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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1910)
THE BATTALION Published Weekly by the Students' Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas* VOLUME XVlil COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 18, 1910 NUMBER 7 UNO M.SUTE CHAMPIONS Varsity Coaches and Professors Not Strong Enough to Save the Day For Varsity SCORE: 14 to 8 Bell, White, Ward and Beasley Star for the Red and White A. & M. CADETS IN CARNIVAL PARADE. One Thousand Students Under Arms and College Officials in King Nottoc’s Parade. Leaving College Station Monday morning, accompanied by the faculty and instructors of the college, the i cadet regiment loaded two special j trains bound for Houston, to take part ' in the Carnival parade and to see Old Varsity taken from her feet by the A. & M. football contingent. The A. & M. specials reached Houston nearly two hours before King Nottoc’s pa rade began. This necessitated a nice long wait in the hot sun on warm pavements for the cadets, who wore heavy uniforms. The cadets marched seevral blocks in the parade. One freshman said: “Gee! we must have gone ten miles before we stopped.” The A. & M. cadet corps now has taken part in three parades on Carnival opening days and are looked upon as a feature of the first day of the Carni val week. The three battalions made a long column of platoons in the pa rade and the students received many compliments on their appearance. When the parade was over arms were stacked in the Houston Light Guards’ armory. The corps was dis missed and took in the sights of the city. At 2 p. m. the students gathered in front of the Rice Hotel and marched out to the football field where Var sity lost her last chance at the South western championship and where A. & M. probably cinched first place in the State Intercollegiate Association. SOME JOKES. Dr. Blake—“Where do we find water in a free condition?” Bright Junior—“In the standpipe.” Waiter (in Dallas restaurant) — “What are your orders?” Fish Oliver (F company)—“Which •do you want, general or special?” An English instructor requested a freshman to write an invitation. The freshman, complying with the request, brought up the following: “Mr. John Jones requests your pres ence at a surprise party given at his home on November 14, 1910.” The professor gave him an “A.” FEATURES OF THE GAME. The game did not start till 3:45. Both teams were greeted by . great ovations on entering the grounds, and again on emerging on the field. Both cheering sections united in making noise before the referee blew his whis tle. Varsity won the toss and chose the west end of the field, gaining the ad vantage of a light breeze. A. & M. kicked off, DeBona driving the ball far into Varsity’s territory, where Massin- gail received the pigskin. The A. & M. team made its score in a few minutes. Varsity made second down and Kirk patrick kicked, failing to make a punt as long as he did later in the game. A. & M. worked its way to Varsity’s thirty-five yard line, and on third down Ward arched a beautiful drop- kick across Varsity’s goal for three points. The University team took a short while to work to A. & M.’s five- yard line and tie the score. Held for downs, Kirkpatrick kicked an easy goal from placement. In the first quarter neither team did its best work and Varsity was at its worst. The A. & M. team outplayed Varsity as though Varsity was dazed. Ward’s brilliant field goal seemed to have taken the Varsity men off their feet. The score stood 9 to 3 in the period, we making a touchdown on a misplay by ex-Coach Massingail. Be ing held by Varsity on the thirty-four yard line A. & M. attempted a forward (Continued on Page 2.) Y. M. C. A. A Very Interesting Meeting Held Sun day Night. Mr. F. D. Steger held the attention of the Y. M. C. A. members Sunday night with an account of the condi tions existing in the slums of Chicago. He told of the protective agencies that have been installed in Chicago to in sure the safety of immigrants to this country. Mr. Steger explained fully how much benefit the slum people derive from public playgrounds, how these grounds have benefited athletics, which in turn lay the foundation for a sound body and a sound mind. He described the great factor in starting the street urchins in the right path, the juvenile court. He told of the juvenile court judges who give a humane interpretation of the law in order to apply it to little street arabs who have the very worst home in fluences. He gave in detail the monumental work the Chicago slum workers are doing to wipe out the evil practices of lower Chicago, and to make a moral and prosperous community. The address was well directed and met with the sympathy of the audi ence. Mr. Steger’s addresses always command attention and the Y. M. C. A. members are looking forward to another - lecture from him soon. EUREKA GLEE CLUB. The Eureka Glee Club held the at tention of the students and many vis itors from Bryan at the chapel Satur day night. The club is composed of four splendid male voices, and ren dered a splendid program. The fea ture of the program was the beautiful chimes. This was the third number of the regular Lyceum course offered by The Long Horn and was well re ceived. The next number has not been an nounced. JOSEPH TODARO’S UP-TO-DATE SHOE SHOP. Repairing Promptly Done. Next to Marwill's, Bryan, Texas. CHAS. TODARQ. First-Class Repairing Done. Next to Buchanan-Moore Co., Bryan, Texas.