THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 1, 1945
THE BATTALION
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Aggies Down Baylor 19 -13; Prepare For Razorbacks
Cadets Overtake Bear
Lead In Second Half
By Ed Brandt
Slashing back into the conference running, the Aggies
dumped the Golden Bears of Baylor last Saturday in a
hard fought 19 to 13 victory. For the second time this
season the Cadets were stalemated in the first half, and last
Saturday they really came to life in the final two periods
to stop the hard hitting, hustling Bears.
Trailing 7 to 0 at the half time intermission, the re
born Aggies took the field for the third quarter full of
fight and determination. In just one minute and twenty
seconds after he had kicked off to the Bears, Big Bob
Goode scored from the Baylor 25 yard line. Then four min
utes later, alert Grant Darnell stole the ball from the arms
of Baylor’s Jim Kimbrough as he attempted to plunge the
line, and ran 30 yards for the tally that put the Cadets out
in front. From there on its was all A&M.
The Bear’s initial score came
late in the second quarter when
Baylor’s Pierce intercepted Preston
Smith’s pass and ran 41 yards to
pay dirt. The kick was good, and
Baylor left the field only seconds
later at half time leading 7 to 0.
But the Aggies came roaring
back into the ball game even from
the opening second half kick off.
Bob Goode kicked off for the
Farmers to Pierce who returned
the pighide from his 5 to the 21.
A play through center netted 4
for 2nd and 6 from the 25. Then
Jim Winkler came through to
recover Piei’ce’s fumble, and it
was A&M, 1st and 10 from the
Baylor 25. Two plays got 4 with
Goode carrying. On third down
Goode took the ball from Tom
Daniel on a reverse and swept left
end for the remaining 21 yards
and the counter. Art Abraham
missed the try for extra point, and
it was Baylor, 7 to 6, with only
one minute and twenty seconds of
the half gone.
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An exchange of kicks followed
the kick off, and Baylor possessed
the ball on its own 28. Sims hit the
middle for 2. Then Jim Kimbrough
plunged the line only to have the
ball stolen from his grasp by Grant
Darnell. Darnell took out for the
tall timbers, and lumbered the 30
yards to the double stripe untouch
ed. This time Ballehtine missed
the try, but the Aggies were in
front 12 to 7.
On the first play of the fourth
quarter, Baylor end Stuart Gordon
fumbled the ball, and guard Bill
Hart recovered for the Aggien on
the Bear 19 yard marker. Smith
made 14 in three tries at the line,
and it was A&M, first and 10 from
the 5. Once again Goode took the
ball around end for the score. For
the first time in 10 touchdowns,
the try for extra point was good,
Ballentine doing the kicking. That
made the score Aggies l‘J, Bayloi
7.
Showing some fine football de
ception, the Bears took the ball on
the kick off, and in 5 plays went
over, Sims being the big gun of the
drive that took them 70 yards.
Griffin’s try for extra point was
blocked by Dickey, and the scoring
for the day ended at A&M 19,
Baylor 13.
Outstanding for the Farmers
all day was guard Grant Darnell.
Darnell kept the Baylor offense
through the line bottled up tight,
and on offense was a brutal block
er. Other Aggies to stand out were
Bob Goode, Preston Smith and Jim
Winkler.
INTRAMURALS
By H. A. Pate
Wuester of G Company seems
to have a magic eye for the old
basket, because he piled up a total
of 14 points for his side in a tight
game with H Company last Tues
day The game was a toss up from
start to finish. When the final
whistle sounded, the score stood,
at 16-15, in favor of G Company.
A Company breezed into the
winner’s column, with a 13-2 victory
over C Company. Fergus led the
scoring, to the tune of 5 points.
C Company’s cagers put up a good
fight, but they were no matches
for the smooth A Company team.
The Infantry outfits seem to be
hoarding all the early football
laurels. Thus far, they have piled
up a tally of four wins to no de
feats in contests with the teams
from the composite regiment.
E Company got in an extra
touchdown on a hard-fighting A
Battery team, to come out on top
of the heap to the tune of 13-7.
The game was close, and both teams
really put out with everything that
they had.
B Company’s gridders showed ex
ceptional from in their first game
(See INTRAMURAL, Page 4)
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BIG BOB GOODE ON THE WAY AGAIN—Goode, 44, heads around left end as Geer, 81, prepares
to take out Kimbrough, 41, of Baylor. Other Aggies in this shot are Darnell, 67, and Ellis, 55.
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On Kyle Field
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By Ed Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor,
Much has been said this week
about the brand of officiating
displayed in the Baylor game last
Saturday. Many people have voiced
their opinion that the game was
called rather badly, and that the
head referee “had it in for the Ag
gies”. Whether this is true or not
is not the question. The real ques
tion should be “was the game ill-
called or not”? To point out a few
facts, the Aggies were penalized
four times for 15 yards apiece.
They were also pealized three
times for 5 yards apiece. The pen
alty that caused most of the talk
was the too-much-time penalty
against the Farmers after their
second touchdown. People say time
is out when a team tries for the
extra point, and that is true, but
the rule book also says that a team
shall be given only 25 seconds to
get the ball into play. The ruling
on the time for the try for point is
left entirely up to the referee
calling the game. If he wants to
call it strict, it is his privilege.
