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Grid Squad Works Hard Coach Homer Norton Greatly Pleased With Physical Condition of Aggie Gridiron Team Well, the first day of practice is a foregone conclusion and if the gridsters do comparatively as well in other days as they did Sat urday afternoon, then Coach Ho mer Norton can claim of having another great eleven. Even the bald-pated Aggie men tor was in smiles following Satur day’s practice, which, incidentally, was colored up with a bit of scrim mage. “The boys looked mighty fine,” Norton said, “especially in the physical sense. I was worrying about getting them in condition, but the way those fellows moved about, I think they’ve saved me a lot of worry.” And if you were one of the rail- birds that cluttered up the field Saturday, you would agree with the coach. Just looking at ’em work and you readily tell, that physically, the Ags had as good a team as any in the conference. Webster, Daniels, Sibley, Mul- hollan, Williams, Anderson—you could keep this up forever—all were in fine physical condition. Of course, a few of the boys, who haven’t done much strenuous work or hove been fishing and swim ming most of the summer have to adjust themselves until they are physically fit to go. Weldon Maples May Serve As Key to Tackle Query; Should Have Great Year This Fall When you start picking the Ag gie stalwarts for the coming year —Daniels, Sibley, Henderson or Webster—don’t forget to list Wel don (Baldy) Maples, who may turn out to be one of the top linemen in this conference. Maples, too, may be the key to Coach Homer Norton’s persistent tackle prob lem for he has played every po sition in the line except end. Last year, when it was a first thought that the center berth would be come precarious, Maples was al ready on hand for the job. Under the cap able guidance of ? p. Charlie DeWare, Weldon probably would have made the Ags a good center, but Bill JIlP^ Sibley came thru iL.. fine style, so Cadet jack-of %/Hftpbs all trades wasn’t needed in that spot. He took care of the guard post quite capably while Starter Les Richardson was recovering from a knee injury. In fact, by season’s end, Maples was Line-Coach Bill James’ choice for the statrting position. This year, Weldon has a much bigger load to carry on his should ers. It’s a cinch that the husky Cadet guard will start but where even he cannot answer. If the tack le situation does not clear up soon, you will find him in that slot come the L. S. U. game. If, on the other hand, one of the present crop of tackles makes good, Weldon will be at his favorite guard slot. Mark this down' in your little black book—Weldon Maples will give the Aggies plenty of power in that middle of the line. Maybe a prediction but one that this boy will live up to. Sports Squibs From Here and There; Roman And Skarke Quit Football Because of Injuries . . . Red Roman and Dick Skarke, Aggie blocking backs, have quit football because of “trick” knees . . . they Will serve as trainers with the freshman football squad . . . Others missing from the grid iron wars Saturday were Willie Zapalac, recovering from a tonsil e end squirming QUR Arrow Shorts have a feature all their own: they have no center seam to get you at the crotch. Be sides, they are Sanforized labeled, less than 1% fabric shrinkage. They are roomier. They have no buttons to pop off—they have laundry-proof Grippers. That leaves noth ing for you to do but get vv.w CLOCKICM College and Bryan ARROW operation; Johnny Davis, who was hurt slightly in an accident; Leon ard Holder, out on an overnight Cavalry march; and Oscar Wyatt, Freddy Wolters and Vance Carring ton, who have stated their inten tions of quitting football. . . How ever, Coach Norton did pick up a few he didn’t expect to show up. . . these included Buck, Biry and Re ese, tackles; Sample and Dawson, ends; Tassos, center and Adams and Gonzales,. backs. . . Received a letter from Charlie DeWare, great Aggie center of ’34, ’35 and ’36. . . Charlie is now at Fort Ben- ning, Georgia working for a com mission, which he hopes will come somewhere around October. . . Says DeDare. . . “Surprising how A. & M.’s reputation has risen in the past three years”. . . “Even these Yankees have a healthy re gard for ole Texas A. & M. . . . Incidentally my class here at the school is made up, for the most (See KYLE FIELD. Page 4) Chick Hurst to Begin New Series of Sports Broadcasts, WTAW C. A. (Chick) Hurst, senior sports assistant, will begin a new series of sports broadcasts over WTAW, official radio station of A. & M., according to an announce ment originiating from the sta tion. • The program, which will be held each Thursday at 11:50, is tenta tively titled, “Lowdown on Sports” and will be broadcast in coopera tion with the Battalion. Hurst made his initial start last Thursday giving the Aggie listen ers the lowdown on the Southwest Conference football race. This week, he is slated to give his pre dictions on the outcome of the slated gruelling fight. Repairs For ALL MAKES CARS BRYAN MOTOR COMPANY Rain Hampers Mon Session; Squad In Excellent Condition 65 husky candidates for berths on the 1942 Texas Aggie football team reported to Cach Homer Nor ton and his assistants Saturday aftemon and were put through as rough an afternoon of work for a first day’s practice as has been seen in several years. Almost the entire squad