THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 25, 1945
Page 4
By Ed Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor
The following letter was receiv
ed this week by this writer and
should be printed here for all to
read. The writers will have to re
main anonymous by their own re
quest.
Dear Ed,
This letter is being written by me
with the aid of two other Tessies.
We thought that something should
be said about the TCU game, so
we have taken it upon ourselves
to say it. What is to follow is the
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views and opinions of many girls
up here, so please treat it as such.
First of all, we feel that the week
end was a huge success, and that
it really lived up to the estab
lished reputation on the Aggie
Sweetheart Day. Having our first
official “Corps Trip” with you Ag
gies in four years has made lots
of us realize how lucky we are in
being A&M’s sister school.
Though we lost the game by
score, we won it by spirit and
fight. It made everyone of us feel
more than good inside to see that
Fighting Aggie Spirit in action,
and to know that we are a part
of it. You can do us all a big fa
vor by putting something in your
column to make the twelfth man
know that we are behind them.
Let them know that we want you
alLto beat the Hell out of Baylor!
Sincerely,
Three Tessies.”
And Army, that’s what the Tes
sies have to say about you. They
have the spirit, and it should go
to show you just what the Aggie
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Cross Country Meet
Scheduled for Half
Farmers Fumble Froggies to 13-12 Victory
Of the Baylor Game Tigers Eke Victory
Moncrief, Winkler, and Butchofsky
Shine In First Conference Contest
In what was probably the most thrilling football game
played in these parts in many a year, the TCU Horned
Frogs squeezed by the Aggies last Saturday over in Fort
Worth 13-12 before an overflow crowd of some 25,000.
A Cross Country meet will be
held between TexaS A. & M., Tex
as U., and Oklahoma U. at Kyle
Field on October 27. The race, two
miles in length, will start just be
fore the, end of the first half and
end during the mid-game period.
Running on the Aggie team as reg
ulars are Stone, Lomax, Jones, Har
gis, Hayes, Ellis, and Holliday.
Several other runners will partici
pate with the regular team, but
they will run for practice, and will
not count in the meet.
So far, the Aggie distance men
have broken even in meets, drop
ping one to Texas and picking up
one from Oklahoma. Coach Ander
son and Coach Putnam say that
their men are in the best of shape,
and that they have high hopes for
the coming meet.
Anyone who has any experi
ence or is interested in becom
ing a runner should see Coach
Anderson as soon as possible as
positions are still open on the
varsity team.
you say we go out Saturday and
chase that Baylor Bear back to
Waco with his tail between his
legs!
Slumming In the
Locker Room
Little gold hearts go this week
to Bob Butchofsky and Leonard
Dickey for the best all-round game
played last Saturday against TCU.
Both were standouts, and have re
ceived much publicity from other
papers. - - - If you haven ? t seen
Country Higgins’ beautiful black
eye, do so at once. He’s mighty
proud of it—like a new papa—
and to hear him talk, it’s the new
est of styles. He says that it makes
him look rougher than ever. - - -
Sleepy League’s chief complaint
is that football players don’t get
cush. How do you expect to keep
that girlish profile, Sleepy? After
all, all cush and no hard work
puts someone else in Saturday’s
games. - - - Most notable thing
about the Aggie dressing room is
the spirit the boys have about the
Baylor game. They have their dan
der up now, and are ready to go
Over GameMarquez
Yellowjackets 14-12
An inspired Marquez eleven
matched the overconfident A. & M.
Consolidated Tigers play for play
and thrill for thrill, last Friday
night in Bryan, only to lose out
by the failure to kick points after
touchdowns.
The versatile Tiger star, Bill
Eckles, led the victors by scoring
all 14 points.
A. & M. drew first blood only
eight plays deep in the initial quar
ter to take a 7-0 lead.
Petty, ace Yellow jacket back,
romped over the double stripe
twice in the second quarter and
the visitors were on the long end
of a 12-7 half-time score. Their
chance for a tie and a possible win
faded as both attempts to convert
the extra points failed.
