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i Thni's^af, Pecember 9, 1954 THE BATTALION Pasfe Hustlm s Bow 57-45 in Last Half Defending, shooting and rebound ing like a title contender in the first half, A&M’s scrappy Cadets wilted in the second half as they lost key performers on fouls and bowed to Tulsa 57-45. Van Eaton Pumps In 17 For A AAA Raymond Van Eaton scored 17 points as A anti-aircraft artillery went down in defeat before squadron 18 in an up perclassmen play-off game in intramural basketball. In other games, A athletics, be hind Joe Schardie, beat squadron 16, 18-3, and squadron 15, led by Jesse Jeffries, with eight points, beat squadron 1, 19-18. B infantry won over squadron 12, 12-0, in upperclassmen foot ball; Walton Hall won over Law hall, 7-0; A infantry won over squadron 20, 7-6; and A armor won over squadron 8 on penetrations. In upperclassman horseshoes, B anti-aircraft artillery won over squadron 22, 3-0; squadron 5 won over squadron 3, 2-1; A ordnance won over squadron 23, 2-1; and A athletics won over A signal corps, 3-1. Larry Priesmeyer bowled a tre mendous 213 to lead A anti-air craft artillery to an upperclass men bowling victory over squadron 10. In other matches, squadron 1 beat C anti-aircraft artillery; A transportation corps won by for feit over squadron 4, and squad ron 23 and squadron 12 forfeited to each other. Charles Sinclair bucketed 15 points as B anti-aircraft artillery went down before A ordnance, 21- 18, in freshmen basketball. In other games, White band won ov er squadron 22, 14-12; squadron 7 won over C armor, 26-17; squadron 14 won over squadron 9, 31-14; and B infantry won over squad ron 8, 21-15. In freshmen tennis, squadron 21 beat A transportation corps, 3-0; squadron 16 beat squadron 17, 2-1; A engineers beat squadron 2, 2-1; A chemical coi*ps beat squadron 12, 2-1; apd Maroon band beat A signal corps, 2-1. Basketball officials are needed for the play-off games tonight and for next week’s games, as well as a timer and a scprer. It was the second loss in two staids for the Aggies. About 2,000 fans watched in White coliseum. Going after the ball as if they had magnets in their pockets, the Faimiers twice led by 11 points in the first half, at 17-6 and 19-8. Then Tulsa, guided by forward Bob Patterson, outscored A&M 17-7 in the final eight minutes of the half to lead 29-28 at the 20-minute mark. Patterson scored 11 points in the rally and counted 24 for the night, the game’s high. He also grabbed 20 rebounds, 14 in the second half. Forward John Fortenberry led the Ags with 11 points, followed by George Mehaffey with 10. Mehaf- fey had 13 rebounds, high for A&M. Fortenberry, guard Pat McCrory and center Bon Bilbrey, who show ed marked improvement, all had BOX SCORK TULSA (57) Jg. ft. pf. tp. Wynes, g O 0 2 0 Evans, g 1 3 2 5 Hacker,, g .....3 1 2 7 Courier, c 2 2 5 6 Stewart, g 1 2 2 4 Stobs, f O 0 1 0 Johnston, f 0 0 0 0 Patterson, f 7 10 0 24 Born, f O O 0 0 Elliott, f 3 2 4 8 Yates, c 0 2 3 2 Duncan, f 0 1 3 1 Totals ....... 17 23 24 57 A&M (45) fg. ft. pf. tp. Smith, g 1 0 Harvey, g 3 1 3 7 Harrod, g 1 1 3 3 Sawyer, g 0 1 O 1 Brophy, f 0 0 1 0 Mehaffey, f 4 2 2 10 McCrory, g 1 5 5 7 Bilbrey, c 1 2 5 4 Fortenberry, f ..........2 7 5 11 Gattis, f 0 0 2 0 Totals 13 19 26 43 Half: 29-28 Tulsa. FTM—Tulsa: Evans 2, Hacker 5, Cour ier, Stewart 5, Patterson 2, Born 3, Dun can. A&M: Harvey 2, Harrod 4, Sawyer, Brophy 2, McCrory 5, Mehaffey, Forten berry, Gattis 2. four fouls in the first half. Me-1 Tulsa, in winning its third Ci’ory and Bilbrey. fouled out in straight game, hit 17 of 62 field the first six and a half minutes goals, Patterson taking 29 shots, of the second half. The Aggies sank 13 of 36 field goals, but made only five of 36 free throws in the second half. Tulsa iced the game in the first seven minutes of the second half. scoring 14 points to A&M’s three to lead 43-31. Closest the Aggies came after that was 50-41 with six minutes to play. In his spi’ee at the close of the first half, Patterson dipped in three tipins, a set shot and three free throws. Rely On Us for Superior Service When you put clothes in our hands, you know they’ll be returned clean, well pressed and in top form. 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