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Picking Aggies, Steers, and Frogs to Win Today; Also taking Rice Owls Over Arkansas The Southwest Conference really gets into the swing of things with three more league games rolling out of the well-known barrel. On Kyle Field, Homer Norton’s Texas Aggies face their stiffest competition to date when they take on Matty Bell’s rampaging Mustangs. Out in Waco, the Baylor Bears play host to Coach Dana X. Bible’s polish ed Texas Longhorns. In Houston, the Rice Owls clash with the Arkansas Razorbacks in a “do-or-die” battle, while in Cowtown, T.C.U. finds a breather in the Centenary Gents. We managed to survive last weeks’ blast as far prognostica tions were concerned. You roll ’em out to us and we’ll attempt to picit ’em. A. & M.-S.M.U. ... one of the top attractions of the nation, this one promises to be a lulu. The Ag gies were kinda off against Arkansas last week, and should come back roaring today. With Red Maley not in there throwing for the Mustangs the situation is in the Cadets’ hands. The cards say Aggies by a 14-0 score. RICE-ARKANSAS . . . Since the Razorbacks have been on the up grade, many experts seem to think that this will be the Porkers’ day. However, the Owls should be on the upgrade, today themselves after slipping far out of the limelight. The Razorbacks have a good pass ing attack, but here’s giving Jess Neely’s running game an edge for a change. This one should be a scoring game with the Owls on the long end of a 20-14 count. TEXAS-BAYLOR . . . Without blinking an eyelash, it’s the Long horns all the way by a 27-0 score. T. C. U. - CENTENARY . . . Rice beat the Gents 54-0 last week, and there is no reason why the Frogs shouldn’t duplicate the feat. This will be a chance for Dutch Meyer to do a lot of experimenting before the Texas game' next week. This should go to T. C. U. by a score of 34-0. In other games we pick Navy to upset Notre Dame, Fordham over Pittsburg (this may be close), Army over Harvard by 6, Minne sota over Nebraska by three touchdowns, Stanford over South ern California, but not a runaway, North Carolina over Richmond, Tu- lane over Alabama (but watch out), Dartmouth over Princeton by 7, Ohio State over Wisconsin, Mississippi State over Auburn by 13, and Oregon State by 7 over U. C. L. A. Sports Squibs From Here and There; Review Of Thrilling Games in Aggie-Mustang Series Thrilling moments of play between S. M. U. and the Aggies since 1926 ... in that year Gerald Mann, pres ent attorney general, passed for a score and kicked a field goal to give the Mustangs a thrilling 9-7 win . . . the following year, with the Mustangs a heavy favorite, Joel Hunt, Aggie quarterback, ran wild to lead the Ags to a 39-13 victory . . . In 1928, again an un derdog Aggie team rose up to hold S. M. U. to a 19-19 tie . . . then some ardent fans remember the years, ’33, ’34, and ’35 when a lit tle fellow named Robert Wilson proved to be a deep thorn in the Cadets’ side ... it was just the opposite the following three years as an Aggie named Dick Todd ran wild ... In 1937 he made a 75 yard run for a score to lead the Aggies to a 14-0 win ... in 1938 he made a 57 yard run to put the Cadets to a temporary 7-0 lead, but a guy named Joe—Joe Pasqua— disproved everything with a field goal to win the game for the Pon ies, 10-7 . . . and how can anybody forget that thriller of 1939 when the AgS defeated the Mustangs 6-2 with the outcome being in doubt till the very last second . . . And what about last year’s battle when the Aggies had to rally in the last half to win 19-7 with mighty John Kimbrough and Waltzin’ Willie Co- natser supplying the needed punch . . . All of them have been thrill ers, and today’s battle will be no exception . . . An underdog Aggie team rose up more than once to shackle the Mustangs, and, who knows, maybe the Ponies can re turn the favor today .... Hm! Could be? Dr. Francis Wilson, associate professor of zoology at Tulane uni versity, collects eels in order to study their embryology and life history. LET’S STAMPEDE THOSE MUSTANGS AGGIES AFTER THE GAME DROP IN AND TRY OUR SPECIALTY “The Aggie Burger” MINUTE SANDWICH SHOP North Gate BEAT ’EM AGGIES Celebrate Your Team’s Victory With Us— Before