ON KYLE FIELD
With Mike Haikin
Great Spirit and Determination Noticeable
In Cadet Squad; Moser and Webster Shine
It is amazing what hustle and
determination will do for a team or
a person, but that is just exactly
what has happened to the 1941 edi
tion of Coach Homer Norton’s
Texas Aggie football squad. Going
into the eleventh day of practice,
the cadets have been improving by
leaps and bounds, and even the
coaching staff is beginning to show
signs of satisfaction.
Supporting the recent surge of
optimism on the campus is the
work 6f Derace Moser and Jake
Webster, stellar backs, who are
counted on being the main spark
plugs in Homer Norton’s gridiron
machine. Moser’s kicking was a
grand sight to observe as the fleet-
footed triple threat halfback boot
ed a wet-soaked ball an average
of 50 yards with each kick.| That
combined with his accurate fling
ing and line-ramming easily made
him the outstanding back of the
past few days.
Much the same can be said about
Webster. Jake along with Euel
Wesson, did most of the kicking
off when Coach Norton drilled the
boys on kickoffs and returns, with
his boots averaging around 45 to
50 yards. Too, his line plunging
was more than satisfactory to the
coaches, and many of the sideline
fans tended to forget “Big John”
Kimbrough when Webster got his
hands on the ball.
Weatherman^ Forecasts May Jolt a Team
Or Two During Season; Rain Thanksgiving
One of the most important fac
tors in any football game is the
weather, and it has been the deci-
ison of more than one game. This
year, a team like Texas University
certainly would like to see each
weekend bright and clear, but ac
cording to the latest forecasts of
that unpredictable weatherman,
such a hope just isn’t in the cards.
Here are only a few examples of
his forecasts for some of the more
important games: October 18 (A.
& M.-T. C. U. game—cool and
clear; October 25 (Rice-Texas
game)—windy and probable rain;
November 1 (Texas-S. M. U.)—
RAIN AND COLD; November 8
(S. M. U.-A. & M.)—fair and clear;
November 15 (A. & M.-Rice)—rain,
after a week of unsettled weather;
November 22 (Rice-T.C.U.)—local
rains; November 27—(Texas-A. &
M.)—DAMP AND CLOUDY
WITH PROBABLE SHOWERS.
Recent Surge of Publicity on Layden And
Crain May Repeat ’38 Lain-Cordill Affair
The recent advance publicity on
Jack Crain and Pete Layden brings
to mind a story that started in
the fall of 1937 and wound up in
1939. Rice Institute, in ’37, wasn’t
supposed even to sctatch in the
conference rade, but came out on
top of the heap at season’s end,
mainly through the efforts of two
up and coming gridsters, namely,
Ernie (The Great) Lain and Olie
Cordill.
This year, another duet will at
tempt to step the hurdles of the
Southwest Conference in fine tyle.
It is almost the same story—Lay
den can be verily compared with
Cordill, a reticent and modest foot
ball player, who plays the game for
the love of it, and Crain combined
with Lain, who does most of his
playing for the folks in the grand
stand. Will history repeat itself?
Only time will tell.
BATTALIONA—
SEPTEMBER 11, 1941
Page 5
Intramurals
Intramural Department
Making Plans For Big Year
better year.
By Dub Oxford
Once again school is getting un
der way and the Intramural de
partment is making plans for a
As the cadets finish
the gruelling job
of registration
they will be more
than ready for a
little relaxation
on the intramural
playing fields.
Selection of
unit intramural
managers will be
in order as soon
Oxford as the dust has
settled and then a banquet is in
store for the men. The banquet
will be given sometime next
week, so watch this column for
the announcement of the date*
Present plans indicate that
games will start next week al
so, and starting the ball rolling
will be basketball, tennis, and
water polo for class A. Water
polo is started early this year so
that the boys can enjoy the pool
before cool weather starts in ear
nest. In class B, touch football
will lead off, with basketball and
swimming bringing up the end.
New Faculty Members
The physical education depart
ment will be well staffed this year.
Three new faculty members have
been employed and they will do
their best to see that the Aggies
will get the best in intramurals.
The new faculty members are
Nickey Ponthieux, ’41, who was
captain of the varsity water polo
and swim team. Coming to A. &
M. with fourteen years of exper
ience in intramural work is Carl
Tishler. Mr. Tishler has been at
Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, Ohio. Luke Harrison
who was in charge of the summer
recreation program this past sum
mer will be the third new member
of the P. E. staff. Other members
of the P. E. Department are Mr.
W. L. Penberthy, department head,
better known to the Aggies as
“Mr. Penny,” “Spike” White and
Dewey Hoke.
