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THE BATTALION
The Horses Are Coming!
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Aggies vs. the Mustangs, Kyle Field
November 5.
❖ * ❖
Joel Hunt vs. Gerald Mann, same
place, same time.
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Oh sister, won’t that be hot? The
game will not only be a deciding fac
tor in the Southwestern Conference
race, but will just about decide who
will be quarterback on that mythical
All-Conference eleven. Add to that
the fact that the winner of this sen
sational contest may be given a
chance to play a New Years game on
the Pacific coast and then think what
a game it will be.
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Saturday’s game will see in action
two of the strongest teams the South
west Conference has known in years.
The Mustangs are leading the Con
ference with a perfect average, while
the Aggies are trailing only a half
game behind. The M,ustangs, who have
not lost a conference game in two
years, showed a dazzling offense and
an impregnable defense in defeating
Missouri of the Missouri Valley Con-
(ference, victor over Nebraska and
Northwestern, and Texas and Rice
of the Southwestern Conference. The
Aggies have shown a brilliant attack
in defeating Sewanee, Arkansas, and
Texas Tech, and in these victories
their line appeared to be one of the
best the conference has had in recent
years. The Aggies and T. C. U. Frogs
played a 0 to 0 tie in Fort Worth,
but three of A. and M.’s backfield
stars were out of the line-up with
injuries.
If the Mustangs defeat the Aggies
Saturday, football critics believe that
the S. M. U. eleven will march un
defeated to 'its second consecutive
championship. If the Aggies defeat
the Mustangs, critics expect the Ag
gies to win the championship, provid
ed they can handle the Longhorns on
Kyle Field Thanksgiving.
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Another added attraction for Sat
urday will be a cross-country race
between the Aggies and the Long
horns which will end on Kyle Field
between halves of the football game.
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The Aggies cross-country team is
going to put up a strong bid for the
conference championship this yeatr,
(Continued on page 9)
INTRAMURAL
ATHLETICS
Much Enthusiasm Shown by Student
Body in Games This Year.
Up to date intra-mural sports in
Aggieland this year have shown a
vast increase in both interests and
participants over any records of the
past. There is a reason. A large
number of both freshmen and upper
classmen who are possessors of nat
ural ability and ambitions worthy of
any sportsman are given their trial
and a number make good, resulting-
in additional varsity material.
At present basketball, volleyball,
and tennis are the games now in
intra-mural season. The cross-coun
try track meet will be held in the
early part of December and those who
are planning to enter are urged to be
ready when the date set arrives.
With a continuation of the present
interests, A. & M. College will set a
record for intra-mural sports that
will be hard for any other college or
university to equal, and it is hoped
that each man will do his part.
STANDING OF TEAMS IN INTRA
MURAL BASKETBALL
League A
Team
P
W
L
Pet
Troop C ...
. . . 3
3
0
1000
1st FI. Air. .
. . . 3
3
0
1000
Battery B . .
. . . 3
1
2
.333
Company A.
. . . 3
1
2
.333
Company E.
... 2
0
2
.000
Company I .
. . ., 2
0
2
.000
League
B
Battery C . .
. . . 3
3
0
1000
Company B.
. . . 3
2
1
.666
Company F.
. . . 3
2
1
.666
Troop D. ...
. . . 4
1
3
.250
Band
. . . 3
0
3
.000
League
c
Troop B . . ..
. . . 3
3
0
1000
Company C.
. . . 4
3
1
.750
Battery A. .
. . . 4
2
2
.500
2nd FI. Air.
. . . 3
1
2
.333
Co. A Sig. .
. . . 3
1
2
.333
Company G.
. . . 3
0
3
.000
League
D
Troop A . . .
. . . 4
4
0
1000
Company H.
. . . 3
2
1
.666
Co. B Sig. .
. . . 3
1
2
.333
Company D.
.. . 3
1
2
.333
Casuals . . . .
. . . 3
0
3
.000
Troop A has won the championship
in this League.
Abel: Would a kiss be out of
place ?
Mabel: It doesn’t need to be.