In the third quarter Eckles li
quidated the Marquez lead by
scoring the winning tally and kick
ing the extra point to put the
Tigers on top once more 14-12.
The rest of the game remained
scoreless, although with only sec
onds to play, Winder missed the
snap from center and an alert
Yellowjacket lineman scooped up
the ball and galloped all the way
for a touchdown. The A. & M.
out Saturday and do a little “b’ar
skinning.” There is lots of pepper
on the practice field, and lots of
rough-house in the locker room
that indicates a good frame of
mind and a nonchalance that usu
ally wins ball games. - - - The
injury list is fast becoming null,
for only Monte Moncrief remains
on it. Monte is still suffering from
a chronic case of the flu, and has
been taking doses of penicillin for
the past several days. He has
missed some practice days this
week, but will most likely be in
the starting lineup this Saturday
against Baylor. Preston Smith is
back in shape after taking special
treatments for his ribs and el
bows. He is in top form, and will
be ready to deal the Bears plenty
of speedy misery.
NOTICE
The Athletic Department re
quests that all students stay
sff the gym floor while wearing
street shoes. The floor has just
been reworked and cleaned, and
the department would like for it
to remain in good condition for
the coming basketball season.
Only men in gym shoes will be
allowed on the floor, and all
others are asked to cooperate
at all times.
Intramurals Will
Be Under Way Soon
The Intramural Sports program
will be late getting on the roll
this year, but W. L. Penberthy,
head of the Physical Education De
partment, announces that it will
be well under way by next week.
Although no specific plans have
been made as yet, the circuit will
probably consist of contests in
speedball, basketball, football, vol
leyball, and cross-country running.
Final plans for the season will be
laid out at a meeting of the Bat
talion Athletic Officers this week.
With the corps on the way to
full strength after the war-time
let-down in enrollment, Penberthy
expects plenty of material for
good intramural teams and has
high hopes for the coming season.
EAGLE SCOUTS
Students and others who are
Eagle Scouts will hold an or
ganization meeting in Room 313
of the Agriculture Building at
7:00 p. m. on Friday, October
26.
fans breathed a sigh of relief as
the officials, called the play back
and the game ended one play
later.
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Nearly run out of the stadium
in the initial half, the Aggie ele
ven came back in the game dur
ing the last two quarters to turn
in one of the greatest and most
spirited comebacks seen in foot
ball in quite a while. Before the
fans could get back in their seats
and settle down to watch the rest
of what had been a very dull and
uninteresting contest, the Aggies
had counted twice and were
threatening again. In just seven
minutes after the start of the
final half, the reborn Cadets
brought the score to within a point
of the dazzled Froggies.
Trying with all the power and
speed they could muster together,
the Farmers thrice more carried the
pighide to the shadow of the
Purple and White goal, only to
lose the ball by fumbling. The
TCU line was virtually torn to
shreds by the determined Aggie
team, but luck and the breaks were
on the other side.
In the statistics, A. & M. won the
game hands down, but figures on
paper don’t win ball games. The
Aggies consumed 254 net yards
from scrimmange to TCU’s 137,
made 13 first downs to 6, and
completed 7 of 18 forwards thrown
against 2 of 8 for the Christians.
The Cadets intercepted 2 passes
for 78 yards, while the Frogs got
3 for only 36. TCU’s only advan
tage was their 40.5 yard per punt
average to A. & M.’s 30.
Outstanding for the Maroon and
White were Jim Winkler and Mon
te Moncrief in the line, and Bob
Butchofsky in the backfield. Wink
ler and Moncrief were demons on «
defense, and piledrivers on of
fense, putting more than several
Christians out of the way of the
Aggie backs. Butchofsky played *
heads-up ball all day, and it was
he who scooped up a Froggie
fumble and went 32 yards for the
second Aggie score. He was a
consistent ground gainer, having a
very nice gain per toy average.
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LET'S GO. MGIES!
Let’s Win Our First Home Game Of The
Southwest Conference Against Baylor
On Kyle Field Saturday. WE’RE WITH YOU!
W,;. i
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