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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 1945
Aggies Mar Sooner Record With 19-14 Defeat Saturday
Fumbles Prove Disastrous
For Oklahoma University
Cashing in on three expensive Oklahoma .fumbles, the
Texas A-ggies piled up a score of 19-14 over the Sooners
during last Saturday’s game at Owen Field in Norman,
Oklahoma. An Aggie fumble and a 77-yard drive were re
sponsible for the two Oklahoma scores.
The red-shirted Sooners got off
to a bad start with a fumble in the
first play of the game. Bob
Butchofsky covered the ball, and it
was a first and ten to go for the
Aggies on the Oklahoma 21 yard
stripe. With Peewee Smith doing
some fancy running^ the Aggies
worked up to the one-yard line,
and Bob Goode dived over the
stripe on a line buck to score the
first Cadet tally of the day.
Then came an exchange of
punts, with both sides running
into a solid wall of opposition when
they tried to carry the ball. Be
fore the first quarter was five
minutes old, Steward of Oklahoma
made the second costly Sooner
fumble which was covered by hard-
driving Aggie end Charley Year-
gain, and the Cadets took over on
the Sooner 27. Goode shot a 23
yard pass to Norton Higgins, and
A. & M. advanced to the 12-yard
line. From there. Smith and Goode
drove down to the one-yard line
and Goode plowed across again, to
chalk up the second Aggie score
of the afternoon. Higgins kicked
the extra point, and the score stood
Texas Aggies 13, Oklahoma 0.
Sooners Switch Offense
The Sooners switched from the
“T” formation to the single wing,
and the Oklahoma team began to
click. Hawkins loped 33 yards
through the Aggie defense, but
penalties marred the rally and the
Aggies took over the ball on their
own 14, after Hawkins punted the
Sooners out of a hole. Johnny
Feagan missed the ball on a bad
pass from center; Oklahoma’s Joe
Harrell pounced on the ball, and
the Sooners found themselves in
possession on the Aggie seven
yard stripe. Hawkins plunged
over the goal on a reverse
to the left, and Bodenham’s
conversion made the score 13-7, in
favor of the Aggies.
Oklahoma Goes Ahead
In the second half, Steward
found an opening in the Cadet
line, and galloped through it for
thirty eight yards. With thd*ball
on the Aggies’ 37, "Venable’s eleven
yard spinner and a pass to Aub
rey McCall moved the Sooners
down to the Aggie 10, and Venable
powered on through for the re
maining yardage. Bodenham kick
ed the point and the Sooners took
the lead for the first time, to the
tune of 14-13.
During the final quarter, a
lateral, from Venable to Steward
was intercepted by Butchofsky,
and the Cadets stepped back into
the game from the Sooner 46-
yard line. Goode moved the ball up
to the Sooner 23 with a flashy 23
yard run. The Cadets were stopped
cold by stiff Sooner resistance un
til Lillard Hart shot a pass to end
Dan Foldberg, who plowed on to
the Sooner 8-yard stripe. ^ Goode
covered the remaining yardage in
two trys, and made his third
touchdown of the afternoon. The
conversion attempt was unsuccess
ful, and the tally stood 19-14 in
favor of the Aggies.
Aggies Stave Off Rally
During the closing minutes of
the game, the Sooners made a des
perate attempt to save the day.
From the Oklahoma 20, after Bob
Goode’s end zone kick, they sail
ed down to the Aggie 31 yard
stripe. With two minutes to play,
"West tried two passes to end Aub
rey McCall, but both attempts were
unsuccessful. Then West was
smeared four yards behind the
line of scrimmage, and the ball
went over to the white-shirted
Cadets. The Sooners got the ball
once more, but didn’t have time
to pull another play before the
final gun sounded, ending the game
with the score standing at 19-14 in
favor of the Aggies.
Game in Figures
Okla. A&M
First downs earned 7 8
Yards gained rushing 184 157
Net yds. gained rushing 118 118
Yds. gained forward pass. 0 89
Forward passes attpt. 8 14
Forward ■ passes com. 0 6
Number of punts 9 10
Ave. yard, punts 43.6 36
Number of kickoffs 2 5
Ave. yards of kickoffs 50 52
Total yds. gained 212 371
Total No. of fumbles 6 3
Fumb. cost loss of ball 5 2
By Ed Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor
The old injury plague has finally hit the Aggies, and
this week finds three key men sidelined. Fullback Preston
Smith is suffering from bruised ribs and sore elbows, tackle
Leonard Dickey is ailing with a severe charlie-horse in his
left thigh, and quarterback Tom Daniels is in the college
hospital with the flu. At first Smith’s ribs were reported
out better than anticipated. But
in case none of the three are in
starting shape, Lillard Hart will
most , likely fill the quarterback
slot, Les Millican the tackle hole,
and Stubby Matthews the full posi
tion.
Help Asked of All Aggies
As Team Preps for Tigers
Football players, like all other
men who come to A. & M., are
as being broken, but on examina
tion, it was learned that they are
only badly bruised. Dickey is ex
pected to see service in the LSU
tussle, but his time will be liimted.
