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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1939)
SPORT FODDED p The Texas University Longhorns were not the only ones to take a sound beating Thanksgiving aft- ernoon. Ticket scalpers were themselves scalped, and thorough- ly. Bleacher seats could be bought for a quarter shortly after the start of the game and many of the wise boys who had bought seats for scalping were left with the ducats in their dripping hands. How to break up the scalping prac- tice has the athletic authorities worried, but maybe old Jupiter Pluvius will slow the scalpers down for a while. John Kimbrough’s injury in the game was a burst ear-drum but > J Subscriptions - Renewals to All Magazines Lowest Prices— Prompt Service Free Catalog on Request L. J. “Pete” Gulledge, ’31 5446 Richmond, Ph. 3-6712 Dallas, Texas <4 The Aggieland Inn ON THE CAMPUS Ofyers You Comfortable Rooms Dining Room and Lunch Room Make It Your Headquarters he will be ready when the Aggies play in the bowl game. His leg was not injured, but cramped on him twice in the game. Now comes the comparison of this year’s undefeated Aggie team with the championship Aggie team of 1937, with last: fall's T. C. .U. team, and with other great grid aggregations. There’s enough fod- der there to feed the football fans well thru the winter and into next fall. The Aggies this year are large- ly a junior team, and will have a real chance to repeat their cham- pionship performance next fall. This column doubts if that feat can be done. It never has been done in the history of the league. Both Texas University and S. M. U., even at this date, look like better bets for the title next fall. The Aggies must play both of them in their own back yards, and EVERY Aggie title since the or- ganization of the conference, has been won on ODD years, when Mustangs and Longhorns played at Kyle Field. The Cadets will meet UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, on Octo- ber 12 next fall. Negotiations are also under way for additional big games and next fall’s schedule may become the most ambitious ever es- sayed by the Aggies. Aggie seniors playing their final football game Thanksgiving in- cluded end Herb Smith, tackle Joe Boyd, quarterback Waleman Price, end JoJo White, end Bill Duncan, | FOR CHRISTMAS Give Magazines Lowest Prices— Prompt Service Free Catalog on Request L. J. “Pete” Gulledge, ’31 5446 Richmond, Ph. 3-6712 Dallas, Texas LE guard Gus Bates, and backs Frank Herb Smith, Boyd and Price were regu- lars this fall and will be sorely Wood and Bill Audish. missed next year. That leaves a still great aggre- gation to go to war next fall with some additional help to come from this fall’s freshman team and from the reserve squad. Most common question among football fans is what made the Cadets click this fall, as compared to last fall. There are many an- swers, and probably each of them had a part in the transformtaion. An added year’s experience doubt- less played a part, and Lady Luck must be given a hand. A team has to be lucky, as well as in fine physical condition, to go thru an enitre tough season with as few injuries as the Aggies suffered this fall. In the opinion of this column the real “Difference” has been in the spirit and determination of the boys and in the wise decision of Norton and his staff to simplify the Aggie attack. The both literally and figuratively, came down to earth. Head coach Norton was able, health, to discard his “Sky-Buggy,” and he also changed from sitting in the press-box during games to the players bench. Those changes made a tremendous difference in the spirit and attitude of the play- ers. To make matters even better, there were fewer plays and forma- tions, less complicated and fewer defensive set-ups. The Aggie players this fall really ENJOYED both practice and games, and when a man enjoys his work he’s apt to be pretty effective. Aggie freshman football coach Hub McQuillan is another coach very tired of playing upon muddy fields in the rain. With a com- paratively weak freshman team this fall the Freshmen concentrat- ‘led upon a passing attack, and de- CHARTING THE COURSE From the surface — fo the sands! ORIENTED AND MAGNETIC LANE WELLS OIL WELL SURVEY SERVICE — A two-mile string of drill pipe is as flexible as a fine silk thread eight feet long. From the surface the driller must control accurately the course of the drill pipe to reach the producing sands. Lane- Wells Oil Well