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Huffman Shows Good Eye For Bucket; Holds Third Place in High Scoring That scoring" exhibition by Lee Huffman last Monday night, was nothing short of sensational, for the Aggie guard hit the bucket from all angles to rack up 14 points at half time, and 11 during the last period. Lee came to Aggieland last year from John Tarleton where good basketball teams are not accidents. He’s playing his last year now and has had much to do with the Aggies’ 49 and three-fifths points per game average. Incidentally, the cadets’ average is nearly two points greater than that of Texas. Quoting Milton Maloney of the Bryan Eagle, “Huffman undoubtedly has one of the best eyes for the basket that this conference can boast.” Lee hits the basket from the difficult spots while the other high scores of the cpnference, Gloss, Hargis, and Tom linson, play close to the net and shoot crips usually. At present, Lee ranks third in high scoring in the conference, with 72 points. Gloss of Rice has 94 and Tomlinson of S. M. U. has scored 82 points. S. M. U. has played one more game than the Aggies. Last Monday night’s game with Baylor when Huffman tallied his 25 points, was the first time this season that an Aggie eager has reached that number, for all the men usually score close to.the same number of points. All the cagers have been high point man at some time or another, and no one man is relied upon to do all the scoring. This accounts for the scoring average per game of the Aggies. In the Baylor game, Peden scored 10 points, Watkins 9, Dawson 7, Cokinos 8, and Huffman 25. The Cadets showed some great form Monday night against the Bears, doing some good passing and fast break ing. They missed some shots, but that play will be enough to down the T. C. U. team Saturday night in Fort Worth. Gridsters Begin Work For 1943 Fall Season Juniors Expected to Play Big Part In Fall Grind; Freshmen Eligible for Play The Texas Aggies will take their football togs out of moth balls today and begin the thirty-day grind of Winter training which will give a pre-view as to the 1943 Cadet en try. Plans were that training would start earlier but the weather did not permit. Missing were the familiar faces of the seniors of 1942 and along with them were the star juniors of the same team. Since all of last year’s juniors are expected to graduate in September, Coach Norton did not invite them out for training. This group included All-Conference Back, Leo Daniels, of Bryan. Srr.octn < La Play’a UTILITY COATS • Wear one of these smart La Playa Coats for every occasion. They’re smart, comfortable and blend swell with the reg ulation uniform. See our selection of these smart coats and jackets. Wool or Corduroy, La Playa Torrentor Jackets Poplin with the Zelan treated finish (water re- pellant). Staves off the elements, keeps you snug. La Playa Jackets $3.95 to $17.50 College Bryan Mike Haikin Now With Publicity Dept. Mike Haikin, for two years sports editor of the Battalion, has moved upstairs and now is sports assistant in the college publicity department succeeding Ed Elman- dorf who left to volunteer for of ficers candidate school in the Sig nal Corps. In addition to handling most of the spring sports Haikin also will assist in covering general college .stories. His present duties in ad dition to his class schedule made it impossible for him to do any work for his former publication, the Battalion, this semester. He will continue to serve as cor respondent for the Houston Post and the San Antonio Light as in the past. In their places were a large group of freshmen who have just entered the college, and under con ference rules they are eligible for the varsity team for the first time in many years. Only war conditions made the new rule pos sible. However, all must keep scholastically eligible before they can play next fall and by that time they will be sophomores having completed the two intervening semesters. Past history does not make this an encouraging possibil ity. New freshmen who have enroll ed and are now out for the Aggie team include: Backs — James Dougherty, Richmond; Alba Etie, Houston; “Red” Burdett, Abilene; Luther Dockery, LaFeria; and David Hedman, Dallas. Ends—Morris Sheffield, Paris; Walter Pate, Port Arthur, and former Allen Academy star; and Spencer Cook, LaFeria. Tackles—Gobel Bryant, Dallas; Monty Moncrief, Dallas; Henry Hooks, Houston; Tom Whitley, Birmingham, Ala.; Glenn Walden, Houston, formerly at Kilgore jun ior college; Frank Wadlington, El Paso; and Bob Zelsman, Amarillo. Guards Earl Cook, Dallas; John