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PAGE 4 THE BATTALION -SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1939 THESE MEN CARRY AGGIE HOPES AGAINST FROGS TODAY MARION PUGH. Even though he won his varsity letter last year, he ran into a series of injuries which kept him from hitting top form during the season. At North side high. Fort Worth, he won let ters three times each in football and basketball, twice in track and once in baseball. He is a letter- man in baseball at A. & M. BILL CONATSER, won his initial varsity football letter as a back in 1938. He won his fresh man football and track numeral in 1937-38 after arriving at Aggie- gieland from Denison high school. While there he lettered three years each in football and basketball teams and was an all-district grid- ster in 1936. BILL DUNCAN won his first football letter in 1938 after serv ing as a squadman in 1937. He won his freshman grid and track numerals in 1935-36 after letter ing twice in football and once in basketball at Wichita Falls high school, where he also won all-dis trict honors and all-state mention. His father is an Aggie letterman. HERB SMITH is a small but mighty man. This boy who two letters in football at A. & M. and appears to be heading for another. He came to A. & M. from San Angelo high schol where he won three letters in football and one in track and was picked for all- state grid honors in 1935 and was on his all-district team twice. EDWARD ROBNETT, like his brother Marshall, came to the Ag gies as a fullback and won his freshman numeral but is now striv ing for one of the guard positions. He won three letters in football and in basketball at Cooper high school. JOE BOYD, All-Southwest Con ference tackle in 1938, is rated by Coach Norton as a likely prospect for All-American honors this year. Started as a sub in 1937, he ended the season as a starting tackle and won his first varsity letter. He won one football letter each from Dallas Technical high school and Paris Junior College before com ing to A. & M. TOMMIE VAUGHN started as a third string center and climbed to the starting pivot man in the first three games, and from then was hard to get out of the line up. He came to A. & M. from Brownwood high where he won two football letters and was an all district man. ODELL HERMAN lettered last year as a back, but Coach Norton moved him to center during spring practice where he is running on equal terms with Vaughn. He is the better pass defense man of the two. He hails from Abilene where he won letters in football and basketball and was captian of his team. ERNIE PANNELL is the power on the other side of the line from Joe Boyd. He alternated with George Bransom last year, but is alternating with no one this time. He is as good a lineman as there is in the conference. He is a junior and a letterman. He calls Waco home. CHARLIE HENKE is another Kerrville lad. He won a letter last year as a sophomore at tackle, but moved to guard this year where he is holding down the first string job. Henke goes over the 200 pound mark and uses it to good ad vantage. He made the All-District team in high school. JAMES STERLING of Panhan dle is the second sophomore in the starting aggregation. He has taken the starting end job away from two senior lettermen. Jim is easy to get along with until he gets on the football field and then he turns into a madman. Was the best freshman end in ’38. JOE WHITE a senior two-year letterman from Amarillo is play ing his last year for the Cadets. During the past two years he has barely beat the injury jinx to his letter. He gives the Cadets six better than good ends. Is a petrol eum engineering student and bat talion commander in the field artillery. JIM THOMASON is the best blocker on the team and probably the best blocking back in the conference. He was the only sophomore to make the starting lineup in ’38. He is a finished linebacker. Although, he very seldom carries the ball he is a bet ter than average ball carrier. JOHN KIMBROUGH is the big 220 pound fullback who is leading the conference in scoring. He is a good blocker and good pass de fense man besides being a crushing line rammer. Kimbrough broke into the starting lineup during the middle of the season last year and is a fixture in that position. ! w | ifii