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BATTALION SPORTS EDITOR
ATHLETES WILL SWING OUT
FRIDAY NIGHT AS “T”
CLUB MEMBERS STAGE
ANNUAL DANCE
Friday night will be a time
long remembered by many pres
ent Aggie athletes, for it will
mark the time of their dance when
they can celebrate being a letter-
man on an Aggie team. During
the lean years it was nice to be
a letterman, but they didn’t have
much to crow about as they were
just also-ran boys. Now, to be
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AND ALL SPRING
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in this men’s wear “clas
sic”—the fine herring
bone tweed. Buy it for
Easter, enjoy it for a
long spring.
CAMPUS
CLEANERS
L.
a letterman is the greatest ambi
tion of anyone.
At nine o’clock Friday evening
the athletes and some of their
friends, about 150 in all, will start
dancing to the music of the Ag-
gieland.
This is always a great dance
and anyone who can rate a ticket
is lucky.
HENDERSON MOST
VALUABLE
Our vote goes to Bill Henderson
as the most valuable basketball
player on the Aggie team for the
past year. Henderson was third
in the league in scoring with 136
points. He played by far the most
time of any Aggie basketeer and
this alone leads us to think that
the coach figured he was the best.
(%/enderson
Henderson was weak on defense
a large part of the year, but
plastered this pretty well towards
the latter part of the season.
He was a demon under the basket
and he could shoot that ball. Hen
derson had lots to overcome dur
ing the year. He was a sophomore
who had been a sensation all his
life and he had a little trouble
in getting set in the Aggie sys
tem, but he did that and a lot
more. Our vote has to go to the
Houston lad for this honor.
The basketball lettermen are to
be congratulated on electing Bill
Dawson captain for next year.
They picked the right man and he
is tickled to death. He will make
as good a captain as the Aggies
have ever had. I thought the tall
“All-Scandinavian All-American”
was going to burst out and leave
some of the Crockett dew laying
around the other night when the
boys elected him!
BASEBALL GAMES WILL
START EARLIER
In former years baseball games
have always started at four
o’clock on all days except Satur-
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Aggie Baseball Season Opens Friday
Practice Now
Under Way
For First Game
Aggie Nine To Meet Grand
Prize Team Friday at 3:30
By Jimmy James
The sound of the crack of the
bat bouncing off baseballs can now
be heard clear up to the main gates
of Kyle Field as Aggie baseball
practice gets under way. Marty
Karow, Texas Aggie baseball
coach, here lately has been a busy
man, being also a football coach,
Karow has been splitting his time
between spring football practice
and baseball. Busy as he may be,
he, as well as the fans, are begin
ning to suspicion that A. & M.
might be the club to beat this
season.
Last year’s graduating class took
away five of Marty’s lettermen.
They were: Timmerman, Thrift,
Karcher, Polanovich, and Williams.
Of these, only two, Polanovich, and
Williams were regulars. Another
great loss came with the ineligi
ble list posted at mid-term which
had on its roll Chubby Nolen. As
plans are now, Bob Stone will be
shifted from his third base posi
tion to fill Nolan’s spot and Mar-
land Jeffrey will be moved to third.
Hubert Moon, sophomore, is ex
pected to fill Bob William’s old
stomping grounds at first base.
Hubert is the brother of “Bugga”
Moon, Aggie catcher of a few
seasons back.
Although Coach Karow lost three
pitchers this past year, his pitch
ing staff looks strong again this
season. The staff is composed of
Roy Peden, Walter “Sam” Bass,
Ralph Lindsey, Snipe Conley, and
Charlie Stevenson and “Lefty”
Bomper.
The baseball season of 1940 will
properly be initiated Friday at 3:30
when the Aggies compete with
the Grand Prize Brewers of Hous
ton at Kyle Field. This will be
the beginning of a two game ser
ies; the second game will be play
ed Saturday at 1:00 p. m. as part
of the T Club’s Finnish Relief
Sports Day. The probable line
up will be: catcher, Jack Doran or
Red Kirkpatrick; first base, Hu
bert Moon; second base, Jack Lind
sey; shortstop, Bob Stone; third
base, Jeffrey; left field, Marion
Pugh; center field, Captain Dave
Alsobrook; and right field, Jack
Cooper. The probable pitching
staff to be used could be any of
the candidates.
The first conference game will
be with the Rice Owls of Houston
here March 26.
day and at three o’clock on Sat
urdays. This year the Thursday
and Friday games will start at
3:30 and the Saturday games at
2:30.
