The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 19, 1956, Image 4

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 19, 1956, Image 4

Newspaper Page TextVh i V ie<l< eri USi An ior le 1 lea er< ’’he 5at S it md B C M. )US •lo.« )ro 3ui vill >ial f= iel< Bill ?ra ae 0 1 of Stu wil nig wit LS; gio Ro( B On T lin< VI VI fir< Av poi Wi ho\ sei MC in we De The Battalion PAGE 4 College Station (Brazos County), Texas Thursday, April 19, 1956 Ags Point For Austin Series By RONNIE GREATHOUSE Battalion Sports Editor As a former Aggie diamond star, Coach Beau Bell has more than one reason for wanting to sweep the two-game series with the University of Texas which starts tomorrow at Austin. Bell, who hit .474 in his senior year at A&M and whose homer in the final game gave the Aggies a Southwest Con ference championship, hopes pionship last spring, the Aggies the Texas series will be the turning point of a so-so sea son. “I like to win them all, but I’d especially like to see us take these games with Texas,” said Coach Bell. “Texas hasn’t shown much so far this year, but take it from me they’ll be tough this weekend.” The Aggies are currently fourth in league standings, while Texas, a perennial power, is conspicuously tied for the cellar with Rice. A&M brings a 2-3 won-lost record into the oldest of all conference rival ries. UT has only one victory to show against five setbacks. Texas is way out in front in the number of SWC championships won, having copped 'SIVz titles in 40 years of loop warfare. A&M ranks next in line with six crowns, two of which have come in the last five years under the guidance of Coach Bell. In winning the conference chani- downed the Longhorns in two of their three meetings. A&M rang- up one of the most decisive wins in the long series between the two schools last year with a 13-1 runa way on Kyle Field. Consolidated Hosts Cubs Today at 4 With victory a “must” to stay in contention for the district crown, the A&M Consolidated baseball Tigers battle the Brenham Cubs today at 4 p.m. on Tiger Field. Edgar Feldman gets the starting nod on the mound this afternoon with Steadman Davis behind the plate, Alton Arnold and the initial sack, Bobby Witcher at second, eighter George Carroll or Jack Mc- Neely at third, Manuel Garcia at shortstop, Dick Hickman in left field, Mike McGuire in center and Pete Rodriguez in right. COOL COMFORTABLE CORRECT PALM BEACH SUMMER FORMAL No need to be uncomfortably overheated at formal affairs this summer. Now you can enjoy the famous coolness of Palm Beach cloth in this handsomely styled, impeccably correct Palm Beach Summer Formal. It holds shape and press beautifully in even the hottest weather—and is remarkably wrinkle-resistant. Exclusive, built-in tailor ing assures a perfect fit. Select your Palm Beach Summer Formal now, while our stocks are complete. Palm Beach White Formal Jacket — 29.95 Palm Beach Midnight Blue Trousers — 12.95 O g *^10 t rsi «c Tteacky tailored ev jKv/rti /irsifh COMPANY •Reg. X M. Yiftcote, Nylon or Dacron, Mohair, in most stylet* CONWAY & CO. 103 W. MAIN BRYAN A&M’s Bobby Gross Ags Bobby Gross Looks to Olympics By BARRY HART Assistant Sports Editor Bobby Jack Gross, A&M’s brightest 1956 Olympic pros pect, has been a track champion since his high school days. Although Gross began thowing the shot put and discus in his junior year in Big Spring High School, he didn’t ac tually enter into any competition until his senior season. Bobby Jack didn’t start from the bottom, though, but went on to capture the 1951 Texas - * schoolboy shot put cham pionship with a throw of 52-10 and took second in the discus with 150 feet. Twirling the wooden saucer has since become Gross’ best event and the one in which he hopes to make the trip to Aus tralia this coming August. “I might have a chance to make the team,” said Bobby Jack of his Olympic