The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 14, 1954, Image 3

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 14, 1954, Image 3

Newspaper Page Text} Tuesday, September 14, 1954 THE BATTALION Page S Bear Bryant Starts Grid Six Year Plan By the Associated Press Head Football Coach Bear Bry ant places his foot on the first rung of the Aggie football ladder Saturday night on Kyle Field be fore an expected 25,000 fans in a long range plan to revive Aggie football fortunes. With an extremely small squad, Bryant will try to take that first step up the ladder while the Texas Tech Red Raiders will concentrate on kicking Iris foot off the rung. Just 38 boys will trot onto the field next Saturday night when the Aggies open the campaign against the powerhouse from West Texas who will be seeking revenge for their only defeat last season. Bryant came here from Kem tucky, with a six-year contract at $15,000 a year-, with the stated pfrpose of rebuilding A&M grid- iron fortunes. He found 17 letter- men but no quarterback and gap ing holes at several positions. ’*!Bryant took his squad out for the first week of practice and sev en boys quit in the face of stren uous workouts in his search for “hard-nosed boys who can take it.” Some withdrew because of physical ailments, such as Joe Boring, a regular halfback who had a bad knee, while others just plain, flat quit. Things got so desperate that Bryant, watching a student mana ger, 155-pound Troy Summerlin, center the ball, pressed the young ster into service. Summerlin had played football in high school but hadn’t come out for the team here. Admittedly the Aggies are the thinnest in point of numbers and physical stature of any Southwest Conference football squad in mod ern history. “They may be fight ing for their lives every Saturday,” said Bryant grimly. And so, Saturday night, they start the season against Texas Tech team that is expected to be even stronger than the 1953 outfit that won 10 of 11 games in the regular season, then crushed Au burn in the Gator Bowl. The Aggies beat Texas Tech 27-14 last year. It was the lone smudge on the Red Raider’s sched ule. They’ll be in an angry mood as they face the Aggies this time. Bryant has said that if his boys win any games this year it will be through fighting spirit and con dition. The way he has worked them into condition apparently will be one strong point. “I don’t want to give the im pression that we’re crying and want to give up,” Bryant said. “We have a fine bunch of boys. They’re thin and small, but I hope and pray that I can give them the kind of leadership which will get them to do their best. We have a good squad. If I’m able to do a good job they’ll do better than most people think.” Winning one game probably would be doing better than most people think. Ivluszewski Threatens Home Run Records fNEW YORK, Sept. 14 — CP) l\lus< Muscleman Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Redlegs, former Indiana U. grid star, today was making passes at Hack Wilson’s National League home run record. If he continues his September slugging he’s likely to break the 24-year-old standard. With 9 homers in his last 11 games, Kluszewski has pulled to within 3 games of Wilson’s -1930 pace. When Hack hit 56, he wal loped his 48th in his 139th game. Kluszewski has 48 in 142 games. The husky first baseman from Argo, Ill., also can eclipse the Na tional League homer mark for left- handed batsmen. Johnny Mize of the New York Giants set that one with 51 in 1947. Bulls and Cats Begin Last Play HOUSTON — CP) _ Houston and F<*ft Worth, two teams which clos ed the regular season schedule with impressive winning streaks, meet here tonight in the final round of the Texas League playoffs. The Buffs and Cats were the league’s biggest winners the last month of the regular season. Hous ton won 22 out of 31 games to finish one game behind first place Shreveport. Fort Worth won 22 out of 34 to overtake San Antonio and grab fourth place and a spot in the play offs. Fort Worth eliminated Shreve port, four games to one. Houston turned back third place Oklahoma City in similar fashion. Buff Manager Dixie Walker has nominated his ace southpaw, Luis Arroyo, as the starting pitcher. Manager A1 Vincent of the Cats Has selected a righthander, Rudy Paynich. Kluszewski is eight games be hind Babe Ruth’s homer rate of 60. The Bambino slammed his 48th in the Yankees’ 134th contest in 1927. Braves Win To Revive Bid ForNL Pennant P H I L A D E I P H IA—CP)—The struggling Milwaukee Braves, be hind the air-tight relief pitching of Dave Jolly defeated the Phila delphia Phillies 7-4 last night to stay 4 Vs games behind the first- place New York Giants. Playing without their two top sluggers, Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock, the Braves broke the game open in the eighth inning when they scored four runs on two hits, three walks, a sacrifice, and a hit batter, off southpaw Curt Simmons. Wilkinson Sings Blues OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 18— (A 5 )—The University of Oklahoma football team, which has been pegged by many experts as the nation’s best squad, is the “most overrated team” ever produced at the school, Coach Bud Wilkinson said today. “If you have been reading the same magazines I have that makes us the No. 1 team, you have to remember that the people who wrote those stories are considering us the same team as last year,” Wilkinson told the Monday Quar terback Club. LEARN TO DANCE with the MANNING SMITHS Ballroom, square, folk