The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 29, Ed. 1, Friday, May 2, 1941 Page: 4 of 4
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TIIE OPTIMIST
May 2 1941
PROFESSIONAL BADMINTON PLAYERS PERFORM MONDAY
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Badminton Experts
To Play Matches
Monday Evening
Bill Hurley and Steve Sedzo two
of the nation's outstanding profes-
sional badminton players will play
an exhibition match for sports fans
of ACC next Monday evening at 7:45
according to a recent announcement
from Coach W. M. Dowell.
Hurley who has spent a great part
of his life traveling the country mak-
ing stage appearances with Jess Wil-
lard is Pacific Coach professional
champion. Sedzo is a California man
expert at the game though not in
the strict sense of the word a profes-
sional. Both men will demonstrate
the best strokes and accompany them
with short talks. Then they will play
a singles match. Following that they
are slated to meet with two persons
of Coach Dowcll's choice and play an
exhibition match of doubles.
All this week the birdbattcrs have
been engaged in city contests held at
Fair Park. The event is slated to
close tomorrow evening.
Ellen H. Richards
To Name Officers
As a result of surplus funds the
Ellen II. Richards Club has scheduled
n chicken fry for May 9 an ice cream
supper at a later date in May and a
gift for the homo economics labora-
tory. Voting by secret ballot this week
will determine the officers for next
year. The returns will bo announced
at the ice-cream supper.
Nominations for the offices arc:
president Twala Copeland Mary Ar-
nett and Lottie Nctterville; vice-
president Lottie Nctterville Mary Ar-
nott and Ellcnc Jennings; secretary-
treasurer Mildred Hart Jane Clark
Mry Arnctt and Maucic Leo
Scruggs; reporter Ollic Dean Cox
Jean McGec Lottie Nctterville and
LaNclle Harmon.
Wildcat Band
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offered by Grant Sharman. A pic-
turesque musical pattern "Coon
Among the Chickens" will bo played
on the marimba by Ncla Jean Pat-
terson. Finally the infamous group
of swingsters who call themselves
"Steagles Illegal Eagles" will present
some more popular numbers for the
audience.
The prospective band directors for
next year will also get a chance to
shine. Nelson Slater Charles Dick
J. H. Gabbert and Bob Gilliland will
each direct the band in two numbers
to be chosen by tlremselves.
Price for the evening's entertain-
ment will bo 16c for a single student
25c for mixed doubles and 25c for
outsiders.
If a man has a nose broken in two
places he ought to keep out of those
places. Judge.
Women don't like sermons over the
radio. No one can see their mil
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Baseball Team Idle
As Rain Prevents
Any Further Play
By Delbcrt Smallcy
Rainy weather has forced the Wild-
cat nine to its dugout at least tem-
porarily. For the past week the base-
ball schedule has been interrupted by
the heavy precipitation and soggy dia-
monds. Ike Phillips secretary of the
league and manager of the Hospital
team announced that he would re-
work the schedule arranging for all
make-up games to be played as soon
as possible. With slightly over two
weeks left on the playing card Ivo
Woosley's boys are perched rather
precariously in second place. They
arc one and one-half games behind
the league leading McMurry Indians
and one full game ahead of the third
place 120th Medics.
One notcable feature in this year's
pennant race for the city league tro
phy is the keen competition that ex-
ists. This year the teams are more
evenly matched as
far as ability is con-
cerned and conse-
quently more excit-
ing games arc be-
ing played. Even
now as far along as
the schedule is
there is not a team
that hasn't the possibility of ending
up in the coveted play-off. The play-
off includes the first two teams at
the end of the current season to be
matched in the best three out of five
games for the championship. Our
own bustling diamondecrs won the
trophy last year thrashing Hardin-
Simmons in three straight games.
This year after a rather shaky
start all of the teams have settled
down to produce some good baseball.
Smart hcads-up ball has been played
rather than relying on luck to bring
those victories. Our own infield has
worked but fairly smoothly with
Bcauchamp at first "Pop" Kcnnamer
at second Smalley at short and Don
ald Allen a neat ball hawking fish
and Skipper Richardson alternating
at third. At times their defensive
play has been brilliant and at other
times it has been pitifully erratic.
