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Milner Captures First Place in Mural Softball Wednesday, June 27, 1951 THE BATTALION Page 3 By TOM ROUNTREE Battalion Sports Staff Milner Tigers moved into undis puted first place in non-military softball by sinking Walton 5-1 yesterday afternoon. The Tigers led off the game and the first three men up went down in the same order—Cable died on base when Ritchey used up the third out trying for his hit. Waltonite leftfielder Kennedy was the first man up in the top of the third but hit a short blooper to short-stop who drug it down for the first out. Hard luck man of the game was Walton Center Fielder Lucas who struck out; Munson hit a grounder | laid down a beautiful bunt but to third and was thrown out at first; and Pratt hit another ground ball which was scooped up by the Walton pitcher and lobbed over to first. Walton’s first three men in the first all flew out with Lucas hitting to short; Fox to catcher; and Holloway to third. Lord Blasts Triple First hit of the game came when Tiger catcher Lord blasted one of Holloway’s pitch for three bases. East got credit for the RBI as he L it a ground ball to pitcher and the throw to first Lord came m in to score. Lueckemeyer and |pve, the next two men at bat, umded out and flew out respect- wJE * ■Mton got their only hit in their JPtion of the second when Walton 'IJwrdbaseman Quoyeser got hold of n one of Love’s pitches and slammed it out for a one bagger. Quoyeser kicked the ball to put himself out. Fox made the third out by laying the ball down right to short who threw him out at first with time to spare. Milner Fails in Third Milner didn’t get a man on base in the third as Harris struck out, Davis grounded out and Cable flew out. The second Tiger run came in the fifth when Munson got a hit and drove Luekemeyer across the plate. Lueckemeyer had gotten on when he was beaned by one of Holloway’s wild pitches. Walton got their only run of the game in the top of the sixth. Fox had gotten on base with a base hit and then was forced into scoring position when Love walked Por ter. Blackwell got credit for the RBI with his one-base hit. Love, Lueckemeyer and Hams Sporting Goods Us Today Everything you need from Wei ght Lifting, between Golf to and For you all the sports Aggies who w:lnt to play tennis we have , ihe very best AVAILABLE for you Rackets by Wilson, Wright-Dit- 7' , BaUs by Dunl °P> champion- ^ P roc laimed by millions 1Sf ‘ed users. You will play y° ul - ^t game every time . . . th the tops in tennis equipment tom your Exchange Store. SEE US TODAY \ ¥ The Exchange Store “Sewing Texas Aggies” all crossed the plate in the sixth frame to give Milner their final runs. The game ended in the top of the seventh when Love put the first three Walton batters away. Love was the winning pitcher for Milner and Holloway was charged with the loss. Texas Geologists gave the Dorm 16 troops a close run for their money yesterday until the fourth inning by holding them to a two run lead for the first three innings. The Rockcrushers scared the loc al players in the fourth when 16’s pitcher, Aviles, seemed to lose control of the ball and walked five ment and two men were allowed on base on fielder’s choices. Head’s up play in the infield was all that saved the day for the Localites. Dorm 16 made up for the close call by putting six men across the home spot in the bottom of the fourth. The game ended in the bottom of the fifth when Dick Harris hit a homer for Dorm 16 to give them the required eight ran lead to win the game. The tilt wound up 13-4. Winning pitcher was Aviles; loser Smith. V V’s Trip Bizzell Vet Village beat Bizzell in non military volleyball yesterday 2-1. Bizzell took the first game 15-9 but then the V V’s came blasting back to take the last two game 15-0 and 15-4. B Sqdn. barely eked past C Co. in freshman volleyball by beating them 16-14 and 17-15 to take the match 2-0. D Co. upheld the honor of the “doggies” by defeating A Flyboys 15-12 and 15-8 to take the set 2-0. SOFTBALL Non-Military Team w 1 pet. Milner v. 4 1 .800 Bizzell 3 1 .750 Vet Village 3 2 .600 Dorm 16 3 2 .600 Walton 3 3 .500 Dorm 15 , 2 4 .333 Texas Geol 0 5 .000 VOLLEYBALL Team w 1 pet. Texas