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■ THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 II ■ft I m 0m r # i j r ,, DICK GARDEMAL Quarterback GLENN LIPPMAN Left Halfback MAX GREINER Left Guard MICKEY SPENCER Right Guard TUCK CHAPIN Left Tackle DWAYNE TUCKER Right Tackle RAY WHITTAKER Left End CEDRIC COPELAND Right End V End Positions to be Strongest on Line (Continued from Page 1) them by critics and sports writers over the country, the Aggies will field sixteen lettermen to replace those thirteen lettermen who have earned their degrees since a sea son ago. Eyes will be focused this year, not on the lettermen so much, but on the “Gallopin’ Ghost from the Gulf Coast”—the famous Glenn Lippman. Lippman proved to those who saw him in spring prac tices and is proving today in the pre-season drills that he is the most dangerous broken-field run ner since “Red” Grange made grid history in the early ’twenties. Still in the backfield, we find Bob Smith, who can carry the bulk of his 195 pounds over the entire 100-yard route in a scant 10.5 seconds. Smith is slated for first string honors as he has well exhibited his strong defensive tac tics and excellent ball carrying ability. Goff Injured Bobby Goff, still ailing from a knee injury received in last sea son’s play, will not be able to show the Aggie rooters that same fight that ranked him eighth among the leaders in yards to return to the list of the regulars early in Octo ber and until that time he will be replaced by his most able conten der for the right half post. Doyle Moore is that man who will not only replace Goff during his illness, but will give the Aggie letterman a run for his money throughout the entire season. Moore, is a good defensive man and was a stalwart in the Fish back- field two years ago. Completing the backfield for the Farmers brings us to the most dis cussed element around Kyle Field. Getting the nod from this depart ment and expecting the same from “the little grey haired man” is Dick Gardemal, who ranks along with Lippman in potentialities. Rated one of the top signal-callers and T-operators, Gardemal is eas ily the quickest and most deceptive ball handler of the backfield can didates. In his fourth and last year of el igibility, Jimmy Cashion is the No. 2 man for the man-under slot. Cashion is to be used only on the offense. Gaps to Fill Dropping now to the line, the Aggies have three enormous gaps to fill, with Jim Winkler, Odell Stautzenberger, and Charley Wright absent via the graduation route. Repeating at the end position Wray Whittaker, recipient of let ter awards for the past season. Andy Hillhouse, last season let terman end, did not register for school at A&M this fall. His spot has not yet been filled but several strong contenders are reported in the running for the vacated slot. To balance the end posts will be Wray Whittaker, who suffered a broken jaw in the SMU game last year that sidelined him for the rest of the season. He shares co captain honors with Goff. A returning letterman and a very eager sophomore coming up from the ineligibles will keep these two stellar ends on the alert. Cedric Copeland, one of the smallest linemen in SWC play last season, who lettered despite this, and Carl Hill, a sophomore who repeatedly stole the show with his excellent play at the end post, will probably see some service. Dwayne Tucker and Tuck Chap in will be the men to fill the tack- Another Conference Track Crown in ’50—Well, Maybe J By BILL POTTS For the last three years, A&M track teams under the coaching of Col. Frank Anderson and Ray Putman have come home with the bacon in the form of the confer ence crown. In Fayetteville last May, the Aggie team compiled 55points to lead the field. Runner-up Texas was second with 49% and Rice was third with 36. However, from the looks of the other teams in the conference, things will not be so easy for A&M to cop the crown in 1950. Col. Anderson, head track coach, has not, however, declared that the Aggies are completely out of the race next spring. His squad will be stronger in every event longer than 440 yards. The weak spots in the team are expected to be in the sprints and the 440-yard dash. Also, a competent man is needed for what might be the weak spot in the field strength. The Cadets lost two of their top men in the sprints because of the graduation of Bill Napier and Warren Wilson. However, this loss could be made up if two promising sophomores, Buddy Schaeffer and Gary Anderson, shape up. They were both dash stars in high school in 1948. Two Dashers Two members of the varsity squad will be returning to the dashes. These two, Jack Bond and W. D. Richardson, were both im proving at the last of the season last year and might be