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Lefty Moon Breaks Leg in Practice Tilt; Is Big Blow to Team and The Slugger Lefty Moon, hard-hitting first baseman and outfielder, broke his leg in a practice game just as he had about won a first string berth. Moon’s team was trailing as he took off from second base and he rounded third and tore for home with the winning tally. He hit the dirt and a cleat grabbed the clay and held. Jack Doran was catching and said he heard the bones when they snapped. Moon fell across the plate with the winning run, but it was a costly one. Lefty was just coming into his own when the accident happened. As it is, the team will be hurt a lot and the lad will lay in the hos pital for over a month. The boy is all right. When the doctor set the double fracture he just gritted his teeth and endured the pain without a whimper. He will be back next spring and he will be in the starting nine. Charlie DeWare to Have Charge of Part Of Baseball Team When New Diamond Built D/Z? lA/rtQEr Charlie DeWare, freshman base ball coach last spring, will be giv en the reins of the B team in a few days when the intramural de partment finishes speedball and a new diamond can be built. DeWare is one of the most ambitious young coaches we have seen in recent years. He has been a real student of the games and should be a real aid to the boys who are below HAVE YOU THAT EASTER GIFT? It is certain that you do not want to forget them for they will be disappointed. Come in today and see our wide selection of appropriate gifts from $1.00 and up. Beautiful Hosiery Smart Bags Matching Bags Gowns - Pajamas Slips - Housecoats COLLEGIATE SHOP Phone Bryan 568 the traveling squad. Under this setup the boys will get much more playing experience and much valuable coaching. The Pistol Team whipped out and beat Purdue 1383 to 1369 and at the same time beat Colorado State College which scored 1364. Purdue beat the Cadets last year, being the only college to do so. Purdue was kept from being na tional champs by losing to two colleges which the Aggies had bea ten. Captain Bob Shiels, the leading point-maker last year, is now a substitute. He has constantly been a low shooter this year and has been demoted. When he learned that he had been dropped down the ladder, he went out on the range and shot a 286, about as high a score as has been made this year. C. A. and W. E. Lewis, broth ers, are putting on the duel for high-point man each week. One week it is one and the next it is the other. Purdue’s freshmen trimmed the Cadet Fish 1278 to 1207 and the Colorado Slimes beat them 1296 to 1207. Lefty Bumpers, Charlie Steven son, Roy Peden, Sam Bass and Ralph Lindsey look to be much improved pitchers this season. The Cadets play Beaumont at Beau mont Friday and Saturday and play Randolph Field in San An tonio Monday and Tuesday. Georgetown University students have voted Hitler the “most out standing personality in the world today.” Express Your Easter Greetings with Flowers Let us telegraph your greetings. BRYAN NURSERY Phone Bryan 266 THE AGGIELAND PHARMACY SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH IS THE DAY! Remember The Ones You Love. BUY EASTER CANDY! BUY NOW! We Pay the postage. Watch for the Red Star ... it may be worth one dollar Just Give Us The Order - We Do The Rest Just Received Whitman’s - King’s - Pangburn’s “Keep to your right at the North Gate and You Can’t Go Wrong.” AGGIELAND PHARMACY The Rexall Store TRACK MEET IS TOMORROW Aggies Third In S. 11. Track Meet Saturday BATTALION Aggie Polo Squad Is One Team Sure Of Southwest Flag Pistol Team Is Apparently Headed For Second Title Cinders on the Kyle Field track will get a workout Wednesday afternoon during the Quadrangle Track Meet, when teams from Abi lene Christian College, Sam Hous ton State Teachers College, South west State Teachers College, and A. & M. compete. Southwest State Teachers were the winners of the Border Olympics at Laredo and are strong contenders for top honors. To the Southwestern Exposition Track and Field Meet in Fort Worth Saturday afternoon came an entry from Oklahoma A. & M. to set a new high jump record for the meet. Don Boyston eased over the six foot, four inch mark to capture first place in the event and then called for two more inches. He topped the bar with the same agility as was shown at the pre vious height. After clearing the six foot eight and three-quarter inch record-breaking jump he tried three at six feet ten inches. The first two attempts were missed and the last one was brushed off with an elbow. Gatewood, running for the Long horns, set a new record in the 220 yd. low hurdles with a time of 23.8 seconds. Ed Dreiss of the Aggies took second in this event with R. Bucek, his team mate, running third. The meet title went to the Uni versity of Texas with 57% points. Oklahoma A. & M. took second with 30 and Texas A. & M. third with 28 3/4. Aggies winning places in the meet included Dreiss and R. Bucek, third and fourth in the 120 high hurdles; McLean, fourth in the 440 