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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1962)
\rowd watches THE BATTALION Thursday, March 15, 1962 College Station, Texas Page 5 Intramural Wrestling Finals Produce Sixteen Champs By VAN CONNER Bfttalion Assistant Sports Editor llntramural wrestling competi- ■m ended yesterday with the com- pletion of 16 final matches. As -natliy spectators as could fit around the mats and in the near by hall watched as would-be cham pions of all shapes and sizes strug gled for individual medals. ALL VARSITY ATHLETES ON CAMPUS ARE INVITED TO HEAR FORMER ATHLETES SPEAK ON “CHRIST IN MY LIFE” Henderson Hall — 8:45 p. m. Thursday, March 15 f The speakers include the following: Raymond Berry (Baltimore Colts), Bobby Loveless (Denver Broncos), Dick Frey (Houston Oilers & former Aggie football player), Bill Munnerlyn (former Aggie baseball player) and Bemie Lemmons (former Aggie football player.) < THE TIRE THAT PERFORMS ON WET PAVEMENT Tirtston* SUPER NYLON BUTYIABRE \IU vuf , m? , v77 in? Every new Eipentane tire is GUARANTEED 1. 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Precision balance both front wheels. S Check power brake and power steering units where applicable. For Gnly Torsion Bar Adjustment Not Included Any American Made Car PAYDAY TERMS Geo. Shelton, Inc. TA 2-0139 College Ave. At 33rd FREE PARKING TA 2-0130 The highlight of upperclassman competition was the match be tween Gary Terzian of Mitchell Hall and Bill Shaw of Sqd. 3 in the 177-lb. division. Terzian re tained his championship, but had to do it by, winning a close-call decision, 4-3, as he threw Shaw for the extra points with only sec onds remaining in the third round. Heavyweights Ernest Haner of 3qd. 3 and John Spencer of Pur- year Hall spent most of their natch on their feet, with Haner finally winning a 4-3 decision. Another close call was in the 147-lb. division. Harold Brent of the Pan Americans outlasted Vic-, tor Mikulec of A-l, 4-3. In the 191-lb. class, Mitchell Hall’s Albert Hoyt pinned Lowell Wood of Sqd. 4 late in the third round. Former Corps champ in the 167-lb. division, Jim Yates of Sqd. 7, retained his position on top of the list by pinning Terry Simp- ton of C-l in the third. With only two seconds to go in the match, 137-pounder Gary Ri- ner of Sqd. 8 pinned F-2’s Dudley Griggs. 130-lb. Larry Bowen of A-3 wore down Rogerio Morales of Puryear Hall and pinned him ate in the third round. In the 157-lb. division, Dick Green of*Sqd. 11 pinned Bob Ack- len of A-2 late in the first round. Mike Linz of Sqd. 7 finally came out on top of a 7-6 decision over G-2’s Jim Arnold in the 167-lb. livision. Heavyweight Vernon Friedrich, Sqd. 6, pinned Richard Stevens of Sqd. 5 in the third. In the 191-lb. division. Jack Andrews of F-l pinned Tom Johnson of D-l in the second. In the 177-lb. class, A-2’s Jim Smith won a 6-2 decision over South of A-l. Tom Crais of B-3, 157-pounder, won a 9-6 decision over Winfred Ginter of Sqd. 1. In the 147-lb. division, Don Humphries of A-3 pinned Harry Mitchell of C-l in the second. 137- pounder Ernest Finocchio of A-3 pinned G-2’s Roy Hillenborg in the second round. Patterson To Sign With Sonny Liston NEW YORK ffl?)—Floyd Patter son will sign Friday for a defense of his world heavyweight title against Sonny Liston. Promoter Tom Bolan of Cham pionship Sports Inc., said Patter son’s attorney, Julius November, had informed him that the cham pion would sign Friday afternoon, | probably in New York. The announcement just beat the | deadline set by the NBA for a | poll of its members to decide if H Patterson should lose his title for |1 failing to defend against an ap- 4: proved challenger within a year. Heavyweights Take A Breather Ernest Haner of Sqd. 3 (dark trunks), and weight wrestling yesterday. Haner finally John Spencer of Puryear Hall catch their won the upperclassman championship in a breath midway in the final match in heavy- 4-3 decision. Ag’s ‘New Football Gag Rule Blasted By Sports Writer , By HAROLD V. RATLIFF Associated Press Sports Writer The Southwest Conference has a gag rule that prohibits a coach or athletic official from criticizing publicly the work of the men in the striped shirts. It also pro hibits a member school from al lowing pictures of controversial plays or incidents to be published. The member schools themselves have their own gag rules. One is designed to prevent the players from making any remarks that might cause a controversy or hurt somebody’s feelings. There is the “cooling off period” the coaches insist upon—that is, newsmen can’t talk to the players until they have been given an opportunity to frame their answers. The result is that all the inter views after football games fall into one pattern—the boys tell how good t heir opponents are, what fine sportsmen they are, what a wonderful game their teammates played, etc. There isn’t much news to it since it’s all the same and tells nothing the fans haven’t thought they saw in the first place. Actually, there have been few incidents where a player criticized the opposition or made derogatory remarks about the officials. The coaches themselves usually get into trouble with heated remarks, if anybody does. Anyway, Texas A&M appears to have gone the gag rule of the conference and the other schools one better. Athletic Director Hank Foldberg has issued a letter to sports writers telling them all in formation pertaining to athletics must be cleared through him or Tommy Blake, the sports infor mation director. Assistant coach es can not be interviewed, football players can not be talked to unless the interviews are arranged through Foldberg or Blake. The situation last fall of sports writers investigating reports of dissension on the football team is dissension on the football team by talking to the players apparently is out. The only folks who could give the true story won’t be avail able. fe'Sure'n begorra ' : 'i' - GROCERIES - Hunts—14-Oz. Bottles CATSUP 3 For 59c Hunts—300 Size Cans Fruit Cocktail 5 For $1.00 Hunts—300 Size Cans Peach Halves 6 For $1.00 Hunts—300 Size Cans Peach Slices 6 For $1.00 Spry—3-Lb. Can SHORTENING Can 69c Kleenex 400 Size 2 For 49c Planters—7-Oz. Cans Cocktail Peanuts ........ 3 For $1.00 Colgates—Large Size Tooth Paste 31c Size Free Only 49c Maryland Club COFFEE 1-lb. 59c Maryland Club Instant Coffee 6-Oz. 79c Green Giant—12-Oz. Niblet Corn 2 For 35c Green Giant—12-Oz. Mexicorn 2 For 35c Green Giant—303 Cans Green Peas 5 For $1.00 Green Giant—No. 1 Cans Cut Asparagus 2 For 47c Brown Beauty—300 Size Cans Spanish Rice 3 For 49c -FROZEN FOODS- Sunshine State—6-Oz. 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Coach Foldberg might be able to write a better story than the sports writers but he couldn’t do it quickly enough to meet the deadlines, since he would have to spend some time getting his play ers ready to be interviewed. Those who conduct intercollegi ate athletics naturally want only the good things said about their program. There is no. one that wants controversies or rhubarbs or the Sleazy side of their business aired. The trouble is that there is a sleazy side and there are rhu barbs and both should be publi cized so the public may be in formed on what’s happening in the things they pay their money to support. Their idols of sport ’might not be so imposing if they found out how those idols conducted themselves. Another thing the intercollegi ate people should learn: Little can ever be covered up and taken away from the bright eye of the newspaperman. It is better for the fact to be told in the first place so that there will be no harmful rumors and inaccurate re ports. Also, for anybody to tell a sports writer he can’t have the news—the news is his business— is like a sports writer telling the coach how to coach. The coach tells the sports writers to mind his own business and justifiably so. In recent years it has become very difficult ^o get all the sports news out of Texas A&M. Fold- berg’s news plan might furnish more news than has been obtained in the past anyway. But it still might not be enough. If the con troversies can’t be reported there will be little news. No one can acquire honor by doing what is wrong. — Thomas Jefferson In YOUR office of State Senator I pledge that I shall NEVER sell YOUR vote or influence to anyone. MARION PUGH The clean candidate for State Senate District 11 PD. POL ADV. 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