THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 4, 1945
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Aggies Make It Two In Row-Down Texas Tech 16-6
Son Antonio's Largest Crowd
Sees Cadets Stop Schlinkman
By Kd Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor
Before some 22,000 fans, the Texas Aggies last Satur
day downed the Red Raiders from Texas Tech by a score
of 16 to 6. The game was hard fought the whole way, and
the Aggies showed class in their second win of the 1945
season. Outstanding for the Maroon and White were Tom
Daniel, Bob Goode, and Preston Smith in the backfield, and
Monte Moncrief, Norton Higgins, and Leonard Dickey in the
line. For a second-team man, Harold Zeitman looked good on
his runs and his pass catching. Much inlprovement over the
brand of ball played against Ellington Field was displayed,
as the Aggies fumbled only once, and the ball was wet from
scattered rains all night.
Scoring in the first, second, and
fourth quarters, Smith ran two
touchdowns over after the hard-
charging Bob Goode set them up,
and Darnell set Schlinkman back
for a safety. It took just eleven
minutes for the Aggies to reach
pay dirt, and from then on, every
thing Texas Tech had to keep them
from it more than one other time.
After an exchange of punts which
left A. & M. with the ball on their
own 25 yard line, Daniels passed
and shoveled the way down to
the Tech 35. Here, with first and
ten, Daniels handed off to Goode
for 6 and to Smith for 3 more. On
third down with just a yard needed
for the first down, Goode carried
the ball 21 yards down to the Tech
3 behind superb blocking. On. the
next play, Smith squirmed his
way through right tackle for the
score. Higgins stepped back and
kicked the extra point squarely be
tween the uprights.
It took the Aggies just 6 more
minutes to put the ball back over
the Raider goal line. As the sec
ond quarter started, Tech kicked
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out on the Aggies 49 yard stripe.
Daniels shot one incomplete pass
over the center, then Goode quick
kicked to the Tech 5 where the ball
died.
On first down, Jackson kicked
out of bounds on the Tech 38
where the Aggies once more took
over. Daniels to Smith netted 12;
Daniels to Butchofsky got 7 more;
then Smith took the ball on a left
end sweep, and went over stand
ing up. Again Higgins kicked the
point, making the score 14 to 0
for the Farmers.
Late in the third quarter, Texas
Tech scored their only counter on
a pass from Hardey to Moyers good
for 25 yards and the touchdown.
With third down and three to go,
Smith fumbled the ball on the Ag
gie 30 where Texas Tech recover
ed. On the first play, Hardey’s
pass was intercepted by Daniels
on the 10. Goode kicked on first
down to the 42, and Norris return-
fed to the 34. Hardey was stopped
for no gain on the first, and passed
to Moyers for 9 on second. Then
on third down, with 1 needed,
Hardey again passed to Moyers
for the remaining 25 yards to the
goal line, and Moyers went over
fighting. Schlinkman’s try for the
extra point went wide, and the
score stood A. & M. 14, Texas Tech
6.
In the closing minutes of the
game, Tech put up a stonewall de
fense and stood the Aggies off
just 2 yards shy on a third touch
down. Taking over on downs, Tech
had the ball first and ten on their
own 2. On first, Schlinkman faked
a kick, and Grant Darnell broke
through to make the tackle behind
the goal line, giving the Aggies 2
more points. The game ended only
seconds later with A. & M. in
possession of the ball on their own
48 yard line.
A&M
Game Statistics
Tech
15
First downs
3
177
Yards rushing
72
117
Yards passing
34
23
Passes attempted
6
13
Passes completed
2
33.6
Punt average
32.2
30
Yards penalties
38
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Cadets Face Oklahoma Sooners Saturday
Ags Favored; Squad of 35
Leaves For Norman Friday
By Ed Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor
Having scored an even 70 points
against only two opponents, the
Aggies are fast developing into
one of the most versatile teams in
the conference. Not only do the
Cadets have a good passing game,
but have a well-rounded running
attack. With newcomers Preston
Smith and Bob Goode running be
side veterans Bob Butchofsky and
Tom Daniels, the backfield is well
rounded in power and speed. Dani
els is an excellent passer, Smith
has the speed and elusiveness of
“Wild Bill” Conatser, the fastest
man on the 1939 No. 1 team of
the nation, and Goode and But
chofsky give the team the power
that it needs for those extra yards
when the going is tough. On the
receiving end of Daniels’ passes,
there are some fine ends including
Norton Higgins, Bill Geer, Scooter
Yeargain, Dan Foldberg, and Jim
Mortensen. All but Foldberg and
Mortensen are lettermen, as is Os
car White, a 6 ft. 4 inch man who
is having a hard time getting in
the game due to such keen compe
tition; but Foldberg, Mortensen,
and one other newcomer, Warren
Settegast, have fine prospects to
develop into topnotch ends.
