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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, January 6,
THE BATTALION
Baylor Shocks A&M, 80-77
Darrell Hardy Key Bear Performer In Upset
By LANI PRESSWOOD
Sports Editor
The Baylor Bears proved they
were for real Tuesday night as
they pulled out an 80-77 cliff-
hanger from A&M which stunned
a crowd of 6,000 in G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
Darrell Hardy hit a pair of free
shots with 16 seconds left in the
game to give the Bears a 78-75
lead and their first win over the
Aggies in five years.
Paul Timmins drove in for an
uncontested layup seconds later but
Hardy’s clutch charity tosses had
put the contest out of reach.
Baylor board strength made the
difference in one of the tightest
cage duels in White Coliseum
history. The last 18 minutes of
play saw neither team gain more
than a four-point lead.
The verdict snapped A&M’s 16-
game home winning streak as well
as a ten-year home string over
Baylor.
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The Baptists grabbed the lead
early and hung on to it until mid
way of the second half. Their
margin crested at ten points, 28-
18, with 10:32 left in the first
round.
EDDIE DOMINGUEZ sparked a
brief rally which cut the edge to
five but Baylor called time and
regained their composure. The
clubs battled on even terms the
rest of the half with the Bears
carrying a 46-40 lead into the
dressing room.
A porous Cadet defense and
lethargic board work helped keep
A&M in the hole. The Bears hit
54.8 per cent of their shots in
building their halftime edge.
The Ags came out for the final
stanza with a spurt which cut the
lead to two at 46-44. Baylor held
on to a delicate edge until Ken
Norman connected on a three-point
play to tie the score at 56 all with
12:01 left.
At 10:57 Pa Timmins hit a 12-
foot jumper to give A&M the lead
for the first time since the opening
minute, 60-59. They held it until
6:33 when Hardy’s field goal dead
locked the score, 66-66.
Both teams cooled off, and at
2:23 the score was knotted again
at 72-72. Tension began to mount
as Bill Gasway was charged with
fouling Spencer Carlson. The 6-6
substitute sank both free throws.
John Beasley cashed in a three-
pointer at 1:18 and the Cadets held
a slim 75-74 lead. Baylor called a
time out and A&M’s hopes looked
brighter.
THE BEARS came out in a de
liberate offense, waiting for the
good shot. Hardy found it, drove
past Bill Gasway with 41 seconds
left and banked in a layup.
Shelby Metcalf called time with
36 seconds left. His charges then
worked the ball to Beasley who
missed a jumper from the left side.
Three green-clad Bruins converged
on the rebound.
Hardy was fouled by Norman,
he sank his pressurized free shots,
and Baylor had won their South
west Conference opener.
The defending champion Aggies
now face an uphill fight in their
bid to capture the crown a second
straight year.
Against the Bears A&M seldom
resembled the polished outfit that
blazed through 14 conference
games with only one blemish last
season.
THE TEAMWORK which char
acterized that club was not in evi
dence. Neither was the hustle and
fire which provided the victory
margin in so many games. But the
laggard defense and disappointing
board work was the ultimate de
ciding factor.
The Bears, the surprise team of
the league, played a hustling ball
game and were rewarded for their
efforts. They are also a much im
proved club from the Bear squads
of recent years.
Several Aggies had moments of
individual brilliance. Timmins sev
eral times faked his man into
comic lunges and then proceeded
to hit his pet jump shot. Domin
guez looked sharp and poised dur
ing his brief stint.
Baylor Coach Praises Squad
In Baylor’s ecstatic dressing
room Coach Bill Menfee praised
his squad for their upset.
“This was the greatest team ef
fort I ever got from a bunch of
boys in all my years of coaching.”
“I thought my boys played calm,
cool and collected, and that’s more
than I can say for their coach.
We figured that they (A&M)
would try to feed the ball to
Beasley in the last minute of play,
so I told my boys to crowd the
middle and not to let him drive.
“The game could have gone eith
er way, but it just happened that
we made the shots when we needed
to and they didn’t.”
