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
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JANUARY 8, 1942
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Aggie Cage Squad Preps for Longhorns Sat;
Have Pre-Season Record of 3 Won and 8 Lost
The Texas Aggie cagers open
their Southwest Conference season
Saturday night, January 10, in Aus
tin against the University of Texas
Longhorns. The freshman teams
of the two schools meet in a pre
liminary match.
The Cadets have played eleven
non-conference games winning
three and losing eight of the
matches. The Aggies’ northern
trip was a total loss as far as
victories were concerned. The en
tire trip was made without a sin
gle win.
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
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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
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