65 Gridsters Report to Coach Norton Today
New College Time Schedule Next Semester
Worries Coach Norton More Than Anything
Talk with Coach Homer Norton
a few minutes and you will be
readily convinced that it isn’t the
tackle question or the “suicide”
Aggie schedule that has the bald-
pated Cadet mentor fuming and
fussing every minute of the day.
Oh, sure, all that does add a bit
of a burden to one’s worries but
it’s primarily the new time sche
dule to be inaugurated by the col
lege next semester that has Norton
in a dither.
As it stands now, school will
start at nine o’clock and continue
on through six. That means the
Aggie grid squad will lose an
hour’s practice at the minimum
each day, and, brother that ain’t
hay, considering that the two-a-
day football schedule will not be
used this year. It’s a cinch that
some boys will miss practice at
least once a week since most of
the gridsters hold military con
tracts and some will have to miss
because of the schedule of classes.
Usual starting time for practice
has been three o’clock, but now,
with the forthcoming change im
minent, the coaching staff won’t be
able to get their charges ready
until four. And when you consider
that an hour’s extra practice
means the difference between a
game lost and won, then you can
realize Norton’s anxiety.
The way it is now, practice next
semester will last probably through
eight o’clock if the situation is to
be at all remedied. And when these
wintry months come around, it’s
going to be mighty dark by eight
o’clock. And then consider the fact
that the boys won’t eat until 8:30
to 9:00 and yon can see how ser
ious the situation really is. .
This writer is not trying to re
form any system the school might
want—no, not by any means. But
the facts mentioned above are only
an example of the inconvenience
the new college time schedule
will cause. I’m sure most of the
students would have it the old way
—go to school at eight and get
through by five.
But that’s out of my line. I’m
mostly concerned about this foot
ball squad and since this new
schedule will hinder Coach Nor
ton’s plans, something should be
done about it. I’m positive that
there will be something done, and
like the saying goes, “It’ll all come
out in the wash!”
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Aggie
Fish to Report for Practice September 19
All freshman football players
will report to the college Septem
ber 19 according to an announce
ment made by Coach Homer Nor
ton. . . they will receive all their
gridiron regalia by Sunday and by
Monday they will be scrimmaging
the varsity as the latter winds up
its final week of practice in pre
paration for the L. S. U. fray. . .
Speaking of football, the Texas A.
& M. tickets are on sale at the
athletic office. . . With the ex-stu
dents requests filled out, the pub
lic may now get ducats in the
twenty-five yard vicinity. . .It’s
first come, frist serve. . . Here’s
excerpts from a letter written by
E. W. Wakeland, ’42, who is sta
tioned at the Santa Anna Army
Air Base in California. . .
“Several years ago when I
was a freshman at A. & M.
I was told that the Aggie spirit
was something that would
never die in a true Aggie. I
realize that now, very much.
When Army and the Washing
ton Redskins played last Sun
day, true Aggie spirit popped
out everywhere. Every Aggie
had his ear glued to the radio
and yelling at every play in
good ’ole Aggie fashion. I am
enclosing some pictures of Ag
gies who are on the Army
team. . .
. . . Pictures of the Washington
Redskin-Army game are now post
ed on the bulletin board at the
Battalion office. . . One of the ser
ies of pictures shows Kimbrough’s
58-yard run, step by step and a
few others show the Aggie part of
the Army team in action. . . Just
to show you how versatile little
Bobby Williams of the Aggie grid
team really is, “Uncle Bill” James
requested Coach Norton to have
the diminutive mite play the guard
post. . . But it’s no soap. . . Bob’s
too valuable in the backfield, be
ing the only ball toter to play all
four positions. . . Best conditioned
man on the squad at this time un
doubtedly is Ray Mulhollan, 'who,
besides picking up that extra-need
ed weight, also found time to con
dition himself to the fullest ex
tent, . . Ray was slated for a start
ing guard berth last year but illness
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HRDLICKA’S
Schedule Will
Demand Fast
Hard Work
Tough Workout Due
Squadmen Preparing
For Suicide Schedule
The long awaited day has fin
ally arrived, and the 1942 edition
of the Texas Aggie grid machine
will oficially open practice at 2:45
this afternoon] Coach Norton ex
pects a squad of approximately 65
players to be on, hand, and since
most of the boys will report in
good physical condition, he will
probably put the team through a
heavy workout.
