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Page 4 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 28, 1964 Matson Has Made His Biggest Mark By MAYNARD ROGERS Young Randy Matson has a long record of feats of strength that dates way back to last summer and makes some people in the shot put ring look like 90-pound weaklings. Matson’s claim to fame was at the National Track and Field Fed eration Championships in Houston last June. Randy won the meet with a throw of 60-6, becoming the first Texan in history to break the distance barrier. Since then, the 19-year-old Randy, Danny Win In Meet Fantastic Randy Matson paced a field of Aggie weight men at the Drake Relays Friday and Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, with a 64-1 toss of the shot put to set a national fresh man record. Danny Roberts, the other half of the Aggie weight duo, notched a second place in the university-college shot put with a throw of 59-214 behind Frank Mazza of Baylor who posted a 59-1014 effort. Roberts also finished third in the discus with a throw of 167- 6y 2 . Pampa star has moved on up the ladder of success with so much progress that one wonders if the 6-6 youngster has a ceiling. From that first long toss Matson has reached the ultimate in the nation’s freshman shot put ranks, and now holds a national record. Randy’s record came Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. It was a monsterous heave of 64-1. The mark broke the national freshman standard of 63-7 set by Dallas Long, current world record holder, in 1959. The throw was also the fifth best toss of all time by any athlete in the world. Coach Charlie Thomas, the non chalant Aggie cinder mentor, thinks highly of Matson’s progress. “I think it’s great. I thought he could hit 64 feet because he had been improving every week. Last week in practice he had over 20 throws past 60 feet. I believe one of these days he will break the world record,” Thomas observed. Matson, however, did not realize he could produce such a throw at the Drake meet. “I didn’t expect it. I was hoping to break 63-7 though. It was just one of those throws where every thing was just right,” he said. Master Matson must be doing everything right these days. Pd. Pol. Adv. SPLASH DAY '64 Aggies, with only a few days remaining before the start of those wild . . . fun-filled weekends on the Texas shores, it’s time to choose your swim wear from the wide variety of latest styles now available at Loupot’s. So, for Splash Day, or anyday, look your very best by letting Lou put you in the swim of things. Loupot; book and clothing shop at the North Gate VI 6-6312 RANDY MATSON IN HIS BEST FORM . . . holds national freshman record Houston Skydiver Wins A&M Meet Carlos Wallace of the Houston Sport Parachute Center landed two first places and was named the overall winner of the second an nual Aggie Invitational Parachute Meet held Saturday and Sunday in Hearne. The team with the highest point average was the Houston Para chute Club in the competition which saw 51 entries make over 120 jumps. Bad weather plagued the sky- divers both mornings, but the meet continued in the afternoons. Wallace, the 14th ranked sky- diver in the nation, won the senior accuracy event, one jump from 5,500 feet with right and left turns with backloop, and he also took the style event on a jump from Exclusive: MUSIAL RATES THE BIG-LEAGUERS Stan Musial, one of the great hitters of all time, rates the big- leaguers in June SPORT. Read the retired Cardinal’s personal evaluations of the stars he’s played with and against in his two decades in the mqjor leagues — exclusive in SPORT! June is a hitters’ month in SPORT. 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Ag Win Streak At 9 After Decision Of Ric e By JIM BUTLER Associate Editor A&M put 12 runners on base Friday night, but could only bring a pair home. Thanks to Chuck McGuire’s three-hit pitching, only one run was needed as the Aggies won their ninth straight game, beating Rice, 2-0. The senior chunker from Dallas was superb in surrendering singles in the second, sixth and ninth while striking out 13 Owls and walking only two. The win brought Mc Guire’s record for the season to 6-2. A&M (2) Ballard, ss Grochett, 2b Koonce, If aThompson Carlton, If Hancock, c Cobb, cf Crain, rf Stark, lb Hargett, 3b McGuire, p Ab 5 6 3 0 0 4 3 4 3 4 4 James King, throwing a jug- handle curve, kept the Cadets stymied for six innings. The Aggies managed baserunners every frame except the sixth, but King was able to pitch himself out of tight spots. A&M finally broke up the double shutout in the seventh. Jerry Ballard picked up his third single of the night and went to third on BU Stays In Race With Win OverTCU WACO — Henry Perkins pitched a four-hitter and got two hits himself Monday as Baylor beat Texas Christian 7-0 and moved into a tie for first place with Texas A&M in the Southwest Conference baseball race. Bill Grochett’s line shot to lt!t field. Allen Koonce then beat ml a slow roller to shortstop to m, Ballard. The Aggies picked up an ins® ance run in the eighth when Bit reliever Tex Spear walked Frail Stark. George Hargett follow with a triple to deep right centr to drive in Stark. Saturday’s game was postps due to wet grounds. The gait will be made up Tuesday at 3 pi in Travis Park. Steve Hilllwj is slated to pitch for A&M. Baylor beat TCU, 7-0, Monii afternoon to move into first plai in the SWC with the Aggies. Bit have 8-2 records. Baylor is 15 on the season while A&M is 15- The Bears and Aggie face off fi a pair of games Friday and Safe day in Travis Park. TOTALS RICE (0) Judd, 3b rf Waldo, Tigrett, Fleming, cf Longcope, If Wilkins, lb Blume, 2b Rice, c King, p Spear, p Ab 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 TOTALS 240-Pound Tackle Signs A&M Letter Two more schoolboy grid stars have inked pacts to join the Ag gie clan, Pat Shannon, 6-4, 180, San An tonio Thomas Jefferson quarter back, and Doug Rhodus, 6-4, 240- pound tackle from Findley, Ohio, signed letters-of-intent to attend A&M on football scholarships. Rhodus was all-league and all- state in Ohio. Aggie Netters, Golfers Remain In Contention With Clutch Wins The A&M golf and tennis teams shut out their respective opponents over the weekend to tenaciously remain in mathematical conten tion for the Southwest Conference championship in each sport. With backs to the wall, the Ag golfers swarmed the Rice Owls, 6-0, on the A&M course Saturday. The Aggies were paced by Jeff Andrick and Mike Higgins who both fired subpar rounds. The win over the Owls moved the Ags into third place with a 22-14 record. Results of the Rice match were as follows: Mike Higgins (A&M) def. Jack Creel (Rice), 5 and 4; Jeff Andrick (A&M) def. Dick Anderson (Rice), 4 and 3; Jay Ferguson (A&M), def. Bill Jenkins (Rice), 3 and 2; Doug Dyer (A&M) def. Baylor Triplitt (Rice), 2 and 1. Doubles : Higgins - Andrick (A&M) def. Creel - Anderson (Rice), 4 and 3; Ferguson-Dyer (A&M) def. Jenkins - Triplitt (Rice), 2 and 1. The Aggie netters were busy over the weekend capturing two important conference victories on enemy courts. The Cadets pasted S.M.U. in Dallas Friday, 6-0, and blanked the TCU Horned Frogs, 6-0, the following day in Fort Worth. The two victories gave the net squad a 23-7 conference ATTENTION ROTC SENIORS UNIFORM DISPLAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY APRIL 28th 29th 30th Room 201 - Memorial Student Center ARMY & AIR FORCE Uniforms & Accessories No Payment Due Until Active Duty and Uniform Allowance Received Special Arrangement For D.M.G’s Delivery For Graduation Guaranteed. 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