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George Van Cleave, the Siren-Twirler, Is
Only Senior Departmental Manager on Campus
“Remember Texas U and 1940” Is New Battle
Cry of Aggies as They Prepare for Longhorns
Well, we’ve done it—accomplished something that not
even the most optimistic Aggie fan could fore-vision. The
Ags have clinched at least a tie for the conference champion
ship, which at this particular point, brings many fond mem
ories to us.
The Texas State’s battle cry may have been “Remember
the Alamo and the Goliad,” but every Aggie straightens up
and looks serious when the cry “Remember 1940” is uttered.
Yes, indeed, the Aggies remember that fateful Thanksgiving
pate when an under-dog Longhorn team wrote history at
Memorial Field with a great upset.
This year, the situation is similar, The Texas Longhorns,
with their record smashed to bits, and their Rose Special
diminished into thin air, again go onto the field with nothing
to lose and everything to win. The Aggies, a “cinderella”
team if there ever was one, have gone through the season
with eight consecutive wins and now have only one game to
go for a perfect season and a possible national championship.
Is that not enough to rise up to a peak never before attained
by a team? You darned right it is. And don’t think the
Aggies are not ready for this game. Down deep in their
hearts, Coach Homer Norton and his gridsters, have always
given Texas a thought before each game. Tn fact, before the
season even started, that was their sole aim—to atone the
defeat of 1940. So when you think of the forthcoming Texas
battle, give a thought to the cry “REMEMBER TEXAS U
AND 1940!”
Marshall Spivey, Ag Quarterback, Deserves
Much Credit For Cadet Sensational Streak
The sensational record of the
Texas Aggies has already been
spread all over this nation. It’s
a record that is envied by near
ly all colleges. Think of it—28
wins out of their past 29 starts,
8 consecutive this year. What’s
back of this sensational streak
which has everyone dumbfounded.
Certainly the coaching staff de
serves a mighty big pat on the
back. Too,' the work of Derace
Moser, a great back if their ever
was one, Dub Sibley, one of the
best defensive centers ever pro
duced in the Southwest, Jim Ster
ling, the best end in the nation,
and Martin Ruby, sensational tac
kle, has plenty to do with the rec-
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ord of the Texas Aggies.
Yes, all of these reasons cer
tainly are good ones, but when
there’s any back-slapping to be
done, don’t forget Marshall Spivey,
the brains of the team. He’s taken
up where Marion Pugh left off and
has done a mighty swell job. He’s
called just about all plays at the
right time, and don’t think Coach
Homer Norton
isn’t proud of
the boy. Add to
this his great
pass snatching
record, and you
truly have a
great back. A
quiet and refin
ed gridster, he
is one of the
most popular on
the whole team.
He was elected
unanimously as
student representative on the ath
letic council. As to his pass de
fense work, Coach Norton regards
him as one of the best in the con
ference. When passes are com
pleted you won’t see them in
Spivey’s territory.
cPpiveys
STAR OF THE WEEK DE
PARTMENT ... To Darrell Pal
mer, T. C. U. tackle, who proved
a one-man defense against the
fizzling Texas Longhorns. He made
about 75 per cent of all the tackles,
while his big frame disposed of
more than one would-be tackier.
SPORTS SQUIBS FROM
HERE AND THERE
In our books, Leo Daniels and
Dub Sibley were the stars of the
Rice game . . . Lightnin’ Leo was
never better as he darted and
dashed all round those O-o-owls . ..
his girl, Ruth Smith, is mighty
proud of him too . . . you ought
to hear her rave about ole Leo
. . . Sibley again proved to be a
tower of steel on defense ... he
also added two more intercep
tions to his lead . . . Jack Dayton
of Camp Wallace writes, “I’m pull
ing for the Aggies come Thanks
giving . . . Baylor and T. C. U.
blacked the “Eyes of Texas,” and
now I want you to take out those
eyes and really stuff ’em ... A
Texas booster writes, “Let’s boost
the Longhorns to the Sun Bowl at
least” . . . And what about the one
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East Gate, Paul Gregg, Agent
He is a siren twister deluxe,
And not only that, he is the on
ly Senior Intramural Department
al manager on the campus. Yep,
that’s right, George Van Cleave
is the Aggie I am talking about.
