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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1947 THE BATTALION Page 3 I * * ON KYLE FIELD by PAUL MARTIN Texas Now Leads Conference ] Bee Cagers Lose To Texas Shorthorns The Texas Aggie cage squad was handed a thorough drubbing Satur day night by the visiting Texas Longhorn ag gregation i n DeWare Field House . As a whole the ball handling on both sides was sloppy, but in this depart ment the Ag gies did better than the visi- to r s. This time the ca dets just met a better team and despite the fact they have been showing considerable improvement, couldn’t cope with the unerring accuracy of Hargis, Cox and Co. Records prove that they were up against one of the best teams Track Squad to Have Tough Season Martin in the nation though it hurts to admit it. Two beautiful long set shots were made, one by Batey and the other by Thornton, but entirely too many were missed. Johnnie Frankie’s Bee cagers made a bet ter showing and appeared to have the situaion well in hand but once again too many misses proved fa tal. Arkansas received its first up set this week-end and at the hands of Whitey Baccus’ in spired Mustangs whom Texas has already beaten twice. This leaves the boys from the forty acres with apparently clear sail ing. This isn’t a pretty prospect but another upset could con ceivably be in the offing. The Steer quintet will have the ad vantage of playing on home floors when the two teams tan gle on February 28 and March 1 to wind up the season. Final preparations for the track ■season are getting underway with activities starting on March 8 when the Aggie track squad tra vels to Laredo to participate in the Border Olympics. Col. Frank Anderson, assisted by Johnnie Frankie and Ray Putnam, has been hard at work whipping the boys into shape despite all kinds of weather. The schedule is still ten tative awaiting final approval by the council. Only one date is still open and that will probably be fill ed by either LSU or Baylor on April 12. The Texas University squad, last years champions, has a head start for many of the men who made this champion ship possible are back. S M U and Baylor are also strong contenders this year with some of the best men in the coun try burning up the cinder track. All-in-all the South west has about the best in the nation in track. Spring Sports Calendar Almost Full The spring sports schedule is fast shaping up and a full calen dar is in the offing. It was an nounced that spring football train ing is to start March 10, baseball will begin on March 14, track be gins on March 8, swimming has already begun and basketball will be over March 1. The fencing, pis tol and rifje schedules have not yet been announced but are ex pected soon. Golf and tennis are being organized with good pros pects so far. Basketball Contest Coupon This is the eighth in a series of coupons appear ing in the Battalion before each conference tilt played by A&M. The games in question are to be played in Fayetteville, Arkansas on February 21 and 22. This coupon must be filled out and turned in to the Stu dent Activities office by noon Friday, February 21. Feb. 21 TEXAS A&M vs. ARKANSAS Feb. 22 TEXAS A&M Name vs. ARKANSAS Address. A BIG ONE WEEK SALE on KHAKI PANTS A complete selection of sizes in this spe cial purchase of well-made perfect-fit ting i * CHINO KHAKI PANTS $5.95 trousers for this week only $098 all sizes Leon B. Weiss Next to Campus Theater Playing a hard fought game right down to the closing minutes, the Texas Aggie “B” team lost to the Texas University Shorthorns by a score of 54 to 49 at DeWare Field House Saturday night. The “B” squad quickly took the lead in the opening minutes and proceeded to chalk up points rap idly against a weak Shorthorn de fense. Paced by Peck Vaas and Jack Miller, the Aggies put 18 points through the basket, to the Shorthorn’s 4, after but eight min utes of play. The Texas defense tightened to ward the end of the period and their offense began clicking deep in the Aggies zone. By the end of the first period, the Texas quintet had cut the Farmers lead down to two points. Score at the half was 28 to 26 with the “B” squad barely on top. The second period became a tit- for-tat affair with one side scor ing a goal, and quickly following, the other team would toss one in to even things up. Both teams were stressing offense and the ball was