Fate of Athletics
When the United States declar
ed that a state of war existed with
Japan, many sports fans the coun
try over wondered how this situa
tion would affect the sports world.
Would the government more or less
cancel athletics? That question
was answered this past Septem
ber when the National Football
Association voted unanimously to
continue football in the event of
war or not.
The same situation existed dur
ing the World War days of 1914-18,
and football and other athletics
continued to flourish without too
much interruption. Of course,
most of the topflight athletes were
doing their playing on the battle
grounds of France, but, then there
were quite a few of the boys that
made athletics a most interesting
enterprise over here. Example,
George Gipp of Notre Dame.
It is only foolish to suppose that
the U. S. government will ever
suspend athletics. It is that same
athletics which makes America
have the strongest and sturdiest
men in the world. Sports makes
men—makes them eager and ready
for competition. We, Americans,
cherish competition in everything,
and that is why we are today the
most powerful nation in the world.
No, athletics will always live
as a prime necessity of life in these
United States, and it will always
be regarded as one of the main
factors in the building of man.
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Alabama Crimson Tide-South’s Most Colorful Team!
Billy Harrell
Alabama Quarterback
James “Babs” Roberts
Alabama End
Ted Cook
Alabama End
Carl Mims
Alabama Halfback
Alt Capt. John Wyhonic
Alabama Guard
Alabama Named All-Time Champs of SE
Conference; Stars-Nelson 9 Rast, Wyhonic
The Alabama Crimson Tide,
which clashes with the Texas Ag
gies this New Year’s day in the
annual Cotton Bowl Classic at
Dallas, is known to be one of the
most colorful teams in the South.
Although, it wound up fourth in
the Southeastern Conference Con
ference, the Tide was recently nam
ed as the all-time champion of that
conference. Since the conference
was organized in 1933 Alabama has
won 42 games, lost 10 and tied
four. This year they have lost
but two games, a 14-0 deficit to
Mississippi State early in the sea
son and a 7-0 upset at the hands
of the Vanderbilt Commodores. In
cluded in their list of wins are
such powers as Tulane, Tennessee,
Georgia (it was the only defeat
the Bulldogs suffered all year),
and Georgia Tech.
When the season started, Coach
Frank Thomas’ main weakness was
the middle of the line. Only three
lettermen at the guard post were
present, and that alone was thought
not to be enough to work on.
Sparkplugs of the valiant Tide
eleven have been Jimmy Nelson,
brilliant triple threat halfback,
Holt Rast, All-American end, and
John Wyhonic, another serious All-
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holding down the guard post. These
i three made the All-Southeastern
team last year, and have duplicat
ed their feat this season.
Wyhonic, a senior, is a native
of Connerville, Ohio, and is one of
the most popular boys on the team.
A quiet, unassuming fellow, John
is easy going off the gridiron, but
once hfe dons the moleskin he seems
to do a “Jekyll and Hyde” with
his disposition. Wyhonic is also
a star righthand pitcher on ‘Bama’s
baseball pitching staff.
Another gridster who has shown
his worth for the Tide is James
(Babs) Roberts, who along with
Rast, is one of the leading ends
in the South. He is the only mar
ried man on the team but that does
not bother him. As brilliant a
pass-receiver as there is in the
South, Roberts is due to fight
for top honors in the pass catch
ing department with the Aggies’
famed Bill Henderson.
A standout among the sophomore
ends is Ted Cook, lanky six foot
three incher from Birmingham, Ala
bama. He weighs 179 lbs, and,
when in the game, he has covered
himself with glory. He has two
Intramurals
= By Dub Oxford-
Fellows, now is the time to bear
down and keep living a normal
life. The facilities of the Intra
mural department are offered to the
corps and it will be their job more
than ever to keep the Aggies’ mind
off the present situation. The in
tramural playing fields will be the
means by which this end will be
accomplished. Do something every
day. In war and in peace, “an idle
mind or body is the devil’s work
shop.” And don’t forget you can
always play a game down on Kyle
Field.
H Coast Artillery, 25, H Re
placement Center,
0. That was the
score of the bril-
1 i a n t football
game played yes
terday afternoon.
The coast boys
won their game
with ease, as you
can see. Unlike
most teams, H
Oxford Coast has a pow
erful running attack instead of the
usual aerial offense. All of their
goals, except one, were origina
ted and completed with running
plays. Credit for stellar playing
goes to Jack Schneider, captain
of the H Coast team.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
Class A
1 CHQ, Football
D Inf, Football
B CWS, Football
Class B:
A Cav, Volleyball
A CAC, Volleyball
1 CHQ, Volleyball
D Replacement Center,
Ping Pong.
