Friday, December 4, 1953
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By BOB BORISKIE
Battalion Sports Editor
Defense is being stressed in
basketball workouts this week
as the Aggies get ready for
Saturday night’s game with
Trinity University at DeWare
field house.
In losing the season opener to
Lamar Tech, 88-68, Tuesday night
in Beaumont, the Aggies committed
the usual first game mistakes,
Coach John Floyd said, and the
Cardinals were much better than
was expected.
He added that Lamar Tech had
already played two games and had
the home court advantage, and
that the Aggies would show im
provement in their first home
game.
Asked to comment on several of
the players, Floyd said all the play
ers on the squad have been working
hard, and that the team would win
its share of the games.
Martin Improving
He said Roy Martin looks very
good so far and is improving rap
idly, and that Martin scored a lot
of points last Tuesday for the time
he was in the game.
Rodney Pirtle is a good, all-
around player and is probably our
best player, Floyd said. Pirtle can
play well offensively and defensive
ly, and was high point man in
Beaumont, playing a very good
offensive floor game.
James Addison, Floyd continued,
plays either center or forward, and
should be our best rebounder in
the very near future. He is ca
pable of scoring a lot of points and
has a good eye for the basket.
Moon Ball of Fire
The ball of fire on the ball club,
Floyd said, is Don Moon. He
should be the boy to keep us go
ing, and should get us six or eight
points in every game. His shoot
ing eye has improved greatly over
las) year.
John Fortenberry, Floyd went
oj), will develop into a very versa
tile individual. He has the poten
tial of scoring 16 to 20 points in
some games, plus the ability to
stop any opponent on defense.
Fortenberry has spent the early
season breaking into the starting
lineup and adjusting to varsity
ball.
Joe Hardgrove is the best ball
handler on the club, Floyd said.
Ag Wrestling Club
Outlook Is Bright
The A&M Wrestling club has
seven returning lettermen this
year, and season prospects look
yood, said Coach James W. Grif
fith.
About 30 students are in the
)iub. They have been working out
in the little gym since the start of
t hool.
The club’s first match will be
with Baylor university in Waco
the first week-end in February.
Two matches are planned with the
University of Texas, but definite
dates have not been scheduled, said
Gi'iffith.
The wrestling club will enter the
National Wrestling tournament at
the University of Oklahoma March
22.
The seven returning lettermen
and their weight division are Bob
Beattie, 123 pound; Dick Cappel,
137 pound; Bill Gilbert, 137 pound;
Jerry Pyle, 147 pound; Rudy Hen
son, 147 pound; John Johnson, 157
pound; and John Huff, 191 pound.
He’s not an outstanding shooter,
but is capable of hitting his good
shots on any given night. His de
fense is improving each day and he
should do a very good defensive
job by the time conference play
rolls around.
Floyd said Pat McCrory is de
veloping into a very fine relief man
at either forward or guard, and
because of his terrific speed, is al
ways dangerous from an offensive
standpoint.
Other squad members who are
expected to add reseiwe strength
to the team arc Howard Homeyer,
Earnest Kennedy, Frank Miller,
Ken Murray and John Mdlhenny.
Footballers Joe Boxing, Don Ellis
and Fred Broussard have recently
joined the squad and are expected
to lend valuable help to the team
after they have rounded into shape
for basketball.
Marshall Is
Elected Head
Of Tumblers
Gerald Marshall was elected
president of the A&M tumbling
team Wednesday at its election of
officers.
Louis Hampton was elected vice-
president. Other officers are
Ronald Parker, secretary-treasurer,
and Dan Mariarty, repoi’ter.
The tumbling’s team first meet
is with the University of Texas
Feb. 27 in Austin. Woxkouts will
be held on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
Three open meets have been
scheduled. They ai - e the Gulf AAU
here March 13, the Southwest AAU
April 23-24 in Fort Worth and the
State Texas meet April 30 to May
1 in Austin. In open competition,
scores a\re counted individually, hot
on a team basis.
A four team meet is set March
24 at Northwestern Louisiana
State college. The Cadets will com
pete against NLSC, Mississippi
Southern and the University of
Texas.
Ag Fencers
Go to Dallas
For ‘Y’ Meet
The A&M fencing squad will
travel to Dallas this week end to
participate in the Dallas YMCA’s
Open Invitational Fencing meet.
This meet will have individual
competition in all weapons, foil,
sabre alxd epee, for both men and
women.
