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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1947 THE BATTALION Page 3 L » V * ? * J- >- ®-v. % Swimmers Defeat Mustangs; Break Freestyle Relay Record The Aggies swimming team resumed its winning ways Saturday—after being tied by the Texas Aquatic Club the week before—by walloping Southern Methodist University, 65-28 in a dual meet at the P. L. Downs Natatorium. Winning eight of the ten events4- even without the full use of Dan ny Green and Jimmy Flowers, the Farmers had little trouble in hand ing the Ponies their second straight loss. The Aggies had previously won a dual meet with S.M.U. in Dallas earlier in the season. Golf Team Defeats Country Clubbers Feature of the meet was the new pool record hung up in the free-style relay by the team of Allen Self, Jack Riley, Bernard Syfan and Green. The quartet toured the distance in the time of 3:43.7. The conference record in the event is 3:50 seconds flat. S.M.U.’s only wins were record ed in the 440 yard free-style by George Henderson and in the div ing by Oliver Cavett. First place winners in other events: 100 yard free-style, Jerry Fisch er, A & M; 220 yard free-style, Tommy Knox, A & M; 300 yard medley relay—A & M team composed of Fischer, Flow er, Spence.; 100 yard breaststroke—Bob Cow ling, A&M; 100 yard backstroke—H o w a r d Spencer, A&M; 100 yard individual medley — Allen Self, A&M; 50 yard free-style—Totty West- ervelt, A&M. Green Slated For Seattle NCAA Meet Seeking to bring A&M national honors, Danny Green, star swim mer on the championship-bound Aggie squad, will compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n. Swimming Meet, slated for Seattle, March 28 and 29. Green, who has beaten the ex isting conference record in all four individual free-style events, will compete in the 100 yard free-style and the 1500 meter free-style in the nationals. Green is expected to be the central figure in the Aggies’ bid to regain the Southwest Confer ence Swimming Championship in T.U.’s Gregory Gymnasium this weekend. DRAPERTOWN The Texas Aggie golfers com pleted their qualifying rounds Sun day on the links of the Bryan Country Club and then turned in a 7-3 match round of 18 holes against the local club members. The week of work brought up two new top Aggie golfers in Travis Bryan, Jr., who took low score on a card of 70-72-73-73—288 trailed by Bill Compton with a 73- 72- 70-74—298. Bryan, a local pro duct, transferred from Baylor when he returned from the Navy and is eligible for four years of play at Texas A&M. Compton is a form er Aggie track and football player turned golfer. He and Bryan will be the No. 1 and No. 2 men on the 1947 golf team. Lawrence Fouraker, Jr., pre-war letterman tied with Bill Washing ton, 1946 No. 1 player, with cards totaling 292. Fouraker got a 72- 73- 74-73 for his rounds while Wash ington came in with 71-73-74-74. They will play off Monday for the No. 3 spot with the loser taking No. 4. Don Freeze, Don Ruttan, John Henry and Gene Hill will play off for the No. 5 and No. 6 posts Monday and Tuesday with the winners to make the trip to Dallas and Fort Worth for three matches this week. In the match play against the Country Club players Washington beat L. L. Fouraker, Sr., 4 and 2; Travis Bryan, Jr., downed Bart Hal ton, 2 and 1; Compton won from Barnett, 1-up; Hill won from Col. Whitley 6 and 4; Henry beat Elmer Purtle, 7 and 6; and Fred Fickey won from Tom Stewart, 6 and 5 for Aggie wins. Gardner and Copeland, and Lawrence Four aker, Jr. and Ennis Canady played ties and halved the victories. Only Country Club victors were Joe Soslik over Ruttan, 2 and 1; and Walton over Smith, 3 and 2. Aggie T Club Meets Wednesday The Texas Aggie T Club will hold its second meeting Wed nesday night, March 19 at 8 p.m. in the C.E. lecture room for the purpose of electing officers and making plans for a T club so cial. Last Wednesday night the T Club met for the purpose of re organizing. Over the Crossbar ART HAWS, Aggie high jumper, who won first place at the Border Olympics in Laredo will compete in the Southwestern Exposition track and field meet in Ft. Worth on Friday and Sat urday. ON KYLE FIELD j by PAUL MARTIN Lil Dimmitt’s baseballers broke even last week-end against the Brooke Medical Center Comets by taking a 6-3 decision Friday and dropping the second try 9-3 on the follow ing afternoon. Baylor, op ening against the same team