The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 27, 1948, Image 3

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The conference tr
looks a lot;; worse
the start ofSthe seas
horn’s recent showing
as. Kansas fend Drake
A&M’s ho;
ence victoifj.
_ Things looked ^
after the elsy win
the early «ual me
the picture|has'■cha
ably since (hen:
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will fight
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ints. with
>ropk and
ighting for ho;
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quarter mil*
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Track Team Hi
In Dual Meet Hei
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TUB BATTALION
SPORTS
Aggies
tand tjo sweep ih s race if Don
don can beaf Kidd of Texas.
ingi look dtirty in the middle
distance^. Texas has Ttyomiison
and Sparks, both iof whom ha
better times than any Ag^ie half-
mtler. However, Rjice’s Jim Hoff
ry fm4y pusty Thompson, who will be
makc| it
n|s is t lat
veral cvmts
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Kade^a
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APRIL 27, 1948
jmpson saying himself for the longer runs
\&M JS safe enough in the mile
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but will not gain much on
■ecoi
y;ar unless
led. • ’ 4 » 1 '
iolher tl
the Fi
isidej, is
rgo B a iv ir
Aik a n sia s,
ceij won | the
olie
jnches. Hfc ijs
tjj A?-t' Hairs a
_ orns if they take
pldce. Rite is the only other sc
likely to; offer to igive the St
antr combetition i
Texas is likew s
decathlon
vaulting
alsoi‘ expe
fight for ihind pladc [' id the Jigli
tyimp, and,] on-the bm is bf his jpre-
vious peril umiinces, place second
iri the jaifelin.;
Baker fedll also Hi
hard in fthe shot .
feecohd behind
tnd ahead of Pranllin
Young aid B$b Grade., This feill
still leaie ihej |F:arjn«
eight poirits to a Uank f
*al ’
’ duled to tiake both
with teanjjniate Alii) 1
oreU for sfeconj. Wc
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wit# a<
George
ond-
hool
Itqers
this race!. .
conceded the
sprint relay on thje basis of times
in the Ifest three, relays. Arkan
sas placed third at,Kansas and
fourth it Draks, while the Ag
gies failed to qualify.
| A&Mls best chance for a win
iri to tike some of the places
which Texas is scheduled tjo wife.
The points difference in scores
wiill the
gain some of the paper-poihts.
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Above arg membe
turn the trick, it will bejh*
right. Jack Barnett, Bart Ha
be doubled and help to
;ain some of tbe paper-points.
If the ,880 men, half-milers, and
milers cfen force Thompson all the
way, he ;will not'be able to take
thfee firfit nlacesL \
three first placea
We also need a few points in
ttye javelin. Bob Goode hasn’t’
itrpreved as expected this sea-
j i | i| . c - , slun. George Kadcra has started
Speedy j€harlie Ijirker ia |ch|e-, working out with the, spear after
cioncent.rariLng ojn the shot and
discus. |He may j improve enough
tjo keep us from'getting; blanked.
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21 years that an Aggie team hfes done it. The;
A&hJ’s potential South
first til t . _ _ t _
altom, Cfeach Gayther N owcll, Johnny Henry,
west Conference Gblf Champioi
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nd Trayis Brya.., .
ms. If t
hey, are,
Jryari, Jr
left to
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Aggie Golfers Will Try To’
Cinch Title Against Porkers
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j By ART HOWARD
Texas University is due' to lose
its grip on one sport at least this
season. A&M”s Golf Team js cur
rently leading the conference and
needs, to win cnly two out of six
matches again it Arkansas this
week;to cinch the crown.
Year -after 1 year the Texans
have dominated this' sport with
few j interuptions. In fact, the
Ifew jifeterruptions. In fact, the
the trick was in 1927 when the
Aggie’s present coach, Gayther
Nowell, was burning up the
greens for the maroon and white.
.“TRAVIS BRYAN JR., is the No.
T plqyer for the Aggie dulfers.
Bryafe knows the , Country ; Club’s
layout even better than he knows
fthe City of Bryan. He shot his first
hole-jn-one on the 16th hole back
in ,1938 and has been trying for
another one ever since.
