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THE BATTALION
Friday, November 20, 1953
Mike Michalske
Former Pro Great
Michalske Likes
Coaching Ag Line
By TERRY MICHAEL
, Battalion Sports Stall
Mike Michalske, A .&■ M's line
ii o|ich, > and v an all-ti^ie,, ^.11-pro
khernah/is.“well satisfied” and has
Lad : T«>tj : 0 1 'iti his job as
'line coaclv at A.&M ”, ; 1
“The A&M coaching staff is the
fairest and as good as any 1 have
ever worked'with” said Michalske.
“T have had J00 per cent coopera
tion from Chancellor Harrington,
President Morgan, Athletic Di
rector Irvin and Coach George, to
team trainers” he said.
“A&M’s linemen are among the
most willing 1 have ever coached,
he said. “Their spirit, desire and
cooperation are the best”.
Played for Penn Slate
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Michal-
ska entered Penn State college in
1923. He was an all - American
guard, there, playing in 1924-26.
Michalske played professional
football with “Red” Grange and
the N.ew York Yankees in 1927-28.
From 1929 thru 1937 he was with
the Green Bay Packers, where he
played with such greats as Arnie
Herber, Cecil Isbell and' Don Hut-
con. He was chosen an all-pro
guard several times while with the
Packers.
“Iron Mike” began his Coaching
career at Lafayette college in 1938.
He was assistant coach with the
Packers in 1940 and head coach at
Iowa State from 194!-46. He was a
Baltimore Colt assistant doach in
1948-49, then moved to Baylor
where he had three great seasons
through 1952 as line coach. He
joined the Aggie coaching staff
this year.
Proud of ’51 Baylor Line
The Baylor line of 1951 has been
his most sucessful coaching job,
he said, but he expects some great
days for Aggie linemen. Any of the
starting A&M linemen are of
potential all conference caliber, he
added.
“So far the fans have been very
understanding about the uphill
fight of the Aggies”, he said. “I
hope the corps, fans, exes and stu
dent body will show patience, be
cause better days are in the
future.”
Michalske’s experiences in foot
ball are equaled by few. He has
Bryan Beer Prices
Below State Level
The r’etail price of beer has risen
five cents almost everywhere in
Texas, except in Bryan, according
to local beer dealers.
Beer was 25 cents a bottle for
premium and 20 cents for Texas
beer until about a month ago, when
wholesalers raised beer prices.
The larger retailers raised their
prices five cents per bottle, while
many small retailers left their
prices as they were.
Consequently the larger dealers
began to lose trade. After consid
erable loss of trade, the larger re
tailers reduced their prices to the
-original.
played jn over 3Qf) pro football
.games, with and, against some of
the game’s greatest.
All-Time Team
! His all-time, foatby.ll: team is ad
'Eiid:;: Earl -ttewTlTi^'icHi^ah''
Don Hutson, Alabama.
Tackles: Cal Hubbard, Geneva,
College, Pa.
Link Lymn, Nebraska
Guards: Walter Kiesling, St.
Thomas
Ox Emerson, Texas
Center: Mel Hein, Washington
Backs: Bronko Nagurski, Min
nesota.
Dutch Clark, Colorado
Clark Hinkle, Bucknell
Ernie Nevers, Stanford
Cal Hubbard, an American
League baseball umpire, Was a
260 pound 6 foot 4 inch tackle and
one of the fastest and hardest hit
ting in the game, Michalske said.
Ox Emerson is now Freshman
coach at University of Texas.
Many others on the team are noted
in their present day positions.
Michalske is married and has
two girls, 10 and 15.
Soccer Team Vies
With Bryan Sunday
The A&M soccer team Sunday
will play Bryan air force base on
the new soccer field, west of Law
hall.
The next game is Dec. 6, with
Chance-V,ought of Dallas, one of
the state’s best teams. The Farm
ers lost to them 3-2 Oct. 18 but ex
pect to make a better showing this
time. The Fish Band may furnish
music.
Team co-captains are Guillermo
Cardenas and Juan Letts.
Ags Idle; Owls, Bears, Hogs Picked
Freshmen to Win
In Benefit Game
By JERRY WIZIG
Associate Sports Editor
The A&M Fish-University of
Texas Shorthorn game Saturday
gets the attention of Aggie foot
ball fans as the varsity shines up
its play for the traditional Thanks
giving Day game.
The varsity had another holiday
Thursday, and most of the coaches
left to check over Thursday night
high school games. The squad will
stage a defensive scrimmage to
day. A two-hour session is sched
uled Saturday morning.
Wednesday the Cadets had a
long hard session with the Golden
Nuggets and displayed some sharp
blocking and hard running.
Two Conference Games
Rice plays TCU and Baylor hosts
SMU in two important conference
games. Arkansas, through with
conference play, meets LSU in an
intersectional clash.
This week’s predictions are:
Aggie Fish 19, Texas Shorthorns
14.
Rice 27, TCU 6.
Baylor 20, SMU 13.
Arkansas 14, LSU 12.
In the seventh annual Ben Hur
Temple benefit game, two evenly-
matched teams will be playing.
Both the Fish and the Shorthorns
have won only one game this sea
son, but both have several players
fans will be hearing from in the
near future.
