Page 3 "— THE BATTALION Thursday, April T, 195^ Against SMU Ags To Face ‘Good’ Hurling in Dallas The Aggies will be up against some “good pitching” when they open a two-game series with SMU in Dallas tomorrow. Aggie baseball coach Beau Bell said Wednesday, “SMU has some good pitching but it is too early to tell about their hitting.” SMU split a two-game series with TCU earlier in the season. Jerry Nelson, big right-hander from Beaumont, will start on the mound for the Aggies Friday, fol lowed by the left handed curve- ball artist, Joe Hardgrove on Satur day. Nelson has a 2-0 record for the season. He has worked 24 % inn ings, given up four earned runs, 14 hits, and has a earned-run average of 1.4. Hardgrove has toiled 21 innings, given up eight earned runs, 15 hits and has a won-lost record of 3-1. Aggie hitters will be led by first baseman Les Byrd, who has an average of .350, including two doubles, a triple, and a home run. Behn Kubbard, right fielder, is second with .280, followed by cat cher Jim Williams with .209. A&M has a 6-2 season record. The losses were to the Minnesota Gophers 4-3 and 5-2. The Aggies have improved in all departments over last year’s club, Bell believes, especially in hitting. Bell credits the club’s improvement Aggie Cagers Begin* Spring Practice A&M’s basketball squad will be gin spring workout Monday after- iioon as Coach John Floyd prepares his next year’s campaign. The Cadet cagers will lose only one letterman in star center James Addison, who will be graduated in May. Other returning players in clude most of this year’s fresh man squad and about eight of last season’s varsity. CIRCLE TODAY thru FRIDAY “TUMBLEWEED” Audie Murphy — Also— “FORT ALGIERS” Yvonne De Carlo Guion Hall TODAY and FRIDAY M M-G-M’s / & * t °p TECHNICOLOR & \ Musical! *K/ HEAR I 14 DIETZ SCHWARTZ song hits from 6 Broadway lUA shows! . *• ' t Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse • GSM U>WI ■ NMTt flM -1*!* BlW* to the “added desire and hustle” of his players. When asked how he thought the Southwest Conference teams would stack up this season Bell replied, “Texas has a good team year in and year out and this y<*fii* is no exception.” Bell failed to comment oa how he thought his Aggies would fare in conference competition. Leggett Jinx Holds As Rice Beats UT 8 - 3 HOUSTON, March 31—(A 5 ) Rice hurler Bobby Leggett maintained his jinx over the University of Texas today as he threw a six-hit ball game to help Rice upset the Longhorns 8-3 and put the Texas Aggies in the top spot in the conference. It was Rice’s first Southwest Conference baseball victory against the Longhorns in Houston in 14 years. Outfielders Joe Wylie, Bill Trot ter and LaVon Cox picked off 12 windblown flies. Catcher A1 Jochec and Cox sup plied the big hits. Jochec’s triple cleared the bases in the fourth. That shot Rice into a 6-1 lead. Tex as scored twice in the fifth but Cox delivered a two-run double for Rice in the seventh. Leggett defeated Texas in Aus tin last year to knock the Steers into a tie with SMU for the title. Intrasquad Game Ends Practice The Aggie football team will hold its final spring prac tice tonight at 7:30 p.m. The practice will be an in tra-squad game and is closed to the public. Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant has invited the students, fac ulty and staff to see the game, but he said the practice was not open to the general public. La Marr Miller, 15-year old is the youngest boy ever to bowl a 300 game in American Bowling Congress sanctioned competition. The oldest member of his team is 17. Their team average is 805. ENDS TODAY Starring TECHNICOLOR Tony CURTSS tfary MURPHY •frank LOVEJOY b SOPHOMORES Please Your Dates . . . for the Sophomore Ball with flowers that speak a language of their own. Choose here the flowers to say it for YOU! ACGIELAJNl) Flower Shop “Next to The Campus Theater” , 'i*r**m HERE’S HOW—Aggie baseball coach Beau Bell gives last minute instructions to pitchers Jerry Nelson (left) and Joe Hardgrove (center) just before they leave for Dallas and a two-game series with SMU. Nelson has a 2-0 record and Hardgrove has won three and lost one. The Aggies now lead the conference with a 2-0 won-lost record. UT Favored To Take Texas Relays AUSTIN, March 31 UP)—Texas favored to take the unofficial team championship, hopes to continue dominating the sprints at the Texas Relays Friday and Saturday. Mastery of the short distances has put the Longhorns in a position to grab enough points to win the unofficial title that Texas A&M won last year. Entries for the relays have mounted to a final total of 144 teams and 1,185 competitors. In the university division 20 teams are in the running. NCAA May Be Forced to Lift Grid TV Rules CHAMPAIGN, HI., March 31—UP)—The “beginning of the end” of football televis ion control by the National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n. was envisioned today ^by Athletic Di rector Doug Mills of Illinois. Mills has been a strong propo nent of a Big Ten plan of regional TV control which the NCAA’s TV Committee rejected yesterday in recommending restricted national control. Concerning the NCAA commit tee’s recommendation, Mills said: “This could be the beginning of the end of NCAA control of TV from the viewpoint that its pro posed 1954 program px-obably will invite legislative pressure through out the various states.” Mills described the NCAA pro posal to continue telecasting of a national football game