Coach Homer Norton Works Against Time;
Scrimmages, Hard Work Ahead for Gridsters
It looks like Coach Homer Nor
ton has decided to go all out in
order to have the Aggies ready
for their first game of the 1942
season against L. S. U. September
26. Game scrimmages and con
tinuous head-knocking have been
frequently inserted in the head
coach’s schedule, and it is apparent
that he and his assistants are do
ing everything to their utmost to
have the Cadets ready in the
shortest possible time.
Time, as it has been recently
pointed out, is a big factor this
year to Coach Norton, since only
a limited amount has been allocat
ed to his team. About this time
last year, the Cadets were in the
fundamental stage—learning the
specific things of football, getting
themselves in the best of shape
and, eventually having time to
iron out all mistakes.
But no so this year. Coach
Norton has to give his charges
fundamentals, scrimmages and
skull sessions all at one time. No
more of those two-a-day practices.
Instead, gruelling and hard scrim
mages day after day until Nor
ton^ machine is polished up a
little at any rate. That may be the
cause of the number of injuries
already suffered on the squad—
six in all, not serious, but injuries
nevertheless. Many have come out
with sore muscles, sore bones, and,
a matter of fact, sore heads.
Never has a team worked so
hard to acquire perfection. They
are willing, too, and that spirit
may eventually pay off. Everyone
is doing his part, and that’s what
keeps Homer Norton in good
spirits.
“At least, the fellows are trying,”
Norton retorted after a hard day’s
work, “and that’s what really
counts.”
Only one more week of hard work
remains before the L. S. U. game
and there’s plenty to be done. The
tackle situation is still an enigma,
what with Don Luethy, who was
slated for a starting post, and
Harold Attaway, sophomore pros
pect, still on the sidelines. Attaway
should be ready to go within a few
days, but Luethy will be out in
definitely.
The rest of the squad is in a
fairly good shape, and all should
be ready when the season’s opener
rolls around. There’s more hard
work ahead but if the gridsters
put out all they’ve got, Coach Ho
mer Norton’s Aggies will be well
up in the coming race.
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Sibley
Given All-American Rating in Wallace’s Pick
Bill Sibley, the Aggie^ all-con
ference center, was placed as No. 1
pivot man in Francis Wallace
pickings in the latest edition of the
Saturday Evening Post. . .Leo Dan
iels was accorded a place on the
third team while Bill Henderson
received mention. . .Wallace also
sticks his neck out on the Aggies
(another headache for Coach Ho
mer) and places Texas U right be
hind. . .Paul B. Williamson, another
of the so-called prognosticators,
puts the Aggies sixth nationally.
Coach Homer Norton asks co-i
operation of all the students in
keeping off Kyle Field and the
practice field at all times. . .Many
Aggies use either field for their
Sunday football sessions and this
tends to get the field soggy and
soft . .Let’s all watch ourselves
and cooperate with the coach. . .
It’s the least we can do!. . .Jim
Sterling, sensational Aggie end of
the past three years dropped
around to give his greetings to
the Cadet corps. . .Also along for
the ride was J. D. Scoggins, the
Aggies’ all-conference catcher this
past year. . .I’m not the kind of a
(See KYLE FIELD, Page 4)
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Bryan
Whites Crush Reds in Intrasquad Battle
Webster, Daniels, Williams And
Sturcken Stand Out in 41-7 Victory
The Texas Aggie footballers The opening kickoff found the
stepped through their second full
game scrimmage of the season
Wednesday afternoon under the
watchful eyes of Coach Homer
Norton and his , assistants. The
!game was a rough and tough af
fair with both teams going at top
speed all the way. As did last Sat
urday’s battle, the game found the
“A” team manning as the “Whites,”
and the “C’ , team as the “Reds”,
with the “B” team as first one
tmd then the other. The score was
41-7 in favor of the “Whites.”
Aggie Poloists
Take Off for Five
Day Tour Fri Eve
Coach Lt. Bill North’s Aggie
polo team will leave for San Angelo
Friday evening for a five game
trip from September 19 through
'the 24th. Games with Lamesa, San
Angelo and Big Springs are sched
uled in that tour.
Lt. North, however, will not be
able to acompany his team because
of a recent operation. In his ab
sence, Bill Braid, captain of the
team, will probably be in charge of
a group that includes Norris Mc-
Gowen, Clyde Raley, Jack Buie,
Joe Mertz and Dyke Gillin. These
malletmen have been practicing
daily and are expected to give
opposing teams all the action they
are capable of dishing out.
