FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 15, 1946
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Aggies Carry Conference Title Hopes Against Rice
Looking at the Aggies . . .
From This Angle
LARRY GOODWYN
EIKENBERG TO HAVE FIELD
DAY PASSING THROUGH
ERRATIC AGGIE DEFENSE
A glance at the latest conference
statistics released by James Stew
art, SWC executive secretary,
should be enough to make any
Farmer supporter shudder a little
in anticipation of the Aggies title-
deciding battle with Rice tomor
row.
They say that figures don’t lie,
and if not, the Aggies are prob
ably in for a bad time when Rice’s
Eikenberg and T.U.’s Layne start
chunking passes.
The figures released by Stewart,
covering all games played to date,
show that the Aggies have no less
than the league’s SIXTH best pass
defense. Eight A & M opponents
have sailed for some 618 yards
via the aerial route. The same
release shows that Eikenberg has
chalked up 601 yards on 28 hits
in 84 heaves. It might be men
tioned here for the benefit of those
optimists that think A & M must
only stop Rice’s ground game to
trim the Owls that T.U. learned
the sad lesson of what happens
when Eikenberg is ignored. Ike’s
tosses to end Wendell Williams
scored two of the three TD’s that
the Owls used to put the skids
ijnder the ’Sips unbeaten eleven.
Incidentally, Williams is second in
the conference in yards gained
through receiving passes.
All this adds up to a busy after
noon for the Aggie secondary
Saturday. Of course, Rice’s aer
ial game is not the only weapon
Jess Neely and Co. will have on
display on Kyle Field. The Blue
and Gray also sports three of the
conference’s hottest ground gain
ers in Russ, Walmsley and Ander
son. Russ is currently leading the
circuit with 389 yards to his cre
dit in 87 cracks at the line, an
average of .4.4 per carry.
But all is far from lost. The
Aggies will still put a team on
the field Saturday, and from this
angle, it looks to be the best-bal
anced unit Norton has sent out
all season. The Maroon has found
the spark-plug it has needed so
badly all season in the form of
Buryi Baty. The Sophomore Sling-
er’s bullet shots have already ka-
yoed Baylor and S.M.U. and he
could, very easily, raise his num
ber of victims to three tomorrow.
The form Ed Dusek showed in his
crushing assaults against the
S.M.U. forward wall also doesn’t
hurt the Aggies chances of pluck
ing some feathers tomorrow. With
Baty passing, Zapalac and Dusek
alternating at hitting the line and
Welch skirting the flanks, the Far
mer attack promises to have the
balance it has needed all year.
LOOKS LIKE AERIAL BATTLE
MAY DECIDE IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE TILT
The difference in Rice and A &
M will probably lie in how Baty’s
passes stack up with Eikenberg’s,
plus, of course, the breaks. An
other angle—if the Aggies can
score early in the game as they
did against S.M.U., they will be
hard to stop. Norton’s teams have
always been famous for hanging
onto one touchdown leads all af
ternoon. But they are equally
notorious for NOT being able to
come from behind as witness the
Texas Tech and Arkansas games.
The first few minutes of play
might well prove decisive.
The lineup Norton will send
against the Owls will be a definite
change from the one that took the
Mustangs to the cleaners.
Marion Flanagan is out for the
season, that last bump his knee
took against S.M.U. forcing him
out of action. He has turned in
his uniform. Howell and Higgins
will start at ends, Moncrief and
Tulis at tackles, Stautzenburger
and Overly at guards, Gary at
center and Welch, Baty, Dusek and
Torno. The latter selection came
somewhat as a surprise. Torno,
a scatback recently acquired from
the “B” squad, has been shining
brilliantly ip practice of late and
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Probable Starting Lineups
No.
Rice
Position
A&M
No.
85
W. Williams
LE
Higgins
82 *
71
Armstrong
LT
Dickey
79
66
Nichols
LG
Stautzenberger
63
51
Watson
C ./
Johnson
53
60
Humble
RG
Overly
60
70
Malmberg
RT
Moncrief
78
86
Scruggs
RE
Howell
81
49
Eikenberg
QB
Baty
86
36
Keeney
LH
Welch
42
39
Anderson
RH
Goode
24
30
Russ
FB
Zapalac
39
Bryan
35000 to See
Crucial Event
on Kyle Field
The Aggie-Owl clash here to
morrow before some 36,000 fans
will be one of the most important
games of the season for both
teams, as a loss at this stage of
the game spells ‘out’. Both teams
were defeated in conference play
by Arkansas, and a win could
throw the Aggies in. a tie with
the Razorhacks for the crown.
