i % THE BATTALION FOURTH WEEK OF PRACTICE FINDS A. AND M. NINE IN SUMMER FORM CATCHING AND NICHING ROSTER TO DATE. FEW COMPLAINTS OF SORE ARMS OR LEGS ARE HEARD IN THE AGGIE CAMP. Catchers—Pierce, Crawford. Pitchers—Henderson, Tongate, Far rell Sprague, Olsen, Me Worter, Weghorst, Byrd, Lawhon, Pruitt, Breski, and Whitsett. The above named men are those who have shown themselves fit to stand the gaff and remain on the squad after the first two cuts. There will be about one more cut and then, that is all. One thing we can bank on is that those that stay are going to be the best in school and we know that the nine that starts the first game are prac ticing right out at Kyle Field every afternoon, punishing the old horse hide and eating up all hit balls that might happen in their direction. It might not be amiss to give a short resume of some of the player’s past records in college ball and thereby make them better known to the Ag gies that are going to witness their first baseball season at A. and M. First we will review the pitching and catching staff. Behind the bat we have the “old reliable Crawford,” Charlie as he is better known, is just as full of pepper this year as he has ever been and ^ seems to have a new lease on hit ting; this was his only weak point last year. It does one good to watch him shift and display his foot work behind the bat, and many a candidate might benefit much by watching him closely during the season. In Pierce we have a new comer and he is pro gressing nicely under Sentell’s tutor age. In the pitchers box we have a wealth of material both new and old. We have always been weak in this de partment but this year seems to find us making up for all of the previous years short comings. It is a known fact that if a team has good pitchers you have a good team. Many a team that is only mediocre otherwise, has come out on top due to good pitching alone. Good pitchers do not need a four or five run lead to win but give them a two run lead and if they have 4 BF'gPVds it is going to be hard to beat them. Henderson, who by the way has a chance to go to the Cleve land Americans, and is going to take advantage of his opportunity at the end of the year is our main stay in the box. He made an enviable record last year, his first in college baseball, and during the summer played on the team that won the championship of the state of Arkansas, and incidentally pitched the deciding game of the series and won it. Tongate is an old head who was ineligible last year due to scholastic work. He is out and showing the true old time form. Sprague, one of our best portsides, is unlimbering, and the old wing seems to be coming out better than ever this year. This year he has some able assistants who throw from the wrong side, the best of which is Weghorst, who while still new at the game is a willing learner and has a world of stuff and is one man on the hurling staff to whom we are looking to turn in many a game on the won side of the ledger. Lawhorn, another left hander, is making his initial bow be fore A. and M. crowds this year and if he gets that all essential quality that a pitcher must have to win, name ly, control, he should have a good rec ord at the end of the year. Olsen, who made his first games last year count up to his good, is working hard to make the old ball take the hops and jumps, and equal the record of his brother who at one time used to chunk them across the plattei’ at the Aggie field. Farrell, a senior this years, is going to make someone certainly hustle to take his place on the mound, as he is showing up in better shape than ever before, he always did have speed and all he lacked was control, and this he seems to have this year. Among the Fish we have many a hurler in neucleus whq is some day going to withstand the attack of the hitters. Among these are Me Worter, who last year pitched for the Short horn nine at the University, and he is daily showing more and more promise of becoming a luminary on the future A. and M. teams in baseball. Fish Whitsett, who seems to be a pitcher of the slugging variety, is being played regular when he is not in the box, and he can sure hit that old ap ple, and many a fielder has taken a trip to the track on account of his long drives. Byrd of the Cavalry, is put ting the old pill over the plate in mid season form and while he still lacks some of the essentials of a finished and seasoned pitcher, there is no doubt but that he has the makings of a great pitcher and with the development of a little more form and a body move in his delivery, there will be few that have anything on him. Pruitt and Breski are both old men but are making their first try for a place on the varsity pitching staff this year. They are both right handlers and incidentally are making many a hitter swing into the atmos phere. With such a bunch of likely pitch ing n^iterial corraled at Kyle Field it is going to be no easy task for Sentell to make his final selection of hurlers. Go out to the park some afternoon and take a look at them yourself and see who you would re tain, and then perhaps you can share some of the worries of a base ball coach. This is only one department in which he has to make his selec tion and he is always supposed to choose the best. We do not need to worry about who will be retained though for in Sentell