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KEN LOEFFLER
By JIM CARREEL
The resignation of basketball .coach Ken Loefflef came as no sur
prise to many . . . and with it “give-and-go” basketball returns to the
East and Aggie hopes for a successful basketball team must go
awaiting. j,
Ending a brief two year stay at A&M, Loeffler, in; making bis
resignation, said: “Having accomplished my mission in bringing A&M
basketball to the brink of Southwest Conference championship con
tention, it is my voluntary desire to resign my position as basketball
coach as of this date, May 28, 1957.
“This is in no wayl a confession of guilt of charges which have
been made against me by the conference.”
Loeffler was paid the entire amount of his contractual agreement
and President D. W. Williams in accepting the resignation, stated:
“It is worth this amount to clear the air of all charges and questions
concerning all members of our athletic staff and prepare the way for
free development of! an aggressive and well-rounded athletic program
at the college.”
These’are a portion of the official statement issued by the, Pres
ident’s office immediately after the resignation Tuesday morning.
However! there is more behind this situation than meets the eye.
Loeffler had to go and there are a number of reasons.
Probably one of the major reasons! was a continued clash of per
sonalities between him and Athletic Director Paul Bryant.
Another reason is the players. If he had chosen to stay all
members of the squad would certainly choose to remain at A&M.
Now that he is leaving, Wayne Lawrence ,the G-9 sophomore-to-be
from Connecticut, has publicly stated he will not attend A&M next is as they are in punishing A&M for its rules violations,
year. The way is still open for those to leave who have eligibility But for a change public sentiment appeai-s to favor A&M and
remaining where a year from now they would, of necessity be forced at the expense of the finest basketball coach in the United States,
to stay. • (*• perhaps A&M will again enjoy athletic freedom.
Lawrence was to have been the key to solution of the basketball A&M willl miss Ken Loeffler and what' he might have done for
problem. He would have become the big man in the give and go basketball here and in the Southwest,
offense, and no one wins without the tall man. "♦
Probably no other members of the squad will leave.
Had Loeffler chosen to remain it is extremely doubtful that his
contract would have been renewed. His openmindedness and frankness
in statements he has made have kept him in hot water, and he has
not restricted\himself to ahleties.
Formerly a business law professor, Loeffler was not permitted to
teach here at A&M. This has been a disappointment to him.
He has drawn criticism, for stating that it is difficult to attract
good ballplayers to A&M because of the locale and the ^absence of
coeducation. No one denies this but many would just as soon not
hear it mentioned.
There was also an objection by Loeffler to his not being allowed
to recruit. To have any kind of athletic team a coach has to have
players and in college recruiting is the only way to get those players.
To remain would have been to fight a stacked deck.
The resignation of Loeffler could go a long way toward solving
the NCAA athletic probation currently in effect against A&M. Though
the probationary period ended May 14, the NCAA must first meet and
vote to drop the probation before the school is allowed off the hook.
“Now that neither the student involved in this matter nor the
coach whose activities were questioned are at the college,” stated Wil
liams in continuing his statement, “I confidently expect the conference
and NCAA to clear the college in every way at the first possible op
portunity”. “’’’i “*9!
However, that' may be asking too much of a conference that has
done little for the school so far in this matter of athletic probation
apd the NCAA is probably not so interested in how clean our house
A rn o Id 9 s No-Hi tie r
Nets Tigers 1-0 Win
By MAURICE OLIAN
Alton Arnold’s pressure-packed no-hitter in the five in
ning- second game of a doublet) eader Tuesday at Tiger Field
handed the A&M Consolidated Tigers a 1-0 victory and the
bi-district championship over the Liberty Panthers.
Liberty, which had gone down before the Bengals 4-2
in the initial game of their
best of three series last week,
had sent the playoff into its
third and final battle, edging
the locals 3-0 in eight rounds
in the opening tilt of the twin-
bill.
Coach Edsel Jones’ youthful Ti
gers travel to Elgin to clash with
the Wildcats in the regional semi
finals opener Friday at 8 p.m. in
Elgin. Elgin, victor over Lockhart
in bi-district play, meets the Ti-
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Belton, which defeated Jasper
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regional finals. ■
Chalking up the first no-hitter
recorded by a Tiger hurler this
season, Arnold’s dancing curveball
completely befuddled the Liberty
batters as he fanned 12 and walked
none. The sophomore southpaw
faced only 18 batters in Liberty’s
five turns at the plate as three
Panthers reached base on Tiger
errors.
Edgar Feldman lost a heart-
breaker in the first game of the
doubleheader to Liberty’s big Bub-
ha Davis, who surrendered a total
of only four hits to the Tigers—
two singles in. each game. Feld
man struck out 11 batters, as did
Davis, walked three and allowed
six base knocks.
The Tigers, now boasting a 13-6
record for the season, captured the
bidistrict title, scoring what proyed
to be the deciding tally in the third
frame of the nightcap. John Mar
tinez, who cracked out three of
the Tiger’s four hits for the day
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Thursday, May 30, 1957 PAGE 3
Dallas Takes 4-Game Lead
Former Aggie
Gridiron Star
Coaches CHS
Former Aggie quarterback
Richard Dean “Dick” Gardemal has
been selected to fill the recently
vacated' post as head football
coach of A&M Consolidated for
the 1957 season.
lie was chosen from a field of
12 who had applied for the position
to replace Horace 'Schaffer, who
resigned to become principal of
CHS Junior High school.
Gardemal was graduated from
St. James High school in Port
Arthur and received his degree
from Texas A&M in 1952. He
entered military service on grad
uation and upon separation as
sumed the position of assistant
football coach at Lufkin.
Local foqtball fans probably best
remember Gardemal as the
quarterback of the well-known Ag
gie backfield that included half
backs Billy Tidwell and Glenn
Lippman and all-America fullback
Bob Smith. It was Gardemal who
guided the Aggies to a brilliant
22-21 victory over the Texas Long- i
horns in a memorable Thanksgiv
ing Day game of 1951.
He inherits a team that includes
16 lettermen from the cellar-dwell
ing aggr egation of 1956. Included
among the returning lettermen are
Bill Kavanaugh, an honorable
mention selection on the all-state
squad last season, and Steadman
Davis, an all-district performer at
center during the past football
campaign.
Harris, Pastrana
To. Fight in June
CUT AND SHOOT, Tex.,—Roy
Harris, the Texas heavy weight
champion who meets his strongest
test June 11 at Houston when he
fights Willie Pastrano, has four
sparring partners as he trains each
day at a rodeo arena.
Benny King, manager of the
rising young boxer who has won 20
straight professional fights and
recently projected himself nation
ally when he decisioned Bob Baker,
says:
“Harris is looking very sharp.
His punching is better and his com
binations are improved.”
DALLAS,—.Dick Getter batted in
both of the runs Wednesday as
Dallas beat Houston 2-0 and pulled
back to a 4 game lead in the
Texas League race. Dick Maibauer
limited the Buffs to four singles
but had to have help from Pat
Patrick for the final out in the
ninth.
FORT WORTH, — Shreveport,
pushed across three runs in the
seventh inning Wednesday to come
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