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Pr^n Pm* to Sports
Ponies Eye Grid Ratings; Aggies Prepare For Upset
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Foes
■ DALLAS, TEX., Nov. 4-4*-.
Kouthtm MolbodUt UnhrtTtltjr
folk* Will km the national foot-
baR rtnkinfa with much intaroat
US WMk. ShMt Vhair foothill
tatm h*at tha No. 3 alavan—Toua
-4her, naturally will br looktnf
up toward tha top hwtaod of 4own
about eighth place whaotwll
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ANDT MATULA
The ■ porta aditor entered our4
hovel with hia long blaek-nnake
you have a
whip in hia right hand and oeowM
at me in the approved manner.
“Well," ho snarled, “jam alibied
for the Oklahoma game. Now fig
ure out a reason for our tie against
Arkanaaa. Pta taking pour imea
hall coupon book until
■tory ready "
Then* |e »talked eat, leartag
' uo With bar faithful typewriter,
la the first place, we don’t ace
the neod « aa «.bi for Satar-
day’e tame It *«e a Mod hard
i fought game and the Aggiea had
the odds agaiuat them before the
"t -p«“- We never eriKeise M Ag
gie team whea they play a good
t #aaa game. Bat we do feel tkit
the Agtiee seed e different sort
oi practice. Here's hew.
The Raaorbsck* ban been lay
ing around In tha muddy part of
their sty all aaaean now. They
played botli Tomb and Mia>i»«ln>i
til the rain They feel perfectly at
home out there with mud In their
IhM, their untforme wet, and their
NsW the Aggiea have been
iMaylag and prulilii on the
herd eaahahed turf ef Kyle KWd
end Other Many apata. At I rt>
*ult the Aggiea havea't yet de
veloped their web teoe so aecea-
•ert for tMa part af the ceaatry
aad aeaeau. la aa ordinary eea-
■oa, the maroaa aad white bey*
wonlda'i mlad play lag la Kyle
gridiron and feel at ease. Por tack
ling practice, the coach should turn
lose a half doaen greased pigs on
the muddy field sad let the team
get a shot at them. Any pigs killed
in the practice should be used on
the training table. Nothing waated
around here. Wet uniforms should
he played in and the Aggie paao-
ers should Warn to handle a wet
bhll. i * x u ueva n \ » |
Not oaly should the teem pre-
■at# for wet weriAhw 1 hit the
student body sbouM Wlp too 4N
course it weald he wskiag toe
much far all the fiWfcfoen at
Bryan Field to pray for rsm . .
bat maybe some of the stadeat
body on the Ahla campus would
sah la their ewa way far a rise
in humidity. The team aeada to
let the eeuaatiea of raia ia their
Mf aa well as the feel ef water
awlahiag la their toes.
HW reassn ws want all this is
so tha bops Will plap better ball <»,
a wet field. Aa some of us recall,
it rains down hem, often and hard
i It starts, Ws hi vs to get It
started. . that's all
As for the game agsumt SMI'
we wont hapd oat anp weather r*
porta or game predictions, but we
want the team to ha able t« go as
far In the mod as they ran on roller
ska tea.
Field If H wa.
with mud
Methodists were ranked before the
“We went dispute the rsttaga,”
said Liter Jordan. bu»ineas man
ager cf athkritaa wit handles the
ataelh pUbttrity "Bat we da
think BMU has ■ very geed naurd,
at )ast for this year hat far hath
hmt year aad this. Let aeasea we
dida't UseUa Intersections! game;
this jeer w* haven’t lest say aad
have stayed uadefeatad aad
la the hot Southwest Coa-
fereace. Aad the team sever has
beea behind sad it has had to fight
Ms way sat «.f
holes before It could take the lead"
Tha story of Allfs team is one
of r solemn pledge made bp tha
Arjuia mumm mil yttr—* imx
thgy would do mi/lhllig necre
sary tat the matter of trabtinv and
of worttlt toward * high place in
the natkm's * * “
waiting for
i frtcfr ;he Mus
towart he
in 33 ysara
^ “It Is a team
a wfHbgaeae ta
ty Bell, heed
the hftltap.
