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Aggies Win Over Steers in First Game 3-2
On
Kyle Field
By Jack Hollimon
Longhorns Bite Dust
And Aggies Move Up
The ball club proved they could
do it when they set down Texas
yesterday afternoon 3 to 2 with 9
hits. “Lefty” Bumpers has never
been loved by 6,000 yelling cadets
as he was during that soiling of
the Orange and White. Every man
on the team and those hugging
the bench were doing their ut
most to squeeze more A. & M.
runs across the platter. Bands and
more wildcat is the formula from
now on and if there is a student,
distinguished or otherwise, in his
“hole” this afternoon, it is a mi
racle. All are saying — “Let’s go
out to the ball game!”
Dizzy Dean Gives Up
Mound for Coaching Job
Jerome “Dizzy” Dean, one of
America’s greatest pitchers and
possessor of the healthiest ton
sils in the major leagues decided
to call it quits the other day after
his arm failed to respond to ex-
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Lampasas
Poloists Play
Here Sunday
Fracas Is
Second Between
Teams This Year
The last polo, game of the year
will be played on Jackson Field
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 when
Texas A. & M. encounters the high-
caliber Lampasas Polo Club. Ear
lier in the season, the Aggies de
feated Lampasas by a narrow mar
gin, and since the addition of Bill
Kirkendall to the civilian team,
they should be much, more efficient
in coping with the Cadets.
This tilt ends four years of
freshman and varsity polo compe
tition for Captain Sid McDonald
who terminates his eligibility for
collegiate play this year. McDonald
has held his position and done ex
cellent work for the team, and
though his loss will be felt, the
rest of the regular answer the roll
call next fall with several able
substitutes and the team is ex
pected to be stronger than in the
past.
As an added attraction, Lam
pasas will bring their famous pony
that stands 13 hands high and
despite his handicap in size is able
to compete with normal polo
mounts. He possesses amazing
speed that carries him into the
fray along with all other horses
engaged. This horse has become
well-known over the southwest and
he will be used several chukkers
by members of the Lampasas quar
tet. Besides this pony, the Lam
pasas Polo Club will bring six
mounts of their string and A. & M.
will furnish extra horses to fill
out their needs.
Every member of the Aggie
team probably will see action.
These include McDonald, Maloney,
Braid, McGowan, Hart, Rice, Ra
ley, and Buie. The Cadet starting
lineup will find A. & M. using
McGowan at number one, Maloney
at number two, Braid at number
three, and Captain McDonald at
number four position. Lampasas
will use their “brother lineup” of
the three Gillens and Bill Kirken
dall.
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Vienna now working as research as
sistant in horticulture at Michigan
State college, is selling personal
art treasure to bring her friends
from Europe to this country.
Dr. J. M. Steadman, Jr., profes
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BATTALIONA—
MAY 17 PAGE 3
Texas A&M Tied for Conference Lead
TEXAS
(2)
Ab.
R.
H.
E.
Glenn, rf.
4
0
2
0
Hatton, ss.
4
1
3
0
Layden, cf.
2
0
0
0
Stone, 2b.
4
0
0
0
Bostick, c.
3
0
1
2
Croucher, 3b.
4
0
1
0
Hajovsky, If.
4
0
1
0
Koschak, lb.
4
0
0
1
Deutsch, p.
3
1
1
0
Dumke, p.
0
0
0
0
Bryan, p.
1
0
0
0
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2
9
3
AGGIES
(3)
Ab.
R.
H.
E.
Ballow, ss.
2
0
0
1
Buchanan, 3b.
■ 3
1
1
2
Francis, cf.
1
0
1
0
Scoggin, If.
4
0
2
0
Jeffrey, rf.
4
0
1
0
Lindsey, 2b.
4
0
0
0
Pugh, lb.
3
1
1
0
Carden, c.
3
0
0
0
Bumpers, p.
4
1
2
0
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3
8
3
Texas
0 0
0 0 10
10 0
— 2
A. & M
0 0
0 0 10
1 1 X
— 3
Iniramurals
Hdq Cavalry and A Coast to Battle
For Class A Horseshoe Championship
Headquarters Cavalry and A
Coast Artillery will fight it out
for the Class A Horseshoe cham
pionship next week after their
defeat of H Coast and D Coast,
respectively, by the identical score
of 2 to 1. This makes the second
time that a Cavalry and a Coast
team have battled for a title.
Earlier in the year, Hdq. Cavalry
shaded G Coast for the intramural
football crown. Watkins, Curtis,
Haring, and Schwin carried the
banner for the Coastmen in their
horseshoe win, while Langford,
Kincannon, Maloney and Holt
proved equally effective for the
Cavalry.
—0—
Field, after trailing by 8 runs,
came from behind to eliminate the
powerful A Coast, 11 to 9.
—o—
A hard fought tennis battle was
fought between E Field Artillery
and A CWS on the concrete courts,
with E Field finally edging out a
2 to 1 win. Both teams played
hard and clean, with brilliant net
and base line playing being fea
tured by them.
