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r Friday, January 8, 19.54 THE BATTALION Page Owls To Battle *1® Faced with the large task of stopping Gene Schwinger, brilliant Rice center, the Aggie cagers travel to Houston Saturday for their second conference encounter. Schwinger, 6-6 high-scoring Owl senior, is far ahead of the field in scoring to date. He plunked in 35 points against the SMU Mus tangs Tuesday night in a losing effort, and scored 38 points against the Mustangs in the pre-season SWC tournament in December. Although the Owls won the tournament contest in a wild 80-79 overtime melee and lost Tuesday’s conference title by a 79-66 margin, Schwinger’s scoring represented nearly one half his team’s total in the tourney tilt, and over one half the Owl score in the league game. Lance Other Half The other half of the Rice 1-2 scoring punch is Don Lance, 6-3 forward. A senior and two-year re gular, Lance was unanimous all- SWC last winter on the team selected by league coaches. Held to six points in this week’s game with the Mustangs, Lance is expected to return to the higher scoring brackets in future games. Remainder of the Rice starters are Monte Robicheaux, 5-9 guard; Bobby Brashear, 5-11 guard; and Joe Durrenberger, 6-6 forward. Countering the tall Owl aggrega tion for the Aggies will be Roy Martin, 6-8Vi center; James Addi son 6-6, and John Fortenberry, 6-3, forwards; and Joe Hardgrove, 6-2, and Rodney Pirtle, 6-2%, guards. Tigers Hank At Top as Tourney League Win °P ens Totla y ^^7 The undefeated Tigers Martin, leading Aggie scorer through 10 games with 123 points, will have the asignment of guard ing Schwinger. Off form in the Tuesday loss to Baylor, Martin was held scoreless in the first half and didn’t return to action after the intermission. If Martin can hold down the high-scoring Schwinger, chances for an Aggie upset win will be greatly mproved. Fortenberry hasn’t reached the scoring potential displayed last sea son when he scored 172 points for a winless freshman team. When he adds six to eight points per game to his scoring, the difference can spell victories for the Aggies. His scoring average is 7.4 through the first 10 games. Addison has shown much im provement over last season and has rebound play has been outstand ing in several games. He has scored 96 points for the Aggies in 10 games. , Pirtle, moved to guard this sea son to add height to the starting lineup, is fast, and his defensive play has stood out in this year’s contests. He closely follows Addi son in team scoring with 95 points. Hardgrove, also playing the guard position for the first time this year to give A&M a taller starting lineup, has a good eye for long push shots and adds defensive strength to the team. After Saturday’s game, in which the Aggies and the Owls will be seeking their first conference win to match setbacks in opening games, the Aggies will return home to host Texas on Tuesday and TCU on Friday. Fish Swimmers Open Season Tomorrow A talented Fish team tomorrow opens A&M’s swimming season, hosting the Houston YMCA and the San Antonio aquatic club at 2:30 p. m. in P. L. Downs jr. na- tatorium. The meet is open to the public, and no admission will be charged. Interscholastic rules will be fol lowed. Four of last season’s best high school swimmers will bolster Coach Art Adamson’s Fish. They are Norman Ufer, Dick Hunkier, Wal ter Penberthy and Tom Barlow. Ufer, state baskstroke champion at Houston Reagan, was selected on the All-America high school team. Hunkier, also from Reagan, was the state’s 100 yard freestyle champion. Penberthy, from Bryan, was the second place winner in the state high school breaststroke. Barlow, from College Station, was third in the backstroke. Fish competitors in the free style will be George Boyett, Jimmy Cushion, Clifton Hankins, William Parsons, Gayle Watt, William Tay lor and Edward Kasper. Kasper won that event in the freshman division of the intramural swimming meet. . Marlin- Head Divets- The undefeated Tigers of A&M Consolidated high school today opened the eighth annual Kiwanis club- Consolidated basketball tour ney and ranked as one of the title favorites. Consolidated played Waller at 1 p. m. in the Tiger gym, site of all of the games. Five other games are set for today, and four for Saturday. Championship finals will be played at 8:30 Saturday, preceded by the consolation finals at 7. Her - e is today’s schedule: 2:30 p. m.—Katy vs. Hempstead; 4 p.m. — Cypress - Fairbanks vs. Sealy; 5:30 p.m.