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E.C.Jeep' OATES BATTALION SPORTS EDITOR “Aggie Grid Team Tops Nation in 1940 Says Grantland Rice, Sports Writer DeLuxe Grantland Rice, in his column Thursday, took a look into the fu ture and found the Texas A. & M. football team to finish as the best team in the nation. Tulane, Duke, Cornell, U. S. C. were a few of the other teams he picks as strong and close to the Aggies. He says the hotbed of football will again be found in the South in the South west and Southeastern conferences. That all reads very well and sounds good to the ears, but it reads better and listens better af ter it is accomplished. I still re member that the winters gave Rice the big team in the spring the past two years, especially in 1938, but we all can still remember that T. C. U. won in ’38 and the Aggies in ’39. We still remember that Rice had lots of trouble winning a sin gle ball game last fall. Rice has looked at the football teams as purely mechanical units and if a piece breaks or wears out you can put in another. He has overlooked the human angle and psychology. Coach Art Adamson has announc ed that the swimming team has elected Nick Pontieux captain for the 1940-41 season. Nicky will be a senior then and has put in two years of outstanding swimming for the team. Dizzy ..Dean came through with another of those games Wednes day. He set Paul Derringer and the Cincinnati Reds down with five hits and two runs. Manager Gab by Hartnett, with whom Dizzy has had many run-ins, was the first to congratulate him on his perform ance. About the biggest contest that is going on at the present time is in Europe. The Allies and the Ger mans are squared off but are cer tainly not square. It looks like the Germans kicked off and recovered the ball and are sending John Kim brough over , the weak side of the Allied line. Well, they always say the English lose all but the last battle. Keep your eye on Italy though—they usually end up on the right side. U. S. Will Stage Olympic Games Now That War Has Taken It From Finland A streamlined all-star all-Amer ican Olympic probably will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles July 4. These games will be in the na ture of a consolation prize for the athletes who were disappointed when Finland was forced to cancel the games scheduled for Helsinki. Uniforms and medals will be dis tributed and a team selected just as if the games were to be held in Finland. Philadelphia and Minneapolis have put in bids for the games, but but from an authentic source it was learned that Los Angeles has the inside track. The national A. A. U. track and field championships will be held at Fresno, June 28 and 29, and this meet will be used as a qualifying test for the Olympics the follow ing week. Farmers ‘Going To Town’ With One Variety Movement Farmers are ‘going to town’ with the one-variety cotton move ment as the acreage in the cot ton producing states increased from 394,000 acres in 1931 to.near ly 3,000,000 in 1939. In 1931 about 90 per cent of the cotton planted in one-variety com munities was located in the irrigat ed valleys of California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Texas led the parade in 1939 with 415 of the 1,486 one-variety communities and almost a third of the total acreage. In 1938 U.S.D.A. marketing specialists selected 3,854 bales of cotton from one-variety commu nities in an export demonstration program to show foreign spinners that America was re-entering the quality cotton field. Last year 12,602 bales were se lected from five one-variety areas, if^HI Behind The Scenes TROUBLE Calls for Expert Attention Call for STUDENT CO-OP North Gate FFA Judging— (Continued From Page 1) L. Cheany, Santa Anna, was high individual. Lubbock was first in dairy con test with a total of 3,195 and Claude second with 3,180. B. Rogers, Lubbock, was high indi vidual. Graham won the entomology contest with 2,013 points. Second place went to' Corsicana with 2,- 011 points. Frank Richels, Gra ham, was high individual. Hardest battle of the contests was the one on beef cattle when eight boys tied for first place with scores of 300 points. Those in cluded Archie Fromme, Goliad; L. L. Hill, and Jack Petty, Del Rio; Glen Cook, Sherman; J. E. Harrison, Rochelle; A. U. Hickey, Dublin; S. B. Rice, Greenville; and Marcus Sindermore, Bartlett. Closest race for a first place for teams was the contest in wild life and Aldington defeated Steph- enville by one point, winning 601- 600. Engineers’ Show (Continued From Page 1) as a finale. The mechanical and steam labs will have all of their equipment in operation with a novel hot air engine as a feature. Arthur Reagor is chairman of the arrangements. The Petroleum Engineering De partment will conduct experiments in pumping oil wells with electric ity; determining the surface ten sion of oil; core analysis, and the air-gas lift. They will also have their field equipment on display and in operation. Eber H. Peters is chairman of the department’s program. All in all the program bids fair to attract wide attention and will furnish students an excellent chance to show the school to the many parents that will be here over the weekend of Mothers’ Day. of which more than 5,000 came from the Victoria section. The big development in Texas during 1940, according to M. C. Jaynes, specialist in cotton work with the Texas A. & M. Extension Service, will be the establishment of a number of central marketing points where even-running lots of cotton from one-variety communi ties will be offered to buyers. RIDE THE BUSSES SAFE, DEPENDABLE & COURTEOUS Serving Aggieland for Over a Quarter Of a Century Bryan-College