AGGIES WIN TWO FROM OWLS
TENNIS TEAM WINS FIRST OF SEASON
Tom Mill? was not jerkod from the
game last Saturday because he was
not g'oing - g’ood—but, to keep him
from hurting his arm. He is one of
the most promising pitchers that has
been on the Farmers’ Staff in many
seasons.
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The eligibility burden did not hit
the squad as hard as was first
thought. Most of the men proved
to be up in their work, for which we
are thankful.
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The wins from the Owls will only
serve to make the men more confi
dent, they need encouragement—
with the breaks not against us we
v.iil indeed finish nearer the top than
was prophesied.
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Freddie Weston, jthe “San Tone
Kid” is going mighty good and it
looks as tho he will plug the hole
at third base.
The first week of April brings the
Aggie nine a full week when they
engage the Waco Cubs of the Texas
League in a two game series and
the Notre Dame Micks on Saturday
Last year the Aggies were nosed ou
3-2 in a hard ought game, the Ca
dets securing more hits than the
Texas Leaguers. The Aggies and
Cubs meet most every year and each
time they meet a lively battle en
sues and these games will be no e
ceptions.
For the first time an Aggie team
will fneet a representative of the
famous football school. Several
years ago the Micks did not boast of
a real ball team, but of late they col
lected one and this encounter for
Saturday is far from on ice. The
Ramblers are attempting to get in
shape for a strenous season at home
and are making an attempt to win
all their starts on this trip and they
are doing a fine job. While the Irish
hope to win their one game here,
they may be surprised at the offer
ings of Coach Countryman’s hurlers.
RESULTS OF THE PAST WEEK
Aggies 8-14, Rice 2-9.
Texas 6-9, T. C. U. 3-4.
Baylor 3-13, S. M. U. 2-2.
Daniel Baker 4, T. C. U. 0.
Texas 6, Northwestern 5.
AGGIES MEET TEX
AS IN DUAL MEET
Coach Andy Anderson and his
dhinly iclads will journey down to
Austin for the first dual track and
field meet next Saturday. In the re
lay carnivals at Austin and Dallas,
;he Aggies were greatly handicap
ped by a few injuries and were not
possible to present their true
strength in dashes and relays. Nev
ertheless the Aggies did take fourth
place in the one mile relay.
Looks like Badger, dash and rela;
artist, will be able to compete in th
dual meet and the Aggie chances for
a win over the Longhorns is con-
siderablly brightened. Badger has
been forced to stop work because of
a pulled muscle and now he thinks
that he can again carry on. Badger
has had some misfortune each year
and old lady luck should camp
on some one else and let this ath
lete do his stuff.
Looks like Leo Baldwin will win
the discus throw. He set a new meet
record with a heave of 144 feet and
10% inches. Bracy looks as though
he might win the 100-yard dash,
Merely broke the world record at i
Dallas. This runner has a brother
'n school who is running the century
around 10 flat. Looks like the Insti
tute will claim the dash event for
some years to come, unless the Ag-
Tie mentor can dig up another Pad-
Jock. Leland of T. C. U. ran third
in the century at Austin and the
Rice runners third in the 4 mile re-
ay. The Aggie field men did much
better at Dallas.
Coach Anderson announced that
he would enter men in all events. It
will be interesting to see how our
field men compare with the Texas
bunch. The Aggies have no excep
tional track candidates; but every
me of them is capable of placing
in a meet. Coach Anderson does not
expect to win so many firsts in the
ronfefence meet, but does expect to
take most of the second and third
olaces. The Aggies should be the
class of the conference in the hur’-
dles, relays and jumps.
This is one sport on the Aggie
calendar that receives less support
than any of the minor sports. Lets
'■alk to those track men, encourag
them. It is hard work running every
| day and with only one meet in mind.
A few words will do a heap of good
AGGIES WIN * OUT OF 6
The Texas Aggie Net Team open
ed their 1929 season , Saturday,
March 30, by decisively defeating
the Oklahoma A. & M. Team. The
Texas Farmers made a clean sweep
of the single matches and dropped
only one doubles match. The final
score was Texas A. & M. 5, Oklaho
ma A. & M. 1.
