Evening star., 1960-01-06
TexasAggies
Rolling Along
In Southwest
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Texas Aggies have had
enough of this also-ran nom
sense in Southwest Conference
basketball.
Triggered by a smooth
shooting sophomore and a cou-
pie of junior college transfers.
they're aiming for their first
undisputed conference title in
81 years-and building a ma
tional reputation while they're
at it.
One Of the Nations four ma
jor college teams still unbeaten,
Texas AM, made it nine in a
row last night with a 1881
cutting Of Baylor that launched
the official Southwest race.
With Carroll Broussard the
touted sophomore \ and the
Stanley twins-Don and Pat
the junior college newcomers.
the Aggies earlier established
themelves as the team to beat
by sweeping through the con-
ference's annual Christmas
tournament.
West Back in Stride
A 65.4 per cent shooting av-
erage in the second half did the
job against Baylor, which
trailed by only four, 27-23, at
the half. BrouSsard, a 6-foot-5,
195-pounder from Port Arthur,
Tex, and the StanleyS, each 6-3
and l80 from Buna, Tex, we're
the leaders.
Broussard had Is points, Don
Stanley 18 and Pat Stanley Is
for Coach Bobby Rogers 18th
ranked AggieS, who have right
good amount of maxim up to
do for previous clubs. Texas
Ann hasn't been undisputed
champion of the Southwest
since 1923. The only title in
that span of nearly four decades
was a three-way tie with Texas
Christian and Texas back in
1851.
Third-ranked West Virginia
and All-America Jerry West got
back on the winning and scor-
ing track, and Adolph Rupp's
Kentucky Wildcats-trying to
avoid the Baron's worst season
overlooked considerably re-
vived in last nights other fea-
lures.
West Virginia and West,
stopped cold by CALIFORNIA;
great defenses in the Los An
geles Classic title game last
week, returned to familiar sur
Iroundings and whipped Fur
man. 95-79, for the Noun
tainers' 55th consecutive South
Iern Conference victory and
their 38th straight home court
triumph. West, held to one
field goal and eight points by
California, had 29 this time
and found time to pick of %
rebounds and assist on three
scoring plays in West Virginia's
1lth victory in IL starts.
SOph PAGES Kentucky
Kentucky, out of the APPS
top 20 rankings for the first
time in years, built its record
to IA with a 1859 rout of
Vanderbilt at Vandy. Only six
teams in Coach Rupp's 90 years
at Kentucky have lost more
than five games in a season
With a 17-8 ledger in l94l the
5aron's poorest year. Sopho-
more Carroll Burchett had "a
points and Billy Lickert netted
IL of his total IA in the second
1alf as Kentucky wiped out a
one-point halftime deficit to
square its Southeastern Con-
ference record at ii.
Jay Arnette's lay-up with
one second left gave Texas a
1886 Southwest Conference
victory over SMU, while
Arkansas toppled TCU, 1850,
and Texas Tech downed Rice,
7l-64 Mike Graney hit for %
points and Bob Bradtke for 81
as Notre Dame (8-3 routed
: Butler. 1851.
Connecticut ran its Yankee
Conference mark to 81 beating
New Hampshire, 1852; Boston
: U. whipped Boston College, 81
"a; Penn State downed Car
negie Tech, 1886; st. Francis
IN. " drubbed st. Peters,
84-64. and in the West Coast
: Athletic Conference, SAINT a
Clara defeated College of the
Pacific, 68-57, and st. Mary'S
edged San Francisco, 67-62 in
overtime.