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LC. TAYLOR'S “SPIRIT OF A. & IL.
JUDGED BEST NEWS-PHOTO ENTRY
“EVERETT ANDERSON ALSO PLACE
First prize in the News-Photo
Contest, staged early in the spring
by the TEXAS AGGIE, has been
awarded to A. C. Taylor, ’24, on
the above picture titled “The
Spirit ‘of A. & M7, or “Riding
Matty’s Mustang”. The subject was
taken from the cowboy statue on
the Capitol grounds at Austin,
Texas, and the picture was taken,
developed, and enlarged by Taylor
himself, who is an amateur photog-
rapher of ability. The original
from which this cut was made is
a beautiful picture.
Taylor is with the Bureau of
Public Roads and his address is
115 Woodrow Street, Columbia,
South Carolina.
Second prize in the News-Photo
Contest has been awarded to G.
Dudley Everett, ’15, county agent
at Stephenville, for the above pic-
ture; showing left to right, Stan-
ley F. “Sugarfoot” Davis, ’15, head
of the Chemistry Department at
John Tarleton College, Stephen-
ville, Texas; Miss Elizabeth Ev-
erett, 18 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Everett; and “Papa”
Dudley Everett, himself.
Everett and Davis, classmates,
took chemistry together at A. &
M. under Dr. Hedges, and now
Everett’s daughter is studying the
same subject under Davis. The
picture was taken at Stephenville.
Committee
The entertainment
from the cadet T-Club, really got
busy on Sport’s Day last spring,
when Mrs. W. E. Anderson, ’27,
of Dallas accompanied her hus-
band to the campus for the day.
Anderson won third prize in the
News-Photo Contest with the above
snapshot taken at Kyle Field on
Sport’s Day and showing the lovely
Mrs. Anderson well chaperoned by
Dick Todd, left, and Bailey “Pappy”
Drennan, right, Aggie footballers.
Mrs. Anderson is the former Mable
Rooks, captain of the Texas Cen-
tennial Rangerettes last year, who
served as the ambassador of good
will for the Centennial by travel-
ing all over the United States and
extended the official invitation
from the Texas Centennial to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Anderson is in the insurance bus-
iness in Dallas, is an amateur pho-
tographer, and has as his chief
{ Houston, Texas.
inVenezuela, as is demonstrated by
Plan New Club
At Gatesville
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Powell, 25,
were hosts on April 21 to 20 A. &
M. men and their ladies at Gates-
ville for an evening of games. The
party was held in honor of April
21 and all A. & M. men and their
ladies in Coryell County were in-
vited.
The group decided to have anoth-
er get-together on May 15, which
will be in the form of a stag af-
fair and a fish-fry. The group
plans to organize at this time an
A. & M. club for Coryell County.
In charge of arrangements for the
fish-fry were Pat Olsen, ’16, chair-
man; Jack Roach, ’35; Johnny
Washburn, ’29; and E. W. Jones,
Jr. The group extends an invita-
tion to all A. & M. men of Coryell
County to join with it in these af-
fairs.
TRACK TRAM
WINS THIRD
The Texas Aggie track team took
third place in the Conference Meet,
held last Saturday at Austin, trail-
ing the repeating champions the
Texas University and Rice Insti-
tute. The Aggies finished well
ahead of the other conference
schools for their third place.
“Dough” Rollins’ team suffered a
heavy blow in the qualifying rounds
when Melvin Herzik, premier most
hurdler of the conference, was in-
jured in a fall, which eliminated
him from further competition. The
injury was not serious.
J. L. Cunningham, ’33, is with
the American Airlines, Inc., at
Nashville, Tennessee, and is en-
joying his work very much.
P. D. McNeely, ’34, is a geophy-
sicist for the Texas Company and
gets his mail at P. O. Box 2332,
Houston, Texas.
David C. Fransen, ’36, is an oil
scout in the Geological Depart-
ment of the Humble Oil & Refining
Company, Houston. His residence
address is 315 Colquitt of that
city.
Marshall F. Stiles, ’36, is a scout
for the Red Bank Oil Company at
Robert Travis, ’33, is with the
Shell Petroleum Corporation, Hous-
ton, Texas.
A. O. Morehead, ’33, is living at
2302 Wroxton Road, Houston.
Morehead is field representative
for the Texas Relief Commission.