The matches were exceptionally
fast and hard fought, at time bril
liant and flashy tennis was display
ed. All the matches went the limit
of three sets, except when Joe Hy
land, Texas A. & M. captain defeated
his opponent in straight sets. Ti
scores by the matches were as fol
lows: Singles—Marion Stockton,
Okla., captain, was defeated by Joe
Hyland, Texas, 2-6, 6-8. Glen Eng
lish, Okla., no. 2, was defeated by
Arthur Storey, Texas no. 2, 6-8, 6-3,
3- 6. Oklahoma man no. 3 man, Ar
nold Samallish, fell to Frank O’Bran
non, Texas, 8-6, 3-6, 4-6. Harry Ab
ernathy, Okla., no. 4, succumbed to
the racquet of Jim Rutherford of
Texas 9-7, 0-6, 5-7.
Doubles—Oklahoma no. 1, Stock-
ton and Smallish were overcome by
Storey and Hyland of Texas 3-6, 6-4,
4- 6. Oklahoma no. 2, Abernathy and
English defeated by Kelly and O’
Brannon 7-5, 3-6, 5-7.
Tennis in the conference gets un
der was soon and it looks as if the
Texas Aggies will have an unusually
strong contender for the title. The
tennis displayed last Saturday show
ed that the Aggies have a well bal
anced team with plenty of stamir
that should carry them far into the
realm of tennis glory and many vic
tories.
WHERE THEY PLAY THIS WEEK
Baseball
April 2-3:—Aggies vs Waco at
College; Rice vs Northwestern at
Houston.
April 5-6—Texas vs Rice at Hous
ton.
Track
April 6—Aggies vs Texas at Aus
tin.
STANDING OF TEAMS
Club
P
W
L
Pet.
Texas Aggies . . .
2
2
0
1.009
Texas U
2
2
0
1.000
Baylor
2
2
0
1.000
Rice
2
0
2
.000
T. C. U.
2
0
2
.000
S. M. U
2
0
2
.000
YOUNG AGGIE TEAM
SPECTACULAR
Coach Bob Countryman’s hustling
Aggie nine drubbed the Rice Owls
in the two opening conference games
at Kyle Field last Friday and Satur
day by impessive spores, 8-2 and
14-9. The Aggies looked much bet
ter than anyone expected them too
and consequently made the feathered
tribe look like ping pong players.
The Aggies played headsup ball both
games and this is the wherefore that
so many runs were scored on so few
hits. In the initial game the Owls
outhit the Aggies 10-7, but only two
of the Owl’s hits counted, they were
home runs. The Aggies hit when a
bingle was needed and how they die.
run those bases.
Cop First Game 8_2
The winning pitcher of the first
game was Prexy Walton, who with
the aid of one of his Deans as um
pire struck out Dean Friley with
three consecutive strikes. Col. Nel
son was behind the bat and looked
like a real backstop, only he just
could’nt seem to stop those rollers
Prexy threw in the direction of the
plate. Evidently President Walton
wished to show a few of the young
sters a few tricks, he didn’t use his
glove except to hide the ball; he just
let the ball roll up his leg just like
a trick ball player.
Max Kasprowitz, though giving up
10 hits, kept them well scattered and
was never in a hole. Dickinson and
Austin both connected with home
runs but no one was on to aid the
cause. The Aggies hit in every in
ning except the eighth, but secured
2 in the fifth to make up for that.
Fine base running and timely hit-
tmg was the real cause for the Ag
gie victory. Abies pitched good ball,
but the many mis-plays and errors
were very costly and usually netted
the Aggies a few tallies. Gill, Johns
and Bray were the outstanding Ag
gie stars in the field. Bray accept
ed five chances without an error and
several of his catches were thrillers.
Johns took seven chances with one
error; when that ball starts toward
the short stop, the runners may as
well turn for the bench. Martin and
Bell weer the Aggie sluggers for
the day. Martin got three bingles
in four trips to the plate and Bell
accounted for two hits and three
RECREATION
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