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BY MARVIN SCHULTZ
Battalion Asst. Sports Editor
After a layoff for midsemester
exams, the Aggie basketball squad
resumes action against the Uni
versity of Houston Cougars Tues
day night in Houston.
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Before the Cougars play host to
the Aggies, they will have to do
battle with two other SWC foes,
Texas Christian and Baylor. This,
in itself will be a chore for the
Cougars, having had their share of
injuries.
They may well be without the
services of their high scoring for
ward Don Schverak who injured
the middle finger on his left hand
in a Monday workout. Don Eckel-
man also is injured with an ankle
hurt but is expected to fill in for
the injured Schverak.
The flashy sophomore from
Michigan, Joe Hamood has a groin
injury which will keep him out of
the lineup for an indefinite time,
so as one can see, the Cougars have
their share of troubles.
With the high riding Aggies in
vading Houston Tuesday night,
Coach Guy Lewis will have an ex
tra worry as the Aggies will fea
ture the team that is currently
pacing the SWC with a 3-0 slate.
This will be a warmup tilt as far
as the Aggies are concerned be
cause the crucial contest will come
on Feh. 1 when the Aggies take
on the Owls of Rice University in
the Bayou city.
So far, the Aggies have been
the talk of the conference as they
have developed into a well-rounded
attack that stands up under pres
sure, which is the underlying char
acteristic of any championship
team.
This highly regarded squad de
serves all the support of Aggie fol
lowers in and around the Houston
area.
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Paul Timmins, 5-11 guard, has regained his starting berth
with fine ball-handling and playmaking. Coach Shelby Met
calf says Timmins is playing the best ball of his career.
Timmins’ play was a big factor in A&M’s win over Texas.
THE BATTALION
Thursday, January 23, 1964
College Station, Texas
Page 7
FJtOJff THE SIDELINES
Metcalf Has View At Top,
Fears Only Seasickness
BY JIM BUTLER
“Don’t rock the boat!”
Four short words expressed the
philosophy of Aggie coach Shelby
Metcalf as he and the Cadets move
into the second half of the current
cage season.
METCALF THESE days looks
like a man with something on his
mind. It wouldn’t take three guess
es to find that the vision was a
crown, Southwest Conference va
riety.
The Aggies re-open SWC action
Feb. 1 against the Rice Owls in
Houston with a solid grip on the
league lead. A&M stands 3-0 while
the Owls are 2-1, losing to SMU in
Dallas. The Cadets defeated the
Mustangs in Big D.
“OUR TOUGHEST game is
Rice; it’s the next one,” said Met
calf, sticking to the tried and true
adage “one at a time.”
The big name and big man for
Rice is their 6-10 center Kendall
Rhine. Rhine tied A&M’s Bennie
Lenox for the SWC scoring cham
pionship last season with a 25.1
average.
SOPHOMORE JOHN Beasley,
A&M’s 6-8 center will draw the
task of trying to stop the potent
Rhine. “It wouldn’t be fair to ex
pect John to handcuff Rhine,” Met
calf said. “Rhine has an edge in
height and two big years’ experi
ence. But I wouldn’t trade Beasley
for Rhine any time. It will be a
real test of John’s defensive abil
ity.”
Before the Owls and Aggies tan
gle, however, the Cadets go to
Houston for a warm-up in the coli
seum against the University of
Houston Cougars. The Cougars,
10-6 on the season, drew their first
loss, 61-58, in G. Rollie White.
“BOTH TEAMS have improved,”
Metcalf said, “but we’re a young
team and young players improve a
little faster. Houston will have an
edge since they play Thursday
(TCU) and Saturday (Baylor) be
fore we catch them Tuesday. We’ve
had 17 days off and 10 days with
out practice.”
“I hope the break didn’t kill our
momentum,” Metcalf went on. “I
don’t know why it should have.
Texas was in the same spot last
year and it didn’t hurt them.”
THE MENTION of the Long
horns brought up the 65-60 A&M
victory over the Steers in Austin
and the play of junior college
transfer Ken Norman. Norman
came off the bench to sink two
crucial buckets that kept the Ag
gies in the lead.
“I just want everyone to know
that Ken wasn’t pulling rabbits out
of a hat. He’s been looking real
good in practice. Ken’s made the
adjustment well and will help us
out a lot.”
“I WAS REAL proud of all eight
that played and one that didn’t,”
CECIL FERGUSON
Metcalf said. He was referring to
senior defensive specialist Cecil
Ferguson. “Ferguson is as fine a
guard as there is in the confer
ence,” Metcalf added.
Ferguson—“Eagle” to his team
mates—is a quiet, hard - working
player who fits well into the Ag
gie scheme. He’s always there for
Metcalf to call on when things
aren’t going too well.
“FERGUSON IS like a bull pen
pitcher in baseball. He only gets
the call when there is trouble,”
Metcalf said. And like the bullpen
pitcher who has become a necessity
for a championship team (Ron
Perranoski for the Dodgers), the
unknown man on the Aggie bench
—Ferguson—occupies the same po
sition of importance for the Ag
gies.
With half the season gone and
half to play, Metcalf surveyed the
future from his view at the top.
“Before the season started, I said
defense and rebounding would be
our biggest problems. I knew we
had boys who could shoot. The key
to our success so far is that we
have overcome these problems.”
A&M is leading the league in de
fense and second to SMU in re
bounding as well as leading in of
fense.
“WE DEFINITELY have to win
all our home games. The big fac
tor here is the support of the stu
dent body. School spirit is the rea
son why the Aggies are so tough
at home. To reach our goal, we
will have to have 100 percent sup
port of the student body,” Metcalf
concluded.
Usually that would be like an
eskimo asking for snow but noth
ing can be taken for granted now
days. Aggies, get behind the team
and show the school spirit.
Soph Big John Stands Tall
As Top Aggie Rebounder
BY DAVID STILES
Special Writer
One of the brighter spots of the
still young Aggie basketball sea
son has been the improved and
spirited play of 6-8 sophomore
center John Beasley.
The 19-year-old business major
broke into the starting line-up aft
er the season opener with the Uni
versity of Houston. His consistent
point production and rebounding
rank him as the team’s leading re
bounder and second high scorer,
behind sharpshooter Bennie Lenox.
BIG JOHN ^carried an 18.8 aver
age on the Fish team last year and
was a freshman all-conference se
lection.
John, who is better known to his
teammates as ‘Beas,’ likes to re
call his first experience with a
basketball. “I was in the third
grade when I played my first
game. Some older boys needed an
extra so I filled in. I was what
you might call a defensive special
ist because I guarded my man
even when our team had the ball.
My older brother, who was referee
ing, called an official time out to
explain the fundamentals of of
fensive basketball to help us both
save face and it was then that I
learned to shoot.” And luckily for
A&M, Beas has developed a tre
mendous touch that causes the ball
to nestle in the net with confident
accuracy.
THE BROWN-EYED youngster
was an all-district selection for
three years and all-state two years
at Linden-Kildare High School in
northeast Texas.
John spent a summer of heavy
construction work and many hours
in a nearby gym to reduce his
freshman playing weight fifteen
pounds. “I feel like I can run a
lot faster now and I know I can
jump higher,” he said.
The likeable lad is optimistic
about the upcoming games and
conference race. “I think we all
needed this semester break in play
but I feel like we will be ready
again for the Houston game.”
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