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THE BATTALION, College Station (Aggieland), Texas, Tuesday, April 15, 1947 :Page Three Aggie Thinly Clads Take Top Honors in Triangular Meet Here Saturday B Baseball Team To Play Bearkats Here Wednesday The Aggie B Baseballers will take on the Sam Houston State College Bearkats this Wednesday for the second match of the year. The game will be played here be ginning at 3 p.m. and Radio Station WTAW has made arrangements to broadcast it. John T. Scurlock will probably start on the mound for the Ags. The Bearkats have, to date, been the only team to defeat the Cadet Bees, the latter having four wins in four starts prior to meeting Sam Houston here last Thursday. Cadet Baseballers Drop Texas Match 9 to 8 in Tenth Frame It took the Texas Longhorns ten innings of play to sub due the Texas Aggies by a score of 9 to 8, Friday afternoon in Austin before a capacity crowd of 4,000. The Aggies used four pitchers in the game while the Longhorns put in three men on the mound. The contest was a pitching dueH for the first seven innings between Earl Beesley and Bobby Layne and perfect ball was played by the defense of both teams. The Long horns were ahead 1 to 0, by vir tue of a home run by Tom Ham ilton in the second frame, when the Aggies came to bat in their half of the eighth. Layne put two men out, but infield errors by his teammates filled the bases. Har old “Frog” Walker, big 215 pound catcher stepped to bat and slam med through second base scoring two runs. Shortstop Bobby Frietz was next up and on the first pitch sent a double against the left field fence to bring in two more runs. A moment later Frietz scored on a pass ball to put the Aggies out in front 5 to 1. With one away, and the bases loaded, during the TU half of the eighth, Beesley left the mound to Dewey Jacobs because of a sore arm. Jacobs walked in one run and Lil Dimmitt sent in Y. B. Johnson, who walked in another run. Then Stan Hollmig came over from first base to pitch, struck two men out to retire the side but only after two more runs, tallied off of Hobbs Wil liams single to tie the score. The ninth inning was uneventful though both sides had rallys going and each left three men on bases. Stan Hollmig was first up for A. & M. in the tenth and he hit safely. Calvert flied out but Bobby Frietz picked up his second double of the day, this time against the right field fence, to score Hollmig. Thornton flied out to advance Frietz, Willingham walkegl, and both scored as Wasson reached first on Ransom Jackson’s error. Hollmig was in trouble from the start of the last half of the tenth inning. Williams, the first man up, flied out. Billy Cox got on by an error and catcher Dan Watson walked. Joe Randerson walked and Jackson got on safetly by fielder’s choice as Cox was forced out at home. Hamilton walked and another run scored. Chick Zom- lefer came to bat with bases loaded and two away and took a 3-2 pitch. After fouling three balls, he knock ed a Texas leaguer into center field to sweep the bases and with the game. Aggie defense tightened up for this game and was far super ior to the fielding of the Steers. The Aggies felt the loss of Roy Gibbons on the mound but Earl Beesley allowed only four hits in his seven innings of pitching before retiring from the game. Texas hitting was good but their infield defense was very weak and their pitching was none too spec tacular. Spectators, writers, and players all agreed that the officiating of umpires Lester Lyons and Bob Smith was far below standard. None of their decisions were con sistent and were a source of much discussion on the diamond. Bobby Frietz was the big gun for A. & M. in Friday’s game, getting two hits for four times at bat, and also sparked the Ag gie defense. Dan Watson, Long horn catcher, picked up two hits out of three official trips to the plate. Score by Innings: R H E A & M 000 000 050 3—8 7 3 Texas 010 000 040 4—9 7 3 Batteries—For A. & M.—Beesley, Jacobs, Johnson, Hollmig, Wal ker, Calvert. For Texas—Layne, Tankersly, Wall, Watson. Officials—Smith, Lyons. Game time—2 hours, 30 minutes. A&M Mile Relayers To Run in Kansas Relays This Week by Don Engelking Sixty-five universities and col leges will compete Friday and Sat urday, April 18 and 19, in the twen ty-second relays conducted by the University of Kansas. There will be 12 relays and eight individual events plus the revived decathlon competition on the schedule. Expected to shine in this meet is a delegation of track stars from the Southwest Conference, led by “Flying Charley” Parker of Texas and “Bullet Bill” Martenson of Baylor. Although the Parker- Martenson duel in the 100-yard dash will be one of the highlights of the meet, it might easily be over shadowed by the classy mile relay team from Texas A.