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By BARRY HART
Battalion Sports Editor
Boxing at A&M came to a sudden, surprise halt earlier
this month when W. L. Penberthy, head of student activities,
discontinued recognizing the Boxing Club as an approved
student activity.
Penberthy gave a number of reasons for his decision to
end a sport that fought for its existence three years ago and
had continued success. All of them are inadequate!
Penberthy says that: 1. the primary objective of box
ing is to render ones opponent unconscious; 2. boxing is not
an activity which students can be encouraged to continue
or which we can encourage students to work toward as a
profession; 3. very few colleges in this area sponsor a boxing
club or team; 4. we do not
have proper facilities or suffi
cient supervision and contin
ual danger of injury exists;
and 5. the activity is attrac
ting individuals who ai’e not stu
dents of the college.
Certainly the primary objective
of boxing- is to knock your oppo
nent out. One of the primary ob
jectives of football is, if possible,
to get your opponent out of the
game, thereby making it easier to
score.
Among the many sports at A&M,
only bowling, golf, tennis, ping-
pong, horseshoes, softball, and
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Ycdnesday, April 24, 1957 PAGE 3
Ag Golfers Third in Meet
Coach Joe Fagan’s golfers, play
ing among the college elite, fin
ished third in team medal play
with 1,191 strokes in the South
western Invitational Golf Tourna
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Led by Bobby Nichols, who fired
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Marcelino Moreno finished ninth
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The Aggies finished in a fourth-
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After three years of outstanding
success boxing at A&M will cease
at the end of this semester, ac
cording to W. L. Penberthy, head
of Student Activities.
Student Activities will discon
tinue recognizing the boxing club
and boxing on the campus will be
limited to classroom instruction in
Physical Education.
“3. Most of the recreational “3. No eqiupment or facilities
sports clubs derive their competi- will be provided for boxing be-
tion from clubs of other colleges yond the classroom instruction.
ATTENTION AGGIES!
When you return to A & M this coming September, you
will find FRANK COURT’S COLLEGE STATION SHOE
REPAIR enlarged and completely remodeled in order to
better serve YOU!
You will also find our name changed to COURT’S.
Court
in this area. To our knowledge
very few, if any, colleges in this
area sponsor a boxing club or team.
“4. We do not have proper
facilities or sufficient supervision
and therefore students who work
out are in continual danger of in-
In a surprise letter to Andy jury.
York, coach of the Aggie boxers,
Penberthy officially ended organiz
ed fisticuffs at A&M. The letter
states:
“Dear Mr. York:
“In confirmation of our con
versation of April 1, this is
to officially inform you that
effective at the end of this
school year the Department
of Student Activities will dis
continue recognizing the A&M
Boxing Club as an approved
student activity. The reasons
for this action are as fol
lows:
“1. The primary objective of
boxing is to render ones opponent
unconscious.
“2. Boxing is not an activity
which students can be encouraged
to continue or which we can en
courage students to work toward as
a profession.
“4. No boxing meets or tourna
ments will be held on the campus.
“5. Participation by students in
boxing tournaments will be done on
an individual basis and not in the
name of the school.
“You are to be commended for
your interest and efforts and your
is attracting wholesome attitude toward tins
are not students sport and I regret that we can not
justify our support.
Sincerely yours, W. L. Pen
berthy.”
“You can’t conduct boxing
like other sports,” commented
Penberthy. “There’s no middle
ground, it’s all or nothing. I
decided to drop it because it is
not a desirable activity.”
The Aggie boxers may appeal
the decision to Dean Robert B.
Kamm and then to President D. W.
Williams, if necessary.
“5. The activity
individuals who
of the college.
“In order that we may have
a clear understanding as to the
status of boxing on this cam
pus, I am pointing out the fol
lowing :
“1. Boxing on this campus, as
a recognized activity, will be
limited to classroom instruction in,
Physical Education.
“2. No financial support will be
given to any organized boxing
activity.
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