Denison Called To
Naval Air Training
Phillip Edwin Denson, son of
Mrs. Laura Pearl Denson of Route
1, Palestine, Texas, has been se
lected for training as Naval Avia
tion cadet and will be ordered to
active duty shortly.
Denson attended A. & M., re
ceiving his B. A. degree, June 6,
1941.
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Battalion Sports Mitoi
Ag Tackle Weakness Very Much in Evidence;
Need Much Work on Blocking and Tackling
Proof that reputation and news
paper clippings have never won a
game was not more clearly indi
cated than Saturday night when
the L. S. U. Tigers, a very under
rated team, rose up to great
heights to defeat a listless Texas
Aggie eleven.
Coach Homer Norton’s charges
came to Baton Rouge touted as
•
The tackle weakness that stood
out like a sore thumb during the
spring and fall training was much
in evidence Saturday night. In
fact, 95% of L. S. U.’s plays were
either inside or off tackle slants.
They opened holes wide enough
to drive a truck through and there
might as well not have been any
tackles the way the Tigers were
gaining ground through those par
ticular slots. I’ll say this much.
Unless Coach Norton plugs up that
glaring weakness in a hurry, the
Ags are going to find it tough to
win a ball game, and that’s not
merely talk. Even the Aggie meh-
•
It Leo had any kind of protec
tion whatsoever on his aerials, the
Ags probably would have come
out on the long end of the score
for the L. S. U. secondary was very
much in need of pass defense work.
the most powerful team in the
Southwest Conference and one of
the top elevens of the nation. L. S.
U. didn’t have a great team—the
Ags are going to face tougher foes
in future games—but they showed
a fighting spirit and an outcharg-
ing line that seemed to take all
the fire out of the erstwhile Ca
dets.
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tor will agree with me on that.
On and off the campus I heard
people commenting on the fact that
Lightnin’ Leo Daniels had lost his
spark and was not the player he
was touted to be. Well, I’ll tell
you, Leo played a good game, a
far better game than most people
are won’t to think. The way that
Tiger line was filtering through
on Aggie passes and running plays
not even John Kimbrough or Sam
my Baugh could have helped the
Aggies out. Whenever Daniels did
make a few yards he did it on his
own steam, and, brother he looked
mighty good doing it.
•
Of course the Tigers employed the
best pass defense there is—that is
rushing the passer, but the fact
still remains that the Aggie re
ceivers were wide open on every
pass pattern.
Henderson, Bucek and Belville Only Bright
Spots in Aggie Lineup Against LSU Saturday
Even in defeat, there were a few
Maroon and White gridsters look
ing exceptionally good. Best de
fensive man for the Aggies un
doubtedly was Bill Henderson, the
tree-top Cadet
wingman. Hen
derson, consider
ed only fair de
fensively, played
one of his great
est games and
showed the All-
0 %Lj^ mer i can traits
hat was expected
him this year
before. L.S.U.
tried more than once to circle the
“Jitterbug’s” end but were duly
surprised each time. Bill showed
that he was spiced with experience
as he continually charged in or
floated with the play just at the
right time.
Felix Bucek, hustling 200 lb.
guard, also showed to advantage
with his agressive play. Time after
time he broke through the Tiger
defenses to smear ball-carriers
for losses. He almost became a
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hero in the open
ing quarter when
he near intercept-
I ed an L. S. U.
aerial that would
have possibly led
to a score. He was
so anxious to run
with the ball that
he finally drop
ped it.
Best backfield
performed for the
Cadets was Vernon Belville, cool-
headed sophomore, who sparked
the Aggies’ fourth quarter attack.
With the little or no blocking he
did receive, Belville did consider
able well with his running and pas
sing. Bottled up
more than once
on his attempted
aerials, Vernon
broke away for
sizeable gains on
more than one oc
casion. There’s a
boy that’ll go be-
fore he’s through
with A. & M.
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Sturcken Moved to Tackle Slot
BATTALION^—
Tuesday Morning, Sept. 29, 1942
Page 3
Shifted to Tackle
Norton Shifts Hard-Hitting Back
In Order to Bolster Weak Aggie Post
In a desperate attempt to bloster
the crippling weakness at the
Aggie tackles, Coach Homer Nor
ton yesterday announced the shift
of big Ed Sturcken from fullback
to the tackle post. At the present
time, the shift is only temporary,
until other arrangements can be
worked out, but if Ed comes thru
at tackle, the change might be
permanent.
