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THE BAT TALION
JUNIOR STOCK JUDGING
TEAM MAKES TRIP
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train. The rest of the bunch agree
with him.
The team arrived in Oklahoma City
about 6 p. m. and went to a hotel at
once. Evidently the Texas bunch
were recognized at once for, before
the bunch had reached a hotel,
“Demflap” Menzies heard some say:
Texas, Texas A. and M.! Wonder if
they can place ’em right? After
cleaning up, the bunch went out to
get supper and see the town. Mr.
Stangel gave the team a short talk
before bedtime and everyone turned
in early.
Monday morning the team went
to the Stock Yards ready for the con
test. There they met the Oklahoma
team and Prof. Killdee of Ames.
Iowa. Prof. Killdee was the judge
of the contest. Mowery, Evans, Ma
han, Luker and Snell entered this
contest. The contest was over by
6:30 p. m. About 7:30 the stand
ing of the teams were, announced.
Oklahoma first, Texas second. Al
though the Texas team had lost, it
had three men in the first prize
places.
A detailed study of the results
showed that after the judging of
sheep and cattle the Texas men stood
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Hogs
proved their Waterloo.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day morning was spent in watching
the judging. Tuesday morning Pro
fessor Killdee gave the contestants a
short talk telling them how and why
he placed each class as he did. Tues
day morning was spent in watching
the judging of cattle. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings were taken up
watching auction sales of cattle.
However, time was found for plac
ing a few classes of steers, hogs and
sheep.
Aside from seeing every show in
Oklahoma City, the bunch had lots
of fun. Monday morning Jack woke
up hunting for his overcoat. After
looking all over the room for it he
spied “Overcoat” Evans. Evidently
“Overcoat” had gotten cold during
the night or had a dream for he had
put “Birdseed” Robinson’s and Jack
Mahan’s overcoats on and had
thrown “Jew” Mowery’s overcoat
over his feet. Tuesday morning
“Dunlap” Menzes woke up to find
his trousers gone. Fortunately he
had another pair so; he was spoiled
the embarrassment of being without.
Jack Mahan come in one night about
12, after having been out to see his
girl. He doned his overcoat and
started out again. “Birdseed” Rob
inson asked him where he was going.
Mahan’s answer he was going to a
show. The team has been wondering
ever since what kind of a show is
open at midnight.
In this little review of the events
that happened in Oklahoma City, the
supper that Mr. Stanigel gave the
members of the team cannot be left
out. Although the team had lost,
Mr. Stangel showed his appreciation
of the team by giving the team a sup
per the night before they left Okla
homa City.
Thursday evening the team left
Oklahoma City for Oklahoma A. and
M. at Stillwater. The team arrived
ini Stillwater about 7:30 p. m. The
Oklahoma boys showed their appre
ciation of the Texas team’s visit by
carrying them to a basket ball game
which was being played in their new
Gymnasium (and this is some Gym
too, believe me).
college over, the college livestock,
Friday was spent in looking the
and the experiment station. Two
classes of horses were judged. Aside
from allowing the Texas team to
work on their horses, the hospitality
shown the Texas team was the great
est possible.
Prof. Blizzard, accompanied by
several Animal Hubandry students,
showed the team through each divis
ion of the college livestock. He also
explained the experiments that were
being carried out by the college. What
the team enjoyed most and was
most unexpected by them was a din
ner given them by the members of
the Horn and Hoof Club.
The team left Stillwater for Per
kins about three o’clock Friday even
ing. There they caught the train
for Oklahoma City and from there to
Fort Worth. Perkins is a little town
about twenty miles from Stillwater.
The trip from Stillwater was made
in a car. Although the wind was
blowing as hard as it ever does in
Texas and was much colder. R. C.
Mowery won the title of “Wind-
blower” by asking where a “wind
blowing station was”, so the tires
could be filled with air.
Mr. Stangel had planned to attend
the auction sale of Duroc-Jersey hogs
on the farm of Mr. J. J. McClain of
Anna, Texas, so, on arrival at Fort
Worth, the team took the interurban
for Dallas and from there to Anna.
After attending the sale, most of the
boys returned to Fort Worth and
“turned in” early. About (?) a.
m. Menzies and Mahan disturbed the
other boys slumber by demanding
that they, be let in. They were just
returning from Dallas.
Most of Sunday morning was spent
in peaceful slumber. Sunday even
ing the “bunch” went out to Mr.
Charborneans’ Percheron Farm and
spent a very pleasant as well as in
structive evening. Sunday night Mr.
Stangel gave the team another little
talk and everyone was supposed to
be in bed early.
Monday morning the team met at
the Stock Yards ready for the con
test. Before the contest started, the
team met several of the college stu
dents and former students. Among
them were the members of the In
ternational team of this year. Evans,
Luker, Menzies, Robinson, and Snell
entered this contest. This contest,
like the other contest in Oklahoma
City was given over to judging in the
morning and reasons in the evening.
The results of the contest were not
heard until late Monday night.
Again Texas lost. This time by
thirty-six points. C. Luker, by his
strategy and hard- work, which was
only excelled by the strategy of
Napolean, won for himself the honor
of being high point man of the con
test. “Napolean” alias C. Luker,
justly deserves this honor for he is a
consistent as well as a very efficient
student judge.
Tuesday was spent in watching the
judging of hogs and going through
different packing plants. Snell and
Mowery, after escaping from the
wilds of East Dallas returned safely
to College Station Tuesday night.
Evans also returned Tuesday night.
The others, eventually returned as
they were all present at their A. H.
class Monday morning, including
Prof. Stangel.
The United States Government
pays the transportation of each stu
dent from the institution to the
camp, and return. It pays for the
food en route to camp and return.
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