In all fairness to the Baylor team
and to the officials, the game was
a tough one to call, as both teams
were making mistakes and playing
rough football. Once a beautiful
clip was made by an Aggie play
er, but the foul wasn’t called. A
referee can’t see all that happens,
but it is a shame how last Satur
day’s officials saw Aggie fouls at
critical spots in the game for the
Cadets.
Just Reminiscing
This week the Aggies travel to
Fayeteville for the all important
game with the Arkansas Razor-
backs. The outcome will most like
ly determine A&M’s standing in
the conference, whether it be on
top or on the bottom. If the Ag
gies win, they will have better than
an even chance to finish in the top
bracket when the season draws to
a close around Thanksgiving.
Only three conference games will
be left on the schedule, Rice, SMU,
and Texas u., and the Farmers have
the stuff to polish off all three
of them. The Aggies are a bit
young, but they have the exper
ience in the line and backfield that
should prove to be the difference.
Only Texas is the big hurdle, as
they now have back with them two
top notch backs in Bobby Layne,
who returned to the Longhorn
squad only this week, and Ralph
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Ellsworth, who was a unanimous
all-conference back year before
last, and who returned to the Bible
camp last week. Can a strong de
fense be set up to stop these two
men, the Aggies may turn out
to be the 1945 conference champs.
But a lot of water will flow un
der the bridge between now and
then, and the Farmers aren’t cross
ing any bridge before they get to
it. They ai’e playing their games
one by one, and taking each op
ponent in turn. With a little luck
and some of the breaks, who
knows ?
Player of the Week
Aggie player of the week is
Grant Darnel, who played a bang
up ball game against the Baylor
Bears last Saturday. In the words
of Jinx Tucker of the Waco News-
Tribune, “Darnell was the real
thorn in the side of the Baylor
team last Saturday. Not only did
he steal the ball for a score but
he was always smashing through
the Baylor line to make tackles.
Seldom was he stopped. On one
trick play on which Painter was
due to pass, the Aggie secondary
was badly fooled. A Baylorite was
far in the clear, but along came
Darnell to smear the play behind
the line of scrimmage, so instead
of a possible touchdown for Bay
lor, it was a big loss. For the after
noon, young Mr. Darnell was as
All-America. He was the main
reason why Baylor did not win
the game.”
Squad Leaves Thursday
For Fayetteville, Ark. Tilt
Porkers Have Homecoming, Will Try to
Knock Ags Out of Conference Race
By Harold Borofsky
Riding high after their 19-13 victory over Baylor last
week the Texas Aggies embark Thursday for Fayetteville
where they will tangle with the University of Arkansas
Razorbacks Saturday. Emphasis for the Cadets this week
has been on pass defense, for the Porker’s Bud Canada is
still one of the most dangerous passers in the conference,
though his aerial attack backfired two weeks ago when the
Razorbacks lost to the Texas Longhorns. All but theoretical
ly out of the running for the conference title, the Porkers
will be playing a wide-open brand of ball, taking chances
and often exploding for long gains if the Cadet defense is
not on the alert.
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game will be broadcast to Aggies
on the campus at a designated
spot on the campus, according
to Bob King, president of the
Senior Class. The location where
Campus-bound Aggies will
gather to hear the broadcast
will be announced at the noon
mess on Saturday.
It will be homecoming day for
Razorback fans too, and the Pork
ers will be set to give the old
alumni a victory. In their 19-0 de
feat of Mississippi last week Coach
Glen Rose’s boys showed that they
may now be ready to finish
strongly in the conference race
and take a hand in determining
just who will take the title. Certain
ly a defeat of the Aggies would
strengthen Arkansas prestige con
siderably, besides knocking the Ca
dets out of the race.
Besides elusive Bud Canada, the
freshman sensation, the Porkers
have rangy Alton Baldwin, triple
threat tailback, Co-Captains Earl
Wheeler and Henry Ford, center
and guard who each have two
years experience, 270-pound Char
lie Johnson, two-year letterman
center, and Mike Schumchyk, all
conference end last year. Then too,
the Razorbacks have a long line
of top-rate Reserves such as block
ing back Calvin Lane and fullback
Tommy Donoho, both letterman,
freshman tackle Otis Davis, who
tips the scales at 300 pounds, and
Calvin Smith, flashy runner and
powerful kicker.
Meanwhile the Aggies, whose
title hopes have been revived by
Rice’s upset victory over the Long
horns, have not been idle. Though
defensive drills were the main
dish on the practice menu this
week, ball handling was emphasized
for the backfield with an eye to
wards polishing up a few flaws
which showed up last week. Tom
Daniels and PeeWee Smith have
been sharpening up the aerial game
and may toss a few surprise pack
ages Saturday. Veteran tackle
Leonard Dickey, who was shaken
up a bit in the Baylor game, is
now in good condition, as is Monte
Moncrief, the other half of the
Ag’s tackle team. No injuries were
recorded, so the squad will be at
top strength.
As game time grows near sports
scribes will probably lean slightly
to the Aggie side, since Baylor de
feated Arkansas before losing to
the Cadets, but yours truly anti
cipates another real thriller and
wouldn’t give more than six points
to anybody. In other games this
Saturday the Longhorns meet the
S. M. U. Mustangs in Dallas,
Rice plays Texas Tech at Houston,
Baylor faces Southwestern at Wa
co, and T. C. U. takes on the O. U.
Sooners at Norman.
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