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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1946)
Monday Afternoon, March 25, 1946 The Battalion w Page 3 On • Kyle Field Editor’s Note: We are very fortunate to day in having: a guest writer, the very attractive WAG Cpl. Margaret Zigler, who accompanied the Luke Field Dukes base ball team here in their two game series With the Aggies over the weekend. Miss Zigler does the sports writing for the Luke Field paper, and at our request she graciously consented to give us her im pressions of the ball games and of the College as she saw it. (For the benefit of the Mrs., that “Dear Dook” is purely platonic.) •4 Dear Dook: I can imagine the splash the A. & M. baseball team made in the Ideal papers over the recent Ag- gpie-Luke diamond encounters, but the Phoenix papers carried ac counts that went something like this: “College Station, Texas, March 22—Thwarted last Sunday in their efforts to open their ’46 baseball season when the Parker (Ariz.) team cancelled at the last minute and almost bilked again here by rain, the Luke Field Dukes played their first game today against a snappy Texas A. & M. nine and succumbed 26 to 2. Etc.” Ana on Saturday: » “College Station, Texas, March 23—Tightening up in all positions after yesterday’s debacle, the Luke Field Dukes this afternoon held a loaded-with-talent Texas A. & M. team to 11 runs while they them selves garnered three. But for a galloping score in the second canto when six Aggies crossed home plate, the Dukes would have re duced the Texans to scattered runs, one in each of five innings. Etc.” As you collegians well know, service baseball was in its hey day during 1942-45, and it was good ball. But now the Pros have their stars back and the colleges have acquired a lot of good ma terial developed to a large extent by the services. C’est la peace. Diamonders Sweep Luke Field Series The Texas Aggie baseballers were loaded with offensive strength over the weekend as they coasted to two easy wins over the Luke Field service team from Arizona. The score in Friday’s game was a topheavy 26 to 2, while Saturday’s contest ended 11 to 3. The Aggies climbed on Joe Col lie to collect 13 hits and eight runs in the first three innings of Fri day’s game. Althouse, who re placed Collie in the third, was wild and was relieved by Hunt, who Best wishes to the Texas A. & M. baseball team which looks hot. We were all very much impressed with A. & M. and the wonderful athletic set-up you have. It’s a great institution. Many thanks to Lil Dimmitt, Mac McElroy and Ed Eltondorff whose courtesies and help were appreciated more than somewhat. And fond good wishes to all the Aggies, whose warm hospitality is justly famous. But, Dook, I have two com plaints: The major one, the Texas weather, under which dampening influence it’s plenty hard for a gal to try to look glamorous. The mi nor one, some of your officiating on the bases. We didn’t always see eye to eye. Here’s to you, Cpl. Margaret Zigler, Luke Field (Ariz.) LUKO- MUNIQUE, As for that umpiring, there’s no doubt in my mind that Miss Zig ler doesn’t realize that this Texas weather is very conducive to gnats, and that is the reason for some of those unnecessary motions. Espe cially when it looked as if I had called a man out and then called him safe; the truth of the matter is that I was fighting those darned gnats off. BOTH m ^ - HANDY and FAST Q Convenient Stations 1 Over Exchange—Near George’s Lk. Day Dry Cleaning Service % Owners — Former Student Ass’n. — Operators Joel English, Mgr. Campus Cleaners Where Quality is the Keynote We invite you to trade at the Exchange Store— . ~ 9 . v> -r • . v, 1 operated by your own college for your own benefit. UNIFORMS - - GYM EQUIPMENT BOOKS and SUPPLIES FILL YOUR NEEDS AT THE QUALITY AND ECONOMY CENTER The Exchange Store Serving Texas Aggies 1 • T. u. Regains Tank Title From Aggies A fighting Texas Aggie swim ming team was thwarted Saturday in its attempt to recapture the Southwest Conference crown in Downs Natatorium. The Texas uni versity Longhorns piled up 86^ points to place ahead of the Ag gies who garnered a total of 64%. S.M.U. ran third with 25 points. Joe Demmer of T.u. was high- point man of the meet with a score of 16, while Jack Riley of the Ag gies was second with 12%. Results of the meet were as fol lows : 300-Yard Medley Relay—won by Texas (Westkamper, Hendericks, McLarty).... sec ond, Texas A&M ; third, SMU. Time: 3 :-26.0. 220-Yard Free Style—Won by Demmer, Texas; second, Riley, Texas. A&M; third, Moore, SMU ; fourth, Escobar, Texas A&M ; fifth. Booth, Texas. Time : 2 :29.7. 50-Yard Free style—Won by Johnson, Texas ; second, Settegast, Texas A.&M. ; third, Stevens, Texas A&M; fourth, Gui- rola, Texas; fifth, Wallace, SMU. Time: 25.7. 100-Yard Individual Medley—Won by Self, Texas A&M ; second, Westkamper, Texas; third, Smith, Texas, fourth. Hill, Texas and Allen, Texas A&M, tied. No. fifth place. Time: 1:05.3. 100-Yard Free Style—Won by Demmer, Texas; second, Moore, SMU; third, John son, Texas; fourth. Self, Texas A&M; fifth, Settegast Texas A&M. Time 56,7. JOQ-Yard Backstroke—Wen by Smith, Texas: second, WiiStkUrripet, Texas; third, Allen, Texas A&M ; fourth, Newman, Tex as ; fifth. Summers, Texas A&M. Time: 1:06.5. Diving—Won by Wilkins, Texas, 473.2; second, Swaim, Texas, 373.0; third, Hee- man, Texas A&M, 371.0 ; fourth, Billips, SMU, 297.5; fifth, McCrady, Texas A&M, 267.3. 100-Yard Breast Stroke—Won by Hill, Texas; second, Boyle, Texas A&M; third. finished. A total of 24 hits were garnered by the Aggies, one a homer by Ed Arnold. Earl Beesley started for the Cadets and held the Flyers to one run and three hits in six innings, receiving credit for the win. A1 Newman pitched the last three innings, allowing onp hit and one run. Peck Vass led the sluggers with three hits in three trips, including a double and a triple. Dick Purtle, Johnny Shuford, and Hank Lindsey split the burling chore in the second game, while Meadows was on the mound for Luke. Saturday’s game was loose ly played, with a total of 17 errors committed. Hub Moon was the only Aggie to hit more than once, collecting a double and single. SPORTS Dexter Prince, SMU; fourth. Lea, Texas A&M; fifth, McLarty, Texas. Time: 1:13.1. 440-Yard Free Style—Won by Riley, Tex as A&M; second Demmer, Texas; third, Escobar, Texas A&M; fourth, Johnson, Texas; fifth. Bean, Texas. Time: 5:27.0. 400-Yard Free Style Relay—Won by Tex as A&M (Self, Stevens, Settegast, Riley) ; Second, Texas ; third, SMU. Time: 4 :00.8. Smooth Sailing STETSON " Stratoliner” Here’s a streamliner that’s a light-weight champion, with narrow band and nar row binding. The “Strato- liner” is styled for comfort in the most modern Stetson manner. Take off confident ly in aStetson “Stratoliner”! It's made by the exclusive Stetson Vita-Felt* Process. ♦7.50 Other New Spring Stetsons $6.50 to $25 s?<jXj~±s CLOTKIERS College and Bryan OPEN NOW Week Days — 3:00 ’til Dark Saturday and Sunday — 1:00 ’til Dark Enjoy an Evening of Leisure at the North Gate B & H MINIATURE GOLF Across from Campus Theatre V. J. Hermansen, ’45 W. B. Bradley, ’42