I Tuesday, September 2, 1952 THE BATTALION Page 3 A&M Should Be First ★ Football ★ Little Gets Psychology May Training Briefs Sport Mention Determine SWC By ASSOCIATED PRESS At Center Slot Austin—Head Ed Pxice of the University of Texas was all Aggie Jack Little, who will smiles after a pair of brisk woxkouts opened fall practice for the see duty on the 1952 grid Longhorns yestei’day. squad as offensive center and Football Champ A 75-man squad giving the appeax-ance of being in fine shape defensive tackle, was named whipped through a mox-ning session but found the going a little rougher honorable mention in the under ' the broiling mid-aftex-noon sun. By HAROLD V. RATLIFF Sports Magazine All-America pre­ Associated Press Sports Editor Only one Longhorn griddex-. Sophomore Halfback Dick Willing season football selections. of Dallas, was unable to work out. He will be oxxt until Wednesday with Coaches usually profess great pleasure when their teams a foot injury suffex-ed ten days ago. Little was named to the Look Group work on fundamentals was spotlighted the first day. Magazine first team last year as are rated out of championship contention. They say that’s defensive tackle. fine psychology—and it also makes their jobs easier. If * * * Sjkart Magazine picked Bill Forr­ nobody expects anything, nobody will be disappointed. At Dallas—The Soxxthern Methodist University Mustangs ester of SMU on his first string * least that’s the way it ought to be. But a lot of coaches were up with the sun yesterday for their fix-st workout of in the tackle position. , have been fired for not winning with a team that wasn’t the season and the sun was low in the sky before they headed supposed to win. back to their dormitory. Others from the Southwest Con­ ference picked on the mythical pre- Anyway, Coach George Sauer of Baylor is going against One casualty was reported. Jim Mahew, St. Loxiis, a season teams were the following: * the accepted theory. He says his Bears have much more letterman guard, chipped a tooth in a collision, with another second team—Bill Athey, Baylox-, ability than the sports writers give them credit for. He teammate. * * * guard. Honorable mention — Don doesn’t like that sixth-place rating they’ve accorded Baylor in Rhoden, Rice, center; Ray Mc- the Southwest Conference race. Perhaps he’s a trifle alarm­ Fort Worth—Seventy candidates were on hand as Texas Christian Kown, TCU, back; Gib Dawson, ed ; perchance he fears that if the fans are led to believe Bay­ launched fall grid dxills today. Texas, back; and Lamar Mc.Han, lor can’t beat anybody they will stay away from the stadium. Coach L. R. “Dutch” Meyer sent his chax-ges through two drills Ax-kansas, back. Crowds are as necessary to coaches as good football players. marked by i-ough contact in blocking and tackling. But Sauer is different from most coaches anyway. He * * * Blair Meets Gaytan isn’t the crying type; he considers his team’s good points Fayetteville, Ark.—Coach Otis Douglas worked his 66 In San Antonio Tonight along with the bad. The others only talk about the bad. grid prospects in two sessions yesterday as pleasant 80-degree Psychology Favors A&M Walt “Buddy” Davis, Olympic high jump champion and A&M weather gi-eeted the University of Arkansas football squad. San Aixtonio, Sept. 2—(JP)—■ track and basketball star, was given a hero’s welcome when he The Razorbackai worked out in shorts during the morning Jacky Blair, Dallas, Texas feath­ But if psychology favors any­ slipped into the conference without arrived at his home in Nederland from Helsinki and the Olympics. sessioix and then donned full equipment for the afternoon erweight champion, will meet body Ray George should be the him knowing about it. First to greet the gold medal winner were his wife, Margaret; one* practice. Francisco Gaytan, Matamox-os, * ❖ * fair-haired boy.