Friday, April 13, 1951
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Cindermen Host Rice,
Texas in 3-Way-Meet
Hopes for Hurdlers
By RAY HOLBROOK
Battalion Sports Staff
Quite an aggregation of
track talent will be on hand
for all sports followers to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 on
Kyle Field, as the undefeated
Agp ie thinly clads play host to
both Texas and Rice in a SWC tri
angular meet.
In the last three-way meet which
was held in Houston, A&M came
out the big winner with 82 points
to 68 for Texas and 18 for Rice.
Three field men and a quartet
of relayers are the cream of the
Aggie stars to perform Saturday
if past efforts are any indication.
Two of these outstanding boys,
Harrow Hooper, giant shot putter,
and Buddy Davis, a lanky tower
ing high jumper, provided the
thrills for the crowd at the Texas
Relays last Saturday as they led
the Ags to victory and established
new records in their favorite
events.
Hooper tossed the shot 53’ 1” to
wipe out Kansan Elmer Hackney’s
12-year old record of 52’ 3/4”.
Hooper also came back later to
win the discus with a 148’ 9 3/4”
throw to become the meets’ only
double winner and take home the
trophy for the Relay’s outstand
ing performer.
Davis Spectacular
In the most spectacular doings
of the hot afternoon, Buddy Davis
propelled his long 6’ 8” frame over
the high jump bar at 6’ 9” for a
new Relay record. The old record
was held by Jack Razzito of San
Diego State and Virgil Sevems of
Kansas State at 6’ 8 1/4” set last
year. Severns was second this year
TODAY & SATURDAY
FIRST RUN
—Features Start—
1:10 - 2:5(5 - 4:29 - 6:15
7:48 - 9:34
NEWS - CARTOON
t*REYUK TONJGHfn P.M.
FIRST RUN
WEI), thru SAT.
VICTOR MATURE
Tim WltltAM
MOORE • BENDIX
NEWS. — CARTOON
PREVUE SATURDAY
II P.M.
FIRST RUN
Suifday thru Tuesday
I •.« I • • 9 I i • I ■•IM
LORETTA
n
V ’
MB ” 1 » “iS' V j
SULLIVAN —
as Davis looked unbeatable in his
straight forward, unorthodox form.
Ag thinly-clad captain Jack
Simpson is the third outstanding
field star to be seen Saturday in
his favorite event, the pole vault.
Simpson is undefeated in five
meets this year, having vaulted
at least 13’ 6” in every meet. His
best meet vault is 14’ which he
cleared at Beaumont in a dual
meet with LSU. Simpson added
more laurels Saturday at Texas
Relays as he vaulted 13’ 9” to tie
for first with Lemon of OU and
Faulkner of ACC.
Mile Relay Undefeated
The Aggie quartet which ac
counted for A&M’s only track vic
tory is the undefeated mile relay
team of Bemie Place, Bob Mays,
Fuston McCarty, and Don Mitchell.
They have won five races in five
meets this year including their
win last Saturday when they edged
out OU in 3:17.0. Their best time
this year is 3:16.0 that they ran
at Houston in the first tri-meet.
Some other outstanding Aggie
stars due to appear Saturday on
Kyle Field is Ed Wilmsen, soph
880 ace, who will be the target of
SWC champion and record holder
Otha Byrd of Rice. Wilmsen has
beat Byrd twice this year turning
in 1:55.1 in the Houston meet for
the Southwest’s best time. He has
lost only one race this year which
teammate Robert Allen won.
John Garmany and Julian Herr
ing will battle in the mile and are
expected to finish one, two for
the Aggies as are Charlie Gabriel
and Charles Hudgins in the 2-mile.
A&M’s 440 relay will attempt to
regain their mastery over Texas
and Rice after a bad day in Aus
tin where they failed to gain the
finals. The team is composed of
Place, Bill Bless, Bobby Ragsdale
and Bill Stalter, who is the Aggie
strong 100 and 220 entry, a likely
favorite in the latter.
Texas stars are Ralph Person,
the favorite in the 100 yard dash
and the low hurdles; Ray Marek,
the SWC leading javelin thrower;
TONITE PREV. II P.M.
