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Swimmers Face DAC in Dual Meet Tonight Pitching of Aggie Hurlers Proves Excellent In Double Victory Over Sheppard Field Nine That double victory that the Ag gie baseball team scored over Shep pard Flyers Thursday afternoon certainly answered quite a few questions for Coach Lil Dimmitt. Two of the most burning ques tions in the mind of the diamond mentor was whether the club had adequate pitching and whether they had any kind of hitting abil ity. Thursday’s hurling exhibition was excellent, considering that this was the first organized game for the team. Stevenson, Shuford, Car den, and Acrey showed plenty of stuff against a team that vas largely composed of professional players. Smokey Carden proved that he will certainly go in this league with that screaming fast one of his. It invariably has the habit of breaking on the outside of the plate, which makes it rather diffi cult for a hitter to get much of a fdow. Smokey needs to improve a bit on his control, but for a first day workout, he did an excellent job. To me, however, the most prom ising of the lot of pitchers was the little lefthander—Johnny Shuford. The sophomore flinger is about the coolest player on the team, and throws seemingly with ease. He reminds one of Frank Golden, for mer ace southpaw hurler for the Baylor Bears. His control is excep tionally good—especially for a lefthander. Charlie Stevenson and Weldon Acrey came through in fine style. Stevenson allowed but four hits in four innings of play, and looks like he is ready for Southwest Confer ence competition. Acrey got him self in a hot spot during the second game, but had enough stuff to come through unscathed. Such pitching should win him a few games in this league. The pitching, which at first was questionable, is a strong point on the team, and should prove more than adequate in winning games. As for the hitting, the boys did tee off against the Sheppard hurl ers for a few hits, but many of them were of the scratch variety. The outfield, which is supposed to field the heaviest hitters, garnered only two hits for the day. This will certainly stand some improvement if the Dimmittmen expect to get their portion of runs. The boys do have hitting ability, and, I think, should improve as the games go by. Another strong point on the team is the combination of Jimmy New berry at short and Irvin Smith at second, two sophomores who show ed worlds of promise in their re spective positions. Both of them have an ability to wield a mean bat once they get started, and from this corner, it looks like both will be fixtures at the keystone sack. Their fielding was great Thursday afternoon, inasmuch as this was their first Varsity game. Yes, sir, Coach Lil Dimmitt has a ball club that has plenty of pos sibilities and if one or two kinks are ironed out quickly, the trophy case in the Academic Building may well be increased at the end of this semester. Hm! It certainly could be!! Sports Squibs From Here and There; Some Statistics Concerning Aggie Basketball . , . Here’s some interesting dope on Aggie basketball statistics com piled by H. B. McElroy and Roy P. Gates of the Publicity Depart ment . . . Most field goals—Hen derson, 101; Most free throws— Henderson, 47; Most Total Points —Henderson, 249; Most personal fouls—Mike Cokinos, 59 (just shows who hustled the most; and most free throws missed—Fred Na bors, 36 out of 61 attempts (Ouch!) Brings to mind those 2-point loss es) .. . Here’s the totals for the ’42 season—Field goals, 391; Free throws, 157; Personal fouls, 293; Total points, 939; and free throws missed, 180 . . . The Ags’ opponent record for the season . . . 410 field goals, 202 free throws, 284 per sonal fouls, 1022 total points and 142 free throws missed .... Con sidering everything, I think that’s a pretty fair record for a team that finished next to the bottom in the conference Coach Marty Karow has left for the high schol tournament in Aus tin ... . Some good basketball fishing out that ways, Marty . . . Speaking of that high school tournament to those that are a bit interested, keep your eye glued on Jeff Davis and Lufkin . . . those two schools have some very prom ising future college players—yes sir, VERY PROMISING . . . Bill Henderson and Ray Jarrett com- (See KYLE FIELD, Page 4) FRIENDSHIP FADES UNLESS KEPT ALIVE