THE BATTALION
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1941-
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-With Hub Johnson .
SENIORS LEAVE SPORTS
PICTURE TO UNDERCLASSES
Sitting at the table last night
awaiting our turn in line to pass
through the ring and thus step
another pace toward that final end,
for the first time we realized just
how many places must be filled in
the sports lineup here at Aggie-
land next year by the present mem
bers of the upperclasses.
At one time it seemed that we
were 'about to play Fordham once
more as a string of grid greats
who made A. & M. nationally fa
mous passed through ... a dusty
picture rose as a few members of
the Cavalry took their turn and
Major Stevens missed a few more
of his great polo riders . . . then
a pistol shot or was it a rifle shot
sounded in the distance and a few
more members of those teams who
brought the Hearst Trophy and a
national title to Aggieland passed
on through ... to Austin our
thoughts turned and there we found
members of the track, golf, and
tennis teams were still wearing
the colors of maroon and white . . .
Coach Art Adamson lost a few of
the members of his greatest tank
team ... in all, Aggieland loses
many lettermen, squadmen and
“Blue Boys” in this year’s senior
class. It’s up to the underclassmen
to carry on.
S.M.U. SERIES SHOULD TELL
STORY AS TO WHAT IS NEXT
With over half the games crossed
off the baseball calendar, the Ag
gies go into that tell-tale stretch
this afternoon with the Southern
Methodist Mustangs.
Already twice defeated by the
cadets but also standing as the only
team that has topped the Texas
Longhorns, the Ponies might turn
the Aggies down the wrong lane.
A win will leave the Karowmen
as the team to stop the Long
horns. This red-letter day rolls
around Monday with a previous
rained out game scheduled at
“Forty Acres”.
ANOTHER GREAT WATER
SHOW BILLED FOR TONIGHT
With the return of the Aggie
swimming stars from the Dallas
A.A.U. indoor meet, practice for
another great annual water car
nival got under way.
If you’ve ever seen a three ring
circus, move the picture you have
in mind to the water and you’ll
have a picture of the show planned
for tonight. Trapeze acts, teeter
board acts, diving acts and hilar
ious comic acts by those two—call
them what you may—Chick Denny
and Scotty Potter, all go to make
up another great performance.
HENDERSON TRAVELS OVER
STATE IN TWO SPORT ROLES
Being a four letterman is not
quite as much play as one might
think. At least not in the case of
Bill Henderson this week-end. He
made the north Texas trip with
the ball club to Fort Worth and
Dallas for two ball games and left
by train last night for Austin to
participate in the Conference Track
and Field Meet.
There he will enter the javelin
throw against Garland Adair of
Texas, Barnett of S. M. U., and
Jack Wilson of Baylor, and jump
against Dub Walters of Baylor
and team mates Pete Watkins and
Albert Ricks in the high jump
event.
1941-’42 HEADLINE GAME-
ARMY vs. COLLEGE SPORTS
Next year the Southwest Con
ference will feel for the first time
the effects of the selective service
and the call of the various reserve
officers to the colors.
In different sections throughout
the Eighth Corps Area we will
hear of the feats of many men
who, if still in school, would be
leading their respectivs school
teams to victory or defeat.
The first sign of the Army’s ef
fect on the teams of the league
occurred at Rice with the calling
of a few of the grid players.
Arkansas has lost its greatest
cage coach and Tennessee has lost
its Major Bob Neyland. Frank
Texas U.
Favored by
Wide Margin
Bucek Will Carry
Hopes of Aggies in
120 and 220 Hurdles
The question as to whether or
not this is Texas University’s year
for the national track recognition
will be answered this afternoon in
Austin with the annual running of
the Southwest Conference Track
Meet.
Last week on Kyle Field here
at College Station, Texas gave its
official warning that they were out
to top the field and do so with
a top-heavy score.
According to Coach Clyde Little
field’s books, his Longhorns should
carry off eight events with the
main spotlight of the two day af
fair on little Carlton Terry, if he
runs. The question as to his par
ticipation comes in that he might
be held out for later running.
Aggies Favored in Two
Roy Bucek, the Schulenburg stick
jumper, will lead the Aggie attack
with favorable wins in the 120 and
220-yd. hurdles. So far this year
bad luck has been running in the
lane next to him except for the
Border Olympic race in which he
turned back Pete Owens, the How
ard Payne star.
