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Friday, January 16, 1959
The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
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Ags Sharp in Shooting Department;
Swisher Leads with 17-Point Average
Four Aggies are hitting better
than 10 points per game as the
Southwest Conference flag chase
rolls into high gear.
The Cadets have also amassed
a total of 832 points to their op
ponents’ 150—a bulge of 64.0 to
57.6—as the Ags moved to a
10-3 season record and a second
place tie in the conference with
Arkansas at 2-2.
Neil Swisher, the ubiquitous 6-0
guard, leads the Aggies in con
ference and season scoring with
73 points in four league tilts and
221 total points. His season out
put is second only to Tom Roba-
tialle of Rice.
Archie Carroll and Wayne
Lawrence, both instrumental in
the Cadet offense, follow with 12.8
and 12.4 averages respectively.
Carroll, 6-5 forward who hits
well on hooks from either side,
has garnered 167 points, while
Lawrence, the eqsy going 6-8
forward, is five points back at
162.
Rounding out the select four is
Wilmer Cox, junior college trans
fer from Kilgore who slid in with
a 10.0 average on 130 points.
Jim McNichols, who completes
the starting quintet, has poured
in 83 points for a 6.3 average.
The deadly Swisher also paces
che Aggies from the free throw
line, hitting 63 of 76 charity toss
attempts for a nifty 82.9 percent-
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curacy is a remarkable 21 to 25
successful free throw tries in con
ference play.
Cox, with 14 of 19 successful
attempts for a 73.7 percentage,
and Carroll, with 43 of 59 and a
percentage of 72.9, ti’ail closely.
The rangy Lawrence is by far
the Farmers top rebounder, clear
ing the boards 113 times over the
season, 37 of them in league play.
But he has received able assist
ance from Carroll with 92 re
bounds.
Adding another feather t o
Swisher’s hat, the senior play-
maker also leads in field goals
with 79, and in shooting percent
age from the floor with a steady
52.7 percentage. Lawrence, hitt
ing 43 per cent from the floor,
and Carroll and McNichol, both
slightly over the 40 per cent
mark, also show well in the cate
gory.
As a team, the Cadets have
dropped in 43.4 per cent of their
field goal shots, while the defen
sive-minded Ags have limited op
ponents to 37.6. They also hold
a slight margin over their ene
mies in the free toss bracket,
flipping in an even 72 per cent
to 69.4 for the opposition.
However, in the oft trouble
some rebound department, the
Farmers have cleared the boards
526 times and the opposition 519
times. In conference competition,
the margin is even smaller: 156-
154.
Among the oddities of confer
ence play is the fact that the
Cadets’ enemies have outscored
the Ags 251-242, mostly on a bet
ter floor shooting mark—45.3 per
cent to 38.4. However, the Farm
ers dominate the free throw line
with a 74.1 percentage.
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first round of the Bing Crosby’s
$50,000 Golf Tournament. Little-
known LeRoy Silva of Hayward,
Calif., took the lead with a one-
under-par 71.
The competitors, including big
names of the golfing, entertain
ment and sports world, were fol
lowed by a big gallery expected
to reach 50,000 by week’s end.
Silva fired a 38-33-71 over the
Pebble Beach layout.
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Fish Seek Fifth Win
Shelby Metcalf, center, is shown with his Left to right are Carroll Brussard, Ron
fish squad that .will be seeking its fifth win Sheldon, Don Riggan, John Keller and Gary
of the season against Texas’ Shorthorns in White,
the tilt preceding the varsity game tonight.
Aggie Fish Face Shorthorns
In Hardest Game of Season
The two top frosh teams in the
Southwest clash tonight in White
Coliseum at 6:15 p.m. when the
Aggie Fish match their 3-game
winning streak against the 13
consecutive victories posted by the
Texas Shorthorns.
Three of the victories have been
posted this year by the Yearlings,
with the other 10 coming during
the 1957-58 campaign. Texas has
met q^ily one Southwest Con
ference team, the TCU Wogs,
while the Aggies have mastered
the Baylor Cubs and the Rice
Owlets. A&M has one loss this
Corps Baseballers
Reminded to Bring
‘Tools’ to School
Cadets interested in participat
ing in the Corps baseball program
this year have been urged ta bring
all their personal equipment back
to school when they leave home for
the spring semester after the re
cess.
Homer Hershey and Fred Meu-
rer, coordinators for the program
this year, said an organizational
meeting of battalion and group re
presentatives would be called
shortly after classes resume. They
indicated there was a possibility of
obtaining some funds from the col
lege to purchase additional equip
ment.
