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New Stunts To Be
Performed By Band
At Mid-Game Period
Vieing with the Texas Univer
sity band for honors in entertain
ment between the halves of the
game Thursday, the Texas Aggie
Band is perfecting new formations
and drills that will surpass any
that have been put on in the past,
Bob Sechrist, captain of the Band,
announced Wednesday.
This will be the closing public
appearance before such a large
audience, and considerable practice
has been put in daily to perfect
the drill.
Sport Sidelights
By W. J. Faulk
When the whistle for the kick
off blows on Kyle field Thursday
afternoon, it will be the last game
for twelve members of the 1931
Aggie football team. Some of these
men have won letters, some have
not, but whether he is a letterman
or not every one has given his best
for Aggielaftd—he has fought for
three years to make the Aggie
gridiron machine better—and to
morrow it will be better, for the
men that have fought to make it
so, for the Aggie cadet corps, and
for every Aggie football fan.
Thursday afternoon the Aggies
meet a heavier team, they will be
outweighed, and some say it is
better, but the Aggies refuse to
believe it. Weight and “speed to
burn” is boasted in overflowing lots
by the mighty Longhorn machine,
but the Aggies have fight and for
those who refuse to be convinced
there is but one answer—Wait and
See!
A number of “Great” t<>*»ns
Lave been brought to Aggie-
land by the Orange and White,
and with one exception, that
number has been returned,
whipped. You have done it be
fore Aggies—You can do it
again.
The most disastrous season in
the history of football at Aggieland
was the one just one year ago,
which terminated with the Aggies
on the short end of a 26-0 score.
From that time Coach Matty Bell
has striven to develop a team that
would again make the Aggies
“Cock of the Walk” in the South-
west conference. As a reward for
his efforts the Maroon and White
machine has responded nobly and
although the Aggies will not be
conference champions, even should
the defeat the Longhorns, the sea
son may be said to be more than
fairly successful. The Aggies have
proven themselves the best defen
sive club in the circuit and one of
the best on the offense, all season.
And because of such a marked
improvement of the team over last
year’s representative, we are in
clined to believe that there is some
thing more than just an addition
of reserve strength. The result of
some excellent coaching and some
hard fighting for a coach they be
lieved in, by the players, is the
logical answer.
And because Thursday afternoon
vill be the last chance of an even
dosen Aggie to play for Aggieland,
the traditions of Kyle field, and
for Coach Matty Bell, the game
promises to be one of the best in
the history of the Turkey Day
scraps.
The great Koy, of Texas,
will be given ample chance to
demonstrate his ability in
plunging the line and tossing
passes around Coach Bell’s
airtight pass defense and Jim
mie Aston. 31aybe someone has
been overlooking another all
conference prospect in our
Jimmie, although he is not
conceded to be even in the
class with Koy.
A surprise may be in store
for those who have pronounc
ed the Longhorn backfield “far
superior” to that of the Ag
gies—ere the day is done.
Those “Galloping Mustangs” of
S M U have successfully galloped
through all but one conference foe,
the T C U Horned Toads, and un
less Coach Schmidt can revise his
pass defense and improve his of
fense those ponies are likely to
step all-over those “Toads.” A1
though the Frogs were successful
in turning back Baylor’s Golden
Bears, it was no fault of T C U’s
that Baylor did not run up one or
two more scores.
Probably the most spectacular
play of the year, in the Southwest
Conference, was the pass from
Pierce, Baylor captain, to Reeves,
Baylor halfback, from behind his
own goal line, which gained 90
yards from the line of scrimmage.
And only because Reeves was near
the point of exhaustion did Spear
man bring him down just ten yards
from the counting stripe.
Those Rice “Birds” will always
gripe about that Aggie touchdown,
which some of the sideline coaches
failed to see go over. Wonder if
those same “fellers” saw the one
when Williams carried the ball to
that position, from which' it was
carried over. Incidentally Williams
was across the line when the play
stopped, but the referee in his
haste blew his whistle too quick,
and consequently the ball was mov
ed back to the one foot line. Then
maybe if they shook their heads
real hard they might remember
the time Ray Murray was tripped
when he attempted to catch a pass, j
when he wms standing right on the
Owl goal line.
