Friday, May 25, 1951 THE BATTALION Page 3 ‘Beautiful When Season Opens’ Football Field Gets Touch Of Science, And New Grass By BEE LANDRUM Battalion Staff Writer “We will have a, beautiful field when football season opens in September.” Those are the words of William ^ S. Fitts, athletic department grounds superintendent. Fitts based his statement on scientific treatment he is now giving the grass sod on: Kyle Field. « Early this Spring Athletic Di rector Barlow Irvin asked Pro fessors L. G. Jones and Janies R. Watson, Jr. of the Agronomy TODAY & SATURDAY FIRST RUN —Features Start— 1:18 - 3:01 - 4:34 - 6:17 - 7:50 9:33 Department to survey the turf conditions on the football field and suggest an improvement program. After the agronomists looked in to the situation, Dr. AVatson, who is a turf specialist, prepared a pap er on “Recommendations for the Establishment and Management of the Turf on Kyle Field.” Fitts started carrying out these recommendations more than two months ago. Shortly before the improvement program was initiated, 60 yards of sandy loam soil had been applied to the field. As the first step, the ground was cultivated four times— to loosen the soil and improve aera tion. A special machine, called an aerifier, was used for this pur pose. Hollow spoons on the aeri fier improve the physical condi tion of the soil and cause little disturbance to the sod. LAST TIMES TODAY “SUNDOWNERS” SATURDAY Md O’CONNOR HELENA CARTER & * UNIVESSAI INIE BNATtONM NEWS — CARTOON PREVUE TONIGHT 11 P.M. FIRST RUN SAT. PREVUE 10:30 P. M. Sunday & Monday The story of Lily James, the girl who really lived..^ M-G-M presents LANA ..RAY TURNER MLUND - MEL FERRER emHotroducing MIROSLAVA Anthony Qufnn • Eugene Iglesias • Jos$ Torvay • Charfita • Screen Play by John Bright • Based upon the novel by Tom Lea • Produced and Directed by ROBERT R0SSEN ' NEWS — CARTOON PREVUE SATURDAY 11 P.M. FIRST RUN r|w. 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Specially prescribed fertilizer was applied to the field to ready it for seed ing. One hundred pounds of hulled Bermudagrass seed were broad cast on the field and raked into the soil. However, Fitts said, a high wind occurred shortly after the planting and blew most of the seed off the field. The field was again aerified and 20 yards of coarse sand from the Brazos River was broadcast over it. Then the field was hand- raked again. Dr. Watson explained that the coarse sand promotes aeration in the soil and prevents it from bak ing and becoming extremely hard. Another hundred pounds of Ber mudagrass seed were broadcast on the field about five weeks ago, and it received another hand-rak ing. Water is applied to the field to give it a good soaking four or five inches deep once a week—or whenever it needs moisture. Mr. Fitts reported that less water is applied to the field now than was the practice in past years. Dr. Watson recommended using less water to promote deep growth of the Bermudagrass roots. The grass is cut once a week— to a two-inch height. “The grass is now in good con dition, considering the weather we have had,” said Fitts. The grounds superintendent is following Dr. Watson's recommend ations religiously. He declares that there would be no point in getting professional advice, unless it were carried out to the letter. Bryan 2* £$79 TONITE PREVUE 11 P. M. NOW SHOWING “SANTA FE” SAT. NITE PREVUE 11 P.M. HIS GREAT LOVE... GOLD! ONE WEAKNESS... 