D Field Artillery broke loose
with a 4-run rally in the sixth
frame to defeat A Engineers, 11 to
8, and win their league. The two
teams had been tied for the lead
ership, and a playoff between the
two squads was necessitated.
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F Infantry
Class B
The doghouse didn’t have enough
dirt here, and so was left bare.
—o—
The freshmen from E Field Ar
tillery don’t seem to believe in
the proverb, “One bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush.” In
stead, they are just about to have
two “birds” at the same time.
The Artillerymen advanced into
the semi-finals in softball and ten
nis to add some valuable points
to their standing. In softball, E
Hausman, Hamilton, and Py.eatt
hit the celluloid ball hard and
straight to spark A CWS to a
3 to 2 victory over E Coast in a
feature Class A pingpong match.
Maxwell and Walker were the
bright spots for the losers.
All other pingpong games were
hard fought matches with most
scores ending in a 3 to 2 count.
M Infantry, led by Speer, Holland,
and Rogers, came out on the long
end of a 3 to 2 score over 5th
Corps Hdq. Herman and Colgan
were the stars for the headquar
ters boys.
Seven Aggie Baseballers Play
Final Kyle Field Game Today
Seven Aggie baseball players go-
into the game with Texas this
afternoon and it is their last time
to play upon the turf of Kyle
Field. They have worked and
hustled in an A. & M. uniform over
the diamonds of the southwest and
when they see the final score go
up on the board behind right-
field, they will turn to the dress
ing room, never to wear their uni
forms in Aggieland again.
Lemuel “Lefty” Bumpers, Al
bany, Texas, product, has trained
a pitching arm into one of the
best in the conference, and his
185-pounds of muscle have given
Texas A. & M. many wins in
league play. His future is bright
est of all the players for profes
sional league success.
Next is Bill “Buck” Buchanan
of Weatherford, Texas, a short
stop who has kept the cadets mov
ing. He has starred on the grid
iron and on the diamond for A.
& M., and without him the teams
would have been caught short on
real athletic talent.
Marion “Dookie” Pugh of Fort
Worth, most valuable man on the
football team and outstanding first
■baseman for the Aggie nine, will
wind up his eligibility although he
is scheduled to remain in school
to finish military science work for
a commission.
That double-duty star, Roy
Peden, both catcher and pitcher for
the team, terminates an eventful
college baseball career wearing the
maroon and white. Peden’s home
town is Azle, Texas, and he has
pitched A. & M. to victory on sev
eral occasions.
Marland “Slugger” Jeffrey,
wearing the number 18 shirt for
his finish in A. & M. athletics on
Kyle Field has handled garden
play with noted proficiency. “Jeff”
has been an Aggie great in football
also. He is from Port Arthur.
Jack Lindsay of Kurten, Texas,
trots out to the second sack on
Kyle Field today and when the
nine innings are over, he will have
added another game of able play
and hustle to a long and impos
ing list.
Houstonian Rex Francis com
pletes his eligibile play in the out
field for the Texas Aggies. Rex
has shown defensive technique and
push that has made him a definite
asset to the team.
Sid McDonald
To Play Last
A&M Polo Tilt
When he has cinched his saddle
girth, thrown his leg over the
pony’s back, and signaled “ready”
to the referee, a whistle will blow
sending Captain Sid McDonald of
Texas A. & M.’s polo team into
action on Jackson Field Sunday
afternoon in his last game under
the colors of Maroon and White.
This game climaxes for blonde,
well-built “Mac” four years of hard
work down in the wire cage and
on the practice field that has earn
ed for him the highest honor pos
sible in Aggie polo—to be captain
of the team.
He hasn’t spent all his time with
a mallet in hand as is evidenced
by his record in veterinary med
icine and a cadet commission as
captain of Machine Gun Troop
Cavalry. McDonald was elected
president of the A.V.M.A. for next
year in his five year course, but
world conditions cause him to for
sake his degree for the 12th Cav
alry at Fort Bliss after Final Re
view. Just another of his honors
is the senior life guard award he
has held since 1936.
Bandera is his home town and
he learned to ride horses before
he learned to read or write. When
he graduated from Bandera High
school, he entered the Forestry Ser
vice and worked there for two and
one-half years before coming to
A. & M. His riding ability has
much variation in that he has rid
den in best military fashion at
R.O.T.C. drill from 2 o’clock until
3:00 in the afternoon, practiced
polo from 3:30 until sundown, and
then entered rodeo competition in
local shows that night. He has
placed in every A. & M. rodeo
since enrollment in college, and he
finished in a blaze of glory this
year with a first place in the steer
riding contest.
His hobbies cannot be confined
to any one subject, but polo, wea
pon collection, and rodeo work hold
his attention everytime. When ask
ed about polo, he said, “There is
nothing like polo. It gets into your
blood after you have knocked
around at the game.” His weapon
collection consists of knives, sabers,
and guns. Part of his saber collect
ion is nailed to the wall in his
room; they range from an old Civil
War saber to a modern cavalry
man’s saber. He keeps his guns at
home and is proud of three Har
pers Ferry Arsenal muskets. These
are dated 1849.
