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l inn t>AiiAL,lUlN THUKiSDA Y AFTERNOON, MAY 17, 1945
rts Summary Shows Mediocre Year For Aggies
Cjftecord Remarkable, Considering
, Inexperience Of A. & M. Athletes
like to pay tribute-f
to the coaches and
ca ave worked so hai-d
jj^iland to keep among
es and universities
the ; t 1944-45 wartime
The
NorfiOliege athlete has
of its these last three
center ; h younger, inex-
Hills The war speed-
the brought to Texas
trancels of young ath-
tion phat the coaching
campi big task of de-
Colleg ige m aterial these
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ies on that ^iuv d last ’
has created anoth now
community. This ien ^
tion has been th< g
problems to the n ^ ie
along the lines o lg man
ing, and utilities make
world
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lege Station is otball-
go, but already, v suc .
difficulties arising anc i
curpjpties of locatjjers
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Coach Norton Says .. .
Uemf&acA IfomerAorfon
I am happy to extend to the graduates of our fine
Texas High Schools the greetings and best wishes of the
athletic department of Texas A. & M. The enviable record
achieved by men of A. & M. in the realm of competitive in
ter-collegiate sports is due largely to the splendid devotion
of the entire Corps of Cadets for their Alma Mater. A. &
M. has that indefinable somthing called “school spirit”,
showed class in their | and it is that spirit that you would soon learn to feel,
the Bryan Air The coaching staff at Texas A. & M. hag a great in
terest in every student enrolled here and regardless of your
ability as an athlete, the coaching staff of Texas A. & M.
urges you to pay us a visit. As a cadet you will find great
joy- in belonging to the Aggies famous “twelfth man”, a
factor that has contributed to many of our victories.
Homer H. Norton,
Head Coach and Director of
Athletic Department
ag d st
a . Jthough they were
slight opposition.
at irmen by a score of
*)on ar\d White was
that looked more
on their victory road,
ook the Red Raiders
ch to the tune of 27-
n this game however,
jury jinx began with
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“Butch” Butchofsky breaking his
jew in the first quarter of the
game. Cotton Howell,' ace pass
catcher received a cut right eye
which handicapped him in the
games that followed.
Suffering their nrst loss of the
season, Coach Homer Norton’s
fighting gridmen took the small
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end of the 21-7 tussle with the
OU Sooners at Norman, Oklahoma.
No additional injuries were suffer
ed, however, and the Farmers lived
up to the traditions set for them
by past Aggie teams—that tradi
tion of never giving up.
Paul Yates came through in a
clinch when he made the lone
touchdown of the game as the
Aggies took the LSU Tigers by a
7-0 victory. No additional injuries
were suffered by the Maroon and
White in this battle at Baton
Rouge, La. The Aggies showed bet
ter teamwork and line play than
had been witnessed all season in
this tilt.
Coming home to Kyle Field, the
Ags sloppy play gave the TCU
Horned Frogs a 13-7 victory in
this conference "upset. Seven A. &
M. fumbles were recovered by the
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Frogs of the nine for which the
Aggie backfielders were responsi
ble.
Next on the schedule of the
three game series on Kyle Field
were the Junior Aggies. Smother
ing NTAC with a barrage of
touchdowns, the Aggies took the
little Farmers for a 61-0 victory.
The Maroon and White fattened
their offensive averages as they
avenged the 1943 AGGIE-NTAC
tie.
In the' last home game of the
1944 season, the Aggies fumbled
the Arkansas Razorbacks to a
7-6 victory. The cadets made seven
miscues in the juggling contest
breaking the string of Aggie vic
tories over Arkansas which had
run for six straight years. Lead
ing in everything except the
score, the Aggies outplayed the
Porkers throughout the entire tilt.
Inspired by a corps of 200 Ag
gies in the SMU stadium, the Ag
gies finally came to life as they
slaughtered the Mustangs 39-6.
For the first time in several
weeks, the cadet backfield held the
ball and the entire team turned
in a good performance.
Playing great football all of the
way, the Aggies plucked the feath
ers of the Rice Owls and coasted
to their second conference win of
the season as the entire corps went
to Houston for a rousing weekend
climaxed by the 19-6 defeat of the
Owls. The game was played in the
rain and cold; nevertheless the
Maroon and White managed to
hang onto that ball allowing only
two miscues, neither of which
were recovered by the Owls.
Next, seeking to break a 22-
year jinx, the Aggies suffered
another heartbreaking defeat from
the Texas Longhorns in historical
Memorial Stadium on turkey day—
the teahounds taking the game
by a lone touchdown, 6-0. Silver
Taps was played for the 5th
straight year of Thanksgiving-as
Texas scored in the first minutes
of play.
Closing their 1944 season in
Miami, the Aggies defeated Miami
U. 70-14. A hat should be tipped
to the Aggie Football coaches —
Nortoh, James, Smith, and Dim-
mitt—for their work with these
boys was nothing short of remark
able. They made a wonderful team
out of only a few returning let-
termen.
The past basketball season here
at A. & M. can be summed up in
three words—an unsuccessful sea
son. The Aggies went through the
entire season with but three wins.