yd. run; Henderson, second in the 880 yd. run; Conatser and Finley tied with Creasey of Baylor for fourth in the high jump; Conatser and Cecil, fourth and fifth in the broad jump; Thomason, fourth in the shot put; Henry, third in the discus throw; Smith, second in the javelin throw, and the relay team won fourth. INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS HUB JOHNSON Baseball, “America’s greatest game,” caused the various intra mural games to give way and call time for the Aggie-Randolph' tilt. Nevertheless, boxing Friday night continued in the same old manner and yesterday softball made its first official apeparance on the campus in nine games. In some of the various bouts . . . Scrappy Soto of B Cavalry took a forfeit from Meeker on 3rd Hq. Field . . . Lowry, last year’s 129 spark of A Field, defeated Wolfe of C Chem Warfare in a 139 classic . . . Long-armed and lanky as they come, Sleeper of 2nd Com bat Train Field handed Streigler of M Infanry a loss . . . Ramage of K Infanry rammed his way over Fitch of C Field . . . ‘Fish’ Young of the 2nd Combat Train Field turned back Kemplin of C Chem Warfare . . . Spoede of H Coast defeated DeFee of C Field . . . and in Class B Taylor of 3rd Hq. Field defeated Sims of 3rd Com bat Field . . . ’Fish* Ferrell of the Artillery Band claimed a win over Barnes of G Infantry . . . Thursday night Jensen of 1st Hq. Field defeated Rickard of G In fantry . . . Jacobs of E Coast and champ of the 159 class started on his road to the top again by win ning over Bell of the Artillery Band . . . Cantini, manager of 3rd Combat Field, won over Lapham of Hq. Cavalry. Swimming will soon be rolling around for the Class A bracket so now is the time to prepare. And while on swimming, the freshman stars of the Class B swim meet last fall who are now on the fish team showed up pretty well as they carried off second place in the school class at Fort Worth this past week. A Harvard University Scientist has announced the development of a new electron furnace capable of heating metals to 4,500 degrees Fahrenheit. In the first 50 years of its ex istence, the State College of Wash ington granted a total of 10,099 degrees. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1940. PAGE 5 Aggie Batsmen Hand Randolph Flyers Second Defeat Here Saturday, 13 to 3 With the Aggie players clouting eight doubles, a homer and four singles, the Randolph Flyers lost their second game to the cadets here Saturday afternoon by a score of 13 to 3. Lefty Bumpers started on the hill for the cadets and pitched five innings, in which he gave up seven hits and three runs. In addition to his good pitching he hammered out two doubles and a single in three trips to the plate. Charlie Stevenson hurled the last four frames and gave up on ly two hits while he also singled and drove in two runs. The game was nip and tuck dur ing the first four and a half ■f-frames with the score being tied at three all. In the last of the fifth the Aggies sent 10 men to bat as they blasted Crostwaite from the mound with an attack that produced five runs. Jack Lindsey rattled the planks on the fence for three doubles in five trips to the plate. John Scog gins hit three for four. Joe Rothe replaced Red Ballow in the eighth and in his one time at bat, found the range and drove the ball over the left field fence to score Henderson, who had singled, ahead of him. The Aggies will go to San An tonio where they will play Ran dolph two more games Monday and Tuesday of next week. Aggie Varsity Wins First Annual Southwest Fat Stock Show Swim Meet Aggie swimmers added another win to their record this past week end as they totaled up 43 points to win the Southwest Fat Stock Show Meet at Fort Worth. This was the first time a swim ming meet had ever been held in connection with the show but it is planned to make it an annual af fair along with the track meet. The freshmen in the prep school class claimed second place, giving way to the strong Yearling team from Texas University. University Division Team Points—won by Texas A. & M., 43; second, University of Texas, 10; third, T. C. U., 8; fourth, Baylor, 5. 100-yard backstroke — Tarleton Texas; Johnson, A. & M.; Con way, A. & M.; Robertson, Baylor. 100-yd. free style—Hensley, A. & M.; Couch, A. & Mi; Shotts, Baylor. 100-yd. breast—Tarleton, Texas; Hoffitcher, Dallas Athletic Club; Ponthieux, A. & M.; 220-yd. free style—Johnson (A. & M.; Ponthieux A. & M.; Budding- ton, S. M. U. 60-yard free style—Hensley A. & M.; Couch, A. & M.; Conway, A. & M. 160-yd. free style relay—Texas A. & M. only entry. Diving—Fry, T. C. U.; Byrnes, T. C. U.; Bennett, S. M. U. Prep School Division Team points—won by University of Texas, 29; Texas A. & M., 18; New Mexico Military Institute, 17. 100-yd. back—Wade, Texas; Saxton, Okla. Military Academy; Truman, Texas. 160-yd. free style relay—Texas, New Mexico Military Institute, Texas A. & M., Oklahoma Military Academy. 