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THE BATTALION
“SNOOKS”GARDNER
SPORT EDITOR
'‘MACK” MCREY MOLDS
ASSI STANT
PORTS
“JINX” JINKS
ASSOCIATE
SPORT EDITOR
AGGIES MEET
BUFFALOES IN
FIRST GAME
Aggies Primed for Clash With Class
A Professionals From Bayou
City Next Week.
Tuesday afternoon at Kyle Field,
the first official game of the local
schedule will begin with the Houston
“Buffaloes” of the Texas League as
the opponents. This will be the first
chance to see our favorites in action.
There is no doubt that the visitors
will be worthy opponents and that en
tertainment in plentiful quantities for
the most ardent fan will be funnished.
In this game one of the best ama
teur teams of the state will be match
ed with one of the best professional
clubs of Texas. It is not known just
who will constitute the personnel of
the leaguers but the contract calls
for the regular lineup. Last year
that squad finished in the first division
of their league. Their supporters are
already speaking in glowing terms of
pennant prospects for 1922. Their
list includes such stars as: Manager
George Whiteman, who was a world’s
series hero in 1916 and plays out
field for his nine; Bittle, one of the
leading outfielders and hitters of the
Lone Star circuit; Gene Bailey, on-
oftKo*, ata.1.- wuiAelUer; Roy Blades,
sensational second-baseman; Eddie
Donalds, Ike Pearson, and “Big Bill’
Bolden, stellar mound artists; and
many others whose performances are
known to innumerable lovers of base
ball.
One of the features of these games
is bound in the fact that Coach Eu
gene Cochrehan was with Houston last
season and would very probably be
there now had it not been for A. and
M. In spite of the fact that these
contests mean nothing in a champion
ship way, to either club each side
wants to win the worst kind. No
class “A” clan wants to be beaten
by a bunch of amateurs and if the
Farmers annex both battles, it will be
laurels galore for them.
It has been four years since an
Aggie nine was matched against pro
fessionals. In 1918 the team then rep
resenting the Bayou City came to Col
lege Station and was defeated 10 to
7 in a slugging match. Higginboth
am, then a freshman, was pitching;
“Trim” Rigney played short; “Dunny”
McMurry was behind the bat; and sev
eral others who helped make athletic
history for this institution shared in
the victory.
Coach Gene will no doubt use Ol
sen and Matthews on the mound dur
ing the fracas. King Gill is very li
able to get his chance to demonstrate.
The catching naturally falls to Craw
ford. The remainder of the lineup is
designated elsewhere in this issue.
a.m.c.
Whatever else may happen
Now that the country’s gone dry.
The sailor still will have his port,
The farmer have his rye;
The cotton still has got it’s gin.
The seacoast has its bar.
And each of us will have a bier.
No matter where we are.
GREAT INFIELD
AND OUTFIELD
FOR AGGIES
Infield and Outfield of Last Year Re
main Intact for Gruelling Sea
son Ahead for Aggies.
(Continued from March 3rd.)
Since this review was started two
weeks ago the expected sickle has
functioned and Crawford and Jack
Forgason were retained as catchers.
Five pitchers eligible for mound duty
this year are still toiling. These are:
Matthews, Olsen, Gill, Severn, and
Graves.
• On the infield there are seven men
slaving daily in the attempt to get
into the box score. At first there is
only one man, Pat Dwyer. Barring
accidents this one person will, with
out a doubt, appoint himself a com
mittee of one to see that first base
is ably cared for. Last year Pat field-,
ed in a manner that would please the
most skeptical, and batted 306 which
included seven home runs in twenty-
one games.
At second there remains Wilson and
Doherty. They divided time around
that base last year and it would not
be surprising if the same thing hap
pened this spring. Doherty seems to
have the edge now. He is superior
at fielding and is probably better on
the bases, but last year his hitting
was far below that of Wilson who
cloutde the apple at a 349 clip. The
latter is also an old head at the game.
Either of these men can be depended
upon to take care of the keystone
cushion in good fashion.
With Smith and Chapman guard
ing third base there is little worry
over this position on the part of the
Aggie supporters.
“Smitty” will, in all probability,
handle the hot comer in the same
manner that he did a year ago. At
that time his fielding bordered on the
sensational at practically all times
and his batting average of 289 was
entirely satisfactory. Considering his
experience and other things this man
should, by all means, make this, his
last year, the best which will be ab
solutely good enough. Chapman
could make most any college team
himself. He is fielding and hitting
mighty well to have to stay off the
field. It is just a case of a good man
being held back by a better one.
“Bugs” Morris seems to have the
call at short. He is fast, covering
lots of territory, has a good strong
and accurate throwing arm, and is
a mortal hustler. His only trouble is
occasional streaks wherein he has
trouble fielding the ball. “Bugs” may
not be the best fielding shortstop in
the conference, but if there is a col
legian in the southwest that outranks
him on the offense, he has never shown
up. Last year he batted 400 and led
the club in number of hits, runs scor
ed, and stolen bases. “Nuf Sed.”
