ON KYLE FIELD — By PAUL MARTIN ~ Grid Squad Begins Season With Lots Of Polish, Eyes on the Near Future As hopes faded last season for any grid honors, everyone began looking forward to this season for a comeback. Though the Aggie * eleven is not yet in the same league with Rice, Arkansas, Texas and SMU, p hopes are high || for a good U showing against all comers. The team, in more ways than one, shows a marked im provement and Martin even at this early date, is a smooth working, polished squad. This is primarily because of moral, team spirit, and determination. Many of the im provements come from within and started with a move initiated by team members themselves who worked toward getting the lazy ones on the ball. Coach Homer Norton’s own ultimatum that the squad was going to work and work hard and anyone not in the groove would participate only as a spec tator set a tough goal. Clark Nealson, sports editor of the Houston Press, along with George Wright, covered the Ag gie bid for grid honors in ’47 thoroughly in the September 10 issue of the Press as one of a series of articles covering teams in the Southwestern and South ern conferences. Orchids to the Press for a job well done. Earlier, it was announced that Stan Holmig was undecided about donning the uniform this season in view of recent offers from pro baseball. His decision to stick with the team and return last Monday meant a lot. One of the leading punters in the conference not to mention one of the best passers marks him for a top berth on the team. Ordinarily Holmig would alter nate with Jimmy Cashion for the quarterback slot but it is our guess this time that Holmig will replace someone else and that both he and the ace hurler from College Station will be on the field at the same time. Freshman Prospects May Enhance Aggie Chances in Future Years Of the one hundred odd fresh man athletes that registered here last Thursday, all *are hopeful of achieving some degree of college fame. Of this number, some will be good, some mediocre, and some will not make first base. Most have already gotten some recogni tion in high school but as often as not, this counts little toward a suc cessful athletic career in college competition. Among this group, some will supply the much needed depth to the Aggie grid squad in future years. Any number of potential first string guards and tackles are represented here not to mention many backs. The supply of boys who have received honors in baseball ex ceed all others, even football. Gerald Babin from Thomas Jef ferson High in Port Arthur will be out for Art Adamson’s swim ming team and will try for the diving event on which the Aggie tankers lost points all last sea son. Col. Andy will have 14 new men out for his track team including Lee A. Wilson who won first in the district mile run, fourth and fifth in the San Angelo Meet and the Regional respectively, and was a member of the half mile and mile relay teams that placed sec ond in the district, Donald Mitchell from Deer Park in the 440 who placed first in the State meet, first in the regional for two years, and first in the Texas Relays, and Wal ter Evans from Beaumont who made both district and regional on the 440 and relays. W. M. Dowell may get a new addition to his tennis team in Winston A. McKenzie of Stephen F. Austin High School of Houston who lettered in that sport along with swimming. Army Grid Hero Glenn Davis to Fort Riley; May Work Henry Hauser, A&M ’41 News reaches us that Glenn Da vis, who recently received his commission from West Point, has been assigned to Fort Riley, Kan sas. Here, the former Army pass ing and touchdown ace will very probably continue his football to some extent. If he does this, his coach will be none less than Major Henry “Beartrack” Hauser, one of the Aggie all-time football greats. Hauser, class of ’41, may be re membered by fellow Aggies as the man who could eat nine and one- half pounds of steak and then call for dessert. The mighty Beartrack lettered three years at A&M, play ing guard and tackle. Topping his football career, Hauser played for the West All- Stars on what was practically an all Aggie team. On the team were Bill (Big Dog) Dawson, Marion Pugh, Jarrin’ John Kimbrough, Bill Canatser, Joe Rout, Jim Thom ason, Leonard Dickey, and Dennis Andricks. Should the combination of Davis and Coach Hauser get who knows what might together, happen ? Stautzenberger is All-America Material Says Grantland Rice In the September 16 issue of-f Look magazine, which is now on the news stands, Grantland Rice, the noted sports comentator, writes an article concerning the football prospects for the coming season. As usual, Rice rates Notre Dame as the top team in the nation and Rice Institute as the best in the Southwest. The most interesting part of Rice’s article was the eleven men who he predicts