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Summer Sports -By Dub Oxford- Joy In Steerville Turns To Gloom At A. & M. As Pete Layd^n And Jack Crane Escape Draft While there may be joy in Steer- ville, there is gloom in Aggieland. The reason, Pete Layden and Jack Crain have escaped the draft at least ’til after the fall football season. Fullback Layden and half- back Crain, both important cogs in Coach Dana X. Bible’s grid iron gang, will be on hand this Thanksgiving to hand the Aggies their share of trouble, as they did last year. But this time I think it will be a different story. At least it had better be. Layden, who drew the 375th number in the new 21-year-old’s draft derby will be approximately half way down the list but Crain was not so lucky. He drew num ber 101—the fatal thirteenth, but as his county’s quota is small he probably will not be inducted un til after the ’41 football season. Of all the players the Long horns could have lost to the draft these were the most important. Rice fans are also happy, Big Bob Brumley has been granted a six months deferment. And all other Southwest Conference schools except Texas A. & M. are worried about their stellar play ers. Worried whether or not Uncle Sam will get them. SUMMER SCHOOL SPORTS EDITOR TO NEED HELPER Your new summer school sports editor, taking the place of genial Mike Haikin, who has returned to Houston for a vacation, has ei ther been taking candy away from little babies or tieing tin cans to dogs tails, for after being up here three days now finds himself in the hospital. Such is life. And speaking of the sports de partment, anyone interested in joining The Battalion staff in the capacity of sports assistant mere ly hie yourself down to The Bat talion office, room 122, Administra tion building, any morning after nine o’clock and we will be glad to put you to work. Incidentally, the sports editor also deries a fem inine assistant to help him keep up the sportswomen on the campus. L 0 U P 0 T ’ S TRADING POST WE BUY SELL OR SWAP FOR EVERYTHING SEE US FIRST FOR Super Values Open from 10:30 & 5:30 At North Gate Under Blue Canadian Skies By Sammy Kay Adios Glenn Miller (and his orchestra) This Love of Mine Tommy Dorsey The Angels Came Thru By Glenn Miller Be Fair Charlie Barnet For You Tommy Dorsey AsK about the new RCA Victor Long Life Needle HASWELLS Bryan BLACK AGGIES” ARE STAR PLAYERS OF BRAZOS BOTTOM While in the infirmary I discov ered a choice bit of sports news. Cable, one of the porters at the hospital, brought out the fact that the Grand Prize Tigers, otherwise known as the “Black Aggies” are quite a ball team. The Tigers are composed of colored employees of the college and play any team within a radius of 150 miles. So far they have played Houston, Marlin, Brenham, Waco, and Fos- toria. As to their standing, they have won 9 and lost 5 games. At present the team is contemplating a game with the Austin All Stars. And figuratively speaking, the “Black Aggies” playing the “Black Tea Sippers” will be quite a game, to my best knowledge they are to play on Brazos county grounds and that should give the “Black Aggies” the edge. There is nothing more exciting than a negro baseball game, so if you really want to get your “two- bits worth” drop out to the east side park in Bryan any Sunday afternoon and watch them play. Bill “Jitterbug” Henderson was on the campus last week. Bill was just passing through and stop ped by to tell the coaching staff that he really would be ready for fall football training which starts about September 5. Last year Henderson was a four star man, lettering in football, baseball, basketball, and track. Quite a man, this Bill. Concern ing his football status, Bill will probably see service as a first string end. —o— Odds ’n Ends. There will be possibly seven Aggies playing in the All Star game in Chicago . . . Ernie Pan- nell, Chip Routt, Marion Pugh, John Kimbrough, with Tommy Vaughn, Willie Conatser, and Thomason are on the expected list . . . Coach Homer Norton has re turned from his vacation in Florida and is now planning the Aggies Blitz schedule. . . Pannell along with Pugh will return to school the last half of next year to fin ish up some work . . . Odell Her man has signed with the Phila delphia Eagles, if he doesn’t get called to the army. . . Marion Pugh signed with the New York Giants . . . Ernie Pannell will play with the Green Bay Packers and Big John Kimbrough will see service with the New York Yankees. . . Chip Routt, Bill Dawson, Leon Rahn, and Bill Buchanan will be back at Aggieland this fall and will probably help with coaching. Summer Offers