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THE BATTALION
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D. H. KEITH
Statistician
A. C. TAYLOR, Editor
0. C. GENTRY, Associate Editor
MARVIN STEPHENS
Assistant Editor
AGGIES SWAMP SEWANEE-FIGHTING
FARMERS OUTPLAY PURPLE TIGERS
Four backs that were fleet and shifty
Made the Tigers aware of their plight.
But the line made the Aggies look nifty—
A line that was drunk with fight.
Dana Bible’s Texas Aggies play
ing before a huge crowd in the Fair
Park Stadium were carried back by
the memory of the victory over the
famous Centre College Praying Col
onels on the same ground two years
ago, and flashed the same dazzling
offensive that won the invitation con
test for them that year. The Se-
wanee tigers put up a dogged fight,
and by this means held the score
down to 14 to 0.
The weather was ideal for a south
ern football game, although the Se-
wanee men complained that they
were accustomed to playing in cooler
climates. A cold wind sprang up
just before the whistle blew for the
start of the game, and put pep and
fight in the Aggie men.
Bull Johnson, the Aggie captain,
was the star of the game. His black
hair could be seen flying toward
every play, and when the pile un
raveled he was usually found on the
bottom. Time and again he left his
own position, went back of h : s line
and smeared end-runs and passes.
Jack Evans played the best game of
his career. He was opposed by Blood
Miller, a blond giant who was nomi
nated for an All-Southern End, but
several times Jack sent the mighty
Blood rolling like a cart-wheel and
then nabbed a punt-returning-back
in his tracks. Stivers, the center of
the Sewanee team, played a good
game, making at least half of the
tackles on defense. Powers, the vet
eran quarterback of the Tigers, play
ed a nice game also, breaking up
most of the passes that the Aggies
threw.
The game was a thriller from the
start. The Aggie band came on the
field fifteen minutes before play star
ted, and after a march up and down
the field, took their seats in front of
the Cadet Corps. The Tigers came
on the field like a purple wave, and
they were closely followed by the
Maroon blankets. The Cadet Corps
flattened the Dallas people by their
yelling before the game started and
the Sewanee team after the game
started. Coach Bennet of the Tigers
pulled something new in the football
line by winning the toss and then
choosing the east goal when there
was no wind. The Tigers lined up
in a receiving-formation that was
new to football followers in the
South West. Apparently it did lit
tle good, for the purple backs made
rio astonishing returns of the kick-
uffs. Soon after the kick-off Dansby
broke through and partially blocked
a punt. It rolled out on Sewanee’s
32 yard line where A. and M. put it
n play. Neely, Puny Wilson, and
Gill alternated in a drive down the
field that placed the ball on Se
wanee’s 4 yard line but Knlck fum
bled in an attempt to carry it over,
and the Farmers lost a chance for
a score. The Tigers punted out of
danger, apparently, but the big Ma
roon team had the dr.ve necessary
to bring it back again. Knick found
a hole at the Sewanee left tackle,
and sent Gill and Neely through for
substantial gains. On the Sewanee
35 yard line Evans sucked Perry in
and made 18 yards on an end around.
Gill and Neely again took up the
plugging at the left side, and Gill
carried it over before the hole was
stopped. Knick kicked goal giving
the Aggies first' blood, and a lead of
seven points.
The Tigers were apparently un
daunted by the score for they came
right back with a passing attack that
threatened to be successful. Most
of them were short passes, but they
were thrown with rifle-like accurcy,
and caught running, standing, or sit
ting. The Aggie backs drew in
closer as the Tigers approached their
goal line. The Sewanee quarter fail
ed to take advantage of this by
throwing long passes but plunged the
line instead. Needless to say this
type of atack was unsuccessful as the
Aggie forwards held like the much
abused stone-wall. They tried a
field-goal from the 35 yard line miss
ing it by yards. Puny Wilson and
Clem Pinson broke up the last flurry
when they batted down a pass that
had crossed the Aggie’s goal. The
Tigers never threatened after this
play. Clem Pinson hurt his injured
leg on this play and retired in favor
of Fay Wilson. This gave the Ag
gies a little more punting power, and
assured them of their ability to keep
the Tigers out of their territory.
