Arkansas Hogs Defeat Aggie Five, 47-41
R. Bucek, Labus, and << Record-Breaker ,,
Johnny Zeigler Are Mainstay of Track Team
Putting football and basketball
aside for another day or so, let’s
roam into the field of track. Coach
Dough Rollins has already ex
pressed his opinion that it is the
best track team he has coached
since he has been here, and there
are quite a •few reasons to substan
tiate the fact. First and number
one reason is, of course, Roy Bu
cek, captain, and ace hurdler of
the team and the Southwest Con
ference. He has been on the in
jured list lately, but figures to be
in top shape with the advent of
track season.
Next in line comes Emerick La-
ibus, a cinder-clad, who can really
run that 100-yard dash and the
relays. I watched him on one of
his practice jaunts Thursday aft
ernoon and there seems to be no
reason why Coach Dough Rollins’
ace sophomore shouldn’t come
through in fine style at future
meets.
Last but not least in our books
is a trackster named Johnny Zeig
ler. That name is not too familiar
to the average sports fan, but it is.
a name which may well find itself
on the pinnacle of Aggie fame
after the season is over. You may
remember him slightly as the
same lad who broke the conference
cross country record by going the
two and one-half mile course in
12.10 last November, knocking bet
ter than 6 seconds off the mark
which had stood since 1925. It was
back in those years that Sandy
Esquival, performing for Texas
university, trotted the 2-mile run
in 9:32.4, and that record has with
stood the challenge of several crack
distance runners. This year, it’s
the Aggies’ Johnny Zeigler who
gets the chance of shattering the
record, and according to Coach Rol
lins, Assistant Coach Ray Putnam,
and Cross Country Coach Col.
Frank Anderson, he has more than
an even chance to set a new time
for the distance. In practice, he is
consistently running under the 10-
minute time, and with someone to
press him, Zeigler can do much
better.
The 2-mile record of Texas’ San
dy Esquival still stands undaunted
through tWe years, but a little 135-
1b. black-haired son of Texas A. &
M. may well break it. Only time
and Johnny Zeigler can tell.
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Tankers
Setting Records in 300-Yard Medley Relay
. . . Coach Art Adamsons swim-
mng team not only is going about
its winning ways in its South
ern tour, but it also is setting
.a few records in the 300-yard med
ley relay ... in their first meet
with the Dallas Athletic club, the
tankers broke the Dallas pool rec
ord with a time of 3:17.8 . . . the
following day at Atlanta, Georgia,
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Coach Adamson’s swimmers dupli
cated their effort by setting a rec
ord in the 300-yard medley relay
in their meet with Emory Univer
sity . . . Captain Ernie Conway,
Bob Cowling and Fred Renaud are
the mainstays of that relay . . .
their other meets are as yet unre
ported . . . Coach Lil Dimmitt of
the baseball team is scheduling
games with non-conference oppon
ents ... he already has a game
with the Sheppard Field Flyers
scheduled for March ... at this
time Coach Dimmitt’s main prob
lem is his pitching staff . . . Hoyl
Basil and Bob Buntin have taken
Jimmy Parker’s position as equip
ment managers . . . Both are work
ing on football, but will divide time
on baseball and track . . . Hoyle
will take care of track while Bob
will give his time to baseball . . .
It looks as if Bobby Williams, dy
namic sophomore back, will be in
for heavy duty come next fall . . .
he’s been running from all four po
sitions in the backfield and looking
good at each ... he hit his peak
Monday afternoon when he tore the
Reserve line to shreds with his
great running . . . Keep an eye on
Bobby . . . Don’t forget this date—
February 21 . . . It’s Sports Day!
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Fish Smash
Allen Basketeers
With 56-30 Score
«
“Buddy” Moore Leads
As High Scorer And
Aggie Team Sparkplugs
Coach Manning Smith's Fish bas
ketball team proved to be consid
erably more than a match for the
Allen Academy Ramblers in their
game yesterday afternoon, and ov
erwhelmed the Allen basketeers by
a top heavy score of 56-30.