Taking the Baylor Bears twice and
Bergstrom Field once the Maroon
and White basketeers won only
these games. The Ags did manage
more than the lower berth in
Southwest Conference competition
as the Baylor Bears dwelled in the
cellar all season.
The cadets were handicapped all
season by a lack of height and ex
perience. The ending of the se
mester saw Milton Cherno and
Cotton Howell, both first string
ers, leave further hipdering the
Farmer’s strength.
Sparking the season for the Ag
gies as individuals were Charlie
Weinbaum and Bill McCormick—
the only two men to play in the
entire 24 games of the season.
Weinbaum racked up a total of
150 points as compared to Mc
Cormick’s 138.
The close of the season saw
Manning Smith leave for the Mer-
By Ed Wendt
Battalion Sports Editor
ADEQUATE SPORTS
FACILITIES FOR A. & M.
STUDENTS
A sports and physical education
program capable of handling seven
thousand men before the war called
for the building of the many ex
pansive, modern athletic facilities
for the convenience of students.
Students at A. & M. have always
had access to the many sports
facilities and have always felt free
to use them at their convenience.
Just to get a general idea of what
we have to offer here the following
summary might be self explana
tory:
Eighteen basketball (outdoor)
courts plus the indoor court in the
gym; ten concrete tennis courts
and four elevated varsity courts;
some fifteen volleyball courts; ten
football fields; a half dozen sets
of high bars; Kyle Field Stadium
in which all varsity football games
are played; Kyle Field baseball
diamond on which all varsity base
ball games are played; the P. L.
Downs, Jr., Natatorium open to
all students and in which confer-
chant Marines. Resigning from the
coaching staff on March 1, Mann
ing left immediately for induction
in the Merchant Marines, and is
now at St. Petersberg, Fla.
From Basketball, the sportlight
turned to swimming. Here again
is another example of what a
chance it is Jior young men to
play a part in the sports world.
When Coach Art Adamson issued
a call for swimmers, he asked not
for experts, but for boys who were
willing to work hard to better
themselves and better the swim
ming team—and that is just what
happened. Returning men were
Facio, Escobar, and Syfan.
The Aggies faced the Longhorns
in the first dual meet of the sea
son in Austin and took the meet
by an 84-72 win. Next on the
Farmer’s list was the dual meet
between the Aggies and the
YMCA team of Dallas. The Aggies
took an overwhelming victory
from the Dallas boys.
Not coming up to standai’d from
in the dual meet with Texas here,
the Farmers dropped the meet to
the Longhorns by a 56-37 loss.
Facio had no trouble taking first
in the diving department, while
Self and Syfan did their part by
taking first in the 100-yard free
style and 440-yard free style
events.
Climaxing the season was the
astonishing Aggie win over the
Longhorns in the Southwest Con
ference meet held in Austin in the
Gregory Gym Pool. The Aggies
led the Longhorns- by a good mar
gin throughout the entire meet
and were ahead when the last
event came up. As the Maroon and
White finished first in the 440-
medley relay they climbed into a
84-80 win over the Texas surface
trimmers. For the first time in 13
years the Aggies had taken the
swim title from the Longhorns.
The 1944 season found the Aggies
tying the Texas boys whereas be
fore that the Maroon and White
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had suffered 11 straight losses to
the Longhorns in Southwest Con
ference competition.
Needless to say, Art Adamson
has performed the miracle that he
and his swimmers heretofore have
dreamed of accomplishing some
day. We all take our hats off to
the greatest swimming coach that
the Southwest has ever known—
Art Adamson.
The Aggies have long been
known for their track teams, and
this year was no exception. Even
though the 1945 cinder team did
not come up to the par that the
1944 team set, they did manage
to place first in two of the nine
meets in which they participated
(See SPORTS, Page 6)
ence swim meets are held; not to
mention the handball courts, cross
country track, and the little gym
which is equipped for boxing, bell
and bar weight workouts, and
wi’estling.
The student of A. & M. never
finds himself left out as far as
sports facilities are concerned, as
the college offers a wide field of
equipment and each individual is
privileged to use them. ' .
STATE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM
MEET HERE SATURDAY
The P. L. Downs, Jr., Natatori
um will be the scene of the Texas
state high school swimming meet
Saturday and should be the best in
the history of this phase of Texas
aquatic sports, as more advance
(entries have been received than in
recent years. Preliminaries are
scheduled for 2:00 p. m. with the
finals due to get under way at
7:00 p. m.
Full teams are being entered by
several schools in Dallas, San An
tonio, Houston, and Fort Worth,
with individual entries from many
other schools including the A. & M.
Consolidated high school. Art
Adamson, Aggie Swim Coach, will
be director of the meet.
Boys winning first, second and
third places in each event will be
given medals as in the past, but on
account of the war restrictions
Mr. Adamson has been unable to
secure trophies which have been
awarded winning relay teams and
also to meet winners.
The 1944 state high school swim
ming meet eneded in a 42-42 dead
lock between Brackenridge of Sal ( i
Antonio and Highland Park. Pos
session of the cup denoting the
state championship team went to
Brackenridge on the flip of a coin.
Third place was held by Paschal
of Fort Worth with 19 points, be
ing one point ahead of Austin in
fourth place which registered 18
points.
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