Schools expected to have stu
dents competing include SMU,
TCU, and TSCW.
Othei’s matches scheduled by the
Aggies include Rice, Coi’pus Christi
YMCA and the University of Mi
ami.
The members of the squad who
are planning to attend ax-e co
captains Bob Braslau and Gus
Wuffman, Bob Ruiz, Jerry Ram
sey, Ken Jones, Jim Pigg, Walter
Anderson, Art Gai’ner, Bob Zar-
bock, Neal Farmer and John Yates.
Others Cadets giving to the meet
ai’e Carroll Forrester, Bill Huettel,
Richard Forrestei', Ed Fines, Bill
Fink, Roger Clai’k, Russ Goodale,
Don Roth and managers Bill Grigg
and Richai’d Bean.
George Kell of the Boston Red
Sox has hit over 300 for the last
eight seasons.
Walt Duges, former Seton Hall
basketball star, toured Eui’ope and
North Africa last summer with
the Hax-lem Golbetrotters.
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Mathews to Clown
At 12lh Man Bowl
Bud Mathews, physical education
instructor, will be a clown at the
half time activities during the
Twelfth Man bowl game Dec. 17
on Kyle Field.
There will also be performances
on the pax-allel bars, horizontal bar
and the trampoline by members of
the A&M gymixastics team, Math
ews said. N. A. Ponthieux and
Mathews are co-sponsors of the
team.
Mathews, who hails from Syi’a-
cuse,university, Pennsylvania, has
been in gymnastics for about 15
years. In 1950, the Syi'acuse team
of which Mathews was a membei*,
tied for the Eastern Intercollegi
ate Gymnastics Championship and
were rated seventh in the nation.
Mathews was runner-up for the top
place in tumbling.
Unbeaten Rifle Team Fires
fn Hearst Postal Match
The undefeated A&M rifle squad,
winners of the Southwestern Rifle
association title, will shoot in the
nation - wide William Randolph
Hearst postal match tonight.
Membei's of the squad who will
fire include Guy Andrews, Howai'd
Mims, Alfred Williams, Fred Gal
ley, Dan Grissom, Sidney Ferrell,
David Allen, Harry Gayden and
William Durrill.
Thi-ee teams each from the Army
and Air Force consisting of fresh
men and upperclassmen will pai-
ticipate in the match.
Col. John A. Way, PAS&T, will
be present to witness the firing of
the meet. Col S. P. Myers jr., PMS
&T, will x’eview a second match
Wednesday night.
The scores of the matches will
be sent, to the air force and army
headquarters. Winnei’s will be an
nounced by the Secretary of the
Army and Secretary of the Air
Foive.
Other team competition for the
Cadets includes an invitational
meet in El Paso and matches with
the Citadel and Virginia Military
Institute.
Ag Soccer Team
Plays Aircraft Co.
The A&M soccer team will play
the Chance Vought Aircraft corpo
ration of Dallas at 2 p. m. Sunday
on the Soccer field west of Law
hall.
Juan Letts of Peru will captain
the Aggies in place of Guillermo
Cardenas. Cai'denas broke his ankle
two weeks ago against Bryan air
force base.
A&M has won two of three
games this season.
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Tigers Open
Court Season
In Navasota
A&M Consolidated high
school tonight pulls the cur
tain off its basketball season
in Navasota with varsity and
B team games.
Game time for the varsity tilt
is 8 p. m. The B team game will
start at 6:45.
Three of last year’s lettermen
will stax-t for the varsity. Another
is expected to join the squad next
week.
Bobby Jackson, Fred Anderson
and Pinky Cooner are the lettei*-’
men who will be in tonight’s starts
ing lineup. Dxivid Bonncn, the
other letter-winner, has missed
practice all week because of illness.
Rounding out the starting var
sity lineup will be J. B. Cairoll and
Roland Beasley. They wex*e on last
season’s B team.
Px-obable starters for the B team
ai’e John Ray Perryman, Norman
Floeck, Manuel Garcia, Jerry Oden
and Bubba Engelbi’echt.
The varsity scrimmaged the B
team Wednesday and Thursday
and looked sharp. The teams have
only been practicing since Monday;
Consolidated is scheduled to play
in two toxxrnaments before district
play begins. They will compete in
the Bryan tournament Dec. 11 and
12 and in the College Station Ki-
wains Club Invitational Jan. 8 and
9. Spring Branch will be the fii*st
opponent in the Bryan tourney.
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