Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1958)
— i in: uddt i Date: 11/21/2017 1:47:31 PM The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas Tuesday, January 7, 1958 PAGES Yols Upset Ag Gator Bowl Bid, 3-0 fl ‘Orangesh irted ’ Vols ■ Three Points Too Tough By GARY ROLLINS w A game Rice Institute football squad, destined to play in the Cotton Bowl this New Years Day laid the Texas Aggies into their coffin last November 6, defeating them 7-6. Just twelve days later a rampant herd of Longhorns, with visions of New Orleans’ Sugar Bowl dancing in their heads nailed the coffin door shut on Aggie hopes by trip ping the Cadets 9-7. On Dec. 28, Tennessee’s Volunteers lowered the coffin into the grave, with a tombstone marked “The end of the Bryant era—Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0.” A game tailback from Pu laski, Tenn., and a third-string fullback with a talented toe tacked the third straight loss on the Texas Aggies, break ing a Tennessee Bowl losing streak tmd starting an Aggie loss skein. It was the first time in 29 games the Cadets had been held score less—the last time being to UCLA, the last single-wing team they were to face until Tennessee. It also maz'ked the beginning of a losing streak,that has extended rapidly to three since late Novem ber. Bobby Gordon, 189-pound senior tailback sporting a prominent “47” on his orange jersey slashed and lulled his way to the outstanding player award for the Volunteers and Sammy Burklow booted the field goal that sealed the Aggies’ feoom. John Crow, Mr. Do-it-all for the Aggies, was voted the outstanding performer for the losing team. On two occasions, Crow and Gordon met head-on with astound ing results. The first impact found the Tennessee tailback losing pos session of the ball and his com posure as he broke through the middle of the line only to find Crow awaiting. The Aggies recov ered the fumble. Late in the fourth quarter, with Tennessee threatening on the Ma roon 20-yard line, Gordon once again set out for the promised land, and, “as straight as the Crow flies,” he was met at the three by Mr. Heisman Trophy, who hit with such impact as to leave Gordon reeling, stumbling and finally, un conscious. However, the spunky little tail back stayed in action and tried one more line buck before Tennessee realized they couldn’t penetrate the Aggie defense for a touch down, so they would have to “kick ... Cadet Cagers Host ’Sips Tonight at 8 Jim McNiehol the ball over” which Burklow did. When all was said and done, Tennessee praised the Aggies as one of the hardest-hitting, toughest defensive teams they had ever faced. (See GATOR BOWL, Page 4) After playing doormat for the powerful Eastern Coast basketball teams, Coach Bobby Rogers’ trav eling Texas Aggies return to their home court for the first time this season to face the infamous “or- ange-shirted” Texas Longhorns to night in G. Rollie White Coliseum. In the Cadets’ conference open er, they bowed to the powerful Texas Christian Horned Frogs in Fort Worth last Saturday night by a 71-48 score, while Arkansas was barely able to eke out a 57-55 win over the surprising Steers. The Aggies are paced by 6-5 Ar chie Carroll and 6-9 Wayne Law- 4-rence, both averaging 12 points per game. Close behind in the lineup is Victoria’s hot shot guard, Neil Swisher, who has accumulated 111 points in the 10 contests as com pared with Carroll’s and Lawren ce’s 118. Rounding out the Aggie starting five are Jim McNiehol and Ernie Turner. McNiehol, the 6-5 redhead from Philadelphia, Pa. seemed to have a personal grudge against the Long horns in last season’s final game with Texas and directed the Cadets to their second win over the hap less Horns. In the Southwest Conference Tournament, held at Houston dur ing the Christmas holidays, the Ca dets dropped games to Tourney- champ TCU and Southern Metho dist, while whopping Baylor by a 17-point margin, 80-63. “All the King’s Horses—” And Roddy Osborne just couldn’t put the ball across the double stripe as the Aggies were outstripped in their Gator Bowl effort by a fighting Tennessee team, 3-0. That’s wing- back Jim Grubb and end Murray Armstrong preparing to haul the “Grim Keeper” to the turf. WANTED USED BOOKS Student Co-Op DRESS SLACKS CLEARANCE SALE AH Civilian Dress Slacks Musi Go At Cost Price (KHAKI) SOCKS 15c Pr. 2 Pr. 25c Visit Our $1.00 Value Table SPORT COATS & JACKETS AT COST Medium Weight Khaki 1 SHIRTS $4.75 Value $2.50 — ALL SALES FINAL — NO REFUNDS— All Civilian Slacks and Sport Coats Will Go—Our Loss Is Your Gain. Sale Starts Monday Jan. 6th Through Jan. 11th. ZUBIIC'S UNIFORM TAILORS 105 North Main North Gate HAPPY NEW YEAR AGGIES! What Did You Get For Xmas? New Roommate? New Girl Friend? Come Try Our New Xmas Present Petite Antje Ree demonstrates the compactness of the new, all mechanical Brunswick Automatic Pinsetter installed at the MSC during the holidays. Frices Students 30c Non-Students 35c Try Out— The Great New Fully Automatic B runswick P insetters Newly Installed — Bowl Today MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER BOWLING LANES All eight lanes of the MSC Bowling and Games Department, are now fully automatic. The Great New Fully Automatic Brunswick Piijjsetters have been installed atf»d are shown with the masking units up.