HO."HUD" JOHNSON
BATTALION SPORTS EDITOR
Hub Covers California Trip “First Hand”
Sends First Column Back to Batt From Dallas
Dallas—Late Tuesday night—
We’re well on the way and by
this time tomorrow night will be
pulling out of El Paso.
Chip Routt claims no part of
the many women left at the sta
tion and shuddered as some one
spoke of his home town, Bremond
as “Brenham!”
Jitter Bug Henderson is dressed
like a West Coast gambler and
has already offered his pants to
Coach Manning Smith who has
been doing nothing but talk cam
eras to photographer Phil Golman
and Dr. T. A. Woodard, team doc
tor.
Jinx Tucker has already told
Bruce Layer and Dick Freeman
where to get off, and the hell rais
ing has started. Charles Burton
of the Dallas News will probably
join us here.
Mrs. Haines, Mrs. Bill James,
and Mrs. Woodard have their own
party but call in “Foots” Bland
now and then for a laugh.
There are a few exes on the
train, by accident, but are now
glad they made the mistake.
Coach Homer Norton Has Things in Hand;
Water-boy Blackburn Better than Gunga Din
Coach Norton has things
well under way but hopes that
for the sake of the water boy,
George “Monoplane” Black
burn, that the corps will come
through by wire to Tucson or
the Hollywood Roosevelt Fri
day, in California^
The boys say he’s the best
water boy in the country and a
hell of a lot better even than
“Gunga Din.”
Bama Smith and Derace Moser
just passed through and here comes
Bruce Layer, side stepping like
“Wee Willie” Conatser, although
there’s no one in the way.
“Foots” is on the way for a free
meal and can’t even stop to tell
another tall tale.
Odell Hermann has spent the
time working out the cross word
puzzles he’s found lying around
the chair cars.
Last year Jimmie Parker forgot
self at the time of departure.
This year, Ernie Panell left his
wallet in the dressing room and
realized the same just in time to
get it as the train pulled out.
The first ones to yell “kill the
radios" were the football players
as the band sent “The Spirit of
Aggieland” echoing down into the
Brazos Bottoms.
By Wire From Hub
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 9, 1940—
Texas A. & M.’s fighting Aggies
arrived here at 4:34 mountain time.
After a workout, the team went in
for some plain and fancy eats. They
seem to be in a serious mood but
are also having a good time and
will leave for Tucson at 10:30 where
they will stay all day Thursday.
Boys who were on maneuvers
this summer are reminessing and
beginning to cuss the country a-
gain. No one seemed interested in
going South of the border during
the layover in El Paso. Jim Thom
ason really reverted back to the
dear old camp days when he first
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hit the terra firma and began to
get sleepy.
Pannell had kinfolks (?) and a
girl friend meet the train in Dallas
and seemed to be enjoying the
visit between trains no end. Pugh
ditto’d in Fort Worth.
During the afternoon, Pat Pat
terson played the accordion for
a sing song. Sibley and Herman
took a hankerin’ for Nobody’s Ba
by and Wesson wanted Blueberry
Hill. Dawson and Reeves showed
partiality to Star Dust.
During the lulls between selec
tions, Jarrin’ John filled in with
Sadler imitations and held the aud
ience spell bound.
Keys Carson was right on sched
ule with his hitch-hiking and was
waiting for the team in Sierra
Blanca.
Serious moments of the trip were
occupied with studying Bruin plays
—now and then.
Six SW Teams
Meet Opponents
From Five States
Six games in five states consti
tute the Southwest Conference
schedule for next Saturday. It will
be the third successive week-end in
which six contestants have been
booked, but it will be the last.
After next week, the conference
elevens begin to battle among
themselves more and more, and
four contests will soon be the max
imum for any Saturday afternoon.
One conference tilt will be played
next Saturday—Baylor vs. Arkan
sas at Fayetteville. It has been
four years since the Razorbacks
defeated the Bears. Arkansas at
home is never easy, but Baylor will
be favored in many quarters.
