Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 265, Ed. 1 Monday, February 13, 1956 Page: 4 of 6
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Loeffler Looks Forward To
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championship this week and
and also in conference scoring
a strong blow to North Texas' title
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to escape relatively unscathed in •
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Wichita Falls Friday Trinity takes
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Border Conference and aiming at
a playoff with the Southwest Con-
feat and trounced Arizona t05,67:
“ West Texas was left in second
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SMU didn’t defeat A&M by 40
points this season but it did turn
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both teams have lost two games
while SMU has a 7-0 record. _
Hayes can see trouble ahead
this week all the-way around. He
its74-67 defeat by Texas Satur-
day. Texas moved into a tie with
Baylor, which beat Texas A&M
85-66. for sixth. The Aggies are
fourth.
Rangy Dick O'Neal, TCU’s mo-
bile center, leads the conference
Gulf Coast Cage
Race Enters Final
Week Monday
By TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
three games, rocketed -mto the top
spot last week.
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beat the.Aggies 75 71. ,
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VISTnpTansfor 1956 Aill be dis-
cused ! lis week by the Nation-
outfit gets Trinity at ,San Antonio
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ATK only one game this season have 1 Thursday. Abilene Christian And
The Cadets’ picked more oft the North Texas State will be playing
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SMU’s unbeaten but not un-
last three seasons at LaSalle, should help out on the back-
where' he hadawomatienal cham- boards. That’s where the Aggies
pions. But the-six victories rep- haxe been weakest. The opposi-
resent the-tetet+tre Aggies sained1; tion has out-rebounded the Ag-
in 1954 and-1956—Xnd-they have gies more than 15 per game and
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The Baltimore Orioles, Ari-
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against Texas
away r m the field last week by
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Pro Footballer
Still Bothered By
injured Foot
SAN FRANCISCO Im _ Half-
back Hugh MeElhenny says he
still has “quite a bi of pain" »ni
is going do give up his job with
the San Francisco 49er "if my
foot bothers me- as much next
Aubust as it does now."
The great pro runner hurt the
foot in an exhibition last season
and never regained top speed
Doctors are starting “all mrer
again" this week to try te find
the trouble, he said
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Eastern New Mexico has four I
1 games to go and even if the Grey
' hounds beat Howard Payne they
I still would have to .down McMurry
twiee next week to take, the title
McMurry. with six straight losses
hopes with.a 79 76 upset ACC beat with 196. Ry
Trinity 79-57. reins • n
nemesis of the home court. TCU, I
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They knocked WestFexasut of .
the first positjon with a 101-76 de
we beat a team, by 4G points but -
the next game we played them in.
their gym they beat us by two,"
worried Mustangs run into a with Arkansas _ for second—but4
troublesome jinx this week as
they seek to nail down their sec- l
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at night
the Miami Beach Women's Open
Golf Tournament for the second
straight year
The putt that didn’t fall was
Patty Berg's and the veteran St
Andrews. III., pro had to take
second place, one stroke behind
the smiling South American.
Miss Crocker and Miss Berg
were" A’l Sven coming into the
18th hola.
Ruth Jessen, a Seattle amateur,
and Betty Dodd. a San Antonio
pro, fired 71*for the best scon-
in the final round and pulled into
a tie for third at IM with Cathy
Cornelius of Lake Worth. Fla
Mrs Cornelius shot a final round
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game at Fort Worth in seven
years ' ' he recalled., That was A&M.
SMU drew a game aid a half
The Gulf Coast Conference bas-
Lketball racehits its most crucial
. stretch this week with all four
teams playing two games apiece.
Midwestern. the only utdefeated
are expeted to arrive in Phoenix
Sunday ahd some of the Chicago
Cubs will be pulling into nearby
Mesa about the same time.
Down south in Tucson, the
Cleveland Indians will have just
and Tv. sdy. then clashes with La- ---.
i$b9u1 a full team suited up by
Austin beat Lamar Feb. .27.
