Page 4
THE BATTALION
Thursday, May 6, 1954
? o
ec
n
or
Ge
co>
go
Di
ye
nc
wi
tiv
so
ac
a r
cl
tr
cl
b
CAPTAIN RETURNS—Charley Leissner, Aggie varsity
baseball captain, returns to his position today against the
Longhorns. Leissner has been benched for nearly two
months with a back injury suffered in practice. He will
start at second base.
General Tells Group
Games Are Moral Aid
WASHINGTON, May 6 — OT)—
The Army threw its backing behind
its widespread sports program to
day in the face of argument by a
House committee that the Army
has been “coddling” big name ath
letes.
Big time baseball, basketball
and football games between Army
posts are “morale builders, even
for the spectators,” Brig. Gen. Her
bert P. Powell told a House Armed
Services subcommittee.
But Powell and some of the com
mittee members seemed to be in
disagreement over what “prefer
ential treatment” amounts to.
Chairman Hess (R-Ohio) said
“It appears the Army has plead
ed guilty” to reports that special
favors had been given name ath
letes called into the Army.
Powell told the House members
Army regulations specifically for
bid preferential treatment.
He conceded it is “possible that
the policy may have been violated”
in some cases and that post com
manders who give preferential
treatment to athletes will face
“appropriate action.”
This could amount to anything
from a reprimand to a court mar
tial, Powell told reporters.
The cases of these 10 athletes
will be examined tomorrow: Dick
Brodowski, Boston Red Sox pitch
er; Sandy Saddler, featherweight
boxing champ; Sugar Ray Robin
son, former middleweight champ;
A1 Konikowski, New York Giants
pitcher; Eddie and J ohnny
O’Brien, Pittsburgh Pirates play-
ei-s; Willie Mays, Giant outfielder;
Chico Vejar, welterweight boxer;
Billy Martin, New York Yankees
infielder; and Whitey Ford, Yan
kee pitcher.
Cadets Set
For Texas
At Austin
Charley Leissner, Aggie baseball
ciiptain, will start against Texas
at second base today in Austin
for the first time since he hurt his
back late in March.
Leissner has been taking special
treatments since then and they
seem to have put him back in
shape.
Right after .the accident, there
was doubt if he would play again
this season. He got a vertebra
separation in practice when he
twisted to field a ball and attempt
ed a double play.
Jerry Nelson will take the mound
for the Aggies this afternoon
against the Longhorns number one
hurler, Boyd Linker.
Linker was responsible for the
pitching which kept the Aggies
from winning their first game
against Texas here on April 13 in
Kyle field.
The Aggies have a 5-5 record in
conference play going into this
two-game series with Texas. The
Longhorns need only to win these
two contests from A&M to sew up
the 1954 Southwest conference ti
tle.
In Friday’s game, big Southpaw
Joe Hardgrove will hurl for the
Aggies.
Following is a lineup of players
in today’s game by position:
Pitcher—Nelson
Catcher—Williams
First Base—Byrd
Sefcond Base—Beissner
Third Base—Schero
Shortstop—-Dishman
Beft field—Ellis
Center field—Ablon
Right field—Stockton
The Aggies next home game is
Wednesday May 12 against TCU.
“Shoulder Hurts’
MAJOR LEAGUE
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
THURS. thru SATURDAY
iTS
m
pz i /\A\ A,y
v : ^ ' k
New York
4, Baltimore
2
Cleveland
7, Philadelphia 2
Washington 1, Chicago
0
Detroit at
Boston, ppd.
Team
Won
Lost
Pet.
lih.d
Chicago . . .
13
7
.650
—
Detroit . . .
9
5
.543
1
Cleveland . .
10
7
.588
IV,
Philadelphia .
9
8
.529
2%
New York . . .
. 8
9
,471
3 %
Washington .
7
10
.412
4%
Baltimore . . .
6
10
.333
5 y.
Boston
4
9
.308
5 y.
Alec GUINNESS
Yvonne DE CARLO
•ClCASEO THRU UNITED ARTISTS
CIRCLE
TODAY & FRIDAY
0°
c POWELL
O * t/aictfoH
° MacRAE ,
° O
— ALSO
,55
“Trouble Along
The Way*
John Wayne
Donna Reed
NOW SHOWING
GARY LORETTA
COOPER • YOUNG
w kA Spccrrna&y t/<h£*cs<?9t's K
AfonqCamg
Jones
with
WILLIAM DEMAREST
DAN DURYEA •FRANK SULLY
A CINEMA ARTISTS COUP. PRODUCTION
j? J
TODAY thru SATURDAY
| MIGHTY
BASYLON
FALLS IN
BATTLE!
