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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
i I * Youthful Myers Heads Grid Mentors Jim Myers, head football coach and athletic director at Texas A&M, came to Aggieland in Feb ruary, 1958 after a one-year ten- ure as head coach at Iowa State. Previously, he served eight years as top assistant to Red Sanders at UCLA. In the two years at A&M Myers has developed a well-rounded ath letic program and he has in his department one of the finest staffs in the nation. Myers was born .38 years ago in Madison, West Virginia. Fol lowing graduation from Scott High School in Madison, where he was a prep star, the Aggies coach enrolled at the University of Ten nessee. He played freshman foot ball for the Vols in 1940 and was a member of John Barnhill’s teams in 1941 and 1942 before entering the Marine Corps. After serving three years in the Marines, Myers returned to Ten nessee for his senior year, playing the 1946 season under Gen. Bob Neyland. Myers played one sea son at Duke in the Marine V-12 program, then served overseas. He attained the rank of captain. Following graduation from Ten nessee in 1947 Myers served as an assistant at Wofford College be- bore becoming an aide to Sanders at Vanderbilt in 1948. He moved to UCLA with Sanders in 1949 and was named head coach at Iowa State in 1957. He is married to the former Carolyn Agee, whom he met at College. The couple has three daughters: Susan, 13; Kathy, 10 and Carol, 9. WILLIE ZAPALAC Assistant Coach A native Texan, and an A&M graduate, Willie Zapalac is in charge of the A&M defense and works with defensive ends and linebackers. A Bellville product, Zapalac scored a record 245 points his senior year at Bellville High in 1938, then enrolled at A&M where he played varsity ball under Ho mer Norton in 1941, 1942 and 1946. Following graduation in 1947 Zapalac played one year of pro fessional football with the Pitts burgh Steelers before beginning his successful coaching career in 1948. Zapalac coached at John Tarle- ton State College, Hillsboro High School and Arlington State before joining the A&M staff in 1953. Zapalac served 36 months in the Air Corps during World War II, reaching the rank of captain. Willie played in the 1942 Cotton Bowl game, two East-West all- star games and in two Colleg All- Star Games at Chicago. He is married and his three chil dren—Billy, 12; Jeff, 10 and Jill, 7. His wife’s name is Dorothy. ELMER SMITH Assistant Coach Elmer Smith, one of two hold over coaches on the Myers staff, works with the offensive guards and center at A&M. One of the all-time great ath letes at Hendrix College, Smith came to A&M in 1954, after a successful tenure at Southern Arkansas State College in Mag nolia His Magnolia teams in eight seasons compiled a 54-27-2 record and won state titles in 1951 and 1952. A graduate of Danville, Ark., high school, Smith was a four- year, four-sport letterman at Hen drix, Conway, Ark. He is a 1931 graduate. Smith was an outstanding catcher in organized baseball until a football injury forced his retire ment. When Smith was a regular catcher for New Orleans in the Southern Association, Hall of Fame Catcher Bill Dickey of the New York Yankees was his sub stitute. Smith was an assistant at Hen- Intramurals Fart of Intramurals, which are a big part of campus activity at A&M, are set up on a competitive basis between Air Force, squadrons, Army outfits and Civilian teams under three classes. The three are class “A” for Corps upperclassmen, class “B” for Corps freshmen and class “C” for civilian teams. This is all under the direction of Barney Welch, former A&M football star, and his staff of student intra mural managers. “The main outcome of this pro gram is students being able to let off steam,” said Welch. The managers referee, umpire and control all intramural sports. They do most of the actual field work and are awarded a sweater at the end of the year. They see that all rules are obeyed, all games are run without mishap and com pute each outfit’s scores. Rule books are passed out to each outfit. The outfits and dorms appoint their own intromural officer who is usually a senior. It is the job of the officer to appoint the teams and see that they get practice and know which