10
THE BATTALION
KANSAS AND TEXAS AGGIES IN FEATURE TILT
DROP KICKS.
The Tulane game was a disappoint
ment in that the Farmers came off
with the short end of the score, but
an eye-opener for Aggie supporters
in that it showed that Matty Bell
really does have a real conference
threat. In the opinion of most of the
scribes, the Aggies should have won
by two touchdowns. The famous Billy
Banker was stopped cold and for the
first time in his career was removed
from the game. While the Aggies
were watching for this blonde-head
ed star to perform some of his mir-
ailes, Armstrong swam around un
molested and using the breast stroke,
floated a few extra points across the
Aggie goal line. Two reasons why
the Agies had no goal line punch
were Boedenger and Dalrymple, star
Greenie linemen.
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And now we prepare for the Ag
gies of Kansas. The Kansas coach
gave warning to all concerned that
the Aggie game was his big game
and meant to win it. The last this
gentleman had anything to do with
the Aggies was back in the days
Centre was in the spotlight and
Dana Bible’s boys turned the lights
off. Of course he was very appre
ciative, being an All-American quar
ter on the Praying Colonel team.
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McMillan determined to win.
Under the heading “Where They
Play” will be found not only the
games that members of the South
western Conference play but also
the games of other teams that mem
bers of this conference will meet.
Also the scores of these teams will
be carried in the “Results” section.
This is being done so that a few
readers of this page will have some
idea of the opposition of members
of this conference.
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❖ LAST WEEK’S SCORES *
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❖ Aggies 10; Tulane 13. ^
T. C. U. 20; Simmons 0. ^
❖ Texas 20; Centenary 0.
❖ Baylor 43; Trinity 0. *
❖ Rice 7; Sam Houston 2. ❖
❖ Arkansas 30; Henderson- **•
4* Brown 7. ^
❖ Kansas 14; Purdue 26. ^
❖ L. S. U. 58; Southwestern *
❖ (La.) 0. *
^ University of Mississippi 7; ^
❖ Alabama 22. 4*
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Holding the center of the stage
as the major intersectional gridiron
clash of the week-end in the South
west, the forthcoming meeting of
Coach Matty Bell’s Texas Aggies
and Coach Bo McMillan’s Kansas
Aggies at Dallas, Saturday, October
12, promises to furnish Southwest
grid fans one of the most spectacular
displays of offensive tactics of the
season. The game will be the sport
feature of the opening day of the
State Fair of Texas.
Reports from the recent game be-
i tween the Kansas Aggies and Pur-
i due indicate McMillan’s charges may
be expected to stage an offensive
game replete with all the thrills that
a dazzling aerial attack and a wide-
open style of play can give. Like
wise, as indicated by their play
against the Tulane Greenies, Coach
Bell’s eleven is also expected to re
sort to open tactics with frequent
use of the passing game. In conse
quence the Dallas game looms as one
that will afford fans thrills in plen
ty. Added interest will attach to the
game by reason of the fact that
Bell and McMillan, the coaches,
were former school and team mates,
first in Fort Worth and then at
Centre College.
Coach John Reid, who scouted the
Kansas Aggie team Saturday, has
brought back word that fans will
likely see some sensational offensive
football when McMillan brings his
charges to Dallas, for in addition to
his dazzling open tactics, which are
used virtually throughout the games,
the Kansas mentor has in his bag
of football tricks a varied assort
ment of surprises.
The Kansans, with Ray McMillan,
nephew of the famous Bo, on the
flinging end of the ball, have an
aerial attack which netted them two
touchdowns against their Big Ten
opponents last Saturday and which
promises to keep the Texas Aggie
backs hustling all of the time they
are on the defense in Dallas.
McMillan, besides being an accur
ate and easy passer, is a ball-toter
of merit and was the kingpin of
the Kansas offense last week. He
will be aided by Nigro, Wildcat
halfback, reputed to be a dangerous
best broken field runner, and Wig
gins, line plunging fullback, and ace
of the Kansas backfield on the de
fense.