earlier in t h e w e e ik also broke even by losing the first tilt and win ning the sec ond. As usual, the Army is turning out some fine teams this year and the San Antonio clubs are as unpre dictable as ever. The Aggies were in for some pleasant surprises even though they suffered a decisive defeat on Saturday for many of the as yet untried players turned in some commendable performances. Earl Beesley, the Aggie spark from last season who won the Most Valuable Player award, did even better than last year. He al lowed but one hit Saturday night. Too, George Brown turned in some excellent plays both Friday and Saturday. Brown, heretofore has been little known in the sports Martin circles. Gibbons pitched a good game Friday and is credited with the Aggie win on that day. In Cal Calvert and Frog Walker the Aggies have a likely looking pair of receivers. Bob Fretz and Bob Wasson, first year infielders, showed promise of developing into stars. Stan Hol- mig, holding down the first base slot, looked good and didn’t do half bad with the stick. Peck Vass and Tex Thornton held honors at bat Friday by getting four of the five Aggie hits. Holmig got the other. All-in-all, the Cadet club didn’t look bad for the first round and show promise of giving all a run for their money. Trackmen Go to Fort Worth Coach Frank Anderson’s track team goes to Fort Worth for the Southwestern Exposition track and field meet on Friday and Saturday. Chief contenders for the Univer sity division title are expected to be the Longhorns and the Aggies. Track fans will remember that Col. Anderson’s boys lost the Lar edo Olympics by one half point. Teams from all southwest con ference schools are expected to enter the meet. Oklahoma Uni versity, Oklahoma A. & M. and Kansas University are also expec ted to compete. Aggie hopes for victory will two-liuttoner IS WUf, WUf Varsity-Town \ Iif'r+ ISliSP — Vexy, VoKi itif-frow n in its drapey, casual ease — V&a/ VxvcdUtfSawn in its longer, taller lines — VxviAity.-£own in its broad shoulders, slim hips — V&ty. VwusiUy-tjMwu in its distinctive colorful pattern — ‘tlexy. 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Sample was the only candi date to submit his name as a possible veteran member of the Athletic Council. Other quali fied men who are interested should turn in their names in the Student Activities Office by noon Wednes day, March 19. Nominees must be classified sen iors and must not be attending school on an athletic scholarship to be eligible. The election will be held Fri day, March 21 in the rotunda of the Academic Building and at both mess halls. The polls in the Aca demic Building will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and the polling booths at Duncan and Sbisa Halls will be open during the noon and evening meals. Yellow slips will be required. Date Changed For Spring Football Spring football training date has again been changed and will start on April 11 and end on May 10, according to an an nouncement by Coach Homer Norton Monday morning. The date was advanced from April 7th in order that as few Sundays will interfere with the 30-day training period. Equipment will be drawn in advance but actual work will not begin until the 11th—unless it happens to be changed again if weather is unfavorable on the date set. Aggie B Baseballers Down Austin High Charlie DeWare’s Aggie B base ball team downed the visiting Ste phen F. Austin High School of Houston team 3-2 in the opening game played here Saturday after noon. Jacobs and Southall pitched for the Ags, striking out nine batters between them. The game was called at the end of the seventh inning because of the weather. hinge upon how many points Bay lor and the Oklahoma teams take from Texas in the sprints. The three-way meet schedule for Austin last week-end between Tex as, Baylor and A&M was postponed due to the weather and the date it will be run off is as yet unset. Marty Karow’s Aggie golf team is also slated to compete Saturday in the Stock Show tourney. Win Friday Opener 6-3 From Brooke Opening what looks to be a good season, the Texas Aggie baseball club downed the Brooke Medical Center Commets from San Antonio 6-3 Friday afternoon. Following cancelation of the game with Brooks Army Air Field for last week-end, the Cadets scheduled this opening game only a week ago. The medics came out even against the Baylor Bruins earlier in the week. Roy Gibbons and George Brown combined