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)
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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.
Only those men who are not tak
ing military science are required
to have the hospital pass on their
physical condition.
Oifert
Volleyball League Winers
A few of the teams in class A
volleyball have finished their lea-
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
Class A:
5 CHQ, Swimming
I Field Artillery, Volleyball
B Coast Artillery, Volleyball
A Signal Corps, Volleyball
Class B:
F Replacement Center, Horse
shoes
D Cavalry, Aggieminton
C Coast Artillery, Horseshoes
A Cavalry, Horseshoes,
Horseshoes
gues and the league winers have
been tabulated. So far, D Engi
neers, H Coast Artillery, H Re
placement Center, D Field Artil
lery and E Infantry are the teams
that came out on top in their re-
(See INTRAMURALS, Page 4)
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