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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1948)
'■( ' ■•v . v' /.i U ■ tj: I — ' ■ | •c . '1 ■ - * • • ; 1 r T ' ' Hi' ■' - ' - f • •tr .■La, H V- l ^ I. . *•'. . >• ■\ 4 uad Defeats TU 7 He Record; I -,i-~ : ' ecide Meet ■ ' t !. k P t- •1 a h 1 Placing at Jeast second in every event, the Te>{as Agtfies roared to a thrilling tr victory! over the,University of Texas in a dual meet on Kv|e Field yesterday afternoon. The Aggies amassed 72 points to 50 for the Longhorns. . : - u j . ,. f " r ies roared to a thrilling track Aggies amassed 72 points to 50 for the LopghOrn • Htindicapped by the absence of Perry Samuels and Allen Lawler in the sprints, the Steeds jyere hapless viptims of a well condition ed I Aggie sqiiad. Not once during the entire meet wdre the Longhorns in pos-+ es?ion the lead. Georgle Kadera, great Aggie weight tosser, was high point man with 13 po Holbrook 13, points. Kadera took first n the jihot put, ffirst in the dis- :na cuss, aiid.eecoftd ijji the javelin. Little; Jerry Thompson, Tekas’ famous distance runner, turned in surprisihgly good times in winning the milfc and two mile run. With t T'" I a slow track, a brisk north wind, raw:' forded tiriies of 4;20.2 in the mile 36.0 in and a dH^isling/rain, Thompson re- and 9 ng/r i of; the two mile. The!running of Aggie Carol Hahn jand J. D. Hampton was the reason for Thompson’s spec tacular times. Hahn-finished le^s than ten yank? behind Thompson in the mile while Hampton led the great distance Hampton led the great man for more than seven and a half la^s before the Texas flash gave ojit wifh hiaj powerful finish ing kick. Hdmptop ended about 20 yards behind. j Thohijlisonls time in the mile was .2 bf a-Second under the Conference record while his time in the two mile wps only 4 seconds over the record. : ! Longhorn sprinter Charley Par- in the shot put and the bn jump. Ace quarter milers Ray and Art Hamden finished in Al most a dgad heat in the -140, Ham-'i den was judged the yfinner. His time was 48.1. Upsetting the dope sheet in. Hie high hurdles, Aggie Bill Carden came home first. The favorite, .K,en Boren of Texas fell while going over, the next to last hurdle. In the low hurdles Robert Hajl, Aggie Sophomore, lead the field with Carden second. This time Boren kept his feet but failed to place. \ Art Haws hf A&M pud Robert Walters of Texas tied for first in the high jump at fi'2.” Texas took undisputed first plgce in two field events—the broad juhip and pole vault. Walters won (the pole vault when he cleared 12?6” TT Sumnli iaries: 440-yd Dash—Harnden, A & M; first; Holbrook, A&M, second. Tjihe 48.1. 100-yd Dash—P a r k e r, Texas, first; Napier, A&M, second. Time lust 10.0. ; 220-yd Dash—P a r k e r, Texas, first, Napier, A&M. second. Time 21.8. and J. J. kobertson won the br&ad jump with a leap of 22*. 7%”. Five Aggie pole vaiUters cP ed 12’ to tie for second pla<) They were Jack Quirey, Leroy. Bode man, Albert Ricks, Lelapd Tate and Johnny DaCis. Don Sparks, Texas' 1 No. 2 dis tance man took the half mile after 880-yd Dash—S^p arks, Texas, first; Stone, A&M second. Time l;h7.2. ■ / Mile Run— Thompson, Texas, first; Hahn, A&M, second. Time 4:202. v 2 Mile Run—Thompson,, Texas, first; Hampton, A&M, second. Time 9:36 A Javelin Throw—Goode, A&M, first, distance 182T’; Kadera, A&M second, distance 179’3h2”. Shot PuL—Kadera, A&M, first, distance AS’V/i"', Ooode, A&M, sec ond, distance 45' Mi”. Discuss Throw—Kadera, A & M, first, distance 154’ HVi”; Krames, Texas, second, distance 141’ 8”., High Jump—Haws, A&M, and Walters, Texas, tied for first, ■ !: 'M. 1 :i r'i: li 14 Lead: Handball . u LCKERBilAN 4 'it ii. ker won both the 100 and 220 yard trailing A&M’s Webster Stone, up dashes. . He was followed by Aggie | to the final stretch, Stone was Bill Ndpier in both events. Parker 1 second. also jpjn; a leg ojn Texas’ winning j Assistant Coach Ray Putijam “ a „ nd points.' I ’ : i! shol put 13 point! the j^ve GE0RGE HAD in yesttrdajy’f track le p aced Iplrst in Hi in. j A is sHofti