Monday, April 2, 1951
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Track Team Wins
Again; LSU Clipped
By KAY HOLBROOK
Bait Sports Writer
Thp overpowering Texas Aggie
track team rolled to their fourth
straight victory Saturday night by
defeating Louisiana, State Univer
sity, 79-51 at Beaumont.
Dynamic Darrow Hooper again
came up with the outstanding per
formance of the meet. The big
Aggie track and football star made
his best shot put throw of the year,
a booming 52’ 9%”. Hooper also
won the discus with a 154’, beating
LSU’s Harold Voss in both events.
Hooper’s 10 points again were
high for individual point totals, but
another Ag sophomore, Bobby Rag
sdale, also won two events to gar
ner 10 points and tie with Hooper
for the high point title.
Ragsdale won the broad jump
with a 23' 8” leap to nip teammate
Bill Henry. He then edged Cadet
Bill Bless in the 120 low hurdles
in 12.2.
11 of 15
A&M won 11 of 15 events, sweep
ing all three places in the high
jump and low hurdles, but failed
to place a man in the Tiger-dom
inated 100, 220 and javelin.
Led by Joe Preston and John
Venable, winners in the 100 and
220 (9.7 and 22.0 respectively), the
LSU sprinters left the Cadets help
less in those events as did Tiger
javelin throwers, led by Sidney
Steele.
LSU’s other win was in the 440
on Frank Sullwold’s 49.3. Aggie
Bernie Place, A&M’s second seeded
440 dash star, finished behind Sull-
' wold. Don Mitchell did not run.
Davis Ties
Buddy Davis, in his first meet
of the year, tied with teammate
Don Graves in the high at 5’ 2”.
Jim Dimmitt was third.
A&M’s strength showed itself in
a crushing form in the longer
events as the Aggies took first
and second in the 880, mile and
2-mile events.
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“Bones” Allen won his first 880
this year with a 2:01 while J. A.
Terry placed second. The Cadets
soph ace Ed Wilmsen had serious
trouble all the way and failed to
place. He had won three straight
races previously.
More Firsts
Julian Herring took the mile
in 4:29.9 with Marshall Lazarine
second. Charlie Gabriel put on
another spectacular spring in the
2-mile to overtake teammate
Charles Hudgins in 9:51.
Running in his home town where
he set many high school marks,
Paul Leming, the Aggies SWC
high hurdle champion, ran his best
race of the year in taking the
jumps in the good time of 14.5.
In the meets final event, the Ag
mile relay team of Place, Bob
Mays, Fuston McCarty and Mitchell
ran into unexpected trouble from
the LSU quartet, but Mitchell came
from five yards back on the last
lap to overtake Bill Covington and
win in 3:19.7.
The overall weather conditions
were wet and cold and accounted
for some of the slower times turned
Darrow Hooper
. . . Aggie track and football
star, continues to further the
Southwest Conference shot put
record. In a dual meet with
LSU Saturday, the husky shot
and discuss man added a few
more inches to his record with a
52’ 9’’-toss.
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Public Relations
Fall And Decline
By FRED WALKER
Batt Sports Editor
The sign was up!
“Four o’clock!” became a choked cry thoughout the
A&M campus.
Babies cried, women screamed and strong men wept.
Sometime between one and two a dark-
clothed figure darted through the secret en
trance at the MSC. Following a damp under
ground passage, the man at last came upon
a rotting ladder which led upwards to a trap
door. He climbed aloft and tapped lightly
(Oh, so lightly.)
What’s the password ?”
“I have nothing to say on the grounds
that it might tend to incriminate me!”
“That is correct, you may enter. But,
wait! You must be checked for hidden mi
crophones, dictographs or television sets.”
Once in the door, the last member Shiv
ered. The smoke filled room was alive with expectancy, se
crecy and mutual distrust.
Indeed, the Athletic Council of Texas A&M had met.
For a public representative body that should deal in the
finest points of public relations, A&M’s athletic council is
just about the worst example of PR that we have seen.
At the moment many factions, institutions and individ
uals are confused about the athletic issues at A&M. The
psuedo-secrecy which prevails here is not only making the
situation extremely facetious, but also accurately misleading.
•
The word had been, passed that the Athletic Council
would meet at four, Sunday afternoon in the Senate Cham
bers of the MSG. In fact it was on the bulleten board. By
four that afternoon the meeting room was empty.
Only one thought can be taken here. The Council did
not want any interviewers around. Why? Why isi an idiot?
Answer that question and you have the answer. This, at
least, is the way it would seem to shape up to the average
person and the so-called “average person” is the man who
can make or break anything in existence.
This may appear to be a minute point upon which
to become indignant, but we think not.
Not only from this state, but from other states letters
have been coming in from various A&M clubs. These let
ters accuse President M. T. Harrington of desertion of his
friends and associates, conspiring with the Houston Press,
gross negligence of administrative duties and plain “mug-
wumping.”
