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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1920)
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL. XXVIII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MARCH 25, 1920. NUMBER 20 RESULT OF THE TENNIS TOUR NAMENT HERE Forty-Two Men Contest for Place on Team and Coach is Pleased With Results. Forty-two men took part in the preliminary tenrjs tournament which was caiiTeu out' Satu-rtray -wfteinoon on the courts behind the Shirley An nex and those in front of the Y. M. C. A. A number of the players were not in practice and were handicap ped as a result, but several of these showed good possibilities and are urged to continue practice, as they will be given chances to challenge when they are in better practice. This tournament is in no way final and anyone who wishes may still try for the team. Tennis is new here and as there are no old stars to rely upon it is especially im portant that anyone who has had much experience at tennis come out. Coach Thomas was much pleased with the results of the tournament Satur day and expressed belief that an ex cellent team can be developed. The tournament will be continued this week until only one man is left. The schedule for the second round is as follows: Adkison plays Stansfield; Hamilton plays Close; Hanna plays Welsh; Perry plays Merchant; Wilson plays Jones; Cook plays Lancaster; Gra ham plays Milner; Varnell plays Shiflfiett; West plays Daniel; Cham bers plays Bailiff; Hayes plays Richards. Results of tournament Saturday: Adkison defeated Notestine 6-0; 6-0. Hamilton defeated Bossy 6-3; 6-1 Hana defeated Rapp 6-1; 6-4. Jones defeated Johnson 8-6; 6-3. Lancaster defeated Webster 6-0; 6-2. Perry defeated Waltrip 7-5; 6-1. Wilson defeated Fortier 6-1; 6-1. Merchant defeated Cahn__6-1; 13-11. Cook defeated Vanderberg Hayes defeated Cavitt 6-3; 7-5. Richards defeated Martin —6-1; 6-0. Shifflett defeated Alexander 6-4; 6-2. Chambers defeated Meyers _6-4 6-2. Graham defeated Rogers 6-0; 6-0. (Continued on Page 8) PUBLIC SPEAKING ASSOCIATION IS NAME ADOPTED Debating Club Now Thoroughly Or ganized and Going Good and Will be Permanent. The members of the Public Speaking Association of the A. and M. College met for their first debate in the chapel of the Y.M.C.A. Thurs day evening March 16. The debate, as announced was on the Blanket Tax and as all students were inter ested in this subject just at that time, the attendance was very satis factory to all concerned. The first thing on the program was business left over from the previous meeting, namely, a name for the or ganization. The subject of naming this Band of Debaters waxed into a very heated debate for the simple reason that several very suitable names had been suggested. The final vote revealed the fact that the major ity present were in favor of the name, Public Speaking Association; so thus it will be called. After the subject of the real de bate was announced with the names of the men taking part, McQuillen and Brunnemann were on the affirmative with McQuillen leading the debate, while Shuhart and Berchler, with Shuhart leading, took the negative. Those present heard more about the Blanket Tax than they really knew existed on the subject. The decision was left to a vote of the association. The affirmative lost. The program ended with the sign ing of the constitution and by-laws by all charter members present. The evening proved a very bene ficial and enjoyable one and the pro gram committee has promised even better ones in the future. A hint to the wise is sufficient, they say; so you take a hint and be on hand for the next meeting. Impatient Junior: “Say, can you go faster driver?” Driver in green-lamped Ford: “Yes. but I’m not allowed to leave the jitney.” JUNIOR BANQUET HELD TUESDAY WITHOUT MISHAP Bill King of San Antonio Popular Toastmaster and Appeared With out Loss of Life or Limb. At last the agitation of weeks caused by the thought of the ap proaching Junior Banquet reached a climax on Tuesday evening when the event was crowned with a success very seldom attained. As a culmin ation on the part of the Juniors to secret their pivot man and on the part of the Sophomores to prevent his appearance, the former were awarded the victor by executing the thing which is the hardest of under taking for any class to do. As in previous years early indications of the day pointed to what was to fol low that evening—these indications being principally in the form of Freshmen getting everything in readiness and planning an early get away. This coupled with the excited attitude of the Juniors and the ner vous condition of the Sophomores served as a notice to all neutral or non-combatants to assemble at every point of vantage to witness the struggle, defeat and victory. And it was a right well excited crowd as an audience which assembled bedpuse though they realized that there was to be no calamities, crimes or atroc ities committed—still there was that mystery which surrounded the occas- sion as to just how everything would work out—and mystery always lends inchantment. As yet little is known of what all went on except from ob servance of the way that all roads, entrances to the Mess Hall, etc., were barricaded and guarded. To the casual (noun and adverb) observer it seemed that the only possible way to seat the cause of much worry and loss of sleep—alias the Toastmaster was to wish him in or fly through an open window as everything had been taken into consideration and nothing was left undone—except the dark ness which could not very well be ac counted for. The old use of rushing (Continued on Page 8) AGGIES TAKE THE FIRST BASEBALL GAME OF SEASON 37th Infantry Team From Fort Mc Intosh Fails to Score Against 'che Farmer Nine. The Aggies 'opened the baseball season yesterday by defeating the 37th Infantry team from Browns ville, Texas, by a score of 11 to 0 m a slow, listless game covering nearly three hours time. The only redeem ing feature of the game was the hit ting of the Aggies who gathered eleven hits including eight singles, three doubles and one home run in the eight innings. They fell on the offerings of the soldier southpaw who went the entire route with a vengeance and he was in trouble in most every inning. Laake, of the Aggies, connected for a home run and a single, while several of the Aggies hit for extra bases. As a whole the Aggie team gave promise of being a hard hitting aggregation and will undoubtedly make trouble for opposing twirlers during the coming season. The soldiers played only mediocre ball and their fielding was ragged at times. They were able to gather but two singles off the three Aggie twirlers, both hits coming in the ninth frame. Twelve of the soldiers were struck out by the three Aggie twirlers. For the Aggies the catch ing of Crawford, Moore and Dinan as well as the pitching of Sprague, Ferrell and Ehlert, stood out. Coach Bible used three pitchers and three receivers, all of whom gave promise of coming through with the goods. Many changes were made in both the infield and outfield in order to give the entire squad a chance to show their ability under fire. Hig ginbotham was absent from the shortfield but this position was well cared for by both Arnespiker and Wilson. At first both Dwyer and Rhode performed like big leaguers. The score: R. H E A. and M. 22050200 x—11 11 4 Soldiers 00000000 0— 0 2 8