Friday, March 9, 1951
THE BATTALION
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Hooper, Simpson
Favored at Laredo
Laredo, March 9——The Bor
der Olympics opened today with
981 athletes from 67 schools mov
ing through preliminaries.
The university division, in which
A&M will be favored to repeat with
the championship, starts action
Saturday.
Headed by Harrow Hooper,
giant shot-putter; Jack Simpson,
who has soared over 14 feet in
the pole vault, and a crack mile
relay team, the Aggies are expect
ed to beat out a rebuilt Texas
team, minus Charley Parker, the
great sprinter of four years.
Parker last year did 100 yards
in 9.4 and 220 in 20.0 as top man
of the meet but the Aggies won
anyway.
New Records in Balance
Hooper appears likely to crack
the shot put mark of the Olympics.
The record is 46 feet 11 Va inches
and the Aggie sophomore already
has done 49 feet 10 Mj inches this
year. Simpson, too, could set a
record. The vault mark is 14 feet
1 1/8 inches.
Only one out-of-Texas team is
in the Olympics this time, that be
ing Louisiana State. Oklahoma
A&M, which always has competed
here, won’t be on hand this time
due to “financial reasons.”
Four More SWC Teams
The university division will have
Baylor, Southern Methodist, Lou
isiana State, Rice and Texas Christ
ian.
The college class has drawn 123
schools. These are North Texas
State, defending champion; Abil
ene Christian, East Texas State,
Howard Payne, McMurry, South
west Texas State, Sul Ross State,
Texas A&I, Texas Western, Trin
ity University, University of Hous
ton, Texas Lutheran and Stephen
F. Austin.
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The Junior College Division,
which has 10 entries, moves into
preliminaries tomorrow at 8 a. m.
The high school class has prelimin
aries starting at 1 p. m.
There are 37 high schools enter
ed. They include Ball (Galveston),
Brownsville, Edinburgh, Falfurrias,
Harlingent, Laredo, McAllen,
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, San Ben
ito, Weslaco and Amarillo. Odessa
is the defending champion. There
are 500 entries in the high school
class.
Paul Faulkner of Abilene Christ
ian, holder of the college division
pole vault record of 12 feet 11 in
ches, is back.
Cool, clear weather is forecast.
Champ’s Injury
Changes Plans
For Joe Louis
Detroit, March 9—(AP) —
An injured left ear yesterday
sidelined Ezzard Charles for
two months, dashing Joe
Louis’ hopes for a crack at
the heavyweight champion this
April.
The 29-year-old titleholder’s ear
was puffed up in his successful 15-
round defense against 37-year old
Jersey Joe Walcott last night. His
personal physician ordered Ezzard
to stay out of action for at least
two months.
Charles, who was almost toppled
from his throne in the fourth round
by a crashing right to the jaw, had
the swelling drained down from the
ear at a hospital early this morn
ing.
Co-manager Tom Tannas said
“The champ is okay but he’ll have
to give the ear a chance to heal
before he does anything else. How
ever Charles is willing to meet any
body the International Boxing Club
offers. And that includes Louis,
as soon as Ez is ready.”
Louis, who received a thunder
ous ovation from the 13,852 fans
($75,502 gross gate) at Olympia
Stadium, left shortly after the un
animous decision was announced.
He didn’t receive the disappointing
news until today.
It came as a great shock to the
Brown Bomber. Louis has had four
fights, has trimmed down to 207
pounds, and he feels he is ready
right now. He doesn’t want to
waste any time. His 37th birthday
comes up this May.
Conference Cage
Material in 1953
Waco, Tex., March 9—(/P)—Lom-
eta Odom of Dimmitt erased a
scoring record set only hours earl
ier last night when she scored
47 points to lead Dimmitt to a
69-29 victory over Aledo in the
first round of the high school
girls basketball league state tour
nament.
Ruth Cannon of Cotton Center
had scored 44 points earlier in the
day to break the record of 40
set last year by the Dimmit ace.
Cotton Center defeated Penel
ope, 62-44.
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. . . is seldom noticed
by the public in this
soil of attire, but it’s
a different story al
to g e t h e r when this
hustling Aggie forward
paces the cage court in
competition clothes. A
sub for the earlier part
of the season, Miksch
replaced Martin
against TU in Austin
and has turned in out
standing performances
at his post in the last
three games. He is a
likely starter for to
night’s game.
Aggies Ride Home Court Edge
Against TU In DeWare at 8
The cage teams of A & M
and the University of Texas
meet here tonight in the
first of possibly three games
to determine which team will
represent the Southwest Con
ference in the NCAA play
offs in Kansas City
Outcome of the game is as
much in doubt as has been
the setting of day and hour
for the first game to be play
ed. Officials of the two
schools have finally picked
Friday night at 8 as the time
for the crucial event. The two
teams get together in Gregory
Gymnasium Monday night and
again Tuesday night, if necessary.
Athletic officials at A&M ad
vised fans from out of town that
there is little chance to get a
seat for the game. A&M has more
season ticket holders than can
possibly crowd into the 3,500-cap
acity DeWare Field House.
“Even-Stephen”
The tilt will be the “rubber”
game since each team won its
game on the home court. A&M de
feated the Longhorns here 32-29,
and then Texas was victor there
42-40.
Both teams and coaches are well
oriented in what will probably hap
pen in the important game. The
Aggies will play their deliberate
ball, using Jewell McDowell and
Raymond Walker to set up plays
and center Walter Davis and for
wards John DeWitt and LeRoy
Miksch to press in for buckets.
