THE BATTALION
SNOOKS”GARDNER
SPORT EDITOR
“MACK” MCREYNOLDS
ASSISTANT
SPORTS
Aggies Split First
Diamond Series With
Houston Buffaloes
Fifty-fifty is the sum total of the results of the first series of Kyle
Field baseball during 1922. Manager George Whiteman brough his Texas
League hopefuls here for two games directly after they had scored seven
teen (or some other great number) runs against the Omaha club Sunday,
and then handed “Jawn” McGraw’s yannigan Giants a drubbing to the tune
of 4 to 2 on Manday.
The first g - ame went to the Buffs by a 9 to 5 score. It was a rather
ragged affair in which almost every kind of baseball, both good and bad,
were shown at one time or another. Vernon Matthews started on the mound
for the Aggies and pitched a great deal better during the first six innings
than the score indicates. The Bispns started the fireworks in the opening
round when they grabbed off two runs as a result of an error by Doherty
and two hits only one of which was
clean. The collegians annexed their
first run in the third when Smith drew
a blank, was sacrificed to second by
Cockrell, went to third on Crawford’s
infield hit and scored on Mathew’s
perfect sacrifice. Another was gar
nered in the next inning by Cochre-
han’s pupils, but the biggest round
for us came in the fifth when two
runners crossed the home plate in
safety. With one out and nobody on
“Bugs” Morris stepped into one of
Mr. Glazier’s offerings and drove it
intp left-center for a round trip.
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Dwyer walked, Dinan flew to left, and
then “King” Dwyer scored on Smith’s
double to left. Cockrell flew to
Boechtel.
These tallies gave the supporters of
the Maroon and White a one run lead
that held until the “unlucky seventh”
when the professionals collected five
runs on three hits, a base on balls,
and an error by Smith. Gill relieved
“Lefty” in the eighth round although
he allowed one run, his performance
gave good ground for lots of faith in
his future as a local twirler.
FORMER DIAMOND
STAR BREAKS
INTO BIG SHOW
Is Given Newspaper Decision Over All
Comers in Fight for Shortstop
Berth on the Georgia Peaches.
Of the many former Aggie athletes
prowding for the center of the spot
light of the athletic world, probably
Emory (Topper) Rigney, tryout for
the shortstop berth on the Detroit
Americans, is receiving the bulk of
attention by the scribes of the big
show. In a recent Sunday edition of
the Detriot Free Press, the former
Leonardite crops forth for approval
of the fans with a twelve point black
face headline across the top of the
sheet reading, “Emory Rigjney looks
to be slated to hold down shortstop
this year.” Harry Bullion, staff ,cor-
With respondent for the big daily in a long
the band tearing down on Wildcat the
home club obtained another score in
the ninth but Kelly, who relieved
Glasier in the sixth, was pitching good
ball and the battle ended 9 to 5.
The last game was one of the pret
tiest exhibitions of the national pas
time ever witnessed by any baseball
bug and it was doubly interesting to
A. and M. supporters because of the
very simple fact that the Farmer nine
led by one Mr. C. E. Olsen of Clif
ton, brought the bacon to the home
smokehouse to the tune of 2 to 1.
Only one miscue was made by the
Aggieland youngsters and that was
a doubtful one. “Pat” Pitched
grand ball and received support of
a similar calibre at nearly all stages
of the struggle. “Ike” Pearson and
Bolden pitched well also but the sup
port accorded the former by the so-
called million dollar infield from Hous
ton did not nearly match that accord
ed Olsen by Dwyer, Doherty, Smith
and Morris.
The visitors scored their lone time
in the initial frame. Two men were
retired on a fast double, Morris to
Doherty to Dwyer before Clement
walked and scored on a hit and an er
ror. This was the beginning and end
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discussion of the merits of the former
Panther infielder said: “On the ball
field, Rigney is like a streak in action,
a splendid fielder, and the possessor
of a sling-shot arm that gets
the ball away from him as fast as
any shortstop in the league. He comes
by his ability to play shortstop na
turally; the smoothness of his actions
is convincing proof of this.”
And in another section on a story
covering the race for this job Bullion
adds, “Whoever plays the bag that
caused so much concern to Cobb is
certain to have a helpful mate in
the presence of Rigney in the station
adjoining. Emory is not yet a finish
ed ball player, because he lacks the
experience necessary, but a faster
youngster never broke into the elite
circles of baseball.”
With his speed “Topper” possesses
uncanny ability to intercept badly
bounding balls and get his throws
away with a sling-shot arm. Dan
Howley is convinced that the Texas
league graduate actually outruns the
leather as he leaps like a mountain
goat to a position squarely in the path
of it, and with the same motion di
vorces himself from the horsehide as
though it were a burning ball of fire”
“Officially, Johnny Moran, who was
“T” CLUB TO
THROW UNIQUE
STAG PARTY
Annual “T” Club Stag Dance is Cre
ating More Excitement than the
Semi-Annual “D” Exams.