In the middle of the line, there
are Leonard Dickey, Monty Mon
crief, Grant Darnell, Jim Winkler,
Bullet Gray, Hub Ellis, Thomas
League, Lester Millican, and Art
Abraham, all of whom are good
blockers and heads-up defensive
men. As last year, the line will
average about 198 pounds. This
should prove to be a better line
than that of last year, as there is
more experience in it.
So much has been said about the
scores this writer predicted for
last week’s games, that from now
on, only the expected winners will
be given. After all, if a team wins,
it wins, no matter what the score.
Any man who would like to pick
the scores to go with the predic
ted winners should report to the
Battalion office as soon as someone
unties his straight jacket.
It has been said that a chain is
as strong as its weakest link.
Down here at Aggieland, there are
just twelve links in the chain of
everyday life. Eleven of those links
consist of the white shirted Aggie
gridsters, and the twelfth is the
corps itself. If this twelfth link
were on the end of the chain,
matters would be somewhat more
simple, but as it is, this vital link
is directly in the center of the
chain. As a result, the strength of
the football team that has won
two out of two for A. & M. rests
squarely on the shoulders of the
corps. With a responsibility as
great as this, what are you going
to do with it? There is only one
thing possible to do, Army, and
that is to get the fightin’ spirit
of the Fightin’ Texas Aggies up to
where it should be. Go down to
FRESHMEN
Traditional “hangout” of the Ag
gies in the new dormitory area is
GEORGE’S CONFECTIONERY
conveniently located, where
you can stop by for a soda or
a cup of coffee on your way
from class or the gym.
the practice field next to Kyle
Field and show the team that it
has a solid corps behind it. Learn
the names and numbers of all the
players, what they play, and who
plays. Talk up these games on the
campus, and more than that, pack
that old traveling bag and hit the
road to these football games. Show
the team, the former students, and
the opponents that Texas A. & M.
still has the best yell section, the
best team, and the best school
spirit in the country by making,
all the games that you possibly can.
That Ole Army team works out
from 5 every day to past dark,
and if you don’t think it’s hard
work, ask one of them. The corps
has to work the same way, but in
a different way. Hit the ball and
keep it rolling. What .do you say,
Army? Let’s make the 1945 foot-
bal season the most successful one
for the Maroon and White in many
a year!!!
Looking them over very closely
this week, the games will be just a
shade more difficult to pick than
last week. Some teams failed to
live up to their pre-season ratings,
and others scored surprising wins
or near wins.
This is how they should turn
out if my horoscope is right:
Texas A. & M. over Oklahoma
U. The Sooners have lost 20 of
their last year’s lettermen, and the
replacements shouldn’t make up the
difference.
Texas over Texas Tech. The game
won’t be a walkaway, but T. U.’s
weight advantage should give them
the nod.
T. C. U. over Arkansas. This
should be the closest game of the
week, with the Froggies coming
out on top.
Southwestern over Rice. Uncle
Sam ruined Rice when he called
out his V-12 trainees, and the
Owls won’t have much in the way
of civilians. »
Seeking revenge for the 21 to 14 licking pasted on*them
last year by the University of Oklahoma, 35 high-rolling
Texas Aggie gridsters, with a 54-0 victory over Ellington
Field and one of 16 to 6 over Texas Tech, will leave here
Friday for Norman, Okla., where on Oct. 6 they will meet
the Sooners in the sixth football game of a series that had
its beginning 42 years ago.
The 1944 Aggie-Sooner game
was a spectator’s thriller from
start to finish. After trailing 14 to
0, the Aggies got to rolling and
tied the score at 14-all. Then Okla
homa forged ahead and led by
a touchdown margin of three to
two at the final whistle. All five
conversions were made.
