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's Win Fourth in How; Beal 17 of M in 10th, 8-4 The Aggies posted their fourth straight win of the baseball season Saturday in Houston as they down ed the Cougars of U of H, 8-4 in a game which went 10 innings. CIRCLE LAST DAY “WITHOUT RESERVATIONS” John Wayne — A L S O — LAST DAY RANDOLPH , SCOTT Lawless ' AVtLjfc Texas of 1869! HiSiinGe m I (MaiifwZz (jzijs'ir ^ | Lex Phyllis \ BARKER-KIRK TODAY & WEDNESDAY THE WORLDS FORGOTTEN “HOT SPOT “I 7 I h J. ARTHUR RANK f COLBERT HAWKINS r Zzi Bryan Z'SS79 NOW SHOWING auiEEi NOW SHOWING « o «• o • • paramount presents ••••••• DSAN JERRr mMWlEWlS i*, DAMON miNYONk j^dWEV FROM HOME . HAL WAUIS pf*duc»#e» IWHWCGljQk The Cadets pushed over four runs- in the tenth to win going away. The Cougars had runners on first and third in the ninth with one out, but failed to put across the winning tally. Jerry Nelson pitched the first six innings for the Aggies, giving up six hits but only two runs. He gave up no walks. Joe Hardgrove, who relieved Nelson, allowed the tying runs to score but became the winning pitcher after Jim Dishman scored the vanning run for the Ca dets in the fiery tenth inning. Former Aggie quarterback Don Ellis, in a role as an outfielder’, slammed a two-run triple in the tenth to put the game on ice. John Stockton hit the game-winning single to center which scored Dish- man. A 2-2 tie was broken earlier in the game when Les Byrd of the Cadets exploded a home run in the fourth, scoring Charley Leissner, who had walked. Byrd also scored the game’s first run in the second following a double to left center. A&M had a 2-0 lead in the third when Ben Hubbard walked, stole second and scored when the Cou gar’s Weldon Tiedt dropped Par rish’s grounder.- U of H scored twice in the bottom of the third but did not catch up to the Aggies until the seventh inning after two were out. A single, a walk and a double produced the two runs necessary to tie the game at 4-4. In the ninth, the Cougars had the bases loaded with two down when Shipley hit into a play which forced Tucker at second, ending the rally. In previous games, the Aggies have beaten Sam Houston state teachers college twice and the Brooke Army Medics of San An- Fish Open Season, Blast Lamar, 5-2 The Fish baseball team opened its season here Friday by defeat ing the Lamar High School (Hous ton) Redskins, 5-2. Doug Mullins, Fish pitcher from Wichita Falls, pitched the entire game for Fish, allowing only six hits. The Fish made only four hits off Redskin Jerry Abernathy, but two of them came in the three-run sixth inning. Verba relieved Abernathy in the eighth for Lamar. Lamar 020 000 000—2 5 8 Fish 011 003 OOx—5 5 2 CHS Netlers Lose In Tourney Einals Bobby Jackson and Fred Ander son lost in the doubles finals central Texas high school tennis tournament in Austin Friday and Saturday. ♦Bubba Englebrecht of Consoli dated went to the semi-finals in singles and Roland Beasley lost in the second round of the singles. Consolidated plays Lamar Con solidated in Rosenberg today. Eight Consolidated tennis players will make the trip. tonio twice. The Cadets begin a four-game home stand here with the University of Minnesota at 3 p.m. Wednesday. AUOIKS Al) II To A Dishman, ss 5 0 2 S Hubbard, rf 3 0 3 0 Parrish, 3b 5 1 1 0 Stockton, If-cf 5 1 1 0 Miller, cf 4 0 5 0 Ellis, if 1 1 1 0 Leissner, 2b 2 0 5 1 Byrd, lb 4 2 7 1 Williams, c 4 1 5 0 Nelson, p 3 0 0 0 Hardgrove, p 2 0 0 1 Totals HOUSTON J lants, ss . . Langford, cf Tucker, lb . Shipley, if . Osburn, 3b . Dean, rf ... Tiedt, 2b ... Vicekrs . . . Arrington, c Schulteau, p Lillie, p .... 