Battalion Sports COLLEGE STATION FKHRUARY 17,19» PAGE 3 Power Looms iniPractice Games as Aggies’ Best Bet in 1939 Grid Wars Hall and Wesson Show Up in Tilts BY “JEEP" Tneaday afternoon the ■ print training intra-equad season got under way with the New York Giants winning oeer the Washing ton Redskins 9-0; and the Green Bay Packers trimmed the Chicago Bears 0-0. - So far there has been no player showing up as another Dick Todd, but several of the boys show lota of power. On the second play of the game between the Giants and the Red skins. Price took the ball on bis own 85 and carried an off-tackle smash. Before he was healed down he had traveled fl yards. He show ed lots of power on othei carries and besides this he handled the panting for the Giants. He never had to try for long punts, but be did place them so as to keep the Redskins inside their own ten yard CARRIGAN SHOOTS "Big John" Kimbrough return ed a punt for 29 yards mostly by means of power. On another at tempt Kimbrough went for 87 yards before he was polled down by “Slick IT Rogers. WESSON SHOWS UP The game between the Packers and the Bears brought out Prank Wood, equadman back, as the best punter of the day. One of his boots traveled 65 yards and several eth ers kept the Packers back in their own territory. One, however, was blocked by J R. Sterling, fresh man mid, who get to his feet and recovered the ball on the 2-yard March 4 Wil Be Sports [Day Krd Haas” Carrigaa makee S long shot for A. ft M., while Thur man Hall (Na 11), Texas’ highacarer far the came, k.-«*p«k a deee watch oa Tern Tinker whe had the Longhorns worried all evening. line and paved the way for the (Packer score. Bob Ball, Packer back, bad been nullifying Wood'* punts by his line smashes and car ried for three first downs in suc cession after the 65-yard boot had placed his team on their own IS. GOAL LINE STAND The Bears made a goal line stand, however, after the blockt-d kick and held Battering Bob three times for no gain before ho handed the ball of to Bill Conataer who rent ever right tackle for the ■ H.chd' w 'i Enel Wesson showed wen in the Packer backfield, opening gaps for Hall to come through. As a carrier be did his share but none were for long distances. Continual fumbles marred the performance in this gante, both teams sharing in the loose handling. Three came id n row and each time the opponents recovered. Jinky Williams, Bear back, turned passer and heaved one that eras so hot that his receiver taking it square in the pit of the stomach was unable to bold it. Game time in the future will be 4:45, > ' •11 , ASSEMBLY HALL Tuea, Feb. 21st • 7:15 P. M. Students 25* - Adults 40* Benefit ENTERTAINMENT SERIES COL IKE ASH HI KN KKl'EIY- ed a letter on February 8 from Congressman Ed Cornett, Secre tary to the Texas delegation to the United State Congress, concerning the request of A. ft M. student* for Agricultural yearbooks and bid. letins this winter. It was explained in the letter that every congress man has a strictly limited supply of the yearbooks and bulletins far his district and it was requested that every student who writes for this material will furnish his hoi address and the Me to which be will put this material. Rogers, Schroeder MakinglPlans for Annual Occasion The annual Sports Day staged by the T Club, composed of letter- men. at ThonIa. A ML, will be held thts year on Saturday, March 4, according to an announcement made by Owens (Slick) Rogers and Bruno (Pun) Schroedw, dub officers, who will be in charge of the activities for the day. Top attraction of the program will be a full-length football game to be played between two picked teams from the entire football squad now in whiter training Coach Homer Norton has not de cided whether he will pit the cham pion of the round robin tournament now in progress against a 1 composed of the b*-st of the other three teams, or whether he will pick his top 22 men and send them against the reet of the squad. How ever he may work out the oppon ents for the game, the fans may be assured Hat they wfll see fine game. « Unfortunately the vanity track team wfll be in Laredo that same date and will not be able to put on any exhibitions ns they have in the past, but Rogers and Schroeder have some other plans they are working on and promise to have a substitute feature for that eveat Each year the crowds at the Sports Day are increasing and last year the attendance neared 1,000. That figure is expected to be sur passed this yeas. ENGLISH OPPONENTS BIGHT BASEBALL GAIBSARETOBB PLAYED AT HOME The Aggies, who'will have a veteran team bqck on the diamond this spriag and 6re expected to bat tle Uncle Billy Diach’s Ta» for the title, will play eight i 15 conference games at Kyle JFlald, including their first two and thek last font., \ They open March 28 and 24 here against Baylor, the third member of the usual *big three" of tha diamond campaign, and does ft- gainst Texas May 15 and 11 The schedule is as follows: j ? March 23-24—Baylov at Callage Station. i | V March 80 AM.U. at Dallas. March Sl.April l~T.CiU. at Ft Worth. April 5-4-& ML U. at Calkga Station. [ ' April 14-15 -Rice at Houston. \ April 1R- -Baylor at Waco. April 29-rTdaa at Austin. May f—Rice at College Station. . May 6-T.C.fJ. at Colkgu Statios May 15-16—Texas at College Station. ' ! i .