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By lllike Udikin
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Defense Against Ground Attacks Will Have to
Improve if Nortonmen Are to Win Over Rice
It is not a usual thing for this
writer to take a pessimistic view
as to the team’s chances especially
after a thrilling victory, but I just
don’t feel safe in regard to this
week’s game with the Rice Oyvls.
True, the Aggies met the best
passing team of this conference in
SMU, but that’s not what is wor
rying me. It’s the fact that the
Mustangs were able to garner 95
yards through the Cadet forward
wall that has me a bit doubtful of
the outcome next Saturday. If the
Ponies are able to make that many
yards rushing, what do you think
a team like Rice, which boasts to
have one of the best if not the best
running game in the league, can
do?
Well, that particular question
has the Aggie coaches worried and
don’t think that both Coaches Hom
er Norton and Bill James won’t
subject their charges to long hours
of defensive drill, both passing and
running. Admitting that the Ag
pass defense against the Ponies
wasn’t anything to brag about, that
particular department should show
vast improvement against the Owls,
who have only a so — so aerial
attack.
The Aggie line filtered like a
sieve at times Saturday, and, al
though most of the players con
tended that the Dallasites were the
best blockers they had faced this
year, the fact still remained that
SMU, considered to have a decided
ly weak ground game, was able to
gain so many yards. Rice has a big
and hefty line, one capable of do
ing twice the damage.
But aside that defense, the Ag
gie offense was brilliant, one cap
ably of running up scores at an
undesignated period. When the
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sports writers and radio announ
cers start picking their top “rookie”
of the year in Southwest Confer
ence football something will
really be rotten
in Denmark if
that honor does
not fall to, Bar
ney Welch, the
fine Texas Aggie
sophomore triple-
threater. The way
he ran, passed
and kicked
against SMU is
enough proof for
this observer that Barney is the
best sophomore back in this con
ference. He is as cool as a cucum
ber and certainly has the poise and
accuracy to become a great passer.
Hewever, don’t take anything
away from Lightnin’ Leo Daniels
for the swivel-hipped Aggie ace
played a wonderful game Satur
day. His running was especially
grand and his passes yvere needl
ing that thread with ample accur
acy. None of those lobbish kind
but instead bullet and straight-to-
the-mark type of aerials.
The line, though a bit groggy at
the start played a fine game. Felix
Bucek, Bill Sibley, Bill Henderson,
Boots Simmons, and Hank Fold-
berg starred in that forward wall!
It’s Rice next, so let’s start think
ing of that game! It’s going to be
a tough row to hoe but with the
right support we have a good
chance to win. 4
STAR OF THE WEEK DE
PARTMENT.. Barney Welch,
Texas Aggie sophomore seneation,
who chunked three., touchdowns
ppasses to lead the Ags to a 27-20
victory over the SMU Mustangs!..
Sports Squibs From Here and There; Looks
Like Texas Is the Conference’s ’42 Champ
....A few conference notes . . . .
it looks very definitely like Texas
is the 1942 conference champ
for a time we figured on an upset
win by TCU next week when the
two team collide in the game of the
week at Fort Worth but after the
Frog showing at Lubbock, it’s
gonna take fore than a prayer to
beat the Longhorns. . . . Baylor’s
luck ran out as predicted by this
writer when they fell before Texas
20-0 . . the Aggies have a fine
chance to gain at least second place
in the conference standings if they
can overcome their next two op
ponents—Rice and Texas........TCU
and Baylor, a bit awed by their re
spective defeats last week, will
have a tough job ahead of them....
TCU has Texas, Rice and SMU,
while the Bears have the Hercul
ean job of slashing Tulsa, Rice, and
SMU After SMU’s fine showing
against the Aggies Saturday. I
believe the Mustangs will be double
tough in coming games they
have a fine passer in Frito Gon
zales, one who will bring the Ponies
a few coveted conference, victor
ies. . . .Cullen Rogers, Aggie Quar
ter-back, is slowly but surely creep
ing up on the conference scoring
lead, which at presently is held
by Jackie Field of Texas. . .he was
No. 7 in the scoring parade last
week but his two touchdowns
against SMU brought the Aggie
star tp No. 3, only two points be-
(See KYLE FIELD. Page 4)
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“There’s a cheerful spirit about this way of
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Shape; Rice Next '
Yesterday afternoon found the
Texas Aggies hard at work in
preparation for their clash with the
always dangerous Rice Owls. Af
ter their 27-20 hair-raising win
over the SMU Mustangs, the team
showed plenty of spirit in their
workout. Pass defense came in for
plenty of attention during the
drill as it was in this department
that the Agies were rather shaky
in the Pony clash.
The Owls are conceded to have
a stronger line than any the Ag
gies have faced this year, and the
Cadets are expected to have plen
ty of trouble. The Owls are point
ing for the Aggie clash especial
ly, for it has been seven long years
1935 was the last time, since Rice
has beaten the Aggies.
Big guns in the tricky Owls of
fense are Dick Dwelle, flashy bull-
back who is running in the spot
vacated last year by the great Bob
Brumley, and Virgil Eikenberg,
sophomore tailback who has been
the sparkplug of the Owl attack
all season. Another feature of the
versatile Owls is the great kicking
of J. C. “Stoop” Dickson, one of
the finest punters in the confer
ence.
The Owls in the past few years
have always been. exceptionally
strong on their ground game, built
around the tricky spin plays of
Coach Jess Neely, and this year
have added quite a passing attack
featuring the accurate throwing
arm of sophomore Eikenberg. The
league leading Texas Longhorns
managed to just barely squeeze by
the Owls to the tune of 12-7 which
would give some idea of the
strength of the Houston team.
The Aggies came out of the
SMU clash in good physical shape,
as did the Owls in their clash with
Arkansas, so both teams will be
in excellent condition for Satur
day’s game barring injuries in
practice.
Williamson Places
Texas In First Ten;
Aggies Gain Notch
By Paul B. Williamson
The Georgia Bulldogs took a
tighter hold on their No. 1 foot
ball spot of the nation with a pre-
ponderous 75 to 0 score over the
Florida Gators. Most of the scor
ing was done by Georgia’s reserve
strength although All-American
Frankie Sinkwich was in there long
enough to gallop off two touch
downs and toss for a couple more.
For the first time since confer
ence play began a Southwest team
moved into the first ten. Texas U.
crashed into one of the coveted
spots with a 20 to 0 blanking of
Baylor. This now sets the Long
horns down in 8th place. Moving
into the first ten along with Texas
was Ohio State, who smothered
the Pitt Panthers 59 to 19. Texas
and Ohio State replaced L. S. U.
and Michigan, who dropped to No.
11 and No. 13 respectively.
While Navy toppling Penn 7-0
may be looked upon as an upset
and likewise Minnesota going down
before Indiana by the same score,
remember that the System warned
last ’ week that both these games
“might be upsets”. The predic
tion story went out of the way to
give warning on them.
Perfect Team 100.0
1 Georgia 99.4
2 Georgia Tech 98.1
3 Boston Col 97.8
4 Notre Dame 96.5
5 Tulsa 96.1
6 Alabama 95.7
7 Wisconsin 95.6
8 Texas U 95.0
9 Ohio State .1 94.9
10 Tennessee 94.7
11 L. S. U ' 94.5
(See Williamson Picks, page 4)
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 10, 1942
Page 3
They Star for Rice Owls
Dick Dwelle, Back
Ted Boannon, Tackle
Virgil Ekenberg, Back
Bill Blackburn, Center
These six members of the Rice
eleven definitely form the nuc
leus of an Owl ted/n that has
suffered only two losses—one
to Texas and another to Tu-
lane.
Stoop Difckson, Back
Don Stephens, Back
Aggie Fish Face Stern Test in flash
With Unbeaten Rice Slimes Here Thurs
The undefeated Texas Aggie Fish
are working hard in prepartion for
their sternest test to date—their
clash with the Rice Institute Slimes
next Thursday afternoon on Kyle
Field. Boasting’their strongest line
up since the days of John Kim-
brodgh and Co., the Fish have
come through their two previous
starts of the season with compari-
tive ease. They took Allen Academy
into camp by the score of 25 to
8, and then on the following week
swamped a team from Camp Hood
71 to 0.
Although they are also unde
feated but tied, the Slimes from
Rice have had considerable trouble
this season. They outlasted Allen
13 to 6, and then smothered the
Ellington Field Fliers 40 to 0.
However, they were tied by the
Yearlings of Texas U. 7 to 7 last
month. In comparing the strength
of the two teams, the Aggies
trounced Allen with ease 25 to 8,
while Rice had trouble with the
same team in eaking out with a
13 to 6 decision. The Slimes do
boast a strong attack this year
which is centered around a triple
threat back named Nick Lanza,
who they say, does everything ex
ceptionally well.
Sparking the strong Aggie Fish
in the backfield are a couple of
boys named Marion Flanagan and
Buyrl Baty. Both of thsee former
all-state backs have gone wild in
previous games. Baty, a former
star from Paris, is one of the
best passers ever to come to A.
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& M. In fact, Lil Dimmitt, head
freshman coach, says that he is the
best passer he ever saw play on a
freshman team. Baty passes with
all the coolness of a veteran and
has compiled a remarkable average
so far this season. Co-starring with
Baty has been Marion Flanagan
from Sweetwater ,who last year
in high school led the state in
scoring. On the Fish squad he has
taken up where he left off last
year and has run wild. In the two
games this season he has not even
been close to stopped.
Also standing in the backfield
are Gus White, the Lamesa Flash,
and David Daily, phenomenal crash
ing back from Richmond. Both of
(See AGGIE FISH, Page 4)
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H. L. Ramage and C. J. Rogers
sparked C Infantry to a 28-9 win
over C Engineers in a Class A
baseketball match as Ramage scor
ed 10 points and Rogers sccounted
for eight. Y. B. Johnson was high-
, m pVmt man with
•' eight points as B
m Replacement Cen-
If? ter nosed out the
Artillery Band by
* ' a score of 13-10.
i Machine Gun Cav
alry eased by 7
Corps Headquar
ters with a 17-15
score as Rhou-
Mik. Mann P rich accounted
for 10 points.
A 20-yard penetration was the
deciding factor in a Class B foot
ball match between B Infantry and
B Chemical Warfare which ended
in a scoreless tie. The penetration
by B Infantry won the game for
them. 3rd Corps Headquarters de
feated American Legion 13-2 while
D Coast Artillery took A Replace
ment Center 12-7.
FORFEIT DOGHOUSE
Class A
2 Headquarters Field Art
illery, tennis
S. E. Cook led the F Infantry
Class B basketballers to an 18-16
victory over the Headquarters Cav
alry team. Cooke came through
with eight points. Other Class B
baseketball matches saw: G Infan
try wallop B Coast Artillei-y 16-
5; H Infantry nosed out 7th Corps
Headquarters by a 16-13 score; and
B Field Artillery smashed D En
gineers 24-2.
Recreation Officers are remind
ed of the trial runs for the fresh
man cross country event which are
now in progress. W. L. Penberthy
will be at the gym every afternoon
to check in freshmen who wish to
make their qualifying runs. Each
entrant must make five trial runs
to make him eligible for the final
race.
Class A touch football entry
cards were placed in the first ser
geant’s boxes in the Commandant’s
Office yesterday morning. The In
tramural department urges the
Recreational Officers to fill out the
cards and return them as soon as
possible in order that they may
start the sport as soon as possible.
Cross Country
Team Meets Texas
Here in First Test
Johnny Zeigler, Two-Mile
Ace, Set Record Last Year;
Will Attempt Again Today
The Texas Aggie cross-country
team will make its debut this af
ternoon when they meet the Texas
University Longhorn runners in
Aggieland. This will be a dual
event in preparation for the confer
ence meet which will take place
in Austin November 21. The time •
for this afternoon’s race has been
tentatively set for 330 p.m. The
starting place for the race will be
at the DeWare Field House and the
closing point will be the bugle stand
at the old YMCA.
' The record time for this event
was set by Aggie Johnny Zeigler,
last year’s conference champion,
who ran the two and one-half mile
course in 12 minutes and 10 sec
onds. Zeigler will be entered in to
day’s race.
Other Aggies who will take part
in the event are: Joe Vajdos, Kar
nes City; Mui*rell McGlothlin, Bart
lett; Tommy Winn, -Dallas; John
Cheatham, Amarillo; Don Frye,
Fort Worth; and Frank Bibbs,
Edinburg. All of these men have
not had much time to workout on
the course as this is their initial
race for the year but they are
expected to be in shape for the
conference meet in Austin.
The Texas team, coached by
Clyde Littlefield, will be sparked
by “Mac” Umstaddt, 1940 con
ference champion, and Jerry
Thompson, flashy sophomore from
Dallas. These two stars make the
Longhorns the favorites in this
afternoon’s race.
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