\O»tU0nr!r
* A SONG AND '
. DANCE STORY
. With LOVE
, and Laughs
UDUABYOF
BROADWAY
nowshowing
M-G-M msEMY*
SPENCER.
TRACT
JQAX
BENNETT
ELIZABETH
TffLOR.v,.
■‘I Fathers
little
<$' LA Dividend”
SAT. NITE PREV. II P.M.
and Charlie Weeks, SWC champion
in the broad jump and winner at
last week’s Texas Relays.
A&M’s Bless and Ragsdale are
pointing to upset Person in the
low hurdles and a good day on
Kyle Field may turn the trick.
The Steer’s Ray Womack and Ag
gie Don Graves have been lead
ing high jump aspirants until
Davis made his spectacular jump
last week. So it looks like Graves
and Womack will be battling it
out for second, as the 6’ 8” basket-
bailer is the favorite in this event.
Graves doubles as the Aggie No. 2
pole vaulter.
From Rice comes Bill Howton,
who seems to be the Owls best
bet for first place in the high
hurdles. However, SWC champion
Paul Leming will be seeking re
venge for two straight defeats at
the hands of Hotvton.
Top conference quartermiler,
Mitchell will be seeking to lower
his 440 time below 48.6 seconds,
which is his best to date.
Bobby Ragsdale
Paul Leming
Kyle Field Is Scene
Of Baseball Clinic
um
A baseball clinic for all hoys of
high school age will be held Sat
urday morning on the Kyle Field
diamond with both former and
present Texas Aggie baseball
greats serving as instructors.
The clinic is being sponsored by
Bill McPherson and Blanton Tay
lor, two physical education majors
who also are members of this year’s
Cadet nine. They have acquired R.
C. “Beau” Bell, Wally Moon and
Joe Ecrette as special instructors
for the school.
All Time Great
Bell, the new Aggie baseball
coach, is one of A&M’s all-time
greats in that sport. He also played
professional ball for many years,
including time with the St. Louis
Browns, the Cleveland Indians and
the Detroit Tigers. Bell led the
American League in total number
of base hits during one season.
Moon currently is coaching the
Fish squad while finishing his
academic requirements for a de
gree. He is on a leave of absence
from the St, Louis Cardinals with
whom he signed a contract last
summer. Moon was a star out-field
er for Omaha of the Class A West
ern League last year; and was due
to report to Columbus of the Class 1
AAA American Association this
Spring.
LAST TIMES TODAY
(Special Late Showing
9:45 p.m.—-After Levant
Performance)
. “HAMLET”
SATURDAY
“The portrait
of a heel!"
ROMERO
JUNE HAVOC i
OHCfJ
THIEF
fri
McDonald
CHANEY
SAT. PREVUE 10:30 P. M.
Sunday & Monday
Ecrette, like McPherson and
Taylor, is still playing; college base
ball. The San Antonio junior has
been the regular second baseman
for the Aggies for the last two
years.
The clinic is scheduled to begin
at 9 o’clock with the first hour be
ing devoted to infield play and
pitching and the second hour to
outfield play and hitting. A Inovie
of the 1950 World Series will be
shown to boys attending the school
at 11 o’clock, then they will be
special guests at the Texas A&M-
Rice Institute baseball game which
will staU at 2 o’clock.
Wood Allows 1 Hit:
B AF Tops W Band
By JOE BLANCHETTE
Battalion Sports Staff
Lou Wood was the complete mas
ter of the White Band as the lanky,
dark-headed righthander allowed
but one hit and fanned seven while
his B AF teammates were busy
scoring seven runs to defeat the
bandsmen 7-1:
The airmen tallied a single run
in the first inning on a walk and
two hits. The bandsmen also, scor
ed their lone run in the first
frame.
Gets First Victim
Jordan opened the Band half
of the first by biting the dust on
Gottlob, Mayes Lead
Ag Foilers to Victory
A&M’s fencing team got
back on the victory road last
week-end as the Cadet foil
men won the college bracket
in an Amateur Fencing
CadetLinksmen
Meet Baylor In
Waco Today
With four wins and one tie
to their credit, the Texas
Aggie golf foursome appears
to be one of the current lead
ers in coming Southwest Con
ference play.
