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HE BATTALION Thursday,’ May 25, 1961 College''Station, Texas Page 7 iuthrie, ig Athletes Had Fine Year; Future Looks Better ■ Aston, rectors. College t, m esident, By LARRY SMITH Battalion Sports Editor Now that the last few days of spring semester are upon us, i time to go back over the past and review the happenings in sports world at Aggieland. 1 in all the Aggies had a well- unded year of sports; one of ebest in several years. icM Col- nee, M Football First, in football, it was an un- tky season for the men . who don helmets and shoulder pads, ley ended up with a 1-6-3 record i with a little of that old Irish ck, they could have been on the p in the Southwest Conference, any people thought that the Ca- 1, COIH-I k were jinxed as far as the ing went. The footballers knot- 1 three opponents-—Texas Tech 4-14), TCU (14-14), and SMU 1-0). Only one team bettered the ghtin’ Ags by more than two D’s. That being Houston, 17-0. Drab, Harriet During spring training, several sports writers said that the boys from the Brazos bottom were the men to watch next season in the gridiron race. The Aggies lost 11 lettermen and six of these were starters sometime during the fall. There is no doubt that Coach Jim Myers will have the best all-round material since he came here from Iowa State. Two linemen—Bull Phillips, a junior-to-be, and Joe “Buddy” El lers, a senior-to-he, have already been cited as tremendous trench- men and the type of players that will probably win many honors this fall. Of course, all of this will depend on injuries and various other happenings. In the backfield, Coach Myers may be over his quarterback wor ries as he has four capable ones in Ronnie Brice, Jim Linnstaedter, John Erickson and Jim Keller. Brice and Linnstaedter are noted more for their running than pass ing, but Erickson is a chunker. Every one of his passes looks like a frozen rope when in flight. Kel ler, who came out for football this spring from the hardwoods, really impressed the coaching staff with his hard-nosed defensive play. The freshman team last fall had a good season as they ended up with a 3-2 mark. There are sev eral men on this squad that will -help the varsity this fall. They are Ray Kubala, Jerry Rogers, Phil Peter and George Hargett, to name just a few. It looks from here that the Ag gies will have a profitable season in football this fall. Only time will tell. Basketball In basketball, the Cadet cagers were a threat for the SWC title all the way to the end. Five let termen will be gone when the hard- woodmen report for work this Oc tober—three of them starters, Pat and Don Stanley and Wayrie An- nett. A&M’s All-American, Car- roll Broussard, will lead the cagers next season in his senior year. Coach Bob Rogers still has a con cern in the development of seven- foot Lewis Qualls. Big Lew came a long way last season, and if he continues to improve, he could be one of the best players in the SWC. The Cadets compiled a season rec ord of 16-8 and a 10-4 mark ift the SWC. They finished the season only one game out of first place. As for the Fish, they also had a fine season with a 9-3 record. Led by high-scoring Bennie Lenox, several of the freshmen will help on the varsity team. Track Track could become one of A&M’s strongest sports if they continue their present pace. The varsity won two triangular meets this spring; more than in the past three years. Their strength was in the sprints and the distance; races, along with the high jump discus and the pole vault. Thad Crooks, a senior-to-be, broke two A&M school records this spring in the 880-yard and mile runs. E. L. Ener won his share in the mile and he will be only a junior next fall. Terry Robinson came around in the latter part of the season in the discus throw and could be a big contender next spring. Curtis Roberts looked good in the sprints. The Fish looked very impressive especially in the sprints and the weights. Pat Mitchell, R. E. Mer ritt and Dapny Roberts have out standing talents and should be great stars in their last three years. Baseball Coach Tom Chandler’s men an other member of the A&M hard luck team. They started out in high fashion, but injuries caught up with them in the latter part of the season and this probably cost them the conference flag. Their main weakness was in pitch ing because of injuries and control trouble. Nothing can be said against the Aggies’ hitting as they batted .294 as a team and had an even better average in SWC play with an outstanding .319 mark. The varsity baseballers finished the season with a 14-10-1 