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MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 21, 1942
-THE BATTALION-
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HIGHLITES*
bq^Tflike Tlfann
With the opening of the fall se
mester we see that the Class A
Intramural crown is being defend-
^ed by H Coast
if-A; Artillery while
: ; the fish of E In-
i fantry are the de
fending champs
; in Class B sports,
i These are the
I teams to beat
i since their per-
| sonnel will be al-
! most the same
this semester as
it was when they took the cham
pionships.
Enlighten Fish
Mike Mann
Today’s column will be an at
tempt to enlighten the near 1400
freshmen who are entering A. &
M. this semester with respect to
the Intramural sports program.
The Intramural program is con
ducted by the Intramural depart
ment, and teams that make up the
entrants are teams of each organ
ization on the campus. Each or
ganization will have two teams
representing it in the competition
•—a Class A team made up of up
perclassmen and a Class B team
consisting of the freshmen mem
bers of the organization. The sports
played in each group will be iden
tical in every way except that the
sports for the two groups will be
played at different times during
the semester so as to not over
crowd the facilities of the depart
ment.
The program will be officiated
in the most part by Intramural
Department Managers—students
working in the Intramural depart
ment. W. L. (Penny) Penberthy,
head of the Physical Education de
partment, is the director of Intra
murals and Spike White is the as
sistant director. All freshmen will
soon come to know and respect
these two men who have done so
much for sports activity at A. & M.
Sign Up for PE
On registration day the fresh
men who have not had their physi
cal education credit from some
other college will sign up for P.E.
class work. After the upperclass
men come back to school and the
session is under way the fish who
are interested in intramurals will
do well to contact his outfit’s Rec
reational Officer or his junior as
sistant and discuss things with
him. If a student signs up for in
tramurals he does not 'have to
meet the regular P.E. class but
will play on the team of his or
ganization.
However, a student cannot just'
sign up for intramurals and expect
to get his P.E. credit in that man
ner. He must actively participate
in the games scheduled for his -or
ganization by the intramural de
partment. It is possible for him
to get a grade point for P. E. by
playing intramurals just as he
would get a grade point from his
class work. A student must partici
pate in at least 16 games to get
credit for P.E. and must play in
\at least 21 games to earn a grade
point in P.E. •
Cards to be Sent
Soon after the opening of the
semester entry cards for the va
rious sports will be sent to all
recreational officers to indicate
whether or not each outfit intends
to enter a,particular sport. As soon
as these entry cards are received
by the department the work of di
viding the teams into leagues and
scheduling the games will begin.
When all this is completed sched
ules will be sent to all outfits en
tered in a particular sport and
play will begin. After each league
winner is decided the winning
teams will be divided into brackets
for the playoffs in which the col
lege championship in the particu
lar sport will be decided.
A great nemesis of the intra
mural program is the problem of
forfeits. Each game that is sched
uled for a specific hour and at a
specific place. If one or both of
the teams are not at the playing
area and ready to play at the ap
pointed time a forfeit is declared.
If one team is present and the
(See INTRAMURALS, Page 12)
’Mural Plans for Coming Year Announced
Galaxy of Sports
Offered Freshmen
By PE Department
With the present demand for
perfect physical young men to
bolster the armed forces, colleges
throughout the nation have begun
to emphasize intramural sports.
However, here at A. & M. there is
no need for emphasizing something
which has been run on a full scale
basis for the past few years. The
A. & M. Intramural Department
had been functioning to capacity
and handling as many sports and
students as possible, even before
the outbreak of hostilities.
The only major change which the
present speed up program has
brought about in the Intramural
program is that intramural flags
are now awarded on a semester
basis instead of yearly basis as in
the past. Otherwise, the Intra
mural Department plans will be the
same as in previous years with the
main object to make it possible
for every student to take part in
some sport.
For the semester beginning Sep
tember 27th Class A participants
will take part in basketball, tennis,
and handball. All three of the
above mentioned sports will begin
with the opening of school and
around November,the annual cross
country meet will be held. About
December touch football teams will
start throwing the pigskin around.
In Class B, Freshmen will start
off the semester by playing
basketball, tennis, and' handball.
Around November the Class B
cross country meet will be run and
about December ping pong con
tests will commence. 1
All in all, the Intramural de
partment will be handling six
games in each class every day,
which makes a total of twelve
games every afternoon and even
ing. During touch football season
ten football games will be played
each \afternoon, and in handball
five contests consisting of three
doubles matches are scheduled
each day. In tennis six contests
will be played each day making a
total of eighteen matches per day.
