I •Jr ■* - S' 1 VI i' r i a ill m Victoryl HitRQLQ V. RATLIFF iated Press S Associated ill: 1 Sports 'Editor pept. 120—(.W—Texas ow hss.'gome through ' hoot a victory, ious ! matter when a n* « L' '■'i- Jr ' i?. , DALLAS, •A. and M, 15 games It is a major college) can't win a football game in a season i and a. half. The question which arose Immed iately after the »6-0 defeat of A. and M. v by ViUa'fl|ova. last week end was whjat’s *rong with the Aggies; why aren't there top foot ball players [at AggieTand ? l Cheek the; rosier of the grid squad ami see hciw many names you recogftiai as being among the heralded high school stars r. Battalion P O R T ■“^non i • I ] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, had predicted. same can be said about the Aggie loss, however. Even though most football fans ■pern to think that thia will be the Aggies only chance for a victory, ibl: r tiy. battle should take place, Tech probably will be favored on ly slightly. A hard foMght, dose -Hr San Antonioan Comments On Aggie- Wildcat Battle late jvorld jwar. Herbie) Smith was great kihgmah for t He lost hi* life I in thje war, toi Aggies. So the trophy was dedicated these two urepresentatives of th spirit of villanova add Texas and M. } ... Villanova thu(».far i|ais kept thj trophy Over since donating it fo| the game. | The Jwildciets won li year, too. ★ (Ow fqotball rul v „-!ht thait goes ove)r. the goal .line cpn be. run .out b; die in the (end (tone ami become touchback.; [ ’ ! . The questioh arose:; If the kick goes over the godl line then [bounds back onto the field of ,play ip it a| touckback|? ()0U milps during a seaSonj; Travel )ng expenses, exclusive of hotels, cost each club approximately $30,- 000 for four east-west return trips Recently Harold Parrott of : the called his (first trip west after be became j|h* [ the wa uppers The r when the Dodgers used and lowers. Dodgers had obtained (Editor’s note: Tbe following appeared yesterday in the San An|onio Express ih Sports Edi tor Dick Peebles column, “Voice of the Peebles!) COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 18— It w|as Vj tough fight and he lost, but jhe took it like a man as did Texas Aggies’, famed “Twelfth Man”—the Cadet Corps of the Col- legef—as - the Aggies found the rugged Villdnova Wildcats and Dame Fate as tough a combination to bjeat as loaded djee in the hands of a crap-shooting artiste. Before the opening kick-off, the Twelfth Man was in his glory. Like as not he wore a cute gal friend on his arm, but definitely he was clothed in the Aggie air of Confidence, just as he is before any game of athletic strife, no mat ter what the odds. The Aggies Were going to take the Villahova Wildcat by the tail and tie it full rdf pretty knots, But the football gaiweji 'itself hadn’t grown out of its diaper age before it was very muifh appar ent that the visiting Blue Shirts had some Outside help, too. . Bad Breaks Hurt Aggies Five times during the course of the GO minutes of gridiron tug- o-war, the Blue Shirts made their way across the Aggie goal line. And each time Dame Fate taiitedj Goodie Rosen from; To ronto.! Since regulars sleep, in lo occupy an upper. A few days with the. Dodgers apd Manager Leo Durocheri,puj! Goodie in the lineup against th^ ,Cards. The outfielder came up with jt^rb hits. Tljfit; night on the way to! Cinl cinnatii, Rosen qoticed that his name on the posted sleepingf list still ‘had him ih an vjidper. “Ho^lv come I’m still in an per?” j Rosen queried Parrott., iL | “I’m A reigular now and should be in a Lower.’! 1 J “I’ll see what -I, can do about it.”! replied Parrott, new at' :he job and aiming to please. . “Ydu got Rosen in th(e iln up ahd he’s still in an uppe I have no lowers,” Parrott'H Duroeher. ‘ini fix that,” replied Durofcbielh “I’ll glet Rosen out of there.’ <: “Where,! out •of the Upp*r?’’ asked Parrott.' I'll i [‘♦No” replied Duroeher, “Odt of the lineup,’’ . ih i(t. Thrde Aggie Up as many Villanova a pass interference the Wildcats in position to score another; and an Aggie halfback batted the ball squarely' into the hands of a waiting Blue-Shirted receiver. 