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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1914)
THE BATTALION Published Weekly by the Student’s Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL. XXII. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 18, 1914 NUMBER 9 Farmers Defeat Indians—Score 24-0 In Spirited Contest Against Plucky Opponents Playing On New Gridiorn, Texas A. & M. Piles Up Big Score Seniors Witness Their Last Game THE LYCEUM NUMBER LAST WEEK. The Apollo Concert Company play ed last Thursday before a moderately full house, and those who did not at tend indeed mist a rare treat. The company consisted of three gentle men,'of assorted sizes, and two ladies. The program was principally musical but included also several readings which were in several cases recited to the accompaniment of music. So liberally were the players encored that it was with difficulty that they could proceed with the regular pro gram. The instruments used by the troup were quite unique. A long, flat “Apol- lophone,” the essential parts of which were gongs or chimes of va rious tones, stretched across the stage and was made to produce the most melodious and entertaining music. The audience found the motions of the players while performing on this instrument a matter of no little inter est in itself. Other instruments used by the troup were a set of four saxo phones of varying sizes. These were inlaid with gold and profusely en graved, and were said by the manager of the troup to be the most expensive set of musical instruments in Amer ica. THE M. E. CLUB IS REORGANIZED Decision Made at Meeting Thursday Evening to Resume Work—New Officers Are Elected. At a meeting called by Prof. E. J. Fermier last Thursday evening, the M. E.’s decided to reorganize the old M. E. Society. Prof. Fermier gave an interesting talk on the benefits to be derived from the society. He was in turn fol lowed by Profs. Smith and Bechert, who also gave some interesting talks. The officers elected for the session of 1914-15 were: President, F. A. Homann; vice-president, J. R. Alex ander; secretary and treasurer, E. E. Aldridge. A committee composed of Prof. F. J. Bechert, chairman, and V. Smitham was appointed to draw up a new con stitution and by-laws. A program committee composed of the president and vice-president was appointed to arrange the program. It was decided to hold the meetings of the society every first and third Friday of each month, the first com ing on November 20. The members of this club are all the sophomore, junior and senior M. E.’s and all those taking the two-year course in power plant and engineer ing. Protect your sole from the terrors of winter with good shoes and hosiery. I sell the best made. Hervey, Room 17, Mitchell. In one of the cleanest games of football ever seen on Kyle Field the Farmers defeated Oklahoma A. & M. 24 to 0. The game marked the clos ing of the local football season and the opening of the new football grid iron. The field is undoubtedly the best in the South, and the day could not have been improved on. For some of the men the game meant not only the last game they would play on Kyle Field in 1914, but also the last game they would ever play on Kyle Field, for they are seniors and graduate in June. These men are Captain Bell, Everett, Cawthon, Dickie and Faber. Tyree not only played the kind of football they talk about, but the way he ran the team and the way he kept the men fighting together proved that he is undoubtedly the best football general in the South today. Everett made the prettiest runs seen on any field in Texas this year. He used not only his speed, but his head as well. He would weave in and out, between the Oklahoma men, and when it look ed as if he was bound to get caught he would sidestep and keep on going. No all-State team is complete with out Bell and Everett. Cawthon played the game of his life. He never missed his man, and often he got thru the line and broke up the play before it was started. Dickie and Faber made the line re semble a stone wall, as far as getting thru it was concerned. Gilfillan went thru the line like a shot out of a can non. Coleman kicked one field goal from the 40-yard line and just did miss one from the 50-yard line. Col lins did a spectacular stunt when he threw himself in front of an Okla homa man who was about to tackle Everett, and allowed Everett to make a touchdown. ' Weaver and Wheeler, both of Ok lahoma, played fast, aggressive foot ball. They were fast and used their heads. Weaver is the man who beat A. & M. last year by kicking a field goal, and this year he just missed a field goal by a few feet. The only thing that marred the game was the