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THE BATTALION
S
TEXAS AGGIES WILL BE HOSTS AT CROSS COUNTRY MEET NOVEMBER 22
SPORTS BITS
BY FRANK W. THOMAS JR.
Last Saturday we lost—but it was
a hard fought contest. Even though
we lost, there is no dishonor when a
team tig-hts as the Aggies did. The
Mustangs seemj to have the same tra
dition about getting beat by us at
Ownsby Stadium as we have about
Texas beating us on Kyle Field. It
just ain’t done.
The team we played Saturday was
a far different team than was soundly
trounced by Texas, but had we had a
little more offensive drive, it would
not have been the same tale.
Walter “Ox” Emmons had his big
moment, and he took it. Ox is one
of the hardest working boys on the
squad this year, and after seeing him
wear paint off the bench most of the
season, it was a treat to see him tuim
hero.
The “T” in Big D was the best thus
far this year — in both appear
ance and yelling. The Band did their
stuff to perfection, and if there is a
better band in the south—it hasn’t
been brought out. If given more time
during the half, the musicians would
probably put the famed Indiana band
to shame.
Rice will be here Saturday bent
upon handing the Aggies a little dis
comfort on Kyle Field. The Owls
feel that they have the best chance
in years—and will be anxious to take
advantage of it.
The game Saturday will be the first
game of the season in which we will
be given the “even-break” to win.
Rice and A & M have just about the
same amount of offensive to offer,
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CONFERENCE SCORES
Aggies 7; S M U 13.
Texas 14; Baylor 0.
T C U 20; Rice 0.
Oklahoma Aggies 26; Arkan
sas 0.
Notre Dame 60; Pennsylvania
20.
Nebraska 16; Kansas 0.
Tulane 21; Auburn 0.
Ohio State 27; Navy 0.
WHERE THEY PLAY
Aggies vs Rice at College
Station.
T C U vs Texas at Ft. Worth.
S M U vs Navy at Baltimore.
Arkansas vs Baylor at Fay
etteville.
CONFERENCE STANDING
Team
P.
W.
T.
L.
Pet.
T C U
... 3
3
0
0
1000
Texas
... 3
2
0
1
666
Arkansas
.... 3
2
0
1
666
S M U
... 3
1
1
1
500
Rice
... 3
1
2
0
333
Baylor
... 2
0
1
1
250
A & M
... 3
0
0
3
000
Conference Games
Run True To Dope
For the first time in a number of
weeks, the conference games were
without a single dope upset. As a
result of their 20-0 victory over Rice,
the T C U Horned Frogs are given
odds on copping the conference title
for the second consecutive year.
The Frogs are riding on top of the
conference heap without a single loss
to mar thir record. Having won three
conference games already, they now
face Texas, Baylor, and S M U on
three successive weekends. Two vic
tories will give T C U the conference
championship.
Had the Longhorns not lost a game
to Rice, they would have been bitter
contestants for the title as their last
two games have showed that they have
plenty of driving strength.
Rice had little to offer against the
strong Frog defense at Houston last
Saturday, and were unable to score,
even though they gathered the most
first downs. The T C U backs were
able to pass and slash their way
through the Owl line for three touch
downs.
Texas failed to display the power
and fight presented in the S M U
game in defeating the Baylor Bears
14-0, but they had enough power to
crush the gamely fighting Bears. Bay
lor made a creditable showing for
themselves during the first half, but
the Steers came back to score in the
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Fighting Aggies
Bow To Ponies
Fighting as only Aggies can fight,
the Maroon and White gridsters lost
a heart breaking game to the S M U
eleven by a 13-7 score at Dallas last
Saturday. The Aggies put up a
stubborn defense and bitterly contest
ed every inch of ground given, but
the Mustang offense was just a little
bit better.
The game was full of breaks, with
both teams coming out about equal
on that score. It isn’t often that
conference crowds are treated to a
contest that is as hard fought by
both teams as that was.
Harry Stiteler, light quarterback,
radiated in the backfield with his
running and passing, and only his
lightness kept him from shining
more.
During the first quarter, both
teams had opportunities to score, but
the defense of the other team was too
great. Late in the first period, the
Aggies held the Mustangs for two
downs on the one foot line to prevent
a touchdown.
The Morrison coached men made
their first marker during the second
period after Koontz had intercepted
a pass on his own 30 yard line, and
ran to the Aggies’ 16 yard line before
being overtaken. An end run by
Long placed the ball on the one yard
line, which was carried over by Gil
bert.
The other Mustang touchdown
came in the third quarter after the
ball had gone out on the one yard
line, and McFadden had been rushed
in his kick which Only traveled to
the 17 yard marker. After the ball
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A & M Cage Coach and Captain
JOHN REID, COACH C. T. HOKE, CAPT.
Harriers Victors
In Opening Meet
Captain Dick Winders led the Ag
gie hill and dalers to victory in the
opening cross country meet when
they defeated the strong University
of Texas crew 20-37 on their hilly
course in Austin last week.
The A & M harriers showed great
form in winning this meet as Win
ders, McClendon and Marquez came
in before the first of the Texas run
ners crossed the finish line.
This meet was one of the closest
ever run, as far as actual distance
between runners goes, in a dual meet
between conference schools. Winders
came in about 100 yards in advance
of the rest of the field, while the en
tire group was separated by less than
300 yards.
The - Aggies placed six men in the
first nine finishing the race, thus
giving the Maroon and White team
a decisive victory. The men finished
as follows: Captain Winders, first;
E. A. McClendon, second; S. Marquez,
third; M. T. Perkins, sixth; M. Smith,
eighth; and E. Obergfeldt, ninth.
This was the first time in ten years
that the Aggies have ever gathered
the first three places in a meet at
Austin.
The second dual meet will come Sat
urday when the harriers meet the Rice
aggregation between the halves of the
Rice-A & M football game.
FRILEY SAYS CONFERENCE
SPLIT RUMORS UNFOUNDED
Various rumors have been floating
around the state during the past week
in regard to a conference split up, in
which the state schools would form
a new conference as would the de
nominational schools, but these have
been classed as absolutely groundless
by Dean Chas. E. Friley, secretary
of the Southwest Athletic Council,
and other members of the council.
The rumor started when a former
A & M graduate gave a talk at the
Port Arthur Ex-Students’ luncheon.
Texas, A & M, and Arkansas were to
form a league with Oklahoma, Okla
homa Aggies, and Louisiana State
University, while the other schools in
the southwest conference were to go
their own way.
According to Dean Friley, “there
are absolutely no grounds for such a
rumor as nothing of the sort has ever
been discussed at a conference meet
ing. As the conference now stands,
it is the most compact in the nation,
with harmony between all schools.
The conference is building up spirit
in all towns having schools, and is
gaining friends wherever games are
held.”
“The alumni of the various schools
are creating interest in towns where
contests are held, and are doing much
to stimulate interest in these towns
for the conference games. The ad
vantages of having the conference as
it is far outweighs its few disadvan
tages, and there are absolutely no
reasons for dividing the present con
ference.”
Maroon Harriers
Defending Title
Held Since 1927
On Saturday, November 22, Aggie-
land will play host to the eleventh an
nual Southwest Conference Cross
Country meet in which teams from
S M U, T C U, Baylor, Rice, and
Texas will be entered.
The A & M hill and dalers will be
defending their title for the fourth
consecutive year, and show much
promise of holding it for another
year.
The conference cross country meet
was first held in 1920, when Okla
homa University, then a member of
the conference, took home the cup.
Texas University won the second
competition. The honor was first
brought to Aggieland in 1922, which
was retrieved by Texas the following
year and held by them until 1925,
when the Aggies brought it home
again. The last conference meet held
at College Station in 1926 was won
by the Rice Owls. The next meet
returned the title to A & M where it
has stayed ever since.
The meet will probably be run late
in the afternoon as the various teams
will not arrive until sometime that
afternoon, and there will be the in
tramural cross country meet earlier
as a special attraction for watchers.
The cross country track at A & M
is one of the best in the conference
as it is entirely in the country, where
as the others are all inside a city.
The track here is 3.8 miles long and
is over level ground, which enables
the runners to do their best.
By comparative scores the Aggie
harriers are by far the best. At the
recent meet, three A & M runners
came in before a single Texas man,
and Texas was considered the most
powerful contender for the title.
Texas has won victories over Rice
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INTRAMURAL HARRIERS
TO RACE ON NOV. 22
As a feature during the conference
cross country meet on November 22,
the intramural athletic department
will hold the annual cross country
meet in which teams from all organ
izations are entered.
This race has become an event
which is looked forward to by the
whole school, says W. L. Pemberthy,
intramural director, and he urges that
all teams begin getting in shape for
the meet.
Last year, in the closest competi
tion ever held before, the team enter
ed by Battery E won the meet.
The meet will begin about four
o’clock in the afternoon, and will be
followed by the conference meet. The
course that is run is approximately
two and three quarters miles long.
The runners will leave Kyle Field, and
follow the path around the college lake
back to the Houston road and then
back to the stadium.
The number of entrants from each
organization is not limited, but only
the first five men from each outfit
will score, and the team having the
lowest score wins. The individual
winning the race is awarded a medal
whether he is on the winning team or
not.