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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949
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‘Dog 9 Dawson Lays Claim To
Conference Low-Jump Mark
By SACK SPOEDE
Once upon a time an Aggie basketball team went up to
Ft. Worth to meet the TCU Horned Frogs in a conference
game- This Aggie team boasted of a six foot five inch center
weighing around 225 pounds, who did double duty on the
Aggie football team as a tackle and end.
Playing' on the old TCU court**-—
located behind the buildings of the
University, the two teams were en
gaged in a fast and furious match.
During the game a shot was at
tempted by someone and missed,
and up goes this center from Ag-
gieland in order to grab the ball.
As he came down from his pro
digious leap, a terrific splintei’ing
noise was heard. When the dust
had cleared, everyone was aghast
at the sight of the Aggie standing
knee deep in the prized hardwood
of the Horned Frogs.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is
the reason that Bill “Dog” Daw
son holds the title of being the
lowest jumping basketball play
er in the history of the South
west Conference. If you talk to
“Dog” now, you will find that at
the time, he was afraid that he
had lost the lower half of his leg.
Dawson is now the Assistant
Athletic Director' of A&M. His
chietf duties at present are to see
'that the outstanding athletes in
Texas choose to enroll in A&M,
and after they are enrolled, to see
they remain here in a happy, con
tented mood.
An older and a younger brother
of Dog have also graduated from
A&M. Dooley Dawson was in the
class of ’32, while Jamey finished
in 1946 although he is in an earlier
class.
After coming to A&M in 1937
Dawson lettered three times in
football and basketball, and was
a member of the National Cham
pionship football squad of 1939.
He handled many of the kick-off
duties of the Aggies and in the
TCU game of 1940, he put one
of the kickoffs through the cross
bars. He was captain of the bas
ketball team his last year.
Before coming to A&M, he went
to Allen Academy in 1933 and
then to Lon Morris Junior College
in 1935 and ’36.
Upon completion of his studies
at A&M, Dawson went into the
Army and was assigned to duty
with the Western Army All-
Stars, in the year of 1942. This
squad played five pro teams dur
ing the year.
During the war, Dawson rose to
the rank of major in the army. He
is married and has a daughter,
Lydia Jane.
A frequent visitor to the basket
ball court in the evening to watch
the cage team practice, one of
Dawson’s favorite subjects of con
versation are the antics of his old
teammate, Bill “Jitterbug” Hen
derson. Henderson was one of the
greatest all around athletes in his
tory of'the conference.
At the annual football banquet
last Friday night, a new label was
stuck on Dawson, when the toast
master of the evening called him
“Old Legs and Lungs.”
All kidding aside, “Dog” is one
of the best liked persons on the
campus.
City of Dallas
To Represent
Texas in 4 500’
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF
(TP) Newsfeatures
DALLAS — For the first
time in history, Texas is due
to have complete, bona fide
representation in the India
napolis Speedway 500 mile
race on Memorial Day.
Moreover, the most eye-catch
ing creation spinning around the
brick oval in the 1949 classic will
be The City of Dallas. Those
words will be emblazoned across
the hood. The car will be owned
and assembled in Dallas. It will
be driven and serviced 100 per
cent by natives or long time resi
dents of this city.
The little man with the heavy
foot at the steering wheel will
be five, eight, 152-pound, 40-
year - old William B. (Red)
Hodges.
Red, probably the most popular
driver in the southwest, never has
raced in the 500, but he is not at
all awed.
He has 20 years of racing ex
perience behind him. It has been
his life. Red was the big car rac
ing champion of the southwestern
circuit four years straight—1934-
1937—when the sport was more
popular in Texas, Oklahoma and
Louisiana than it is now. There
were plenty of races. The midgets
had not been popularized. Hodges
had one stretch when he won 19
races in 20 starts. But for bad
luck last year he would have been
the first Dallas man to drive in
the Indianapolis classic.
He went there all right, just
two. weeks before the 1948 race,
but his car wasn’t hitting. There
was one mishap after another.
Finally the car wasn’t placed in
complete readiness until 10 min
utes remained before the deadline
on qualifying trials. That was too
late for Red to take the driver’s
test required of all newcomers and
to warm up and get in the 10-mile
trials.
If present plans materialize
there won’t be any slip-up on
the time element this year. Hod
ges and his crew will go to the
big saucer not later than May
1 and stay for the finish.
Plans as outlined now call for
The City of Dallas to be a com
munity proposition. It may be a
$20,000 corporation for that’s what
the total cost of building and
transporting the car and paying
other expenses will run to. Stock
will be offered to the Dallas pub
lic.
Sorry, Harnden Missing
From Olympic Films
Unfortunately, the pictures
of the Olympics now showing
at Guion Hall do not show Art
Harnden in action. Manager
Tom Putty expresses his re
grets for this, adding that he
had been assured that the pic
tures of the 1600 nieter relay
would be included in this reel.
However, it is still full of
exciting events filmed in Tech
nicolor, Putty added.
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Aggies Meet Baylor Tomorrow Night
Freshman Cagers Will Play
Baylor Cobs at Six o’Clock
By LEON SOMER
The once-defeated Baylor Bears will move into College
Station tomorrow night for a game with the Texas Aggies in
DeWare Field House. Preceding the varsity game will be a
freshman game with the Aggie Fish playing the Baylor Cubs.
