By [Hike Uaikin
Battalion Sports Editor
Grayson Episode Affirms Importance Of
Swimming As Great Sport and Life-Saving
As a sport, there is nothing more
refreshing than swimming, and
as a life-saver, there is nothing
better than being able to know
how to swim. Today, with the war
on both sides of our shores, trans
ports, tankers, and naval vessels
will be the main source of trans
portation for our troops to fight
the enemy on the distant lands be
yond, and the idea of being able
to swim cannot be over-empha
sized. Let’s just take an example
of an incident that happened not
too long ago in the Pacific area.
Jack Lee Grayson, ace breast-
stroker on Coach Art Adamson’s
1937 swimming team, was with the
air corps immediately after Pearl
Harbor. A few days ago, Jack
and a few of his mates were fly
ing a patrol bomber across the
Pacific when suddenly a squadron
of Jap planes attacked them and
shot the bomber into the sea. Jack
emerged from the plane a bit shak
en but well and alive. A moment
later the same Jap planes came
back to machine-gun the hapless
fliers. Grayson, who was an ex
pert swimmer, immediately sub
merged in the water, dodging the
screaming bullets and thus saving
his life and limbs.
I just related that tale to show
each and everyone of you the im
portance of being able to know how
to swim, especially in this day and
age. Who knows, it may be YOU
who might be in the Pacific Ocean
dodging those Jap bullets. So give
a thought to this little story, and
when you’re down at the pool, try
and improve your swimming!
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Hank
Foldberg, Fish End, Converted to Tackle
Hank Foldberg, hard hitting end
from the past freshman team, has
been moved to the tackle slot ac
cording to Coach Homer Norton.
. . . Foldberg was one of the most
promising freshman stars of the
past year, and Norton’s move cer
tainly strengthens the weak point
of the grid team ... it may be re
membered that such a move as
membered that such a move was
made last year when Leonard Dick
ey was converted from an end to
a tackle . . . Dickey turned out to
be a “Rock of Gibraltar” at his
new post and was expected to burn
up the Southwest Conference un
til his recent enlistment into the
Navy . . . All managers of Twi
light League teams are requested
to keep score whenever their teams
are at bat ... In such a way we
can get some kind of a semblance
of batting averages and release
them at least once a week . . .
List down singles as lb, doubles
as 2b, triples as 3b, and home
runs as HR, etc. . . . Interest in
baseball sagging? . . . Well, if
you think 73,000 people does not
constitute a crowd then you can
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answer the question negatively.
. . . That’s exactly the number
present at a recent game between
Cleveland and the New York Yanks
. . . the war has affected the game
of baseball some, yes, but not
enough to hamper it seriously . . .
And speaking of baseball, those
St. Louis Cardinals are edging
over closer to the Brooklyn Dodg
ers by sweeping a double bill with
the lowly Philadelphia Phillies
Snnday while the Bums were split
ting a twin affair with the Cin
cinnati Reds . . . Still wanna bet
that St. Louis wins'the pennant?
. . . Those Red-birds are hot as
fire and there’s no stopping them.
A new process of reclaiming hun
dreds of tons of vital defense
metals now wasted as scrap has
been reported by Dr. John Wulff
of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Princeton university in the last
academic year gave $170,895 in
scholarship grants, the largest sum
in the university’s history.
Prof. H. Vance White, head of
the metallurgy department of Vir
ginia Polytechnic institute, has
discovered an alloy that softens
as it grows old. It is a combina
tion of lead with a small quantity
of tin.
Colby college, Waterville, Maine,
is completing a new campus! on a
600-acre tract two miles "from its
present location.
Have Your Eyes
Examined
Lenses Duplicated
Dr. John S. Caldwell
Bryan, Texas
Rain Affects .
’Mural Program;
Swimming Held
Softball and Tennis
Leagues Open Play This
Afternoon at 4:15 O’clock
After hard work of preparing
schedules, the Intramural Depart
ment has completed its plans for
the big Summer Intramural pro
gram. Class A water polo and
Class B swimming were inaugu
rated last night. They took place
in the P. L. Downs Natatorium at
8 p.m. Games scheduled to take
place in volley ball and softball
were rained out.