Hat tha ease hi as staff
team are ukiag ail the prsiee
big talk ia stride. “We kdow
eheid—(hat Hi the Sodthwest CM-
fereWTe aUy team la Hkety to heat
say other team ‘aw uay dap," cart-
WaalK'BML » v;, ATT
^outMM Methodist faces A. A
M., at rollsie Station Saturday
tn the top game in the Southwuat
weeks ago Ball, observing
the Conference had three aa-
the half
• Two
thdt tl
antied toatr s at th
toys Uhl- wap marit ia t^e campsign.
thing previously unheard of (iow<
here- d-rlsr.-d , mfdntSMRp Hktot 1
It wnuWt list. "TWe WontfHc
an undefbatrd w*m left whip it's
' he said Bines then Bay-
and T«s* have fhllen That
only SMU. But Matty Ua^
when hit team will take
Maybe he ^n’t sure.
Seven Lett
Return to Aggies
Big Bob Rsauey is the 1M lb
blocking hack la the 8MU
single wiag attach.
tggie, Texas Cagets Opes fall
Seven Lettermen -Iprey to ffckpUd
Texas Quintet
AUSTIN. TEX. Nov. 4
Coach Jack 'fray started a re
building job of «ha-$Mmisily of
Texas basketball tealn aa official
practice begins Monday.
Re has feur of his -<> r»llc<1
“big Mvea" back from last sea-
bat the laagharas’ two lead-
eeorers, John Hargie aad
By ZERO HAMMON 0
The Aggie basketball hopefuls
met with Coach Marty Karow yes
terday afternoon and began prac
tice for the coming *ea«on
Admittedly short on material,
the Aggie roundballers are going
to try to make up for what they
lack in manpower with shear spirit
npi /n • ■ m land hustle. They appear to have
I hree brio 1 earns ° { *<>. ^ ^
v * vaaewp | ^ #k#rt ^ ^ ^
but the team ieat liable to become
a court terror. The
Is the absence of
ter and forwanl _
Lynn Smith who
to the University of Houston hurt
the Age chances s great deal.
| As thlags stead new Coach
Klraw'i chargee will have to de
pend mainly oa saeod aad decep
i to wtoi their games. Hers
agaia they etoeh ap as only
average. With good lack this
years edittaa should turn hi a
record similar to last years of
four conference wins snd eight
Rice Tickets
QhSsfc%
and water. But the drought has
been hard aa the Farmers this
year, >. aad yen can take that
both ways, bath la Texas aad
foreign bade.
That leaves Coach Nortop and
hit staff one thing to do; reindoc-
Innate the team to water. Besides
their daily shower, the boys should
have to soak their feet in water
. an hour each day to stimulate the
growth of urebe between their toes.
Then the practice fields should be
Robded each day so the shock
When, If, and Where
Question for O.U.,T.tJ.
DALLAS, Nov. 4 The
fate of the annual Tcx-OVIahoms
football gam* ia Dallas, where
bottle-throwing, fist fighting and
official-baiting last month br .^bt
increased demands from University
of Oklahoma officials for ito re
moval, is due to be decided soon.
It all hingee around the Uaiver-
silty of Oklahoma’* desire to put
the game on a home snd-home
basil. University of Texas offi
cials have said they oppose moving
ten
Intramural, A9CE, and the Pre
Med Club remained la the unde
featod ranks Tuesday as the
ond week of play esme to an end In
the Intramural Club League. Each
of the three had narrow a
last week, winning their games bv
slim margins. The Intramural Club
•cored a touchdown on the last
pity la their fain* *lth the Hlllel
♦ fob to win, 7-0, A8CE won a
icarslaes game on penetrations
from the Heavt of Texas team, and
the Prv-MtdTlub edged out a 7-4
win from the Waco Club
Results of last weeks g
ss follows:
Tickets for the
game- will -remslu
tMi weak Ur the I
TMCA. The ticket
remala open from
eaa aad from M
p. m. No date
able bat A|
R.c* ARM.
