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VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 15, 1937 NO. 84
Campus Ready
Record Crowd
Thanksgiving
With well over 22,000 tickets al-
ready sold, Aggie athletic officials
expect past attendance records to
be smashed when the Cadets and
the Longhorns tie up at Kyle Field
on Thanksgiving Day. Thousands
of A. & M. men will be present
pus, and in all 30,000 spectators
are anticipated at the Stadium
when the referee whistles for the
kick-off. :
Headquarters for A. & M. men
for the day will be at the Y. M.
C. A., and a registration desk and
information center will be main-
tained there for the convenience
University headquarters will be
at Guion Hall.
Thanksgiving dinners will be
served at the Mess Hall, the tax
being 50 cents and the meal hours
running from 11 to 1:30 P. M. The
Cadet Corps will be given sack
lunches at breakfast thus leaving
all mess hall facilities to take
care of the visitors. The mess hall
can feed 15,000 people at lunch
without difficulty and during the
Casey’s, restaurants and cafes at
the north gate and special stands
will be available.
Sections of both Law and Pur-
year Halls, located in front of
ing space will be found on the
drill field. Many wise visitors will
park at the South of Kyle Field,
where there will also be available
rest rooms for both men and wom-
en. ;
The annual Thanksgiving dances
will be held at Sbisa Hall, the first
on Wednesday night and the sec-
ond on Thursday night. Dance
nights.
The Bon-Fire
The famous final Aggie student”
rally before Thanksgiving will be
held as usual in the middle of the
drill field on Wednesday night
before the big day. The huge fire,
the thrilling music of the Aggie
band and the nerve-tingling at-
mosphere of this occasion annually
draws many visitors.
Fans should remember that this
game starts at 2 P. M. Many
special trains will wend their way
to the campus from every direc-
tion of the state. Those coming
by car should park upon arrival,
and all are urged to go to the
game early enough to become set-
tled before game time. No hotel
accommodations are available at
College or Bryan, all these facilities
have been sold many weeks back.
Kyle To Head
Athletic Council
Dean E. J. Kyle, ’99, who has
been more intimately connected
with the long history of athletics
man, was recently named Chair-
man of the Athletic Council, suc-
ceeding Dean T. D. Brooks. Other
new members of the council in-
clude: Professor C. W. Crawford,
’19; and Registrar E. J. Howell,
'92: succeeding Vice President I.
C. Bolton and Professor Charles
N. Shepardson.
The council is now made up of
the above three members represent-
127, Tyler; Tyree L. Bell, ’13, Dal-
las, elected former student repre-
sentatives; and Richard Vitek,
Senior student.
Dean Kyle first organized the
A. & M. Athletic Department over
30 years ago and has had long
experience during the past 30
years as head of the Athletic Coun-
cil and as council member.
Moran Coming
Thanksgiving
Charlie Moran, famed and
fabled Aggie football coach
and athletic director through
the seasons 1909-1914, at pres-
ent a Big League baseball um-
pire and one of the best known
figures in the American sport-
ing world, WILL BE AMONG
THOSE PRESENT FOR THE
THANKSGIVING DAY GAME
AT COLLEGE NEXT WEEK.
His presence will alsec mean the
presence on the campus of as
many of the men who played
under his coaching as can pos-
sibly attend. AST
Mr. Moran has advised
“Dutch” Hohn that he will be
here. Working with Hohn and
Tyree Bell it is expected that
Mr. Moran will be present at
the Y. M. C. A. at 11 A. M.
Thanksgiving morning to visit
with his many friends whe will
be on the campus. It is also
hoped to have him present for
the big bon-fire and pre-game
rally the night before Thangs-
giving.
While the AGGIE has no
definite word from “Uncle
Charlie” it is taking the liberty
of inviting all his friends to
stop at the “Y” on Thanksgiv-
ing Morning between 11 and
12 for a visit with one of the
most widely loved and respect-
ed characters ever to be con-
nected with the A. & M. Col-
lege.
W. B. “Lord Cornwallis” Melton,
’14, is ranching on his own place
near Hondo, Texas, and reports
that he is old-fashioned enough to
have married and be still living
with the same wife for the past
20 years. They have three children
and will have a daughter in the
University of Texas next year.
Prior to moving to his own ranch
Melton taught vocational agricul-
ture for several years at Yancey,
Texas. He is Master of the Yancey
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. this year
and for the past 13 years has been
secretary of the Yancey School
Board. He writes that he hopes
his class will have a reunion in
1939, celebrating their 25th anni-
versary, and that he will be on
hand if they do.