George is from Port Arthur and
has been in contact with the in
tramural department since his
sophomore year. Since 1939 he
has been a sophomore manager,
junior manager, and he now holds
his present job, which is quite an
honor considering he is the only
student on the campus that holds
such a position.
Basketball Player
“Van,” as the boys over in B
Signal Corps call him, is a Me
chanical Engineering student. The
fellows in the Signal Corps dorm
itory also say that he is a basket
ball player of merit.
Besides his duty of “winding up”
the siren every afternoon to desig
nate the starting of the intramural
game, George is an intramural of
ficial, schedule planner, and gen
erally looks after intramural equip
ment.
When asked what he liked best
about intramural athletics, George
said, “the fellows that run it.”
Which typifies the spirit of intra
mural participants all over the
school. “Van” also stressed the
valuable training received on the
intramural fields, and he further
stated that the fellows playing in
tramurals were the finest group
•on the campus.
Besides being an intramural
manager, George is a member of
the A.S.M.E., the Port Arthur Club,
and a charter member of the in-
Aggie Fish Prepare For
Battle with T U Yearlings
While the varsity enjoyed a well earned day of rest after their
bruising battle with the Owls, the Aggie Fish continued their hard
work in preparation for their impending battle with the Texas Year
lings. In their two previous starts, the Yearlings defeated the Allen
academy Ramblers 20-0 and lost to the Rice Slimes 0-9. The Fish
defeated the same two teams by score of 40-0 and 13-12 respectively.
The last time the Fish defeated-i
tramural club room. He professes
he plans working for some concern
intramural atheltics as a hob
by, which is not hard to see, and
he puts it, “I make fair grades in
school,” which makes him a true
Aggie.
As an ambition, George only
wants to graduate from Texas A.
& M., and when he does graduate
in the capacity of a Mechanical
Engineer.
So there you have it. A quiet
modest boy, who really has a lot
to brag about but never does.
That’s George Van Cleave, Sen
ior Intramural Departmental Man
ager.
Two Conference
Games Scheduled
For Next Saturday
Two of the remaining Southwest
Conference contests are scheduled
for next Saturday afternoon—S. M.
U. vs. Baylor at Dallas, and T. C.
U. vs. Rice at Fort Worth.
Only one additional contest is
booked—Arkansas vs. Ole Miss at
Memphis. This will be the first
week since the ’41 season opened
that only three games have been
played. Texas and Texas A. & M.
will be idle, working on their cam
paign for the mighty clash at Col
lege Station Thursday, November
27.
Both of the conference contests
are very much on the question
side of the ledger. S. M. U., Baylor,
T. C. U., and Rice have all played
some good football and some bad
football this year.
The Mustangs won by a scant 7
to 4 from the Bears in Waco last
year. The Owls defeated the Frogs
14 to 6 in Houston in ’40.
The Razorbacks will be given
little chance against Ole Miss, con
queror of Holy Cross, Tulane and
L. S. U. However, Arkansas was
likewise given little but sympathy
before last year’s contest, when
they nosed Ole Miss 21 to 20.
Fertilizer Sales
Up Eleven Per Cent
By Mike Haikin
Battalion Sports Editor
Fertilizer sales in Texas for the
season ending September 1, 1941,
are reported by the manufacturers
to be 129,578 tons of fertilizer as
compiled by G. S. Fraps, State
Chemist at the A. & M. College.
The sales this season are about
11 per cent more than last season
when 116,307 tons were sold.
The most popular fertilizer is
4-8-4, of which 34,477 tons were
sold. Next comes 4-12-4 with 16,732
tons, and then 4-8-6 with 13,088
tons. The 6-10-7 ranked fourth
with 8,725 tons, while 6-8-4 reached
7,327 tons. These five grades ac
counted for 80,395 tons out of the
total of 129,570 tons sold, squal to
nearly 62 per cent.
