University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Front row: Williams, Peeples, Lamm, White, De la Fuente Second raw: Ate , Bloebaum, Baumgarten Sullivan lUBASEB A L L

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T H T u 1932 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SQUAD Front row: Bloom, Clifton, Pennington, Faulk, Captain Gray. Francis, Gannon, Harris Back rcnv: Coach Karmv, Waldman, Sikes, Pryor, Brooks, Ekstrom, Mellenbruch, Mangrum, Manager Williams X resnnian xSasketball m 1932 WITH the best material for a freshman basketball team the University has had in many years, Coach Marty Karow put out tlie strongest first year quint since Nona Rees, Big ' Un Rose, Frank Cheatham, and Sugar Camp played on the frosh team of 1927. This year ' s team won 12 and lost one. Jack Gray of Wills Point was elected captain at the be- ginning of the season. He played forward and was high scorer for the season. The play was not centered around any one individual, but the whole team was moulded into a smooth working machine. Jean Francis of El Paso, who held down the center position, looks like a prize for Varsity. He was close to Gray in scoring and was a good passer. Chick Gannon played the other forward position. He was the fastest man on the squad and the best dribbler. The guard positions were ably filled by Jerry Clifton, Claude Harris, and Marshall Pennington. Clifton did not play the entire season, as he left school, but while he was here he was a good defensive man and equally good at tossing them through. Pennington was a steady, aggres- sive player, and was a big reason for the opponents ' low scores. Harris, all-state man last season, took Clifton ' s place and turned in a good performance in every game. DeMoy Paulk was a good reserve for the pivot position. Joe Bloom, Pete Sikes, Cotton Pryor, Charles Waldman, and Clarence Ekstrom were the reserves who won four of the five games played by the second string. The season was opened by a 32-23 victory over the Varsity B team. Captain Gray and Francis led the frosh scoring with nine points each. Winning two games from the Deaf and Dumb school on January 14, by scores of 67-19 and 30-19, the Yearlings engaged in their first outside competition. The first team had an easy time, with Gray and Francis looping goals from all angles. On January 15, the Frosh trounced the Temple Junior College Leopards 57-7 in an uninteresting game. Paulk led the scoring with 13 markers. Gray played the floor well and seemed always to be at the right place at the right time. The Waco High Tigers were the next to fall victims to the Karowmen ' s vicious attack. Gray scored 16 points in the 46-16 triumph. The game was featured by the good defensive work of Clifton and Pennington. Another double win was scored by the Yearlings when they met Austin High January 18. The first string won 42-19 and the second team their game 22-20. Gray and Francis led the attack in the opener, and Paulk and Ek- strom were the threats in the final contest. The Frosh defeated Schreiner Institute 33-13, for their sixth consecutive win. Gray, Clifton, and Francis led the scoring. The first games in the second semester were against Austin. The first string won 74-20 and the second team won 41-17. Francis and Gannon were high scorers, and Gray and Harris were the defensive stars. In their first out-of-town game, the Frosh met their only defeat of the season. They lost to Blinn Memorial on a small court in Brenham, 26-13. St. Edward ' s University came over to Gregory Gymnas- ium for a pair of practice scrimmages and dropped both to the Yearlings. The first game was a 53-27 triumph, and the second was won 31-13. The team worked smoothly and fast. The Frosh next went to Bryan to battle with Allen Academy. The regulars won 31-19, and the reserves lost 32-19. On February 24 the Blinn team lost to the Yearlings 42-24. This was an easy victory for the Frosh over the only team that defeated them. By winning from Allen Academy 40-17, the Frosh ended a very successful season. Gray, Gannon and Harris led the attack. Marty Karow, Coach Jack Gray, Captain Page 130

