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
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they have no center seam to
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shrinkage. They are roomier.
They have no buttons to pop
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College and Bryan
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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*
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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
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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.
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