The Battalion College Station (Brazo* County/, Texas
Friday, December 6, 1957
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Neil Swisher
As a sophomore, Neil Swisher,
a 6-Q guard from Victoria, was
the second leading scorer for the
Cadets with 304 points. A let-
terman, Swisher is the Aggies’
outstanding scoring threat.
A&M Soccer Wins
Despite Ho pk i ns
The Soccer Team will journey to
San Antonio this weekend to play
the Brooke Army Medical Center
Comets, last year’s state soccer
champions. The game, which is the
last of the season, will be jdayed
in Bruckenridge Park.
The University of Texas fell
victim to the Aggies 3-2 in their
last game, played last Thursday
in College Station. Aggie goals
were by Roberto Ildarraz, Carlos
Salinas, and Jaime Quesada. One
of the UT goals was by Nick
Hopkins, Captain of the A&M
team, who goofed.
Ags, Rattlers Vie Tomorrow Night At 8;
Lack of Experience May Hamper Cadets
By GARY ROLLINS
Battalion Sports Editor
With little senior strength, the
Cadets will depend mainly on the
sophomores and juniors to do their
bidding as they open the season
tomorrow night in San Antonio
with St. Mary’s University Rat
tlers.
The personnel, for the most part,
is still untested. Last year, the
efforts of the squad were bolstered
by senior All-Conference star
George Mehaffey and Ted Harrod,
but with a new coach and a new
system, there are a lot of questions
to be answered.
The team will play a much
faster brand of basketball than
under the “give-and-go” technique
of Ken Loeffler. The emphasis has
been placed on the quick, easy
score.
Bobby Rogers’ East Texas Lions
were national champions, and
averaged a massive 78 points per
game.
The starting five will probably
be Wayne Lawrence, Bob Johnson,
Neil Swisher, Ernie Turner, Jim
Carroll.
Wayne Lawrence is probably
the outstanding soph in the con
ference, but his value to the squad
will no doubt hinge on his desire
to play winning basketball. As a
freshman, he was prone to loaf on
defense and “go light” when the
going got rough.
Bob Johnson is one of the un
tried men on the team. He’s
faster than most of the Cadets, but
has yet to show a real ability to
score consistently. Bob might de
velop into the Aggies’ “floor gen
eral”.
Neil Swisher is the “basketball
player’s basketball player.” Of
course, there is room for improve
ment on Swisher’s part, for he
could furnish the team with the
necessary “spark plug.”
Ernie Turner gets the starting
1 nod mainly because of his desire to
scoring threat, but he ha,s plenty of
hustle—a characteristic of Bobby
Rogers’ teams.
Archie Carroll is the possessor of
a fine “thesaurus” of-shots utiliz
ing the hook, jump and set shots to
score his points. His 'weakness is
speed and quickness, and on the
fastmoving Rogers’ team, a slow-
man could be sidelined in early
season.
Kenneth Hutto, who was a big
disappointment last year, may have
“found himself”, so to speak. Hut
to, one of the two seniors, shoots
a port-sided jump shot with amaz
ing accuracy. It might be that
with the inauguration of Rogers-
type basketball, Kenneth could
develop into the scoring threat he
was in his first varsity year.
David Corson is another of the
question marks that will have to
be answered before conference play
opens. As a freshman, he had a big
tendency to foul out in the early
| play
1 He’s
basketball for the Aggies,
not too tall, and he’s not a
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T. Wayne Lawrence
“As good as Gola” was the handle Ken Loeffler placed on
Wayne Lawrence, 6-9 center-forward from Pawcatuck,
Conn. He broke the school freshman scoring record last
year with 308 points. In the Rice Owlet contest, Lawrence
poured 40 points through the cords. Averaged 28 points
per game.
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minutes of the game. Although he
is a strong rebounder, he’s not too
big a scoring threat—at least, he
wasn’t last year.
Jack Collier is due to see a lot
of action this year for the Cadets.
He’s a transfer from Allen Acade
my. What he lacks in speed, he
makes up for in hustle. He has
alternated on the first unit.
Fritzie Connally is the second
senior on the squad. He has been
called one of the best jumpers in
the conference, but injuries sus
tained last track season may
hamper him somewhat. He, too,
lacks the outside scoring talent.
Sammy Myer,s is a set-shot artist
from Beaumont who is highly de
ficient in confidence. Although he’s
a good scorer—especially from far
out, a pickup in desire will l?e need
ed if this soph forward is to see
much action.
Jack Schwake is much too
fragile, despite his 6-6 frame; Jim
McNichol needs to work on his re
bounding and improve his speed
and scoring and Dick Anderson
need much overall improvement.
There’s a lot of good points about
the Aggies, but they’d rather hear
the bad things.
You can profit from your mis
takes—and others’ weaknesses.
TL Tempers Flare;
Sports For Sale
Friction in the Texas League
dwindled considerably today when
the owner of the Shreveport club
suddenly put the team up for sale
at the baseball convention.
Benneau Peters, 70-yeai - -old
president of Shreveport which has
been at war with the other seven
league clubs over the interracial
issue, suddenly announced he would
be willing to sell the property.
President Dick Butler said if the
franchise can be sold by Jan. 3
dhte of the next meeting in Dal
las, the league may go as a 10-
club loop in 1958.
With Shreveport out, Mexico
City and Monterrey may merge
with the Texas League.
However, if it is not sold, Peters
will operate Shreveport and the
two Mexican teams likely will
abondon any idea- of 'joftitiff/ The
Texas group.
Butler said there was no discus
sion at the league’s seventh and
final meeting at the convention
here over a new entry.
Corpus Christi in past yeays has
indicated interest in joining.
Under Louisiana law, Negro and
White players cannot compete on
the same field. This has provoked
continued controversy in the oper
ation of the league. Most of the
other clubs have Negro players as
do the Mexican teams.
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four Nova Scotia Cabinet posts and
served two terms as Crown Pros
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in his first court case when he re
turned to private law practice after
an absence of 24 years.
Bob Johnson
The old man of the squad is Bob
Johnson, a letterman guard from
the 1952-53 season who is re
turning to add speed to the Ca
det squad. His experience will
greatly benefit the young team.
Johnson, a 6-1 junior comes frorii
Pleasant Grove.
The Hanover Country Club,
owned and operated by Dartmouth,
includes an 18-hole and a 9-hole
golf course.
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A Campus-to-Career Case History
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Howard R. Winter, B.B.A., Texas
A. & M., ’51, is now a Commercial
Manager with Southwestern Bell Tele
phone Company in Houston, Texas.
He’s in charge of 30,000 telephone
accounts and a staff of 36 people.
Howard’s interest in a telephone
career dates from his first interview
with a telephone company representa
tive. “I looked at all the angles,” he
says. “We discussed pay and chances
for advancement, which looked excel
lent because of the rapid growth of
the Bell System. We talked about
many different kinds of work, and
about what would be expected of me.”
After receiving his degree in busi
ness administration, Howard joined
Southwestern Bell’s Commercial De
partment. “It was natural for me," he
says. “I h;ive a business background,
I like to sell and make contacts.
“My training gave me a really solid
foundation in the business. Two years
in the Army interrupted it, by the way,
but the two years were credited to my
telephone company records and count
toward all benefits. After I’d returned
and finished my training, I was made
a business office supervisor. And since
February, 1956, I’ve been a Com
mercial Manager in Houston. Each
assignment I’ve had has been a real
challenge and has presented a tre
mendous opportunity to contribute to
and advance in the business.”
Be sure to investigate the career opportunities for you
in the 17 Bell Telephone Companies serving all 43 states.
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