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VOL. XXIII.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER, 24, 1915
NUMBER 11
A. & M. 13—TEXAS DNIVERSITY 0
BIG RALLY HELD BE
FORE H.G1E
JOHNNIE GARRITY JR., WAS BUR-
RIED AT THE STAKE. BAD
OMENS CHASED AWAY.
MANY SPEECHES BY ALUMNI
The nineteenth! Oh! how cadets
do love that date. We ought to es
tablish the nineteenth of November
as our annual holiday at A. and M.
There is no “black-face” among the
whole Ethiopian race that is as proud
of the nineteenth as we are. Of
course, he celebrates the nineteenth
of June, while we celebrate the nine
teenth of November. Nevertheless,
whenever the nineteenth is mentioned
in the presence of a cadet, whether
it be the nineteenth of June, Novem
ber. January pr who, + not- he '.ii’ lis
ten. History hereafter at A. and M.
will be recorded as, such and such,
a time before or since the nineteenth
of November, 1915
Not only did our team fight hard,
but every cadet did his best to win.
The rooting was the best and sin-
cerest ever heard in any college. By
the time the game was over the cadets
were nearly as exhausted as was the
team. More than one student is un
able to talk above a whisper, because
of that game. The corps was yelling
aJl the time except when signals were
being called, or for politeness sake,
were allowing the Varsity students to
be heard. In fact, it was almost im
possible to keep from yelling all the
time.
The corps have backed the team
nobly since the Rice defeat. Of
course, everyone felt the sting of de
feat, yet the corps met the train and
still kept up their faith and love.
Just such spirit is the making of this
school. It is that which puts about
one hundred per cent efficiency in our
teams.
There was much comment among
the visitors about the rooting. All
gave A. and M. the best compliments.
The University yells were good, even
better than most of us expected, yet
ours were better. Between halves
the Varsity boys gave a snake dance.
It was pretty and well given, but the
“T” formed by the cadets a few min
utes later totally eclipsed the snake
dance. “Runt” says he may be a
private, but what it takes to march
this corps into the form of a “T,”
he’s got it. Cow bells and plow
sweepsJfcided^the Farmers in making
Vi
_V
Farmers Administer an Overwhelm
ing Defeat to Their Old Time Rival-
The Longhorns-A Clean Game
With Splendid Spirit Shown
by Both Student Bodies
It was a great day on November 19
when A. & M. came back as only the
Farmers can and defeated the much
praised Longhorns 13 to 0.
A gathering of over 7000 people
banked in a setting of brilliant crimson
and flaming orange watched the strug
gle of the two teams on the gridion
with conflicting emotions. To the
followers of the tv o teams and the
people of the state it was the greatest
game sinre the Uyo teams met in
Houston four years ago.
The followers of tl e Red and White
were seated on the east side of the
field. The cadets Were in full uni
form and to form the letters A. M. C.
many wore white coats which gave a
beautiful and unique appearance to the
cadet cheering section.
On the opposite side of the field,
the Texas students were seated. There
were men and women who had follow
ed the Longhorns through the season,
watching them humble their many op
ponents. When they realized that
their team was fighting a losing fight
they were dazed but remained loyal
to the end.
Captain Garrity led the A. and M.
squad on the field at 2:45 while the
cadet band played that queer melody
“What Makes the Wild Cat Wild.”
The cadet stand went wild and con
tinued cheering ’till the referee’s whis
tle blew to start the game.
A few minutes after the appearance
of the farmers, the Longhorns came
on the field. They were greeted with
an outburst of hiliarity from the Texas
stand. The Longhorn band broked in
to the strains of what custom has
made the Te-^as sout “The Eyes of i
Texas.”
Berry of Texas won the toss and
chose to defend the north goal. At
3 o’clock Burns kicked off to Texas
and the great game was on. Yes it
was a great game, a game in which
heroes rose and fell, a game in which
the best fighting team would emerge
the victor.
To pic the stars for A. &M. would
be a difficult task. It Is conceded
Collins, Coleman and Garrity stand out
prominently but it must not be for
gotten that it required the concentrat
ed effort of eleven men to win the
game and eleven men starred.
It was Collins of Austin who staged
HUNDREDS OF TELEGRAMS AND
LETTERS RECEIVED BY FOOT
BALL TEAM AND OTHERS.
PRESIDENT BATTLE PLEASED
Hundreds of telegrams conveying
congratulations were received Satur
day. Space will permit only a few
of them here:
Beaumont, Tex., Nov. 19.—Dr. W.
B. Bizzell, A. and M. College, College
Station, Texas: Sorry I couldn’t be
there for this wonderful game; would
willingly have lost a voice for A. and
M. Congratulations to the boys, but
I know Texas did not stand a chance
with them.—Veta Brigance, C. I. A..,
1912.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov; 19.—Dr.
W. B. Bizzell, College Station, Texas:
Accept congratulations on our glo
rious victory.—L. J. Hart.
Denton, Tex., Nov. 19.—A. and M.
Football Team, care Ike Ashburn,
College Station, Texas: Congratu
lations; we knew you’d win; girls
kept wires hot asking returns. No
one but A. and iM. team could have
done it.—Clare Ousley.
Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 19.—
W. H. Elliott, College Station, Texas:
impossible for me to come; would
give half my life to be there. Tell
Garrity and Runt I am pulling for
them strong.—Dutch.
Galveston, Tex., Nov. 19.-—Eddie
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