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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1955)
r r ai tE ai 11 k SI fi C' ■w n ii f c li I t 3 F s a i r c 1 1 i i Page 4 THE BATTALION Wednesday, November 23, 1955 COACHES OF THE YEAR—Lined up behind head football coach Paul Bryajnt are his seven assistant coaches. Pictured in the usual order are, Jerry Claiborne, Tom Tipps, Pat James, Willie Zapalac, Phil Cutchin, Elmer Smith, Jim Owens and Bryant. Bryant, Staff Fashion Aggies Into One of Nation’s Top Ten By BARRY HART Battalion Sports Writer Lured from the University of Kentucky to revamp the football fortunes of down-trodden A & M, Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant and his seven assistants have pulled the Carets from mediocrity to high national ranking in two years. Bryant, one of the nation’s top candidates for Coach of the Year, served at Kentucky for eight years as head coach and left with a 60- 23-5 record. Highlight of his il lustrious career was defeating the powerful University of Oklahoma Sooners — national champions of 1950—in the 1951 Sugar Bowl Game, ending the nation’s longest winning streak. He was lauded nationally for his 1954 coaching job at A&M, his out- manned Cadets giving out a heart rending effort eatfh Saturday al though winning but one of 10 games. JIM OWENS, former University of Oklahoma all-American end, coaches the tackles. Owens went to Kentucky as as sistant to Bryant after playing a year of pro ball with Baltimore and was on the staff three sea sons. BATTALION WANT AD KATES One day 2<t per word 10 per word each additional day Minimum charge—400 DEADLINES 5 p.m. day before publication Classified Display 800 per column inch each insertion PHONE 4-5324 For Sale (1) 1952 Chevrolet Vz-ton Panel Truck. Sealed bids will be re ceived in the office of the Execu tive Assistant until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 1955. The fight.is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities. Address Executive Assistant, Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, for further information. 51t3 Stacked all channel TV antenna mast lead in guy wire, $20.00, 6-1713, 806 Welsh, College. 43tl3 CLASSIFIED Wanted One ticket to TU game. 6-8873. 53tl Lost Glasses in brown case. Return to 207 Goodwin Hall. Student Pub lications. 53t3 Special Notice Greer Nursery will be open Thanksgiving Day during the game. 509 E. 30th. 3-1076. 52t2 MOTHERS: You can have excel lent care for your children, good substantial meals, a cozy glassed- in nursery to give him many hap py hours of play and a lovely fenced-in yard and patio to enjoy. NO MUD. Visit Ginny’s Nursery, 503 Oak or call 3-4058 and let us tell you about our brand new es tablishment. Between College Sta tion and Bryan. 51t3 PHIL CUTCHIN works with the Aggie backs. A 1943 graduate of Kentucky, he served as assistant at Ohio Wesleyan from 1947 to 1950. JERRY CLAIBORNE, an out standing safetyman and end dur ing four years varsity experience at Kentucky under Bryant, coaches the ends. An assistant coach at Kentucky for two years, Claiborne was head coach at Augusta, Virgin ia Military Academy in 1950-51. WILLIE ZAPALAC, the only A&M graduate on the staff, coach es the A&M backs. After playing pro-ball with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1947, he coached at John Tarleton, Hills boro high school and Arlington State before returning to A & M as freshmen coach in 1953. PAT JAMES, former star guard for the Kentucky Wildcats, coaches the guards. James coached at Danville, Ken tucky, high school in 1952 and served as assistant to Bryant at Kentucky in 1951 and 1953. ELMER SMITH came to A&M in 1954 from Southern Arkansas State College of Magnolia, where his team won 54, lost 27 and tied two. A graduate of Hendrix College in 1931 he assisted there until 1936 when he moved to Centenary. TOM TIPPS, a graduate of Sul Ross College, was head coach of Pampa high school where he had a 54-16-1 record in seven years. Spirited Aggie Cagers Prepare For Season Opener With Tulsa By RONNIE GREATHOUSE Win-hungry Aggie basketballers should have a big ad vantage over conference rivals