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*- * j : Em + + TO POSTMASTER: RETURN He Pe os POSTAGE postage is guaran- : GUARANTEED teed by publisher. : ‘ + | 1 + Published Semi-Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. YOLUME IV. BRYAN. TEXAS OCTOBER 29, 1926 NUMBER 22 A & M’s 50th BIRTHDAY PROVES WONDERFUL EVENT AGCIES LOSE HEART-BREAKING BATTLE T0 MUSTANGS DESPITE WONDERFUL OFFENSIVE IN DALLAS “A. and M.’s Greatest Offensive Eleven Out-Plays S. M. U.’s Great- est Team but Gods of Fate Decree Against Victory in South- west’s Most Wenderful Football Game. JOEL HUNT IS * COLORFUL STAR IN GREAT GAME AGGIE LINE PROVES GREAT Farmers Out-Pass and Out-Gain Mus- tangs—Woodman Shines as Great- est Line Plunger Since Jack Ma- han—A. and M. Supreme Even in Defeat. S. M. U.9; A. and M. 7. That’s the score but it fails to tell the story. The greatest team of S. M. U.s history and the greatest of- fensive eleven in the annals of Aggie- land locked horns before a record breaking crowd at the State Fair in Dallas to make football history in the Southwest. The Aggies were not given an outside chance to win, and on paper they looked three touchdowns behind the Mustangs. But on the field ‘they time and again swept to the Mus- tang goal and threatened at every stage of the game to emerge the vic- tors. Twenty-nine first downs for the Farmers to 11 for the Mustangs tells the story of the tremendous and astounding offense of the proteges of Bible and Rothgeb. The game was an offensive battle all the way. The Mustangs tallied first in the second period on a light-| ning pass, Mann to Wade, that gained some forty yards for the touchdown. In the third quarter the Farmers dup- licated and a beautiful pass, Hunt to Woodman, from the 20 yard line was completed for the count. Hunt kick- ed. goal and the Aggies were one point in the lead. In the last quarter Mann kicked the field goal that spelled de- feat for the Maroon and White. In that quarter it was that the Aggies again carried the ball to the Mustang goal line only to lose it when a pass went wild and fell over the goal line for a touchback. A book could be written on the game. The Southwest has never seen another like it. Either team, playing as it did, could have given the best eleven in the United States a real bat tle. There was not a single fumble. The kicking was about even when Hunt's sensational returns were counted in. MEXICO LOBOES NO MATCH FOR DRIVING AGGIES Rothgeb’s Line Swamps Visitors and Opens Way for Bible’s Backs to Run up Top-Heavy Score on Muddy Field. WOODMAN RUNS WILD New Mexico Finds Combination of Low Altitude, Hot Weather, Mud- dy Field and Aggie Eleven Too Much—Semi-Centennial Vis- itors Pleased. Playing on a muddy field and on a hot, steaming afternoon that sapped their vitality, the New Mexico Uni- versity Loboes were no match for the Aggies who ran rough shod over them to the tune of 63 to 0. The visitors descended to Aggieland from an al- titude of 6000 feet, the wet weather handicapped their air attack, and the Aggie line smeared their offense un- mercifully and opened huge holes for the plunging Farmer backs. - “Jelly” Woodman led the attack. The chunky little ram accounted for seven touchdowns, not a bad afternoon’s work against any team. Joel Hunt continued his star work and reeled off a sixty-yard return of a kick-off to frinish une of the thrillv of U.e day. Woodman tore away for 40 yards to score one of his tallies. Usually, however, the scoring came as the re- sult of a steady march down the field. Davis and Arnold, substitute backs, turned in some nice play. The whole Aggie squad was in action during the game but the second team could make little headway against the Loboes. The Aggies were playing under cover, holding their tricks and most of their passes in reserve for the Mus- tang tilt the following week. Several hundred delegates from leading col- leges and universities over the coun- try watched the Aggies march to vic- tory. It was a fitting game for the great Semi-Centennial week-end. (Continued on Page 6) J. T. Speed, ’26, is with the Winters Auto Co., of Pearsall, Texas. Speed The duel between Hunt was a guard on that championship | men will blossom into stars. PRESIDENT T. 0. WALTON REAL MATERIAL FRESHMAN FOOTBALL SQUAD HAS AS BENDER AND STAFF BOIL THEM DOWN TO FIFTY Anderson, McIntosh ani Eitt Helning Teach Youngsters Rudi- “ments of Game—All-State and ANl-Citr Men Numerous— Squad Has Size, Speed, Good Kickers and Passers. After two weeks of intensiv work Freshman Coach Bender and his staff down from two hundred to around fifty men. Among them are some of the best high school men the State af- forded last year. All-State men are there and All-City men from the larg- er cities. One noticeable feature is the presence of many big, fast, husky men, both linemen and backs. | At this time the squad is divided into four smaller squads, under the tutelage of Bender, Frank Anderson, Dr. McIntosh and Henry Eitt. This taking time about on the work of the various positions. have cut their “Fish” football squad | sentative here from Hollywood, Cal., in the person of fullback Black, an- other big husky who can kick and 'rass. | Several All-City men from Dallas are in the ranks. Brooks Conover, an lideal triple-threat man, Fields Scovell, | All-City end and Butler and Ewell, two All-City tackles. George Martin, | Apate half in about 1920, has a younger brother out. Roy Driver of Bryan, is some kin to Bill Driver, "erstwhile Aggie Athletic Director. Perry Jeffries from Laredo is said to be the best man produced in that Beaumont last year. lis the huge Martelra, and Mann for individual honors saw | football eleven last year and one of fall some unknown may whip out the Bayou City also look good. Then the little Aggie far in the lead. His the best in the conference. He’s still | touted high school stars and make (Continued on Page 2) single. R. E. BAYLOR, ’13, TELLS OF HIS TRAVELS AND WORKS IN CHILE R. E. Baylor, popular cadet colonel in 12-13, with O. J. (Buck), another, much beloved cadet of that class, has spent much of his time in Chile since his graduation. An account of his wanderings and accomplishments fol- lows below. Baylor now is located at San Francisco, 195 Seventh Street. “You asked me to write something of the country and the work I have been doing down there. I have spent seven and a half years in Chile, during which time I have had some very in- teresting work. While I was at Ran- cagua I had charge of the design and construction of a tailings dam on one of the Gugenheim Brothers’ big cop- per properties. This dam, the top of which is just one mile above sea level, (elevation 5280 feet), is about one and one-half miles long and 400 feet high in the highest part. It was built to impound 400,000,000 tons of tailings from the mill. “The last job I was on was at Chuquicamata, Chile. Chuquicamata is the name of a vast body of copper ore, owned and worked by the An- conda Copper Mining Company and is situated in the northern part of Chile “on what is known as the Desert of Atacama. This is a part of the desert region which extends from about the Province of Copiapo in north central Chile to the northern part of Peru. The desert is cut at intervals of from fifty to five hundred miles by rivers which are fed by the melting snow of the Andes and make their way toward the Pacific Ocean. Many never reach the ocean, but are licked up by sun and wind. Along the banks of these streams where the canyons are wide enough, may be found small Indian villages, surrounded by patches of al- falfa in which are grazing a few llamas, the burden carriers of the Andes. A few hundred yards away from the banks of the streams there is nothing but wind blown sand and scorching heat. Not a blade of grass or a living thing is to be seen. The sanitary regulations in these settle- ments are very simple. Everything is thrown in the street. The sun drys it up and the wind blows it away. Un- derneath this sandy waste is an un- told quantity of mineral wealth, un- changed and undispersed by the ac- tion of water as is often the case in otherwise more favored parts of the earth’s surface. “The mines of Chuquicamata are at an elevation of 10,000 feet above the level of the sea and are at a distance of about 90 miles on a direct line from the coast. Here is perhaps one of the largest known bodies of copper ore in the world. Its existence was known to and was worked by Spanish “Con- ‘them forgotten. However, from their past records some of the men on the yearling squad stand out. Ish, and Snead from the champion- ship Waco Tigers of last year, were both All-State performers as was “Pinkie” Alsabrook, the husky back from Cisco. Tom Holleran, from San Antonio, has the making of a wonder- ful lineman and B. H. Steiler of Com- fort, bears a name familiar to many Aggies who know “Fred” of the 10 class. Johnnie Pierce, coaching at Corsicana, sent down Varnell, a 185 pound fullback and one or two other promising men. Woodrow Wilson at Burleson sent down Cody, one of the best ends in junior college circles last year, and Chock Kelly has a repre- there’s a little quarter out there named Green, from Granger, who looks good. He can pass, kick and run. This Year’s “Fish” material at Ag- oieland will stack up against that at There is plenty of size among them and plenty of speed and fight. Con- over, Black, Green and Alsabrook are all capable punters and the same out- fit passes nicely. As mentioned before, trying to pick next year’s varsity men from this year’s fish squad is a hopeless task. But the aggie coaches will have some- thing to work with next year if all these youngsters come thru in good shape. (Continued on Page 2) DUNNY McMURRAY, ’18, PRESIDENT COLUMBIA FORD MOTOR COMPANY J. D. McMurray, better known as “Dunny”’, one of the best line men ever to grace Kyle Field, has ceased his wandering and has settled in Col- umbia, Texas, where he has the Ford agency. “Dunny” is putting Fords in the hands of his locality in great shape. Since leaving school he has been in Central America, Mexico, and I 7uba, but has been back in Texas for |the rast few years. “Dunny” was one MAYOR OF RICHARDSON NONE OTHER THAN T. F. McKAMY, CLASS ’08 ~~ One of the most prosperous mer- ‘chants of Richardson, a thriving lit- tle city up near Dallas, is Tom Me- Kamy who used to play company foot- ball back in 1908 on the A. and M. campus. Not only that but Mac is mayor of the city and has long been active in that community’s affairs. He is owner and manager of his own general merchandising establishment. —_——————————— "of the members of the unscored on team that won the conference title in "17 and was an All-Conference tackle. pn — A. G. Farmer, 95, during the years ym. —— | T. B. Duggan’s, "96, first employ- | ment after leaving school was driving | a stage hack at seventy-five cents per day. For the past fourteen years he quistadores” and by the Incas before |since his graduvation from the College las been with the Temple Trust Co., them. While making railroad cuts,!has been engaged in the ranch bus- Temple, Texas, of which firm he is . le . . . . . | . . . I found several mummies of Inca iness, in which business he is still en-' “ice-president. His home is at 1912 (Continued on Page 6) | ra~ed at Juretion, Texas. | Brcadway, Lubbock, Texas. a'most any other conference school’ division follows two weeks of general section of the State last year. R. yd fundamental work with the coaches! Sawyer played under Bull Johnson at|® From Houston P 8 a 200 pound | Keep the school open, many ambitious | No one can tell who among the new backfield ram and an All-City san Texas boys would not have to live in Next thre. LaBoa and Dittman from the S EVENTS COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS LIFE AND SERVICE OF THE COLLEGE ATTRACT LEADING MEN OF COUNTRY Former Presidents of A. and M. and Members of Classes of ’76, 77,°78,°79, Add August Touch to Occasion—Pres. Walton For- mally Inaugurated Amid Impressive Ceremonies. (OLLEGE FETES AGGIE GUESTS ~ WITH LUNCHEON 150 A. and M. Men Hear Wonderful Addresses by A. P. Duggan, 95, - President West Texas Cham- ber of Commerce and Hon. John H. Kirby. KIRBY HONORARY MEMBER Duggan Points Out N eed of Texas for Tax Reform—Kirby Tells of Early Plans to Attend A. and M.— Real Old-Timers Introduced. Mr. Arthur P. Duggan, 95, Presi- dent of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and prominent business man of Littlefield, and the Hon. John Henry Kirby, Legislator and business man of Houston, were the principal speakers at the monster luncheon held at College on Saturday during the Semi-Centennial Celebration. Our own president, Andy Rollins, presided and introduced the speakers of the day to the assembled A. and M. men. The luncheon was held in the Animal Husbandry building and was compli- mentary to the Alumnae from the College, and Mr. Duncan, Supervisor of Subsistence of the institution. Over one hundred and fifty old Aggies were seated around the tables and as us- ual these “Boys” had themselves a real good time. In his remarks Mr. Duggan stated that “The low tax assessment that prevails in so many counties of the i State represents the real trouble in the matter of school funds today.” He further declared, “If today all the property in the State of Texas were assessed uniformly at about forty per cent of its real value, and the taxes collected, and the money appropriated judiciously, there would be no ques- tion about a $15 per capita school ap- portionment; the president of this in- titution would not have to beg and lead every two years for the cash to hacks down here while getting their education and there would be plenty of money for all State institutions,! properly and economically managed, (Continued on Page 6) MANY PROMINENT EDUCATORS HERE FOR OCCASION 125 Institutions of America and For- eign Countries Represented by Del- egates — Outstanding Leaders Abound in Week-End Program. FORMER STUDENTS HERE Visitors Show Surprise at Size and Quality of Aggie Plant and Many New Friends Added Thru Perfect Entertainment of Visitors. Many colorful events have occurred in the fifty years of service of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, but none have been more resplendent, none have yielded greater returns to the College than the Semi- Centennial Celebration observed Oct. 15, 16 and 17; these exercises also marking the inauguration of Dr. Thomas Otto Walton as president of the institution. Outstanding leaders in science, education, agriculture and the indistries of the United States mixed and blended with deans and leaders of the A. and M. College con- stituted the talent which provided the exceptional program for this occasion. It was a happily blended atmosphere, an admixture of the academic and the military because no event at A. and M is quite complete without some em- phasis upon the military training and life which differentiates the College from most other educational institu- tions. All save one of the living presidents of the College were here. Ranking them all was that great old gentle- man, Col. John G. James, one of the earliest presidents of the college. Col. James came down from Wichita Falls for the celebration. Then there was Major L. L. McInnis, of Bryan, chair- man of the Board and virtual presi- dent. Major McInnis followed in the wake of President Gathright. The former president now is actively en- gaged in the banking business at Bryan. Then there was Dr. H. H. Harrington, chairman of the Board of Control at Austin, and a former president of the institution. Then came Dr. W. B. Bizzell, who served as head of the institution for a longer: period than any other in the history (Continued on Page 4) AGGIE FOOTBALL STARS OF OLD MAKE GOOD IN COACHING WORK A fortnight ago, it seems, the names of Jim Bradford, “Puny” Wilson, Norman Dansby, Mule Frazier, Tim Griesenbeck, Abe Morris, Johnny Pierce, Doe Rollins, Woodrow Wil- son, and Heinie Weir were upon the lips of every follower of the Texas Aggies. These youths were then the gridiron stars at Aggieland. Coaching All Over State Today many of these former ath- letic heroes are engaged in coaching high school football teams from Red River to the Gulf, and from the pin- ey woods of East Texas to the high mountains of Fort Davis. They are ‘nstructing the youth of the State in the rudiments of football and also in the importance of good sportsman- ship and clean living. More than a hundred former Ag- zie stars are making coaching a pro- fession. A few of them are: Jim Crow at Baylor Nixon Askey, a star back on the ‘eam of 1919, is directing the des- ‘inies of Corpus Christi high school. Yim Bradford, center of the 1924 ag- oregation is coaching at Greenville; Jim Crow, all-Conference tackle of the 1915-1916 teams, is line coach at Bay- lor University, having been retained hv Morley Jennings. Fay “Puny” Wilson and Norman Nansby, the former captain of the 1922 team and the latter a great guard of last year, both all-conference men, are coaching Allen Academy in Bry- an. C. R. “Ruby” Drake, tackle of the 1919 team, is making a name for him- self coaching at Taylor high school. Mule Frazier, halfback on the 1922 club, is coaching at John Tarleton College. Big “Tim” at San Antonio Tim Griesenbeck, of the team of 1917, is coaching at Main Avenue High School, San Antonio. Griesen- beck played ball with the Corsicana Oilers this summer. Several years ago he was on the roster of the St. Louis Cardinals. Grady Higginboth- am, fullback under Charlie Moran away back in 1912, is assistant coach at Texas Tech at Lubbock. Abe Mor- ris, quarterback of the 1922 team, is head coach of Abilene Christian Col- lege. Pierce at Corsicana One of the best high school coaches in the state is Johnnie Pierce at Cor- sicana. Johnny ranks among the Aggies’ greatest. In 1920 he was de- fensive center and offensive quarter. He was knocked out on the kick-off in the 1920 Texas-A. and M. game and his loss was the chief reason Texas won that day 7 to 3. Doe Rollins, 21, is coaching at Farmersville. L. B. Shifflett, end of the 1921 team, is mentor at Browns- (Continued on Page 4)