—Calvert vs. Som erville. The losers of the Katy- Hempstead and Consolidated-Wal ler games play at 7 tonight, and the two winners play at 8:30 to night. Losers of the Cypress-Fairbanks- Sealy and Calvert - Somerville games play at 1 p. m. Saturday. The two winners play at 2:30. Calvert and Cypress-Fairbanks are expected to give the Tigers the most trouble. Calvert has won nine of 11 games this season. B Field Slips Past Sq. 5; A Athletics Beats B Armor B field artillery edged squadron 5 in a 6-6 tie on penetrations, 2-1 in intx-amural football yesterday. B field scored when Gerald Cun ningham caught a pass over center and ran 50 yards for the touch down. Squadron 5 came back steadily but could only score once when James Witcher caught a pass on the five yard line and went over. After two plays in the second half, Bobby Briggs of A athletics caught a pass to score the first touchdown and help his unit de feat B armor, 12-0. The second score came on a 50 yard pass to Les Byrd. Blocked Punt Wins Speedy Jerry Moran blocked a fourth down kick in end zone to help squadi’on 11 win over squadron 3, 6-0. A ordnance defeated squadron 15 in a 20-20 tie on penertations, 2-1. In basketball, Huffman scored 10 points to help Mitchell hall slip past College View, 14-13. Jim Bean was high man for the losers with seven points. Horseshoes Company K’s Joey Brown, Bill Coblentz, John Schmidt, Gene Wismer, James O’Connell and Lee Pirtle Sees Upturn In Ag Cage Future 4// ill scenes filmed in Scotlend. fomwall and on the Mediterranean! Warner Bros, PRESENT Mbt Loois Stevenson's the Mister of f ALUNTRAE COLOR Bv Technicolor LAST BAY —- Double Feature —- mwm7. * forred to fight like a mm before he cmM kmn to love (STARRING (Errol Flynn \ BEATRICE CAMPBELL-YVONNE EURNEAUX ROGER LIVESEY-ANTHONY STEEL NGW SHOWING THE MUSICAL-COMEDY TOPPER! Come a A* IN CULUK bi /f-* • waV Technicolor : jj ' J Mstoning ; ' v - v ‘*’' J J , BOB TONY Hope-martin jffiLENE ROSEMABV' Dahl Clooney WD - Backstrokes Yyill be William Crawford, brother of last year’s varsity captain, Robert Lamson and Jerry Marchbanks. Divers will be Lee Hilgartner, Elmer McCullough and Bob Martin. Martin was first in the freshman intramural diving meet. The varsity will open its season next Friday, when it hosts the Southwest conference relays in the natatorium. Varsity trips will include Emory university in Georgia, Jan. 28; Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Jan. 30; University of Florida at Gaines ville, Feb. 1; Florida State univer sity at Tallahassee, Feb. 2; and Northwestern Louisiana at Nat chitoches/Feb. 4. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE WORLD! SAT. PREV. 11 P.M. KING BROS. PRODUCTIONS. INC *-««» THE RING starring GLRAU) MOHj? RITA MQRENO LALO RIOS Wsa» —Also— WHAT £v>l lurks •« his cunning < brain? Bing’s most dramatic role! 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The Kittens’ high men for the respective games were Alton Arnold with seven points and Bud dy Holic Avith four while Harry Manning Avith nine points and Wil ton Johnson with seven were high for Madisonville. By TERRY MICHAEL Battalion Sports Staff A&M fans can look for a lot of Improvement in the Aggie basket ball team, said Rodney Pirtle, one of the Cadets’ top players. Pirtle explained that the Aggies are developing a new type of “set” offense that features a better diyaen for i:cbo.uuds.-^iid. a safej.’ defensive set-up. “Our plays are working,” he said. “We’re working the ball in and setting up our plays, but we aren’t making our shots. We’ll go when we start hitting our shots.” “If we have a good night, avg can beat any team in the con ference,” Pirtle added. “We’ll Avin some at home. The Aggies are al- Avays good at home—last year all of our wins Avere home games.” Rates Schwinger Best When the Cadets play Rice Saturday night, Pirtle Avill be play ing against one of the Fest play ers he’s eA r er seen. He considers Gene Schwinger the best in the Southwest conference. Pirtle thinks Texas probably is the best team in the conference. “We play them here next Tuesday, and that’s one we’d sure like to win”, he said. The best game he’s played Avas against Rice in his freshman sea son, but the Texas game here last year is his biggest basketball thrill. Baker Wins Third At Sugar Bowl Meet James Baker, former Aggie track star who finished his collegi ate eligibility last spring, placed third in the open 440-yard dash of the recent Sugar Bowl meet. Baker Avas one of the nation’s better quarter-milers last year. The Aggies upset the Steers, 51- 42. “It was a great team victory,” he said. Outstanding Defensively Second on the squad in rebounds and field goals and third in scor ing, Pirtle is a good driver and outstanding defensive player. He has scored 95 points in A&M’s 10 games, has 59 rebounds, and has connected on 37 of 101 field goal shots. A regular as a sophomore last year, Pirtle