I Saturday’s game with Tulane is
believed to have brought out the ma
jority of the weaknesses on Coach
Bell’s eleven and with the roughness
of early season , playing smoothed to
. machine-like precision by intensive
drill this week, it is likely the Tex
as Aggies also will have something
new to offer the fans. A large por
tion of the practice periods this
week will be spent in scrimmaging
against Kansas formations in order
to perfect pass defense for the tilt.
The Bellmen, who gained 199 yards
on 13 passes last Saturday, will al
so give their opponents something
to worry about along aerial lines.
Zarafonetis, stellar Aggie fullback,
is rapidly gaining the reputation of
being one of the best pass tossers
in the conference and all of his team
mates in the backfield are leading
him a merry chase in that depart
ment.
41 TEAMS IN RACE
FOR I. M. BASKETBALL TITLE
Monday afternoon four intramural
basketball teams clashed in the first
cage games for the mythical college
basketball championship. This year
promises to be the greatest intra
mural year in Aggieland’s history
because already 41 teams are enter
ed for this one title, the largest
number of teams ever to enter any
event sponsored at this sihool. Now
that the cap has been blasted off,
four teams will be seen in action
every afternoon for about 45 days
on the Intramural and Varsity bas
ketball floors. Interest is the highest
in years; organization managers re
port enough men to form three and
four teams in every company with
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FISH TEAM SHOWS PROMISE.
The usual large contingent of high
school football players attempting
to widen their fame in collegiate
pigskin circles, is cluttering up the
Fish field in daily practices under
Head Coach Roswell Higginbotham.
Approximately one hundred Fish are
out in uniform at the present time,
while an equally large number are
on the waiting list. However, Little
Hig has begun to wield the pruning
knife and the boys “just not quite
good enough” are being cut to make
room for those who have yet to re
reive their baptism of fire.
Although the freshmen material
is not so promising as the 1928
team, there are several outstanding
players who look like fine varsity
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❖ FOREIGN FIELDS *
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“I want my team to win every
game on their schedule if possible,
but if there is one game which I
want my team to win above all
others, it is the contest in Dallas,
Texas, October 12, when we play
the Texas Aggies.” These words
from the mouth of the famed Bo
McMillan, coach of the Kansas Ag
gies. They are pointing for that
Aggie tussle and are out to win.
There will be a little personal rival
ry connected with the game also.
Matty Bell, Texas Aggie coach, play
ed on the same sensational Centre
College team of 1921 along with Mc
Millan. The little college of 300 stu
dents cleaned a famous Harvard
team that season, but were later de
feated by the Texas Aggies.
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Gentlemen they are really plan
ning big things up in Fort Worth
for the Cadets when they visit
Cow Town on their annual corps
trip. Barbecues, dances, free meal
ticket and numerous other things are
included in the entertainments for
the visiting soldiers. A barbecue din
ner for the entire Aggie student
body will be served on the Frog
campus preceding the game. You
can lay a bet that every Aggie
will be treated like a king in Fort
Worth.
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The Horned Frogs will be handi
capped when they meet the Ags, for
their line-smashing fullback, Austin
Griffith, is out for a month with a
fractured arm. He received the in
jury in their recent game with Dan
iel Baker. He will be replaced by
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* WHERE THEY PLAY THIS 4*
4* WEEK ❖
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* Oct. 11. *
4* S. M. U. vs. Austin College 4>
at Dallas.
Oct. 12.
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* Aggie vs. Kansas Aggies at 4*
4* Dallas. 4*
Texas
U.
vs.
Arkansas.
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Baylor
vs.
St.
Edwards at
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Waco.
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T. C.
U.
vs.
Centenary at
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4* Shreveport. 4*
4* Rice vs. Southwestern. 4»
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