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Leash, Whistle, Light Rifle Used To Train Hunting Dog By BILL WAUGH AP Newsfeatures (This is the second and final story on how to train your 1 own hunting dog.) Your dog has learned to mind. On command he’ll sit, lie down, stay in either posi tion and retrieve. * “When he’s finished with these lessons, he’s ready for an intro duction to game birds,” says John Pippin, Visalia, Calif., amateur dog handler. * To explain how to train your own dog, Pippin reviews step- by-step the procedure he used in training his present cross breed English setter - German pointed named Nick. “Your dog has got to learn what he’s hunting. He must build up enthusiasm for the field. The best way is to take him where there are game birds to work,” Pippin says. Your equipment to begin with * is a 50 to 75 foot lightweight leash m 6ETTINS UlM USED TO 6UN TIRE .... Now the job is to steady him on point. And if you’re a novice, Pippin points out, you’ll probably have to settle your own nerves. It’s a tingling thrill to watch your dog come- on his first point and re main staunch. Don’t get excited and run up. Walk very slowly. It’s a good and a slip collar] And'don’t forget' idea to talk lowly to him as you to take your whistle. It’ll come in handy now. Work your dog into cover where * there are birds. The dog will flush them and give chase. After a few times, you let him start after them and then set up short on the leash, at the same time giving a sharp blast on the whistle. Walk the dog back to where the bird.y were and give the com mand stay. You should walk ahead a few steps before giving a command to go on. Some hunt ers use the voice command and make a sweeping motion ahead with their arms. Others use two « sharp blasts and the arm signal to get the dog going again. This will have to be repeated many times. But eventually the dog—if he’s a pointing breed— "will come up to game and re main rigid. A&M Swimmers To Open Season Against Okies Coach Adamson’s Aggie webfeet open the swimming ^season in P. L. Downs Nata- "torium at 3:30 p. m-, January 31, against Oklahoma Univer sity. Adamson said that this promised to be a tough opener for his tank men. The Aggies took the Sooners last year in Norman by a score of 50 to 34, but the Okies have only a few losses from that squad and are strengthened by the services of McClosky, the Oklahoma State AAU backstroke champion and al so holder of the Southwestern AA U backstroke championship, which he won in competition at Dallas last year. McClosky also swims in the relays along with Burns, the Sooners capable distance man. The Aggies in turn will be hurt by the loss of Howard Spencer in the backstroke, Jack Riley in the ^ dashes and relays, and John Hee- ’ man in diving. They Will be aided though by the addition of Jimmy Flowers in the breast-stroke and possibly the relays. Danny Green . is also expected to be up to his old form and take most of the dashes. TEAM SCHEDULE Feb. 2.—Baylor, here. Feb. 12—SMU, here. Feb. 19—Northwestern State of Louisiana, there. Feb. 24—Baylor, there. March 5—SMU, there. March. 12—Pensacola Pre-flight, here. March. 17—Conference Meet, at Waco. Two dual meets have also been scheduled with T.u., but the dates for these haven’t been set as yet. Coach Adamson said that our toughest meets this year would be those with SMU and T.U. and of course the Conference meet. approach walking on the leash. Get up to him and stroke him on the back. Let him know you’re pleased. Then walk around and flush the birds yourself. You might not get there in time before the dog breaks. But bring him back and stand him at the spot and use that command again —stay. Before long the dog will re main staunch as you walk in and put up the birds. Some hunters like their dogs to re main steady to wing. That is remain staunch on point as the birds rise. Some require that their dogs even remain staunch after they’ve shot—that’s called steady to shot. In this latter case the dog doesn’t break off to retrieve—if you’ve made a kill—or to go on hunting until commanded. But that’s a matter of prefer ence. Pippin likes his dog steady to wing but likes him to break on the shot. You lose less cripples that way. Up to now we haven’t mention ed shooting during the training. There hasn’t been any need of it. Getting the dog used to the sound of the gun is no great chore but you should be careful—a gun shy dog is a pitiful thing to look at. Pippin suggests starting by shooting a small gun—say a .22— in the vicinity of the dog. But make certain you don’t shoot di rectly over the animal. Carry the gun when you first