Norton’s main worry is still the
problem of developing some good
tackles, for while 14 men are out
for this position only two of them
have seen varsity service, and the
combined playing time of these two
totals less than 10 minutes.
In addition to the tackle short
age, and no less important a dif
ficulty is the shortness of time
for practice. Only three weeks re
main until the game with L. S. U.,
and with the exception of the five
days immediately preceding the
contest only one workout a day
can be held, since more than half
the squad is now in school.
This shortness of time may be
counted on to be a serious factor
in determining the rise or fall of
the Aggies this season and it will
certainly affect the team’s per
formance in the first few contests.
Thus the workouts to be held for
the next two weeks will have to
be long and hard in an effort to
overcome this handicap.
Thirteen lettermen will be among
the 65, candidates who will report
today, and with the exception of
the aforemntioned tackles, the
Aggies will have experienced men
at every position. But with the
difficulties that Coach Norton and
his assistants must contend with,
pre-season prospects seem rather
on the gloomy side. Only time will
tell whether or not these obstacles
can be overcome.
BATTALION
Saturday, 'September 5, 1942
Page 3
N HIGHLITES*
bqy-Tflike TIJann
The 3rd Stoop Quartermasters
set B Cavalry down with a 11-0 de
feat in a Class A softball game.
The QMC boys brought across
three runs in the
first inning and
eight in the
second to put the
game on ice. W.
T. Jones did the
pitching chores
for the QMC
team and also did
some nice work
from the batter’s
Mike Mann box - The °ther
QMC sluggers included: J. R.
Stevens, right fielder; H. S. Mc
Bride, catcher; and M. R. Kercho,
second sacker.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
CLASS B
7 Corps Headquarters, soft-
ball
C Chemical Warfare, tennis
F Coast Artillery freshmen really
“poured it on” B Engineers in a
Class B softball game as they
snowed them under with a 26-1
score. G. P. Briston, who was on
the mound for the Artillerymen,
also was high on the list of Coast
sluggers. Others in the victors
lineup who had a big day at bat
were: S. L. Anderson, shortstop;
D. Anderson, first baseman; and
J. E. Kirkpatrick, left fielder. H.
(See INTRAMURALS, Page 4)
Number of ’Mural
Sports Are Far In
The Playoff Stage
Volleyball, Swimming And
Water Polo Almost Over;
Tennis Playoffs to Start
As the current Intramural sea
son rapidly draws to a close we
find a number of the sports well
into the playoff stage. The Class
A Swimming eliminations are
half through the quarter-final
stage with the semi-final matches
scheduled for the middle of next
week. The quarter-finals in Class
A Volleyball will open early in
the week while Class B Water Po
lo is in the quarter-final round.
Class B Tennis playoffs will begin
during the first part of the week.
Class A Swimming
B Signal Corps defeated B In
fantry 31-17 in a quarter-final
bracket where they will meet H
Coast Artillery who took Head
quarters Signal Corps 28-20 in
another quarter final meet. F Field
Artillery nosed out 3rd Headquar-
ers Field 25-23 to go to the semi
final bracket. A Coast walloped G
(See ’MURAL SPORTS, Page 4)
Pete Layderu Tommy Vaughn
Now Playing on the Same Team
All-American Pete Layden of the
Texas University Longhorns and
Tommie Vaughn, former captain of
the Texas A.' & M. Aggies, arch
rivals for two years on the grid
iron, are on the same team.
Brought up in the collegiate
rivalry between the two Southwest
Conference teams, they were slat
ed to be friendly enemies for life—
but that was before Pearl Harbor.
The Jap sneak attack erased the
football past and brought them
together to the Lubbock Army Fly
ing School, Lubbock, Texas, on
their last lap of training before
they become flying officers in the
United States Army Air forces.
