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New Year's Day Annual Bowl Games Are Climax to Screwy Football Season of 1941 Football is now a thing of the past, but there are always a few tales left to tell at season’s end especially this season. Never has there been a football year so screwy as this one, but the top of the screwy days has to go on New Year’s day—the Bowl games. Duke was playing the Oregon State Beavers at Durham in the Rose Bowl. That one look ed like a cinch to win, for Duke but Old Man Upset intervened and the Beavers stunned the nation with a 20-16 win over the hither to unbeaten Blue Devils. Then there was the good ole Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Opinion was di vided betwen Fordham and Mis souri but some 60 per cent of the boys decided to, go for the Tigers, and ’twas a good thing—for Ford- ham. But that was not all. There was still the Cotton Bowl, the Orange and the Sun Bowls. Here displayed in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas were the champion Texas Aggies who had won all but one game. Alabama had lost two tilts but had won their other eight with thrilling climaxes. Well, the thrilling climaxes prevailed, for every time the Aggies fumbled or lost a pass, the Crimson Tide would climax it with a T.D. Well, so what, one would ask? The Ag gies played a grand game—good enough to win any other fracas. Their running game functioned better than it did all season, while their blocking was well above par. Martin Ruby proved without a doubt that he was one of the great est linesmen in Aggie history. And that’s not even half said about the big Waco tackle. Reserve End Harold Cowley ended his collegi ate football career with a great exhibition, while, in our opinion burly Jake Webster was the best Aggie back on the field. All in all, everyone played a great game but Lady Luck shunned the Maroon and White gridsters for a new boy friend in the form of the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Orange and Sun Bowls, too, proved a bit out of the ordinary. Georgia and its Frankie Sinkwich didn’t go the sports writers’ way when they trounced the T.C.U. Horned Frogs in a real scoring battle, 40-26. It seems that the Tulsa Hurricane didn’t read the papers before the game either for by 5 p. m. January 1, they were on the long end of a 6-0 score against Texas. Tech. Well, there you have it. That was really starting the New Year off right—a screwy football sea son ending up in the darndest way. Anyway, the football fans got their money’s worth as far as scoring was concerned. In all the bowl games there were a 160 points scored. < Rice Heavily Favored to Annex Basketball Crown With TU and Arkansas Dire Threats Well, now that football is over make room for basketball. Here is another game that makes the cus tomers cheer and whoop it up es pecially in this Sotuhwest Con ference. After those New Year Bowl games, it seems one would know when to quit trying to pick games, but I guess it’s just in the blood, so here goes again. This time it’s for the Southwest Con ference basketball championship. Of years gone by this has always been a nip and tuck battle, but this year you can just about hand the championship over to the Rice Owls. As classy a basketball team that has come out of the South west in a long time, the Owls look like a cinch to grab the flag in a runaway. They’ve beaten everyone from the tough Phillips 66 Oilers to the Sam Houston State Teachers. Yep, you can just AGGIES! WE APPRECIATE THE NICE BUS INESS YOU GAVE US IN 1941. We Are Installing New Equipment To Further Give You The Best In Cleaning and Pressing in 1942. Efficient Workmen and Courteous Service. AGENTS IN MOST HALLS Or Save On Our Cash & Carry Price. HOUCK CLEANERS BEN YOUNGBLOOD, Mgr. JANUARY SALE GRIFFON and KUPPENHEIMER Suits and Topcoats SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS ON FINE CLOTHES YOU WILL ENJOY FOR YEARS .... 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The Three Aggie victories were over North Texas Teachers, 66-42 here; from L.S.U., 56-41, at Baton Rouge; and from Centenary, 52-27, at Shreveport, La. The losses were to Sam Houston Teachers, 50-33; Phillips 66 Oil ers, 74-43; and Texas Tech, 48-36, both in Houston; Kentucky uni versity, 49-29; Purdue university, 55-31; Bradley Tech, 53-41; Oregon State, 36-30; and Washington uni versity, 39-29. The only non-conference game Spivey and Ruby Elected Honorary Capts of Grid Team Marshall Spivey, quarterback from Lufkin, and Martin Ruby, sensational tackle from Waco, were elected honorary captains of the 1941 Aggie football team in an election held by the Cadet letter- men Tuesday afternoon. Spivey, who was the signal-call er and ace pass receiver on the team, has completed his football eligibility and will go into the Army as a second lieutenant upon his graduation this year. Ruby, who ranks as one of the top tackles in Aggie history, also is a senior, and will go into the armed forces upon graduation as a Naval Reserve. He was induct ed New Year’s Day at the' Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Highway Shortcourse