start going afield. He’ll associate it with going out. After the actual shooting ■ begins increase the size of the gun until you reach the gauge you normally use. Pointing dogs usually range out of gun distance. They go find your game. Now the next step is to be able to control the dog at a distance. You have to do this with your whistle and arm signals. Let the dog get well out in front and give a sharp blast on the whistle to stop him or attract his attention. Then, if for instance, you want to turn him to the left, you make a sweeping motion with your arm in that direction turning your body at the same time. Start off that way and your dog will change his course. With a little practice the dog can be turned right or left or sent farther Out. You should be ready now to kill birds over your dog. For the best training go out after quail pheas ant or Whatever type of upland shooting you prefer. Pippin adds a word of advice to the nimrod hunting with a dog for the first time: “Let the dog have his head in hunting,” he says. He’s got a nose that smells out the game. Don’t try to tell him where the birdsi are. If a dog makes a cast (run) at a patch of cover but doesn’t remain long you can bet it’s sterile ground. Many begin ners try to do the hunting for the dog.” You’ll run into problems not mentioned by Pippin in this brief series. There’ll be other things you will want to teach your dog —to heel, as an example. But it isn’t difficult. All you need is a little time each day, patience and the dog of your choice. Texas ft Gagers Trip Baylor, Win ^0-3f Bears Held to One Field Goal Sam Jenkins, Gene Sehrickel Elected As Co-Captains of Aggie Basketball Quintet GENE SCHRICKEL, along with Sam Jenkins has been nam ed captain of the Aggie Cagers for the 48-49 season. The Arling ton passing specialist will take over the job of team captain when Jenkins graduates at mid term. on John DeWittBrothers to Duel Here Friday By SACK SPOEDE When the Aggies meet the Baylor Bears Friday night at DeWare Fieldhouse, something of a family feud will be featured on the hardwood court between the DeWitt brothers of Waco. Bill is the performer for the Bruins and is olAer than his brother John, who mans the center spot for the Maroon and White. + The DeWitt at Baylor graduated from Waco High in 1944 and then went into the Navy where he play ed some outstanding service ball. After leaving the Navy at the end of hostilities, Bill enrolled at Bay lor along with David DeWitt, the oldest of the three DeWitt boys. During the 1946-47 season Bill saw only limited service with the Bear team as a freshman. When the basketball season in the fall of 1947 rolled around, however, he had earned a starting posi tion on the squad. He has never lost that position since that time on the conference championship team. While not a sensation as a offensive player, Bill is recognized as one of the toughest defensive players in the loop. Because Baylor uses a shifting- offense, Bill, who is one inch shorter than John’s six feet, four inches, plays either guard or for ward. Aggie John, a sophomore Ani mal Husbandry student, has been gathering momentum as the sea son progresses until he has led the Aggie scorers in the confer ence games played this year. In the game in Houston last Thursday John had his best day of the year. Applicaiion for Bowling Squad Name Own Car? Address Bowling Average Student or Prof This entry should be turned in to the Batt Sports Desk. BETSY ROSS DRESS SHOP “Next to Fussel’s” East Gate Will Close Out SKIRTS ONE DAY ONLY Thurs., Jan. 20 SCARVES ONE DAY ONLY Thurs., Jan. 27 Come in and get acquainted ... Betsy Ross MIDWAY CLEANERS Special Rates on Cash & Carry TWO DAY SERVICE Satisfaction Guaranteed MIDAWAY AND COLLEGE ROAD DE VOE “87” SPAR VARNISH will outlast your recollection of what you paid for it. Try it and see! Next to the Post Office in Bryan 210 W. 26th S. Phone 2-1318 This is what “The Thresher”, the Rice newspaper, had to say about DeWitt and the perform ance he made that night: “In case you didn’t have a pro gram at last Thursday’s basket ball game which Rice won, 54-53, from Texas A&M, number 11 for the Aggies is John DeWitt. De Witt is a sophomore. DeWitt stands some six feet four. De Witt was the outstanding player on the floor. And DeWitt should have been playing for Rice! Yes, DeWitt, who was all state for Waco high school in 1947, en rolled at Rice as a freshman last year. However, after one week, De Witt had a wrist watch stolen, and the next day he was gone. But he was back Thursday— really back. He played a great game on the defense, holding* high scoring Bill Tom to only 