Most interest will center on the
Texas A. & M. - U.C.L.A. clash
in Los Angeles. The Aggies and
S.M.U. are still listed by most han-
dicappers as the best bets to cop
the Southwest flag. Some indica
tion as to comparative strength
may come from Los Angeles af
fair, since the Mustangs already
have a 9 to 6 victory over the
Ucla’ns. Fan philosophy in the
Southwest seems to be, “If the
Methodists can beat them, the Ag
gies can.”
Texas Christian goes to Chapel
Hill, N. C., to meet the University
of North Carolina Tar Heels,
coached by Ray (“Bear”) Wolf,
former T.C.U. line coach, and John
ny Vaught, captain of the 1932
championship homed Frog eleven
and all-American guard that year.
You could flip a coin on this one
and have only one chance of be
ing wrong.
Incidentally, the Aggies return
from their jaunt to the Pacific
Coast and the Frogs from theirs
to the Atlantic, to meet each other
in College Station one week later,
on Oct. 19.
Texas and Oklahoma meet Sat
urday in the annual Battle of Dal
las. Whatever may happen on the
football field that afternoon, the
day’s activities as a whole will be
summed up, “A good time was had
by all.”
Coach Matty Bell takes his Sou
thern Methodist eleven to Pitts
burgh. Pitt routed the Mustangs
34 to 7 when the two elevens met
in Pittsburgh two years ago. The
panthers this year, though, aren’t
up to the class of ’38, and the
Methodists have improved. Looks
like sweet revenge.
Rice plays Louisiana State in
a night game at Houston. The
Owls have been playing the Tigers
annually since 1932; have two, tied
one, lost five—the last Owl victory
coming in 1935.
Ponies Pointing
For Pitt; Carry
Band Along, Too
DALLAS, Oct. 10—Two barriers
cleared with the triumphs over U.
C.L.A. and North Texas State
Teachers on consecutive week-ends,
the Southern Methodist Mustangs
turned eyes northeast this week for
their major intersectional set-to
with the Panthers of Pittsburgh,
who hit the comeback trail Satur
day with a convincing 19 to 13
decision over Missouri.
The Mustangs rolled the North
Texas squad into Ownby Stadium
sod 20 to 7 Saturday in a showing
which found the critical railbirds
dividing their time between wails
and cheers. The Ponies showed
signs of having a great ball club
occasionally against the unortho
dox North Texas defense, but there
were times when the proteges of
Coach Matty Bell lacked the punch
necessary for a Southwest Con
ference title contender.
Coach Bell found a pay-off artist
in little Bill Thomas, transfer from
New Mexico Military Institute, who
gathered in a pass from Ray Mall-
ouf and completed a 57 yard scor
ing play in the second quarter, the
first thrust across the goal line by
either team.
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A&M Pistol Team
Out to Cop Third
NatT Championship
With two straight national titles
under their belts, the A. & M.
Pistol Team will be looking for
ward to their third straight in the
coming campaign. This year the
team will be coached by Captain
Lively of the Field Artillery, who
will replace Captain Philip H. Ens-
low. Although the team has lost
a few lettermen, notably Lewis
Kenemer and Bert Burns, it will
be greatly strengthened by last
year’s great freshman team.
Some of the lettermen returning
for this year’s campaign are: C. A.
Lewis (Capt.) Gene Shiels, W. D.
C. Jones, Secretary; Bill Becker,
Howard Warner, and J. M. Single-
ton.
Although no definite schedule-
has been made, it is almost cer
tain that the Aggies will accept a
game with U. C. L. A. this year.
In addition, the schedule will in
clude some of the more notably
and nationally known universities
and colleges that were contested
last season.
BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
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Intramurals
Membership in Forfeit Doghouse
Shows Tendency Toward Increasing
By Bob Myers
Three sports were represented
in class A this issue; tennis and
handball giving way to the fast
moving game of basketball.
