TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1943
THE BATTALION
Page 3
By Harold Boro€»ky Battalion Sports Editor
Race Enters Finals; Sunset, Goose Creek,
Waco, and San Angelo Picked to Win
As the Texas high school foot
ball race enters the quarter-final
stage, it is being given more and
more attention. This year the high
schools have proved that they can
really turn out topnotch collegiate
players, the Texas Aggies being
the outstanding examples.
This week will see the finals nar
rowed down to four teams. Sunset
of Dallas will face Highland Park
of Dallas. The Scotties have a
swell aggregation, but the Bison’s
34-0 decision over North Side of
Fort Worth stamps them as the
likely winner. However, Highland
Park boasts a perfect record so far
and stands a good chance of up
setting the Bison applecart.
The Vernon Lions play at San
Angelo, and are doped to lose. The
Lions have plenty on the ball, but
San Angelo, as yet undefeated,
should prove to be just a little
too hot.
The amazing Waco Tigers will
try to stop Lufkin when the two
teams clash at Lufkin. Though the
Tigers lost three games early in
the season, they have come back
powerfuly to gain a berth in the
quarterfinals. This will be a real
game to see as far as offensive
playing is concerned. Though Luf
kin displayed power in beating
Marshall 32-6, the Waco boys are
getting better all the time. We
saw the Tigers play at Bryan and
they certainly looked good. Lufkin
should beat them, but we’ll pick
Waco for the week’s upset.
Goose Creek faces Thomas Jef
ferson of San Antonio in another
hot game. The Ganders have the
more outstanding record and should
beat Jefferson, but look for another
offensive battle.
Several of the boys from these
star teams plan to come to Aggie-
land next year. Along with this
year’s boys who will return, the
Aggies should have a pretty fair
aggregation in 1944.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
ABILITY IS THE WILL TO DO
BACKED BY ENOUGH SENSE
TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
Aggies Have
Excellent 5
Year Record
NationalChampions in
1939, Participants in
Four Bowls in 5 Years
By John T. Scurlock
In 1939 the Aggies had there
only undefeated season, winning
eleven games including the 14 to
13 victory over Tulane in the Sugar
Bowl. In 1940 their record was
nine wins and one loss including a
13-12 victory over Fordham in the
Cotton Bowl. The ’41 record shows
nine wins and two defeats, one of
these defeats being at the hands
of Alabama in the Cotton Bowl by
a score of 21 to 29. In 1942 the
Aggies made their poorest show
ing in this five year record, win
ning only 4, losing 5 and tying one.
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This last season the Aggies came
up with seven wins, one defeat, and
one tie, with a game in the Orange
Bowl against L. S- U., who was
beaten earlier in the season by the
Aggies, the game yet to be played.
Aggie stars of ’39 were: J. Kim
brough, J. Boyd, E. Pannell, Herb
Smith, M. Robnett, and J. Thoma
son. Kimbrough, Pannell, Thoma
son, and Robnett were back in ’40
with W. Henderson being added to
the list of stars. In 1941 a new
team of stars took the spotlight
except for Henderson. They were:
D. Moser, W. Sibley, Spivey, Ruby,
and Sterling. 1942 found a good
bunch of the sophomores from the
’41 team moving into the spotlight.
Outstanding on the ’42 team were
Sibley, Welch, Daniels and Rogers.
The Texas Aggies have won more
fotball games in the past five
years than any other major college
team. They have been victorious
forty times and suffered only nine
defeats and two ties- Two of these
victories and one defeat came in
post-season bowl competition, and
the fourth such game is coming up
in five years in January 1, 1944.
In conference play the Aggies
have acquired twenty-two victories
in these last five years. They have
also been tied once, by Rice, and
beaten six times, four times by
Texas University. The Aggies have
a clean slate in competition against
S. M. U., and Arkansas in the last
five seasons.
