THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 17, 1945
THE BATTALION
Page 5
By R. L. Bynes
Anything can yet happen, and
it probably will, but as the doors
are beginning to close on this se
mester’s action-packed intramural
program, we will pause just a mo
ment to highlight the intramural
sports so far, and also to give the
standings as far as this semester’s
intramural college champ is con
cerned, Since the filial results in
the intramural tennis, volleyball,
and softball have not yet been de
cided, the following results are de
termined altogether from the re
sults in intramural basketball,
handball, horseshoes, track, and
swimming.
At the present time, B Company
ranks first in this tightly contest
ed intramural race with a total of
315 points, while Wyble’s deter
mined A Company infantrymen are
close behind with a 307-point total.
B Company’s 315-point total came
largely as a result of their being
college champs in intramural bas
ketball, while Wyble’s A Company
infantrymen also bagged the ma
jority of their 307-point total when
they took first place and 80 points
in the hard fought intramural
swimming meet witnessed here at
the P. L. Downs Natatorium recent
ly. In third place, as far as the
coveted intramural banner is con
cerned, are Hamner’s G Company
lads, who are in possession of a
well earned 289-point total. Ham
ner’s lads bounded into third place
in the intramural race when a G
Company sextet of Sluter, Backer,
Rose, Hutto, Adair, and Hammond
shut out a hard plugging First
Company horseshoe squad two out
of three in the closely contested
intramural horseshoe finals played
Wednesday evening. Had G Com
pany not won first place in intra
mural horseshoes, they would have
been forced into fourth place be
hind, McAllister’s stubborn C Com
pany infantrymen who have so far
totaled 277 points. Incidentally, the
C Company lads emerged as col
lege champs in the hotly contested
'intramural track meet witnessed
here some two weeks ago on Kyle
Field.
The fifth college champ in this
semester’s colorful intramural pro
gram are the hard punching lads
from Dorm 6, who gained the
finals in handball by drubbing the
fighting but outplayed F Battery-
men with a 3 to 0 victory. In the
doubles event, Grady and Mon-
cada—both of Dorm 6—took the
second and third games of a three-
game series with scores of 15-9
and 15-8 while they dropped the
first match to the hard playing
Label and Bennett of F Battery,
score 15-9. Dorm 6’s second win of
the three-game match came in the
first singles game when Ivey, of
Dorm 6 trounced Mijalis of F
Battery, 17-15 and 15-0. Dorm 6
again triumphed a third time when
Abraham whittled down Schu
macher’s first win of 15-9 as he
returned by tripping Shumacher up
two successive wins—15-12 and
15-11.
The intramural tennis is prob
ably one of the most closely con
tested of all the intramural sports
in which the finals have yet to be
played. H Company and B Com
pany are all knotted up in first
place in League A Tennis, with 3
wins and one loss each. In! League
B it is Morris’ F Company lads
who at present control the lead
with 4 wins and a single loss for
themselves. Dorm 6 has at present
a slim one-game lead in League C
followed by the fighting B Battery-
men who have won four and lost
one. In intramural softball, A Com
pany holds a very determined 3-
game lead while in League C soft-
ball, F Battery and A Battery are
tied for first place honors with 4
wins and one loss each. In the in
tramural volleyball department,
League A is at present in a three-
way tie, that is, B Company, Dorm
6, and F Battery all have 5 wins
and one loss each. In League B
volleyball, Henderson’s D Company
boys have maintained a very stable
lead in that they have chalked up
five straight wins for themselves.
They scored their five victories in
part, when they defeated A Bat
tery 2-0, pounced on the horntoot-
ers 2-0, and then dished out anoth
er 2-0 loss to C Company.
Well, ole’ Army, as you can
plainly see, it’s still anything but
a one-sided affair as to determin
ing the college intramural champ
for this semester.
High School Graduates should prepare a place for
themselves in the post-war world by continuing their
education. Boys will do well to consider the advan
tages of Texas A. & M. College.
FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO.
Bryan, Texas
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Your account placed with us will receive careful attention
Aggies Meet Longhorns Here Friday-Sat.
JH I
n
AGGIES ENJOY FINEST INDOOR POOL IN SOUTHWEST
Shown above is the I’. L. Downs Jr. swimming pool, the finest indoor pool in the Southwest.
