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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1933)
1 ‘ A t-J THE pATTALI WITCHING THE A BY CARROLL Tomorrow is the big day! Two teams will be struggling to male their season not so bad after all. When it is all over, one will *>• holding its head up above the amoke, and saying, “Maybe I hafa had some tough bumps this ysar, ~ and maybe I didn’t win any cham pionships. but by “Cracky", I’m happy, I won the Thanksgiving Day game”. By past records, by math, anti by tradition it is the Aggies time to win the game • but that game won’t be won, by such. It j will only be won by fight, and I Battaltan Sport* which is thr fair thing this ease—afrard the title to the wlwr, to do ti Students NEW A ANI>»f MENTOR such fight as only the supreme practice grid-classic of the Southwest can reived in H bring out This particular game daw, Bob C •holds more than merely traditio* Reid will all and old * grid fueds and Aim* Maters for the teams to be fight/ ing for . . . both sides will be j fighting for their poaches. The Aggies will be giving their all for Matty Bell, who, it has already been announced, will be coaching his last game for the Aggies and the Longhorns will be fighting for< their coach,-who it is rumored will, be replaced unless something ex-; traordinary happens in this all important game. itty’s Day The Aggie*’ hospital list for this game will be the smallest that it has been during the entire season. Domingve, who did not get to en ter the Owl game will be again ready for action. Breedlove will also be ready again after getting a bad elbow injur) - in the Cente nary game nnd Couser will be ready for action, although he has had to go eaiy for a few days in ' t of a bruise re- jston. Fowler, Ran- inelley, and Percy m> ready. Matty’s Day By looking st the last two gam es of the Longhorn’s, some might get the ides that the Steers have gone to pieces. But theh, wait, the two games before the Ric^ tilt made things look as if the Aggies I Matty’s Day At least fivp Aggie players will be playing for A11-Conference honors on the field Thursday. They are Ray Murfay, end; “Stumble" | Jordan, tackle^ Ted Spencer, full back; “Frepchjy” Domingue, quar terback; and Stanley Stach, cen ter. Murray ha* already turned in I enough outstanding playing to take an end poaition in the hardest fought-for place on the mythical eleven. A good comparison of Dom- mgue and Hilliard will be brought out in this game, and Stach will go up against Bill Smith, who is considered by some ss the beat center in the conference. Bill Cou ser, sophomore qusrter back, will also be in this mad race. The pecu- ould Dedicate Game AND CvwL c Cjsr** HOMER NORTON Homer Norton, who will succeed , , , . . . .... I,. ... w * ^*.1 Matty Bell as head of the athletic had hit the rocks but what did the liar thing about this competition . , . „ . „ boys do when they went against for individual honor, is that the ^rtment and head football the Owls? They looked like cham- .ones feersving them will be those coach, is considered by some crit- pions The conference has been full that ate helping others rather than ics as one of the most promising £riawell, Ark trying for honars for themselves, coaches in the South today. CASPER HOLDS _. t JG LEAD By scoring one touchdown Sat urday againM Rice Institute, Charles Cas||Rr, speedy Texas Christian half^ck, ralidgsd' his Southwest C onference scoring lead. Scoring leaders follow: Player Casper, TCU LaForge, Ark. Hilliard, Texas R. Wilton, SMC Domingue, A AM G. Jordon, ArkJ Biddle. Arkan. Couser, A AM Petty, Baylor ; of impossible upsets this year and it would 1101 be too late for anoth er such to take place tomorrow if either side happened to get the D •’ , New get out the old slide rule idea that there was to be a push- , Mnd ^ ^ ^ f ifuring by ^ over in the Aggie-Steer game, known of foretel) . Matty's Day Jjing. Who will atin the game to- V»i<>rnow? Here are my guesses for Who wins the conference? There *he Turkey, with hash being tak- is little doubt as to who has won • n in other conference games later the Southwest Conference this '*> the week year. The question is who will get the title. Looking at the records we see '' that Arkansas has won four of the five conference games that school has played and among these we ase decisive defeats of both the other leading contesting teams for the title. The important fact in considering these victories is that the ineligible player who has caus- Arkansas’ right to the title to be questioned had very little if any-jj thing to do with the victorie^sCor- «d on either of these teams. As it happens there is no defi nite regulation on the particular issue of the irregularity and there is no doubt that the authorities of the Razorbacks knew nothing of the players’ records except as they had been presented to them. The authorities will meet Dec ember 9 to decide this question. They- have always done the right and fair thing, and it is obvious A and M 19 -Texas 7 TCU 1*-S M U 6 Baylor 20—Rice 6 Tulsa 7—Arkansas 0 Matty’s Day Norton was educated at Birm ingham-Southern, in Alabama. He has been at Centenary for the past 11 years, and was at one time as sistant coach under “Bo“ McMil- j lan. When McMillan left Centen ary eight years ago, Norton was chosen ss head coach for the Gen- 4 tie men and has remained in that capacity since. Under Norten’s tutelage, the Centenary Gentlemen have enjoyed the highest success in football de spite the fact that the entire en roilment of the college is scarcely enough to pick one good squad from. The Gentlemen have I undefeated in the last seventeen games although they have played through a stiff schedule including L S U, Texas, S M U, T C U, A TCO WILL MEET SMD GAME Frog Fans Muxtang* ’! The big problem coming up in stopping the “Thundering herd” kill be to cut off their leader— their life giver. In every Longhorn victory the indomitable Bohn Hil liard has been the spark plug. He srill have to be stopped, but in ,nd M, and Baylor, doing to a few of the other like To make the record even better, Jiirecka, Arnold, and Fagan must the Centenary team has not been be watched. Much has been aaid scored on in its last fourteen about the Longhorn* having a games although they have played weak line, but it should more scoreless ties with Texas, L S U, truthfully be-said they have a and T C U. non-functioning line st certain oc-j — c..k«u, but wh«n tho„ h«*i« in Coach Gives Orders the forward wall Ido get into ac tion, they are dangerous. The out standing linemen of the Longhorns are Bill Smith, Charlie Coats, Art Niebuhr, and Buck Prejean. To Tackle Hard; Is Hurt By Prodigies Basketball Season Will Open Against Texaco Oilers On December 9; Schedule Complete Guard* Lo*t Through I^tst Year’* Graduation To Be Felt Severely By Aggie Quintet. With the close of the football season coming this week, the in terest of the Aggie sport - fans srill be turned to Coach John Reid and his 1933-34 Texas Aggie bas ketball team. Having lost four regulars from last year’s team, the present in dications are that the Aggie ag- entire team back along with Clark, foi^rkrd, who was ineligible for play last year. Jti^e will present s much im proved team this year, since most of the players have had a year or more udu conference competition. With such candidates as Kelly, elongated center, and Johnson, Lindsay, Ont-—(IP) — “Listen, you guys," said Coach W. S. I Breese of the Lindsay Collegiate Institute football team, ’‘why don’t you learn to tackle?” The coach took the ball and started down the field. “Here,” he yelled, “two of you try to tackle me. Hit me hard.’’ Two of the players hit the coach hard- He couldn’t get up. It was found he had a broken ankle. Pleased, Coach Breese breeied out on a pair of crutches next day. day for Day of Revenge. UTORThInov. Schmidt and U ar/ btmy thi FORT WORTH* 1 Nov. 29—Coaches Francis Schmidt and Bear Wolf of T C U ari? bowy this week try ing to prevent an upset in theii game with S M| U next Saturda: at Fort Worth. The season’s records of the.twJ schools give T C U s slight , edge - over S M U, but in the last few years the pre-gafne statistics have been worth very! little in predict ing the wiaMr. | D . In practice aassions this week the Frogs are being given an op portunity to try out their offense and defense against the Mustang style of play. Mitch Meyer. Who scouted S M U, ^ringx back word of a stoat Muirtfcng defense and BAYLOR AND RICE TO MEET IN FINAL ’''BATTLE SATURDAY Beam Have Chance for Cham pionship Shc.uid Arkansas Be Forced Out of Race Be cause of Ineligible Player. Waco, Texas, Nov. 29.—With their championship hopes boosted by s 13-7 victory over Soathern , Methodist University last Satur day, the Golden Bears of Baylor University started thtir last week of training in the - 1933 football season pointing for the contest with Jack Meager’s Rice Owls to ; be played in Waco on Satttaday, Dec. 2. Coach Morley Jennings’ team came out of the Mustang fray wit^ out any serious injury. James Cloyd, sophomore center who has given a good account of himself in evtiy game since the first of November, had to be removed from the game when he sustained an •ye injury. John Williams, sopho more fullback, turned an ankle, but ia likely to be in form for the G.TdJPat.Fg.Pta. ^ cl ** h * B "i 11 Aubr *y Stringer, H 9 0 0 54 j place-kick artist who had to be 9 g 3 0 &l taken from the Pony game with a eharley horse. , v> [> A powerful defense, buift around probably the best line in the south west, will greet the Feathered Flock when they make their stand on Carroll Field Saturday. With the exception of the pivot man the entire Baylor forward wall played more tb*n 59 minutes against S M IV Harold (Red) Clem came ou) of the game in favor of Abe Barnett, a place kicker, after the •Brains had made their second •core. Ever)’ man in this group al so came out of the battle in Dal las without an injury, so “Thst Good Old Baylor Line” is in best of form for the game with Rice. In the Baylor backfield only one assn, Penny Frisby, a fullback, ia definitely out of the Rice tilt. He has a sprained ankle. The Bruin mentor is building up his pass de fense to stop the serial threat v he expects the Flock to bring with them to Waco. And the Grisslies may also show something in the way of a passing game, as they oatpassed Ray Morrison’s famed chunkers last week. Joe Jack Pearce, junior quarterback, is the mainstay