THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1946
THE BATTALION
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On Kyle Field
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By U. V. JOHNSON
Since I ana a very enthusiastic
Aggie fan, I want to know our
chances for “beating the Memorial
Stadium Jinx” and winning the
Southwest Conference Football
Championship this year. In my
opinion the Texas Aggie football
team is long overdue in this re
spect.
I would appreciate it very much
if I could have a roster of men re
porting for the Aggie Team this
year. In a recent newspaper I noted
the fact that the Aggie have 143
men due to report. I saw names
like Willie Zapalac, Marion Flan
agan, Barney Welch, Babe Hall
mark and Bob Goode are coming
back to play again. If all this
advance information comes true,
the A. & M. Team will be about
four deep in every position. That
fact will be gratifying when the
Aggies meet Teaxs University on
Thanksgiving Day.
I saw the Thanksgiving Game
last year and sighed with pity when
Texas sent whole teams composed
of fresh reserves against the same
tired starting Aggie Team. It
makes me smile when I think of
what will happen this year. The
day of reckoning for teams that
out-manned smaller squads during
Wartime is near. I want a winning
Texas A. & M. Football Team this
year.
Sincerely Yours,
Dan J. Prasek
36 Dillworth Ave.
San Antonio, Texas
What Are Our Chances for a Title?
This is one of the biggest ques-planning on their best teams in
tions of the year as far as this years. This indicates that the Ag-
, , L , . , j. gies are going to have one of the
department is concerned, for every- t oughest “ che d ules i n the history
one is in the dark as to the pros- 0 f Aggielland. We have the same
pects of the other teams. We know fighting chance that every other
WE are going to have a good team, team in the conference has, but
and possibly a GREAT team, but that is all anyone dares say at
we don’t know what the other present. Coach Norton has high
schools will have. All the informa- hopes this year, but will not state
tion that is available indicates that how he thinks the Aggies will
EVERYONE has a good team and stack up when the final standings
some of the other schools are are in.
Memorial Stadium Versus Aggieland
Can the Aggies beat the jinx this
year? If I could answer this ques
tion I could become a millionaire
by Thanksgiving. Anyone who
makes a guess as to who will win
this game is doing exactly that—
just guessing. Dan Prasek states
that the Aggies are going to be
four deep in every position, and
with all this material we should be
able to trim the Longhorns this
season. This four-men-to-aposition
would be fine if Texas had a nor
mal team, but instead of a normal
team the Longhorns are stacked
EIGHT deep in every position.
We will have the best chance in
years to beat the teasippers this
fall, but it will not be an easy task,
as the Longhorns will have just
as much if not more material than
we have. Anyhow our boys will in
there come Thanksgiving day.
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Bruce Wallace set Kyle Field afire last Saturday afternoon with
his heavy kicking, and in doing this he made his big brothers on
the “A” squad look very sad against a supposedly inferior “B” team.
Wallace kicked three times to within the shadows of the goal line
markers, and his fourth kick sailed over the head of the safety man,
and again left the first string deep in their own territory. Due to his
kicking the “A” squad was held inside their own thirty-five yard line
all through the first quarter. After the game he traded his maroon
jersey for the “A” team white.
INTRAMURALS
Cliff Ackerman
It’s the beginning of another
school year and to get off to a
good start here’s a hearty Aggie
“howdy” to all you old timers and
freshmen from all of us at the
Intramural Office.
The Intramural program for this
year is going to be bigger than
it has ever been and with coopera
tion of each unit, group, and in
dividual we will make it the best
Intramural Athletic program. The
fall calendar has been mailed to
the Unit Commanders and House
Masters so go to them for any
information and if they cannot give
it to you give our office a ring.
To get started there are four
events open, two for the upperclass
basketball and volleyball, two for
the freshmen, flag football and
team tennis. Later there will be
an open handball tournament and
a cross country meet. Team table
tennis will also be among the
games.
There will be demonstrations of
the various sports so keep in touch
with your athletic officer for fur
ther announcements.
At 5:00 p. m. Thursday, Sept
ember 12 there will be a meeting
of all Athletic Officers in the
YMCA Chapel. Don’t forget this
meeting it is very important that
you be there.
Here’s a special note and invita
tion to all you off-campus ex-
service students. This Intramural
program is for you too. Get togeth
er and elect an athletic officer and
have him attend this meeting. You
can enter a team in any of the
events. If you are an individual
that can’t get together with a
group let us know and we will find
a spot for you. If you are an ex-
Aggie or a new student come on
out and enjoy an afternoon of good
wholesome fun and recreation.
Athletic Officers don’t forget
the meeting and the rest of you
be on the look out for further an
nouncements.
Aggies Get First
Game Experience
Kyle Field received its indoctri
nation for ’46 last Saturday after
noon when the Aggie squad was
divided into eight teams, and the
teams were matched against one
another. The results were some
what surprising. The teams were
divided into two groups: “A” and
“B” and the first, second, third,
and fourth teams of the groups
were matched against each other.