“We have a flock of good backs”,
said Coach Norton when he an
nounced the change, “and as last
Saturday’s game so definitely prov
ed our tackle situation is desperate.
Ed is big, fast, and agile, and he
likes to get in there and mix it
up, so we will see if this won’t
remedy the situation at the tack
les.”
Sturcken is expected to material
ly strengthen the tackle post, for
he has demonstrated his ability to
handle himself in scrimmages many
times. In spring training last year,
Ed was particularly outstanding
at hacking up the line, and it was
this ability that had a powerful in
fluence on Coach Norton’s decision
to shift him to tackle.
The Aggies are so pitfully weak
at tackles that there is absolutely
no time to be lost to plug the
gap. For it was through the Aggie
tackles that L. S. U. found the
road to victory, and the remaining
Aggie opponents may be expected
to do the same thing unless some
thing is done in a hurry.
The coaching staff is having ta
resort to desperate measures, such
as the shift of Sturcken, and some
even more drastic steps may have
to be taken. Weldon Maples was
first shifted to the tackle slot, but
Weldon turned out to be just not
fitted for this post, and the shift
only served to materially weaken
the guard position.
So the load now rests on the
broad shoulders of Ed Sturcken,
and the hope of the coaching staff,
the team, and every Aggie is that
Ed will make good.
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Aggies Block and Tackle
Hard in Prep for Tex Tech
LSU Hands Favoredt:
Cadets 16-7 Defeat;
Raiders Also Win
Like a prizefighter who has been
knocked down for a count of nine
in the first round, the Texas Ag
gies picked themselves up off the
floor shook their heads and went
back to work yesterday in prepara
tion for the second round of the
gridiron wars. But it was a dif
ferent Aggie squad than the one
which has been working the past
few weeks.
No time was spent in licking the
wounds of Saturday’s defeat at
the hands of L. S. U. For with a
grim look in their eye and a bitter
lust for vengeance in their hearts,
the Aggies spent the day in one
of the hardest scrimmages yet
seen. Block, block was the cry
echoing from the practice field,
and tackle, tackle, tackle. For it
was apparent in Saturday night’s
contest that the Aggies were woe
fully weak in fundamentals.
But the next few days are ex
pected to see some very definite
changes. Coach Homer Norton is
expected to put his charges thru
some gruelling practice sessions
before Saturday’s contest with the
Red Raiders of Texas' Tech. The
Aggies are out to show the world
they can come back, and if hard
work and determination can do it,
they will.
Meanwhile the Texas Tech Red
Raiders are out to prove that they
are good enough to be admitted
to the Southwest Conference,. and
they intend to prove it the hard
(See AGGIES BLOCK, Page 4)
Well, it’s Texas Tech next and
here’s hoping that the Aggies
learned their lesson well last Sat
urday night. If nothing else, that
game took the “monkey” off the
gridsters’ backs and now the boys
can go into a fray with the re
lieved feeling that the are not in
the drivers’ seat. It may turn out
to be the best thing that has ever
happened to the Aggies! Here’s
hopin’.
STAR OF THE WEEK DE
PARTMENT. . .To Jackie Field,
hard-running Texas university
back who scored five touchdowns
to lead his team to an astounding
64-0 victory over Kansas State.
(Editors note: Every Monday this
corner will gives the week’s out
standing lineman or back in the
Southwest Conference games).
Intramurals
:By Mike Mann.
Plans are now being formulated
for the Intramural program for
the fall semester and actual play
will begin week-after-next. The
sports which will be offered for
Class A competition are basketball,
tennis, and handball while the
Class B sports will be basketball,
touch football, and volleyball.
Entry cards will be sent out to
day to the recreational officers
who are requested to turn the
cards in as soon as possible. Since
a number of games will be sche
duled for 5:10 p. m., the officers
are cautioned to mark the after
noons their teams cannot play that
early. A recreational officers meet
ing will be held early next week.
W. L. Penberthy, head of the P.
(See INTRAMURALS, Page 4)
Aggie Poloists Win
One and Lose One On
Recent Five-Day Tour
Coach Lt. Bill North’s Aggie
polo team won their game from
Big Springs and lost to the strong
San Angelo team in their recent
five day tour. The Aggie mallet-
men took the measure of Big
Springs by the score of 8-6 after a
hard fought game on Tuesday the
22nd. Next day the Aggies lost
for the second time in the season
to the San Angelo team which
boasts of some of the best players
in the nation.
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