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i Dogs Come High . . . Discipline, Field Work Are Keys To Training Your Dog If you hunt without a dog you’ve undoubtedly run into situations where you would have given a lot to have a steady hunting dog out in front. Especially when that cripple fluttered into cover— never to be found- Hunting dogs — good trained ones* — come high. The price tags start at $150. And that’s too much for many of us to pay for a hunting companion. But John Pippin, Visalia, California a state liquor control officer, says that shouldn’t stop you from having a dog. He suggests training your own. It’s cheaper. It’s easy. And you get a lot of fun with your dog in and out of seasons. “Anyone with a little time and plenty of patience can train a dog for hunting,” Pippin says. “All you have to do is get a young dog —say around 8 months or a year old—and spend 15 minutes a day with him. You’d be surprised how fast you can bring one around to doing what you want. In three or four months you’ve got a dog that will add immeasurably to your hours afield.” And you don’t need to start out with a blue blooded pup with a price tag to match. Take Pippin’s present dog. He’s a cross—that is his dam was one breed (English setter) and his sire another (Ger man pointer). Nick—the dog — was acquired during the war while Pippin was riding a train as a Navy shore patrol. At Rawlins, Wyo., where the train stopped a few minutes on each trip, he spotted a big German pointed. He need ed a dog. So he stopped at a nearby store and asked who owned the dog. The shopkeeper said he would find out. On successive trips—six months in all—Pippin got in touch with Fred P. Black of Rawlins, Wyo., and finally talked him out of Nick, one of the German pointer’s pups. He got him the day Nick was a year old. That was late in October, 1945. Shortly after, Pippin, out of the Navy, began Nick’s training. John worked him 15 minutes a day, five days a week. In three months he had a good pointer. Novr, with Ihree full seasons of hunting be hind him, Nick is - a beauty to watch when after game. Pippin cautions that his method of training produces a good hunt- companion but not a field trial dog. Professional trainers strive to bring out many things in a dog that you as an individual hunter wouldn’t necessarily want. Pippin breaks up the routine into three groups — yard disci pline, field work, and then the polish acquired by actual hunting. Yard discipline is teaching the dog to mind, to obey your com mands. It’s surprising how many dogs don’t know their name. Start by using his name when calling him to feed. The dog will at first associate the sound with food but later will respond whether food is there or not. At the same time begin on the discipline. Teach him to sit on command. Using a slip collar and leash is the simplest way. Pull firmly up on the leash and at the same time grab the dog just for- ward of his hips and press down, repeating the command Sit. Re lax the leash and your pressing as he goes into a sitting position Do it a few times each day. In side of a week he’ll probably sit on command. Then teach him to lie down. Take the leash and run it under your foot. Then, pulling on it, you force the dog’s head down and at the same time press on his hips, saying the command “down.” It’ll only be a few days until he’ll do it on command. Next in line is to teach him what “stay” means. Make the dog sit and stay put for a minute. Each day make the time a little longer until he remains in a posi tion as much as 10 minutes as you back away. Then you can even disappear from sight. This is a good point at which to make your dog respond to a whistle. Break him off the “stay” by calling him to you with a sharp blast on a whistle. It’s a lot easier to handle your dog afield with a whistle. By this time your dog is begin ning to mind. But remember, each day you should go through this entire routine, putting most stress, of course, on the new lesson. Now comes the time for retriev ing. Some dogs are natural re trievers and will learn to retrieve merely by chasing a thrown ob ject. But experienced dog men prefer a dog that is force broken. Pippin puts it this way: “If your dog is force broken he’ll always retrieve. If he’s not sometime when you’re showing him off to friends he’ll decide he does n’t want to play and won’t re trieve for you.” In the case of a dog, force breaking is teaching the dog to do something he wants to do for you. Start the retrieving lessons with your dog in a sitting position. Open his mouth by pressing his lower lip on his teeth and tugging gently on the leash. When his mouth opens place a stick in it. At first he’ll drop it. Repeat and press his mouth closed on the ob ject. Keep doing this until he holds it. Then lead him around on a leash. After the dog masters this en courage him to take the stick out of your hand. Gradually lower your hand, giving the