the backs gain the glory and credit for a team’s victories while the linemen take the hard- knocks and bruises to open holes and gain no recognition. Jess Fletcher w r as the fire- horse guard that opened the holes for the offensive backs and plug ged the gaps for the defensive line. Fletcher was by no means the QMC’s only lineman but he seemed to spearhead the offensive and de fensive lines and add the necessary incentive for the big, bruising line man to carry on the battle. The ability to come from behind and pull games out of the fire was a characteristic of the QMC company all year. In the early season games the Supplymen seemed to have little trouble in defeating their oppon- In the first four conference bas ketball games, the Texas Aggies have held their opponents to a 44.8- point average. By comparison the powerful Oklahoma A&M team’s average for the season is 44.2. PALACE LAST DAY ‘All About Eve’ Ike Next Voice You Heir * IMMWMCTDAVS Directed by WILLIAM A.WlilLMAN- reoduced b, UORE SCHARY « QUEEN NOW SHOWING tAFITlE! KING OF THE OUTCASTS! COLUMBIA PICTURES \ presents 'FASTof THE Buccaneers starring PAUL HENRE1D ^ lm Ls$m ents with ease, but as the season progressed the games got tougher until the QMC attained the finals and their ability to come from behind was tested by the strongest A Infantry. In the finals the QMC gridders took the lead 6-0 early in the con test. Toppcrwine’s conversion at tempt was no good as the pighide hit the crossbar and bounded under the goal posts. The infantrymen scored next and oddly enough their conversion at tempt also hit the crossbar but it went over and the Infantry com pany was ahead, 7-6. With three plays remaining in the contest the QMC drove 40 yards culminating the drive with a 30 yard touchdown pass to win the game,. 12-7. The QMC gridders consider this game the toughest they played all year and also a major triumph in more ways than winning the championship. Louis to Fight Tonight; Champ Not Disturbed Miami, Feb. 7 —(AP)— Joe Louis meets Omelio Agra- monte of Cuba tonight at Mi ami stadium in a ten-round fight that Louis hopes will be the next-to-last before the return battle w'ith Ezzard Charles for the heavyweight title. Trainer Mannie Seamon w r as en thusiastic about Joe’s condition. The Brown Bomber weighed 207 pounds when he finished his heavy training yestei'day. “Joe’s in great shape," Seamon said. “He’s punching just as good wdth his right hand as he is with his left. And what I like best of all, he’s vicious.” “When Joe Louis gets x'eady, I w'ill be ready,” said world’s heavy weight boxing champion Ezzard Chaxdes here last night dui’ing an interview. Ags ‘Frozen’ Out of Cage Lead; TCLI Gets Bitter Revenge, 30-27 By FRED B. WALKER Associate Sports Editor Coach Buster Brannon’s Horned Frogs experienced sweet revenge last night as they fi-oze an eager Cadet five into submission and out of the SWC cage lead, 30 to 27, before 4600 howling fans in Will Roger Coliseum. Somewhere between boos and misguided cries of “We’ll beat you at your own game,” TCU gi'abbed a bite three-point lead and managed to hold it until the end of the game, but the excitement and ri valry of that second half all but turned the Coliseum into a mad house. The first period was a “still” compared to the last 20 minutes. A&M snagged the initial tip-off and tallied four points—two liber ties by Raymond Walker and a field goal by John DeWitt—while the Toads wei’e missing eight tries. But field goals by forwai’d Ted Reynolds tied things up in short order. Free throws and field goals were traded by both quintets and the game slowed down beyond the ap- pi'eciation of the Frog rooters. But only for the moment as TCU push ed the speed of play and left the court at half-time with a five-point lead after Fromme and center George McLeod tallied three points apiece on field goals and fi’ee tosses. Jewell McDowell and Bud dy Davis were the only Aggies able to score in the closing minutes as they di’opped in a free thi*ow each. Within a minute and twenty-one seconds after the start of the sec ond period, the Aggies had over come their five-point deficit and gone into the lead by a lone tally. McLeod fouled Davis as the latter DYERS-FUR STORAGE HATTERS *1584 Loupot’s Trading Post—Agents FOR EASIER WRITING THIS SEMESTER Pa rker It’s precision-built by the makers of world- famous New Parker "51". Offers the smart style... smart features... of pens selling at twice the price. It’s the low-cost pen that will never let you down! No scratching! No skips! No blots! New “21” has the smooth-gliding Octanium point... a patented ink control... new fast-aetion filler. 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Pace Tightens History repeated itself seconds later as DeWitt sneaked the ball from under Fromme’s nose, out- raced all TCU defenders and put A&M ahead for the first time since 14 minutes of the first half. The score: 18-19. Four tallies by Davis and one by A&M their Bobby Farmer gave • Runnerup . A&M (27) fg DeWitt, f 3 Martin, f 0 Davis, c 4 McDowell, g 1 .... 1 Walker, g 0 Heft, g 0 Fanner, g 1 Totals 9 TCU (30) fg Fromme, f L Reynolds, f 3 McLeod, c 1 Ethridge, g 0 Swaim, g 1 J. Taylor, g 0 Kilpatrick, f 2 Knox, f 2 Totals 10 ft 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 Pf 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 9 14 27 ft 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 Pf 2 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 10 11 30 Free thi-ows missed Texas A&M —DeWitt, Davis, McDowell 2. TCU —Gromme, Reynolds, J. Taylor 3, Kilpatrick. Score at half—TCU 18, A&M 13. lax-gest lead of the night a few minutes later, but John Swaim made a foul count and James Knox countered with a field goal and a good toss from the foul line to cut the lead to 24-22. TCU for ward Bryan Kilpatrick tied the score a few seconds later. The fans had now all but x’each- ed a crescendo of frenzy as the FrogS forced A&M to play the TCU way. It was race, race, race for three full minutes with the home team guarding the Aggies the length of the court. During the mad melee Farmer scored for A&M but Kilpatrick quickly sank two to make it 26-26. This was the last of the Frogs as seen by the Maroon and White. With only a little mox-e than six minutes x-emaining a unique scene took place on the coux-t. After Mc- LAS-T TIMES TODAY “The Cun fighter" THURSDAY & FRIDAY lorelto YOUNG-von JOHNSON r £ CH NIc Q LQ R Leod scox*ed to give TCU the lead again, and McDowell missed a free throw, the Frog guards stood in the front court and patted the ball for (See TCU WINS, Page 4) TODAY LAST DAY ' FIRST RUN —Featui-es Start— 1:36 - 3:42 - 5:43 - 7:54 - 10:00 BRMK NEWS — CARTOON STARTS THURSDAY FIRST RUN NEWS — CARTOON Diamonds are a girls best friend 1