THE BATTALION
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D. H. KEITH
Statistician
A. C. TAYLOR, Editor
O. C. GENTRY, Associate Editor
MARVIN STEPHENS
Assistant Editor
AGGIES TRIM SOUTHWESTERN-
MAROON TEAM OUTCLASSES PIRATES
The Aggies ran over the Teachers,
Broke the stings of the Hornets proud.
Turned the Pirates into preachers,
Now they’re weaving Sewanee’s shroud.
Another team wearing yellow
sweaters met the Texas Aggies in
their own back yard and like their
predecessors had little luck in gain
ing through the line that D. X. Bible
is grooming to withstand the rushes
of Baylor, Texas, etal. The Aggies
were closely scouted by experts from
the other conference elevens but they
flashed the same brand of football
that they have been showing all sea
son. The score of the game, 13 to
0, is a fairly representative one but
for the work of the Pirate ends it
would have been much larger. Aiken
and Skipworth played bangup games
at the wing positions, smearing end
runs and following punts like vet
erans. Bull Johnson went into the
fray fighting like it was the Texas
game and it was seldom that a man
got through that side of the line.
Puny Wilson continued his march
toward ’21 season form by snatching
passes that looked impossible. The
backfield did not show the same pol
ish in blocking that they did in the
Howard Payne game but their plung
ing and passing game was greatly
improved. Superiority of the Aggie
in the aerial game accounted for
most of the long gains and was really
the factor that decided the struggle.
Gill’s cool passing was marvelous;
at t'mes he got off passes when sur
rounded by would-be tacklers.
A break in the game gave the Ag-
g'es their first score soon after the
whistle blew for the start. The Ag
gies had little luck with mass on
tackle plays at the start of the game
and were forced to kick. Nixon,
the Pirate full, fumbled and before
he could cover the ball, the mighty
Bull scooped it up and ran the re
maining 10 yards for a touchdown.
Knick kicked goal.
Southwestern, like the game fight
ers that they were, didn’t seem in the
least put-out about it but came right
back and threatened to score. They
staged, a punting duel with the Ag-
gei and forced them back to their
20 yard line and then, after catch'ng
Gill’s short punt on the 40 yard line,
they started a drive down the field.
A beaut'ful pass, Royal to Skipworth,
netted the 18 and Magee tore off 16
around right end. Th‘s brought the
stands to their feet but the Pirates
had shot their bolt and the Maroon
l : ne held. Magee was forced to try
for a field goal from the 35 and miss
ed by several feet.
The first part of the second half
was very evenly played, the Aggies,
however, m'ssing one chance to score
Gill shot a line pass to Knick for a
38 yard gain and Neely tore off 7
around the end but the Pirates tigh
tened and Gill passed over the line
in a vain endeavor to score. Just
before the half ended the Aggies got
another drive started but lack of
time robbed them of a score.
The third quarter saw the advent
jf a new team for the Aggies as the
.econd team took the field. Both
.earns did some wild forward passing
m this quarter and-took turns at in-
;ercepting them. The Aggie young-
.ters nearly scored when they batter-
sd their way down to the goal by
.nain strength and awkwardness but
.he Pirates rallied on the 1 yard line
and Fay Wilson failed to drive over.
?utnam, the game little quarter, had
;ried hard for that score and the
.rowd sympathized with him when
ne failed.
An intercepted pass gave the Ag
gies another opportunity in the last
period and the veterans were sent
jack in to take advantage of the
jreak. Knickerbocker made two
lice gains through center but Puny
ost 6 on an end around and Gill
vas forced to pass as a last resort,
lack Evans ran off and left the Pi-
ate secondary defense and Gill toss-
jd him the pigskin. Jack stepped
jver the line for the final score of the
game.
The Lineup:
A. and M. Southwestern
.Vilson, T. F. Aiken
Left End.
Yilson, R. O. Backtel
Left Tackle.
Johnson (Capt.) Duncan
Left Guard.
