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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1927)
THE BATTALION r ;.C-' A= wnuiniju iiuimwm - - -- . • -- ~ - ■ - • ---- ■ £ -5^- JO 'd.£i.MOue. Hud son RICE OWLS NEXT-NOVEMBER 11 +%h ♦J*- -*>£♦ +$+ -*fa- <J»- : DROP-KICKS : Best in the world; and Dallas, too! Texas football fans can now say that they have at last seen an All- American player in action on a Texas gridiron. Ye Editor hereby commits himself by picking Joel Hunt for quarterback on the first team of this ' mythical eleven. This is done with out waiting to see him in action in the remaining games of the season. He has done enough already to be first choice on any man’s team. :j: :{: * The expected duel between Hunt and Mann failed to materialize. Mann was so completely smothered that he never had a chance to show what he could do. Sammy Reed ran the Mus tang team just about as well as Mann. jf: * Everybody was looking for the wonderful Dawson to do something. He was pretty hard to find; perhaps Klepto Holmes could tell you where he was. j|: s{e In defeat as well as in victory the stars can shine. Roach of the Ponies played a good game at tackle. : i : ❖ * “Chuck” Bassett, in his first year at Aggieland has ably upheld the A. & M. line traditions. His forward wall in the Mustang game functioned per fectly, powerfully and smoothly. Few fans realize that on Hunt’s sweeping gains off tackle the interference run ning of the guards is the making or the breaking of the play. ❖ * ❖ The S. M. U. game drew the larg est crowd to Kyle Field in history with the exception of the Thanksgiv ing Day games. Close to fifteen thousand fans were on hand for the greatest football exhibition ever put on in the conference. * * * The game was almost an exact re plica of the one played at Dallas last year except that the Aggies scored more often. In both games the Po nies, Horses, Mustangs, or whatever you c allthem, were badly outplayed by the Aggies. Perhaps the Ponies need some more horseshoes. * :i: Inspired by the success of their brothers on the gridiron, the Aggie hill-and-dale runners turned in an overwhelming victory over the Long horns. (Continued on page 9) AGGIE RUNNERS DE FEAT LONGHORNS The Aggie cross-country team started the season off Saturday with a 18-41 victory over the Texas Uni versity runners. Killian for the Farmers placed first with apparent ease, the beauti ful striding Avila second, Brannon] from State was third and the onl; man from Texas t ocome in sho of eighth place. It seemed that the opposing run ners were considerably off form fo the day, also the strange course ha a negative effect on them. The Ag gie contestants were additional!; spirited by the standing score of the football game which was in full swing when the race was started. Cap tain Childers was slowed up a bit by a pain, but staged a fighting finish. The time was 23:10. Order of finish: 1 Killian A. and M. 2 Avila A. and M. 3 Brannon T. U. 4 Haile A. and M. 5 Moore A. and M. 6 Shoemaker A. and M. 7 Childers A. and M. 8 Thompson A. and M. INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS The Intramural Athletic Board held its first meeting of the year Thursday, Nov. 3 in the intramural athletic dept, office at the gym. W. L. Penberthy, director of intramural athletics, gave a brief summary of the work accomplished to date, in, which it was brought out that more sports are being offered this year] and that more students are partici pating in the various sports U ever before The present program ''v- sical training for freshmen ha a .great deal to create interest it tramural athletics and the fact that each company has a team entered in each sport has given more men an opportunity to get in the games. It was decided at this meeting of the Intramural Board to give a medal to each member of the winning team in each sport and a medal to the man ager The win.ner of the tennis tour nament will get a medal, as will the winner in each weight division in boxing and in wrestling. Medals will (Continued on Page 9) HARD BATTLE IS EXPECTED Owls Due to Play Their Best Game of the Year. In preparing for the game with Rice Institute at Houston next Fri day, the Texas Aggies are taking into consideration the prospects of a hard fight, realizing that Rice will go into the game keyed up to a high point of inspiration. Coach Bible, in conse quence, has mapped out a program of thorough preparation though the opening workout of the week, follow ing the game with the Mustangs last Saturday, was a light one. The primary object of this week’s practice will be to get the Aggies in the proper frame of mind for the coming game at Houston, Coach Bible said. The Owls always put up their best fight against A. & M. and it is usually a very determined team which is sent onto the field by Coach Heisman to combat the Aggies. It is a realization of this fact that the Aggie coaches hope to give their players. Brooks Conover, halfback, suffered two broken bones in his right hand in the game with the Mustangs and will probably be out of the Aggie line-up until Thanksgiving. Bible is planning to use Dorsey to take Conover’s place. Dorsey, who hails from Fort Worth, turned in a good game during the period he was in the line-up against the Mustangs Saturday. Varnell, fullback, is getting in shape rapidly again, having about re covered from the effects of ankle that was sprained in the game with Texas Tech, and will likely get in the game with Rice. The Aggies will leave here Friday morning on special train to Houston. This special will leave at 8 o’clock and will return after the game Friday night. It is expected to carry specta tors as well as the players. Indications are that the starting line-up Friday for the Aggies will be: Sikes and Petty, ends; Lister and Sprott, tackles; Bartlett, center; Holmes and Figari, guards; Hunt, quarterback; Dorsey, left half; Alsa- brook, right half; Burgess, fullback. A. & M. will stage a dual cross country meet with Rice at Houston the same day as the game. The Ag gie cross-country team defeated the University of Texas team 18 to 41 in the dual meet held here Saturday.