Simpson is also out for the short field
territory. Last year he was prevent
ed from playing base ball because of
a broken leg. He is a good man and
almost sure to be heard from further
on.
At the present time it looks as tho
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Wrestling might look slow and un
interesting to the person who doesn’t
understand the game but it is mortal
ly interesting to the participants.
* * *
The Oklahoma bunch fetched along
a bad ’un that they felt sure would
take the measure of Captain Gardner.
The “flu” got Gardner and we don’t
know yet, but you just can’t force
it thru our thick skulls though that
Snooks would have been anything be
sides the victor if the match had
come off.
❖ * *
This week Coach Bible is sitting in
conference with the leading football
directors of the world. And we swear
that he rates everything he is mixin’
in.
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As far as actual championship cam
paigns go this is an athleticless week
at College Station, but base ball and
track training are in full blast and
next week a new story begins with
two installments.
* * *
If that old saying about a “bad be
ginning making a good ending” means
anything at all, the Maroon and White
track team of 1922 ought to be a won
der. With mumps, broken legs and
influenza interfering, Coach Ander
son and his bunch are having plenty
of trouble geting started.
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Carl Sprague, southpaw pitcher on
Aggie nines in 1920 and ’21, has been
bothered so much with his shoulder
that he has finally given up hope of
getting back in shape—a loss to both
Sprague and the school.
Guynes will care for the left side of
the outfield. For three years this po
sition has been handled by Matthews,
who is undoubtedly the best sun-field
er in the conference. “Lefty” will
probably be used as a pitcher this
year and Guynes has been shifted
from center to left. This is his fourth
year as an outfielder in an Aggie uni
form. He is a human fly trap, and
is a dependable man on the offense.
Tom Cockrell seems to be the choice
in center. Cockrell practically had
second base copped last year when
he was declared ineligible. Owing to
the fact that the infield is well cared
for this spring and that “Tommy” has
a habit of clouting the horsehide hard
and often he has been moved into the
place left vacant by Guynes’ change. !
There is little doubt that Dinan will
again occupy the right field territory.
He is a catcher whom Paul Sentell
converted into an outfielder because
of his terriffic hitting. Fred develop
ed into a good judge of fly balls last
spring and he possesses an arm that
ranks with the g od ones. He hit far
enough and often enough last spring
to average 321 for the season. His
position as “clean-up” man showed
how well he rated among the hard
hitting A. and M. team a year ago.
(Continued on Page 7)
OKLAHOMA TEAM
WINS CONFERENCE
WRESTLING MEET
Two Texas Entries Make Poor Show
ing Against Oklahomans Cap
tain Gardner out of Finals.
The Oklahoma Aggies won their
third consecutive Southwestern
chamionship in wrestling here last
Saturday night when they defeated
the Aggies and Longhorns in the lo
cal gym. The final score was: Okla
homa 31; Texas 25; A. and M. 21.
The Oklahomans flashed a well bal
anced team and were favorites to
win from the start. The score of the
Aggies would have been larger but
for the illness of Captain Gardner,
who was unable to rater the finals,
after winning in the preliminaries.
There were only two falls secured in
the meet, most of the matches being
won by decision. Gardner obtained
(Continued on Page 7)
Cross Country
Saturday afternoon, March 3rd, at
three o’clock there were 35 men re
porting at the railroad to take part
in the first Inter-Battalion cross-coun
try meet. There were six teams en
tered, each team having as many as
five men. It was the very best of
days to contest a distance run, there
was very little wind, and the course
consisting of three miles, was in good
condition.
The teams seemed to stay bunched
but the most consistent bunch proved
to be the seven men from the First
Battalion Infantry. The men were led
in by the veteran Palmer from the
Cavalry but was crowded closely by
Fish Royal from the winning team.
Old, the third man to cross the line
hailed from the Aviation, the next
four men to finish were Weddell,
Dunn, Bryson, and Spenser all from
the First Battalion. When the fifth
man from the Blue and White team
crossed the line with only seven
points scored against his team it gave
the honor to the Infantry. Sweaters
were awarded to the winning team by
the Athletic Council. We believe ill
giving credit where credit is due so
mention should be given Coach Sny
der who coached the Varsity Cross-
Country squad in the fall, as he was
the originator of Inter-Battalion cross
country. He evidently had in mind
his cross country squad next fall also
the distance men on the regular track
team. It will be only a matter of
time now when A. and M. can meet
Texas University on the longer runs
on an equal basis and can take the
majority of points in the distance
races. A distance man is made in a
number of years and this is a step
forward in the development of hill
and dale runners for the Texas Ag
gies. Below is the result of the first
Inter-Battalion meet:
First—First Battalion Infantry. . . 24
Second—Cavalry 46
Third—Artillery 76
Fourth—Aviation 109
Fifth—Sec. Bn. Infantry 130