THE BATTALION
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AGGIES INVADE THE BEARS’
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parcels and baggage had been check
ed with the Commercial Club’s rep
resentative, the parade was started,
headed by the A. and M. Military
Band. The regiment moved to Aus
tin Avenue where they were met first
by the civilian students from Aggie
Land in all the regalia of canes and
derbys and A. and M. colors, second,
by A. and M. rooters from Baylor
Medical University at Dallas and
other schools of the state, and finally
by the throngs of both A. and M.
and Baylor supporters who filled the
sidewalks, windows, and even the
telegraph poles. The Maroon and
white of A. and M. was displayed by
overwhelming numbers.
The parade continued up third St.
frofn Franklin, to the Square, turned
up Austin Avenue and passed the re
viewing stand at 8th St., where hon
ors, were received by Col. Muller and
Major Whitesides. At 10th St. the
column of platoons fell into column
of Squads and the march to the Cot
ton Palace was completed at route;
ste£> to the tune of “Hail, Hail” and
other peppy songs and yells.
Arms were stacked at the Cotton
Palace and the ranks fell out to en
joy themselves until assembly at
eleven p .m. as soon as meal tickets
had been issued by the Waco citi
zens. A rush was made for the short
order establishements and cafes, and
noti since A. and M. visited the Cot
ton: Palace in 1917 have the hash-
slirlgers been so over-worked!. It
would take lots of argument to con
vince the Waco restauranteurs that,
Sbisa feeds the e/ '"
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Order of the Cane and Derby and
Federal Students inside thirty min
utes. (And feeds ’em, too, ’bo.)
When the appetites of the Aggie
multitude had been satiated for the
time being, the feminine attendants
at the Cotton Palace were passed in
review and in a short while not an
A. and M. man was lonely. Thanks
to the girls and the Old Mill.
The Palace displays were thoroughly
inspected before the hour of the
game and when two o’clock drew
near, the O. D. and Derby crowd
swept toward the gridiron like a tidal
wave. Once inside the gates and
the fight was on!
“Catfish” Goodman and his crew
of assistants in snowy white uniforms
got a tremendous amount of noise
from the A. and M. section in spite
of the fact that the management neg
lected to reserve the section strictly
for A. and M. students. There were
numbers of others scattered among
the college boys and while their
sympathies leaned far to the Maroon
and White, the organized yelling was
somewhat decreased in force. But
at no time was it possible to hear
Baylor’s “Block that kick!” and
“Yea, Baylor!” From the first burst
of pep in the A. and M. section as
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the band tore loose on “Wildcat”
when the Farmer eleven ran on the
field, the grandstand was with u^and
every yell from “Execution” to “Liz
zie” brought noisy applause.
As the half ended the cadets flood
ed the field in a column of five
abreast and under the direction of
“Catfish” and staff formed the fam
ous A. and M. “T” of twelve hund
red uniformed cadets. While in this
formation the “Sky Rocket,” “Si-
reen,” and “Rickety Rock” yells were
effectively given and the applause
echoed and re-echoed as the Farmer
gang returned to their seats. Th^
Baylor snake-dance met with som6
applause but the half-hearted spirit
of the “macked out” Bears was not
in keeping with the heart-and-soul
variety of pep peculiar to A. and M.
of all the state schools.
The Aggies rooting section held
up their pep throughout the game,
whether their fighting squad met
with success or reverses and they
were royally repaid by the 10-0
victory that made more dopesters and
sport writers sick than anv epidemic
that ever reached the borders of the
Lone Star State! We had never
doubted the outcome of the Baylor
game, but the state dopesters had
never included A. and M. in the
championship race until this game’s
results flashed over the wires. Since
the close of the game our principal
mode of entertainment has been in
reading the various alibies that have
gone to press as excuses for such
poor judgment.
After the game came the evening
meal and there were not enough
Manhattans, Elites, and Raleigh
Cafes to go around for the best
wasn’t half good enough for the
Farmers that night. Then came the
A. and M. dance in the Coliseum,
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Everybody was there. And when
there wasn’t room for all the War
path occupied the attention. Baylor
girls forgot their Orange and Green
standards and were royal hostesses
to the Maroon and White. The dance
was the crowning event of the day
and the men from College Station
heartily appreciated the occasion.
With Conway’s last number the
Warpath took care of the crowd and
the Shoots, and Falls, and Figure
Eights, and all the rest of the at
tractions were experienced. Not a
single tow-headed giant, or wild girl
from Mexico was overlooked. Not a
single Kewpie baby went longing for
a daddy. Even the Old Mill was run
at double time to accomodate the O.
D’s and Derbys. “Stella” was the
central and favorite attraction for
the Colege Station crowd! And well
might she be—it was superhuman the
way she did it! The only trouble was
that ushers only allowed a man to
witness the performance once—
Safety First!
First call for the return sounded at
eleven and ferris wheels, lovers’
baskets, and all the other accommo
dations for a spoony couple were
emptied hurridly and many were the
fond goodbyes said in haste as the
Aggies beat it for their arms and for
mation. Then with parting yells for
Waco and the Cotton Palace and
even poor old defeated Baylor, the
companies and Batteries in route
order and the Derbys and Canes in
all sorts of disorder began the first
lap of the homeward journey with
the Bear Meat well salted down in
cold storage. The crowds at every
corner were greeted with hearty yells
and songs and as the tired pleasure
seeking Wacoites sought their home
ward ways, they wondered how on
earth the boys from A. and M. found
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Let’s all stay behind that team
it physically possible to remain al
ways at the highest point of pep and
fact is '¥ery -te-
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it is natural with the breed!
And will always be so. A hundred
fold on Turkey Day!
When the corps arrived at the de
pot there were a few moments of de
lay before boarding the trains and
although the midnight hour was past
and the day had been long and stren
uous with the ground inches deep in
mud and water, not an iota of pep
was lost and Waco was told goodbye
with resounding cheers after entrain
ing as the specials moved College
Station-ward. And every station on
the long homeward run was aroused
by the A. and M. yells and even in
the rural homes many farmers miles
from town rolled over in their beds
and remarked that that Farmer
Eleven had licked the sox off of Bay
lor just as they expected.
At five fifteen, just a few moments
over twenty-four hours since reveille
had sounded the Farmer Battle Cry
on the previous day, the first of the
Specials reached College and in half
an hour all Aggie Land was wrapped
in the soothing arms of Morpheus
with the contented feeling that they
had come to the end of a Perfect
Day! And Sunday was the quietest
of all daylight hours since the school
began—the powers that be setting
aside this seventh day as a day of
rest and the 1500 victorious war
riors with their Fighting Squad of
Maroon and White slept peacefully
until retreat! But this was only a
“test case” and the real Farmer day
is yet to come—on the 27th day of
November 1919, when State invades
our fields to battle for the honors
of the Southwestern Conference.
Nevertheless, the Waco voyage and
the Cotton Palace and the poor old
Baylor bruin will linger long in the
memories of 1500 Farmers!
On account of the unusual attend
ance of Arkansas'men at A. ancTTSlT
this year, both in numbers and abil
ity, an Arkansas Club has been form
ed.
The club consists of eleven mem
bers and is starting in a very aus
picious manner. The officers for the
present year are: D. J. Finn, presi
dent; H. Dougherty, vice president;
C. C. Clark, secretary treasurer.
The Razorback Club has been de
cided an appropriate name and all
indications are that it will be a per
manent organization.
Fish: I’ve got a new job now.
What’s that?
Fish: Feeding Mike Mullane yeast
so he’ll rise at reveille.
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