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Friday, March 2, 1951 THE BATTALION Page 5 Cadet Quintet Battles Cougars Tonight at 8 As the all-important first round ‘ playoff tilt with Coach Buster Brannon’s TCU Horned Frogs draws near, the patient, persisting, Southwest Conference tri-champion Aggie cage team plays host to the ; University of Houston Cougars to- f night in DeWare Field House at 8. Previously scheduled for Feb. 17, , the second Cougar-Aggie cage bout was rescheduled at the request of ! A&M officials when more time was needed to practice for the crucial . roundball melees that ended SWC play. Tonight’s game closes the cur tain on the Cadets’ 24 game full season schedule, with the home team showing 13 victories to 10 defeats. An Aggie win over the Cowtown Christians in Waco Wednesday night, will add a two out of three game series with the Texas Long horns to the Cadet schedule. In the first meeting of tonight’s opponents, the Cougars were the host team and led all the way to emerge triumphant over Coach John Floyd’s quintet 52 to 45. Cougar Cage Coach A1 Pasche features a quick break, fast shoot ing five and will depend heavily on the scoring talent of Royce Ray, 6’ 5” center-forward, who paced the scoring column in the December meeting with 23 points. , The lanky U of H pivot man emerges from the quick opening plays with a hook shot that pro duces a formidable defensive chore too for his adversaries. Fans will see Floyd start his regular five with All-SWC center Walt “Buddy” Davis, who has pour ed 200 points through the nets in 23 games, leading the Cadet scor ing circle. At the forward positions for the nation’s leading exponents of ball control will be Marvin Martin and John DeWitt, who tower at 6’ 3” and 6’ 5”, respectively. Both of these boys ai-e completing their last year of SWC eligibility. On the guard posts for the Floydmen will be All-SWC Jewell McDowell and Raymond “Woody” Walker. McDowell is second to Davis in Aggie scoring with 261 points and was recently named to the Little-All-American honorable mentions. Walker, who is recognized .as the smallest man on the Cadet line up, is a steady hand on the Aggie machine and considered by many as the surest shot on the team, although he seldoms tries his hand at the net. Leroy Miksch, 6’ 5” forward, played what was probably his best game of the season when the Ag gies lost to TU Tuesday in Aus- Chess Dead Line 7:30 Monday Night Noon tomorrow is the dead line for entries in the annual chess tournament, to be held in the Game Room of the MSC beginning at 7:30 Monday night, according to Joe A. Riddle, chairman of the chess committee. All persons interested in chess, regardless of how well they play, are encouraged to enter this tour nament. Riddle said. Plans are to organize a chess club following the tournament. Entry blanks are obtainable in the Front Office of the MSC for a fee of 15 cents. There will be a prize given the winner, the chair man said. tin, and hence is due to see much service as a sub in tonight’s con test. These six men will receive ample support from guard Don Heft and forwai’d Bobby Farmer, both of whom have been called from the bench numerous times this year to play in 12 and nine games, re spectively. In addition to Ray, Pasche will round out the Cougar lineup with Lloyd Hendrix and Dale Rodriguez on the forward posts. Hendinx lurks in the shadow of Ray as one of the big guns in the Houstonians’ scoring potential. At the guard positions Hank Renta will probably share duties with Dick Richardson. In the re serve ranks will be Ray Burroughs, Jim Bradford, and Skinny Davis to place the Cougars in the ranks of those who are to be reckoned with. —Beat U of H— Scatback Glenn Lippman . . . has been a standout in prac tice sessions of the past two weeks and will employ his speed and shiftiness for the White line up in tomorrow night’s intra squad game. Grid Scrimmage, Two Baseball Games on Sports Day Calendar By RALPH GORMAN Battalion Sports Editor Topping the Sports Day calendar is the annual Maroon Beginning this afternoon at 3 o’clock, Baseball Coach and White gridiron classic scheduled for Saturday at Kyle Beau Bell will pit his diamond candidates against the Brooke Field. Kickoff time is set for 7:30 p. m. Aggie Football Mentor Harry Stiteler has divided his charges into two factions wearing either the maroon or the white colors to vie in a gridiron melee that should give rela tive indication of what is in store in the 1951 A&M pigskin campaign. Tomorrow night’s headknocking exercises will put the finishing touches on the array of sporting events that take place each year at this time. Army Medics nine in a two-game series that will give A&M’s 1951 baseball team its first real