Reeder, Houston; Calvin Dupree, Fort Worth; Marion Settegast, Houston; Bob Hammann, Austin; and Oswald Grainger, Houston. Centers—George Woods, Mc Kinney; Dick Wright, Nacogdoch es; Thomas Boog, D’Hanis; and James McAlister, Denton. Also back in good graces and ready for varsity competition is Long John Knight, Dallas, who was a standout in the recent Ma roon-White charity game. He was ineligible last season but should give Damon Tassos, a battle for the starting berth. Paul Froberg, Alvin, was another pickup from the same charity affray. He plays end and can be a valuable addition to a depleted terminal squad. lot Aggie Cagers Meet TCU There Saturday Night “Praise the Lord and Put It in the Basket” Is New Battle Cry for Aggie Five Coach Manning Smith and his| fast Aggie basketeers have adopt ed a new slogan—“Praise the Lord and put it in the basket.” This week-end as they hit the road for Fort Worth and Dallas they will attempt to put it in practice. They take on T.C.U. in a return game Saturday night in Fort Worth, and then stay over to play the vastly improved S.M.U. Mustangs Mon day night in Dallas. According to Coach Manning Smith the two games the Aggies will play should prove to be the toughest of the current conference season. T.C.U. under Coach Hub McQuillan will be really gunning for the cadets due to the one-sided 54-26 dubbing they received here in the season opener. The Horned Frogs were pre-season favorites -is they began Conference play due to their great showing in early games. However, they received such a defeat at the hands of the (See BASKETBALL, Page 4) THE TWICE ALL-AMEPilCAN A ICE OWL WEARS NAVY COLORS FOR THE CORPUS CHRIST1 NAVAL AIR STATION COMETS THIS YEAR. UNDER COACH Ll.Og) JACK OR AY, THE SIX'AND-ONE-HALF FOOT CAOER IS EXPECTED TO TOP HIS ALREADY HIOH SCORINO AVERAGE OF LAST H SEASON WHEN HE TALLIED 16 PQINTSv PER CAME. HIS TOTAL SCORE FOR THREE YEARS AT RICE INSTITUTE WAS 1165 POINTS. Intramural Banquet Held Last Night; 6:15 Officials of the Intramural De partment and all Recreational Of ficers and Junior Assistants met last night with a banquet held in the Banquet Room of Sbisa Hall. With a discussion headed by Mr. Penberthy, head of the Intramural Office, plans for the Spring and Winter Intramural season were formulated and discussed. Man your guns is the command. To your stations, Texans. Scrap metal's in demand . BATTALION. INTRAMURALS Dick Anderson The Intramural Department has announced a change in the origin al plans for the sports for the In tramural season. There will be both Class A and Class B leagues as was originally planned, but there will be no eligibility require ments for the leagues. Any stu dent, either freshman or upper classman is, eligible to play in either division. Once a boy has played in a Class A game he will be able to play only in that league. However, anyone who has been playing in the Class B games will be allowed to change to the senior league, but he cannot change back. Once a student has played in a Class A Intramural game he must continue to compete exclusively in that di vision. **** No change has been made in the point system. The same plan as has been practiced in previous years will be used. League cham pions will be announced at the end of the semester, and the Intra mural flags will be awarded to both champions. The only differ ence will be that the Class B teams Dr. N. B. McNutt DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas will not be just freshmen and the Class A teams will not consist of upperclassmen only. The sports to be participated in have also been altered. Each out fit will enter only one team in speedball. This will be made up of players from both divisions. (See INTRAMURALS. Page 4) Tumbling Team Resumes Regular Practice Here Men Interested in Sports Are Urged to Try Out for Team Thirty track men continued their workouts Wednesday despite unfavorable weather conditions, and although this year’s team is suffering from the loss of several key men, they are expected to make a great showing again this year. The team is being led by nine returning lettermen, several veterans, and many of the boys who composed the great freshman squad last spring. The loss of Hinnerman, Wolf, and Burdett was a terrific blow to the team, but with all the other runners who were expected to re turn the team should have an (See TUMBLING TEAM*, Page 4) THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1943 Page 3 — AGGIES — DON^ start the new semester with a bum radio . . . Have us repair it. 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