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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1936)
SPORT FODDER Jinx Tucker, sports scribe of the Waco News-Tribune, recently de- voted a column to telling Aggie football fans how foolish they were to be picking their team to win the conference title next fall. The sad part of the whole write- up is that the Jinx is emminently correct in his review of the situa- tion. With practically nothing to cheer them during the past eight seasons it is only human nature for Aggie partisans to be wildly enthusiastic over next fall’s football prospects. But, as Tucker points out, there is little foundation for the wide- spread belief that the Aggies will annex the 1936 title. Certainly, football prospects at Texas A. & M. are brighter than they have been in many years, but Aggie fans will make a mistake if they allow themselves to become too con- fident. Incidentally, every confer- ence coach, except Homer Norton, is busily trying to help the Aggie camp get all puffed up over the coming season. T. C. U,, with Sammy Baugh, their fine ends, several great lines- men, and a star freshman team coming up, looks like the class of this fall’s conference teams. Close behind the Frogs must be rated Baylor and Arkansas; both with better records for the past season than the Aggies can boast, and with practically intact teams re- turning. Both Baylor and Arkansas beat A. & M. last fall, and their teams will improve with exper- ience just as the Aggies will im- prove. This column hates to throw cold water on any A. & M. enthusiasm, but the facts must be faced. The Aggies CAN win the title next fall, but it will be a stiff, uphill fight. Being made favorites at this time will make the job harder for Norton and his boys. And its a long climb from the cellar—to the top. Coach H. R. “Hub” McQuillan and his Aggie basketeers will open their conference season early in January with the Arkansas Razor- backs, the games to be played at Kyle Field. The Razorbacks, along with the Rice Owls, are favorites for this winters court crown. Al- though they have enjoyed a success- ful pre-season schedule and have shown vast improvement, the Ag- gie quint is due to find the going tough when they meet their con- ference foes. : Co: Lack of a real center will be the greatest weakness on McQuillen’s team. The tallest lad on the squad stands only six feet four inches, and that is puny indeed compared to some of the giant centers the Cadets will face. “Tree-top” Kelly, of Rice, stands a mere six feet seven inches and the entire Arkan- sas line-up averages six feet four inches in height. On paper the basketball pros- pects of the conference teams show Rice and Arkansas as favorites for the title, with Baylor and Texas next in line. T. C. U,, S. M. U. and the Aggies are unknown quantities although its a safe bet none of them will be in the thick of the title fight. T. C. U. lost money on its trip this fall to play Santa Clara on the Pacific Coast, the Frog share of the gate coming to only some 6,500 dollars. Its been a big season financially, however, for most of the confer- ence teams, especially S. M. U, T. C. U., and Rice. Huge crowds saw the Rice-S. M. U.,, the Rice- Texas and the S. M. U.-T. C. TU. games. The Thanksgiving Classic|. at College Station drew on a par with these games, but far below a normal Thanksgiving Day crowd. Just for an argument around the fire these winter days; Could the Aggie team of 1927, with its Joel Hunt, Sikes, Holmes, Sprott, Lister, Burgess, et al, hold its own with this year’s S. M. U. eleven? Lester Hanks, ’30, is with the Magnolia Petroleum Co., and lives at 906 Yale St., Houston. Manuel Leon Ortego, ’20, who spent several months traveling about the State last fall, is back at home again in Mexico City, where his address is 9a. Hamburgo 218. He is interested in a Texas A. & M-Mexico University football game in Mexico City, which would be a grand trip for both the team and its followers. E. C. Jameson, ’26, sends in his dues from Montague, Texas, where he is‘ county agent and says he wants to be sure and get his copy of the A. & M. History now under preparation. W. V. “Wild: Bill” - Holik, 20, ! who has been with the Gulf States Utilities in Beaumont for many vears, recently received a splen- did’ promotion and moved from Beaumont to Norfolk, Va., where he is with the Virginia Electric (This column hopes to serve as a clearing house for the opinions, the ideas and the All communications must be signed and the address of Thev must he free from libel, personal abuse or critical personalities, Readers of THE AGGIE are invited to express their views ir suggestions of A. and M. men. the writer given. and preferably short. A. & M. IN THE MOVIES Dear “Mac”: I noticed that you had a contri- butor to your “Bull Pen” section of the Texas Aggie received to- day. I am writing not to make any suggestions but would like to raise a question. Many movie talking pictures are being made by the producers de- picting school life and traditions and West Point. ‘These productions are not only en- tertaing and educations but they also give these two great service schools wholesome publicity. It appears to me that Texas A. & M. College, being the largest military school in the country and now the largest agricultural col- lege from the standpoint of en- rollment, having one of the largest and finest bands to be found any- where, rich in tradition and school spirit, should offer an adequate and suitable background for some producer to film a jam up good picture. Wouldn't next year, 1936, be a good year to work out such a proposition, immediately beginning of Annapolis the ground work to receive consid- eration. Because of the fact that the bands at Annapolis and West Point are made up of enlisted men has been the reason why they have not been included in motion pictures of these two great schools. The band, school work, rodeo, dances, sports, Corps parades and its next year, and many other condi- tions at A. & M. seem to offer a nice lay out for some producer and director to film a great picture. The question is, would efforts put forth in such a direction be worthwhile; would the publicity from such a picture do our school lots of good if it were made? It certainly hasn’t hurt Navy and Army but instead has instilled in the people seeing these pictures a greater love, respect, and admira- tion for these two great schools. They are national schools and ours a state school but I can see no particular reason why this should cut much ice. Now that I have gotten this “bull” out of my system, adios. Very sincerely yours, Elmore R. Torn, 27 | Taylor, Texas. march up Congress Avenue | THE CAMPUS - SOME PAST AND PRESENT SCENES building of the time not shown is Left Dress!! The cadets of long ago line up for inspection. as in the past and still houses its full complement of students. such famous figures as “Possum’ Smith and “Squirrel-Tooth” Hanson. The upper scene shows the West entrance as it was last year, while below is the same scene some 50 years ago. Left to right in the lower scene are Austin Hall, the Mechanical Engineering Shops, the Old Main Building, (destroyed by fire in 1912) and Pfeuffer Hall. The only college Gathright Hall. ; The Uniforms may look strange but trusty old Foster Hall is the same today In the picture below is the old Mechanical Engineering Shops, once the abode of It was destroyed by fire about 1921. 0. J. “Buck” James, 14, is feed- ing 300 fine, white faced four-year old steers at his ranch near Que- mado, Texas, in the irrigated val- ley section near Del Rio. He work- ed out his feeding program in consultation with John H. Jones, [’22, beef cattle research specialist with the A. & M. Extension Ser- vice. The James ranch at Quemado is said to have one of the best cattle feeding locations in that sec- tion of the state and is equipped with the best machinery for grind- [ing and mixing the feed. “Buck” has been ranching near Del Rio and near Dryden, Texas since his re- turn several years ago from South America. Captain Paul L. Neal, ’16, who was transferred from A. & M. to Fort Bliss at El Paso last summer, has been selected for detail as a student at the Command and Gen- eral Staff School, Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas for the 1936-37 course.