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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 30, 1945 THE BATTALION Page 3 Seventh Co. Wins Intramural Swim Meet; Sixth Co. is Second The aqua aces of 7th Company- splashed their way to a convincing victory in the Intramural Swim ming meet held August 25-26, tal lying a total score of 31 points to 20 for second place winner, 6th Company. The winners captured first in the 100 ft. back stroke, with J. F. Andrews setting the pace in 25.9 seconds; took second in the 100 side stroke and diving with Stites and Mitchell doing the honors, and took a nice first in the 400 ft. military relay. The final standing of the teams follows: 7th Compamy, first, 31; 6th Company, second, 20; 4th Com pany, third, 17; M Company, foui'th 16; 1st Company, fifth, 14; 3rd Company and 5th Company, tie for sixth, 11 points. At the bottom were A Company, 3 points; 2nd Company with 1 point and B Com pany with 0. Results by events were: 400 ft. free style—R. L. Goode, 6th Com pany, first; E. L. Williams, 5th Co., second; D. N. Stites, 7th Co., third; Time: 1.17. 100 ft. back stroke—H. G. Harkrider, 3rd Co., first; M. C. Locke, 6th Co., sec ond; J. A. Krueger, 4th Co., third; R. M. Fordyce, M Co., fourth; and R. M. Golden, 3rd Co., fifth. Time: 23.4. 100 ft. side stroke—J. F. Andrews, 7th Co., first; J. O’Con nell, 1st Co., second; J. A. Krueger, 4th Co., third; S. J. Black, 1st Co., fourth; and W. C. Lehne, 7th Co., fifth. Time: 25.9. Diving—Holle- man 104.4; Mitchell 96.9; McMil lan 94.0; McGowen 85.3; and Hays 85.1. 200 ft. free style—E. M. Smith, 6th Co., first; D. N. Stites, 7th Co., second; J. L. Nickels, A Co., third; D. McDaniel, 5th Co., fourth; and E. L. Williams, 5th Co., fifth. Time: 41.5 seconds. 400 ft. military relay—7th Co., first; 1st Co., second; M Co., third; 3rd Co., fourth; and 4th Co., fifth. 3rd Comany Wins Again, This Time In Basketball Third Company grabbed the intramural spotlight again this week, winning three basketball games for the championship of League B. In League A, B Com pany and First Company are tied for first place, with four wins and one defeat each. LEAGUE B 3rd Co. Nips Dorm 6 Third Co. squeezed out a close one over Dorm 6 18-16 to retain their undefeated record. Williams of Dorm 6 was high scorer of the game with 7 points, while Mc Mahan made 4. Luker, Golden, and Bush were high scorers for the winners. 3rd Co. Squeezes Again With Tergus counting 6 points and Luker and Hodges 5 each, Third Co. slipped by A Company 18-16. For the losers, Cavitt count ed 5, Daniels and Rock 4 each, and Harvey Barber scored 3. 4th Tastes Defeat Third Co. added another victory to its string, taking 4th Co. to the tune of 27-6. It was an off day for 4th, as they trailed 9-0 at the half. Hodges made 7 points, Golden 6, and Bush 5. Lanston, Hazelwood, and McMillian scored for the losers. LEAGUE A B Downs 6th, 24-7 Weber and Bell scored 9 each for B Co. as they stopped Sixth Co. 24-7. Backer scored 4 for the win ners, while Prater’s 4 and Dietz’s 2 were high for the losers. 5th Bows to B Co. After leading 15-7 at the half, B Co. went on to hand 5th Co. a 27-13 licking, with Backer scor ing 11 points. Weber made 8 and Bell 6 for thei winners, while Mor ris and Williamson counted 4 each for the losers. 7th Nips 5th, 18-17 After a hard battle, 7th Co. edged an 18-17 victory out over 5th Co. Andrews and Pierce scored 6 apiece and daggers made 4 for the winners, while Gee’s 6 and Vleta’s 4 were high for the losers. 