To be Here April 7-9 The annual Highway Short Course will be held at A. & M. on April 7-9, 1942, it was announced by E. L. Angell, assistant to Pres ident Walton. Professor J. T. L. McNew, head of the department of civil engineer ing, will be in charge of the course. It is expected that the course will attract approximately 200 highway engineers. Cornell U Opens Winter Ski Center Ithaca, N. Y. (AGP)—In order to - provide winter recreational fa cilities for an increasing number of interested students, Cornell uni versity will open a ski center this winter on 30 acres of hill property near here. Funds have been appropriated for a ski tow, ski jump, shelter house, and for clearing the area. The center has been designated “Tar Young Hill” in recognition of Professor Charles V. P. Young, Cornell, 1899, who for 37 years has fostered outdoor recreation for Cornell students. about hand the flag to the feather ed flock of Houston. Here’s how the rest of the teams should fin ish: 2. TEXAS . . . Figured by most experts to be out of the running because of the loss of their senior team, Coach Jack Gray’s squad has come along nicely in their pre season tilts. They will be a chief threat to the Rice Owls. 3. ARKANSAS ... The Razor- backs, last year’s champions, have another tree-top team, but with the recent loss of O’Neal Adams and with the smooth-playing Gor don Carpenter still out of action, they are in for lots of trouble from Rice and Texas. There you have the three top teams of the conference. They are by far superior to any other team in the league, and should have a merry fight of it all. The rest of the entries—Baylor, A. & M., T. C. U. and S. M. U. will have a good fight for the second division, but that is as far as they will go. Each is about even in strength, with possibly Baylor having a slight edge. remaining on the schedule is the tilt with the Sam Houston Teach ers in Huntsville on January 30. The basketball squad was handi capped by the absence of “Jitter bug” Henderson who was busy with the football season. However, he received a back injury near the end of the football season and is by no means in top physical condi tion. He may not see much ser vice in the Texas game. Two transfers, Leland Huffman, from John Tarleton, and Bill Un derwood, from Schreiner, Have strengthened the team consider ably. Sophomores who have helped to make up for the missing sen iors of last year are: Les Peden, Jamie Dawson, Pete Watkins, and Bill Nutto. Squadmen showing improvement are: Ray Klutz, Mike Cokinos, Paul Pennington, and Jim Crouch. The lettermen left over include: Henderson, R. B. Bayer, Fred Nabors, Ray Jarrett, and Charlie Stevenson. The probable starters for the Texas game will include: Jarret and Bayer, forwards; Henderson, center; Cokinos and Huffman, guards. Proceeds of Jan 17 Tilt to Go to Red Cross; Buchanan and Conatser to Coach INTRAMDRALS By DUB OXFORD With everyone just back from was thus awarded to B Infantry. the holidays, intramural sports have bfeen rather quiet. But they have not been too quiet. Class A football playoffs will begin today if the ground dries out. Ping pong has been played regardless of .the weather and so has basketball. Concerning the present war sit uation, the U. S. Army is antici pating the use of educational insti tutions to school the many morale and recreational officers. They will be needed for the proposed large army that the Oxford United States will have soon. The Army now has a unified recreational plan and there has also been printed a tentative Guide for Regimental Recreational Officers. Which all adds up to this: Texas A. & M. has a vital place in the nation’s national defense and the Physical Education department of this college is cooperatng to the fullest degree. W. L. Penberthy conducts an academic course, P. E. 413, aimed at equipping recreational officers for duty with troops. This course will be continued next sem ester and the only prerequisite is senior classification. All students interested are invited to call by Penberthy’s office and receive full particulars. The rules for intramural speed- ball are as follows: INTRAMURAL SPEEDBALL RULES The Game: Speedball is a combination of soccer, basketball, and football. Basicly it is the game of soccer with the outstand- :aug>it when it is caused to go air by striking or being struck by any part of the body of any playe le ing exception that the ball may be caught when it is ci by t of ly - or punted. may caused to go into the any player. W1 egally caught, the ball may be pasi play. ame is a non-contact game, as is bas- etball. The Players: Nine players make up a speedball team. A minimum of eight players is required to start a game. Scoring: * Scores are made as follows: 1. Field Goal—3 points. A field goal shall be scored when a ground ball is kicked or legally given impetus with the body so that it passes betwen the posts and under the cross bar. A Drop Kick made by a player in the end zone that passes under the cross bar and between the uprights counts as a field goal. 2. Touchdown—2 points—made by com pleting a forward pass over the op ponents goal line. The passer must be in the field of play and the ceiver in the end zone. If either of the two is touching or straddling the goal line, the score does not count. 