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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1930)
WIMM-'" J ~'t*' 9 ' —MM '>•■1 FREE-THIiOWS The Aggies have always had the distinction of holding the key to the championship of the Southwest Con ference in practically every sport. If they can’t win it, they cause the leaders much misery. At present Arkansas is on top with Texas just out of thronedom. BUT the Razor- backs and Longhorns must play the Aggies two games and with the Reid-built machine functioning prop erly, it looks sorta dark for the two leaders. We have an uphill fight, but until that last Texas game is played the Conference championship will not be decided. * ;|e }|t The first term reports tore several gaps into Aggieland’s football, base ball, and track teams and everyone of them will be hard to mend. How ever the football players can pass their work next term and be eligi ble for the 1930 football season. Captain 'Thompson’s was probably the heaviest. >!< * sjc Iowa has been scheduled for a two-game series April 14-15 with Coach Higginbotham’s diamond crew. Last year the Aggies sent home Notre Dame’s all-conquering nine with a defeat—it was their first on their Southern invasion. * * * The likable Captain Lyons has been appointed freshman baseball mentor for this year. He has had considerable experience and should send some good men to Higginboth am. LYONS TO COACH FISH BASEBALL CONFERENCE STANDING Team— W. L. Pet. Arkansas 5 1 .837 Texas 4 1 .800 Aggies 3 2 .600 S. M.. U 2 3 .400 T. C. U 2 4 .333 Rice 2 4 .333 Baylor 1 4 .200 *3 v *♦* 4* *♦*•** *♦* 4* 4* 4* 4* v 4'* 4* 4^ f ❖ V GAMES THIS WEEK | Basketball £ Friday *** Texas U. vs. S. M. U. at Dal- ❖ y , * las. y *:* l*! Saturday * % Aggies vs. Rice at Houston. *£ % Texas U. vs. T. C. U. at Fort £ Football ^ Worth. j* V T T ± . Engineers vs. Cavalry at 2:30 * 1st Inf. vs. 2nd Art at 3:30 £ *;* ♦!* *!♦•!* %- 4" *1* •!* 'b *!* 4- -l"l- 4- 4* •!* 4- 4- 4* *t * Composite vs. 1st Art. at 2:00 4* Captain Earl Lyons has been an nounced as the new mentor for the 1930 freshman baseball nine to suc ceed Coach Roswell Higginbotham. Captain Lyons is tactical officer for the Second Battalion Infantry, Jun ior Military Science Instructor, and one of the best liked instructors on the campus. Lyons at one time was a capable performer on the diamond and can well manage the freshmen hopefuls. He went to school at the University of Illinois and finished in two months, going to Colorado to play ball or get a degree—we did not learn. He played with Springfield of the 3-1 League in 1910, but was sent to the Missouri League. 1911 found him back in the 3-1 outfit and again the railroad trust took more money to carry him back to the Missouri League. Deciding he could get a longer ride by going to Salt Lake City, he began his career in the West in the middle of the 1912 sea son. He was sold to the New York Giants, but just a few days before he was to report at Marlin, Texas, he broke a finger and in his des pondency, joined the Army just 8 days before war was declared. After being commissioned from Fort Sheri dan, 111., he crossed the Pond and returned intact in 1919. While over seas, he managed the 86th Division team that won the unofficial A. E. F. championship and the Inter-Al lies championship. He has not played ball since, but last year he was often seen in uni form working out with Bob Coun tryman’s squad. He played infield. INELIGIBILITY HITS FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK Known ineligibility of two possi ble point winners in track, two base ball players, and two football play ers indicates that the coaches of these three major sports will soon begin spending several hours trying to dig up new material and dream- 1 ing of breaks that will give them 1 an outside chance at the champion ship of their sport. | All three sports were equally hurt. 1 Probably for the present track suf fered the worst jolt when Captain | Ed Thompson came out as ineligi ble. Thompson was probably the most valuable man on the Aggie tracs team, not even counting that he is captain of the thinly clads. His use fulness comes in that he can fill most any assignment Coach Frank 1 Anderson gives him, whether it be the 440, 880, mile or what not. One year he filled in on the Cross Coun try team and MADE it. A most versatile athlete was lost