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H O 1 -9 Uncle Billy William J. Disch OTHER names may flare brilliantly across the sports horizon and then be forgotten, but one name is indelibly written into Longhorn athletic history. It is the name of William John Disch, winner of baseball championships, silver-haired builder of men. January 1, 1911, he came to the University. In 18 of the 21 springs which have come and gone since then, he has directed Longhorn baseball teams to conference championships. His second season saw the beginning of an 11-year diamond reign which was broken by Baylor in 1923. Taking up the victory thread again, the Longhorns marched on to seven more titles in a row. Last season the Texas Aggies broke the charm by nosing out the Dischmen in a ten-game campaign. Although a native of Missouri, Coach Disch received his education in Milwaukee. After leaving school he played professional baseball in the Western, Iowa, Iowa-South Dakota, and Texas Leagues. His first coaching job was at Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wis. In 1900 he came to Austin as coach at St. Edwards University. After directing the Saints for ten and a half seasons, he joined the coaching staff of The University of Texas. Since the Southwest Conference was formed in 1915, Disch-coached teams have won 15 of 17 baseball titles. With the three won prior to 1915, this gives Coach Disch the unapproachable record of 18 championships in 21 sea- sons of competition, with the 1932 season adding either another title to the long string, or a fourth loss. Small wonder he is The Grand Old Man of Baseball to The University of Texas. Here ' s to many more cham- pionships for the Longhorns and Uncle Billy! L onl Sta erence statistics LEADING HITTERS Plaver AB R H Pet. BELL.A. M 36 16 18 .473 Veltman, A. M 34 18 14 .411 Porter, S.M.U 41 2 16 ..190 KiERSKY, Baylor 36 11 13 .361 Martinkus, Rice 39 5 14 .358 Hart, Rice 32 3 11 .343 Koch. Baylor 38 8 13 .342 Wilson, Baylor 41 10 14 .341 HiRSTINE, T. C. U 36 6 12 .333 Russell, Rice 33 5 11 .333 Pampell, A. M 42 15 4 .333 KOY. Texas 37 14 12 .324 LEADING FIELDERS Outfield — Williams, S. M. U.; Graber, S. M. U.; Koy and Sullivan, Texas (1.000). First Base — Pierce and Byerly, Baylor (1.000). Second Base— R. Johnson, S. M. U. (.972). Third Base— Clark, T. C. U. (.909). Shortstop — Ater, Texas (.957). Catcher— Shelley, Baylor (1.000). STEER HITTERS Player AB R H Pet WINTON 1 1 1 1-2?° Watson 3 1 ? fS McDowell 2 2 1 5U0 Koy 37 14 12 .324 Peeples 16 1 5 .312 Xter 36 8 11 .305 Baumgarten 37 7 1 1 .297 Williams , 35 .285 White 46 13 iZ . oU SULLIVAN-.; 39 8 10 .255 Lamm 42 5 10 .238 DelaFuente 17 1 4 .235 STEER PITCHERS Player W L In P. Pet DelaFuenik S 1 44 .833 Peeples 3 1 43 .750 WiNTON 3 FINAL STANDING Team W Texas A. M 9 Texas ° Baylor ' Rice 3 S. M. U f T. C.U 1 TEAM BATTING Team AB R Texas A. M 347 87 Tpvad 357 7i bX. ' .:.:::.: 35 79 Rice 359 46 T c ii 328 30 s.m ' .u ' . ' . .■.•.■.■.■::::: 346 24 TEAM FIELDING Team PO Texas 264 Baylor 270 Texas A. M 271 T. C. U 250 S. M. U 258 Rice 264 A 106 114 105 118 105 138 SEASON ' S RESULTS L 1 2 3 7 H 97 98 96 96 64 77 E 17 23 25 32 32 36 Pet. .900 .800 .700 .300 .200 .100 Pet. .279 .274 .270 .267 .195 .192 Pet. .954 .940 .933 .913 .911 .910 March 11 — New York Giants 14, Texas 4. March 17 — Chicago White Sox 9, Texas 4. March 23 — Houston 8, Texas 3. March 24 — Houston 6. Texas 8. March 30 — Northwestern 2. Texas 12. March 31 — Northwestern 1, Texas 11. April 4 — Montreal 12, Texas 10. April 8 — San Antonio 7. Texas 8. April 11— S.M. U.O.Texas 6. April 14 — Baylor 2. Texas 1. April 18— A. M. 0, Texas 8. April 21 — Rice 5, Texas 20. April 24— T. C. U. 3, Texas 7. May 1— T. C. U. 6, Texas 8. May 2— S. M. U. 0, Texas 7. May 7 — Baylor 1. Texas 5. May 15 — Rice 3, Texas 6. May 16— A. M. 8, Texas 6. Page 13!