s*#* 1 W ^ - (SofKz/ser- SrnitA. tfi.obnetf e Z&oyci J&iiatz'j'/i BILL “ROCK” AUDISH, built [ BILL DAWSON, big and burley, for rough usage, won his second varsity grid letter as a guard last season, after lettering as a back in 1937. He came to A. & M. from Brenham where he ' lettered four times in football. MARSHALL SPIVEY came to A. & M. from Lufkin high where he lettered in football and track, making all-state his last year. Like Dick Todd, he is an elusive broken field runner and is wearing Todd’s old number. t. a U. Roster Leo R. “Dutch” Meyer Name Home Town Pos. Wt. Ht. Chamberlain, Glenn Sulphur Springs G 200 6.0 Anderson, Carl Wichita Falls T 210 6.1 Pressley, John Fort Worth G 180 5.11 Huffman, A. J. Itasca H 170 5.9 Ware, Logan Bartlett H 176 5.10 Herring, Jack Hillsboro H 185 6.0 Crawford, Bill Fort Worth G 194 6.1 Gillespie, Kyle Paris Q 158 5.10 Brumbaugh, A. J. Fort Worth E 172 6.1 oJle, Jack McKinney Q 176 6.1 Best, Mac Sand Springs, Okla. F 172 5.9 Pope, Howard Fort Worth H 154 5.8 Moss, Robert Belton . G 191 6.2 Ehlers, Melville Pharr E 188 6.1 Everett, Dick Corsicana T 213 6.1 Coleman, Eugene Fort Worth T 175 6.3 Cowart, Glenn Dallas Q 156 5.9 Williams, Charlie Hillsboro E 185 6.1 Adams, Woodrow Midland T 229 6.2 Thompson, Floyd Breckenridge H 170 5.10 Sparks, Nolan Panhandle F 189 5.10 Horner, Durward Fort Worth E 196 5.11 Smith, Paul Fort Worth F 180 5.11 Roach, Phil Fort Worth E 177 5.10 Hampton, Jim Hope, Ark. T 205 5.11 Pugh, Leonard Fort Worth T 209 6.2 Looney, Don (Capt.) Sulphur Springs. E 193 6.3 Mecaskey, James Panhandle C 168 6.2 Allen, Irwin Floydada H 158 5.10 Kerlee, Ennis Fort Worth T 210 ” 6.0 Clark, Earle Breckenridge H 185 6.0 Browning, Selwyn Vivian, La. G 185 5.9 Taylor, Bud (Capt.) Austin G 198 5.11 Duckworth, Woodrow Vernon H 169 5.11 Jones, Billy Eastland G 195 -5.9 Shook, Fred Fort Worth C 198 5.11 Perryman, Jack Nocona E 167 6.0 Cook, Bob Fort Worth T 216 6.1 Sherrod, Bobby Fort Worth G 203 6.0 Taylor, Spud Breckenridge H 180 5.9 Binion, Linden Gilmer G 196 5.9 Brumbaugh, Ronnie Fort Worth E 170 6.1 Kring, Frank Fort Worth F 193 5.11 Alexander, Clarence McKinney C 190 6.1 Nicks, Buster Dallas C 167 5.11 Sparks, Connie Panhandle F 191 6.1 Cobb, Owen Dallas H 180 6.0 Cloer, Virgil Gainesville T 191 6.2 Smith, Gail DeLeon E 172 6.0 Standley, Ray Lufkin T 210 5.11 Childers, Bob Portland H 190 6.2 Loos, Don Dallas C 200 6.3 Wafford, Dave Midland E 194 6.3 Jones, Hoover Lufkin F 190 6.0 Baylor Has Record With Six Elizabeths In One Dormitory When six out of ten girls in the same house have the same name, who’s to know who’s being paged when the local Lotharo runs up the walk and yells “Elizabeth”? Such is the case in Memorial cottage, dormitory annex at Baylor University, where five out of five house council members have the same name, along with one other who boasts a slight variation but is still “Elizabeth.” The council members are Beth (Elizabeth) Jameson, Dumas, pres ident; Helen Elizabeth Douglas, Lexington, vice-president; Eliza beth Galleher, Houston, secretary- treasurer; Elizabeth Williams, Carizzo Springs, social chairman; and Elizabeth Brown, Sanderson, publicity chairman. The other “Elizabeth” is Betty Jo Parker, or Elizabeth Josephine, of Lexington, if you prefer it that way. ROY BUCEK came to A. & M. from Schulenburg and won his freshman grid numeral in 1937 and his track numeral in 1938 as a hurdler. In high school he won football and track letters three years each. CULLEN ROGERS is a product of Mart high school where he won letters in football, track and basketball. He won numerals in both football and basketball at A. & M. last year. turned in some good work in his first year as a tackle to win a varsity letter. At present he has shifted to end position. He at tended Allen Academy and Lon Morris Junior College before com ing to A. & M. HENRY HAUSER was all-state center in 1936 at Kerrville high after winning three grid letters there and captaining the team one year. He won a freshman foot ball numeral at A. & M. in 1937. JACK KIMBROUGH, brother to John Kimbrough, served as squad- man last year. He was injured in 1937 in practice and left school for treatment. He won four foot ball letters while playing football at Haskell high school. JOHN REEVES, the smallest man on the squad, is one of the most aggressive. Last year, as a sophomore, he was just out of the limit to letter. He came to A. & M. from Thomas Jefferson high school in San Antonio CHIP ROUTT came through in good style last year when the Ag gies were short on tackles and won his first grid letter. While he has not been a starter for this year he has already seen lots of service. Chip came from Brenham high where he lettered three years. EUEL WESSON is an experi enced player at most every posi tion, having played end, tackle, center and fullback at Temple high school where he lettered in foot ball, basketball, track and baseball. He was an all-state football play er in 1937. FIM WOOD is the longest punt er on the squad this year which is saying a whole lot. He has been handicapped by his lack of weight the past two years and consequent ly has not- collected enough time to letter. He came to the Aggies from San Angelo. GEORGE WILLIAMS hails from Eldorado and was captain and most valuable man on the All- South (high school) team in 1937. As he is a sophomore this year he is not expected to see much service but will be developed for next year. BILL MILLER was withheld from action last year as the squad had four lettermen ends but Nor ton has big plans for this boy. Miller came to the Aggies in 1937 from Brownwood high school and won a freshman grid numeral that year in football. CARL GEER is sometimes known as “the forgotten man” be cause of his unexpected rise to fame in the Rice game last year, when on the first play of the game he made over a thirty yard run. FINIS WHITE, squadman end last season, was purposely with held for later service and in spring practice was shifted to the back- field. WILLARD CLARK is another of the bright prospects from the 1938 freshman team and is a first call reserve this year. He won his freshman numeral in football and basketball in 1938-1939 and has a good high school record to back him up. c7 Vaup'/i> c $/erzr2tz! l Marine// ^Deziuson %/a user c/acAffim&rouyA ‘’beeves i i fyfbcel C/ ty r illia.>ns c/ttiller Geer IP w: .'4&SUM,- Control Kicking [Is Football’s Best Trick Says Star Philadelphia, Oct. 17.—“Control kicking” is football’s newest touch down trick and the most “revolu tionary development in the game since the birth of the forward pass” according to Franny Murray, gridiron star, who gives the details of coffin corner kicking today in an article in the Saturday Evening Post. Murray who was a star at the University of Pennsylvania and now is with the Philadelphia Eagles says “control kicking” is as easy as any other football job although many coaches believe it is possible only in a standout kicker such as Eric Tipton proved to be in the Duke-Pittsburgh game last year. And Murray should know because he developed “my own subpar aver age of thirty-two yards to fifty- six yards for Pennsylvania’s tradi tional closing game with Cornell in 1935” and adds that this phenomenal 75 per cent increase “stemmed from one three-hour emergency session.” That session, he reveals was with LeRoy Mills, a lawyer who was neither a career coach nor a former star, but the outstanding amateur kicking authority in the country, and a man who gave 20 years of his leisure to studying how to kick a football. In that session, Murray says, Mills cor-’ rected his slice, taught him a fast getaway and added distance and precision to the effort. And in the Cornell game Murray made a 75-yard kick that was a turning point and averaged 56 yards for the day. “Once coaches stop treating kicking as football’s stepchild, con trol will be commonplace” the arti cle says. Frank Carideo of Notre Dame fame was the first control kicker and the first Mills’ product. He gave his secret to Army and after Mills had had a session at West Point “control kicking was Army ordinance” says Murray. Presenting some of Mills’ phil osophy of the kick, Murray asks what good a fifty yard kick is if it is returned 20 yards, or why battle like wolves for a yard on fourth down and then give away ten or twelve when a punt is re turned. “Coaches moan over 7-6 defeats, yet Mills’ training enabled me to HENRY FORCE was one of the sophomore backs withheld from action last year to be developed for service later. He is a shifty runner, a good punter and fair passer as well as being able to quarterback the team. CHESTER HEIMANN was one of the bright prospects of the 1937 freshman squad but was out last year on the eligibility rule. How ever, he is back in full force this year and should see lots of service. m <= /3 ucce A. < 5%o^er t 5 r orca c ^/eima.nn T SSrn i/A cFter/zy, c7o'<Jo. <r 7Y7izie WALEMON PRICE is the sen ior quarterback, but has been on the injured list for the past two weeks, but is about ready to go again now. He is a two-year let terman and a triple threater. Al though, not a distance kicker he boots them in the coffin corner. MARLAND JEFFREY and All- State lad from Port Arthur is a junior letterman. He lettered last season as a quarterback runnnig behind Price. Besides being a football star, he is a letterman on Marty Karow’s baseball nine. < 2/ r Aomasorz Jo An ‘JCimbroiz^A n- ■ iPrzce. Jeffrey A. & M. Roster Homer H. Norton Name Home Town Pos. Wt. Ht. Reeves, John San Antonio G 173 5.7 Spivey, Marshalll Lufkin B 170 5.11 Rogers, Cullen Mart B 170 5.11 Geer, Carl McKinney B 170 5.10 Jeffrey, Marland Port Arthur B 185 5.11 Smith, Herbert San Angelo E 173 5.10 Pugh, Marion Fort Worth B 185 6.1 Smith, Earl Frisco City, Ala. B 175 5.11 Audish, William Brenham B 193 5.8 Force, Henry Orange B 170 5.10 Heimann, Chester Kerrville T 190 6.2 White, Finis Cleburne B 210 5.11 Miller, William Brownwood E 185 6.1 Henke, Charles Kerrville G 204 6.2 Kimbrough, John Haskell B 210 6.2 Kimbrough, Jack Haskell E 186 6.0 Moser, Derace Stephenville B 180 6.0 Robnett, Marshall Klondike G 205 6.1 Bucek, Roy Schulenberg G 200 5.11 Price, Walemon Newcastle B 180 6.0 White, Joe Amarillo E 187 6.0 Thomason, James Brownwood B 200 5.11 Wood, Frank San Angelo B 184 6.1 Conatser, William Denison B 170 5.11 Rahn, Leon Dayton G 195 5.10 Duncan, William Henrietta E 185 6.2 Abbott, John Corpus Christ! B 185 5.11 Pannell, Ernest Waco T 207 6.2 Buchanan, William Weatherford E 175 6.1 Dawson, William Crockett E 225 6.5 Routt, Chip Chapel Hill T 205 6.3 Herman, Odell Abilene C 190 5.10 Vaughn, Tommie Brownwood c 185 6.1 Hauser, Henry Kerrville c 200 6.4 Wesson, Euel Temple T 220 6.4 Boyd, Joe Mj. Dallas T 210 6.3 Ruby, Martin Waco T 200 6.3 Robnett, Edward Klondike B 190 5.9 Sterling, James Panhandle E 185 6.1 Clark, Willard Stowell E 190 6.0 Cowley, Harold Freer E 185 6.1 Williams, George Eldorado B 185 6.0 kick twenty-two of twenty-five points after touchdown in 1936” Murray says. “Last fall ninety- eight games were lost by this one- point margin, and countless others were decided on faulty punting. Unless coaches wake up, 1939 will be no different. “Mills had no secret formula. Everything he worked out could be discovered by an alert coach. He had what most of them lack— real enthusiasm for punting. “Of course control has always been sought. Stagg, Yost, Percy Haughton of Harvard, all were aware of the importance of kick ing, Mills’ contribution was scien tific. EARL SMITH is one of the two out-of-state men on the Aggie team, coming from Frisco City, Alabama. He won his freshman numeral in 1937 but was out of school last year because of scho lastic difficulties. MARTIN RUBY was one of the outstanding men in the freshman line last season and is due to see service this year. He won letters in football, track and basketball at Waco high and won all-district in basketball and football Helen Jepson Praises Baylor School Band Helen Jepson, displaying all the poise she has gained through years of experience in opera, screen and radio, took the baton from Di rector Everett McCracken, mount ed the conductor’s platform facing the Baylor Golden Wave band, and called for “Minnie the Moodi er.” This performance, however, was for photographers only, following her introduction in the Baylor chapel in connection with the band’s initial concert of the sea son. Miss Jepson, introduced by Pres ident Pat M. Neff, praised the Baylor band for “displaying better tone qualities and volume than I’ve ever heard in the opening perform ances of any college musical or ganization.” She expressed belief that equal opportunities are to be found in radio, scfaen and opera alike if the individual himself is capable. A much greater voice volume, she explained, is required for opera whereas the voice may be amplified in both radio and screen perform ances.