AGGIES DEFEAT
TEXAS TECH. 47-0
Mixing a deadly overhead attack
with occasional end runs and off tack
le brushes by Hunt, the Texas Aggies
overpowered the hard-fighting Texas
Tech eleven last Friday by a score of
47 to 6.
Tech started off with a startling-
defense for the Aggie line rushes, but
in the latter period the Maroon’s be
wildering passing attack completely
swept the Matadors off their feet.
A. & M. scored first with a safety
in the first few minutes of play bu;
Tech came back with a touchdown by
Nichlaus and the quarter ended with
Tech leading, 6 to 2.
In the second quarter the Aggies
brought the ball to the Tech one-yard
line by a long pass, Hunt to Petty,
and then Hunt crashed right tackle
for the Aggies’ first touchdown of the
game. The half ended with the score
8 to 6 in favor of A. & M.
The Aggies “got right” in the third
quarter and gave the West Texas fans
an exhibition of running and passing
that they will never forget. Pinky
Alsabrook showed-off in front of his
home folks by making a couple of
touchdowns and Joel Hunt, not to be
outdone by his roommate, made a
couple himself. The half ended with
the score 8 to 6 in favor of A. & M.
The fourth quarter was a repetition
of the third, with every man in the
backfield carrying the ball for sub
stantial gains. Conover and Davis
each got a touchdown in this period,
Conover going over left tackle for his
and Davis circling right end for the
other.
This game marked the return to
the lineup of Conover and Varnell in
the backfield, and Wylie 1 in the line.
Wylie must have been doing good be
cause the coach let him stay in the
game longer than any man on the
team. “Sloppy” Rogers turned in a
nice game too. Willie Bartlett made
his presence felt by blocking a punt
on the Tech 5 yard line, in addition
to playing his usual bang-up game.
In the backfield Pinky Alsabrook was
the individual star, although Hunt
performed in brilliant fashion. It
would be difficult to name all the
stars, as so many played, and in a
game like that everyone looks good.
“Now that you’ve finished college,
what do you intend.to do?”
“I’m going to work with you, Dad.”
“But Great Scott, I’ve retired!”
“Exactly, Pop.”
MUSTANGS INVADE
AGGIELAND NOV. 5
Spectacular Battle Expected.
Next Saturday after the - last
whistle blows in the fray between the
Texas Aggies and S. M. U. Mustangs
the winner of the Southwestern Con
ference Championship will, to a large
extent, have been determined. S. M.
U., the leaders in the race, winners of
title last year, and the favorites for
honor this year, only need this vic
tory to cinch the title for them and
the Aggies, second in standing for the
honor, will need the victory to remain
in the race.
Aggies Have All to Lose and Nothing
to Gain
The Aggies have all to lose and
nothing to gain for victory will leave
them practically in the same relative
position as they are now and if they
lose—they lose all. For this reason
if no other, the Ponies should encount
er an inspired Aggie team next Sat
urday. However recent history shows
that the Ponies have won from in
spired Aggie teams, the score in 1922
v/as 17 to 6 in favor of the Mustangs
and in 1923 they won by score of 10
to 0. In 1924 they battled to a 7 to
7 tie in Dallas and next year the Ag
gies, backed by a fighting, crying and
yelling corps, were lucky to nose them
out in a 7 to 0 victory. That year
conditions were much as they are this
year, both teams were evenly match
ed in defense and running attack but
the Mustang’s aerial attack was far
superior to that of the Aggies. The
Aggies took the lead in early part of
the game and fought to maintain it,
2300 of them, and they were success
ful.
Game Will Be Won in First Quarter
In like manner the game next Sat
urday will probably be played, as the
Aggies are slow at beginning their
drive while S. M. U. usually begins
like a tornado; both teams are equally
matched with the exception of S. M.
U. having the edge on the passing-
ability of Mann, and the Aggies, to
win, will have to fight hardest in the
first quarter.
Both Teams Playing Air Route
The teams of S. M. U. have always
been noted for their aerial combina
tion and the team that Bible has put
out this year is the greatest passing-
team in the history of the school,
both teams have brilliant defensive
merits, for these reasons tha game
will likely open up in the air. Hunt
is a great passer but Mann is more