8
THE BAT TALIGN
PICK-UPS
One of the scribes down Austin
way is griping because the “Aggies
always lay for Texas and let all
their other games go.” He points to
the Thanksgiving affair and the last
cage battle. The Aggies have never
been known to lay down on any team.
Every man that has played football
against an Aggie team can vouch foi
that. This year we had new coaches
in football and basketball and did not
expect to set the world on fire, how
ever, our teams were fairly consis
tent in both basketball and football,
although we admit that we did play
hard in the Texas tilts—tradition
was back of these games and we are
sure that no one in the State of
Texas would like to see the famous
Aggie-Texas tradition sin,k firom
sight. But we played as hard against
T. C. U. in football, and harder a-
gainst the Porkers in basketball.'
The Austin scribe says that we
should play all our games as hard as
the Texas game. No doubt he will
agree that it takes hard playing a-
gainst everyone to win a conference
flag; and no doubt he has probably
heard that the Aggies have five of
those football titles while Texas has
but two in the 15 years of Confer
ence competition. This speaks for it
self. Also it will do the scribe well
to note that the Aggies were the
first team to win four basketball
championships in a row, although
the Hogs have gone one better. Also
the Aggies have copped three track
titles, two in a row; just five cross
country ichampionships in inne years,
three consecutive ones, and 3 Gulf
Coast swimming championships. Yes,
the Aggies do play hard, but against
everyone; Texas is just another one
of the Texas schools. We admit we
like to beat them—at anything.
VARSITY LETTERS
AWARDED SIX
Six Fish Gagers Numeral
Varsity lettei’ awards to six mem
bers of Coach John B. Reid’s Texas
Aggie Cage team and six freshman
numeral awards to members of Coach
“Red” Petty’s freshman quintet have
been made by the Athletic Council.
Cagers receiving the coveted \
sity “T” are “Bo” Bell, Captain Har
ry Keeton, “Shiro” Hoke, Johnnie
Konecny, “Lefty” Martin, and Char
lie Beard. Freshman numeral awards
were made to J. C. Moody, J. P. Mil
ler, Charles Malone, E. S. Horn, W.
R. Young-, and R. E. Diaz.
Three of the lettermen, Keeton,
Konecny, and Martin, will be lost to
to the squad through graduation as (
will two squadmen, Joe Brown and
Leland Hunter. Keeton and Konec
ny both received the “T” award for
the third time this year. Keeton -was
virtually the choice of the scribes
for an all-conference guard position
last year and received several men
tions this year. Konecny received
mentions both seasons.
The three returning lettermen will
give Coach Reid a strong nucleus
around which to mold his 1931 ag
gregation. Shiro Hoke was probably
the outstanding member of the team
this year and received several men
tions for an all-Conference post, an
honor that he will surely acquire next
year with a few of the scribes
glancing his way a part of the time.
Bead is a forward and has a good
eye for the basket while Bell is a
guard. His long shots were found
valuable by the Aggie quintet in a
number of games the past season.
“BICYCLE” RACE ON CARD
AGGIE RIFLE TEAM DROPS
TWO MATCHES; FIRST LOSSES
Although the Texas Aggie Rifle
team, coached by Lieutenant Nach
man, shot their highest score yet
made this season, they dropped two
matches to five of the teams fired
against. Nebraska University won
One of the interesting features of
the bouts last week was an impromptu
bicycle race staged by O. L. Mimms
and H. M. Mastin. Mastln could not
seem to catch Mimms and finally be
gan begging him to stop awhile so he
could land a blow; Mimms complied t h e third competition with a score
with the request, and socko was Mas- &f 3737 ancJ Cincinnati University
tin’s p ar t, but Mimms merely laugh- £C ored 3732 while the Aggies took
ed and merely trotted around the | third with a total of 3714 points,
ring. Such is the life of a boxer. | g cores Q f the other teams: Culver
Military Academy 3582; Wyoming
Names of the two intramural golf University 3487; University of Wich-
players from each organization must it a 3320.
be handed to the Senior Manager
before Friday noon.
RESULTS LAST WEEK
Football
Engineers 7; 1st Art. 7
Cavalry 6; Composites 0
1st Inf. 1; 2nd Inf. 0
It is very rare that a college rifle
team breaks the mark of 3700, but
to be beaten by two teams in the
same firing is extraordinary.
Porcher was high scorer with a to
tal of 377 out of a possible 400 and
McGinnis was second with 375. An
derson shot 374, Myers 373, and
Price 371.
