THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1943
THE BATTALION
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Cadets to be in Top Shape for N-Tac Tilt Saturday
By Harold Borofsky
Batalion Sports Editor
Cadets Must Play Heads-Up Ball to Beat Ags
After three weeks of wandering
around it looks as if we are finally
settling down for a game on our
own, Kyle Field. The intended vic
tims, as you know, are the Aggies
from North Texas Agricultural
College, but you probably don’t
realize that this game is going to
be a tough one from every angle.
It’s not unusual for us to think
that we’re going to lick N-Tac.
What else could we think when
every paper in the section has been
praising the Cadets to the sky for
the brand of football we’ve dis
played in our first four games.
But there’s one bunch of boys
who know that we are really going
to have to work to beat N-Tac, and
that bunch is the team. If there is
one thing the boys are working
on harder than anything else it’s
not running or passing, but not
getting overconfident. There have
been too many examples in the
past of tean^s being licked because
they became overconfident. Re
member the licking T. C. U. hand
ed the Longhorns last year after
the Teahounds were given a big
write-up in a national magazine
and got swelled heads over it? The
Cadet coaches haven’t forgotten
that excellent example of what
overconfidence can do, and you can
bet your bottom dollar that the
boys aren’t going to forget it
either.
At the present, it looks as
though we might get a break.
Pete Stout, N-Tac’s super-back
will not see duty here, and there
are three or four others on the
North Texas lineup who are doubt
ful starters. On the other hand,
George McAllister, the boy who
looked so good in the first two
games, has just about recovered
his stride after that knee injury
that put him out for the T. C. U.
and L. S. U. tussles.
It was also a very heartening
sight to see Marion Settegast romp
around at the practice sessions,
though Eldon Long, the lad who
had been doing a swell job at end,
will not be ready to play. It looks
like we lose again when Les Moore,
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another top end, gets inducted in
to the Army soon. Bill Soyars, a
back, will be shifted to the end
spot to fill in for Moore.
Predicting the game is really a
tough job. The national poll puts
the Cadets in the number 13 slot,
just behind Southwestern. That
would naturally mean that we
should approach the Pirates prow
ess on the gridiron. That also
means that we should take the
N-Tac boys by about 20-0. But by
the system of comparative scores,
which is quite a lengthly process,
we are only eight points better
than the boys from Arlington. Per
haps the best thing to do is to
split the difference, so we’ll take
the Cadets by two touchdowns.
Several comments were made to
your scribe by members of the
team in regard to the increase of
that real ’ole Aggie spirit. They
have really noticed it and felt it
and want you to know, Army, that
they realize that you are behind
them all the way and you may be
sure that they’re not going to let
you down.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The
best way to get a job done well
is to prepare for it. There never
was an excuse invented that could
get the job done after the deadline.
To us, Army, that means simply;
in order to come out on top of the
conference we’ve got to know our
opponents and keep working all
the time. We can do it! It is for
each of us to say “we will do it!”
“B” Team Not
To Play Allen
The Aggie “B” team will not
play Fridayaftemoon against the
Allen Academy team it was an
nounced here yesterday afternoon
by the college Athletic office. Plans
has been made for these two teams
to meet Friday afternoon at three
o’clock on Kyle Field.
It was not stated whether these
two teams would make arrange
ments for another date or not..
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“The smart college woman gets
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The process calls for intelligence,
but it is fun and the results are
both personally satisfying and pro
vocative of general approval. You
really get your money’s worth
when you quit spending and begin
shopping.” Lynn Christian, writing
in the Oklahoma City University
Campus, advocates planning before
buying for college women.
“America’s appointment with
destiny depends in a large meas
ure on our vision and sincere ef
fort to effect an enduring under
standing with Russia. The degree
to which we succeed in gaining an
amaible understanding with the
Soviet Union would have a direct
bearing on the duration of the
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This summer Coe College, Cedar
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Back, Aggies Point For Fifth Victory
By Harold Borofsky
There’s lots of football on tap for next Saturday when
the Cadets face the North Texas Aggies on Kyle Field. So
far Coach Homer Norton’s “whiz kids” have won four
straight games, have piled up a score of 102 points to their
-topponents 19, have gained the num-
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PASSERS—Three of the best passers in Texas College football this season are in the backfield of
the North Texas Aggies who will collide with the Texas Aggies at Kyle Field next Saturday after
noon. From left to right, they are: Pete Blanda, triple-threat veteran from Texas Tech; J. P. Stout,
a triple-threater from TCU, whose running and passing has sparked the Aggie attack this season;
and Howard “Red” Maley, the former SMU passing wizard.
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EARL BEESLEY
EARL G. (Kid) BEESLEY
comes to the Aggies from Dallas.
He weighs 170 pounds and is 5
feet 10 inches tall. A noted passer,
he was invited to play in the
north-south all star game for high
schools, but his classes prevented
him from taking part in that game.
He is 17 years old, wears number
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CHARLES SHIRA
CHARLES N. (FLAT TIRE)
SHIRA comes from Hamlin as one
of the biggest men on the squad.
He tips the scale at 237 pounds.
This 16 year old plays tackle with
a height of 6 ft. 3 in. He has had
one year of experience. His num
ber is 79.
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her 13 spot in the nation, and
have gained a reputation for be
ing hard to beat that makes any
opponet think twice before going
on the field with them. By now all
the sports scribes are on the Cadet
bandwagon and are lauding the
boys plenty, but that does not mean
that Norton’s squad will be over
confident when they trot out for
the kickoff Saturday. On the con
trary, line Coach Bill James, back-
field Coach Manning Smith, and
Trainer Lil Dimmitt have been tel
ling the boys that they are so
hot, which is is very nearly the
truth. The Cadets have yet to
play a game that is anywhere near
perfect and they will have to im
prove their passing and running
attack if they want to drub the
NTAC boys by very much.
Then too, there have been en
tirely too many fumbles lately as
far as the Cadets are concerned.
Although as yet none of our op
ponents have cashed in on an
Aggie fumble, there may always
be a costly first time. In this week’s
game, which promises to be very
close, such a mistake might easily
cost the game.
There are indications that
NTAC’s star back, Pete Stout,
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