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Tuesday, April 7, 1953 THE BATTALION Page 3 ) favorable . opments » Negot l Avent so ■ - i ers here at Sports By GUS BECKER Sports News Editor pave the Total tal Maj. fe of theP. il Fool’s late calling. nine-pok; ryone, at one time or another, usually has some sug- panielM'for improving some sport or another. Well, here are 1 °r the suggestions which should revolutionize the sport con- msts agn- h ear( i a football coach the other day say that base- Foln’t as good as his beloved grid sport. He mentioned The e re wasn’t any faking or deception on the diamond, following)Ur solution to remedy this lack. 9 Er the -batter have the option of running to either first •wounded; base. This would make the defensive players play Avith mir) all the time. The defense would have to wait and the serk. h base the runner would run. This way the batter direct rtjKe a run to first base and then go to third, while the lands otp was throwing the ball to first. This would certain- those wi 2 Ce ption in the game. ventiondg WO uld create a problem to the second baseman when sent or 3re runners on fi rs f anc } third. The second baseman * know which way the runner was coming from if c angep! as a hit. Of course if both runners went to second • ft er would have the option of being a hero and getting numbe: [ between the two runners or taking a chance that bo trad u j ( j co iij c i e an d knock themselves out. down by No Solution for Track • Tb cd will :► k 0 f deception is also no- in grou; track, but we haven’t • £ (; >f a solution to this yet. tors giv ir we think we have come tionality dea that will improve the and sin 01 't- Taking a tip from cred. 't ot Kings”, horse racing. The r 1 ^ an( * cven U P the races. • ,ile, if a man has run the p!!intso' yal Q d | dash 7 9 : 7 sef 7 nds ’ n 9.8 seconds, two other's Adm.!, 0 nds and the other iir 10 Beds «• _ a dd Aveights to the faster the exi ‘their PiALwIIDNITE SHOW f'KSDAY & FRIDAY IC1TMS OF PASSION” —Flus— Lily St. Cyr ItVE MOODS” )t)AV LAST DAY •—Feature Starts— 3:45 - 5:50 - 7:55 - 10:00 State B^EWS — CARTOON He ARTS WEDNESDAY A Tousto:. | ;he Ffe RICHARDSON ;on and ten TODD *'™™d Bank 1 PATRICK • Dinah SHERIDAN Station, mm I \EWfe — CARTOON ■ IRCLE 4-1250 [GHT & WEDNESDAY Iren ItTnder 12 Admitted |E When Accompanied By kdult. I THE Waitng- ‘s^,^easom\ rich.^; 1 — TAKE id' Also—• YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE,T! The 9.7 man would have a five pound weight attached to each shoe, the 9.8 man would have a four-pound weight on each shoe, the 9.9 men three pounds on each shoe and the 10 second man a two- pound weight on his shoes. This is just an example. Track Stewards would be appointed to set the weights that would give each runner an equal chance. In the field events a lighter shot could be used for the weaker men in the shot put, and similar ad\mn- tages given to the other men in the other field events. Similar to Hockey For basketball, to combat men fouling out, have a penalty box as in hockey. If a man commits a foul, send him to the box for two minutes and make the team play with four men for two minutes. This would keep men from foul ing out in the first and second per iods and give the teams more of a chance. A basketball coach came up with a one and one extra point try for the football teams. This would give the elevens another try for point if the first one missed during the first 58 minutes of the game and two free tries during the last two minutes. Aggie Sports On Schedule Tuesday—Varsity baseball Avith Sam Houston State at Huntsville. Wednesday—Varsity golf av i t h Houston at College Station. Friday—Varsity baseball with TCU at Fort Worth; Fish baseball with Bilnn at College Station. Saturday—Varsity baseball with TCU at Fort Worth; varsity tennis with Oklahoma A&M, here; Fish— John Tarleton track here; pistol match with Army at West Point. TEES. & WEDNESDAY THE TITLE totoCTBOBUUS .Evelyn THING! Released thru United Artists Also 1953 Academy Award Featurette ‘WATER BIRDS” A Walt Disney, True-Life Adventure in Technicolor >V : „ IfT'- : HIGH POINT MAN—Aggie track captain, Bobby Ragsdale was the high point man in the duel meet between the Ca dets and the Texas Longhorns. Ragsdale won his specialty —the broad jump, the 100-yard dash, placed second in the 220-yard low hurdles and was a member of the winning 440-yard relay. Farmer Gridmen Make Change OK Aggie footballers had no trouble making the change-over from the two platoon system which was abol ished earlier this year by the Na tional Collegiate Athletic Associa tion. A&M’s spring training season ended last week. Fall practice will begin Sept. 1. Ray George, head football coach, said he was pleased with the ability of his men to make the change. ■ “Of course, it will cut down on boys playing in specialized posi tions, but they are also doing very well,” George said. Rules are that a platoon must play both offensive and defensive ball. Players leaving the game during the first and third quarter cannot re-enter until the following quarter. Leo Marquette, center, said the neAv arrangement will be an asset to A&M. “A&M hasn’t had the depth that other schools in the conference have had, and we haven’t had as many specialists. Whether the new system is here to stay will probably be determined by the coming season,” Marquette said. Eric Miller, end, shared nearly this opinion. “It will make the game a better one,” he said. It will make the boys work harder for positions, and that way prove which of them really want to make the team.” Norbert Ohlendoi-f, end, said the change would cause lower scoring games. Men who normally play a specialized position, such as quar terback, will now have to concen trate both on offense and defense. “It will be a lot harder on the players, but in