command “fetch.” Eventually you will have your hand all the way to the ground. You might have to pull gently on the leash to make him reach down. Then make him pick it up from the ground, gradually mov ing the object away from him until he has to step out and get it on command. Keep increasing the distance until you can throw the object. On returning make him sit and place the object in your hand. Pippin cautions the novice dog trainer to be patient. The dog wants to do what you want. Some time he just doesn’t understand. You have to be firm, but don’t beat your dog! If he needs punish ing a good way to decide how hard you should whack him is to first crack yourself across the hand. That should tell you how hard you should use the switch. His yard work learned, your dog is ready to take afield for introduc tion to game. Hogs Rally For Win Over TCU FT. WORTH, Texas, Jan. 17.— Arkansas Coach Gene Lambert forced Old Man chology to give his Razorbacks a second-half lift that netted a 41-to-36 triumph over the Texas Christian Horned Frogs here Monday night. The Hogs responded galiantly. They overcame a 5-point lead to put the Southwest Conference game out of the fire before a meager crowd in Will Rogers Coliseum. Trailing by 1 point with the sec ond half only five minutes old, Lambert pulled his first team out of the game. He made his start ers cool their heels on the bench (literally, for the floor was laid over the ice rink) until they got fired up. When they came back in four minutes later, they were hotter than a $2 pistol. They regained the lead on a shot by Forward Jim Cathcart with only 2 minutes and 30 seconds to go. A Cathcart free throw four minutes before the end tied it up at 36-all, and his field | goal put the Porkers ahead, 38 to | 36. Center Bob Ambler, highpointer for the Hogs with twelve tallies, tossed in a crip a few second later to ice up the game. Ambler had to share individual scoring laurels with TCU’s Julius Dolnics, who also scored 12 points. TU FILMS TONIGHT Pictures of the A&M-Texas games will be shown tonight at 7:30 in the PHYSICS Lecture Room. All fans are invited to attend. Dick Todd, the Crowell Cyclone, Rumored Likely to Return to A&M •1ST' i North Gate Our new Spring Line of . . . .MEN’S CLOTHES Has Arrived. See them TODAY. $ Send THE BATTALION Home The remainder of the school year for only $2.00 SEND TO: Name Street Address City & State Rumors in Houston say that Coach Harry Stiteler will have a new addition to the staff this year. The new as sistant is supposed to be Dick Todd, who announced his re tirement from pro football this year. Todd, a native of Crowell, Texas, was one of the greatest sensations of the high school gridiron of Tex as history while performing for Crowell High. While still in high school some sportswriter tabbed J him the “Crowell Cyclone.” Averaging over seven yards per carry while at Crowell High, Todd set the schoolboy scoring record that stands today. His last year in school he scored about 320 points. In his sophomore year at A&M, Todd led the Aggies to a 18-6 triumph over the TCU Horned Frogs who featured the passing of Sammy Baugh. While playing pro fessional ball at Washington, Todd and Baugh became room mates and close friends. In fact, Baugh named his son in honor of Todd. The middle name, that is. While at A&M Dick, a natural wing back, was hampered to a degree because he had to run from the tail back post, a position that gave him very few chances to reach the side-line where he was at his best. Baylor Plays TU Today In Vital Match This afternoon the Baylor Bears go to Austin trying to put the conference race on ice by defeating the fading Texas University cag- ers. The Bruins, even without Jackie Robinson, are on top of the Southwest Conference heap and a win over the Steers will give them an even bigger lead. Texas fell from the undefeated column last Saturday, falling vic tim to the Rice Owls, 37 to 45, in their own Gregory Gym. The Steeds were rated on a par to Baylor at the season’s start, but have not come up to that standard as yet. Bill Tom of Rice was the big factor in defeating Texas, scor ing 16 points to two for his counterpart, Center Phillip George of Texas. Baylor boasts an all-around squad, all point getters and exper ienced men. At forwards will be Bill DeWitt and James Owens. De- Witt, brother of Aggie John De- Witt, was supposed to have been the weakest link in the Bear armour, but has been keeping his own in the scoring column lately. Also strong at the guard posts, Baylor will field such hot shots as Odell Preston and Charles Devereaux, while Don Heathing- ton will perform the center’s chores. Relay Team Called ’Glamor Boys’ Of Washington Meet By BILL POTTS “There wasn’t an Olympian among them but the glamor boys of the meet were the Texas A&M Relay team, champions of the Sugar Bowl, Drake and Kansas Relays and of the Southwest. The Texans flew up to find out what the