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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1939)
SPORT | FODDED A ——— Biggest Aggie athletic news of the summer is the addition of Harry Faulkner to the coaching staff. Full details on the matter are re- ported in a separate story. With Homer Norton vacationing in Flor- ida, no information is available as to what duties the new coach will be assigned. It is thought likely he will concentrate on scouting during the fall, a field in which he is said to be unusually keen. It is also understood locally that assistant athletic director and bus- iness manager J. W. Rollins, will be assigned to coach the varsity ends this fall. That will put Rollins on the ends, James the balance of the line, and Karow the backs. Head Coach Norton will coordinate the entire program, centering his efforts on team play and smooth- ness, and putting his weight wher- ever needed. If Manning Smith con- tinues to handle the B team, the freshman squad will have Hub McQuillan as head coach, assisted by Charley DeWare and Brahma Jones. Lil Dimmitt will treat the injured and keep the players in top shape physically and psycho- logically. It all should add up to a splendid line-up. Cheating old Father Time in a big way, and the envy of his elderly contemporaries, is Eugene Fason, 22, of Dallas, who recently won the Dallas City tennis champion- ship in the men’s singles division. He is with the Texas Power and Light company and for years has been one of the outstanding tennis players in the city ranks. He is also a past president of the Dallas A. & M. Club. The AGGIE would not like to make any other mem- bers of the 1922 or earlier classes feel bad, but can they match his record in retaining their athletic ability. There will be good reason for the Cadets hurrying home from the Coast. They must return to take on Villanova, undefeated for the past two years, and rated as one of the best elevens of the East, as a feature of the Tyler Rose Fes- “tival. And the following Saturday they meet T. C. U. in Ft. Worth, a game they must take if they are to be in the running for the title. When the Aggies go to the Coast l> play Santa Clara this fall they will be accompanied by several fans who have already announced their plans. The party will go out via the Southern Pacific Lines, re- turning over the Santa Fe. Stop- overs will be arranged in El Paso and Los Angeles for work-outs or | sight-seeing. The game will be ——— { . The Aggieland Inn ON THE CAMPUS Ofrers You Comfortable Rooms Dining Room and Lunch Room ] Make [t Your Headquarters O. G. STUART, ’32, FOR THE past six years employed on the Dallas Gas Company building maintenance staff, has been ap- pointed maintenance engineer for the Lone Star Gas Company build- ing, according to George W. Mar- tin, '21, assistant general manager and building manager. This change was effective March 15 and places Stuart in charge of maintenance employees in the Lone Star Build- ing. Stuart graduated in 1932 in elec- trical engineering and since his graduation has been with the Dal- las Gas Company. During his cadet days, Stuart was night telephone operator at College Station for three years. He was known to his classmates as “0. G.” Stuart is married and has a little son three years old. He and Mrs. Stuart make their home at 3531 Roselawn, Dal- las. J. M. Adams, ’99, is with the Internal Revenue Department of the U. S. Government and is mak- ing his home at 1346 Fulton Ave- nue, San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Ad- ams was a recent campus visitor. Major E. E. Aldridge, ’16, who is at the present time stationed in San Antonio, resides at 134 Kath- erine Courts of that city. W. B. “Pappy” Drennan, ’38, is assistant coach at Yoakum, Texas and at the present time is taking graduate work at A. & M. for the summer. S. J. “Punk” Baker, ’27, is mak- ing his home at 415 West 1st St., Fort Worth, where he is doing civil engineering work with Brookes Baker of that city. played in the Seals Stadium in San Francisco on Friday night, October 6. The football party will spend the following day at the Fair be- fore starting their trek homeward. Fans wishing to accompany the party should get in touch with eith- er their Sante Fe or their Southern Pacific agent for reservations. There will be no “Tour” conducted. Recent campus visitors were Henry McClelland, ’23, Superintend- ent of schools at Gilmer and form- ‘er high school coach, and one of his products, Sid T. Martin, ’35, who graduated this spring from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. Martin was on his way to Fort McIntosh, Laredo, where he has been assigned with the U. S. Engineering Corps. Martin was one of the big stars in the Army’s victory last winter over the Navy. While at A. & M. he won his let- ter in football, but injuries pre- vented his development into the star class. He really blossomed in his last year at the “Point”. Mec- Clelland lettered as a center at A. & M. and coached football at | Gilmer High. He achieved consid- erable fame in this field before giving up coaching to become Sup- erintendent. Over at Austin they have desig- ‘nated a new dormitory for the ex- clusive use of University Athletes, with the project to be operated by the Athletic Department. The same plan was tried at A. & M. but is be- ing discarded this year as unsatis- factory. All freshman athletes will be housed the same as other stu- dents. Varsity football players will be given the option of living with their respective organizations or in separate quarters. Within a few years it is expected all athletes will again be living in the regular and normal student quarters at A. & M. 1938 GAINS OVER 1937 { Premium Income . 