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t> i V h t'-i i > ft i> Tomorrow Morning Should Find Aggies Host To Fordham For New Year’s Cotton Bowl Tomorrow morning at this time the Aggies should be the official host of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Day. Only a top heavy win by one of the two teams battling for the other half of the conference pennant in Houston today could change the tale. From this corner, such an upset looks far away. We’ve called many wrong this season and last Thursday told many of this land of ours that anything can happen in Southwest Conferehce football. Still—tomorrow will see the Aggies’ flag flying over the Cotton Bowl. Sonja Henie Skates For Final Show Tonight In Hollywood Ice Revue At Sam Houston Hall Sonja Henie closes her Hollywood Ice Review in Houston tonight. The show is one of the greatest ever to be presented in this section. One hundred skaters and dancers fill the bill. Last Saturday night the teams of Rice and Baylor were her guests. Tonight the Mustangs will probably receive the honor. Kimbrough Named As One Of Greatest Backs By Grantland Rice On Collier’s ’40 Team Colliers named John Kimbrough on its All-American, that is, the team picked by Grantland Rice and his associates. Sufferidge and Lio beat out Rob- nett at the guard post, but Mar shall was named the equal of these two. Thomason received honors for the blocking done during the year. On the all-conference team Char lie Henke, Marshall Robnett and Ernie Pannell were placed on the line with John and Jim in the back- field. Robnett and Kimbrough were named on the United Press All- American team, with Chip Routt being named for the third string. These were the only Aggies named on the three teams. An odd part of the HP’s selection comes in the fact that Ernie Pan nell beat Routt out for the tackle post on the all-conference. Chipp drew his votes from the national poll and Ernie’s came from home. Southern Methodist players pick ed their all-opponent team before the Rice game as shown here on this page. This afternoon they are liable to be surprised by the play ing ability of Tuffy Whitlow, the Rice candidate for all-american honors. One man on the Ponie squad failed to name “Big Jawn” on the honor squad. It’s true that the Mustangs faced some great backs this year, but John ran the ends and tore the center out of their line, and still he wasn’t named. Receiving their wings at Ran dolph Field this past week were many Aggies. Among those named were Herb Smith, the “little man” of the football squad last year and Pinkie Couch, last year’s swim ming team captain and the first ever to be elected by the team. A question arises from “For ty Acres” as to why more Texas players weren’t named on the Ag gies’ all-opponent team. Layden was the only Longhorn named. The Aggies have played against Rice, S.M.U., Baylor, U.C. L.A., Tulsa, Texas A. & I., as well as the Longhorns. Each had their great players and each left mem ories with the cadets. True it is that the Thanksgiving game will Assembly Holl Today’s Matinee - - 12:45 Only TRANSCONTINENTAL HEART-THROB! Hectic romance of a glam our gal and a guy who knows all the answers GENE RAYMOND BARRIE EIDli-WIiY it. ADDED ATTRACTIONS LAUGH WITH US AT “Snitch, Snoop, and Snitch” SPORTSMEN WILL ENJOY “Everglades” TONIGHT 6:30 and 8:30 COMEDY SPECIAL “He Asked For It” —MARCH OF TIME— “Britain’s Royal Air Force” MON. and TUBS. — 3:30 and 6:30 EACH DAY “Dr. Kildare Goes Home” and Selected Shorts SMU-Rice Game Names Co-Champion Both Teams Have Dropped One Game to A & M This afternoon in Houston the question as to who will share the conference title with the fighting Texas Aggies will be answered. Three seniors, Bobby Brown, San Angelo; Will Mullenweg, Houston; and Raymond Pope, Grandview, will captain the Mustangs when the Dallas athletes vie with the Rice Institute Owls in Houston for a share in the 1940 grid crown. Only a tie game—something which has never been recorded in the 19 meetings between the Ponies and Owls—can keep one of the teams from taking half interest with Texas A. & M. in the league crown. Pre-game statements indi cate anything but a tie game, both coaches grooming their charges to shoot the well-known works. The winning team will also receive con sideration for the position as host team for the Southwest in the an nual Cotton Bowl game Jan. 1 against the Fordham Rams. One of the most interesting side lights of the Rice-SMU tilt will be the battling of two fine centers, Pope, SMU, and Kenneth Whitlow, Rice. Many scribes rate the two boys about even on the field and all-conference honors might re sult for the outstanding man to day. The Mustang attack should be at top form for Rice. The pitching arms of Ray Mallouf and Johnny Clement, Pony sharpshooters, are in fine shape, and for the first time in many weeks the list of Methodist ends will be in good con dition. While a major portion of the dueling will be in the air, no one forgets the power show slated on the ground—possibly a personal scrap between “Presto” Johnston of SMU and Rice’s Bob Brumley, two of the leading point-makers in the conference. Mustang 1940 Opponent Squad Names Four Aggies Without a single player receiv ing unanimous support, four grid- ders from Texas A. & M., three from Baylor, two from Pittsburgh and one performer each from U. C. L. A. and the University of Texas were placed on the All-Op ponent team in a vote held by Southern Methodist University Mustangs this week. John Kimbrough, the Aggie pow erhouse, garnered 33 of the 34 vot es cast in the poll. Absence of Rice Institute players from the list is due to the fact that S. M. U. and Rice have yet to play, being sched uled in the conference curtain drop per at Houston this afternoon. Chal Daniel, Texas guard, and Ernie Pannel, Aggie tackle, were second in vote getting, each re ceiving 32 ballots out of the 34 cast. Marshall Robnett, Aggie guard, was the only other man to get as many as 30 