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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas Friday, January 16, 1959 PAGE 5 s PORT SLANT By BOB WEEKLEY S V l« ' Basketball attendance in the Southwest Conference has risen sharply during the past several years. Whether the popularity of the game has taken hold in the football-con scious Southwest or whether people don’t have anything else to do but go to the game, one thing is)^certain—attendance is on the up. When the Aggies played Southern Methodist on Jan. 3, over 9,000 fans filled the Mustang gymnasium and some where close to 1,000 had to be turned away at the gates. Even at A&M a crowd of 6,000 gathered to watch the A&M- Rice tilt. That was a new record in home attendance for the Aggies. Down Waco way so many people want to watch the Bears play that the school has started a Cinderella method of al lowing students to attend games. Odd number ticket holders go one night and even ones the next. But no matter how many students attend the games at Aggieland, basketball is going to continue to be a loser as far as the till is concerned. For the small sum of $8, a student at A&M can obtain a student season ticket that will allow him to see all the home football, basketball, baseball and track events. Most of the $8 is proportioned out to the football team. Even if a crowd such as the 6,000 that watched the Rice game turned out for each basketball game, not much cash is taken in. The figure would probably read around $1,100. No matter how you look at it, such a small figure won’t pay many bills such as light and upkeep, much less finance scholarships, equipment and the like. In the East where bounce ball really is a big sport, thfc schools require students to pay a separate fee to attend bas ketball games. The fee is not unreasonable, somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 cents. If such a fee was inaugurated at A&M, many students would raise a howl that could be| heard all the way to the president’s mansion, but if they were told how this could help A&M field a winning team season after season, the howl I would more than likely be short lived. By paying this small amount each time, scholarships I could be given to a greater number of athletes. The coaches I could travel farther and wider in their recruiting efforts. I Better equipment could be purchased to meet the demands I of more students. These are only a few of the benefits the A&M athletic I department could reap from such a move. Would you as an Aggie pay a fee to attend home basket- H ball games? Whether you would or not, why don’t you drop a a line to this column and let me know your feelings on the ■ matter. You might say I’m interested. Youthful Coaches Win Better than Average i COLUMBIA, S.C. WPi—A youth movement among football coaches at many major colleges has been successful. They’ve broken better than even in almost 600 games. Don Barton, University of South [ Carolina sports publicist, produced I figures Thursday showing 15 I young head coaches at major col leges have won 289 games against 267 losses and 20 ties. Dan Devine, now at Missouri, is the winningest among those in drivers’ seats for three or more years. He has won 32 of 41 games. In the list are those who finished ^heir own college playing or got into coaching after World War II. Ousted Terry Brennan of Notre Dame is second, and South Caro lina’s Warren Giese is third. Here are the top 15; Dan Devine, Missouri, 32-7-2 and .805 per cent; Terry Brennan, ex- Notre Dame, 31-18-0 and .640; Warren Giese, South Carolina, 19- 11-0 and .633; Darrell Royal, Tex as, 30-20-1 and .598; Paul Dietzel, LSU 22-17-4 and .561. Jack Myers, College of the Pa cific, 30-23-5 and .560; Jack Mitch ell, Kansas, 21-17-2 and .500; Bob by Dobbs, Tulsa, 20-18-2 and .525; Wade Walker, Mississippi State, 13-14-1 and .482; Pete Elliott, Cali fornia, 12-19-0 and .387. Ev Faunce, Utah State, 13-24-1 ad .338; Tommy Mont, ex-Mary- lad, 11-18-1 and .383; Don Mulli- son, Coloradb State, 11-18-1 and .383; Ara Parseghian, Northwest ern, 9-17-1 and .351, and Bus Mertes, Kansas State, 13-26-1 and .338. SWT Cage Slate Friday—Texas A&M vs. Texas at College Station Rice vs. Baylor at Hous ton Saturday—TCU vs. Texas Tech at Lubbock ' I January C learance TV and RADIO SALE LOOK BUY SAVE ARVIN RADIOS 4% OFF plus tax MOTOROLA HI-FI MOTOROLA HI-FF HOFFMAN HI-FI ZENITH RADIO-PHONO MOTOROLA PHONO Reg. $139.95 —$95.00 Reg. $179.95—$135.00 Reg. $179.95—$135.00 Reg. $99.95—$79.95 Reg. $79.95—$59.95 Seethe Prices Start at Motorola Stereo Hi-Fi $99.95 TERMS AS DESIRED KEN'S 303 W. 26th TA 2-2819 One Block West of Post Office m „ 1s 11 p m 2 “i l. i I ' : ' ' ■ ^ '' ■-W: *>. v , v '' 5: i . ..'u* Mi#, i * Varsity Five Plus' One Coach. Bob Rogers, foreground center, other than Rogers, are Neil Swisher, Wayne .stands with the Aggie starting unit that Lawrence, Archie Carroll, Wilmer Cox and will meet Texas here tonight. Left to right, Jim McNichols. Farmers, Longhorns Battle Tonight in White Colisum The cellar dwelling Texas Long horns clash with second-ranked A&M tonight in White Coliseum with an estimated 6,000 fans ex pected to be on hand to watch the traditional rivals battle it out in their first meeting of the sea son. A&M will be a heavy favorite, entering the game with their sea son 10-3 mark up against the not- so-good 3-10 mark of the Steers. Texas has a 1-3 Southwest Con ference record while the Aggies are batting .500 with a 2-2. Leading the Longhorns will be 6-8 Albert Almanza, one of the most outstanding sophomores in the conference. Almanza estab lished a new freshman scoring rec ord last year, averaging 21.8 points through 21 games and hit ting a single-game high of 41. This season the lanky forward has averaged somewhere around 12 points per game in SWC play At center for the Steers will be Wayne Clark, one of the tallest players in the Southwest at 6-11. As a freshman he averaged 16.4 points per game. The tall athlete has vastly improved this season, and his hook shot and tip-ins are a constant threat. Jay Arnette, who has the high est scoring average on the Texas squad at 14.5, may be able to re turn to action after missing seven straight games because of a foot infection. Arnette, a 6-2 guard, is one of two letterman on the soph- omorish squad. Last year as a sophomore the Steer averaged 11 points per game in the conference. Arnette is the fastest man on the squad and has terrific spring for rebounding. Probably Bill Davenport, a squadman last season, will start For those not in the know, Coach Bob Rogers’ ensemble for the Monday night game with Arkansas was a dark brown sport coat with a sport shirt. It was the first time this sea son that the superstitious coach has worn a sport shirt before the game. Rogers has been wearing the same outfit for each game, changing only after a loss was incurred. So far this season he has been in brown and blue. Friday night’s game should see the Aggie coach in his brown coat and sport shirt. at the other guard position for the Longhorns. The 5-11 junior is one of the top defensive players on the team. Bobby Puryear, 6-0 senior, is the other leterman and will start at forward opposite Almanza. Puryear averaged 4.5 points per game last season as a relief man, with his season high being 11 points against the Aggies. The same five that have started most of the games for Coach Bob Rogers’ Aggies will probably take to the hardwoods against the Steers. At center will be 6-5 Jim Mc- Nichol who is averaging 6 points per game in conference play. At guard for the Cadets will be de pendable Neil Swisher and Wil mer Cox. Forwards are Archie Carroll and Wayne Lawrence The A&M-Texas rivalry, orig inating in 1917 with the Steers winning the first game 38-16 at Austin, has seen the Longhoims come out on top 69 times to the Farmers’ 37. The Aggies suffer ed one of their woi'st defeats of all-time at the hands of the Steers, losing 81-36 at College Station in 1944. Game time is 8 p.m. Bucky Harris Chosen As Red Sox Manager BOSTON —Stanley Bucky Harris, who has devoted most of his 61 years to baseball, yesterday was named successor to Joe Cronin as general manager of the Boston Bed Sox. Cronin was approved Wednes day as new American League pres ident. “Cronin stated that he had talked to Mr. Yawkey, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, and that 1 was to be it. I’m very happy about it, naturally,” the first of the boy wonder managers told a news con ference. In answer to questions concern ing any plans he might have about changing basic front office policy or switching team personnel, Har ris said he preferred to talk such matters over first with Cronin and field boss Mike Higgins. Harris has been a special as sistant to Cronin the past tjyo years. He has three times been field manager at Washington, twice at Detroit and once each with the Bed Sox, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. Harris broke into baseball at 19. He was a rookie sensation as a second baseman with Washington in 1919 and was named manager in 1924 at Washington. The club won pennants in his first two seasons at the new job. Yale Lary Elected To Texas ‘House’ Yale Lary, the former Aggie footballer in the days of Bob Smith and Glenn Lippman, recent ly took office as a newly-elected member of the Texas House of Representatives. Lary, a perennial member of the all-Pro defensive team, competed in the Pro Bowl game Sunday. He is a member of the Detroit Lions. JACKETS Vi OFF SLACKS Vi OFF SPORT SHIRTS 2 For Keg. Price of One Plus $1.00 WHEN YOU SHOP BEFORE END OF SEMESTER At A&M MEN’S SHOP MARRIED IN STYLE TO THE THUNDERB1RD ONLY ONE SHORT MONTH AGO . . . AND* already the Glamour Car of the Year! 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