Surveys provide a permanent record of a well from top to bottom, and if made during drilling tell the location of the bit at all times to help the driller do a better job. The com- plete story of Lane-Wells Oil Well Svrveys is available to petroleum engineering students with- out cost. Write the nearest Lane-Wells office. With an inclination of only 3°, an oil well can bottom anywhere within a 628-foot circle at 6000 feet. Lane- Wells Surveys help the driller hit his mark. LAN a TECHMICAL a OILFIELD wy \¥/ LOS ANGELES « HOUSTON « OKLAHOMA CITY « NEW YORK CITY Aggies, | thru a complete recovery of his | HES UNDEFEATED, T0O! L. J. “Pete” Gulledge, ’x31 L. J. “Pete” Gulledge, "x31, 5446 Richmond Avenue, Dallas, has not let adversity, in the form of a crippling automobile accident, stop his activities. From his bed at the above address, he operates a sub- scription and renewal magazine business and has built the business to its present substantial size. Gulledge was injured while a junior veterinary medicine student at A. & M. on his way home for the Christmas holidays in 1929. He suffered a broken back. The magazine business is limit- Football And Barbecue At Beaumont Stag Football and further activity plans for the winter featured the last meeting of the Beaumont Club held on the night of November 21, at the South Texas Fair Grounds. Coach Hutchinson of Beaumont’s South Park High School, Joe Routt, ’38, R. C. Black, ’17, and Tiny Scurlock lead the football dis- cussions. President H. B. “Doc” Chamberlain, ’34, presided. + The Program Committee for the evening was made up of W. T. Adkisson, ’10, C. L. Scherer, ’96; Dick Carey ’11, and G. M. Cravens, ’39. Serving as a refreshments committee were C. R. Dollinger, ’26,"'T."L. Parish, 23; C.. B.. Wil: liams, ’38; W. H. Burges, "98; W. J. Balmer, ’36, and W. G. Hard, ’35. Barbecue, beer, Coca-Cola and various other trimmings were serv- ed. Nearly one hundred men were present. Robert R. Nelson, ’38, gets his nail at P. O. Box 1011, San Benito, v-here he is assistant rural super- visor of Cameron County for the Farm Nelson is a new member of the Association. Security Administration. Paul M. Moore, 37, is practic- ng veterinary medicine at Beeville, ed, of course, to mailing and tele- a He on wie Slams phoning. He can handle subsecrip- Sermary ozpital, 20 ou Washington. tions, or renewals, to any maga- zine, periodical, or trade journal, published anywhere. Orders can be sent to him at the above ad- dress and will be promptly and efficiently handled. veloped a good one. They had little chance to use it against either Rice or Texas, both games being played in almost impossible weather. The Rice Freshmen won 5-2, and the Texas Freshmen 2-0. Scores of the games sound more like baseball than football results. The Aggie freshman who had the fans talking after the Texas Year- ling-Aggie Fish game was Wood- row “Butch” Bando, left-handed passer from Beaumont. He looks like a great passing prospect. Small events sometimes deter- mine large issues and the Long- horns next fall will have an added “Firing up” point for the Thanks- giving game. Due to a burst pipe no hot water was available for the Steers at the close of the game here last Thursday. No one was more embarrassed over the mat- ter than Aggie athletic authorities, but after all, a pipe could not know its failure might affect a football game a year hence. Among visitors for the game were Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hunt, ’28, who drove from Wyoming where Joel is head coach of the Univer- sity of Wyoming. Hunt reports a tough season, but brighter pros- pects ahead. He looked fit enough to go in an play himself, if need- ed, despite the long drive. ODDS AND ENDS: Irvin S. Cobb was another distinguished guest—The Ex-Student headquar- ters at the Y was a busy place Thanksgiving Day with hundreds of the “Old Boys” coming by to greet friends. . . Jim Sterling, Ag- gie end who caught the pass for the first touchdown is a sophomore from Panhandle, Texas. . . There’s too much piling on in football NURSERY STOCK LANDSCAPE SERVICE Visit NEW BRAUNFELS NURSERY & FLORAL CO. Howard W. Locke, ’32 Manager “Next to Landa Park New Braunfels, Texas Fruit Trees Shrubs Plants KEN W. HOOE (29) & CO. Writing All Lines GENERAL INSURANCE BONDS 806 Medical Arts Bldg. Waco, Texas Telephone 7555 Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Toner, ’23, of Shelbyville, Indiana, spent a week in Bryan and College Station re- cently. Toner’s biggest thrill was seeing the Aggies beat S. M. U. on Kyle Field during his visit. J. D. Martin, .Jr., 26, of the Parker-Astin Hardware Company, Bryan, has been named secretary- treasurer of the Texas Hardware and Implements Association. He succeeds the late Dan Scoates. Martin is the son of J. D. Martin, Sr., ’94, manager of the Parker- Astin Hardware Company, Bryan. Ben E.