The Longhorns, will probably util
ize their pressing defense, coupled
with a wide open offense on the
Cadets.
The Horned Frogs first used
pressure tactics successfully on the
Aggies when the two teams met
for their second game in Fort
Worth. Texas then imitated the
Frogs to defeat A&M in Austin
and throw Texas, TCU and A&M
in a three-way tie for the champ
ionship.
But the Aggies’ loss to Texas
helped the Cadets in one respect:
A new starter was developed in
Gloves Fly When 14 Boxers
Gain Berth in ’Mural Finals
By JOE B. BLANCHETTE
Batt Sports. Staff
Fourteen men battled their way
into the finals of the Intramural
Boxing Tournament last night in
DeWare Field House. The finals
will be held Tuesday night if there
is no third game between Texas
and A&M in the playoffs for the
District 6 NCAA representative.
Harold Williams of C Vets blast
ed Steel of C FA with rights and
lefts to the head to gain the finals
of the 177 pound class. The first
round was comparatively slow with
both men feeling each other out,
but the second and third cantos
found Williams finding the range
on his opponent and driving home
his blows to gain the win.
Randell of Company 2 will be
Williams’ opponent in the finals^
Randell leveled off on Guy Warren
of C Armored in the first round
and never relaxed his aggressive
ness to nail the defensive cavalry
man with the loss.
Guidry Downs Strong
J. D. Guidry of A Vets pounded
Strong of A AF with some of the
hardest uppercuts seen in the tour
ney in the first round to gain the
finals of the heavyweight class.
Strong made a fight of it in the
second and third stanzas but was
never able to build up enough
points to gain the nod over the
experienced Vet.
Guidry’s opponent in the finals
will be Harper of Mitchell who
drew a bye to fight in the finals.
Quentin Milhollen of C Infantry
hit Eby with everything in the
books to gain the finals of the 137
pound class. Eby representing
Company 5 didn’t lay a glove on
Milhollen in the first round and
scored with only four blows in the
remaining two rounds.
Picazo of A Vets will battle
Milhollen in the finals after win
ning over Fuller of Puryear.
Abridge Meets Kirk
Roy Abridge of Company 11 will
meet Bob Kirk, of A AF in the
finals of 167 pound class.
Abridge gained the finals by
walloping Mathews of Cordpany 8
in their three round battle. A.kridge
scored with left jabs and hooks to
seal the win.
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sophomore Miksch. A demon on*
grabbing rebounds, Miksch has
averaged eight points per game
since he pushed Marvin Martin
out of the starting five.
Last Time to Appear
DeWitt, Martin and substitute
center Glenn, Williams' will be ap
pearing before home folk for the
last time Friday. DeWitt made 144
points in 21 seasonal games while
teammate Martin collected 122
points in 24 games. Martin has led
the Aggies in free throw percent
ages, hitting 34 of 54 attempts.
A Waco boy and two-year letter-
man in baseball and basketball,
DeWitt has been called the “most
underrated player in the SWC” by
several sports writers. He has been
a consistent all-around player in
every conference game.
Longhorn Lineup
Williams, the other graduating
player, has played in nine games
this year. He has been a steady
performer, particularly on de
fense.
Starters for the Longhorns will
probably be James Dowies and
Joe Ed Falk, fox-wards; Don Klein,
center; and George Scaling and
Frank Womack, guards.
Beat Texas
4&M Soccer Team
Defeats Dallasites
Though hampered by strong
South wind which made control of
the ball difficult, A&M’s Interna
tional Club Soccer team still rallied
to defeat the Mulhauser Brewing
Company of Dallas 1-0 last Sun
day afternoon.
Jaoquin Ortiz from Mexico,
played a sparkling game as goal
keeper and guarded his teammates
lone score by turning repeatedly
rough charges by the Mulhauser
ten.
Early in the second half, as the
wind shifted behind him, Mexico
—Aggie, Guillermo Cardenas kick
ed the ball through the uprights.
The members of the team are
Guillermo Cardenas, Jaoquin Or
tiz, Alfredo Pino and Tomas Mar-
entes of Mexico; Armando and
Mario Hidalgo of Costa Rica; Mar
io Sol, El Salvador; Carlos Molina,
Nicaragua; William Cunningham
and J. Fett, Brazil; C. Arizmendiz,
A. Lampert and Vh*gilio Tovar of
Venezuela; J. Barragan, Peru, B.
Otero, Boliva, and G. C. Artecona
of Paraguay.
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Kirk had a rougher time in de
feating Anderson of the Fish Band.
The first round appeared to be
long to Anderson but the stout air
man came back to capture, the re
maining two engagements.
Wilson of Company 4 outlasted
Fulton of the same company to
move into the finals of the 157
pound class. Wilson weathered a
bad first round to gain the win.
Fowler Wins
Fowler of Company 3 shopped
Childers of K AF to meet Wilson
in the finals. Fowler was never
behind as he nailed Childers with
some of the hardest punches seen
in the tourney.
In a mateh which set a blistering
pace Joe Jatkson of D Vets stop
ped B. D. Manning of Company 2
to gain the right to meet Charles
Lucas of Company 3 in the finals
of the 147 pound class.
From the first round to the last
both Manning and Jackson were
standing toe to toe and slugging
it out.
Lucas defeated McDuffie of Mil
ner in another toe to toe match.
In the finals of the 130 pound
class Calhoun of Squadron 8 will
engage Howard of A AF.
Howard gained the finals by de
feating Kupfer of Company 4 and
Calhoun bested C Vets’ Castillion.
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