Pardee Leads Fish
Blasting Jack Pardee is the lead
ing Fish rusher, with 286 yards on
61 carries. Halfback Bobby Keith
is the breakaway threat and Ends
John Ray and Eugene Stallings,
Tackles Bobby Lockett and Hous
ton Green, Guards Jim Martin and
Bennie Bloomer .and Centers Dick
Munday'and Walker Griffith head
'a-hard-hittiirg line. -
Quarterback Gerald Orton, Full
back Fred Ernst, End Allen Ernst
and Tackle Ben Woodson are some
of the Shorthorn standouts.
This stacks up as a very close
game, with the winner needing the
Irvin Appointed
For Olympics
Barlow Irvin, A&M athletic di
rector, is one of seven men in the
United States who have been
selected on the Olympic Games
track and, field committee.
The other six on the committee
are: , James Kelly, University of
Minnesota; Robert J. Kane, Cor
nell university; Brutus Hamilton,
University of California; Bernie H.
Moore, Southeastern conference;
Guy Sundt, University of Wis
consin; and T. Lester MacMitchell,
New York university.
This committee will organize
procedures for the track and field
events in the 1956 Olympic games.
The committee will first meet
on December 11 in Washington, D.
C. Other meetings will be an
nounced by the United States
Olympic association.
The last bare knuckle champion
ship fight was fought in Richburg,
Miss., July 8, 1889. John L. Sul
livan defeated Jake Kilrain in 75
rounds.
Mail Service Given
Hospital Patients
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breaks, The Fish will have to play
their best game of the year. *
Owls to Win
Rice’s tremendous ground game
and splendid line figures to have
little trouble with the Frogs. But
this is the Southwest conference.
However, TCU’s defense, sixth
in the conference, is not strong
enough to contain the Owl rushing
attack, eighth in the country. Full
back Kosse Johnson and Halfback
Dicky Moegle are one-two in con
ference rushing and have a combin
ed total of 1,293 yards. Johnson
is seventh nationally.
* Bear Offense Still Strong
Baylor’s Bruins, still battered
after losses to Texas and Houston,
apparently will have Quarterback
Francis Davidson in the lineup
against SMU. And this might be
the difference, for Davidson’s ball
handling is a vital part of the ex
plosive Bear offense.
On the other hand, the Pony de
fense is first in the nation, having
surrendered an average of only
168 yards per game. This shapes
up as an offense vs. defense game,
so the team scoring first will have
a big edge.
Baylor’s ofense still looks too
strong.
. McHan Leads Hogs
The Tigers are the accepted fa
vorite over the Hogs, but we look
for the great Lamar McHan to
have another great day. LSU lost
to Mississippi State, 13-26, last
week, and passes accounted for two
of the State scores.
The running pass is one of Mc-
Han’s .biggest gainers, and End
Floyd Sagely is 12th nationally in
pass receiving. It adds up to a
tight win for the underdog Razor-
backs.
For Crippled Kids
Pardee, Keith Resume
Rushing Duel Saturday
When the Freshmen answer the
opening whistle Saturday after
noon against the Texas Shorthorns
in the seventh annual Ben Hur
Temple benefit game, Jack Pardee
and Bobby Keith will renew their
battle for team rushing honors.
Pardee, fullback, has carried the
ball 61 times to pick up 286>*yarels
for an average of 4.7 yards per
carry. .
Keith, halfback, is close behind
with 233 y^rds in 52 carries and a
4.5 average. No other ball carrier
is close to the two leaders, either
’Mural Boxing
Discontinued
Says Welch
Intramural boxing has been dis
continued at A&M, said Barney
Welch, director of intramural
athletics.
Since the object of boxing is to
knock out the opponent, this is
not enjoyment, the basic object of
sports, said Welch.
A survey of 5,000 students show
ed that boxing was one the least
popular sports at A&M. This
showed there are not enough stu
dents' interested in it to justify it
as an intramural sport, he said.
Many students who have never
had on a pair of gloves are com
pelled to represent their outfit in
boxing, said Welch. This teaches
nothing and is only punishment to
these students.
in total yardage or number of car
ries.
Don Carpenter is third in both
number of carries and yardage
gained, picking up 76 yards in 24
carries for a 3.2 average.
Ag Wrestling Club
"Working Out Daily
The A&M wrestling club has
been meeting and working out ev
ery week-day at 5 p.m. The club
has 41 members, including 12
freshmen.
Since wrestling is not a confer
ence sport, the wrestlers have
their own club, and wrestle similar
clubs from other colleges and or
ganizations.
The club opens the season here
January 23, against the University
of Texas. They also wrestle Bay
lor, Houston YMCA, and they close
the season at the NCAA tourna
ment March 18-20, at the Univer
sity of Oklahoma.
The Freshmen are slight favor
ites in the seventh annual Shriner
classic, having a season record of
one win, one tie and two losses to
match the Shorthorn record of one
win and three losses.
Both teams lost to the Rice
Slimes and the Baylor Cubs. The
Slimes downed the Shorthorns, 23-
0, and defeated the Freshmen, 34-6.
The Baylor Cubs won over the
Fish, 14-7, and trampled the Short
horns, 25-7.
TGU’s Polywogs and the Fish
battled to a 6-6 draw, but TCU
won over the Shorthorns, 10-6.
Probable starting lineup for the
Fish will be Bobby Holliday, quar
terback; Keith and Don Carpenter,
halfbacks; and Pardee, fullback.
Starters in the line will be Eu
gene Stallings and John Ray, ends;
Bobby Lockett and Houston Green,
tackles; Bennie Bloomer and Jim
Martin, guards; and Walker Grif
fith, center.
Saturday’s game will close out
the season for both teams.
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