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CHS Downs Rattlers 7-1 Tuesday, On No-Hit Hurling Pinkney Cooner relieved in the third frame yesterday and pitched five innings of no-hit ball to lead the A&M Consolidated Tigers to a 7-1 victory over Navasota. Pete Hickman started the game for the Tigers, and although he gave up no hits, he allowed one run to score in the first as a result of a walk and two errors on the part of himself and shorstop J. B. Car- roll. Hickman began the game by walking the first man, Fred Loh- meyer, who gained first and went to third on the next play when Hickman overthrew first. Billy Box Score: COjV SOM J) AT151> AH Carroll, ss ' 1 Bonnen, 2b 2 Carter, lb, If 4 Cooner, cf, p 4 Hickman, p, cf 0 Free, c 2 Garcia, rf 2 Arnold, 3b 3 Bonds, If 3 Totals 26 Floeck replaced Bonds in 7th. NAVASOTA \B Bohmeyer, 2b 33 Webb, B., ss 2 Bicce, cf, p 2 Torres, lb 3 Phillips, 3b 3 Hair, p, cf 3 Spano, c 1 Dyer, rf 3 Witte, If 2 0 0 Totals 22 1 M. Webb replaced Witte in 6th. CHS Hickman, Cooner (3), Free; Navaso ta- Hair, Bicce (2), M. Webb <(i), Spano. Consolidated 210 040—7 G 4 Navasota 100 000—1 0 3 NOW SHOWING NOW SHOWING •«•••• Paramount presents •••••*•< DEAN JERRy MflRfWMlSWS i be DAMON RUN/ON& 1 , W/gVVMUS TECHNICOLOR ENDS TODAY THE WOILD’S FORGOTTEN "HOT SPOT FT THURSDAY & FRIDAY Webb, who hit the hall to Hick man, went to second. The third man up, Anthony Licce, grounded to Carroll who hobbled the ball al lowing Lohmeyer to score the Rat tler’s lone run of the game. Coach Jim Bevan’s Tigers came back strong in their half of the first inning and scored two runs. Carroll and Bonnen, the first two Consolidated men, walked, Carter grounded out, moving Carroll and Bonnen to second and third. Coon er then Hied out to short right field. But the hit was not long enough to let Carroll score. Hickman then singled to right center scoring both runs. Melvin Free grounded out to end the in ning. William Arnold, Tiger third baseman, went two for three yes terday, hitting two doubles and scoring two runs. Arnold also had two runs batted in to his credit. The Tigers’ fourth win of the season, the game was attended by only a small crowd. In the fifth inning, the Tiger’s scored four runs and batted through their whole order to make the score 7-1 and complete scoring for the game. Their other tally wds picked up in the second inning when Arnold scored on a passed ball after Carroll singled. MURAL HIGHLIGHTS Mitchell defeated Leggett 3-2 in a hard-fought intramural softball game, Tuesday. The two teams are tied in league play. Both have lost one game. Curtis Lemmons led his team to victory despite the efforts of the Leggett’s Giles Schannen who pitched an outstand ing game for the Leggett team. Other standout players for Mitch ell were Jerry Michael and Leo McCann. Volleyball Co. A, after losing the first vol leyball game, came from behind to _ win two out of three games from Sq. 20 yesterday. Co. A’s Don Mott and Kermit Warhmund led the winners to victory. Stand outs for Sqd. 20 were Clayton Autry and Jerry Coleman. UT Evens Series; Beats Gophers 8-1 AUSTIN, March 24—(/P)—Time ly hitting paid off for Texas yes terday as the Longhorns won an 8-1 victory over Minnesota to even the two-game series. Although outhit 11 to 10, Texas gpt base blows when they were needed most to pull ahead, 8-0, then coast on to the win. Don Reifler went the route for the Longhorns, scattering Minne sota hits. Centerfielder Travis Eckert paced the Steers with a ’home run and a single in three times at bat. Fencers Take Two Firsts in Houston Gus Wulfman of A&M won two of three events in. the American Fencing League of America’s match Saturday in the Rice Insti tute gymnasium. Wulfman was first in novice foil and novice epee and took second in novice sword. Ken Jones of A&M was third in novice epee and Carl Hill of A&M was fifth in novice sword and novice epee. Dick Bartell, Cincinnati Redleg coach, played in three World Se ries. In 1936 and 1937 he was a member of the Giants and in 1940 he was with the Detroit flag win ner. TODAY thru SATURDAY MOHSWZ A U>ST e&*>l CIRCLE TODAY thru FRIDAY u* CARON Mei FERRER. Technicolor | / lea toe ftUMONI — ALSO Paul Henreid Patricia Medina Sqd. 7 won two straight games over A Engineers, Tuesday, both by close margins. Spiking Sqd. 7 to victory were Carlos Gonzales and Skip Marlow. Vernon Tilley played heads-up ball for A Engi neers. Co. E won easily over Sqd. 18, 2-0, Tuesday. Standouts in the game were Noel Holland and Bob Hutchinson of Co. E. and Smith of Sqd. 20. Squd. 17-2; Co. D-0 Sqd. 19-2; Co. II-O Co. C-2; Squd. 23-1 Sqd. 21-1; Co. G-0 (forfeit) Play Gophers Ags Aim For Fifth Win Today The Texas Aggies will be shooting for their