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That little news article in the Sun
day papers telling of the return of
Barron McCullough to Texas U. cer
tainly was a wicked blow. It was
bad enough when Manny Ponsford,
the demon southpaw, returned after
a years absence but McCullough’s
coming back was even worse. Bar
ron was one of the best high school
pitchers in the state and last year
he stood Disch’s team on their heads
when pitching for the freshmen. He
is a right hander with a world of
speed and a good curve.
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The ' Longhorns have a new assis
tant for Stewart. He is Alex Wiaite
and hails from the University of
South Carolina. Record books fail
to show what he has done but he must
be a good man or Stewart wouldn’t
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DuBois Whitehurst
Center
Forgason Camp (Capt.)
Right Guard.
Waugh Reynolds
Right Tackle.
Evans Skipworth
Right End.
Knickerbocker Royal
Quarter.
Neely Dixon
Right Half.
Poth Magee
Left Half.
Gill Nixon
Fullback.
Substitutions: A. and M,; Allison,
Leuty, Irvin, Eitt, Hanna, Short,
Morris, Putnam, Quinby, Kishi, Fay
Wilson, Wm. Pinson, Rawlins.
Southwestern; Kidd for Nixon,
Gunn for Dixon, Nixon for Royal,
Dixon for Gunn, Materal for Duncan.
Touchdowns; Johnson, Evans.
Try for Point; Knickerbocker.
Officials: Dyer (Texas), Referee;
Venne (Carlisle) Umpire; Hudson
(Cumberland), Headlinesman.
AGGIES ARE PREPARING
FOR THE SEWANEE TIGERS
Saturday will mark the initial ex
odus of the cadet corps from College
Station. The fighting Farmers are
leaving Kyle Field to battle with an
invading team from Tennessee and
they will be backed by the student
body nearly 100 percent strong. Al
though the corps will not officially
journey to Dallas to stand behind
their team, it appears from the ticket
sale that nearly everyone will go any
way. Saturday Business Manager
James Sullivan, placed about 1000
tickets on sale and they went like the
proverbial hot-cakes. Indications are
that 1500 will make the trip.
In the meantime no effort is being
spared to get the Aggies in shape
for the trip. Coach Bible has tried
several combinations in the three
practice games that the Farmers have
played and it’s better than an even bet
that he knows what he wants by this
time. The team that plays in the
Sewanee game will bear the brunt of
the conference race, and from now on
an effort will be made to secure
smoothness and coordination.
The Sewanee game will not be
easy. They are bringing a team
down that has a reputation for big
time football, and it will behoove the
Aggies to step their prettiest to win.
Although Sewanee is a small school,
their enrollment is about 200, they
make an effort to secure high school
stars and are bound to boast of a high
class lineup. Their line averages 176,
the same as that of the Aggies, but
their backfield is four pounds heavier
with 163. One of their ends is the
famous “Blood” Miller, All-Southern
choice. They have veterans in both
line and backfield; Stivers at center,
Litton at tackle, and Powers at quar
ter, are all playing their fourth year;
Shook at guard, Saunders at full, and
Harris at half are playing their third
year. They are coached in the South
ern school of football, using the shifts
that made Georgia Tech famous.
THE PRIDE AND HOPE OF AGGIELAND.
AGGIE FOOTBALL SQUAD, 1923.
Right to Left: First Row—Nairn, Menke, Park, Williams, Kishi, Quinby, Pinson, C. T., Neely, Short, Rawlins, Cooper,
Poth, Putnam, Garry.
Second Row—Eitt, Brazleton, LeMay, Gripon, Bradford, Hardman, DuBois, Johnson (Capt.), Gill, Forgason, Mor
ris, Dansby, Wilson, F., Meitzen, Pinson, Bell.
Third Row—Bible (Head Coach), Pierce (Asst. Coach), House (Asst. Coach), Chandler, Leuty, Allison, Waugh,
Wilson, R. O., Knickerbocker, Kyle, Evans, Wilson, T. F., Hanna, Stienecker, Irvin.