Corpus Christi to Have Greatly Improved
Team Sat; Geo Franck Is Offensive Threat
When the Texas Aggies clash
against the Corpus Christi Naval
Fliers Saturday afternoon, chances
are that they will see a far better
team than the one which was .shel
lacked by Texas and Rice respec
tively.
Potentially, the Fliers have a
great team—one which could be
given a high national rating. Their
biggest trouble has been team
work and that’s about 85% of a
good team. Most of the players
have had three years of football
experience in college while some of
them have played pro ball. But
when Corpus clashed against Tex
as in its initial game, the players
just weren’t used to each other.
In other words, none of the eleven
men on the field knew his team-
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Of course, the fact that Marty
knows everything about A. & M.
does not necessarily mean that his
team will win. Frank Kimbrough,
head coach of Baylor and Hub
Mcuillen, chief scout for T.C.U.,
knew everything there is to know
about the Aggies but their respec
tive teams didn’t even come close
to winning last year. Certainly, it
takes other factors, besides know
ing the team, to win a ball game,
but maybe Marty has something
in his team.
In the first place, there’s George
Franck, regarded by some observes
as the sweetest running back in
the country, even today. George,
as some of you undoubtedly re
mate’s characteristics. Thus, with
the team clicking in 11 different
parts instead of a unit, the Comets
found it tough sledding in their
first two games.
But now things are slowly be
ginning to dawn down Corpus’
ways. The boys have had four
weeks to work with each other,
they know their own plays much
better, they are in better football
condition, and, above all, they, in
al probability, know every Aggie
play, formation and signals just
as good as any member of Coach
Norton’s squad. Reason? Lt. Marty
Karow, of course, who handles the
Comets’ football reins, and, who
before our country plunged into
this war, was the Aggie backfield
mentor.
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member, garnered every All-Ameri
can honor there is to garner while
playing under the crafty Bernie
Bierman at Minnesota. And this
year—so Marty professes—Fanck
hasn’t lost any of his football tal
ents. And both Texas and Rice will
attest to that statement 100%.
However, Franck isn’t the only
star in that Corpus lineup. There’s
former All-Southwest Conference
end Billy .Dewell and All-Ameri
can wingman, Ed Frutig besides
another half-dozen or so star-stud
ded players.
No sir, don’t sell those fellas
short. They’ve got a good ball club
and when they do start clicking
together they’ll be hard to stop!
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Wilde
And Belville On Sidelines With Ankle Injuries
Vernon Belville and George Wilde,
ace sophomore backs, have been ad
ded to the Aggie injured list. . .
the latter is out with a sprained
ankle while Belville suffered a
bruised knee in the workout Tues
day. . .Desmond Zock, star fresh
man back, is out with a chipped
bone in his ankle. . .Speaking of
the Fish, the annual game between
the first-year Aggies and Allen
Academy has definitely been set
for Wednesday October 14. . .
Coaches Lil Dimmitt and Choc
Sanders discussed the site and
date yesterday morning, and after
due deliberation, finally agreed on
arrangements. . .This corner isn’t
one to disregard criticism—in fact
I welcome all criticism because it
tends to improve the page—but
when someone comes around and
unwarrantly spills some of the sil
liest criticisms that I have ever
heard, it just is too much. . .The
so-called critic jumped the writer
Wednesday morning on the fact
that the “Fish” was omitted from
Gus White’s name. . .In other
words instead of calling the fresh
man, Gus or White, in the article
he should have been referred to
as Fish White or rather Frog
(See KYLE FIELD, Page 4)
New Policies
Are Added To
’Murals Here
All Wearing Fish
Stripe to Play In
Class B Intramurals
Several important changes in the
intramural program were announc
ed by the intramural officials at
the recreational officers meeting
Tuesday afternoon. One of the
most impotrant of these alterations
was the change in the intramural
eligibility rule. This switch has
simplified the rule in an attempt
to eliminate confusion and inter
mingling of Class A and Class B
activities. Any man who wears a
fish stripe regardles of his classi
fication, will play in the Class B
group while all men who do not
wear a fish stripe will participate
in the Class A program.
The roster limits of various class
B sports were also announced. A
freshman team will not be allowed
to use over 15 men in a single
basketball game, while a twelve-
man limit is placed on fish tennis
and handball games. Any number
of men will be allowed to play in a
football game. There is not limit
on any of the Class A sports.
Team Leaves for Corpus Fri Morn
BATTALIONS—
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1942
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, Plans for a weiner roast will be
formulated at a special meeting of
the College Camera Club at 8 p.m.
today in the Y.M.C.A. chapel. It
is important that all members be
present.
New students, old students and
faculty members are cordially ex
tended an invitation to join the
organization. In addition ot the
population of College Station, resi
dents of Bryan are also invited to
participate in the club’s activities.
For the use of members only
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has been purchased.
Scheduling of intramural games
for the current semester began
yesterday as entry cards were turn
ed in by the recreational officers
at their meeting Tuesday after
noon. Some of the sports will begin
Monday, October 12, while the
others will open- the following
Monday. The intramural group of
sports which will start next week
are Class A and B Basketball,
Class A Handball and Tennis, and
Class B Volleyball and Touqh Foot
ball.
All freshman and frogs who ex
pect to participate in intramural
touch football are invited to attend
the meeting oil football rules this
afternoon at 6 p. m. in the closed
end of the stadium on Kyle Field.
Recreational officers are urged to
call this meeting to the attention
of their fish and frogs.
All men who are taking Intra
murals for their Physical Educa
tion credit are reminded of the
number of games they must play
to receive their credit. Participat
ing in 12 games is necessary to pass
this course and a man must play
in 16 games to receive a grade
point in P. E. This number can be
attained without too much exer
tion but each semester a few stu
dents fail because they fall short
of the limit by only one or two
games. The beginning of the se
mester is the time to begin check
ing on the number of games to
your credit. Each man who plays
Intramural for P. E. credit can,
with a minimum of effort, earn a
grade point in the course.
A few important changes in the
rules of intramural touch football
were pointed out to the recreation
al officers who should bring these
points to the attention of their
men. These changes will be fur
ther discussed at this afternoon’s
meeting at Kyle Field.
Recreational officers may obtain
horseshoes, and footballs for their
organizations at the Intramural of
fice. A two dollar deposit (re
turnable) is required for the two
pair of horseshoes. In respect to
•the football, an outfit pays $3.30,
which is half the total cost, and
department bears the remainder.
The ball becomes the property of
the organization and is not re
quired to be returned.
Those recreational officers whose
outfits did not pay the five dollar
intramural fee last semester are
reminded by Dewey Hoke of the
Intramural office that the fee is
now payable.
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A&M’s Bill Henderson Up to Old
Tricks; Already Leads Receivers
Members to Travel in Private Cars;
Have Stiff Drills in Prep for Flyers
The Texas Aggie football team
will leave College Station at 7 a.m.
tomorrow morning for their game
with the Corpus Christi Naval Air
Station. Because the train sched
ules between Houston and Corpus
are not very good, and because
there are no special busses avail
able, the teqm will travel by pri
vate automobiles. Coach Norton is
expected to take a squad of ap
proximately 40 men to this game.
After working hard all week, the
Aggies will taper off with a light
workout this afternoon in prepara
tion for Saturday’s clash. Plans are
ffer the team to go through a light
limbering up drill Friday after they
reach Corpus Christi.
Tuesday Coach Norton put the
squad through a hard workout,
and the feature of the afternoon
was a one hour game scrimmage.
The “Whites” defeated the “Ma
roons” by a count of 6-0 in a hard
fought battle. The lone “White”
touchdown coming as the result of
a 60 yard punt return by Leo
Daniels. The “Maroons,” however,
fought back viciously, and most of
the remainder of the game was
played in “White” territory. The
ball was on the “White” eight yard
line in possession of the “Maroons”
when Coach Norton called a halt
to the proceedings.
Wednesday afternoon found the
Aggies in another rock and sock
scrimmage session in order to
polih their defense against the
Corpus Christi plays. The “B” team
equipped with some of Marty
Karow’s super specials worked
against the “A” team in this af
fair.
No changes are expected in the
starting lineup over the one which
took the field against Tech last
week, except that the injured Jake
Webster is expected to return to
the lineup.
Rifle Team To Open
Its Season Monday
Oct JL2 on Rifle Range
The Corps Rifle team will open
its season Monday October 12 when
the Junior and Senior members of
the varsity team can report any
time during the following weeks
from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. for prac
tice. The team this year will be
coached by Captain C. A. Wil
liams who will be assisted by Ser
geant Coyne.
Officers of the team this year
are Russell Cook, Captain; Ho
ward Crossland, Secretary-Treas
urer, and Clayton D’Avy, reporter.
The season this year will last
through January, and as usual the
main event of the year will be the
shoulder to shoulder match with
T.S.C.W. to be held this year in
Denton.
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The gangling boy with the big
hands and the tremendous reach is
up to his old tricks a'gain. Four
times in last Saturday’s game with
Texas Tech he stretched his lanky
6 ft. 4 inch frame high into the
'air to snag the ball when it seemed
certain that Tech was about to
intercept. The tree-top gridster is,
of course, Bill Henderson, known to
most people as “Jitterbug”. The tall
Aggie end with the uncanny pass
snagging ability ‘really got hot
last Saturday, and until injuries
forced him to leave the game his
play was nothing short of sen
sational.
Valuable Decoy
Bill first attracted nationwide at
tention in the Rice game of 1940,
his sophomore year, when he put
on the most sensational perfor
mance ever made by an end on
Kyle Field. On that day Henderson
Caught eight consecutive passes,
and from that time on was the
most feared pass receiver in the
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Southwest Conference. So feared
in fact, that no team the Aggies
faced in 1941 failed to assign two
men to cover him, and sometimes
they used three. And many an
Aggie pass was completed to
another receiver because the de
fenders were busily engaged in
covering Henderson.
Because he was used so much
as a decoy, Bill failed to attract
the attention that he was expected
to last season, but a quick check
of the statistics books will show
that the lanky end snagged plen
ty of passes during the season.
From the looks of things this
year though, things are going to
be different. For twice in the
game with Tech there were three
men ganged around Henderson
when he leaped high off the ground
to take the ball. And his lateral to
Boots Simmons which set up
the second Aggie touchdown was
a neat bit of football in anybody’s
lea gup.
Although feared for his ability
to snag passes, Bill was never any
great shakes as a defensive end,
that is until the current season.
But in two games this year, Aggie
opponents have yet to make any
yardage around Henderson’s end.
Even in the L.S.U. game Bill’s
fine defensive work stood out, and
in the Tech game once again he
played outstanding defensive ball.
In addition to his newly found
defensive ability, Bill is becoming
quite a blocker these days. On Leo
Daniels’ 55 yard touchdown jaunt,
no less than three Tech men were
carried out of the play by the fine
blocking of big Bill. And there
were a number of other plays that
the blocking of the gangling end
was very much in evidence on.
There were several people who
were disappointed over the way
Henderson played last year. And
quite a few sportswriters who had
been praising him to the skies took
particular delight this season in
ommitting him from any mention,
in fact they still are. But there
were those who knew Bill would
come through in a big way some
day and it looks as though this is
the year.
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