Let Your Photograph Speak For You Photographs of Distinction AGGIELAND STUDIO Joe Sosolik, Prop. Now Is The Time To Look Your Best! HAIR TRIMMED IN THE RIGHT WAY Primp up for your date We Cut to Please Y.M.C.A. BARBER SHOP “In Old Y” DON’T THROW AWAY THAT RUSTY OLD BIKE! v*-— Low Price On All Repairs °\ WE CAN FIX IT! Bicycle Parts, Accessories STUDENT CO-OP Phone 4-4114 1 Block East of North Gate Battalion Sports MARCH 7, 1942 Page 3 "Fighting Fifth” Water Polo Champs Battle Slated to Take Place at DownsNatatorium Taylor-Green Duel Expected to Highlight Meet; Ceremonies Begin at 7:30 Sharp Swimming their first home meet of the season, the Texas Aggie Tankers will meet the Dallas Ath letic Club tonight at 7:30 p.m. in P. L. Downs Jr. Natatorium. This second meeting of the two teams will resolve into a dual meet with the highlight being the tank battle between Bob Taylor of the Aggies and Danny Green of the DAC. Tonight, the Aggies will attempt to break the 40-40 tie realized in their first meeting with DAC. It will be an all-out meet and any thing might happen. Not only will the Aggies be on their toes in an attempt to eke out a win over DAC, but this meeting brings to gether the two strongest swim- “Fighting Fifth” Corps Head quarters, winner of class A water polo. The team mem bers are, Front row, left to right, Schmidt, Rosenberg, Cockrell, Waelder, and Levy. Back row left to right, Bas- singer, Stubbs, and Dees. —Photo by Howard Berry Spike White, Assistant Intramural Director, Has Come Up the Hard Way to Top of Ladder By Mike Mann One of the most popular men connected with Aggieland’s physi cal training program is C. G. “Spike” White, physical education instructor and assistant director of intramural athletics. Spike, a na tive Texan, was born in Dallas in 1914. He attended grammar school in Dallas but his high school period took place in Amarillo where he was enrolled in the Amarillo High School, and while here he played tennis and basketball. After grad uation from high school Spike at tended Amarillo Junior College for one year. In September, 1932, White en tered A. & M. as a fish and studied electrical engineering, graduating in the class of ’35. Upon leaving A. & M. he was employed by the Dallas Power & Light Company. Five other Aggie graduates enter ed the service of the same com pany at this time with Spike. These six obtained a house in Dal las and set up a bachelor’s quar ters which they named “Bachelor’s, Inc.” In the year and a half they were together the sextet went through thick and thin. Near the end of 1936 Spike left Dallas and went to Dayton, Ohio, in the employ of General Motors in the air conditioning and sales engineering branch. Shortly there after he was transferred to Hous ton where he remained until Aug ust, 1938. It was Houston where Spike took that all-important step —he was married .to Miss Darnell Hackney of Dallas. September, 1938, found Spike and his bride in Aggieland where he re-entered A. & M. to take phy sical education work. He attended school all of the long term of 1938-39 while his wife worked in the offices of the AAA at College Station. Spike says that this is one year in his life that he will always remember. He is grateful to Darnell for her aid during this time. To sum it up in Spike’s own words: “Wives who work and help keep things going while their hus bands are completing their educa tion deserve lots of credit. Many wives have helped their husbands in this way at A. & M. and should be commended for such a wonder ful act.” During the year he was back in school Spike worked in the mess hall and officiated numerous ath letic events. The following summer be worked in the Aggie swiming pool. For the, past three regular ses sions White has been with the Physical Education department. During the summers of 1940 and. 1941 he and his wife were in Cali fornia attending the University of Southern California Los Angeles. Last summer Spike worked in the North American Aviation Corpora tion factory in Los Angeles in ad dition to attending U.S.C. White has also been a counselor and guide at the boy’s summer camp of Bill Lantz, a close friend, in Missouri in summers previous to 1939. His wife served as a coun selor at a nearby girls camp at the same time. He is completing his theis which will give him his master’s degree in Physical Education in May. The