Credit Given For Intramural
Participation
As has been the custom in the
past, freshmen may participate in
an intramural program instead of
attending regular physical educa
tion class. Of course, credit in in
tramural is given only for satisfac
tory participation. During the
months in which the weather is
very inclement and typically Col
lege Station, all freshmen will meet
for regular classes instead of the
regular program. Of interest to
all Aggies is the booklet which is
distributed to all P. E. classes and
to intramural managers. This is
the Physical Education Program of
Texas A. & M. College and it will
be to all students benefit to read
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Coach Norton Greatly Impressed With
The Spirit, Hustle, and Condition of Team
With the first test of the season
only two weeks' away, the Texas
Aggies continued their heavy drills
throughout the past week in a two-
a-day schedule. However, that
particular schedule will end abrupt
ly this week, and the Ags will re
sort to practicing once a day Mon
day.
Coach Norton Impressed
As for the practice session itself,
the cadets have been working over
time to perfect their plays, block
ing, tackling, kicking and pass
ing. According to Coach Homer
Norton, the boys have been going
great guns, and should be ready
for real action when the first
game comes.
“Pm certainly impressed by the
boys’ spirit and hustle and their
excellent condition,” remarked
Coach Norton. Their passing and
running has been well above par,
and I’m quite satisfied with the
the kicking.”
Guards and Centers
The same situation that con
fronted the coaching staff at the
start of the fall training session
still exists. That is the center post
and the guards.
“At the moment Dub Sibley looks
like the mah for the pivot spot,”
added Coach Norton, “but, then
again, Slats Holder and A. J. Mer
cer are still around.”
The guard positions, at this time,
look like a tough proposition for
the coaching staff to solve. Ray
Mulhollan, who is groomed for the
guard spot, has lost some 15 pounds
due to an appendicitis operation
this summer. It will take him at
least a month before he finally
hits top form. Roy Bucek has been
the other guard alternating with
Mulhollan, and unless an unex
pected injury pops up on him, he
should see much service during the
year. At the other post, it’s been
Les Richardson all the way so
far, but alternating with him have
been Weldon Maples, Felix Bucek,
and Charlie Miller.
Backs Look Good
The backfield combination of
Moser, Spivey, Zapalac, and Web
ster, is just about certain to start
against Sam Houston State Teach
ers College September 27. Both
Moser and Webster have been at
tracting many fans with their
great exhibition of running. Com
bined with Moser’s shifty running
has been his great passing and
kicking. Coach Norton added block-
Allen-Fish Tilt
Reset for Sept.
29 on Kyle Field
Coaches Charlie DeWare
And Manning Smith Ready
To Open Training Today
As did their varsity brothers,
the Aggie Fish football team will
get off to an early start this sea
son. The Aggie Fish-Alien Acad
emy Rambler game has been reset
to September 29. This delay is
caused by the rainy weather which
has made it impossible for the
workers to finish the new stadium
in Bryan.
Begin Practice Today
The Fish begin practice this
afternoon at four p. m. and ac
cording to Manning Smith and
Charlie DeWare, freshman foot
ball coaches, the fish have done no
scrimmaging as their entire time
has been spent in registering. This
delay in the playing of their col
lege football game will greatly
benefit the first year players. As it
ing to Spivey’s duties and the Luf
kin swivel hipped back has been
mowing down would-be tacklers
with the precision of a veteran.
Alternating with the above
quartet have been such stellar run
ning backs as Leo Daniels, Andy
Andricks, Tom Pickett, Dick Skar-
ke, and Cullen Rogers. These grid
sters have been giving the first
team much heated competition,
and are running only a short step
behind. Daniels and Andricks have
been, especially, looking great, and,
it may not be long before these
boys will be in the lineup.
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tember 17 at 5:15 to get your
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Freshman Football Coaches
now stands, their first game will
be almost three weeks after they
start practice.
Strong Team
There are some forty high school
players who are aspirants to the
varsity squad and from the looks
of the size of the boys, Texas A.
& M. will have a strong freshman
team.
The Fish footballers will have
two head coaches to look after
them. Taking the place of H. R.
McQuillan, who went to T. C. U.,
are Manning Smith and Charlie
DeWare. Smith has had long foot
ball experience, being an All-
American under coach Homer
Norton while at Centenary. Char
lie DeWare, a former Aggie took
honors for All-Conference center
in 1936. Since that time, he has
advanced from an assistant fresh
man and varsity line coach to one
of the head freshman football
coaches. These two mentors will
concentrate their efforts on build
ing the strongest fish squad Texas
A. & M. ever had.
Three New Members
To Assist Penberthy
Three new members have been
added to assist W. L. Penberthy
in the intramural department. They
are Carl E. Tischler, former as
sistant Physical Education profes
sor at Western Reserve Univer
sity; Nicky Ponthieux, intramural
assistant last year, and Luke Har
rison, athletic director during the
summer session.
Tischler will devote most of his
time to Teacher Training work,
while at the same time assisting
in the recreational and intramural
program.
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