dancing. Children’s classes, 4 th through 8th grade, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, KC Hall. Rythmn and tumbling classes for children (includes basic tap, ballet, folk danc ing) boys and girls, ages 5 to 9. ALL CLASSES MEET ONCE A WEEK Register now for classes beginning Sept. 21, 22 & 23 Adult Square Dancing Class Beginning Sept. 23 KC HALL CALL 4-1259 THE PLAY’S THE THING—Working out without cumbersome padding, members of the 1954 Aggie football team polish up a key play as they prepare for Saturday night’s season opener on Kyle Field with the Texas Tech Raiders while the coaching staff lends a critical eye. Aware that the Red Raiders will be gunning for revenge after last sea son’s lone defeat at the hands of the Aggies, Head Coach Bear Bryant is giving the small , squad a close check to determine the starting eleven with the best chance to repeat the ’ upset. In Other Grid Camps... AUSTIN, Sept. 13—(TP) — After four days of rough scrimmage Tex as went through light drills today. The Longhorns eased off in their workout before they return to headknock sessions tomorrow in preparing for the season opener Saturday against LSU. DALLAS, Sept. 13—UP)—Scor ing plays were the feature of to day’s SMU football drills. The Mustangs pointed toward a Friday night intrasquad game. Ball carrying by Don Mcllhenny and John Marshall and blocking by Frank Eidom and Blake Tucker were features of the work. WACO, Sept. 13—UP) — Baylor started a final week of practice to day for Saturday’s football opener against Houstpp. Billy Hooper is to draw the starting nod at quar terback. The Bears ran their own plays today, then worked on defense against Houston plays. FORT WORTH, Sept. 13—(TP) TCU gridmen worked on pass of fense and defense today in a non- contact drill. Quarterbacks Ronald Clinkscale and Charles Curtis were impres-^ sive with their throwing. HOUSTON, Sept. 13—UP)—Four Rice Owls were on the sidelines to day with minor injuries received in Saturday’s annual blue-gray in trasquad game. Suffering minor injuries Satur day night were Mac Taylor, full back; Lew Harpold, guard; Jean Barras, Tackle; and Sammy Burk, Halfback. The Owls open their campaign here Saturday night against Flori da. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Sept. 13 (TP)—Arkansas’ passing game, which is one of the Razorbacks weaker points, showed a little im provement today as Bowden Wyatt sent his charges through a hard lengthy scrimmage session. NOTICE TRIANGLE DINING ROOM Full Course Dinners 5 to 9 P.M. Every Day It May Be Hard For Announcers The University of North Caro lina football eleven this fall is making it tough for sports writers who may stumble on their spelling. Among the Tar Heel players are Stavnitski, Marcinko, Muschamp, Boyette, Marcopulos and Kiochak. 1 igers race Ironies After Opening Win By MAURICE OLIAN Battalion Sports Writer The A&M Consolidated Tigers Monday reviewed mistakes made in the 25-19 football win over the Bremond Tiger's there Friday night and began pointing for the Madi- sonville Mustang invasion of Tiger Field Friday at 8 p.m. Season opener for both Class A teams, the Tiger-Bremond tilt showed some glaring first-game ex-- x'ors, but was a crowd pleaser with the final winner in doubt until the final gun. Consolidated opened the scoring when a Bi-emond fumble in the first quai’ter gave the Tigei*s pos session on the Bi'emond 34 yai'd line. Six plays later J. B. Carroll tossed a touchdown pass to Dick Hickman from five yax-ds out for the score, after Tx-avis Engelbrecht stax-ted the drive with a 21 yard scamper. The try for point after failed and Consolidated held a 6-0 edge. Taking the ensuing kickoff and x’unning it out to their 38, Bre mond marched 62 yards in 15 plays to tie the score at 6-6. Jeimy Mitch ell, all-district halfback last sea son, hammex-ed over from the 3 yard line to cap the didve. Midway in the second quai’ter, Consolidated jumped back into the lead with two pass plays for 67 yards and a scoire. Caxmoll tossed first to end Jex*ry Oden for a 40 yai’d completion and the combina tion clicked again for the touch down from the 27 yard line. Car-< roll converted and Consolidated, led by a 13-6 scoi’e. On the final play of the fii’st half, Mitchell plunged fi’om the 1 yard line but the try for the extra point failed and Consolidated held on to a narrow 13-12 halftime lead. Early in the third quarter the Tigei'S inci’eased their lead to 19-12 when CaiToll found Oden open in the end zone for the touchdown. (See CHS, Page 4) ^ oUR S CtEAN/yv G FOR y Oo Save Your Money! Save Your Clothes! CAMPUS CLEANERS Welcome Aggies Kellys Coffee Shop and Corral "Good Food, That's All n 201 S. Main Bryan ...AND HOW IT STARTED Douglas Leigh says: “After leaving • the University of Florida (where I’d sold yearbook ads), I had big, crazy ideas about making new kinds of spectacular displays. So I bought a Bi'ownie and went to New York to photograph rooftops. My first sign was a huge, steaming coffee cup on Broadway. At age 23 I was starting to learn an exciting business!” START SMOKING CAMELS YOURSELF! Make the 30-day Camel Mildness Test. See how Camels give you more pure pleasure! See for yourself why Camels’ cool mildness and rich flavor agree with more people than any other cigarette! It. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. SUCCESS STORY: Camels - America's tnost popular cigarette*• *l>y faTl AGREE WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE

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