553%! Insurance Written 198%! Liabilities . . . . . 560% ! Premium Income . 256%! Liabilities . . . . . 570%! Aggets JUL an, 640%! Adols Surigao ik 793% 2 Surplus av... ; OTA) -Surplugs vcs os 945%! « BUA ...... 5 si000 5 wtpipnciaians 5 POINTS OF PROGRESS 5 Insurance Written 363% ! “Convincing Comparisons’ SOUTHWEST RESERVE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OLD LINE—Longview, Texas—LEGAL RESERVE “Texas’ Best For Best Texans” Jan., Feb., March, 1938 Gains Over Jan., Feb., March, 1939 President V. P. and Actuary Secretary-Treasurer Board Chairman Board Secretary “Thumb Fun” From Coast to Coast: Keyes Carson, Champ Aggie Highwayer, Sets A Record Untied in Hitch-Hiking History A record-breaking grand tour of the United States via the “thumb” route—a visit to both World’s Fairs and a return trip to Texas in a mere 16 days, highway- ing—that is the record set by champion Aggie highwayer Keyes F. Carson, 23-year-old Texas Aggie from Cuero, Texas, (“the home of the world-famous Turkey-Trot”). It took him only four days to high- way from New York City to San Francisco. So far as is known, Carson’s is a record unparalleled in the his- tory of highwaying! It is a record unmatched by any, except pos- sibly Claudette Colbert in the mov- ie “It Happened One Night”. Three months ago, Carson found- ed the National Travel Club, now well-known and growing. It is to this that he attributes his suc- cess on the highway. The members of this organization, now number- ing more than three hundred in Texas, display reflecting signs showing the college they are from, 1939’rs Get Going Robert L. Doss, ’39, is working with his father on the Whitewright Sun for the summer and expects to be back at A. & M. in Septem- ber to work on his masters de- gree. He will be on an assistant- ship in the Agricultural Economics Department. Doss was editor of the Battalion last year. John M. Ellis, Jr., ’39, at the present time is at his home at Mt. Pleasant. In the fall, Ellis expects to go to medical school. Clarence M. Thieme, ’39, has ac- cepted an appointment as assist- ant county agent for the A. & M. Extension Service and will be lo- cated at Fairbanks, Texas. W. C. Morris, Jr., 39, is dis- patcher for the Southwestern Gas and Electric Company at DeQueen, Arkansas. 0. °C. “Allen, ''39, is with the Texas Highway Department and is located at Childress, Texas. L.A. Balser, ’39, is with’ ‘the Magnolia Petroleum Company, Magnolia Building, Dallas. D. R. Kitley, ’39, has accepted a position with the Texas High- way Department at Tyler, Texas. A. E. Koch, ’39, is with the Soils Laboratory, U. S. Experiment Sta- tion, Vicksburg, Mississippi. E. Keith Langford, ’39, is with the Humble Oil and Refining Com- pany and is located at Baytown at the present time. Roger Moehlman, ’39, is with the Kellough Foundation at Battle Creek, Michigan. The following 1939 men are with the Texas Highway Department: J. R. Noles, Brownwood; R. T. Pinch- back, Beaumont; W. W. Potter, Wichita Falls; M. L. Raabe, Wichi- ta Falls; R. B. Rodgers, San An- tonio; A. W. Rogers, Bryan; A. P. Rollins, Fort Worth; D. H. Rose, Amarillo; J. E. Rothrock, Pecos; A. Schlafli, Houston; A. J. Sher- rod, Austin; R. Q. Spencer, Fort Worth; M. I. Thornton, Beaumont; E. J. Wentworth, Pharr; Beswick Wray, Corpus Christi. Dan H. McLendon, ’39, is work- ing in the Speed Oil Company, 1315 Second National Bank Build- ing, Houston, as a geologist. Valton B. Woods, ’39, has just made a connection with the Na- tional Youth Administration and will work temporarily out of the district office in Houston. He ex- pects later to be the assistant sup- erintendent of a project at Whar- ton. Frank -J. PF. .Polifka, ’39, gets his mail at Box 213, Bay City, Texas, where he is employed by the Hammon Exploration Company in their Bay City field and gasoline plant. Until recently Frank has been in the field doing roustabout work but has been transferred into the gasoline plant. Herbert T. Johnson, ’39, has ac- cepted a position with the Sherwin- Williams Paint Company, Houston, where he makes his home at 1800 Huldy Street. Herbert says he is enjoying his work and getting along fine. Martin L. “Rabi” Raabe, ’39, who has been located in Graham, Tex- as, with the State Highway De- partment, has been transferred to Wichita