SpqipBAPICTURES
SLAVES OF
Babylon
stamn£ RICHARD CONTE • LINDA CHRISTIAN
with MAURICE SCHWARTZ • Story and Screen Play by DeVAUON
SCOTT • Produced by SAM KATZMAN • Directed by WILUAM CASTLE
Ted Williams
Plays Catch
To Warm Up
BOSTON, May 5 — G5 5 ) —
Ted Williams playing - catcher,
a baseball announcer pitching
his high fast one and a dis
cussion about pro basketball’s
George Mikan—it was all part of
the scene yesterday when the game
between the Boston Red Sox and
Detroit Tigers was rained out.
Warms Up
Williams warmed up by catch
ing his old nemesis Paul (Dizzy)
Trout, former Detroit ace and now
a sportscaster, at rain-soaked Fen
way park while most of the players
talked shop in the dressing rooms.
Boston’s slugging outfielder,
looking forward to pinch hitting in
the near future, wanted to limber
up despite the* light rain and found
a pair of takers in Trout and team
mate Billy Goodman. Williams’
broken collarbone is about healed
and he won’t let a day go by with
out exercising it.
Shoulder Hurts
“The shoulder still hurts,” said
Williams, obviously miffed at the
weather which has kept the Sox
idle since Saturday. “They told me
yesterday it was up to me when I
can play. How can I tell when
that’ll be ? I do know some warm
weather would help.”
Manager Lou Boudreau indicat
ed he would talk to Ted this week
end about making the western
road tiip which starts Monday.
“I’ll wait to see how he is then,”
the Boston pilot added.
Track Program
Triangular Meet With A&M, Abilene Christian
and North Texas State
(Clip This Schedule^
Time Event Entries
4:30 p.m.—Discus—A&M—Jim Cavitt, Tom Bonorden, Bobby
Gross; NT—Jerry Polen; ACC—Larry Faulkner.
(To be held in afternoon because of narrow stadium)
7:30 p.m.—Javelin—A&M—^George Knipple, Joe Wilson, Fred
Wilson, Fred Hartman, Tom Dollahite; NT—None;
ACC—Ted Sitton, Tommy Morris, Von Morgan.
High Jump—A&M—W. J. Post, John Mcllhenny, Marvin Swink;
NT—Kenneth Kelly, Elmer Beard; ACC—Les Van-
over.
Pole Vault—A&M—Ed Reeder, James Earle, Billy Tutor; NT—
Jerry Polen; ACC—Larry Faulkner.
8 :00 p.m.—Shot Put—A&M—Bobby Gross, Tom Bonorden, Harry
Cox; NT—Gene Branscome, John Cavaglieri; ACC—
Poul Goad.
Broad Jump—A&M—Don Watson, James Stansel, Bobby Robin
son ; NT—Kenneth Kelly, Ploward Fitzhugh, Sam
Pugh; ACC—Jerry Trenary.
440 yd. Relay—A&M—Harley Hartung, Sidney Goyer, Gerald
Stull, Frank Norris or Don Watson; NT—Dean Ren
fro, Paul Patterson, Boyd Dollar, Gene Branscore;
ACC—Leondous Fry, Von Morgan, Don Conder,
George Adrian.
8:05 p.m.—Mile Run—A&M—Jim Blaine, Dale DeRouen, Bill
Boles; NT—Dale Intel, Victor Rodriguez; ACC—
None.
8:15 p.m.—440 yd. Dash—A&M—Wallace Kleb, Carol Libby, Ter
ry Vetters;,NT—W. L. Clancy; ACC—George Ad
rian,, Paul Johnson.
8:25 p.m.—100 yd. Dash—A&M—Sidney Goyer, Don Watson, Don
Tedder; NT—Boyd Dollar, Dean Renfro; ACC—Le
ondous Fry, Von Morgan, Don Conder.
8 :35 p.m.—120 yd. High Hurdles—A&M—Tom Dollahite, Harley
Hartung, Glenn Blake, Jim Hollingsworth; NT—
Kenneth Kelly, Robert Wheeler; ACC — Charles
Smith, Weldon Hayes.