8 points, and all of his own 15 points came at important mo ments. It was DeWitt who kept the Owls from running away with the game in the second half. After Rice had pulled away to a 30-19 lead, DeWitt got hot, and Rice’s halftime lead was only 31-27. Then in the second half he teamed with Billy Turnbow to put the Aggies in the lead, but when both of these guns fouled out, Turnbow with 8 minutes left and DeWitt a minute later, Aggie hopes faded.” Although the Rice writer made a few mistakes, the extraction above will give you a slight idea of the type of game John played in Houston. One of the mistakes made was that he held Tom to eight points while actually the 6’7” Rice center made only six points over his head and two more after John left the game. John has averaged 9.6 in the games this year, while up to their game with Texas yesterday Bill had averaged 6.2 points per game. Range and Forestry Wins Club Football The Club Flag Football race came to a close Tuesday afternoon as Range and Forestry defeated ASCE on penetrations. Individual action brought Ralph Parkhill and D. B. Polk to the fore for Range and Forestry while the combination of Schodde and Gaber provided yoeman sex-vice for AS CE. Each side had one 20 yard penetration but Range and Fores try pushed through their opponents 40 yard marker three times to take the decision. Sam Jenkins and Gene Schriekel have been elected co-captains of the ’48-’49 Aggie Basketball Team, Coach Marty Karow, announced yesterday. The voting was held last week just before the team official pictures were taken. Jenkins, also last year’s captain, will be playing his last game for the maroon and white Friday night as he graduates in mid-term. This is Jenkins second season at A&M. From El Paso, he played for Texas Mines in 1946 after leaving the army. Oddly enough, he will close out his college career against Bay lor, where he played while serving there in the ASTP program. The 24-year-old letterman was a prisoner of war, and spent 18 months behind barbed wire in Ger many. Jenkins will take his pretty wife on a second honeymoon trip to Mississippi in a few days. He won this trip on a radio program in New York on the squad’s northern tour there this winter. Last season Jenkins was fifth in total points for the Aggies, and his shooting eye and defensive play will be missed the rest of the season. A fast-breaker, he has been responsible for many of the Cadet’s offensive. Schriekel, who will handle the captain’s chores after Jenkins leaves, is a six foot one letter- man guard from Arlington. He transferred from NTAC last sea son and fitted right into the Pictured above is SAM JEN KINS who was chosen by his team mates for the second straight year as their team cap tain. Jenkins is majoring in civil engineering and will graduate at mid-term. A&M starting lineup. One of the best long shooters on the squad, Schriekel scores in spurts, when he is hot. In spite of his relatively short statpe, he is a backboard specialist and has scor ed several tip-ins under the noses of opposing tree-top players. This is Schrickel’s last year of eligibility at A&M. S Battalion PORTO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949 Page 3 Coach Taylor Wilkens watches his Fish cage charges work out with a satisfied air. The Freshmen are undefeated as yet, but will meet their stiffest test of the season against the Baylor Cubs here Friday night. Ag Cagers to Meet Strong Bear Five Here Friday Night Baylor’s bounding Bears will be the opponents of A&M improving basketball squad in the first conference game that the Aggies have played in DeWare Fieldhouse. To date the Cadets have won one and lost two in conference matches. Baylor, lacking the services of Olympian Jackie Robinson, start ed slow until they found them selves and scored one of the big gest upsets of the decade by turning back the amateur Phil lip 66 Oilers in a pre-season 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. game. At the Oklahoma City Tourna ment, the Bears turned back the Texas Longhorns, who were ex pected to furnish top competition in the conference, without much trouble. From Oklahoma City on, the Bears have not been pushed by any team up to yesterday’s game with the Steers in Austin. In a preliminary tilt, the Ag gies undefeated freshman five will take on the young Baylor- ites. “The Fish Squad, will be at full strength” says Coach Taylor Wilkins. The freshman have al ready defeated Allen Academy, Wharton Junior College, Sam Houston B team and the Rice Owlets in contests in games so far this season. This will be the last tilt that the Fish team will have the ser vices of Jewel McDowell. McDowell will become eligible to play varsity ball at the end of this semester and will move* up to Coach Marty Karow’s squad after the fray with the Baylor freshmen. Coach Karow has not yet an nouncer the lineup for Friday night’s tilt but Jenkins, Schriekel, DeWitt, Kirkland, and Turnbow will probably go to the post for the Farmers. In First Half by ’Sip Cagers AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19.