INTRAMDRALS
By
DUB OXFORD
Playing inspired football, 3
Headquarters Field Artillery beat
F Field Artillery to win the second
intramural championship of the
year. The 3 Headquarters Field
class B players eked out their win
over F Field by 1
forty yard pene
tration.
In this final
game, 3 Head
quarters Field had
F Field settled
down to business
in the last five
minutes of the
game and came
Oxford up with 2 forty
yard penetrations and 1 twenty
yard penetration. The 3 Headquar
ters boys were still ahead though.
Holding their opponents like the
rock of Gibraltar, the 3 Headquar
ters men held F Field for four
downs on the 1 foot line. The
whistle blew and the game ended
at the 3 Headquarters end of the
field. The winner of one of the
closest games of the intramural
season, 3 Headquarters Field Ar
tillery by 1 forty yard penetration.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
Class A
4 C.H.Q., Basketball
With the final score 16-16 the
intramural officials had a time
deciding the winner of the class B
swimming match between B Field
Artillery and G Infantry. Both
teams had 2 first places and one
second place. But B Field had a
third place winner whereas G In
fantry did not. Since B Field had
this edge, they were declared the
winner of the match.
Class A Football
With the wind to their backs, 2
C.H.Q. beat H Coast Artillery by
a score of 12-0 in class A football.
A Infantry proved their prowess
on the intramural playing fields by
downing C C.W.S. 13-0. Making 3
forty yard penetrations, 1 Head
quarters Field won their game with
C Infantry. Big B Infantry took
the members of D Engineers team
for a licking. The “Faddlefeet”
beat them 12-0.
E Engineers beat 5 C.H.Q. by 3
forty yard penetrations and the
all-powerful E Field Artillery beat
B Replacement Center 12-0. C Field
and B Cavalry played the closest
game. The final score was C Field,
7; B Cavalry, 6.
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n’t even be thought of. The game
with Texas university must be
the only game in any Aggie’s mind.
From now until a week from Thurs
day let the saying be “beat the
hell out of Texas.”
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the Yearlings was in 1937 when
Kimbrough, Robnett, and Co. were
freshmen, but this year things look
to be a bit different from the past
three. Sparked by Barney Welsh,
Ed Dusek and George Wilde, the
Fish will be going all out for a vic
tory when the two teams meet on
Kyle Field Nov. 26.
The game should be an interest
ing preview to the main event on
the following day. The Yearlings
use the same type plays as the
Longhorns, and judging by how
these plays have shown up in the
last two games against hard-charg
ing lines, the rugged Fish forward
wall should deal them plenty of
misery. Standouts in this bulwark
are End Nute Trotter, Tackle Ben
Stout, and Guard Johnny Davis.
The entire Fish squad should be
in top shope for the game, and Co-
Coaches Charlie Deware and Man
ning Smith will no doubt field a
powerful combination. All indica
tions point to this being one of the
most interesting clashes ever stag
ed on Kyle Field.
The first engineer to head the
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Texas was Rollin J. Windrow, a
graduate of A. & M.
Mathematics, Greek and Latin
made up the first curriculum of the
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where a prominent Texas student
had a hotel room reserved in Los
Angeles . . . Concerning Texas nine
married men, a well-known sociol
ogist once said, “Marriage and
athletics do not mix” . . . Ques
tion of the week is, “What bowl
will Texas’ second and third string
play?” ... You answer that . . .
Marshall Spivey moved ahead of
Bill Henderson in the pass receiv
ing department when he caught
three aerials against Rice to run
his total to 21 . . . Stanford pulled
a “Texas” in the Pacific Coast
when they counted their chickens
before they were hatched and just
about invited Texas to the Rose
Bowl . . . They did not reckon with
a bunch of giant killers from
Washington State University.
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