THE BATTALION
Thursday, May 30, 1968
Page 8 College Station, Texas
Former Aggie
Football Great
Dies In Bryan
Warren (Rip) Collins, 72, one
of Texas A&M’s all-time football
stars, died Monday night in a
Bryan hospital.
Collins, who lived at 202 Glen-
wood, Bryan, had been a resident
of the community 17 years. He
was chief of police from 1950 to
1959.
The former Texas Ranger and
Travis County sheriff kicked his
way into Southwest Conference
record books, then pitched his
way to lasting fame with the
Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox,
New York Yankees and St. Louis
Browns during 13 years in the
major leagues.
Funeral services were 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Callaway Jones
Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Burial
was in the College Station City
Cemetery.
Collins was born Feb. 26, 1896,
in Weatherford. His family later
moved to Austin where he became
a high school grid star. The story
goes that Collins wanted to go
to the University of Texas but
was not warmly encouraged. So
hte chose A&M, a school at which
he felt he could deal Texas the
most misery.
The 1915 A&M-Texas clash
gave him that opportunity, the
story continues. He enjoyed a
historic afternoon, punting the
oddly shaped football 23 times
for a 55-yard average. He also
scored a touchdown after the
cadets had bounced on one of a
dozen fumbles which oozed out
of Steer arms. A&M dehorned
the Longhorns, 13-0.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ruth Collins; three sons,
James P. Collins, San Antonio;
Henry W. Collins III of Dallas,
and William M. Collins, Houston;
a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lay
man, Bryan; seven grandchildren
and a great-grandchild.
AstroFacts
Leo Durocher’s Chicago Cubs
make their first 1968 visit to the
Astrodome Friday night, May 31,
as the Houston Astros open an
11-game homestand that will in
clude three games with the Cubs,
four with the World Champion
St. Louis Cardinals, and four with
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cubs series Friday night,
Saturday night and Sunday at
2:00 p.m. will be highlighted by
“Helmet Night” on Friday the
31st when each youngster, 16 or
under, will receive an Astros bat
ting helmet as he enters the park.
The Cardinals series will lead
off with a 6 p.m. starting time
on Monday, June 3, and will fol
low with three 7:30 p.m. night
games on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, June 4, 5 and 6.
The June 3 game will be fol
lowed by Eddie Feigner and his
famous “King and His Court”
four man softball team as they
take on the champion Stran-Steel
team of Houston.
“Ball Night” on Friday, June 7,
will start the Pittsburgh series
as all youngsters, 16 or under,
will receive an official league
baseball. The first twi-night
doubleheader in Astrodome his
tory will follow on Saturday,
June 8, when Houston meets
Pittsburgh in two games starting
at 5:30 and then close out the
homestand with a 2 p.m. game
on Sunday, June 9.
Astro pitchers have been going
particularly well recently. In
Houston’s last 13 games through
Tuesday night, Astro pitchers
worked eight or more innings
each time, including seven com
plete games.
PARDNER
You’ll Always Win
The Showdown
When You Get
Your Duds Done
At
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