thesis, incidentally, is on making intramurals safer and more health ful. The desire to work with, and train young men to better them selves physically led Spike to give up his work in the engineering field and turn to physical training. He thoroughly enjoys his work here at A. & M. and says that he has never known a better bunch of boys than the ones he has known through his physical activities in Aggieland. Here’s hoping for many more hale and hearty years at A. & M. for Spike White. Aggies Sweep Twin-Bill With Sheppard Flyers Scoggin and Glass Supply Money Blows in 6-5, 5-4 Win Thursday Afternoon Timely hits by Ira (Slugger) Glass, in the first game, and Cap tain John Scoggin in the next, pro vided the necessary margin of vic tory as the Aggies swept a double- header from Marland Jeffrey’s Sheppard Field Flyers here Thurs day afternoon ,6-5 and 5-4. Pitching Good John (Lefty) Shuford’s brilliant relief hurling, coupled with Glass’ hitting was the main factor in the first game win. Charlie (Bones) Stevenson started on the mound, and, but for a bad second frame, pitched credible ball. He allowed four hits in four innings, three of them being scratch. The Flyers started the ball roll ing in the second, nicking Steven son for three runs. With one down, Jeffrey reached first on Steven son’s error. Phillips was safe on Newberry’s boot. Bingston singled to score Jeffrey, and Phillips and Bingston came in as Smith erred on Dillion’s grounder. Three hits and a walk got a run back for the Aggies in the last half of the inning. Rogers beat out an infield hit, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and came in on Steven son’s blow to right. Black forced Stevenson and Daniels walked. Newberry flied out to right, but Porter singled to first. Smith went down swinging. The Flyers added another run in the third on Mabry’s single and Jeffrey’s double to left. But the Aggies closed in again with two tallies in the fourth. Glass and Scoggin opened with singles, Rog ers sacrificed, and both scored as Stevenson singled to right. Glass Wins Game Jeffrey’s second double, and Phillips hit put the Flyers ahead, 5-3, and, until the final frame, Pitcher Janosieck of Sheppard had the Cadets well in hand. However, the Ags broke loose in true A. & M. style. Newberry reached first as Jeffrey dropped his fly. Peden walked. Ballow was safe as Mabry (See AGGIES SWEEP, Page 4) ming teams in the Southwest. When Bob Taylor meets Danny Green, it will be a battle between the undefeated men of each team. Taylor has not only been unde feated since he entered A. & M., but he has won the A.A.U. 220- yard and 440-yard free style championship. Besides breaking other pool records, Green is the 220-yard and 440-yard Southwest Conference champion and record holder. The other battle that will be taking place tonight is the duel between Bob Cowling and Dallasite Phil Montgomery. Cowling is also undefeated and Montgomery suf fered his only defeat at the hands of Cowling in their previous meet. Bob Sinclair, who won the South west Conference individual medley relay championship while swim ming for Southern Methodist Uni' versity will be back with the DAC tankers tonight for the battle. Diving will be represented by Aggie Jack Baird and Bill Stev ens. The only DAC diver to com pete will be 16-year-old Bobby Moran. Again this year, the Adolph Kie fer Award, presented to the out standing swimmer in the South west will be given. Bob Taylor of A. & M. was last year’s unanim ous choice because of his remark able record in the middle-distance swimming during the year pre- ceeding and for his breaking of a record in every meet in which he competed. Admission to the meet tonight is free. INTRAMURALS By DUB OXFORD Don’t forget to come down to the intramural office and weigh- in for intramural boxing. You may come down anytime between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. until March 19. Inci dentally, a man has to make the weight he enters in before he may box or wrestle. A bit of misun derstanding has arisen concern ing the necesity of acquiring hos pital approvals before a man may box or wrestle. The straight dope is this: All men taking military science do not have to report to the hospital for a physical examination stating that they are fit to box or wrestle. 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