“Bully” Irby, ’17, was elected president of the Sabine Section of the Texas Society of Architects, when that organization was recently formed in Beaumont. Other charter members include: R. C. “Dick” Heartfield, "23; and Ted A. Krauel, 28. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kirby Jones, 33, have under construction a new home in Calder Place, Beaumont. Kirby is with the Gulf States Utilities Company of Beaumont and is a past president of the Beaumont A. & M. Club. Albert L. Tomlinson, ’23, is living at 8418 Swananoah Road, Dallas, Texas. R. H. “Jack” Finney, Jr., ’38, is manager and owner of Finney’s Bakery, Greenville, Texas. His residence address is 3414 Wesley Street of that city. Wilson Moon, ’35, has recently been transferred to Roswell, New Mexico, where he is still with the Soil Conservation Service. Other A. & M. men located at Roswell are: + GCG. -M. Morris, $84: GC. A. Reagan, 24; C. A. Tidwell, ’35. They all get their mail at P. O. Box 1283 of that city. L. A. Dalton, ’28, is shop super- intendent of the Abilene Machine Company, 1334 Pine Street, Abi- lene, Texas. games, and too much fist tackling . Rougher plays in the Texas game were not called than the disqualifying play against a Long- horn that gave the Aggies the ball on the Texas 14 and brought the third touchdown. . . . That Aggie “Hide-out” play that was the real turning point of the game must have burned Dana Bible up; it’s about the oldest trick in the game .. . Guys who give points in foot- ball wagers deserve to lose . . . This year’s bonfire was the best and burned for three days despite the rain. . . The Aggies Yell-Lead- ers are to be censured for not stop- ping cadet yelling when the oppos- ing team is trying to get a play under way . . . Marshall Robnett is great- work. recent campus visitor. just returned to the States from the present time of Milwaukee, likes his work very much. Raymond C. Mathews, '39, is data ollector for the Humble Oil and tefining Company, Houston. His esidence address is 1600 Hazard Street of that city. Claude M. Evans, ’32, who is with the Soil Conservation Service, 1as recently been transferred from Jalhart, to Dumas, Texas, where ie gets his mail at Box 432. Claude s a nephew of C. M. “Sy” Evans, 08, regional director of the Farm Security Administration, Dallas. V. T. Arnim, ’25, was a recent ;ampus visitor. Arnim’s address s Star Route, Corpus Christi, [exas. Burton R. Frazier, ’38, is work- ng for the International Petroleum Jompany in Ecuador, South Amer- ca, where he is doing geophysical He likes his work fine. Burton gets his mail at Box 803, suayaquil, Ecuador, South Amer- ca. Thomas A. Taylor, ’39, has re- cently accepted a position in the A. & M. Fiscal Department and gets his mail at Box 323, College Station, Texas. R. H. Goodnight, ’33, who is with the Soil Conservation Service, was Yoakum, Texas. formerly located at Schulenburg, Texas. to was transferred Goodnight recently August M. Schmidt, ’38, was a August has Colombia, S. A., where he was with the Baraco Concession, South America Gulf Oil Company. This concession was recently featured in LIFE magazine. with the Division of Cotton Mar- keting, Austin, Texas. August is now C. TT. Smith, ’34, is with the Eastman Oil Well Survey and at is located at Lafayette, Louisiana, where he gets his mail at SLI Box 100. John H. Zich, ’37, is living at the Y. M. C. A,, La Porte, Indiana, where he is still with the Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Wisconsin. John W. D. Gill, ’32, writes to change his address from Box 1306, Har- lingen, Texas, to Box 318, Menden- hall, with the Petty Geophysical Engi- Mississippi. Gill has been 1eering Company. Harry O. Fischer, ’29, is living at 261 Post Avenue, San Antonio, Texas, where he is budget officer with the CCC South Texas Dis- trict. Fischer was formerly com- manding officer of CCC Co. 2877, New Waverly, Texas. M. H. Muller, 25, took Fischer's place. Harry reports he is mighty happy to be back in San Antonio. J. S. Morris, ’39, has entered the U. S. Flying School at Pensacola, Florida.