38 6 30 11 Ah II I'o A 4 2 2 5 4 1 2 0 4 3 12 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 38 10 30 16 Vickers filed out for Tiedt in 10th. Aggies 011 200 000 4—8 Houston 002 000 200 0—4 Consolidated Beats Sealy Friday, 13-2 By CLIFTON BATES Battalion Correspondent The A&M Consolidated Ti gers beat Sealy for the Sec ond time this season as Pin ky Cooner gave up two hits to pitch the Tigers to a 18-2 win Friday afternoon in Sealy. Manuel Garcia gave up two more hits after relieving Cooner in the sixth when Consolidated lead 13-0. Garcia allowed both of Sealy’s runs. J. B. Carroll, Tiger shortstop made three hits, beginning the game for Consolidated with a triple to center field. He scored two runs and made two singles besides the triple. ' David Bonncn, second baseman for Consolidated, made two hits and scored three RBIs. Bonnen had a double and a single. Bobby Carter, Cooner and Willie Arnold hit triples for Consolidated. Melvin Free, Tiger catcher now batting .572, got two hits in Fri day’s game. Sealy used three pitchers and gave up 14 hits. Cooner struck out 10 of the 18 men who faced him in five innings. The Tigers play Navasota here today beginning at 3:30 p.m. R H E Sealy 000 002 0— 2 4 4 Consolidated ....051 340 0—13 14 6 Aggie Rifle Team Takes First in Meet A&M’s rifle team won an official National Rifle Association inter collegiate meet here Saturday, de feating Arlington State College and St. Marys University of San Antonio. Arlington was second. In individual firing, Charles Bombardier of A&M was first, in third place was Howard Mims, also of A&M. Morrow of Arlington took second. PalacE WHEN TEXANS TAKE OVER FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW — 11 P.M. There’s apt to be a riot — of fun! IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT TEXAS • See Jane — and really get the dope! HOWARD HUGHES JANE RUSSELL THE MENCHIINE ^ Color by TECHNICOLOR GILBERT ROLAND-ARTHUR HUNNICUTT with MARY MeCARTY in EDMUND GRAINGER PrWwctiaw Tuesday, March 23, 1954 THE BATTALION Page o True kmen W in; Beat Rice, LSU Saturday GOl HLR SLUGGER—Roger Anderson, a catcher turned first baseman, is one of the University of Minnesota’s starters. Anderson, who batted .235 last season, is a mem ber of the team which will feature All-American football player Paul Giel as pitcher. The Aggies play the Gophers on Kyle field tomorrow and Thursday at 3 p.m. ’MURAL HIGHLIGHTS A Quartermaster overpowered Squadron Hi, 2-0, Monday in intra mural volleyball. Outstanding for the six-man workhorse QMC team were Dale Toepperwein and Eu gene Fault!me. Playing heads-up ball for the losers were James Lewis and Porky Phelps. Fred Williams, Bill Campbell and Randy Kanz of White Band led their team to victory over Squadron 15, 2^0. Outstanding for Sqd. 15 were Dick O’Connor and John Williams. Squadron 14 beat Squadron 11, Monday, 2-1. Squadron 11 won the first game but lost the last two games. Outstanding players were Don Daniels and Hugh Mc Crary for Squadron 11 and Ralph Pettit and Dale Fisher for Squad ron 14. Bob Bacher and John Harlan of Squadron L) led their team in two straight victories over B Armor. Standouts for B Armor were Ed Fries and Don Burton. A Armor defeated A Athletics, 2-1. Pete Steinman and Tom Wag oner were outstanding for A Arm or and Homeyer and Clark were standouts for A Athletics. A-AAA won over ASA, 2-0. A Chemical won by forfeit from Squadron 12. Volleyball (Friday) Sqd. 15, 2; AAA, 0 ■Sqd. 13, 2; D Inf. 0 Sqd. 10, 2; Sqd. 5, 0 A Eng., 2; Sqd. 2, 0 A Signal, 2; Sqd. 4. 