PAGE 4 Friday, January 16, 1959 The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas r t 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- Dance To and Enjoy the Music of FREDDY SMITH and His COMBO Saturday, Jan. 17, 8 ’tin CLUB LATINO 1313 So. College For Reservations Call TA 2-9915 or TA 2-3010 age. Included in this show of "ac 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. .. •' iplIgS Crosby’s Tourney Sees Scores Soar PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. ssa Texas State Optical Si m mm m I 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 CULPEPPER’S JEWELRY • Diamonds • Watches • Silver Repairs for Watches — Jewelry CARL MIZE and for Small Electrical Appliances and Shavers 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.