E.C.Jeep' OATES
BATTALION SPORTS EDITOR
Baseball Season Ends With Aggies In
Second Place Behind Bib Falks’ Longhorns
The Aggies ended up in second
place in the conference baseball
race, the exact spot which they
should have ended in. Texas has
the best baseball club and A. & M.
has the second best. The Texas
bunch are a little faster, a little
better and a great deal looser. Er
rors ruined the hope for an Aggie
victory in each contest. Roy Peden
pitched the last seven innings for
the Cadets in the second game and
allowed only four hits and three
runs, and none of those runs were
earned.
We won’t say anything about the
umpire who called the balls and
strikes because we weren’t in a
position to judge, but that guy
Lynn who called the bases was
pitiful. Once Jack Lindsey tagged
't'Bob Moers out between first and
second, but Moers beat it back to
first when the ump refused to call
him out. Lindsey went over and
asked Moers if he hadn’t been
touched. Moers said he had (of
course he didn’t tell the ump that
because he isn’t crazy yet). There
were several plays called by this
ump that were off-colored. The in
field at Austin is like a piece of
iron. A ball can hit three feet in
front of the plate and bounce all
the way to the outfield. Then there
is the cliff in the outfield that is
a mess. You have to be part goat
to play out there.
Even with the “IFS” Texas
should have won both games, -but
then if so and so hadn’t errored or
so and so hadn’t done this, the Ag
gies should have won.
Sugar Bowl Will Go To World’s Fair
To Be Put On Display; Back Here In Sept.
The famed Sugar Bowl, trophy^,
presented the winner of the Annual
Sugar Bowl football game in New
Orleans each New Years Day, and
now in possession of Texas A. &
M., will be on display at the New
York World’s Fair this Summer,
according to announcement made
Garages!
Garages!
Garages!
Do you have a place to
keep your car next year ?
Before School is out
See
FLOP COLSON
Humble Station
East Gate
CAMPUS
THEATRE
BARGAIN DAY
15^ - Matinee and Nite
Today Only
“Time Out
For Murder”
with
The Roving Reporters
Michael Whalan
Gloria Stuart
WED. - THURS.
Don Ameche
in
“Gateway”
Arleen Whelan
by Dean E. J. Kyle, chairman of
the Athletic Council.
At the request of Christy Walsh,
director of sports for the Fair,
Dean Kyle obtained permission of
the Sugar Bowl Sports Association,
New Orleans, for the loan of the
trophy to the fair. It will be plac
ed on exhibit along with other
noted sports world trophies in a
special display but will not be sent
to New York until after school
closes at the college on June 8. It
will be returned to the college and
will again take its honored place
in the top of the Aggie trophy
case before school opens next Sep
tember.
A placard will tell all the fair
visitors that the Aggies won the
trophy last New Years Day by de
feating Tulane 14 to 13 and have
possession of the noted “mug” for
one year. When the original bowl
is returned to the Sugar Bowl peo
ple in time for next year’s game an
exact replica will be given the
school as a permanent trophy but
the original remains in circulation.
Dave Alsobrook lived up to par
over at Texas. He clouted one out
of the park in each game and as
far as this column knows he has
clouted one out of their lair every-
time they have played in Austin.
Herb Smith is all set to go in at
Randolph Field with the next class.
That reminds us of something
else. If you want to learn para
chute jumping just take a flight
with Felly Dittman. You had rath
er jump than stay with him. .
A. & M. is conducting a poll of
the college baseball coaches and
as soon as the returns are in, this
column will announce what will be
the official All-Conference base
ball team for 1940.
All sports at A. & M. are com
pleted now with the exception of
intramurals. In major sports the
Aggies did pretty fair. They took
first in football and second in base
ball. In track and basketball they
didn’t do so well.
KYLE TO MAKE ADDRESS
Dean E. J. Kyle of the School
of Agriculture will speak at the
annual banquet of the Foreign
Trade Council, Friday morning at
the Rice Hotel in Houston.
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STEERS DEFEAT CADETS IN 9-8 TILT
Alsobrook Hits
Homer In Eighth
Eighth Inning Rally Falls
One Run Short To Tie Foe
By Jack Hollimon
The Texas A. & M. nine dropped
the final game of the season to
the Texas Longhorns by a score
of 9-8 in Austin Saturday. The
Steers had already clinched the
pennant in the game played Fri
day that saw the Farmers go un
der 19-6.