The game this Saturday will
start at one o’clock because of the
other Sports Day events. The
game Friday will start at 3:30.
Ed Dreiss, track captain and
hurdler deluxe, topped the timbers
in 14.5 in practice the other day.
That is pretty fair time in the
middle of the season, let alone
before the first meet. John Mc
Lean, Ralph Henderson, and Red
Cecil are others who are looking
better than average at this time.
There are several other good pros
pects on the team and the Aggies
are not going to be weak this year.
Let’s
Get
This
Straight,
Mister!
There are haircuts and
HAIRCUTS. A good bar
ber cuts your hair to fit
the shape of your face
and head. He cuts it so
that it stays in place, so
that it adds to your ap
pearance. Come in and
let us show you what we
mean.
AGGIELAND
Barber Shop
Across from P. O.
Track Squad Leaves For Laredo
BATOLION^
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940
PAGE 3
Aggies’ 40 Baseball Schedule
The Texas Aggies will open their baseball season here
Friday against Grand Prize of Houston and will close it in Aus
tin against Texas May 17-18, according to the schedule announc
ed by Coach Marty Karow.
Here is the schedule:
March 8 and 9—Grand Prize at College Station
March 15—Austin “7 Up” at College Station
March 16—Randolph Field Fliers at College Station
March 22 and 23—Beaumont Exporters at Beaumont
March 25—Austin “7 Up” at Austin
March 26—Randolph Fliers at San Antonio
March 29 and 30—Rice Institute at College Station
April 4 and 5—T. C. U. at College Station
April 6—Houston Buffs at College Station
April 11 and 12—S. M. U. at Dallas
April 13—T. C. U. at Fort Worth
April 16—Rice at Houston
April 20—Texas at College Station
April 26 and 27—Baylor at Waco
May 4—S. M. U. at College Station
May 11—Baylor at College Station
May 17 and 18—Texas at Austin.
Bill “Big Dog” Dawson Elected Captain
Of Basketball Team by Cage Lettermen
By Gene Oates
The basketball season came to
an end Monday night when Coach
and Mrs. H. R. McQuillan enter
tained the team with a supper at
their home. During the evening
the nine lettermen elected Bill
“Big Dog” Dawson captain for the
1940-41 season.
Lettermen for the past season
are Bill Henderson, Jude Smith,
J. T. Lang, Harold Duncan, Billy
Joe Adams, Woody Varner, Tom
mie Tinker, Charlie Stevenson and
Dawson.
These men have not been official
ly lettered, but they were the ones
who cast votes and only letter-
men are allowed to vote. All of
these men have played the re
quired number of minutes to let
ter.
Dawson could not make a speech
after his election, but the grip of
his hand as he was congratulated
did his talking for him.
Those attending the banquet were
Dawson, Henderson, Lang, Steven
son, B. J. Adams, R. C. Adams,
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Couch, Tinker, Varner, Mr. and
Mrs. Jude Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Winstead, Mr. and Mrs. Lil
Dimmitt, Coach, and Mrs. Homer
Norton, E. C. Oates and the hosts
Coach and Mrs. McQuillan.
INTRAMURAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By HUB JOHNSON
‘Twas a hot gym last night with
the many onlookers sweating and
blowing as they yelled and coached
from the stands trying to help
the some 32 final entries in the
championship wrestling bouts. The
complete results will be given on
the next trip.
The Shultz twins puzzled the A
Chemical Warfare boys and
spurred on E Field Artillery to
mark up its second win of the
speedball schedule.
B Field Artillery marked up a
third win but has one loss to its
record. Headquarters Signal
Corps is the pace-setter of this
league with two wins and no losses.
E Engineers took a forfeit from
A Signal Corps and C Field Ar
tillery set a pace over Headquar
ters Cavalry to win its second 12
to 3. This gives the C team a
record of two wins and one tie.
In the ancient game of horse
shoe slinging B Chemical Warfare
set back F Coast Artillery 2 to
1; 3rd Combat Train Field Artil
lery took a forfeit from E Infan
try; A Coast Artillery closed out
C Engineers 3 toO; and F Engi
neers took another step to regain
its foothold by defeating B Signal
Corps, 2 to 1, and mark up its
second win.
Second Combat Train closed out
C Cavalry two games to none in
volleyball to raise its average to
.666 for the schedule. B Engi
neers and K Infantry also closed
out opponents D Infantry and 1st
Headquarters Field Artillery, re-
| spectively. Third Headquarters
There used to be a song about
a broken heart for every light on
B’Way. The ratio has changed of
recent years. There are now four
to a light. Three male, one female.