The tennis matches will take
place today at 4:15 and 5 p.m. on
the concrete courts. Volley ball
games will take place at 5 p.m.
on the new courts just west of the
clay tennis courts.
The softball leagues will start
action today at 4:15 p.m. Each
league will consist of approximate
ly 11 or 12 teams, and each organ
ization will play 10 or 11 games
in all. All softball games will be
played on old area diamonds and
on the fields behind the stadium.
The playing fields in the new area
have been turned over to the navy
and marine detachments, and will
not be used.
Since the intramural department
has been working hard for two
grueling weeks trying to make
this an interesting and entertain
ing program for everybody, and
the word has finally been given
for festivities to begin, the de
partment is sure everybody will
turn out and do their best to make
this a successful season.
Opening Games Rained Out Mon
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
Madeley’s Phar. vs. Lipscomb’s Phar. Diamond 4
Campus Cleaners vs. Holick’s Boot Shop Diamond 1
Campus Theatre vs. Loupot’s Trading Post „ Diamond 5
Faculty vs. Aggie Cleaners Diamond 2
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
Madeley’s Phar. vs. Faculty Diamond 2
Campus Theatre vs. Aggie Cleaners Diamond 1
Campus Cleaners vs. Lipscomb’s Phar. Diamond 4
Holick’s vs. Loupot’s Trading Post Diamond 5
Tilts to be Made Up Thursday; League
Opens Play Wednesday at 7:00 O’clock
Opening of the eleventh annual't’
Twilight League which was sched
uled for last night was postponed
due to the extremely wet condition
of the playing fields. However,
the curtain will go up at 7 o’clock
sharp on Wednesday unless more
wet weather intervenes. The post
poned games will be played on
Thursday night of this week.
Six officials have already been
selected ^to work the games, but
Battalion Sports
Tuesday, June 16, 1942
Page 3
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Twilight League Opens Eleventh Consecutive
Year With Greater Than Ever Success in Store
Ry Chick Hurst
Senior Sports Assistant
With the official stamp of ap
proval at last having been secured,
the eleventh annual twilight league
is finally ready to get under way.
A total of eight teams make up
the league, and each team has
turned in a full roster of fifteen
players to the league officials. The
eight teams entered in this years
race are Campus Cleaners, Cam-
INTRAMQRALS
By Mike Mann
After waiting patiently for the
opening of the summer intramural
session the intramural lists suf
fered another delay yesterday when
more than half of the opening
matches were postponed because
of wet grounds.
The openers in softball, volley
ball, and tennis will take place
this afternoon. The swimming and
water polo matches were the only
events to open on schedule last
night.
Today is the big day as far as
the outdoor sports of the intra
mural program are concerned.
Schedules were distributed to the
recreational officers via the Com
mandant’s office Saturday and all
of the teams concerned are ready
to go.
The Intramural Department de
sires to caution recreational offi
cers to observe the schedules care
fully to see that no matches are
erroneously listed. The department
has endeavored to keep all the
schedules in order but occasionally
a team is scheduled to play a game
on drill day or on a day that the
recreational officer has indicated
as being unfavorable. At any time
an error is noticed the officer is
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urged to get in touch with the In
tramural Office as soon as pos
sible.
The subject of forfeits has been
previously mentioned in this col
umn but in this writer’s opinion it
is a topic upon which we cannot
place too much stress. In 99 cases
out of 100 a forfeit is totally un
necessary and can be avoided. A
forfeit means a great deal of incon
venience and displeasure to the
team which was present and ready
to play. Since the intramural pro
gram is now on a one-semester
basis forfeits will harm a team
more than ever before.
When the recreational officer en
tered his organization in a particu
lar sport this was an indication
that his outfit would produce a
representative number of men at
each scheduled game. Don’t let your
recreational officers down! Go out
to play and win.
Civil Service
Offers Positions
As Investigators
Investigators to perform inves
tigative work for Federal agencies
are being sought through an an
nouncement released today by the
United States Civil Servcie Com
mission. The salary is $2,600 a
year. It is expected that positions
will be filled in Washington, D. C.,
and throughout the United States.