reported in top physi cal condition, and Coach Norton lost no time in getting under way for the coming season. Linemen under “Uncle Bill’ James went through a stiff drill on fundamentals while backs lim bered up with passing and kick ing practice. The . entire squad then spent a goodly portion of the afternoon stepping through a fast dummy scrimmage polishing the plays learned in spring training. The afternoon was exceeding warm and the boys were plenty tired, but the entire squad spent the last thirty minutes of the practice session in a head rocking scrimmage. Soaking showers Monday made the turf of the practice field with a coating of mud and water which hampered practice somewhat, but the team was again sent through a stiff drill on the tricky footing. Linemen again spent much of the time working on fundamentals while backs were sent through a long drill on pass patterns and pass defense. Remainder of the session was spent in dummy scrimmage and light contact work in order to further polish the Aggie offense. The “A” and “B” teams worked against the “C” team in this phase of the practice, and all three teams put in a fast and hard drill on the heavy turf. Practice sessions are expected to continue to be long and hard 1 , with plenty of heavy scrimmage in prospect from now until the opening game with L. S. U. Less than three weeks remain until that contest, and with practice unable to get under way until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the Aggies will be forced to cram many hours of preparation into the few which they have available. As stated before the squad is m fine physical shape. If the shortage of practice time does not prove too much of a handicap, and if the weather does not cut the time still further, the boys should be ready to go when the 26th and L. S. U. arrive. , To Appear Willie Hoppe World’s Champion Billiard Ace To Be Here September 28 Willie Hoppe, 3-Cushion Title Holder, Stops Off Here in Exhibition Tour Willie Hoppe of New York, world’s 3-cushion billiard champion and generally regarded as the greatest all-around billiard player of all time, will show his skill Mon day September 28 here at A. & M. demonstrating the cue wizardry that has won him every title in the game. Hoppe stops off here on an ex- ibjtion tour of the country, during which he will visit army and navy training centers. His tour is spon sored by the Billiard Association of America and has been approved by army and navy officials. Willie, as he has been known ever since he appeared in knee breeches to astound the billiard world as a “Boy Wonder,” will show his audience the fundament als of good billiards, give a brief demonstration of the skill that won him the 3-cushion title two years in a row, and open his bag of trick shots. Hoppe has been a champion billiardist since the turn of the century, but he achieved his great est fame in the Winter of 1940, when he won twenty consecutive games in the world’s 3-cushion tournament, turning back the greatest stars in the game. He continued his undefeated string through the 1941 tourna ment, winning thtirteen more games before his streak was in terrupted by Welker Cochran, a former world’s champion. Hoppe, however, won his remaining three games in the 1941 meet, thus re taining his 3-cushion crown. He repeated, in the 1942 meet, set ting a world’s record average of 1.25 points per inning. HIGHLITES* bL/^Ttlike Tlfann Four of the current Intramural sports are now in the playoff stages and the champions will probably be decided by the middle of next week. The four sports in this cate gory are Class A . | Volleyball and ^ swimming and 1 Class B Tennis . 4 -S >• and Water Polo. jThe Water Polo and Swimming events are the most-nearly com pleted and the final bouts in Mik. Mann ^ese sports will probably be played Monday or Tuesday. FORFEIT DOGHOUSE CLASS B Artillery Band, water polo Two league playoffs took place Friday in Class B Tennis and the winner of these matches have mov ed into the playoff rounds. C Engi neers defeated D Coast Artillery 2-1 and drew a “bye” to meet A Chemical Warfare in a quarter final match. G Infantry won their league as they took B Infantry 2-1 and are in an eight-finals bracket against 2nd Headquarters Field Artillery. Both Class A and B Softball competition are in the final rounds with a few regular games and a number of postponed and rescheduled games being played this week. Immediately upon the conclusion of these games the playoff sessions in both sports will begin and will be played-off rapid ly. The Intramural department have not pressed any of the recreation al officers for tlie payment of the initial intramural fee of five dol lars. A number of outfits have not yet remitted this amount to the of fice and Dewey Hoke has request ed that the officers turn this money in to the department as soon as possible. Marine Corps Calls For Volunteers Enlistments are now being taken in the United States Marine Corps from men between the ages of 17 and 36, inclusive, for combat duty with the fighting Leathernecks. Until recently the maximum age limit for enlistment in the Marine Corps was 34. In addition to the excellent train ing for ambitious young men to attend, the Corps not only main tains its own schools, but its mem bers have access to other schools where selected men can prepare themselves for the future. According to a recent