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THE BATTALION Page 3 f On the Gridiron Same Old Story; SMU Is in Midst OfBuild ing Phase By ANDY ANDERSON Battalion Sports Editor With Kyle Rote gone and no one to step into his shoes, SMU, a fifth place finisher in both 1949 and 1950, is in the midst of a rebuilding phase. Gone, also, are men like Neal Franklin, Charles Perry, Bobby Vann and Charles Chambers, all starters on the defensive line of the 1950 team as well as Bobby Collier and Jim Marion, starting tackles along the 1950 offensive wall. And, too, replacements must be sought for Johnny Champion, dimunitive scat back H who dealt every team he faced misery and Ray Cleckler, a leading defensive stalwart. Head Coach H. N. “Rusty” Russell, al ways capable of springing some sort of foot ball wizardry, in his second year at the Hill- ^ top school, is entering the 1951 season, quite optimistic as to ^apable replacements for the men lost from last year. He names Bill Rippey, Pat Knight, Bob Hooks, Alex Litowkin and Jack Gunlock to take care of the defensive end slots with Jimmy Hawn, Ben White and Dave Powell to carry the brunt of the offensive load. Russell has shifted Harry Dean, guards but with Dave Riley and a letterman at end last season, to Darrell Lafitte around, the two of the tackle slot along with Co-Capt- them may be able to get some Anderson ain Herschel Forester, who devot ed most of the 1950 football sea son to playing offensive guard. He will also have available Bufford Partee, Wayne Ligon, Jerry Clem* Lou Miller, Bob Cadwailader, Bill Crawford and Jim Landers. H. Forester may be called on to do double duty because of his ver- needed rest. Ralph Hendrickson, Hal Quinn, Earl Walden and Paul Turk are due to see activity in the middle of the line of defense. SMU’s candidate for all-Ameri ca honors, Dick Hightower will again handle the heaviest load in the line. He is expected to be a 60-minute man but with one of the satility at handling the ofteasive IfCS or defensive assignments. He and training, on hand, Hightower Ike Robb are tabbed for offensive should receive considerable aid. Starting Defensive Backfield Set The starting defensive backfield is more or less set for this year ' with Gene Roberts handling the safety position and Val Joe Walk- sr and I. D. Russell handling the •left half and fullback ' slots, re spectively. Bill Crisler, Bill Forester, Henry Stollenwerck and several others will be on hand and as they gain game experience, should prove cap able replacements. The coaches son, H. N. “Little Rusty” Russell, Jr. handling the signal calling on offense, will be backed by Knight at starting full back with the other two positions being filled from a group includ ing Fred Benners, Benton Mussle- white, Stollenwerck, Walker, “Chicken” Roberts, B Forester, Jer ry Norton, Don Miller, Gene Gillis, »Jack Gunlock and others. With this outlook on material, the Pony mentors may be able to come up with a sleeper. Never a pessimist, Russell thinks the fine spirit and determination displayed ^by the Mustangs during the Spring ^drills indicate they will prove worthy antogonists for the star- r.tudded list of opponents op their schedule. 1951 SMU SCHEDULE Sept. 22 Geoi’gia Tech Atlanta 29 Ohio State Columbus Oct. 6 Missouri .... Dallas 13 N. Dame .... ..South Bend 20 Rice Dallas Nov. 3 Texas 10 A&M ..College Sta. 17 Arkansas .. Dallas 24 Baylor Waco Dec. 1 TCU Ft. Worth Pirates, Giants Win Final Tilts Of CS Season Regular season play in the second half of the College Station Summer Softball League wound up yesterday evening with the Giants and Pirates winning their respective games. Bill Campbell pitched for the Giants with Bob Seymour toeing the rubber for the Indians. The contest went an extra inning after Albert Crain tied the score in the sixth with a homer with a mate aboard to bring the Indians up to 5-5. The seventh was score less and the Giants tallied a lone score in the top of the eighth to win the contest. In the other contest, played at College Park, Homer Adamsi went all the way as the Bucs shellacked the Tigers 7-2. Curtis Holland started on the mound for the Ben- gals and was relieved in the sixth by co-Manager Newt Williamson who pitched the last two frames. Monday afternoon at College Park, the Tigers and Giants will continue their game that, Monday afternoon, ended in a 10-all dead lock, called on account of darkness. Ilf will be completed and after that, another game will be played to make up for a contest rained out on Aug. 1. The outcome of the final stand ing will not be altered as to league leaders as the Pirates clinched the banner last week but the two games will decide the third and fourth places. Leading the league, the Pirates wound up the second half with an 8-1 record with the Indians in sec ond with a 4-5 record. Either the Gian.ts or Tigers could wind up in a tie with the Tribe for second spot provided it could win the continued game plus the postponed makeup game. Both the Giants and Tigers own records of 2-5. McCahan on Way Back Fort Worth, Tex.