days they play. The officer has assistants to help in this work. All during the school year there are all forms of sports. There are the 15 regular intramural sports. Also there are the open sports which outfits may receive extra points for winning. Fall Term Starts September 19 You will earn a better salary when you can qaulify for a skilled starting position. Ask for information by dialing TA 3-6655 McKENZIE-Baldwin BUSINESS COLLEGE 702 South Washington Avenue Bryan, Texas Each outfit is required to enter at least 10 of the regular sports. At the end of the year points are compiled and awards are given to the winners of each class. The sports that can be entered are swimming, wrestling, golf, horseshoes, handball, softball, bowling, rifle, tennis, track, cross country, football, ping pong, bas ketball, volleyball, open tennis, op en golf, open handball and open badminton. Each outfit receives 50 points for each regular sports it has en tered. Extra points are given for winning the finals. For winning league a team receives ten points, five for reaching finals and ten for winning finals. For every game that is for feited an outfit is dcfcked 50 points. Thus at the end of the year the outfit with the most points is awarded the year’s Intramural Flag, to be carried at Corps re views. _ drix until 1936 when he went to Centenary College, Shreveport, in a similar capacity. He served in the Navy during World War II and reached the rank of lieutenant commander. Smith and his wife, Sybil, who teaches in the Bryan school sys tem, have no children. MATT LAIR Ass ; stant Coach Matt Lair, former defensive line coach at Kentucky, will be in chancre of defensive jruards and tackles at A&M this fall. Lair joined the Aggie staff in February, 1959. Lair developed some outstanding ’inemen while at Kentuckv, latest being Lou Michaels, all-America star of 1957 who teamed with A&M’s Charlie Krueger an helpin" 'he Co!!e<re AU-Stars down tlm Detroit Lions in August of 1958 Before joining the Kentucky staff of Blanton Collier in 1953, Lair had high school coaching ex- nerience at Selma, Ala., Louisville, Ky„ and Montgomery, Ala. He played four years at Ken tucky, graduating in 1948. He was a blocking back under Ab Kir- wan in 1941 and 1942 and after serving as a B-17 gunner in Italy during World War II, returned as a guard on Paul Bryant’s 1946-47 Kentuckv teams. He holds a mas ter’s degree from Kentucky. A native of Paris, Ky., where he nlaved fullback and tailback for Collier in high school. Lair is mar ried to the former Helen Davis of Lexington, Ky. TOM ELLIS Assistant Coach Tom Ellis, head coach at Mc- Murry College the past four years, came to A&M before spring prac tice in 1960. He will help with the defense and backfield. A native of Cleveland, Teun., where he played at Bradley High School, Ellis played his collegiate ball at McMurry in Abilene in 1942, 1946 and 1947. Following graduation he served as assistant coach at Winters High for two years and from 1950 through the 1954 season was line coach and head basketball coach at Merkel. He came to McMurry as line coach in 1955 and was named head coach the following year. His teams won 24 and lost 16, includ ing an 8-2 season in 1959. He developed Charlie Davis, little All- America guard, in 1958 and has had several others drafted by pro clubs. Ellis served three years as a radio operator in the 14th Air Force with duty in China. He was a staff sergeant. He and his wife, Billie, have a 9-year-old daughter, Deborah, and two sons, Bill, 4 and Mike, 2. TRAVIS (SHORTY) HJJGHES Assistant Coach Travis (Shorty) Hughes, recent successful coach at Deer Park High School, will work with the Aggie freshmen and also help with the offense. Hughes, who Deer Park teams lost but one district game in eight years, served the Texas High School Coaches Association as vice president and would have been president next year. His Deer Jim Myers ... starts third year as coach Park teams won state titles in 1954 and 1955 and won 45 con secutive games. Prior to coaching at Deer Park, Hughes served three years at Humble High School following graduation from Sam Houston State College in 1949. At Sam Houston Hughes was a blocking back. Hughes, who served in the Ma rines three years during World War II, is