Seren Grid Race
Tough On Coaches
Side- Line Contest
This fall’s screwy Southwestern
Conference football race has some
300 Side-Line Coaches groggy, but
with the race two-thirds run the
tops and the bottoms are begin-
ning to show in the Eighth Annual
Texas Aggie Side-Line Coaches
Contest. This year’s entry list is
the heaviest on record. Final re-
sults will be announced in the Dec.
1st issue. .
Tied for high honors at this
time are a pair of fast running
youngsters, Graber Kiddwell, 32,
Tyler, and T. E. Threadgill, ’28,
Waco. They are leading the pack
with total scores of 67% each. Close
at their heels are half dozen oth-
ers with scores of 62% and within
easy reach of the leaders. Included
in this group are J. D. Cunningham,
'34, Paris; W. M. Goodwin, ’12,
Dallas; T. O. Pridgeon, 32, Lock-
hart; O. J. Orton, ’31, Dublin; B.
E. Howard, ‘28, Devine; R. J. Pow-
ell, ’33, Richland Springs; Andrew
Moses, '16, Austin; E. J. Noon, ’36,
Port Barre, La.; J. W. Dryden, ’34,
Robstown; O. F. Washam, ’15,
Wichita Falls; and R. M. Sherman,
24, Waco.
At least showing originality A.
F. “Smilie” Mitchell, ’09, Corsicana,
who is a previous winner, comes
up with a score of 59%, being the
only contest who managed to get
that particular total.
In addition to the above leaders,
there are another 25 or or 30 con-
testants within easy reach of the
top. It is likely that as usual the
final winner will be determined by
the closest guess to the score of
the Thanksgiving Game.
50. GAL. AGGIES
T0 MEET WITH
TEXAS VISITOR
The Southern California A. &
M. Club expects to hold its great-
est meeting on Sunday night, De-
cember 5, in the form of a dinner
at the Cafe de Paree, 2312 West
Seventh Street, Los Angeles. La-
dies are expected and honor guests
will be members of the Texas A.
& M. College Coaching Staff, fans
with the team, and many members
of the football squad.
Decision to hold the party was
made at the last meeting of the
Southern California Club at which
28 members were present. At this
meeting guests included: Charles
Walden, T. C. U., ’32; and Roy
Regnier, former Lyceum artist, and
now Shell Oil Company executive.
Both were made honorary members
of the club.
Following the dinner at the Cafe
de Paree, dancing will be enjoyed
by those who wish to do so. Of-
ficers of the Southern California
Club extend a cordial invitation to
all A. & M. men to be present for
“this occasion. Officers of the club
include: Dillon T. Stevens, ’13;
Bob White, ’24, vice president; and
Jack Walden, 26, secretary.
GREGG C0. CLUB
MEETS NOV. 13
NEAR LONGVIEW
The Gregg County A. & M. Club
with some 35 members present held
a regular meeting on the night of
October 28 at the East Texas Re-
fining Company Log Cabin near
Longview. In the absence of the
president, Jim Blackalller, ’28, Vice
President P. D. Long, ’25, presided,
assisted by Secretary-Treasurer
Austin C. Bray, 29. An Arrange-
ments Committee for the meeting
was composed of Bill Northcutt, |
21; O. L. Forsgard, ’05; and
George E. Cunyus, ’12, all of Long-
view.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at 7 p. m. Thursday
November 18 at the East Texas
Refining Company Log Cabin,
Longview. Making arrangements
for the party will be: Bill Taylor,
’19; A. E. “Bill” Morgan, 28; and
James B. “Pete” Cashell, 27. All
A. & M. men in East Texas are
cordially invited to attend.
Jas. A. Adams, 22, is with the
Bond Holders Protective Commit-
tee of St. Louis, Missouri and is
located at Chillicothe, Missouri,
where he gets his mail at Box 307.
BUTLER HEADS
CLUB BORN AT
KENEDY PARTY
The first A. & M. meeting ever
held in Karnes County attracted
some 75 A. & M. men and their
ladies and friends recently at a
dinner-dance held at Mays Cafe in
Kenedy. Delegations were present
from Karnes City, Beeville, Goliad,
Yorktown and various other nearby
cities. L. E. “Cap” Bailey, 25,
County Agent, Marvin Butler, ’14,
of Karnes City, and others were
instrumental in arranging for the
party.
Toastmaster for the short pro-
gram was Mr. Bailey, and princi-
pal speaker was Association Sec-
retary E. E. McQuillen, from Col-
lege. The address of welcome to
the group was delivered by Mr.