—(A>)_Bill Mc Mahan is doing his utmost to get another crack at the major leagues. Back in 1947 McMahan hurled a 3-0 no-hit for the Philadelphia A’s game* against the Washington Senatoi-s. But soon afterwards he developed arm trouble and moved back to the minors. Now with the Fort Worth Cats, a Dodjger farm in the Texas League, Bill is the team’s most consistent winner. He had a 10-4 record after the first week in July. Joe Louis Takes Unanimous Decision over Jimmy Bivins Baltimore, Aug. 16—(AP)—Old Joe Louis left jabbed his way to a unanimous 10-round decision over back-pedall ing Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland last night for the eight straight victory of his desperate comeback drive. Always chasing his retreating foe, Louis never was able to explode the bomb he carried in the days when he held the heavyweight title. Only in the last round when he ripped into Bivins in savage fashion, did the 37-year-old Louis appear close to scoring a knockdown. Ironaclly, he was penalized this tenth round by Referee Eddie Leonard for a low blow. The referee gave Louis a 7-3 edge on his scoreboard. Both judges, Lee Halfpenny and Bill Ellis, had identical 6-3-1 scoring. The Associated Press card agreed with Leon ard. Warned several times by the referee to “keep your gloves closed” Bivins tried to pull a Jersey Joe Walcott re treat on the thin and almost gaunt ex-champ. It didn’t work because Bivins did little but retreat and flick his left. Only occasionally did he bull inside or chance a hard punch. Too often he was wild. Weighing only 20314, lightest since he knocked out Lou Nova in 1941, Louis did not have the zip he showed New York fans in June when he flattened Lee Savold. Bivins weighed 1801,4. The gate was a little below expectations of the Squires Athletic Club which hoped for a $100,000 sellout. The first available figures showed a gross gate of $75,217 and a net of $57,782. Louis got 421/2 per cent and Bivins 17J4. Once again there was no free home television with the fight beamed to 15 theatres in eight cities outside Baltimore. Consolidated Will Open Drills with 12 Returning Head Coach O. V. Chafin ex pects to have between 25 and 30 boys on hand when the A&M Con solidated High School football team starts practice August 27. The Tiger mentor plans to hold two-a-day workouts beginning at 8:30 a. m. until September 3. Coach Chafin will build his 1951 team around four backs and eight line m e n who comprise the 12 returning lettermen from last year. Good Crop of Juniors Besides the returning lettermen willl be a good crop of junior high graduates who are expected to take over some of the starting positions. Gayle Klipple, Jerry Leighton, David Bonnen and George John ston are the backfield lettermen but Coach Chafin expects to use one of them at one end position where he is short. Man-under for the Tigers will be Fred Anderson who has two years of .experience in junior high ball, in Texas. William Arnold also has two years of junior high seasoning and might start in one of the halfback slots. Returning Linemen Returning linemen arc Tom Bar- low, Melvin Free, Paul Harris, Thomas Wade, Bobby Smith, Bob by Jackson, “Pinky” Cdoner and Dan Williams. First-year hopefuls for line pos itions are David-Carroll, Don Bur- chard, John Manthei, George Sou- sares, Tom Terrell and Jimmy Bond. Bond has a good chance of start ing at a guard post Coach Chafin said this morning. Coach Chafin would like for any boy who intends to go out for the team and hasn’t contacted him to do so immediately so he can take his picture for the program. Five members on the roster of the New York football Giants live CS Netters Lose In Olympic Semis Four College Station Tennis team players reached the semi finals of the Southern United States Junior Olympic tennis meet held on the Municipal Courts in Houston, Tuesday. Bubba Engelbrecht of College Station playing in the