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THE BATTALION
AGGIES CAPTURE SEASON OPENER, 43-0
SPORTS BITS
BY FRANK W. THOMAS JR.
AGGIE WINGS AND BACKS CAUGHT IN ACTION
Well, sang, those eleven warriors
went through the first skirmish like
nothing was there—but from now on
it’s WAR. These next eight games
are all that any team could ask for in
one season.
As the Aggies go on to fight the
Cornhuskers, we are wondering and
hoping that the jinx Matty Bell holds
over Dana X. Bible will still hold true.
A victory over the Scarlet and Cream
would bring the Bellmen more national
recogniiton than any other game this
season. The Aggies go to Lincoln
with practically nothing to lose, and
everything to gain.
The Aggies are in for a tough fight
next Saturday. D. X. has a powerful
bunch of bruisers up there—and it
will mean a hard fight every inch of
the way. Both teams use the western
open style of play, which means that
the game will be fought on more even
terms.
With the Aggies at Nebraska, S. M.
U. at Notre Dame, and Baylor at Pur
due, the whole country will be given an
opportunity to see just what kind of
football they do play in the Southwest
conference. Of the three intersection
al games, the Mustangs are conced-
ed the least chance of winning-— but
with their passing game, anything is
liable to happen.
As a result of Saturdays game the
various scribes of the state will prob
ably reverse their preseason forecasts,
and rank the Aggies as among the
leading prospective contenders for the
crown—they generally do.
That line surely did look line down
there Saturday—and they were put
ting out, too. Faced by the initial
problem of not knowing just who was
going to play in the backfield this
year. Coach Matty Bell has developed
a string of ball-toters that look like
they have the stuff. Every man that
carried the ball showed up to be a
ground Igainer.
Aggie backs and ends caught in action by the Battalion photographer on Kyle Field. At the top of the pic
ture, left to right. Woodman crashes toward the line; Tracy snares a high one; Phillips sidesteps a tackier. In the
lower row Stiteler shortly after turning loose a pass; Aston in a similar position, and McFadden immediately after
sinking a boot deep into the pigskin.
The cross country team is rapidly
swinging into shape for another cham
pionship. Ten men, including three
lettermen, are out for places on the
team this season. It was thought at
first that McClendon, fish star of last
year, would not be able to re-enter
school this season but his registration
this past week boosts the Aggie hopes
a little higher.
A word to freshmen—from time to
time you will read in the various
state papers glowing predictions for
the A & M team. If you read these
articles, forget them as soon as you
can—don’t let them go to your head.
Remember, “pride cometh before a
downfall.” After Thanksgiving is
plenty of time to get cocky, but not be
fore.
Art shoud not interpret — art
shoud challenge the times.—Attilo
Piccirilli, sculptor.
Golf Course To
Open Near Campus
A complete nine-hole golf course to
be available to the entire public will
be opened within a short time on the
old cavalry drill field, adjacent to Col
lege Park, A. B. Ford, owner and op
erator, has announced.
The course will be operated so as
to show particular attention to A & M
students and campus people, Mr. Ford
said, with a small membership fee and
a moderate green fee being the only
charge for playing.
Location of the course within easy
walking distance of all parts of the
campus is expected to make it prove
popular with the student body.
Our duty is to elect, not select.—
I Simon D. Fess, Republican National
I Committee chairman.
To Use Scoreboard
A & M-Nebraska Tilt
Students who remain on the campus
will be able to see the Cornhusker-
Aggie game play by play on the elec
tric score board Saturday afternoon
at the assembly hall at 2:30 p. m.
Improvements in the operation of
the system this year include a tele
graphic sub-station in the hall which
will be at all times in connection with
E. E. MeQuillen at the University of
Nebraska stadium. Another feature
will be added in the form of an or
chestra which will play between the
yells led by “Two Gun” Parker.
The operators promise a quicker and
better service than has ever been ren
dered previously.
A highbrow is one educated above
his intelligence.—Iver Brown.
Zarafonetis Back
To Enter School
George Zarafonetis, hard-hitting
triple threat man of the Aggie eleven
of 1928 and 1929, returned to Aggie-
land Monday and is once again regis
tered as a student of the college, mak
ing every effort to knock over the
ineligibility jinx which put him be
yond availability on the A & M squad
this fall.
Zary suffered a broken leg in an
automobile accident while in Pennsyl
vania during his summer vacation,
but he believes that the injury will be
entirely healed in time for him to
take another jab at Southwest Con
ference elevens next fall.
I would hate to compile a list of
intellectual leaders and continue to
live here.—James W. Gerard.
Pirates Prove
Easy Victims
For A & M Team
Triumphantly raising the 1930 cur
tain, Texas Aggie gridsters ran
roughshod over the hard fighting but
greatly inferior Southwestern Pir
ates for a 43-0 victory on Kyle Field
last Saturday.
Scoring their first touchdown in the
first three minutes of play when
Harling and Floyd carried the ball
down the field on straight running
plays, A & M played little but
straight football. Floyd carried the
ball over on his second attempt with
a line buck. From the initial kick off
the Buccaneers were never dangerous
and offered little opposition to the
fighting Aggies who made 29 first
downs to the Corsair’s two.
Virtually every man on the Aggie
j squad was used during the game,
which brought some relatively un
known players into the limelight. The
game was rather rough in spots, but
revealed that the Maroon and White
has a hard fighting line, speedy
backfield, and a decided need for
goal kickers.
Captain Bull Floyd proved himself
to be a reliable line plunger by a ser
ies of line bucks that always brought
yardage. Lord, sophomore guard,
flashed brilliantly as a perfect inter
ference runner, paving the way for
many long gains. Bob Harling dis
tinguished himself as a quarter,
passer, and ball-toter. Harry Phillips
featured in many off-tackle and end
plays for a series of long runs, and
netted two touchdowns. Tracy, Mc
Fadden, and Malone were very effec-
1 tive as ends, snaring a good percent
age of passes that came their way.
Abbey, center, fought a hard game,
being in on most of the tackles, as
was Van Zandt. The whole forward
defense fought a good game, smear
ing the Pirate’s plays almost at will
and getting most of their tackles be
hind the line of scrimmage. Floyd
led the scorers, getting a total of four
touchdowns. Bell kicked the only
, successful try for point after touch
down with a well placed boot in the
last period.
Intramural Season
To Start Next Week
The intramural department has
made rapid strides during the last
week toward an early opening of
activities. The business is handled by
a competent staff consisting of V. O.
Fritze and R. P. Lively, senior man
agers; W. J. Faulk, W. J. Moser, H.
F. Hilger, and E. Levy, junior mana
gers.
The opening game of the basket
ball season is carded for October 6,
on which date tennis will also com
mence. Each company will enter
two teams in basketball, one in Class
A and a second team in Class B.
The teams will practice as well as
play according to schedules which are
in the hands of unit managers. Final
ly the winning teams will be award
ed medals, those in Class A being
presented with silver and Class A
with bronze.
In tennis each company will be
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