Measuring sixty by one-hundred feet, the pool ranges in depth from three to ten feet. Two diving
boards of varying height are also included in the natatorium. This is the official swimming pool of the
Texas Aggies and all conference meets are held h?re as are physical education classes also.
Intramural Program Provides For Inter-
Co. Competition, Student Association
Aggies Take 2nd
In Track and Golf
At Conference Meet
SMU and Texas triumphed at the
Southwest Conference Tennis meet
held in Dallas last Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday. “Boots” Gilbert
of the Texas Aggie Squad moved
into the semi-finals to be defeated
only by the Southwest Conference
singles champion, Don Crawford
of SMU.
Thursday, Killebrew of the Ag
gies beat Chu of TCU in singles,
and was defeated Friday by Say
ers of Texas. Elizondo of the Ag
gies defeated Robinson of TCU
Thursday and lost to Hayden of
Rice Friday. Penn and Gilbert of
the Maroon and White were defeat
ed in doubles by Robinson and
Mayfield of TCU Thursday. The
other Aggie doubles team, Kille
brew and Elizondo, lost to Robin
son and Mayfield of TCU Friday.
Penn of the Aggies lost his singles
match to Mayfield of TCU Fri
day, while Gilbert of the Aggies
defeated Dellano of Texas in a
singles match Friday. He moved in
to the semi-finals and was defeated
by Don Crawford of SMU who
went on to defeat Sayers of Tex
as to win the SW Conference 1945
* Varied Athletic Program Offers Ten Sports
Pennant Awarded To Winning Organization
NEW AGGIES—
We congratulate you on your choice of
Texas A. & M. for your college training.
We are waiting to serve you.
NEW AND USED BOOKS
SLIDE RULES
DRAWING SETS
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
EVERY ITEM GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED
College Book Store
North Gate
Bryan W. Bobbitt, ’40
By R. L. Bynes
The intramural sports program
here at A. & M. College is impor
tant not only because it teaches
every Aggie the principles of good
sportsmanship, but also because it
is able to provide such a good,
wholesome competitive sports pro
gram for those who are on the
campus here at A. & M. College.
In the first place, it enables the
average individual who has taken
part in this type of sports pro-
Tennis singles crown. Blanton and
McCarter of Texas defeated Craw
ford and Stennis of SMU to take
the 1945 SW Conference Tennis
doubles crown.
For the second straight year the
Texas Longhorns took the South
west Conference Track title in a
meet held in Dallas last week-end.
The overwhelming Steer team
piled up 79 1-2 points while the
Aggies earned 47 1-2 to take the
second place slot. Rice could scrape
together but 31 points while SMU
managed only 5. TCU entered com
petition in the meet, but placed in
none of the events. The Longhorns
also took the SW Conference 1944
track title; whereas the Aggies
took the 1943 title.
A mighty Aggie Golf team
crowded the Texas Longhorns as
they took second in the 1945 SW
Conference meet held in Dallas
last week-end also. Overcast skies
affected the shooting average for
the teams Thursday, even though
fair weather Friday showed little
improvement in the averages.
Crowding the Texas lads all the
way, the Aggies could not manage
to eke a victory from them. Rice
and SMU also entered the meet,
but were far from exhibiting the
class displayed by the Longhorns
and Aggies.
gram to enter any branch of the
armed services with the feeling
that he is physically able to meet
any difficult situation that is re
quired of him. This has been proved
time and time again by the nu
merous true stories which come
from abroad, telling of the aver
age American’s ability to outwit
both the German and the Japanese
on the field of battle.
If nothing else, intramural sports
instill in a person a feeling of self
confidence, something which is not
only important in wartime, but
which is also a necessity in peace
time. Self confidence in connection
with the intramural program here
is accomplished by the fact that
intramural athletics are not com
pulsory, but on the other hand, are
provided for the benefit and well
being of all concerned.
The main purpose, and possibly
the most important, is the fact
that the intramural sports program
here has been able to benefit so
many students, while the varsity
athletics are only able to benefit
a few. The heavy increase in in
terest for intramural athletics may
be illustrated by the fact that in
1927-1928 there numbered only
2201 participants, while the years
1941-1942 saw this total increase
to the record number of 24,021
participants.