Geol 3 0 1.000 Vet Village 1 0 1.000 Dorm 15 1 1 .500 Dorm 16 1 1 .500 Milner 1 2 .333 Walton 1 2 .333 Bizzell 0 2 .000 Bucs, Giants Meet Yanks, Cubs Today At 5:45 this afternoon, two games of the College Station Soft- ball League will be unreeled. On the College Park Diamond, K. A. Manning’s Pirates will tangle with the Yankees managed by Bill Hensel and at College Hills dia mond, Les Richardson’s Giants will lock up with the Cubs, piloted by Aden Magee, Jr. Manning has named Homer Adams as his moundsman for this afternoons contest. Jake Ma gee will be the maskman. Probable starter for the Yank ees will be Taylor Wilkins. In the other tilt, Magee has named W. White as flinger for the Cubs while it will probably be Dickie Dowell for the Giants. The Pirates are leading the league at this stage of the game with a 4-1 won, lost record fol lowed by the Indians and Yanks, tied for second with three wins and two defeats. The Cubs are all alone in fourth place with a .500 percentage gained on two- victories and two setbacks while the Tigers with a 1-3 record and the Giants 1-4 follow in that order. Hensel and Crew Veeck Foresees No Trouble in Buildup St. Louis, June 27—(A 5 )—Bill Veeck figures he won’t have much more trouble building up the St. Louis Browns than he did the Cleveland Indians when he took over that club in 1946. He said he started with but four good ball players at Cleveland— Lou Boudrfeau, Bob Feller, Ken Keltner and Allie Reynolds. And Reynolds, he pointed out, was sold to the Yankees in 1947. Veeck considers pitcher Ned Carver, catcher Sherman Lollar and outfielder Ray Coleman of the Browns practically on the par with the tiny nucleus he inherited at Cleveland. “I’ll tell you I’ll never sell a ball player, not for a dime,” he added. “The DcWitts had to do that to keep operating, but I’ve got the operating capital necessary to expand scouting operations, the farm system and try to buy play ers. “The rest will be up to ingenuity, horse-trading—and luck.” Harper’s Slump Has Him Down in Dumps Oakmont, Pr., June 27—<A > )—The exhausting week-long Professional Golfers Association Tournament opened today with defending cham pion Chandler Harper in a state of complete depression over a pro longed slump. “I can’t do anything right,” the balding, 37-year-old pro from Portsmouth, Va., said upon check ing in yesterday. “If I can’t iron myself out this week I’ll probably give up tournament golf altogeth er.” Harper Seeks Qualifying Money Harper, surprise winner at Col umbus’ Scioto Club a year ago, said he will seek the low medal in 36-hole qualifying today and to morrow and will defend his crown in match play beginning Friday. “I don’t know how I’ll do,” the Virginian said dejectedly. “If it’s no better than I’ve done so far this year, it’ll be terrible.” This 33rd championship of the nation’s links professors—the hard ened campaigners and the club pros—is being waged over the saw-toothed Oakmont Country Club course, 6,882 yards of grinding sand traps and spacious lightning greens. Rated Toughest It’s rated one of the toughest layouts in the world. Its par 37- 35—72 has not been broken over the 72-hole route in two open championships here since 1927. As champion, Harper qualifies automatically. But he is permitted to seek the $250 extra given for the low medal. This he will do. The first 18-hole round of qual ifying for the 140 entrants be gan at 7:30 this morning. Hogan Declined The tournament is such a stren- ous, back-breaking undertaking that open champion Ben Hogan declined to tackle it. So did such other stalwarts as Jimmy Demaret, E. J. (Dutch) Harrison and Sam Byrd. Harrison withdrew yesterday, being replaced by Bobby Craick- shank, the veteran little Scotsman from Pittsburgh. Demaret didn’t enter, preferring a Canadian junk et. Byrd withdrew after entering. Mangrum Favored Leading favorite is Lloyd Man grum, 36-year-old Texan playing out of Niles, 111. and the nation’s leading money winner at $13,873. He had four birdies in practice yesterday. Other favorites include Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; Roberto DeVicenzo, the sensational gaucho from the Ar gentine; Jim Ferrier, the putting master from San Francisco; Lew