much better in 1950. The quarter-mile this year will probably live up to expectations with James Baker, Don Mitchell, Bernard Place, Benton Terry, and Don Cardon due to compete. A&M’s famous mile relay team lost three of its star performers, Ray Holbrook, Ervin Bilderback, and Connie Ludwick. The quarter- milers mentioned above will all try for positions on it next spring. Don Mitchell, who was one of the members last spring, is almost as sured of being on it. Outstanding in the distance events next year will be J. D. Hampton who established new con ference records this year in both the mile and the two-mile. Julian Herring, another experienced dis tance man will also be back to help the Aggie team gather points. The high hurdles next year is likely to become a duel between Paul Leming of the Aggies and Bill Howton of Rice. Leming, a sophomore, is likely to make this one of the Aggie team’s strong points in the next couple of years. Leming and Bob Hall, one of Well Qualified For Trainer Effective August 1, Bill Dayton was named trainer at A&M to re place Blaine Rideout, who resigned this summer to become trainer at the University of Nebraska. Born among the bright lights of New York City in the early days of 1914, Dayton graduated from high school there in 1933 and in 1.937 was graduated from the Swedish Institute of Physio therapy. He went even farther with his study and graduated from the Eastern School of Physio therapy in 1938. To say that he’s well qualified for this position is an understatement. Re served in the Navy and was at G'eorgia Pre-Flight in Athens, Georgia for three years. He was trainer at the University of Miami in Florida from 1938 through 1942 and returned in 1945 after serving his hitch with the Navy. Dayton has been trainer at Tu- lane since his departure from Miami in the early part of ’47. Amiable and well liked, Dayton is always quick with a touch of humor. He is married and has a seven year old daughter. the conference’s outstanding low : hurdle men, are likely to have the low hurdles sewed up in the con ference meet next spring also. Kadera Returns Big George Kadera will return this year to give the Aggies a base to build their weight strength on. He will be a near cinch to take both the discus and the shot again unless he has an off day like he did at Fayetteville this spring. Bob Smith, a sophomore fullback on the Aggie grid team, is a can didate for the field events also. He might well be the sought after javelin man that is so badly need ed. His throws last spring were promising. In the broad jump coach And erson will have Bill add John Henry, and in the high jump, Don Graves and Buddy Davis. Jack Simpson, Johnny Davis, and Graves will be the top Aggie entrants in the pole vault. It is expected that Simpson will clear 14 feet before he finishes his col lege competition. A&M did not have the best freshman track squad in the con ference last spring but the up and coming sophomores will fill most of the weak spots. If the 1950 edition of the Aggie track team does not cop the conference crown again, you can expect it to be not far from it. le positions, considered to be the weakest. They on the line are the most inexperienced of the re turning lettermen. Tucker and Chapin saw very lit tle service last year because of the sixty minute playing of Jim Winkler and Marion Settegast. Both boys were coming on fast during the Aggies closing ’48 games. Top Competition Expected to give these boys a lot of top competition this fall are Sam Moses and Russ Hudeck. These two lads who earned fresh men letters last fall will be hard to keep off the list of regulars. As we near the mid-point of the Aggie line, we find Max Greiner and Mickey Spencer, both letter- men from last year’s varsity, who will have their hands full keeping the line airtight. Greiner, who is expected to di vide his time with Carl Molberg, was not in spring practice due to illness. A former all-stater, Spencer will have a rough time keeping Jim Dugas, another of the four top- ranking guards, from doing more than just sharing time at the in side post. Moving to the pivot position for the Aggies is Jimmy Flowers, who may steal the show from the rest of the SWC centers. An all-around sportsman, Jimmy is another for mer all-stater. He played tackle last season. Bob Bates, a returning letter- man, is scheduled to divide time with Flowers at the middle posi tion. He is rapidly developing in to a strong linebacker and is one of the better snapperbacks in the business. These are the men who have proven to be most outstanding in play last season and in spring Texas A&M has lost only four football season openers since start ing the sport in 1894. 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