•
These people can hardly be taken in a cloud of stupid mystery, the
seriously by this department, but Council has heaped more coals upon
it still cannot be denied that they the fire.
are suffering under disturbing re- Columnists, commentators and
percussions set off by the Athletic private citizens have come forth
Council. with guesses and opinions on who
The case which so currently came shall be the new coach. And why
to life here has been a great blow should they not? It certainly is
to the people who must bear the a normal, and in these times, an
personal tragedy. Yet by refusing everyday occurrence, when a new
to make public statements and football coach is hired by some
clothing the hiring of a new coach school.
Then why the blamed secrecy?
Wc''don’t''mean just the bare fact
that the napies under consideration
aren’t disclosed. As yet we are
not well enough acquainted with
the intricities and wish-washings
of college politics to debate this
point.
•From this post one thing is evi
dent, though. By playing this game
of cloak-and-dagger, the Athletic
Council should be applauded from
retarding still further the public
relations of A&M.
Our point is this. When the Ath
letic Council says that they will do
something at a certain time, do it
then or give an explanation in
ADVANCE. Maintain this policy
of “slippin’ around” and this school
won’t be worth two cents to the
public.
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With Baylor Tomorrow
Dick Todd
Dick Todd, former Aggie back-
field coach, is one of the candi
dates for Head Football Coach
at A&M. Todd currently signed
a contract as backfield coach
with the Washington Redskins,
and rumors report him “none to
anxious to return to A&M.”
By FRED WALKER
Batt Sports Editor
A&M’s baseball team, sporting
a 6-4 pre-conference record,. will
open its 1951 SWC pennant chase
tomorrow afternoon at 3 when they
take on the powerful Baylor Beai'S.
The Aggies picked up their sixth
win Saturday when they struck
early in the second inning fox-
two imns and kept chipping away
I at El Dorado Oiler pitching for
7-4 victoxy.
: Ernie Johnson, junior transfer
fi'om Tarleton State College, conxr
pletely baffled the Arkansas pro
fessionals until the seventh inn-
I ing.
No Hits—Almost
The young right-hander appeai'-
ed to have a no-hitter on the way
until Clyde Steary, El Dorado right
fieldei’, slammed a clean single
down the left field line.
El Dorado
Houston Downs
Aggie Netters
John Hoff’s U of Houston
tennis team scored a 4-2 vic
tory over the Aggie netters
in Houston on Saturday after
noon.
Cougar Jason Morton outscored
R. G. DeBerry, 6-4, 6-2. Towax-d
the end of the first set, DeBerry
was faltering under the pace set
by the explosive Morton.
Gene Letsos of A&M was beaten
by D. Ligon of Houston, 6-1, 6-4,
in the number oxxe singles match.
It wasn’t until the second set
that Letsos finally settled down,
but by then it was too late.
Royce Tate bowed to Caldwell
of the Cougars, 6-3, 6-1 as Cald
well’s power and consistency were
too much for Tate in a low-scoring
match.
Dick Harding came from'behind
in the third set to down Dwight Al r
len of Houston, 6-3, 4-6, and 6-4.
Morton of the Cougars teamed
with Earl Caldwell in doubles play
to down DeBerry and Tate of 6-4,
6-4.
The day’s longest match found
Farmers Letsos and Dick Haxding
defeating Houston’s Ligon and A1-.
len 6-3, 6-8, 6-4.
Tommy West, playing the No. 5
singles event for the Aggies, won
over his opponents easily, 6-1, 6-2.
Fish Crumble Reagan High
School Baseball Squad, 7-4
By CHUCK NEIGHBORS
Batt Sports Winter
In a slam-bang finish, the Fish
baseball team conquered a Rea
gan High School (Housto-n) nine,
7-4.
Dave Selman, a pitcher tuxmed
first baseman, went to the plate
with two men on base in the last
of the ninth with the score tied
4-4. Selman took two strikes, two
balls, and one the next pitch slam
med a 360-foot home run over the
left fielders head.
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There were five stolen bases be
tween the two teams. A double
steal by Charlie Leissnes and J.
W. Sills, netted a run for the Ag
gies. Price and Marchese both
stole bases for Reagan and later
in the game, Leissner stole another
for the Cadets.
To open the game, Buck Jackson
drew a walk. Leissner then singled
sharply to left-center and drove
Jackson in to put the Fish on the
top side of a winning score. Fol
lowing the run, Hunt and Schero-
struck out and West was hit by a
pitched ball. After West, Fuchs re
tired the side by striking out
In the bottom half of the fifth
inning, J. W. Sills blew up. After
he issued two bases on balls he
was replaced in the sixth by Lou
Little who seemed to be unable to
find the plate. The tying run for
Reagan came across the plate on an
error by Little’s part.
In the bottom of the eighth inn
ing, the . wonder pitcher of the
fish team, Mel Work, walked onto
the mound, Woxk, speedster and
control artist from Woodrow Wil
son High of Dallas.
Out of the seven men facing
Work in the eighth and ninth inn
ings, six were struck out by a
mixture of speed and sharp-break
ing curves.