- Ray is coach of Rice did a pretty good job with year-old daughter, Mary Edith; and three-weeks-old Nancy, who Mexico, in the 10-round main event A&M, which is ranked seventh in a largely sophomore team. It got her first glimpse of “Daddy”. It is hinted that Davis brought Houston—Rice opened football txaining on Labor Day, but the of a boxing show here tonight. the conference only because there fought for the title down to the home a basketball contract from the Philadelphia Warriors which Owl’s labor was light as they spent the day in light exercises in are just seven teams. At least he’s last week. he will “carefully look over”. (AP Photo) shoxds and T-shii-ts. better off than Jess Neely of Rice Recalling the uncertainties of J.W. Sorenson Co. was last year. Somebody placed Southwest Conference football over Fifty-eight men reported, including two junior- college transfers— End Tommy Wilson and Halfback William Gaskamp. Rice eighth. Which caused Jess the years, we are tempted to pick Complete Line of to ask if maybe some other team— A&M to win the championship “We’ll have some contact wox'k by the end of the week,” said Texas Tech perhaps — had been with Baylor a good second. Rain In Spotlight Coach Jess Neely, “but no scx-immage. I want to give the boys several days yet to get their legs in shape.” Hardware Eight SWC Sell Outs * * sk . BIG REDUCTION Howard Grubbs, executive secre­ The games indicated by Gi’ubbs Waco—Baylor started fall football practice yesterday with LAWN MOWERS — FANS tary of the Southwest Conference as possible sell-outs are Texas- During AL Stretch Coach George Sauer working four backfield units and de­ has applied to the NCAA for eight Notre Dame, Oct. 4; Texas-Okla- claring “every position on our entix-e team is wide open”. We Invite You to Visit televised games this fall. homa, Oct. 11; Southern Metho- By Associated Press first-inning by Billy Our Store Juniors Jimmy Davenport and Francis Davidson and soph- The NCAA, you know, is allot­ dist-Rice, Oct. 18; Texas-Rice, Oct. Goodman, Scarborough would have omores Billy Hooper and Frank Paschel quartex-backed the 301 N. MAIN NORTH GATE ting games over the country to 25; Texas - Southern Methodist, Jupiter Pluvius may have a hand had a shutout. various units. TV and has already indicated Nov. 1; Texas-Texas Christian, in deciding the American League The Yankees collected eight hits, which are to be televised. But the Nov. 15; Texas-Texas A&M, Nov. pennant this year. five off loser Ellis Kinder-, who Southwest Conference wants to 27; Texas Christian-Southern No, Jupiter Pluvius is not an­ hurled the first three innings. follow its 1951 policy of telecast­ Methodist, Nov. 29. other castoff plucked by the New A’s, Senators Split York Yankees for their stretch ing all games that are sell-outs. Austin can not televise but San Splits mai'ked all other double- ^ And Grubbs thinks he has a good Antonio will do it on the Texas- drive although he proved to be as helpful to the world champions as headers. Philadelphia’s fourth- chance of getting this for the con­ Notre Dame game at Austin if place Athletics won a 10-inning 9-8 ference. permission is granted. Ray Scarborough, the refugee from the Boston Red Sox. opener from Washington but the The Southwest won’t be able to Last year four games were tele­ Senators came back to take the send television out over the nation vised—Texas-Oklahoma, Southern The two combined to increase the Yankees’ first-place margin to nightcap, 4-2. ' until Jan. 1—the Cotton Bowl Methodist-Texas Christian, Texas Cincinnati won the second game, game. But San Antonio, Houston, Christian-Texas A&M and Texas- 2% games over Cleveland yester­ day. Scarborough, purchased last 3-2, after the St. Louis Cardinals Fort Worth and Dallas can tele­ Southern Methodist. They were had