THURSDAY AFTENOON, NOVEMBER 29, 1945
THE BATTALION
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Aggies Clash With Longhorns Thursday On Kyle Field
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turned in an excellent performance
so far. Chief Aggie backfield re
serve is Stubby Matthews, smart
little runner and heads-up defensive
man, while John Ballentine, Harold
Zeitman, and Glenn Beard will also
see service.
Starting at the end slots will be
Bill Geer, whose fine play has
stood out in the last three games,
and Norton Higgins. Scooter Year-
gain, Dan Foldberg, and Jim Mor-
tensen will provide reserve end
strength. At tackle the Aggies will
present their twin blocks of granite,
JVfonte Moncrief and Len Dickey.
This pair has shown by far the best
tackle play in the conference to
date. Starting guards will be Grant
Darnell, lately mentioned for na
tional recognition, and Jim Wink
ler. Hub Ellis will handle the cen
ter spot, aided by Bill Yeoman.
Both coaches Homer Norton and
Dana X. Bible have had their
charges in secret practice since
last week, and the result should be
a real display of razzle-dazzle foot
ball in the true spirit of the South
west Conference. The Longhorns
will be clear-cut favorites by virtue
of their better conference record
and their greater supply of re
serves, but the general opinion is
that the game will not be a walk
away for either team. If the Aggies
can stifle the Steer passing game
they have the advantage of being
able to throw in fresh men. A vic
tory for the Aggies would give
them a tie for the conference
championship, white a win for the
Longhorns would give them the
crown with no strings attached.
Whatever the outcome, it should be
a game that will provide plenty of
thrills for the crowd of 40,000
fans and leave them limp at the
final gun.
Copper is the only industrial
mineral found to any extent in
Japan.
Observe, Freshmen
& Ventilate Rooms
With the approach of cold weath
er, Dr. Geo. W. Cox, State Health
Officer, has issued some timely ad
vice concerning room temperature
and its relation to health.
“It is very important that in
side temperature be maintained at
around 68 to 70 degrees,” Dr. Cox
said. “Thousands of homes are con
tinually overheated in the win
ter, and a degree of heat is often
demanded that would not be toler
ated in the summertime.”
In a room that is overheated, the
body pores are open, and the
moment that the outside tempera
ture is encountered, much harm
may result. Colds, influenza, bron
chial troubles and even pneumonia
may take advantage of this bodily
abuse,
“An inside temperature of from
68 to 70 degrees is not only more
healthful, but actually more com
fortable,” Dr. Cox said. “When,
added to these factors, the result
ing economy is considered, it might
be well to check up and see what
your thermometer reads. A room
temperature within the range sug
gested, plus the careful mainte
nance of proper humidity, will help
to prevent needless sickness and
protect the good health of your
family.”
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POSTWAR f
SPEEDERS'
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Three Texas U.
Freshmen who will
probably see action
against the Aggies
tomorrow are, left
to right: Byron Gil-
lory, flashy tailback
from Marshall, 140
pounds and wearing
Jersey No. 49. Dick
Harris, 190-lb. cen
ter from Wichita
Falls, wearing Jer-
rey No. 52, and Ray
mond Ragone, 167-
1 lb. wingback from
Ball High School at
ll Galveston, wearing
^>1' Jersey No. 16.
By Ed Brandt
Battalion Sports Editor
Gallagher Sounds Off Again
In response to the article that
appeared in this column last week,
Jack Gallagher of the Daily Texan
has the following to say:
“We can’t blame any Aggies for
becoming disgruntled if someone
gets Kimbrough’s name wrong.
Think how a Texas rooter would
feel if Pete Layden was referred
to as Pounding Paul Layden.
“In this case, however, the error
was not ours, and was made in the
composing room by any one of the
number of men who handle copy.
Just to prove it, we have the ori
ginal and are willing to submit it
to anyone who doubts our word.
“The ‘peach-fuzzed youngsters’
statement remains to be proved.
By this we meant that in compara
tive college experience, age, and all-
around ability, the Steers have the
edge. But teams with the edge
don’t always win.”
This guy Gallagher also wanted
to know when his article had to be
in to this office in order to be
included in the issue to be pub
lished the week after the Thanks
giving game. Don’t know why he
wants to know, but to satisfy his
apparent thirst for knowledge, all
copy has to be in this office by 3
p. m. each Wednesday.
As for the advertised superiority
of the T. u. football team in age,
college experience, and all-around
ability, this writer wonders just
how Gallagher can afford to be so
high and mighty. From the way
he writes, we can expect to see
eleven men in white T. u. uniforms
trying their best to run without
tripping over their long gray
beards. The question of who has
the best all-around ability is one
to be decided on the gridiron to
morrow.
About Those Tower Lights
Whenever Texas u. wins a foot
ball game, the orange lights on the
Texas Tower are turned on. But
when the Longhorns lose a game,
the white lights are to be seen.
This year, Army, let’s turn on those
white lights so they can be seen
and heard about the world over.
Not since 1939 have the white
ones been on as a result of an
Aggie victory. Since then, thou
sands of ^Aggies have come and
gone to this school, and are now
scattered the world over. Think
what it would mean to them if they
were to hear that the white lights
were osce more turned on by the
Aggie’s 12 man team. It can be
done this year, Army, and you are
just the 12 to do it!
PAPER DRIVE
.The last Boy Scout paper
drive will be conducted on Sat
urday, December 8, from eight
to eleven a. m. Boy Scout troops
102, 411, and the Cubs.
All College Station residents
are urged to cooperate and make
this drive the biggest and best
yet.
By Frank Cawthon
A. & M.-14, TEXAS-12
Ole Army, according to the ex
perts, the Aggies don’t have a
chance to stop the Steers, but I be
lieve the inspired Aggie eleven
will rise to supreme heights on
Turkey Day and upset the hereto
fore high-flying visitors. The vic
tory will be close—maybe a point,
maybe a touchdown—but it will
be a hard-fought battle until the
final gun sounds. An Aggie victory
will further jumble the SWC pic
ture, and to who will receive the
ture, and as to who will receive the
Cotton Bowl bid, your guess is as
good as any.
S. M. U.-20, T. C. U.-7
Again, I’ll stick my neck out and
leave it up to Doak Walker and
company to keep it from getting
chopped off. The Mustangs have
a great line and a versatile back-
field and should chalk up another
win and coupled with an Aggie vic
tory Thursday, would grab a share
of the conference title. The mar
gin of victory is what I’m sticking
my neck out on, but time will tell
if the Ponies are as potent as I
believe they are.
RICE-19, BAYLOR-7
The boys from Houston should
get to rolling next week, with
George Walmsley playing his best
game since he rejoined the Owls
at mid-season. The Bears will be
out for revenge after last week’s
slaughter at the hands of the
SMU eleven, but should not give
the Owls enough trouble to beat
them.
BOB GOODE, Left-Half
OLD Jill MY-
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