Published Weekly by the Students' Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas*
VOLUME XIX
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 17 1911
NUMBER 7
Varsity Won on a Fluke
Kirkpatrick Grabbed Fumbled Ball in Second
Quarter, Scoring Only Touchdown— .
Longhorns Triumph Oveii Farmers
to the Tune of 6 to 0—Farm
ers Played Consistently.
West End Park, Houston, was a scene of football war between the
Farmers and the Longhorns, Monday, November 13th. for an hour and
thirty minutes, when the Longhorns from the Capital City carried off all
honors to the tune of 6 to 0.
This, our first defeat of the year, the only team to score on us so far,
and the first defeat at the hands of the Varsitorians, makes it go all the
harder with us. But as we have lost, we are going to punch another hole
in our belts, buckle up tighter, and live in hopes.
Practically, the same line up that faced “Ole Miss,” opened the game j
with Varsity. The Farmers were the first to reach the scene of warfare.
They were led by the ablest trio of coaches that was ever placed on South
ern soil. Soon pandemonium broke loose, and all that could be heard was |
Lindy’s different modes of conducting his unceasing cheering.
A COMPARISON.
THE LINE-UP.
R. A. & M. L.
Holliday
and
Bateman Vfcsmirovsky Grissom
Kern Spake
Lambert Barnes Cretcher McDowell Sc'haedel Hooker Hohn
Perry Ramsdell Jordan Blond M. Harold E. Harold Woodhull
Puett
James Downs Kirkpatrick
L. Varsity R.
How the gridiron giants faced each other at West End Park Monday.
The field was in excellent condition, and the weather was just right
for the warriors, although a little chilly for the 12,000 spectators. Before
noon many had gathered and stood shivering outside, patiently waiting for
the opening of the gates. When they were opened at 1 p. m. a mass of
human beings numbering up in the thousands had gathered to witness the
defeat of one team, and the victory of the other—and as fate had it, the
defeat of the Farmers.
Encouraged by the greatest bunch of college cadets that has evei
been brought together under Southern skies, the mighty Farmer eleven
went forth fully confident of victory. Through some unknown cause, the
Farmers never worked together as heretofore. Fumble after fumble, and
failure to make the gains as they have before, marked the defeat by the
Longhorns. All during the game Varsity made consistent gains, while ta
the Farmers it seemd as if nothing could be gained.
THE A. & M. PARADE.
The A. & M. special, composed of two sections, left College at 7 a. m.
and arrived in Houston—after making several stops at every mail box and
country crossroad—about 11 o’clock. Immediately upon arriving, the cadet
corps was formed in column of platoons and took part in the parade of
King Nottoc XIII. After the parade arms were stacked and the cadets were
dismissed until 10:30, when every cadet was at his place in ranks.
The returning trains left at 12 midnight, and after running for six
hours at a speed of some three miles per hour, arrived at College at 0
a. m. Several times the trains were stopped to inquire as to the com
fort of people living near the railroad, it being supposed that the ex
haust would probably awaken them.
Anxious Crowd Stormed the Fence
Behind A. & M. Bleachers.
By 1:30 o’clock there were hun
dreds of ticket holders at the A. & M.
gate waiting for it to open. Already
there were thousands swarming Into
the' bleachers from the other en
trances. Men and boys began to scale,
the high wall fence and to help others
over. One man too fat to follow the
example set by others found a weak
plank on the wall and tore it off, thus
making an entrance for the swarming
crowd behind. In they came, pelter-
melter, rushing, pulling, tugging, try
ing to get on the inside. Officers ap
peared on the scene and tried to keep
them back, but to no avail. Had not
a cadet begun to take tickets at the
hole in the fence it is likely that the
whole fence would have been broken
down. Women waded through the
mud to get to the hole, others lost
their hats, one got a fine dress severe
ly torn while going through, anothe>’
fainted. Several men became ex
hausted in the push and jam and had
to lay down under the bleachers. The
bunch of fire-fighters at the Mess Hall
last Saturday morning looked good
compared with the throng that came
through the opening in the fence.
Such conditions as this would never
have existed if the carnival author-
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GREED! FURIES DEVIS-
TITED THEJESS HIEE
ELEVEN HUNDRED FEARLESS
CADETS STROVE TO SAVE
BUILDING.
Temporary Mess Hall Practically
Completed.
“The Mess Hall is on fire!” v
Such was the cry that awoke the
corps last Saturday morning and be
fore the fire call had sounded a num
ber had rushed to the scene of the
conflagration, some of them forming
bucket brigades while others rushfed
the small fire equipment into action.
The fire originated in the kitchen
and could have been easily put out
had there been sufficient water pres
sure. The water hose was carried
into the kitchen as soon as it arrived,
but owing to the fact that the pres
sure was not sufficient to reach the
top of the building, was of little use
in that place. The cadets tried in vain
to reach the fire from the inside by
standing on tables. They then mount
ed the roof and fought the flames
from the top, but were beaten back.
When the fire communicated to the
main part of the building the cadets
made an attempt to fight the fire back
from the kitchen, but were unsuccess
ful owing to the intense heat and lim
ited facilities for fire fighting. By
heroic efforts the commissary, the
newly elected cold storage, the en
gine and boiler rooms were saved.
The fire alarm was given at 5:40
and owing to the large amount of in
flammable material in the building it
burned rapidly, and it was soon seen
that it was useless to endeavor to
save the main structure. Attention
was then given to the President’s
house, the Shirley Hotel and other
nearby buildings. By S o'clock the en
tire structure was a heap of smolder
ing ruins. All of the kitchen equip-
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