Mexico City happens to be his
favorite place to play polo when
away from Aggieland, and he at
tributes this to the hospitality and
easy-going way of life found there.
The senoritas are beautiful and
they are lots of fun. according to
Sid, but he is sure of one thing—a
local belle has an option on his
heart.
High School Swim
Meet to be Held
Today and Tonight
Texas A. & M.’s Athletic coun
cil is sponsoring their 6th annual
high school swimming meet this
afternoon and tonight in P. L.
Downs Jr. Natatorium under the
management of Aggie swimming
coach Art Adamson, and 16 teams
are expected to be entered by meet
time. Preliminary heats begin at
2:00 o’clock and finals will be
run off at 7:15 tonight.
New records are anticipated in
several events with the 100-yard
backstroke outstanding. Lloyd
Smoot of Highland Park, Dallas
meets George Heaney of Austin
High, El Paso and Bob Ridley of
Stephen F. Austin, Houston, with
a record practically certain to be
smashed. All of the boys have
been swimming the distance well
under the record. In the 220-yard
freestyle, Danny Green of Adam
son High, Dallas, probably will
cover the distance under the pres
ent record time. With an approx
imate 175 individual entrants, oth
er records seem sure to be en
dangered.
Medals will be given to first
place, second place, and third place
winners in all events. Also, tro
phies will go to each winning re
lay team and to the high point
team of the meet. These awards
are made possible through the
A. & M. Athletic council. In order
to give each swimmer an equal op-
(Continued on page 4)
Bumpers Outlasts Deutsch
As Texas Ace Chased in 7th
Thrilling Battle Friday Seen by 6,000
Cadets and Fans in Packed Grandstands
By Mike Haikin
In perhaps one of the most thrill
ing games ever witnessed on Kyle
Field, the Texas Aggie nine halt
ed the winning streak of the pow
erful Texas Longhorns, 3 to 2, be
fore some 6000 howling cadets and
fans yesterday afternoon. It also
marked the first time that a Steer
nine has gone down before the
Aggies since that fateful day on
May 19, 1937 when the Cadets won
the title.
The teams conclude the series
this afternoon, with Roy Peden
slated to be on the hill for the
Karowmen, and Udell Moore on
the firing line for the Longhorns.
Game time is 2:30.
Lefty Bumpers unlimbered his
best bag of tricks as he weathered
every threat to come out on top.
He finished in a blaze of glory,
taking care of the last three men
easily. His fast one was right, with
5 Longhorns whiffing. He walked
only one man. His opponent, Mel
vin Deutsch, matched Bumpers’
performance throughout, but weak
ened slightly in the seventh, and
was sent to the showers. He was
followed on the mound by Bill
Dumke and Beefus Bryan, but their
efforts were of no avail as the big
Aggie lefthander continually pull
ed out of trouble.
Since the Band did such a
good job in sending two of
Texas’ pitchers to the show
ers, it would be a great idea
to have them in the stands at
Austin. So let’s get together
and talk up the idea. Let’s
urge the Athletic Depart
ment to send the Band to
Austin!
Both teams threatened seriously
in the opening frame. Glenn open
ed with a single for the Steers, and
went to second base on Hatton’s
sacrifice. Layden was safe on Buch
anan’s eri’or, and both he and
Glenn advanced a base on Carden’s
pass ball. Bumpers, however, bore
down and struckout Bostick.
Buchanan singled to right with
one down in the Aggies’ half of
the first inning. Francis walked,
and Scoggins singled to third.
Buchanan, misjudged it for a fly,
hesitated, and only made it to
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■third base. Scoggins rounded first,
and was thrown out. Jeffrey went
.down swinging.
The Steers continually threaten
ed to score but weren’t able to ice
until the fifth frame. Deutsch op
ened the inning with a sharp single
to center. Glenn sacrificed. Hat
ton followed with a hit, but Fran
cis’ fast throw-in kept the Steer
pitcher on third. Layden walked to
fill the bases. Stone filed out to
left with Deutsch scoring after the
catch.
Bumpers’ single, a fielder’s
choice, a stolen base, and a hit by
Francis tied up the score in the last
of the fifth.
The Longhorn’s added another
tally in the seventh. With one
down, Hatton singled to center.
Layden grounded to Buchanan, and
was safe when the third-sacker
threw the ball away. Stone flew
out to left but Bostick singled to
score Hatton. On an attempted
double steal, Layden was out, Lind
sey to Carden. Carden was slight
ly injured on the play.
Matching run for run and hit
for hit, the cadets tied the score
in their half of the inning. Bump
ers opened with a line single to
right. All hands were safe when
Kaschak muffed Ballow’s attempt
ed sacrifice. Buchanan advanced
both men with a sacrifice. Francis
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