1st Stomps 2nd, 46-7 With Cheek dropping in 16 points, W. E. Murrey 11, “Red” PERFECTION is our goal. You will be pleased by the careful manner in which we finish your shirts and other dress articles. COLLEGE HILLS LAUNDRY For That Well-Dressed Feeling Have your uniforms or civvies dry-cleaned and pressed regularly. The investment will pay off in increased morale, as well as in the improvement in your impression upon other people. CAMPUS CLEANERS “Stay Well Dressed” BANK HOLIDAY The Bryan banks will be closed Monday, September 3, 1945 in observance of Labor Day, a legal holiday. CITY NATIONAL BANK FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. FIRST NATIONAL BANK KEEP COOL... Yes, it’s hot—but George’s is prepared to help you beat the heat. 1 Try a cool, refreshing drink at our soda fountain; you’ll agree that sum mer isn’t so bad after all. GEORGE’S CONFECTIONERY Former Rivals, Now Teammates 1st Lt. Roy E. Bucek, (left) former Aggie guard from Schulen- berg, congratulates Captain William L. Russell, former Arkansas All- Conference guard of Fort Smith, Ark., on his eight Purple Hearts at William Beaumont General Hospital where both are patients. They played against each in Southwest Conference tilts. EL PASO, SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS A&M BATTALION—Two wounded officers, former football lettermen who faced each other across the lines in civilian days, met at William Beaumont General Hospital recently. 1st Lt. Roy E. Bucek, former Ag gie guard, and Capt. William L. Russell, former Arkansas tackle, met at the hospital for the first time since the 1939 Aggie-Razor- back tilt. They are both receiving treatment for their wounds re ceived in action. Lt. Bucek, class of ’42 from Schulenberg, wears a plastic eye to replace the left eye lost in ac tion in January. He was wounded by German shrapnel while he push ed ahead with the 103rd Infantry Division. In combat action, as in his foot ball action, Captain Russell was a letterman. He is a Purple Heart Champion with scars and decora- tinons for eight different wounds inflicted by both Japs and Ger mans. He received two of his eight wounds in the Aleutians. The other six were inflicted from a period between November and March in Europe. The last wound, caused by shrapnel which pierced dan gerously near his lungs, halted Captain Russell’s combat action. Bucek returns to A. & M. this week, and will be connected with the Office of Student Affairs. Third Company Appears Headed for Another Championship in Football By H. A. Pate Third Company, out in front as usual, seems to be in line for anoth er batch of laurels in the Loop A football contest. In the League B race, with Fourth and Seventh Com panies tied for first and B. Com pany coming up fast, it looks like we are in store for a three-way tie. In League A, Dormitory 6 has stepped out of the intramural foot ball picture, laying victory into the Caraway 9, and Adams 6 points, 1st Co. breezed to an easy victory over 2nd Co. Kruse and Merriweth- er counted 3 apiece for the losers. INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL League A Team W L Pet. B Company 4 1 .800 1st Company 4 1 .800 7th Company 2 2 .500 5th Company 2 3 .400 2nd Company 1 3 .250 Dorm 6 1 4 .200 League B Team W L Pet. 3rd Company 4 0 1.000 4th Company 2 1 .667 6th Company 2 1 .667 A Company 1 3 .250 L Company 0 4 .000 Rice will grow in the United States in bottomlands of the Mis sissippi River Valley, on the Lou isiana and Texas Gulf Coasts, and in California. hands of Sixth Company, A Com pany, First Company, and Fifth Company in the form of four straight forfeits. Fifth Co. Slams A Co. 12-0 In the only League A game of the week, a hard-hitting Fifth Company team ran through the A Company defense Friday to pile up a score of 12-0, and win their sec ond victory of the season. LEAGUE B Seventh Co. Tramples L Co. 14-0 Seventh Company slipped into the limelight of the League B race Friday by slashing through L Company to the tune of 14-0. This game sets up Fourth Company and Seventh Company together in first place with three wins and one defeat to their respective records. TOUCH FOOTBALL League A Team W L Pet. Third Co. 4 0 1.000 First Co. 4 1 .800 Sixth Co. 3 1 .750 Fifth Co. 2 3 .400 A. Co. 1 4 .200 Dorm 6 0 5 .000 League B Team w L Pet. Fourth 3 1 .750 Seventh Co. 3 1 .750 B. Co. 2 1 .667 L. Co. 1 3 .250 Second Co. 0 3 .000 for a