this year. The Bryan Daily Eagle predicted them to finish last in the league race. Two major problems face coach Ken Loeffler’s spirited squad of 14 varsity players this season. First is a change in the system.of play. Secondly, getting rebounds with players almost certain to be smaller than their opponents. The Aggies encounter a Hurricane named Tulsa in their season opener Dec. 1 at Tulsa. Loeffler introduced his “flash pivot” style of attack to the varsity, last spring, and the players seem to be picking it up qbickly. He describes his fast-moving mode of play as “every man’s a king. Every-'* One gets a chance to play and rebounds can afford to miss more score.” because they get more shots,” De- EACH PLAYER drives in Witt continued. for a shot. If he doesn’t have one, ,, ,,„ , ,, , , , , 1 HE FISH I EAM, under the ca- he throws to someone else. Sooner ^ , , , , , . , pable tutelage oi DeWitt and Joe or later someone should get open ir , , , , , „ . . Hardgrove, shows definite promise, long enough for a scoring chance. “What we heed is a tall boy,” said Loeffler. “I wish we could get someone here in school who’s 6-8 to come out for the team. It doesn’t matter whether he’s played any basketball before or not.” “We’d like to have someone who could keep those big guys on the other teams company. We don’t want them to be lonely out there when we play them.” VARSITY AND freshman teams held their usual scrimmage session yesterday. Carter Williams, 6-4, Bill Brophy, 6-3, George Mehaffey, 6-4, Fritzie Connally, 6-3, and Rog er Harvey, 5-11, made up the first string varsity five. Working with the first team, as there are no definite starters yet, were Al Love, Bryan Sutherlin, Ted Harrod, Ken Hutto, Don Bilbrey, John Fortenberry, John Henry, Johnny Lesikar and Jeff Penfield. “We’ve got as much material as anyone in the conference,” said Assistant Coach John DeWitt. “But there’s no substitute for size. One big man could make our ball club.” “Games today are won on re bounds. The team that gets those “This team hits that basket a lot better than the other freshman teams I’ve seen here,” said Hard grove, who earned a basketball let ter as a junior in 1953-54. “These boys are a lot bigger than last year’s.” Gonzalo Diago, 6-3, Stewart Hel ler, 6-5, James McNichol, 6-6, Alex Roberts, 6-2, and Neil Swisher, 6-1, ran on the first string Fish team yesterday. Jack Schwake, Erwin Turner, Harry Max and Curtis Hall alternated on the first unit. Ag Soccer Team Plays Texas Here A&M’s soccer team will play the University of Texas tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. The game will be played at the field South-East of Kyle Field. This is the sixth meeting be tween the two school’s soccer teams. A&M hasn’t lost a game to the Longhorns since the series be gan in 1951. The game is open to the public and no admission will be charged. GREENS —Immediate Delivery— We have a new shipment of pants cloth. Ask the men who have boug-ht trousers from us. L O U P O T ’ S Trade with Lou—he’s right with you UP HIGH go three varsity basketballers in yesterday’s practice. Facing the camera is George Mehaffey. Watch ing the action at right is Don Bilbrey. ^Jricin^ie DRIVE IN DINING ROOM 90c LUNCH Served from 11 until 2 PLATE LUNCHES Soup or Juice — 2 Vegetables Meat — Coffee or Tea — Dessert Triangle Banquet Room BY RESERVATION ONLY FOR LUNCHEONS, DINNERS, RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND BANQUETS Wanted to Rent Unfurnished apartment or house, available within the next few months. Rent not over $45. Please call if you are leaving such, 6-1361 at night and 6-6204, day. 49t5 DOGS BOARDED: Clean com fortable quarters. Caucasian Boarding Kennels. Special rate to “Aggies”. 49tf ATTENTION WORKING MOTHERS Pets Students: Board your dogs at jpecial low monthly rates. The Ba- /ard Kennels, on Highway 6 south of College. 6-4121. 75tf Work Wanted Typing wanted to do in my home. Mrs. C. E. Carlson, Jr. Phone 3532. after 5 p.m. lOOtf For Rent We guarantee that your child will be happy in our nursery school. Ages through 4. Music, art, games, meals. 24 hour service. 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