In the initial game the first
string “A” team was not only held
scoreless but were held within their
own thirty-five yard line by the
first string “B” team. Although
the whole “B” team was in there
kicking the “A” squad around, the
number one reason for the lack of
success on the part of the “big
Boys” was Bruce Wallace and his
educated toe. Wallace kicked four
times for the “B” squad and each
time the big brothers found them
selves somewhere near their own
goal line. Three of Wallace’s kicks
were right in the old coffin corner.
Needless to say, after Saturday
afternoon’s performance, Wallace
was promoted to the “A” squad.
Since Saturday’s games there
have been many changes in the
roster of the squad, and many
more are expected before the sea
son opens with the NTSC Eagles
here on the twenty-first. One of the
major changes is Julian Pressley
who was dropped because of an
operation on his knee. Pressley
was one of the best prospects for
the end position and it was expect
ed that he would be in there catch
ing some of the passes that some
of our star backs will be tossing,
but at this writing it doesn’t seem
likely that he will be able to play
any this year. The doctors say that,
he may be able to appear in a few
games near the end of the season,
but Coach Norton isn’t depending
on this. v
Another major loss to Norton’s
squad was Don Luethy. Luethy is
suffering from a heart ailment
that was incurred while serving as
a bomber pilot for the Army, and
on the advice of Norton and his
doctor he turned in his uniform for
this season. Morton Shefts, a re
turning letterman from San An-
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According to P. L. Downs, Jr.,
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policy in regard to tickets to athle
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books are available in the lobby of
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have paid their student activity
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’till 5:00 P.M. Fiday and until
12:00 noon Saturday. The yellow
receipt from the fiscal office will
be required in order to obtain the
books.
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capita in the year that began Ju
ly 1, the Department of Agricul
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145 to 150 pounds last year. Re
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animals at lighter weights.
We chuckle every time we see a
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a house trailer attached to their
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Intersquad Game
Scheduled for Sat.
Saturday, September 14 will
mark the opening of a new series
of chills, thrills and high blood
pressures as Coach Norton begins
whipping his team into shape for
what looks to be a record season.
Saturday is the day that Norton
divides the team into squads and
matches them against one another.
The old pigskin is in for a beat
ing with lots of passes, kicks and
fast running and the students will
get their last chance to look over
and size up the team in action be
fore the regular schedule opens
with our game with NTSC Eagles
here at Kyle field on Saturday,
September 21.
Coach Norton has not definitely
decided on his starting lineup for
the first practice game but as
things stand now the teams will
be as follows:
Whites
Howell
Dickey
Strautsenberger
Wright, D
Winkler
Moncreif
Higgins
Hallmark
Welch
Goode
Zapalac
Maroons
LE
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LT
Tulis
LG
Overly
C
Flowers
RG
Turley
RT
Kadera
RE
Shefts
Q
Burch
LH
Hollmig
RH
Scott
F
Sturken
Ag. School Adds
Six Teachers to
Instruction Staff
t Dean C. N. Shepardson of the
School of Agriculture has announc
ed addition of six new members of
the teaching staff. They are D. J.
Hankenson, A. V. Moore, John R.
Bertrand, Jim F. Mills, T. F. P.
Wischkaemper and J. L. Zerr.
Pofessor Moore rejoins the Dairy
Husbandry department.' He has
just returned from Michigan State
College where he was doing work
on his doctor’s degree. Professor
Moore will be in charge of the
Dairy Manufacturing division of
the college creamery. Dr. Hanken
son, who cames to the college from
industry, will be associate profes
sor working with Professor Moore.
Wischkaemper and Zerr, both
graduates of Texas A. & M., will
work in the Agricultural Econo
mics department as assistant pro
fessors. Wischkaemper worker for
the Chlifornia Marketing Associa
tion before entering the armed
forces in 1943. He was discharged
as a Captain in 1946. Zerr, a major
in the army, also was released this
year.
Mills, a graduate of Texas A. &
M. in 1943, will be an assistant pro
fessor in the Agronomy depart
ment. He is a native of Winnsboro,
Texas. After graduation, Mills
served two years in the army. Ber
trand will be an assistant instruc
tor in the department of Rural
Socialogy. He was Acting Dean of
Men at Sam Houston State Teach
ers College before coming to A.
& M.
TROTTER AND HORN
AT GULFPORT MEETING
Director Ide P. Trotter and State
Farm Labor Supervisor C. Hohn
of the A. & M. College Extension
Service will spend September 11-13
in Gulfport, Miss., at the annual
meeting of the Federal Land Bank
of New Orleans, according to an
announcement by J. D. Prewit, vice
director and state agent.
Dr. Trotter will be in Gulfport
after attending the 4-H Tractor
Maintenance Conference- in Mem
phis, Tenn., September 9.
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