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A&M Splashers Maul NW Louisiana, 60-26 A&M’s brilliant splasher, Tetsuo Okamoto, broke his own poll re cord of 4:58.0 set in 1956 with a 4:55.9 recording in the 440-yard freestyle to pace the Aggies to a lopsided, 60-26, victory over North west Louisiana College last Satur day. The Cadets of Coach Art Adam son swept eight of the 10 events, losing only the diving and the 200- yard breaststroke in winning their second dual meet of the year as against one loss. The Aggies also captured the Southwest (Jonierence relays earlier in the season. Okamoto, the junior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, also took a first in the 220-yard freestyle while team mate Dick Hunkier was the only other double winner — racing to victory in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events. The Aggies set the pattern for the day with a quick victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The A&M foursome of Norman Ufer, Bob Barlow, Wally Penberthy and Jer ry Mount raced away to a 4:22.9 timing. Hippy Woodard finished first in the 100-yard butterfly then placed ' third behind Okamota and NWL’s Frank Pernique in the 440-yard freestyle. Despite the Louisiana school’s only racing victory in the 200-yard breastroke, A&M men finished sec ond and third with Barlow and Henry Goff splashing home behind the winner. Frank Holmes, Lindsey Blayner, Roland Baird and Mike Kuich end the massacre with a winning 3:58.4 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. SUMMARIES 400-yard medley relay—1) A&M (Norman Ufer, backstroke; Bob Barlow, standard breaststroke; Wally Penberthy, butterfly; Jerry Mount, freestyle). Time: 4:22.9. 220-yard freestyle—1) Tetsuo Okamoto, A&M. 2) Frank Pernique, NW. 3) Rod ger Burton, A&M. Time: 2:18.4. 50-yard freestyle—1) Dick Hunkier, A&M. 2) Lindsey Blayney, A&M. 3) John Tin- nell, NW. Time—:22.7. 100-yard butterfly—1) Rippy Woodard, A&M. 2) Ray Timm, NW. 3) Paul Her ron, N.W. Time: 1:03.7. One-meter diving—1) Benny Wise, NW (238.40). 2) Botsy McClanahan, NW (234.95). 3) Bruce Martin, A&M (196.- 45). 100-yard freestyle — 1) Dick Hunkier, A&M. 2) Jerry Mount, A&M. 3) C. D. Coburn, NW. Time—:53.5. 200-yard backkstroke—1) Norman Ufer, A&M. 2) Ray Cook, A&M. 3) Ray Timm, NW. Time: 2:29.7. 440-yard freestyle—1) Tesuo Okamoto, A&M. 2) Frank Pernique, NW. 3) Rippy Woodard, A&M. Time 4:55.9. New pool record. Old record of 4:58.0 set by Oka moto, 1956. 200-yard breaststroke—1) John Tinnell, NW. 2) Bob Barlow, A&M. 3) Henry Goff, A&M. Time: 2:42.4. 400-yard freestyle relay—1) A&M (Frank Holmes, Lindsey Blayney, Roland Baird, Mike Kuich). Time 3:58.4. Aggie Wrestlers Win Third Meet By FRED MEURER A&M’s independent wrestling “club” walked away with top hon ors in a tournament halde recently There Is A Place In This Picture For You! 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Because of exams only nine members accompanied the team to the meet. Eight of these grap- plers Avon individual trophies, in cluding five first place aAvards, two for second place and one for third. Russ Wieder, coach of the club, said they had been invited to enter a meet at Ft. Polk, La., scheduled for the near future. At this meet, the Aggies would wrestle against teams from several army bases. No plans for entering have been made as yet, said Wieder. Asked about chances of being recognized as a college sport, Wie der reluctantly admitted that there probably was not much hope. He explained that fencing had been dropped as a Southwest Confer ence sport, dimming possibilities of recognizing the wrestlers. Neith er sport offers a large gate re ceipt unless unusual interest is shown in it. Wieder believes, however, that if wrestling got started on a lar ger scale at A&M, interest would follow. A recent meet between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Iowa attracted about 3000 spectators. Grunt, Groans Draw Crowd By TOMMY KEITH Lots of action is expected this week as intramural wrestling gets underway with competition very keen this year. This is evident from the list of over 500 boys who are entered. Several of last years champs are back this year and are expected to put up a good fight in attempt ing to hold their championship. Buddy Baker led “A” Cml. to a 19-0 victory over “B” FA as Class “A” play-offs began yesterday. Baker passed to Arlen Cornett for two TD’s to put “A” Cinl. out in front. In other games, Sqd. 17 defeated “C” Armor 12-0 and “A” AAA squeezed by Sqd. 10 by a close score of 6-0. “A” Ord. Freshmen, who hold first place in intramural standings, downed Sqd. 14 by a score of 2-0 as Class “B” volleyball got under way. Sqd. 17, the second place team, was also victorious over Ma roon Band 2-0. LEARN COLLEGE HEBREW AT CAMP THIS SOMMER Annual accelerated course in modern Hebrew for college students and graduating high school seniors, at beautiful 75 acre coed camp in New York’s HudsonValley; complete sports facilities. 