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Aggies Met Their Match in Corpus Christi Saturday; Marty Karow Won Tilt for Flyers It seems to me that everytime the Texas Aggies get their ears pinned back, someone always comes up with that ever-popular phrase, “What was wrong with the Ag gies?” On some occasions. I’ll admit, the Cadets should have won a game they actually lost, but not Satur day. Basically there was nothing wrong with the Aggies—that is nothing wrong from their usual standard of pla^. They blocked and tackled hard, especially the latter as clearly evidenced by their staunch goal line stands. But they met their match. The Corpus Fly ers were ready for them in every respect and those former All-Amer ican and All-Conference stars on that team weren’t just hunks of beef out there. No sirree, they weren’t born yes terday—they knew exactly what they were doing. The Flyers ap plied all the football knowledge they learned while in college and it just was too much for a group of college gridsters. And at that the Aggies gave them a whale of a battle. I don’t believe that any conference team would have beaten Corpus the way that team played Saturday after noon. This corner warned time and again last week that once this bunch would start clicking some body would feel the effects, and, it just happened that the Aggies were the first victims. However, Coach Norton can have one consolation. At least it was a former assistant of his that accom plished the deed. If I were to give credit for that victory to anyone I certainly would give it to Lt. Marty Karow, the Comet coach. Marty, even while he was at A. & M., was regarded as one of the best defensive coaches in the busi ness whether it was football, base ball or basketball. He proved that theory more than ever when he set up one of the most brilliant pass defenses that Coach Norton has ever run up against. True, Leo Daniels and Vernon Belville connected for 15 passes but most of those were of the short variety. But for a brief spurt in the second half when the Aggies scored their lone touchdown, Karow had the situation well in hand. It’ll Be a Do-Or-Die Battle for Ags Sat; TCU Frogs Are Surprise of Conference Race It’ll be a do or die battle for the Aggies Saturday afternoon on Kyle Field. They meet one of the very few undefeated teams of the nation—the T.C.U. Horned Frogs. For the Aggies it’ll be a final chance to hit that right track once more and should they miss, you may as well kiss our conference title chances goodbye. TCU has its most powerful team since 1938 when Davey O’Brien guided the destinies of the Fort Worth team. Although not as po tential as the ’38 edition, this year’s team has shown plenty of possibili ties in its first three starts They haven’t any reserves to speak of, but that starting lineup undoubted ly is the best in the league. tVith Darrell Palmer, the brilliant tackle and Bruce Alford, sensational wing- man, sparking the line and Emory Nix, Dean Bagley and Van Hall leading the way in the backfield, there’s trouble aplenty for confer ence foes. The Aggies will have a tough job ahead of them and, unless they snap out of their doldrums, silver taps will be a foregone conclusiop Saturday night. Don’t sell the Ag gies short, by any means, but they will have to turn over a new leaf if they expect to beat T.C.U. and that ain’t kidding either. STAR OF THE WEEK DE PARTMENT ... The honor this week goes to Bill Coleman, bruis ing back from Baylor University, who scored two touchdowns to spark the Bears to a 20-7 victory over Arkansas. A Few Notes On Southwest Conference Sports Squibs From Here and There; ... A Few Conference Notes . . . Only T.C.U. and Baylor University showered themselves with glory while the other four league-mem bers were falling off badly this past weekend . . . Texas looked anything but a ball of fire against OU . . . the Aggies and Rice suf fered 18-7 defeats which involved two touchdowns, a field goal, and a safety . . . Cullen Rogers and Willie Zapalac were the only backs that looked anything like backs for the Ags against Corpus . . . REGULATION UNIFORMS TAILORED TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL MEASURE For prompt service and correct fit, see our line of fine regulation, blouses and slacks. No misfits, no delays. Come in and let us show you how you can be correctly fitted. Complete Uniform OUTFITTERS College and Bryan Cul played a hangup game at his wingback post while Willie was a standout at blocking back . . . In cidentally, this may just be a hint, but there’s more than one person who’ll agree on the following . . . the hardest hitting back on the team and the best line plunger un doubtedly is Willie Zapalac, who in one play at Corpus dragged three or four men before he was downed . . . Throughout game scrimmages here, Willie has shown all the symptoms of a line-plung ing back .. . When he hits ’em they stay hit—ask Center Jim Presley of the freshman team who had the pleasure or displeasure of running into Zapalac while the latter was going full speed . . . Oh, yes, Jim my lived to tell about it but not until the following day . . . Truman Cox, the hefty Donna end, played one of the best games of his career last week . . . Ditto for Wayne Cure, Felix Bucek, Ed Sturcken, Ben Stout, Bill Henderson and A. J. Mercer . . . Mercer, especially looked good at that pivot post while subbing for Starter Bill Sibley . . . Fumbles and intercepted passes, plus bad breaks played a major role in the Aggie defeat ... A few are still puzzled why Jake Web ster was ejected from the game Saturday . . . Here’s how it all started . . . Felix Bucek put a vicious block on one of the Corpus players who immediately started punching the former while he (Bu cek) still lay on the ground . . . Webster, meanwhile, dived on the Corpus player and knocked him off from Bucek . . . None of the offi cials apparently saw everything for they immediately ejected Jake from the game and penalized the Aggies 15 yards for unnecessary roughness . . . Pre-conference games are a thing of the past for the Aggies through the Thanksgiving battle . . . Saturday’s game counts and that’s when the Ags will really have to shoot the works . . . Let’s forget all about Corpus and con centrate on the game coming up . . . Speaking of Saturday’s game, also try and preserve some of those coke bottles at the game . . . During the home opener a couple of weeks ago, the athletic depart ment lost $42.20 because of broken bottles ... If that continues, there. Fish Open Season Against Allen Wed Game Will Start Promptly at 3:00; Coupon Books Good The Texas Aggie Fish, who sup ply live ammunition for the varsity five times a week, will get in a bit of shooting of their own Wednes day afternoon when they open their season against ^he Allen Academy on Kyle Field at 3:00 o’clock. For four weeks now, Coach Lil Dimmitt’s 54-man squad has been “knocking heads” against each oth er and are finally ready to display their talents before the corps. Dim- mitt will depend heavily upon Mar ion (Pete) Flanagan and Beryl Baty, topflight high school backs from Sweetwater and Paris respec tively, to spark the Fish attack against an Allen team, which out played the Texas Yearlings during the first half before succumbing 27-13. Both are triple-threat stars and upon their shoulders are pinned the hopes of the Fish to triumph Wednesday. Big Roland Phillips, 212 pound tackle from Pampa is the bulwark of an Aggie line, which averages well over 200 pounds. Phillips has been a sensation during the four- week training session and is ex pected to be the mainspring of the Fish defense. There are quite a few top-notch Aggie freshman stars, however, who will be on the sidelines for that game. Among those are in cluded such stellar performers as Gus White, Lamesa’s sensational back; David Daily, hard-hitting back from Richmond; Desmond Zock, Port Arthur back; Milton Routt, guard and a member of that famous Routt family; and Walter Ruff, a tackle from Houston. The Ramblers, who were defeat ed by the Yearlings in their first time out, will field a team that is due to give the Fish plenty of trou ble. Kuntz and Alvarez spark the backfield while Stiles, a center, and Green, a guard are the mainspring of the Allen forward wall. As aforementioned, the game will get under way promptly at 3:00 o’clock. Coupon books will be good for the fray. The probable starting lineups for the game are: Aggie Fish Allen Academy Hotchkiss LE Whits Phillips LT Martin Neuman LG Redding Walker C Stiles Strohmeyer RG Green Wright RT Grayson Genthner RE Smith Flanagan B Kuntz Baty B Enright Ewald B Riddle Swenson B Alvarez All Swimmers Urged To Meet At Pool On Wednesday at 6 PM Art Adamson, Aggie swimming coach and instructor, has requested that all members of the Varsity and Fish swimming teams report to the P. L. Downs Natatorium at 6:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Also, he asked that all interested in being ushers at the T.C.U. game next Saturday report to 'him as soon as possible. Laredo Club Will Meet Tonight in Academic Meeting of the Laredo A. & M. Club is to be held tonight after yell practice in the Academic Building. All members are urged to be present as a quorum is need ed, according to Aldin Muller, club secretary. Muller stated that plans for a Christmas dance will be discussed together with other important bus iness. Gerald Depew Dies Following Operation Silver Taps was observed Satur day night for Gerald Eugene De pew of I Field Artillery, who suc cumbed at the college hospital Sat urday following an appendectomy Thursday. Depew lived at 2015 Prairie Street, Dallas, and attended North Dallas high school. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Depew, were at his bedside when he died. Depew was 18 years old. Material in four zoot suits will make five victory suits. just won’t be any cokes served . . . Think about that when you start breaking a bottle, which not only costs the athletic department, but also may cause a serious accident, and we certainly don’t want that to happen . . . 1942 Football Roster Allen, Janies F., end Ferguson, Donald F., End son, 1 84 Geer, William, end 88 Genthner, Ernest, end 82 Hotchkiss, William, end 85 Hynds, Robert, end 83 Kisler, Robert, end 2 Wiley, James, end Rollinsj, Jack, end Davis, J. V., tackle Duke, Leon, tackl Duke, Leon, tackle Eberle, Adolph, tackle Oglesby, William, tackle Phillips, Joseph, tackle Ruff. Walter, tackle Schneider, John, tackle Shiflet, Clarence, tackle Speed, Jesse, tackle W right, Charles, tackle 64 Brentzel, William, guard 67 Block, Maurice, guard 43 Gentry, Alden, guard 62 Jones, Melvin, guard 63 League, Thomas, guard 29 McAlpin, C. W., guard 61 Block, Maurice, guard 66 Moore, Homer, guard 65 Neuman, Hans, guard 69 Ott. Bernard, guard 60 Routt, Milton, guard 68 Strohmeyer, George, guard 52 Cowan, James, center 51 Gilkerson, George, center 59 McCann, James, center 53 Presley, James, center 59 Thomas, Jimmie, center 50 Walker, Grover, center 22 Bosvvorth, Lawrence, back 32 Burns, Kenneth, back 40 Baty, Beryl, back 12 Colletti, Paul, back 20 Daily, David, back 31 Deutsch, Al, back 16 Dodson, Floyd, back 0 Farish, Stephen, back 45 Flanagan, Marion, back 44 Halton, Bart, back 14 Kinsey, Kenneth, back 24 McDade, Andrew, back 26 Pannill, Charles, back 33 Smith, Douglas, back 10 Swenson, Clyde, back 30 Swisher, Bill, back 42 White, Gus, back 8 Williams, Frank, back 41 Zoch, Desmond, back Aggies Will Try to Stop Undefeated Frog Machine Sat; Luethy Returns to Squad The Texas Aggies went back to work with a vengeance yesterday in preparation for their forthcom ing clash with the high hopping Horned Frogs of T. C. U. Clearly disgruntled after the 18-7 lacing they absorbed at the hands of the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets the Aggies pitched into their workout with a vigor that spells plenty of trouble for the Frogs Saturday. Heartening news to the Aggies was the fact that big Don Leuthy, who has been on the nnjured list since before the season opened, will be ready to go against T. C. U. and Jim Montgomery, out since the L. S. U. game will also be on deck. The Aggies will be in the best physical shape that they have been in all season when they face the Frogs in their conference opener Saturday. Meanwhile, the T. C. U. team looked very impressive with a 41-6 win over the University of Kansas. The Horned Frogs, overlooked in most of the pre-season dope, are now touted as the team to beat in the conference race, and well they might be. For the Frogs are the only team in the league which boasts an undefeated and untied record to date. The Purple and White clad warriors from Fort Worth bdast wins over U. C. L. A., ' HIGHLITES^ bi/^Ttlike 77/ann With the current intramural sea son in the early stages, it is well that all concerned be cautioned of the danger of forfeits. Often a single forfeit has taken the possi bility of taking part in the play offs away from an otherwise suc cessful team. In a league in which the competition is strong, one seem ingly"' unimport ant forfeit will keep a team from Mik. Mann winning the championship. All in all, a forfeit is an easy thing to avoid. In most cases, the Fish Schedule Game With San tone Service Team For October 28 The Aggie Fish have added an other game to their schedule and will clash with the Air Depot Training Station from Stinson Field, San Antonio, on Kyle Field on October 28th. The Fish grid sters have already scheduled their annual battles with Allen Academy, Rice Slimes, and Texas Yearlings. Besides these games Coach Lil Dimmitt is trying to line up two or three more games with service teams so as to give his fifty odd candidates plenty of work and chances to display their ability. India turns out 8 million pieces of army clothing a month, and other military equipment. cause for a forfeit may be traced to oversight or negligence on the part of some person. With a mini mum of care and close scrutiny of the schedule sheets, an organiza tion will find it extremely easy to stay out of the Forfeit Doghouse. The Intramural officials have attempted to schedule matches at the time most convenient to each outfit and little blame can be laid to the department for setting the game at the wrong time. Before the scheduling began each Recrea tional Officer was given the op portunity of showing the times his organization was not available for a match. This information was used in drawing up the schedules and the desires of the Recreational Officers were fulfilled in as many cases as possible. Now that the schedules have been sent to the Recreational Of ficers the Intramural officials can once again breathe easy—until more schedules are needed or un til a playoff comes due. All that confronts the department now is the running off of the various sports—not a small job in itself. Score cards have to be written up daily and sent out to the playing areas by the intramural depart mental managers. After the games are played and the score cards have been returned to the office, the winners have to be posted and all the men who are taking Intra murals for P.E. credit have to be marked up. So, actually, the Intra mural department works from dawn ’til dusk and their work is never done! An Intramural Sport Champ Arkansas and Kansas, and have shown themselves to be quite a ball club. Standout of the T. C. U. team seems to be Emory Nix, the boy whose accurate passing has been a major factor in the Horned Frogs’ success to date. But press ing him closely for standout hon ors are such stellar performers as Bruce Alford, one of the finest ends in the loop, Darrell Palmer, 200- pound all-conference tackle and Dean Bagley, the little man with the shifty hips who is dynamite in a broken field. As stated before, the Aggies pitched into their workout with plenty of vigor yesterday, and if present indications have anything to do with it, tlie Horned Frogs will have quite a battle on their hands. For this is the Aggies’ last chance to show that they have anything at all in the way of a ball club, and they intend to make the most of it. Semester’s ’MuralSports Under Way Remainder of League Schedules Will Be Out By End of Week Yesterday marked the first day of activity of the Intramural pro gram of the fall semester as play began in each of two Class A and B sports. Those sports which opened yesterday were Class A bas ketball and tennis and Class B bas ketball and touch football. Two other sports, Class A handball and Class B volleyball, are still in the scheduling stage and will begin next Monday afternoon. The schedules for the sports which started yesterday were orig inally slated to be sent out to the Recreational Officers Saturday morning, but were not placed in the boxes in the Commandant’s Of fice until Monday morning because the Intramural department was not able to complete the work until that time. The schedules which have not yet been sent to the recreational officers will be completed before the end of the week. The participation figures in the Intramural program have been on the increase for a number of years and the officials expect an even greater figure this semester. Foot- (See ’MURAL SPORTS, Page 4) Sell Your I.E.S. 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