» oa mW Ml
coupon took aad C1XI to the
booth. The
meet Rko la
1».
Substitute ead John
likely go ia to catch
Doak Walker's paaar
dsy.
Satar-
;le> Wife Wins
ii k Contest...
lusband Also Ran
Counting the
this
noooen each day so the shock uiey op;
troops will get the feel of a soggy i the game from Dallas.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
The Austin Club came through to
beat the Hiltel Club on penetra
tions In a 44 Ue. B. Minch and 8
Bogin wen the big guns for the
Hillel team while Jordan stood out
for Austin. >
The Intramural team held the
Newman Club scoreless as the
Managers copped a 19 to 0 decis
ion. A 60 yard pass play from Win
dor to Schumack scored the first
touchdown with runs by Zeke
Strang* accounting for the other
two.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 34
All of the scoring was done in
the first half in the Prr Med vs.
Waco game. The fint touchdown
was scored by Earles of Wairo on
an intercepted pass return with try
for point filling.
The Pre-Med touchdown Was set
up on a pass play from Baras to
Fanguy who was stopped on this
Waco 35 yard Hne. Then with the
half about over, Baron dashed off
tackle for the tying points. The
try for extra point by a pa.**,-Dave
Barrett to F.arie Grant, W»' r good
for the winning point. ’
The Hillel Club and the Intra
mural team battled it ont scoreless
until the final play, when Zeke
Strange brake loose around right
end for 11 yards and a touchdown.
INTRAMURAL CLUB LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Team Won Loat Pet.
Intramural Huh 3 6 1.000
A HOE 2 0 1.000
| Prt-Mad Club 2 o 1.000
; Waco Club 1 1 .500
Aaattn Club 1 1 .MM
I Heart of Texas 0 2 .00®
! Newman Club 0 2 .00C
Hillel Club 0 3 .Q0C
1 ......
Nine lettormen, five aquadmen,
three B team additions, and two
games arc | make up the nuedua on
which Coach Karow hopes to build
his 1947-48 teem.
Returning lettermes are; Mike
Garcia. Bill Baley, Seaiaij Jen
kins. Bob Kiaspernan. Jim Kirk
land. Baddy Moore, beryl Tarn-
how, Don Voiding aad Back Vs**.
Lettenasa Tex Thornton has de
cided to concentrate on basebiill
aad won’t he eat this year.
lac seerern. John Hargis■
Diminutive Rey Can. are gene.
Dan Wagner, the aae-haad loag
shot expert has aloe departed.
On hand n give Texas a food
chance of retaining Its conference
crown are five lettormen and two
of Grey’s famed “three mice" who
burned the courts with their sisa-
ling speed for 26 victories ia a 28-
game schedule. * - *»■ •
The spesdetors are Hlator Mar
tin aad Al Medeen. all-reafereacr
gusrd for the past twe years.
Long John Laacdon, Meet, 7-
nsh ton ter, is the third starter on
d Ho Is drstlmd to handle most
ths pivot and hickboard play
for the l.onthonis
Wllbry White, two-year letter
man,-«and Tom Hamilton, a slick
hall handler wha was relief man
for Hargis, round out Uto list of
veterans on Coach Gray’s squad.
Michigan on Top
Michigan took over the nation's
id in tne Ratings of Paul B. Wll-
liamson as Texas dropped from
bu*of a
icort* t]
In the Battalion Armdhatr Quarter
back contest found two contestants
guessing a Ue between ABM and
Arkansas and 1! picking Uto 8MU-
Texns University game right on
the head— 14-13.