100-yd. free style—Sinclair, Dal las Athletic Club; Taylor, A. & M.; Rogers, A. & M. 220-yd. free style—Taylor, A. & M.; Sinclair, Dallas Athletic Club. 100-yd. breast stroke—Tarleton, Texas; Hynds, Texas; Reiner, A. & M. 40-yd. free style—Sinclair, Dal las Athletic Club; Boroiviak, Tex as; Harlocker, New Mexico Military Institute. Diving—Young, Baylor; Worrell, Austin; Davis, New Mexico Mil tary Institute. A. & M. teams were composed of the following: College & University Class N. A. Pontheiux, P. A. Kirk, H. S. Hensley, J. P. Couch, E. C. Johnson, E. W. Conway. Prep School Class (Freshmen) R. H. Taylor, I. D. McKey, J. W. Rogers, T. A. Reiner, E. C. Hedges, W. F. Goodman. At the end of eight weeks since its premiere “Gone With the Wind” has taken in $5,567,000 at the box offices of 156 theaters. It cost $3,850,000 to produce the pic ture. In Spring... a young man’s \ if JE I i in fancy shirt is an ARROW We have just gotten the swellest new assortment of Arrow fancy shirts—the Spring-iest new stripes, the smartest new colors. All have the master touch that only America’s No. 1 Men’s Stylist can give a shirt. Come in today and take your pick. We have sev eral collar styles to choose from and all sizes and sleeve lengths. Sanforized-Shrunk (fabric shrinkage less than 1%-) $2 ^ u p W.S.D. CLOTHIERS The Texas Aggies have one sports team which is sure of a Southwest Conference championship every year and that is their polo team, for Texas A. & M. is the only school in the conference which has recognized the sport as official and permits its team to appear as representatives of the college. The University of Texas has sev eral students who play polo and during the year different teams made up of students from the University play the Aggies as All-Stars, the name of a riding stable, or just Austin or Texas Col legians, but never as a Longhorn entry. This year Aggie polo prospects, and results, to date have been the best in the history of the sport since it became official at the school. Major E. M. Burnett, Ca valry, U.S.A., took over the coach ing reins this season and has de veloped the team wonderfully in the short time he has had charge. It has won the majority of its games and split even with Univer sity of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Mili tary Academy and New Mexico Military Academy, three of the top intercollegiate fours in the nation. The schedule for the remainder of the school year will see the Ag gies play as follows: March 21— Oklahoma University at Oklahoma City; March 22-23—Oklahoma Mil itary Academy at Claremore, Okla.; April 14—Austin Collegians at College Station; May 3—New Mex ico Military Academy at College Station; and May 4—Lamesa Polo Club at College Station. Aggie’s Travel Club Promotes Highwaying From the Houston Chronicle Keyes Carson, 23-year-old junior student at Texas A. & M. and foun der of the National College-Uni versity Travel (by the thumb) Club, was in Houston Saturday. Club members use flasher type signs on their suitcases, designed by Carson, denoting their college. Another flasher sign held in the other hand shows the collegian’s destination. The hitchhiker hands the driver a ‘thank you” which also releases the driver from any liability. The front of a booklet carried by the collegian shows his picture. His college maintenance slip is at tached, stamped with the college seal. The club now has chapters at ten Texas colleges, Louisiana State University, the University of Flor ida and has members at other colleges. French opera was first sung in Baltimore in the year 1791. Apparently headed for their sec ond consecutive national champion ship the Aggie pistol team came through matches with Cornell Uni versity, Ithaca, N. Y., and Massa chusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, Mass., lately and still undefeated in collegiate circles. The team fired a total of 1381 to Cornell’s 1301 and a 1403 to M.I.T’s 1349, both Aggie scores being classed as very good for college pistol shooting. Against Cornell C. A. Lewis and Louis Kennemer tied for high gun with a total of 279, just nosing out W. E. Lewis Jr., who had a 278. Eugene Shiels shot a 275 and Capt. Bob Shiels hit the target for 270. The high gun for Cor nell was a 266 by Jim W. Stocker. The Aggies were far better against M.I.T. and W. E. Lewis Jr., with a 285, took top honors. His brother, C. A., was two points lower at 283; Bob Shiels and Bill Becker tied at 279 and Kennemer got 277 for the very good score of 1403. Not to be outdone, the Aggie freshman team defeated the M.I. T. freshmen 808 to 757 in a ten- round shoot of slow fire. FOR THAT IMPORTANT DATE Dinner at the Deluxe Cafe will turn that “date” into an “occas ion” to be greatly en joyed and long remem bered ! Bring your date in for hig-h quality foods at a low price. DELUXE CAFE “The Meeting Place for The Aggies” BRYAN SPRUCE UP FOR SPRING ►HpHE campus will JL soon be alive with bourgeoning buds, green grass and spring splen dor. Don’t mar the land scape with 1939 left overs . . . get some new Arrow shirts, ties, hand kerchiefs and under wear. They’ll lift your spirits to a new high. 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