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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1910)
THE BATTALION Published Weekly by the Students' Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, VOLUME XV111 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 25, 1910 f NUMBER 8 THANKSGIVING HOP AT MESS HALL TONIGHT Promises to be Biggest Feature of Its Kind in History of the College. STATE Farmers Prove Distinct Superiority--South western Victims—Muddy Field Scene of Combat At the Mess Hall tonight the ' a water last Friday after- i Henry, who returned ten yards. Keene Thanksgiving’ Hop will compliment noon the F aimers again swam to vie- j lost one yard on attempted end run. INDEPENDENCE OE A. AND M. ASKED Alumni Association Working for Sepa ration from the State University. the A. and M. foot ball squad which toiy - though the score was not large, has won the championship of the Tex- j there is no doubt of the hom « t eam as Intercollegiate Association. being the strongest. Realizing from For the past ten days the decoration | the beginning that the game was committee, under the direction of j theirs ’ the Texas champions did not chairman Sandfor-d, has worked hard | show up to their usual form. Quite a preparing the building for the big j number of subs were given a taste of hall. The hall is very artistically ; football and proved to he good water decorated with college pennants and j fighters. the college colors, red and white. One | Penalties w ' ere often dieted, the I Texans receiving the larger number. novel feature, and a very attractive Snipes and Headrick were stars for feature too, is the sketches of players j s> w _ ^ Altgelt> Kearns, Beasley and and enthusiastic crowds of A. and M. ! Whyte were the favorite Texas play- rooters that artists Geist, Schraeder, ers. Hull and Thalman have made on the old building. “Doggie” Ward is shown making a kick for goal, while “Stud” Barnes is “getting his man.” At the same time the A. and M. crowd is go ing wild. Bell, Whyte, Schaedel, “Dutch,” “Pap,” Altgeld, Cretcher, Beasley, Lambert, Bateman, Manager Scott Moore and his assistant, “Emma” Imboden, are shown. Big Flinchum, the only Indian on the team, is stand ing erect with a feather in his hair, and a Varsity scalp in his hand. This I picture, as opposed to the Varsity idea, shows the A. and M. view of the complete reconciliation of the Indian and the pale-face in 19.10. The decora tions are declared by many of the oldest inhabitants as surpassing all previous decorations for Thanksgiv ing hops. The music will be furnished by Harris’ orchestra. HELDENFELS-CULLEN. The Game in Detail. The Texans were awarded the kick off and Southwestern chose the east goal. Barnes kicked off to Keene, who re turned to the twenty-five yard line. Voight gained three yards through line and Headrick kicked forty-five yards to Kearns, who fumbled, recov ered the sphere, and returned ten yards. Whyte gained three yards around j left ehd. Southwestern penalized five ! yards for holding. Whyte bucked line, no gain. Whyte fumbled snap and lost one yard. Whyte kicked thirty yards to McHenry, who returned five yards. Voight gained two yards through line and McHenry failed to gain on line buck. Headrick punted thirty-five yards to Kearns, who gained three yards. Beasley ploughed through left guard for five yards. Beasley gained three yards on run around left end. Whyte punted thirty-five yards to Snipes, who returned fifteen yards. Brownfield lost eight yards on end run. Headrick kicked thirty-five yards to Kearns, who returned four yards. Whyte gained fifteen yards through left guard. Beasley added four yards through right guard. Whyte punted F. W. Heldenfels, A. E., ’08, of Bee- ville, was married Wednesday even ing, November 16, in Austin, to Miss Mary Alice Cullen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cullen, and a promi nent society girl of the Capital City. Mr. Heldenfels is associated with his ; thirty-five yards to McHenry, who re brother in the lumber business in I turned twenty-five yards. Voight Beeville, and is the junior member of j gained four yards through line, the firm of architects, Stephenson & | Strange bucked line for four yards, Heldenfels. and Snipes punted thirty-three yards After an extensive bridal tour Mr. to Kearns, who fumbled. Bateman re- and Mrs. Heldenfels will return De- covered the slimy sphere and returned cember 1 to their home in Beeville. two yards. Whyte punted to Mc- Strange tried drop-kick, which proved an absolute failure. Ball went over on the twenty-yard line. Whyte punt ed forty yards, off the field. Headrick bucked line for one yard. Voight gained one yard on line buck. Head rick kicked thirty yards; Kearns re- i ceived and returned twenty-five yards. The first quarter ended with ball on Texas fifty-yard line. Score, 0 to 0. Beasley gained seven yards on line rush. Whyte failed to gain on end run, and punted thirty-five yards to Snipes, who returned one yard. Head rick kicked thirty yards to Bateman, who returned five yards. Whyte punt ed forty yards to Snipes, who failed to return. McHenry failed to gain on end run. Headrick punted thirty- five yards to Bateman, who returned four yards. Whyte kicked thirty-six yards; Keene received, but failed to advance. McHenry gained two yards through line. Snipes gained three yards through line, Keene and Voight advanced five yards and four yards, respectively, on line bucks. Snipes punted thirty-five yards to Bateman, who returned nine yards. Beasley gained two yards through line. Whyte kicked forty yards. Snipes received and returned twenty yards. Voight lost four yards on run around right end. Keene advanced one yard through line. Headrick punted thirty-four yards to Kearns, who returned ten yards. Whyte gained -twenty yards around left end. Bateman gained three yards on line rush. Whyte ad vanced seventeen yards around right end. Beasley ploughed through line seven yards. Whyte made twenty- yard pass to Flinchum, who fumbled, Southwestern recovering. Headrick kicked thirty yards to Beasley, who returned five yards. Whyte gained eight yards through line. Beasley two yards on line buck. Whyte fumbled, recovered and lost one yard. Whyte made forward pass to Flinchum, gain ing fifteen yards. Whyte punted forty yards to McHenry, who failed to re- (Contiued on Page 5.) In the meeting of the Alumni Asso ciation in Houston last week, on the 14th, plans were formulated for bet tering this college. President F. W. McGinnis, of Terrell, presided, C. A. Live, of Beaumont, making his ad dress. Col. E. B. Cushing, of Houston", of fered tie resolution relative to the plans of the association, which was adopted, and which reads: “Whereas, the constitution of the state of Texas declares the A. & M. College to be a branch of the Uni- j versity of Texas; and, “Whereas, investigation indicates that such section was adopted to en able the A. & M. College to receive its support, in part at least, from the munificent dedication of the people’s domain for the creation and supporr. of the said university; and, “Whereas, the A. & M. College has never received its fair share of the said university funds, and for years it has received practically nothing; and. Whereas, the field •-m, plan of operation and purposes of the A. & M. College are essentially and ma terially different from those of the University of Texas; and, “Whereas, the democratic platform takes cognizance of the necessity of a separate and independent existence for the A. & M- College; therefore be it “Resolved, by the alumni and ex- students of the A. & M. College, That the attention of the governor-elect be called to the existing condition and to the necessity for repeal of the clause of the constitution above re ferred to and that he be urged to em brace in his message to the legisla ture the recommendation, together with a further amendment providing for the permanent maintenance of the college, be submitted to the people, and that the legislature be urged to submit such amendments to the vote of the people.” F. M. Law, of Beaumont, offered the following resolution, which was adop ted: "Whereas, the college, under the able administration of Col. R. T. Mil ner, has made unprecedented advance-