failure of the team to pile up the score prophesied by the Houston Post. Oklahoma kicked off for 45 yards. Everett returned the ball 35 yards. Everett went thru the line for 5 yards. Then Gilfillan gained 5 yards thru the line. Gilfillan went thru again for 3 yards. Everett tore a hole in the line and gained 5 yards. Then Coleman kicked a field goal from the 40-yard line. Score: A. & M. 3, Ok lahoma 0. Tyree kicked off for A. & M. On the second play an Oklahoma man dropped the ball when tackled by Spencer. Tyree recovered the fumble and ran 35 yards for a touchdown. Coleman kicked goal. Score: A. & M. 10, Oklahoma 0. Tyree kicked off for 60 yards. A. & M. held Oklahoma for downs and they were forced to kick. Gilfillan opened up then and gained 35 yards in three line bucks. Then, on Okla homa’s 3-yard line, A. & M. fumbled the ball and Oklahoma recovered it. Oklahoma tried a forward pass, and Coleman intercepted. Coleman tried a pass. It failed, but went the goal line and was given to Oklahoma on their 20-yard line. Oklahoma made first down. A. & M. then held the Indians for down. A. & M. was then penalized twice and Oklahoma once for off side. End of quarter. Score: A. & M. 10, Oklahoma 0. Right at the start of the second quarter, Gilfillan pulled off a spectac ular catch. Oklahoma tried a forward pass. Gilfillan was in the midst of a group of men, all trying to get the pass, but Gil jumped about six feet and barely got the tips of his fingers on the ball, and he held on to it, altho it looked impossible. Then, with 25 yards to go for a touchdown, A. & M. fumbled the ball. Oklahoma was forced to kick on the fourth down. Everett returned the ball. Coleman tried a forward pass, but it failed. Tyree made 6 yards thru the line. Scott replaced Bell. Everett made 5 yards. Then Scotty tore thru for 5 yards. First down. A. & M. was penalized .0 yards for holding. Oklahoma fumbled Scott’s punt. Spencer recovered it and carried it to the 5-yard line. The Oklahoma line held for two downs and then Everett wen over for a touchdown. Coleman kicked goal. Score: A. & M. 17, Ok lahoma 0. Oklahoma kicked off. A. & M. returned the ball to midfield and the half was over. Score, 17-0. Rollins replaced Coleman, Bell re placed Scott. Tyree kicked off. On three end runs Oklahoma made first down. Then the Indians were forced to kick on fourth down. Everett was forced to kick on fourth down. He (Continued on Page 2.) RABBI COHEN ENTERTAINS CHAPEL AUDIENCE.. Rabbi Cohen of Galveston enter tained an appreciative audience in the chapel last Sunday morning. In his address he touched upon the present war situation in Europe and com mented on the uselessness of the frati- cidal contest. Thruout his address ran an appeal for the recognition of the brotherhood of man, and he took oc casion to refer to the work he is doing among the immigrants who enter the port of Galveston. Rabbi Cohen is an annual visitor to the College and he has gained an enviable reputation as a speaker from the quality of his talks, as was attest ed by the unusual number of cadets present. A number of Bryan people also came over to hear him. His au ditors were well repaid for their at tendance, for his message was well worth hearing and presented in strik ing language. Nor was it without hu mor, for on several occasions he pro voked his hearers to laughter. LECTURE ON SYRIA AND EGYPT. Those who were not present at the lecture given by Mr. Steger last Sun day night certainly missed a treat. The large stereopticon machine be longing to the E. E. Department and operated by Prof. Wooten was used to throw the views on the screen in the E. E. lecture room. The large number of excellent post card views of Syria and Egypt, while in themselves very interesting, were made especially so by a discussion of each of them by Mr. Steger, who, be cause of his experience in these coun tries, was able to add much informa tion concerning the views. Mr. Steger, ever trying to let his hearers get the most out of his talks, gave the liberty for any one to ask questions during the lecture. THIS WEEK FIVE YERS AGO. Interesting Bits of History From the Battalion File for 1909-10. Corps trip to Austin for Thanks giving is announced. A. & M. easily defeats Trinity on Kyle Field. Farmers defeat Sooners in Dallas by score of 14 to 5. Stock judging team leaves for in ternational contest at Chicago. PROGRAM OF THE A. M. L. S. FOR MONDAY NIGHT, NOV. 23. Debate—Resolved that the result of the present European war will be uni versal peace. Negative, J. Watson, W._ T. Keith; affirmative, A. B. Copeland, L. Newman. Declamations, Everett and DeLong. General debate, D. 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