This will be the third year base
ball will enter into the cadets’ ath
letic schedule. Not associated
with college intramurals, the pro
gram has two leagues made up of
Army ROTC battalions and Air
Force groups.
season — against national jun
ior college champions Kilgore Jun
ior College — to mar its record.
Texas Coach Jimmy Vira-
montes will probably stick with
the starting lineup that downed
the Wogs and Texarkana Junior
College. They are Bill Brown,
Butch Skeete, Jimmy Brown, Bill
Ehman and Paul Hyatt.
The Browns, unrelated, lead the
Shorthorns in scoring and re
bounding. Bill Brown, 6-1 guard
from Pampa, is averaging 13
points per game while the other
Brown, 6-7, set a rebound record
against the Wogs when he nabbed
13. The latter Brown averages 10
points per game.
Sharpshooting Carroll Brous
sard, 6-5 frosh from Port Arthur,
will be out to increase his scoring
average for the A&M Fish. Brous
sard has scored 100 points in five
games for a 20 point per game
average. The Aggie is second in
rebounding with 51 to his credit.
At center for the Cadets will
be 6-10 Don Riggan. The lofty
athlete has 27 rebounds and 37
points for a 7.4 average per
game.
The other forward for the
Farmers will be Bobby Grace or
Gary White. Grace, 6-5, is averag
ing 5.2 points per game while
White has hit 13.6 points per
game.
Guards for the Cadets will be
6-3 Ron Sheldon and 6-5 John
Keller. Keller is the leading re
bounder with 61, while he has
averaged 6.4 points per game.
Sheldon has a 8.6 average in the
shooting department.
Recruiting Problems
Studed by Conference
AUSTIN (A*)—Two committees
were appointed yesterday to study
the problems of recruiting ath
letes, P. J. Dodson, chairman of
the Interscholastic League’s Legis
lative Council announced.
Three represetatives were named
by each of the state’s two largest
athletic administrative groups, the
Southwest Conference and the In
terscholastic League.
“These two groups, functioning
together, will be concerned with
the entire problem of recruiting.”
Dodson said. “It is a problem of
mutual concern and it is hoped the
deliberations will lead to recom-
HOLIDAY
Monday, January 19, 1959, being a Legal Holi
day, in observance of Robert E. Lee’s Birthday,
the undersigned will observe that date as a
Legal Holiday and not be open for business.
First National Bank
City National Bank
First State Bank & Trust Co.
College Station State Bank
Bryan Building & Loan Ass’n
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• Diamonds • Watches • Silver
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KENNETH CHANEY
MRS. FRANK ISH, Manager
mendations that will prove bene
ficial to the athlete, the high
schools and the colleges and uni
versities who are principals in the
recruiting program.” Dodson is
superintendent of Bastrop schools.
Appointed by Dodson are H. A.
Hefner, Graham schools superin
tendent as chairman and O. J. Ba
ker, Dickinson schools superinten
dent and G. M. Blackman, Ban-
quete schools superintendent.
Named as representatives of the
Southwest Conference by Dr. O. B.
Williams, of Austin, president, are:
Dr. J. William Davis of Texas
Tech as chairman, Dr. Henry
Hardt, TCU, and D. X. Bible, of
the University of Texas.
Davis and Hardt are faculty re
presentatives of their schools in
the SWC and Bible is consulting
athletic director at Texas.
The two committees soon \yill
meet jointly.
Oscar’s Points Dip
NEW YORK (TP)—Oscar Robert
son’s game average dropped from
34.3 points to 31.8 in last week’s
action, but the Cincinnati star
continues to lead the nation’s ma
jor college basketball scoring.
Robertson’s meager 13 points
against Houston Saturday enabled
four players to close in on the
leader. They were Bailey Howell
of Pittsburgh (28.6) and Jim Hag
an of Tennessee Tech and Leo
Byrd of Marshall (28.2).
Clarence Darrow’s
Conversion
Get a copy of the booklet
“Conversion Of Clarence Dar-
row” now off the press. Jan
uary 19 is the 24th Anniversary
of Clarence Darrow’s Conver
sion. The story is by Rev. R. L.
Jackson who converted Mr. Dar-
row. Hear Rev. Jackson tell
about the conversion of Clar
ence Darrow over KORA Sun
day 7:30 a.m. Send $1 for a
copy of the story to Rev. R. L.
Jackson, Box 313, College Sta
tion, Texas.