1 WOMEN! iresette JgSn -Its QUEEN FRIDAY & SATURDAY “Bomba and The Lion Hunters” FBI Looks Into Restrictions On Broadcasting Washington, May 25—ITP)—The FBI is looking into restrictions placed upon broadcasting of pro fessional and amateur games. Bills were introduced in Con gress, however, to make sports ex empt from anti-trust laws. Attorney General McGrath an nounced the FBI investigation. He said the Justice Department is receiving a “substantial number of complaints” about “alleged re straints imposed by professional baseball upon the broadcasting and television of games.” He said the investigation will cover all sports, including college football. The bills were introduced by four members of Congress long interested in baseball. Senator Johnson (D-Col), pres ident of the Western League; Rep. Herlong, (D-Fla), former president of the Florida State Baseball League; Rep. Price (D-Ill.) a reformed sports writ er, and Rep. Mills (D-Ark.) a fan. Their similar bills did not mention baseball by name, but said that or ganized sports should be exempt from the anti-trust laws. These laws long have frightened leaders of organized baseball. Here’s why: When a player signs a profes sional contract, he becomes the property of the team with which he signs. He remains its property until the team decides to get rid of him. He cannot peddle his services to another club if he doesn’t like the terms he’s getting from the team which signed him. “Chat tel” has been the word used by some critics to describe such an athlete. Does the perpetual ownership of this player—which is provided for under what is known as baseball’s reserve clause—violate anti-trust or anti-monopoly laws ? If it does, the entire baseball structure, as it is now known, could come toppling down. Taylor Wins Over Hagmann in Chess C. C. Taylor, senior CE major, defeated Bill Hagmann of A Ord nance, Friday in the finals of the Annual Chess Tournament to win the title of Aggie Chess Champ. Joe Riddle, tournament director, awarded the prize which was' a first edition of “A Golden Treasury of Chess” upon completion of the final match. The tournament, which started with a field of 26 entries, has been in progress for the last few weeks. Taylor made a clean sweep of the contest by scoring six victories without a loss. Plans are being made for the formation of a chess club next Fall. Riddle, who is also chairman of the MSC Chess Committee, has declared that since the response to this tournament was so great, a regular club will be organized next September. Bryan Jaycees Blast Kiwanis The Bryan Lions and Bryan Jay cees were the winning teams in a Civic Minor League practice base ball double bill in Little League park Wednesday. In the opening game that took an hour to go two innings, the Jaycees downed the College Sta tion Kiwanis team 10 to 6. In the night game, the Bryan Lions lead the College Statiion Lions 8 to 0 when the game was called after the top of the fourth inning. v . Thirsting for compliments. Take advantage of our complete line of shirts, pajamas, neckwear, sportshirts, handkerchiefs; CyitatUCfX underwear and basque shirts. (AiikWp sCo. Men’s Clothing Since 1896 Maim Street b y Rdph stein Foe Stopped Once (Continued from Page 1) tine for A&M, but in the bottom of the frame, Arizona was shackled for the first and only time during the game. After Quigley had flied to left and Nicely was out, Candelari to Munnerlyn, pitcher Corrigan sing led off Goodloe’s shin and was thrown out as he tried to stretch it into a double. It was one-two-three for the Ag gies in the eighth, but a different story altogether in the bottom of the frame as the Wildcats came to bat for the last time. They made it pay off when they jumped on re liefer Sam Blanton for a five-run barrage on three hits and four bases on balls. Lary and McPherson both drew life on errors to start A&M’s last chance ninth, but DeWitt hit into a double play and Candelari flied to Johnson to end the game. Totals for A&M were four runs on eight hits, five Arizona errors and five bases on balls off Corri gan. Lary and Ogletree each rap ped two hits to lead the Aggie attack. Jenney, c 5 116 0 Delay, If 4 0 0 0 0 Verbica, lb 5-4 1 6 0 Quigley, 2b 6 2 3 5 1 Nicely, ss 6 12 13 Corrigan, p 4 2 3 1 0 Totals .... 