warming up before ginning th • L. - - ..... sprinti%r^lay |teai|n to garner sec-1 gave all of his quarter milei place see * ^ * Holbrook < team of Dpn Carden,jNupier, (|on- nally Ludjvick and Ervin Bilfler- ond plScb scoring honors w ith 11 >4 workout by keeping Harnden Holbrook out Of the mije relay. The Bob Goode, Aggie candidate for the decathlon in the 1918 Olym pics, picked Up 11 points. Goode won Ihe Javelin, and iook second ndhjall is now tch wilfh several the ninning. liege Champion- 17, is running in in ! theip league this halving lost, one hajrd fought nf., who wdn last yeiar’s Corps ks stronger;"this year. So are ulidefe&ted and are or jflrat, place ip their league, erj making urn this -winning inatioii are Aic Kriiiskbph ami y 1 Sp itzgerber; V c Schulze loyd Gronh, Bill Earber and a H e ^ !l [ ■ ■ ) Showing good fijrm iii the may ifi A Inf wh|o is unde- 4d in league: play. Leading 1 this rt isjFrhhk Simplon land Gwen s ».< r11 [ J|[ i Handball League Standings: | Vetleran League A etle K1 ! ran League 17 retti j !j6 iV ^ eran League B Pet. 1.000 .666 .500 .000 .000 \l li j heieht 6,’2” jfer back out distanced Texas’ quhrtet by softie 20 yafds, road Jump—Robertson, Texas, firsts distance 22'7Mi”; Goode, A& M, second, distance 21’7%”. Pole Vault—Walters, Texas, first height 12’(V’; Bodeman, Davis, Tate Kicks, and XJuirey, all of A&M, tied for second; height 12’. 440-yd Relay—Won by TeXas (Robertson, Kidd, Tatom and Par ker); no second. Time 43.3. Mile Relay—Wort by A&M (D. 115 ■ 1 N i7 j4ii j Nb Is 3 I!' 1 . 1 ; ijI CHARLIE PARKER of Texaa and BILL NAPIER of (ill •Miilitar)' U’agii ii \ 1 3 NU »l 1.000 . .500 .600 .000 , .000 1 .750 .750 .750 .500 .250 .000 shown resting after some hard running. NAPIER came in sejcind to kl Kadera was high point man wit ’ discus and shot put, and second i Garden, Napier, Ludwick and Bil- djurback); no second. Time 3:24.0. PARKER in l>oth the 100 and 220-yard dashes, besides assist the sprint rejay and mile relay teams. Parker’s two],firsts events and a help ift the sprint relay team gave him secojic honors in the meet * Trac Maj I '. :■! .4 Ay- The* tiacl: $ billed as a final 72 to .aft ■ ti.i eriertt siilie sdoife heavi fe! Aggie) rqctfi o k m sw •if I :i i, -f j Baseball Nine Opens Season | T AROUND With Hardin Simmons Friday! HOWARD Iju r • Lou Ep Long String df Farmer-Longhorn Clash Ends 48 TWC Basketball Campaign THE BATTALION V !\ 0 ■ ! Military Leagule IL Comp ; | 3 ; 0 1.000 HAl f | I I 1 t : .660 m Ba4d > Sn 1 .660 A|F ! ; . L K 1 .500 Shg : ' 0 3 .000 | Military Leagijc tk i Chinj) j 2 o\l 1.000 SPORTS Chv j AF i < I Milita 2 : ~0 \1.1K)0- 2 1 ,066 ^ 0 2, .000 0 L 3 wls^- to Longhoi scope caipe ab f a ker summed 1 up his team's trouble "hen he said “We haven’t had a verjroneJ including (Gill, chance to work out since January. 1 r,F I jl I The weather was bad all of .F|eb- ! ruary, and the- team just did pot Opening their 1948 baseball sea son, The Texas Aggie nine takes on the Cowboys from Hardin-Sim- mops in two games this coming Friday, and Saturday, March 12 and 18. i r <• ■ • ., > Fop CoaChes MaHy Karow and Botchcy Koch, these first two tilts will be “test tube” games for an untried and reshuffled • Aggie team. Bad weather Has held back tW team training. On rainy days, the pitchers hive been working under the stapds of Kyle Field and only they ap pear jio be ih shape. Batting practice bps been icon- wjhifn jrou ‘ andfadff it t< .opfr/it adcs 0 ^.b^-ry ' e i Of course, the same could in; said of the weather at College li-f Station. There is not that mujeh d: difference in weather between -: here and {Austin. Cdf. Ander has been working the team put regularly at every possible nrf s-j H e p ; Even if [Texas was Pot at strength, ijt takes aw chance. I: way ej('as %^Ts A&M’s pleasure in defeating oLt 4priiitlrs f Longhorns in a major : sport this Then'came basketball and an even bigger play-up. BB (Before Bay- WLj Tbe Farmers now have the psychological; advantage in track of having handed the Steers a bad beating, besides holding the Southwest Conference