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'• (• ? 1 ► > J ■*> V Those Freshmen Unable to Make Varsity Team Will Be at Disadvantage by SWC Rule The Southwest Conference had its annual meeting last Friday and Saturday and decided on fresh man eligibility for varsity play but that still left a definite question unanswered. That is, “What are those freshmen, not good enough to make the varsity team, going do? And don’t think that question isn’t causing concern among the coaches. Even Coach Homer Nor ton of the Aggies scratched his head and looked very puzzled when queried about this delicate subject. That new freshman eligibility rule will definitely aid teams strip ped of their top stars, but at that it’s not going to effect more than two or three freshmen and five at the most. Look at some of those teams that have adopted fresh men for varsity play. You don’t see but one or two of the first- year men playing any amount of time. Georgia Tech, Tulane and all those teams that sport fresh men haven’t played five all told. Well, it’s natural. A youngster coming out of high school certain ly isn’t capable of replacing any college player who has any kind of experience. It’s possible if the kid is a truly exceptional player like Clint Castleberry of Georgia Tech, but otherwise it would be fool hardy for any coach to place his hopes on an inexperienced fresh man. Just take A.&M. for example. If the junior members of the var sity squad are called before Sep tember, Coach Norton will be in a pretty bad fix but I don’t think in such a fix as to be compelled to rely on freshmen. Don’t forget the present sophomores and a good part of last year’s Fish team! Conceding, however, that, say, five of the in-coming first-year men do happen to be good enough to make the squad, what is going to happen to the rest of the forty or fifty members. One thing sure, they’re going to take in plently of splinters from sitting on the bench unless some other feasible plan is evolved by the conference. A good solution would be to continue the regular freshman schedule and give some of the kids not able to make the varsity a chance for some football. After all, much of the foundation of col lege football is learned during a gridster’s freshman year. Whatever happens, though, I’m sure will be the best. This war isn’t going to last forever, and the present high school stars will get to show their stuff in due time whether it’s before or after the world conflict. But, unless the war really takes a heavy toll of the Southwest Conference football stars, I don’t believe that you’ll see too many freshmen playing on the varsity elevens. Sports Squibs From Here and There; Norton, Bucek, Henderson To Leave for Alabama Coach Homer Norton, Guard Felix Bucek and End Bill Hen derson will leave sometime this week for Montgomery, Alabama, for the annual Blue-Gray post season classic December 26 . . . Norton is one of the co-coaches of the Sooith team along with Dutch Meyer of TCU . . . And here’s a very interesting item on Bucek, the Aggies’ sensational lineman . . . Felix, who deserves TRADE WITH LOU He’s Right With You as much All-American mention as any other Southwest Conference football star, hasn’t been getting many of the so-called honors with the exception of the Boston Rec ord which named the Schulenberg ace on its first team ... Now word comes in from the Boston Post, another top paper of the city, which has Bucek on its first team as well . . . Derrell Palmer, tackle from TCU made the second team of both papers while Roy McKay and Stan Mauldin of Texas each were placed on the third team . . . Honorable mention went to the following: Bill Henderson (A.&M.), Bruce Alford, TCU), Jack Freeman (Texas), Dub Sib ley (A.&M.), Buddy Gatewood (Baylor), Bill Blackburn (Rice), Emery Nix (TCU), Leo Daniels (A.&M.), and Kit Kitrell (Baylor) (See KYLE FIELD, Page 4) Thirty Freshmen Given Numerals By Coach Lil Dimmitt Rule Making Fish Eligible for V arsity Play Basketball Finals Nine Backs Among Those Lettered; Most of Fish Slated To Be Back in ’43 . Thirty freshmen won their Texas A&M College football numerals during the season recently ended, it was announced by Freshman Coach Lil Dimmitt. Sweater-winners on the team which beat Allen Academy, Camp Hood and the Rice Slimes while losing'to the Texas Yearlings, fol low: James H. Allen, Breckenridge; Buryi Baty, Paris; Maurice Block, Beaumont; R. L. Butchofsky, Ysleta; David Daily, Richmond; Floyd Dodson, San Angelo; Adolph Eberle, Sweetwater; P. P. Ewald, Jr., San Angelo; Marion Flanagan, Sweetwater; William E. Geer, Fort Worth; Ernest W. Genthner, Dal las; George Gilgerson, Dallas; Bart Haltom, Bryan; Bill Hotchkiss, San Antonio; Melvin M. Jones, Hous ton; William P. McKinnon, Hous ton; Hans Neumann, Port Arthur; Bernard E. Ott, Galveston; Joseph R. Phillips, Pampa; James J. Rol lins, Dallas; Milton L. Routt, Chap el Hill; Walter E. Ruff, Houston; Clarence Shiflet, Port