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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1928)
}« THE BATTALION setof » f^; loC- wmiurali Twrrais '.ij-jpmm towwiWK it, v. 0 DROP KICKS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TROUNC ES LONGHORNS 23-33. Well it sort’a looks like some schools will have to learn that they can’t beat the Farmer boys until they play the game. * * * Doings like last Saturday make some people feel mighty good, while others call it “BREAKS.” * * * Oh yes, a widely known gentle man was heard to say that it was the luckiest break A. and M. has been blessed with so far. * * * Looks like if some people were as good at football as they confess to be, they would know the difference between football and breaks. * * * While the football team was giv ing illustrated reasons why other people are no better, the Cross- Country Squad was down in Austin bettering the University Hill and Dalers 23-33. * 4: # Somebody wanted to know if the other side had an organized root ing section. For the benefit of those who wonder, it looked like they did. * * * Critics say that Saturdays game was even better than the Pony-Ar my tilt, others tried to be real hon est and stated that it was the best game of their life. * * * And they still call it a Moral Vic tory for A. and M. Won’t they try calling it a Victory due to Mor ale for just reasons, and a change. * * * A popular press writer said that Dorsey would likely approach the standard of any previous back on returns. * * * Looks like the Owls from Rice are going to try to do a little hooting around Aggieland about next week-end. ' * * * Gentlemen be sure that you see that it is only try. * * * Between halves the Cross Country teams will stage a battle all of their own. This gives promise of being more than just interesting as it will (Continued on Page 11) Saturday the Aggies ran wild in two different parts of the State and^ in two different sports and against two of Aggieland’s greatest arch enemies. First, the Aggies rode the Mustangs in Ownby Stadium and sec ond, the Farmer boys romped over the hills around Austin and far away from the boys who hail from Texas University. The Aggies took first, second, fifth, seventh, and eighth places for a total of 23 points against 33 for Texas. This is the first time that the Aggies have beaten the Texans in their own hills and in doing so ran it in a surprisingly fast time, Win ders crossing the line with a time of 20 minutes 19 seconds. The Aggies have one more duel meet before running the same course for the S. W. Conference champion ship. They will meet the famed Rice Owls during the halves of the Ag gie-Owl football game here next Saturday. It is thought that Winders OWLS COMING SATURDAY. Saturday afternoon the Aggies will take on the Rice Owls in a battle ust the cellar position. Rice has occupied that position so long that the Farmers are going to do their part to make the Rice boys feel at home. Since Bible has been at the head of A. and M. athletics. Rice has been able to eke out only one win and a tie. The Biblemen have piled up a total of 118 points to the Institute’s 20 in the nine games that the two teams have met. Previous to the com- (Continued «n Page 11) INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS. The past week’s games determin ed the four finalist in the Intramur al Basketball Championship race. The honors are evenly divided in the Corps; the Infantry, Artillery, Cav alry, and Engineers each having a team in the finals. Last year the championship was fought for by made better time over the Austin ' Troop C and Battery C. This year course than Brunson of Rice did last year. Anyway we can see how they compare nevt Saturday. With the Aggies running as they are now, A.and M. has an out side chance of copping the Confer ence championship for the second year in a row. This is the ninth year that the Aggies have been in the Conference and during that time have brought three flags home. Coach Andy’s men won the coveted trophy in 1923, ’25, and ’27. Rice has won one meet, Texas two, and Oklahoma Aggies 2. The order in which the fourteen men finished was: Winders (A. & M), first; Shoemaker (A. and M.), second; Bowden (Texas), third; Cale (Texas), fourth; Moore (A. and M.), fifth; Johnson (Texas), sixth; Brown (A. and M.), seventh; Perkins (A. and M.), eighth; Levy (Texas), ninth; Michael (A. and M.), tenth; Guff in (Texas), eleventh; Badger (A. and M.), twelfth; Schandley (Texas), thirteenth; and Cate (Tex as), fourteenth. Education—A subject taught in normal colleges by abnormal pro fessors to subnormal students.—For um. Troop D, Battery C, Company C, and Company A Engineers will bat tle for the title. All four teams fin ished the season without a defeat. The semi-finals will probably be played Tuesday, November 20 and the finals Saturday night, Novem ber 24. The cross country meet will be staged December 15. A description of the course has been sent to all team managers and the long dis tance runners can now begin train ing for the meet. An interesting meet is due because of the great number that participated last year and the large number of Freshmen taking cross country for Physical Education credit. Last year 72 men competed in the race. Each organization can enter as many men as it wants to, but the first three crossing the finish line is all that counts in the score. This year’s Varsity team is com posed of practically all Intramural runners and this is a good chance for others to show their ability. Anyone can make Coach Andy’s team if he has the guts and fight and those finishing near the front will be sure to get an invitation for the team next year.