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Page 4 College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 1, 1968 THE BATTALION ■rs» In SWC Track Meet Aggie Tracksters Picked Fourth By JOHN PLATZER A panel of five Southwest Con ference writers have picked the Aggies for a fourth place finish in this weekend’s track and field meet in Ft. Worth. Texas is the consensus choice with a predicted total of 54 Mj points followed by Rice and Bay lor with 54 each and the Aggies with 39 V2. MARTIN ROLLINS and George Resley are the only members of Coach Charley Thomas’ team rat ed first in their specialities. Res ley is favorite in the shot put while Rollins is expected tp win the pole vault. Resley’s best throw to date is 57.4 while teammate Ronny Lightfoot, who is picked for third, has a top mark of 56-6%. Ronnie Mercer of Texas Tech, who has a top throw of 57-7%, is the sec ond place choice. The top performance by Rollins was in the team’s first meet of the season when he cleared 16-1%. He won the Drake Relays last weekend with a 15-6 vault. Two freshmen, Curtis Mills and Kelvin Korver, are picked for second place honors in the meet. MILLS WILL be the busiest Aggie at the meet competing in the 440 and 220 as well as the 440 and mile relays. He is picked second in the 440 ahead of Rice’s Conley Brown and behind Dave Morton of Texas. Despite a SWC best of 169-4 in the discus, Korver is rated num ber two in the event. Gerald Holtzman of Rice, who has a 168-5 effort, is the top choice. Both Aggie relay teams are picked for third. The 440 team of Gary Abernathy, Mills, Tom Cilio and Jack Abbott is rated behind Rice and Baylor. Rice has a best time of 40.6 while Baylor’s is 40.9 and the Aggies’ is 41.1. THE MILE team of Mills, Steve Bancroft, Mike Boyd, Willie Rod riguez or Robert Vaughan is picked 1 behind Texas and Rice. Texas has recorded a 3:07.0 while Rice has a 3:07.9 and A&M has a 3:10.1. -ELEC T— J.T. ‘Jim’ GLOSS State Representative .... District 18 AGGRESSIVE - MATURE - RELIABLE Political Ad Paid For by J. T. Gloss PITCH OUT Under the guidance of Backfield Coach Jack Hurlbut, several backfield candidates go through a pitchout maneuver during Tuesday night’s spring football workouts. (Photo by Mike Wright) CURTIS MILLS SWC 440 second choice MARTIN ROLLINS Picked to win pole vault NOBIS’ BROTHER DROWNS Joe Nobis, University of Texas football player and brother of All-pro linebacker Tommy Nobis, drowned Tuesday while swim ming in the Colorado River. If these kids don’t make it, neither do we. ■ ill rvf J, he ^ e ? re b ' 9 City sch001 ch 'ldren. They are partners anH W °.^ ry * 0 huild and keep our cities alive with hope tho P ersona l dignity. If we fail these partners, they will fail, as finally will we all. To the Bell System, they also are customers and, prospectively, many are fellow employees. Those we hire ij ri ^ g .^h them attitudes and skills produced by city S i 3 / 1 r CI y sc h 0 °ls. Their qualities will help shape the quality of our service. And service is our product. Bell System companies and people are increasingly engaged to help meet the problems of the cities, especially those concerning education and employability. In these areas our skills and other business resources may have extra value. We shall try to keep our deeds outrunning our words. a AT&T • Bd Associated Comp*ni«i THE WINNER Miller Barber, left, of Sherman, Texas, smiles at the spectators as he is about to receive a trophy from Byron Nelson after winning the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in! Dallas. Barber shot a par 70 for a total of 270 for the 72 holes. (AP Wirephoto) BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans FARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 ELECT J. W. “Jim” O’BRIEN isihsHi County Commissioner — Precinct I Class ’52 (Paid Pol. Adv. by friends of Jim O’Brien) Call 822-1441 Allow 20 Minutes Carry Out or Eat-In THE PIZZA HUT 2610 Texas Ave. NEED CASH Money Gone After 9 Months of School? Then see us for a personal loan. Take advantage of our prompt, confidential loan service now. UNIVERSITY LOAN COMPANY 317 Patricia (North Gate) College Station, Texas Telephone: 846-8319 SCHERTLE’S GALLERIES ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS Priced Erom $10 to $125.00 CUSTOM FRAMING 10:00 a. m. to 8 p. m. Mon. and Thur. 10:00 a. m. to 6 p. m. Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. 2016 Texas Avenue Bryan, Texas Phone 822-4317 • *• s -• -Tv - VsY “ v ■" v ’ ■ v.