Arthur; Peyton Sparks, Ysleta; Jesse Speed, Corsicana; George Stroh- meyer, McAllen; Gus White, La- mesa; W. W. Wilson, Colorado City; Charles E. Wright, Fort Worth; and Desmond Zock, Port Arthur. Ags Spring Sports Benefit Slightly From lnfantr > Klsl1 Move Into Class B Limited Number of Freshmen Inherited By Different Teams The annual meeting of the Southwest Conference which was held in Dallas the past week-end produced some startling changes in the conference athletic setup. The most important rule change which was passed at the meeting was the decision to make freshmen eligible for varsity competition. This conforms with the action of other major conferences in the country, most of whom had already inaugurated the rule this season. The new rule goes into effect immediately, thus making fresh men eligible to play in the forth coming basketball campaign. The rule not only affects freshmen, but also junior college transfers. These men were formerly unable to play until they had spent a year in school, but now are eligible imme diately upon transferring. As far as the Texas Aggies are concerned, the rule will not benefit them to any great extent. The bas ketball, track, and baseball teams will gain one or two men each on account of it, but these men are expected to be used mainly to bol ster the reserve strength. As far as football is cbncerned until next season rolls around no one will be able to tell how much effect the new rule will have. BATTALION The way all the girls are help ing in the war effort, maybe we ought to call ’em defense blonds. The last great wilderness of Tex as lies around Big Bend State Park, 80 miles south of Marathon, Texas. According to the 1940 census, there were 1,805,446 dwelling units (single unit homes) in Texas on April 1, 1940. Tuesday Morning, December 15, 1942 Page 3 N HIGHLITES^ —bi/s-Ttlike TJJann Having hung up their football togs for the season, a number of the Aggie varsity squad has turn ed to intramural sports for their athletic activity. The C Infantry Class A basketball squad, boasting Henderson Wins Ninth Major Letter to Tie Siki Sikes’ Record Bill (Jitterbug) Henderson, lanky star from Houston, won his ninth major varsity letter at Texas A. & M. College during the recent football seeason, a list of 27 grid lettermen released by Coach Hom er Norton revealed. Henderson now is tied with Jules Verne (Siki) Sikes, class of 1928, for number of major letters won, and the Jitterbug is still eligible to participate in track, where win ning a letter would set a new rec ord. He already holds the enviable distinction of being the only four- GIVE A LASTING GIFT Be sure the gift you give this Christmas will be enjoyed for many years to come. You will find the finest in Diamonds Watches Jewelry CALDWELL’S Bryan 1 Long Sletvtt ^Ahe sweeping chest lines of B.V.D.’s "Rover” Shirt give you the broad shoul dered look of a West Pointer. But the fabrics are "informal” ... as they should be for sum mery freedom and lightness. ? ♦ r rtiLihimru-ingii:; w.>- clocmsm College and Bryan We Express Our Appreciation Here at Yuletide For Your Patronage Throughout the Year and Extend to You Our Wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR Uniform Tailor Shop Mendl & Hornak North Gate sport major letter-winner in Aggie history, having made the grade in football three times, basketball thrise, track twice and baseball once. Sikes, on the other hand, won three letters each time in baseball, basketball and football. Jitterbug already has completed his basketball eligibility, much to Coach Manning Smith’s sorrow, and captained the cage quint last sea son. He won the most valuable player trophy when a sophomore eager and after that was no long er eligible to repeat for the prize. Among his athletic accomplish ments also are two intramural heavyweight boxing titles — no mean feat. In fact, he is the only man in Aggie history to turn the trick—and he may do it again this winter. Henderson is a cinch to letter again in track, since he has five ways to do it. He puts the shot, throws the discus and javelin, and jumps both broad and high. In the past two seasons he has placed in each event in the conference meet. A bridegroom since late Novem ber, Henderson will leave College Station this week for Montgomery, Ala., where he will wear the Gray in the annual North-South football game. Device Records Flash 1-25 Second A memory device, which will re tain the image of an electric flash for 1/25 of a second, long enough to open automatically the lens of a camera and make a picture of it, has been developed in Gefneral Electric’s laboratory. This electronic robot consists of a cathode ray tube on which a small beam of electrons continuously plant on the thin coating of a fluorescent mineral a picture of what is happening. When there is a flash, this device picks up the picture, retains the image long enough for a thyratron tube auto matically to trip the camera for a 1/50 second