as all-America ma terial for the coming season. Odell Stautzenberger, great Aggie guard together with Joe Steffy of Army are the two guards on the mythical team. The only other Southwest Conference man on the team was Windell Williams of Rice at end. With Stautzenberger already at tracting national acclaim, the 210 pound Sophomore gridster may go down in Aggie history as another Joe Routt, who was an all-Ameri can guard in ’36 and '37. As a freshman last year Odell attracted a lot of attention and was on one all-conference team. Stautzenberger hails from San An tonio and is a 22-year-old veteran student. Athletic Supplies Now Available To Students at Gym Beginning last Thursday, recrea tion athletic equipment will be available to all students daily from 1:30 to 6 p.m., including Satur days and Sundays. This equipment may be checked out in the north east corner of DeWare Field House. Ted Lyman will be in charge of this equipment which includes basketballs, volleyballs, boxing 1947 Texas Aggie Football Schedule Sept. 20—Southwestern at College Station. *Sept. 27—Texas Tech at San Antonio. Oct. 4—Oklahoma at Norman, Okla. *0 c 1.11—LSU at Baton Rouge, La. Oct. 18—TCU at Fort Worth. Oct. 25—Baylor at College Station. Nov. 1—^Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. _ Nov. 8—SMU at College Station. Nov. 15—Rice at Houston. Nov. 27—Texas at College Station. ♦Indicates night game. Freshman Football Schedule # September 26—NTAC at Arlington ♦October 15 —TCU at Fort Worth November 7—SMU at College Station November 14—Rice at College Station November 22—Texas at College Station ♦Indicates night game We offer you our expert . . . UNIFORM ALTERATION SERVICE CAMPUS CLEANERS T-Club Bids Farewell to Dimmitt Lil Dimmitt, Aggie trainer and head baseball coach, receives from Charles “Red” Overly, president of the Aggie T Association, a leather brief case following the announcement of Dimmitt’s res ignation. The veteran mentor plans to go into the insurance bus iness. The gift was made on behalf of the members of the associa tion in recognition of Dimmitt’s 12 years of outstanding service to the college. Battalion OPORTO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1947 Page 7 Dimmitt Bids Farewell to Aggieland After Twelve Years Coaching Service Lil Dimmitt, perhaps the best known sports figure in the Southwest, recently announced his resignation as trainer and head baseball coach at Texas A&M College, saying that he planned to go into the insurance business. Surprises in Store For Aggies Says AP Sports Writer That this coming year in foot ball for the Aggies is arousing considerable interest to out-of- towners was shown by the visit to the college last Monday of Harold Ratliff, Associated Press sports writer from Dallas. To Ratliff, whose leanings have previously been towards other than A. & M., the outcome of the Aggies’ gridiron tilts this season may provide some upsets for the opponents and pleasant surprises for Aggieland. How ever, this is only a reflection of his wife’s persistent thoughts, for she has long been an avid Aggie fan in spite of their sons’ going to College elsewhere. Ratliff privately speculated that this year was the year the Aggies had—but nay, nay, one must not be so bold! gloves, punching bags, handballs, footballs, weights, and medicine balls. It was further announced that the user will be charged for all equipment kept out past 6 p.m. In 1642 New Zealand was dis covered for the second time by Tasman, a Dutchman. Lil’s professional athletic career began in 1923 when he became head coach at Beaumont High School, holding that position, with the exception of one year when he coached Lamar Junior College, un til joining the coaching staff at Texas A&M in 1935. Following his graduation from Southwestern University in Georgetown and prior to entering athletics, Lil had a fling at cattle ranching, and later was elected mayor of Georgetown. Well known for his ability to turn out strong baseball nines, Dimmitt is better known for his ability to scout out and bring to A&M little known athletes who usually wind up on the first string. Usually ignoring the all-staters and other widely sought-after high school stars, Lil looks at squads at the little-known back roads and by-ways. A personal friend of Jack Demp sey and other nationally known sports luminaries, Dimmitt has made a name for himself in the field of athletics not to mention with the boys with whom he has worked. Before Wagner’s “Tannhauser” was porduced for the first time in the Paris Opera in 1861, it was rehearsed 164 times, 14 of them with full orchestra. Although household washing machines have been used for many years, they did not come into gen eral use until after World War I. GREETINGS To All Aggies! Call on us for your ALTERATIONS “TILLIE” North Gate Get Your SENIOR and COWBOY BOOTS