votes, collecting exactly that number. The top performers “across the line” as picked by the Ponies were: Ends—Russell (Baylor) and Smith (U.C.L.A.). Tackles—Konetsky (Pitt) and Pannell (Texas A. & M.) Guards—Daniel (Texas) and Robnett (Texas A. & M.). Center—Nelson (Baylor). Backs—Kimbrough (Texas A. & M.), Jones (Pitt), Thomason (Tex as A. & M.), and Wilson (Baylor). The race was very close between Glenn Jackson of Texas and Bay lor’s Bob Nelson for the center position. long be remembered, Layden just did beat Mathews of U.C.L.A. out for the backfield post. And after all—it’s just as Sansing said, “They ought to know.” Oklahoma Military Academy tangles with the polo club here to morrow on Jackson Field for the week-end sports feature here at College Station. It looks like Bob Brumley of the Owls will carry off the scoring lead unless Presto Johnson scores some 23 points in this afternoon’s game and the Edinburg flash is kept a- way from pay dirt. To beat John Kimbrough’s yard age gain, Johnston will have to gain 227 yards against Rice which is a hard assignment. Rice is a hard assignment. Crain will have to leave behind some 265 yards a- gainst Florida. M Inf Wins ‘Mural Basketball Tilt To Break 24-24 Tie Extra Time Taken With F Coast Artillery In a game filled with fast mov ing basketball, M Infantry downed F Coast Artillery in the most thrilling match of the season to annex the class A- intramural championship for this year. The Coast started in the first quarter by taking the tip-off in fast play and made the first score of the game on a free throw by Little. It was Little all the way in the first quarter when there was scoring to be done for F Bat tery and the period ended in fav or of F Battery 9-6. During the second quarter the Lindsay brothers and Ballow com bination went to work hustling the ball and cashed in on many shots and free throws to bring their score to the top side at the half. The Coast failed to make a score during the second period and the play ended M Infantry 14—Little 9. The tiring pace that was in levidence during the first half was resumed when play began and the Infantry took possession of the ball at the tip-off. After much changing of hands of the ball, scor ing started once more with a free throw. This time for the Infan try when Jack Lindsay looped one through for the one point. Rone retaliated for the Coast be fore play began in earnest and the Coast began racking them up to bring their score just one behind that of the opponents. It was at this point that the third quarter ended with the score 23-22. Seven minute quarters took their toll in the finishing period of play and leadened feet responded to tired muscles to bring the game to a tie of 23-all when Little began scoring and cashed in on a free one. With less than three minutes left to play, Jack Lindsey broke the tie and M Company took the lead once more. After cautious ball holding by the Infantry, Coast suf fered a foul and cashed it for one point to tie the game again—24-24. At the blowing of the final whis tle, the score still remained dead locked and an extra period was played. The “sudden death” period ended on the tip-off play when Ballow shot a long pass to Ralph Lindsey, who was waiting under the basket, and the small effort necessary to jump up and • roll a ball in won the ball game for M Infantry to end the most exciting and hard fought final contest of the season. $1 ilMD! y li BEST RCTAIl TBAX 1 Strikingly New! Warm Pajama Here’s a smart mascu line idea. Ski-model pa jamas with knit cuffs at ankles and wrists to com bine “stay put” comfort with the warmth of fa mous *B.V.D. “Downs” fabric. The bold plaid de sign distinguishes these modern pajamas. Match ing robe adds another note of smartness. $2.00 VCLCM COLLEGE and BRYAN BATTALIONA— SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 PAGE 3 Noon Today Is Deadline Set For Entries in Rifle Shooting Competition By Bob Myers Entries for rifle shooting have only four hours left in which to complete their try-outs. Today is the last day and the range will be open from eight to twelve. Record fire starts Mon day, December 9. Competition for t h e basketball championship of the class A divi sion was closed to all except two teams when F Coast Artillery Myers won f rom Head quarters Signal Corps 33-10 and M Infantry took a close game from 3rd Headquarters Field Artillery by a margin of two free throws in the last 20 seconds of play. FORFEIT DOGHOUSE B Cavalry On the football field, A Infan try came out victorious in two games. One over G Field Artillery ended 7-0, while the second one came a little harder and was won by the narrow margin of one 40 yard penetration over the bunch from C Cavalry. Roberts and Ledbetter glorified themselves with Kimbrough-like play when they racked up a touch down apiece to lead the Field Ar tillery Band to a 12-6 win over D Infantry. Going over for D Com pany for the other score of the game was Lorino. All tries for con versions failed. A small matter of one point loomed large at the end of a foot ball game between G Coast Artil lery and C Field Artillery when the single conversion brought vic tory to the Coast team when the contest ended 7-6. I Infantry seems to be going strong in several sports again this season as attested by their 3-0 win over D Field Artillery in a hand ball game. Christian, Smith, Mog- ford, Williams, Hannel, and Jones teamed up to take the situation over. Tennis came to fhe front again when F Engineers won 2-1 over L Infantry. Crawford and McCutchan teamed for the first victory and Gibson and Tschoepe accounted for the other. L Company’s single- ton went to Kerby and Brown. Another tennis match saw a four man team from A Cavalry take A Coast Artillery 2-1 when only Dickerson, Driskill, Whitney, and Dubose showed up for the game. CAMPUS 15^ to 5 p.m.—20c after LAST DAY DARBYL F. ZANUCK’S Production ol Also Lew Lehr - Cartoon Pre. 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