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Tuesday, December 9, 1952
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Aggie Basketball Squad
Opens Against Cougars
Coach John Floyd’s 1952-53 Ag
gie basketball team opens the sea
son tomorrow night at 8 in De-
Ware Field House against the
University of Houston Cougars.
A&M fans will point to this
game as an indication of what to
see from the Farmers during the
year.
The Cadets have been whipping
through speedy workouts the past
two weeks in preparation for the
game, but the starting lineup has
not yet been announced.
Either one of two starting com-
Wednesday night. One quintet will
consist of Don Binford and Don
Moon at guards, Don Heft and
Leroy Miksch at forwards, with
James Addison on the post.
The second squad will be the
same except for the substitution of
Roy Martin and Rodney Pirtle for
Heft and Moon. The first com
bination is the most likely to
start.
Lack Height
Lacking in height and experi
ence, the Aggies have shown re
markable development since they
binations could receive Floyd’s nod began workouts in November.
SYKWAY DRIVE-IN
Starts Tuesday, Dec. 9th- 2 Big Days
Floyd has recognized the fact that
lack of team height can be a
serious thing in this conference,
and has deviated somewhat from
his characteristic, deliberate style
of ball in which a tall man is al
most essential.
Miksch is the man Aggie fans
will most be watching this year.
The six foot four inch senior is
known throughout the conference
for his ability as a rebounder
and defensive ace. Much will be
depended upon his ability this
season.
Binford and Heft are the only
other Cadets who were starters
last season, that have returned
this year. Three of the boys on
the top two line-ups, Moon, Mar
tin, and Pirtle, are sophomores.
(See BASKETBALL, Page 4)
Workouts For 12th Man Bowl Underway
By Ft) HOLDER
Sports Editor
Workouts for the 12th Man
Bowl on Dec. 18 got underway
yesterday at full speed with both
teams clad in shoots and sweat
clothes.
Coaches Ray Graves of the Air
Force unit and Jack Little of the
Army set their squads through
the first organized outdoor ses
sion, as the skies cleared and
fair weather was prevalent.
“They are catching on amazing
ly fast,” said Graves as he view
ed the prospective team which he
has only about a week longer to
whip into shape.
“We may be lacking in weight
and size, but I believe we can
more than make up for it in
speed. The backs are very fast,
and some of the lineman show
great promise,” he said.
Graves divided his team up into
four different groups, offensive
and defensive, the backfields, ends,
and linemen. His assistant coach
es drilled their men on the fund
amentals of blocking and reviewed
plays which were handed out last
week for study.
The ' Air Force team occupied
the east practice field while just
a few yards away Little and his
coaching staff worked their squad
in about the same procedure.
Little Stresses Calesthentics
Little stressed exercises some
what more on the Army unit
than did the Air Force group, and
followed up by i running his line
men through their blocking as
signments and performing a few
of the running plays.
In keeping with the tradition
of their names, the Army team
worked on ground game, while
the Air Force stressed the aerial
end of the game.
“I’m surprised at the way they
handle themselves,” said Little in
reference to his men. “A lot of
these boys must have seen plenty
of action back in high school to
catch on so fast,” he added.
Coaches Have Tickets
Both coaches said it looked like
they would have their squads in
top shape for the benefit game.
Graves and Little also said yes
terday they h^ve already bought
their tickets for the tilt.
“I didn’t mind buying a ticket
at all,” said Little, “because you
never know, sometime I might
have to borrow a little from the
Student Aid Fund myself. It
seems like a wonderful cause to
(See 12TH MAN, Page 4)
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Gillespie Cops Harrier Title
By JERRY WIZIG
Battalion Sports Staff
Billy Gillespie of Sq. 13 pound
ed over the 1.8 mile cross-country
course in 9:32 to take first place
in the upperclassman division and
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Fencing Squad
Defeats Tech
In AFLA Meet
The Aggie fencing team
went to the Amateur Fencing
League of America (AFLA)
Invitational Meet which was
held in Dallas on Dec. 6 and
outfenced Texas Tech 18-9.
