THE BATTALION
9
T. C. U. INVADES AGGIELAND FRIDAY
Friday afternoon, Matty Bell’s
strong T. C. U. aggregation will in
vade Kyle Field in an attempt to down
the Fighting Farmers in the first
game between these two institutions
since the Christians were admitted to
the conference. They will meet a
Farmer team enraged by the defeat
handed to them by the Baylor Bears
the week before; a team that is ex
pected to fight as they have never
fought before.
On the other hand, the Horned
Frogs from Ft. Worth are fresh from
their game with Coach Morrison’s
Mustangs;a team which they com
pletely outplayed, according to those
who witnessed the contest, but who
were defeated by a break—a fumble
of a punt, that was picked up by Gene
Bedford, who ran the short distance
for a touchdown. They flashed a de
fense against the brilliant S. M. U.
passing attack that was impenetrable.
This is evidenced by the fact that Stol-
lenwerck was only able to complete
2 out of the dozen or so they attempt
ed many of them being intercepted.
They have been defeated twice this
season but as other schools, they will
put up the stiffest fight of the season
against the Aggies Friday. It is up
to us to match and excel them in this
fight in order to win from them. We
must win, men, for we cannot lose
another game this season.
GIVE HIM HIS FLOWERS.
By Foster F. Breazeale, ’28.
Let’s give a man his flowers while
here on earth
And let him enjoy his good qualities
for all they are worth.
Why wait ’til he is stiffened and low
ered in the clay,
Before we begin to laud his fame for
ever and aye.
Hand him his flowers and let him en
joy them here,
Then the darkness will vanish and the
sky will be clear,
His spirits will be lifted and he will
have pep in his walk
And when he meets a stranger he will
have courage to talk.
So let’s give him his flowers—leave
out all the bad,
He will be cheerful and happy and not
half as sad;
For just a word of praise added to a
fellow’s name
Will straighten out the wrinkles and
march him on to fame.
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FRESHMEN GIVE
IMPRESSIVE DRILL
AT BAYLOR GAME
Calisthenics Drill Well Received by
Attending Thousands at Cotton
Palace Contest.
The calisthenics drill by the Aggie!
Freshmen at the Cotton Palace prior
to the game with Baylor Saturday, far
surpassed any similar performance
that has ver been attempted by the
A. and M. cadets. All precedents were
disregarded and several improvements
and innovations were introduced.
Heretofore, the entire corps has
participated in the drill, and as the
upper classmen were given scant op
portunity to review the exercises, they
naturally lowered the effectiveness of
the exhibition, whereas the Freshmen,
after drilling three times a week since
the beginning of school, were far su
perior in the execution of the drill.
For this reason, and also because of
the increasing size of the corps, it was
decided that this year the Freshmen
alone would be used in the drill. The
wisdom of this decision was manifest
ed when the exhibition proved to be
the best ever staged by A. and M.
One of the most pleasing improve
ments over former years was that the
cadets lined up behind the bleachers
instead of on the field. The confusion
attendant to falling in a large body of
men could not help but make a poor
impression at the very start of the ex
hibition. A further advantage of this
feature was that the blouses, caps and
Sam Brownes were removed before
entering- the field, which allowed the
Freshmen to make their initial ap
pearance an impressive one by virtue
of their striking conspicuousness, the
result of the white shirts. The band
played a march as the two battalions
swung around the gridiron and into
place, and the entrance of the colors
escorted by the guidons was a signal
for wild applause from the specta
tors.
Instead of receiving their orders by
word of mouth, as usual, the Fresh
men executed the exercises by means
of a signal gun. The sudden crack
of the pistol, followed instantly by
a simultaneous roar as the cadets
counted out the cadence of the dif
ficult movements, added much to the
impressiveness of the drill.
Without a doubt it was the most
flawless and most spectacular calis
thenics exhibition that A. and M. men
ever staged. The spectators were un
stinted in their praise of the drill,
and frequently interrupted the pro
ceedings with their applause. All
credit for the unprecedented success
is due to Captain Ware, and the Fish
are to be congratulated for the sup
port they accorded their instructor.
That famous Aggie “T” was formed
between halves and was more than
its usual success. Campus people who
saw the demonstration from the
viewpoint of the stands say that, al
though it was a trifle unsymmetrical,
the “T” was formed quicker and with
less confusion than ever before and
that not a hand went up at the wrong
time; not an off color handkerchief ap
peared; and that the cadence of the
yells were well nigh perfect. Nothing
at all happened to mar the effective
ness of one of the most perfect “T’s”
the Aggies have ever formed.