Combining fast action on the
court with an unusual ability to hit
the basket, the Fish jumped into
the lead when the game was but a
few seconds old and were never
seriously threatened. Most of the
game was played in the Allen
Academy end of the court, and
proof of the stout fish defense lies
in the fact that 14 of the visitors’
points were garnered via the free
throw route.
Sparkplug of the Fish attack
and high scorer of the afternoon,
was Gordon “Buddy” Moore, a
Wichita Falls lad, who managed to
hit the strings for a total of no
less than 20i points, all of which
were made during the first half.
No doubt Buddy would have in
creased this but he fouled out of
the contest when the second half
was but a few seconds old.
Also outstanding for the Fish
were Bob Barton of Pasadena,
whose speed in breaking for the
basket worried the Rambler de
ton and Joe Sample of Dallas
fense no end, Harry Hope of Hous-
These boys together with Moore
accounted for most of the fresh
men’s points.
High scorer for the visitors was
was J. Kunze, who racked up a
total of 12 points for the afternoon.
Although the Fish held him pretty
well in check for the first part of
the game, Kunze got hot in the dy
ing minutes of the contest and
dropped several beautiful long
shots through the strings.
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FEBRUARY 14, 1942
PAGE 3
Aggie Football Team to Have Intra
Squad Battle This Afternoon at 3:15
Those who did not get a chance -
at viewing the edition of Coach
Homer Norton’s ’42 gridiron team
will get their due time this after
noon, when the Aggie coach pre
sents a regulation game between
the Regulars and Reserves. Game
time is 3:15.
The Regulars, who were sparked
by Leo Daniels and Jake Webster
last Saturday, won the tilt, 41-0,
and will again pit some of the
most formidable material against
the' so-called “blue-boys” or hold
overs and the less-acclaimed play
ers on the squad.
Unhampered by bad weather so
far, Coach Norton and his aides
have been able to work on 1942
plans instead of dwelling countless
hours on fundamentals.
“The boys have come along
fine,” Coach Norton said, “and
some of the weaknesses on the
team have been greatly strength
ened.”
Much of the recent workouts
have been slowed down by the
four hour military drills every
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day, but not too much as to actual
ly hamper the spring training
plans.
In their most recent scrimmage
sessions Thursday and Friday aft
ernoon, a large part of the time
was spent on pass blocking and
passing. Coach Norton indicated
that one of the' main weaknesses
of the Aggie team in their full-
fledged game last Saturday was
blocking on pass plays, and it was
the intention of the coaching staff
to iron out that kink immediately.
Much improvement was noted in
the pass blocking recently.
The passing game, supervised
by the magic arm of Leo Daniels
and assisted by George Wilde, Ed
Sturcken, and Jake Webster, has
been going great guns. Sturcken
and Webster did not do any pass
ing last Saturday, but Coach Hom
er Norton has stated that the Ag
gies will not rely on just one man
to do the slinging, but will attempt
to have at least three men in the
backfield alternating at tossing the
pigskin.
Another great feature of the
spring session has been the work
of Guard Weldon Maples who is
groomed to be one of the best
linemen in the Southwest Confer
ence next season. Maples broke into
the starting lineup during the
close of the season last year, and
since then has been one of the bet
ter linemen on the field of play.
Truman Cox, end, too has shown
much spark and fire in recent
scrimmages, and is destined to car
ry a heavy load next season.
The Aggies will climax their
practice session February 21 in a
Sports’ Day attraction before the
cadet corps and the general public.
Following that, they will take it
Intramurals
:By Dub Oxford:
Here is good news for all fel
lows who like to work off excess
energy. Perhaps they can enter
this sport and quit mauling their
room mates. Class A and class B
wrestling will begin soon as an
intramural sport as soon as varsi
ty basketball is
over. This date
should be about
March 5 if the
present playing
schedule holds
out. For the ben
efit of all men
who plan to enter
wrestling, please
come down to the
Oafar4 intramural club-
room from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. or
from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. according
to the following schedule:
Tuesday, Feb. 17, Field Art
illery, Coast Artillery.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, Infan
try and Engineers.
