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- Page 4 THE BATTALION Thursday, January 7,1954 — Varsity, Fish Prepare For Rice Doubleheader The Aggie basketball team today continues preparations for Satur day night’s game with the Rice Owls in Houston. In a curtain-raiser, the Fish will go after their fifth straight vic tory without a loss, taking on the Owlets. The vai’sity will be after its sec ond win of the season and its first conference victory. Coach John Floyd probably will start the same team which opened against Baylor Tuesday night, but Guard Don Moon may break into the starting lineup after his fine performance against the Bears. The Cadets started Roy Martin at center, John Fortenberry and James Addison at forwards, and Rod Pirtle and Joe Hardgrove at guards. Rice’s probable starting team will have Gene Schwinger, 6 feet, 6, at center; Don Lance, 6 feet, 3, and Joe Durrenberger, 6 feet, 6, at forwards; and Monte Robicheaux, 5 feet, 9, and Bobby Brasher, 5 feet, 11, at guards. The Aggies sank ^K): per cent of their shots from the field Tuesday night but were out-rebounded, 41- 30. Also, Roy Martin had an off night, failing to score and getting only one rebound, and James Addi son had four personal fouls at 6:40 in the second guarter. The Owls were upset by SMU, 79-66, Tuesday night, their first de feat of the season after 10 straight wins. However, several Rice play ers were suffering from colds. Schwinger, highest scoring play er in the Southwest conference, poured in 35 points, giving him 281 for the season. He has aver aged 25.5 points per game and scored 38 against SMU in the semifinals of the SWC tournament held during the Christmas Holi days. Tigers to Open Kiwanis Tourney The A&M Consolidated high school basketball team, the de fending champions, Friday opens the eighth annual Kiwanis club- Consolidated basketball tournament in the Tiger gym. Consolidated meets Waller at 1 p. m. in the first of six games scheduled for Friday. Four more games will be played Saturday, including the champion ship game at 8:30 p. m. and the consolation finals at 7 p. m. Jake Magee Scores Twice As Squadron 7 Wins 20-0 CHS Lands Two On Class A Squad Center Pinky Cooner and Fullback David Bonnen of A&M Consolidated higii school have been named on the Class A all-state* football team of the Texas Sports Writers’ associa tion. Cooner was selected on the second team, and Bonnen re ceived honorable mention. Consolidated won the district 25-A title and lost to Deer Park in the bi-district round. Cooner, a senior and winner of four football letters, was called “our line coach on the field” by Coach Jim Bevans be cause of his ability to solve the opposition’s defense. Con sidered one of the finest blockers to ever play at Consolidated, he won the Best Blocker award in 1:952 and was selected on the ’51 and ’53 all-district team. Cooner also is a starter on the CHS basketball team. His pitching - and hitting played a big part last summer as the College Station American Legion junior baseball team won district, bi-district and division titles. 1ho son of M r. and—Vlt. - s. ■■L-4J-. ■Coomui.;,.,..,,,., „„ Bonnen was one of the Tiger co-captains last season and placed 16th in the voting for the Class A team. He probably was one of the hardest-running backs in Class A football, al though he weighed only 160 pounds. A four letter winner in football, Bonnen was called “De pendable David” by Bevans because of his ability to hold the team together. He made the ’52 and ’53 all-district teams and also has lettered in basketball, baseball and track. He has earned 12 letters. Bonnen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bonnen. All-Stale Squad Members jjfc David Bonnen Pinky Cooner NOW ON DISPLAY! 1954 Ford ^ars T fucks * s More than ever, The Standard for the American Road” SEE THEM NOW ? css and register for the free television set to be given away Jam 11th at * * * 415 N. Mam St. — Bryan — Highway 6, Scmth- “Your Ifnendiy Ford. Dealer 2 ’ Ph. 2M3S3 Fll. 2-loOT U-U-P HE GOES—Guard Ted Harrod, leading scorer on the Fish team, goes high into the air for a lay-up shot in the Cub game. The Fish stayed unbeaten, winning 69-48, and Harrod scored 16 points. Set to try for the rebound are Fish George Mehaffey (dark jersey) and, behind him, Cub John Lotz. Semi-Annua Clearance Men’s Suits , , . Topcoats , , » Slacks . . , Sweaters . » , Sport Shirts , , , Dress Shirts . . - Robes , « . Sport Coats and PajamaSe All Boys* Suits Slacks and Tom Sawyer Shirts reduced for January Clearance^ onway 103 N. Main Bryan Squadron 7’s Jake Magee scored two touchdowns to help blank A ordnance, 20-0, in intramural foot ball yesterday. Magee began with a 65 yard scamper early in the first half wTiich carried the hall to the op ponent’s 18 yard line. From there he circled right end to score. Early in the second half, Magee raced 40 yards to A ordnance’s 10 yard line. He then took a handoff from Rudy Henson and went around left end for the second touchdown. Late in final half, A ordnance’s Dave Mitchell kicked an .85. yard punt from his own end zone. Henson Stars With three plays left in the game, squadron 7’s Henson began flurry of passes for the final tally. He threw first to Corales Gon zales who made a. diving catch, good for a 40 yard completion. Next Henson passed to Bill Andrews who carried to the 8 yard line. On the final play of the game, he passed over cexiter to Jerry Maxwell who stepped over for the final touchdown. Birdwell Scores Squadron 23’s Leonard Birdwell intercepted a pass and ran 16 yards to score a touchdown which helped his unit defeat company H, 18-0. O. H. Pullen of squadron 23 threw a 60 yard pass to Eddie Polnac. Later Pullen scored from the 5 yard line. Pullen tossed 30 yards to Max Walker for the final touchdown. Squadron 24 edged company F in a 6-6 tie on penetrations, 2-1. Tom Kelly scored on a pass for company F. Ken Clinton made the talley on a pass for the winners, •f - In other games, company K blanked the Fish band, 19-0, and company L beat company A, 12-0. Basketball A1 Davis scored seven points to help the Physical Education club romp over the American Veterinary Medicine association club, 32-16. Dick Crawford was. high man for the losers with five points. In horseshoes company E de feated squadron 20, two matches to one, and squadron 21 beat squadron 19 2-1. Following is the quarterfinal schedule of intramural upperclass man football games: A athletics versus squadron 16; squadron 11 versus quartermaster; and A in fantry versus squadron 10. The games are set for Friday on the in tramural grounds. A&M Pistol Team Loses Two Meets The A&M pistol team has lost its total of 16 points. A&M lost to the University of Washington, 1322 - 1312, and to Colorado School of Mines, *1326- 1320. The Cadets will enter the nation wide U. S. Revolver association match this month. 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