His fastest time this year in the
120 high event is 14.7 seconds but
at the Drake Relays he showed
he rated with the tops of the na
tion until he stumbled after clear
ing the eighth hurdle.
Watkins-Ricks
Dub Walters of Baylor, the fa
vorite in the high jump field, will
find the going a bit rough and a
bit high when Albert Ricks and
Pete Watkins, sophomore Aggie
stars, take off over the high bar.
Walters has cleared the mark
at 6 feet 7% inches while Watkins
has come within an inch of the
same mark. At the Drake Relays,
however, all three southwest jump
ers were in a class of eight tied for
third place at 6 feet 2 inches.
Ricks will try for the last time
this year to equal the mark of
Davis Small of Texas in the pole
vault. He has cleared 12 feet 8
inches, whereas, Small has set his
top at 13 feet.
Watkins will enter the 120-yd.
hurdles and should be the man to
push Bucek.
Texas Strong All Around
With Terry’s running of the
100-yd. dash in 9.2 seconds with
a back wind last week and Jack
Hughe’s hurling arm at work in
the discus event, Texas is favored
to walk off with a safe margin.
Mac Umstattd, the Steer half
miler, has covered the track in
1:53.2 and reports are that he is
capable of doing better if pushed a
bit. If he is to be pushed, it will
be the Aggies’ Ralph Henderson
who does the job.
Records
Best records for the season to
date are:
440-yd. dash—Harold Hall, Rice,
47.7.
100-yd. dash—Terry, Texas, 9.2.
220-yd. dash—Joe Blagg, Rice,
20.4.
120-yd. high hurdles—Bucek, A.
& M., 14.4.
220-yd. low hurdles—Bucek, A.
& M., 23.6.
880-yd. run—Umstattd, Texas,
1:53.2.
Mile—Harry Hafernick, Texas,
4:32.
Two mile—Hafernick, Texas,
10.16.
440-yd. relay—Texas, 41 flat.
Mile relay—Texas, 3:18.5.
Discus throw—Hughes, Texas,
165 feet 9% inches.
Shot put—Jim Deal, Rice, 49
feet, 7% inches.
High jump—Walters, 6 feet 7%
inches.
Pole vault—Small, 13 feet.
Javelin throw—Garland Adair,
Texas, 193 feet 1 inch.
Guernsey, the ex-Rice tennis star
has joined the ranks and Jack
Wilson of Baylor was classed as
fit for limited service.
Coaches breathe a sigh of relief
at times but witness the coming of
more grey hairs at other.
Clipper Cmith of Villanova has
suggested that freshmen be allow
ed to play the various sports along
with the varsity so as to provide
more material.
(Continued on page 11)
Vie for Wolcott’s Shoes
Roy Bucek of the Aggies (right) will be the conference favorite
this afternoon to follow in the footsteps of Fred Wolcott in the low
and high hurdles in the annual running of the Southwest Conference
Track Meet.
On his right is Davis of Texas, a close contender in the Little
Conference Meet here last week.
Sounds of Wood Against Wood
Is Polo-Nof Pegleg on Boardwalk
By Jack Hollimon "
Automobile horns are blowing
and crowds are applauding this
sequel to a rumble of hoofs, the
smash of wood against wood, and
the recent sounds of conflict. Yes,
it is Jackson Field and the Texas
Aggie polo team is pitted against
Oklahoma Military Academy, a
club of top-flight calibre. A goal
has been made and another bit of
teamwork has brought added scor
es to the board.
Along the side lines can be seen
sleek mounts, their coats glisten
ing in the sunshine, that are used
for future chukkers. Spare mallets
and other equipment lies ready for
instant use on the turf next to the
playing field.
Playing now in number one posi
tion is Norris McGowan, while to
his right is Carl Maloney in the
number two spot. Bill Braid is the
man at number three and riding
with him is team Captain Sid Mac
Donald in number four. Their play
has seen them ride to victory over
such foursomes as Oklahoma Uni
versity, Oklahoma Military Acad
emy, Lampasas Polo Club, and
many other teams of equal import
ance.
Waiting and watching intently
for a chance to enter the tilt are
team manager Clyde Raley, Lee
Rice, Fred Homeyer, Dick Culbert
son, T. A. Williams, Jack Buie and
other players who have played dur
ing the season with skill, determi
nation, and much benefit to the
club.