to the Ag gie track squad and just when it looked as though Aggieland had its second consecutive bunting in hand. To further deepen the sorrows of Coach Anderson, big Baker has been declared ineligible and away goes some points in the weights. The fact that the Southwest’s greatest weight men departed from college last year makes this sting even greater. HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY BATTERY E BASEBALL GAMES SCHEDULED WITH IOWA; 12 AT HOME Twenty games, sixteen pf 'them with Conference teams, two with a Big Ten nine, and two with a strong semi-pro club from Ennis, compose the 1930 schedule of Coach Roswell Higginbotham’s first nine. Coach Higginbotham’s charges will open their schedule March 20-21 with a two-game series against the strong Southern Pacific nine from Ennis on Kyle Field. Then follows the regular two-game series with Conference nines, broken only by the two-game series with the University of Iowa on April 14-15. One other series is likely to be added, but nothing defi nite has been learned. The schedule: March 20-21—S. P. at College. March 28-29—Rice at Houston. April 11-12—S. M. U. at College. (Continued on Page 9) Battery E copped the 1930 hand ball championship from Company B j Infantry 2-0. Three sets of doubles are played to determine the winner, of a match and the Artillerymen took the first two sets with ease. Company B was in the finals last year against three Troops of Caval ry, A, C, and D; this year the In fantrymen against three teams from the Artillery Regiment barred their way to a championship and again they were repulsed. Batteries C and F were also in the final play-off. Twenty teams pai'ticipated and a total of 185 men took part in the interesting indoor sport. Last year only 18 teams were entered and 151 individuals took part. Every intra mural sport continues to grow, al though the increase in handball has not been so great, the interest shown in the sport justifies it more than ever. The personnel of the winning team: R. L. Van Zandt, A. C. Moser, W. J. Moser, H. R. Jackson, D. B. McNerney, and J. H. Flood. REIDMEN COP TWO CONFER ENCE GAMES; RICE SATURDAY Harris and Russed Baseball Victims Jerome Harris and Russel were the ineligibles on Coach Roswell Higginbotham’s baseball squad. Ca pable men remain to take their places, but their help could easily have been used on “Little Hig’s” first diamond crew. Harris will be missed, probably more than Russel as he had played first base some last year and, as yet Martin is the only available first sacker on the club. There were no competent first basemen on the Fish squad. Football Chances are Hard Hit Charlie Cummins, Bryan High star and a possible regular tackle on the Varsity for next year has been de clared ineligible. He was one of the best prospects that came up from the Fish squad. Probably the worst blow came when it was announced that Zarafonetis has been found ineligi ble. This is particularly disastrous since the Aggie backfield practically graduated enmasse. These are the known ineligibles and several more are expected. There (Continued on Page 9) Coach John Reid’s Aggie five completely reversed their season’s form and decisively defeated the T. C. U. cagers 28-17 and then pounced on the Mustagns again to win 24-19. They had previously defeated the S. M. U. cagers, but Coach Francis Schimdt’s five had stung the Aggies with a heartbreaking win. Hoke has regained his old form and Martin has continued his good work that he started against the Frogs here sometime ago. Buster Kee ton seems to be getting back into all-Conference caliber if the press reports are true concerning his guarding. Martin and Hoke were the high point men. This win shbves the Aggies up to third place in the win column and a little luck and a few points will carry tehm Unto the championship so long held by the Razorbacks. Whether they win or not, the Aggies will have much to say where the title goes as both Texas and Arkansas must play the Aggies—Arkansas on the Memorial court. The Aggies will go to Austin to dedicate the Texas Memorial Gym after the Rice con flict. 4**.*v , %*v*v4*'v'*v'v'4*4*4*4*4*v4*4*4*4'*4*4*4* 4*4*4' RESULTS LAST WEEK % t 4 $ Aggies 28, T. C. U. 17 | Aggies 24, S. M. U. 19 4 4 Arkansas 30-27, Baylor 23- X 4 21. f 4 *** *** *1* V* *** *1+ *1+ * ^ »v* ♦v* *i* +1+ +1+ *I-» -l* *£♦ *-1* +1+ •