SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1943
THE BATTALION
Page 8
Battalion Sporta Editor
By Harold Borofsky
Unbeaten Aggies Meet Rice Today; Game
Played in Houston; Cadets Loom as Favorites
Nothing short of a brick wall
will stop Coach Homer Norton’s
youthful but fiery Aggie team to
day at Rice field in Houston. That
seems to be the consensus of opin
ion as far as the Cadet-Owl clash
is concerned. The Ags arrived in
Houston early Friday and tapered
off at Rice stadium before retiring
to the Rice hotel for skull practice
and rest.
Marion Flanagan, ace Cadet
back who was in the hospital early
this week, was feeling swell at
train time, as were Babe Hallmark,
Stan Turner, Bob Butchofsky, and
Earl Beesley, the other regular
backs. Coach Norton’s pantry was
well stocked with reserves, Jesse
Burditt having recovered from an
attack of acute indigestion and
George McAllister, Don Deere, and
Dick Callender all being in top
shape.
Line coach Bill James expressed
the sentiment that his linemen
were ready to go. The linemen had
it comparatively easy last week
with the Ponies, and Settegast,
Turley, Tassos, Wright, Moncrief,
and Bryant are all slated to start.
Reserves will also be plentiful in
this department.
Meanwhile, Rice mentor Jess
Neely does not plan to concede the
game to the Ags without a tussle.
He has been favored by not having
a single man out due to injuries
and his first string boys may give
the Cadets a real battle as long as
they can last. Several Aggie-Exfes
will see service today, but they
will be playing for the Owls. Nota
ble among these is Bucky Sheffield,
back, who took his spring train
ing here before being inducted into
the Navy and sent to Rice with
the V-12 unit.
Neely’s main worry is the lack
of experienced reserves. The Rice
mentor is thinking, no doubt, of
the Aggie-Pony clash last week
when the Cadet coach was able to
send in a fresh squad to ice the
game away while the Mustangs
stood and wondered what was go
ing on. If the weather is fairly cool
Neely’s first string may be able
to stay in for quite a while, but
indications point to warm weather
today.
Notre Dame-Northwestern Tilt Highlights
National Card; Texas Faces Weak TCU Squad
Perhaps the most outstanding
game of the week on the National
card is the Notre Dame-Northwest
ern clash. The high-stepping Irish
who have so far swept everything
from their path will meet a North
western team that is in the prime
of its season. The result should
make for excellent football. We’ll
side with the Irish on a 25-13 score,
but watch this game closely. If
the breaks go wrong Notre Dame
may wind up with its first defeat.
Back to the conference, Texas
plays the T. C. U. squad of “Mis
ter Unlucky” Dutch Meyer. The
Frog squad has been reduced to a
little over 20 men, and though we
like to think T. C. U. will upset the
Longhorn applecart, there are some
who are taking the Texas boys by
ninety points. This one is so mix
ed up that we’ll let you figure it
out yourself.
The S. M. U. Mustangs will face
the Arkansas Razorbacks in San
Antonio in the cellar battle. The
Ponies should manage to eke out
a win over the Porkers by 13-6.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
DISCRETION IS SOMETIMES
THE BETTER PART OF VALOR.
george McAllister
GEORGE T. (MAC) McALLIS-
TER comes from Eden with three
years of high school experience.
His running shows resemblence of
Kimbrough’s style. He is 185
pounds, six feet one inch back at
the age of 17. His number is 20.
BOB GARY
ROBERT J. GARY, a 17 year
old, 164 pounder from Dallas has
had one year high school expe
rience. He stands 5 feet and 11
inches and is a pivot man for the
team. Gary wears No. 52.
CHARLEY HOHN
CHARLES M. (LITTLE
DUTCH) HOHN is from College
Station. He is 17 years old and
weighs 153 pounds and has had 3
years of high school experience.
5 feet and 7 inches tall, he plays
guard and wears jersey number
65.
SPARKY EBERLE
ADOLPH A. (SPARKY) EBER
LE plays at a tackle position for
the Aggies and cames to A. & M.
with three years of high school
experience from Sweetwater. At
19 he weighs 201 pounds and stands
at 6 feet. His number is 70.
