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Wednesday, February 16, 1055 THE BATTALION Page 3
Soph Scores 27
Before Fouling Out
By JERRY WIZIG
Battalion Sports Editor
Center Jim Krebs, a 6-8 sophomore scoring machine, and
senior guard Art Barnes, a 6-0 whirling dervish, swept SMU
to an early 17 point lead, and the Mustangs went on to beat
A&M, 81-56, last night in White coliseum.
The win gave SMU a 6-3 conference record and kept the
Ponies within range of leading TCU, which downed Texas
75-56 last night.
Krebs, playing only his third year of basketball, dumped
in 27 points before fouling out with 11:06 left in the game.
He scored 21 in the first half, including 10 of SMU’s first 22
points.
Nearly all of his 11 field goals came on shots close to the
bucket. Coach John Floyd
Rumors Stilled
Grid Drills Start Sat
UP, UP, UP—Aggie guard Ted Harrod goes up for a layup
in the third quarter of last night’s game with SMU as Mus
tang’s Joel Krog (20) and Tom Miller (31) get set to re
bound. Harrod scored 23 points to lead A&M.
“Goose’ Heads Cast
Trotters Headline
Twin Bill Tonight
By RONNIE GREATHOUSE
Battalion Sports Staff
Basketball will take on a carnival air tonight when the
Harlem Globetrotters face the Philadelphia Sphas in the fea
ture game of a doubleheader in White coliseum.
In the curtain raiser, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., the
Toledo Mercurys battle the Washington Generals.
About 1,800 seats are still available for the contest,
lleserved seats are $2.25 and gen
eral admission tickets are $1.25.
Doors will open at 7 p.m.
The Trotters will be led by fab
ulous Reese (Goose) Tatum, “The
Clown Prince of Basketball,” whose
court antics have delighted mil
lions all over the world.
When the whistle blows Tatum
may play with his own team, or
he may suddenly put himself into
the Sphas’ lineup. He may run
along the sidelines, or simply sit
on the bench and shout encourage
ment to his teammates.
Despite all his clowning, the
Goose is one of the finest players
in the history of the game. His
!»ver-the-shoulder hook shot is al
most impossible to defend against
Tatum will start as a forward.
At center for the Trotters will
be Walt Dukes, the 7-foot giant
who made basketball history dur
ing his college career at Seton
Hall.
Rounding out the Trotter’s team
probably will be dribbling star
Leon Hillard, Ermer Robinson and
Clarence Wilson.
The Trotters will demonstrate
their uncanny ball handling ability
in a special exhibition before the
game starts.
Not only will there be a high
class of basketball performed to
night, but there will also be four
top variety acts presented at the
half-times of both games.
opened with Don Bilbrey, 6-
3i/ 2 „ guarding the big boy,
but Bilbrey injured a shoul
der early in the game and cen
ter George Mehaffey, 6-4, took
over the job until he fouled out
with 11:16 left.
Mehaffey and Bill Brophy, who
started at a guard, scored only
eight points between them. Cap
tain John Fortenberry came out of
his scoring slump with 15 points,
13 in the fii'st half, and gugrd Ted
Harrod sank 23 points to lead the
Aggies.
A&M, now 1-7 in the SWC play
ed a deliberate style offense in an
attempt to slow down the high-
scoring Mustangs, shot just 40
times—20 in each half—and made
13. SMU hit 24 of 72 and out-
ebounded the Cadets, 67-51.
Guard Bobby Mills, who alter
nated with the slim Barnes, scor
ed 14. Barnes had 12 but his play
making and defensive skill were
his strong points.
With the score 14-7 SMU rang
up 10 straight points while holding
the Aggies scoreless. Larry Show-
alter sank one, then Krebs hit
three layups in three minutes and
Ronnie Morris made two free
throws.
This spree gave the Mustangs a
24-7 lead with 9:07 left in the
half. A&M sliced it to 22-31, the
closest they came, after Harrod
sank three goals in 95 seconds.
Cage Scores
Rice 80; Baylor 76.
North Carolina State 84; Duke 78.
Furman 100; South Carolina 79.
Ueliteh 67: Temple 57.
Miami. Ohio 91; Ohio University 79.
GeorRetown (D.C.l 76; Seton Hall 73.
Maryland 68; Clemson 66.
Maryville 74; Chattanooga 66.
Northwestern St. 98; La. College 85.
Fordham 78; City College 59.
Findlay 80; Lawrence Tech 68.
Baseball Team
Opens Season
March 2 Here
A&M’s baseball team set its
second day of official practice
today before opening its 1955
season here with Sam Hous
ton State, March 2.
Nine lettermen return to give
coach R. C. (Beau) Bell a firm
nucleus around which to build his
club. /
Wally Moon, former Aggie all
■conference outfielder who was vot
ed the 1954 National League rooki
SMU led 24-37 at the half and
quickly widened it to 50-31 in the
first five minutes of the second
half. A&M made only two goals
in the first nine and a half min
utes of the second half, then made
only two more before Conley Phipps
sank one as the final buzzer sound-
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BOX SCORE:
Paul (Bear) Bryant, A&M head
football coach and athletic director,
announced yesterday that spring
football practice will begin here
Saturday, thus squelching rumors
that he plans a move to Louisiana
State university.
