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HO.’HUB” JOHNSON BATTALION SPORTS EDITOR It Was “The Kid Named Joe” Who Kicked Half the Bunting Into the Hands of SMU That guy named Joe did it again! In 1938 the Aggies would have tied Rice for fourth place and set themselves a .500 average had they tied the Ponies, but this fellow named Joe came from the bench and kicked the skin right between the posts. Saturday, two years after the Dallas killing, he kicked the Mus tangs into half ownership of the bunting. Joe Pasqua—the kid named Joe—will long be remembered by the Aggies. ©IICNO/ — Sack# Be his favorite Santa Claus...give him Inter- woven Socks... a really worthwhile gift. 3 pairs $1.00 CLOCKl£R$ COLLEGE and BRYAN ® v © W40 Ir.larwovtn Stocking Company 1 Today the Collegiate Sports Writers All-American team is pub lished. Tom Harmon was named captain of the first team. Only one writer failed to name him on his ballot and only two failed to name John Kimbrough. Southwest schools taking part in the selection included Baylor, Arkansas, Southern Methodist, and- Texas A. & M. The Gainsborough portrait of Lord Jefferey Amherst has recently been presented to Amherst College. University of Minnesota Bach Society presents an annual Bach festival. Just Arrived! New Shipment of College Jewelry ? ? Where ? ? — PALACE Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. Norma Shearer Robert Taylor —in— “Escape” Prevue 11 P. M. Sat. Night Judy Garland —in— “Little Nellie Kelly” with George Murphy Coming Soon “BITTERSWEET” Com Av-SCE/w* M/HE Tbs? Gfi&trAfav/Mmffylw&H' ^ "TV TORDS can’t describe it W ...you’ve got to see and drive it! That’s why we invite you to take the wheel of this great new 1941 Dodge. Learn how Fluid Drive*, combined with Floating Power, gives you unbelievable new smooth ness and ease of handling. Why not drop in today? Just a Few Dollars ' More Than Small er, Low-Priced Cars! *FLUID DRIVE OPTIONAL AT SLIGHT EXTRA COST HALSELL MOTOR CO, INC. MAIN at 23RD ST., BRYAN, TEXAS BOBO MOTOR CO. GIDDINGS, TEXAS PALMER MOTOR CO. NORMANGEE, TEXAS STANDLEY MOTORS MADISONVILLE, TEXAS A&MToMeet Fordam In Cotton Bowl SMU Waives Claim After Beating Rice; Pugh Ready for Game By Jack Hollimon Texas A. & M., co-champions of of the Southwest Conference, move into Dallas New Year’s day to face the Fordham Rams in the Cotton Bowl by accepting the official in vitation from Dallas. The Aggies go to North Texas to exhibit their wares before the eyes of 47,500 Texans who have backed them through their roaring march over the nation’s gridirons in a 19 game winning streak. Southern Methodist, other part- title holder, waived any rights to the post-season game after barely nosing out Rice Institute in Hous ton Saturday 7 to 6. This left A. and M. undisputed claimant of the honor and the official invi tation was sent to the Aggies by Southwest Conference authorities. This year the game is under the wing of the Southwest Conference authorities while in previous years J. Curtis Sanford, Texas Oil man, was in charge of promotion. Fordham, powerhouse of the east offers A. & M. stiffen competition than any of A. & M.’s other 1940 opponents and the bowl is expected to be a sellout at least a week be fore game time. Ample tickets for students and former students of A. & M. have been provided, and the entire corps is slated to make the trip. These tickets are due to go on sale Monday at the Y. M. C. A. Players on both teams will be ready and with the Aggies and Rams knocking heads at full strength, Texas football fans are in line for unforgettable gridiron history. Marion Pugh, ailing Ag gie quarterback, has already re turned to the active list and will take over his old position of field general and passer. Registrar E. J. Howell, in ac cepting the bid, expressed deep ap preciation from A. & M. for S. M. U.’s action concerning the matter' and announced that the Aggies would accept the Cotton Bowl in vitation. This climaxed a week of speculation as to whether S.M.U. would make a vote necessary. S.M. U. was beaten by A. & M. 19 to 7. BATTALIONS- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 PAGE 3 ’A COLLEGIATE SPORTS WRITERS ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM Dave Rankin Purdue End Nick Drahos Cornell Tackle Bob Sufferidge Tennessee Guard Rudy Mucha Washington Center Ed Molinski Tennessee Guard Mike Enich Iowa Tackle Gene Goodreault Boston College End Tom Harmon (Captain) Michigan Back John Kimbrough Texas Aj & M. Back ' George Franck Minnesota Back Francis Reagon Pennsylvania Back Second Team Position Third Team Severin, North Carolina E Ison, Georgia Tech Maag, Ohio State T Wistert, Michigan Robnett, Texas A. & M. G Sohn, Southern Cal. Frick, Pennsylvania C Gladchuck, Boston Coll. Alfson, Nebraska G Kerr, Botson College Bauman, Northwestern T Kuzman, Fordham Fruitig, Michigan E Kelly, Cornell Chrfistman, Missouri (Capt) B O’Rouke, Boston Coll. (Capt.) Standlee, Stanford B Scott, Ohio State Evanshevski, Michigan B Albert, Stanford Piepul, Notre Dame B Matusczak, Cornell TCU Gives Russell Of Baylor Most Votes On All-Opponent Team FORT WORTH—Jack Russell, Baylor’s big Sophomore end, re ceived more votes than any other player when the T. C. U. squad named their “All-Opponent” eleven for 1940. Six of the 10 teams played by