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Monday Afternoon, April 15, 1946 The Battalion Page 3 Aggie Cindermen Defeat Rice and L. S. U. Cadets Take Five First Places In Triangular Track Meet at Houston The Texas A. & M. track team won going away Satur day afternoon in a triangular meet between the Aggies, Rice Institute, and Louisiana State University on Rice Field in Houston. The Aggies rolled up 74^ points against the Owls’ 54J-4 and L. S. U. 4114. Coach Frank Anderson’s harriers had the situation well in hand from r,he very start when they won first, second and third in the opening 440-yard sprint. Other first places were won by Ortiz in the 880-yard run, Ziegler in the two-mile run, Hill in the broad jump, and Andrews, Napier, CASEY'S In the “Y” for EATS DRINKS SMOKES Fischer, and Harnden in the mile relay. Jim Bodiford of Rice won indi vidual honors with ll 1 ^ points, barely nosing out L. S. U.’s Bobby Lowther who counted an even eleven. Augie Erfurth of Rice and Herb Graves of L. S. U. tied for third with 10 points each. 440-yard run—Won by Harndon (Texas A. & M.) ; Napier (Texas A.& M.) t sec ond; Fischer (Texas A. & M.), third; Raymond (L.S.U.), fourth. Time: 50.2. 100-yard dash—Won by Bodiford, (Rice) ; Walmsley, (Rice), second; Shelton (Rice), third; Jay (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Time: 10 seconds flat. Mile run—Won by Golden (L. S. U.) ; Ziegler (Texas A. & M.), second; Stone (Texas A. & M.), third; North (Rice), fourth. Time: 4:33.8. 220-yard dash—Won by Bodiford (Rice) ; Shelton (Rice), second; Vincent (Rice), third; Brandt (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Time: 22.1. 120-yard high hurdles—Won by Erfurth (Rice); White (Texas A. & M.), second; Mortinson (Texas A. & M.), third; Cox (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Time: 14.7. 880-yard run—Won by Ortiz (Texas A. & M.) ; Williamson (Texas A. & M.), sec ond; Golden (L. S. U.), third; Smith (Rice), fourth. Time: 2:4.4. 440-yard relay—Won by Rice (Shelton, Vincent, Walmsley, Bodiford) ; Texas A. & M., second. Time: 43 seconds flat. Two-mile run—Won by Ziegler (Texas A. & M.) ; Wheeler (Rice), second; Jones (Texas A. & M.), third; Burton (L. S. U.), fourth. Time: 10:26.8. 220-yard low hurdles—Won by Erfurth (Rice); Vincent (Rice), second; Haws (Texas A. & M.), third; Goode (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Time: 24.4. Mile ralay—Won by Texas A. & M. (An- Read the READERS DIGEST Regular price $3.00 per year. HALF PRICE TO EX-SERV ICEMEN. See Special Delivery postman or write Box 284, Col lege Station. THE W 0 R L D’S MOST HONORED WATCH WINNER OF 10 World’s Fair Grand Prizes, .|| 2 8 Gold Medals ^ and more honors for accuracy than any other timepiece. FLY EASTERW00D FIELD Interstate Cadets, 65 h.p., hr. 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Dorm 16 plays A Battery today to decide who will meet Bizzell in the finals next week. * * Other intramural athletics under way during the spring semester are volleyball, tennis, and softball, with two leagues competing in each sport. drews, Napier, Fischer, Harndon) ; L. S. U., second. Time: 3;28.4. Shot put—Won by Graves (L. S. U.) ; Young (Texas A. & M.), second; Dickey (Texas A. & M.), third; Stotsenberger (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Distance: 45 feet, lYi inches. High jump—Tie for first between Coff man (Rice) and Pickett (L. S. U.) ; Berry (Rice), second; tie for fourth between Gallway (Texas A. & M.), Haws (Texas A. & M.), Walters (Rice) and Knecht (L. S. U.). Height: Six feet, 3 3/4 inches. Discus—Won by Graves (L. S. U.) ; Fotl (L. S. U.), second; Dickey (Texas A. & M.), third; Zapalac (Texas A. & M.), fourth. Distance: 149 feet even. Pole vault—Won by Lowther (L. S. U.) ; Battenfield (Rice)., second ; Boderman (Texas A. & M.), third; tie for fourth be tween Quirey (Texas A. & M.) and Smolik (Texas A. & M.). Distance: 12 feet, six inches. . Javelin—Won by Lowther (L. S. U.) ; Goode (Texas A. & M.), second; Fagin (Texas A. & M.),; Webb (L. S. U.), fourth. Distance: 184 feet, nine inches. Broad jump—Won by Hill (Texas A. & M.) ; Jay (Texas A. & M.), second; Mason (Rice), third; Lowther (L. S. U.), fourth. Distance: 21 feet, 9V& inches. Some species of bacteria are ca pable or reproducing its kind fif teen minutes after “birth”. SPORTS Aggie Golfers, Netters Schedule Matches This Week The Texas Aggie golf team will travel to Fort Worth Wednesday for a match with the T. C. U. Horned Frogs. Expected to make the trip are Bill Washington, Don Ruttan, Warren Qualls, Marvin Johnson and Howard Harwood. The Aggie netters will take on the Texas university tennis team Saturday at Austin to round out the week’s sports program. Flying Farmers to Meet Here April 29 A meeting of Texas Flying Farmers will be field at Texas A. & M. College April 29-30. Repre sentatives of the Oklahoma and National Flying Farmers’ Associa tion will be present. Facilities for the meeting were arranged by Dr. Ide P. Trotter, director of the Agricultural Ex tension Service. He said the theme of the meeting would be the place of aviation in agriculture, and that all farmers and ranchers interest ed in the possibilities of agricul tural uses of airplanes were invit ed to attend. Easterwood Airport will be the home field for persons flying in for the meeting. The Department of Aeronautical Engineering and the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman will be co-hosts. Junior Dude Ranch for girls *8-16 Idaho Springs, Colorado near Denver T.S.C.W. Student represents San Maurice offering chaperone service for your child at no extra cost. Interviews Last of April - Limited Enrollment Write College Station, Box 2334 GOING HOME? 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