About 75 or 80 candidates are
expected for the drills, limited to
18 practice days within a 28-day
period. This would make March 18
the last day of practice if the Ca
dets take all 28 of them.
Bryant also announced several
position changes. They are:
Halfback Bobby Drake Keith and
guard James Burkhart to left end;
Fish guards Gene Baker and Dick
Sayger to tackle; tackle Dee Powell
to guard; Fish fullback Bill Gilles
pie to center.
Nine Seniors
Band Selected
For Fish Dance
S.MIT (81)
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Showalter, f .
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2
3
6
Krog, f
.... 2
5
3
9
Morris, g ...
.... 0
4
3
4
Krebs, c ....
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5
5
27
Barnes, g ...
.... 5
2
3
12
Mills, g
.... 4
6
0
14
Scharf fenberger
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5
2
5
Miller, c . .
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Lee, g
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0
0
Clayton, g
0
3
2
3
Alexander, f .
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McGregor, c . .
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TOTALS .
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33
27
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AGGIES (56)
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Smith, g
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Harrod, g ...
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Phipps, g ...
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2
2
Brophy, g ...
2
2
3
6
Mehaffey. c . .
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0
5
2
Bilbrey. f ...
0
0
0
0
Fortenberry, g
4
7
3
15
Gattis, f . . . .
0
0
1
0
Henry, f
0
6
3
6
Love, c
0
2
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Wilson, f . . . .
0
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3
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TOTALS
Half: SMU
37-24.'
. . 13
30
28
56
FTM—SMU:
Krog,
Krebs
5,
Barnes.
Mills 4. Scharrfenbergcr 3. Miller 2. CClay-
ton. A&M: Harrod 3, Brophy, Mehaffey,
Fortenberry 2. Henry 5, Wilson 2.
Officials: Williamson and Hayes.
Selective Service
Names Test Dale
Tests will be given April 21 for
draft deferments, according to
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield, state
selective service director.
Applications must be postmarked
not later than midnight, March 7.
Later postmarks will not be ac
cepted.
Applications can be made to Sci
ence Research Associates, Chicago,
Ill., in addressed envelopes, obtain
ed from local boards.
Three Aggies
To Fight
In State Meet
Three A&M boxers go to the
state Golden Gloves boxing
tournament at Fort Worth to
day.
" Leaving from Waco this
morning were lightweight Jim
Earle, welterweight F. L. Dis-
chlcr and featherweight Con
nie Eckard. They won reg
ional titles in Waco last
month.
Two other Aggies who won
regional titles will not com
pete in the state meet. They
are bantamweight Ken Dun
can and light herfvyweight
Jackie Fowler.
The meet starts tonight, with
finals set Monday night.
The Aggieland Orchestra will
play for the Freshman Ball March
5 in Sbisa hall, announced Ed Car
rol, chairman of the dance com
mittee. The dance will last from
8 p.m. to midnight.
Freshmen wishing to enter their
girl friend’s picture in the sweet
heart contest should turn them in
to student activities office
Goodwin hall before Feb. 24. All
pictures will be returned, said Don
Elledge, chairman of the sweet
heart committee.
Students should fill out blanks
provided at the office. Pictures do
not have to be of any specific size,
he said.
To finance the dance, $1 will be
collected from each corps ^freshman
by the first sergeant of each out
fit, said Ted Lowe, co-chairman
with Don McGinney of the ticket
and finance committee. Any civil
ian freshman wishing to attend the
dance can go by the student activ
ities office and give $1 to the class
fund. They will receive a compli
mentary ticket to the ball, said
Lowe.
freshmen to report. Some of the
^candidates are prospects from the
corps who tried out for the squad
all last season.
The annual Maroon-White intra
squad game will be held at Kyle
field the night of March 5, Sports
Day. “There won’t be any other
public scrimmages,” Bryant said.
Workouts will range from one
hour, 40 minutes to two hours long.
All probably will be in the day
time.
13 Lettermen Return
Departing there are ends Ben
nie Sinclair, Paul Kennon and Billy
McGowan, tackles Bill Schrocder
and Larry Winkler, and guards
Norb Ohlendorf, Sid Theriot, Mar
vin Tate and Ray Barrett.
Backfield losses include these
lettermen—Don Kachtik and Rich
ard Vick at fullback and Joe Schero
Bryant expects nine seniors, 1
juniors, 53 sophomores and four an d Charlie Hall at halfbacks.
The Aggies lettered 25 varsity
players in 1954, and 12 of them
return, along with tackle Jatk
Powell, a ’53 letter-winner. Heav
iest losses are in the line.