A&M won in all the divisions by
scores of 7-2 in the foil, 5-4 in the
sabre, and 6-3 in the epee.
Members of the varsity who
fenced for the Aggies include Ted
Fields and Bob Jones, co-captains,
Joe Pafford, Bob Braslau, Charles
Tea, Jerry Ramsey, Wallace
Schlather, Bill Willmann, Jimmy
Pigg. Aden Magee, Arthur Garner,
and Bill Hucttcl.
Winners of the open events in
which many of the top fencers in.
the state of Texas participated,
many of the Aggies and former
students.
Alvin Goodstein, former cap
tain of the 1938 A&M fencing
team, represented the Dallas
YMCA Goodstein placed second in
foil, third in sabre, and sixth in
epee.
Jack Baird, former member of
the 1939 Aggie fencing squad,
fenced for the Galveston Buc-
caneers. Baird took first place in
foil, second in epee, and fifth in
sabre.
Jones starred for A&M by win
ning the first position in foil and
fourth in epee. Bob Braslau plac
ed. fourth in the open foil.
“The two sophomores who look
ed good in the meet were Arthur
Garner who placed fourth in sabre
and Charles Tea who took fifth
in epee,” said Jones.
A total of 28 entries fenced
for the open foil title, 18 entries
for the open sabre, and 21 for the
open epee.
“We did very good,” said Jones,
“because many of the people who
were on top have had from 10 to
15 years experience.”
freshman title in intramural cross-
country.
Sq. 5 and Sq. 18 won the upper
classman and freshman team titles
and picked up 80 points each in
the race for the intramural cham
pionship. A Ord. and Co. A placed
second.
Larry Harington, Sq. 11, and
Allen Turner, Sq. 7, were second
and third, respectively, in the up
perclassman division. Jack Couch,
Sq. 18, and Bill Pence, Sq. 20,
placed second and third in the
freshman bracket.
Sq. 18 was pushed hard by Co.
A in taking the freshman title,
outscoring them 82-95. Winners
were determined by least number
of points. Sq. 5 had little trouble
in nailing the upperclassman
championship, outdistancing A
Ord., 93-163.
Final individual standings are
as follows:
Upperclassman—1. Gillespie; 2.
Harington; 3. Turner; 4. Frank
Pollard, A Arm.; 5. James Diggs,
Sq. 5; 6. Bill Brown, A Ord.; 7.
Hugh Herington, Maroon Band;
8. Frank Ford, A FA; 9. Billy
Rowland, A QMC; 10. Leon Hull,
Sq. 5.
Freshman — 1. Leutwylar; 2.
Couch; 3. Pence, 4. Snell, Sq. 21;
5. F. Artega, Sq. 22; 6. Richards,
Co. B; 7. R. M. Moore, Co. C; 8.
R. D. Evans, Co. A; 9. L. Ander
son, Sq. 22; 10. Don Stewart, Co.
a;
Team standings, including in-
Ag Engineers Beat
UT Rifle Team
The A&M Enginer Rifle Team
outscored the University of Texas
Engineer squad in a shoulder to
shoulder match held in Austin Sat
urday morning.
Fred Williams of the Aggies
was high man with 376 out of a
possible 400 points.
Yesterday the Engineers began
firing in a national match. This
match is being held in conjunction
with all military colleges having
an engineer team.
Members of the A&M Engineers
include Team Captain Carroll Mor
rison, Fi'6d Williams, Bob Dawson,
Harold Cain, Carl Wilson, and H.
S. Mims.
The Cadet x'ifle team is sponsor
ed by the student chapter of the
Society of American Military En
gineers.
Lt. Col. John W. Paxton is the
coach for the engineer group.
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tramural points scored, are as fol
lows:
Upperclassman—l.Sq. 5, 80; 2.
A Ord. 70; 3. Sq. 7, 65; 4. Sq. 11,
60; 5. A Inf., 55.
Freshman—1. Sq. 18, 80; 2. Co.
A. 70; 3. Co. C, 75; 4. Sq. 22, 60;
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