Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
AGGIES have
FEW Vets out
FOR BASEBALL
Heavy Hitting Expect
ed To Make For
Lack of Hurlers;
Shines Promising
ESPECIAL to The Herald)

COLLEGE STATION. Tex, Jan. %.
When this years squad Of more
than forty candidates turns out for
baseball at A. & II. Feb. /, the
date fived By conference rules as the
earliest upon which baseball training
nav Be started. Coach Bob Coun-
ryman will find comparatively few
veterans st his command. In add
tion, lie viii be faced with the
problem Of developing an almost en-
tirely new twirling staff. However,
q preseason survey Of the candi-
dates shows a very promising array
Of potential ~sluggeTs and indicates
that Countryman will have a lineup
Of bat artists who promise 70 offset
to a great extent what may be found
lacking in other departments.
Among batsmen expects TO sweet
en- the Aggie hitting average dur
ing the eason might be mentioned
Captain Byron Lackey, Fort Worth;
jerome Harris, an Antonioi L. a.
Cody, Celeste; T.. X. Martin, Hous-
Ncn; y. c. Bell, Bellvillei and Pete
'wendt. BRENNAN. Three Of these,
Martin and Bell, we're freshmen last
wear. Lackey and Wendt were
lettermen, Cody a ~squadman and
Harris IS back in college after a
years absence.
Last year. his first as coach Of
the Texas Aggies, Countrymsn turn
ed out a team of sluggers that dealt
misery TO opposing pitchers through
out the season and closed their
schedule with a team batting aver
age OF SOL. Six Of the Aggie slug
gers hit for more than 800 during
the season and one, "Bubba"
Blount, all-Southwestern second
baseman. clouted the ball for the
lofty average Of .465. His nearest
competitor was Joel Hunt. brilliant
shortstcp, who hit .397. Neither q
these men il with the Aggies this
year. Hunt is the property of the
Houston (Texss lesgue) team and
Blount played last summer with the
Laurel (MississipPi) nine. Despite
the loss Of these slurgers. however,
and others who did much to keep
the teams average above the 300
mark, Countryman has a large num-
her of candidates for the new sea
son who boast good records in past
seasons.
Behind the bat will the Captain
Byron Lackey. Not only is Lacksy
an adept with the bat but he Is one
OF the most aggressive maskmen IN
the Southwest conference. Out
standing among the other candidates
for the catcher's Job il Jerome Har-
ris. San Antonio, lanky backstop,
who was not IN school last year.
IL is in the outfield that Coach
Countryman has the largest amount
of veteran material. Pete Nendt,
Brenham, n consistent hitter last
year. and Brooks Conover. Dallas,
probably the outstanding bill hawk
Of the conference, are the two let
termen returning. Both are strong
cantenders for all-Southwestern hon
ors this var. Austin Bray. Dallas,
n sduadman last year, is also out
staining candidate Tor 2 garden
berth. and with both Martin and
Bell ready 70 shift from the in
field Countryman has little 10 fear
in this section.
n Il in developing his pitching
staff that Countryrhn faces he
major problem, however. for only
ore letterman. Max kasrrowicz.
Rrenham. a speedhall artist who per
A formed admirably for the Aggies
>hst season. Is available this year.
Not = southraw Is 70 be found IN
the AEEie roster although Country
man W. attempting 70 develop one
IN Pete Wcndt. whose regular role
IS in the outfiela.