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I Pag# (l College Station, Tpnus Tuesday, Ppeemliev 19, 19(31 THE BATTALION Gridders Meet New Coach By LARRY SMITH Battalion Sports Editor Henry C. (Hank) Foldberg, A&M’s newly hired head foot ball coach and athletic direc tor, visited with the Aggie squad yesterday at breakfast in his first meeting with the team. Four of Foldberg's seven assist ants were on hand to hear his in troductory speech. They were Dick Johnson, Joel Wahlberg, Craig Randall and Leonard Brown. All were members of Foldberg’s coaching staff at the University of Wichita. One other coach, Neil Schmidt, remained in Wichita, but will join the new staff at A&M. Foldberg announced that Elmer Smith and Bobby Drake Keith, both line coaches during the Jim Myers era, will remain at A&M as assistant coaches. In his meeting with the Aggie football players, Foldberg said that he expected his men to be in top physical condition throughout the year. Defense and condition are what win games, he said. “If you can play defense, you Foldberg Inks Five-Year Pact New A&M Head Coach and Athletic Director Henry (Hank) Foldberg signs a contract to head Aggie grid fortunes for the next five years. President Earl Rudder, left, and Dr. Chris H. Groneman, chairman of the athletic council, look on as the search for a successor to Jim Myers comes to an official close. (College Information Photo) 10 REPRESENT A&M Christian Group Meets At Kerrville “World Crisis Confronts College r I hate to do those old fatigues, too. That’s why I al ways send them to Campus Cleaners Students” is the theme of the 1961-62 Southwest Conference of the Student YMCA-YWCA to be held Dec. 27 - Jan 1) at Mt. Wes ley near Kerrville. The Rev. Don Warren, a mem ber of the Corporate Ministry of the Christian Faith-and-Life Com-* munity in Austin, will be the plat form speaker. Student travelers from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Carri- bean, Russia and the satellite coun tries will relate the difficulties which confront college students in 1961. Discussions on international re lations, disarmanent, religious pluralism, civil liberties, censor ship and interracial concerns will be held by student participants. Attending from A&M will be Jarhes Crouch as delegation head, Su-Kyum Kim, Jack Paris, Wally Echols, Ronald Haley, Michael Gay, Paul Smith, Robert Goode- enough, Gerald Ray and J. Gor don Gay, coordinator of religious life and general secretary of the YMCA. 'lllie ^Ixchcine^e ore “Serving Texas Aggies’ can play for me,” Foldberg indi cated. The wide open pro-type T, with split ends- and flankers, is Fold berg’s offense and he uses plays at Wichita ^that are similar to the ones pi'ofdssional football teams use. “We’re not going to have any more of this ‘three yards and a cloud of dust’,” Ifoldberg said. He continued to say that he ex pected 100 per cent effort at all times, plus a second effort. The date for the start of spring training was not announced, but Foldberg indicated it will start sometime after the beginning of the second semester. Foldberg and two of his staff from Wichita returned to the Kansas school yesterday morning in time for workout that after noon. His team, the University of Wichita Shockers, will meet Villanova University in the Sun Bowl Dec. 30. The 38-year-old coach has com piled a record of 16 wins and 4 losses in his two years as top coach at Wichita. In both sea sons Wichita won the Missouri Valley Conference and Foldberg was voted the outstanding coach in the MVC. Foldberg, a native of Dallas, attended A&M for two years in 1941-43, before entering the Army during World War II. Upon discharge from the armed services, Foldberg accepted an ap pointment to the United States Military Academy. While at West Point, he starred for three years on great Army teams coached by Col. Earl “Red” Blaik. He was an All-America end his last two years and was class president his senior year. The new Aggie coach played professional football with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chi cago Hornets. Foldberg will return to the A&M campus Jan. 3, but his wife and two children—Elaine, 12, and Henry Jr., 10—will move to Col lege Station around Feb. 1. Read Battalion Classifieds The Youth Center “You’re Tots to Teens” Downtown Bryan 207 N. Main Marlboro campus favorite in all 50 states! ...It’s a top seller at colleges from U.S.C. to Yale •.. and 1st in the Flip-Top box in every single state If you think you’re seeing more Marlboro men lately, you’re right. More than 25,000 smokers all over the country are switching to Marlboro every month! You’ll know why when you try them. Marlboro is the filter cigarette with the unhltered taste. The secret of the flavor is the famous Marlboro recipe from Richmond, Virginia... and the pure white Selectrate filter that goes with it. Try Marlboro and judge for yourself. On or off campus, you get a lot to like. Flip-Top box or King-size pack