Richard J. Werner, ’25, is an
architectural engineer in San An-
tonio, Texas. His address is 429
Fulton.
S. R. Dee Price, ’30, is an as-
sistant in cotton adjustment for
the A. & M. Extension Service and
is located at Henrietta, Texas.
Edwin O. McKay, ’34, gets his
mail at 870 Hamilton Street, Rah-
way, N. J. McKay is efficiency
engineer for the Foster Wheeler
Coroporation.
Vegetables grow big and fast
Thomas R. Warrick, ’30, in the pic-
ture above. Warrick is standing
beside two stalks of corn that came
up in front of the Standard Car-
iito Club during the rainy season.
The corn stalk measures 15 feet in
heighth. Warrick is in Venezuela
with the Standard Oil Company and
Coming from behind for the
eighth and ninth times this season,
Siki Sikes’ Texas Aggie baseball
team gained a clear-cut Southwest
Conference title by trouncing Billy
Disch and his Longhorns two
straight games, played before over-
flow crowds on historic Kyle Field.
The Cadets completed their great
season with 13 victories in 15
games, and won their last 10 starts.
Their championship was assured
by at least a two game margin.
After winning the first game of
the series last Thursday the Aggies
staged a story-book finish to sweep
the series. Trailing behind a 4-0
score when* they came to bat in
their last half of the eighth a bar-
rage of clean base hits and a
mighty hcme run drive by Pete
Dowling that scored a pair of
runners ahead tied the score. On
the first pitched ball in the last of
the ninth, Woody Bell, Cadet out-
fielder, smacked a drive over the
right field fence for a homer, the
game, and the Championship.
Although the second game pro-
vided the greatest thrills, the first
game was the money battle and
the Sike’s boys proved their metal
and their championship caliber by
beating Cecil Hughson, ace hurler
of the Steers. It was Hughson’s
first loss of the season, but he
was hit hard by the Aggies and
was roundly outpitched by “Doc”
Pitner. The victory was Pitner’s
fifth straight win.
The Cadet Corps, rooting for its
first conference championship since
1931, went wild when Woody Bell
smacked his winning drive over
the fence in the second game. Be-
fore the game Pete Dowling was
| presented with a beautiful loving
cup as the most popular Aggie Ath-
lete. The cup was put up by the
Austin A. & M. Club and the pre-
sentation was made by Johnie Jos-
ephs, ’35, representing the Austin
Club.
Woody Bell's victory homer fol-
lowed a pattern set by an older
brother, Beau Bell, ’31, who won a
baseball title for the Aggies that
year by a home run drive with
men aboard, and against Texas
University. Older brother, Beau,
is currently leading all Big League
batsmen as a member of the St.
Louis Browns.
Errorless fielding behind Doc
Pitner in the first game and sen-
sational fielding plays turned in
by “Chink” Manning and Jess Lan-
drum in the second game, played
a big part in the twin victories.
The relief pitching of veteran Kyle
Riddle who replaced Hal Welch in
the sixth and turned the Longhorns
back hitless for the rest of the
game was also a big feature of
the second game.
J. P. Zinn, ’36, sends in his check
for Association dues. His address
is P. O. Box 579, Gainesville, Tex-
as.
W. A. Mosteller, 23, sends his
dues. Mosteller is living at 14237
Kentucky, Detroit, Michigan.
Jack McCown, ’30, is an engi-
1 neer with the Texas Highway Plan-
ning Survey and when last heard
from was making his headquar-
ters at South Plains, Texas.
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph H.
Wooten, ’16, is attending the Army
War College in Washington and
will graduate in June of this year.
He lives at 1611, 29th Street, N.
W., Washington, D. C. and reports
that he occasionally sees Lieuten-
ant Colonel R. R. Allen, ’15, and
Lieutenant Colonel Wm. E. “Bill”
Farthing, ’14. Colonel Farthing is
in the U. S. Air Corps.
E. O. Nevills, ’36, is teaching vo-
cational agriculture at Mertzon,
Texas. He recently took that job
after a tour of active duty as
second lieutenant in the Army.