The Razorbacks are still in the
running for the crown, and they
have only SMU left on their
schedule. If they can get by this
one they will have a cinch for at
least at tie for the crown, and
they will get the bowl bid unless
Texas ends up in a tie with them.
This week end will decide the
Southwest Conference champs or
confuse things even more than they
are now.
All four of the leaders have con
ference games this week-end, and
all will be out for the wins. Texas
meets the Horned Frogs, Arkan
sas plays SMU, and the Owls and
Aggies tangle here. At least one
of the leaders will be eliminated
in the game here, because a tie
in this game would eliminate
both particicpants.
The Aggies will enter the game
as the underdog again this week
on the basis of past performances,
but the underdogs have been known
to win in this conference. The
Aggies are in about the same phy
sical condition they have been
all season. They have not entered
a game to date without at least
one of their star performers on
the bench, and they will have to
play this one without the services
of Marion Flanagan, as he was
hurt again last week and he will
not be able to play for the remain
der of the season. Leonard Dickey
was also injured in last week’s
game, but he will be able to play
by ( game time tomorrow. Willie
Zapalac, who was hurt in the Ar
kansas game, will return to the
lineup this week as will Buryi
Baty, but they are the only two of
the “cripples” who are returning.
Coach Norton made a change in
the line last week when he switch
ed Winkler from guard to tackle
to fill in as a reserve. Overly will
start in Winkler’s old slot at right
guard and Winkler will serve in
the right tackle slot when Mon
crief is not in the game.
Make It 21, Army!
It won’t
tiave any effect on
the outcome of Saturday’s bat-
tie on Kyle
Field, but
for the
benefit of
those misinformed
few who place importance on
past records, here is
the all-
time Texas
A. & M. Rice foot-
ball record
from 1914
through
*1945 A. & M. has won
20, Rice
seven with three ties.
YEAR
A...& M.
RICE
1914
32
7
1915
0
7
1916
0
20
1917*
10
0
1920
7
0
1921*
7
7
1922
24
7
1923
6
7
1925*
17
0
1926
20
0
1927*
14
0
1928
19
0
1929
26
. 6
1930
0
7
1931
7
0
1932
14
7
1933
27
0
1934**
6
25
1935
10
17
1936
3
0
1937**
6
6
1938
27
0
1939*
19
0
1940*
25
0
1941*
19
6
1942
0
0
1943
20
0
1944
19
6
1945
0
6
* — indicates A. & M. was con-
ference
champion.
** — indicates Rice was con-
ference
champion.
A. & M. also won title in 1919
but did not play Rice.
In 1940,
A. &. M. shared the crown with
S. M. U.
Tu Cross-Country
Team Tops Aggies
The Tu cross-country team
gained revenge for a previous set
back at the hands of the Aggie
squad by turning back the Farm
ers, 19-40 in a duel meet at Austin
Friday. The affair was originally
supposed to be a quadrangle meet
but Baylor and T. C. U., failed to
field teams.
Texas’ ace miler, Jerry Thomp
son, led the pack from start to
finish to win by 400 yards in the
time of 11:63.4
Veterans Administration has
completed arrangements to pro
vide special orthopedic footwear
for veterans with service-connect
ed foot disabilities.
INTRAMURALS
By
Cliff Ackerman
Here is a reminder to all tak
ing part in Intramural sports, if
you are scheduled for a game at
5 o’clock try to get to the desig
nated spot for that sport as close
to that time as possible, because
winter is here and darkness comes
in fast.
Uniforms showed up on the In
tramural front last week as “D”
Infantry took the field. Athletic
Officer Nash is responsible for the
idea and it really looks good.
Dorm 16 is getting some shirts
to set their team aside in the field
of play.
Maybe some of the other outfits
would like to do this, and to keep
colors straight all athletic officers
are asked to check with the intra
mural department to learn what
the other outfits have in mind.
LEAGUE WINNERS
In flag football, three leagues
have been decided, and one league
is tied up. “A” CWS won League
A, League B was won by “C”
Field, and in League D the win
Aggie Bee Eleven
Meets Rice Owlets
In Return Contest
Texas A. & M.’s once defeated
Aggie “B” squad travels to Hous
ton this week end to take on the
undefeated Rice Institute Blue
Bolts for the second match of the
season between the two teams.
