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S. M. U. Saturday’s Game
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIX. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS OCTOBER 7, 1920. NUMBER 3
KNICKERBOCKER OUT OF FOOTBALL
FOR GOOD BY CONFERENCE RULING
HIGGINBOTHAM RETURNS TO BATTLE
FOR AGGIES IN THE OF NEED
Texas University, Rice and Baylor Vote Against Eligibility Six
Year Old Game When Southwestern Prep
Throws Him Out.
Conference Action on Knickerbocker Too Much for Him—Sacri
fices Medical Course to Help Farmers—Bible
Confident With Outlook.
The A. and M. College football team
will be minus the services of A. B.
Knickerbocker, all-southwestern and
all-state quarterback of 1919, in the
coming season. Knickerbocker was
held to be ineligible at a meeting of
the Conference in Dallas Saturday.
Ik^r Ashbui n, chairman of the faculty
committee on athletics, and D. X.
Bible, head coach returned Sunday
from Dallas where they attended the
conference.
As a preparatory student at South
western University in 1915 Knicker
bocker was entered in a game by a
coach “not conversant with the rules
of the conference” against the Uni
versity of Texas. He had not filled
out an eligibility card and the South
western authorities were notified by
the athletic leaders at the University
of Texas that an ineligible man had
been played. The athletic council
made a thorough investigation of the
case, exonerated Knickerbocker of any
blame in the matter and urged that
the game be thrown out and not count
ed an intercollegiate contest. Knick-
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LIVE STOCK TEAM
GETTING ACTIVE
Thirty-Five Men Report for Practice
—Six Will Make Chi
cago Trip.
Coach W. L. (Runt) Stangel is giv
ing the Senior Animal Husbandry
men their initial try-out for the In
ternational Live Stock Judging Team.
Thirty-five men reported for the first
work-out about two weeks ago. This
number of men will not be reduced
until about the first of November. At
that time, six of the best men will be
selected for the team that goes to
Chicago during Thanksgiving week.
The men on the squad are beginning to
feel the value of competition. There
are several of the old men back who
were on the Junior Team that went
to Oklahoma City and Fort Worth
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TODDA FORBES
CAPTAIN OF R.V.
New Members Initiated Sunday Af
ternoon—New Plans
Adopted
The Ross Volunteers recently met
for reorganization for the new term
and elected Todda Forbes of Houston
as Captain. Todda is also captain of
Troop A. Cavalry. As First Lieuten
ant A. B. Knickerbocker of Marlin was
chosen. “Knick” is the famous
quarter declared ineligible Saturday
by the Conference. George Martin,
also Cavalry Captain and halfback on
the Aggie’s hampionship team was
selected as one “Shavetail” and “Har
vard Eddie” Mahan, Captain of the
Farmer eleven this season and star of
the "Championship Team last year was
chosen as the other. These men have
little need for introduction. They are
well known by every man in the stu-
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FIRST STAG HOP
WAS HELD IN GYM
Newly Organized Jazz Sextette Pro
vides Music—Social Secretary
Sherrill in Charge.
Saturday night the Freshmen saw
their first famous A. and M. Stag
Dance. Needless to say, there was no
cause for disappointment. “Misery”
Shei’rill made his maiden appearance
in the official capacity of Social Sec
retary for the Senior Class. It is to
his effort that the success of the in
itial ball is credited.
Immediately after the “Y” movie in
the Airdome, “Cap” Watkins appeared
with a College truck and loaded the
jazz box with some dozen voices for a
mixed chorus with Reynaud installed
on a somewhat shirnmy-inclined stool
gave the Military Walk the double
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AGGIE STRENGTH
WAS IN EVIDENCE
Easy Score of 110 to 0 Run Up On
Daniel Bdker Squad
Friday.
Playing the second team through
the second quarter and the third
team through the third quarter A. and
M. ran over the Daniel Baker squad
here Friday and heaped up a total
score of 110 to their oppenent’s 0. This
is the largest score ever made by A.
and M. against any other team and
gives her a long start to better her
championship record of last season.
Although the Brownwood boys
were pitifully weak, yet the superb
ness of the Aggie squad was well
shown on the field. The strength of
the line was evident and the prowess
and speed of the backfield surprising.
The onslaughts of Eddie Mahan, Wier
and Morris carrid them through the
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COLLEGE RADIO
PLANS WORK
Under New Schedule Will Operate On
Much Larger Scale Than
Before
The A. and M. College radio station
is now operated under a research
license, and will work on a much
larger scale this year than last.
While relay work will be carried
this year the same as last, this will
constitute only a small part of the
work planned for this year.
During the latter part of the session
of 1919-1920, this College conceived
the idea of an intercollegiate news ex
change 1 by radio. The plan was re
ceived with enthusiasm. We are now
assured of the hearty cooperation of
nearly every college and university
in the South. In the future, a part
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Dallas, Texas, Oct. 5, 1920.
Mr. D. X. Bible,
College Station, Texas.
Higginbotham will arrive at 4:00
o’clock in the morning. Have gang
to meet him.
George Long.
This was the best news tluTVi .F
body has received since the sho. .ng
report that Knickerbocker was ruled
ineligible by the officials of the
Southwestern Conference. The “gang”
met him fifteen hundred strong
Wednesday morning. The Corps did
their best yelling for “Higgie”, as he
got off the train. He was expecting
to slip in quietly, but it would hardly
be possible under the circumstances.
Before Knickerbocker was ruled in
eligible by the conference officials last
Saturday, Higginbotham had planned
to attend Baylor Medical College at
Dallas. He went so far as to buy ex
pensive books for the courses he in
tended to take. When he heard about
Knickerbocker he was so determined
that A. and M. should have another
undefeated season, that he gave up
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FIRST LYCEUM
IS NEXT WEEK
Under Auspices of “Y” At Guion
Hall On October
Sixteenth
Next week the student body will
have their first opportunity to enjoy
the Lyceum numbers to be given here
under the auspices of the “Y”. The
Zedler Symphonic Quintet will give
a recital here Saturday night, October
16, in Guion Hall. This company of
musicians is composed of a ’cellist,
pianist, two violinists and a soprano
and all are known as brilliant artists.
They began their Texas tour in Sher
man last week and reports from there
show that they played to a packed
house and received constant calls for
encores and special numbers.
Seven numbers will be given here
this year under the “Y” auspices and