of the Green and Gold aerial game, as he is considered *v-^ the best passer in this circuit. Jim Tom Petty and Co-Captain Frank James, ends, are on the receiving end most of the time. No scrimmage is on the Bear's routine for this last week of prac tice, but they are working out >4|flr. learning the features of the Owl attack, and training to pierce LAST GAME i\ Beq — 1 Students Express jj Feeling For Bell In Lighted Signs FINAL »(- MATTY BELL Coach Matty Bell will take his Texas Aggies to their last battle under his command tomorrow. Bell, a former Centre College, Danville, Ky. star, came to Texas A and M from T C U in 1929, aft er having been head coach for the Frogs since 1923. He previously had been coach at Haskell Insti tute in 1920 and 1921, and at Car- roll College, Waukesha, Wis. in L922. While attending the Centre College, Coach Bell lettered for four years in both basketball and football and captained each team for one year. As Bell goes into his last game. Matty Bell will have the memory of the tribute paid him by the stu dent body of A and M to cherish long after the discourtesy of the Athletic Council has been forgot ten, because tomorrow the Aggie Cadet Corps will dedicate their an nual Thanksgiving Day football game to him. Probably no greater expression in the history of A and M for an individual will compare to the sentiment shown by the students for their likable coach. Banners, streamers, lighted signs in win dows and on top of the dormitor ies all express the personal feel- * ing of each member the stu dent body. Evidence of this may be had by the observer as he walks down " military walk with such banners attracting his eyes as those strung from each lamp post with such in scriptions ss “It’s Matty's Last Round-up, Army, Let’s Go!”, “Old Army, Let’s Take Those Steers For MattjriT, and dosena of other flaming red and white banners, representing a spirit that makes VI A and M dear to every man’s heart that ever treaded down Military / | Walk to the strains of “Goodby to Texas”, or ever listened to silvery strains of “Taps”, as they float.,! over the campus of deadly silence with each student standing at at tention and intent on hearing each note from the silver wind instru- P ments. Although Coach Bell hasp’t an nounced his plans for the future, it is believed by all of the students that he. will receiye a position eq ual to or greater than the pdsitiou he now holds aa head of tlie de- . partment of physical education and head football coach at A ahd 4 * 1/ .1 he will have the Aggie team in the best physical shape that it has been in all year with Randow, Fowler, and Martin all ready to enter the fray. an offense thst may pfove too much for the Frpgs to solve. The tjlt with Hi, e last Saturday ^it$ defense, added two to the Christians’ bos- , If the Bears win the Rice contest pital list, but it is thought that >t!iey have a cinch on a tie for sec- both a ID be ready to go against ond place in the conference nin- M U. Kitchen, stellar triple- Tiing, and if Arkansas is ruled out threat man at the fullback posi- 4he Bears will tie for first or win tlon, received a bad leg bruise, the conference. Baylor ia in a tie while Keliow, Mphomore guard, with T C U. and defeat or tie at was taken out of the game with a the hands of the MusUngs in Fort hip injury. (Worth Thanksgiving Day would The record crowd of the 1933 eliminate the Frogs. AGGIES! WHEN IN NAVASOTA ITS THE || COLONIAL CAFE Best Food Between Houston and Dallas \ Navasota Texas i •• -j * Jr gregation will probably not be as forward, the Owls should provide strong as some of the other con- piehty of competition for any team A “weariness of popular cynic ism and sophistication in univer sity circles signals s very definite turn in the tide of spiritual af fairs in American colleges," ac cording to Bishop Ira D. Warner of the United Brethren Church. <tr= TAKE FOR A CLEANING 'ARMY I- mk- LET ITS TAKE YOUR CLOTHES FOR A CLEANING The Model CleaneTs Bhm i fj is expected to be present in ^ m« TCU stadium when the open ing whistle is blown at 2 o'clock ittwdaF^ Indications are that,' with fair weather on the day of the game, 20,000 persons will see contest. The Old CAMPUS HAMBURGER STAND FOR THOSE CLEAN SANDWICHES Now Managed By George B. Shaw AT IT FOR 17 YEARS ‘ - X' % > ■>■. in (he conference. TCU will boast a team averaging over six feet tall including Kinzy. center, Alii- tenders for the Southwest Basket ball Championship. Although Texas lost Kubricht, A11-Conference center, and Price, son and Walker, forwards, and guard, they are doped by many to Captain Myers, guard. Both Kinsy •be the favorite of the conference and Allison were named by auny to win the title again this year, sport writers as all-Conference Baylor will be another strong con- — — tender since they will have their ' (Continued on Page 6) COME TO MRS. “SARG” WRIGHTS F«r ! - That Big Turkey Dinner ! Over the Aggielafid Pharmacy . Open Til After the Dance ±: J '* THE SWEET SHOP I OPEN AFTER THE DANCE All Kinds of Sandwiches WITH PIG SANDWICHES OUR SPECIALTY Coffee Hot Chocolate -ICE CREAM 100% A. AND M. CAMPOS GROCERY % THE AGGIES Will Conquer THE LONGHORNS and Drinks Will Be Served At Conf In the “Y” Smokes 3= jiRi A* v?