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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1944 THE BATTALION PAGE 5 “A” Co. Indians Crush “B”Co. Bruisers 7-3 Stripling and Henkhaus Star in Game As “A” Leads In Intramural Softball In a rough, hard played game Wednesday night, the A Co. In dians defeated the strong B Co. Bruiser team by a score of 7-3 to take the lead in Intramural soft ball. It was the sixth straight vic tory for the Indians and the first defeat for the Bruisers. Weinebaum made the first tally of the game when in the second inning he came in on Prater’s triple to left field which gave the Bruisers the lead. The Indians took the lead by one tally that same inning when Stripling and West came home. Stripling walked to first, stole to second, and took third on a high pitch by Prather. West knocked a long home run, the only one of the game, into deep center field and brought Stripling in. Mayben tied the score in the third at 2-2 when he came in on an error after walking to second. The Bruisers failed to score again until the sixth inning. In the last half of the fifth the Indians went on a scoring spree with five runs accounted for in that inning. Myble got on first on a short grounder to left infield and came in home when Gressman knocked a nice one into deep cen ter field for a triple bagger. Gress man tagged up and came in on a fly by J. Williams. Deets popped a double bagger over Gary’s head in right field, stole third, and stole home. Stripling popped a high fly into center field and stretched it into a double when Mayben drop ped it. Williams outran the ball to first and Stripling went to third. They both came in home on long grounder along third base line by Young to give the Indians a 7-2 lead. In the first half of the sixth, the Bruisers made their third and last tally when Atlas came in on a triple by Henkhaus which made the score 7-3. After that there were six men up and six men out and the game ended with a score of 7-3 in favor of the Indians. Stripling of A Company and Henkhaus of B Company were the A SUGGESTION LIST OF THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED Chemistry Outlines Schaum’s Chemistry Outline (Chemistry Problems Solved) Monogrammed Matches Picture Frames (Many Sizes and Styles) Military Sets Belts (Wide Selection) Necklaces and Novelties Just Received Vet. Insignia Jewelry for Wives and Sweethearts % Mexican Costume Jewelry—bracelets, pins, earbobs. (These make excellent gifts) And we are still buying- Books, Cam paign Hats, Lamps, and Many Other Items We have a slightly used bicycle for sale at $25.00 Loupot’s Trading Post “Trade With Lou — He’s Right With You” C Company Meets Officers Friday In Softball Tilt C Company’s softballers will &y their luck against the Commis sioned Officers when the two teams meet back of Dorm 5 im mediately after the evening meal Friday. The Officers took it on the chin from a group of Cadet Officers Monday night, and they will be trying to get even with the Ag gies. The game will be over in time to make the dance, so all Aggies, especially those with dates, are in vited to witpess the affair and boo their favorite Officer. outstanding players of the game. Their long hits and fast running often from one side of the diamond to the other to make excellent catches exhibited this fact. ♦ This victory for Tom Alley’s In dians gave them the lead of the entire Corps in softball. The de feat placed Stone’s Bruisers in second position with still a chance of tying for the championship. Ex-Aggie Awarded DEC In Italy Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Tirk, Jr., 27, 3001 Wilkinson Ave., Fort Worth, Texas, a squadron commander in a 15th AAF P-47 Thunderbolt fighter group who was reported missing in action from a combat mission over Northern Italy on March 11, 1944, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The award was presented for gallantry in action while leading his squadron on a fighter escort of heavy bombers on March 11. The citation states: “Lt. Colonel Tirk’s flight encountered approxi mately 100 enemy fighters as they were nearing the target area. De ploying his forces so as to engage the enemy along the flank of the bomber formation, Col. Tirk no ticed a straggling bomber forma tion being attacked by approxi mately 50 hostile planes* Leading four P-47’s in a gallant attack against these superior numbers, Col. Tirk was responsible for breaking up the entire enemy for mation, thus allowing the bombers to proceed unmolested to the tar get. “In the ensuing savage action, Col. Tirk was last seen gallantly engaging several enemy fighters in a vicious struggle against great odds. “By his gallantry and unselfish devotion to duty in upholding the highest traditions of the military service, Col. Tirk has reflected great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.” Lt. Col. Tirk had served on duty outside the continental limits of the United States since October 3, 1942. He entered the army air forces in November 1940 and was commissioned as a combat pilot at Stockton, Calif. He is a graduate “Twilight Tear” Is Top Contender For Horse of Year Honor Regret has been long famed as the only filly to win the Kentucky Derby; Miss Woodford was the first of the 150-odd Thoroughbreds to win over $100,000, but Twilight Tear seems to be writing her own chapter for the book of famous firsts. At the moment she is the out standing candidate for the title “Horse of the Year” which, since it has been more or less as season al goal, has been awarded exclu sively to colts. So prominent have the equine male stars been in recent years that the sentimentalists—who, in cidentally, are as numerous in rac ing as in other sports—have been asking “What has become of the great American race-mares?” Racing against the galloping ghosts which romp in turfdom’s paddock of fame is a tough as signment for any contemporary steed but with eleven straight vic tories to her credit—two of them over the Kentucky Derby—Preak- ness winner, Pensive,—Twilight Tear does not have much to do to be installed as one of the out standing racers of her sex of all time. The more cynical than senti mental fans may ask “What has she beaten?” but didn’t they ask the same of Man o’War during his day? It will be a long time before any horse equals the record of fifty-four consecutive wins wfiich belongs to the Austrian mare, Kin- scen and Twilight Tear’s feats may not dim the lustre of the per formance of such as Firenze, win ner of forty-eight races, Beldame, Artful and the rest, but at her present rate of performance the daughter of Bull Lea will be prominent among those referred to when, fifty years hence, they ask: “What has become of the great American race-mares?” Aggie Swimmers to Enter A. A. U. Meet In Dallas Saturday Coach Art Adamson will take a seven-man Aggie swimming team to Dallas Saturday to compete in the Southwestern A. A. U. swim ming meet. The Aggie tankmen who will make the trip are listed in the following events: 440-freestyle, M. S. Escobar and F. A. Eastman; 400-relay, Escobar, Eastman, S. A. Self, and J. P. Westervelt; 220- breaststroke, J. S. Hollingshead and Bobby Jones; 100-backstroke, Self; diving, W. 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