we have a man who is fully capable of picking the best having been through the old grind himself. Next week we will review the men trying out for the infield and out field and then perhaps we will have a better line on the men who finally do make the nine this year. In these two branches of the game we have a wealth of new material out, some of whom are making their first appear ance on the diamond at A. and M. so we will become better acquainted with them next week. HOLIDAY SOCIAL HELD AT “Y” Social Committees of “Y” and Sen ior Class Entertain on Washing ton’s Birthday. Many students and young ladies -from the campus, Bryan, and sur rounding communities enjoyed the social Tuesday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. Music and games provided entertainment from 4:00 p. m. until 6:00 p. m. Refreshments consist ing of coffee and doughnuts and fruit were served. It is regretted that the plans were not formulated in sufficient time for invitations to be sent individually. Combined with the rainy day, these factors reduced the crowd somewhat from the ex pected number, yet the affair was successful in every way. No other entertainment was px - ovided on the holiday, the Junior Social being post poned until a later date due to the L. S. U. basketball game in the even ing. The “Y” presented “The Stealers” as a special holiday picture Monday night preceding the holi day. POSSIBLY L. S. U. WILL BE THE NEXT. Even A. and M. Doesn’t Do This. He kissed her on the cheek, It seemed a harmless frolic; He’s been laid up a week, They say, with painter’s colic. —Daily Mississippian. Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 18.—Fresh men at Louisiana State University to day looked like they had been dragged through a saw mill. All were minus the vegetation that adorned their domes. The Freshmen retired last night as usual with their heads full of luxur iant hair. They were rudely awak ened during the night by wild yells from the upper classmen, who bore shears and sought the scalps of the Freshmen. The latter ducked in and out of doors trying to dodge the hair cutters but it was of no avail. Every Fresh man was run down and his “wool” clipped. Since none of the upper classmen graduated as barbers, the haircuts were many and varied. As a result shops in Third street did a rushing business today. “Where is my hair?” was the question on every Freshman’s lips. The upper classmen gave the younger men the horse-laugh. The hair-cutting stunt is an annual custom at Louisiana State University. Not Now. She—I thought you were on the square. He—I. used to be, but I’ve been knocking around quite a bit. —Jack o’ Lantern. CH. E. STUDENTS MAKE TRIP OF INSPECTION (Continued From Page !) bunch will proceed to Ft. Worth, Wednesday night. Thursday’s pro gram will include the packing houses of Swift & Company and Armour & Company. Friday will be a busy day with the Ft. Worth Laboratories, Pierce Oil Corporation, Southland Milling Co., and the Star Telegram that night on the schedule. Satur day’s inspection wil be of the Athens Pottery Works and the Helium Plant. This latter, perhaps, is the most important plant, to be seen, as the Helium industry holds great pos sibilities, especially for Texas, as practically all the Helium of the world is produced at Ft. Worth. The formal end of the inspection trip will come about noon or thereafter on Saturday, March 5th. The men will be turned loose then to shift for themselves until Monday at break fast, when the morning meal will be had in Sbisa Hall. Ft. Worth isn’t very far from C. I. A.—but this is a business trip for the inspection of industries only! A good number of Ch. E.’s are planning to make the trip. —— »- MOTHERS AND PARENT-TEACH ER ASSOCIATION TO HAVE TAG DAY. Mrs. Noyes Darling Smith, of Aus tin, State Publicity Chairman of the Texas Congress of Mothers and Teacher Association announces that there are 25,0CO members in the state, all working for greater civic and social development. The work of the Congress, such as buying play ground equipment, purchasing pianos and victrolas for schools, giving- scholarships, feeding and- clothing needy school children, establishing and supporting free clinics for school children and the many other phases of the work demand money. A Tag Day at an early date is pro posed, to be announced by local mem bership, and students have been urg ed to support this worthy organiza tion to which many of their own mothers are devoting much time and effort. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY ORGANIZED AT COLLEGE The Baptist ladies on the campus met at the home of Mrs. A. Mitchell on Monday afternoon at 3:30 for the purpose of organizing a missionary society. The attendance was very good and much interest was s shown on the part of those present. Mrs. R. L. Brown, after conducting the devotional period acted as temporary chairman during the election of offi cers. The following were elected: President, Mrs. B. C. Clark; Vice- President, Mrs. H. Ness; Secretary- Treasurer, Mrs. J. E. J^ewis; and leader of Bible and mission study, Mrs. R. L. Brown. After disposing of all business, Mrs. Lewis, mother of “Y” Secretary, J. E. Lewis, gave a very interesting and profitable talk on missionary activities. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Bizzell on Mon day, March 7th, 'at 3:30. TO THE GREAT STUDENT BODY OF A. AND M. Dear Wonderful and Wise Boys:— The Student Volunteer Convention is in progress here and we, the most beloved girls here in the State, have become greatly inspired by the pres ence of your representatives and still more so by the ready assistance that they have given us in getting out our LASS-O of this week. We have been made to realize more than ever the growing necessity of having the Re gents see that it would be a great deal more advantageous to both schools to move this institution to your campus. Now if they can see it in that man ner we feel that we would all finish college with more knowledge than we will do under the present circumstan ces. Do you agree ? Inasmuch as we wish the deeper impression made on the outside world we are making a second request to the legislature along with the Regents, explaining that nothing in this world should be lost as everything is put in this world for a purpose. Then as you say “Why Waste the Moonlight?” Now we think that we have made as great and touching appeal as pos sible and that if they don’t respond to this appeal, we the entire bunch represented by three very important ones, deem it the wisest thnig to rise up in arms, move down there and make it the leading co-ed school in the United States. THREE CHEERS, Eh? Signed, BERYL, KOTTON, - PEGGY. “My wife can drive nails like light ning,” remarked a visitor. “You don’t mean it,” exclaimed the Boss. “Siye I do. You know lightning, seldom strikes twice in the same place.”—Exchange. “R0ND0LIERS” MAKE GREAT HIT Every Number Brings Rounds of Vig orous Applause. Program Full of Pep; Well Balanced. The five members of the “Merry Rondoliers” made a most decided hit with their entertainment last night at Guion Hall under the auspices of the College “Y”. This was the 4th number of the Lyceum series and was undoubtedly the most popular of all. From the opening number, a saxophone quintet, the program never dragged and each offering was met with rounds of vigorous ap plause, many encores being deman- dred. The program was of a widely varying nature, offering quintettes, sax solos, trombone duets and solos, whistling solos, comical readings, brass combinations, song solos, and many mixed musical and vocal num bers. At the piano and with her sax, Miss I2px*iotox* •X« »X« »X« •X* 8 »f» •!» ■%» •X* "I* *1* *1* •I* •I* W.E. CLOUD MARKET BUTCHERS AND LIVE STOCK DEALERS Call and See Us When in Need of Our Pro ducts The Sophs are fighting the Fish. Gentlemen, gentlemen, pray Forbear thus to wallop and slug. You’ll surely regret it some day. By the way, what’s in the Jug? Cassius— Jump on him lads and kill him too, Its the Senior Officers that make the blue sky blue. Cleopatra— Say help me get out of this, Mark, Get a Ford limouisine right away And let us speed down to embark, For good old C. I. A. I’m sick of the rough stuff in Rome, And We’ll be awful happy in Our C. I .A. home. Bolshevik Chorus— Say! jump on that Antony geek, The one with the ivory dome. Can’t you see he is trying to sneak, Away with Pat to her home. (Enter Citizens—Juniors of ’22). Mark Antony— What ho! Saskholders, you’re just in time • Your coux-age to display. Come look alive and help me drive These Bolshevik Freshmen away. Citizens— Avaunt you crooks, whose evil looks, Affront our Roman eyes. The Fish who would stand, and raise a hand Against us Juniors. DIES. Exit—Bolshevik Freshmen. Exit—Cassius, the villainous Soph. Also exit Antony and Caesar with Cleopatra between them. Note:—It is not absolutely neces sary that Mark really go to C. I. A. as Cleopatra has invited him to do. First One—“Some girls in this school are awfully loud.” Second One—“Yes, especially the ones that wear bangs.”—Ex. j Ollie Emmel Rear City National Bank Magazines I Periodicals, Sundries, i Etc. I | Box Candies THROUGH THE TRANSOM. (Intended for last week). The notes of taps had long since died on the still night air. The moon was peeping from behind the trees. The Thomas cats had sallied forth to seek their fair companions. The halls were dark, the radiators had ceased to hiss, the x’ooms were get ting cold. Like a distant bright star, a light shown from an upper cell in the Castle of the Sons of Rest. Some follower of Dr. Ball was pouring one the midnight oil in ox'der. But let us pass thxm those stately panels, as cend to the bights of the noble Sons, and meet this faithful one. Ah! Yes, remove your shoes and put on your gas mask, dear reader, we must not disturb the sleep of the restful and the air within is filled with the deadiliest of gas-bull. Here is the cell fronx whence the light of learning beamed. Step upoxx this trunk, and let us gaze thxm the transom upon this unknown gen ius. We are most too late, his task is done, he is about to retire. He is shivering, the tail of his night shirt is whipping him about the legs, his candle is about to be blown out by some unseen wind. He is chanting a prayer, as he kneels beside his bunk. His bony hand darts forth, and gasps something on the mattress. He mutters some words of an un known language. He applies some thing to the flame, with a smile upon his thin counternance, The flame is extinguished. We have discovered another faithful follower of the bug. Pipe This One. All was dark along the Potomac! (It was night time).