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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.
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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.
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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.
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In defeat as well as in victory the
stars can shine. Roach of the Ponies
played a good game at tackle.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.