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■ V. 1 v % " f T Aggies Enter NCAA Track Meet Today; SWC Sends Potent Croup . ► TI ■ ■ | I Tocm A. A M. will be represented at the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association'• track and field meet by three men. The Aggie hopefuls carry mu the maroon and white into the NCAA meet are Art Harnden, Ray Holbrook, and George Kadera. The meet being held at Salt Lake City, Utah, will at- track stam in track and field from all over the nation. The competition will be the stiffest possible with the winners bcmK considered perfect Olympic material. In addition to the three Aggies entered in the meet, the Southwest Conference will be represented by a five man •quad from the University of Tex-4- ■s, two men from Rice Institute, two men from Baylor, and one man from the University of Arkansas _ Harnden and HoltMAok will en ter their specialty, Tne 440-yard dash, while Kaders will enter the shot put, discuss throw, and jave lins throw. Hamden and fktlhrook both have a food chance of placing high in the quarter mile, but Kadera will have little chance of placing high in anv event except the discus. Ka ders has thrown the discus ss far as 162 feet 7 inches in competition The five men on the Texas squad will be Charley Parker, Allen Law ler, Perry Samuels, Jerry TVomp son, and Don Sparks. Parker, Lawler, and Samuels, the Long horn's three ace sprinters, will en ter the 100-ysrd and 220-yard dash es. Jerry Thompson, the Longhorn's greet distance runner acclaimed by many as the greatest distance runner ever to come out of the Southwest, srill confine his efforts to the two mily run. Don Sparks, the Longhorn's number two dis tance man, will enter the one mile run. From Baylor will come two more classy sprint start, namely, BUI Martmeson and Stonie Gotten. Hartmeson's specialty is the 100- yard dash, while Gotten’* is the 220-yard dash. Rice Institute will send its star hurdler August Erfurth phis Henry Coffman erstwhile high jumper Erfurth will enter the 120-yard high hurdles and the 220-yard low hurdles. Arkansas will send its depend able point getter, Clyde (Smackov er) Scott. Scott, the same as Er furth, will enter both the high »nd low hurdles In this meet athletes placing first, second; third, fourth, fifth, or sixth in any event will be re warded. N Town i Meeting — of — THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION -■ X The City Council will preaent: The propoMNi budget for the fincal year 1947-48 (Garbage Collection Charge - VS.*- e Increaaed Tax Hate) Prupoaed construction of warehoune and City office Outline of fly elimination campaign COME OUT—HEAR THE FACTS— EXPRESS YOUR OPINION City FRIDAY. JU8E 20, 1947 -r Page 3 Five Swimmers To Receive Major T; Aggies Rewarded Receive Pfaff Awards ; / i f / f / , 2-ffP/ Bribing Athlete* m fry * in ai l/V Caarh Holder Nartaa (extreme left) i* shown mngratalatini Aggie Track Mar George Kadera while Art Harnden await* hi* tarn la the bar kgr«Mind. The orrsalon was the preeentstion to these two eutstnndiai traeknters of the Hrrt I'fsff award*. OJV KYLE FIELD By DON KNURLK1NG 1947 Traci i SeaHon Bow* Out To End Memorable Year For SWC Thinly Clad* With the NO Five Aggie swimmer* will be awarded the major **T* for their effort* in the 1947 Southwest Conference swim ming meet according to a new ruling passed last week by the athletic council. The major “T*’ award given in the past only to those athletes who lettered in one of the four major sports, namely, football, basket ball, track, and baseball, will in the future be given to minor sport participants who win a first place In the conference meet or win n conference championship. Thi* includes members of a relay team that wins a first place in the con ference* meet. According to Art Adamson. Ag gie swimming coach, the five men who will receive the major “T” are Howard Spencer, Danny Green. Jimmy Flowers, Gene Summers, and Jerry Fisher. Spencer will receive his sward by virtue of placing first in the 100-yan! backrtroke and being a member of the .