University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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feadJzetkall l.f'ft to Right: Front row I’nhiitn. U v on, Ray, Thomav. V. Ra k row Colbert. Vaughn. O fford, Klerk The Arkansas A. M. basketball team, under the coaching of G. F:. Hogan, Sp(A) Ic, completed their season with a total of 2 wins and 2 losses. Starting late in the season, the team-members were selected as all stars from the eight different teams in the intra-platoon basketball tournament. The Aggies won two victories over the Warren Independents by scores of 32 to 31 and 47 to 15, while their losses were two independent teams in Little Rock. Outstand-ing players for the season were W illie Thomas, all-city player from Chicago, Bryan Colbert, and Curtis Ward. MEMBERS OP THE SQUAD ARE: G. F. Ilogan, coach: W. Thomas, B. Colbert. M. Gifford, R. Ray, J. Vaughn, J. Fleck. R. Lawson, C. Ward, T. Sullivan, T. Dowden, J. McHughes, C. T. Pabian, Manager.

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feaiebaU 1 ft to Right: Stooping I.awnon. Mindy Sitting Maiiun, Molnian, Anderson, Beattie, Venable, Mucaluso, Thomas, McDonald lack row ...... Ki'iulu, Martin, Engemann, Mason. Lutjvns, Hanson, Cole AGGIES 5 Memphis NAS 3 4 Memphis NAS 8 17 1 lot Springs 1 4 1 lot Springs 5 10 El Dorado 3 3 El Dorado 8 9 Pine Bluff 6 9 Pine Bluff 2 5 Pine Bluff 4 9 Dermott 13 11 Dermott 10 The Arkansas A. M. baseball team, defenders of the Arkansas semi-prochampionship, is well on its way to another successful season under the leadership of John Kenda, CSp (A). So far this season, the Aggies have won 7 games while dropping 4 to their opponents. The only returning veterans from last year’s championship squad are Jack Venable, Anthony Macaluso, and B. J. Ilanso.i, all three being regulars. This season’s ball club has been sparked by superb play of all the players, with Venable, Martin, Macaluso, and Holman shining in their different positions. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: J. Kenda, ccach, K. T. Martin. H. Enge-mann, C. Mason, R. Lutjens, B. Hanson, Lt. H. Cole, coach; V. Hanus, H Holman, J. Anderson, II. Beattie, J. Venable, A. Macaluso, W. Thomas, R. McDonald, and R. Lawson, A. Hardy, business managers.

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 lA-rt to Right: Kron ,WW .......ToU - W.toh. Ray. McKenna ShioiuI row Colbert, l.awxun. Jviuirm, Hogan, Whitfield. Pabian. Prkacln Hack row --------Thompson. Nunley. McCIIntlck, Orl ». Pea nr I nder the direction of Gerald Hogan, Sp (A) Ic, the first varsity softball squad on the A. M. campus was formed. The team was selected as an all-star team from the intra-platoon tournament, with each platoon getting approximately the same number of men as representatives. In the season of '44, a group of softballers represented Arkansas A. M. in the state tournament played in Little Rock. Although this ten had not played any previous games, their loss in the tournament was a I to 0 decision to the state champions, coming only after Pabian and Ocheltree ha.I pitched their teammates to two victories. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: J.Thompson. M. Nunley. R. McClintock, J. Griggs. II. Pease. B. Colbert, R. Laws ,n. M. Squires. G. H.gam coach; L. Whitfield, Pabian. P. Prkacin, A. TJIas, J. Walsh, B. Ray, and J. McKenna.