E. Verne Adams, ’29, director of
the Bryan High School Band and
teacher in that school, is receiving
congratulations over the fine show-
ing of his band at a recent East
Texas Band Contest at Waco. In
addition to bringing home a silver
cup for having the best dressed
band, the group won 12 medals in
ensemble and solo numbers. Adams
was a member of the A. & M. band
in school and received his masters
hobby hunting and fishing.
is located in Caripito.
| degree from A. & M. in 1932,
Cadets Trounce teers To
Win Baseball Championship
First Game
LONGHORNS
Ab H Po A
Righy, 8b ..cccoermsiivions 405050
Westerman, rf ...... 3 20-0
Hans, CCL: vec ierciminimmss 41 2-020
MUNTOo, 1B ....ccccnivinmmn 4 92.59 0
Conway, SS .ccccceeeeeeee 3-50 4 "2
McMurrey, 2b .......... Jr) 3 4
Evans, 18 c.ociineces L070 0
Lawson, If... 1.0:-1 0
Lawhon, € ....ccorcen 8-30 6.3
Hughson, p.m 4% 00. =8
Jubela 1 0 0:0
Maedgen .................... l:-020-'0
TOLANS A cuesnsiuanand 32 6 24 11
AGGIES
Ab H Po A
Manning, of cei 48:8 0
Morrow, 2b .............- dine 0-5.9, 3
Landrum, 3b ........... 5 ent SE 2
Dowling, €: s..cciiiicions Ha IRE CA |
Smith, vf ilo fd 3iv8 0
Williams, 1b ........... 2-710 8*0
Flanagan, ss .......... 4 148-0
Bell, Mi ccna 4d: 1880-0
Pier, P utilis 3c: 50 2
Totals iu eens 33.11 29 --8
Jubela hit for Evans in 6th.
Maedgen hit for Lawhon in 9th.
Longhorns. .......... 101 010 000—3
Aggies. 5 icniies 110 002 10x—5
Runs, Rigby, Westerman, Haas, Man-
ning, Dowling, Smith, Flanagan, Pitner.
Errors, Rigby, Conway. Runs batted in,
Munro 2, Conway, Morrow, Landrum,
Dowling, Flanagan, Pitner. Two-base hits,
Manning, Landrum. Home run, Dowling.
Sacrifices, Morrow, Williams 2, Pitner.
Stolen bases, Haas, Evans, Bell. Bases on
balls, off Hughson 2 (Manning, Dowling) ;
off Pitner 5 (Westerman 2, Conway, Mec-
Murrey, Evans). Struck out, by Hughson
b (Morrow, Smith, Bell Pitner); by Pit-
ner 6 (Westerman, Haas 2, Conway, Evans,
Lawhon). Earned runs, off Hughson 5,
off Pitner 3. Passed ball, Lawhon. Hit by
pitcher, by Pitner (Rigby). Left on bases,
Texas 8, Aggies 10. Umpires, Alba Etie
and Pete Jones. Time, 1:58.
Second Game
~ LONGHORNS
Ab H Po A
Hofis, of vlan... gS 0150
Westerman, rf ....... 2vul 23:0
Righy,. 30 ...cvovineninia B=:20'~0/8
Munro, 1b  ...cccoivmeies 35.0010 570
Conway, ss... B sd. n2 8
McMurrey, 2b .......... de Bila: 59
Lawson, 1f .............. De nD
LER A RE Weiler DR DE ral |
Ramsey,  ...cocciiesi J RR | Fa
Totals. ccna 32 6 24 13
AGGIES
Ab H Po A
Maming, If ........c.... 3 0° .:3..0
Morrow, 2b. ......ccconms 47 3-218
Landrum, 3b: ...\.....-- - LER Re BUR |
Dowling, € ......iuiccoues 4 -1"10.%90
Smith, Xf tiie 4d. 3.51750
Williams, 1b ccc... 4d 2°60
Flannagan, cc ....... 4°31 20
ABEL, If Lon imumasssivions 4d. 2379 @
Welch, p i.iiticuiin 1 0-121
Riddle, p....csuodisimanns 2. 0. 0-40
Totals ........ooeee 34 12 27 5b
Longhorns ......... 000 112 000—4
Avoieg 000 000 041—5
Runs, Westerman, McMurrey, Lawson,
Rawe, Morrow, Landrum, Dowling, Smith,
Bell. Errors, Rigby, Ramsey, Williams.