chances,” If I can get off a throw of better than 170 feet on the day of the trials.” Gross spun the disc 170-2 here last Saturday for the finest throw of his career while winning the event in the triangular meet with Rice and SMU. Besides being a track star in High School, .Bobby also starred in football and basketball two years. His first love was track, Walton Grasps Volleyball Win Walton Hall grabbed a civilian volleyball decision from Milner in yesterday’s intramural action. Bill Willis, Charles Henson, Bill Cox and Ike Garza spearheaded the Walton line-up. Other members of the Walton team were Tow Owens and Warren Grant.' Puryear topped Mitchell in a volleyball tussel with Thomas Schenck and Ronnie Gardner pac ing the Puryear drive to a 2-0 win. William Swan and Noah Cryar held the line for Mitchell’s volley- bailers. Squadron 5 blanked B-Engi- neers in an upperclassman match as James Anz and Bill Sansing starred. Ken Beaird, John May- field and Tommy Giles were out standing for the winners. Dale Bradley and Bob Hamilton com pleted the squadron’s roster. John Morrow, Bobby Pipes and Terry Wadsworth led the Engineer defensive attempt. William Crol- ley, George Frese, and Murdock Baker completed the Engineer line up. Squadron 15 /lumped Squadron 19 in the day’s final upperclass man match. Gary Waters, Blanton Hanes, Dan Burrows, and George Pierce provided the necessary points. Edward Wyatt and Billy Housman completed the line-up. though, and he came to A&M. “A&M had the second best track team in the world, behind the Uni versity of Southern California, at the time,” said Gross, “and I wanted to be with the winners.” As an Aggie Fish, Gross had the best distances in the Southwest Conference in both the shot and discus, throwing 48-6 and 140 feet. The following Spring Bobby was a fine number two punch behind Olympic runner-up Darrow Hooper and finished second behind Hooper in both SWC championship events. With Hooper gone via gradu ation, Bobby Jack took over the throne and brought home both titles, throwing 52-9 in the shot and 161 feet in the discus as a junior in 1954. Injury forced the big guy out of competition in 1955 with a knee injury that required surgery, but Bobby bounced back with all the power he ever had. His best shot put has also been this season—54 feet in the trian gular meet with Rice and LSU in Baton Rouge a month ago, but Gross feels that his best chances to make the United States Olympic team is in the discus. “Throwing the shot is just plain work,” says Bobby Jack. “It makes throwing the discus seem easy in comparison. In fact I only work on the disc every (See BOBBY GROSS, Page 5) That “new suit” I “bought” for Dad is really an old one I had rejuvenated at . . . CAMPUS CLEANERS LEGAL HOLIDAY Saturday, April 21, 1956 being a Legal Holiday, in observance of San Jacinto Day, the under signed will observe that date as a Legal Holiday and not be open for business. FIRST NATIONAL BANK CITY NATIONAL BANK FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. COLLEGE STATION STATE BANK BRYAN BUILDING AND LOAN ASS'N y i i WIKKV SAVING LIBBY'S CRUSHED PINEAPPLE No. 2 Can 23c ROSEDALE PEARS No. 2 1-2 Can 29c LIBBY'S PINEAPPLE JUICE 46 oz. 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Strawberries .... 23c Crisp Calif. * Lettuce . . 2 heads 15c Florida Tangerines ... lb. 10c White Bermuda Onions ... 3 lbs. 10c Shrimp 10 oz. pkg. 39c Cello Carrots . . 2 pkgs. 13c SMOKED PICNIC 4 to 6 lbs. 25c FRYERS Heart of Texas cut up or whole lb. 39c CHOICE VEAL POT ROAST lb. 3 5c RATH ALL MEAT FRANKS ib. 37c BACON Cudaly's Gold Coin ib. 35c Armour's All Meat or Pressed Ham |b. MILLER'S SUPER MARKET Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday—7 a.m. to 9 p.m. SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SAT. — APRIL 19 - 20 - 21

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