Thursday, Feb. 19, All other
• organizations.
As many as five freshmen and
upperclassmen may enter the sport
and these entrants wil Ibe distri
buted into weight classes. If you
have an intramural handbook
handy, see pages 12, 22 and 23 for
complete information.
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Class A:
E FA Volleyball
C FA, Horseshoes
F Pepl. Center, Volleyball
I CHQ, Volleyball
A Cav, Horseshoes
Class B:
2 CHQ, Horseshoes
A SC, AggiemintjOn
-V.
Wrestling instructions will be
given to those who have entered
in the sport at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
February 24 and Thursday, Feb
ruary 26. Credit wil Ibe given to
freshment attending these instruc
tional periods. In order that the
intermural department may do a
thorough job of teaching, these
instructional periods will be lim
ited to those men who are entered
in wrestling.
easy until February 27 when they
will hang up their grid togs until
Fall training early in September.
Teams to Conclude Series
With Game Tonight at 8:30
Henderson Is High Point Man for Cadets....
With 21 Markers; Adams Stars for Hogs
By Mike Haikin
Battalion Sports Editor
Finding the range ip the final minutes of play, Coach Glen Rose’s
Arkansas Razorbacks subdued a rough and tough Texas Aggie quin
tet, 47-41, last night before a capacity crowd at the DeWare Field
House.
The teams conclude their series-f
tonight at the Field House. Game
time will be 8:30. One of the fea
tures of the between-half program
will be the introduction of Mrs.
Lil Munnerlyn’s new song.
Thrilling Affair
It was a thrilling affair all the
way with the lead changing inter
mittently throughout the game.
The Aggies, led by Bill Henderson,
who was high point man for the
night with 21 points, gave Arkan
sas a rough battle all the way, but
finally succumbed to the clever
ball-handling of the tree-top Ozark
basketeers. Henderson, besides be
ing high point man, by far gave
his outstanding performance of
the year. His shots came from all
corners of the floor, and many hit
the hoop without touching the rim.
R. B. Bayer and Mike Cokinos co
llaborated with Henderson in giv
ing a great performance.
For the Razorbacks, it was “Jum
pin’ ” O’Neal Adams and Cap
tain R. C. Pitts, who provided most
of the fireworks. Adams made 13
Vermont Not So Old
Prof There Discovers
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the Devonian age, 100,000,000 years
later.
points while Pitts contributed 9
markers to the Arkansas cause.
Bob Honea also showed to advan
tage with his 9 points, while at the
same time playing an excellent
floor game.
Ark Takes Early Lead
Arkansas broke loose with a 6-3
lead before the game was very old.
Bayer hit the meshes for a field
goal, but that was counter-bal
anced with a goal by Adams; Ad
ams hit the hoop again, but Hen
derson sank two goals to bring the
score at 10-9, Arkansas. From there
on until the half, it was close
throughout, with one team sinking
field goals followed by the other.
The half ended with a 23-21 lead
for Arkansas.
Bayer, Pete Watkins, and Hen
derson added field goals, while Jar-
rett accounted for a gratis shot
as the half opened. This gave the
Cadets a five point lead, and for
a time it seemed that another up
set victory was brewing. However,
the Razorbacks quickly closed the
gap, and the score was 34 all, with
6 minutes to play. Both the Aggies
and Hogs exchanged field goals
and free throws and the score
was tied at 41 all with but four
minutes to play. However, field
goals by Honea and Adams, and
free throws by Gordon Carpenter
and Pitts, proved to be the winning
margin.
Freeze Ball
From there on until the final
gun sounded the Razorbacks froze
the ball all the way. The cadets
tried hard to secure the ball, but
their vain efforts only resulted in
personal fouls.
In a special added attraction
given between halves, the tumb
ling team again provided the tense
fans with plenty of thrills. Their
performance received a hearty ap
plause.
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