Making up the team are two sen
iors and two sophomores. The sen
iors arc Bob Dohoney of Hills
boro and Tony Guerrero of Mis
sion and the sophomores are John
ny Barrett of" San Antonio and
Billy Baker of Houston.
Their victories this Spring have
been a pair over the University of
Houston, and one each over Hard-
in-Simmons and St. Edwards of
Austin. In their last outing they
tied Rice on the Bryan Country
Club course 3-3.
Aggie Coach Gayther Nowell is
having the team work out on the
Bryan course while workmen re
pair the Aggies’ new 18-hole
course for the SWC meet which
will be held here May 11-12. “Sev
eral greens have been dug up and
other work done that should have
it in top shape for the meet,’’ said
Joe Fagan, course pro.
Next in line on the Aggie sche
dule will be the Baylor Bears in
Waco Friday.
The Aggies switch places in the
No. 1 through No. 4 positions al
most weekly. The team is so wqll
balanced that Coach Nowell never
knows for sure who the No. 1 man
will be until just prior to their
next match.
Each man on the team has won
his. share, of trophies in amateur
tournaments throughout the South
west, Probably the, most notable
record of the foursome was made
in 1949 when little Johnny Bar
rett was runner-up in the National
Caddy Meet,
League of America meet held in
Houston.
Five teams participated in the
AFLA contest including the first
and second Aggie squads, Rice Iiv
stitute, Galveston, and a team from
the College Station area;
Even though the Galveston crew
topped the Cadets for the first
place honors, the Maroon and
White toilers went on to win the
college division and therefore gain
a berth in the state finals.
The match that decided the col
lege round saw A&M beat Rice
5 to 2. The farmers started off
fast as John Gottlob downed Leo
pold French of Rice and A&M’s
Joe Mayes stopped Owl toiler Jack
Slattery. Horace Flatt of Rice
scored the first Institute win when
he beat Bob Jones 5 to 4, but the
Aggies bounced back as Mayes
downed French.
Gottlob Leads Cadets
Slattery prolonged the match by
beating Jones 5 to 3, but Gottlob
whipped Flatt and Jones took
French to sign “thirty” to the fray
and send A&M into the finals.
No. 1 Aggie fencer, Gottlob, was
the mainstay of the match, as he
emerged victorious in eight events
and dropped only two. In second
place according to the number' of
victories A&M’s Mayes and sec
ond teafner Willie Matthijetz scor
er five triumphs apiece.
strikes as Wood claimed his first
strikeout victim. Don Greany, Band
shortfielder, took three strikes but
gained life on first as the AF
catcher dropped the third strike
and Greany beat the throw to the
first sack.
The next hitter grounded, out to.
the shortstop but an error allow
ed Greany to cross the plate with
the tying run.
In the bottom of the second the
airmen gave Wood two more runs
to work with on three hits and a
walk.
Wood Displays Prowess
Two errors put the Bandsmen on
base in the second but Wood quick
ly retired the side on two strike
out victims and a grounder to sec
ond base.
In the top of the third Wood
again displayed his prowess as a
hurler by fanning two and yield
ing the lone hit the Band collect
ed in the contest. The hit was
wasted however as the fourth hat
ter of the inning, Jenkins, ground
ed out to shortstop.
K AF Edges A Vets
Reyes of A Vets and Rand of
K AF engaged in a hurling duel
for three innings before’the game
was called because of the 6 p. m.
curfew for all ’Mural softball
games. The final score read K AF
2, A Vets 1.
Rand retired the Vets in the first
frame after facing four hitters
one of whom reached first on a
free pass from the airmen hurler.
A doublcplay and a fly to left
field retired K AF in the first inn
ing.
Rand allowed the Vet company a
hit and a walk in the second but
finally retired the side before any
damage was done.
The airmen gained their winning
margin in the second on two er
rors and a hit.
Again in the third Rand allow
ed the Vets a hit and a free ticket
to first but this time the veterans
managed to send a run across the
plate.