Eight Aggie ballplayers took
the field for their final game of
collegiate competition. These were
Dave Alsobrook, outfielder; Bob
Stone, infielder; Jack Doran, catch
er; Charley Kirkpatrick, catcher;
Jack Cooper, outfielder; Johnny
Rice, outfielder; Ralph Lindsey,
pitcher; and Snipe Conley, pitcher.
All of these men have been fine
ballplayers and their services will
be missed when the next season
rolls around.
Getting off to a wild start, Sam
Bass lasted only two-thirds of the
first inning and then Ralph Lindsey
came to his rescue. Bass gave up
two hits and three runs while walk
ing three and hitting one.
In the second inning, with the
Longhorns in the lead 3-0, the Ag
gies came through to score a pair
of runs on f four walks by Dumke,
Steer hurler, and a timely single
by Bob Stone.
Texas came back to count three
more tallys in the last half of the
second, but A. & M. pushed a run
over in the third to make the score
6-3.
Texas picked up two more in the
fourth and one in the sixth to
end the Steer scoring for the aft
ernoon.
A. & M. got a brace of runs
in the sixth inning and the Farm
ers came closer to the Longhorns
when the eighth inning came up.
“Little Davey” Alsobrook blasted
a homerun over the centerfield
fence to bring in Bob Stone ahead
of him. This eighth inning rally
fell short by one run and the game
ended with the Longhorns lasting
out the Aggie batsmen.
The box score:
A. & M. (8)—
ah
r
h
po
a
e
Ballow, ss
....2
1
0
2
0
0
*Bumpers
....1
0
0
0
0
0
B. Stone, 3b....
....5
1
3
3
3
1
Alsobrook, If
....4
1
1
1
0
0
Scoggin, If
....4
0
2
4
0
0
Kirkpatrick, c .
...A
0
0
5
0
0
J. Lindsey, 2b
...A
1
0
2
1
0
Jeffrey, lb
...A
0
1
5
0
1
Pugh, lb
...A
0
0
1
1
0
Stevenson, rf ....
...A
1
1
0
1
1
Bass, p
....0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Lindsey
....1
1
0
0
0
0
Peden, p
....2
2
1
1
1
0
Totals
..36
8
9
24
7
3
Texas (9)
ab
r
h
po
a
e
Hass, rf
...A
1
0
1
0
0
Stone, 2b
...A
2
2
1
2
0
Pfeil, cf
...A
4
3
5
1
0
Moers, 3b
...A
1
2
1
3
1
Layden, If
...A
1
2
1
0
0
Hill, lb
...A
0
1
8
0
0
Croucher, ss
...3
0
0
1
1
1
Rawe, c
...2
0
0
9
0
0
Dumke, p
...3
0
0
0
0
1
Still, p
....1
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
.33
9
10 27
7
3
*Bumpers batted for Ballow in
the ninth inning.
Score by innings:
A. & M 021 002 030—8
Texas 330 201 OOx—9
Umpires—Herrerra and Linn.
Yea Army!
Come down to George’s
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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1940
PAGE 3
On Their Way to Test Their Ability to
Wear “Wings” as Airplane Pilots
Final instructions have been given this group of Flying Cadets
at Randolph Field, Texas, and now they’re off to put into practice
the ground training they’ve received at the Army Air Corps Primary
Flying School at Uncle Sam’s “West Point of the Air.”
Note the parachutes, worn by each cadet and instructor. This
aerial life raft is an integral part of every Flying Cadet’s equipment,
for Army Regulations provide that every person on every flight in
every airplane must be supplied with a parachute. Ever since the
parachute came into use in the Army Air Corps in 1923, records
show there hasn’t been a single fatality, in the multitude of emer
gency jumps, that can be blamed on the failure of the parachute
to function.
These Flying Cadets in training at Randolph Field receive $75
per month together with uniforms, board and lodging, hospitaliza
tion when necessary, and other services.
Brackenridge Wins First Place
In State High School Swim Meet
San Jacinto High
Places Second
Brackenridge high school of San
Antonio swam off easily with the
State boys high school swim crown
here Saturday night, beating out
San Jacinto, Houston, which made
a gallant finish collecting only 23
points, but set a new record with
their relay team in the 180-medley
event. Time was 1:53.3 compared
to the old record of 1:57.