—(TP)— Texas’ Longhorns climbed back into the thick of the fight for the Southwest Conference basketball championship on the burly should ers of Dallas’ Tom Hamilton Tues day. The Longhorns stopped favored Baylor, conference leaders, 40 to 37 here in Gregory gym. The beefy, balding forward ac counted for nearly half the Texas scores, with 18 points, and fought like an enraged bear under the backboards to control rebounds. The first half was ail Texas. The Longhorns made good eight of thirteen shots from the field while the Bears could sink only one of twenty. Texas led, 22 to 11, at half-time. Lanky Philip George and A1 Madsen combined with Hamilton to give Texas its dominance. George took the rebounds Hamilton miss ed, and the omnipresent Madsen time and again broke up Baylor at tempts to drive under the basket by batting the hall away from re ceivers. A tight Texas defense which kept the foul circle blanketed and for ced the Baylor team to move out to the corners played a big part in the one-sided first half. Baylor needed only eight min utes to erase their 11-point de ficit after the intermission. Mad sen, with four personal fouls chalked against him, was reliev ed. And the Bear offense began to click. As A1 trotted to the side line, Texas led, 27 to 16. In the next four minutes, Baylor tallied 13 points, Texas 2, and the score was tied at 29-all. Then Madsen came back, after a Texas time out. Hamilton plunk ed in his favorite left-hand hook shot, Martin hit from far out with a 1-hand push, and Madsen made a free throw to give the Steers a 34-to-29 margin. Baylor never came up to even again. But the closing minutes of the game were packed with drama as the Bears fought to within a point of Texas, Bill Owen and Bill DeWitt led the Bear surge, until Owen fouled out with four minutes left, and Baylor trail ing, 37 to 35. Martin made a free throw. Then Hickman of Baylor hit a long shot, and Texas led, 38 to 37, with a minute and a half left. But Martin broke free after a missed shot and dropped the clinch ing score. The victory put Texas into a vir tual tie with Baylor for the con ference lead. Baylor now has won four, lost one, while Texas has won three, lost one. The game was played in the af ternoon to avoid conflict with the Governor’s Ball, held in the same building Tuesday night. Baylor 37 fg- ft. 11. tp. Owens, f 3 1 5 7 Heathgtn, f 1 3 5 5 Preston, c 1 2 2 4 DeWitt, g 2 2 2 6 Johnson, g 1 2 2 4 Hickman, f 3 0 0 6 Cobb, f 0 3 0 3 Srack, g 1 0 1 2 Total 12 13 17 37 Texas 40 fg. fh. fl. tp. Hamilton, f 6 6 2 18 White, f 3 , 0 3 6 George, c 2 1 3 5 Madsen, g 1 2 4 4 Martin, g 3 1 2 7 Huffman, f 0 0 0 0 Taylor, c 0 0 0 0 Womack, g 0 0 4 0 Total 15 10 17 40 Basketball Crown Annexed By “E” Infantry Quintet The Corps Intramural Basketball championship went to “E” Infantry Monday night as they edged out “A” Infantry, 13 to 10 in a tight game. The game started slow enough. Only two points were scored in the first five minuted quarter and those were by “A” Infantry. By the half the tempo was accelerated by “E” Company, when it ranged ahead 9 to 5. The third quarter was a static affair with fouls, and free throws taking up most of the time. A good number of charity shots were mis sed. “A” Company went into the last period with a one point advan tage, the score being 10 to 9. Both teams really bore down in the last half but action was eager and scoring slim. Until the last minute the final score was still in doubt till Ted Lewis sank one field goal and Will Barber added another for “E” Infantry. The final score was 13 to 10 with “A” Infantry threat ening still. As to methods of play, “A” In fantry preferred to risk the long shots, most of them from twenty feet out. “E” Company had pulled up a stout three man zone de fense that caused this. Most of “A” Company’s scoring punch was wasted when they failed to cap ture rebounds. “E” Company drop ped their baskets from in close after working against a hard man to man defense of their opponents. Herschel Jones was considered the best player for “E” Infantry. He scored five points. M. E. Kuta racked up as many points for “A” Company. 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