Student Senate
To Discuss Finals
The Student Senate will meet
Thursday in the senate chamber of
the Memorial Student .Center ac
cording to Scotty Parham, record
ing secretary.
New business to be discussed is
the possibility of having two
weeks for final exams instead of
one and the wearing of letter
jackets and sweaters from other-
schools.
The return of course exemptions
and increased representation for
College View and the Project
Houses will also be discussed, Par
ham said.
Lettermen Listed
Returning lettermen are—Keith
at left end; Darrell Brown at left
tackle; Dee Powell at left guard;
Lloyd Hale and Herb Wolf at
center; Dennis Goehring at right
guard; Jack Powell at right tackle;
Gene Stallings at right end;
Elwood Kettler at quarterback;
Don Watson and Billy Pete Huddle
ston at left half; and Jack Pardee
and Bob Easley at fullback.
Due to report Saturday are (let
termen in bold-face):
Left ends—Seniors Bobby Brake Keith
Don Robbins (sqd.) sophomores Hollis
Pollard, Dean Meeks, Richard Sorrells. Dub
Kendrick, James Burkhart, (sqd.)
Left tackles—Junior Daxrel Brown; sophs
Charles Krueger, Dan Hancock, Gene Ba
ker, Frank Liles.
Left guards—Junior Bee Powell, sophs
Jim Stanley, Murray Trimble, Phil Bee
son, Jimmy Pace, Joe Howell.
Centers—Senior Herb Wolf; junior Lloyd
Hale; sophs Dick Smithwick, John Gilbert,
Garry Martin, Bobby Holder, Bill Gillespie.
Right guards—Senior Henry Clark (sqd.)
junior Dennis Goehring, sophs Paul Lillard,
John Nelson, Jim Langston, Ralph Patter
son, Charles Ellis.
Right tackles—Senior George Johnson
(sqd.), juniors Jack Powell and Bobby
Lockett (sqd.), sophs A. L. Simmons, Dick
Sayger, Ray Vincent.
Right ends—Junior Gene Spillings; sophs
Bobby Marks, Nolan Hutchinson, Peter
Humber, Joe Bright, Orison Hungerford,
Fred Maples.
Quarterbacks—Senior Elwood Kettler and
Ronald Robbins (sqd.), sophs Donald
Grant. Bobby Conrad, Jim Wright,
Caesar Fulton, Pat Patrick.
Left halfs—Senior Billy Huddleston; ju
nior Bon Watson, sophs Bill Dendy, Billy
Stevenson, John Crow, Jim Ridgeway, Car
los Esquivel.
Right halfs — Senior Gene Henderson,
(sqd.) ; sophs Ed Dudley, Loyd Taylor,
Bob Stolusky, Don McClelland.
Fullbacks—Senior Bob Easley; juniors
Jack I’ardee and Billy Cranberry (sqd.)
sophs Ken Hall. Bob Ewell, Roddy Os
borne, Lloyd Wasserman.
O’Neal, Frogs Win
Over Texas, 75-56
Four Ag Students
Injured Saturday
the Aggies for a week before re
porting to St. Petersburg, Fla.,
for spring training with the St.
Louis Cardinals March 1.
Four A&M stqdents were injur- j All-comference catcher J i m m y
ed Saturday when a Katy freight M illiams and pitchers Joe Hard-
train and an automobile collided grove and Jerry Nelson indicate a
at a crossing between Hico and j solid battery combination for the
Iredell. j Cadets.
Pitcher Tex Vanzura, infielders
ae Schero, Claude Northrup and
Joe
Bob Pender, and outfielders Les
Stockton are the
Hospitalized at Hico
Ed Collins of Petrolia, with two
cracked ribs and cuts, and Bob
Ring of Wichita Falls, with cuts ^ and
on the knee and ear. Collins is a ot ^ er lettermen.
freshman petroleum engineering | Dick Munday, who won fiv
major, and Ring is a freshr
chemical engineering major.
Douglas Mullins of Wichita Falls
and John Hoyle of Long’
treated for cuts and hr
released. Mullins is a s
business administration n
AUSTIN, Feb. 15—GP)—Dazzling Dick O’Neal broke
the Southwest conference season record for free throws last
night as first-place Texas Christian won an easy 75-56 bas
ketball victory over the University of Texas.
O’Neal scored 36 points, 12 on free throw's, for a total!
of 105 free throws in nine conference games. The old mark j
was 94 by John Starkey of Baylor and James Addison of
>f the year, will work out with | A&]V Ji . i v ru rr
1 he to points were the most ever scored by the rrogs
against Texas in Gregory gym here. The previous record
was 60 in 1949.
O’Neal, the conference scoring leader, came out ahead
in his duel with Raymond Downs of Texas, second in con
ference scoring. Downs dropped in 22 points in leading the
Longhorns.
TCU jumped into a quick lead and never gave it up.
At halftime the Frogs held a 39-23 edge, mostly on O’Neal’s
20 points. For the first 18 minutes of the game, the sensa
tional TCU center outscored the entire Tex^ team.
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