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ed that-his team hasn’t won a
of Aggieland • r. Two 6-6 freshmen, tu
, The Aggies have lost more of McKeesport. •Pa., and
"games thu Loeffler did in his i Schwake of La, Grange,
basketball games this season butjmng up and next season offler
lialsdhs von six and that’s expects to start making trouble
__progress for Ken Loeffler, one of * for the,. Southwest Conference
therbigzme coaches, who came teams, whch he rates very
down hre to rebuild the fortunes । highly.
as spring training.
K4AnLAm U A lie-in The state will have four ma;
•UCPIICI 1 • HLSlII jor league clubs around this year.
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win with a double victory
Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Daily Time*. Monday Evening. February IS, ISM
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get together at Houston Tuesday. . . 1 .
TCU and Baylor clash at Waco LESSONS FROM AN OLD HAND—Veteran catcher Andy Seminick lunges for-ball during demon-
. . _ . - - a bad pitch at the opening of the Philadelphia__
a batter getting out of the wav is rookie
Phillies Sign New -
Players To Roster
CLEARWATER, Fla IP — The
Philadelphia Phillies yesterday
signed pitcher Jim Owens who
last season led the International
League in strikeouts with 16U
Also signed were Gene Snyder,
left-handed pitcher with Syra-
cuse and Schenectady, N. Y., at
the Class A Eastern League last
year and Jim'Westlake, a first
baseman and brother of Wally
Westlake, who signed with the—
* c ... : . • ' same team Jar, 25 Snyder struck 1
. eigns of Castile and Aragon, un- , J- - “ 4
with the Greyhounds to end their > der whose auspices the navigator, out 11 in 21 games .last year and
race at Portales Friday and Satur-1 tailed. Westlake hit 262 for Syracuse.
— ' u to work.
up the Lone Star Conferenee base- . . , K" 1
..... . . . ... . A few of the New York Giants
Ketball championship this.week.:
Th Lumberjacks play two second
division teams—Texns A&I and La-
mar Tech
Austin, leading with 6-1: plays
Texas A&l nt Kmgsvie “Monday
Practieall
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$35.00.
is just 12 points back of ‘Neal
in season scoring and 7 in con-
ference point-making
while Texas and Arkansas tangle 9tration to rookie receivers on how.togo after _ — .
at Fayetteville Sturday. .
There is one nonconference Calif.; JtmCoker.of Holly Hills, S. C.; Coach Benny Bengough and Mac Burke of Houston, Texas,
game. Texas Tech, leading the Seminick is acting as a coach at the school. lAP Wirephoto)
B. Enough branch circuit* of proper size wire
- C. Plenty of convenience outlet* and switehes
Think of all the elecfric appliances you have added in the last 15 yean.
You'll be adding that many more in the next ten years. You'll need proper
wiring to enjoy this modern electric living. Southwestern is anxious to
help you with plans for good home wiring.
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conference game jn eight. What
makes Coach Doi-Hayes of the
Mustangs quake is to be remina-
2elu
lashing Texas 109-96 while Rice that triek against TCU.
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j suc leftover varsity aces as Ken
Hutto. the outside shot artist; -
George Mehaffey. th* 6-4 driver, on.Texas Lutheran at Seguin Satur-
and Fritizie Connally a good re- 4 -......1
bounder at 6-21. • l ”
enceoouwhthe SoltomstaConaneFour Major League
much of—a splash nationally in pi l D • A ’ l
the past the Aggie coach, a vet- UlUDS begin UH IS "
l eran of 30 years in the ranks. _ - A . °
thinks the league definitely- is In Arznna Camng
or-the upswing This season he 111 -kd •diP>
has stated several times that u
Southern Methodist, which lead* PHOENIX, Ariz. — Warm
the conference and has a 17-2 weather and basebal both comet
season record, could play "with early m Arizona and it be
anybody in the country.”