0 M Band, 1; Sqd,. 16,. 0 (forfeit) . A QMC, IP Sqd. 6, 0 (forfeit) A Inf., 1; B; Ath., 0 (forfeit) In 1953 Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers set an American League record by coming to bat G79 times. The previous high of G71 was set by John Tobin of the Browns in 1921. By CHARLES HUDGINS A&M’s cinder stars got back in the win column in a triangular meet Saturday, scoring 71 3/10 points to 51 for LSU and 47 7/10 for Rice. Several fine peiTorm- ances were turned in, with the Aggies’ mile relay foremost. Bobby Gross continued his win ning ways and rapid improvement in the shot put and discus. Gross won the shot with a toss of 51’ 10”, with teammate Tom Bonorden close behind in second place. In the hurdles, the Cadets met with both good and bad fortune. Tom Dolla- hite showed fine form in winning the highs, but Harley Hartung tangled with a hurdle in the lows and fell by the wayside. A&M’s Robinson upset the field with one of the really surprise per formances of the meet, taking the broad jump, with a respectable leap of 22’ 1%”. Saturday, the Aggies have an in trasquad meet on Kyle Field, in conjunction with the annual Sports Day activities. 400 yard relay: 1) Rice (Beavers, Hall, Salmon, Griffin); 2) LSU, 3) Texas A&M. Time—42.4. Mile run: 1) Westmoreland (A&M); 2) Blaine (A&M); 3) Wood (LSU); 4) Cockle (A&M). Time—4:25.6. Shot Put: 1) Gross (A&M) ; 2) Bonorden (A&M); 3) Trask (Rice); 4) Lavin (LSU), Distance, 51 ft. 10 in. i: 1) Griffin (Rice) ; 2) 3) Vitters (A&M) ; 4> Time, 49.0. i: 1) Dean (LSU) ; 2 V Smith (LSU). 100-yard dash: Beavers (Rice); 3) Hartung (A&M) ; 4), Smith (LSU). Time, 10.1. High jump: 1) James (Rice); five tied for second: Tingler (Rice), Harben (A&M) Post (A&M), Mcllhenny (A&M), Swink (A&M). Height—5 ft. 11 in. 120-yard high hurdles: 1) Dollahite (A&M); 2) Verheyden (Rice); 3) Holland (Rice); 4) Carpenter (A&M). Time, 15.1. Javelin: 1) Childress (LSU); 2) May (LSU) ; 3) Mayeaux (A&M) ; 4) Dollahite (A&M); 5) Brocks (LSU). Distance, 184 ft.. 8% in. 880-yard run: 1) Hennigan (LSU); 2) Spence (Rice); 3) Kleb (A&M); 4) Yar brough (Rice). Time, 1:55. 220-yard dash: 1) Dean (LSU); 2) Griffin (Rice) ; 3) Morris (A&M) ; 4) Stull (A&M): Time. 22.1 (around turn). Broad jump: 1) Robinson (A&M); 2> Beavers (Rice) ; 3) Johnson (LSU) ; 4)' Dollahite (A&M): Distance 22 ft. 15-S, in. Two-mile run: 1) DeRouen (A&M); 2)' Cocke (A&M) ; 3) Westmoreland (A&M) ; 4) Wood (LSU). Time, 9:54.2. 220-yard low hurdles: 1) Carpenter (LSU) ; 2) McDonald (LSU) ; 3) Verhey den (Rice): 4) Fry (A&M). Time, 25.0 Pole vault: 1) James (Rice) and Nor- dier (LSU). tied for first; 3) Tutor (A&MV 4) Sims (Rice and Earle (A&M), tied for fourth. Height, 13 feet. Mile relay: 1) Texas A&M (Stull, Nor ris, Kleb, Libby); 2) LSU: 3) Rice. Time 3:17.9. Discuss: 1) Gross (A&M) ; 2) Wilson (Rice) ; 3) Lansing (LSU) : 4) Jackson (Rice). Distance, 151 ft., 10 in. ENGINEERING SENIORS ... North American Aviation Los Angeles will interview here MARCH 31 i s ALL A MATTER OF TASTE ^ kreWs across Ro£cr Maseran£ S 0 t t h«nUlinoi»Un.v. When you come right down to it, you smoke for one simple reason . . . enjoy ment. And smoking enjoyment is all a matter of taste. 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