East, as represented by Seton Hall, Villanova and Penn State, had to offer. This, the mile relay, was the kil-ler-diller, the piece de resistance, the race of the games. Last night it simply was a splendid demonstra tion of relay running by a travel- weary Texas A&M quartet footing it on an indoor track for the first time. A little lead-off man named D. R. Mitchell stole from last to first on the inside of a turn like Race Rider Georgie Woolf used to do, and piled up a lead that never was lost. Texas won from Seton Hall, top Eastern conten der and champion of the East in 1948, by 17 yards.” Those were the words of Francis Stann, Sports Editor of the Wash ington Evening Star, Sunday morn ing after the Aggies had defeated Seton Hall, Penn State and Villa- nova in the mile relay Saturday night at the Evening Star Track Meet in the National Guard Ar mory in that city. Running in tennis shoes on a hardwood floor covered with a special non-slip paint, the Ag gies showed that they could run just as well on boards as on the cinders. One of the worst thing the Ag- ges had to contend with during the actual running of the race was the corners. The track was jammed into the armory with little space to spare and the corners were not of the gentle curved variety such as Kyle Field has. Another factor Ironically, the year after Todd i finished his eligibility the Aggies j fielded one of the best all around teams in the history of the con- | ference, the national champs of 1939. Todd signed to play pro football with the Redskins in the capitol after completing his career at A. & M. While with the 'Skins, Todd nlayed outstanding ball in the ear ly forties. During the war he en tered the Navy and was sent to Iowa Pre-flight, where he led the football team to a near upset of the Angelo Bertelli sparked Notre Dame squad of 1943. He had to leave the game in the second half with a broken jaw, but when he left, the Sea Hawks were com pletely stifling the Irish. After his departure Notre Dame came back to win. If he comes to A&M, Dick will coach the player who put his high school scoring record in the greatest jeopardy, Gallopin’ Glenn Lippman of El Campo, who came within a few touch downs of equalling the old rec ord. There is some speculation that Lippman will wear the numeral “25” that the Cyclone made famous while at A&M. In his last years with the Red skins ’the Aggie-ex was used as a defense specialist. This experience might aid the Aggies materially next fall in stopping their oppon ents passing attack that hurt them so much the past fall. FREE DOOR PRIZES DURING OPENING WEEK — JAN. 13 TO 20 AGGIE RADIO & APPLIANCE STORE North Gate Sign our guest book the first time you visit our new store and you may win at our draw- in Thursday, January 20. Golf Coach Eyes SWC Crown As Bryan Returns to Squad By ART HOWARD Golf Coach Gaythor Nowell got out his needle and thread yesterday and started sewing up the conference golf crown | in his bag. The occasion was the news that Travis Bryan, Jr., would be back for the ’49 season. Bryan was scheduled to gradu-> ate in January, but has decided to postpone this event until June so that he may play golf. His pres ence will leave A&M’s squad com plete from last year, with still another top-notch shooter from a junior college tenatively scheduled to enroll here at mid-term. Although cautious like most coaches, with the exception of TU’s mentor, Nowell heartily af firmed that Bryan’s presence would strengthen the Aggies con siderably. The hometown golfer shot at the No. 1 post last sea son, and holds the Country Club record of 63. He has been hitting from 65 to 68 in the last few weeks on the par 70 course. Last year Bryan suffered from an injured foot, but this has been corrected by an operation. His re cent scores testify as to his com plete recovery. All of the other Aggie golfers have been hitting under 70 recent ly. Bart Haltom has been under shooting that mark consistently, and Johnny Henry posted a 68 during a cold snap a few days ago. Jack Barnett also toured the course at that score last week. Official practice will start on February 15, but those Aggies who expect to beat out this foursome for squad positions had better get their irons hot. Nowell stated that he is ex pecting to set aside a regular day to give free instructions for Ag gies, probably on the drill field. However, this probably will not take place until early spring. A freshman team is also on his agenda for this spring, for the A&M tegm will be hard hit for men next year when all of the present members will be gone. Henry Ransom, Bryan profes sional golfer who has been giv ing the Cadet team some compe tition lately, will leave January 20 for Phoenix, Arizona to join the pro circuit during the winter and spring months. He will compete in Phoenix on January 27 in the tournament there, and then will leave for San Antonio to get in his practice licks before the Texas Open