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THE BAT TALION
PROGRESS IN TENNIS CONTIN
UES WITH INCREASING
INTEREST.
Coach Gives a Line on Players. A.
M. Waldrop Will Present Lov
ing Cup.
The tennis squad for 1920 will be
composed of 16 men. Practice has
been sufficiently vigorous so far to
enable the coach to select 10 of this
number, as follows: Albert Adkisson,
J. B. Chambers, L. E. Cook, W. P.
Graham, M. A. Hamilton, T. W. Han
na, E. H. Varnell, A. S. Welch, S. G.
West, J. R. Wilson The other six
men will be selected by the end of
this week.
Adkisson has been playing with
the “profs” for the past three years
and has developed a respectable
game. He volleys well from mid
court and occasionally cross-courts
in an exaspectating manner. He
also knows the exact amount of
“English” to put on the ball as it
leaves the raquet.
Chambers is a promising freshman
and has had experience in high school
meets. He plays an attractive place
ment-game, but perhaps lacks speed.
Cook has a fair mastery of the
American reverse service, but doesn’t
sprint well after the wide ones.
Hamilton uses the lift strokes to
better purpose than the others—an
accomplishment much in his favor if
he can also acquire the other strokes.
Hanna plays in perfect “form”—
something that a good many critics
consider the first essential of a win
ning game—despite Maurice Mc
Laughlin’s record to the contrary.
Varnell has always believed in ten
nis for A. and M. He plays a very
accurate game but lacks an assort
ment of strokes and plays.
Graham plays a good all-around
game. He won first place in the
Brazos County tournament last sum
mer.
Welsh won (in doubles) in the state
high school tournament for 1918. He
knows tennis but has to use a right
arm that was broken in the Corpus
Christi storm last summer.
West learned to play tennis over
at the University. He relies on the
chops and cuts that have been so pop
ular in recent seasons. If he would
“straighten out” a little his game
would be improved.
Wilson is another freshman who
shows signs of being able to play a
fast game. He won (in doubles) in
the state high school meet for 1917.
A noticeable weakness of the
squad’s playing is the inability to
make effective back-hand strokes.
Practice will be concentrated on this
defect at once. As none of the squad
has been “under fire” in a college
tournament it would be very valuable
to bring two college team here for
practice matches. If this experience
can be obtained in time, it is pretty
certain that the team will represent
the college creditably in the south
western meet at Rice Institute in
May.
Mr. A. M. Waldrop, progressive
merchant of Bryan, will give a silver
loving cup to the winner of singles
here at college. This cup is to be
won each year by a singles player
and will be exhibited in the trophy
case in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A.
with the winner’s name for each suc-
cesive year engraved upon it. This
is appreciated as one of the several
progressive steps that have been
taken recently to improve athletics
here. Such spirit as this will make
our athletics broader and better in
every way. No sport in its infancy
can be expected to have the best of
support, the support that it should
get, but we believe that, when the
blanket tax has been adopted, as is
generally hoped that it shall be, ten
nis, together with wrestling and box
ing may support planks in our ath
letic platform that have previously
been weak. There is need here that
more students take part in athletics.
As this school is located in the coun
try no one is afflicted with the keep
ing-up-in-society malady or the at
tractions of a large city. Students
have lots of time and practically noth
ing to do as a diversion except take
part in some form of athletics. This
broadening and betterment will come
as these three sports are encouraged
and supported in connection with the
other sports of the college.
The second round of the tournament
has been completed. It will be car
ried on until only one man is left. Re
sults of second round are:
Adkisson deafeated Stansfield 6-3;
4-6; 6-1.
Graham defeated Milner 6-4; 6-3.
Perry defeated Merchant 6-1; 6-3.
Varnell defeated Schifflitt __7-5; 6-1.
Hamilton defeated Close 6-1; 6-1.
Bailiff defeated Chambers 6-3;
1-6; 6-4.
Wilson defeated Jones 6-1; 6-2.
Cook defeated Lancaster 6-2;
4-6; 6-3.
Welsh defeated Hanna 6-3; 7-5.
Richards defeated Hays 6-3; 6-1.
The following is the schedule an
nounced for the third round:
Adkisson plays Hamilton, Cook
plays Bailiff, Varnell plays Perry,
Welsh plays Graham, Richards plays
West, Wilson plays Thomas.
ANNOUNCEMENT
By consent of the College author
ities there are to be three dances in
connection with the R. V. Hop fes
tivities, the dates being April 22, 23
and 24. On Thursday night will be
the Queen’s Ball, Friday night the
Ross Volunteer Hop, followed by a
Corps dance on Saturday night. The
Mess Hall is to be used for each
dance and in all probability the same
orchestra will furnish the music for
same. The time limits for these
dances are 3:00 a. m. for the first
two nights and 12 p. m. on Saturday
night. Rest room facilities will be
provided. The starting hour has
been set at 9 o’clock and this is to
be strictly adhered to regardless of
the number present. No definite
time can be set for intermission, but
it will be as near a division of the
time as possible.
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