A. & M.’s polo team is coached
by Major John F. Stevens, and
-he is assisted by Lieutenant W. G.
North. The team has rounded into
a well shaped unit that stresses
team play rather than individual
accomplishment, and in every game
played this year, from the inter
national games in Mexico City to
the intercollegiate games in Okla
homa, they have improved as a
whole and given an excellent ac-
Taylor and Hensley
Win Southwest Titles
After a season of topping every
team they faced except the Texas
Longhorns and even winning seven
of ten first places in the confer
ence meet, but still losing by sev
en points, the Aggie swimmers
completed their official season
with the taking of a few more
honors in the Southwest A. A. U.
indoor meet held in Dallas last
week.
Lanky Bob Taylor, the sopho
more star, swam off with the 220
and 440-yd. titles and lowered the
time in each of the two events—
the time which he himself had set
as records.
Harold Hensley took into camp
the 100-yd. freestyle event and
barely missed setting a new rec
ord in this event.
The 200-yd. relay team, Happy
McKey, Jimmie Davis, Taylor, and
Hensley, broke the old record in
winning the event.
Taylor was then voted the most
outstanding swimmer of this sec
tion for the year 1941 and was
awarded the Adolph Kiefer Trophy.
Huge Turnout of Cage Stars for Spring Training Greets
Coach Marty Karow for First Session on New Assignment
Ex-Navy and TU Mentor .
Picks Up Cage Duties From
TCU Bound Hub McQuillan
Supplied with one of the biggest
turnouts for spring basketball
training, the newly appointed cage
mentor, Marty Karow, is set to
give A. & M. one of the best teams
in its history.
Karow, who replaced the T. C. U.
bound Hub McQuillan, hasn’t spent
as much time as he would like to
with the team due to baseball, but
as soon as the diamond sport takes
its final bow, he will attempt to
mold a team that will win its
share of games before the season
is over.
Five lettermen, two promising
squadmen, and a galore of talented
freshmen grace the basketball
squad. The lettermen include Cap
tain-elect Bill Henderson, Charlie
Stevenson, Raymond Jarrett, Fred
Nabors, and R. B. Bayer. Hender
son and Stevenson haven’t done
any hard practice in view of their
baseball activities, but the rest of
the cagers have worked out 1%
hours every evening since April 21.
Mike Cokinos and Raymond
Klutz are the very promising
squadmen, with “Iron-man” Mike
slated to figure prominently in
Coach Karow’s plans. He is the.
same cadet who added so much
color to the team last season with
his fiery hustle and wild antics. He
has been looking great so far, and
at the start of the next campaign
the Beaumont eager should be in
the starting line-up.
Klutz, the other squadman, has
also looked exceptionally well in
the past few days, and is slated
to see plenty of active service next
year. He is big and rangy, and
should add quite a few points to the
cadet cause.
“Little Dog” Dawson and Pete
Slaughter are the freshmen candi
dates that have hustled hard in the
past few weeks. Both were the
star members of the Fish team
last fall, and, should see some ser
vice in the coming season.
The cadets will continue their
spring training until summer vaca
tion, and will resume it as soon as
they come back to school.
According to the Census Bureau,
there are fewer sharecroppers in
the U. S. now than at any time in
the last two decades. The 1940
census found 541,291 sharecroppers
in 16 states—234,987 less than in
1930.
Tennis Team Makes
Final Bow Today at
SW Conference Meet
Coach Manning Smith’s Texas
Aggie netters will make their final
bow of the season this afternoon
in Austin when they participate in
the annual conference meet.
Texas and Rice are conceded as
the pre-meet favorites, but the ca
dets are determined as ever to give
both the Owls and Longhorns a
hard fight for their money. They
have had a rather dismal season
this year, and a high place in the
meet would salve their feelings.
The Aggies suffered their sec
ond consecutive loss last week
against Baylor, 5 to 1. They de
feated the T. C. U. Horned Frogs
in the season opener, 4 to 2, but
fell later in the season to the
S. M. U. Mustangs by an identical
score.
Xavier Fernandez and A1 Krez-
dorn have been the more or less
consistent winners for the cadets
this season. Fernandez’ play in the
singles has received countless ac
claims, while the work of Krezdorn
in the double matches deserves am
ple merit.
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