Both teams came back iii the sec
ond half with the same line-up that
left the field. The Aggies seemed
dissatisfied With their slim lead and
tore into the Tigers soon after the
kick-off. Neely, the shifty footed,
and Gill, the human battering-ram,
plunged and smashed through the
weak Sewanee tackles for substantial
gains. Knickerbocker started an
aerial attack, and by the triple pass
made 13 yards and put the ball on
Sewanee’s 8 yard line. Before the
Sewanee line could collect their bear
ings Fay Wilson plunged through
center for the remaining distance
and a score. Knick again kicked
goal. After an exchange of punts
and fumble, the Aggies started a
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Vanderbilt again showed up well
against the Michigan eleven although
this time they lost 3 to 0. The game
was played at Anne Harbor, Mich.,
and it took the Commodores several
days to make the trip. Now when
they get back to school they’ll have
co throw their other collar in their
suitcase and light out for Dallas,
where they meet the Longhorns. Join
the Vandy football team and see the
world!
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Pop Boone sure poured it on Bull
Johnson. Said he ought to be called
the “Wild Bull of Beaumont”. Billy
Bee said he looked like Firpo after
Dempsey got through with him. They
are going to ruin all of Bulls chances
at the beauty contest if they keep
up that kind of propaganda. That
boy sure did play a game though and
he deserved all the praise they gave
him. He stopped end runs, line
plunges, and passes.
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Benny Garrity was there for the
game and led the corps in some yells
during halves. He was running up
and down the main street of Dallas
before the game giving the horn on
his car a fit every time he saw a uni
form.
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The head of the Law School at the
University is getting hard these days
and comes out with the proclamation
that none of his students can be as
sociated with student activities. That
meant that Shorty Nowatny, their
yell leader, had to resign. Shorty
was a good yell leader—last year he
came over here of his own accord to
arrange for the between halves dem
onstrations o fthe two schools. That
was something that no yell leader
had ever done before and was the
act of a true sportsman. We sym
pathise with Texas in the loss of a
man of that type.
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Big Jim Forgason took a half
hitch on one of the All-Southwestern
guard positions by his performance
Saturday. His big body was in near
ly every line play and he often broke
through and caught runners behind
the line. Very few of the experts
notice the big boys stellar game as
Bull is a more colorful player and
he attracts all of their attention.
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AGGIE FISH BEAT GRANGER.
By taking advantage of the breaks
that were offered them, Coach An
derson’s fish beat the strong Granger
High School tearn last Friday by the
score of 20 to 0. The little Aggies
were handed two of their three touch
downs by fumbles but they earned
two more that they were unable to
get so the score is representative of
the game. A Granger back fumbled
the kick-off at the start of the game
and Pistol, playing end for the fish,
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TABLOID TALE OF THE
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GAME.
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Yds. Gained from Scrimmage:
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A. & M., 233.
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Sewanee, 29.
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Yds. Gained from Passes:
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A. & M., 19.
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Sewanee, 69. •
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Passes:
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A. & M:
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Attempted 7.
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Completed 3.
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Intercepted 0
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Sewanee:
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Attempted 11.
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Completed 6.
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Intercepted 0.
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Punts:
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A. & M.:
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4 by Gill, avg. 40.
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4 by Wilson, avg. 40.
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Sewanee:
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8 by Mahoney, avg. 40
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3 by Sanders, avg. 60
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First Downs:
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A. & M., 16.
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Sewanee, 7.
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THE AGGIE OFFENSIVE.
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Player G.G.
Pts.
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Neely 261
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Fay Wilson 161
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Gill 147
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Knickerbocker 112
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C. Pinson 64
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T. F. Wilson 58
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Evans 41
12
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Poth 40
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Chandler 22
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Allison 21
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Quinby 17
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Kishi 16
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Johnson 10
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Cooper 10
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Putnam 5
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W. Pinson 1
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Dansby
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Hanna
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picked it up and ran over for a score.
Later on Watts, at center, picked up
another fumbled and counted on it
while the other touchdown was the
result of straight drive. Adams
plunged over for the counter after
the team had smashed their way
down under the shadow of Granger’s
goal.