1 : This should not be taken to mean that Dame Fate did all the work herself. She won her varsity “V” Ip this one, to be sure, but there we * a block of guys running, locking and tackling who had a and in it. And they weren’t Ag gies. In Ralph Pasquarielld and Pete D’Alonzo, Villanova has two of the hardest running fullbacks you’ll find on any college team in the country. And to go with that pair of runaway Mack trucks, the Wild cats have an assortment of strong- armed gents who seem to get great enjoyment out of rough and tumble frolicking. ( I II M i t' II : 1 l ' ■ ■ M 1 i I Time Wifl TeR for Fanners perhaps two, But the kids like Dick Garde- mal, Glenn Lippmanj Chprley Mc Donald, Yale Lary, (Billy Tidwell, Clarence Lawson, Ghry Anderson, Doyle Moore, Bobby Shaeffer, Sam Moses and Rus Hudeck—all sopho mores—seem destined to out ft neat niche in Aggieland’s (Hall of Fame, And there are a flock qf compe tent juniors who’ll be back next year. >, ! The Aggiep’ time is ye^ to come. But the way the Twelfth riej on and the way he and Jhollered, you’d havp thought Saturday Man car- whooped ■"'nr the Farmers had arrived Saturdi night. And when lit was all over, his head was bloody, figuratively speakingj that is, but;unbqwPd- And as the final gun sounded, the Ag gies swUrmed out of, tlie .stands and hoisted players of both teams, not just the Aggies, >n their shoulders carried them off to the Iftcker rooms.* You qan’t kind of spirit | beat that tho AirgloH will probably start Uppman, Guff, Smith, and Garde- mal In the hackfield. This was the foursome that was on tha field at the first whistle In the Villanova tussle. I In the Tech hackfield, It looks like Huwkina, Steveson, Jackson and Hatch, the Red Raiders will field only an average line, but a few such stalwarts as Walliams and Jack Andrews looked excep tionally good against the Long- horns. •; i Coach Harry Stiteler will bo sending his Aggies after the first victory in a season and a half. A&M has returning lettermen Wray Whittaker and Cedric Cope land at the end slots, although Carl Hill, who was not on the squad last season, and Jaro Ne-, tardus are pressing the starters. Offensive tackles Dwayne Tuck er and Mickey Spencer will be backed by defensive stalwarts Sam Moses and Russ Hudeck. On the at tack Max Greiner and Carl Mol- herg, another pair of lettermen, will man the guard posts with Will Rush and Dick Scptt sparking de fensive play. Bob Bates and Jim Flowers are still contesting for ihe center slot. Tech plays four Southwest Con ference teams this fall, Texas, A&M, Rice and Baylor. The Raid ers are picked to win the Border Conference again although they are not expected to show up too well against SWC competitors. The Red Raiders lost eight re turning lettermbn from last year’s Ags Preparing For Tech’s Red Raiders A&Ms’ footballers, despite the 35 to 0 drubbing atjthe hands of the Villanova Wildcats, are back at work again in preparation fqr this Saturday's game in San Antonio against the Red Raiders of Texas Tech. . : Tech's loss over the weekend (can be taken two ways. Either Tech is weaker than expect-4 ed or the Longhorns are much |tH)»ato;! than sports authorities . m, bbt their chance* (4 their.’48 record are *llm. •el Morgan will have 36 lettrimun Including 13 squad that ha<| a 7-3 rdcord^up- posedly the Lubbock lads have a better team, br ‘ bettering thelrj’< Coach Del Mo. K ... returning InUcrmun Including 13 last-year men. Tech’* heavleit Ionsch came at the end slot* when three returning lettermen were lost hecnUtt’ of graduation, ji ; Bright sophomore prospect* In clude Aupgrejj (Red) PnllJjBfc, » 240-j pound center from Ft. Wotth; John Moughu, Weatherford; an- nll-State sehpoolboy tackle from Don Anthony, (Amarillo guard.! More Passing Expected Frdra Tech Backs LUBBOCK, Sept. 19 (A 1 *—Tfcxas Tech football fans may expect more forward passing from Red Raider quarterbacks. j: ' ■ i Back for a fifth season is Er nest Hawkins, Lamesa, one of eight athletes in the college’s his tory to letter in three sport* in a single school year. His first war year did nob Count against eligibil- ity ; . ' ]| Also back: are Bill Lyman, Little field, squadman last year, and Milton