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Norman continued to play im
pressive ball, particularly on of
fense. He connected on 6 of 11
shots and totaled 19 points. His
sweeping hook shot is eye-catching
and practically indefensible.
Beasley and Timmins shared
game high-point honors with 20
apiece. Beasley was the night’s
leading rebounder with 10.
BAYLOR’S SCORING was well
balanced as usual. Hardy and
Spencer Carlson each canned 16,
to rank behind Ed Home’s 17.
Tommy Hatfield chipped in 14.
A&M shot 43.3 per cent for the
game, compared to Baylor’s 46.7.
The Bears outrebounded the Ag
gies, 41-34. The Aggies didn’t
collect a single offensive rebound
the last seven minutes of play.
Foul trouble hurt the Cadets.
Dickie Stringfellow, Norman and
Gasway all left via the fifth foul
route. Beasley was saddled with
four fouls. A&M was tremendous
from the foul line, meshing 25 of
26 chances.
Looming on the horizon now is
a contest with the SMU Mustangs
in Dallas Saturday night. They
defeated Rice, 64-62, in their only
conference game to date.
KEN NORMAN TRIES HOOK
Spencer Carlson defends for Baylor.
Fish Drop SWC Opener
To Turner - Sparked Cubs
By BOB SPIVEY
Asst. Sports Editor
The A&M Freshmen dropped
their Southwest Conference basket
ball opener to the Baylor Cubs last
night, 83-68.
The Fish enjoyed a 49-46 half
time lead but after the start of the
second half were never in the
game.
The freshmen roundballers hit
22 of 42 shots the first half for a
52.4 per cent average and dropped
to only eight baskets in 34 tries
for a 23.5 per cent average the
second half. The Fish were able
to make only 19 points after inter
mission.
The Fish defense was outstand
ing the first half as they held Cub
scoring ace Jim Turner to only 17
points. He had been averaging
55 points a game entering the con
test.
Fish guard Kent Andrews forced
the Cub guard to his left repeat
edly to keep him from sinking his
patented 25-foot jump shot. Turner
was deadly moving to his right but
was far less accurate shooting
from the left.
Turner came back the second
half to hit 15 more points for the
Cubs. Charles Wilson, the Cub
fullback that did so much damage
in the Fish-Cub football game,
tossed in 17 points for the young
Bears.
Turner will be ineligible for
freshman basketball after mid
semester since he graduated from
high school at mid-term.
Bear Head Coach Bill Menefee
will have a problem deciding
whether to red-shirt him or move
him up to the varsity five.
High man for the Fish was 6-3
guard Jimmie Lenox with 16
points. Kent Andrews followed on
his heels with 13.
Rugged Fish forward Max
Mainord fouled out with 10 min
utes left in the game. With
Mainord out the Fish seemed un
able to settle down and work the
ball as they had earlier in the
game.
The contest ended in a scuffle
at midcourt. The ball squirted
loose from Cub forward Pete
Creasy, Fish Terry Trippet tied
the ball up and Kent Andrews
moved in on the play.
Tempers flared, fists flew and
both benches emptied before the
referees and coaches could halt the
melee. As a result of the skirmish
a technical foul was called on Kent
Andrews.
The Fish will meet the TCU
Freshmen here January 12 at 5:45
p.m.
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honor, beat out J. T. Kin|, ;
of Texas Tech’s football.
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latter coached a team rateci.
Southwest Conference secoti
sion to a 6-3-1 record.
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Texas, the 1963 national coif
the year who had anothetj
season climaxed by victoiji
Alabama in the Orange i
Royal got 24 first place vota
Alfred (Red) Barr,
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champions at Southern Metis
was fourth with eight firsts
Dave Williams, whose Ho;
golf team was NCAA char.:
for the seventh time in nine-
was next.
Emmett Brunson of Rico,
of the Southwest Conference i
champions and developer oft!
pics pole vault champios i
Hansen, rounded out the os
receiving support from the
ation.
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