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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1947)
In ffik. JFitfe Slimes r s A*rl« CoMhM CUt\* DtVTm •Wl Johnny Fnnkie wiU match pltntZ&VStfg: cm> afternoon befinainf at 8 p,ta. r . Th t B L* Mu > ««Wnl| *Wtv- the TCU Polywom on October to tha tuna of ih-1. This —— Ftoywojr team ha4 h»vio«,l, fetn- * d tha CadeU 18-7. Both team, feat by tha aamc martin, >ix pointe, to tha Southern Methodiit Cotta. Radio SUtfen WTAW wiU cam ,a full account of this fime iHth Dick Gottlieb brincina a hlon^jr- blow description and Milt Frwnkal . dbing the color. —^ Two injured back*. George Rob- ffta Bi'l McPher»on. will ba rtady for play thia weak, accent- inf to trainer Marty Bruaaard. One of tha iManat ipata on team ia at canter where and Bill Meyer have playing good ball tha Fiah tea Bob Batea both been p! Otech DeWbro haa been having OroubW finding the right combmm tien In bis backfield. In Bobby Do- hpner, Doyle Moore, and Blanton Tiylor he but some good Une- buckers, while Charlie Royalty and Tom Collina have done their beet fe open-field running. Tha Fiah hive been concentre! ing on defenae thia week In pre paration for the Rice Blue Boha, la elated fbr mor even though U Wfa the offenae than It haa aaen In which waa lacking latt week. Coach DeWare figurea that we will be able to acbfe at matt once and that holding Rice will be the hardeet lob. S Battalion O P 0 R T S WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1M7 PH^ 3 Rice Favored Over Aggies Saturday ON KYLE FIELD By PAUL MARTIN Aggie Gym Gets Face-Lifting Job; Athletic Plant Improvements Underway a bang-up Williamson Revises Iv SWC Team Ratings Y' 1 Hul WUHtmaon pulled t fMt job of rMbuffUng moat of tl« Southwest ('onferenof alevma thie week by virtue of ihowtsge m»de lut Saturdey. Netlonally rated S1IU held onto a preceuUoua third place though it waa khoved hackV- td fourth in the poll by i bktiouo Peimaylvania. the £ getting ing and At central of face-lifting more improvement many moons, irsaent, work crew* are con- prt-M tting pnnaylvaitia The Penn boya did replace Georgia Teeh. ac cording to WHIIameofl. the Rambl ing Wrecke moving down to aev- enth. Texas and Southern Cal each moved up a notch to fifth and atxth place reapeebvety, Baylor, skyrocketing m reverse, dropped from thirteenth to forty- on getting acveral coats __ of vamiak en the floor after * thorough •and ing. Uitea will be drawn on the r<Hir to ac tom mo date IMptL, vol- ley ball, tenaia, and badminton game*. Further plana are la the mak ing to balni both the walk aad the teats at mhm latte date and heaters bate already beea Inatalled to replaee tbeee bor rowed from tbo army laa( winter. Tbeee aew beetera are reputed to pvt nut twite the amount of boat is the old •«•«. All this adds up to a great deal forte-third td fWty-aocond thia of effort and expense on the parte week. of the athtotk, physical education, Arkansas moved from twelfth and intramural departments, to tbhrtoonth, ho Old apot being Thanks should go to Bill Curmlch- Rice which mo> c<l aol, Carl Tiahler, and Spike White, getting the job done with a mini mum of talking. This b something the gym has been needing for a long time and la a step in the right direction to ward the bringing the ARM ath letic plant up to the standards that an Institution this site should have Progress has been made th the last few months as is evidenced by the tlectrte soorebosrd, the lights on the practice field, the tempor ary bleachen and press hex on Kyle field, the GREATLY improv- ed training foom facilities, and the work already underway on the lartia fourth In that many weeks Thia leave* the Bruins two notches be hind ARM, which moved from third t< forty-second this M from sixteenth by virtue of a 26-0 wh| over the Porkm last Satur day. TCU, movtnf from seven teenth, replaced Rice in sixteenth. Moet notable change waa Notre Dame taking over the number one slot from Michigan. Ole Miss drop ped out of the first ten and Cali fornia jumped from tenth to eighth. Virginia also feet out in the top ten, moving down to twen- S -third and Duke, by virtue of a -7 drubbing by Missouri, alid from eleventh to thirtieth. for ""n. next atop ia to keep thlnga this way! The finer of the gym won