R. J. Evans, President of the Ken-
edy Chamber of Commerce. Fol-
lowing the program dancing was
enjoyed until a late hour.
Decision was made at the meet-
ing to form a Karnes County A.
& M. Club and to hold quarterly
meetings. Marvin N. Butler, '14, of
Karnes City was chosen as the
club’s first President, with Dick
Ruckman, ’19, as Secretary. An-
nouncement fo the club’s next
meeting will be made later.
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Globe Trotter
The prosperous looking gentle-
man above, who was a recent cam-
pus visitor, is C. A. Castillo, ’20,
who stopped over between trains
en route from Mexico City to New
York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Castillo and their
two daughters, eleven and fourteen
years of age, make their home in
New York City, although Castillo’s
work is with the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and keeps
him in Central and South America
most of the time. He does a large
part of his traveling by air and re-
ports that transportation facilities
enable him to get home easier and
oftener at New York than at any!
other city. He makes several trips
each year to London and other
European capitols and is a fami-
lier figure in the Central and South
American realm of the Standard
Qil of New Jersey.
Castillo received his degree at
A. & M. with the class of 1920 in
chemical engineering and after a
few years with the Texas Company
at Port Arthur, went with the
Standard Oil of New Jersey. He
has advanced steadily with that
company until at the present time
he holds a very responsible and
important position.
Other than the addition of a
few pounds, Castillo has changed
little since his cadet days in spite
of the speed with which he dashes
from one place on the globe to
another.
SPECIAL TRAIN
T0 WEST COAST
FOR BIG GAME
“The Aggies are Coming” is the
theme song of the special all-ex-
pense tour announced by the Santa
Fe Railroad for the Cadet invas- |
ion to California for the big, in-
tersectional game in San Francisco
on December 4 against the Uni-
versity of San Francisco. In addi-
tion to the football squad, many
fans are expected to make the trip
on the special train and it is pos-
sible that the big A. & M. band may
also be along.
Schedule for the Aggie Special
calls for leaving College Station at
1:57 a. m. December 1. Special
pullmans will be made up at Dallas,
Houston, and San Antonio, which
will fall into the regular special
train line-up early on the morn-
ing of December 2.
The party will arrive in San
Francisco on December 3. The
game will be played at Kezar Sta-
dium in that city on December 4
and the return trip will start on
December 5. A layover of a day
and night will be enjoyed in Los
Angeles. One day will be spent at
the Grand Canyon and the party
will arrive back in Texas on Dec- |
ember 9. :
Specially low costs for the tri
have been arranged. The all-ex-
pense features will include round-
trip railway fare, tourist pullman
to San Francisco, all meals in
dining car en route to San Fran-
cisco, and a choice seat for the
game. For all the above a rate of
$75 from College Station with one
person in a lower berth.
Further details may be secured
from Mr. Roy R. Hunley, Divis-
ion Passenger Agent, Santa Fe
Lines, Santa Fe Building, Dallas,
Texas.
Aggieland’s Maroon and White
Wave led by Dick Todd, who raced
a punt return back 73 yards be-.
hind some beautiful down field
blocking for a touchdown, proved
to be just a little too much for
Matty Bell’s array of former high
school stars. The Aggies again
showed the power of their first
two games of the season as they
defeated S. M. U. by a score of
14-0 on Kyle field Saturday be-
fore some 10,000 yelling spectators.
In the closing minutes of the
second period of play Jack Mor-
rison got off a pretty punt from
deep in his own territory. Todd
gathered in the kick on his 27 yard
line and cut from the East side of
the field to the West side and con-
tinued down the field sidestepping
rand weaving until he had crossed
the line where the red flag stands.
It was a beautiful run aided by
some of the best down field block-
ing that has been seen this year.
On about the S. M. U. 12 yard line
it looked as if Todd would be
brought down from behind, but
Roy Young, who had been leading
the play, turned around and
changed Wally Bearden’s mind
with a mighty block and Todd raced
on over in the clear. Todd kicked
the extra point and the Aggies
led 7-0.
The Ponies really never threaten-
ed the Aggie goal line as the
nearest they got was the Aggie
30 and that only once as a result
of an intercepted pass at mid-
field followed byte plays that
carried to the Aggie 30. At that
point the Cadet line turned to
stone and Stidger kicked out on
the Aggie five. The Aggies went
into punt formation and Todd boot-
ed the oval 68 yards to again put
the Ponies in a hole.
S. M. U. had the edge over the
cadets in only one department and
that was blocking by the backfield.
In the last period the Mustangs
went to the air trying to tie the
score, but Joe Turner grabbed one
out of the air and raced down the
sideline untouched for the second
and last score of the game. Todd
place kicked for the extra point
leaving the Aggies with a 14-0
win.