In 1939 the Aggies were unde
feated in conference play, while
they won five and lost one in each
of the following two seasons. In
’42 the Farmers didn’t do so well,
winning only two, losing three and
tying one. With a freshman team
in 1943, the Aggies were able to
win four while losing one. Two of
these years, ’39 and ’41, the Ag
gies were conference champions
and in 1940 shared the conference
title with S. M. U., whom the Ag
gies had beaten 19-7 earlier in the
season.
The Aggies’ 5 year record of
sixteen wins, two losses and one
tie in non-conference play is one
of the best over the nation. Both
of these defeats were suffered in
the fall of ’42, and the tie was one
of the two setbacks suffered by the
1943 freshman team.
Disaster struck at the football
team in the spring of ’43 and left
Coach Norton with no one on the
squad who had seen conference
competition and with only a few
from the freshmen team of ’42-
With these few and a large number
of freshmen instead of the all
ready experienced squad which
Norton would have had in normal
times for the 1943 season, Norton
was able to build the best all
civilian team in the nation and
one of the best teams including
service teams. Standouts on this
team of the nation were: Flanagan,
Bryant, Turley, Turner, Settegast,
and Hallmark.
Ontstanding games, excluding
bowl gomes, over this five year
period have been very frequent.
The 7-3 win over Santa Clara in
1939 gave the Aggies their start.
Later that season the 6-2 victory
over the S. M. U. team before a
rain-soaked crowd of 30,000 in
Kyle Field proved that the Aggies
were headed for the mythical
football crown of the nation. The
season ended with a 19-0 win over
Texas U. and an invitation to the
Sugar Bowl. In 1940 everything
was smooth sailing for the Aggies
(See AGGIES, Page 4)
PUBLISHED BY THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING UNIT STUDENTS
Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley Managing Editcr Len Sutton Press Club Rep Marvin Kaff
“Green Light” Given A.S.T.P. Year Book
i
Editorial. . .
It is pleasurable to hearken back to those strange, won
derful though somewhat harrowing days known as “my
college years.” To thumb through the pages of a college
year book; to pause at the recognition of some familiar face;
to wonder “what ever became of Joe?” To remember when
“We did this or that”. To recall buddies well liked.
So it is we suggest the proposed ASTP Term Book be
given support. It is our book written by and for ourselves.
No other AST Unit has atempted such a project and we are
most fortunate in having access to the necessary equipment.
So what is the word? Do we or do we not have a year
book? Our suport alone, will insure its and future activities
success. It is up to us.
Greenberg In
Radio Program
Sgt. Myron Greenberg, baritone
of the Fourth Student Training
Company, was presented last Sun
day in the first of his weekly pro
grams over WTAW.
Following Deep Purple, he sang
such popular melodies as White
Christmas, Embraceable You, and
All or Nothing at All.
No neophyte in the entertainment
world, Sgt. Greenberg worked in
radio during his undergraduate
days at New York University. He
also had his own radio program
while stationed in California.
Will Eisner. LeHigh University
pianist, who plays with the ASTP
ORCHESTRA, accompanied the
Sergeant.
Sgt. Greenberg will be heard
every Sunday at twelve noon.
ARMY YETS
The last copy didn’t go to print
for reasons beyond my control so
this time let’s hope it gets there.
Don’t forget to slip around to the
library and get a climpse of Rev
eille’s portrait. It does her justice
and how. We owe Miss Haines our
gratitude for doing such a good
job ... . Arthur Hogge enlists
in a new army tonight, this time
for keeps. Congratulations Arthur.
. . . Jimmie Wright did the same
thing a couple of weeks ago and
Bob Kokemot and Keith Kirk have
everything fixed up for the same
thing Christmas (the Army will
ing) .... Looks like Bertrand
is going to be our new cadet cap
tain. You have a job, Bert- Let’s
try to cooperate with him and cause
him a few gray hairs as possible.