Honors gal to Mrs. £. J. 1
of Vet Viulaga, the first
wsr to pllto In the contest. Mrs
Willman called tha Aggie-Raior- Atfurifi
back tih a 7-7 tie lartaai mort 21 ^&O IC f »J
til, 8MU 14, Ttotas V.M (on the | 'rU* V&WL
iosa), TCU 28, Baylor. 7 (actually FCW 1 P10 lv vt*|k
14-7), and Met'tl, Texas Toch 0
(Rice trampled the Raider* 48-7). The Aggies came out of the
Mr. Willman. ineldenUy, missed on Arkansas clash ia good condition,
both the Cadet-Porker and pony-j wstoining only oiti i j]|J ,r £ ^ ,nu,
Steer
was no small
for
Five equadmen, Bill Towenaen,; c. T^Joosa of Dofm 1 was the | »ok. line-smashing fullback suf
conteetant calttni
the top spot on tho heels of a 14-
13 defeat to Southern Methodist.
8MU advanced from eighth to
third behind Notre Dame which
moved into the secopd spot. Baylor
defeated by TCU, | dropped from
11th to 26 in ,the Ratings with
thrice-beaten Rice Hated aa 18th
and TOU wt 17th.
Continuing to show disfavor for
the Agglos, WIITtamson- dropped
the Fanner's from doth to 48 des
pite their 21-21 tie with highly-
ranked Arknnsafc AitMaaM nak
ed 13th last week, actually moved
up to 12th as iti percentage rose
from 98.6 to 93.7.
The leaders: 1.
Notre Dame; 3. 8MU;
Tech; 8. Penn; 6,
Cal; 8. Virginia; 9. Penn St4to; 10.
California; 12. Arkanaas; It. LSU
16. Rice; 17. TCU( 26. Baylor; 43.
Texas AAM •
Nine Districts
Associated Press %
The Texas schoolboy I football
campaign mils Into its most cnl-
rial 3 week with unbeaten toadera
clashing In five districts and With
highly important games scheduled
ia four mare
• The undefeated, untied list also
may be depleted further. Just six
teams hold this distinction as tha
ra*» pounds down the stretch. TWy
are Wichita Falls, Odetta, A«U*
(Hi Paso), Corsicana, Ungview,
and Marshall. Corpus Christ! Ml
out last week, being tied 24-26 by
Lake Charles, Lu:~ —— —
Here’s how the districts look. . j
t. Amarillo and Borger undefea
ted. 1 Vernon and Wichita Fills
undefeated. S. Odense unbeaten
lender. 4. Anetia (El Paee) alrtady
wan title, k. Sherman undefeated^
Parle aad Denisoa once tied. 4
Grand Prairie aad Highland Park
(buflad) undefeated. 7. Artta
Heights (Fort Worth) and
(Fort Worth) undefeated.
Dallas aadrfealed. Forest (Dallas)
once tied. 9. Brownwqod undefrst-
ad. 14. Corsicana aad^Temple un
defeated. It. Leugview aad MaD
II aadefeatod. 12. Lufkin unde-
duMville aad Beyaa
18. John Reagan (Heae-
) had Lamar (Meaataa) aade-
featod. 14. Galena Park aad Genoa
Crank undefeated. Ik. Cerpap
ChrisU undefeated leader. 18. Hsi^
llngen undefeated leader, j' ■
This VMNrdMarillo plays Borger
in Diitffc* L Sherman tackles
Paris in District », Arli
Hetohts meets Paschal la Dist
7, MMa
\
ino i srs
ArHngtog
i Paschal
8. North
other
Joe Pittitt, Bob Hovel, DonHl.i
Deere, and Red Langston are back
from last year along with Marvin
Dealy, Bill Echols, and Jim Hart
who have been mov.-d up from the
B squad. Eipected to bolster the
team are two transfer stodants, R.
8. Williamson freanVLaaar Jr. _
College and Gene Schriekel from collective scores of (he right con
ang for a Me | f*red • painful cha
between ARM and Arkansas bat Coach Homer Norton
missed on the SMU-Texas game
Jones' guess was ARM 8, Arkan
sas 8.
I Honorable mention goes to ,G.
D. Cgrpenter of Dotm 1. Carpeh-
ter rtBamd by only nine points the
Midhignn; 2.
IU; K. Georgia
Texas;; 7. So.
triet tl and Galena Pari and Gooaa
Crook get together !« District 14.