Bryan has been the mainstay of
the Farmers this season vand
coach for the Aggies, Nowell
one hole-in-one to his credit,
ifi 1935 at Eastland, Tdxas.
j Coach GAYTHER NOWELL,
tyas it all oyer his pboteges in the
matter of perfeict strokes. Nowell
Has sunk seven hole-in-ones dur*
ibg hife thirty-oad years of golfing
dxperience. Although not the offi-
n
three Teams
Move Into Tie
For TL Lead
Ml Formica Ujti& cob^l top, or. Aim,
feeders in popularifeL They, come In shades and patten
hat harmonize witty .kjtchen walls and kitchen drapfes*
Such sparkling beaily riever before invaded the kitchen.
Setter still; these tc$i do not spot or stain wi|h food acids
sr cleaning alkJietiSoap and writer cleans but doe* not
Injure them. They tiifand hard wear and maintain fheii;
his ! i Sin Antonio, Beatjmont and Fort
consistently Jow scores Jiave help-, Worth can start from scratch in
the Texas League rgee todajr: they
jarc all on top. 'f
.man on the team. But he shoots
jaltnost as good a game as he
ed to,; keep them in the running for
the! conference crown.
RT HALTOM is the second
ftalks, and his teammates are
1 gljid to have him with thgm.
JOHNNY HENRY fires third on
thq A4M lineup. Lightweight Hen-j
ry hfes| been getting his share of!
the matches for the Aggies. He
1 has one hole-in-one to his credit,
a 9-iron shot at Waxahacjiie last
sumttyer. |j •
ji[CK BARNETT, finished the
roster for the potential conference
champs. Bajrnett, at 30, is the
Ki s/ii s
Fort Worth and Beaumont movt-
ed ihto a tie for th«i load with yic,-
tori^s over San Antjohio and Okla-
gives them the majority of their
instruction.
Evepr member of the team still
has' eligibility remaining and will
probably be back next year to try
a repeat. I Li
These top golfers will.leave, to
morrow for Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
to tyieet the University of Arkan
sas team. They will play the course
there for orientation oii Thursday
before the crucial match Friday.
Thecr will be one match jwhich
they will probably ii.Ot take. Bub-
ba Smart, nationally famous
aifeateur golfer, is on the Razor-
back team.
Smart has won the title in his
home state twice, besides Winning
several other tournaments in the
past few years.
.Even so, the Aggie team is
confident of taking two of the
sig matches and the Southwest
Conference title. If they do, they
will receive a major “T” and a
sweater with the championship.
This is the first time that golf
has been played on a round robin
bariis. In the past it has. always
Finals in Mural
Track Will Be
Held Sunday
Kyle Field will be the site
of the annual Intramural
track meet Sunday afternooh.
The first event will be run
off at 2:30 p. m. All the finals
will be held Sunday with the ex
ception of the broad t jump and
shot put The preliminaries arid
the finals in these events will be
completed Friday afternoon start
ing at 5:00 p. m.
Preliminaries in the 440 yard
dash, 880 yard relay, and 880 yard
run will be held Friday at 5:00
also. Preliminaries in the 120 yard
high hurdles, 440 yard relay, and
100 yard dash will be held Satur
day after the varsity’s meet with
the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys. :
In past years some relatively
‘ landing performances have
turned in during this intrfe-
1 meet.
One
ances
by Raymond Terrell, representing
“E” Field. He cleared 6’ 4%” in
the high jump back in ’41. Another
Terrell, Tom, holds the broad jump
record with a 21’ 9.5” leap that
he made way back in 1933.
The shot put record belongs :to
R. W. Crook of ‘D’ Infantry, lie
.missile 41
‘G’ Ifefantky
record, 5lS
of the outstanding perform-
in tire past was turned jin
Texas A&M's u
powerful Oklahoma
held on Kyle F:
The Oklahi
dual meet from
just as strong if w
year. Last year
Stillwater beat the
to 62; 2-3 in a meet he!
homa.