t be dry and ready for we 1 uatll aelt Meaday. For tha sake ef everyone reuasnmd, let's keep eff the floor until this time. Abo, once the floor is ready for i un, let's keep entirely off with •traet shoes or any other shoes that are llkey to mark It up. This la not for the athletic department exclusively but for Inttemurals, physical education classes, and anyone else who cares to use It. It Is a good chance to Impress visit ing basketball teams with the A. R M. athletic plant and of getting even more improvements later on. RlCF OW L* who are capable ef deaUag out a let y whoa the Blur and Gray gets tbo ban are, from left Virgil Rtkeaherg, quarterback. Doa Anderson, halfback. , fullhark. Intramural Notaa Intramural Flap Football Slated To End Before Thanksgiving Holidays Humble Only Man Lost By Owl Team That Downed ARM 27-16 Last Season The unpredictable Ride Owls are on'the up-grad* again thia season as Indicated by their <\vamttmg of the ArkaaiR* Razorbaek- 26-0 in last Saturday'* game The Owll will halt a slight edge over the Texas Aggies in Met Saturday’s gnaw at Rice Stadium according to tho6' ■— i »‘ i ■' ■ ScaaJTb statistic?!, -tM ug?]E | ^ Weldon Humble, wtt we action Maroon and White eleven cap- SoteNkf- ’ ' . able of confusing Buck mew as ^ Paul B. Williamson. hac^ as WslmsUy, Keeney. According to the Williamson pi*"** 1 "*’ Aiidilien. tad Hating, Rice is twelfth in the na- tioo iritham average of P8.4 and # Walnufey hasrarmd SO time. Texas A. 4 M. is forty second With an average of 88.6. After Urn re- * y trtl1 fkt®*R •• suite ef feet Saturday's gamee. “• **• eh*. Rice haa won 8 games, lost 8 games Eikenberg and Tobin Rote alter- and tied 1. A. R M. haa won three nate as the man under the T. The games, feat 4 games, and tied t. Mg IntenberW p a cieVUT ball which gives Rice a slight edge, al- handler, tn fact one Of the bast though the Aggite to date, have I* the opinion of some sports « 8 games to only 7 games writers, while Rot* haa proton e Owls. Rice is now rated himself as a passing specialist this te fourth in the conference while Nason. ARM trails In the fifth position. Keeney leads the Rieo The Aggies and the Owb played their first game in 1914 and they have met annually since. During this period, AAM has won 20 lost sight, and tied three games. In these 81 g»m*e the Aggies racked Up 407 points to 167 point! for Rtre, Last season’s score was 27 tit 10, Klee over AiM This same Hire steven, with the exception panttog with a seasonal average of 87.6 yards la 40 tnea. Ha ia afeo ahead ia'punt returns with an average of seven yards in 11 tettima. Not te be Mid short la the line fpr Rice are Wendell Willlaatt, * Magqe baa turned (l a notable performance of these departments Texas. .-TCU Clash Study in Contrast; Will Last Year’s Grid History Repeat? Though txM Chi rupp At kkrman Flag football still leads Intoraat of the students final weeks of play roll along. The present season IS expected to end before the Thanksgiving holidays. Results of Monday's games are as follows: Dorm 3 blanked Dorm 7, 14 to 0, scoring lKith touchdowns in the first half. Lev of Dorm 3 passed A Cavalry. Outstanding for tile Harkrtder and' SI’IRIT THAT WOULDN'T QUIT AAVANNAH.GA. Nov —A substitute, 126-pound hat demonatrated • the door.die In a high school game last hen. he ran 91 yards for a _ to Rose for the first and scored ... u ^ . . ...' the next on an end run. No extra the Texaa University -1 era Metho<list after six straight ^ werf m4dei ^ Dorm 7 Tessa Christian grid clash in Aus- wins while TCU began showing Kivin . 3 a tin this Saturday afternoon Is promise only after dropping its A Composite defcateil B Cavaln hardly apt to have national re- conference opener to Arkansas 6-0. | 12 l0 6 i, Uon lrore< i both touch- promises to shade i t remain* to be seen whether downs for the winners. Wooley the SMU-Arkansas tilt and all the Frogs, boasting one of the most scored B Cavalry's 6 points, other Southwest Conference efforts perfect pass defense set-ups in the Th e passing of A. B. Harris led A PRODUCT Stated £~uft5SSJjlt' | -■+' ,4 J For the Mon at Work ...or Play! THI COMPANION MM Yaur onmt far • ihorf ugvr^a te" "tetete • During fetor- miiiionl I*. Piartefe m WioiawAaf rwvvn ciniifi fnrovto from W. A- Ai. I