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RED BURDITT
One of the fastest men on the Aggie squad, Red Burditt galloped
over the S. M. U. goal line twice in last week’s game. He wears num
ber 45 and will be an important cog in the Cadet strategy when the
Ags clash with the Rice Owls.
DON DEERE
Ace pass interceptor and fleet back is Donald Deere. He has
constantly shown a great deal of speed and versitality and will be
counted on heavily by the Cadet coaches. His number is 46.
JAMES E. (RADIO) WILEY
comes from Dallas with no ex
perience. He is a 170 pound end
and towers 6 feet 2 inches tall.
This 17 year old wears No. 80 jer
sey.
Sponsored jointly by the Atlanta
Journal and the University of
Georgia, a large mural is being
done in fresco in the Henry W.
Grady School of Journalism by
Jean Chariot.
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BILL GIPSON, star Pony back has just attempted the Aggie right end. He made only two yards
and is here being stopped by an unidentified Aggie from the rear. Bob Gary and Don Deeere are
coming in to complete the tackle. —Photograph by Claude Stone
Football Figurin’..
By R. L. Weatherly
The Aggies go to Houston today
with injuries on the team. Babe
Hallmark and Marion Flanagan
have been put on the hurt list.
Hallmark is suffering from a
shoulder injury, while Flanagan
has a head injury. But it is be
lieved that both of these lads will
see (service in the Rice game to
day.
We would like to give you our
All-Star teams of players for the
last several years.
An All-Conference team of the
past several years:
First Team
Ends: Jack Russell of Baylor,
1940, and Bruce Alford of TCU,
1942.
Tackles: Stan Mauldin of Texas,
1942, and Moose Hartman of Rice,
1940.
Guards: Joe Routt of A. & M.,
1937. and Ted Ramsey of SMU,
1941.
Center: Ki Aldrich of TCU,
1938.
Backs: Sammy Baugh of TCU,
1936; John Kimbrough of A. &
M., 1939; Kay Eakin of Arkansas,
1939; and Pete Layden of Texas,
1941.
Second Team
Ends: Sam Boyd of Baylor, 1938;
and Mai Kutner of Texas, 1941.
Tackles: Ernie Pannell of A. &
M., 1940, and Martin Ruby of A.
& M., 1941.
Guards: Chal Daniels of Texas,
1941; and Marshall Robnett of A.
& M., 1940.
Center: Bob Nelson of Baylor,
1940.
Backs: Billy Patterson of Bay
lor, 1938; Jim Thomason of A. &
M., 1940; Davey O’Brien of TCU,
1938; and Jack Wilson of Baylor,
1939.
Here is our All-Star team of
A. & M. for the last several years:
Ends: Boots Simmons, 1941, and
Bill Henderson, 1942.
Tackles: Martin Ruby, 1941; and
Ernie Pannell, 1940.
Guards: Joe Routt, 1937, and
Marshall Robnett, 1940.
Center: Bill Sibley, 1942.
Backs: John Kimbrough, 1940;
Jim Thomason, 1940; Dick Todd,
1938; and Derace Moser, 1941.
Our picture of the best lineman
and best back of each team is as
follows:
A. & M.—Fullback John Kim
brough, 1940, and Guard Joe Routt,
1937.
Texas—Fullback Pete Layden,
1941, and Tackle Stan Mauldin, 1942
Baylor—Tailback Jack Wilson,
1939, and Bob Nelson, Center, 1939.
Arkansas—Tailback Kay Eakin,
1939, and End Jim Benton, 1937.
Rice—Tackle Moose Hartman,
1940, and Tailback Ollie Cordill.
SMU—Fullback Presto Johnson,
1941, and Ted Ramsey, Guard, 1941.
TCU—Tailback Sammy Baugh,
1936, and Ki Aldrich as center in
1938.
Honors for the best back in the
Conference for the last several
years would go to Sammy Baugh,
who played for TCU in 1936 as
Tailback. Our pick for the best
lineman of the Conference for the
past several years is Ki Aldrich.
Aldrich played center for the TCU
Horned Frogs in 1938.
For the second best lineman in
the Conference we would pick
Moose Hartman of Rice. Hartman
played Tackle for Rice in 1940. The
second best back of the Conference
should be John Kimbrough.
If you disagree with us on these
players, go ahead and do so. It is
only our opinion.
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