The Aggies and Sooners staged
their first four contests in Texas
cities, the first two at College
Station, the third in Dallas and
the fourth in Houston. In this
series the Aggies have a three to
two margin in the won and lost
Candidates for
Cross Country
Team Report Mon.
The Aggie cross country track
team will begin practice this Mon
day, October 8. All candidates for
the team should report to Kyle
Field at 5 p. m. on that date. If
any man has had high school ex
perience in the 440, 880, or mile
run, he is considered by the coach
as a good prospect for this team.
Any man that plans to run the
440 next spring in the regular
track season is asked to report this
Monday with the other men so
that he may take advantage of fall
conditioning. Also, any person who
has run the Aggie cross country
course in P. E. under 10 minutes
stands an excellent chance to make
the school cross country team. Al
though men who have had any
kind of experience in distance run
ning are asked to report, it is not
necessary for eligibility. Bill Ter
rell, from Navasota, Texas, never
lost a race while running on the
Aggie team and was holder of the
conference championship in the 2
mile run. Bill was never even in
terested in track while in high
school, and developed into the run
ner he was after he had started
to college.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy
Several years ago, when South
west Conference was young, it was
dominated by two or three strong
teams that bat
tled it out for the
cham p i o n s h i p
each year. I n
those days these
teams had only
one or two big
games each year,
and they spent
much of their
time preparing or
pointing for these
games. S o m e -
times they even
Penberthy scheduled two
games with the same team in a
season because the other teams
failed to give them any compe
tition. These other games played
more or less to fill up the schedule,
with very little if any serious
preparation being made for the
contest.
However, as the years went by
the prestige of the dominating
teams was challenged by other
| schools, and with increasing fre
quency the underdogs defeated the
favorites until now the teams of
the conference are very evenly
matched and the smart coach is
the one who points to the game
just ahead because he cannot af
ford to underestimate any oppo
nent—he plays them as they come.
I know of no better example to
follow in our evry day life es
pecially for those of us who are
trying to gain knowledge in the
field of our choice. In no subject is
it wise to pass up one day’s prepa
ration, but in some subjects he who
does not point to each day’s as
signment will meet with the same
fate as the coach who fails to play
each game as it comes up in the
schedule.
I can think of no better recipe
for success thap to do each and
every little job or assignment as
it comes along and do it to the
best of our ability.
column, the Sooners taking the
first and fifth games, and the
Aggies the other three.
Scores of past games gives the
Aggies a total of 75 to 38 for the
Oklahoma boys. Oklahoma also
won 6 to 0 in 1903, while the
Aggies came out ahead 16 to 0 in
1907, 14 to 5 in 1909, and 28 to
6 in 1912.
The 1944 night game played in
Oklahoma City was the first of
a contract calling for five Texas
A&M-Okahoma contests in the
Sooner State.
Barring injuries, the Aggies will
enter the game with six lettermen
and one freshman in the line and
two lettermen and two newcomers
in the backfield.
Head Coach Homer Norton has
six additional lettermen in reserve
but these are stacked at end and
guard, with one fullback who won
his letter in the 1944 campaign.
Should the Aggies kick off, John
Ballentine likely will go in to do
the kicking, to be relieved by Tom
Daniel, first-string signal caller
who was understudy last year to
Jimmy Cushion as the man back
of the center in Coach Norton’s
version of the T formation.
The Aggie starters will average
196 in the line and 182 in the
backfield. Substitutions, says Coach
Norton, will weaken what he con
servatively admits is a “pretty
fair” ball club; one which he ex
pects to be as powerful on the
ground as were the Conference
leading offensive Aggies of 1944.
Norton looks for better punting
than a year ago, but warns that
his passing attack seems destined
to be less consistent.
The big Maroon and White Ag
gies have started the current sea
son off with plenty of power and
versatility, winning from Elling
ton Field 54 to 0 two weeks ago,
and from Texas Tech Saturday by
16 to 6.
Against Ellington, the Aggies
made 17 first downs to 0 for the
Flyers, and gained 310 yards on
the Aground and 110 in the air to
minus 19 yards on the ground and
zero in the air for Ellington.
In the Texas Tech game, the
Aggies ran up 16 first downs to
3 for Tech; gained 194 yards on
the ground and 87 via aerials to
67 and 34 yards respectively for
the Red Raiders.
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