From all indi
cations it looks as
though the newly
inaugurated For
feit Doghouse is
not going to be
bare. There were
two charter mem
bers and the num
ber of delinquents
has now jumped to
five.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
2nd CORPS HEADQUARTERS
Myers
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4th CHQ came out for their
basketball game with Artillery
Band and brought home the bacon
to the tune of 10-4. These fourth
column boys have the spirit as
can be attested by the fact that
they didn’t know each other until
introduction came about on the
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Williamson Picks Aggies to Win
Easily Over UCLA in California
By Paul B. Williamson "fOKLA. A. & M 90.3
The Aggies are picked by a Wichita „...75.3
wide margin to win over U.C.L.A.
according to Williamson’s rating
this week. Williamson gives the
Aggies a ten point lead over the
Bruins. This is going to be a tough
game for both teams. Jackie Rob
inson, star negro halfback for the
Bruins is predicted to give the Ag
gies the most trouble. Robinson is
one of the fastest men in U. C. L.
A. history.
S.M.U. should be able to do bet
ter than Missouri did against Pitts
burgh, so it’s the Mustangs over
the boys from the steel town. The
toughest game on the Pacific Coast
will be Stanford by a shade over
Santa Clara. It’s always a hard
fight, but the rating shows L. S. U.
will beat Rice.
Here are the picks for this week:
Teams in capitals are favored.
TEXAS A. & M 99.7
U. C. L. A 89.0
TEXAS 93.4
Oklahoma 91.3
LOUISIANA 91.2
Rice 89.8
PRINCETON 92.1
U. S. Navy 83.4
GEORGIA TECH 91.8
Notre Dame 91.1
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 94.5
N. Carolina 89.4
BAYLOR 88.9
Arkansas 86.8
FORDHAM 92.0
Tulane 88.8
CENTENARY ....: 79.9
St. Louis 77.0
S. M. U 98.0
Pittsburgh 90.1
St. MARY’S, TEXAS 78.2
No. Dakota 73.5
PENNSYLVANIA _.91.4
YALE 84.5
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“Yes, sir, the slower-burning cigarette is aces with me. I like
all those extras in Camels, including the extra smoking”
STRATOSPHERE PIONEER “TOMMY” TOMLINSON, VICE-PRESIDENT and CHIEF ENGINEER of TWA
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|i: Just before the maiden transcontinental flights
|s of America’s first Stratoliners—stratosphere ace |
ft D. W. ("Tommy”) Tomlinson (center) takes
$$ time to enjoy a slow-burning Camel with pilots
Otis F. Bryan (left) and John E. Hart in (right).
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He outflew the weather for
Extra Speed
• In this "flying test tube," above, "Tommy”
Tomlinson pioneered the newest wonder of
modern air travel r-the Stratoliner. In rain,
snow, hail, and sleet, this veteran flyer "asked
for trouble” to prove that high-altitude planes
can fly over most bad weather.
Skill, vision, perseverance..."Tommy”
Tomlinson has them all-in extra measure.
Mildness, coolness, flavor—the qualities of a
fine cigarette—he gets them all in his smoking,
with an extra measure of each. He smokes
slow-burning Camels.
He turned to Camels for
Extra Mildness
• Twenty years — 7,000 hours of flying — more hours
above 30,000 feet than any other flyer. 19 national rec
ords for speed and endurance. That’s the flying log of
"Tommy” Tomlinson (above). His smoking log would
read: "I wanted more mildness in my cigarette. I
changed to Camels and got what I wanted—extra mild
ness with a grand flavor.”
Slower-burning Camels give you the natural mild
ness and coolness of costlier tobaccos plus the freedom
from excess heat and irritating qualities of too-fast
burning. Try Camels. Get the extras—including extra
smoking (see right).
EXTRA MILDNESS
EXTRA COOLNESS
EXTRA FLAVOR
In recent laboratory tests, CAMELS burned
25% slower than the average of the 15
other of the largest-selling brands tested—
slower than any of them. That means, on
the average, a smoking plus equal to
5 EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK!
Copnlght, 1944. It. J. Reynolds Tobtcoo
Comp&ny, Winston-Salem. N. O.
GETTHE"EXTRAS'!WITH SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS
THE CIGARETTE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS