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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1948)
r: till.- lr ' v '. :.V positi Iv i * Herb Spehci jie -ns. urley andl i r r t. J. Dmgas. tl 1 1 * V/Jiano^’* thrcclj'par H /rt •waif smaj br fhc Assgie Rational Champio^ tcaiin wh n thci two scho^ tofcK. v ' ’j 1 Villaniva iftadt-i the 1« streaks hodls last to Tylci o Texas’| Rose ^^ftival to encou iter u^der-rai]|d Ag- K»c sep k Four Teams To Fight for Top In Border Loop CANYON, Tex., 1 Sept. 15 '*»>— ational ratings immediately leer teams stand out inPAlic Bor- Upset Villanova in ’39 ||S Sose Festival, 33-7 \sh\n the half when they turned it over to the Reserves, and the , sepre was 33 to 7 at the end. jumped the Cadet? into increased prominence, and the poolsters be- — to keep attention focused to- Tean. They Qime as (one of the best in the land, haying a | ward College Station. The Aggies pf 19 wiiijis, and J jumped to second in the conference at once, and not Jong thereafter into the Jchd. three.ye r record of 19 wiijs, and Jhree ties to tljieirj credit.! ' f ew expected) thje hot tmic that tha- Caidcjs would give tMrri; the | f’ .... At-gies- rj Jed n|ini|ier fou| in the the vistt-fi's. OUe • fanvted ft conferencf-'whil^ |villano«a-was | frame an< ^ 14 in the second. | finish, i ear the top. •fctefisJ^'rTinr^rtw , srr .*&^**, ieat warf too . mucii lor 4 atpted ft 6m hent. exhaust; that was, j ie ; ld as or d of the for the defeat unti the Ag continued wins, del lonstrat hotness tf the Nat or Underf acting KfimbiOinL’h the Wottetltijio unbledished record of ,i|e Wildcats. .Thfc score was 33 to f. in j favor jof {the Agf ies at der Conference—Texas Tech, Har- din-Sunmoi)s, Texas Mines and West Texas State. r Arizona and Arizona State of Tem)>e are “maybe” entries in this Texas-New Mexico-Arizona grid J league, but there is slim chance j New Mexico, New Mexico A&M or tallied l!» points in the ! Arizona State at Flagstaff will A ! ' \ J . ^ ’ ’} ie Squad Leaves Thursday i i -r • i '’:1 - r V ~ • . d* ., * - jtVrtered plane will carry the Texas A ggies to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this week r their open** football game of the 1948 season with the Villanova Wildcats. squad accompanied by their coaches, managers, and trainer will leave from the air port at 9 a.m. Thursday. The non-stop flight will take approximately 7 1 /* hours, illiam ‘‘Duo (King, newly appointed sports publicity director, and two yell leaders, Spnugerber and Jim ate-4- *L rmvKe tnc trip with the y j /a1 v ■ ■■ i - arrival in Philadelphia uaa will aoid a aaort prac* iluirsuay aiternoon. r wornoui Will he fte|d y morning at IV. f riaay the entire sqaad will guests at the emcago Cub- pma nutty: bases ail e at tthibe l ark in nuia- h ... . Warwick Hotel will be the hdjihe of the team Thursday, Fri- Saturaay mgnis. Ine sahie terea pianc will ormg me Ag- nome at 10 bunaay morning, wui arrive at Aggieiann at oximateiy 6 o’clock Sunday ■, ing. , :aa Coach Harry Stltelcr said ho youia pick 87 players to make trip, ‘iney win oe announced aiternoon at practice., ' >0 more injuries were report* yesterday afternoon after the racucc session ended on Kyle 1 ild, but the temporary loss of ipiback Bobby Dew and the Manent loss of Fullback Clo- Oisak within the past three rs have given Coach Stiteler <|re reason to worry. - lew is suffering from a twisted rtilage near his left knee while ls{»k was discovered to be per- aoentjy ineligible because of the conference rule which states that C ^ ail rilayev must complete his four \ eligibility within five A. As this is the football galue in the urday a crowd of close to 60,* only colldge East Sat- 000 is expected. Game time will be 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. w , V. - r m ■ % If —r m -if' V, rs of lied. The r. • rule are j V who have been in military- ; t if ice. Ol.sak enfered A&M in the f rill of 19-12 and was never in the i Acc. " im. The Cadets are rated as slight underdogs in Saturdays tussle ; rhich will be hiUad as the top { ie in the nation this weekend. < ankee Keller ? To Have A Day of thul l r , men n, and the final quarter against reserves. First. Downs were 8 to 4 in the Aggies’ faVor, and on reasons ! the ground the Cadets moved 105 ?ies, bv-j yurdslto 35 for the Wildcats. A&M *d their Il’ as9e ^ 116 yards; the , Visitors - made fifty yards in the' air. 'a plain John "adets ijuickly t t I ■, j'.i J il i-. ■J; r t V ' l x; i h r ■T ; sf .-f 'f. etjraiSuT' CarU(m"R. Lee OVltipRIST V’iisu il Probltpis ; S. Main — Bryan Phone if-1662 and javlin. K. \' ; - >'. C. ECHOLS Realtor Over CahaAy’A Pharmacy : - Bryan j i Phone 2-G454 7 cashi fc\y I indc- iii the -H-d*- ~r conference season with a 28-0 victory, over Arizona Stale of Flagstaff test week. Five loams see action this week. Plenty of manpower and a [ | wealth of experience at Texas j Tech and Hardin-Simmohs makes An early Olympic test was the 1 it easy to tag these-two at the throwing of rocks,and weapons—:top, But Texas Mines is getting this “has its modern counterpart in j heavy backing from some of the the discus, hammer thrc*v,‘weight 1 conference coaches. ••• !. Manpower is the one reason Tex- I as J’l&I ’dominates the pendent college elevens j Southwest. j Texas Tech lost a flock of fine players, but there' is no ; jn«>aning around Dell Morgan’s ; camp. And any moaning from Texas Mines’ headquarters at El Paso should be taken lightly. I' Twenty-five lettermen are in ‘ Coach Jack Curtice’s compact ! varsity squad. ' Frank Kimbrough used his reg- julars only‘nine jninutes jin the I Arizona State ga^ie and .Jiis rc- [serves only add to the conclusion i the Buffs will make it tough for ! any foe. Hardin-Simmons has the na tion’s leading ground gainer last year in Wilton Davis and that takes care'of a large por ion of , Warren Woodson’s of ensive |i worries. ' / Mike Casfeel thinks his Arizfcna ; Wildcats will Ik’ among tl e lead ers. On paper his offens 6 looks j stronger than his defense. New Mexico A&M ,lost heavily, through graduation. Even so, Vaughn Corley has sixteer letter- men on hand and a prpmising back in Miriam Mirlmaman. Bcrl Huffman rates : his New Mexico Lqbos sixth in the confer ence. This may He the tip off they;11 be tougher than-expected. 5TYLED-TO-THE-MINUTE— , [■ ' MEUOW TONE-TOP PERFORMANCE ROAMIO' |r Here’s all you’ve wished.for in a table radio i! —smart stj 1?, glorious tone, brilliant perform ance! And this iyory plastic beauty has a rctractiible Luchc carrying handle, to pro- rvide convenient rooni-to-rooni portability. A (.'r.osley|J(i)amio brings your favorite pro- I grim jtQ^h)' 1 ryom of your bomc,, r " $29.95 V. 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Both the W li ci ts tutor of the Aggies, it ak ; Peer about their. emphasis o 1 The two coaches hufc bqen trating on aerial p a son drills. Since the Aggies of the Southwest where a good pasnijigjat almost a nccessit) the Texans will 1 ceded the edge. flingers in Buryi Cinf A’i' vi4cy vs L. j •: mte f ashion. Olivav. is countinjg bucks Aitdy Gordon, and Neil O’Boyle Ita ty|aitjd Jin . liar die t|e .Villanova passing, tva Botjnan a % .4 aa9 tt 41 1 *«k Zi* 1*1 n «* a] ir- a defensive quarteijbi take his turh, thrqwln. The winner of\thc: A]&M football ganjfe at AP Newsfeaturcs NEW YORK—Charlie Keller, one of Maryland’s favorite base ball ?ons, Will be the recipient qf a number of gifts on Saturday, September 25, in Yankee Stadium when'the Yankees face the Boston Red Sox. Part of the ntohey collected from Keller fans and members of the University of Maryland Alumni artd student body will Be turned over as a scholarship for « New York boy who “would not other- wise have been financially able’’ to attend college.” ’Mural Managers To Meet Friday The following Senior and Junior Intramural Managers arc to meet with Barney Welch Wednesday evening at 5 p. m. in the Intra mural Office at the Gym; Billie Hightower, Doug Benefield, Jack England find John Lincoln. The Junior Managers are Sam Clark, Ralph Hahnfeld, Joe Hovesepiatt, Bob 5 Speer, Arthur Htnks, Bob Skidmore, Bill Richard, Bob Schcc- tcr, Barber and Shullcr. Any Sophomores who arc in terested in becoming Intramural . Managers are asked to meet with Barney Welch Friday evening at 5 p. m. in the Intramural Of fice which is located in the South west corner of the Gym. Twenty- five or thirty men are needed. The 27th of September will mark the opening of Tntramtiral compe tition for both the Corp and Vets. Artivity will begin with Basket ball and Team T« an i‘ s holding the spotlight. Seven daj-s later flag football will make its appearance which will set the Intramural pro gram in full swing. This is our artist’s opinion of what a Villanova player looks like, and is spelled like. Jie might have had 260 lb. Wildcat tackle John Sandusky , in mind when he made his sketch. | Quarterback Club Entry Blank Field will receive las Basca-Ilerbert pity. It was donafcld nova Club of FJili rtemory of the two died in the service The Gd-year-oldi 01 V well satisfied wit! l his squad to date.: yfy Liners havp a itugi OJlic believes Villa n play a stronger lojfffcl this season, j '’'With advance aa c:i Villanova’s largest hp: many seasons, Blm grads from all see country will be tprepi > been designated as game fjor the Villat The; game has a ed national interteul designated as “tjl Week"’ and will coast j to coast «Vei network )'(ABC) ir ship bf Army Recta broadcasts in Phj 1$< to Tejcas will be tion tjo a telecast oi i netWojrk (jABC).j J Team Texas A&M Texas , Arkansas TCU Score K Team 1 Villanova Louisiana State Abilene Christian Kansas Score - I All entries must be in the BATTALION Office before five o’clock Friday afternoon. Winners will receive two tickets to the Texas Tech game in San Antonio. 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A&M JqUejff. f,|The Aggies' football victory (ever Centre-first time a Southwest Conference team ever riumphed over n nationally fam- puy team—is described. Thenj ape other references to A. aPd M.i iind A&M athletes 1 in .thie b whitfh has 37 chapters devot- el to fluch personalities as Dizzy Leiut,'Dana Bible, Ba$c Didricksoa, Byiron Nqkon. Bcn Hogan, Jiminje IJ (‘snare.t. Joh’tt King, Franciis SCh- itiilfit, and Amos Alonzo (Stagg, a sio included^ are Ji SiiteneliPaige, : . Jjnx 1 Fritnk. jEHs Speaker, M'thon and Jy . * W,J r, Jess Willa: Pcte Cbjwthon and Jerry Thqmps cs^e Owen*, ■, Mon-ls uad. I on. "I jnx Tucker, Mon-ls i J Jtr: .Ratliff dips into Kjs treasury of sports memories to Lriug the ^ thusuil,; heroic and humorious of quarter of a century of .follow- g bis idols of football, baseball litack, hjbxing, tenuis and other ithletiici- Each chapter is! illu tated. by BU) M^Clanahtij, l)al-N The bqpk is pubhnhed by The nylor j Company of San Antonio til is denjoying a good sale. 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