(This should put me ((K. K.) in
line for Battalion Commander, ah’)
.... “Porky” Bridges is having
trouble. He says he doesn’t know
why he can’t sleep mornings. He
only sleeps afternoons and nights,
including C. Q. . . . To those men
who have just moved into the com
pany, we want you to come around
and shoot the bull with us. We are
going to live together so we might
as well get to know each other bet
ter . • . . C. Q. Hart informs us
that he likes his new room and he
only wishes he had moved sooner
.... Why aren’t some of the boys
trucking off toward Denton more
on week-ends. Don’t tell me you
don’t rermember the good times you
had in the good old days with those
T. S. C. W. gals ? ? It’s old now,
but the story goes about Lt. “Doc”
Munson and his date with a deb
up in Yankee-land. He was doing
alright with the gal ‘til he decided
he just had to have a chew of
Brown Mule. She didn’t approve at
all. In fact she thought that was
just too, too uncouth . . . Men,
Munson is an vet we’ll never
forget- Time is getting short and
no news ever comes to my office.
Come around and help us out,
please.
B0.1DS
Jack Jorden Heads
Enlarged Regiment
Announcement of ASTU Cadet
Regimental Officers was released
this week from Regimental Head
quarters with “Smiling” Jack Jor
den, 1st Co. Cadet C. O. last term
heading the staff as Cadet Colonel.
Jorden, one of the first of the
ASTU Trainees to come to A. &
M. started as a platoon lieutenant
under Cadet C. O. Blanford, be
came Cadet C. O. last term and now
completes his third and last term
at A. & M. as head of the three
Batallions comprising ASTU 3800.
Prior to coming to A. & M. Col
lege Jorden was assigned to the
M. P.’s at Camp Swift. Where he
received his basic training. Jorden’s
Alma Mater is LSU where he was
noted for his athletic ability, being
a very handy man with his mitts
both in the squared circle and on
the baseball diamond.
The rest of the Regimental Staff
is comprised of Warren Phillips of
the 2nd Company, Cadet Regiment
al Executive Officer and Alfred
Gay, Jr., 5ith Co. Cadet Regi
mental Adjutant.
1st Co. On The Ball
Lt. Jots Beams as GI’s Dream
Lt. Jors stood beaming as 1st
Co. GI’s lay dreaming,
While down the line;
The COs were glowering as their
charges began scouring. . . .
Aw the h— with it. Let’s put
it this way. In true GI fashion the
1st Co. has griped and bled about
the stringest rules for keeping
rooms in order. They have looked
enviously at the other companies
who seemingly did not have to be
on the ball.
Unbeknownst to all was the fact
that periodically a general inspec
tion was made by Regimental Lt.
Col. Perkins. Saturday last the
results were out. The 1st Co- was
1st. They were on the ball, follow
ing the beam, hep and in the
groove.
So ... as the other companies
prepared for a special Sunday morn
ing inspection, as they raised
their tired bodies at an early
hour Sunday morning. The 1st
snored peacefully on. Good *ole 1st.
May it happen again and again.
The 3rd company can boast of
a member that hasn’t cracked a
book or pushed a slide rule since
this term began. A native of Flor
ida, A1 believes in taking life
easy. You may think that some
times you are able to pull a fast
one by not falling out for reveille,
retreat, or any other formation.
Well, A1 never falls out for any
thing except chow which is brought
to him by the First Sgt.
Tough?—he is only a youngster
now but just wait till he matures
and I'll wager dollars to dough
nuts that he will lick his weight
in wildcats.
“Salute” is one word not in his
dictionary. When he becomes angry
Lt. Col. Perkins Says
Proposal Fine Idea
With Army “thumbs Up” grant-
ted by Col- Ralph Perkins, Regi
mental Commander; with Regi
mental Adjutant Lt. Wm. Williams
and Special Service Officer, Lt.
Howard Pickett obtaining assist
ance from the Student Activities
Office the only “IF” in the way of
the proposed ASTP Term Book is
“If you want one.”
The book will be a regular col
lege year book with pictures of the
graduating classes, cadet officers
from the eleven companies, pictures
of Army life on the campus with
informal GI poses predominant,
and group pictures of various sec
tions; providing half of said sec
tion subscribe to the book.
“It will be a fitting memorial for
the graduating seniors and would
set a precedent for following
classes,” according to Editor Pat
Bradley, “also”, he continued,
“some day we will look back on
these days at A. & M. as a pretty
good time and wish that we had
some token of our stay there.”