Three of the five scheduled games
is set with San Angelo, a team
which has already defeated the
Aggie poloists. Len Mertz, famous
polo father of the two Aggie stars
1 —Joe and Morty Mertz—is one of
the highly touted members of the
strong San Angelo team and is
expected to be their main threat.
Other highly dangerous players in
clude Dutch Evenger, one of the
country’s top malletmen and Lt.
Curly Dent, formerly of the Uni
versity of Arizona and another top
notch ace.
Lamesa, the team that the Ags
take on September 21, features the
'popular Gus White, Jr., famous
high school football star, as its
ace. White is slated to enroll at
A. & M. this coming semester.
Here’s the schedule for the five-
day tour: Sunday, September 20,
Big Springs; Monday, September
21, Lamesa and September 22, 2o,
and 24, San Angelo.
“A” team in for the “Whites”
lined up against the “C” team
“Reds”. The “Reds” kicked off to
start things moving and Leo Dan
iels brought the ball back 30
yards. From there the “Whites’’
Opened up with a fast and recep
tive running attack to drive deep
into “Red” territory. Leo Daniels
scored the first touchdown of the
game when he swept over from
the 15 yard line. Jake Webster
kicked the extra point.
Feature of this opening drive
was the excellent running of Dan
iels, and the much improved block
ing of the “White” line after Sat
urday’s somewhat ragged display.
Daniels made several nice gains
through the “Red” line ahd in ad
dition his passing stood out.
After the “Reds” were unable
to penetrate the rugged “White
defense Cullen Rogers made a
beautiful 40 yard punt return and
the “Whites” began to roll again.
After three incomplete passes, Leo
Daniels faded back and shot a 30
yard pass to Rogers for the sec
ond touchdown of the game. Once
more Jake Webster kicked the
point.
The “Reds” elected to kick off to
the “Whites” at the suggestion of
Head Coach Homer Norton, and
the “Whites” then began another
drive. After driving to "the “Red’’
40 yard line on the passing of
Jake Webster, the “Whites” were
momentarily stalled. But on the
third down Webster found a hole
over right tackle and crashed
through for a gain of 30 yards.
On the next play Webster pitched
a pass to Willie Zapalac who went
over for a third touchdown. Aagin
Jake Webster cooly booted the ball
through the uprights for the ex
tra point.
The “B” team then took over for
the “Whites” and started a sus
tained drive sparked by Vernon
Beelville, which culminated in
Beelville’s crashing over for the
fourth touchdown from the three
yard line. Bobby Williams’ try for
the extra point failed and the
score stood 27-0.
In the second half the “B” team
took over as the “Reds” and Willie
Zapalac was shifted to bolster their
attack. George Wilde and Zapalac
sparked a drive which neted the
“Reds” a touchdown on Wilde’s
Tass to Pete Slaughter. The next
touchdown for the “Whites” came
after a sustained drive featuring
(See AGGIES, Page 4)
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Battalion Sports
Thursday Morning-, September 17, 1942
Page 3
C Infantry Nabs Class A Softball Title
G FA Fish Down
E CAC in Tennis
Finals bv 2-1 Score
By Mike Mann
C Infantry took the Class A Soft-
ball championship yesterday after
noon as they defeated H Coast
Artillery 4-3 in a hard-fought
game. Newberry was on the mound
for the Infantry team and Ramsey
was the Coast hurler.
The Infantry boys started the
ball rolling in the first inning when
Reese, third sacker, who had gain
ed first base by a walk, scored on
Newberry’s single. The Infantry
men tallied twice in the third
when Ramage, first sacker, hom-
ered scoring Adams, the right-
fielder, ahead of him. Adams had
gotten on base by virtue of a
single.
The Artillerymen scored their
first run in the sixth when Wun-
sche, second baseman, led off with
a single. He was followed by Rose-
brugh, right fielder, who singled
to score Wunsche.
In the first of the seventh,
Smith, Infantry second sacker, led
off with a single and was followed
by Wofford, leftfielder, who also
singled. As Smith tried to reach
third the throw from the outfield
was wild and he crossed home
plate standing up.
The Coats team made their final
try in the last of the seventh when
their first three men, Wischkaem-
per, Grantham, and Ramsey, came
through with singles. Wischkaem-
per scored on Ramsey’s hit and
Grantham scored from third on
(See SOFTBALL, Page 4)
Wallace and Saturday
Eve Post Prove to Be
Good Luck for Aggies
H Coast Artillery furthered
their chance to win the Class A
Intramural championship this se
mester as they took the Class A
Swimming race by defeating A
Coast Artillery by a score of 27-21.
