The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 12, 1947, Image 3

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cm> afternoon befinainf at 8 p,ta.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ph. um
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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
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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
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