swiftly passed from one end of the court to the other. Both of the Texas forwards, Bill Huffman and Charlie Munson, gave the Maroon and White defense a bit of trouble as they kept the ball down under the goal. Fouls be came more numerous during the second half also. Finally with three minutes to play and the’score tied, the Short horns opened up their final drive. The Aggies defense tightened and playing became wild for a few sec onds. But the T. U. team racked up six points and the Aggies did not have time to catch up. The game ended in the Shorthorns’ fa vor 54-49. Aggie Swimmers To Meet T.U. Tuesday Coach Art Adamson’s thrice vic torious Aggie swimming team is scheduled to meet the Texas Uni versity tankers in Austin Tuesday, February 18 in a dual meet. After taking a visiting Oklaho ma University team to the clean ers with the lopsided score of 56-19, the Ags journeyed to Dal las to trim DAC and SMU on two consecutive nights to establish a no-loss record as well as break two pool records. Saturday the Cadets will meet the Dallas Athletic Club at College Station in the P. L. Downs Nata- torium. Golf Team Applicants May Still Apply to Karow at Gym Twenty-two prospective golf ers turned out for the first meet ing of the golf team, Friday af- Coach Marty Karow shows Don Voiding how to handle the ball on a pivot. INTRAMURALS By Cliff Ackerman Boxers and Wrestlers Begin Weighing-In Monday ♦ The 1947 Intramural Boxing and Wirestling program got underway Monday afternoon, February 17 as Class A boxers and Class B wrestlers started weighing- in. Three days have been set aside to weigh-in the large number of contestants. Eight weight classes will be represnted in the tourna ment, 119 and under, 119 to 129, 19 to 139, 139 to 149, 149 to 159, 159 to 169, 169 to 179, 179 and over. ter noon at DeWare Fieldhouse. The team’s coach, Marty Kar ow, said the chances for the team’s success are good this year with this number of men turning out. He asked that all men in terested in joining the team and who have not yet done so see him this week at the gymnasium. The tournaments are open to all students of the college. Veterans will enter in the Class A matches. The program will be run on a single- elimination tournament plan, the same as used in Golden Gloves tournaments. 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With football and cross country finished and basketball practically in the stretch it is about time to start thinking of the candidates from those sports. Give a thought to who you think is the Outstand ing Athlete to date and send in your nominations to the Sports Editor of the BATTALION. Any one who has been on any of the recognized teams is eligible for the trophy. An election, based on these nom inations, will be held later in the spring and it is important that these names be submitted soon. Track Schedule For 1947 Season (Tentative) March 8 Border Olympics Laredo March 15 Texas University Austin IME&i'cli 22 Ft. Worth Stock Show Ft. Worth March 29 Texas Relays Austin April 5. Rice & Texas U. Corpus Christi April 12 Open Open as yet April 19 Rice and Baylor College Station April 26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa May 3 Oklahoma A&M Unset as yet May 10 Texas University Collee Station May 17 Southwest Conference Meet Waco was tne nearest they came threatening the leader. Voiding made a goal, Garcia dropped one from the sidelines and a moment later Bill Batey made a beautiful long one-hand set shot. Smith came through with another but then the Steers took over. Paced by Hargis and Cox, the Longhorns tallied 37 points by halftime to the Cadets 18. Cox was hign-pomt man for the visitors with 15 tallies while Smith paced the Farmers with 8 points. Tom Hamilton contribu ted for the Texans with seven char ity tosses completed in eight trys. The Aggies came to life in the final four minutes of play by raising their score 9 points to 6 chalked up for the Steers. With ten seconds left to play, Jack Fitzgerald dropped in one last bucket for the Longhorns. TEXAS A&M Player— Fgr Ft Pf Tp Batey, f 3 14 7 Jenkins, f 0 0 4 0 Weinbaum, f 9 12 1 Voiding, f 10 2 2 Turnbow, f 115 3 Kamperman, 1 2 10 5 Smith, c 3 2 2 8 Adams, g 2 0 2 4 Moore, g 0 2 12 Gareia, g 2 2 4 6 Thornton, g , 10 12 Totals 15 10 27 40 TEXAS UNIVERSITY Player— Hargis, f ... Goss, f Martin, f ... 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