3. Drop kick—1 point—made by drop kicking the ball, from the field of play, between the uprights and over the cross bar. 4. Free kick—1 point—made by kicki: By Chick Hurst Junior Sports Editor The annual regimental charity football game which was such a tremendous success last year will again take place Sat., Jan. 17 on Kyle Field. Idea for the contest was originated last year by Jake Wilk and will be continued this year through the. efforts of Bat talion Sports Editor Mike Haikin, Cadet Colonel Tom Gillis, and Senior Class President Dick Her- vey. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the Red! Cross. Assistant Coaches Bill Con- natser and Bill Buchanan have donated their ser vices as coaches, and all equip ment is to be fur nished by the ath letic department. Assistants will be selected from var sity football play ers by Buchan an and Conatser, and officials will be furnished by the physical educa tion department. The White team will be com posed of representatives from the Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Engineers, and all the Corps Hdq. boys. Op posing them, on the maroon team, will be members of the Infantry, Cav-j airy, Composite Regiment, and Band. Coach Conatser of the W has scheduled a meeting for tonight in the Chemistry let room, and Coach Bill Buch of the Maroons has called on* the same hour in the Ag Ei eering lecture room. All men ected by their respective i: mural managers should be pr< at this time. resent their organization, and these men will report to the place in dicated for their team at 7:30 to night. 2. Only upperclassmen or those who have finished their freshman P.E. are eligible to compete. ♦ 3. Any man having varsity foot ball experience is automjatically ineligible to compete. The Whites will enter the game as defending champions having de feated the Maroons in a thrilling battle last year by a score of 13-7. Long remembered thrill of last years’ hard fought contest was Bob Duncan’s 60 yard runback of an intercepted pass. Last year’s tilt netted approxi mately $600 and the sponsors of this year’s game hope the response will be even greater—for the ben efit of a worthy cause. Justice Frederic R. Colie of New Jersey state supreme court has FORFEIT DOGHOUSE Class A: F Replacement Ctr., Basket ball 3 CHQ, Basketball Class B: I Replacement Center, Ping Pong. H FA, Ping Pong B Infantry Wins Basketball B Infantry wori the class B Bas ketball championship through de fault. In the playoff game with M Infantry, M Infantry won 18-3. Through an oversight and not through malicious intent, an in eligible man was used on the M In fantry team. The championship cri Violatii the cross bar. ade by kicking the ball, from the penalty line, be tween the uprights and below the oss bar. ons: It is a violation to: 1. Run with the ball. 2. Touch a ground ball with any part of the hands or arms. 3. Make two successive overhead drib bles. 4. Kick a fly ball. Penalty for violations is, as in basketball, the loss of the ball to opponents. The ball is put in play by the offended team passing it into the field of play from out of bounds, unless the violation oc curs in the players penalty areas, in which case one free kick is awarded. A ball that goes out of bounds over the end line may be put into play by passing, punting, drop kicking, or place kicking. Catching the Ball: Any player may catch the ball while it is in the air, provided that the last thing it touched before going into the air was any part of any player’s body. player causes the ball to go into the air and then catches it himself he must not touch it with his hands until it is above his knees. When a rop overhead dribble player catches a ball he may punt it, i i •he* ing As in basketball, running with the ball is prohibited. A player, while in posses sion of the ball, may take only one step unless he received the ball while running pu it, drop kick it, or make le. Running With The Ball: sion of the ball, may take only one step at full speed, in which case the referee will judge whether or not the playe stops or gets rid of the ball as quickl; as possible. oul: r g, lible Personal Foi It is a foul to: 1. Charge an opponent. 2. Hold an opponent. 3. Trip an opponent. 4. Use any unnecessary roughness. The Penalty for personal fouls shall shall be one or two free kicks and/or disqualification. 1. One free kick is assessed for any foul committed on the field of play. 2. Two free kicks are assessed for any (See INTRAMURALS, Page 4) JUNIORS— OUR SUPPLY OF BOOT MATERIAL IS LIMITED. AVOID THE RUSH AND LATE DELIVERY BY ORDERING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS HOLICK'S BOOT SHOP REFINANCE At LOUPOT’S Will Pay Highest Prices For Your Second Term BOOKS When We Buy Or Sell Used Books We Give You The Very Best Prices. LOUPOT’S TRADING POST J. E. Loupot, ’32 North Gate (Soncdser 'Buchanan. lows: received from Dartmouth college the B. 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