Traction Co., Inc. Aggie ‘Fish’ Will Play Baylor ‘Cubs’ Here Today BATTALIONA— SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1940 PAGE 3 Honor to the f Oomph ’ Girl Five Aggies and girl: In the usual order is American Airline hostess Norman Fredrickson, All-American back John Kimbrough, Coach Homer Norton, Walemon “Cotton” Price, Ernie Pannell, and columnist George Fuermann. The football, autographed by the entire national championship squad, was given to Aggie-defended Ann Sher idan by Miss Fredrickson when she arrived in Los Angeles. On it was inscribed the Aggie team’s invitation to Miss Sheridan to be their of ficial hostess and sponsor on their trip to the West Coast next fall. Model Airplanes Help Flying Cadets Gain Knowledge of Aviation Exact model airplanes of the full-size basic training planes are often employed in teaching military aviation to new classes of Flying Cadets at Randolph Field, Texas, home of the Army Air Corps Pri mary Flying School. The models simplify the course of flying training and eliminate the loss of many precious minutes in the air when a student pilot fails to understand the principles involved in any particular gyra tion. In the accompanying photograph the instructor (center) is demonstrating the position of the airplanes in the “Vee” formation which is the fundamental formation used in all mass flying. Qualified young Americans between the ages of 20 and 27 make up the corps of Flying Cadets at Randolph Field, the “West Point of the Air.” While in training each Flying Cadet receives $75 per month, uniform, board and lodging, medical care and aU other neces sary services. VARSITIES PLAY IN WACO TODAY Coach Harry Faulkner’s Aggie freshman nine will play the Baylor' University freshmen this afternoon on Kyle Field starting at 2:30 o’clock. The Baylor and A. & M. Varsity teams will be playing their second game at Waco at the same time their freshmen are battling here. In early games the Texas fresh men beat both the Fish and the Cubs by large scores and on a comparative basis it appears that the two teams should be well matched. Coach Faulkner has indicated that he will start Clayton Atkins at short, Milt Sims at second, Boots Simmons at third, Jamie Wilson in center, Les Peden in left, Wil lie Zapalac at first, Marvin Mitch ell in right, Keath Aldrich behind the plate and probably Kamper- man on the mound. Kamperman has more stuff on the ball than any of the freshman pitchers, but when he gets on the mound he tightens up. In games to date the Aggie first year men have won games from Somerville and lost to Texas, Al len Academy and Austin High School. The Baylor Cubs have lost to Texas and have won from several sandlot clubs in and around Waco. The athletic department has in dicated that there will be no charge for the contest. M INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS By Hub Johnson Swimmers, divers, and splash ers—are you ready for the class A swimming meet? The preliminar ies come off Saturday beginning at 2:30 and the finals are scheduled for the same time Sunday. The events of the meet and the order in which they will be run are 400 foot free style relay, 100 foot breast stroke, 100 foot back stroke, 100 foot free style, diving, 100 yard free style, and 300 foot medley relay. Each student will be per mitted to enter three events only, including diving, and may sign up for these events individually at the beginning of the meet. One of those things happened in the speedball game between Headquarters Signal Corps and E Field Artillery when Keelan, Hq Sig, booted one between and below the bar of the uprights to start the game with three easy points. The ball went just low enough to pass under the bar and just high enough to be out of the goalies reach. The “buggy boys” came back and won the game 12 to 5. A Chemical Warfare advanced to the semi-finals in Volleyball by defeating E Field Artillery 2 to O, and B Infantry by the same score. Boys were hanging from the rafters of the little gym to watch the Class B Coast Artillery and A Chemical Warfare. Each team had a game under their belts and the deciding game was tied up 21 to 21; both teams advanced a point to a deadlock at 22 all, and again tied up at 23 before the Coast boys won a couple of fast points to win the game and championship 25 to 23. A. & M. Men Take Leading Parts In Fort Worth School Representatives of A. & M. Col lege, the A. & M. Agricultural Ex periment Station and the A. & M. Extension Service will take leading parts in the program May 9 of the Grain and Seed School to be held in the Federal Building at Fort Worth. The same program will be repeated in Amarillo May 25 for benefit of Texas Seed Council mem bers, seeds and seed breeders. Dr. E. P. Humbert, head of the A. & M. genetics department, and chairman of the council, will dis cuss the Federal Seed Law. Dr. F. L. Thomas of the Experiment Sta tion will discuss weevil control and E. A. Miller of the Extension Ser vice will discuss disease control in wheat. P. R. Pearce of the Fort Worth Grain and Cotton exchange will dis cuss the method and procedure in seed analysis and C. W. Griffith, district grain supervisor, will dis- Sidelights of Industry Some future historian, writing of a present which then will be the past, undoubtedly will reach the conclusion that Americans of the middle 20th century enjoyed the highest standards of living the world had to offer largely because they made effective use of power and highways. Widespread utilization of me chanical power comparatively is new. Roads the world migra- has had since man became migra tory. The application of power to highway travel, however, made it possible