Many Ways To While Away Time For those long off hours after classes, where there is no studying to be done, there are a number of ways to pass the time away other than sleeping. The Twilight League will con tinue through the second term; men students are invited to partici pate or “spectate,” and all coeds will probably be in the cheering sections. Along the tennis line, there are four clay courts and four cement courts for student use. The clay courts are across the street from the swimming pool and gym nasium, and the cement courts are north of the project houses. A few rules are posted on the courts gov erning their use, and they are open to college students at any time. The Bryan County Club offers an 18-hole golf course for addicts of that good Scottish game. Spec ial rates of $3.00 per month are =^S NORWOOD’S Bryan, Texas Authorized Dealers For KAHN CUSTOM TAILORED UNIFORMS Di'op in and look our materials over. Compare our Prices. Fits guaranteed. Session Sports Program Starts Monday BATTALION JULY 30 PAGE 3 Ernie Pannell Leaves For Chicago To Play With Chicago Bears In Pro Game > :::1| >*• jji Texas Aggies are usually making-f merely grinned and said, “I guess news or breaking into the head lines somewhere and this time it is six-footer Ernie Pannell. Pan nell, whose home is at Waco, will have Green Bay, Wisconsin for his home for the greater part of the coming year. Ernie has signed with the Green Bay Packers and will play for the pros in the ca pacity of tackle. But there is still more to Ernie’s leaving Aggieland. He is leaving here August 5 to play with the All Stars against the Chicago Bears on Soldier field. The game is to be played on August 28 and that will give Ernie plenty of time to get in shape for his first pro football game. Pannell is the only Aggie on the Packer team, but when the All Stars play in Soldier Field, he will be joined by Aggies John Kimbrough and Marion Pugh. When asked whom he thought he would like pro football, Ernie it will be just like any other football.” Which is typical of Ernie. All the Aggies fans are sure Pannell will take jump from college to pro in magnificient style. Last football season Pannell saw service many times on the line as a hard driving tackle. He was a mighty tough man to handle, whether on the offensive or defen sive. When Ernie entered A. & M. at mid-term in 1937 his first state, ment was that he hoped he could play pro ball. Well, his hopes have come true, and when he has finished playing football he can settle down to his hobbies, which are hunting and fishing. When the pro football season is over, Pannell plans to return to A. & M. and finish his school ing. He lacks a few hours on his degree. ~ ~ \Tulane Official, Named on Naval Subcommittee Captain T. A. Thompson, Jr Acting Commandant of the Eighth Naval District, today was inform ed of the appointment of two Eighth District sports luminaries —Dana X. Bible of the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Wilbur C. Smith of Tulane University at New Orleans—as members of a joint Army-Navy subcommittee on athletics. The committee of which the two men are members is functioning under the joint Army-Navy com mittee of welfare and recreation, and there is a whole-hearted ambi tion on the part of the membership to be of real service in the field of athletics to the armed forces. Already under discussion is the qustion of free or reduced admis sion to athletic contests, both ama teur and professional, for service personnel. Also the question of con tests between amateur and profes sional teams and those of the Army and Navy was discussed, as well as the question of prominent indi viduals in athletics offering their services for participation with teams of the armed forces or giv- 4 s made for students, and clubs may be rented or bought at the golf store there. Also, there is a driv ing range which is open at all times. The college swimming pool, the largest in the South, offers ample room for a cool “dip n’ paddle,” and for those who wish to com bine their swimming with some sunbasking, there is an outdoor pool at the Bryan County Club which has just been opened and sports a new filtering system. Less strenuous diversions may be found in the Y. M. C. A. with four bowling alleys and ten bil liard tables, several sets of check ers, dominoes, and chess, and ten daily newspapers, with comic sec tions, in the first floor lobby. -f-ing instruction to the men. Dana X. Bible has been head football coach and athletic director at the University of Texas since 1937, when he went to Austin after gaining national recognition in the college football