played in all of the team’s 21 games and often was re ferred to as the best sophomore in the SWC. He was third in team scoring with 154 points. He is a preparatory veterinary medicine major from Coleman. Roy SoAvden won their matches to help their, unit blank squadi’on 25, three matches to none. John Jourde, Arthur Medberry, Don Poole and John Janak won matches to help squadron 21 de feat company F, 2-1. Squadron 24’s Solorio, Crockett, Foster, Marshall, Pickett and Rhodenbaugh won matches to help their unit beat company G, 3-0. In other horseshoes matches, company A defeated squadron 19, 2-1 while squadron 22 blanked com pany, I, 3-0. Playoffs Begin ^ In the tennis playoffs for the upperclassmen c h a m p i o n s h i p, squadron 6 will match with squad ron 14 while for the freshmen’s title company F will play company L. On Monday squadron 7 versus B infantry; the winner of the A ath letic - squadron 16 game versus the winner of the squadron 11 -A quartermaster game; and squadron 21 versus company A. The winner, of the squadron 7-B infantry game versus the winner of the A infantry - squadron 10 game will meet on Tuesday and company B will meet company C. The championship game will be played on Wednesday for the up perclassmen while the champion ship for the freshmen will be Thursday. BATTALION CLASSIFIED irerr, sell, rent or trade. Rates . . . 3e a work per Insertion with a S5c minimum. Space rate in classified iection .... 60c per column-inch. Send *11 classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must he received in Student Activities Office by 10 a.m. on the lay before publication. CLEAN 1940 Chevrolet, 2-door, sedan heater, 49 engine, good tires. Pre-war apartment size frigidaire refrigerator. Loyd Doering, A-12-X College View. TRADE EQUITY in 1951 Willis Station Wagon for clean older car or sell out right. Bank terms. Call 6-5828. Charles F. AVllliamson. 78-33 PHONOGRAPH, 12 in. speaker, «25.00 5% ft. dining table, 530.00, phone 4-4852. TWO BEDROOM home with glassed sleep ing porch. West Park, walking distance. Only 53,750.00—5500.00 down, balance like rent. Fair construction, but sure worth the money. J. B. Lauterstein, 3-2964. DACHSHUND puppies, 602 Pease St., Bry an. Call 3-2263. FOR RENT • FURNISHED apartment near North Gate. Walking distance. Phone 3-2964 or 4-9844. SBWING machines. Pruitt’s Fabric Shop. WANTED Would keep child for working mother. 305 Tauber Dr. Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST SOSA East 26th Call 2-1662 for Appointment (Across from Court House) • LOST BATTLE JACKET and green shirt left at a Northwest Aggie line. If found con tact Jack McClary, 7-G Puryear. ONE SMALL black and white Bulldog in vicinity of College Park. Call 4-9798. SPECIAL NOTICE LATE. MODEL typewriters for rent. Bryan Business Machine Company, 429 South Main, Bryan, Texas. Free parking lot. WANTED: Typing. Reasonable rates Phone: 3-1776 (after 5 p.m.) Official Notice All students who arc on scholastic pro bation or class attendance probation for tlie fall semester, 1953, and all students passing less than 12 hours or making less than 12 grade points, at the end of the fall semester must secure approval of their respective deans to register for the spring semester 1954. The several deans or their representatives will interview such students in their offices on Thursday and Friday, January 28 and 29, 1954. H. L. Heaton Registrar Graduating seniors who wish to get their 1953-54 Aggieland yearbook should leave their mailing address and mailing lee at the office of Student Activities, 2nd floor, Goodwin hall. i Pete Hardesty (Business Manager, student activities • Blue line prints • Blue prints • Photostats SCOATES INDUSTRIES Phone 3-6887 imr STARTMD OUT SVEN AT GRADUATION: Wliy is one doing better now? NOW ON DISPLAY! 1954 Ford Cars and Trucks More than ever, The St^dard tor the American Road” SEE £HEM NOW! . c and register for the free television set to be given away Jan. 11th at . . . 415 N. Ma|n St. -— Bryan Highway 6, South “Your Friendh/ Ford Dealer" Ph. 2-1333 Ph. 2-1507 You may not see it in their outward appear ances — but there’s a big difference between these young men. One has held three jobs in the five years since graduation. He’s still looking for a job that offers him a lifetime career. The other has been with a Bell Telephone Company during that time. He’s on his way up! 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No matter what your military status, it’s worth inquiring about Bell System em ployment opportunities. Your Placement Officer has the details. See him soon. And be sure to talk to our employment repre sentatives when they visit the campus. The time to plan your future is now!