GAGERS TO OPEN
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Plenty of entertainment is in
store for the spectators, if this
Baumgarten boy of Texas is just
about half as good as he is reput
ed to be. For some wonderful guard
play has taken place on the Aggie
team this fall, but according to
those who should know, the Aggies
don’t have a guard who can com
pare with those of Texas Univer
sity.
The absence of a man to fill the
shoes of “Shiro” Hoke, Aggie Cap
tain and all-conference pivot man
last year, will be sorely felt when
Coach John Reid’s Aggie cagers
open their season just preceding
the Christmas holidays. With let-
termen for every other position,
the man for the role of center is
the only one left to be decided.
Joe Merka, lanky Bryan sopho
more, holds an edge on the major
ity of the remainder of the candi
dates competing for the position
in that he not only has ability but
also stands well over the six foot
mark. As yet there is still some
question as to his eligibility this
term, but as all but two conference
games will be played after the
start of the second semester he
is certain to be eligible for a ma
jor part of the season. Among
the other candidates for the center
post are: Charlie Malone, Dallas;
Oran Dawson, Crockett; Paul Mc-
Fadden, Cleburne; and Ray Mur
ray, Mercedes; all of whom are
members of the football team.
Murray won a numeral on the
(See CAGERS on page 7)
Texas Harriers
Defeat Champion
Aggies 23 To 40
From the top of a four year
champiorsl ip peak in Cross Coun
try fell the Texas Aggies on the
afternoon of November 21 in Dal
las. An undefeated team of har
riers from the University of Tex
as, led by their captain, Adolph
Schiller, the diminutive Dutch boy
from Schulehberg, dethroned the
boys from Aggieland 23-40. Rice
finished third with 91 and S M U
fourta with 105 pou 's.
Hector Fuentes, A & M sopho
more and first man in the dual
meet, held recently at College Sta
tion, closely followed the leading
Steer across the finish line in the
Ownby Stadium, after Schiller had
run the 3.8 mile course in 20 min
utes and 12 second. Blakeney, Tex
as; Schrappel, T C U; and Archer,
Texas, finished in the order named.
Baylor and the University of
Arkansas were not represented
while Texas Christian had only
one runner.
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Captain Carl Moulden, most com
monly known as the “Fighting
Captain of the Fighting Texas Ag
gies,” will lead his forces to battle
on Kyle field for the last time at
the start of the Turkey Day bat
tle with the Orange and White of
Texas University.
Along with eleven others Moul
den will play his last game for the
Maroon and White, provided the
Aggies do not schedule a post sea
son game on December 5, when
the Southwest Conference will be
brought to an official close. And
unless there is a rapid improve
ment in the condition of his knee,
which was wrenched in the Aggie-
S M U game, it is likely that Cap
tain Moulden will only lead his Ag
gies on the field and retire to the
bench to view the game. The same
is true Paul McFadden, who in
jured his collar bone in practice
last week.
Among those twelve players fin
ishing their gridiron careers, Moul
den and Magrill, both regular Ag
gie tackles for the past three years,
have been mentioned for a berth
on the mythical all-conference elev
en. “Bus” Moore, stocky guard
from Itasca, who will also finish
his career in the game Thursday,
has also received mention for the
mythical team.
Of the number finishing, only
three have won more than one let
ter. They are Captain Carl Moul
den, Cisco; Maggie Magrill, Mar
shall; and Jack Christian, Abilene.
Four more who have won at
least one coveted “T” are “Bus”
Moore, Itasca; “Dick” Hornsby,
Austin; Paul “Mac” McFadden,
Cleburne; and Walter “Sweetie”
Davis, Fort Worth.
The remaining five who will ter
minate their college football ca
reers are squadmen, although sev
eral of them will likely be among
those receiving a “T” when the
season closes are: Luther Bell,
Harlingen; Oran “Dooley” Daw
son, Crockett; Tom Hill, Waco;
Oliver Guseman, Houston; and An
drew Golasinski, Houston.
With the exception of Davis and
McFadden every man finishing
plays in the line. McFadden for
merly played in the line, at one of
the end posts.