THE AGGIE OFFENSIVE
Yds. Gained
Wilson, F 467
Berry *. 291
Kishi 244
Dansby, M 180
Miller 110
Pinson, W 88
Woodman 69
McGuire 63
Pinson, C 13
Allison 5
Yds. Lost
19
2
13
0
0
1
0
8
1
0
Touchdowns: Wilson, F., 10; McGuire, 4; Dansby, M., 4; Berry 3;
Woodman, 2; Pinson, W., 2; Kishi, 2; Miller, 1.
Try for Point: Forgason, 10; Dansby, M.^ 5; Wilson, F., 2; Pinson,
W., 1.
Other Points: Safety, 2 points.
First Downs: A. and M., 98; Opponents, 53.
Punting Averages: Wilson, 49 times for average of 44.4 yards; M.
Dansby, 4 times for average of 28 yards; Pinson, W., 4 times
for average of 44 yards.
Total Scores: A. and M. 188, Opponents 22.
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As a result of the game in Waco
Saturday, the Aggies are at the bot
tom of the percentage column in terms
of games won and lost. But the race
is not over yet, and remember,
church is not out until the last hymn
is sung. All of the undefeated teams
in the conference still have several
hard games to fight before the season
is over. Baylor has Texas U., S. M.
U., and Rice to play, meeting the
Longhorns in Austin next Saturday;
S. M. U. in Dallas the following week,
and the Rice Owls in Houston on
Thanksgiving Day.
S. M. U. still has the Arkansas
Razorbacks (one of the strongest
teams in the conference), Baylor, and
the Oklahoma Aggies left on their
card, while Coach Heisman of Rice
has Austin College, Baylor, and the
Texas Aggies yet to encounter.
The Aggies can certainly put the
rest of the conference in a muddle by
winning the rest of the games, pro
viding of course that certain other
teams come through with victories.
Of course, we regret losing the game
with Baylor, for a victory would have
partially settled the grudge we have
been carrying for two years, magni
fied by the tie score of last year. How
ever, there are other little matters to
be attended to in the course of the
next month. We have a little dispute
to settle with Rice on Kyle Field, and
then there is Matty Bell’s strong team
from T. C. U. to conquer and as the
grand finale of the season, the last
and most important, are the dedicatory
exercises that are to be held in the
new stadium at Austin on Turkey
Day.
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have an average of 44.4 yards for the
season.
By out punting his opponent last
Saturday, together with his running
and plunging attack, the brilliant
Farmer won his place on the South
west’s mythical eleven. For in ad
dition to bein a punter deluxe, he can
pass, hit the line, skirt the end, and is
a splendid defensive player.
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Waugh, the giant tackle, and Al
lison the brilliant Farmer wingman,
also practically cinched their berths
on the all-Southwestern aggregation
by the crashing game they played
against the Bears.
Waugh, acting captain of the team,
covered himself with glory by his
furious, slashing style of play in the
Aggie line. It was he that could be
seen in practically every play, and
the manner in which he continually
broke thru the Baylor defense and
tackling the runners behind the line
of scrimmage furnished some of the
many thrills of the game. Allison
upheld his reputation of being the best
defensive end in the conference by
his brilliant work before the record-
breaking crowd that packed the Cot
ton Palace Stadium.
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Meitzen, playing his first confer
ence game, performed like a veteran.
Although pitted against probably the
best center in the conference, Bear
Walker, he handled the pivot posi
tion to a perfection. His defensive
game was particularly good, making
many tackles and recovering Coffey’s
fumble of Wilson’s punt on Baylor’s
20-yard line.
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Clem Pinson saw service in the
game against Baylor and his defensive
play bordered on the spectacular.
He is rapidly hitting his stride at the
half back position.
Fay Wilson and Ralph Pittman, the
foremost punting artists in the con
ference, each vied for kicking honors
in the game in Waco last Saturday.
The famous Aggie half back distinctly
had the edge on his opponent through
out the encounter with one exception
—a 10-yard boot. The rest of them
outdistanced those of the Baylor cap
tain, those of the 40 and 45-yard va
riety coming with surprising regu
larity. It might be stated that out of
49 attempts this sason this is the only
one that he has failed to get at least
25 yards out of. The average in the
Aggie offensive shows him to still
Date: I never kissed a girl before
in my life.
Datest: Well, get away from me.
I’m not running a Prep, school.
—Exchange.
“It’s all over the school.”
“What?”
“The roof.” Exchange.
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