taste of competition. With but 15 days of practice behind them, Bell admits that the Cadets have not yet rounded into regular season form and should find the going tough against an army team that boasts of two major leaguers and one minor leaguer, as well as several semi-pros in their lineup. The Aggies meet the San Antonio nine again Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in one of six athletic TU Wins Toss; Ags Meet TCU in Waco TALK OF THE TOWN Where Everyone Meets To Enjoy Good Food at Popular Prices Air Conditioned Austin, March 2—(A*)—Texas, a reluctant entry in the playoff to determine the Southwest Confer ence’s representative in the NCAA Regional Basketball Tournament, won the bye in a drawing yester day to set playoff plans. Longhorn Coach Jack Gray won everything else too, including the last two games of the t>vo out of three series with eithe A&M or TCU. A&M and TCU play one game Wednesday at Waco. The loser is eliminated. The winner and Texas will meet in Austin for two games March 13 and 14 or on March 12 and 13, de pending on the availability of Gregory Gymnasium and the need for a third game. If the Aggies win the one game, the first game will be played at College Station March 10. If TCU wins, the first game will be played in B'ort Worth March 10. These three teams tied for the Southwest Conference champion ship. The playoff is necessary to determine the District 6 represen tative in the National College Ath- Science... • • • Industry and The Battalion ALL WORKING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW letic Association Tournament in Kansas City later this month. It will have no bearing on the conference championship which is officially shared by all three. Texas decided to compete in the playoff only two hours before the drawing was Mra. Abb Curtis of the office of the executive secretary of the confer ence supervised the meeting of Gray, TCU coach Buster Brannon, and Aggie coach John Floyd. Dahoney Leads A&M Linksmen Against U ofH Completing the elimination rounds, the A&M golfers prepare to tee off against the University of Houston’s linkmen here Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. In the elimination contest Bob Dahoney’s 289 strokes placed him in first place, followed closely by a 294 turned in by Tony Guer rero. Dahoney experienced difficulty in his first found, shooting 18 above par on the 71 par A&M course. But in his next three trips over (See GOLFERS, Page 6) The Maroon-White scrimmage will be a real show for the Op erations High School guests and for the thousands of interested fans throughout the area. For this is the time that the grid iron candidates battle for all they are worth to gain recognition in I the coaches’ eyes. It may be remembered that at this time last year, there were some six or seven athletes in the hospital recovering from bruises suffered during these rough and tumble scrimmage sessions. Entertainment for tomorrow night’s halftime will be furnish ed by the Kilgore Rangerettes. This quick-stepping, crack drilled galaxy of beautiful Texas wom en are well known for their pre cision performances and have appeared in many shows and ex hibitions throughout the nation. In the man-under slots Saturday, Stiteler will call on Ray Graves, sophomore squadman, to pilot the Maroons; while newcomer Roy Dol lar, will do duty for the White team. Lettermen quarterbacks Delmar Sikes and Dick Gardemal will await in the reserve ranks to deplace Graves and Dollar, respec tively. Probable lineups for the two teams should be: Maroons . . . Jerry Crossman and Walter HilKat the end posts; Jack Little and T. K. Niland doing’ the tackle chores; the Rush act at the guard slots (Marshall and W. T.); and Jim Fowler in the middle of the line. Graves will be calling the plays with Bernie Lemmons pro viding the fullback power; while Charlie McDonald and Billy Tid well work at the left and right halfback posts, respectively. Whites . . . on either end, of the line will be Clinton Gwin and Char lie Hodge; Sam Moses and Russ Hudeck plugging up the tackle slots; and Hugh Meyer at the pivot post and working the linebacker position. Behind Meyer will be Dollar with Connie McGouirk do ing duty as fullback; while the left and right halfbacks will be Glenn Lippman and Pete Mhyeaux, respectively. Ready To Go . events scheduled for the annual Sports Day exhibition. Some 70 men reported for duty on the first day of practice, but Bell has cut the squad down to 33 at present. Among the 33 candi dates at present are 13 lettermen, two of which are all-Southwest Conference — pitcher Pat Hubert, and shortstop Guy Wallace, who was all-conference choice in 1949 as well. The services of all-conference center fielder Wally Moon will be