picture with his University of Nebraska Cornhusker elevens. He is a member of the National Football Coaches Associa tion. Dr. Wilbur C. Smith has been athletic director at Tulane Uni versity since 1922 and has been a member of the faculty at the New Orleans school since 1916. Membership of the subcommittee on athletics has been chosen as broadly representative of the sports field, both amateur and pro fessional. It includes, in addition to prominent coaches, a number ot sports writers and sports announc ers of national repute. Philip O. Badger, of New York University, is chairman of the sub committee, and John Griffin, of Chicago, is vice chairman. Other members are Bill Corum, New York Journal-American; Bill Cun ningham, Boston Herald; Clark Griffith, of the Washington Sena tors basbell team; Willis O. Hunter, University of Southern California; John Kieran, New York Times; John C. Kilpatrick, of New York’s Madison Square Garden; Elmer Layden, former head football coach at the University of Notre Dame and now professional football com missioner; Lou Little, Columbia University; Frank G. McCormick, University of Minnesota; Elmer Coach Adamson Taking Squad To Gulf A.A.U. Meet Leaving here this week end, Ag gie swimming coach Art Adam son is taking six swimmers to the Gulf A. A. U. swim meet at Har lingen, Texas. The swimmers mak ing th etrip with Coach Adamson are “Happy” McKey, who swims free style; Bobby Schofield, a jun ior who won first in his division in the last swim meet; Cynthia Lancaster, also free style who won second in her division; Carol Mc- Fadden, a fast free stylist who won first in her division in a pre vious swim meet; Aggie star Fred Renaud, and Van Adamson, the coach’s son, who will enter in the junior events. The Gulf A.A.U. meet is being staged in Ligon pool in Harlingen and Aggie swimmer Harlod Hens ley is sponsoring it. It is the first event of its kind to be staged in the Valley of south Texas and will bring to the Valley many of the outstanding swim stars in the state. Swimming stars from Rice, Bay lor, Texas A. & M. and many ama teur aqua-stars will be on hand to attempt to break the standing rec ords. Also making the trip with Adam son is W. L. Penberthy, manager of Texas A. & M.’s intramural athletics. Mr. Penberthy will offic iate in the swimming meet and will also address the Harlingen A. & M. Mother’s Club. There will be two divisions in the men’s class, Junior and Sen ior, as well events for boys and girls. The senior division will see Fred Renaud swimming free style and Fred is shooting at the old record. While Texas A. & M. Is send ing only two official representa tives, Renaud and McKey, the school will be well represented by the remaining members of Adam son’s squad who go to Harlingen. Complete Service Cheaper at A & M For less than $1.50 per month per student, the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College furnishes lights, heat, hot and cold water and janitor service, according to E. N. Holmgreen, business manager. Based on 4,750 dormitory stu dents, data prepared by B. D. Marburger, superintendent of buildings and college utilities, the cost of furnishing steam heat, lights, cold and hot water and janitor service per student for the long session of nine months is slightly under $14. The rates are as follows: Elec tricity, $1.68 per kilowatt hour; hot water, $.527 per 1,000 gallons; cold water, $.109 per 1,000 gal lons and steam heat, $.124 per foot radiation. All of these rates in clude cost of actual generation of the service and cost of distribu tion to the building. Cost per student for nine months: Old New Dorms. Dorms. Power (lights) $3.14 $3.44 Hot water 1.96 1.91 Cold water 1.06 1.06 Steam heat 3.25 3.25 Janitor Service (student labor .... 4.32 4.32 $13.73 $13.98 Project House, Once Barracks, Torn Down Plans were being furthered this week by W. P. A. workers in raz ing the Houston county project house across the railroad tracks at the West Gate. Since the razing project was be- | gun nearly a month ago, work has not been continuous, and it will therefore require another two or three weeks before the plans are completed. - - , The building was originally built Mitchell, University of Michigan; for the purpose of serving as reg- DeWitt Portal, San Jose Califor nia State Teachers College; Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft, Department of Institutions and Agencies, Trenton, N. J.; Grantland Rice, syndicated sports colmnist; Bill Stern, Na tional Broadcasting sports announcer, and ular- army barracks for enlisted men on duty at A. & M. However, it was recently converted into