THE BATTALION
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Athletics and athletic conditions at
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege have been improving steadily
during the last four or five years, and
the day is not far distant when A. &
M. will excel in all forms of sport.
Taking the average A. & M. student
for an example, he will be found to
be a healthy, strong and upright young
man. With this foundation to work
upon, success is assured.
The place of athletics in colleges
has been argued by some of the op
ponents to inter-collegiate athletics to
be destructive of the young man’s am
bition for something else. Inter-col
legiate athletics have done a great
work in making young men better, not
only physically, but mentally and mor
ally as well. The regular and earnest
physical training makes the youth
sinewy and enduring. Without the
strong bodies and clear minds which
they gain on the athletic field mapy
students would undoubtedly fail in
their studies.
L. L. LARSON, Coach.
L. N. HUFF, Manager.
The A. & M. football team this year count of the stars of the company foot-
was without a doubt one of the best
teams that has ever represented this
school on the gridiron. The team
work was excellent, and the individu
al work was never better. Great
praise is due our coach, Mr. Larson,
who is, without doubt, one of the best
coaches that has ever been at the
A. &. M. College. Being a stranger to
the boys he naturally worked under
some disadvantages, but it was not
long before he had everything work
ing smoothly. It is entirely to his
ball teams could not be given, for, in
fact, every player put forth his best,
efforts.
The football championship was won
by “A” Company, by an overwhelming
total score of 96 points to their op
ponents’ 0. The splendid team work
made possible by the every day hard
practice won for these boys their title
as champions. Although this team
was one of the heaviest, it does not
owe its victory entirely to weight.
This year’s baseball team started
credit that the forward pass was out under disadvantages. The “strike”
worked so successfully, and that the and several other causes weakened
many new plays were carried out so the team. The loss of Choc Kelley,
well. This proves that it takes some- who was the captain of the team, and
thing else besides weight to make a also one of the best all around play-
team. ers, was indeed bad. Coach Wirt
Since Coach Larson has become ac- Spencer, though, did not look at things
quainted with all the boys, and knows in such a gloomy light, for he had
what they can do, and what to expect them practicing early and late, and
of them, the next year’s team will made every one of the boys get up
surpass, we hope, the team of 1907 and travel to keep his pace. With an
in many ways. j earlier start next year, and more bat-
The tabulated account of the games ting practice, the team for next year
j will no doubt give a hard fight for the
championship.
Chas. DeWare, the star first base-
man, and one of the safest hitters on
the team, had been chosen captain
for next year. DeWare is popular
with the boys and can no doubt get
more hard work out of the team than
any other man.
The scores made this
is as follows:
A. & M.
Ft. Worth U
. . . 0
34
Texas U
. . . 0
0
L. S. U
. . . 5
11
Haskell Indians .
. . . 0
5
T. C. U
. . . 5
32
Tulane U
. . . 6
18
Oklahoma U
. . . 0
19
Texas U
. . .11
6
Total opponents’
points 27—A. &M.125
A larger amount of enthusiasm was
displayed in the company football
games this year than has ever been
shown before. Each company always
had enough men out for practice to
have two teams. An individual ac-
follows:
Southwestern U. ...
Southwestern U. ...
Southwestern U. ...
Southwestern U. ...
Texas Christian U. .
University of Ark..
University of Ark. .
year are as
A. & M.
2
10 '
1
8
0
4
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won, seven lost, and one tied.
The line-up of the team was as fol
lows: Cornell, catcher; Harbin &
McElroy, pitchers; DeWare, 1st base;
English, 2nd base; Bittle, short stop;
Butts & Eversberg, 3rd base; Mc
Daniel, left field; Crockett, center
field; Townsend, right field.
The averages made by the differ
ent men at the bat are as follows:
Townsend, 316; DeWare, 310; Cor
nell, 261; Harbin, 209; McElroy, 182;
Crockett, 179; Bittle, 167; English,
216; McDaniel, 125; Eversberg, 48;
Butts, 19.
The company baseball teams have
been so evenly matched that it was
a hard thing to pick the winners, and
now that company “C” has played the
tie off, they can truly say that they
honestly deserve the company champ
ionship.
The track team, under the able
leadership of Coach Larson, this year,
has shown good results; but now that
the first real hard work of breaking in
a large team, as this was, is over, it
will not be difficult for the A. & M.
track team to crowd all the others
for the head place. Fourteen were
qualified this year against only
three last year.
This form of athletics, not hav
ing the proper support, was form
erly permitted to drag along, but
now that everything has been
brought to working order, great
results are expected.
Texas Christian U....1
University of Texas. .0
of Texas,
of Texas,
of Texas,
of Texas.
University
University
University
University
Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University
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5
1
6
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. . .4
. . .0
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7
! 0
4
0
4
0
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4
An Exciting Moment.
* 14 innings; ! 11 innings.
Our team therefore had a total
score of forty-eight runs against their
opponents’ forty. Out of the sixteen
games that were played, eight were
V. Kejein, a
Chinese student,
has been elected
editor-in-chief for
next year of the
“Columbia Spec
tator,” the daily
newspaper of Co
lumbia Universi
ty. For two years
Kee has been a
member of Co
lumbia debating
teams.
J. UTAY, Captain.
The College Fiirt
Of all the maids that ever lived.
As well as those of story books.
There’s one alone to whom we give
The most of al lour time and looks;
This maid is Annie Lytics.
Of all that ere to college come.
This one, we think, surpasses all
In bringing woe, disgrace and shame
To sad-eyed Sophs from every hall—■
This maiden, Annie Lytics.
From other daughters of father Math,
We could get sometimes a big round 10,
But this little maid of all she hath,
Presents a lemon our hopes to rend;
Beware of Annie Lytics.
One sad sweet day this flirt so bold,
Entrapped three youths from Batche
lor’s hall,
And we believe, and too are told.
They’re Bobbie, Pottsie, and Pee Wee
small—
Ah! treacherous Annie Lytics.
—B. K. and C. J., TO.
A. L. CORNELL.
Captain ’08 Baseball Team