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
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