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* The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas « ^ t JJBP .ptv W*. S?"' \ 5 ;V> W || S '■' l Wednesday, April 22, 1959 PAGE 3 —battalion Staff .Photo by Laney McMath Strategy at Second And what else could shortstop Ralph Plum- keystone combination plus coach is one of lee, Coach Tom Chandler and second base- the top duets in the conference, man Dink Patterson be working on? This Tashy, Allison Start Fast In ‘Rookie of Year 9 Picture Aggies Trail Steers in SWC; Rematch With Rice Possible By BOB WEEKLEY Battalion Sports Editor Fighting both the rain and Tex as, the Texas Aggies try to stay alive in the Southwest Conference baseball race in a vital two-game series with the SMU Mustangs off the Kyle Field diamond Friday and Saturday. For all practical purposes, the Aggies (4-2) and the Rice Owls (3-3) are the only teams with a reasonable chance of catching the Longhorns. The other three SWC TCU Golfers on Top, Rice Pacing Net Race NEW YORK (AP) — Off their early season performances, Willie Tasby of the Baltimore Orioles and Bob Allison of the Washing ton Senators loom as the leading candidates for the American Lea gue Rookie of the Year award in 1959. Through Monday’s games, Tasby had 13 hits in 33 times at bat for a .394 batting average. Allison had 12 hits in 33 tries for a .364 mark. Each had hit safely in all 8 games he played. Both Tasby and Allison had one. home run, but the Senator’s outfielder had 7 runs batted in to 1 for the Baltimore rookie. Quick Service HOTARD’S Cafeteria 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. — 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Also off to excellent starts are first basemen Kent Hadley of Kansas City and Norm Cash of the Chicago White Sox and pitch ers Jerry Walker of Balitomre, Rudolfo Arias of the White Sox and Jerry Casale of Boston. Hadley has 6-for-18 and a .333 average. He has one homer and three RBIs. Cash has walloped a pair of homers and driven in 6 runs. His batting percentage is .250 with 6 safeties. Walker, 20-year-old righthander, beat Washington 6-1 in his only start. Arias has given up only 1 run in 5% innings of relief in 4 games. He was credited with a victory over Detroit last Friday. Casale beat the Senators 7-3 and walloped a homer April 15, before losing to Baltimore yesterday. While the American League competition appears keen, there is little to choose from among the JOIN jCouiioil Silver $ Club YOU CAN NOW WIN . . . $32.50 National League hopefuls. George Altman of the Chicago Cubs shows a .350 average with 7 safeties in 20 at bats. He has yet to hit a homer, although he has batted in 3 runs. Ron Fairly, Los Angeles, highly regarded first year player, has a .235 mark with 4-for-17. George Anderson, Phil adelphia’s slick-field second base- man, has 7 hits in 2 tries for .259. Jim Baxes of the Dodgers has a” .280 average and 2 homers. Bob Anderson turned in the best pitching job among the NL rook ies. He defeated Los Angeles 6-1 on opening day. Other pitchers who have looked good in brief stints were Dom Zan- ni of San Francisco, Howie Nunn of St. Louis, Mark Freeman of Kansas City and Jerry Davie of Detroit. Sox Still Uncertain Of Williams’ Debut BOSTON (A*)—No date has been set for the return of ailing Boston slugger Ted Williams to action but Manager Mike Higgins said yes terday the big guy would not go to Florida for his conditioning pro gram. Williams, sidelined since late in spring training with a pinched nerve and sore shoulder and back, remains confined to his hotel room and has not begun workouts. Texas Christian University took over a two-point lead in the South west Conference golf chase by downing defending • champion Arkansas Monday, 6-0. Texas Tech is second with two weeks left to play. Meanwhile, Rice leads the pack in the tennis race with a 17-1 rec ord. Texas Tech is also second in the net spot with an 18-6 mark. A&M is running fourth in the golf standings with a 12-12 mark, while Texas is third with 16-8. TCU now has a 27 1 /£-8 1 /& showing. In tennis, the Aggies are mired The Aggie golf team de feated the Texas Longhorns, 5-1, yesterday at College Sta tion. A1 Jones and Billy Mar- tindale of the Aggies shot 72s for low scores. straight matches. Loop-leading Rice has a comfortable margin at 17-1. A&M met Texas in a golf match yesterday on the College Station links, but results could not be Hamilton Player Inks Intent Uetter A&M’s basketball coach Bobby Rogers signed one of the top prep school players to an A&M letter of intent Saturday when Hamil ton’s Jerry Windham inked the agreement while visiting the cam pus for Spring Sports Day. Rogers said Windham “is a big strong kid who can really move. He’s fast, a terrific rebounder and we feel he will make a very fine basketball player.” Windham is a 6-7, 215-pound athlete who averaged 23 points per game last season. He was named to the All-CenTex team and made honorable mention all- state besides being all-district three years in a row. The prospective Aggie is a little more than just a fine athlete, though, since his average at Ham ilton High School is a brilliant 94. He plans to study engineering at A&M. deep in the cellar, still seeking their first win after losing 18 learned last night. SMU also tang led with Arkansas in Dallas yes terday. Saturday, Baylor and SMU meet at Waco, while Rice takes on the Aggies here. On the tennis courts, the Ag gies host TCU Friday while Bay lor takes on SMU in Dallas. Play continues Saturday when TCU battles Rice in Houston while Tech and Texas match forces in Austin. (m Windel Reed The old warrior is batting .228 in conference play. ■ > <0 r ; > ^ 4* •• ip«n _ " v; 7 , ; V > is. 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None of the postponed games can be made up, under the South west Conference baseball rules, un less they have some direct bearing on the final SWC champion. Since A&M has missed three games so far this season because of rain (Baylor was the other post ponement) they are almost certain of having to make up some portion of those missed, barring an Aggie slump in the won-loss column. The Longhorns have missed only one tilt so far this year and have clipped team after team, while the Farmers dropped further behind in the pennant race as they fumed over the rain. If the Aggies do have to make up some of those missed games it is doubtful which they will be forced to play. Chandler seems to think that the coaches will just get together and decide who will play who where, but there has been no final decision made. It would appear that the Aggifcs would face the Bears first and con tinue on down the list until a win ner is determined for the cham pionship. Rice Coach Dale Morgan and Chandler could get together and work in make-ups of both games— one at Houston and one at College Station—between now and the end of the regular season, if possible. They could exchange open dates and reach an agreement. Of course the Cadets won’t be considered in the x*ace unless they win the majority of their remain ing games, including the two-game series with Texas at the end of the regular season play May 7-8. A&M MENS SHOP 103 MAIN NORTH GATE AGGIE OWNED U.S.KEDS PftiiWT I, i <■ : J' |$g| U U *sJ 111 for perfect footwork and comfort Professionally designed by and for top-flight tennis players. Featuring a flexible arch for comfort; an abrasion-resistant sole that stands up to any playing surface; laces to the toe to insure perfect fit, complete support. Fully cushioned, heel to toe. About $8.50. LOOK FOR THE KEDS LABEL £75£e orf C&a+Hjtico>i4- United States Rubber Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. r AGGIES GET YOUR . . . I. S. 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