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D. H. KEITH
Associate Editor
W. H. CALDWELL
Sports Editor
O. C. GENTRY
Assistant Editor
AGGIE WARRIORS WIN FROM LONGHORNS 21-14
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The former “T” men have . resolv
ed to have athletes here from now
on and to keep closer contact with
the College. Will we make a similar
resolution to help these men after
they get here ? Will there be a move
to rid A. and M. of the “powder-
head” element that has been creep
ing in during the last couple of
years ?
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This week’s assignment includes a
game with Matty Bell’s fast T. C. U.
aggregation, probably the fastest
qu.ntet in the state. The Aggies have
a tough assignment but if they play
as they did during the second half
of the Texas game, a victory for
the maroon and white can be safely
predicted.
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“Rip” Collins, one of, if not the
greatest punter that has been pro
duced in the Southwest, was present
at the homecoming. “Rip” is at pres
ent, a hold-out on the Detroit team
of the American League as he has
net signed a contract for the coming
season. He was not content until he
had put on a pair of football shoes
and given the old pigskin a couple
of boots between halves in the Cav
alry-Artillery game.
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Esquival has a bad habit of letting
his tongue slip at most any time
though simetimes the referee does
n’t see. For instance, the time he
substituted back for Stallter.
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The “T” men of former days were
able to witness all forms of sports
on Monday afternoon and evening.
A baseball game, a football game, a
basketball game, track and tennis
were all being indulged in so that
men who lettered in all branches were
given a chance to judge their pres
ent-day successors.
DALLAS CLUB EATS
Last Sunday afternoon in the mess
hall annex the members of the Dallas
Club enjoyed one of their renowned
repasts of ice-cream-and-cake-and-
candy-and-sandwiches furnished by
.the beloved Dallas A. & M. Mothers’
Club in celebration of Saint Valen
tine’s Day. Leading the onslaught
was Capt. Shorty Flowers who neat
ly and quickly dispatched nine serv
ings of ice cream and three Angel
food cakes, and who was sorely and
painfully vexed by many devils of in
digestion throughout the remainder
of the day and the following night.
It isn’t what you start that counts
-it’s what you finish.
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Aggie captain who lead team to vic
tory over Longhorns'to dedicate
new Memorial Gymnasium.
Aggie forward who starred in games
with Texas and S. M. U.
‘T” ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION
Whereas, there appears to be a
tendency among some high school
star athletes to expect reward for
their services at any institution
that they may attend, and
Whereas, there may be some in
ducement from sources to prompt
such expectations, and
Whereas, there are rumors afloat
that college athletics, especially
the branch of football, is being
commercialized, and
Whereas, we believe all such
tendencies are wrong and should
be corrected and eliminated,
Therefore, be it resolved that the
“T” Association go on record as
opposing the spirit of any athlete
that he must be paid to attend any
college or university and to vigor
ously assail any agency that may
attempt to commercialize athletics
at the colleges and universities
within our state.
Signed—
W. K. Hanson, Pres.
Warren Collins, Vice-Pres.
J. P. Garrity, Sec-Treas.
LETTER MEN DENOUNCE
PRACTICE OF HAZING
Whereas, the president and fac-
utly of the A. & M. College have
taken vigorous means to suppress
indiscriminate and brutal hazing at
the College, and
Whereas, there has been some
question as to how the “T” men
stand upon such matters, and
Whereas, in soliciting worthy
students, especially athletes, to
attend the A. & M. College, we
are continually confronted with this
evil and as a result, great harm is
being done the institution, and
Whereas, as a matter ’of prin
ciple, no man is called upon to
submit to such unmeasured and
harmful punishment,
Therefore be it resolved, that the
“T” Association endorses the stand
of the officials of this college in
vigorously suppressing hazing and
further make it known that the
Association itself opposes this evil
and in no way approves or con
dones the unwarranted administra
tion of unlawful force by one man
upon another.
W. K. Hanson, Pres.
Warren Collins, Vice-Pres.
J. P. Garrity, Sec-Treas.
FARMERS STAGE BRIL
LIANT OFFENSE WHICH
DAZZLES TEXANS
After being the holders of the
small end of a 7 to 3 score at the
end of the first half, the Aggies came
back gloriously and defeated the Uni
versity of Texas team 21 to 14 be
fore a great crowd gathered to see
the formal dedication of the Aggie
Memorial Gymnasium last Monday
night. With the din composed of
both the Corps and the group of old
letter men together with the fre
quent blasts from the referee’s
whistle urging them to fight harder,
the team spurred themselves in the
last half and with an apparent change
in style of play “poured it on” the
Texas aggregation in every sense of
basketball.
Nothing short of a victory would
have appeased the Corps and former
“T” men last night. A defeat in the
new gym by a team from Austin
would have been regretful indeed
since the Memorial Stadium of which
the visitors are so proud was formally
inaugurated with a victory over the
Aggies. But the Aggies won and i
timely victory it was too.
The Texas team lacked the punch
and vim which made it famous last
year and the year before. Foster,
who last year guarded the well-known
and remembered Darby so closely,
failed to prove himself as good a
player as formerly. Nation, a cen
ter of last year’s team, who is now
playing forward didn’t seem to have
improved much either.
Wilcox continued the stride he set
in the S. M. U. game and was Aggie
high point man for the night, count
ing up four goals for his night’s
work. Sandy Esquival, of the visi
tors, made eight points for his team
also. Ducket made the three points
for the Aggies during the first half
and three more during the second half
when he substituted for Tucker.
Esquival made four points during
the first half and Settegast, captain
of the Texas team, made three which
v/as his total for the entire game.
Texa:
Aggies
Wilcox . .
LINE-UP
Tucker ..
R. F.
Duckett .
L. F.
Washburn
C.
(c)
Baker .. .
R. G.
L. G.
Foste
Substitutions: Aggies Damor
Kyle. Texas — Smalley, Pennej
Wright, Eason, Stallter.
Scoring: Field goals—Aggies—Wil
cox 4, Tucker 1, Duckett 2, Kyle 1
Baker 1. Texas—Settegast 1, Ssqui
val 2, Stallter 1.
Referee: Busfield, West Point.
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