THE BATTALION
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Ag-g-ie Grid Leaders
Matty Bell, head coach; Klepto Holmes, line coach; Graceton Floyd,
captain—these are the leaders of the Aggie gridsters who will open their 1930
schedule Saturday afternoon on Kyle Field with Southwestern University.
Sports Bits—
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of our championship hopes. Well,
maybe so. But the Aggies are
generally pre-seasonally rated
near the bottom—and we have a
clear title to undisputed lead in
the Southwest conference for
the last twelve years. Every
championship was brought home
after we were doomed to cellar
ledership by the scribes. In
spite of all predictions, our guess
is that the Aggies will place
more linemen on the all-confer
ence selection than any other
school.
Among the most promising
sophomores trying out for the
line is G. P. Lord, and this boy
shows plenty of what it takes.
He is a hard fighter, and is good
when it comes to getting down
the field after punts—being the
second fastest man on the squad.
His work Saturday in the scrim
mage stamped him as one who is
going to cause the regulars a
tight fight if they want to hold
their places.
T. C. U. opened the conference
season Friday by swamping the
Denton Teachers, 47-0. Coach
Schmidt has a real conference
threat up there in Ft. Worth,
with a heavy line and a fast
backfield. They repeated Satur
day by tromping on the East
Texas Teachers 40-0, using prac
tically a sophomore team. T.
C. U. is starting something new
in the conference by playing two
games in one wek-end. This is
great for publicity and to give
green players a chance, but snap
games never bring out weak
nesses. Anyone can break a
twig, but a trunk is a different
matter. T. C. U.’s first trunk
comes when they play Arkansas
on the eleventh.
Saturday’s scrimmage brought
forth something unusual when
the so-called second string broke
loose to win over the first string.
Trouble is that it is kinda hard
to tell just what is the first
string yet—there are about thir
ty of just about equal ability on
the squad. Willie Wolf did some
mighty nice blocking that made
way for some of the long runs
and nice passing that Harling
did. Dawson has improved con
siderably over last season, and
is beginning to play real football
at tackle.
While you are watching the
varsity athletes performing on
Kyle Field don’t forget that the
intramural department offers a
sport program that will enable
everyone to prove his athletic
ability. There is a sport to fit
any size, shape or figure. Soph
omores are wanted to try out for
intramural managers.
Don’t forget, the game starts
promptly at three bells Saturday
afternoon. Get right, ol’ army,
get right, and let’s get behind
those eleven warriors and carry
this war to the finish—win or
lose.
oOo
Pirates Invade—
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Aggies since the opening of their
camp and promise a hard fought con
test.
For the probable starting lineup,
Southwestern will have Williams, left
end; A. Smith, tackle; Mercer, left
guard; May, center; Lunsford, right
guard; Ross, right tackle; Aiken, right
end; Seaman, quarter; G. Smith, left
half; Cochran, right half; and Gie-
secke, full back.
The Aggie line is blessed this year
by unusual speed, and weight, in ad
dition to abundant supply of reserves
as good as the regulars. The back-
field is light, but has plenty of speed
and trickiness coupled with some ex
cellent defensive players.
Coach Matty Bell has at least two
good men to fill every place on the
Aggie eleven, so it is difficult to give
even a probable starting lineup.
However, every man on the squad will
probably be given a chance to show
his worth before the final whistle
blows. Phillips, Harling, or Stitler,
will be given the job of piloting the
team at quarterback, as these three
have been outstanding candidates for
the position left vacant by Tommy
Mills. Left half will be started by
either Aston or Zumwalt; Floyd or
Woodman will begin at full; and Wolf
or Dansby at right half.
The most difficult selection
comes in picking a line. Prac-
tically all candidates have about
equal ability, and there are no
outstanding choices for any position.
Tracy and Malone have both been do
ing good work at left end; Magrill
and Dawson are running for the job at
left tackle; Lord or Christian, will
start at left guard; Guseman may
start if his sprained ankle is entirely
well; center will be filled by either
Abbey or Nolan; Van Zandt, Moore,
or Hornsby will be the choice for right
guard; right tackle will be held down
by either Moulden or Hill; McFadden
or Emmons will open at right end.
The corps will occupy the east
as usual and will enter the east side
gate. Everybody be there early, and
remember there is nothing much bet
ter than good Pirate meat for easing
throats after a hard afternoon’s yell
ing. Gang, let’s get gone on that long
ol’ road home—do it right, “and there
shall be no regrets”.
The two-hundredth anniversary of
the invention of the cuckoo clock is
being celebrated in Germany this
year. The first one was made by
Franz Anton Ketterer in Schoenwald
in 1730.
We are sole representatives
for the designers and man
ufacturers of the new model
1931 Senior Ring. (This
ring can also be made with
any numerals on it.)
A. & M. Jewelry
Watch Repairing-
J. P. Davidson, 40 Puryear,
Representative
SANKEY PARK
JEWELER
Arkansas Band To
Accompany Eleven
Fayetteville, Sept. 23.—If plans
now under way materialize, the Uni
versity of Arkansas band and a spe
cial train will accompany the Razor-
backs on three of their trips this sea
son, B. N. Wilson, business manager
of athletics, announced here today.
Arkansas officials are making ar
rangements to secure special railroad
rates to the games. In all probabili
ty, Razorback rooters will be on the
sidelines for the Tulsa University
game at Tulsa, Oct. 4 at Little Rock,
Oct. 25, for the Texas-A & M match,
and at the annual Arkansas-Louisiana
State melee at Shreveport, Nov. 1
GOLD SPIKED SHOES
Los Angeles, Cal.— (IP) — Gold
spiked shoes were awarded the mem
bers of the University of Southern
California track squad who were
monogram winners and took the N.
C. A. A. and I. C. A. A. A. A. track
championship last spring, as an ad
ditional tribute to their prowess.
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