Next Year For A&M Cagers
COLIECESTAHONFeK—-sixmoret play this‘season==
Texas A&M already has I6st 13 - Moreover, prospects are’ look-
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TC Cage Crown
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Howard Payne closes its bidfor) Murty 87-86 and 84-62 last week,
the Texas Conference basketball ; Eastern New Mexico had no con-
ferehce games. • .
SON MOURNS FAMOUS FATHER— Earle Mack, son of "Mr. Baseball"—Conni Mac k=touches his
lasses toshis op- ashe kneels beside the bier of h s famous father in Philadelphia. At Figh+ George
Mule" Hass. o Montclair, N.J. centerfielder on Connie Mack's pennant-winning Philadelphia Ath-
letics team r the late twenties, startstorturmaw av after paying a last tribute to his former boss.
Hass is on crutches while recuperating from a rei,-eoi upearaffon. Comje. Mack died in Philadelphia
last Wednesdav at the age of 93, "> - (AP Wirephoto),
-is out, !
Howard Payne whipped Me-
to Sputhwest Texas State 82 68 also 1 -----—— ------ . ■
Commerce Monday. East Texas ! Putt Decides Golf 1
and Sul Ross play at Commerce, rn vIr
Thursday and Friday ourney Winner
Sam Houston will meet Austin I *
Colfege at Sherman Thursday and MIAMI BEACH, Fla In—A 7-
Txas A&I will play Corpus Christ 1 foot putt that fell and a 3-foot
ther Friday. . putt that didn’t combined to
__—j—_________ make Fay Crocker the winner of
, ference champion in the NCAA.
meets Texas at Austin Tuesday. g ■ . m m •
The week starts with TCU in SeeKS 10 1 ake
the conference cellar because of
modern living!
beards thn the otheiteam. at Abilene and Dnton those nights.
Three other fresnmen, Gonzla _ Midwestern toppled North Texas
Diago. Neil Swisher and-Alex 78-73 and then licked ACC 48-45.
Roberts, are good little men w*o ast week to-ead in the opening of
are excellent bal handlers’and conference phay Trinity rendered in season scorins with 487 Points
shooters, and who have excelled
After the plan is formulated by
the 12-man committee, it will be
mail' d to NCAA members around
March 1 The members will then
vote on the plan for which a two-
thirds vol- is necersary for adop-
। tio. ; . - ■ •r.—
- Walter Byers, executive direc--
tor of the NCAA, said the plan
i will not be announced until it is
mailed to sie membership. ■’
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kmn“tmmpimaazi.ma NCAA Television
Tech’s only Conferenee kame this 4 Panel Begins Meet
week .14 With th. cellar club Hardin- C
Simmops, Monday They meet Tex
as in anoh-conferencettfair Tves-
day.. . ” .
-Arizopa- Slate is -pittrd- gainst
the Aggies and Texas Westegrn al
Arizona Monday.
West Texas plays Texas Western
Friday <and lh» Aggie- Saturday, i pn.» rp-rrf 1 pirn - 1 । l l>'pv.- Ifjhce'. Limar Tech, which started March L but the three ’earns in
~ Two vieloru-s combined- *ith a period to be on the same struc- the week unbeaten in conference the Phoenix area will_ppenwork-
. Tech loss could put them buck into tu;. of last year's regional-na-play., took two lickings and .fell ‘ '
first. .Ltpnal basis ' down to a tie for fourth. Tech lost ers are on hand. -
- Texas Tech Cagers
Lead Border Loop
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By _THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Other weekend games see
. _Texas.Tech‛s-Rd-Raidets-eve—-Hardin-Simmonsat- Arizona State
only a slim chance to stretch their I Friday and Arizona entertaining
Border Conference basketball lead ; the Cowboys Saturday.
this week as the race mou s into The Sun' Devils irom Tempe
the final stages ended their current slidesixth
The Raiders; sconng. more thna - place after a 97 84 beating from
100 points in-echof their last' FFekas Western. Arizona .managed
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was knocking Arkansas down 86-
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