C. K. Boyt, ’29, is a ranchman
and rice farmer at Devers, Texas.
ALVIN MEETING
PLANS FREEPORT
RALLY NOV. 23
The Brazoria County A. & M.
Club held its regular October meet-
ing at Alvin on October 26 with
the Alvin members of the club as
hosts. Twenty-five men were pres-
ent when the group sat down to
a delicious oyster supper at the
Alvin Methodist Church. Warren
N. Moore, ’31, was general chair-
man of the Arrangements Commit-
tee.
President Joe S. Welboan, ’06,
Freeport, presided at a short pro-
gram which followed the dinner.
The principal address of the even-
ing was made by Secretary E. E.
MecQuillen, ’20. Short talks were
made by Stapp Maxwell, ’35, high
school coach at Alvin; Association
Director T. M. Smith, 01, of East
Columbia; Z. W. “Willie” Bartlett,
Jr., ’29, Freeport, Warren N. Moore,
’31 and others.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at Freepgrt on the
night of November 23 in the form
of a big pre-Thanksgiving rally.
Delegations to this party are ex-
pected from Houston, Bay City,
Wharton, Rosenberg, and other
points and all A. & M. men are in-
vited.
Rice Needs Plenty Breaks To
Tie Fighting Aggies-Mustangs
Tamed But Hogs Win Thru Air
Upsetting the unanimous pre-
dictions that they would take a
licking, an A. & M. football team
that lived up to the most glorious
of “Fighting Aggies” tradition,
tied Rice 6 to 6 in as torrid a
game at Houston last Saturday as
the Southwest has seen in many
moons. Played under a scorching
sun and before a sell-out crowd of
19,000, the Aggies fought the Owls
off their feet and only a series of
disastrous penalties in the final
three minutes enabled the home
team to eke out a tie.
Dick Todd and Joe Routt of the
Aggies and Ernie Lain of Rice
were the game’s outstanding stars,
although they had plenty of sup-
port from their team-mates in the
brilliant game. The terrifically hot
afternoon was the first of several
tough breaks for the Cadets. The
weather took a heavy toll from the
strength of several cadet linesmen
who have been depended upon to
play the full sixty minutes. Rice,
with more replacements than any
team has enjoyed in this history
of the conference was not weaken-
ed.
The Aggie Score
In the second quarter the Aggies
scored. On a cleverly executed fake
Todd raced around left end for 35
yards to the Owls 14 yard line.
Audish gained only three yards
in two tries and then Todd faked
a wide end run and tossed to Britt
over the goal line for the tally
with Britt making a brilliant catch.
the extra point after the Aggies
drew an uncalled for 5 yard pen-
alty.
Rice tied the score in the final
three minutes. The Aggies had
on their 31 yard line. Rogers pick-
ed up 9 thru the line, but on the
next play the Aggies drew a 15
yard penalty for what referee Wat-
son called an illegal shift. Todd
then raced around left end for a
first down on the 42 yard line, but
the Aggies drew another 15 yard
penalty for an illegal shift, moving
the ball back to the 20 yard line.
Todd’s kick was brought back to
the Aggie 43 yard line. From there
220 pound Lain and Coffee drove
through the exhausted Aggie line
for the touchdown. The place kick
that would have won the game
was blocked by the surging Cadet
line.
The Aggies received after the
tally and unsatisfied with the tie
score shot the works in an effort
to tally again. Two 5 yard penalties,
however, nullified their efforts and
the game ended as Price passed
to Britt for 14 yards.
Joe Routt, easily the greatest
linesman on the field, played him-
self completely out and had to be
removed from the game late in the
final quarter following an injury.
Shortly after he left the game the
Owls backs began their touchdown
drive.
Although the Owls made 14 first
downs to the Cadets 7, the Aggies
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Herbert W. “Eli” Whitney, ’29,
is with the City of Big Spring as
city secretary, where he works
with E. V. “Gene” Spence, ’25, who
is city manager.
For ‘the second year Captain
Victor A. Barraco, ’15, served as
General Chairman of the Armis-
tice Day Parade and Activities
Committee of the American Legion
organizations of Houston. He is a
Captain in the U. S. Marine Corps
Reserve, and served with the Ma-
rines overseas in the World War.
Between this assignment and serv-
ing as Vice-President of the Hous-
ton A. & M. Club, Barraco prae-
tices law and has offices in the
Shell Bldg. He is still remembered
as one of the most famous Yell-
Leaders in the History of Texas
A. & M.
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