We only hope that as large a crowd
is on hand at the Gym when the Fish
orchestra bears down on a few of the
latest wrinkles in jazz as participants
in the “D” exams.
Do you realize, fellow cadets, that
you have less than thirty days to serve
before that little angel food cookie you
have been hearing from so regularly
will either dismount from the Jenny
or leave you a beautiful brocaded
sack ? Therefore, it should behoove
you to put that “Old Lady” of yours
in some kind of feminine attire and
strut her down to the contest.
The most elaborate plans have been
made to make this fracas the most
snappily entertaining affair ever
thrown in or about the environs of
College Station, with the possible
exception of Brother Grimm’s after-
dinner addresses. Dame Rumor has
it that the variegated feminine at
tire to be shown that night will make
the Bryan ladies annual style show
look like ladies day at a fireman’s
picnic.
Appropriate prizes will be award
ed to the best looking “girl”, the
ugliest man, the best dressed couple,
and the most original costume. These
awards have been obtained at an
enormous expense and a great deal
of trouble on the part of the dance
committee.
Promptly at eight-thirty o’clock the
Fish orchestra will bear down on that
shiver producing jazz for which they
are so famous. Then follows the
most unique, original and grotesque
three hours of merry-making yet
staged.
After a secretive consultation, the
finance committee has set the price
of admission at 5 cents per capita
so that the chaperones may get in
free. This unprohibitive price assures
a large attendance, so our advice is
to get there as soon as the gates are
opened for business.
Remember, the date is Saturday
night of March 26, and be sure and
drag out that book of stamps (in lieu
of 5 cents) and treat your old “lady”
to the most enjoyable affair ever stag
ed in the social history of Aggieland.
A.M.c.
Belle—“I don’t understand why
Clarice lets that common grocery boy
■play around her.”
Mary—“Neither do I, unless it’s
because he delivers the goods.”
A.M.C.
“Tea or coffee?”
“Coffee without cream.”
“You’ll have to take it without milk,
sir; we’re out of cream.”
—Exchange.
‘‘JINX” JINKS
ASSOCIATE
SPORT EDITOR
lifted out of the Evansville club of
the Three-Eye League, still is in the
race for the job, as is also Herman
Merrit, but the further the training
period progresses the firmer becomes
Rigney’s grip on the job.”
CINDER PATH MEN
AT WORK ON DE
LAYED PROGRAM
Injury and Sickness Jinx Invades the
Camp of Last Year’s Conference
Champions.
With plenty of beautiful spring
weather available, the Aggies under
the watchful eye of Coach Anderson,
have been chalking up some days of
real hard work on the cinder path
lately, but even with the diligent toil,
the squad is a couple of weeks be
hind last year’s program due to in
juries and sickness of several of the
leading lights.
Sprinters Hard Hit.
The dash events have suffered
most from the following of old man
jinx. Captain SandeKs, high point
man of last year’s conference mill
has just emerged from the hospital
and it will be another week before
the diminutive sprinter champ and
high jumper can don the spikers.
“Heinie” Weir, captain of last year’s
champions has surprised even the
most generous of the optimists when
he appeared on the track last week
limping around for a slight workout,
but already the limp, the result of
the smashed ankle in the Centre game
is fast disappearing and by a couple
of weeks will be entirely unnotir
able. However, the short dash re-
joicers have Red Smythe and Jack
Wilder, with Stephens aiding in the
furlong. The quarter will be taken
care of until the return of the cap
tain by Davis and Harris, components
of last year’s undefeated relay team.
Neely may be entered due to his ex
ceptional showing in the early season
work.
Distances in Best Shape.
In the half mile, little Red Rey
nolds has been registering some
startling good time and the former
miler looks like a good bet in this de
partment. Littlejohn, the letterman
in this event last year has also shown
some fruit of his hard and diligent
work.
Hailey has been leading a trio of
good men in the mile, and Liles and
Dunn look promising for later sea
son showings.
In the two mile, Heard has turned
in a couple of good times and the
beneficial results of cross country
work has been showing up on this
long winder ever since the inaugural
of the training season. Palmer too,
looks like dependable material.
Sprague and Steele have been do
ing the brunt of performing in the
broad jump and McCullough and Bea-
zley in the high jump.
The hurdles have lured Miller, of
gridiron fame, and with the veteran
Frazier, will, in addition to McCul
lough in the highs, be the principal
Aggie entrants this year.
To replace the valuable Denny in
the pole vault McCullough and Bea-
zley are destined by their ward work
to become the Crockett wonder’s suc
cessors.
Jinx Invades the Weights Too.
Even the weights, hitherto opined
as invincible has fell under the ham-