The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
Wednesday, April 9, 1958
PAGE 3
Spring Drills Underway In Myers’ Era
The tractor which Coach Paul
(Bear) Bryant souped-up to run
the speedy split-T was success
fully converted to the more power
ful single wing type transmission
Monday as Coach Jim Myers op
ened spring drills on Kyle Field.
With a three-game losing
streak constantly reminding them
of their late finish in 1957, the
Texas Aggies donned the “new
look” in Aggie football—the light
ning-fast single wing—the only
formation the Aggies faced that
they couldn’t whip.
Gone to Alabama is the split-T,
with the quarterbacks, halfbacks
and ‘running on the sound’ while
h 1 ? its place loomed what might
become the scourge of the South
west Conference, the single wing
Kith its tailbacks, blocking backs,
pulling guards and ground-rip
ping power.
The first day’s practice found
100 men reporting for practice,
consisting of 16 lettermen and all
but two of the returning squad-
men along with various other can
didates who are bidding for po
sitions on the team.
Charley Northrup, freshman
center was out with the flu while
Charley Sanford gained the injur
ed list with a broken leg—not
acquired on the practice field.
Sophomore letterman guard
Buddy Payne and squadman tackle
Janies Vann were the only injur
ies as Payne suffered an injured
knee and Vann an injured shoul-
i*der. Payne was plagued by a
broken jaw last season, and was
only able to play in the final two
contests.
V The Cadets plunged full speed
into their new diet, which highly
pleased their new mentor. Myers
said “We think they are absorb
ing the material very well. They
know their plays and seem to un
derstand the new system.”
While the Cadets’ new coach
expressed delight with the ball
handling and lack of fumbles on
anaps from center, he still men-
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tioned there was a need for im
provement along individual lines.
There was an abundance of tal
ent at the key positions, with 13
men reporting for tailback, but
the Aggie coach expi’essed hopes
to alter the positions after every
one has been given an equal
chance.
The first unit backfield was com
posed of Charlie Milstead at tail
back, along with Gordon LeBoeuf
at fullback, Richard Gay at block
ing back and a host of wingbacks,
including Ronnie Fontenot, who
was a potential tailback prior to
the opening of the spring drills.
In the line, there were new po
sitions, with a ‘weak side’ and a
‘strong side’—the strong side be
ing the part of the line playing in
front of the most backfield men.
At the terminals were lettermen
John Tracey and Don Smith, while
at tackles were Kenneth Beck and
Bill Darwin. Murray Trimble,
one-armed guard from Hanceville,
Ala. occupied one guard position
with Allen Goehring in the other
guard slot. Sophs Gayle Oliver
and Byron Caruthers alternated
at the pivot.
Myers has plans to work the
squad through Thursday of this
week—leaving Friday and Satur
day morning for recruiting—and
continuing the training schedule
Saturday afternoon.
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The New, Improved 1958 Model
—Battalion Stall Photo
Like a man looking 1 at a new car, Coach Jim wing transmission, a heavier frame, faster
Myers views his “souped-up” version of the takeoff and full race backfield camshaft.
“Hot Rod Tractor”—complete with single
afternoon scrimmages as in the
past, with the only “game condi
tion scrimmage” coming on
Sports Day, April 26.
The practice field was open to
the public the first two days, but
Myers now asks that people wish
ing to view the proceedings stay
in the stands, as unauthorized
spectators will not be permitted on
the playing field.
The Aggies have the “new look”
in their coaching staff, also with
Elmer Smith and Willie Zapalac
the only familiar faces. Smith
works with the centers and line
backers and Zapalac tutors the de
fensive backs.
From Texas Tech comes Bud
Sherrod, who will work with the
ends; John Michels, of Tennessee,
who works with the guards; Doug
Bradley, formerly of UCLA and
Iowa State, who drills the offens
ive backs; Bill Jones, who will be
freshman coach next fall, works
with offensive backs; and Russ
Faulkinberry, from the Iowa State
staff, who will instruct the tackles.
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Owls Trip Ags, 7-1;
Fish Lose To Owlets
The Texas Aggies met defeat
at the hands of Jerry Abernathy
and the Rice Institute yesterday
afternoon in Houston by a score
of 7-1, as the Owls virtually elim
inated the Cadets from any chance
at the Southwest Conference title.
The Houston hurler posted his
third victory of the season and
pulled the Owls conference mark
to 3-3. A&M now has a 4-2
record, while the University of
Texas is undefeated in five out
ings.
Toby Newton was the losing
pitcher for A&M, allowing four-
hits in the five innings worked and
striking out six. Donnie Hullum
came on relief, yielding an addi
tional four hits and erasing three
by the strikeout route.
The Cadets only run came in the
sixth inning as Lloyd Stone sing-
Sports Schedule
April 7-12
Wednesday—Varsity tennis with
Southeastern Oklahoma at Durant.
Friday—Varsity tennis with
Texas Tech here 1 p.m.
Saturday—'Varsity baseball with
Texas here 2 p.m.; Fish baseball
-with Texas frosh at Austin; var
sity and frosh track with SMU
and Rice at Houston; varsity golf
with Arkansas hei'fe 1 p.m.
April 14-19
Monday — Varsity golf with
North Texas at Denton.
Tuesday—Varsity baseball with
Baylor at Waco; Fish baseball with
Baylor frosh here 3 p.m.; varsity
golf with SMU at Dallas.
Friday—Varsity tennis with
SMU at Dallas.
Saturday-—Varsity baseball with
SMU here 2 p.m.; varsity tennis
with TCU at Fort Worth; varsity
golf with Texas Tech at Lubbock;
varsity track at Kansas Relays,
Lawrence.
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led, moved to second on Aber
nathy’s balk and crossed the plate
on Dink Patterson’s bingle.
Owl shortstop Lyn Stallings
blasted a 350-foot drive over the
centerfield fence with one mate
aboard in the third stanza for two
runs, while the Burns brothers,
Fred and Bob, each chipped in two
hits and scored two runs to aid
the Rice cause.
On Kyle Field, the Rice Owlets
made it a clean sweep for the
Houston school as they relied upon
Paul Timme for some superb pitch
ing in downing the Aggie Fish,
2-0.
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