Lt- Howard Pickett, Regimental
Special Service Officer, has ar
ranged with the College printing
offices and a first class year book
can be had for a dollar per sub
scriber.
As yet a complete staff has not
been chosen. It is suggested that
Cadet COs appoint or act for
their company as business manager
and canvass any demand for such
a book.
Any sections desiring a group
picture should see Pat Blanford,
Staff Business Manager, room 202,
Dorm I, also any person with pre
vious experience with college year
books, cartoonists, photographers
or layout men please contact Press
Club Representative Marvin Kaff
or Editor Pat Bradley in room 220
Dorm 1.
An Unwound Clock
Owen D. Baker
A ticking clock upon the shelf
Sat talking to its lonely self,
I turned my head with greatest
care
Lest it should see that I was
there.
In mournful tones I heard it say,
“I’ve nearly done another day.
My owner’s gone, it’s quiet at
last;
No worries now of hours past.
I’ve done my job and done it well,
But what a story I could tell
If tell I could of foolish man
That heeded not my moving
hand.
Those laughing fools that scoff at
time
And fall to heed advice of mine..
If they but knew how short the
span
That measures out each mor
tal man,
They might my vital warning
all (including officers) keep at a
respectful distance, and there are
no week-end restrictions for him
either. You never find him com
plaining about any conditions pre
vailing here. Perhaps he is off the
beam, but it makes no difference
to him whether or not he remains
with the A. S. T. P.
Enough is enough—I realize by
now that the reader of this so
called article feels that someone
belongs in an Institution, but all
the above facts may be verified by
First Sgt. Cowan, of the 3rd Co.
who bunks in the same room. Al’s
favorite pastime is catching flies
—so you see he comes in mighty
handy—even if he is a baby alliga
tor.
A Man’s Man
Pool’s Drool
After a pleasant week, the mono
tony of which was successfully
broken up by several tasty “A”
quizzes, we find ourselves once
again at the time for exposing the
seventh company’s antics to the
public eye. There have been several
news-worthy developments, and
first of all we shall take up our
evening “contest.” It seems that
every afternoon, just before retreat,
the cadet officers run a personal
inspection to determine who is the
“best-dressed” man in the com
pany. The platoon that claims this
Beau Brummel receives one point,
and the platoon with the most
points at the end of the cycle is to
receive some special privilege,
which as yet has not been deter
mined. The fourth platoon cap
tured honors this week, due to ef
forts or ambitions of one Paul G.
McLaughlin- Mac, an ex-flying ca
det, spends most of his time in
polishing up his shoes for the big
event. His efforts were appreciated,
though, as he won three out of
four this week.
******
Speaking of personalities, it
might be mentioned that our Cadet
Capt. Jim Page, and Norton Pallet
have been paying a colored boy
$1.00 a week to make their bed in
the morning . . . .1st Sgt. La
Frankie wants Santa Claus to
bring him a 30 day furlough. . . .
About 20 men are putting in for
appointments as Aviation Cadets.
How come? . . . • The only anthor-
ized shoulder patch for the train
ees is now the ASTP emblem. . . .
It seems that a lot of us are won
dering who the “unknown soldier”
was that wrote that article in the
Thursday Batt. There has been a
lot of comment as to why he re
mains anonymous.
******
Three GI bands is the boast of
the University of Alabama, where
the AST engineer, Army Air corps
and ROTC bands have replaced the
more familiar red-coated Capstone
band of pre-war days.
******
Bill Weeks, chairman of our
dance committee, has just an
nounced that the company will
hold the affair in the banquet room
of Sbisa Hall on January fifteenth.
The college theme is to he stressed,
and all GI’s attending are urged
to forget that they are in the Army
for the evening. Dates are coming
from the University of Texas, and
Bill went to Austin last Saturday
to complete arrangements for
bringing to coeds up to College Sta
tion. We’re sure the dance will be
a great success and extend a vote
of thanks to the committee for the
splendid work they have done. The
orchestra will be announced in the
very near future.