Buster Dixon has been doing a fine
job of back stopping this year work
ing well with "Spark Plug" Bvrrows
on the mound. Norman Thomas an
other fish flinger from Corpus has
great potentialities but has been trou
bled with a sore arm quite consistent'
ly this season. The "outer garden"
has been the weak spot of the Wild
cat team and apparently nothing can
be done to remedy the situation
Bobby James has been doing his bit
though with a neat .423 batting aver-
age. And speaking of batting aver
ages four regulars aro clipping the
rawhide for a three hundred or bet-
ter mark and that will compare fa
vorably with any team
Convenient Credit Terms
W. C. FISHER
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ILDCAT
ANDERINGS
ODD
By Earl West
From the looks of the sports card
for next week fans around the school
ought to enjoy things this coming
Monday night.
If Prof. Dowell is any authority on
badminton and no one doubts but
what he is it will well pay anyone
to sec Bill Hurley and Steve Sedzo
slap the shuttlecock around. Their
talks should be profitable to anyone
who ever intends to play the game.
Their playing should be breath-taking
to any fan whether ho knows any-
thing about the game or not. Prof
announced that admission charges
would only be 10c.
To the average fan it may seem
that ACC has cither had a bad track
team this year or some mighty hard
luck one. Excuses arc cheap but any
informed person knows that Coleman
has had his worries with injuries and
misfortunes during the season. Prob-
ably the worst setback came in an
ankle injury to Horace Templeton.
Undoubtedly that held the Cats fiom
many a record they might otherwise
have attained. But in spite of this
Coleman somewhat optimistically de-
clares that the Cats have had the best
track team they have ever had.
While many records have been
broken yet we've come in at second
or third places in a great many cases.
The relay team broke the records at
both Austin and the Drake Relays
but were disappointed to grab only a
second or third position. All in all
however this year's relay team would
be the pride and joy of most any good
track coach.
Most of the 100 per cent Americans
fix that valuation on themselves.
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Tennis Team Wins
Over Hill-Billies
At Brownwood
Last week the Cat netters returned
from Brownwood where they handed
the Daniel Baker Hill Billies a de-
feat in both singles and doubles.
Joe Taylor beat J. W. Snider G 0
0 0. Paul Boyco beat Pat Akcy 46
G 0 G 0. Bill Bogart dropped Doug
Chrane 75 G 3 ' and Ed Haun
handed J. W. Atchloy a G 2 G 2 de-
feat. In the doubles matches Taylor and
Boycc defeated Snidy and Akcy G 4
G 0. Bogart and Haun dropped
Chrane and Atchlcy G 3 G 3.
The Cats are slated to travel to
Lubbock tomorrow to tangle with
Texas Tech. Next week they meet
Hardin-Simmons in a return match
Cogdoll Bixler Rule For a Day
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twecn the faculty and seniors. Not
many faculty wcie expected to attend
the game as fishing season opened
and several like Dean Adams were
expected to be sitting on the banks
of nearby lakes.
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Relay Team Wins
Second and Third
At Drake Event
Coach "Tonto" Coleman's track
relay team pulled back in their homo
town last Monday evening with a box
of metals tucked under their arms
signifying that they had won second
and third place honors in the Drake
Relays held last week at Des Moines
Iowa.
Friday evening the Cats ran tho
sprint medley relay. Oliver Jackson
Durcll Sanders Ben McCoy and Joe
Beadles ran in the race and placed
third. It is a noticeable fact how-
ever that they broke last year's rec-
ord coming in only two yards behind
first place. Their timo was 3:27.8.
Kansas Teachers College was first
and Loyola University of Chicago
second.
Saturday evening Elmer Womack
Mike Hughes Oliver Jackson and Joe
Beadles ran in the two-mile relays.
At tho finish timo the Cats were two
yards behind Michigan Normal. Their
time was 7:54.
All in all the track team had a
wonderful trip. They stayed all night
the first night out at Muskogee Okla.
and arrived in Des Moines the next
day. They viewed the capitol Friday
morning. Coming back they camo
through Council Bluff and Omaha
Nebraska. They saw the University
of Nebraska while there on their
visit. They managed to touch on
five states during their trip away.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 29, Ed. 1, Friday, May 2, 1941, newspaper, May 2, 1941; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91726/m1/4/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.