The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 19, 1956, Image 3

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 19, 1956, Image 3

Newspaper Page TextThursday, January 19, 1956 THE BATTALION Pag'e 3 Third In SWC Scoring ‘Spider* Helping A&M Spin Wins By BARRY HART Assistant Sports Editor Georg-e (Spider) Mehaffey, the wild Irishman of A&M, stands third in Southwest Conference scoring- with 88 points, but “is his own worst enemy,” according - to Coach Ken Loeffler. “There’s only one thing worse than a wild Irishman,” smiled Loeffler, “and that’s tlmee calm Ihitchmen,” referring to Mehaf- fey’s occasional bursts of wild, un controlled basketball. “George is quick and fast and gets better every day,” says Coach Loeffler of his 6-4 point-maker. “He’s lasting longer in games too —he used to foul out on defense, now we’ve got him so he just fouls out on offense.” Mehaffey, dubbed “Spider” by his teammates, currently leads the Aggies in the scoring department in both the conference and season rankings. His 186 points places him ninth in the SWC season totals for a 13.3 average. Although not a skyscraper in height, George has plucked 53 important rebounds off the boards to pace A&M in that department through five conference games. Mehaffey’s 28 points in the Ag gies’ 77-89 loss to the Rice Owls stands as his personal high on the season and his 35 points in the pre conference tournament won him second-team all-tourney honors in Houston. “Mehaffey has all the reactions of a good basketball playerj” says Loeffler, “and only needs to control his natural wildness to become a really fine player.” The Houston Junior, a graduate of St. Thomas High where he earned a berth on the Catholic all- state quintet his senior year, Me haffey meshed 156 points last year to take second place among A&M scorers with a 13-point average. On the season George dunked 268 points through the hoop to stand third among the Aggies. Wild or not, it’s a fact that George Mehaffey is one of the out standing hardwood performers in the SWC. BOOKS! BOOKS! Let us reserve your books before going home— Easy pick-up on return—No waiting STUDENT CO-OP N. Gate VI 6-6715 BATTALION CLASSIFIED WANT AD BATES One day 2<f; per word per word each additional day Minimum charge—40£ DEADLINES 5 p.m. day before publication Classified Display 80^ per column inch each insertion PHONE VI 6-6415 For Sale For Rent Small furnished house for rent. $40 month plus utilities. Also fur nished apartment available Jan. 21. $45 monthly. Inquire 421 Foch, Bryan. 75t4 Pets Modern maple rocker, two table model radios, child’s tricycle, Mrs. Wisemon, 201 Church St. 77t2 1953 Chevrolet sedan, 32,585 miles. Excellent condition. Radio heater, $830. Call Hugh Lanktree. VI 6-5713 or write 6441, College Station. 77t3 ’41 Ford Coupe, excellent condi tion. Will sacrifice this week. See Gary W. Proffer, 2-123 by Satur day. 76t3 1950 6-6658. Buick Special, $475, VT 76tf Dogs, cats boarded—-low daily, weekly, monthly rates. Grooming. Puppies. Free pickup, delivery. BAYARD KENNELS, Highway 6 South, College. VI 6-5535. 70tf Work Wanted Typing wanted to do in my home. Mrs. C. E. Carlson, Jr. Phone TA 2-3532 after 5 p.m. lOOtf Ags, Sam Houston Vie Here Tonight at 8 p.m. GEORGE (SPIDER) MEHAFFEY is currently third among - Southwest Conference scorers with 88 points in five g'ames, an average of nearly 18 points per game. He also paces the Cadet point makers in season scoring with 186. By RONNIE GREATHOUSE Battalion Sports Editor Favored for the first time this season, the Aggies collide with Sam Houston’s stubborn Bearkats tonight in White Col iseum. The 8 p.m. game finds the Cadets meeting their oldest cage foe. A&M and Sam Houston first met on the basketball court in 1913, the Aggies’ first season, with the Bearkats absorbing a 72-9 beating. Taking time out from the hotly-contested Southwest Conference race, A&M enters tonight’s battle with a 2-3 rec ord against loop teams. Over the season the Cadets have registered four wins while losing 10. A&M is fourth in SWC standings, one game back of Rice’s Owls “We’ll start with George 4 Mehaffey, Fritzie Connallv Ken Plutto, Roger Harvey, Bill Brophv—and a prayer to night,” grinned Aggie mentor Ken Loeffler. Though Sam Houston’s 3-11 sea son record is not impressive, the Bearkats have not been badly beat en in any game so far. Last Tues day night — the Kats lost to a strong East Texas State quint, 51- 66, to suffer their sixth straight Lone Star Conference setback. The Huntsville Kats will probab ly pit a starting five of A1 Adams, Monte Driskell, Lawrence Rich ards, Carl Davis and Glenn Jochec against the Aggies tonight. In the 63 game series between the two schools A&M has managed to win 47. The two teams last met in 1951, the year the Aggies shared the SWC championship with TCU and Texas, and the Cadets won twice, 40-36 and 50-45. Three Aggie basketeers