After looking at the above figures
Junior Intramural Managers
Do Great Service for Department
By Mike Mann
Assistant Sports Editor \
Once again we go behind the
scenes to give you a view of the
Aggies who serve as Intramural
Departmental Managers—the boys
who put the program over in such
an efficient and successful man
ner. This time we will look in on
the Juniors who promote the In
tramural sessions. A Junior man
ager is placed in charge of all
the functions relating to one par
ticular sport and is responsible
for the progress of this sport —
from the time entry cards are re
ceived from the recreational of
ficers to the final gun of the
championship game.
A thumbnail sketch of each of
the present junior managers will
be given. These men have served
in that capacity for the term just
concluded and will continue to act
,as junior managers for the term
just opening.
Leland R. Anderson
Better known ito his friends as
“Andy,” Leland was active in
sports while in attendance at
Sharyland High School, Mission,
Texas. While there he lettered in
football and basketball and was
a baseball squadman. Andy is a
native-born Texan, born in Mis
sion where he has resided all his
life. He stands an even six feet
and tips the scales at 168 pounds.
it can easily be seen that the In
tramural Department will truly
be running at full capacity trying
to keep the students in good
physical shape.
In addition to the above plans
the Intramural Department will
gladly sponsor any open tourna-
men in which students show in
terest. This past semester the de
partment sponsored an open tourna
ment in handball, tennis, golf,
and other sports. The tournament
proved to be very successful and
will be duplicated if enough stu
dents demand it.
His favorite positions in the three
sports he played in high school
are: Footbal, center; basketball,
guard; and baseball, second base.
He is in B Engineers and is
studying towards a degree in Civil
Engineering at A.&M. but says
that “Bull Text” is his favorite
subject. He states he has a job
waiting for him whenever he is
able to return to civilian life—
that of being a citrus fruit grower
in the Rio Grande Valley. Andy
has no particular preference re
garding the fairer sex except that
he likes blondes and brunettes.
His hobbies are camping, hiking,
and hunting.
Joe Bill Crownover
Bill hails from San Antonio,
Texas, where he attended Thomas
A. Edison High School, but he
was born in Llano, Texas. His
favorite sports are football, basket
ball, and baseball and his positions
are end, guard, and catcher, re
spectfully. Bill lettered in foot
ball and basketball at Edison and
was an all-district end. He weighs
162 pounds and his height is 6
feet 11 inches.
Bill was formerly in the Chem
ical Warfare but he is now major
ing in Physical Education — a
work he prefers because of the
personal contact concerned and the
social function of the work.
His favorite pastime when not
engaged in school work is travel
ing and when asked if he prefer
red blondes, brunettes, or redheads,
he merely answered, “Yes.” (You
figure this one out, girls.)
John W. Fulbright
Johnny was born in Waco, Texas,
and attended Waco High School
there. He did not specialize in any
particular sport but has a number
of preferences—among which are
football, basketball, baseball, ten
nis, swimming, and pistol and rifle
shooting.
He is slightly musically-inclined.
He plays the bazooka. He can also
croon—if coaxed. Johnny is in G
Coast Artillery and is majoring
in Mechanical Engineei’ing.
David 0. Gillory
Born in Marshall, Texas, where
he attended Marshall High School,
Dave was on the football squad
there but was ; forced to give up
the game because of an injury.
His sports are football, basketball,
track, baseball, swimming, tennis,
golf, and pistol and rifle shoot
ing. Boy, he likes ’em all!
He is in G Coast Artillery and
is majoring in Aeronautical Engi
neering. His interest in aeronau
tics came into being when, at the
age of eight, hfe began building
modgl planes. When asked about a
job after he finished school he
replied that he had one waiting
for him—with Uncle Sam. '
When questioned in regard to
his personal likes and dislikes,
Dave stated that his hobbies are
boating (in the moonlight), fish
ing, and dancing. He is unmarried
but says he is available. Dave con
fided that he is a very interesting
'companion on a date and wishes
.more girls would realize it‘.
[
Norris H. Miertschin \
Last, but by no means least,
we have “March” Miertschin of
Port Arthur, Texas. He was born
in Thorndale but attended Thomas
Jefferson High School in the ci-.y
of his present residence. His fav
orite sports are basketball and
track with football and baseball
right behind the leaders.
Merch is in the Chemical War
fare and is majoring in Chemical
Engineering.
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