the end, the men who make All-America will have lived up to their names,” Ohlen- dorf said. Don Kachtik, fullback, was less optimistic about the new ruling. “It Avill slow the game down and will eliminate a lot of men who would normally have gotten to play some. However, those who do make the team will deserve to play,” he said. Baseballers Play Bearkats Today Washed out in two scheduled ap pearances with Brooks Field Med ics at San Antonio last weekend, the Aggie baseball squad plays three road games this week. The Aggies meet Sam Houston State at Huntsville tonight and play a pair of Southwest Confer ence games with TCU in Fort Worth Friday and ^Saturday. DALLAS 88 Minutes Timed By Baylor Phone 4-5054 for reservations Kachtik did not agree with the opinion that the new system will help the smaller schools. “The bigger schools will run in tAvo or three teams while the smaller ones can afford only one,” he said. The two-platoon system was made legal in 1941. A change of rules later permitted free substi tutions of entire platoons when the clock was stopped, and individual substitutes when the clock was running. Aggie Track T eamW ins CC Quarterback Relays Ihe undefeated A&M track team rolled over the University of Texas 98 1/3 to 46 2/3 in the Quarterback Relays at Corpus Christi Saturday night. Paced by Olympic Star Darrow Hooper who set new records in the shot put and discus, A&M’s well- balanced tracksters won 10 first places in the annual dual meet. Hooper Breaks Marks Hooper heaved the iron ball 54 feet, 7 3/4 inches and threw the discus 168 feet, 9 inches. High point man in the meet was Capt. Bobby Ragsdale of A&M who won the broad jump, 23 feet, 2 7/8 inches; the 100-yard dash, 9.9; and took second in the 220-yard low hurdles behind Texas’ George Scal- lorn who won in the time of :23.5. Aggie pole vaulter, Malcolm Marks gave the 2,000 Corpus Christi fans a thrill when he vaulted 13 feet nine inches. After his three regulation tries failed, Marks went over the bar at 13 feet six inches and then 13 feet nine inches. Marks Misses Record Marks vault would have set a new record if he had made the jump during his regulation tries. The old mark was set by another Aggie, Jgck Simpson at 13 feet six inches. Texas Universities stellar sprint er, Charlie Thomas wasnT entered in the meet. He remained at home because he became a father late Friday night. Thomas absence iViight have caused the Longhorns to lose their favorite event the splint relay. However, Ragsdale had a ten-yard lead when he took the baton and Thomas would have to have gone some to break the tape first. Oth- er Aggies in the sprint relay were Harly Hartung, Bob Scarborough, and Bill Stalter. Score Too Big Ihe mile relay was the last event and Colonel Anderson evi- ( < n y didn’t want to build up the score any more and didn’t run 7L5 u11 string. The make- r elay team almost spoiled o[. Andy’s plans however by just Steers e dged out by the In the two-mile run, where Ag gie James Blaine, finished approx imately 200 yards ahead of his closest rival, the crowd was mostly interested in the fight for third place. Sophomore Aggie distance man, Frank Whitwell and Texas’ Don Neighbors, fought for the third place spot all the way. Whitwell and Neighbors passed each other three times each to the crowds delight. Neighbors came into the home stretch with a twenty yard lead on Whitwell, but Whitwell put on a drive that although it fell short, closed the distance to a bare two yards at the finish which had the Aggie rooters on their feet cheering. Aggie coach Col. Frank Ander son’s squad takes a breather this week while the freshmen meet John Tarleton here in a Saturday after noon feature at,Kyle Field. Col. Andy Avill take a small crew to the Kansas Relays April 18 and MISSES RECORD Malcolm Marks, Aggie polevaulter, vault ed 13 feet, nine inches after hav ing failed in his three regular tries to break the 13 foot mark. Mark’s A r ault was three inches better than the re^rd for the Corpus meet but Avas not counted. then will send Hooper to the Drake Relays in Des Moines April 25, the same day the Aggies engage in a triangular with Rice and SMU here. On May 7 the Aggies will meet Rice and Texas at Austin and then enter the Southwest Conference meet as heavy favorites to nail down their third straight SWC crown May 15 and 16 in Fort Worth. Summaries of the Quarterback Relays dual between A&M and Texas: Shot put: 1. Darrow Hooper, A &M. 54 feet, 7 3/4 inches( new rec ord—old record 53 feet, 8 5/8 inch es, set by Hooper in 1952); 2. Dan Pratt, A&M, 49 feet, 2 inches; 3. Bobby Gross, A&M, 48 feet, 1 inch. 440-yard dash: 1. James Baker, A&M; 2. Gerald Stull, A&M; 3. Jim Carlton, Texas 49.9. 100-yard dash: 1. Bobby Rags dale, A&M; 2. Bill Stalter, A&M; 3. Bill Turner, Texas. 9.9. Mile run: 1. Don Neighbois, Tex as; 2. Dale DeRouen, A&M; 3. El bert Spence, Texas. 4:22.1. High Jump: Bob Billings, Texas, 6 feet, 2 inches; 2. Thomas A&M; 3. Tie between Walter Armstrong, (See TRACK RESULTS, Page 4) Cadet Cagers Begin Drills Spring basketball practice be gins today here. Coach John Floyd will have five of this year’s Fish cagers along with seven varsity men. A few others will be invited to attend the spring drills, Floyd said. Here’s the list of cagers who will report for practice: Lettermen — Don Binford, Don Moon, Bob Johnson, Rodney Pirtle, Pat McCrory, James Addison and Roy Martin. Fish—John Jenkins, Earnest Kennedy, Eugene Bred- thauer, John Fortenberry and Harry Hearne. Ken Sutton, 6-9 serviceman re cently discharged, is slated to workout with the spring prior to his next fall. Aggies this re-enrollment choose just anM brand* Some smokers g frown- They Luckies and douU " So just srnoke ku deeV3 -down . pay w. Barron University of Miami product 7lJf AMERICA’S LEADING MANUFACTURER OF CIGARETTES © A. T. Co;