walked off with a 6-0 opening vise locally. sell-outs. week from the Red Sox, hand­ cuffed his former mates with three win. Chicago’s Cubs thrashed hits last night in pitching the Pittsbux-gh, 6-0, but the Pirates New Yorkers to a 5-1 triumph. won the second game, 5-4. Early Wynn registered his 18th Aggie Grid Roster Rain Helped St. Louis triumph as the Indians backed Mr. J. P., otherwise known as him with a 14- attack against (Continued from Page 1) Joe Boring, sophomore, Dallas and Old Man Rain, helped the St. Louis loser Gene Beax-den and Tommy Joe Schero, sophomore, San An­ Browns defeat Cleveland, 2-1, in Byrne. Two-run homers by Luke more, Lafayette, La.; Bobby Dix­ tonio. on, senior, Ingleside; Howard Chil­ the second game of the double- Easter and Wally Westlake high­ ders, sophomore, Amarillo; Lon­ Fullbacks—Don Katchtik, soph­ header after the Indians had won lighted the Indians’ victory. Clint nie Martin, sophomore, Cotulla; omore, Rio Hondo; Herbert Wolf, the opener, 9-3. Courtney’s two-run homer ixx the Jack Little, senior, Corpus Christi; sophomoi'e, Houston; Charles Hall, Rain halted the nightcap for an second inning off Bob Lemon ac­ Dick Frey, senior, Houston and sophomore, Dallas; Hoard Zuch, hour and 12 minutes in the bot­ counted for all St. Louis’s second- Lawrence Winkler, sophomore, junior, Austin; and Connie Ma- tom half of the fifth inning With game x'uns. Satchell Paige went Temple. gouirk, junior, New London. the home team Brownies ahead, the curtailed distance. Guards—Bob Cosney, junior, Ft. 2-1. After the rain let up, St. Cax-ds, Reds Split . IVorth; Ray Burnett, sophomore, Louis failed to score in the fifth and the Indians rallied for three The Rice boys of St. Louis lax-- * San Angelo; Marshall Rush, sen­ xuped first-inning homers to give ior, Lampasas; Sid Therio, soph­ Mitchell Gains runs in the top half of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead. Wilmer Vinegar Bend Mizell more omore, Gibson, Marvin Tate, soph­ x-uns than he needed to register his omore, Abilene; W. G. Blair, sen-/ As the Browns prepared to bat ninth win. Hal Rice’s homer came * /or, Carthage; Louie Capt, sopho- in their half of the sixth, another AL Bat Crown, with the bases loaded off loser more, Uvalde; and T. K. Niland, rain storm broke and this time Bubba • Church/ Del Rice hit his junior, Houston. there was no let-up. The three runs were wiped out and the score with nobody on base. Centers—Leo Marquette, soph­ Musial Leads reverted back to the fifth inning An error by Billy Johnson and omore, Marrero, La.; Bob McCar- New York—UP) — After with St. Louis winning, 2-1. singles by and Roy ley, junior, McKinney; Cooper Rob­ McMillan produced a sixth-inning Brooklyn Washed Out bins, Jr., senior, Bi*eckenridge; Bill leading the American League Cincinnati x-un that snapped a 2-2 McMahan, junior, Itasca; Ivan in hitting for the better part Rain washed out Brooklyn’s tie and gave the Reds the second- Greenhaw, Sunset. of two months, Ferris Faine, scheduled twin bill in Philadelphia game win. Quarterbacks—Roy Dollar, sen­ Philadelphia first baseman, but the Dodgers retained their Rookie x-ighthander Ex-nie John­ ior, Mexia; Ray Graves, senior, slumped to a point'where he must nine-game lead in the National son pitched a seven-hitter for the Stephenville; Edgar Hennig, soph­ now share the lead with Cleve­ League as the second-place New Braves, who knocked out Giant FOR GOOD TELEPHONE SERVICE!” omore, Taylor and Don Ellis, ju­ land’s Dale Mitchell for a day at Yoi’k Giants divided a double-head­ starter Larx-y Jansen in the first nior, DeQuincy, La. least. er in Boston. The Braves came innig of the nightcap. The Giants Horsecollared in eight appear­ back to win the second game, 5-1, Halfbacks—John Salyer, junior, took the opener on Max Laniex-’s ances at .the plate in