The Ag thinly
record of six
An as many
this season and #il! be
HAMMOND .
track team plays host to the
sfeturday in a dual meet to be
tjo wlh
to tie-
df the few teams
ire repoi
j h st year and ai
inake it seven in a row
Saturday.
the meet last y
homa A&M won first |i
the sixteen eevnta, bur
i added strength that
era haVe picked up in
lea, field events, and
races this season it
difterent story Satui
Most of Qklahomi
strength will be in the
in the distance races.
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Maurice Fuquay,
100 yard dash and
one of the best dash
nation and will be
win both these evei
Kansas relays a wee
quay ran second to Cty
ker of Texas while Rty
ruhitlng a 9.5 hundredj
The Oklahoma Aggii
a good 880 man in T
a better than fevei
ana’Several good midi
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St:
Champ Paces
PGA Qualifiei
HOUSTON, Tex., A
Frank
Ri‘
for th<
The
al golf assocjiition cha;
27
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shot a four under par 140 to
eld of 28 seeking to qufeHfy
Chammi Lake
4 fou:
ng to qu^i
ational PGA ToumaVrient
efending Texas
rofesfeton.-.
ipion
under parj in the rimming 18
en as evidenced by
in the university sipri
the Kansas Relays.
<7> | this may be the lasl
heaved the 12 pound missile
^fe*? I.•»W'i
seconds, made only last year. ; ® nd ,° f , Ma y 7 :, b . ut
Dtmopulos of ’C’ Field ran basn T t decided yd
the 100 yd. dash in 10 flat iri * ho Longhorns have
1946 to set a record that still " ere , 0 J ’] c . e 8 P n riri
stands. Boothe of ‘B’ Coast set ““s contest will
the pole vault record at IV 8” j he,(i in Austin.,
back in 1933 and it is still rin^j
the books.
‘D’ Iiifantry holds the 880 yard
relay ifecord of 1:89.5.
The winner of last years meet,
E” Infantry, will not return this
of the year for A&M.
here once this springj
contest will!
ustife.
the following week
journey to Hpuston
season at the confer*
th^ Rice track. \
holes and camie in threri undeij
afternoon.
Flroy Marti, Houston, and Mil-
tori DeMaret,: Houston, qualified
fof the tournament with 144 Sam
Schneider, Houston; nnd Ray Gaf-
ford, Fort Worth, made' it with
145. jl !
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graridaddy of the team. In spite of Shreveport walloped Tulsa, 10-1.
homa City last might. The Cuts hinged on the conference meet,
won 8-2 as Bob Austin notched' with the. inter-school matches a
his fjthird win of jthe year and mipor attraction. | | j j
Beafemont won, 4-1 j on the five-jhit ~ ^ ~ v
pitching of Bob Alexander.
Dallas, which cotyld have takefe
over the lead, lost [a 3-2 game to
Houston and also centerftelder Joe
SmSza, who injured a leg Sliding
into 1 third base. | 1
lh the other giime last inight,
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! Tpey have been issued silk sa-;
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green velvet son;
Fort Worth, hniiius the services
of catcher Maurice Atwell; who
was suspended yesterday, for Sat
urday night’s row with umpire
Carl Sandt, had little trouble with
the Missions. Austin scattered six
hits and the Cai* collected teri.
Irv Noren belted fa home run for
Fort Worth and BUI -Sommers got
" rie of San Antonio’s hits, iri-
ing two doubles.!
reveport jusit about won its
ball game in ttye first with five
year due to a slight interruption.
There is no ‘E’ Cpaipany this ydar.
Most of the individuals Jthat yon
in the meet last year wil) be back
however. ,
Hart Hall is expected to enter
a strong team this year, but they
have no monopoly on the track
and will receive some rough com
petition from the other outfits
of the, campus.
Entries for the meet have al
ready Icon turned in the Athletic
officers! and no further entries will
be accepted. j •!
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while in office received such gifts
from citizens as apples, cheeses,
Jerusalem artichokes, flower rOots
and Spanish swords.
On Canadian and
a freight train and
train start their rrir
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