Memorial To
Knute Rockne
During Game
That famous Aggie T,
known throughout the South
west to all Turkey day foot
ball enthusiasts, the symbol
of the twelfth man of the A
and M squad, will be seen
this year not in the usual
Aggie T formation but as an
organized group paying tri
bute to that master of man
and character, Knute Rockne.
The A and M cadet corps
will form their units at their
respective places and march
to Kyle Field where the tri
bute will be delivered imme
diately preceeding the game.
The T will not be formed
during the half as customary
in the past but the specta
tors will be entertained by a
varied program presented by
the A and M band.
The Aggie T is prehaps
one of A and M’s oldest tra
ditions but because of its dis
continuance this year is no
indication that it will not be
used in the future.
Infantry Leads
In Intramural
Basketball Race
Many exciting and hard fought
games marked the closing of the
individual leagues in intramural
basketball over the week-end. Since
most of the games were play-off
games for the league champion
ships, each team was keyed to it’s
highest pitch. All the league cham
pionships except one have now been
determined and only the play-off
games between the leagues remain
to be played.
One of the hardest fought games
of the play-offs was the game be
tween the Band and Battery A Ar
tillery of league D, class A. The
final score was 16 to 13 in favor of
Battery A. All throughout the
game each team took times about
in leading the score, it being Bat
tery A’s time to be head when the
final whistle blew. The most out
standing man of the game was M.
U. Barton of the Band, who in the
last few minutes made a serious
Fraternities at the University threat of bringing his team’s score
of Arizona have founded a new co- a b ea( b This game was interesting
operative organization known as not on ^ y because it was one of the
the Arizona Associated Fraterni- hardest fought games but also be-
ties, and thus create a 15 per cent cause h marked the first time that
saving in supplies for the organi- b a nd has made a considerable
zations. showing in intramural sports.
In league B, class A, the Com
pany B Signal Corps quintet trim
med C Cavalry 11 to 5. At the be
ginning of the second half, the C
troopers were leading the game but
before the third quarter was over.
Company B had snapped into ac
tion with a series of quick goals.
For the rest of the game the Cav
alrymen were helpless.
Probably the most exciting game
in the B class was the game be
tween Company C Infantry and
Troop A Cavalry. Up to the last
quarter, the score was at a dead
lock until with a sudden flash of
speed Company F made three quick
goals, making the final score 10
to 3 in their favor.
The winners of the other leagues
in class A are: Company C Engi-
Small Bore Rifle
Shooting Begins
November 30
Preliminary firing for the intra
mural indoor rifle matches will
commence Monday, November 30,
on the rifle range in the armory.
In the preliminary firing, which
lasts until December 10, each or
ganization desiring to participate
will be issued sufficient ammuni
tion for each of ten men to fire
sixty rounds. Lists of the ten men
designated by each organization to
fire must be turned in to either
Lieutenant Nachman or Sergeant
Richards before November 30.
Seven of each ten from the dif
ferent organizations will be select
ed to fire for record. The record
firing will commence December 10
and continue until December 19.
The record course will consist of
five shots in each of the following
positions: standing, kneeling, sit
ting, and prone, on the new regu
lation small bore target. The five
high scores out of the seven firing
from each unit will determine it’s
final standing. In case of a tie
(See RIFLE on page 7)
Handball Teams
Next on Program
Dawson
(See INFANTRY on page 7)
With basketball and speedball
intramural contests rapidly com
ing to a close, handball players
are daily getting into shape for
the intramural handball contests
which begin Monday, December 7.
Since handball is given as one
of the courses in physical train
ing, many students are becoming
proficient in the game. Not only
does it afford pleasure and excite
ment but it also keeps one in near
perfect physical trim. Past records
show that handball is already one
of the most popular sports among
the cadets, and also among the
coaches and is steadily growing in
popularity. Because of the speed
and skill that the game demands
of the players, the handball con
tests will likely be one of the most
hotly contested of all of the intra
mural sports.
Each organization desiring to en
ter the handball contests will be al
lowed six participants. These six
will be allowed six participants.
These six will be divided into sets
of two each. The members of the
set winning the most games will be
named school champions and will
be given intramural medals.