Falls, Texas. Joe H. Campbell, ’39, is with the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Com- b-M- B- ‘Hodges, Jr., KEYES CARSON and another showing their desti- nation. And they present creden- tials to drivers who give them lifts. These cards identify mem- [hers of the organization, release the driver of all liability due to having a passinger in his car, and | thank him for the ride. The pur- | | pose of the Travel Club [ | enable is to college students to save | expense money by traveling around ‘the country at the kindness of | | those who have cars. | The entire trip, including four days spent in New York inspect- | ing all the wonders of the mag- at San Francisco looking over the beautiful Golden Gate Exposition, required only $48 in traveling ex- penses for food and lodging. It took 43 rides to complete the 6,500-mile trip. Carson said he got only six nights sleep on the journey—av- eraging 2.8 hours per night. He used his reflecting sign to good avail, and had little trouble catch- ing rides day and night. (Not counting that time in Arizona he sun two hours before catching one!) pany at Midland, where he is liv- ing at 901 West Texas. Campbell got his degree in petroleum engi- neering. A. Jared Allen, ’39, is a flying cadet with the U. S. Army Air Corps Detached at Love Field, Dallas. Allen was a member of the championship swimming team at A. & M. during his cadet days. Other A. & M. men who are flying cadets at Love Field are R. G. Early, ’37; Francis M. Potts, ’39, of Waco; and Everett Davis, ’39. | Eugene C. Pilant, ’39, of Bryan, has been appointed dairy super- intendent at the United State Pub- lic Health Service Hospital, Fort Forth, Texas, where he is on the job and enjoying his work very much. Willard F. White, ’3 for the State Highway Depart- ment, Abilene, where he is living at 1241 North 5th Street of that city. ’39, is rodman for the State Highway Department and is located at 2300 Roosevelt Avenue, San Antonio. He is liv- ing at 124 Halliday Street, San Antonio. R. L. “Bob” Tosch, ’'39, has ac- cepted a position in the Engineer- ing Department of the Dallas Pow- er & Light Company, Dallas. “Bob” is from Mesquite, Texas. As a ca- det at A. & M., he was a disting- uished student, a member of the “Y” Cabinet, president of the A. & M. Radio Club, and participated in many other campus activities. Wesley B. Patterson, Jr., ’39, is | with the Humble Oil & Refining Company, Baytown, Texas, were he is a student trainee in the re- finery. Patterson gets his mail at Box 464, Baytown. Kenneth Chambers, ’38, the Texas Relief Commission and is locataed at Clarksville, Texas. Lieutenant Odell M. Conoley, ’35, who is with the U. S. Marine Corps and stationed in Peiping, with the American Embassy for the past two years, is now in com- mand of the Marine Detachment, U. S. S. Henderson, and can be reached in care of the Postmaster, San Francisco, California. W. W. Evans, associate member of the Association and veteran em- ployee of the A. & M. Extension Service, has been transferred as county agent from Baylor County to Wilbarger County, where his headquarters will be at Vernon, Texas. Louis H. Shearer, ’32, who is with the Core Laboratories, Inc., Santa Fe Building, Dallas, has re- cently received word that he is being transferred to California in the near future. Joe J, Fox, 22, has recently changed his address from 8631 Annetta, Saint Louis, Missouri, to 721 N. Main St., Indepence, Mo. He is chief chemist for the Mis- souri Portland Cement Co. W. Earle Tardy, ’36, is with the Amerada Petroleum Corporation and is located at Cleveland, Texas. He and Mrs. Tardy were among the many campus visitors during the commencement. 9, is rodman is with China | Benny Altman, ’38, is with the Gulf Publishing Company, 1513 Hunt Building, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Altman is staff writer for the publication OIL WEEKLY. His residence address is 1747 South Bolder, Tulsa. R. L. Acres, ’29, is making his home at 1459 Scharpe Avenue, Houston, Texas, where he is with the W. F. Curlee Manufacturing Company, of that city. Acres was ‘one of the 29’ers who returned to the campus for the recent reunion of the 1929 Class. James A. “Pat” Patterson, ’30, who has been at Woodland Park, Colorado with a CCC Company for the past five years, has returned located at 5542 Merrimar, Dallas, { Texas. Major Leslie W. Brown, ’15, has recently. been transferred to Okla- homa A. & M. College, Stillwater, Oklahoma. For the past several years, Major Brown has been sta- tioned at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Jennings “Al” Humphries, ’29, is with the Southwestern Bell Tele- phone Company and at the present time is located at San Antonio, Texas. E. H. Sullivan, ’37, is with the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph Company, Shreveport, Loui- siana. His residence address is 1065 Sheridan Street, of that city. R. Michael, ’37, gets his mail at | Box 563, Mission, Texas. Michael is a new member of the