With kick-off time set for 8:00
o’clock Friday evening, the game
is to be played at Rice Stadium.
The first game between the two
contestants was played at Kyle
Field on November 6 with the
Owlets carrying the day 13 to 6.
Since this tilt the Ags have added
a lot of new material and are a
much smoother working piece of
machinery but the Rice squad has
a new freshman find in the form
of Delmer Burt, 160 pound quar
terback from Cleburn who has
sparked the team in three wins
over the team from Dallas Naval
Air Station and tied the Texas
“T”s.
Jennings Anderson has been lost
to the team through his advance
ment to the “A” squad and Calvin
Dupree is out with an injured an
kle. It is the same ankle that has
already kept him out for so much
of the season.' Star quarterback
Bruce Wallace will still be out be
cause of his injured knee.
With these exceptions the team
will be about the same as last
week with the starting line-up
tentatively as follows; Charles
Yeargain and O. L. Pollock at the
terminals, Cush Denton and Bill
Andrews at tackle, Norman Brown
and Dick Hill at the guard posts,
Garrett Guly at the pivot, Earl
Beesley at quarter, Bobby Dew
and Jim Boswell at wingback and
Charlie Boyles at fullback.
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Columbia Lions to more defeats than
victories, he’s one of the highest-
paid and probably the most firmly
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fascinating article about Little’s
unique career.
HE DOESN’T HAVE TO WIN
by
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ner was “F” Field. In league C,
the tie is between “E” Field and
“F” Inf.
In the veterans volleyball lea
gues, the winners have not been
determined. The leaders in Lea
gue A are Dorm 15 and the Vet
Village with a possible tie in sight.
In League B, a three way tie looms
with Dorm 15, Puryear, and Dorm
14 involved. In the Military Lea
gues, “G” Inf. took League A,
League C was won by “A” Coast,
and “E” Inf. won League D. In
League B, there is a tie between
“C” Field and “A” Inf.
Tennis League B was won by
“A” Signal in a *playoff with “A”
CWS. League C was won by “G”
Inf. League A is led by “A” Coast
with “A” Eng trying to tie it up.
League D is likely to end in a tie
with “C” Inf. and “E” Field.
The basketball leagues are still
playing for the leads. In the Vet
erans leagues it will be Vet Vil
lage, Leggett, Dorm 16, and Pur
year. The Military leagues are led
by “A” Coast, “G” Inf., “C” Field,
“E” Field, “A” Inf., and “C” Inf.
Many of the teams are ready
for the playoff games to start and
by next Fridays Batt we hope to
have some champs to report. The
winners of each of the sports will
then meet the champs of the An
nex Intramural program for the
college championship.
QESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. What happens when a block
ed punt does not cross the line of
scrimmage ?
A. On a blocked punt that does
not cross the line of scrimmage
the ball is dead where it strikes
the ground and belongs to the de
fensive team at that point regard
less of the down. On a partially
blocked punt that crosses the line
of scrimmage, it is considered as
an unblocked punt.
Aggie “T” Will Be
Formed Tomorrow
Col. E. V. Adams, director of
the Aggie Band, has announced
that the band will not perform
at the half-time of the A. & M.-
Rice game tomorrow in Kyle
Field. Instead the Aggie “T”
will be formed by the Cadet
Corps for the benefit of the
35,000 spectators.
Williamson Ranks
Farmers 37th
The Aggies have finally climbed
out of the 48th position reserved
for them by Forecaster Williamson
for the past month. The Farmers’
14-0 triumph over S. M U. boosted
them to 37th nationally in Paul
B. Wlliamson’s Ratings. The Mus
tangs dropped to 40th. Arkansas
stunning victory over Rice ap
parently has little effect on the
New Orleans gridiron guesser who
dropped the Owls only two notches
from fifth to seventh while Ark
ansas moved up only three from
36th to 33rd. Texas is ranked
ninth following its shaky last per
iod win over Baylor.
A&M-Rice on Air
The Aggie-Owl football game
Satuday will be broadcast by seven
radio stations throughout the state
with the Southwest’s top auuoun-
cer, Kern Tips, handling the play-
by-play. Alex Chesser will describe
the color highlights of the game
which will be carried by WOAI,
San Antonio; WFAA-WBAP, Dal-
las-Ft. Worth; KPRC, Houston;
KWBU. Corpus Christi; KGNC,
Amarillo, and WTAW, College
Station.
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