record and a 6-8-1 mark in the SWC. Some of the star hitters were Ter ry Cobb, Byron Barber, Ray Hall Stuffy Davis, Dick Hickerson, and Bill Puckett. Bob Collins showed up well on the mound. The Ags lose only five men off this year’s team. The winningest team at Aggie land this year was the Fish base ballers who had a season’s record of 10-1—losing, only in the last game to the Texas Shorthorns. Stars on the team were Bill Han cock, Bill Grochett, Roger Crouch, Chuck McGuire, Dave Johnson, Johnny Crain and Richard Beller , —to name a few. Golf, Swimming, Tennis In the minor sports—golf, swim- • if ming and tennis—golf came out on top at A&M and in the SWC. The linksters won 34 points out of a possible 42 in taking the champion- f. ship. The foursome of Billy Mar- tindale, John Lively, Dickie Duble and Ralph Johnston became a A feared quartet around the confer ence. Martindale is the only man lost off the squad. In swimming, the Aggies had £ their stars in the Baker twins— j, Bill and Bob—even though Texas ■ and SMU dominated the SWC. The same goes for tennis as J Tfexas and Rice proved too strong for the Cadet racketeers. Jerry Foster and Richard Halter, who are only juniors, will show the way next spring on the courts. In summing up the year, the Ag- jr gies had a very respectable year, but next year appears even better! ret A b: Pres' resident, easurer. Wives ith; vice ; secrc- easurer. Wives Nina :s Club: :e pres- Council en; sec- easurer, and So- esident nt, Pa! ere tar), p-treas- liamen- ; Aggie re, Jon- . (Offi- ission): :e pres- , Patsy ns; bis- h; Ag- dative. he De< jononn ■ve as ’erkins uthern three- Skra- of he at a Dl'S of m [ the THANKS to the HAM BUYERS i. (Left to right) Tom Shifflett, Chairman of Ham Show; Santiago Olvera, Jr., Champion Ham Showman; and Swede Hanson, Buyer of Champion Ham. 1961 HAM SALE - TOTAL SALES $2,574 ;bi« .:1m-li. GRAND CHAMPION R. A. "Swede" Hanson San Angelo, Texas it* .. -■ /• . > n. . ■> v • • • • $100 • • • $80 RESERVE CHAMPION A. H. Department Staff Members: Fred Hale, Clifton Laywell, Harold Frankie, and O. D. Butler ■: A ■ f ABILENE Gooch Packing Company- Mack Eplen Restaurants BRYAN Akins Allen & Stone Clothiers American Laundry and Dry Cleaners Walter S. Britten Bryan Auto Supply Caldwell’s Jewelers Central Texas Hardware City National Bank Clayton’s Restaurant Conway & Company Court’s Saddle Shop Davis Auto Supply W. F. Davis Joe Faulk’s Joe A. Ferreri Wyane Gibson J. C. Jaques Lilly Ice Cream Lone Star Beer Distributor by Clyde Bailey Majestic Cleaners Mauro Meat Company Miller’s Super Market . Orr’s Super Market Parker-Astin Parker Lumber Company • Ed Pilger Mobil Service Station Roman Pharmacy Sanitary Farm Daries A.‘M. Waldrop’s Wood Furniture .Company Brazos Valley Florist and Nursery Acme Glass Company Newman Printing Company Brazos County Producers Co-op. Lester’s Frank Seales CHEROKEE James Kuykendall CL ARK WOOD Doehne Provisions by Fred Doehne COLLEGE STATION Aggieland Studio Community Savings & Loan Charlie’s Food Market College Station State Bank Exchange Store Gilford’s Restaurant M. T. Harrington Loupot’s North Gate Barber Shop R. E. Patterson Southside Food Market by Sam Rizzo Earl Rudder Stuart Hardware Tastee Freez by Doughlas Duff Gene Zulkowski’s Mobil Service Station A. H. Departtment Staff Members Fred Walker Frank Orts L. A. Maddox Roy Snyder Mrs. Fred Walker T. D. Tanksley A. H. Graduate Students W. T. Berry G. T. King GANADO R. A. Hanson, Sr. GLADEWATER Mrs. Ralph Prince HOUSTON J. W. Beeler A. B. Hamil Gregory-Giesendanner Company George H. Lacy HUNGERFORD LaRue Douglas LAREDO Laredo Packing Company LEANDER Bar K Guest Ranch by Newt Johnson LLANO Llano Feed & Supply Carrol Osbourn Raymond Winkel Llano Livestock Auction by Phillip Smith & Wayne May Hasse Brothers Stanley Keese J. C. Rusche MARBLE FALLS Alfred Shifflett W. D. Murray R. M. Bumam MASON George Garretson PLANO Mrs. Ammie Wilson SAN ANGELO R. A. Hanson Carl Conklin SAN ANTONIO H. A. Fitzhugh SONORA V. J. Glasscock SWEETWATER R. R. Petty VALLEY SPRINGS Clarence Osbourn WEST COLUMBIA T. M. Smith DALLAS Robert B. Cullum Enterprise Butcher Supply DRIFTWOOD Tommie E. Stuart CHICAGO, ILL. Griffith Laboratories Inc. BEAUMONT Zummo Meat Company BRADY G. R. White CARRIZO SPRINGS Edward O. Gardner CARTHAGE James L. Waldrop FREDRICKBURG Robert Sifford FT. WORTH John C. Burns Roy Richerson Right Weight Company Santa GertrudisMournal Tarrant Rendering Company H. D. Laughlin & Son Jack Estes, of the Estes Packing Co.; Fort Worth, awarding watch to Billy Powers Champion Ham Salesman. from SADDLE 6t RLOIN CLUB