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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1927)
T HE B A't T \ I I O N Road Trip Drops Aggies to Fifth Place *4* f** *-*-t *'* *** ►*+ *** ♦J* ♦J* *** *Jo ♦J* ❖ FREE THROWS ❖ ❖ ‘ ♦> ij* -V** >*4 ♦J#- ♦y* *y* <y4 4y* >^4 >’♦ 4y* +y* Owing to a lack of material to fill the column of free thrown we will print a so-called “break-off” that was handed us. All those wishing to contribute to this free throws column are welcome to it and all contribu tions will be gratefully received at lU/ Hollywood. The said break-off or wpr should have written information for the benefit of College and Bryan residents. * * * That Bryan is swiftly becoming so congested within its incorporated limits, that new residents are going to the suberbs is evidenced by the formation of the new addition known as “Jim Davis Junction.” Located two and one-half miles from Bryan, on the Bryan-College iriterurban and one block off the highway, “Jim Davis Junction” bids fair to be an ideal spot for future residents of Bryan, and a frequent visiting place for some Captain and First Lieutenant in the Cadet Corp. The idea of dividing “Jim Davis Junction” and forming “Starnes Acres” is being advocated by some interested in promoting this new addition. H THE AGGIES MEET TEXAS UNIVERSITY AT COL LEGE JANUARY 29. h x Remainder of the Basketball Schedule. T T Jan. 29.—Texas University at College Station, Texas Feb. 7.—Texas Christian Uni versity at Fort Worth, Texas «!> Feb. 11-12.—Centenary College <ij> % at College Station, Texas ^ Feb 19.—Texas Christian Uni- ^ versity at College Station, «j> Texas Feb. 23.—Rice Institute at Col lege Station, Texas Feb. 28.—Texas University at ^ Austin, Texas CONFERENCE STANDING '? Team P Arkansas 6 $. M. U 4 Texas 3 T. C. U 4 A. and M 5 Baylor 3 Rice 5 W 6 3 2 2 2 0 0 Pet 1.000 750 667 500 400 000 000 TEMPLE HIGH DROPS A PAIR TO FRESHMEN Lockett of Fish and Shull of Temple High Point Men. Our Aggie Fish won a pair of basketball games from the Temple Wildcats last week and doing so showed that they had a much faster team than the high-school boys. Practically every fish on the squad was given a chance to show his stuff in the two games. In the first game, played Friday night, Coach Bender used thirteen players to run up a score of nineteen points while Temple was making- eleven points. Lockett of the Aggie Fish was a high point man with six points although he was closely followed by Conover and Candle of the Fish, and Shull of Temple with four points each. The second encounter, played Saturday afternoon, saw Shull run wild wuth the ball to make a total of sixteen points. Shull will be remem bered for his prowess on Temple High’s football team. The Aggie Fish won the game 26 to 19 with Whitten leading the scoring (for the fish) with 6 points and Conover coming next with 5 points. Johnny Broad refereed both games and Snead was umpire. The Fish will play a pair of games with Waco High School on February 4, and 5, and then on February 18, and 19 they may be seen in action against Austin High School. FARMERS HOLD BALL PRACTICE Aggie Team Has Nine Veterans Back. While the full baseball squad is not expected to report until the first of March, preliminary warming-up practice on the part of some of the A. & M. players is being held when- e/er the w^eather permits. Pitchers and catchers have been working out for several days and equipment has already been issued to the players. The Aggie baseball team, which has nine letter men back from last year, will have a large squad of promising players from the 1926 freshman team, Claude Rothgeb, head baseball coach, has pointed out. Among the members of last year’s “fish” team who should make the regular squad this year are A. C. Bryant, Mexia, outfielder; E. Broes- (Continued on Page 7) AGGIES COVET RELAY EVENTS Coach Andy Sets Hard Training Pro gram for Squad. ARKANSAS AND S. M. U. MAKE CLEAN SWEEP OF SERIES Last Minute Goal Gives Ponies Game. Coach Anderson has already set under way a strenous training pro gram for the likely-looking Aggie, track squad in an effort to develop an array of talent to strike for South western Conference honors this year. Last year the Agg-ie track team finished second. Capable athletes are on hand for every event this season and sport critics admit that A. & M. probably has the best-balanced track aggregation in the conference. Coach Anderson is anxious to match two track meets with several of the conference teams, and has about closed negotiations with Rice and the University of Texas. The Longhorns are scheduled to come i Arkansas here May 7, and negotiations are un-/ Q^ ee j e / ^ der way for the Aggies to go to . ’ „ ’ A 4.- •0.1. A -T o r. Haizlip, f Austin either April 2 or 9. Strong Relay Team. The Aggies will be particularly strong in the mile relay. Captain Ernest Parker of Fort Worth holds the conference record in the quar ter-mile event. Burge Burgess of Hale Center and R. C. Graham of Tyler also rank among the quarter- milers in the conference. Coach Anderson needs to develop but one other quarter-miler to compete his mile relay team. It is believed that the Aggies have a good chance to win first place in the javelin-throwing event. Ox Dieterich, who won second place in this event at the national meet in Chicago last summer, has played out his term of eligibility, but W. D. Willis of Dallas and Bill Hollerman of San Antonio are developing rapid ly. There is no shortage of high jumpers with H. Ashley of San An tonio, V. J. Head of Brownfield and J. C. Appleman of Dallas on hand. The team also is well fortified in the weight events with Z. W. Barlett of Marlin and H. J. McKenzie of Hous ton available. The Arkansas Razorbacks took both games of the two game series from the Aggies at Fayettville last week by the scores of 34-27 and 25-16. Both games were fast and hotly contested all the way. Petty with fourteen points was high point man of the first encounter while Pickel, Arkansas star, was high point man of the second affray with ten. Rose of Arkansas and Baker of the Aggies also played well. Box Score 1st. Game. A. and M. Fg. F Pf T1 Clark, f 1 0 2 2 Petty, f 7 0 1 14 Davis, g 0 0 3 0 Sikes, c 2 1 1 5 Baker, (c), g 1 0 1 2 Webster, c 2 0 o 4 LAST WEEK S SCORES IN THE CONFERENCE. Texas 28, Rice 19. Arkansas 34, A. and M. 27. Arkansas 25, A. and M. 16. T. C. U. 31, Baylor 24. S. M. U. 45, Rice 14. S. M. U. 33, A. and M. 32. Total 13 1 11 27 6 0 1 12 3 117 Rose, c 1 1 1 3 Pickel, g 5 2 0 12 Lambert, g 0 0 1 0 Burke, g 0 0 2 0 Kays, f 0 0 1 0 Gregory, c 0 0 0 0 Total 15 4 7 34 Box Score A. and M. Clark, f . . Petty, f . . Sikes, c . .,. Baker, (c), Davis, c . . Second Game Fg. F Pf T1 1 3 0 0 2 Webster, g 0 Total 6 Arkansas Steele, (c), f 3 Haizlip, f 1 Pickel, c 5 Rose, g 0 Burke, g .0 Lambert, g .0 4 12 6 5 10 4 0 0 Total .9 Referee, Bell, Vanderbilt; Umpire, Metcalf, Kansas. Fifteen minute halves, on account of poor lighting. MUSTANGS EVEN SCORE WITH AGGIES. S. M. U. evened the series with the Aggies Monday night when Cap tain J. B. Mann looped a field goal (Continued on Page 7) ROPE THOSE STEERS NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT