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VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,DECEMBER 10, 1934 NO. 33
IBHTING AGILE
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GAMES T0 RICE,
Before the largest crowd of the
current Southwestern football sea-
son the favored Texas Longhorns
won over Homer Norton’s FIGHT-
ING Aggies by a score of 13-0.
25000 fans braved the cold, threat-
ening weather to watch the 41st
annual game between these old
rivals, played in the Memorial
Stadium at Austin and surrounded
with all the color and atmosphere
that the game annually commands.
The Longhorns won the game,
but the Aggie team won the sym-
pathy and the plaudits of the
crowd with a fighting display that
brought shivers to the Texas Uni-
versity adherents who had come
out to see their powerful team run
‘over a weak Aggie eleven.
Fighting against a six point lead
of their opponents, the Norton and
Hubbard coached team came back
after the half and completely domi-
nated the field for the third quar-
ter. Twice they swept down to
the shadow of the Texas goal line,
but lacked the punch to score.
With a strong wind against them
in the final quarter their hopes
were gone. Could the Aggies have
scored in that third period they
might have won or at least tied
the game.
For the winners, Hilliard, Coates
and Sanger, playing their last foot-
ball game for the University were
the big stars. Their brilliance was
ga too much for an Aggie eleven that
ow _ ~==Could not match their WOTK except
-
in fighting spirit.
“Muggins” Fowler played the
best game of his career for A. &
M., his passing, kicking and driv-
ing running proving the best fea-
ture of the Aggie offense. On the
defense Les Cummings and young
Charley DeWare scintillated in
their line-backing efforts. Wil-
kins at end turned in his best game
of the year. The Crow brothers,
John and Marion, and Willis and
Kirby, tackles, also stood out.
STEERS SCORE
Weakness against a passing at-
tack again proved the downfall of
the Cadet eleven. With the strong
wind against them the Aggie de-
fense held the Steers thru the first
quarter. Gaining the wind ad-
vantage the Aggies tried a quick
(Continued to page 3)
W. A. Culberson, ’30, sends in
his dues with the news that he is
Assistant Texas Farm Loan Sup-
erintendent for the Continental
Assurance Co. He works under V.
G. Forrester, ’25, and lives at
Greenville.
NO MURDER AT
JOINT MEETING
OF RIVAL EXES
With Texas University Exes as
hosts, the annual joint Texas-A.
& M. meeting was held in San An-
tonio on Thursday before the
Thanksgiving Game. One hundred
and fifty men were present with
the Aggies in the majority. The
San Antonio Sports Association
officers were special guests of the
occasion.
The meeting was featured by
good natured sallies and take-off
by each side, with no murders re-
ported. Judge W. A. Wurzbach, ’88,
and George G. Smith, ’30, did the
principal speaking for the A. & M.
part of the program. The latter
even grew so enthusiastic that he
led the A. & M. contingent in a
series of songs.
Next year the A. & M. men of
San Antonio will serve as hosts
for the annual occasion.
TEXAS & MIGH.
The Aggies closed their ’34 foot-
ball season with a rip-snorting
wide-open offensive battle in San
Antonio that saw them on the
small end of a 26 to 13 score. For
three quarters the Texans outplay-
ed the Michiganders and the score
stood at 6 all when the final per-
iod opened. Then the fireworks
started, and the Michigan team
demonstrated why it is one of the
outstanding elevens of the nation.
Early in that hectic final quar-
ter, Reynolds, Michigan Spartan
safety man, took a punt on his
own 33 yard line and ran thru the
whole Aggie team for a touchdown
that broke the tie. Forced to take
desperate chances the Aggies had
a pass intercepted that put the
ball on their own 14 yard line from
where Michigan drove for another
touchdown. Then Norton’s lads
staged a drive of their own for a
touchdown.
Clifford Gregory returned a kick-
off to his own 39 yard line. Pitner
made it a first down on the 50 yard
line. Couser passed to Gregory for
a first down on the Spartans
40 yard line, picked up a few
yards on a running play and then
flipped another one to Pitner for
a first down on the Michigan 29.
‘Couser passed to Stringfellow for
5 and to Pitner for another first
down on the 18, and then threw one
to Wilkins who made a sensational
catch for a touchdown. Thompson
~went—in—and kicked the goal and
the score was Michigan State 19-
Texas A. & M. 13.
Michigan sewed it up then with
an outbreak that saw Brandstetter
turn in runs of 35 and 25 yards
to put the ball on the goal line
where it was carried over.
The Aggies outplayed the Spar-
tans on the basis of first downs,
making 10 to the visitors 6, but
the Aggies net gain from scrim-
mage was only 97 yards as com-
pared to Michigan State’s 128.
The Aggies completed 10 out of 25
passes for 77 yards while Michi-
gan completed 3 out of 9 for 26!
yards. A. & M. drew 45 yards in
penalties as compared to Michi-
gan’s 25.
Both Aggie touchdowns came as
the result of passes from Couser
to Wilkins, after long marches
down the field. Approximately
6,000 spectators saw the game.
Thomas M. Weaver is with the
First National Bank in Dallas and
lives at 3408 Cornell, that city.
Henry C. Wendler is a Junior
Salesman with the International
Business Machine Corp., 2109 Com-
merce St., Dallas.
Aggie Judgers
Trail Tech In
Chicago Contest
After trailing the A. & M. team
at the Kansas City Royal Contest,
the ‘Tech Stock-Judging
Team came with a rush to win the
Texas
International Stock Show Contest
at Chicago on December first. The
Tech team is coached by Ray
Mowery, 21, of the Tech Animal
Husbandry Dept. He is assisted
by W. L. Stangle, ’15, head of the.
Tech Animal Husbandry, an old
veteran in livestock judging con-
tests and training.
Texas A. & M. took third place
in the contest. Entries from all
the great agricultural institutions
of the country were among the
contestants. R. E. Evers of Itasca,
Texas A. & M. team member, was
third high man in individual scores.
The Aggie team placed first in
sheep judging.
CADET GRIDSTERS HONORED BY
HOUSTON GLUG AT UGE PARTY;
NEW CLUB OFFICERS INGTALLED
King Football, with the Texas
Aggie Varsity and Freshman
squads and their coaches as his
henchman was enthroned Monday
night at the giant Gridiron Dinner
staged by the Houston A. & M.
Club. Six hundred guests were
present in the Grand Ball-Room of
the Rice Hotel when Toastmaster
George “Cop” Forsythe, ’17, open-
ed his program following the ban-
quet. The affair was one of the
most successful ever given by the
Houston Club, and that includes
several monumental similar oc-
casions of the past.
The entire floor show from “The
Grove”, popular night club of
Houston, together with the fine
orchestra from that club, was
transplanted to the Rice to fur-
nish splendid entertaizment for
the party. The 80 varsity and
freshman football men from A. &
M. occupied places of honor, to-
gether with their coaches and oth-
er honor guests.
Following the completion of the
program at nine o’clock, the floor
was cleared, and dancing was en-
joyed until midnight.
The short, snappy program, un-
der the sharp control of Toast-
master Forsythe, moved rapidly,
with accompanying gusts of laugh-
ter and appreciation. There was
considerable writhing of victims
when the “Gridiron” was really
warmed up. Coaches Norton an.
Hubbard and other guests came
in for their share of this heating
process.
NEW CLUB OFFICERS
As a final feature of the prog-
ram, new officers of the Houston
A. & M. Club were formally in-
ducted into office. Roy T. Falken-
berg, 27, President, V.*P. Parr, 26,
Vice President and K. H. Word,
27, Secretary-Treasurer, were in-
vested into their new responsibili-
ties. Retiring officers included Jack
L. Pink, ’27, President, Falken-
berg Vice President, and Parr
Secretary-Treasurer.
T. F. Smith, ’20, served the
club as General Chairman of the
Gridiron Dinner Committee, ably
assisted by T. W. Mohle, ’19, and
others. The committee was roundly
applauded for its fine work in so
successfully staging the huge
Gridiron affair.
In the short speaking program
the remarks of Homer Norton,
head coach, and Cal Hubbard, line
coach, were featured. Various oth-
er short talks were made, inter-
spersed with skits and take-offs
on those present. The entire even-
ing was a gala occasion and mark-
ed another fine accomplishment of
the very active Houston A. & M.
Club.
HILLIARD HONORED
The Houston Post-Dispatch an-
nual award to the most valuable
player of the conference was
awarded this year to Bohn Hilliard,
of Texas University. The award
was presented at the Aggie Grid-
iron dinner. Several Texas Univer-
sity men were present to see their
star recognized. Presentation of
the beautiful tward-was made by-
Lloyd Gregory, Post-Dispatch
sports editor. He also expressed
his appreciation of the Houston
Club for the opportunity to presemrt
the award at such an outstanding
occasion. Hilliard was roundly
cheered when he arose to express
his thanks.
ANNUAL XMAS
DANGE PLANNED
AT PT. ARTHUR
Preparations for its annual
Xmas Festival of Fun, and the
writing of a constitution, were
business matters considered at the
November meeting of the Port
Arthur A. & M. Club. The meeting
was held in the form of a dinner,
with a full program of entertain-
ment coming before the business
session.
Johnie Weaver, ’34, was named
chairman of the Christmas party
which will be in the form of a
dance. He will be aided by Chas.
Praeger, ’33, Philip Gilbert, ’34,
E. J. Smith, ’32, and H. K. Brown,
'31, as other members of the com-
mittee. The present A. & M. stu-
dents from Port Arthur will also
join in the big party. A. & M. men
and students from the whole Sabine
Basin, with their ladies, have been
invited to the party. Additional
details can be secured from any
of the above named committee.
Drawing up a constitution Tor
the club was placed in the hands:
of a committee made up of Dewit
Kinard, ’30, H. C. McConnell, ’32,
and J. H. Caddess, ’32. They will
report at the next club meeting.
Officers of the Port Arthur Club
include, M. L. Rosenberg, ’22,
President, M. R. Kunitz, ’28, Vice
President, D. V. Krumbholz, ’32,
Secretary, W. J. Faulk, ’32, Pub-
licity and Bab Crockett, ’30, Ser-
geant-at-Arms.
Harry G. Seeligson is manager
of the Princess Ice Cream Store
at 221 West Beauregard, San An-
gelo. During the summer he put
in six weeks in the Air Corps Pri-
mary Training School at Randolph
Field.
WINTER GARDEN
HOLDS MEETING
RLECTS SEBESTA
Thirteen A. & M. men of Dimmit
and Zavala Counties, with their
wives and sweethearts met at the
Winter Garden Experiment Station
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Mortensen, ’21, November 8th, to
organize the Club and elect offi-
cers for the coming year. Several
other ex-students were unable to
attend.
A. L. “Dutch” Sebesta, '32, was
elected president, E. “Slats” Mor-
tensen, ’21, vice-president, and E.
L. “Ernie” Williams, ’33 secretary.
Songs of Aggieland started off
the meeting during which plans
were made for the entertainment
of the Horticulture group from the
college who will make their annual
inspection trip of the Winter Gar-
den District before going on to
the Valley.
Coffee and cake served by Mrs.
Mortensen and other ladies of the
station followed by “Goodby to
Texas” closed the meeting.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. K. F. Trim, ’29, Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Weydell, 24, Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Ulbrich, 24, Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Jones, ’29, Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. Cartwright, ’17, Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Buchanan, ’09, Mr. S. R. Haw-
thorne, Cornell, Mr. W. H. Gardner,
’31, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Trim, ’25,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sebesta, ’32,
Mr. C. W. Vandervoort, ’19, and
E. L. Williams, ’33.
The honor member of the club,
Mr. G. W. Baylor, who entered
with the class of 1876, was unable
to be there. Mrs. Dora R. Barnes,
Extension Service Clothing Spe-
cialist, and Miss Mary Jackson,
Dimmit County Home Demonstra
WRIGHT HRaT-TAY
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IN SIDE-LINE COACHES BATT
NOSTER & TUNSTALL ALSO STAR
tion Agent, were among the guests.
DENVER AGGIES
T0 HAVE GLUB-
‘GUYER “BULL”
A. & M. men in Denver recently
met together and organized a club,
with plans of monthly meetings
P. M. Guyer, 26, was
elected of the
group for the next three months.
L. W. Hamilton, ’28, was named
Adjutant, A. H. Woolverton, 21,
Quarter-Master, L. L. Griffin, "21,
Supply Officer, and A. A. Lewis,
28, Officer of the Guard. This
novel form of club leadership is
expected to add much to the pleas-
ure and the success of the club.
A. & M. men located in or near
Denver, who have not been con-
tacted by the new Club are asked
to make themselves known to A.
H. Woolverton, 21, 1086 Corona,
Denver. The club will meet each
month and plans are under way to
make these occasions enjoyable
and profitable to those attending.
This Club is the first Aggie club
ever to be organized in the city of
Denver.
SCHMIDT HEADS
adopted.
“Commandant”
. WEEKLY EEETING |
BRAZOS G0. CLUB
Dr. Hubert Schmidt, 08, was re-
cently named president of the
Brazos County A. & M. Club, with
Fred Hale, ’22, Vice President and
C. M. Elwell, 23, Secretary-Treas-
urer. Retiring officers included
E. R. Alexander, 23, President, D.
S. Buchanan, ’17, Vice President,
and Tony Ketterson, ’31, Secretary-
Treasurer. The Brazos County
Club meets for a noon luncheon
each Monday at the Aggieland Inn
on the Campus. Visitors are al-
ways welcome.
Dr. Schmidt, new president, is
Veterinarian for the Texas Agri-
cultural Experiment Stations, with
headquarters on the Campus. Dur-
ing his student days at A. & M.
he was a star football linesman.
Boost Hall For
President Hotel
Greeters Ass’n.
Graham Hall, ’13, of Houston,
was unanimously endorsed for the
Presidency of the National Hotel
Greeters Association by the Texas
Hotel Association at its recent an-
nual meeting in Dallas. He was
also elected First Vice President
of the Texas Hotel Association.
He is associated with the man-
agement of the Ben Milam Hotel
in Houston, a favorite and well-
known stopping place for travell-
ing A. & M. people. The National
Hotel Greeters will hold their an-
nual meeting next year in Los
Angeles, and Texas and Southern
hotel men are making a warm
campaign to make Hall president
of the national body. He has long
been active and prominent in its
activities.
Torrence Named
Waco Manager
William C. Torrence, ’13, was
recently named City Manager of
Waco. He was formerly State Ser-
vice Officer, in the Adjutant-Gen-
erals department at Austin and is
a native son and citizen of Waco.
He graduated from A. & M. in
Mechanical Engineering.
J. Lloyd Wright, ’25, District
Agent of the Arkansas State Ex-
tension Service at Little Rock, took
undisputed first place in this year’s
Annual Side-Line Coaches Contest.
Until the final two games Wright
and Johnie Broad, ’26, of Austin
were tied for high, but Broad fal-
tered and finished in the group
scoring 80. Wright tallied 85 points
out of a possible 100. The Rice-
T. C. U. and the S. M. U.-Baylor
games cost his 10 points and a pair
of tie games cost the other five
that he lacked for a perfect score.
Closely trailing the winner with
scores of 821, was a group made
up of Lee Taylor, 12, Temple, W.
Mulvey Goodwin, ’12, Dallas, W.
W. Washburn, ’08, Houston, H. G.
H. Weinert, ’13, Brownsville, and
A. G. Westerhoff, ’21, Dallas. In
order to break the tie for the sec-
ond place prize the score of the
Texas U-Texas A. & M. game was
considered, with Lee Taylor’s guess
of 20-0 being nearer than any of
the others. Scores of 80 were turn-
ed in by Johnie Broad, and C. M.
Evans, ’32 of Belton. There was
a group of some 20 men who scored
a total of 77%.
The First place prize of $5 cash
goes to Wright, with Lee Taylor
getting a years Association dues
for his second place win.
Ne, se
really took the rest of the boys to
a cleaning on the Booby Prize end
of the contest, but he did it after
a lot of work that resulted in a
‘Fool-proof” system. He simply
guessed a tie for every game, thus
scoring only 15 points on three tie
games. No one else had a chance,
but the rules will have to be chang-
ed before next year’s contest. T.
L. Chambers, ’13, Denison, and J.
L. Hiler, ’30, Prescott, Ark., were
next on the low score with a total
of 47%. A committee is working
now in an effort to determine a
suitable prize for Noster and at
last report was unable to decide
between a pair of barbed wire sup-
porters and a set of concrete ear-
muffs.
Aside from the steady “Guess-
ing” of the leaders in the contest
there were several other note-
worthy accomplishments by other
Coaches. For the first half of the
contest D. P. “Deeper” Tunstall,
’30, of Chicago, literally burned up
the field. He guessed the first 10
games without a bobble, even call-
ing the tie games between Texas
and S. M. U. and A. & M. and
Arkansas. But the pace proved too
hot and he finished with a score
of only 671%.
There were 202 entires in the
contest which has become a regular
annual feature of the fall football
season with readers of the Texas
Aggie.
A. F. Mitchell, ’09
Heads Corsicana
Commercial Body
Alvin F. “Smiley’ "Mitchell, ’09,
was recently named secretary-
manager of the Corsicana Cham-
ber of Commerce. He was formerly
County Engineer, and for several
years has been a civic leader of
the city of Corsicana. Prior to
moving to Corsicana he was county
engineer at Cameron. During the
past year he has been County Red
Cross Chairman, and County Chair-
man of the Cotton Reduction Com-
mittee. He is a Student Loan Fund
Trustee of the Association of For-
mer Students and a member of
that organization’s Board of Di-
rectors.
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