8:45 p.m.—880 yd. Run—A&M—Wallace Kleb or Terry Vetters;
NT—Paul Patterson, Walter Abbey; ACC—Leon
Lepard, Tom Bell, Mel Wolf.
8:55 p.m.—220 yd. Dash—A&M—Frank Norris, Gerald Stull, Don
Tedder, Sidney Goyer;NT—Boyd Dollar, Dean Ren
fro; ACC—Leondus Fry, Don Conder.
9:05 p.m.—Two Mile Run—A&M—Verlon Westmoreland, Billy
Boles;NT—None; ACC—None.
9:20 p.m.—220 Low Hurdles—A&M—Harley Hartung, Ken Fry;
NT—Kenneth Kelly, Robert Wheeler; ACC—Burl
McCoy, Mack Clark, Jacky Stockton.
9:30 pan.—Mile Relay—A&M—Gerald Stull, Frak Norris, Carol
Libby, Wallace Kleb; NT—not listed; ACC—Don
Conder, Paul Johnson, Leon Lepard, George Adrian.
Aggie Catcher
STARTS TODAY—Jerry Nelson, right handed speedballer,
will start for the Aggies this afternoon against the Long
horns’ ace, Boyd Linker. Linker beat Nelson earlier this
season on Kyle field.
Williams Is Top
Yarsity Slugger
By ERIC MILLER
Battalion Staff Writer
Jimmy Williams, catcher for the
varsity baseball squad, is the top
hitter on the team this season.
First string catcher last season,
Jim resumed his post this year.
He is a junior personnel admini
stration major from San Antonio.
Last summer, Jimmy played
semi - pro ball for the Refugio
Veterans, coached by Aggie mentor
Beau Bell, Jim played his first
semi-pro ball the summer of 1952
with the Columbus Redbirds. He
plans to play with Refugio again
this summer.
Jim’s most exciting moment in
baseball came last summer when
he hit a home run against the Sin-
ton Oilers in the state semi-pro
finals:
Although presently living in San
Antonio, Jim attended high school
at Ball high in Galveston where he
lettered three years in baseball.
His batting has proven especially
welcome to the Aggie -diamond
squad this season in which they
have displayed a noticeable lack of
power at the plate.
Aggies
BRING YOUR PARENTS
TO THE MSC
SHMORGASBORD
Saturday, May 8
To be served from 4:30 to 7:30 in the
MSC Dining Roo'm
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 10. St. Louis 3
Cincinnati 7, New York 1
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 0
Team: Won Lost Pet. Blill.
Philadelphia 11 6 .647 —
Brooklyn 10 7 .588 1
Cincinnati 11 8 .579 1
St. Louis 10 9 .526 2
New York 9 10 .474 3
Milwaukee 7 9 .438 3 y,
Chicago 6 8 .429 3 y.
Guion Hail
TODAY and
Matinee FRIDAY
Warner Bros.
PRESENT
I- GLENN
Ford
oflhs
■ Diana & m rAtRiciA
Lynn • Medina
Filmed in Fabulous Oaxaca!
Patricia
Jonathan latimer ROBfRi'pEtLOWs John'farrow
4WAYNE-FELL0WS -OOUCTW ^
^WARNER BROS
CHS Sends Eight
To State Finals
Eight A&M Consolidated ath
letes, seven boys and a girl, go to
Austin today to compete in the
state finals in track and tennis.
The four Tiger track men are
David Bonnen, Robert Cleland, Wil
liam Arnold and Bobby Carter.
The four CHS tennis players are
Roland Beasley, Bobby Jackson,
Fred Anderson and Betsy Burch-
ard.
Cramming
for Exams'?
Fight “Book Fatigue” Safely
Y our doctor will tell you — a
NoDoz Awakener is safe as an
average cup of hot, black cof
fee. 1 ake a NoDoz Awakener
when you cram for that exam
• •.or when mid-afternoon
brings on those “3 o’clock cob-
"ebs. Y ou 11 find NoDoz gives
? ou a lift without a letdown...
helps you snap back to normal
and fight fatigue safely!
15 tablets'iZrCr^Zl ‘onS Qfic
Dorms) 60 tablets—
safe as coffee
Rainbow Weaves . . for men who want a
freshness of pattern and coloring in their sum
mer attire.
New weaving skills create subtle streaks of
color blended and softened to accent the fresh
coolness of the luxurious Pacific Mills fabric
of worsted and Mohair. (
The jacket has patch pockets, of course.
Conway & Co.
103 N. Main Bryan