not only for man him self to travel with speed, econ omy, and safety, but to trans port with equal facility both nec essities and luxuries. Never be fore the present has man been able so easily to move himself and family from where they are to where they think they will be hap pier, nor so readily to move com modities from where they are created to where they are needed. cuss the aims and objects of the school, while A. G. Campbell, sec retary-treasurer of the Texas Grain Dealers Association, will welcome the visitors to the Fort Worth School. Methodists Sponsor Musical Sunday The A. & M. Methodist Church is sponsoring its Third Annual Mu sical at 3:30 Sunday afternoon at 602 Dexter, College Park. The first number will be Valse Caprice by Schutt. It will be play ed as a harp solo by Cynthia Lan caster. A chorus directed by Miss Carolyn Mitchell will be next on the program. The numbers will be “Thank God for a Garden” by Del Rego, “Trees” by Rosbach, and “Tales from a Vienna Woods” by Strauss. Following this, Virginia Thomas will present two piano solos— “Nocturne”, Opus 9 No. 2 by Chopin and “Country Gardens” by Granger, followed by a reading by Rosalynn Reynolds of “The High wayman” by Alfred Noyes. Walter Lee Porter will sing “Serenade” by Schubert and “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes.” Mrs. Margaret Kennedy Huey will present “Impromptu in A Flat, Opus 142” by Schubert, and “Gigue” from 5th French Suite by Bach. The program will close with a voice solo by Mrs. Dan Russell and a harp solo by Cynthia Lan caster—“To Spring” by Grieg. Texas High School Swim Meet To Be Held Here May 18 Coach Arthur Adamson, Texas Aggies swimming team mentor, has announced Saturday, May 18, as the date for the annual Texas High School boys swimming meet at Texas A. & M. The eight events listed for the meet will include 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 220-yard free style, 100-yard backstroke, 100- yard breast stroke, low board fancy diving, 160-yard medley re lay, and 180-yard freestyle relay. Medals for first, second and third places will be given individ uals in all events. Cups to the win ning team will be awarded in the relays and all members of the teams finishing first, second and third will receive medals in addi tion to the team trophy. There will be no entry fees for the meet and no boy will be per mitted to enter more than two events including relays. Adamson says that he anticipates an entry list of about 150 boys from high schools in San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, Dal las, Waco, Galveston, Beaumont, Denton and Bryan. Coaches are advised to write Coach Adamson at Texas A. & M. College for official entry blanks. Houston Geologists Offer Prize To A. & M. Students The Houston Geological Society is offering two prizes to sen ior graduate students majoring in Geology or Petroleum Engineering. The prizes will be based on the preparation of papers pertaining to the student’s field of study. The subjects will be assigned later on in the month, and only the high est ranking students, , probably those in the upper quarter of their class, will be eligible to par ticipate in the contest. The participants will be invited to Houston as guests of the so ciety, and will attend a banquet that will be given when the re sults are announced and the prizes awarded. On the downward turn of farm prices during the past decade, ev ery drop of $100 in farm income was accompanied by a drop of $80 in rural retail sales. On the upturn of farm prices during the 10-year period, every $100 increase in farm income was accompanied by an in crease of $74 in rural retail sales. ALLEN RAMBLERS BEAT AGGIE FISH 4 TO 1 THURSDAY The Allen Academy Ramblers hopped on Lefty Rizer in the sec ond inning Thursday afternoon on Allen Field and the Ramblers de feated the Texas Aggie Fish 4 to 1. Aside tVom that one bad inning Rizer had things under control, fanning 10 and allowing but 7 hits all afternoon. Lopy Brownfield worked for Al len and allowed but five hits and the Aggies were able to bunch two of those into the fifth inning to score their only run. Aubrey Hill, Rambler right field er, was the batting champ of the game getting two doubles and a single in four official trips to the plate. He also walked once and scored one run and drove in two, enough to beat the Fish alone. Brownfield’s benders got seven freshmen, with Jamie Wilson bit ing three times. Rizer evened that up by getting Johnston thrice. In the first Rizer walked two, allow ed a double but fanned the side to get the team out without scor ing three times. Rizer evened that in the fifth with men on. One unusual play was called by umpire Coach Caunders when he declared Wendroff out in the sec ond when the bumper bumped into shortstop Atkins as he Went to field the ball. Summer Cotton School To Be Held June 10--July 20 The annual Summer Cotton School will be held at A. & M. June 10-July 20, according to an announcement made this week, and during the same period, three two- week courses for ginners will be offered. The cotton school is conducted with a view of preparing young men to enter the cotton business; to train cotton growers to market their product intelligently and prof itably, to assist cotton buyers to become more familiar with low grade and off colored cotton, and to judge staple. No admission re quirements are made for beginning students. The first course will cover the period of June 10-22; the second from June 24-July 6; and the third from July 8-20. About 3,000,000 school children are enrolled in one-room rural schools in the United States. 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