Worsham, 1947 Open Winner, play ing his home course; Johnny Pal mer of Badin, N. C., who had a brilliant 68 in practice and young Jack Burke of Houston. The Yanks of the Summer Council’s Softball League look quite happy after a recent victory. Manager Bill Hensel (second from right, front) evidently gave the boys a pep talk as they posed for the cameraman. Others in the picture are left to right, front row, J. L. Harper, C. I). Bourke, Tommy Alderson, Hensel and George Lange. Back row, same way, Charlie Neely, Taylor Wilkins, Tom (Windmill) King, Bob Car ter and W. F. Miller. Rookie Pattern Being Followed By Chisox Star New York, June 27—(AP) -If anybody wants to be rookie of the year after what happened to Walt Dropo and Roy Seivers, Chicago’s Minnio. Minoso is running in the right di rection. The White Sox haven’t found out yet where to play Minoso. One day the Cuban Negro starts at third base. Chances are he will fin ish the game in right field. Maybe he’ll be in left field the next af ternoon. You npver know where he will be next. Except is it a lead pipe cinch that you won’t find him in the minors with Dropo and Sievers. Dropo, the American League 1950 rookie of the year, was shift ed to the Pacific Coast League by the Boston Red Sox Monday. The big first baseman was preceded to the minors by Sievers, who was shunted to San Antonio, the St. Louis Browns’ Texas League farm. Sievers, an outfielder, was rookie of the year in 1949. Paul Richards, Minoso’s boss, says he has only one rule regard ing his rookie star—just keep Min nie playing somewhere. Minoso is hitting .356, only two points off the American League lead. He shows absolutely no signs of folding although his average is almost 20 points better than last year’s at San Diego. Blind Bogey Slated For Golfers July 4 There will be a Blind Bogey tournament on July 4, Joe Fagan, Pro-Manager of the A&M Golf Course said this morning. “It will be run off the same way the othei’s have been” he said, “with contestants divided in as many flights as necessary to spread the chances over a wider field.” Prizes for the winners in each flight will be merchandise. Brooklyn Hasn’t %/ Won Yet-'Holmes Philadelphia, June 27 —(A > )— Tommy Holmes, the newest man ager in the major leagues, cast a chilling glance yesterday at those who figure Brooklyn are in as National League champions. “After all,” observed the Bos ton Braves’ freshman manager, “It’s only June.” North Texas Golfers Cop Third NCAA Team Title Columbus, Ohio, June 27—(A*)— Samuel Kocsis, a golf-playing father of three from the Univer sity of Detroit, won medalist hon ors in the 1951 National Collegi ate golf championships yesterday. Kocsis, who complained of his putting after a five-under-par 67 Monday, needed 74 strokes yester day as a high wind over Ohio State University’s long and hilly Scarlet Course sent scores soar ing. The 141 total stood up for medal honors as none of those who shot par or better Monday could match or clip strokes off the courses’ 36-36—72 yesterday. \ Maxwell Low For Day Billy Maxwell, ace of North Texas State College’s crack team, carved out a 70, the days’ best round. But his previous 73 left him two strokes behind Kocsis, a senior at Detroit under the GI Bill of Right?. Don January of North Texas, in second Monday with a 69, blew himself to a 75. But his 144, scored as shadows fell across the 18th green, gave North Texas the team championship by one stroke over Ohio State, the Big Ten cham pions. It was North Texas third consecutive NCAA team title. The low 64 scorers started match play this morning. NCAA champ, succeeding P u r d u e’s since-grad uated Freddie Wampler, will be crowned Saturday. January Molded Picture January was the last player from either North Texas or Ohio State who could change the team pic ture. Ohio State’s low foursome al ready was in with a 589 team total. On the final green January needed Maglie Upsets Brooklyn’s Plans At fiie ball game J«l<| 4$ give a thought between innings to the event that made this holiday possible 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence NOW--FREEDOM NEEDS YOU! By Associated Press Two rude jolts in three days have slowed Brooklyn’s bid to make a runaway of the