Associa- tion. R. C. Estrada, ’38, is with the Central Drug Company, Laredo, Texas. Estrada reports recently ‘running into Harry Johnston, ’36, and Ernest J. Owen, '36, who plan to go to South America in the very near future. Woodrow M. Bell, ’38, is playing baseball with the Brownie Baseball Company and can be reached at the Empire Hotel, Springfield, Illinois until October 1. After this time, ‘Bell's address will be Box 315, ‘New Braunfels, Texas. Alvin A. E. Stanchos, ’13, who ‘has been principal of the Metz | School at Ecleto, Texas, will be at Yorktown, Texas, Route 2, Box 89, for the summer. W. Allen Bloodworth, ’37, has recently accepted a position as manager of the Fort Bend County Feed Company, Rosenberg, Texas. For the time being, his address is General Delivery, Rosenberg, Texas. Dr. Chas. L. Coleman, ’36, is owner of a large animal hospital at 518 Anacapa Street, Santa Bar- bara, California. Charles reports that business has been mighty good—but collections rather slow. I. B. Baccus, "24, is living at 115 Admiral Road, Stillwater, Okla- homa, where he is connected with the Oklahoma A. & M. College. Baccus is an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering De- partment of that college. nificent Fair there, and two days | had to wave his thumb in the hot] to Texas and at the present time is! HARRY FAULKNER JOINS AGGIE COACHING STAFF Harry Faulkner, at present bus- | iness manager of the Lubock base- ball team in the West Texas-New Mexico League, will become a mem- ‘ber of the Coaching staff of A. & 'M. in September, according to an | announcement made recently by | Joe Utay, ’08, Dallas, a member of the College Board of Directors and chairman of that group’s ath- letic committee. Approval of his ‘appointment awaits the next meet- ling of the College Board in late | August but this is considered a formality. | | | Faulkner is an athletic veteran in the Southwest. For many years, back in the early twenties and be- fore, he coached the teams of the old Terrell Prep School in Dallas. During those days Terrell Prep was the King-Pin among schools of its class, and Faulkner teams were famous throughout the Southwest. In 1922 he was on the staff at S. M. U. Since those days he has been connected with baseball in various capacities, originally as manager of several teams, and for the past several years as business manager of league teams. In recent years Faulkner has done considerable free-lance scout- ing, and this is said to be his specialty. He scouted Texas Uni- versity for the University of Okla- homa for several years, during which period the Sooners have been unusually successful against the Steers. Although no committments have been made by the Athletic Depart- ment at A. & M. or by Mr. Utay, it is quite likely that Faulkner will do most of the scouting for the Aggies this fall. He is as well acquainted with the style of foot- ball played in the Southwest as any man in this section. His use in this way will relieve other mem- ‘bers of the Aggie staff and permit ' their concentration on their regular work. In making the announcement. George White, Dallas News Sports Editor, said further, “In Faulkner, the Aggies are adding to a splen- did staff a man who is probably better acquainted with the football tactics employed by other schools than anyone in the business. He "worked at S. M. U. and he has scouted all of the others at various times. Harry is the type who has had a touch of professional sports in his veins fooling with baseball for a livelihood in the summer and he makes no false pretenses for what college football is, but he knows the game. Board of Directors Will Meet August 19 The Board of Directors of A. & M. College will meet August 19, to consider a number of matters. One of the main reasons for the meeting is the approval and dis- position of the budget for A. & M. for the new school year. Another is to decide on the location of a new East Texas sub-station of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Other matters the Board will take up are to be announced at a later date. The many friends of DeWitt C. Greer, ’23, and Robert Greer, ’35, will regret to learn of the death of their mother, Mrs. Sam R. Greer, of Tyler, in an automobile accident last week. The tragedy occurred near Big Spring. Both DeWitt and Robert are with the State Highway department, lo- cated at Austin and Dallas, respec- tively. Everett C. Clark, Jr.,- is with the Humble Oil and Refining Co., Corpus Christi. Clark gets his mail at Box 711, Corpus Christi. P. C. “Happy” Colgin, ’29, who has been county agent with the A. & M. Extension Service for the past several years, has recently re- signed to accept a position with the AAA, College Station, Texas. “Happy” was formerly located at Tulia, Texas. D. H. Johnson, 29, is with the Atlantic Refining Company, Dal- las, Texas. His residence address is 3800 Hanover, Dallas. D. Bundy Yarbrough, ’38, is an administrative assistant for the AAA and gets his mail at Box 268, Canton, Texas.
