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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas Wednesday, April 1,1959 PAGE 3 Ags Bomb Comets Twice The hard-hitting Aggie nine pounded out 14 hits Friday to dowp the Brooke Army Medical Comets, 13-5, at San, Antonio. The win marked the second straight victory over the Comets in two days as the Aggies also won Thursday by a 13-10 score in 14 innings. Percy Sanderson pitched the first five innings to earn his sec ond win of the year against one defeat in Friday’s game. Larry Ayres wound up mound duties for the Farmers. Clifford Davis, sophomore right- fielder, was the big gun in the Cadet attack. The redhead had a double and two singles in four trips, batting in five runs. Windel Reed, Byron Barber and Dink Patterson each got two hits as the Aggies battered Comet pitching in the two-game series for 34 hits. A&M scored two in the second on a walk, Dick Hickerson’s double and Davis’ single. After the Co mets went ahead 3-2 in the bot tom of the second, the Farmers came back with two more runs in the fourth on a walk, Ralph Plumlee’s single and Davis’ dou ble. The Cadets sent 11 men to the plate in the seventh frame and counted seven runs on six hits. The Comets finished their scoring Ag Track and Field Teams Finish Second in Houston 1 The Aggie track and field squad, coached by Charley Thomas, scored 36 points in a triangular meet with Texas and Rice Thurs day to finish second behind the Longhorns who ran away with the meet with a total of 100 points. Rice garnered 33. The fleet Ernesto Uribe scored a first in the low hurdles and finished second in the high hur dles to led the Cadet runners. Other second place finishers for the Aggies were Charles Merka, Frank Madura and Bobby Thomas who tied for second in the high jump with 6-foot leaps; Henry Bonorden, shot put; Freddie Du- lock, two-mile run; and Charlie Vance and Donnie Douglas, pole vault. The Cadet freshman outscored their varsity counterparts but still had the second place ribbon hung around their shoulders as they scored 41 points, Texas OT 1 /^ and Rice 16 V6 in the freshman division. A&M’s frosh scored one first and seven seconds in the meet. Thad Crooks was the lone winner for the Farmers as he romped home in the 880-yard run with a time of 1:57.3. , Second place finishers were the 440-yard relay team composed of Frank Schmalsteig, Robert Kepke, Larry Pike and Gil Jacobson; James Nixon, shot put; Pike, low hurdles; mile relay team; Chai’les Tierman, discuss; Jacobson, broad jump; and Michael Nash and Gayle McDaniel who tied for sec ond in the pole vault. When Warren Spahn started in the All-Star game it marked his sixth appearance in the clas sic. He has been on 10 squads. We require a B.S. or an advanced degree in mathematics or the physical sciences. Experieiice in your university’s computing facility is highly desirable. 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Box 95004, Los Angeles 45, California ' * ♦ <■' ••V s < .^^v- s •• in the ninth inning on two hits i ball race with a 2-0 record with and a walk off Ayres. wins over the touted Baylor Bears The Aggies, currently leading and the Texas Longhorns, travel the Southwest Conference base-1 to Dallas today to face the dan gerous SMU Mustangs. Ayres, the powerful righthand er, is expected to start the game on the mound for the Farmers. Farmers Open Spring Drills Under Dark Clouds, Winds Threatening skies and gusty winds failed to halt the 1959 Ag gie football team from emerging from under the Kyle Field stadium today and onto the practice field for the first day of spring drills. Coach Jim Myers, now in his second year as head coach and ath letic director at A&M, send his 70-plus charges through drills aimed at bringing the squad to top condition in a short time. Myers termed the first day of drill “a pretty good practice ses sion.” There was a lot of helmet knocking and many solid blows landed during the two-hour session Once again the Aggie staff di vided the squad into three main teams. The red shirts held down the top position followed by the Aggie Soph Eighth In National Meet John Harrington, son of Presi dent and Mrs. M. T. Harrington of College Station, placed 8th last weekend at the NCAA swimming championships at Ithaca, N. Y. Hari’ington participated in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events. Coach Art Adamson, who re ceived his 25-year plaque from the national swimming coaches associa tion. said Harrington’s pei’form- ances could earn All-American hon ors for the Aggie sophomore. AGGIE OWNED \ ■* '■■ ■• ^ •• GUNS Bought • Sold • Traded JIM WESTBROOK Dorn 17 Room 325 THE LOW-DOWN ON THE GIRLS WHO GET AROUND! M-G-M presents in Cinemascope and METROCOIOR -* ROBERT TAYLOR *>. CYD CHARISSE LEE I. 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Injuries include a cut on Jim Murphy’s chin that required a few stitches, Bill Roberson’s broken nose and Elton Caldwell’s mouth injury. ‘Cooperation’ Is Big Word With A&M Coaching Staff The Texas Aggie freshman base ball team is a good example of co operation in a collegiate athletic program. Jim Myers, director of atheltics and head football coach at A&M, is a strong believer in letting ath letes compete in more than one sport. And he wants his staff to encourage multiple competition. The Fish baseball team is un defeated after four starts and the chief reason is the large number of football players on the team. Big Bill Vincent, tackle-pitcher (2-0)-outfielder; Jesse McQuire, back-shortstop; Eddie Van Dyke, back-outfielder; Fred Praetorious, end-catcher; and S. J. Halpin, back- outfielder, all are regulars on the Aggie frosh team coached by Shel- The FINEST in food . . . 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ASSETS Cash, balance with other banks, including reserve balance, and cash items in process of collection $1,144,034.73 United State Government obligations, direct and guaranteed.. 817,731.78 Obligations of State and political subdivisions 131,091.32 Corporate stocks (including $6,00.00 stock of Federal Reserve bank) 6,000.00 Loans and discounts (including $4,636.90 overdrafts) 1,740,865.32 Bank premises owned $38,577.00, furniture and fixtures $18,000.00 56,577.00 Real Estate owned other than bank premises 1.00 Other Assets 1,360.00 TOTAL ASSETS $3,897,661.15 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $2,100,384.05 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and coporations 739,283.16 Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) 247,664.16 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 543,009.47 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks etc.) 14,157.78 TOTAL DEPOSITS..., $3,644,498.62 Other liabilities 14,830.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES r$3,659,328.62 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital* $ 100,000.00 Surplus 100,000.00 Undivided profits 38,332.53 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS .> 238,332.53 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ^$3,897,661.15 *This banks capital consists of: Common stock with total par value of $100,000.00. 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