exposure. ‘Just as the human eye retains the image of what it sees for a fraction of a second, until the nerve system relays it to the brain, so this memory oscillograph holds the image long enough to be photo graphed,” Dr. A. W. Hull, assistant director of General Electric’s re search laboratory who developed the device, explained. The device will be used in the study of unpredictable flashes or surges on electrical equipment. a bevy of varsity footballers, over whelmed B Chemical Warfare to the tune of 23-4. “Whiskey” Cure and “Baldy” Maples literally burned up the floor ....... with their bril liant and decep tive footwork. Bill Andrews earned praise from the spectators for his play at the block ing post—didn’t know there was such a position on a basket ball Wik. Mann squad, did you? Well, you just don’t know that C Infantry bunch! Cullen Rogers, gave a swell exhibition as he kept the opposing team away from the basket—legally, too! Leading the Infantry’ scorers was Jimmie Ramage with six points. Not far behind was Rogers and Maples with four points each and Cure tossed one through the hoop for a score of two. W. H. Hart accounted for all of the Chemical Warfare points. FORFEIT DOGHOUSE Class A L Infantry, football 3 Corps Headquarters, football Class B H Coast Artillery, basketball B Field Artillery, ping pong G Infantry, ping pong 2 Corps Headquarters, ping pong B Chemical Warfare, ping pong The Intramural department has received all of the awards which are to go the champs of the var ious sports for the current sem ester. Cross country is the only sport which has been decided at this date. These awards are waiting for some team to take the crown—now is the time for the boys who are up near the top to bear down and earn another intramural key before the season is over. Joint Meeting of Rifle, Pistol Teams Held Tonight at Eight The first joint meeting of the corps Rifle and Pistol team will be held Tuesday night, December 15, at 8 p. nr. in the chemistry lecture room, according to Russell Cook, captain. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the present matches and the conduct of the season matches starting in February. New match rulings will be discussed and dues will be collected. Freshman members are particularly urged to be present. To date the pistol team has not lost a match in which they have fired and the rifle team has won 50 per cent of its matches. The low percentage of wins for the rifle team can be attributed to the short ened practice period, caused by the speed-up program. Both teams are expected to make a good showing in the indoor season beginning in February, Cook further stated. SWC Heads Award A&M Annual Track Meet Scheduled May 8 Coach Manning Smith’s Aggie basketballers will not benefit much by the new rule, for at present there are no outstanding players on the freshman cage squad. How ever, Madison, the outstanding player of the “Fish” team has shown plenty of promise and may see some service as a reserve. The baseball squad stands to gain more than any other as both Red Turner and Ernest Guenthner will be counted on to see plenty of service. Turner is a pitcher and hails from Beaumont, while Guenthner plays first base and is a Dallas lad. The Aggies are rath er weak at the first base position and Guenthner may be the answer to the problem. Another step affecting the Ag gies which was taken at the meet ing was the awarding of the annual Southwest Conference track and Field Meet to A. & M. The meet will be held in College Station and the scheduled date is the second Saturday in May. Team Defeats F Coast 15-12; Most of Scoring Done by Four Players E Infantry freshmen moved in to the final round as they nosed out the F Coast Artillery fish in a Class B basketball semi-final bout that ended with the Infantrymen on the long end of a 15-12 score. The score at the half-way mark showed E Infantry holding a one point lead over their opponents with a 7-6 tally. The greatest part of the scoring for both teams was taken care of by only four men—two from each team. L. H. Devine accounted for eight points and C. R. Perry scor ed six points for the winners while S. L. Jenkins and L. A. Smith each scored six points for the Coast team. L. W. Meyer made the single other tally for the Infantry team. Two quarter-final matches were also played in the Class B basket ball playoffs. D Field Artillery smashed G Infantry by a score of 23-8 and A Coast Artillery eased by B Infantry with a 15-13 score. D Field took the situation in hand from the opening play and led G Infantry by a score of 15-3 at the half. A. R. Butfkner of D (See ’MURAL SPORTS, Page 4) Just SENDING YOU YULETIDE GREETINGS and WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR CAMPUS VARIETY STORE North Gate RECORDS MAKE THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT We continue to handle a complete line of Albums, Classics, and Swing. 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