As for Tom Daniel, he is reported
to have fever of 102, and though
he will probably make the Baton
Rouge trip, is not expected to play.
The starting line-up has not been
announced, as things may turn
expected to make their grades, and
good ones. With an athlete, a
good part of his time is taken Up
with practice and game trips and
as a consequence, his grades suf
fer. After a hard day’s practice
session, or upon returning to the
campus after a weekend of rough
and tough football, a man is nat
urally expected to be just a little
worn out. It is at these times that
grades suffer, and grade points
drop. With this drop in grades,
comes a drop in eligibility, and no
team can be a team without eligi
ble players. That is wnere the up
perclassmen come in. You juniors
and seniors who are making fair
ly good grades should take it
upon yourselves to help out the
football players in your own out
fit, and should do it with a feel
ing of content in knowing that
you in a small way have directly
helped that Ole Army ball team be
just a shade better than it was be
fore. It means a lot to the fel
lows on the squad for someone
to give them a little help in class
es that they miss or are behind
in. Realize that these ball players
are your buddies, and that they are
the boys next to you in ranks in
the outfits. Help them all you can,
and do the best you can to co
operate with them. We are all Ag
gies down here, and should keep
that uppermost in our minds at
all times. An Aggie is a person
who is noted for having that sense
of cooperation that makes us all
work together for the same com
mon goal. Think it over, Army,
and give these football players all
the help and support you can. This
is another way to show that ole
ball team that the whole corps
is behind them 100%. We’ve got to
push them and pull them when
the going gets tough, and nothing
can be tougher than being behind
or missing class work. It’s up to
you. What are you going to do
with it? Are you going to be a
Aggie, or are you going to prompt
ly forget about it and leave the
team to struggle for it self.
Take this as a challenge, and let’s
see what you can do about it.
Hold On - Here We Go Again
Three Starters Sidelined
That old thousand percent rec
ord finally went up in smoke
this past week, and from the looks
of things, the percentage will be
dropping lower each week. But
once again sticking my neck out,
here is how they should turn out
this. week.
A&M over LSU. This will be the
week’s closest game, but the Ag
gies have it by a single point, say
14-13.
Texas U. over Oklahoma U. The
Longhorns will have their hands
full, but make it TU 20, OU 7.
Arkansas over Baylor. This will
be the highest scoring game of
the week. Score: Arkansas 26, Bay
lor 6.
Oklahoma A&M over SMU. The
Oklahoma Aggies will walk away
with this one about 33 to 0:
Tulane over Rice. The Green
Wave should wave on to the tune
of about 25 to 0.
RESERVED SEATS
A. & M. TOWN HALL 1945-46 SEASON
including 10 great attractions
RUBINOFF AND HIS VIOLIN
MARGARET SPEAKS
CONRAD THIBAULT
PERCY GRAINER
JOHN B. HUGHES
LOIS BANNERMAN
and
four local favorites,
Singing Cadets, TSCW Choir
A Capella Choir from Bryan
“Bohemian Girl” NTSTC
— only —
6
$V».00
including tax
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
For Reservations Call
4-5324
Open Again..,
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13-14
Repairs on our building are not yet complete but we are
opening on a limited schedule in order to provide Aggies
with some top-notch first run College Station pictures
that have accumulated to our credit. It will be our aim to
provide the best pictures available at popular prices.
THIS IS THE AGGIES OWN THEATER. OPERATED
FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
1:00—One Full Program
Feature—N ews-Shorts
7:00—One Full Program
Feature—N ews-Shorts
Saturdays and Sunday
Opens at 1:00—Continu
ous shows until 11:00 p.m.
We will combine our Sat
urday night show with the
popular Jamborees with
Bill Turner’s Aggieland
Orchestra and Singing
Cadets and Outstanding
Stage Talent.
COMING SOON
National Velvet
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Objective Burma
(Errol Flynn)
Hotel Berlin
God Is My Co-Pilot
Horn Blows at Midnight
(Crazy Jack Benny)
Conflict
(Bogart’s Best)
Corn Is Green
Pride of the Marines
Christmas In Connecticut
PRICES
10^ and 25^
The lowest theater admis
sions in this area for top-
notch pictures.
All profits go to Student
Activities for student wel
fare and recreation.
POLICY
Guion Hall Theater is
operated strictly for the
pleasure and entertain
ment of Texas Aggies. We
have been fortunate to re
new booking privileges
with the outstanding film
producers, WARNERS —
MGM for first run pic
tures at College Station.
These will be shown only a
few days behind Bryan.
We also have choice sec
ond run privileges. It will
be our policy to bring Tex
as Aggies the best of the
pictures available.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY
MGM’s super musical show!
“MUSIC FOR MILLIONS”
with Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Margaret O’Brien, Jose Iturbi
and hundreds of Hollywood’s starlets!
and Cartoon
Box Office Opens at 1:00
Guion Hall Theater
Operated by Student Activities