7 week session, July-August, $185; including room, board, tuition (some scholarship help available) write; ULPAN, Student Zionist Organization 342 Madison Avenue, New York 17 r/ic Rnttniinn CnITeffe Station (Brazos County), Texas Tuesday, February 19, 1957 PAGE 5 TWO FOR GEORGE—as Captain George Mehaffey gets up off the floor in his favorite jump shot for two points in A&M’s 64-61 victory over the Baylor Bears here last Sat urday night. —Photo by Bob Stansberry Boston Celtics Boss Says NBA Couldn't Afford Stilt BOSTON, —<A>)_Walter Brown, president of the Boston Celtics, said Monday no National Basket ball Assn, team could pay Kansas scoring ace Wilt “The Stilt” Cham berlain “what he gets to go to college.” “Wilt the Stilt shouldn’t be alloAved to play in the NBA,” Brown told the weekly writers’ meeting. “He has proselyted himself to stay in college and no NBA team could possibly pay him what he gets to g‘o to college,” Brown said. “The colleges don’t have the guts to disqualify him.” By 41-36 Fish Swimmers Edge Reagan High Orlando Cossani, Argentinian freshman, set a new American 20- yard course record of 58.6 in the 100-yard butterfly event, taking two first places in easing the Texas A&M Fish past the Reagan high school Bulldogs of Houston, 41-36, in a thrilling swimming meet Sat urday in Downs Natatorium. A first place in the final event, the 120-yard freestyle relay, pro vided the winning point spread for the Fish swimmers. Cossani, in the 100-yard butter fly, bettered the American course record of 6.0.5 seconds set by Stan ton Smith of Yale in 1951. Cos- sani’s time bettered the pool rec ord of 1:00.8 set by Richard Weick of A&M in 1954 and also topped Weick’s freshman record of 1:04.2 set in 1952. The Fish garnered only three first places but squad depth paid off in sufficient second and third place finishes to win the meet. With Reagah leading t 36 to 34, the 120-yard freestyle relay team of John Dollard, Don Draper, Jim my Roberts and Nick Kuich swam to victory in 1:19.9, wrapping up the meet crown for the A&M freshman swimmers against the best high school swim team in Tex as. The Bulldog’s Joe Musgrove, Charles Lucas, Claude Traylor, George Smith and Frank Schoell- kopf all swam to individual first place victories. Smith’s winning time of 54 sec onds in the 100-yard freestyle was only half a second slower than the winning time in the college varsity meet. SUMMARIES 40-yard freestyle—1) Claude Traylor, Reagan. 2) Don Draper, A&M. 3) Jerry Bodmer, Reagan. Time—:19.5. 100-yard butterfly—1) Orlando Cossani, A&M. 2) Dieter Ufer, A&M. 3) Ray Steck, Reagan. Time: :58.6. New A&M Freshman record. Old record of 1:04.2 set in 1952 by Richard Weick. New Pool Rec ord. Old record of 1:00.8 set by Weick, A&M, 1954. Also betters American 20- yard course record of :60.5 set in 1951 by Stanton Smith, Yale. 200-yard freestyle—1) Joe Musgrove, Reagan, 2) Claro Hernandez, A&M. 3) Dave Woodard, A&M. Time: 2:12.3. 100-yard backstroke—1) Charles Lucas, Reagan. 2> Mike Briggs, A&M. 3) Steve Rayben, Reagan. Time: 1:01.3. 10()-yard freestyle — 1) George Smith, Reagan. )2 Nick Kuich, A&M. 3) Jimmy Roberts, A&M. Time—:54.0. One-meter diving—L) Frank Schoellkopf, Reagan (204.55). 2) Don Mayhue, A&M. 3) Harold Hooks, A&M. 120-yard individual mfedley—1) Orlando Cossani, A&M. 2) John Dollard, A&M. 3) Ray Steck, Reagan. Time: 1.17.4. 160-yard medley relay — 1) Reagan (Charles Lucas, George Smith, Jofe Mus grove, Claude Traylor). Time: 1:26.7 120-yard freestyle relay—1) A&M (John Dollard, Don Draper, Jimmy Roberts, Nick Kuich). Time: 1:19.9. And Mother, He Has the Most Wonderful Investment Program! Go right ahead and recite all the poetry you want . . . speak to her in mellow tones ... be cool and all that; but don’t forget to show her your feet are on the ground! One of the best ways to do this is to have an adequate savings and investment program . . . and the best savings and investment program is offered by National College Life. A specialized program available only to college men, it affords you an outstanding savings plan PLUS a fine investment program. 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