&M. consisting of Bill Napier, Ervin Bilderbeck, Ray Holbrook, and Art Hamden or the individual performance of Lit tle Jerry Thompson, Texas’ great miler. T.U. will enter teams in the 440- yard, 880-yard, and distance med ley relays, Baylor will enter a 440- yard relay team, and Ray Putnam, assistant track coach, will escort our now Nationally famous mile relay team to Kansas. The re mainder of the Aggie and Baylor track squads will meet Rice In stitute’s track team here on Kyle Field in a triangular meet this coming Saturday afternoon. The Aggie thinly clads repre senting the Maroon and White in Kansas this week-end will run up against some of the best compe tition they have seen all year, but we are still expecting them to bring home the bacon. Track teams that will compose the remaining entries in the university-college division will be from the Big Six, Missouri Valley, Rocky Mountain, and Big Nine conferences. A&M Netters Lose To TCU Frogs 4-2 The hapless Aggie tennis team dropped its second meet in as many starts last Saturday to a strong TCU combination to the tune of 4-2. Played on the new courts in Fort Worth, the Frogs added up points with singles victories by Harold Manning, Carl Knox, and John Ba ker and a doubels triumph by Ba ker and Knox. To Be Dressed Up When You Rest Up \ • For lounging...sleeping...or just sheer relaxation, nothing puts you at such ease as comfortable, well- cut pajamas. Jayson cuts these pajamas of a wide assort ment of choice fabrics. Cotton, Rayon or mixtures. Famous for ample fit and fashion-right appearance, it's no wonder the nation sleeps in Jayson pajamas. And Jayson really helps you sleep. A clever full width, covered elastic band in the back only keeps your pajamas snug, without binding or pressure. LEON B. WEISS — College — Javelin Ace VERNON BELVILLE one of A&M’s fastest improving field men is showing winning style in the javelin. In the Saturday meet, Belville threw a distance of 181 feet 2 , /2 inches to place second in that event. Golfers Down TCU Linkmen 5-1 Friday The A&M golf team downed the TCU linkmen 5 to 1 Friday after noon on the Bryan Country Club greens. Travis B. (Ace) Bryan, Jr. card ed 68 for the low medal and to win his match with Jack Williams 5 to 4. Aggie Bill Compton lost the only round when on twenty holes the score was 1-up in favor of Willie Revercomb, but Bryan and Compton won their foursome over Williams and Revercomb 4 and 3. Bill Washington won 3 and 2 over Jim Lacy in the singles and Lawrence Fouraker outplayed Bill McCharm 2 and 1. Washington and Fouraker outplayed Bill Mc Charm 2 and 1. Washington and Fouraker won the foursome from McCharen and Lacey 3 to 2. Gather Nowell, had the course in good shape and the weather proved agreeable. Bill McCharen shot low score for the Frogs with a 76. ■ON KYLE FIELD — by PAUL MARTIN Aggie Football Looks to Busy Year Martin Between 80 and 90 men turned out for the opening day of foot ball spring training last Friday and a large number of new faces were ev ident. Monte Mon- crief was pres- e n t, perhaps through force of habit, but this time as a spectator. The line-up looked e n c o u r - aging with some of the boys present ing quite a solid chunk of flesh which should go toward making a solid line. In addition to the mainstays of last season were several of the pre-war star gridders, among them Paul Yates of Fort Worth, Jimmy Cashion of College Station and Bobby Goff of Kenedy, all of them backfield aces in ’44. Others in cluded Doug Freberg of Dallas, Charlie Hohn of College Station, Don Nicholas of San Angelo, a product of the ’43 squad, John Schneider of Victoria, and Leon ard Beard of Wilmer. Some of the new faces were William Brueck of Port Arthur, John Christianson of Galveston, Charles Davidson of Port Ar thur, Frank Dees of Houston, Jack (Rockey) Ford of Houston, Max Greimer of Beaumont, and Bob Hemple of Galveston. The coaching staff is about the same with the addition of several new student coaches. ‘Uncle Bill’ James, whose continuation on the coaching staff has been the big question, was there and indications are that he will be around for a while longer. In addition to Head Coach Ho mer Norton, the staff consists of Marty Karow, Bill James, Botch- ey Koch, Johnnie Frankie, Char lie DeWare, Wayne Cure, Tom Pickett, and Marion Flanagan. Pickett and Flanagan were added recently and Cure was helping Charlie DeWare with the B team last year. Koch who has been holding down the duties of tennis coach, has been ‘deactivated’ from that post so as to devote full time to football and W. M. Dowell has taken over that slot. Johnnie Frankie will have charge of the B team this year and Tom Pickett will have the C team. Emphasis the first day was placed on blocking and tackling, the latter with the aid of two