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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.