E AF Wins
E AF edged C Infantry ip a close
contest, 2-1.
The artillerymen gained their
inning on a walk to Marlowe and
a circuit clout by Lewis.
The infantrymen scored their
lone run in the final inning with
Jim Gorman crossing the plate with
the single run.
J. Paul Shcedy* Switched to Wildroot Cream-Oil
Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test
We pay the highest prices for Used Bopks^*
tir
We maintain wholesale and retail lists the
V^ar Apund, ; / -
GET OUR PRICES BEFORE SELLING
THE EXCHANGE STORE
"Serving Texas Aggies^' :
SHiEDY looked bird-seedy with his ruffled hair. He didn’t know
feather, to bury his head, or go on a wing-ding! “Owl I ever
get a date for the prom?” he asked his tree roommates. “You’re
robin yourself of popularity, birdbrain,” they chirped. “Better
be cagey and get Wildroot Cream-Oil! It’s non-alcoholic! Con
tains soothing Lanolin! Grooms your hair neatly and naturally.
Relieves dryness... removes loose, ugly dandruff! ’’ Now Paul’s
flying high! The tweetest little chickadee on campus has him
out on a limb. So get a bottle or tubs of Wildroot Cream-Oil
at any drug or toilet goods counter tomorrow. And nest time
you see your barber, ask him for a professional application.
Then you’ll really be in there pigeon!
^ of 327 Burroughs Dr., Snyder, N. Y, J
"VUidioot Company, Ipc., Buffalo 11, N. Y.
Ag Diamond Squad
Favored in Rice Tilt
A&M will play host to the Rice
Owl baseball team tomorrow after
noon on Kyle Field. This will be
the initial meeting for both nines.
A&M goes into the fray with a
2-2 seasonal record in conference
play. The Aggies won a pair of
games from SMU, but dropped
singles to Baylor and TCU.
Rice has one win to four con
ference defeats to date, with their
single victory taken from TCU.
The Owls lost their three games to
the Aggies last season by scores
of 9-12, 0-14, and 2-12.
Pat Hubert
. . . top man on the Ag hurling
staff, will probably start tomor
row against, the University of
Houston Cougars on the Kyle
Field diamond. Hubert, who
tossed a no-hit game against
Minnesota early in the season,
is expected to be a big contender
for All-Conference honors.
Starting for the Aggies will be
A1 Ogletree, catcher; Yale Lary,
first; Joe Ecrette, second; Henry
Candelari, third; team captain Guy
Wallace, short; John DeWitt, left
field; Hollis Baker, center field;
and Bill McPherson, right field.
Aggie Skipper Beau Bell will
call on the services of All-SWC
hurler Pat Hubert, who hurled a
no hit game earlier this season
and should be in fine form for to
morrow’s game.
In the Owl camp Coach Harold
Stockridge will probably work lefty
Roger Edwards on the mound with
Dick Leeder in the bull pen if
things get to hot for Edwards to
handle.
The remainder of the lineup
should find Willie Hitt at second
base, Doyle Beard at shortstop,
Vernon Glass in left field, Rex
Procter in center field, Parke Davis
at third base, Dave Devine at first
base, Bill Wright in right field,
and Bill Golibart completing the
battery with Edwards.
The Owls lost earlier this week
to the Mustangs of Southern
Methodist, who, with the strong
arm of passing star Fred Benners,
checked the Institutemen 9 and 3.
REMEMBER!
Dance With
DEWEY
jfyt!
GLENN
DEWEY
and his
COMBO
Tonight, 9-12 p.m.
NAVLES
(Sunday Session
4:30 - 7:30)
(Couples Only)
$1.20 Per Couple—Tax Included
IT’S SLACK TIME-
At The Exchange Store
Here now! A tremendous selection of the slacks
you can really enjoy wearing! Flannels, Tweeds,
Rayons, and Rayon mixtures. In colors that await
perfect teaming with your favorite sport jackets.
Come in today and fill your needs.
THE EXCHANGE STORE
• ‘‘Serving Texas Aggies”
’yfwpw^iwmpirri'l' nii’fwmrr'ifiiyi'M'Wi" w wpr"" '+****