new COTTON BALL CORSAGE AGGIELAND FLOWER SHOP “Our Flowers Say it For You” PHONE IN YOUR ORDER TODAY 4-1212 North Gate LSI Tigers Cop Second Place With Baylor Taking Last Slot by Larry Goodivyn The Aggie track team today was sharpening its wares in preparation for the invasion of Kyle Field by two South western Conference teams this Saturday after the Maroon squad flashed all-around strength in walking off with a sim ilar triangular meet on the local track last Saturday. Rice Institute and Baylor, neith-4 er of which can be classed as a contender for conference laurels but both capable of upsetting the applecart of the favored teams, will provide the opposition for Coach Frank Anderson’s h i g h- flying crew this week. The Aggies had a big time last Saturday in running up 96% points to submerge Louisiana State, de- fending Southwest Conference champion, and Baylor. L. S. U. placed a poor second with 48 points while Baylor tallied 25%. Honors were spread around fair ly liberally as 31 different Aggies shared in the point-making. Jim Hill led the scoring spree for the Aggies with eight, five in the broad jump and three in the low hurdles, while George K a d e r a earned seven points with places in the shot, discus, and javelin. L.S.U.’s Bobby Lowther took scoring honors for the day, amass ing 13 points with first places in the javelin and pole vault and a second in the discus. Baylor’s Stoney Cotton led the Bear’s with nine and one-fourth points. Despite a light rain that fell right before the meet, the track was in good condition. Lack of close competition in many events kept the number of exceptional times down to a minimum although Baylor’s Bullet Bill Martinson did cause some raised eyebrows with his flashy 9.5 performance in the 100 yard dash. The time ties the SWC record for the century of which Martineson is co-holder. The performances of several heretofore unheralded Aggies tackling dummies, the first used here since 1934. It looks as though the T forma tion will be used little if at all and the ’47 Aggie gridders will rely on the double wing, the same for mation that won us National Cham pionship in 1939. Completing the coaching line up will be James B. (J.B.) Mont gomery, Aggie tackle in ’41 and ’42 who was with the Detroit Lions last year. Paul Yates, who is expected to take one of the top berths in the backfield, did not suit out due to a foot injury. Archery Club Being Organized at A&M The formation of an archery club is now underway on the campus. Approximately 22 members are al ready enrolled and according to Zane H. Fehrmann, president of the club, membership is still open to all those who wish to join, either students or members of the fac ulty. Fehrman is a member of the Houston Bowman club, State Arch ery Association, National Archery Association, and the American Field Archery Association. The club meets Monday and Wednes day afternoons and from 10 till 11 a.m. Thursday morning. Meets are also held on the week-ends. These meets are held on the main drill field and Fehrmann announced that anyone wishing to join may see him either at these times on the drill field or at room 109, Bizelle. He further stated that he can be of aid in procuring the necessary equipment. Organized under the sponsor ship of the Physical Education De partment, the club is making ten tative plans to compete in the Tex as State Archery Association Meet held in Houston on July 4 and 5. Exhibition matches are also being planned. JUNIORS! ORDER YOUR Senior Boots NOW Guaranteed satisfaction has been a feature of Holick’s for many years. HOUCK’S BOOT SHOP North Gate brightened hopes for a victory in the coming conference battle. Joe Vajdos clicked off a neat 1:58.5 in taking the half-mile, an event, in cidentally, in which the Farmers scored a clean sweep; and Vernon Belville showed real promise in taking second in the javelin with a toss of 181 feet 2% inches. Bell- ville hadn’t placed in a single meet this season but can be counted on for points in the conference meet if he retains his present rate of im provement. Aggies in addition to Hill and Vajdos taking first places were: Art Harnden in the 440 (in the fast time of 48.5); Webster Stone in the mile; Jim Mortensen in the high hurdles; Jerry Bonnen in the two-mile; and the mile relay team of Napier, Bilderbeck, Holbrook and Hamden. The Rice squad which will duel with the Aggies this weekend was trimmed quite thoroughly by Tex as 85-37, in a dual meet in Hous ton last week. The Owls boast strength only in the hurdles with August Erfurth and Bill Cummings and in several field events, notably the high jump where defending conference champion Henry Koff- man gets a chance to show his wares against the Aggies’ steadily improving Art Haws. 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