are among the ten top scorers in the SWC at present. Mehaffey, Hutto and Brophy rank third, foui'th and seventh respectively. Mehaffey leads the Aggies with 186 points over the season, and 88 in league games. Hutto is close behind in SWC action with 75 markers. The Aggies play host to Texas Christian Saturday night in White Coliseum, returning to conference warfare. Aggie Gridders To Open Drills February 20th February 20th is the date set for the opening of A&M’s annual football spring train ing. The drills will be staged earlier this year than in the past to enable some of the players to participate in track and baseball. The Aggies, boasting 24 return ing lettermen, have possibly been hurt less by graduation than any Southwest Conference school. The entire first-team returns entact for the 1956 grid season. ‘We’ll use the split-T formation again next year, but with a little more variation,” said Coach Raul Bear Bryant. Of the returning lettermen three were named to first-unit all-SWC teams across the state, and at least five others were placed on the second team. Arkansas Five Leading SWC Cage Teams Arkansas’ battling Razor- backs, who a month ago would have been conceded little chance of stepping into the first division, leaped into the top spot of the Southwest Confei*- ence cage race this week. The Hogs won their fourth straight SWC victory without de feat last Monday night against A&M, 98-66. SMU’s co-favored Mustangs hold down the No. 2 pos ition with a perfect 3-0 slate. High ly-rated Rice is third with 3-2. CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team W E Pet. Pt. 1.000 1.000 .600 .400 .333 .333 .000 337 250 387 376 208 217 329 Op. 267 267 366 428 230 250 367 CONGRATULATIONS AGGIE SENIORS Bring your Parents to tlie . . . M.S.C. DINING ROOM Open 4:30 to 7 P. M. Commencement Day Special Notice Looking for golf clubs ? Regis tered, matched set, 2 woods, 5 irons, bag, etc. $50. VI 6-5839. 75t3 2 954 For Custom fordor s6dan, low mileage. Will take trade-in. John Shanks, Hart C-7. 68tf New stacked all channel antenna, mast lead in guy wire $18.00. VI 6-5268, 806 Welsh, College. 71tl3 Lost Athletic “T” medal with “J. G. Holmes” engraved on back. Call VI 6-4769. 76t3 Room For Rent Southeast upstairs bedroom, pri vate bath. Meals. Mrs. Maggie Parker. 75tf SIUL ROSS EODGE NO. 1300 A.F. & A.M. College Station Called meeting Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m. Work in E A degree. Members and visiting brethren cordially in vited to attend. Tj. S. Paine, W. M. 76t2 N, M. McGinnis, Secy. DOGS BOARDED: Clean com fortable quarters. Caucasian Boarding Kennels. Special rate to “Aggies”. 49tf OFFICIAL NOTICES 3 9 8 10 10 12 .867 .813 .400 .385 .286 .286 .200 Pt. 1147 1272 1066 884 960 859 932 Op. 973 1046 1008 850 1099 951 1130 TP Official notices must be brought, mailed, or telephoned so as to arrive in the Office Student Publications (207 Goodwin, VI 6-6415. hours 8-12, 1-5. daily Monday through Friday) at or before the deadline ■»f 1 p.m. of the day preceding publication. —Director of Student Publications. Wanted to Buy Boy’s 6-4644. bicycle 20”. Call VI 75t6 BEST VALUE Men’s Well-tailored — SLACKS — The SLAXATORIUM 110 College Main NOTICE TO JANUARY" GRADUATES At 8 a.m. Thursday, January 19, there will be posted on a bulletin board .in the Registrar’s Office a list of those candidates who have completed all academic require ments for a degree. Every candidate is urged to consult this list to determine his status. H. Tj. HEATON Registrar 75tf Arkansas 4 So. Methodist 3 Rice 3 Texas A&M 2 Texas Christion ... 1 Baylor .•. . . 1 Texas 0 SEASON STANDINGS Team W U Pet. So. Methodist ... 13 Rice 13 Texas 6 Arkansas 5 Texas A&M 4 Baylor 4 Texas Christian . . 3 LEADING SCORERS (SWC) Player, Team Temple Tucker, Rice 110 Raymond Downs, Texas 101 George Mehaffey, A&M 88 Kenneth Hutto, A&M 75 Joe Durrenberger, Rice 74 Manuel Whitley. Ark 72 Bill Brophy, A&M 71 Norman Hooten, Texas 68 Larry Showalter. SMU 62 Dick O'Neal, TCU 60 LEADING SCORERS (Season) Player. Team TP Temple Tucker, Rice 384 Raymond Downs. Texas 358 Dick O’Neal, TCU 344 Jim Krebs. SMU 258 Manuel Whitley. Ark 222 Joe Durrenberger. Rice 217 Louis Estes, Baylor 206 Norman Hooten. Texas 188 George Mehaffey, A&M 186 Larry Showalter. SMU 179 THIS WEEK’S SCORES Arkansas 98, A&M 66; Rice 83, Texas 58. FUTURE GAMES THURSDAY—-Texas A&M vs. Sam Hous ton at College Station (non-conference). SATURDAY—Texas A&M vs. Texas Christian at College Station; Baylor vs. Rice at Wnco. The Eagles Nest Resort On Beautiful Eagle Mountain Lake THE MOST WONDERFUL PARTY PLACE IN TEXAS THE WHOLE YEAR ’ROUND Dances, Parties, Outings, Overnight Accommodations, any size Bar-B-Q Pits Tables, Sand Beaches Horseback Riding — Swimming, Dancing • ' • ' ,.' V ' ' I Private Party Rooms THUNDERBIRD PARTY ROOM, WITH PRIVATE BATHS, ETC. 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