crown. Still, everyone Who remembers how ^ these two teams alternated one-point victories last year, and the Close conference win, will not get'excited too early this season. The Steers, {wilt not be at full fined to only a few sunny day4 and only one intra-squad game { has been played before j the coaches’ eyes. Over 75 prospective players answered Marty Karow’s initial call for interested athletes ; and these have been pqred dbwp to about 30 men now, some of whom will have their chance to piake good in these first games. Definitely weak j in pitching. lerfy; Santutls' year. The Texans have beenTrus- M trated as niiuch this season as pave .¥ Aggies. First their fpotball strength until after the Texas Re- lays the first; of peixt month. h|rtj team started off in high gear! and ffr “ publicity before losing tp SallU, tHtr the AggieS beat them after this, it will be tfmie to start contemplat ing a repeat ijn the conference meet. Congratulations, Col. Apdy! J 11 . - , * - Karow will probably start Stan Hollmig and Bobby Fretz on Suc cessive days. EvVr ready in the bull peh w ill be Bing Turner and Earl Beesley, both of whom let tered on last year’s team. Also on the mound for the maroon and white ipay be Art Newinan, who lettered in 19|5, and Bruce Heads bloody but unbowed, Coach Marty Karow’s oft- beaten cagers and the New York Invitational Tourney- bound Texas Longhorns bring the 1948 conference basketball campaign t6 an official close tonight at 8 o’clock in DeWare ■l I ( Field house. | : | i .•/^ irV| K ‘'| . ' Nothing is a t stake t o - night but prestige for T e x a s , and 5 s a t i sfaction i for the farm ers. A Texas i I win will leave the league, standings unchanged while a Cadet victory tejll leave Ark-, ansas and the Steers in a second-place deadlock. The orange and white Austin crew put a record of 19 wins and four losses on the 'line tonight while the Aggies have tak en the count 16: times in 23 starts. ry League D TUESDAY, MARCH i,f 1948 4 1.000 .GOO '. .not .331 .001 ! 1,1 ,!.. r BUckbope bf;the Longhorn: at tack is guard Slater Martin. The Houston eager 1 has cinched tho scoring this season and he carries the Aggie hopes toipght. Mike Garcia, Gene Schrickel, Sam Jenkins, and Bill Batey will Morissey, a left-handed newcom er w ho is due io develop a4 the runner-up spot in both season and j probably round out the Earmei Conference scoring with 295 tallies stalling five. Reason wears on. Better Shoes FORTHAT QUICK, EFFICIENT mean a • • Cleaning and Pressing Better Game L i ■■L. l V Faster —j- Safer— Easier footwork is often the margin that wink the game.; That’s why we recommend and sell genuine BALL-BAND Basketball shoes — they’re built for tlA game. Comfe in and try them on—they even feei ' I i* speedy on your feet. '. ■ I ..j JOB—CALL 4-5114 ? 4 PI 11 ,1 . NL \ TV Look for the RED BALL j j on the sole i ■ .V: V 1/ U ■ >•?! v . BALL-BAND .FOOT#%AR .1 .■y l v; -j Aange Store ji i - O i 1 *'i'U „ Mm * I: Mtr ‘ K j CAMPUS CLEANERS Over Exchange Store and in New ‘Y’ Bldg. Ugainst all opposition and 157 points in loop play. Martin was placed on the 1948 All-Conference team. Martin had plenty of company on the mythical quintet. A1 Madsen, w ho handles tht> other Steer guard position -also njade the first team and forward Tom Hamitlon earned I a spot on the second team, j Billy Ttirnbow, converted for- YVorse Than Cookie 1 1 _• •' Complete your 10 WLOX ' I li • ’ SCHWE SE^ : SS ‘l i A ! he ^v t #re i 1 m Planning on redecorating? Here's the lastest wei have a selection of paints to complete your scheme. Durable, quick-drying new ' furhituie, woodwork, walls and trim—in \ selected by America's toiemosl interior hen or bathroom Walls—or any rooWr-, gives a smooth, satiny finish. Impervious to j [ dirt, and can be easily cleaned color without loeing its luster. Come in today anp see the gliorious new decorator-ch6sen i / P« ^on, all color. ' : it oral : ' T BUBCESSFUCH •ACME WE Home Bt & Supplier^ Wa Southside •Ti R.R. ward, who novf- handles the pivot him. 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