married and has two daughters, Kay 11, and Sue, 9. His wife’s name is Florence. BOBBY DRAKE KEITH Assistant Coach One of two former A&M stu dents on the coaching staff, Bobby Drake Keith works with offensive ends and tackles. He joins Willie Zapalac as the only A&M alumni on the staff. Keith, a native of Breckenridge, was recruited to A&M by Zapalac in 1953. He was a halfback and end at Breckenridge and played halfback on the 1953 Aggie Fish team. He continued as halfback in 1954, but was moved to end in 1955 and 1956. He served as a student coach in 1957, then joined Paul Bryant on the Alabama staff for the 1958-59 seasons. He re turned to A&M and Coach Jim Myers’ staff prior to spring train ing in 1960. Keith was a starting end on the 1956 championship club until suf fering a broken jaw mid-way in the season. Keith’s wife, Margaret, is a na tive of Monahans. CHARLES E. HARPER Athletic Trainer Veteran trainer at A&M is Charles E. (Smokey) Harper, who came to A&M in 1954 from Ken tucky. Smokey has been in the business 34 years and has -worked at Clemson, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama, UCLA and Kentucky prior to coming to A&M. He is a native of Milledgeville, Ga., and a graduate of Mercer College in Macon, Ga. S. M. MEEKS S.- M. Meeks took over the im portant position of handling the A&M athletic equipment in 1958. He -\fras former in the sporting goods business in San Antonio. He has two sons who were great athletes—Charley, formerly of the University of Texas track team, and S. M., Jr., a former halfback at the University of Houston. He and Mrs. Meeks have a third son, Tommy, who is a senior in Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan. Tankers Took Third Place In SWC Meet Coach Art Adamson’s A&M swimming team placed third in the Southwest Conference last spring behind Champion SMU and runnerup Texas. Leading swimmers last year were John Harrington of College Station, Orlando Cossani of Uru guay, Oscar Cordon of Guatemala, Ronnie Reitz of Pittsburg, Texas, Charles Teas of Houston, Dieter Ufer of Houston, Dave Woodward of Houston, John McKinney of Houston, Hondo Hernandez of Waco and James CoVan of Bryan. Members of the frosh team last vear included Bill Baker of Hous ton, Ericson Berg of Alexandria. Va., Henry Eissler of Beeville, Robert Hinp of Houston, Tom Ken nedy of Houston, Keith Langford of San Antonio, Charles Sea- graves of Houston, Mike Thurman of Baytown, Gray Watts of San Antonio and Walter Windsor of Abilene. A&M Ranks Second In Football Titles Since SWC Began The Southwest Conference was organized in 1914 with the first title awarded in 1915. Following are the titles each school has won: Texas 8 5/6* Texas A&M 8 1/2* TCU 7 1/3* SMU 6 1/2* Rice 5 Arkansas 3 5/6* Baylor 2 1/2* Texas Tech o ** *—Fractions are for sharing conference, both 2-way and 3-way ties. *—Texas Tech plays for championship first time in 1960. WELCOME AGGIES “Qur Coffee Is The Best” “Tasty Do Nuts Are Our Specialty” We Also Have Short Orders A&M Do Nut Shop North Gate Fftil! A NEW PORTABLE TYPEWRITER $149.47 VALUE FILL OUT THIS “NAME CARD” AND PERSONALLY DROP IT IN THE SEALED CONTAINERS AT . . . OTIS MeDONALD’S BRYAN BUSINESS MACHINE CO. 429 SOUTH MAIN BRYAN Drawing will be by a famous Aggie On . . . WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1960 No box tops — No strings — No gimmicks. You don’t have to be present to win but you must be enrolled in A&M. 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Thomas’ hopes for the future rest on his freshman team of last year plus a bevy of fine schoolboy prospects he has lined up to begin their frosh year at A&M this Mil. ; J A- | IP 'mi m The Aggies have been strong in the field events for several years and short on running but with Thomas, former All-America sprinter at Texas, the Aggies are expected to be back contending in the races in the near future. Two of the three first places won by Aggies at the Conference meeting were in the field events. Co-Captain Owen Hill completed his collegiate career with a first place in the discus. He was the only first place for the Aggie var sity. In the frosh division Terry Robinson won the discus and E. L. Ener took the mile run. 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