All Sport Sheet ,
A Field Artillery over-rode B
Infantry 16-13 in a fast basket
ball game and A Infantry played
superb basketball and beat B Sig
nal Corps 32-12. B Coast won their
game with A Cavalry and the
“Fighting Fifth,” the boys from
5 CHQ, beat B Replacement Cen
ter 15-9.
Open Handball Tournament
The open doubles handball tourn
ament, started last year by Ransom
Kenny and Mike Cokinos, will put
on this year by the Intramural
department. Any student or fac
ulty member interested in playing
such a tournament please turn in
paired entry cards to the Intra
mural department.
more years left, and is expected to
develop into a great wingman.
Going on to the backs, we find
that in Billy Harrell, brilliant lit
tle halfback, the Tide have one
of the best substitutes in the con-
fei'ence. The fact that he plays
the same position as the durable
Jimmy Nelson has kept him out
of the starting lineup. He is a
triple-threater and is a vicious de
fensive man. He compares favor
ably to the Aggies’ Leo Daniels,
who is the understudy for Derace
Moser, the Cadets’ ace back.
Another sophomore back, whom
Alabama fans are already groom
ing for great honors in the com
ing years is Carl Mims, speedy
170 lb. back. He is Alabama’s
climax runner having already
broken away for a great amount
of yardage. Before he came to
Alabama, he was the nation’s high
est scoring back at Mignon High
School in Sylacauga, Alabama.
There you have it. These are
only a portion of the great stars
produced by Alabama this year.
Not listed in the above pictures
are such ’Bama greats as Nelson
Rast, Dave Brown, Russ Craft,
A1 Sabo, Sumpter Blackmon, Noah
Langdale, Don Whitmore, Norman
Wesley, and George Hecht. They
will all be ready for the Aggies
New Year’s Day, and are set to
break a jinx which has hovered
over them many years—that is, to
beat a Southwest Conference team.
BATTALION
DECEMBER 11, 1941
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A & M Conference Cage Schedule
January 10 Texas at Austin
January 13 Rice at Houston
January 16 Baylor at College Station
January 21 Rice at College Station
February 3 Baylor at Waco
February 13 Arkansas at College Station
February 14 Arkansas at College Station
February 20 SMU at College Station
February 21 TCU at College Station
February 24 TCU at Fort Worth
February 26 SMU at Dallas
March 4 Texas at College Station
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tion is as follows:
The junior yell leader shall be elected by
a vote of the Junior Class. To be elii
to be a candidate for junior yell lei
student must meet the following re
quirements. (a) He must have attended
A. & M. college for four continuous se
mesters .and at the time of his candidacy
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uirements.
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be in attendance at the college during his
fifth continuous semester.
(b) He must have passed at least 3/5
of a norma] semester’s work during the
semester immediately preceeding his can
didacy.
(c) He must be a classified junior with
a grade point average of at least 1.25.
To get his name on the ballot, he must
file notice of candidacy at the student
activities office by three p. m. Monday.
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of 60 cents. If he is declared in<
by action of the Student Election Com
mittee or if he withdraws of his own will,
this fee is to be refunded. He must also
file a petition of candidacy signed by at
least 200 sophomores, juniors, and seniors
with the chairman of the Student Election
Committee at least by 3 p. m. Monday,
December 15. Ail of the students who
qualify as candidates under the above re-
Aggies Prep
For NTSTC
In Tilt Friday
Gagers Bolstered
With Return of Bill
Henderson to Floor
The Aggie basketball squad will
play their second game of the sea
son tomorrow night when they
meet the North Texas State Teach
ers’ College Eagles in DeWare
Field House. The Cadets will be
attempting to avenge the 50-33 de
feat suffered at the hands of the
Sam Houston Bearkats Monday
night.
Bolstered by the return of “Jit
terbug” Henderson, the team cap
tain, who returned from Washing
ton yesterday, the Aggies will be
fighting hard and should show an
improved game. Henderson be
gan working out yesterday after
noon and will spend most of his
spare time on the hardwoods. He
will play in as many of the games
as possible, sandwiching the Cot
ton Bowl grid game in between
cage tilts.
The Eagles have an impressive
early season record, with three wins
and one defeat. They opened the
season by defeating S. M. U., T.
C. U., and Dr. Pepper.
quirement'3 will appear before a meeting
of the junior class Wednesday evening,. Dec.
17, to be voted on. The candidate who re
ceives the greatest number of votes will be
declared elected.
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