The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
Wednesday, March 18, 1959
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Varsity Nine Faces Cougars
Today in Kyle Field Rematch
Sophomore Larry Ayres places
his two-game winning streak on
the line today when the Aggie
baseball team tackles the Univer
sity of Houston Cougars at 3:30
p. m. on Kyle Field.
A&M has faced the Cougars once
this season and walked away with
a 7-2 victoi-y. Ayres was credited
with saving that game when he
came on in the fifth and pitched
four scoreless frames. Percy San
derson and Joe Brooks Thompson
are expected to share mound chores
with Ayres against Houston.
Senior Gary Herrington will
start as Ayres’ battery mate. The
Ag co-captain is batting a nifty
.333 and fielding an errorless 1.000.
Dick Hickerson will be missing
from his first base position, giv
ing senior Bo Paradowski, a lefty,
the starting nod. Either Dink Pat
terson or Don Davis will start at
second, with the starting role de
pending on whether the opposing
pitcher is right or left-handed.
Ralph Plumlee will be going at
shortstop while Windel Reed will
hold down third sack. Plumlee is
batting .364 while Reed is batting
an even .300. Both athletes have
made one bobble in five games.
Senior Lloyd Stone will be at
right field while Stuffy Davis
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left. Stone is hitting .143; Davis,
.167; and Barber, .095.
Ayres has thrown a total of 15
innings, striking out 11 while giv
ing up three walks and allowing
nine hits. His earned run average
is 2.40.
Sanderson has the worst ERA,
6.300, but is next to Ayres in
strikeouts with seven. Thompson
has given up only one run in five
innings of ball while striking out
five and walking two.
The Aggies’ next game will be
Saturday when they open South
west Conference play against the
Texas Longhorns in Austin.
PORT SLANT
By BOB WEEKLEY
. Even if the Aggie baseball team shouldn’t win the South
west Conference pennant this year, Coach Tom Chandler’s
debut as a member of the A&M coaching staff will certainly
be marked as a red letter year for the Farmers in the record
books.
Chandler, a youthful looking coach who really is young,
will win more friends and influence more people in favor of
Aggieland than the Aggie Band.
Now this is not running down the Band, fine organiza
tion that it is, but rather complimenting Chandler and the
tremendous public relations job he does.
Every sports writer who has journeyed to A&M to inter
view the slender coach has gone away impressed with his
know-how, ability and personality.
Just from watching Chandler during the daily practice
sessions is an experience equal to watching a Barnum and
Baily circus, and every bit as entertaining.
Whereas most people catch a baseball by sticking a
glove up in the air, Chandler puts his arm behind his back
and latches on to the elusive oval. If that’s not tricky enough
for you he’ll field grounders by catching the ball between
his legs.
One fully expects to see him trap the next incoming ball
between his teeth, which would surprise no one, including the
players who enjoy the antics as much as the folks in the
bleachers.
Chandler is also a talker. It makes no difference whether
he’s batting fungos or walking around the infield—he talks
loudly and continually. In between he looks over his shoulder
and throws in an occasional story or two for free to those
who might be interested.
He gives you the impression of having eyes in the back
of his head. While watching a fielder snag a ball he might
give a batter advice on how to hit the thing and at the same
time comment on the current pitcher’s throwing from—all of
which could be confusing but never is.
And the man knows his job. As sports publicity director
Jones Ramsey says, you learn more baseball in a day from
Chandler than you’ve learned in a lifetime of watching tele
vision or playing sandlot ball.
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3rd in Season Play
The Aggie baseball team, paced
by sophomore Larry Ayres on the
mound, is currently rated third in
season standings in the Southwest
Conference.
A&M has won three straight
games for a 3-3 mark while SMU
leads the pack with a 4-1 record,
losing only to the Oklahoma Soon-
ers. Texas is second.
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Fish Drop Allen Ramblers 6-1;
Praetorious Slams 3-Run Homer
Catcher Fred Praetorious lifted
a long three-run homer over the
left field fence in the fourth in
ning of the Fish-Alien Academy
game yesterday afternoon to sew
up the contest for A&M.
The Fish collected six runs from
Rambler pitcher Thurman Peres,
getting seven hits and four errors
to take the game 6-1. In turn,
Fish chunker Bill Vincent gave up
one run on three hits and two
errors. He walked five men.
Allen’s single run came in the
first inning as Henry Batten
walked and advanced to second on
a line drive single down the middle
by Sam Bowman. Bill Cartwright
flew out to second, and Mackey
McKinney struck out. Lloyd Shef
field then singled down the right
field line and Batten scored, but
Vincent struck out Weldon Beard
to retire the side.
The first Fish score came in the
top of the third when John Hud
son walked and went to second on
a fielder’s choice. Jesse McGuire
gained second on an outfield er
ror, as Hudson scored from second.
The other two runs came in the
seventh on three of the Aggie’s
seven hits. Jim Childers led off
with a single to right, and went
to second on another single by
McGuire. Bowman bunted down
the first base line and Rambler
David Mooney failed to make the
play, allowing Childers to score
and McGuire to go to third. Mc
Guire then scored on a slow roller
down the first base line. S. J. Hal-
pin flew out to right and Bowman
failed to beat the throw home, re
tiring the side.
The Fish stranded eight men,
the Ramblers seven. The only stol
en base was by the Ramblers Hen
ry Batten, and the only other long
ball was hit by Felix Burton, Fish
third baseman. It was a double to
deep center field in the second in-
A&M Boxing Club
Schedules Fights
The newly-formed Aggie Inde
pendent Boxing Team will meet the
Sam Houston State boxers April
26 in a team fight at the Sam
Houston gymnasium.
Workouts for the Cadets began
Monday, but openings are still
available for those Aggies who
might be interested in competing
in the matches. Anyone interested
should report to the boxing room
of White Coliseum at 5 p. m. each
day for work outs.
All contestants in the Sam Hous
ton bouts will be awarded trophies,
win lose or draw. Roy Harris, the
colorful boxer from Cut ’N Shoot,
may referee the matches.
The Aggie team will be coached
by Paul Adams, ’59, and Andy
York, an employee of the Depart
ment of Oceanography. Jim Riley,
’60, will act as trainer for the
team.
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Ag Tennis Team Opens Play Today
Coach R. C. Bell’s tennis ‘team,
cellar dwellers last season, at
tempt to start the 1959 season in
a winning way today when they
face the Trinity Tigers at San An
tonio.
The Aggies return only one let-
terman, Bob Jones, a two-year
numeral holder from Garland, and
three sophomores.
Graduated from the 1958 team
are three 3-year lettermen wdio
posted a 8-28 season record. Bell
hopes,to find some winners among
sophomores Harvey Barber of Al
vin; Richard Box of Nixon and
Carl Franklin of Paris.
Last year the Aggies downed
the Tigers in one match while
dropping five others to their op
ponents.
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