to hold the Comets to three hits, Gibbons handling the first six innings, allowing only two hits and three runs, and Brown took over at the beginning of the seventh to blank the Comets in the last three rounds with one sin gle. Lil Dimmitt’s charges got to Herb McMahon, Comet right-hand ed hurler for five hits and were aided by four errors. Tex Thorn ton led the Aggie sluggers with two hits in three trips to the plate. Texas A&M ....112 110 000-6-5-2 Brooke Comets 020 001 000—3-3-4 Gibbons, Brown (7) and Walker, Calvert, McMahon and Zedalis. Hillel Features Review Tomorrow Arnold Biella, member of the English department, will review Joshua Liebman’s best seller and Book of the Month Club selection, “Peace of Mind”, at the regular meeting of the Hillel Foundation tomorrow evening, March 19, Ar chie Broodo, president, announced. The foundation will meet in the YMCA Cabinet Room at 7 o’clock. Liebman’s timely book has com manded favorable comment from critics and should be of interest to everyone, Broodo stated. Jakkula to Address Graduate Club Wed. “How the Research Foundation Operates” will be the subject of Dr. A. A. Jakkula at the Grad uate Club meeting Wednesday evening, March 19, it was announ ced today. Dr. Jakkula, director of the A. & M. Research Foundation, will speak before the graduate students and faculty members. Petroleum Engineer Picture The Petroleum Engineering Club picture will be taken for the LONGHORN in front of the Petroleum Building at 12 noon, Thursday, March 20. Members should wear coats and ties. 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THE GLIDDEN COMPANY — Makers of — “TIME TESTED” PAINT Medics Cop Second Match by 9-3 Score In weather more fitted for win ter sports than baseball, the Texas Aggies dropped the second of two games with the Brooke Army Med ical Center Comets here Saturday afternoon, 9-3 with play called at the end of the seventh inning due to the cold weather. Not more than fifty fans braved the cold winds to watch the game. Pitcher Tommy Thomas went the full distance for the Comets and gave up but one scratch single —that to Leo Daniels who man aged to get a drive past the second baseman. Bases on balls and errors ac counted for most of the runs as the Aggies hurlers, Earl Beesley, Y. B. Johnson and Bing Turner gave up but four in the seven frames. However, in the Comets scored four runs off 1 hit, 4 errors and a walk with two men stealing home on Catcher Cal Calvert in the fourth. They got two more off John son in the fifth off three walks, three errors and a balk. Turner pitched the sixth and allowed three hits, one for two bases and an other error allowed a run to cross. Three runs crossed in this frame. The Aggies got their three in the sixth when Thomas had a bad time and walked four with three in a row to force one run over, after an error had put Stan Hol mig on first. He was out on a fielders choice on Calvert. Roy Gibbens batted for Johnson and walked, Calvert taking second. Tex Thornton walked and so did Peck Vass to force Calvert in. Daniels then got his hit and Gibbens and Thornton tallied with Vass pulling up at third only to be caught asleep and the rally died. Walter Willingham got the fourth walk pushing Daniels down to second and then Bob Fretz flied out and the Aggies were through. In the first five innings, only 15 men faced the pitcher and went down in order. In the final seventh they also went out 1-2-3. The Aggies will have a chance for revenge when they again meet the Comets here on Kyle Filed dia mond Thursday afternoon, March 20, at 3 p.m. and again on Monday March 24 at the same time and place. Friday and Saturday they meet the Hardin-Simmons team with all games scheduled to start at 3 p.m. in order to meet radio committ ments. In 1945 Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, then playing with the Redskins, set the leagues best passing record for one season by completing 128 passes out of 182 attempts for an average of 70.3 percent. Baugh also won the league kicking cham pionship four times in a row—• 1940-43. What's yom type- stripes: PATTERNSV OR BOWS? < si crvnb pipes For every type there's a Custombilt pipe .. • Individual as a thumbprint ... each hand-crafled ... no 2 alike. ' a v r— o*. $5 to $15 For added pipe-smoking pleasure — try our new Custom-Mix Blend Pipe Tobacco. It’s grand. 7 1 V TX •DANSBV WIMBERLEY • STONE • DAN5BM W.N_>r.L7 CLOUKIERS College and Bryan