of the week as “just a stop gap plan.” Texas League Sets Same Seat Prices FORT WORTH, March 31 UP)—- Texas League prices will remain the same as last year, League President John Reeves said today. He said a reduction in the federal tax had prevented any of the clubs from raising their prices. Congress cut the tax on tickets costing over 50 cents from 20 to 10 per cent. “Some clubs in organized base ball, including the Texas League, were going to be forced to raise then* prices in order to meet ex penses had not this tax relief come,” Reeves said. Maximum prices in the league ai*e: Individual box seats $2.00, re serve seats $1.75, grandstand and general admission $1.50 and bleachers and pavilion $1.00. New Cub Pilot Explains Stand SHREVEPORT, April 1—OP)— The Chicago Cubs had their game with Baltimore rained out yester day, giving them a chance to learn what their new manager, Stan Hack, has in mind. “The idea is to win,” Hack told his Cubs as he met them officially for the first time. Stan replaced Phil Cavarretta, who Monday was released as manager. “I feel we’ll all get along fine,” Hack said. “Pm sure I’ll get full cooperation from everyone. These men are all pros. They have a job to do, and they’ll give the fans a run for their money.” Cavaretta left the Cubs at Dal las yesterday with the remark: “I’m cold and sick at heart and I’m going home.” o f three Soccer Team Beats UH 4-3 in Houston Guillermo Cardenas, A&M’s soccer team, scored goals to spark the Aggies to a 4-3 win over the University of Houston Saturday in Houston. Aristide Casas scored the other A&M goal. CAP’N DICK RETIRES LEXINGTON, Va. UP)—R. A. Smith, known throughout the East as “Capn Dick,” is retiring as di rector of athletics at Washington and Lee University after holding the position for 33 years. He will be succeeded by E. P. (Cy) Twombly. RESTRING WITH STANDS OUT in play • Harder Smashes" • 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 Multi-Ply Braid.._..$5.00 At tennis shops and sporting goods stores.' ASHAWAY BRAIDED RACKET STRING Choici of The Champions MEXICAN DINNER COMPLETE WITH — Enchiladas (3) Beef Tacos (3) Beef Enchiladas . . (3) Tostadas (3) Chile Con Questo . (3) Tamales - Chile . . (3) Guacamole - Salad . . . Mexican Dishes SPECIALS Join Us On These Specials . . . THURSDAY thru SUNDAY 1701?!? CRISPY TOST ADIT AS rilLL WITH EACH ORDER ONLY 35c CHAPULTEPEC Dick Kryhoski of the Baltimore Orioles was the leading American League batter in night games for 1953. He hit. 357 under the lights. But his final season average was only .278. ’MURAL HIGHLIGHTS Rifle Sqd. 22 took an early lead in intramural rifle leage A, Monday, by outfiring two teams, Co. A and Co. E, in two separate matches. Sqd. 22 won over Co. E 500-460, and over Co. A 500-342. This places Co. E in second place in league A and Co. *A in third place. Sqd. 22, 500; Co. A 342. High point men; Co. A, R.. G. Robertson, Sqd. 22, Ralph Stout, Sqd. 22, 500; Co. E, 460. High point men, Ralph Stout, Sqd. 22, Robert Carlisle, Co. E. A QMC, 386; A Inf, 337. High point men, Don Lowry, A QMC, Ricketts, A Inf., Rick Co. L, 276; Sqd. 24, 190. High point men, Co. 1, Muir- nead, Sqd. 24, Brewer. A Armor, 496; M Band 364. High point men, A Ar mor, Powledge, Moss, M Band. A Engr., 529; ASA. 375. High point men, A Engr., Weinert, ASA. Galvan. White Band, 487; Sqd. 4, 466. High point men, W Band, Peters, Sqd. 4, Satel. Fish Band forfeited to Co. I. Sqd. 9 forfeited to Sqd. 2. Volleyball Sqd 10’s intramural volleyball team defeated White Band in a thrilling game 2-0 Wednesday. De spite the score, White Band fought to the last point. Doug Scott, star spiker for Sqd. 10, put in his reg ular performance for the winning airmen. Other standouts were Carroll Phillips of Sqd. 10 and Randy Kanz and Bill Campbell of W Band. Powerful B Inf. continued their wins by defeating A TC 2-0 Wed nesday. The A TC tried but could not outspike the B Inf. Team. Standouts for B Inf. were Don Horne and Jim Adams. Fred Gal ley and Nathan Boardman played heads-up ball for the losers. A Armor defeated Sqd. 6 2-0 Wednesday. Standouts were Ron nie Averitte and John Moritz of A Armor and Bill Hightower of Sqd. 6. Sqd. 4’s Dale Fisher led his team to victory over Sqd. 14 2-0 Wednesday. J. D. Marek was out standing for the losers. Sqd. 5, 2; AAA, 0 A QMC, 2; M Band 0 f Sqd. 9; B Ath., 0 (forfeit) Ping Pong Sqd 7 won the upperclassman ping pong championship. Sqd. 22 won the Freshman ping pong cham pionship. Handball Sqd 10 won the intramural hand ball championship for the second consecutive year. CHS Tennis Team Sets Tri-Meet Here A&M Consolidated netters will play in a triangular meet with Lufkin and Stephen F. Austin (Bryan) high schools at 2:39 to morrow afternoon on the A&M college cement courts. Members of the team are: Fred Anderson and Betsy Burchard singles, Bobby Jackson, Roland Beasley, Travis Englebrecht, Helen Holmes, Janice Latimer, and San dra Couch, doubles. Sandra Couch has a sprained ankle and will not play. Janice Latimer will be out because of illness. TRIANGLE S SPECIAL DINNER Friday — April 2nd. 85c w 1. SHRIMP CREOLE (With Rice) BEVERAGE—Tea or Coffee DESSERT—Jello SPECIAL ON PIZZA PIE $1.00 85c 2. SALISBURY STEAK Choice of two vegetables: Rice Corn Combination Salad Pinto Beans DESSERT—Jello BEVERAGE—Tea or Coffee TRIANGLE DRIVE-IN LOUNGE Try Crowflite Gas at The Triangle Station ?/ // 10^1 - GROCERIES - 20-oz. 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