yesterday’s after the Giants had captured the four-hit hux-ling. Austin; Pete Mayeaux, junior, New doubleheader with Washington, opener, 3-1. Orleans; Raymond Haas, senior, Fain dropped to .332, where Mit­ In addition to washing out the It’s simple—yet it pleases all the families, on Kingsville; Juan Coronado, soph- chell was waiting for him. scheduled twin bill between the '* omore, Pearsall; John Cavileer, The husky Cleveland outfielder Detx-oit Tigex-s and White Sox in any party line! And here’s all you need: , sophomore, Austin; Elwood Kett- maintained his .332 pace since last Chicago, the rain, which swept the ler, sophomore, Brenham; Bill Bal­ PALACE week and his three-for-eight day Eastexm Seabox'd, fox’ced the Yan­ lard, junior, Wylie; Bob Stout, in Monday’s twin bill enabled him kees and Red Sox to call off their • a little consideration—in spacing your j sophomore, Baytown; Herbert Bryan Z'f#79 to deadlock Fain for the leader­ two aftexmoon games in New Yox’k. Scott, junior, Hearne; Warren An­ ship. calls instead of making one after the other. Yankees Down Red Sox LAST DAY derson, sophomore, San Antonio; Still atop the race and gaining ground steadily The Yankees, howevex', managed Joan Fontaine is of the Cardinals. to salvage something by playing and • a bit of patience—in hanging up g-e-n-t-l-y Major League Stanley, the perennial hitting one of the games in the evening. Ray Miiland when you find the line already in use. champ, came out of his doldrums A cx-owd of 16,529 saw the 34-yeax'- in of last week and shot up to .337, old Scaxboi’ough limit the Red Sox Standings a gain of 12 points. to thx-ee hits for his first victox-y a touch of courtesy—in releasing the He now has a lead of 21 points in a Yankee unifoxm. But for a “Something to National League over Cincinnati’s Ted Klussewski. line promptly if someone else needs it Kluszewiski dropped a point from Live For” W L Pet Behind A in an emergency. last week but still holds down sec­ WEDNESDAY thru SAT. Bx-ooklyn ...... 83 42 .664 — ond place with .316. New York ...... 75 52 .591 9 The Yankee’s Gene Woodling re­ In these busy times St. Louis ...... 74 57 .565 12 tains the| third spot in the Ameri­ it's more important CIRCLE % can League with .329. George Kell Philadelphia .. 70 58 .547 14y2 PHONE 4-1250 than ever to make Chicago ...... 66 68 .493 211/2 of Boston and Woodling’s mate, Telephone lines are busy with national defense. Speed your sure you're calling Boston ...... 56 73 .434 29 Mickey Mantle round out the A.L.’s TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY own calls . . . Speed defense calls! Give the out-of-town Cincinnati ...... 57 75 .432 291/2 top five. Children under 12 FREE when the right number. Pittsbux-gh ...... 39 95 .291 481/2 Kell has gone up three points, accompanied by an adult. number when calling Long Distance. It’s twice as fast. to .315. Mantle is on the rise Nearly every num­ American League again with an eight-point leap from “Song of ber you'll want is .300. in your Telophone W L Pet Behind In the National League, Frank­ Bernadette” Directory — ready s.rvirServing Texot.Arlcontet.Oklohemo.leuisiang New York: ...... 77 54 .588 — ie Baumholtz of Chicago came Starring Cleveland ...... 75 57 .568 21/2 from nowhere to fall in behind JENNIFER JONES for instant usel Boston ...... 69 59 .539 61/2 Kluszewski in third place at .314. and THE SOUTHWESTERN Philadelphia .. 69 61 .531 71/3 The Giants Whitey Lockman, en­ CHARLES BICKFORD Chicago ...... 67 62 .519 9 joying a two-point increase over —Also— STATES TELEPHONE CO. DON DeRM • PHYLLIS THWEP* PATRICE WYMORE Washington .... 67 64 .511 10 the week, fell a notch to fourth THREE COLOR CARTOONS St. Louis ...... 55 78 .414 23 with .309. Following Whitey is BRUCE HM-B-EgSiPE ^ Detroit ...... 43 8-7 .331 33 Ms Brooklyn’s Jackie Robinson at .305.