* A SQUAD OF TEN STUDENTS Will compose the livestock Judging team that will visit the livestock show at Moody and Mart next week-end. The team, which will leave Saturday morning and re turn Sunday, will be under the sponsorship of N. G. Schuessler. The Judging team that will at tend the Interstate-Interufllaginll Judging Contest at Fort Worth wfll be picked front the ten men mak ing tills trip. BAYLOECAGEHEH DEFEAT THE AGGIES IE WACO TUESDAY. M Fighting to stny in the scram bled Southwest Conference flag RADIO j j; REPAIRING Parts and Tubes STUDENT CO OP Phone College 139 < North Gate - «»—» —« -.^-1W W-.-* PAINTING Done oa si sad PAPER IN 1 2 l honors with an aggregate of 15 — — — -V points. Jude Smith wua high for Totals —ft 7 * 16 28 BY E. C. “JEEP" OATES ( Batts lien Sports Editor Tonight the Aggies and the TjC. U. Frogs meet here in a game (that will either put the Aggies ip a tie with the Frogs for the cellar posi tion or wfll raise the Frogs to a tie with the Cnd- ts for the bot tom. We are picking the Ag^es to win tins fray. They have Played fair ball all yeak Thalr deflant at the hands of Baylor was the worst licking they have taken this year. “Red" Cecil, the fetmer Freeport Flash, is be tag ceunt ed on to give the Cadets Rome first place poiats ia their track meets this Mr. A few days ago be raa the H’O yard d.i-h against the dock for a time of 9.8 seconds. good. Bob Hull is showing of power on his drives. The Aggie baseball team opens its season bare March 23 when they play a two-game aeries with Baylor. Th> y doss the season here May 15 and 16 with games with Texas. Monday night the Aggies take oa the once league-leading 8. M U. Mgitangs. The Ponies seem to have folded up of late. They won their first five games rather easily, but their last three have been lost rather haiidity. If they continue to play this same'brand of ball, the Cadets should take them for •leaning. The game between the Aggie game, fish and N.T^t.C. tonight start* | other A 6:30 and the Varsity ight after that The lash will gat under tight at 7:30,1 V 1 lots r / u 3 n in® ■ v \ i om t .i n.oRiKT Q£&C-MANNfMO/W ) it nmntr ^ sog hAXZJ’ M.im sss ASSILVdiLY HALL 4f auyoae ia interested ia writiag intramural* for The Battalion, they should get ia touch with me gt 96 Milner . E Second round of the Texas Aggie) Winter football intra-aquad tour nament saw the New York Giants (A team) defeat the Chicago Bears (D team), 2&-0; and the Green Bay Packers (B team) wia from the Washington Redskins (C team) Thursday afternoon oa the Aggie practice field. Marland Jeffrey, letteman back fiem Port Arthur, was co-star of the afternoon sharing ball carry ing honors with “Big John" Kim-1 brough, Haskell. letterman Both unreeled long runs on several oc-' casions and had the crowd of about 1500 yelling as though the Aggies were in Boithweat Conference ] ; *T ]^4tei v i We Are At Your Service Shirts Ties DEPENDABILITY Shoes QUALITY Books ! | Toilet Articles School Supplies Military Supplies THE EXCHANGE STORE 1 i V i We may be wrong, t,qt\ this -orner thinks that trainar “Doc Briakley" Diramitt, is Up' 4HMK* ,iion ankle wrapper of Texas. His hands don’t stutter when ha ia taping ankles either. I* tha games Tuesday afternoon the first team never gave the C team n chance. They stopped every thing that came their way either at the line of scrimmage or be fore it got that far. Prita looked good as a lino plunger, passing Is still weak. For this time of year and this early in the spring prac tice, tha boys art looking pretty I M s S! An AtfKie Institution” — -w Giant scorers included " l "tton'' price and Derace Moser 1 Stephenville freshman. Bill Audiab kicked tha only extra point made | The Packer score was made by Fuel ((Poppa)) Wesson, Temple freshman, who went over from the 8-yard line where the ball had been placed after n drive from the Rad- akin 48-yard mark. Bill Conataer had one dash of 18 yards and Mar shs!’ Spivdf, freshman, added one of 10 yard* Conataer also had ons carry good far 8. yards. Bob Hall ktelpl tija papa’point BETWEEN DANCES Cane in and enjoy oar courteous and friendly service. ; Soft Driitka Sandwiches Hot Chocolate AGGIELAND PHARMACY A WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE w to aelaaca, has been discovered as a resalt of the Taxes Coopera tive -Wildlife Research Unit ef A. ft M. College is Walker County in East Texas. Hie discovery of spe cies new to science is one of the by-products of the field work of the Division of Wildlife Research of tha Experiment Station and of the Research Unit. The nnw spades, called the short tailed P.-romyscus, Was described by,Dr. W. B. Davis, professor of the A- ft M. WHd Gam. Depart m.nt. Material collected by Dr. Walter P. Taylor, bead of the de pertinent and leader of Texas < o- opermtive Wildlife Research Unit, and bis associates, during the sum Baer of 193G led to the discovery. Saturday Only Feb. 18th . 12:45 P. If. First “extrg" ea Y cards goad far this show. Y-cards auy stil ba purchased at the Y desk. M shown for 8156. -Applicability of roligion to the problems of modern life Is stressed in two new* religion courses at Woman’s College, Univarsity of North Carolina. Saturday r 1 Feb. 18th-6:30 and 8:30P.M. \