starts. Ransom has been in the top money in several of the play-for- pay matches, but has spent the last few months at home in Bryan. which the trackmen were new to was the length of the track. Two complete laps had to be made in stead of the usual one to complete the quarter mile run of each man. The team, composed of Don Mitchell, Ervin Bilderback, Connal- ly Ludwick, and Ray Holbrook, had little trouble in winning the race and did it in 3:26.1. The track rec ord in that meet is held by Michi gan at 3:22. Holbrook, the member of the taem hailing from Baytown, sum med up their win best when he said, “We were sure glad to beat them, especially since we were running in their part of the country, and on a board track for the first time.” The quartermilers arrived in Washington last Friday morning at 1 o’clock after leaving here on Thursday. They were met at the Washington airfield by reporters and photographers of the Wash ington newspapers and their pic ture, along with that of the plane stewardess, appeared in the Even ing Star that afternoon. Friday at noon, the team and Coach Anderson were the guests of Representative Olin “Tiger” Teague, ’32, in the House of Representatives Restaurant in the capitol. Other members of the Texas delegation to Congress present for the lunch were Albert Thomas, Bob Poage, and Paul Lucas. After the lunch, Representative Teague conducted the members of the team on a tour of Washington. Some of the points of interest that the Aggies visited were the Li brary of Congress, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Me morial. They tried out the track in the armoyy late Friday and were “still slightly scared of it when race time came.” ■ It was in the basement of that same armory that the Texas float was being constructed for the in augural parade. They went down to see it and a reporter from the Houston Post saw them. They were mentioned in that reporter’s article on the front page of the Post, Sun day. According to one of the Wash ington papers, a big part of the reason for the overflow crowd at the games Saturday night was the Aggie team. The announce ment that they would compete caused a lot of excitement be cause the natives of the East don’t get to see many Southwes tern track stars compete in local Eastern meets. Colonel “Andy” and his boys ar rived back in College Station late, Sunday night after flying to and from Washington. According to the team, the only trouble they had on their flight was a two hour delay' in Memphis because of bad weath er. S Battalion PORTO TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949 Page 5 Profs Invited Above is L. L. LOMAX, Aggie from Monohans who won the feather weight division in the district Golden Gloves meet at Allen Academy gym last Satur day night. Lomax has no fingers on his right hand and sponge has to be stuffed into his glove to make up for them. He defeated Robert L. Jones of College Sta tion in the finals Saturday night. Playoffs for Bowling Tourney With Baylor Start in February Plans for a bowling match with Baylor University are in the final stages, and a play-off tournament will be held here the first week of school to select the best bowlers for the team. Ulli Either tw r o or three teams of five students will be or- CLUB BANS HAND GRENADES KUALA LUMPUR —(A>) Guests at the Selangar Club, leading so cial center of the capital of the Federation of Malaya, henceforth must leave their hand grenades outside. Many of the planters and busi ness men who make up the Selan- ger Club’s membership have regu larly carried arms since Commun ist-led insurgency broke out, in Malaya last June. Because there have been cases of “careless handl ing of weapons inside the club,” the by-laws on weapons recently was amended. Weapons in future must be completely unloaded. Hand grenades or other explosive wea pons may not be taken into the premises. ganized, and perhaps one squad of faculty bowlers if possible. Baylor has invited A&M to meet them in a match at Waco in February, to be played in their student center. All bowling balls and shoes will be furnished, and no charge will be made for the contest. However transportation arrange ments will have to be taken care of by the Aggies. Art Howard, Batt sports editor, is in charge of arrangements, and all questions should be sent to him. Prospective bowlers are warned that no excused absences can be given, as this is not an official Playoffs are tentatively sche duled to start on February 2, and will continue into the fol lowing week if entries warrant it. Applications will be accepted all this week. Official scorers will be appoint ed to watch each entry, and their names will be published before the playoffs start. The top men in the recent In tramural bowling tournament will be given preference if they desire to enter, but other bowlers will have a fair chance to beat their scores. 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