Runs batted in, Haas 2, McMurrey, Ram-
sey, Dowling 3, Smith, Bell. Two-base hits,
Morrow, Landrum. Home runs, Dowling,
Bell. Sacrifice, Ramsey. Stolen bases,
Westerman, Landrum. Bases on balls, off
Ramsey 1 (Manning), off Welch 5 (Haas,
Westerman, Munroe, McMurrey, Rawe),
off Riddle 3 (Haas, Munro, Lawson).
Struck out by Ramsey 8 (Manning, Dowl-
ing, Welch), by Welch 5 (Munroe, Conway
3, Ramsey), by Riddle 2 (Conway, Ram-
sey). Hits, off Ramsey 12, off Welch 6.
Earned runs, off Ramsey 5, off Welch 3.
terman (by Welch); by Riddle. Left on
bases, Texas 12, Aggies 6. Double play,
Conway to McMurrey to Munro. Umpires,
Alba Etie and Teet Tolar. Time, 1:57.
Ormond R. Simpson, 36, second
lieutenant U. S. Marine Corps, is
stationed at the Marine Barracks,
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania. Hollis Mustain, E. L. Hamil-
ton, and W. B. Kyle, all ’36 men,
are stationed at the same address
and all in the Marine Corps. They
will be delighted to hear from their
classmates or to see any of them
who might be in the vicinity of
Philadelphia.
Lieutenant W. L. “Jerry” Lee,
27, U. S. Air Corps, who has been
loaned by the United States Army
to the Philippine government to de-
velop a Philippine Air Corps, has
decided to stay in the Islands un-
til March 1938. He was due to re-
turn to the States this year but
secured an extension of his ser-
vices because of the very interest-
ing work in which he is engaged.
Vandal D. Mercer, ’16, is manag-
er of J. C. Penney Company, Gal-
veston, Texas. Van claims to be a
championship domino player, but
says his golf is outrageous and
that although he lives in Galveston,
he has no luck fishing.
|
Wild pitch, Welch. Hit by pitcher, Wes-
Pete Dowling
Elected Most
Popular Man
Pete Dowling, catcher for the A
and M baseball team for the past
three years, was elected the most
popular senior athlete by a narrow
win over his nearest opponent. The
election was sponsored by the BAT-
TALION, in order that this senior
be selected for the presentation of
a trophy cup by the Austin A and
M Club.
The Austin A and M Club is in-
initiating this year the practice of
lawarding the winning seniors of
A and M and Texas University
trophies of appreciation, as a good
will offering and a means to bind
the two rival schools closer to-
gether. Miss June Learned, Round-
up Sweetheart of Texas U., will
present these trophies May 15, af-
ter the last baseball game between
Texas A and M and Texas Uni-
versity.
Johnny Joseph, prominent mem-
ber of the Austin A and M Club,
has officiated the A and M selec-
tion of its senior. The trophies are
expensive cups engraved with the
athlete’s name, and the occasion of
the presentation.
S. Ross Dunn, ’21, is proprietor
of the Dunn Veterinary Hospital,
1919 Leopard Street, Corpus Chris-
ti, Texas and gets his mail at Box
1343 of that city. His home ad-
dress is 505 Dwight. As a student
at A. & M., Ross was a member
of the football squad.
SPORT
FODDER
The Aggies placed four players
on this spring’s All-Conference
baseball team, according to a se-
lection made by conference dia-
mond coaches. Pete Dowling was
an easy selection for the catchers
place, “Doc” Pitner was one of the
pitchers named, and “Chink” Man-
ning and “Blanco” Smith were
outfield choices.
Walter “Red” Cecil was beaten
in the 100 yard dash and in the
broad jump by Wolcott, sensational
Rice freshman track star, at the
recent freshman meet that saw the
first year men from Rice, Texas
U. and Texas A. & M. compete.
The Aggie star barely won the
220 yard dash. Time in the running
events was poor, compared to pre-
vious records made by Cecil, and
his trouncing may prove the mak-
ing of a great sprinter. At that,
his defeat was something of a
shock to Aggie track followers.
Incidentally, in that same triple
meet the Owls took first honors,
both varsity and freshman, follow-
ed by Texas U. and the Aggies.
This month marks the final go-
around for all conference athletes,
and some are sure to fall before
the scholastic axe. Any varsity or
freshman performer failing to pass
the required school work this spring
term will be ineligible all of next
year.
Carl B. Minton, ’35, is owner of
the Natural Products Company,
311 M. & M. Building, Houston,
Texas.
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