Field defeated D Cavalry 2 to 1;
L Infantry topped the Infantry
Band, and B Coast Artillery down
ed Headquarters Signal Corps by
the same score.
Friday night the sluggers, the
greenhorns, and the true-to-form
boxers will start putting it out.
That is, as far as it is known now,
they will. The delay has been in
waiting for the new gloves ordered
for the matches.
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Is YOUR Life
BALANCED?
Remember, all work and
no play makes Jack a
pretty dull boy! Putting
some of your spare time
into real fascinating fun
is important in getting
the most out of college.
And there is no finer fun,
at such little cost, as fre
quent visits here for a
game or more of pocket
billiards (or snooker)
with friends!
20th CENTURY
CLUB
Snooker - Billiards
AGGIE TEAM TO
ENTER BORDER
OLYMPIC MEET
Twelve Men To Represent
A. & M. at Track Meet
Coach Dough Rollins leaves this
morning with his track team for
Laredo where they will enter the
Border Olympics which will be
held Friday afternoon and night.
There are 12 men making the
trip and will take part in the fol
lowing events:
Red Cecil, 100-yard dash, leg on
880 relay, mile relay; Kissinger,
leg on 880 relay; Schiller, leg on
880 and mile relays; Dreiss, leg
on 880 relay, 120 high hurdles,
high jump; McLean, 440 run, leg
on mile relay; J. R. Henderson,
880 run, leg on mile relay; Hogan,
mile run; Jude Smith, javelin;
Marshall Robnett, javelin; Finley,
high jump; Roy Bucek, 120 high
Singing Cadet Octet To
Present Dinner Program
The octet of the A. & M. Sing
ing Cadets will present a pro
gram of three numbers today at
12:00 o’clock in the banquet room
of Sbisa Hall at the annual dairy
man’s dinner. Included on the
program will be “Stout Hearted
Men,” “Drive Goes Down” and
“Kentucky Babe.”
The cadets making up the octet
are Tom Stevens, Ed Bush, Joe
Casey, “Gib” Michalk, Charlie
Zahn, Ed Furley, “Sig” Neubert,
and Maynard Curts.
The war has brought out one
thing of importance—Aryan blood
spills just as easily as any other
kind.
hurdles.
There are many other men on
the track team but many of them
are still working on football and
are not yet in condition.
HOUCK CLEANERS
SLACKS—C & P
BLOUSE—C & P
SUITS—C & P
20c
20c
40c
All Missing Buttons Replaced—Rips Sewed Free
Bring or Send ’em Down
No Double Creases
North Gate — Green Neon Sign
BEN YOUNGBLOOD, Mgr.
Cash and Carry
GREATER PALACE
WED. — THURS. — FRI. — SAT.
“I Take This Woman”
—with—
Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr
ONE BIG WEEK
“Gone-With-The-Wind”
STARTS MARCH 13, AT QUEEN
Buy Reserved Seats Now for Night Shows
Nights and Sun. Mat. Reserved—$1.20 inch Tax
Week Day Mat. Not Reserved—75c, inch Tax.
L.
SPECIAL
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Market
Brisket Stew or Soup Meat, 1 lb.
Loin, Round and T-Bone Steak, 1 lb.
Towana or Banquet Bacon, 1 lb.
Pork Chop or Roast (End of Loin), 1 lb.
Vegetables
Wine Sap Apples, 1 doz. 1
Texas Oranges, Nice Size, 1 doz.
Fresh Carrots, 3 bunches
Lettuce, Large Heads, 2 for
Cabbage, hard, 3 lbs.
Groceries
Quaker Puffed Wheat, 3 boxes
Com Kix, 2 for
Libby’s Pineapple Juice, 3 cans
Trappey’s Cut Stringless Beans, No. 2, 3 for
Concentrated Super Suds, 2 P. O. soap
Peaches, large halves, No. 2Vi
Libby’s Tomato Juice, 3 for
Yacht Club Com, white or yellow, 2 for
Armour’s Corn Beef, large
Ideal Dog Food, 3 cans
Oriole Peas, No. 2 can
Admiration Coffee, 1 lb. can
Admiration Coffee, 3 lb. can
Pineapple, Sliced, No. 2 can
WE WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES
ALSO FISH, OYSTERS, SHRIMP, FRYERS
AND HENS
LUKE’S
We Deliver Phone 44 & 242
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