Highland Pai’k, Dallas, furnished
the surprise by taking third place
with 18 points but only on the last
event, diving, did they nose out
Paschal, Fort Worth, 16, Denton,
15, and Stephen F. Austin, Hous
ton, 14. They took first, fourth and
fifth for eight points and third
place in the meet. They also placed
fifth in both relay events. It was
the first time Dallas has entered
a team and they look like good
prospects for 1941.
Austin high of Austin, 1939
champions finished a poor ninth
with nine points after winning the
crown last season with a total of
51 counters.
Preston Geren, Arlington
Heights, Fort Worth, set a new
mark of 1:13.6 in the 100-yard
breast stroke, breaking Ken Tar-
leton’s 1938 mark of 1:16.4.
Cotton School To
Be Held Here From
June 10 to July 20
The annual Summer Cotton
School will be held at Texas A.
& M. College June 10 to July 20,
according to an announcement made
this past 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 color cotton, and to
judge staple. No admission require-
| ments are made for beginning stu-
| dents.
The ginners course is being of
fered because buyers and ginners
j have realized the necessity of buy-
j ing cotton on its value to bring,
about a real improvement on its
quality and the college is joining
others of the state by offering this
short course in cotton grading and I
stapling.
| The first course will cover the!
period of June 10 to 22; the second
from June 24 to July 6; and the
third from July 8 to 20.
k INTRAMURAL
! HIGHLIGHTS
By Bob Myers
Class B Tennis finals came off
Friday, with C Field Artillery and
F Coast Artillery “Fish” across
the net from each other. The Field
Artillery bunch took the match
2 to 1 and walked off with the
championship as well. Buttrill and
Jones downed Craigin and Levy
to win the first set, but the Coast
retaliated when Eads and Robe
son took Hudson and Sumner. To
decide the winner, Baeuchle and
Fannin won the last game from
Rone and Wilson.
The only Class A softball game
ended with F Engineers on top
with a 17 to 1 score over C Chemi
cal Warfare. The game was 17
to 0 at the beginning of the sev
enth when the “SB’s” got one a-
cross the plate to avoid a white
washing.
Softball playoffs start this week
with all of the League winners
decided. The lead-off games are
F Engineers vs Artillery Band, B
Infantry vs A Field Artillery, M
Infantry vs G Coast Artillery, and
in class B, A Infantry vs E Coast
Artillery.
Shakespeare (whose name can
be and has been spelled in more
than 4,000 different ways), had a
vocabulary of 21,000 words, seven
times that of the average person
today.
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Bryan
Polo Team Closes
Successful Season
Because the game with San An
tonio encountered rain, the A. & M.
polo association closed its official
season with the New Mexico trip.
A total of 28 match games were
played by the Varsity, ROTC, and
Fish teams, the ROTC playing
three and the Fish one. Twelve
games were in the win column
and fourteen listed the other way.
Games were played with New
Mexico Military, Oklahoma Uni
versity, Oklahoma Military, San
Antonio, Austin, Shreveport, Lam
pasas, Lamesa, Lubbock and Plain-
view.
Inasmuch as most colleges and
universities find it impossible to
maintain polo, it is necessary to
step up into faster competition
than collegiate polo at times. How
ever, this undoubtedly improves
the play of the teams.
The following played sufficient
chukkers to letter: Asa Jones,
team captain; Sid McDonald, Dick
Culbertson, Dwight Barry, T. A.
Williams, and Carl Maloney.
Homeyer and Rice saw some ser
vice with the varsity. Of these
players Asa Jones will be lost by
graduation, and this loss will be
heavy, as Jones has sparked the
play all year.
Freshmen who have shown pro
mise are Braid, Buie, McGowan,
Muirhead and Irving. In fact the
Fish team can give the varsity
a real run for the money.
Some practice is now being car
ried on for the purpose of train
ing ponies and improving mallet
work. This will continue through
the summer, although only for the
new ponies.
You have enough iron in your
body to make a piece of metal
slightly larger than a nickel.
Barber Shop
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Bryan, Texas
Athletic Council
Awards Watches
To Bodie, Bert
The Athletic Council has voted
to award watches to F. A. “Bodie”
Pierce and B. H. “Bert” Burns,
senior yell-leaders, in recognition
of their services and outstanding
accomplishments during the Ag
gies’ national championship year
of 1939-40.
Dean E. J. Kyle, chairman of
the Athletic Council, made this
known after the meeting Monday
afternoon. He stated that although
the Council is giving these watches
to the senior yell-leaders this year,
it is not contemplating the estab
lishment of such a precedent for
the future.
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