and after the game and the corps dance—for the best food, drinks and music— COLLEGE COFFEE SHOP i i i i:r East Gate ii 111 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1941- THE BATTALION Page 3 Much Depends on Their Snagging Today Williamson Picks Aggies Over SMU In Feature Game By Paul B. Williamson The most thrilling game in the Southwest today will be witness ed by the spectators of the Texas Aggies-Southern Methodist Mus tangs clash. This game will be the toughest struggle yet this season for the undefeated-untied Aggies. We will ride with the fighting cadets for a close one. The Texas Longhorns should have little trouble taking the Bay lor Bears into camp. The System takes the Steers to overwhelm Bay lor. The top game of the country will be found when two unbeaten but once-tied teams meet—Navy vs. Notre Dame. We say the Mid dies from Annapolis will be the vic tors. We like Arkansas over Rice also. The Owls should go down before the Razorbacks in a hard-fought game. This game isn’t figured in the odds-on books. Below are the Williamson pre dictions for Saturday, November 8, with the probable winners list ed in capitals. WILLIAMSON’S PREDICTIONS HOME TEAM VISITING TEAM ALBRIGHT Penn Military Amherst TRINITY ARIZONA U Flagstaff Augustana, 111 LAKE FOREST Baldwin Wallace CASE BROWN U Holy Cross BUCKNELL : Gettysburg Baylor - TEXAS BOSTON COLLEGE Wake Forest Brooklyn MASS ST. Centenary T. C. U. Cornell Coll MONMOUTH CARROLL COL Wheaton Col. COE Knox CINCINNATI Carnegie CALIF POLY Humboldt COAST GUARD Middlebury Centre CHATTANOOGA CITADEL Wofford COMMERCE TCH San Marcos Creighton TEXAS TECH CALIF U Washington CORNELL : Yale Davidson ; DUKE DRAKE U Cedar Falls Fish Meet Rice Slimes For Game at Houston Freshmen Are Decidedly Crippled For Owlets; Hold Win Over Allen Academy The Texas Aggie Fish will play their first conference foe of the season when they meet the Rice Slimes in Houston on Armistice Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 2:30 o’clock. Winner over the Allen Academy Ramblers, 40-0, in their opener, they will be out to protect their un defeated record, but daily scrim mage against the Aggie varsity and resultant injuries has cut deep ly into the bunch which won that game. iFullback Otto Payne, ex-Amanl- lo all-stater, is out of action wih a broken leg; Tackle Jim Wilson has a badly bruised knee; and End Nute Trotter, Borger, and Charlie Nanichia, Houston back, are hob bling about on sprained ankles, to list some of the more important player injuries. However, with a squad of between 75 and 80 from which to choose, Co-Coaches Char lie DeWare' and Manning Smith will pick a squad of approximate ly 50 Tuesday morning to make the Houston trip. To fill the gap left by Otto Payne, the coaches may shift Ed Dusek over from his halfback post, or may drop Bill Thomas, Sweet water, at the fullback slot. At any rate, Thomas will be among the starters somewhere. Probable starting lineup will in clude: Ends—Tom Goers, San Mar cos, and Floyd Hand, Pasadena, if Trotter is not ready; Tackles—Ben Stout, Dallas, and Harold Atta- way, Temple, if Wilson does not heal up; Guards—Johnnie Davis, Vernon, and Jim Cody, Dallas; Cen ter—Long John Knight, Dallas. Backs—Barney Welsh, Stephen- ville; Ed Dusek, Temple; Bill Thomas, Sweetwater; and George Wilde, Graham, or Jennings An derson, San Antonio. During the 1909-10 term there were 243 tents stretched over a ten acre area on the A. & M. cam pus lodging 486 cadets. W. J. Douglas, Jr. INSURANCE AGENCY Rooms 18-20, Commerce Bldg. Bryan, Texas Ph. 2-6605 INTRAMORALS By DUB OXFORD You Alone Can Give This Gift YOURSELF To someone dear for whom no material gift can quite be enough. If they can’t have you, the next best thing will be your picture. VANDYKE STUDIO Bryan Taking the spotlight along with the varsity football team this week end, intramural cross country run ners will have their big day to morrow. Activities in the intramur al sports world here at Aggieland will begin Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of Kyle Field. The “Fish” will lead off at StOO p.m. and the upperclassmen will follow at 3:30. All runners are asked to report at least fifteen minutes early for the event. Last year class