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Che Daily Bulletin Vol. VII College Station, Texas, Friday, March 7, 1924. No. 129 LITTLE IN FAVOR OF BASEBALL AT START Coach House Has only Mediocre Abil- ity for Most Positions on Diamond. The resounding smack of horsehide against ash is the chief accompani- ment to the crack of the trackman’s starter gun on Kyle field these days that are enjoying clemency from the mythical god of weather. Coach House has taken advantage of every day which has offered surcease from the descent of rain. That means that up until today the Aggies have had six days of field practice. This has been greatly needed for House has a big task before him in laying out a diamond squad that*will bring hon- ors to Aggieland in competition with the powerful fielding and batting com binations that are being trained at other conference centers. Only six letter stars of last year’s | squad are back in uniform. These include a couple of pitchers in I. K. Gill of Dallas and H. L. Rogers of Mart, J. P. Forgason of San An- tonio, eatcher, J. D. Johnson of Kings- ville, first base, S. P. Chapman of Hutchins, third base, A. M. Puckett f San Antonio, field. Joining these veterans are three other squad men who were not selected among those of first importance last year to re- ceive a letter. of East Andover, N. H., outfield, C. L. Craig of Brookston, second base | and J. B. Bradford of Mempuis, Ten- nessee shortstop. Backing these are untried men with | no record of performance to recom- mend them for place on the team, ex- cept for some experience that wus obtained on the freshman squad last spring. Among the letter men 's some abil- ity in departments of the diamond game, but to say that there are any allround baseball talent would be a hazardous statement for credence as | fact. Gil is probably the most pro- fitable man on the squad but he has | R. Besse, Infantry and was put up! Chicken Hatchery | AM odern Bakery The marvelous extent to which sol ence has superceded the artificial for the natural processes of incubation is revealed on a visit to the hatchery at the Experiment Station poultry farm Friday of every week when 4000 live chicks are removed from the in- cubators or more literally “ovens” of | moderate temperature in which they | have in a figurative expression been | cooked into life. The surroundings are so unnatural | to what would ordinarily be conceived | as properly environmental to generat- FIRST GAME WITH Closely Resembles | [)NGHORNS TONIGHT Fighting Farmers Will Endeavor to Check Longhorns’ Unbroken String of Victories. The Texas Longhorns with the championship of the Southwestern Conference tucked under their belts will invade College Station tonight and tomorrow night for the toughest ser- ies that they have undertaken this year. The Longhorns are bringing a wonderful team to College Station. | One that has been victorious in every game they have played this season. The Orange aggregaticn this year is one of the best that has ever ive procedure that it is miraculous and ' represented Texas University. Coach | induces speculation as to what science | Stewart has succeeded in welding a These are J. A. Graves | may yet evolve in its experiment | with the generation of that myster- { lous though obvious thing called life. | much more real, on superficial ap- | pearance, as a kitchen. There are two large boxed compartments about | five feet high and six feet square, | based flat on the floor, a smaller (Continued on page 3, col. 3) AIR SERVICE TRAM Todd Makes Presentation in Presence of Entire | Cadet Corps. | Colonel A handsome silver loving cup was awarded to Cadet Captain H. J. | Johnson of the Air Service squadron | ‘and nine other members of the Air | Service indoor rifle team by Colon:1 | C. C. Todd, commandant in the pres- {ence of the entire cadet ccrps in ! parade formation Wednesday after- | noon. This award designated them ‘as the best rifle shots in the cadet corps. | The cup was the gift of Captain I.. Inside the hatchery conditions are | IS AWARDED TROPHY | machine that is capable of standing against the best in the south and their winning 18 straight conference | victories is unsurpassed in the annals of the conference. Stewart, true to | his promise, has made a better bas- ketball team than he has football for the basketball team has hit on all six throughout the year and have won their games as they came to them. Not (nce have they slackened the tre- mendous pace that the gloomy mentor ! drives them at and they have more stamina than any other Texas tsam has ever shown. Stewart was extremely lucky to have good material to start the sea- son w th and of this material he has developed a smooth passing machine. Ponsford, Ragland and Captain Roh- “ertscn all rank high in the ranks of scorers and Robertson is an excep- tional {loorman. This trio are used interchangeably and all of them are capable performers. Ponsford is the i master of the one-nanded shot that 1s so hard to perfect and yet so useful | to the owner when ha is well guarded. | Ragland, like Robertson, has played ' both gvard and forward and is a | splendid defensive player in addition | to being a goal thrower. In Nation and Settergast, Stewart not yet shown promise of professional for award last fall when practice in has two of the outstanding centers ability to the extent that is possessed | the indoor range was begun in order | of the conference. by other schools in the conference. |to stimulate interest in firing by giv- | Gill’s ability exists in his clean phy- | ing a spirit of competition. sical power, clear head, love of sports The other nine members of the The first string guards are Curtis | and Foster. Curtis is playing his | third year with the Longhorns and and persistent loyal efforts in learn- | champion team were G. N. Calloway | Foster his first and the rating of the ing the rules of the coaches and hon- {Continued on Page 2 Column 1) of Palestine, G. R. Storrie of Denton, (Continued on Col 1, Page 4) two men depends upon the preference | of the individual.