They’ve ganged up to battle a
common enemy.
On dropping for a moment the
seriousness of their present train
ing, they ventured an opinion or
two—but not any strong predic
tions—regarding their alma mater’s
football chances this fall.
“Sure, I believe the Longhorns
will be in there at the top for the
championship, but I’m not sticking
my neck out by saying definitely
they will win,” drawls Pete.
Vaughn, formerly a second lieu
tenant in the infantry and now a
student flight officer at this ad
vanced twin-engine bomber train
ing school, predicts:
“The Aggies didn’t lose many
valuable men last year. They’ll be
in there husfling for the pennant
this year.”
Both agree that the war has
dealt the collegiate spot a heavy
blow, taking many of its players
and diverting public interest.
Cadet Layden starred in the
back field for Texas U. in 1939,
1940 and 1941. Lt. Vaughn was at
center for A. & M. in 1938, 1939,
and 1940. Vaughn was forced to
break a contract with the profes
sional Philadelphia Eagles, upon
being called into active service af
ter receiving his commission in
the spring of last year .
The best of friends in the Army
Air Forces, these huskies have
only one minor disagreement; the
respective merits of Texas U. and
Texas A. & M. and the chances of
their football teams this year.
Further proof that All-American
Layden comes from All-American
stock: his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Layden of 516 East
Sixth Street, Dallas, Teyas, are
mechanics in the North American
Aviation plant near Fort Worth.
Lt. Vaughn is the son of Mrs.
Tom Vaughn of 1813 First Street,
Brownwood, Texas.
From Footballs to Bombs
Former arch rivals on the gridiron now are on the same team—
Uncle Sam’s. The two topflight performers, Pete Layden, for
merly from Texas university and Tommy Vaughn, Texas A. & M.
stalwart center and co-captain in 1940, have joined forces to carry
“the ball” to Tokyo. Both men are now stationed at the Lubbock
Army Flying school training to fly twin engine bombers.
Friday’s Game Rained Out; Cleaners
Edge Out Lipscomb’s, 4-3 Thursday
In the first game of the champ
ionship series between the Campus
Cleaners and Lipscomb’s Phar
macy for the title of the Twilight
League held Thursday night, the
Cleaners eked out a 4-3 win over
Lipscomb’s in the last of the seven
th on Mike Cokinos’ overthrow of
first base. Despite the fact that
Andy Cokinos, Lipscomb’s pitcher,
gave up only two hits, he issued
so many bases on balls that he
was in trouble almost continuous
ly throughout the game.
Last night’s game—which if the
Cleaners had won would have giv
en them the championship—was
rained out, and will be played
Monday afternoon on Diamond 4
at 5:30 p. m.
Lipscomb’s took a temporary lead
in the frist half of the second
inning when shortstop Clay At
kins connected for a double, stole
third, and came home on Mike Co
kinos’ sacrifice fly.
Then in the last half of the third
inning the Cleaners went into the
lead when Andy Cokinos issued
free transportation to three men in
succession to fill the bases. The
next man lifted a high fly into
left field which Milton Sims drop
ped to let two runs in. A sacrifice
fly scored another run to put the
Campus Cleaners in front by a 3-1
margin.
Lipscomb’s added two more runs
—one in the fourth and one in the
fifth—to even the score up. It
stayed that way until the last of
the seventh inning when with two
out and with Daniels and Tillery
of the Cleaners on second and
third base, Paul Wischkaemper hit
a high-bounding ball down the
third base line to Mike Cokinos.
Cokinos in an attempt to throw
Wischkaemper out, overthrew first
base, Tillery scoring to break the
game winning 4-3.
These same two teams go back
into action Monday with Manager
Kyle Drake of Lipscomb’s probably
sending his ace pitcher Andy Co
kinos, to the mound. Horace Jen
nings of the Cleaners will counter
with either Jimmy Daniels or
Gregg Ramsey.
The box score—
Lipscomb’s 010 110 0 4
Cleaners 003 000 1 4
Batteries—A. Cokinos and Hoeck-
er; Daniels and Lietz.
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