Appointees will probably be in a
travel status for the greater part
of the time. The work will be of a
confidential character, in which
the investigator must meet and
confer with individuals in all walks
of life. The data developed must
be assembled in written reports. -
Experience is required either in
making investigations in connec
tion with the prosecution of civil
or criminal cases, in the general
practice of law which included
court presentation or investigation
in preparing cases for trial, or in
responsible positions which re
quired the exrecise of tact and
independent judgment in meeting
and dealing with the public. Edu
cation completed in an accredited
college may be substituted for a
part of the experience. Persons
with legal education and appro
priate experience are particularly
desired.
Applicants must be at least 25
and not over 55 years. A written
test will be given to competitors
to determine their aptitude for
learning and adjusting to the dut
ies in the service. The appoint
ments will be for the duration of
the war and for no longer than
6 months thereafter. Applications
must be filed with the Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D.
C., and will be accepted until the
needs of the service have been
met.
be the best in history, as it will
bring together what is probably
the best bunch of softball players
ever assembled on one college cam
pus. With such stars as Leo Dan
iels and Ira Glass of the Campus
Theatre, Bill Miller of Loupot’s,
Madeley’s Pharmacy, Lipscomb’s
Pharmacy, Holick’s, Loupot’s and
the Faculty.
This year’s league promises to
pus Theatre, Aggie Cleaners,
Final Count Shows
144 Taking French
And German Courses
After registration was complet
ed on Saturday, the final count
of all students in the language
courses numbers 450. There are
144 students taking French and
German, with the remainder tak
ing Spanish.
In Dr. Campbell’s opinion, the
most striking feature of tLis sum
mer’s modern language enrollment
is the fact that, while our coun
try is engaged in a determined war
with Germany, the registration in
Beginning German this summer is
78, only a few less than that of
last fall. Under quite similar con
ditions during World War I, the
registration for German dwindled
to the point that for several years
nor- instruction was offered in that
language. That the demand for
German continues as it does can
only be explained by the more gen
eral recognition of its value for
scientific purposes, regardless of
the outcome of the war.
Jocko Roberts of the Faculty,
Mike Cokinos of Lipscomb’s, Al
bert Ricks and Mopey Smith of
Holick’s, and Horace Jennings of
Campus Cleaners competing
against each other, the fans are
assured of seeing some of the
fastest softball games ever seen
in “Uncle Sam’s” back yard.
Softball as it will be played in
the Twilight League is a far cry
from the corner sandlot. In former
years the pitcher lobbed the ball
over the plate and hoped^ that the
batter would hit it somewhere
within reach of one of the fielders.
Nowadays a batter finds himself
facing an assortment of curves,
slants, and “smokers” that would
keep a major leaguer on his toes.
So, come on out to the old drill
field any Monday or Wednesday
night between now and September
if you want to really see some
hustling softball.
there are still a few more needed.
Anyone interested in umpiring
these games come by the Bat
talion office and see Mike Haikin.
Officials must be able to work ev
ery Monday and Wednesday night
from 7 to 8 o’clock. The six offi
cials already selected are J. O.
Millei, Jimmy Souris, George
Schleeter, Chick Hurst, Harry
Boyer and William Black.
Complete rosters of the teams
entered and the $3.00 entry fee
should be turned in to the Intra
mural Department immediately by
all those managers who hav^ not
yet done so. The purpose of this
entry fee is to pay for the special
lively balls which will he used in
the league games. As stated in
Saturday’s Battalion, managers
may obtain bats and balls for
practice at the intramural office.
University of Wisconsin’s new
farm short course dormitory will
be known as W. A. Henry hall, in
honor of the first dean of the uni
versity’s college of agriculture.
Before it had its first building a
century and a quarter ago, Alle
gheny college had a 10,000-volume
library, then second only to Harv
ard’s in this country.
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Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university,
believes economic exhaustion may
end the war sooner than many
expect and “there is every sign
mistakes and blunders of 1919 and
the following years will be avoid
ed.”
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