The H Battery
5 swimmers took
the medley relay,
140 - yard back
|stroke, 40-yard
breast stroke, and
the free style re
lay. The only
event won by the
losing team was
the 40-yard free
Mik. Mann st y le rac e-
H Coast swimmers were: Harald-
son, Ramsey, Jackson, Honea, In-
glis, Adcock, Pearson, and Daniels.
The swimming team of A Coast
included: Curtis, Lane, Peters,
Smith, Boyles, Litterst, and Allen.
The Recreational Officer of H
Coast is J. M. Daniel while Frank
S. Litterst handles intramurals for
A Coast Artillery.
H Coast Artillery also took a
semi-final match in Class A Volley
ball as they walloped D Engineers
Coupon Book Holders
Entitled to Free Game
Away From Home
To clarify some of the argu
ments given on the coupon book
question, the athletic department
made it known that all coupon
book holders will be entitled to
four games as originally prescrib
ed. Three of those tilts will be
home affairs—Texas Tech, T. C.
U. and Arkansas.
Besides those three games, the
holder will also be entitled to
choose any of the four conference
games on the road.
2-0. G Field Artillery took a Class
B Tennis semi-final match as they
took 2nd Headquarters Field Ar
tillery.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
CLASS A
Headquarters Cavalry, soft-
ball
The Intramural program for the
current semester was closed out
last night but it will be some time
before the official results will be
completed and announced. Until
such a time as the Intramural de
partment finishes their computa
tions no announcement can be made
as to the results for the season.
Football and basketball, will be
the featured sports in the Intra
mural program next semester.
These sports are expected to draw
a large participation from the
corps. New and revised rules which
will govern the playing of these
two sports will be run on the
sports page in an early issue of
next semester for the information
of all interested parties.
It’s usually considered an omen
or a jinx to have one’s football
squad a member of that squad
spread all over a national maga
zine but it’s not so for the Aggies
as far as the Saturday Evening
Post and Francis Wallace, nation
ally known sports writer, are con
cerned.
Wallace, in his yearly survey of
the nation’s football, picked Bill
Sibley, Aggie all-conference cen
ter of the past year, as a member
of his pre-season All-American
eleven. In 1939, the noted sports
forecaster put Joe Boyd on his
“dream” team and in 1940 placed
Jarrin’ John Kimbrough as his
No. 1 fullback. Last year, the Post
ran a picture of the Aggie team,
which consisted of Derace Moser,
Jim Sterling and nine pair of
shoes. In each case mentioned the
Ags won a conference crown, and
the players mentioned as All-
America potentials proved to be
just that.
Jinx? Certainly not. We’d like
more of those kind of jinxes and
so would Homer Norton.
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Williamson Picks ’Em!
Williamson Puts Aggies No 4
In Nat’l Picks; Michigan First
Editor’s Note: Again as in the past
few years, the Williamson System and
Ratings will be published in the Bat
talion three times weekly. Paul B. William
son', the director of the system, is now
starting his tenth successful year, and
will make prophecies for the 200 leading
teams of the nation, including the prin
ciple service elevens. Every Tuesday, be
ginning September 29, this expert will
rank competitors in the race for the na
tional championship by scientific statis
tical methods.
By Paul B. Williamson
The war has played hob with so
many 1942 football squads, the
Williamson System had to establish
special office and statistical me
thods to allow for it. There have
been wide changes and shake-ups
due to present world conditions—
in squads, coaching staffs, and
schedules. The Battalion readers
would need a big, highly coect
organization to get the inside on
how to rate the teams this season
and how to predict on all the games
with a win-or-lose record from
81% to 88% right each week.
I believe Williamson’s Scientific
Football Ratings and Predictions
again will be greatly improved this
season. This office will have more
football dope under one roof than
any other, especially with regard
to that draft toll. Incidentally, we
are going to cover those service
teams that interlock “right” with
college schedules.
As usual practically all schools
were hit by graduation and again
as usual, some harder than others.
Just about the usual amount of
coaching changes were made. To
those is added an unusual amount
of coaching shifts due to war con
ditions.
Because of this year’s excep
tional conditions, I am going to
lump together my two pre-season
stories, the one sectional football
strife and the one on the national
champion and first 15 teams of
the season.
For the No. 1 team of the na
tion, I pick those Wolverines of
Michigan University, who, sparked
by Tommy Kuzma, should easily
top the Midwestern League, and
the nation. Second place should go
to Mississippi State followed
closely by Southern California.
Fourth place and, eventually the
Southwest Conference champion
ship goes to Texas A. & M., a
team that should rocks its oppon
ents consistently, even conceding
the hai’d “suicide” Aggie schedule.
Reserves are plentiful, hacks,
sparked by Leo Daniels and line
men, headed by Center Bill Sibley
(See WILLIAMSON, Page 4)
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