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Battalion Sports Writer Reviews Prospects for the Cagrinfr Season
Sin tv the basket hall season is vet in its infanev.
the job of pkkin.'T a winner at this sta^e of the season
would be catlnr difficult, tn kaikiug over the roster's
^ of last year’s teams we find that there are a number
of experienced men who will Ik* playing for their Alrrut
. Maters again this teason.
% Here at^A and M/ who furnished a team that fin-
iahed Second in conference last year, ('oach John Reid
faces the difficulty of rtplacing J<k*Merka. who for
the past three years has been a mainstay at the center
post as well as the !>est offensive plan on the s«^ua<l.
Merka scored more points last year for the Aggies than
any man on the team and finished third in the indivi
dual scoring in the conference, eked out only by Kieh-
t.rd Allison of T(T’ and Jack Gray of Texas. Sheppard
Was the other senior ktterman to finish last yenr. To
take the place of these two graduates are some nine
sophomore candidates for different positions on tin*
team. v
Light returning lettermen make up the neucleus V
of a 1935 team that will corpfnd for the conferenc *
championship. They are Captain Griffin Breazeale,
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Johnnie Davis, Tommy Hutto, Max Tohline. Joseph Bis-
l>ey, Monte ( armachael, Taylor Wilkins and Kllis Btan-
sel. Of this group five are in their last year of playing.
Namely: Breazeale; Davis; Hutto: Bisbey ; and Stanse 1 .
The freshman team of la^t year has unite a group of .
prospects to offer the varsity. Johnie Black from Bryan •
is a small man, but will make the other guards hustle*
for a position. Kd Lee, Houston; Paul Keans, Fort
Worth; Clyde Jones, IfUntington* Norris Johnson. ‘
Bryan; Z. B. Co*. San Antonio; Karle Button. H<>us v
ton;* Jack (Yichton, Kasp* Point, La.; Dave “Goon* 4 ^
S?h newer. Seguin; Henry C^ualtniugh, Ijouston a‘r\d^
Arlington Helbing, San Antonio. Of this group. Lee,
I^lack, Jones and Kvans Unim as real pn)s|H?cts ^ve* :
varsity letttrs. ‘'Pete*' D<»wding, Houston, who brok<
his leg during early forrthiill training was a good bas
ketball prospect. Dowling's recovery from the injury •
in,time to play basketball is very doubtful. Two squad-
j men from last year at tVie guard position, who are
making strong bids for a regular berth on the* first
string, are Pe-rcy Shands. Korney, and Carlton White.
Amarillo.
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At the center position where J<k* Merka lias domi
nated for the past three years, tin* most diffic ult pml>- k
^ k»m presents itself. From early seas'on practices Cap-
^ tiin “Acorn” Brazenlc. has made his letter at tip
forward position for the past two years, seems to have
the outside track over Tohline, Johnson and Schriewer.
At the forward positions there are Tommy Hutto.
Johnny Davis, Ellis Stansel, lettermen, as wel] as -~y
Clyde Jones and Paul Kvans. who were “hot-shots” on
tip* fish team last year. Jones towers Iwtter than si*,
feet and has a gm*! chance Ik* a regular. Tohline.
who is now working at the center position, has made
a letter al forward. He can fill in at either place as the
occasion-calls.
The Aggies have a group of husky guards that
may Ik* classed with any in the conference. Taylor
Wilkins, who won the Aggieland Pharmacy Trophy IjA
the most valuable man last year, will Ik* the spark or
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(•riffin Breazeale • John Reid
Aggie Basketball ( aptain Hynd Basketball (Oach w
the Aggie defense. As well as birng a demon on the de
fense, he has a go<Kl eye for a| basket. Wilkins scored
many goals from the guard position last year. Joe Bis-
bey, .and Monte (’armichael are b»ttermen at guard.
L<*e and Black are two sophomore:* who lookc*d g<H»d on
the< fish team last year. . *
(’oach Reid has a numlsT of games for the scpiad
before they enter the conference dispute in January.
The Aggies went to Mar<|Ue;uMonday night and played
the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Texaco Scotties of
Houston will 1m* here Thursday night. Then Saturday
December 15, the Aggies will end their first wc*ek cv!
games with Step hen "F. Austin Teachers at! Nacog
doches. Three games ar.* scheduled for next week: Dc-
cemlier 17. Sam Houston Teachers at Huntsville; De
cember 21. Humble Oilers at Arp; December 22, Hum
ble Oilers at Henderson. The Humble Oilers l>oast such
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