fifth straight victory when they meet Minnesota’s Gophers at 3 p.m. today on Kyle Field be hind southpaw Joe Hardgrove. The Aggies, fresh from a 10-in ning 8-4 victory over the Univer sity of Houston Cougars Saturday, boast a record of four wins with out defeat. Hardgrove turned in a five- inning stint against Brooke Army Medics for a 5-3 victory in his only start of the season. A&M also holds victories of 5-0 and 14-8 over Sam Houston State. Minnesota, in its first game of the season, crushed Texas Univer sity 11-4 Monday with Paul del pitching, del is an All-America halfback in football and was All- America as a pitcher in baseball last spring. Lou Little is due to pitch for the Aggies in Thursday’s game. Giel may again see action Thurs day since the Gophers play six games this week. Minnesota finished in fifth place in the Big Ten last year and is expected to be in close contention for the title this year. !<ish Swimmers Set Two Weekend Meets The undefeated Fish swimmers meet Lamar (Houston) high school and Highland Park (Dallas) high school here this weekend in P. L. Downs natatorium. The Fish have won six meets this year. They have defeated Odessa, Texas Tech, SMU Colts, Texas Shorthorns,- and twice de feated the Houston YMCA and San Antonio Aquatic club in triangular meets. They match Lamar Friday night at 7:30 and Highland Park Satur day afternoon at 2. Norman Ufer, captain, and Dick Hunkier will lead the fish. Other A&M entrants will be Wally Pen- berthy, Rippey Woodard, Jerry Marshbapks, Jimmy Cashion, George Boyett, Ed Kasper, Gayle Watt and' Clifton Hankins. Bob Martin and Lee Hilgartner will perform diving chores for the Fish. Lamar has won the state high school swim meet eight of the last nine years. They lost in 1949. Leading the Redskins will be Allen ‘"Jarring Jawn’ May Run for Ag Office AUSTIN, March 23 (TP)—Rep. John Kimbrough, Haskell, said to day he’s “considering” running for state agriculture commissioner but thinks maybe he ought to stick to private farming. “I’ll be honest — I don’t know what I’ll do,” said Kimbrough. Most people still think of him as “Jarring Jawn,” the Texas A&M All-America fullback of 1940. “I’m not a politician,” Kim brough continued. “Looks like I ought to go back to farming, ranch ing, and the oil business where I know what’s going on.” Kimbrough is serving his first term in the house. The agriculture office is held by John White. Muller, second in state last year in the freestyle, Chuck Price, a breastroker, and Larry Mattlock also a breastroker. Highland Park, who defeated La mar in a triangular meet in Hous ton, will be one of the toughest foes the Fish have faced. They are favored to- win the state high school meet this year. They de feated the SMU Colts early in the season. This meet will be on the Sports Day program. Wednesday, March 24, 1954 THE BATTALION uvsu page 3 SMW^mglgMWBgMta ISsS DOUBLE ALL-AMERICAN—Paul Giel, Minnesota right hander, who will probably start against the Aggies Thursday afternoon, is is one of the mainstays of Gopher Coach Dick Siebert’s mound staff. Giel pitched no-hit ball for four innings of the Gophers’ 11-4 rout of Texas Monday. It was the Minnesotans’ first game of the season. Giel is an All-America pitcher and an All-America half back. Baylor Bows 6-0 In Practice Tennis The varsity tennis team defeated the Baylor Bears 6-0, for the sec ond time this year, in a practice meet here Monday. Gene Kinard, Ronald Wolf, Bill Ashburn and Bob Kerr played sin gles matches for A&M. Kinard and Wolf made up one doubles team and Ashburn and Bill Hol brook made up the other. This team will play the Universi ty of Houston, Missouri Valley tennis champs, Thursday in Hous ton. Ken Wagstaff and John Bean will lead the Cougars. Bob Love lace and Jim Sherman are the other U of H netters. On Sports Day, Saturday, the varsity netters will play Baylor here. This will open Southwest Conference competition for both teams. The matches start at 1 p.m. SPORTS DAY • TENNIS • SWIMMING • BASEBALL • FOOTBALL MARCH 27 Kyle Field TICKETS — $1.00 at The MSC and the Athletic Office Vour WirTgs are your Passport RESTRING WITH STANDS OUT in play • Harder Smashes' 1 • Better Cut and Spin STANDS UP in your racket • Moisture Immune • Lasting Liveliness COSTS LESS than gut APPROX STRINGING COSTi Pro-Fected Braid~.. $6.00 MulH-Ply Braid.—$5.00 At tennis shops and sporting goods stores. ASHAWAY ^RAIDED RACKET STRING Choic^ of The Champiom wherever you Your Air Force wings are your personal passport to universal re spect and admiration. They’re a sign—recognized everywhere— that mark you as one of America’s finest. To wear them, you must win them ... as an Aviation Cadet. 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