Since its founding, intramural
sports have become rather a tradi
tion at A. & M., and today this
department, at the completion of
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF
TODAY — THE A. & M. MEN OF TOMORROW
We send hearty greetings and invite you to pay us a
visit when you come to Aggieland. We have served
Aggies for years and we hope to serve you.
You will be proud to be A TEXAS AGGIE
GRANT’S SERVICE STATION
Two Game Series To Wind Up Season
For Maroon and White Baseballers
By F. B. De Lafosse, Jr.
This week-end the Maroon and
White closes out its 1945 baseball
season with two games with Tex
as University. A. & M. meets the
Orange and White here at home in
games carded for Friday and Sat
urday afternoons.
At the present time the tea-
hounds are out in front in the
Southwest Conference standings.
They have dropped only 1 tilt so
far this year, and that was to
TCU. The Aggies and Longhorns
have met only once thus far this
year, with the ’sippers taking the
game by a 13-0 count. That was
the worst trouncing handed the
Aggies this year. Since that time,
however, their ace pitcher, Henry
Culp, has officially signed to play
pro ball. It was found out by a
sports editor in Houston that Culp
had previously played two years
each semester, awards the honored
Intramural Flag to the outfit which
has been outstanding in intramural
athletics for the preceding semes
ter. Other intramural awards take
the form of individual charms
which may be attached to one’s
key chain or suspended from one’s
watch fob. Its organization is tops,
that is, the intramural athletic de
partment has provided both new
and improved material for the pro
motion of athletics, and also a set
of rules and individual scorers who
govern the progress of each indi
vidual intramural match.
So think it over when you begin
to ask yourself whether or not the
intramural sports program has
benefited you in any way.
of professional ball in 1937 and
1938. In spite of this, however,
the conference ruled to let Texas
have the other ball game. It was
Culp who shut the Aggies out.
Should the Maroon and White
take one or both of the games this
weekend, the Longhorns would be
pressed in their series coming up
with Rice. Rice has lost only three
games, and a double victory by
the Aggies would force Texas to
sweep the series with Rice.
Last week in Houston the Owls
took • two more games from the
Aggies. The scores were 11-2, and
6-3. Errors again proved costly,
and the Owls seemed to have their
hitting eye.
So far this year the leading bats
man for A. & M. has been George
Strickhausen. His present mark
of .347 is the highest on the club.
Other loud bats have been those
of “Stubby” Matthews and Ray
mond Katt. Jim Kucera, Charlie
Smith, and Jim Love are all ready
to take their turns on the mound
in the coming series. The catching
duties are being handled by Grant
Darnell. Raymond Katt is handling
shortstop very well, and Matthews
is once again on third base. That
leaves the outfield composed of
DeLafosse in left, Prince in center,
and Strange in right.
HOUCK’S
Makers of the famous
“AGGIE BOOTS”
Made to order
SHOES
COWBOY BOOTS
Shoe and Boot Repairing
H0LICK BOOT SHOP
“At A. & M. Since 1891”
TEXACO LEADS THE FIELD!
MORE REVENUE AIRLINE MILES in the United
States are flown with TEXACO than with any
Other brand.
MORE BUSES, more bus lines and more bus miles
are lubricated with TEXACO than with any other
brand.
MORE TRANSMISSIONS and differentials of buses
are lubricated with TEXACO than with any
other brand.
MORE WHEEL BEARINGS of buses are lubricated
with TEXACO Marfak Heavy Duty than with
any other brand.
MORE BUS CHASSIS are lubricated with TEXACO
Marfak than with any other brand.
MORE STATIONARY DIESEL horespower in the
United States is lubricated with TEXACO than
with any other brand.
MORE COPPER MINING EQUIPMENT in the United
States is lubricated with TEXACO than with any
other brand.
MORE LOCOMOTIVES and railroad cars in the
United States are lubricated with TEXACO than
with any other brand.
MORE DIESEL HORSEPOWER on streamlined
trains in the United States is lubricated with
TEXACO than with all other brands combined.
THE TEXAS COMPANY
E. B. ELLIOTT, Consignee
Bryan, Texas