National League race. The latest blow to the Dodgei-s’ plans was struck last night by their arch rivals from across the river, the New York Giants. A sterling three-hit pitching perform ance by Sal Maglie plus some time ly hitting against previously un beaten Preacher Roe sparked the Giants to a 4-0 triumph. Roe had won ten straight. Third Straight Defeat It marked the third straight loss for the Dodgers who absorbed two stunning defeats in Pittsburgh last Sunday. Brooklyn’s counterpart in the American League, the pace-setting Chicago White Sox, inaugurated a home stand by vanquishing the Detroit Tigers, 11-3. The win, coupled with Washington’s 7-3 vic tory against New York, increased the White Sox’ lead over the Yan kees to two games. Boston’s third place Red Sox re mained four games off the pace, walloping the Philadelphia Athle tics, 13-5. Cleveland kept close to the leaders, nipping the St. Louis Browns, 6-4, in 11 innings. Philadelphia’s Phillies moved past Boston into fifth place in the National, shutting out the Braves, 7-0. The Chicago Cubs upset third place St. Louis, winning in 1,0-in nings, 7 to 5. Pittsburgh’s Howie Pollet outpitched Cincinnati’s Har ry Pefkowski, 3-2. Rookies Jim Busby and Orestes Minoso cracked three hits each to pace a 14-hit attack by the White Sox against four Detroit pitchers. Busby drove in three runs as did teammate Chico Carrasquel. Ran dy Gumpert failed to survive a fifth inning Tiger rally and the vic tory w'ent to Lius Aloma, who held Detroit in check in the last four and two thirds innings. Conrado Marrero checked the Y*ankees with eight hits as his Washington mates slammed Ed Lo- pat and two successors for 14 to hand the 10-game wanning south paw his third loss. Eddie Yost helped Marrero gain his seventh win With a perfect day at bat. He slammed three singles, a double and drew a walk. The Red Sox unloaded four hom ers in their one-sided victory over the A’s Vern Stephens cracked two and Bobby Doerr and Clyde Vollmer one each. Ted Williams did not get into the home ran act but drove in four runs with a triple and two singles. Luke Easter blasted a home ran The Battalion We Give Your Clothes That . . . FEES H NEW INVITING LOOK! Trust Your Best to Our Care . . . AGGIE CLEANERS North Gate College Station with ope on in the 11th to climax an uphill battle by the Indians. The Browns jumped on Bob Feller for three homers to take a 4-1 lead but the Indians tied the score at 4-4 in the seventh helped by A1 Rosen’s circuit blow. Emory (Bubba) Church spun a five-hit shutout for the Phils over the Braves. Tommy Brown, re cently purchased from Brooklyn, hit his third homer for the Phils and his single ignited a two-run rally against loser Johnny Sain. Pinch hitter Dee Fondy doubled home two runs in the 10th to give the Cubs their victory over the Cards. Veteran Dutch Leonard won his fifth game in relief. to sink a three-foot putt for a 75 that would give the Texans their one stroke win. He banged it in with dispatch. Besides January and Maxwell, the North Texas championship squad is Buster Reed, with 74-74— 148 and Joe Conrad with 78-75— 153. The Texans’ fifth player, Monty Sanders, had an 80-76—156. Ace Didn’t Help Allan Holmes, 24-yepr old Val paraiso University senior, scored his second hole-in-one in four days here yesterday but failed to qual ify. A score of 1.56 was needed. He used a five-iron on the 175- yard eighth hole Saturday in a practice round over the course for his first ace and yesterday he holed out a four wood shot on the 210- yard number 17 hole. His second consecutive 80 yes terday left him short of the re quired number needed for match play which besran this morning. Scores of Texans: Don January, North Texas, 69- 75—146. Billy Maxwell, North Texas, 73- 70—143. Elwyn Stobaugh, Rice, 74-76— 150. Billy Penn, Texas, 83-81—164. Ross Mitchell, SMU, 77-75—152. Dick Ford, Texas, 80-75—155. Bobby Wolcawich, Texas, 77- 81—158. Buster Reed, North Texas, 74- 74—148. Frank Wear, SMU, 78-79—155. Monty Sanders, North Texas, 80-76—156. John Weaver, Rice, 7J-80—155. Wesley Ellis, Texas, 72-75—147. Don Addington, SMU, 78-80— 158. .Joe Conrad, North Texas, 78-75 —153. 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