sorely missed, as Moon is in eligible for the 1951 season un der the AAU ruling. For today’s game, Bell will work A1 Ogletree and Mart Hamilton at the catcher’s position, while George Brown and Sam Blanton will share duties on the mound. The remainder of the lineup in their order of batting will be: Wallace at shortstop; Hollis Bak er in center field, Yale Lary oh the first sack, Shug McPherson in left field, Charlie Russell in right field, Hank “Yogi” Candelari at third base, Joe Ecrette on the second sack, Ogletree or Hamilton behind the plate, and Brown or Blanton in the pitcher’s box. Tickets for Saturday’s game are on sale at the gate or from any member of the T Association and are priced at $1 and will admit one person to both the baseball and football games. mM&ti mm George Brown . . . will start on the mound for the Aggies this afternoon when Coach Beau Bell’s charges play host to the Brooke Army Medics. Brown saw considerable service in games last season and is one of three returning lettermen pitchers. Qiiiolet, Coach Are Commended Official letters of commenda tion for Basketball Coach John Floyd and the basketball team received unanimous approval by the Student Senate in their meeting last night. Proposed by Senator Jim On- statt, of Law Hall, the letters will congratulate Floyd for his work in producing a winning basketball team in his first year here and the team for their fine spirit and exceptional play through the season. Aggie Tennis Team Meets UofJI in Sports Day Match By B. F. ROLAND A&M’s tennis team will provide its share of talent in the Annual Sports Day Program Saturday at 1:30 p. m. when it plays host to an old net rival, the University of Houston Cougars. The Sports Day engagement will be the second of the season for the Cadets. Last Saturday they tied Southeastern Oklahoma, 3 matches to 3. Even Last Year Last year the Aggie's split a two match series With the Cougars, blanking the Houstonians 6-0 here, but losing the latter engagement in Houston, 2-4. While the Co-ugar net team is not quite as strong as last year’s, the Farmers—presently ranked with Texas and SMU as one of the three top teams in the conference this year—have come up with a well- rounded aggregation. Cougars Strong The U. of H. rocketeers will be strong in one respect, however. Their No. 1 ace last year, Jason NEW..UNUSUAL HAND CARVED G«nuine briar, hand carved pipe i m parte d from France. Real bone horns, glass eyes and a "wild steer’s" expression. Regu lar curved stem shape ... a mas culine Texan's pipe with scientific spiral filter. Perfect gift. Real collector's item. Ours ex clusively in the U.S.A. . . only $3.50! A. HARRIS & CO., Dallas 2, Texas carved sfeerhead Please send me pipes at $3.50 each. Name Address City State 0 Check Q Afsney Order Q Ossh Add 15fS far shipping an orders under $9.95. Morton, is back again this season, and will greatly help his team’s chances of winniing. Morton, one of the State’s top- ranking men players, was recently selected as one of the six men to play on the Texas Davis Cup team. Leading the Aggies into a bright looking net year are Ray DeBei’ry, Eugene Letsos, Royce Tate, and Dick Hardin. DeBerry, No. 1 DeBerry, a junior, is the Cadet’s No. 1 singles player, and is on the No. 1 doubles team. DeBerry’s high school record is not as impressive as some of his team-mates, but he has greatly improved since enter ing A&M. In the summer of 1948, he reached is pre-college peak and advanced to the quarter finals of the national high school meet. Owning the best backhand on the team—a two-handed shot—DeBer ry is a West Texan, hailing from Odessa. A&M Pingpongers An A&M ping pong team will be selected Monday at 3:45 p. m. in the Memorial Student Center’s bowling and games de partment and a 10 man team will be formed. First match is scheduled for March 10 when the Cadets play host to the TU pingpongers. The No. 2 singles player is Let- sos, a Galveston product who won several honors while he was at tending Ball High School. State high school doubles final ists in 1948 and singles finalists in 1949, the flashy sophomore was also on the 1950 State TAAF doub les championship team. The top freshman on last year’s fish squad; has already proved to be a main stay on the varsity team this year. Tate and DeBerry Tate, a junior, and No. 3 singles netter for the Farmer's, shares the No. 1 doubles team with DeBerry. A Corpus Christi product, Tate has an excellent serve, which makes him a top doubles player. A four year high school letterman, the Corpus lad is co-holder of the 1948 state high school doubles crown. Hardin, Only Senior The No. 4 singles man for the Cadets is Dick Hardin, Amarillo High School protege. 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