M’GINNIS BREAKS
WORLD’S RECORD
What is believed to be the record
in intercollegiate R. O. T. C. rifle
match firing has been hung up by
F. KK. McGinnis, Jr., sophomore stu
dent from Dallas, who is a member
of Troop A, Cavalry.
McGinnis made sixteen consecutive
bullseye hits trom kneeling position,
in firing on 50-foot indoor range,
using a Springfield .22 calibre
straight Army issue rifle with metal
sights. The hits were registered on
National Rifle Association target
which has a .15-inch bullseye, smaller
than a .22 calibre bullet.
The firing was witnessed and re
ported by Lieutenant L. R. Nachman,
Infantry, United States Army, coach
of the rifle team at the A. and M.
College of Texas this year.
The best previous record reported,
according to information here, was
fifteen consecutive bullseye hits from
prone position registered by member
of R. O. T. C. unit of a college in
the Northwest. Ten of McGinnis’ hits
in his recent firing were credited on
the A. and M. team’s intercollegiate
match firing for the week and six on
the Hearst trophy firing.
INTEREST SHOWN IN
BOXING AND WRESTLNIG
Much interest has been shown in
the boxing and wrestling matches the
past week by students and faculty
members. Ten wrestling matches and
ten boxing matches have been run
off the past week and many interest
ing battles have ensued. Ninety-sev
en have entered the two tournaments
with an even fifty participating in
the wrestling tournament.
Bouts are held each day in the
Intramural gym.
Following is a list of the results
of the bouts held to date:
Boxing
Winner Loser
T. S. Curry F. G. Sleeper
J. C. Criner L. R. Garner
L. Sabayrac T. L. Dahlman
R. C. Lines R. D. Grantham
J. T. McAdams. .. .J. L. Cunningham
T. C. Kenny E. S. Callihan
B. B. Gibbs . . .F. J. Kana
G. E. Colbert H. J. Hubbav
T. W. Klein E. B. Harben
H. M. Mastin O. L. Mimms
Wrestling
J. T. McGuire T. J. Andrews
J. T. McAdams W. D. Bellamy
C. A. Rechinthin ....C. P. Best
E. Thompson M. Falk
G. R. Marrs T. R. Qualls
M. E. French R. Bone
A. L. Sebesta T. C. Morris
T. K. Donaldson B. Wiederman
L. C. Fogleman. . .. J. L. Bergendahl
E. B. Jones M. D. Jackman
DIAMOND ASPIRANTS WAGING
BATTLES FOR POSITIONS
“The spirit being shown by mem
bers of Coach “Hig’s” ball club is the
best that I have witnessed in several
years,” was the comment made by
a recent visitor to the campus who
says that he conies down every year
about this time to look the team
over that he expects to dub the Long
horns. “They seem to like their ne v
coach much better and everyone
seems to be trying- to please the
coach and follow his instructions,”
was another comment.
And the visitor’s statements are
far from wrong. Everyone is hustling
and trying his hardest, because no
one position of the club is cinched
nor will it be whe there remains but
one game to play. Coach Higginboth
am is giving everyone a cleax- shot
at the club and the best man takes
the position.
At present the prost interesting
private battle is being waged in the
four-way fight for the berth at third
base. Two lettermeh, Lou Cody and
Freddie Weston, one squadman, T. A.
Henderson and one numeral man,
Freddie Keith are the members that
are making- the problem a difficult
one for the Aggie mentor to decide,
but still he is assured a strong forti
fication for the hot corner. Cody is
probably the proven hitting ace of
the four, although Keith was one of
the hardest sluggers of the Fish
club. Keith and Plenderson seem to
have the edge in fielding.
At short stop the veteran Gil Johns
is having considerable trouble with
Carpenter, a numeral man and Coach
Higginbotham is finding it hard to
choose between them, although
Johns has the advantage at present.
Then over on the keystone bag
Pampell is having his troubles with
the likeable “Sweetie”-“Red” Davis,
a numeral man. Pampell has been
fielding perfectly and hitting well
but Davis is sure to see much service
this year as will Carpenter.
At first “Lefty” Martin has start
ed where he left off last year and
looks as if he might play considerable
better ball this year. Hoke and Ko
necny are trying out for the initial
bag since release from cage service.
In the field it looks like Conover
and Bell, two all-Conference fielders,
and Veltman, a hard hitting fielder
that “Hig” brought up from his
Fish nine. Buster Keeton has been
trying for the field and looks good,
but his hitting is not so good as yet,
although it should improve with a
few more days’ pracice. Pete Cro-
zier, a numeral man from last year’s
team is showing up well and will
come in handy next year. He ought
to see much service this year, but
with Bell, Conover and Veltman on