hunk of... FOLDING MONEY Bring Loupot Your • DRAWING BOARDS • I. E. S. LAMPS and • TEXT BOOKS Also Wanted to Buy HATS: Stetson or Standard Hat Works LOUPOT’S TRADING POST Trade With Lou — He’s Right With You The source of licorice is the root of an herb native to southern Eur ope and Asia. Some varieties of licorice are grown in the United States. Come On Aggies! LET’S DANCE to the music of BILL TURNER and the AGGIELAND ORCHESTRA CORPS DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT 9:00 til $1.50 SHISA HALL Indians Go Ahead With 6-1 Softball Win Over Pirates Bill Manning’s Indians continued their winning ways in the city softball league Friday, as they took the measure of Jim Prewitt’s Yan kees by a 6-1 count. In the second game of the community picnic doubleheader, Ed Garner’s Orioles outlasted the Military Department to win 13-12 in eight innings. The Indians racked up their runs in a hurry, scoring two in the first inning off three hits and an error, one each in the second and third, and two more in the fourth. The Yankees got their lone tally in the fourth off consecutive bingles by Bearden and Stiles. Manning and Ritter were the battery for the Indians, while Gray and Spriggs shared the duties for the Yanks. The issue in the Oriole-Military game developed into a question of who could score “the mostest, the fustest”. The Orioles opened with three runs in the first frame and added another in the second, but were overhauled in the third by a 4-4 count. The Military really got going in the fourth, sending twelve men to the batter’s box and scoring seven runs. The Orioles scored three in the fourth and five in the sixth, and at the end of the seventh the count was again tied up 12-12. In the crucial eighth, Gar ner and Hays singled and Lloyd walked, filling the bases. Edds flew out, and Gay walked, forcing in a run, to win the ball game. The Tiger-Oriole game scheduled for Monday was rained out, and has not yet been re-scheduled. The Yankees are dated for the Pirates this evening and the Indians for the PLANTS AND THE CITIZEN By Dr. John J. Sperry Q. What is the name of the attract ive orange flowered shrub that is now blooming west to the Admini stration Building? A. That plant is a species of Poin- ciana and is commonly known as Dwarf Poinciana, Barbados Pride, or Barbados Flower-Fence. Q. Do you think the Cola or Goora Tree can be grown in Texas? A. Perhaps. This tree is a native of tropical Africa and might estab lish itself in the lower Rio Grande Valley. A close relative of the Cola tree known as Firmiana, grows on the A. & M. campus near the main postoffice. “Cokes” cannot be ob tained from Firmiana, however. Q. What is a Japonica plant? A. Many people refer to the Jap anese or Oriental Quince as “Ja ponica”. The word “Japonica” aft er a plant name serves to indicate that it is a native of Japan. Many plants other than the Quince are marked by the word “Japonica”, for they are of Oriental origin. Q. Why are so many plants given animal names ? A. This is usually due to the ap pearance of the plant or because of association. Sometimes the ori gin of a common plant name is ob scure. The following plant names are more or less self explanatory: Skunk—Cabbage; Cat-tail; Ca pon’s Tail; Cock’s-comb; Donkey’s Ears; Goose-foot; Horse-tail; Rab bit-brush; Rat-tail; Swine’s snout; Crow-foot; Devil’s Claw. Texas produced more turkeys in 1944 than any other state in the Union. Military Friday, weather permit ting, while the Tigers are due to meet the Yankees on Monday. CITY SOFTBALL Team W L Pet. Indians 3 0 1.000 Yankees 2 1 .667 Tigers 2 1 .667 Pirates 1 2 .333 Orioles 1 2 .333 Military 0 3 .000 You’ll have more fun in a GANTNER WIKIE... Gantner Wikie trunks are tailored for men who like to swim! Of elastieized rayon, wool and cotton, Poplin and Gabardine! They’ll double for swimming, sunning or sports! Fast drying and water repel- lant. 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