I D w W Raiders, Cowboys Favored Tb Win ^ Texas uses the T formation, TCU 'jF* -The Red Raiders of Texaa uses the single wing. Texas has Tech knocked the University of amassed a high-powered offensive Arisons Wildcats out of the run aggregation, TCU has one the beat nthg for the Border conference defensive squads in the country football championship Saturday at Lubbock, In a wild offensive game. 4148. _ Arisons State of Tempe was smashed out of the no-lots column by the Texaa Miners, 21-0, Satur day night at El Paso. This left only j ry */?i r> I .1 11 ^Tor Ji Daskcthall on that day Both the Steers and Frogs Will enter the battle with one confer- ^ ^ ence loss and the feeer Is up for vanced 954 yards through the air a'V. k a xn elimination from the race. This this year in eight games while Be OI KqUal Benefit, ThanlCS to EXCS dassic will be a study In contrasts! the Christians have held their country, can stop the aerial-minded c Composite to a 19 to 6 win over Dorm 5, 13 — Dorm 14, 6. Steers Sparked by rifle-armed 1 Bobby uyne. the Onmge has ad-! j un j 0 r College Roundball Tourney May i. m. It;," »•» r «s» mu the ■l*'® 1 D Field smothered A Vet 86 to 6. Uadlng the aturk for tho win ners was the passing of Richardson and Klatt. Richardson •ossed to White and to Kfett for two touch downs. Klatt passed to Balloy for 1 ?^ l ' lU l* 1 High. U,con. G., «« i Dl)int .core<l bv * i* 01 * ^ own thrw >|ll< * Richaidson U raining pfejT | V* g[. te wh * re ^ With the score at 6 all in the Vh/ action dUfecated his hip. last minutes of play. WMte of; but ^ continued downffeld While Dorm 6 Intercepted a Dorm 14 b j* teammates formed an Rlr fight P*” U P,» T® situation in defense around him. Acgoaa the which Tankersley ran the ball Roal he c oUsp,ed and was earned aerate for the wm»ing touchdown ^ the fiekl on , stretchtoT T on the feat play of the game. Score, down—44 of them with f dialog ted In a game against Benedlftine Tn Wigh. young Bayne Mallory of )Wn La/iler Hi^h, Macon, Go. capfht » fbu Waa 11 6*> tWes Vhil at th« lAAiOt), Jot Wuteon. ISO pound tenter ftnin Tsmpfe, bus been referred te as being comparable, te footbuU'a great center Kt Atrich. which la worthy mention. . i i ■ ■i Lanier won 27 to 6. DIAMOND EDGE POCKET ILNTVE8 SPORTING GOODS Hillcreet Hardware 2013 College Rote! The Longhorns started out like a house afire, losing only the South- Plans Being Made seven opptments to a total of 342 yards by this route. Last year it was the Frogs, close enough to the bottom of the latter to look with disdain on an other loss, who upset the mighty Longhorns who had surpassed themselves in SWC play and were shooting for national recognition. Since entering'Xfe SWC in 1923, the Purple has held the heavy end . . - . . in the duels with Texas, winning * a ot CIT ^ t * or * elr ” 11 of the 21 clashes with one tie. i • ort a. Favorable reaction has been met with in the proposed basketball tournament to be held annually at College Station. The project ia be ing pushed by tht Brazos County AAM club. This industrious group, which has contributed to many give a boost to the Aggie basket- { hall squad later. Texas University haa for years foiloged the principle of inviting at many schoolboy athletes and junior colleges to compete in Aus tin as pouible. Actually, the Aus- only te*ml undefeated in confer ence games. Hardin-Simmons hat won all three of its contests and the Red Raiders have won both of theirs Tournament Here A fluw pto* fkuf want "gfe fe your wwyT caivio rs«l AMU IlfeOtm MNAI SI I KOSH ON WAY to leagi'E nru: gul Rota stakod a claim to tho Now Mrxnu uPnference foot- hall titla Saturday night with a 34 12 vietery aver Adams State of Colorado, JMMtding conforonce chompfena. It was Sul Rosa' fourth ronterance auccoar Sixth place New Mexioo State teaAtrs are the only remaining hurdle for tha unbeaten Alpin*- Texas, team. The teams moot this Plans for a first annual Texas state junior college basket ball tournament to b« held at AAM are being formulated by the Braaos County AAM Club. The tournament, which will be open to 16 team* picked op haai* of ahowing in competition, probably frill be held the last week in Feb ruary or the first one in March L h has also upset the Steers enough to he known as the peren nial monkey wrench to the rocket ing Longhorns. worthy causes here at AAM in ad- Un Chamber of Commerce has in- dition to sponsoring banquets for itteted and la sponsoring these the coachea, for spring sports, and meets but the University is aided for football and cross country, de- in that many of the visiting ath letes ara later persuaded to join the Longhorns. There is more to this tourney I In this light, the Brazes County than meets the eye. Foremost exes are performing quite a ter- among the benefits to be reaped is vice for the school and the athletic that some of the competing ath-' department. . letoa, after getting a look at AAM —- ’ may decide to retom later as Iran*- n . . ^ . •VjXpiP SoCCC'r I CUIU ^ er * tu dent* which will probably '^ ,non 10 DO BUM Organize Today There will he a meeting to night at 7:30 in the YMCA loungc of all person* interested in (dart ing a Soccer Club at AAM. In ad- Newt Hlelaehcr. pre»ident of the I dltion to organlution plan* the Bruaoa Club, »tated today. I ; *«»up will dlscu** the obtaining All state Junior college* now are ®f equipment to he usml. being polled by Marty Raraw. Tex-i ^ Nr. Andrews of the physical Ed. 91 r \ CLOCMtftS College and Bryan \ 1,1,r S|»>rtli,|r Cnod* invf.S siOKTING GOODS . r l lege* ng polled by Marty Kar as ARM basketball enarh. to are Which date* would he the mo*t MtlUblr for the three day event. Karow will he tournament chair Man. All tone representative* pre*eM for a recent meeting at Temple of the T«xqf Junior College Athletic Conference voiced their approval of the tournament. Dr. O. C Bos well, president of Ranger Junior College, head* the conference. Favorable re«ponae also Is be ing received from the individual college*. Dept, will he the sponsor and will preaide at the meeting until off! eer* are elected. OdeHaa, Ixmgview Only Undefeated By WILBUR MARTIN Associated Pre»« Staff A hectic nigfe in Texas' class A A schoolboy grid rare left just four undefeated, untied teams as Marshall and Corsicana dropped out. T,... V. ,nii H.yli.r both bov.' .If** 1 *', “r 1 ' V. «cm IN.tti. nn.l It la ho|N.I lh,l »"<l''N.tNl bul . .fc._N w—il i... I DfeJ team* to two. Texarkana Idanked Marshull 7 to 0, to leave Dlrtrirt 11-AA lead* erahlp to Longv(ew, which «()ucex- ed by Tvler, 3*0. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 —<*Fi' Woxahochie tfemped Coralcana, —Howard Hughes aceuscd Senati* Jumhfe 10-AA, while Inveangators yesterday of putting Brackenridge’s decision over Cor- ••pressure" on federal tax officials P u * '* fl L*>*»L 1» AA with to assess about 86.000.060 in addi-1 Uve ti-ams In the championship tional taxes against him. | running. DALLAS, Nov. 10—t^A— The State Fair of Texas Board of Di rectors authorised a 11,000,000 bond issue for the purpose of add ing 16,000 teste or more te the Cotton Bowl * Thia would increase the capacity to 61,507. The bowl now takes care of 48,807, (Mans concerning the stgdlum ex- nansinn were revealed by Fair I'rceldsnt R. L. Thornton after a hoard maeting, i LeftMu-U . Food Market free Delivery TO COUEGt STATION Ph. um C A F ( T ( « | A DIfiHES or INTERNATIONAL FAME and the beat In— SOUTHERN AMERICAN COOKERY matches with these schools can b«- arranged at a later date. HUGHES ACTUHKM SENATORS LI. L MAKE IT EARLY That Hitting for Year As usual, we are going to be December, so come this mont prompt service. rushed in month and get AGGIELAND STUDIO Joe Soeolik, Prop. SEE H. L WHITLEY, JR. for Good Used Cars Phone 2-7000 Bryan, Texas JACK’S -PASTRY SHOP - y V FULL LINE OF CAKES PASTRIES Come In for HOT DOUGHNUT! RftarlF.lt f‘ t , * jk r -’ • i • North QrU ’ Au«ie Service Station and Garagi NORTH GAAE PH. 4-1124 (SINCLAIR PRODUCTS) WHEEL AUGNMENT WHEEL BALANCING Complete Engine Overhaul Motor Tune-Up Valve Repair Radiator — Cleaning A Now and Rebuilt Motor R e* lr ...j r uwUUatlonu Wt have only recently Installed wheel balam In alignment ^ balance. nclng and equipment — let ua put your wheel* in SUITED M' ' \ ORITI Fi iter >|S5.(N) J. We va a good selection ef'Smart JUk heater mede i which means tRe* they ara upper hand tailored) la hard finfeRed Worsted and Mtarh- ■kina ■ ingle and double breasted Modefe la fen*4 rsfutora, shorts. 1 , . 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