A honors went to 1 CHQ with W. W. Greif crossing the finish line 9: 5.0 minutes after the starting gu?i had sounded. Run ning in a driving rain, J. M. Vad- odos came in first for the class B. division. Vadodos Oxford was a member of 1st Headquarters Field and set a time record for the course, 8:39.0 Intramural water polo is now in the first rounds of the finals. League winners who have won their first matches and who are sched uled to play the winners of the one-eighth finals are: 2 CHQ vs. F FA, I FA vs. the winner of the D Eng-B Inf match; 6 CHQ vs. League D winners, and E FA vs C CWS. Last year’s water polo winner was E battery Field Ar tillery. FORFEIT DOGHOUSE Class A: 2 Hdq. Field, Tennis L Infantry, Tennis D CAC, water polo F Infantry, Tennis L Infantry, Handball C Cavalry, Basketball Class B: 2 CHQ, swimming H Field Artillery met E In fantry and played them two min utes to decide the winner of a foot ball game. Sounds silly, doesn’t it ? Well, here are the facts. With the score 13-13 and two minutes left to play, H Field kicked the ball. The ball bounced over the goal line and then by some trick of fate bounced back into the field of play. H Field covered the ball. The referee ruled a touchback, which he thought was right. After discuss ing the matter with the intramur al department, it was decided that the ruling was in error. So, Thurs day E Infantry was given the bah on the one yard line and they play ed H Field for two minutes. The outcome of the short game? E In fantry the ^vinner. Still fighting to the last minute, Welder of C Field was fouled and took his free shot in an effort to tie the game after H Coast had already won. Welder missed the free shot and the score of the game was 19 - 18 in favor of H Coast. Tough luck. Welder. DETROIT U Marquette DENVER U. EMPORIA TCH Florida U FRANK MARSH FURMAN Gunnison Georgetown U GUSTA-ADOL GONZAGA GEORGIA TECH Glenville GENEVA Harvard Hanover Hofstra Hobart Hamp. Sydney Fort Hays ILLINOIS U 111. Wesleyan Kent St KING COL Kansas St KALAMAZOO TCH. KEARNEY La. Col LA. TECH Lehigh MUHLENBERG LAWRENCE COL. Beloit La. State OLE MISS MT. ST. MARY * Upsala MAIN Bowdoin Miano U. (O) W. RESERVE MISS ST : ... Auburn MANHATTAN Boston U. MARSHALL Morehead Tch MISS. COL Mercer MONTANA U. N. Dakota U. MINNESOTA Nebraska N. Cen. Col. J. MILLIKEN U. New York U MISSOURI U. NEW HAMP Tufts N. Mexico A. & M. NEW MEXICO NORTHWESTERN U Springfield NEVADA U SAN JOSE NORWICH U. Vermont 1DE=S (See WILLIAMSON, Page 4) Utah St. Wichita GEORGIA Lebanon Valley G. Wash. U. COLO MINES Maryland U. N. Dakota St. Cheney Kentucky . MORRIS HARV Waynesburg ARMY LOUISVILLE U. ALFRED U. BUFFALO ROANOKE .. ST. BENEDICT Iowa BRADLEY POLY J. CARROLL Milligan S. CARO. U. Manchester Hayne Tch. Aggie Water Polo Team Play Galveston The second game under the spon sorship of the newly formed Texas State Water Polo League takes place tonight, with Coach Art Adamson’s Aggies paired off again st the strong Galveston Chamber of Commerce team. The Aggies are one game up on the Galves ton crew, having taken a hard fought tussle last Saturday night in Galveston. An added attraction for follow ers of the watery sport, an Aggie team sponsored by the Campus Theater, will also play the team from the coast city on Sunday af ternoon. This team is composed of men who are ineligible for inter collegiate competition and is led by Captain W. S. McCulley of the college military staff. f RIDE! 1 S&FET WAy TAXI • Safe • Economical • Dependable We’re Glad To Help You When You Need Transportation Phone Bryan 2-1400 - College 4-4004 Headquarters SMITH & BURLEY Texaco Service FLOWERS LET US HELP YOU MAKE HER HAPPY MUMS—For The Game CORSAGES—For The Dance BRYAN FLORAL AND NURSERY Bryan Ph. 2-1266 Let’s Make Those Mustangs Look Like A Bunch Of Plowhorses Aggies CHARLIE’S FOOD MARKET North Gate LET’S TAKE THOSE MUSTANGS APART AGGIES Have $30 & $35 Tuxes to Rent or Sell For the Corps Dance Saturday Night WOULD STILL LIKE TO BUY A FEW MORE PAIRS OF FISH SLACKS LOUPOT’S TRADING POST North Gate J. E. Loupot, ’32 IT’S TO THE GLUE FACTORY WITH THOSE PLUGS, AGGIES After the game bring your date, parents or friends around for refreshments “Keep To The Right At The North Gate” Aggieland Pharmacy