******
It is unusual to note that nearly
half the men in the company are
from Southern states, and that
there are only 23 Yankees.
With this bit of information we
shall close another busy day. That’s
”30-”
heed
And cease their life of graft
and greed.
But on they rush, their killing pace,
With smiles of pleasure on their
face.
They realize, but all too late,
While in the shadow of their
fate,
A crippled ship, as tempests blow,
Wrecks on the reef and sinks
below!’
The clock its steady ticking stopp
ed;
Its case I quickly then unlock
ed
And wound it tight with dreading
fear
That my last pulse might be
that near . . .
For I must meet, when ends my
haste,
That great clock maker, face to
face!
Wise Up Soldier
Some fellow in the outfit left
some material in my room for a
change and I’m passing it on to
you. “Give credit where credit is
due.” The point is that some of us
Aggies, or so called ex-Aggies,
should get together and pat the en
tire A. S. T. P. unit on the back-
The whole unit chose to stand with
the Aggies at the Turkey Day
game. Old Army, it looked mighty
good. It was a picture of a large
group of men united in thought
and purpose .... Now men I want
to write a bit on the editorial
side—There has been a lot of bleed
ing about various things here in
the company. Do you even know
what you are bleeding about ? Some
of us don’t even know what it is to
work, to buck for ourselves and the
good of the outfit. In line outfits
when a corporal tells a private to
do something it is done without
any ‘buts’ about it. Little things
like Guard duty, K. P., twenty-
mile hikes, and no passes for six
months or so just naturally put
the light were a guy can see it.
It doesn’t take those men long to
see that discipline pay off- They
don’t cut their noses off to spite
their faces. Why don’t a few of
you men wise up? Can’t you see
that your smart cracks while we are
“At Ease,” etc., make it hard for
all the rest.
If we work for our cadet officers
they will work for us. It’s not that
we are trying to win favor that
we should buck for them. If a man
can’t take an order on the chin
and carry it out he shouldn’t be in
the army anyway. He is a liability,
especially when he gets over there
where every lick counts. Let’s show
the officers in command of the
outfit that we aren’t • problem
children. Let’s not be children at
all. One of the things that leads
a fellow to go astray is jealousy.
“John Doe got a pass and I didn’t,”
or “How did Bill get out of P. E?”
There is a reason for everything
and we don’t always have to know
the reason. Why not keep our
eyes open and our mouths shut for
a change. Put yourself in the place
of that cadet officer. What would
you have done? You may be in his
place some day and then you will
see the job wasn’t so easy after all.
Did you ever try to make a
speech before a crowd? It wasn’t
quite as easy as it looked when
you were way back there in your
seat was it? Men think about this.
If I have said the wrong thing in
this article and you can prove it to
me I’ll admit that I’m wrong.
QM NEWS
By Miles Pierce
Surprising how much a good
week of letters brings out in
women—especially after a big
ball game and dance!
But the surprise was to the
males of the QM. Wanted: about
one dozen females who wish to
be “pursued”. But then we QM
don’t lose all of our women, be
cause come sleigh bells and mist
letoe, the wedding balls will chime
for some four or five QM be-
throthals—that’s the word that
you hate to see in the Sunday
paper under your best girl’s pic
ture.
But to proceed from the lull
before the lull in this column, the
QM has done it again! By that
we mean the new list of cadet
promotions carries on it for com
mander of the Second Student
Training Company, Anson Bert
rand, QM platoon leader. And to
try his hand at platoon leader
comes Walker W. Williamson.
Watchword of the Second Com
pany: If you want it done right,
the QM is your might!
Whoa—don’t leave now, for the
others of the QM have been
squirming around right into this
news too. According to William C.
Kearney, QM man who is presi
dent of the A. & M. Horticultural
Society, about half of the societies
mebers are QM’s, and next week
will find them heading south to
the valley for a study of Texas
Citrus Industry. Now wouldn’t it
be fate if these boys found dozen
or so sweet young ladies mention
ed above down there among the
“peaches ?”
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