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Page 6 THE BATTALION Thursday, November 9,1950 Cadets Cain Third Cadet 1931 SWC Baseball Champs Straight Cage Title College Station, March, 1922— Basketball season is over and for the third straight year the Texas Aggies have carried home the championship in the Southwest (■onference. With the able assist ance of old pros like Captain Dwy er, Ehlert, Hartung, and Williams and squadmen Megarity, Roper, March and Jones coach Bible fash ioned a team that was beaten only three times out of 21 games play ed. Also adding to coach Bible’s talent were Darby, Gill, and Keen, who were carried over from last year’s Freshman team. Two games were with Texas University to decide who would dominate the Southwest Confer ence. An off night for the Aggies helped the Longhorns win the first game 19 to 11, but the following night the Aggies made a field goal on the very first play and from there on out the boys from Austin (See BEAT, Page 7) Higginbotham Coached Championship Baseball College Station, May 16, 1931— Coach Higginbotham started a doubtful season of Baseball, but with the aid of a host of heavy sluggers and a doubtful pitching staff which proved great, he fash ioned a championship winning team at Aggieland. Captain Beau Bell was ably as sisted in the outfield by Veltman and Crozier, while the infield was expertly handled by Carpenter, Pampell, Hoke, Henderson, Mitch ell, and Davis. The batteries were Garvey and G'olasinski catching, anid on the mound were Shaw, Scheer, Hawes, and Lagow. The Aggies were great in win ning and proved they were Cham pions. They played as a winning team, hut there were individuals like Veltman who was elected Cap tain, and Bell who was elected All- American outfielder, while there were several of the Aggies elected to the 1931 All-Conference nine. College Station, May 8, 1934— Once again grit, determination, and that good Aggie Spirit have spell ed out a championship for the Ag gie diamond men. Led by “Little Hig” Higginbotham, likable base ball coach, the Farmers have glid ed into the Southwest Conference title with 9 victories under their belts against only 3 defeat’s for the season. Coach Higginbotham showed all other conference mentors they would have to hustle to stop the Aggie aggregation of a well bal anced group of baseball players and several promising recruits. Not only did the team consist of several great individual stars, but the teamwork that they displayed would do credit to any club. Leading the team as captain and ace southpaw hurler, “Bugga” Moore shared pitching honors with Mooty and Martinez. The Aggie Baseball Team of 1934 consisted of Grigler, Hutto, Sodd, Connelley, Weaver, Jones, Steves, Foster, Blaylock, Dillingham, Martinez, Cochran, Reynolds, Mooty, Loew- mstein, Moon Voekel, Couser, Alan- sis, and Bahmor. Conference Standings Team W Aggies 9 Texas U 7 TCU 6 Baylor 2 L 3 5 6 10 Pet. .750 .583 .500 .175 GB 2 3 7 College Station, May 9, 1942-— For the first time in five years the pennant was flying above the diamond on Kyle Field. Coach Lil Dimmitt and a stalwart Aggie nine had won the Conference Champion ship in Baseball, from our arch rivals the University of Texas. College Station, Spring, 1941— Knocked out of a conference win (See BESTED, Page 7) Our Heartiest . . . CONGRATULATIONS To You .... President Harrington Our firm’s progress is indebted to such fine Aggies as you and the thousands of others both former and present. Again our heartiest BEST WISHES. ZUBIK’S Uniform Tailors .. a., NORTH GATE CONGRATULATIONS TO TEXAS A&M ON ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY Bryan Motor Company “Your Friendly Ford Dealer” BRYAN, TEXAS «T' ■; >> .u uGH.HriM : i <Yi u-niii -.lil HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS 'TV ’'■"wiFirvra, nr' ■ To The m '' Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas upon your 7 5th Anniversary ..... We are sincerely proud of your past growth and progress and know that the educational challenge of future years will he met with equal success. College Station State Bank College Station Texas