The freshman game will begin at 6:00 while the varsity game
These eight men form the nucleus of the Texas Aggie freshman basketball team that will meet
the Baylor freshmen at six o’clock Friday at DeWare Field House. Left to right are: R. G. WALK
ER from Woodville, BILLY GIBBS of Lufkin, JEWEL McDOWELL of Amarillo, BOBBY FARM
ER of Amarillo, EDDIE HOUSER of Big Spring, BOB CHURCH of Houston, DICK BENTLEY of
Harlingen, and BUDDY DAVIS of Nederland.
is scheduled for eight o’clock.
The Bears, who were defeated by
Texas 40-37 in Austin Tuesday af
ternoon, will have to win this one
in order to stay on top in the
sci'ambled Southwest Conference
race. Baylor has won four games
and lost one while Texas is close
behind with a three and one record
in conference play.
A&M is now in fifth place with
one win against two losses. The
Aggies missed a chance to tie
Arkansas for third place when
Rice squeezed past the Cadets 54
to 53 in Houston last week.
Last year the Bruins handed the
Farmers two setbacks, 57-41 and
70-52, but tomorrow night the Ag
gie hope to give the Bears some
real competition.
Baylor will open tomorrow
night’s game with a team that
will average around 6’3” while
the A&M starters will average
close to 6’2”. Aggie center John
DeWitt, at six feet, four inches,
will be the tallest eager in eith
er team’s starting lineup.
In the preliminary game at 6:00
Coach Taylor Wilkins will send his
freshman cagers against the Bay
lor Cubs in what promises to be a
real battle. Wilkins will probably
start Houser and Bentley at for
wards, Davis at Center and Me-
Good Bowlers
Dowell and Farmer at the guard
posts.
McDowell will be playing his
last game for the fish team as
he becomes eligible for varsity
competition at the end of Jan
uary.
In tomorrow night’s game, stu
dent coupon tickets A through M
will be used as admittance until
7:30. After that time, all students
will beadmitted on a “first come
first served” basis.
A&M
Turnbow
Kirkland
DeWitt, J.
Jenkins
Schrickel
Starting Line-ups
Baylor
Owens
Preston
Heathington
DeWitt, B.
Johnson
Aggie
Basketball
Schedule
Jan. 21—Baylor, here.
Jan. 31—Arkansas, there.
Feb. 5—Texas, here.
Feb. 9—SMU, here.
Feb. 10—TCU, here.
Feb. 16—Texas, there.
Feb. 26—Baylor, there
Feb. 28—Arkansas, here
Mar. 4—Rice, here.
Application for Bowling Squad
Name Own Car?
Address Bowling Average
Dorm Student or Prof
This entry should he turned in to the Batt Sports Desk.
Plans for Stadium
Lights Underway
Preliminary plans for lighting
Kyle Field are being worked out,
and should be ready for approval
in a few weeks, Athletic Director
Bill Carmichael said yesterday.
After the plans are submitted
and corrections made, they will
be approved by the athletic coun
cil before bids are accepted. This
legal procedure will take about
six weeks, and construction will
start shortly thereafter.
Carmichael added that if at all
possible, the light posts will be
placed on the stadium rim, rather
than on the field. This plan is be
ing worked on, and if the cost is
not prohibitive, it will be passed.
Only one night game, with
Villanova, is scheduled for next
season, but Carmichael expects
that this figure will be increased
as the popularity increases.
Much of the demand for night
games comes from the surrounding
towns, including Houston, where
many fans are not able to leave
work on Saturday afternoon. It is
expected that these games will
greatly increase the size of the
crowds at Kyle Field.
Laredo Club Meete
To Elect Officers
The Laredo Club will meet to
night at 7 in Room 126 of the
Academic Building, D. S. Pena,
president, announced Wednesday.
Officers for the spring semester
will be elected, Pena said.
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Aggie BERNIE SYFAN is ex
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for the swimmers when they
meet Oklahoma University here
January 31. Syfan is the top
distance man on the squad, but
can turn in a fast dash race
when Coach Art Adamson needs
points.
The courtship of the New Mexi
can duck is a graceful performance
taking place in the water and in
the air. But the male is among the
drabbest of American drakes.
Requested To
Enter Tourney
Bowling in the YMCA alleys has
already showed a noticeable in
crease as students have begun
practicing fob the coming campus
bowling playoff. The highest scor
ers will be selected for a team to
compete against Baylor next month.
Over 15 entries have been turn
ed in to the. Batt sports depart
ment, and more are coming in at a
rapid rate. It is planned that the
three runoff lines will be held the
first week in February, with offi
cial scorers watching each game.
Two of the entrants, R. L. Mc
Clure and A. B. Harris claim the
highest average received—170.
Another prospective team mem
ber, George Chew, claims a wide
range, 150-170, for his average.
Baylor has offered the use of its
lanes, bowling balls, and shoes free
of charge for this tournament.
Members of A&M’s faculty are also
invited to participate, but no en
tries in this group have been turn
ed in as yet.
Plans call for the team to make
the trip to Waco in private cars
so good bowlers with good cars
are especially desired. The Bears
have three student teams which
bowl regularly, so the Aggies
will not be given much of a
chance to win unless the top keg-
lers in the school turn out.
It is hoped that two teams can
be formed of 165-or better bowlers.
However, it might take several
matches to bring everyone up to
that standard. If sufficient inter
est is shown in this event, matches
with other conference schools will
be arranged.
Prospective bowlers should turn
in the entry blank found on this
page to the Batt Sports desk,
and any questions should be sent
to Art Howard at the same place.
Announcements of the playoff
will be published in the first issue
of the Batt after mid-term.
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