a project house for boys from Hous ton county who attended school here. As yet, no decision has been Company made as to where the new county Joe Wil- | project home will be located for Softball And Swimming To Be Leading Entertainment liams, New York World-Telegram. ] the long session of 1941-42. The second session sun school recreation program began in earnest this week with the twi light league playing their first games last Monday night. The teams that have entered in the league are: Aggie Cleaners, Cam pus Cleaners, North Gate Project House, Seaboard Life Insurance, Aggieland Pharmacy, Faculty, and Campus Theater. While the baseball games seem to be the most popular type of entertainment this summer, P. L. Downs, Jr., natatorium has seen quite a few visitors on these hot afternoons. Next in the line of activity is the Juke Box Prom. The prom is the highlight of the weekends featuring jitterbugging and jive done to the music of the best or chestras that are to be had. All this is offered for the mere sum of twenty-five cents. The intramural office, which is in charge of the summer school -j-recreation program, stated that in addition to the program already offered, ping pong, golf, tennis, and handball would be offered if there was enough interest shown. The above games will be offered in tournament and possibily medals to the winners. With the capable recreation di rectors that we have, this session of summer school should be very bright with sports activities, so arise yourself out of that lethargie and join in the fun. Just drop by the intramural office or watch The Battalion for announcements of the games. The summer softball league will play two rounds of games with double eliminations to decide the winner. Here is the Twilight Softball League schedule for the second semester. By way of explanation, the first column of dates is the first time the teams meet, while the next column is the second meeting of the squads. TWILIGHT SOFTBALL 2nd Semester 1940-41 1— Seaboard Life 2— Faculty 3— Aggie Cleaners 4— North Gate Proj. House 5— Campus Theater 6— Campus Clearners Date 7-28—8-8-41 No. 7-28—8-8-41 No. 7-28—8-8-41 No. 7-30—8-11-41 No. 7-30—8-11-41 No. 7- 30—8-11-41 No. 8- 1 -8-13-41 No. 8-1 -8-13-41 No. 8-1 -8-13-41 No. 8-4 -8-15-41 No. 8-4 -8-15-41 No. 8-4 -8-15-41 No. 8-6 -8-18-41 No. 8-6 -8-18-41 No. 8-6 -8-18-41 No. Place 1 5 3 5 3 1 5 1 3 3 5 1 3 5 1 Team Vs Seaboard Life ” Faculty Aggie Cleaners ” Seaboard Life ” Faculty Aggie Cleaners ” Seaboard Life ” Faculty N. G. Proj. House ” Seaboard Life ” Faculty Campus Theater ” Seaboard Life ” Aggie Cleaners ” N. G. Proj. House ” Team N. G. Proj. House Campus Theater Campus Cleaners Campus Theater Campus Cleaners N. G. Proj. House Campus Cleaners Aggie Cleaners Campus Theater Aggie Cleaners N. G. Proj. House Campus Cleaners Faculty Campus Cleaners Campus Cleaners Campus Cleaners And Seaboard Life Win In First League Games In the first games of the Twi light League, played Monday night the Seaboard Life took a win over the North Gate Project House with a score of 14 to 7, the power ful Campus Cleaners, last term’s winner took the Aggie Cleaners for a cleaning with a score of 10 to 1. The rousing fracas between the Faculty and the Campus Theater with a tie and the game will be rescheduled. These games are played on the drill field starting at six in after noon every Monday, Wednesday, adn Friday. There are usually three games played simultaneously and you can pick your game to watch. The conspicuous lack of specta tors at one of the best evenings entertainment has been a sore spot in the hearts of the players and in the future they hope to see a larger contingent of “sideline- ers.” Typing or writing In longhand seemed slow to Leon Danco, a Har vard freshman, so he submitted a 2,000-word English composition on a home-made phonograph rec ord. Let Us Fix Your Radio EXPERT RADIO REPAIR WORK STUDENT CO-OP North Gate Phone 4-4114 Placement records of the Univer sity of Chicago are beginning to reflect the trend toward replac ing men with women in industry. Books are closed . . . Charges now payable in September. FINAL WEEK SUMMER SALE This week will bring to a close our Annual Sum mer Clearance Sale of Men’s Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings. Take advantage of these final reductions NOW REDUCED PRICES On All SUMMER SUITS SUMMER SLACKS SLACK SUITS STRAW HATS SPORT SHOES COLORED SHIRTS ALL PAJAMAS LADIES and MENS SWIM SUITS SPORT SHIRTS SPORT BELTS SILK NECKWEAR SUMMER ROBES All Ladies Summer Gloves, Belts and Bags % PRICE — 7 t X WIMBERLEY ■ STONE OANSBY J / CLOCKIERS College and Bryan