‘100-yard medley relay team which took first place in that event. • Record breakers Green ami Flow er* will get their Ts for winning the 100-yard free style and the 100-yaid breaststroke. Green took the fr<*e style event while Flowers won the breastroke and was a nicmltrr of the .‘tOO-yard medley relay team. Fisher wa» the third member of the medley relay team ami also a member of the 400-yatd free style relay tc*m, Summer* was a mem her of fhe 400-yard free style re lay team which took first place The new major T" holder* will receive s "T" card along* with major **T" medal and a numeral. The ••T" raid will entitle its hold Into low this the Btato ^ It • fslomr an offtoml lit bn ttves William JamOson and Wood- row Bean provides that: "Who ever shall bribe er attempt to bribe any gl*yer or participant In nor #|pmmamiamwimMfemBMmi^ha«iAm^ihwMsaoMa^<MdMagiii«MmaM|m^Uo to 8«f lion or result of ouch or any with the In- m suit or outcome of i contest, shall h- confined In ■ for not Um than two five y •fUMfeg 'U't* _ — A track ami field4 44-"" meet this week «ml and the Nation al A All Meet m July 4-6 the DM? track season tx ws out. This sea son has truly wen a memorable and spectacular one for Southwest Conference trac t fans Regardless of the remarkable Versify and College division as ei to free Ndml*«t<m In any sport* event held mi Kyle Field. The new ruling xhich 1* retro .. . . ^ , .active fm the |«st year was pass little Jerry Thompaon waa award , with the tnUmtlon of rewarding is I the (ro|»hy a* outstanding ath minor steirt partici|iants lele. / This year a duel (heel between the Individual winners of the feata that were performed by the events In the Southwest and Big j athletes during the season, the g| x Conference meets was attemp- ted for the first time. The result was that a great inter-conference thing most undsual was the in creased attend) nee and interest that has been (paid to the sport all year. off to a perfect start. The meet l) " r ™ IL l*”™ 12 vs Dorm 10 now commonly referred to as the Camp va. Dorm 9; Project Duel of Champions was held in | House vs. Dorm 8. Dal Hi stadium in Dallas. Eight Tuesday, June 24: thousand fans attended. This meet Dorm 2 vs. Dorm 7; Dorm 3 vs. Dorm 6; Dorm 4 vs. Dorm 5; Dorm 1 vs. Dorm 10; Dorm 11 vs. Dorm Kngelkisg past season wei and the SWC At the Text this year the was broken crowd of Traci all-around Meet. Two rei and another sports event between two of the best conferences in the nation got One might say that 1 t just seems that way to us because w e won the Gop- J also drew eight thousand dollars ference Gh*m- in gate receipts. This money will pionship, but be used by the Athletic depart- I don't let that ments of the two conferences, fool you be- Besides being a money making ; cause the two proposition another advantage of meet impor- the Big Six vs. Southwest M«“et tgfit track, waa that it helped to cement events of the I friendly relations between the ■ the Texas Relays schools and the athletes of their Big Six Meet. respective Conferences. The meet relays in Austin h** aroused a competitive attendance record *P* rit between the two confer-, an enthusiastic ; pi***- fans who saw an Let's hope that next year’s balanced track track' season is as successful as irds were broken the past one has been, especially i tied in the Uni- for us Aggies. 'Mural Softball Schedule Softball games for June 23 and 24. with all games starting at f>:30 p m Monday. June 28: Dorm S va. Dorm 6; I>orm 1 vs r/M ' 4 r • j y <4 Fine Pajamas / V for Sleeping Cotafort Nlcop urv mom anlrnty in fabric* tin thr rye iqirefully in Pajama* that ) pj*aci stcVd for comfort. Hleepinjt for contrntnl eu*e— nnd pattern* that plenav 4 . ■ (iei Your* Toda> . . . i Hleep Heundt) Tonight CLpTHlERS College and Bryan F/ ■/? // The City Council represent* the people—this ia your opportunity to let the City Council know your wishes. * A. &. M. Consolidated Gym Monday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. —— Formal Opening 7^0 to KWH) P. M. 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