boys 13 and under'singles was beaten by jf^iill Dixon of Baytown, '6-1, 6-0. «*ixon went on to win the finals ^*^)-3, 6-2, defeating Win Dawson of | Oklahoma. In the boys 14 to 15 doubles, Freddie Anderson and Bobby Jack- son of College Station forced Tom- l my Roberts and Don Fuller of Bay- town to go to 8-6, 8-6, before they went down. Roberts and Fuller won the finals by defeating Garth Car- roll and Tommy Burke of South west, 6-1, 6-3. Rita Ann Stitler of College Sta tion was defeated in the girls 16 to 17 singles by Gayle Everett of Odessa, 6-4, 6-2. Miss Everett lost in the finals to Jeanne Norvell of Houston, 6-3, 6-4. US Golf Champ Looks for Second Bethlehem, Pa—tiP)—Sam Ur- zetta hopes to make it two in a row when he defends his title at the 51st US Amateur Golf Cham pionship at Saucon Valley Country Club Sept. 10. If the East Rochester, N. Y. champ does take the crown for the second consecutive year he will be performing a feat last accom plished by Lawson Little in 1934- 35. Prompt Radio Service —Call— Sosolik’s Radio Service 712 g. Slais St. Fb. 2-1941 Ersaa ATtfl.i With The Exchange Store’s Lay-A-Way Book Plan* T AST SUMMER we offered this Lay-A-Way plan to 5500 Aggies. Over 1100 responded ^ with Lay-A-Way orders. W/HEN these 1100 arrived on the campus for the Fall Semester we had their books and ^ equipment needs packaged and labeled and laid away for them. Without fuss or fury— and more important—without sweating the waiting lines, they received their supplies in short order. TiHIS YEAR we are offering the same service to you. Here’s how it works. All you need ^ do is come by and pick up one of the Lay-A-Way book forms. After you are sure of the books you need either bring or mail the form to us. WE do the rest. W/HEN you return to school you can present your claim check at one of the east windows ” of the Exchange Store, and your package will be delivered. At the time of delivery you will have the privilege of inspecting the selection and may accept or reject any or all items. fTHERE IS no obligation on your part to acccept our selection and no, deposit to be made. All you do is fill out the request and we do the rest. m ^ A 'PHIS YEAR, as in the past five years, surplus profits from the Exchange Store will be returned to Student Recreation and Welfare. In the past five years the Memorial Stu dent Center, and. dozens of other student activities have received over $300,000 in Exchange Store profits. WHEN YOU buy it at the Exchange Store you are providing many things for all present ” and future Aggies. The Exchange Store "Serving Texas Aggies” 9 Your Most Convenient Way To Get Books mmm Thursday, August 16, 1951 \ : "" Indians Making Dash Toward American Flag By Associated Press Nothing and nobody is halting the Cleveland Indians’ mad dash to the pennant these days. Yesterday seemed the ideal day for it. It looked like the right time to stop the runaway Red skins. All signs pointed to it. Gunning for 13th—Got It The Indians were gunning for their thirteenth straight victory. Opposing them were the pesky St. Louis Browns who knocked them out of the 1950 flag race about a year ago this time with four straight lickings. On the hill was Ned Garver, who already had whipped them twice without a set back this season. And by Man ager A1 Lopez’ own admission, the Indians were “tired and worried.” But the fighting first placers overcame all these obstacles—in a mighty seven-run first inning—to batter Garver like he was a second rater, blast the Brownies, 9-4, win their thirteenth straight and pro tect their two and one half game margin over the New York Yank ees. A1 Rosen’s fourth grand slam mer of the season, which equalled a major league#mark, featured the first inning attack on Garver. It was Rosen’s twenty-first homer. The runner-up Yankees took an 8-5 decision in Washington; Bos ton’s third place Red Sox remained five and a half games out by beat ing the Athletics, 4-2, in Philadel phia, and Chicago’s fourth place White Sox shut out the Tigers in Detroit, 2-0. Giants Trip Bums New York’s second place Giants took their second straight from Brooklyn, 3-1, to whittle the Na tional League leaders’ margin to 1014 games. Boston’s Braves handed the Philadelphia Phillies their fifth straight loss with a 9-0 victory. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh also scored shutout wins, the Pi rates blanking the St. Louis Cards, 7-0 and the Reds shading the Chi cago Cubs, 1-0. The Indians wrapped up the vic tory before Garver could retire a batter. They had five runs in when Harry Simpson fanned for the first out. Early Wynn gained his thirteenth triumph although Steve Gromek came to his rescue when the Browns threatened in the sixth. Ties Winning Skein The win tied Cleveland’s longest winning streak set in 1942. Since August 2, the Tribe has beaten Washington, Philadelphia, S t. Louis, Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis again without a defeat. Af ter today’s clash with the Browns, the Indians move to Chicago for a five-game series in three days. “The boys are tired and they are worried about that series with the White Sox,” said Lopez after last night’s victory. “If we get by those games in good shape, we’ll be tough to stop. We open an 18- game home stand then.” Yogi Berra and Joe Collins each slammed out four hits to lead the Yankees’ 15-hit attack against five Washington pitchers. Berra drove in four runs with his eighteenth homer, a triple and two singles. Ed Lopat gained his sixteenth win Ten organizations sponsoring the development of sandlot baseball in and around New York City received checks totaling $45,649. 16. These checks, presented by Mayor Vin cent Impelliteri, were the Yankee’s half of the Yankee-Dodgers char ity game held recently. but needed help from Bob Kuzava in the eighth. DiMaggio Aids Parnell Dom DiMaggio singled twice, scored once and drove in another run to help Mel Parnell register his thirteenth victory, as the Red Sox defeated the A’s for the sev enth straight time. Saul Rogovin, traded away by the Tigers last May, handcuffed his former mates with five hits qs Nelson Fox and Ray Coleman bat ted in both Chicago runs. Virgil Trucks lost a four-hitter. Westrum, Mays Team Up Wes Westrum and Willie Mays teamed up offensively and defen sively to give the Giants their vic tory over Brooklyn. Westrum’s sixteenth homer followed a single by Mays in the eighth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and give Jim Hearn his eleventh victory and first over the Dodgers as a Giant. A fine running catch and a spectacular throw from centerfielder Mays to catcher Westrum doubled up Billy Cox at home in the first half of the inning. Ted Kluszewski’s fourth inning homer gave Cincy’s Ken Raffens- berger the nod in his pitching duel with the Cubs’ Cal McLish. Ralph Kiner blasted his thirty-second homer as Rookie Bob Friend shut out the Cards with two hits. War ren Spahn gained his fourteenth win and sixth shutout success, blanking the Phils with eight safe ties. Jockey Albert Johnson, who won the Kentucky Derby in 1922 aboard Morvich, is now a docker and trainer at Hollywood Park. Moi> vich, incidentally, was the only.Cal ifornia-bred horse to win the Der by. 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We have both the deals at once— Super Suds . large box 30c Wesson Oil, pt. 33c - Qt, 63c In Colored Quarters Dixie Oleo lb. 29c Kraft’s New Sea Island With Garlic Salad Dressing . . . pt. 47c No. Vi Cans Sunbeam Grated Tuna . . 2 cans 55c Meadowgold Sweet Cream Butter lb. 79c KEEP COOL! Drink More Juices 46-Oz. Kimbell’s Grapefruit Juice, 3 ens 57c 46-Oz. KimbelPs Orange Juice . 2 cans 57c 46-Oz. Libby’s Tomato Juice . 2 cans 57c • MARKET SPECIALS • Decker’s Tall Korn Bacon 2 lbs. 99c Jasmine—Pure Pork Sausage 2 lbs. 75c Armour’s Cheese Food RiChedda . . 2 lb. box 95c Home Made—Fresh Potato Salad .... lb. 29c EXTRA SPECIAL—CUT TO ORDER. Steaks from Choice Heavy Beef Loin End Cut—From No. 1 Loins Pork Chops lb. 55c P’rom Choice Grade Veal Sirloin Steaks . . . . lb. 99c Seven Steaks . . . . lb. 85c Heart o’ Texas Fryers lb. 59c Fresh Ground Beef lb. 59c • FRESH FRUITS & • VEGETABLES Thompson Seedless or Red Grapes lb. I5c Giant Cuban Avocados 2 for 25c Pecos Valley Cantaloupes .... each 15c In Useable Plastic Bag—US No. 1—Calif. White Potatoes .... 10 lbs. 59c Ice-packed refrigerated fresh vegetables keep garden-fresh. We expect to have ENDIVE, MUSTARD GREENS, TURNIPS AND TOPS, PARSLEY, RADISHES, GREEN ONIONS, CAULIFLOWER and oth er seasonable items. Wou will like this in novation. • FROZEN FOODS • 6-Oz. Snowcrop Orange Juice . . 2 cans 43c 12-Oz. Snowcrop Strawberries . . . pkg. 37c Birdseye or Honor Brand Broccoli Spears . . pkg. 28c Honor Brand Fordhook or Baby Limas .... pkg. 33c Full Pound—Pet Food—Sky-Hy Horse Meat .... pkg. 15c WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES Southside Food Market Have you made a recent comparison of our FROZEN FOODS prices? i — — .....