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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1924)
8 THE BATTALION Coach H. H. House Monday evening, called together his all-sports mana gers for a final meeting before the opening of the Intramural Athletic program on Tuesday. At this meet ing, last minute instructions were given as to the conducting of the games during the ensuing basketball season. Reports from the several managers brought out facts concerning the twenty-two different teams. There is a growing interest in the project and nothing short of a wonderful success is to be looked for in this branch of the program. The First Battalion, under the guidance of “Smokey” Goss, looms in to view as having the strongest con tender for the wearers of the sweat- •rs this year. It will be recalled that this battalion of the Infantry regi ment, coached by Arch Damon, “cop ped” the honors last year. This year the same coach is working with his own company, Company “A”, and with his present training system it really looks as if this company might snatch the title from longing fingers ers. Two or three of the teams are in terested enough in the game to start practice at six o’clock in the morn ings. A team of this calibre material will furnish somebody a' stiff battle for those sweaters. A sweater, however, is not ,or at least should not, be the prime object for the participation in the intra mural program. A and M. needs more athletes and one of the most honor able ways to get them is to develop them right here. It is only natural that the participant should want to win and his motive would be a poor one if he did not, but at the same time if he realizes after trying a sport that he is apt at such, he should try to improve to such an extent that he might at some time or other, as a true Aggie, support his school in the field. The season started Tuesday with three games—Co. “A” vs. Co. “E”, Troop “A” vs. Troop “E” and Co. “I” vs. the Band. Each week there will be a column in this section of the pa per with the tabulated standing of all the teams in the various leagues. The junior managers will send in a report after each game and in this re port he will note the outstanding players. This feature will also be published as far as possible. P. D. Long and a few others thought everybody in “cits” at Waco were Baylor students or exes. As a result Red Moore’s Battalion has resolved to steal some uniforms or get in the corps before the next trip. Squad Shows Improvement Before Coming Meets; Fast Developing Into Championship Calibre. Although most of us have our at tentions centered on the football team, we have another squad out, working long and faithfully, doing their bit to bring glory to Aggieland. This is none other than the cross country team. These men have been working out since the beginning of the year and are fast rounding into a team which promises to be of championship calibre. Although they have as their chief objective the conference meet, none of the last year’s team has for gotten the defeat they met last year at the hands of the Texas Longhorns. The squad consists of fourteen men, Captain Gillespie, who finished first in the conference meet last year, and he is still showing his old-time form. Royall, a veteran squad man of two years, and captain of last year’s team, is running a close second. Weddell, captain of this year’s varsity track team, is crowding the leaders and will no doubt, be a member of the squad of seven men to be chosen for the con ference meet. Bowen, Barnard, and “Doc” Killian, of last year’s squad, have also been stepping the course in good time and will probably win a berth on the squad. Bowen is not up to regular form as a result of a ten- day stay in the hospital. Macy and Brock of last year’s squad, are both good men, but are in eligible. Other men showing prom ise, and will probably be included in the team are Crump, Hembree and Blackmon. Every man is fighting hard, and at any time the lineup may be changed even after the final try out. As yet there has been no definite dates set for meets. It is very like ly that a dual meet will be held with Texas University on November 15. In case that this meet'does not mate rialize, there is a tentative meet with the T. C. U. squad on November 7. The Conference Standing. Team P W L T Pet. Rice . .2 2 0 0 1.000 S. M. U . .3 2 0 1 1,000 Baylor . .2 2 0 0 1.000 T. C. U . .3 1 2 0 .333 Texas A. & M. . .2 0 1 1 .000 Texas . .2 0 2 0 .000 Arkansas . .1 0 1 0 .000 Okla. Aggies . . . .1 0 1 0 .000 Fighting against a team that had been inspired with a superhuman de sire to win together with a fighting spirit that had been worked up from the beginning of the season to “Beat A. and M,” and intensified by the fact that the principles upon which their school is founded had been attacked by enemies of the institution, the Tex as Aggies were forced to take the small end of a 15 to 7 score at the hands of the Baylor Bears in Waco last Saturday. The battle was fought before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a football contest on the gridiron of the Texas Cotton Palace Association. For four exciting quar ters, the crowd, estimated at more than 25,000 ardent suporters of the maroon and white warriors and the wearers of the green and gold, watch ed one of the most nerve-racking, heart-gripping contests that has ever been played on the Cotton Palace grounds. A game which furnished bril liant running attacks, that ever thrill- ling forward passes, viscious line plunging, and beautiful punts made by the educated toes of two artists in this line. As had been predicted, the side that received the breaks, won the game. Aided by these breaks, was the fight ing spirit shown by the Bruins, who uncorked a slashing attack coupled with a brilliant defense, that overcame the early lead taken by the Farmers and finally resulted in a victory for the 1924 gridiron entry from Baylor U. Both teams made two earned touchdowns; that of the Aggie’s com ing early in the second quarter—Bay lor’s first counter, a touchdown, com ing late in the third period, the rest of their scoring thaking place during the first part of the final period. For over three quarters the Aggies held the lead; and then came the heart breaking fumble made on the first play after Berry had returned Pittman’s punt 8 yards to Baylor’s 40 yard line. Pittman recovered for the Bears and galloped 60 yards for a touchdown— Nash give him an open field by taking Berry, who was rapidly overtak ing him, out of the play. A few min utes later, Jones attempted a place kick from the 42 yard line which went wide. The Aggies resorted to a pass ing attack on their own 20 yard line. The first try was grounded and the next one was intercepted by Pittman on the Aggie’s 36 yard line. Three plays netted the Bears 6 yards, and then forced to either punt or pass they elected to try for a place kick. Col lier sent to ball sailing thru the goal posts for the final three points. The Aggie’s touchdown came after Fay Wilson sent a beautiful spiral far into Baylor’s territory—the ball hitting on the 5 yard line and rolling out of bounds on the one yard marker. Pittman kicking from behind his own goal line, punted 35 yards to Berry who was downed before a substantial return could be made. Wilson crashed thru the line for 6 yards and again at the same place for 5more and first Down. On the next play the entire Bay lor team was taken by surprise by a 20 yard pass, Mitt Dansby to Kishi, who ran the remaining distance without any opposition from the Baylor team. Mitt Dansby kicked goal. The two thousand odd cadets who accompanied the team to the scene of the annual struggle betweejn these two ancient rivals saw their team win for three quarters and then in an in stant, saw victory slip from their grasp. It was a hard dose to swallow; the pill was very bitter; but a team such as the Bears presented Satur day was not to be denied the laurels of victory. Perhaps they will not show nearly as much drive in any of the remaining games on their sched ule, but they fought that day, and that was enough. The Aggies lost, and the game has passed into his tory. There are no alibis to offer and no crabbing to be done. There is plenty of work cut out for the re mainder of the season for the Farmer eleven; the only thing that remains to be done is to wait until next year. Aggies Allison . . . The line-up. Baylor Waugh . . . Left End Hardeman Left Tackle ... Biggs Meitzen . . Left Guard N. Dansby Center Irvin Right Guard . Hartzog W. Wilson Right Tackle Connally Berry Right End Fay Wilson Quarter Strickland Kishi Left Half . Pittman Right Half Mitt Dansby Aggies: Full Back Substitutions. Ochterbeck for N. Dans- by; C. Pinson for Kishi; Dieterich for Irwin; Forgason for Ochterbeck; W. Pinson for C. Pinson; Price for W. Wilson; Beutel for Allison. Baylor U.: Collier for Coffey; Fall for Collier; Reed for Nash; Meers for (Continued on Page 10)