As a climax to the game, Selman
hit' his game-ending homer.
In. a game the Thursday before
Easter vacation, the fish went to
Brenhanx and played Blinn Junior
College. The Aggie freshmen won,
22-1.
Baylor Takes 2nd
Tilt From Gophers
Baylor made its final non-con
ference baseball game of the 1951
season an impressive one by wal
loping Minnesota 13-1.
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Score by innings:
El Dorado 000 010 300
A&M 021 110 11 x
E, Labeff; RBI, Ecvette, 2; Mc
Pherson, Steary, 3; Labeff, Lary
Wallace. 2B, Ecrette, Canderali.
3B, Wallace. SH, Ogletree. SB,
Eci’ette. DP. Wallace to Laxy. SO.
Rich 3; Hardy 1; Johnson, 4; Good-
loe, 1; BOB. Rich, 1; Hardy, 2;
Johnson, 5; Goodloe, 2; WP. Good-
loe; PB. Ogletree HBP. Leary
(Hai'dy) Fisher (Goodloe) McPhei’-
son (Kendi’ick); LP. Rich Winning
Pitcher Johnson. Balk: Hardy 5,
Johnson. Hit and Runs, off: Rich
—4 & 3 in 3; Hardy, 1 & 2 in. 3';
Hendrick, 3 & 2 in 2; Johnson, 2
& 4 in 6 1/3, Goodloe 3 & 0 in
2 2/3. LOB. A&M, 7; El Dorado
8. Umpire's Colson and Bevins.
Time 2:16.
Softball Meeting
Set Tonight
Those students interested in
playing on the A&M softball
team during the Spring semes
ter, should meet at the lighted
softball diamond near the Grove
tonight at 7:30, announced Bar
ney Welch, this morning.
The Aggies softball teams will
play other softball contingents
from various schools and leagues
around the area and the first
meeting to formulate the team
and plans is tonight, Welch
concluded.
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Johnson had started the inning
by walking the first three men be
fore registering his first out, a
big fan by left fielder Ray Nicoli.
Steary’s single- scored Mel Nunes
and Bill McGhee.
Pinch-hitting for pitcher Wilbur
Hardy, Copeland Goss nicked the
second consecutive single off John
son. Sid Goodloe 1‘elieved Johnson
then, but the third single of the
inning, this time off Goodloe, scoi’-
ed Bill Liew from third.
All three runs were chai’ged to
Johnson.
Ags Score First
A&M’s first scoring came in the
second inning when Shug McPhei--
son walked, Hank Candelai’i doub
led and second baseman Joe Ecrette
grabbed a two-timer to score Mc-
Pherson and Candelari.
Another run was picked up in
the third when McPherson singled
between second and shox't to scoi’e
Aggie Captain Guy Wallace who
had led off the inning with a
triple.
Both the fourth and fifth innings
bi-ought single tallies.
Eci’ette bunched a walk, a steal
axxd two successive balks by Hax-dy
to slip aci'oss in the fourth. Yale
Laxy scored on a balk in the next
frame. The fii'st sacker had moved
from fii'st around to thii'd on a
HBP, a ground out by McPhei’Son
and another balk by Hardy.
Oiler Score
Nunes crossed with the Oiler’s
first i - un, in the fifth. Johnson had
not allowed a hit, but after Nunes
had walked, a fieldex , ’s choice
moved him to second and a balk
passed the third-sacker to the hot
cornel*. Nunes scored later on
Steaxy’s ground out.
After El Dorado finished with
their lucky seventh, the Aggies
bounced back with an insurance x*un
as Lary singled home Wallace after
the former had led off by taking
third on a three-base error.
The final Aggie tally came in
the eighth when Wallace singled
home Ecrette.
Ecrette Leads
Ecrette led the Aggies with a
double and a single in three trips.
He also scoi’ed twice and batted
in two runs.
A double by Candelari and a
triple by Wallace wex*e thc-.xrest
of game’s extra base blows.
By giving up only 1 two hits and
four runs, Johnson emerged as
winning pitcher. He walked five
and struck our foux*.
Baylor Tomorrow
The Ags battle again on Kyle
Field when they play host to the
Baylor Bears tomorrow.
The game will serve as the
opening of conference play for both
teams. The Bruins, who have lost
only one out of five, will probably
be favoi’ed.
Last week’s games found the
Farmers splitting a twin bill with
the Minnesota Gophers, the Ags
taking the fivst tilt 2-0 and drop
ping the second 1-0. Later the
Bears humbled the Gophers at
Waco in another double slate, win
ning 7-3 and 13-1.
Lsbell Draws
Main drawing card for the game
will be Bruin catcher Lai’ry Is
bell. Isbell, better known for his
duties as star quarterback on the
Baylor football squad, lettei'ed as
an outfielder last season and took
on mask duties this spring.
Clyde Robinson, tall righthander
with a previous season record of 4
wins and 3 losses, will probably i*e-
ceive Bear Coach Vic Bradford’s
nod to start on the mound.
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