39 21 13 27 10 A&M 012 100 000— 4 8 7 Ariz 723 211 05x—21 13 5 E—Wallace 4, Ecrette, Ogletree, Goodloe, Wheeler, Delay, Quigley, Nicely 2. RBI—Ecrette, McPher son, Candelari, Johnson 2, Wheel er 2, Jenney 4, Delay, Verbica, Quigley 2, Nicely, Corrigan 2. 2B —Jenney, Verbica, Wheeler. SB 1 — Verbica, Nicely, Quigley. DP — Nicely to Quigley to Verbica; Ecrette to Wallace to Munnerlyn. Left—Arizona 11; Aggies 11. BB —Tankersley 4, Goodloe 7, Blanton 4, Corrigan 5. SO—By Corrigan 6, Tankersley 1, Goodloe 1, Blan ton 1. HO—Tankersley 2 in 2/3 innings; Goodloe 8 in 6 1/3; Blan ton 3 in 1. HBP—By Tankersley (Johnson) (by Blanton) (John son). Loser Tankersley. U—Mustachia, Quihuis. Time—2:53. Attendance—3,063. Tankersley, the loser, gave up two hits, four walks and struck out one in two-thirds of an inning. BOX SCORES A&M ab r h 0 Wallace, ss 5 1 1 5 Ecrette, 2b .... 4 0 1 0 Lary, If 5 0 2 2 McPherson, rf 5 1 1 5 DeWitt, cf 4 1 0 1 Candelari, 3b .. 4 0 1 1 Ogletree, c 4 1 2 4 Munnerlyn, lb 3 0 0 6 Tankersley, p 0 0 0 0 Goodloe, p 3 0 0 0 A-Taylor 1 0 0 0 Blanton, p 0 0 0 0 a 2 4 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals .... 38 4 8 24 13 A—Flied out for Goodloe in 6th. ARIZONA ab r h p a Johnson, cf 2 115 1 Gardner, rf 3 3 3 9 0 Wheeler, 3b 4 3 2 0 5 There's no law compelling you to examine our wonderful line of shirts, neckwear, underwear, pajamas, sportshirts,. beachwear and handkerchiefs— but ifs criminal not to. CONWAY & CO. “Your Clothing Store” 103 N. Main Bryan Aggie Pistol Team Completes Season The 1950-51 A&M Pistol Team has finished its season after entering a total of 45 pistol matches, winning 21 and losing 24. Some of the matches won earlier in the season were lost in later matches with the same colleges, due to the loss by graduation of such men as J. M. Singleton, W. O. Brurkharst, and M. J. Levack. B. R. Wright was called to active duty with the armed forces and was not able to finish the season. No shoulder-to-shoulder matches were fired, but the team competed in the National Rifle Association National Team Intercollegiate Championship Match during March and scored 1270 points. Brian P. Lowry, the Team Man ager, entered the N. R. A. Nation al Individual Intercollegiate Match and shot a score 283 out of a pos sible 300. This high score won Low ry a bronze medal and third place in a field of 90. Little League Athletics, Sox To Play Today The Little League baseball sche dule for today and next week was revised Wednesday night at a team managers meeting with W. H. Corbusier, Little League com missioner. For today the Athletics and Red Sox will play. The schedule next week will be the following: Mon day, Giants and Cubs; Tuesday, Tigers and Red Sox; Wednesday, Yankees and Athletics, and Card inals and Phillies; Thursday, Yankies and Red Sox; and Friday, Giants and Cardinals. Oh Saturday, a doubleheader will be played with the Cubs and Phillies in the first game. The sec ond game will be played by the Athletics and Tigers. All games u)ider the revised schedule will begin at 4 p. m. Seniors! Democracy needs well informed citizens. Post Graduation Studies. Lettermen this year were Team Manager Brian P. Lowry, Team Captain Jack R. Vincent, B. R. Wright, Ramon Chavarria, Duane Unrue, and John Bontke. Vincent and Wright were awarded the N. R. A. “Expert Pistol” Key, and Un rue was awarded the N. R. A. “Sharpshooter” Key. M/Sgt. William T. Dailey coach ed the team during the Spring, se mester replacing M/Sgt. Jack E. Cutsinger who coached the tehm during the Fall semester. Here At Last! 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