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The Battalion =,> College Station J ‘(Xiunor) sovntq) PAGE 6 Friday, December 6, 195'T Jim McNichol Red-headed Jim McNichol, who has the distinction of bein# the most tired man on the squad, awoke at the end of the season to prove he knew how to do other things besides sleep. Possessing a fine jump shot, Jim hails from Phila delphia, Pa. He’s 6-5 anft lettered last season. Aggies Are C6 Dark Horses” TCU, Rice SWC Choice Reconstruction While the echo of Texas Uni versity’s “Smokey, the Cannon” still roars in the ears of Texa,s Aggies, the basketball season— with promises of improvement on the Cadets’ part—comes booming in to the picture with the Aggies opening the season against St. Mary’s University tomorrow night at 8. The Southwest Conference wel comes a new initiate in Texas Tech, who will officially become member^ of the conference this season. The years 1957-1958 appear to be rebuilding years for most of the league, with only Rice and TCU able to field proven teams. The Owls, led by able coach Don Suman, still possess Temple Tuck er, whom they claith to be the “hardwood answer to John Crow and King Hill.” Besides the 6-10 Tucker, Suman boasts of such re bounding and shooting strongmen as 6-9 Tom Robilaille, 6-6 W. A. Preson and 6-2 Gerry Thomas. No doubt this will be the finest team the conference will see—unless it happens to be TCU. The Horned Frogs, after a promising season last year, ap pear on their way to next year’s championship, fielding an entirely junior team—all lettermen. The biggest of the Horned Frogs is 6-10 H. E. Kirchner, a strong 230-pound giant that will control the Froggie pivot. As if his height weren’t im pressive enough, coach Buster Brannon is able to start three Lou’s Is THE Place To Shop For The Man On Your Christmas Shopping List To Oet Everyday Low Prices. 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Cracker Stacker LIGHT UP A Ught SMOKE -LIGHT UP A LUCKY! Product of e//i& <J$n&u&cin — Jodojceo is our middle other men over the 6-4 mark. They are 6-6 Don Williams, 6-4 Darrell 'Nippert, and 6-5 Ronnie Stevenson. It might be well to add these TCU tall men are not of the slender variety. They’re not only tall, they’re well-muscled. In one big group comes Arkan sas, Baylor, Texas A&M and SMU, who are . the next level below Rice and TCU. The Porkers are tradi tionally tough, but they lack the all-important tall man. Baylor’s losses were heavy, and they face a heavy rebuilding task. True, they’re inexperienced; but they’re also tall and have some fine sophs. The Ponies • of SMU are dangerous, if for no other reason than they were conference champ- ; ions last year. Such old stand-by’s I ■as Jim Krebs, Larry Showaiter, i i Bobby Mills and Bob MacGregor \ will be sorely missed by coach “Doc” Hayes. In fact, the Mus tangs, with their new basketball i coliseum can be compared to a man | all dressed up with no place to go. The Longhorns’ cage squad re sembles a great deal their football team. They’re all young, talented and eager. Once again, the lack of a man of great stature may spoil their hopes. Texas Tech will be tough for one reason only—this is their debut into a tough conference, and they don’t want to become known as the conference “patsy.” Overall, the Red Raiders will be rather lofty in height. Their new field house and an enthusiastic student body will furnish them added advantage. The Aggies, of course, are seek ing to improve. Last season they shared the dank, cold cellar with Texas, but a sudden flux of talent ed sophs and a few returning “old heads” will give them enough strength to name them the confer ence “dark horse.” Graduation of last year’s con ference scoring leaders leaves plenty of room for new stars. Some njuries have already been mentioned In Texas’ Arnette, M. Williams of SMU, Arrington of Texas Tech, D. Williams of TCU, Turner of Baylor, Rankin of Ark ansas and Lawrence and Corson of the Aggies. The conference schedule will open in January, shortly after the Southwest Conference Tournament in Houston. The predicted 1958 finish: Rice, 11-3; TCU, 10-4; Arkansas, 8-6; Baylor, 7-7; SMU, 6-8; A&M, 5-9; Texas Tech, 5-9; Texas 4-10. All squads will begin their traveling tours before the Christ mas holidays. r«A. t. co.( Kenneth Hutto Hard-shooting’ six-footer Kenneth Hutto returns for his third year to aid the Aggies' cause against the rest of the conference. As a soph, he was a conference scoring leader, but his performance dropped rather sharply last season. He’s a two-year letterman from Amarillo. Cadets Run, Schedule Set; Practice Begins Next Week Coach Paul Bryant announced that Texas A&M would officially resume practice next week for the Gator Bowl game with Tennessee Dec. 28. The Cadets, who have been idle since the 9-7 loss to the University of Texas November 28, began in formal running yesterday and will continue to do so this weekomi. Official workouts will begin around the middle of next week. The Aggies will work con tinuously through Dec. 21, when they will begin the Christmas holidays. On Dec. 26, the squad will re turn to Aggieland, where they tentatively plan to work out here At the 1956 Saratoga summer sales, Mrs. Mary' Elizabeth Lunn took an $87,()()() fancy to a gray colt by Hyperion-Deodora. The colt is Rise ’n Shine. that day and then journey to Jacksonville, Fla. by plane. Travel arrangements may alter the sche-* dule slightly. Houston's Wieand Traded To RedlegS The Cincinnati Redlegs today acquired three righthanded pitch; evs, including veteran Willard Schmidt in a five-player trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds gave up outfielder Joe Taylor and outfielder - infielder Curtis Flood to get Schmidt, Mar ty Kutyna and Ted Wieand. Kutyna and Wieand were in the minor leagues last year. Wieand, whose real given names are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has pitched for Houston of the Texas League for the last two seasons. He had a 16-9 record in 1956. The Memorial Student Center Recital Series Committee Presents THE FINE ARTS QUARTET Leonard Sorkin, violin Abram Loft, violin Irving Ilmer, viola George Sopkin, cello * Eight years of consecutive weekly ABC network broadcasts. * First quartet to appear on Dave GarroWay NBC-TV show, “Today,” from New York. * First quartet to appear on NBC-Radio program. Monitor. 8 P. M. Friday MSC Assembly Room Admission 75c or a Great Issues-Kecital Series season ticket