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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1941
Aggies Dive Swim and Play
Rough House at Downs Pool
By Brooks Cofcr
It’s a far cry from the old bath
tub plunge of the Y. swimming
pool to the new modern P. L.
Downs Jr. Natatorium.
Before the present swimming
pool was built, the aqua performers
took their daily dip in the over
grown bath tub in the Y. It was
hard to find the water when you
once got in, much less trying to
find room to swim. Aggie swim
ming teams suffered from such a
set-up, and in 1933 the modern
pool we have today was built.
The present pool is one of the
best in the country. It is amply
equipped with lockers and showers
and other facilities for swimming.
The heating plant for the water
is one of its main features. The
Taylor Breaks Record
In Recent Tyler Meet
Bob Taylor, Coach Art Adamson’s
ace swimming star, proved that he
will again be an important cog of
the Aggie tankers, when he broke
the 200 yard free style record in
the recent Tyler swimming meet.
Taylor’s time was 2:5.4, which
surpassed the record previously
held by Tex Robertson of Texas
University.
Adamson also has secured the
services of two excellent swimmers
while at Tyler. They are Wyman
Davis of El Paso, who won the 50
and 100 yards free styles, and Phil
Griffin of Fort Worth, who excell
ed in many events.
water in the pool under these
conditions has to be changed on
ly once or twice a year; it con
stantly is circulating through the
heating and purification plant,
which keeps it at a temperature
of around 70 degrees.
The pool activity is varied. Some
fellows take advantage of the div
ing boards to show their new form,
while others who like the rough
side of swimming may engage in
a game of water polo.
From a spectator’s viewpoint
water polo is not so exciting, but
for the participants things move
along quite fast as the action that
takes place under water is plenty
rough.
Statistics at the University of
Wisconsin extenison division show
that persons from forty to forty
nine years of age are better stu
dents than youths of fifteen to
nineteen. The older students re
ceived twenty-four A’s and three
D’s in college courses compared to
the seven teen A’s and twelve D’s
of the younger group.
Sophs May Prove Vital Part of Ag Team
Sophomores
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The “half-face test’ popularized
by a leading cosmetic house came
into its own during rat week at
Mercer College in 1937. Fresh
men girls had to appear one day
with their hair done up in plaits
and makup only on one side of the
face.
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Zapalac, Daniels, Andricks, Dickey
Should See Plenty Action Before Long
Sophomores have often been the backbone of championship teams,
and it may well be the same with the 1941 edition of the Aggie team.
Coach Homer Norton and his aides will get the best crop of first year
varsity men since 1937.
Foremost of all the sophomores is Willie Zapalac, hard ramming
fullback, who was held out last year for more experience. Willie is
groomed for a starting berth in Norton’s backfield, along with Derace
Moser, Marshall Spivey, and Jake Webster. Zapalac is big and as hard
as they come, tipping the scales"
at 200 lbs. and reaching six feet.
Before coming here, he won four
letters in football, basketball, and
track at Bellville high school. Truly
a triple threat man, Zapalac may
well prove to be an important cog
in Norton’s rejuvinated machine.
Daniels and Andricks
Two of the best bets coming
from the freshmen team appear to
be Leo Daniels, swivel hipped half
back, and Dennis Andricks,. hard-
smashing fullback. Daniels, one
of the main spark plugs of the
freshman team last year, is the
nearest thing to the great Dick
Todd that has come to A. & M.
in many a year, and is certain to
see plenty of action. Andricks, the
“John Kimbrough” of the Fish
team, may well take up where “Big
John” left off as he is big and
durable and has speed to burn.
Marty Karow, backfield coach, has
indicated more than once that
Andricks may well outshine Kim
brough.
Two Great Tackles
The backfield, however, is not
the only spot that Norton expects
to be reinforced. The forward wall
which often times makes the ball
carriers and passers what they
are, gets in Leo n ard Dickey and
Don Luethy, who of the best line
men to come from a freshman team
in many a moon. Martin Ruby
and Fuel Wesson, the probable
starting tackles on the Aggie vars
ity squad, are certain to feel much
spirited competition from these two
giants of the first year squad.
Dickey, a converted end, is one of
the key sophomore prospects for
1941 and may win himself a start
ing berth before the season is very
long. He is big, exceptionally fast
(Turn to SOPHS, page 16)
Baptists Erect
New Church Soon
A new Baptist Church to cost
approximately $50,000 will be built
adjacent to the campus with con
struction to be started in the near
future.
The church will be financed by
the Baptist General Convention of
Texas and the fund of $50,000 has
been created for the project. Rev.
R. L. Brown is pastor of the Col
lege Station Baptist Church.
The new building- will be three
stories of hollow tile and brick con
struction and modern throughout.
It will, serve both the College Sta
tion Baptist congregation and the
many Baptist students of the ca
det corps.
Zapalac
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Taro Kishi, ’26, famous Aggie
half-back, was the only man of
Japanese blood to star on Texas
football fields. He would have been
a great star, but he was easily
injured because his bones were
small and easily broken.
Fourteen gradutaes of A. & M. in
1927 were given the chance to en
ter the regular army as second
lieutenants.
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1941 Texas Aggie Football Schedule
September 27—Sam Houston State Teachers at College Station
October 4—A. & I. at San Antonio
October 11—N.Y.U. at New York
October 18—*T.C.U. at Fort Worth
October 25—'"Baylor at College Station k
November 1—* Arkansas at Little Rock
November 8—*S.M.U. at College Station
November 15—*Rice at Houston
November 22—Open Date
November 27—*Texas U. at College Station.
December 6—Washington State at Tacoma
* Indicates conference game.
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