Among the Important conference
gsmaa am w
Brownweod vs. Bracfonridge It
District 9, to be played Armtatleg
Day. Breckenridge, which i;as lo4
one ghmo^ could climb back into
the titM running by beating Brown-
wood. » Ay
i Corpus Christ! vs. Brackenridgo
« sn Antonio) nnd Austin VI.
Homaa Jefferson (flan Antonio)
in Dtstriat 15. bhfaat for Corpufe
Christ! could throw this race into
a big jumble.
At 50 m.p.h. a*. p4*rson sees 14
percent Ism than he does drivinR
at 4k m.p.h. v
North Texas.
Work start* next week on the
repairing and resanding of the
gym fieor. and the team will
work oat ia the (eaaoRdaled
High Gym until the repairs are
finhdied. This work has keen
loag overdue as well as several
other deficiency around the
field house. Moot notable of these
ia the presence of only one bas
ketball court that In suitable for
practice.
The Aggiea have a 23 game sche
dule with nine home games and 14
away including a trip to the Fort
Worth Invitation Tournamont on
Docember 29-31.
totting teams. His
ARM 21, Arirtafoi
off) SMU 14, Texah 13, (on the
button), Texas Christian IS, Baylor
7 (one point too f«w), and Rice
24, Taaae Tech 7 (six points short
'on Riot).
Two rase nr e seat tickets to the
Texas Aggte-SMU Mustang game
on Kyle Field November 8 will be
awarded Mrs. Willman at the rag
ular meeting of the Quarterback
Club next Thursday evening.
Included among the speakers for
the evening wfll be Coach Charlie
DeWara who scouted SMU last
Saturday and a film of the ARM-
Arkanaas game will be shown.
Athletic Head At
Trinity U. BesiRns
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SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 4 —l*
Bob Coe, athletic director at Trin
ity University hero, has resigned,
The Son Antonio Light says he
stated today.
He said an “untenable situation"
had boon created when he waa re
lieved as head coach and the duties
turned over to Jack Sandora after
the fint couple of games this sea
son.
Coe, father of two children, the
younger IV& weeks old, laid he
would move his family to his home
at Stockton, Calif., In a few waeks.
Dale Morison is taking over tem
porarily as athletic director
TAKES NEW JOB
NEW ORLEANS, No* 4 -<*
After mol* than :»6 years at a
sports writer and a Quarter of a
century as sport* editor of the
New Orleans Item, Fred Dlgby to
day stnbarked on a now cursor—
Gonfral Manager of the New Or
leans mid-winter sports associa
tion.
charts - horse
has hopes
that the husky ground-gaiter from
Temple will- be in condition in time
for the battle with Southern Meth
odist this Eotorday.
No other new Injuries were re
ported and players suffering from
old injuries are all expected to be
were I ’♦ody to time for the SMU
(two points ! These include guards Odell
rger and Cal Dupree and
Norton Higgins, Cotton H<
and W ray Whittaker.
Barring further injuries in prac
tice this week, the Aggies will en
ter the Ponie fray in possibly the
best condition they have been in
all season. f ■ «• c
Coach Norton was quite pleased
with the performance <rf his charg
es in the Hog tussle and promises
a good fight against the Mustangs.
Yesterday evening the boys went
through a light work-out jn prac
tice and Norton states that prac
tice sessions will probably continue
to be light all week.
ASKS GERMAN PEACE
ANN ARBOR, MItH., Nov.
Sen. Vandenbsrg (R-MIch)
yesterday advocated a drpamto
peace with Germany If the Coun
cil of Foreign Ministers remains
deadlocked through this winter.
new
PIC?
b«st buy
irtogozinti for collegt (ntn.
The amount of water required I
by the different plants to product
a pound of dry matter varies from'
270 pounds to 678 pounds.
Fklioti...
Pica Texas ARM Beprsaealallvoi Charlie Murray
or tour S|Mirtlox (omnIs Needs
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KRUG WILL REST
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4 -<*-
Secretory of the Interior Krug will
take several weeks’ rest on advice
of his physician, a department of
ficial said today.
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