Navy De partment announcement civilian aircraft pilots with the necessary qualifications are now eligible to apply for a commission in the Ma rine Corps Reserve in flight status. Applicants must be between 18 and 39 years of age, inclusive, and must be physically qualified. They must have completed two years of college or the equivalent thereof. Further information concerning the many trade schools operated by the Marine Corps and pertaining to civilian aircraft applications may be obtained at the aMrine Corps recruiting office. The younger pig goes to market up to certain limits of course — the more profits he is likely to send home. ’Mural Playoffs Near End Class B Water Polo Semi-Finals To Be Played This Thurs One of the teams to play in the semi-finals Class A Swimming playoffs will be decided Wednes day night B Signal Corps swim mers meet the aquamen of H Coast Artillery. The Signal Corps team started in the quarter-finals and defeated B Infantry to move into the present bracket. The Coast Artillery group first beat D Field Artillery in an eighth-finals meet and then took Headquarters Signal Corps in a quarter-finals bout to get where they now stand in the semi-final round. Another semi-final event will take place Thursday night when the A Troop Cavalry fish take on the F Coast Artillery freshmen in the Class B Water Polo play offs. The Cavalry fish drew a bye and started in the quarter-finals where they defeated C Coast Artil lery. The F Coast squad whipped G Coast in an eighth-finals match and then took B Coast in a quarter finals bout Friday night by a score of 2-1. An eighth-finals game in the Class B Water Polo playoffs Fri day night saw G Field Artillery nose out F Field 1-0 to move into the quarter-finals round where they are slated to meet E Infantry. The first of the quarter-final matches in Class B Tennis will take place this evening as G Field Artillery plays C Coast Artillery. Another similar match will be play ed between C Engineers and A Chemical Warfare Wednesday evening. On the same day E In fantry will take on A Cavalry in an eighth-finals game. This afternoon M Infantry and Headquarters Signal Corps will meet to decide a quarter-finals winner in the Class A Volley ball playoffs. C Chemical Warfare and B Engineers play an eighth-finals bout Wednesday afternoon. Harold Cowley Is New Head Coach Of A&M Consolidated Harold Cowley, former Aggie end, has been appointed head foot ball coach of the A. & M. Consoli dated High School replacing W. B. Lyles. Cowley first met with his squad Monday afternoon, and uniforms were issued then. How ever practice will not get under way until this afternoon. Cowley graduated from A. & M. in 1942 with two varsity football letters to his credit. His home town in Freer, Texas, and he came to A. & M. from Freer High School. In high schol he won three letters, two in football and ^fP; 3ne in basketball.^; He captained his ^ high school team in 1937 and was all - Southwest high school back for two years. Upon coming to A. & M. Cowley was shifted to end, and played outstanding ball as a freshman. Only the outstanding play of the other more experienced ends on the team kept him from winning his letter in 1939. How ever, in the first college ball game he was ever sent into, against Rice in 1939 he caught a pass for a touchdown. Coch Homer Norton of the Ag- (See COWLEY, Page 4) (BowLey B/frTALIONA— cD(fL&WT Tuesday, September 8, 1942 Page 3 Rain Again Postpones Softball Playoffs; to Try Again Today Apparently Jupiter Pluvius does n’t want this summer’s edition of the Twilight League to terminate. For the second straight afternoon the championship series between the Campus Cleaners and Lips comb’s Pharmacy was postponed because of rainy weather with yes terday’s game being reset for this afternoon at 5:30 p. m. on Diamond 4. In the first game of the series played last Thursday the Cleaners eked out a 4-3 win over the Lips comb boys in the last half of the seventh inning on Mike Cokinos’ error. The highlight of this summer’s Shaughnessey playoff series has been the climb of Lipscomb’s into the final playoff berth. The four top teams of the league—Campus Cleaners, Loupot’s, Campus The atre, and Lipscomb’s Pharmacy— were to fight it out for the champ ionship with the Lipscomb team ranked as the first team to fall in the playoffs. Instead they shoved Loupot’s Trading Post, the team the critics said would fight it out with the Campus Cleaners for the title, out of the picture in a best two out of three game series. How ever, their climb has been no more sensational than the pitching of Andy Cokinos—against the Clean ers last Thursday Cokinos pitched a two-hitter but lost the game on an error. The batteries for today's game will probably be Jimmy Daniels and Doc Lietz for the Cleaners with Cokinos and Hoecker for Lips comb’s Pharmacy. FOR A REVELATION IN WRITING EASE SHEAFFER’S “TRIUMPH” . . . The latest thing in writing. Feathertouch HE. gold point and flo-rite fluid control. Let us show it to you. CALDWELL’S BRYAN ■foVs^Sf? l /.oopor's^^ll [TrAPiNG- VosT ivy PHU pTR/lDf W/. LOU, He-’i YOU/ Do yotJ tridt THIS IS LOUPOT’S WINNER FOR AUGUST 22nd Watch Tuesday’s Paper for Last Weeks Winner LODPOT'S Trading Post Get Them Now! Our Stock Has Recently Been Supplied With Collar Ornaments for All Branches ALSO A.M.C.’s and U.S.’s THE EXCHANGE STORE An Aggie Institution