the Horned Frogs this season are represented in the all-opponent sel ection. The Texas Aggie lead the list, with three men named. S.M.U. North Carolina, and Baylor place two men each; Rice and Texas one each. Here is the Homed Frogs’ idea of the best eleven that could be put on the field if the squad were compos ed of all the players they faced this season, season: Ends: Jack Russell, Baylor; Paul Severin, North Carolina. Tackles: Fred Hartman, Rice; Joe Pasqua, S.M.U. Guards: Marshall Robnett, Dr. A. Benbow DENTIST Phone 375 Astin Building - Bryan Collegiate Sports Writers Pick All-America Team; Kimbrough Listed John Kimbrough was named an All-American by the National In tercollegiate Sports Writers Asso ciation this past week-end on a squad that was also boosted by two of Major Bob Neylan’s Ten nessee Vols, both of whom were at the guard posts. Robnett Nosed Out The closest race was between Molikski and Robnett for the sec ond guard position after Suffer- idge had been renamed. Robnett the main spark of the Aggie line fell just behind the Volunteer, who teamed with Sufferidge to form ulate one of the hardest running pair of guards ever seen in the Southeast. In the center race Mucha won easily but there after the next nine pivot men were hard to name. Reagan and Christman were the close runners of the backfield, each boasting qualifications to be placed in the fourth slot on the first team. Other Aggies Named Ernie Pannell and Jim Thomason were named on the sixth team, with the Aggie tackle being named captain of the squad. Those receiving honorable men tion off the cadet team include Henderson, Sterling, Routt, and Hauser- The poll was made from 80 col leges and universities in 37 states and the District of Columbia by Bob Kunkel, executive secre tary of the association. Intramural Rifle Shoot To Continue Till Xmas Holidays By Mike Haikin Bob Myers is off for the day, serving time as Officer of the Day of the new area. The rifle firing contest opened yesterday, and organizations which have entered this contest have un til Christmas holidays to record their score. In a feature game on the hand ball courts, a CWS outlasted A Sig nal Corps, 2-1 to win their league. In the only other game, F F. A. nosed out B Coast 2 to 1. The gridiron was filled with thrills and spills as the teams are coming into the home stretch. Hdq. Signal Corps powered its way to a 6 to 0 victory over B Engineers. In the other games, Hdq. Cavalry capitalized on two touchdowns and a- safety to down H Infantry 16 to 0. 1st Corps Headquarters blasted I F. A. into submission by a score of 7 to 0. The rugged Hdq. F. A. 14 to 0. F Infantry came from behind to down C Infan try 6 to 2. In class B, H Infantry crushed D Engineers 42 to 5, in the first round of the playoff in basket ball. Sching, with 15 points was the high scorer for the “paddle- feet.” Hdq. Cavalry splsahed its way to victory over D Infantry in a swim ming meet between the two teams. The score was 27 to 8, with the score being evenly divided between Jarvis, Rollman, and Cowan of the Cavalry. In volleyball, F F. A. won over C Engineers 2 to 0. In other games B Coast won over A Signal Corps, A F. A. grabbed a win over B Signal Corps, E Infantry eked out a victory over B CWS 2 to 1, Ar tillery Band won over B Infantry and C CWS dropped a thriller to B F. A. by the score of 2 to 1. Poloists Hand Oklahoma Academy Two Defeats on Jackson Field 12-5,13-1 Texas A. & M.’s fastest polo- team in years rumbled over Okla homa Military Academy on Jack- son Field Sunday afternoon to clinch the final tilt of their two game series 13 to 1. Friday af ternoon saw them rush the Clare- more club off their iron shoes to chalk up a 12 to 5 victory. The Aggies used every player to com pletely baffle this hustling O.M.A. crew that was outplayed and out ridden. Both teams started with a rush and Oklahoma held A. & M. at bay during the first period, but super ior teamwork began to tell and the Academy boys fell back and were never able to head the Aggie cadets. Long hitting and ability to turn back to the offensive by Braid and McDonald were not to be denied and A. & M. led five to one at half-time. Bill Stone and Jim Wilson play ed well throughout the contest for Attention Aggies! Xmas time is a time for giving and cheer. When you come back, place orders for clothes of distinction. Tuxes, Suits, Top Coats and Sports Clothes. Orders placed next week will be finished and delivered before Xmas holidays. ROSS TAILORS Bryan Oklahoma but they were never able to compete with those men repre senting A. & M. The real star of the game was lanky Carl Maloney who used timing and valor to count four goals and become high point man. Riding rings around O.M.A., Maloney swatted the wooden ball all over Jackson Field to send his team far ahead into victory. Bill Braid continued his torrid pace also by getting credit for three goals. Up with the leaders was reserve Lee Rice who played his position with veteran coolness in scoring three goals that helped in the Ag gie win. Also Cartoon - Sport Thursday Only CHARLIE GIAN AT THE WAX MUSEUM with SIDNEY TOLER Friday - Saturday iriTafT nMTMM 4 BA88AJU U1BI rati kiTGuar mm mLrm mm m Just Arrived! New Shipment of College Jewelry ? ? Where ? ? 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