Rathbone, San Angelo, 1948 letterman and 1944 all-skater in Texas high school circles. And among the new men are a couple of fancy tossers. Bobby Layne, All-American three years ay wi(h the Texas Longhorn*, coached passers last spring and two new man, especially, showed major im provement. John Moughon, Weath erford] staf of the 1948 Tech frOshmen, apparently picked up the most pointers and is hitting his mark consistently. Albert Sal- enj, El Paso, a transfer, exhibited su) prising ability in the scrim mage ending the spring drill. His passing, play calling and defensive tactics shawled him a major con- tcijtder for quarterbacking honors. ! ijjtfnior Arterbum, outstanding quarterback of Ranger Junior college last fall, also moved to Ttjch this full ami is seen as a pos sible regular] Eural Ramsey, Sbum-i rock high star of 1947, also is a- candidate JfOr quarterback. Coach Del) Morgan could start any of three men at fullback for v the Red Raiders and not go wrong. (Back for their third year are Lettornjen Bud Conley, Quanah; J.jW, Thompson, Odessa; and Earl Jacksqn, Phillips. Jackson shewed himself as a fast qnd powerful runner last fall, after seeing Con ley start most games. Jackson is a deceptive runner past the line of scrimmage, and he (ears through the line. He is expected to bq a starter \his fall. Conley always has been counted on for several yards a try, and Thompson, oh occasion? has broken loose for long gaihs. Couch Morgan, lacking strength this fall at right halfback, has been giving Conley a try at that post and plans to use him in both spots to utilize his ability. x ; '49 Fair WU1 Have Big Livestock Entry DALLAS, Sept. 19 UP>— The State Fail- of Texas said today its 1949 showing would have the largest number of livestock entries ih the fair’s history. Ml Entries have closed for all live stock events except the Palomino and Qbarter horse show8 l dead lines for which are Monday. ; A total of 2072 animals ihave been entered in the beef and dairy cattle, swinte/ sheep and Angora: goat shows by 186 exhibitors from 17 states and Canada. had U hand fumbles set touchdowns; penalty put jj In another year, or the Aggies are going to do a lot i_ of football talkiqg] They’ll do plen ty before this year is out. It was ;y before this year is out. It was a green sophomorish eleven that Coach Harry Stiteler turned loose (Ion the greensward. You expected mistakes, and you got what you expected. The Aggies should im prove with every gjame. By the ime Turkey Day rolls around, the may be loaded for Longhorn. i i m 'M •••• • V:/'j 1%' ; 11' Bobby Goff, aenior halfback ffi of the leading ground gaining back* for the The *lx feet, 190 pounder kid the Aggie hack* last year and was eighth in th* conference, IVnon® Trao to Bfj-in This Semester in October to be- one thl* Heawin. dcpartmdht -i— A&M’s fencing teapn will start practicing the flj Of October. W Matches this year will be [fought with>11 the Sputhwc i j : 1“ —- SOPHOMORES 1 When Yon “Trade With Lou” You’ll Get ‘Used’ Like ‘New’ , * i • , 4 *■ I’l pll ' -'. * . I. ! |; j' i r ! !■; ; fi ’ ijj m to 50% off LOUPOT’S G 1; Ltj j I;: Conference schools th$t have fencing terras. Laist y< A&M’s foil and saber boy^ fought Baylor and Texas Borne matches ^ >111 ] ‘'aiso bef" ^ ” fought with hraon-conference achoqls.i ^ . r j ' j .There are hopes ot having (wo $ections of fencing in PE this n mg ear. If possible, the clasjies Will' e taught by men Ing team. AH classes will!! be >r* wi: fqm e taught by members of the f 111 be tanged in September. ’ . jj ii- • .i ■ If possible, on* of the t*am members will be at thejl Annex twice a'Week to instruct, freshmen. However, these classes Will be vol untary and open, tq interested ifien, In 57 meetings between the New York Yankees and New York Giants since 1910, the Yanljteei have won 28; the Giants 27 land two were ties. ; !, f : . • Animals Given For f : M I fcpmme-.Wo* Several mofe animals have been ; f jo the Agricuiitural ition, Dr. Ri D. announced today. The aninjialji are “for Use In our beef and dairy cattle breeding 1 pro- grjim,” Dr. ‘Lewis say*. Lenders ate Dr. L. 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