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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1917)
We Said it Would be Four in a Row Saturday, and it Was Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXV. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, OCTOBER 31, 1917. NUMBER 7 CHICAGO TEAM TO BE SELECTED THIS WEEK Team Will Be Picked to Rep* resent College at Interna tional Stock Show. SIX SELECTED MEN TO GO COL. CRANE TO SELECT QUOTA FOR CAMP Instructions Received for Pick ing 40 Principals and 40 Alternates. AGGIE ELEVEN ADMINISTERS STINGING DEFEAT TO L. S. «. In First Big Game of the Season the Cadet Eleven Puts Over a 27 to 0 Victory up to the commandant Several Men Out With Injuries The Senior and Junior stock judg ing teams returned from Dallas Sun day night. Conypetitiion f -r the var ious places was very close this year, 1 only 25 points separating the win ners of the first six places in the final standing. These were McKnight, 832; Myers, 825; Phillips, 822; War ren, 818; Smith, 816; and Ray, 807. The Fair authorities under the aus pices of whom the teams went to Dal las, awarded prizes to the winners of the first three places in each of four events—hogs, cattle, sheep, and hor ses. Prizes were $12, $8, and $5, for first, second and third respectively. Winners of prizes were: Hogs—1st, Regenbrecht; 2nd, Miley; 3rd, Carahan. Cattle—1st, Phillips; 2nd, Leffel; 3rd, Wilson. (Continued on Page 5) CHAPEL SPEAKER: Dr. Ivan Lee Holt. Y. M. C. A. SPEAKER: Dr. Ivan Lee Holt. In their first real test of the season, the Aggie eleven beat the Louisiana Tigers Saturday at San Antonio, 27 to 0. More speed, more fight, and all round superiority won for the Tex- camp to begin in“ Janua^“at Qampy' tea ”?» which had to start ojUt fighting against a strong wind. MacArthur, Waco. The quota fmm A ^ r tne or piny, TLotmuarm irevCT Col. Crane has received directions for the appointment of the men from this college to the officers training here will be forty principals and forty alternates. Several rules govern the appointment of these men, the selec tion being left entirely up to the local authorities, which will mean Col. Crane here. The matter of rank in the cadet corps has its influence, as have military appearance, physique, general fitness, etc., and the com mandant is authority for the state ment that the “etc” clause is quite broad and will take lots of stretch ing. It is understood that the presidents of the land grant colleges of the Uni ted States, who will meet in conven tion November 13, are going to ex ert every effort to have the war de partment exempt all Seniors in these, colleges from conscription until April and then to allow them to enter a special training camp. In case of the success of this move, several thousand men who would otherwise be compelled to leave school about i (Continued on page 5) “Rip” Collins in Action” The Farmer backfield star whose toe work was largely respon sible for Saturday's victory over Louisiana. M. H. (Ox) FORD Captain of the Farmers. As one sport writer expressed it, the A. and M. eleven gained momen tum every minute. In the first few minutes the Aggies were pushed back almost to their goal line, but thanks to the excellent punting of Collins against the wind they were able to hold the Louisiana bunch. In the second period the team got stronger, and marched down the field for a touchdown. In the last half the game became almost a rout, the Ag gies scoring two more touchdowns and two field goals. Forward passes played a large part in the victory. At least they went far toward getting the first touch down. Three passes figured in this, the last one, a 22 yard pass, putting the ball over the goal. Louisiana tried several passes, but only one, another 22 yard throw, gained them any ground. Only three other oc casions did the Tigers gain 5 yards at one play. One of these was an end run for ten yards, and the other two for 8 yards each. A crowd almost as large as the one which witnessed the State game at Kyle Field, November 15, 1915, attended the game and its sympathies were largely with the Texas eleven. 500 army men who Lad been, in DUMMIES MADE FOR BAYONET EXERCISE. Undr the direction of Captain Martin, some fifteen dummies have been erected on the drill field this week, and will be used hereafter in connection with bayonet instruction. This is in pursuance of Captain Mar tin’s work in teaching the men here actual conditions of European war fare, as nearly as is possible. FOOTBALL RESULTS. Texas A. and M. 27, L. S. U. 0. Auburn 13, Mississippi A. and M. 6. Rice 13, Texas University 0. Sewanee 7, Kentucky 0. Baylor 103, Simmons 0. Arkansas 19, Kendall 7. T. C. U. 20, Trinity 6.