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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1929)
BAM ALIGN its chance to place second in the meet when Watts was disqualified in the hig-h jump after clearing the bar at 5 feet 11 3-4 inches, the height at which four others tied. He was de clared to be diving over the bar. Only three Conference marks were bettered this year. Bracey and Lea- land were sure bets to better forme marks, but the elements bested the two flyers and new Records were established only in the field -events. Two of the records were set by Ag gies and the third by Captain Leo Baldwin of Texas. Floyd, sophomore $»<§><$><$><s><$><s><s><e><$K$><e><$><$*e><s><$-<e><s^ ji l|LV H ip 11 1# w Is? HOME GOING Will Soon Be Here. WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS AND YOU ARE ALL ABOARD Be Ready in Your New | FOR THE WELCOME WAIT- f | INC YOUR ARRIVAL HOME $35 TWO TROUSERS SUMER CLOTHES In the newest fabrics, patterns and models. Tropical worsteds, poplins, try-ply weaves, nor-east, palm beaches and hopsacks. Nuro tex and linen suits with Tattersall or double-breasted vest with extra trousers. $22i & $25 OUR GOLF | \ SHOP is featuring for this week a com plete showing of new linen knick ers GOLF HOSE GOLF BELTS GOLF CAPS T. K. LAWRENCE, INC. Outfitters For Young Men T And Men Who Stay Young. <|> strong man of the Aggie team, bet tered the javelin throw by eleven feet when tied wings on the shaf for 204 feet, 4 1-2 inches. The form er record was set by Ox Dieterich in 1925 when he set the record with a 193 foot, 5 inch heave. Smith’s leap of 23 feet, 5 1-2 inches was expect ed to stay put, but Farmer shaded the former Longhonr’s star’s mark by 4 1-2 inches. Baldwin broke his own record of 144 feet, 4 1-2 inches in the discus with a 153 foot, 4 inch thriw. At the present time Texas University athletes hold 7 of the re cords in the conference, the Aggies 4, Rice 2, S. M. U. 1, and Rice and 5. M. U. 1 jointly. Cy Leland, T. C. U. Soph flash, bested the Dixie Flyer in the fur long after Bracey had nosed him out in the century. The times were rather slow' on account of the strong wind but both races were the high lights of the meet. Track Summaries 100-yard dash: Bracey, Rice, first; Leland, T. C. U., second; Emmons, A. and M., third; Graham, A. and M., fourth. Time—10.1. 880-yard run: Thompson, Aggies, first; Jacob, Rice, second: Brunson, Rice, third; Guffen, Texas, fourth. Time—2:00.2. Discus: Baldwin, Texas, first; Bartlett, Aggies, and Rose Texas, tied, second and third; Farmer, Ag gies, fourth. Distance—154 feet 4 inches. (New conference record.) 220-yard dash: Leland, T. C. U., first; Bracey, Rice, second; O’Neal, Aggies, third; Wilkey, Texas, fourth. Time—22.6. 120-lxurdles: Harlan, A. and M., first; Baldwin, Texas, second; Slo- cumb, A. and M., third; Mondrick, Texas, fourth. Time—16.4 seconds. 440-yard dash: Hodges, A. and M., first; Lamkin, Rice, second; Daniels, Texas, third; Westerfelt, Texas, fourth. Time—51.2. Mile run: Brunson, Rice, first; Ja- cobe, Rice, second; Micheal, A. and M., third; Yarbrough, Rice, fourth. Time—4:40.5. Shot put: Baldwin, Texas, first; Bartlett, A. and M., second; Allen, Rice, third; Grace, Baylor, fourth. Distance—43 feet 9 3-4 inches. Two-mil-e run: Willis, Rice, first; Hilliard, Rice, second; Winders, Ag gies, third; Cole, Texas, fourth. Time —10 minutes 18.1 seconds. High jump: Perkins, Texas; Howe, Texas'; Holsenbeek, Aggies; Moser, Baylor, tied for first. Height—5 feet 11 3-4 inches. 220-yard low hurdles: Slocumb, Aggies, first; Mondrick, Texas sec ond; Harlan, Aggies, third; McEl- reatli, Baylor, fourth. Time—25.8. Javelin: Floyd, Angies, first; Hammond, S. M. U., second; Her man, S. M. U., third; Stevenson, S. M. U., fourth. Distance—204 feet 4 1-2 inches. (New conference re cord.) Pole vault: Streepy, Arkansas, first; Dale, Arkansas, and Sandberg, ★ ♦ ¥ ¥ ¥ * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * Law Hall Ramp 6-93 ¥ BRYAN NDRSERY AND FLORAL CO. TELEPHONE 266 1 R F. H. REICHERT Student Representative Buy Now and Save! Model 40 Atwater Kent Radio Greatly Reduced. Reg. price $114 —You save $24.50 $89.50 With Tubes. STOCK LIMITED. Also Reduced Prices on Victrolas, Portable Typewriters, and 1 -3 off on all A. & M. Jewelry. AGGIELAND PHARMACY “Your Drug Store” Texas, tied, second and third; Park, Baylor, fourth. Height-—12 feet 9 inches. Broad jump—Farmer, Aggies, first; Mills, Aggies, second; Beene, Baylor, third; Craig, Texas, fourth. Distance—23 feet 10 inches. (New conference record.) Mile relay: Texas first, (Daniels, Wright, Barton, Harris); Aggies, second; Rice, third; Baylor, fourth. Time—3:24.5. & M. and Texas University will vote favorably on the mattter. The ma’n objection against the recognition of swimming as a minor sport here now is the lack of a suit able swimming pool. There is no school owned pool on the campus, and the only one located here is op erated by the Y. M. C. A. SAN JACINTO HI WINS AG TANKERS READY FOR MEET (Continued from Page 8) affair. Starr and Rucker will work on the board, but as yet no entries have been made for the Aggies in the half mile free style race. The meet Sunday will be the fifth for the Aggie aggregation since its organization three years ago, and the team has yet to taste the cutting sting of defeat. The first year there was not one meet scheduled, while two were run off last year and one so far th's year. During this time the Cadets have lost but three first places and tied for one in individual races in meets. The contest Sunday will be watch ed with interest by all devotees of the watery sport here, for strong ef forts are being made to include swimming in the list of Southwest ern Conference minor spirts. The Aggies are at present about the class of the loop, and will likely continue in this position for another year at least. It is understood that the mat ter will be brought up before a meet ing of representatives of all schools in the conference, and that both A. (Continued From Page 8) T9. Other schools winning the annual meets are Brownwocd, Marlin, Hills boro, Cleburne, Austin, Bryan Hi of Dallas, and Main Avenue of San Antonio. Snider, Captain of the victorious high school team, also took high scoring honors when he Accounted for ten po'nts of his teams’ points. Hale of Smithville was second with 9, and Holloway of Lufkin third with 8 1-3. Although several Conference times and distances made this season in dual meets were equaled by the high school lads, only one meet re cord was broken and two tied. Baxar of Nacokdoches, coached by Sprott, former Bible All-american linesman, cleared the bar at 12 feet and broke the only record. Hale of Sm thville and Aucion of San Jacinto cleared the bar with six feet leaps, going as high as anyone in the conference has been able (to jump this year. This tied the previous record of Phil ips of main Avenue made in 1926. The 100-yard dash was also equaled w'th 10 seconds flat. Holloway step ped the 440-yard dash off in 50 flat, negotiating the distance just eight