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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1949)
" ■ 1 m- V (N'fc' -U r: / I if tr. . . Army Traveli Football Depends on llU ; T | I By W1 | AP Staff Witter | An army may travel on its pends on its backs,'4 ' • !•! ' There’s the quarterback, halfback back and tailback. All very No matter what you call them, th hit the Hi>e; run the tackles; skirts . v i the ends; w throw the pigskin.” I > . \ No coach can do without them » and moat coachegi complain the ones they have aren’t as good aa the ones they should have. Texas’ greatest football seison \ is about • to burst ip full floWer res ' There are, more than 900 colleges, junior college and high school teams J- ! in the state. It might be helpful i | / to point out a few *>f the types , of backs you'll see in action. V ' i Quarteirbkc] ' nals (64-38-2: •. the smartest _ , . field. When he sayaj “Hep” evlery body on the team jumps. Hence, die sometimes is known as the o nfield general.” i Left Halfback: Usually Wry ^fast, goofli at deception and adept Hat scooting through gaps created by large bodies being thrown at other large bodies.T , Right Halfback: Usually a Very / . rugged individual who can get .Ss * J ip the'way of/large fellows irtent ^4 on throwing to the ground—real hard—anyone carrying the r oot- K|’ - ball. ' , , ' | - T . „ J Fullback: Usually a very, very ! J. rugged fellow, One capable of i rov- ; :ing to the alurani’s satisfaction lh that man is indeed mortal, e: pec ially when trying to disprove the theory that a Straight line is the shortest distance between two points:." ! • Scat Back; Like as not to run 1 leave if ,U Just hirn ' n * like a black you want hiip out of the Blocking backt Just name implies. He tries progress ; of individuals v ho would seize and secure peoplje known f r»|. *1 cat vay:Scat. what the to block i| It' SENIORS Vtj^ ! ■ ! • - ; Buy Your Books at Rock Bottom Prices Prom OF Lou Industrial Management Rural Sociology Principals of Retailing Problems of Retailing i.J and Titles ANb OTHERS LOEPOT’S iir 1 .^ u ; ^ I For Oklahom ' : r ii AUSTIN, Tex., Sep Bill r^Uen of Waxahac stitute quarterback sai< was leaving the • Uni! Texas team to enroll at and Ulen Allen broke a finger on his passing hand before thp practice season began and wai not ex pected to see action with the Long horns before mid-October. He is a junior squadsman. Though action ~ year lered potentially on the squ. Coaich Blair Cherry talked to him yeete transferring to Oklahori M. j *• 1 T "Since hej chose to change,- we assured him not stand in his way. He leaves here With our best wishes,” Cherry said.j ■ ; ■ e, a sub- ersfty Oklahoma j J i ]j, ■' y i: 1 V'l'f U I- I . I • i! t tali on P O R SEPTEMBER — • 1' m / 1 Allen jy jilabout a A. and 5 Iffl I | l j make the we would 1 anted!! Books Chemistry 206A Petroleum Civil Eng. | Physics 203 r 204 [echanical Euk* 22 Mechanical Eng: tING TO T LOUPOT’S -K I I L:J :r Vi \ h i tfi -.1 • • ' j Sam Moses, sophomore tackle from Lockhart, is expected to be one of the Aggies’ top four tackles this year. The six foot,, four inch 320 pounder alternated with Dwayne Tucker and Tuck Chapin in ^atijrday's game with Viljanova. He was All-District twice and AH-Centrai Texas once while in high school. : elcome to “SMUlYS” Aggies “The Best in Food’ - f ■ / r •*] 1 ' ■ ! i • i J ■ j •'!. i ' ' ; J . ! Plate Lunches 65c j <.; Tn . - '•ip jTJj, ■ . ENCHILADAS SANDWICHES J SMITTY S GRILL j ~. t <i North Gate •■.j] *«<•(( — 4- - * i%: f. lr v , ; ., m 7 ' ■■ if? }f : I:* H. 1 li ii Again this lions and ratings conq scientific system and second, Williamson is Ithe Unr &M is rated in eight«enth place> The Williamson system rates the teams and predicts tl e games on the basis of performance in the current season. For t ie 146 games on the Williamson 1949 record through September 18 reports show that there were 134 games won and there were no ties. Williamsons’ system attained a prediction rate of 92 per cent, the highest of any opening week in its history. For the coming weekend all of the Southwest Conference teams are picked to win. A&M is rated ove» Texas Tech, Baylor is picked to defeat South Carolina, Arkansas over North Texas State, Rice In stitute to down Cleinson, SMU to defeat Wake Forest TCU to beat' Oklahoma A&M, and Texas Uni versity to run ovel Temple. The first ten team i in the nation for the week according to William son are as follows T- ||i I . ; 'H fli.'Ui: ' ! li v f, - . Y'- f ales TU N , 1 I i i I.' ! faster Sergeant William R. Reese, coach of the Aggie Rifle Team, announced yesterday that , there would be a meeting of the team Thursday night at 7 in room 305, Goodwin: Hall. Accord ing to Reese, all old members aniy any other Students who wish to become members of the team, are invited jto attend this first meeting. at, .f ^ "T* 4. Kpntucky 5. T C. J. iif- California it SSMSPie, I I • [ ty — \ ■Mural News i; ■ f lickie Ponthieux has requested lat all freshmen interested in pcomlng intramural managers neet him today at the Annex gymi 5 p- 4 ■ : j j 'Ifr. |:V I i. i. ★ There Will be a meeting of all Athletic Officers at • ! >:30 p. m. Thursday in room 301, Goodwin PT r * 'll u . l-i j There will be a meeting of all In| tramural Managers today m. in the Intramural Office iDeware Field House. Any mores interested in becoming Inf tramural Managers The Intramural ilf a few more officials; i crested, attend the meeting today. P :■ a'-,' 1 : II . iiilj a-r , 7 r- - ..'.! I mm Depends <M LUBBOCK, 1 Hugh Jackaon of New Oklahoma, the latter right wingman. | l taSftr.rShTj.ToS through graduation-»-BUl Kelley,! J. L. Gulley and Frank Ottmers. Back for another year is Let* terman Luke Thompson, Eldorado,: along with Elbert J ol, n»on, Tem ple. Both are hiving to step! to keep from being replaced by !tlie Jacksons. Thompson is small for; an end, but Johnson, bothetif >Mt! season with; bad feet, is 6-3; iqd; 225' pounds. I ; j Looking well also is Jack Davis, Littlefield, star of the 1948 Tech, freshman team. He lacks Exper ience but has been sho^inti provement, particularly as a pass catcher. Charles Allen. Jourdan^ «y m 5* at 5 P -4 ^ _ Tickets for Tech Game Now on S4«! Student tickets for the A^M- Texas.Tdch game in San Antonio’s Alamo , Staflium next;' Saturday night went on sale yesterday in the lobby Of the YMCA. i 1 T kthletic A spokesman for the Bail Sport Scribe Strikes Back At, .|ass»sft.ts: Harold V. Ratliff “ “ By FRANK SIMMEN, JR. It seems that Harold V. Ratliff, the Associated Press Sports Edito? missed a prediction or two in last Saturf days VillanoVa-A&M game, and is publicly blaming h’ 1 poor guess for a closer game on the hazing at Aggielan There are quite a few points to be disputed about famed north Texas sports scribe's* ' column that appeared in yester- department stated that th(e tick ets will be $1.20 for both student and wives, and emphasized that student must bring his season Tickets for the remaining .out; of town games! this season will follow this santi schedule, going on sale the ganje. T^esda Hi M i y before the ffl j- •1/ ! I ill r :,j jti! Hi f ti 7 ij V : . Get Acquainted" Meeting J n ■' 7 I . v\l'Ibl ’ '• , : 1 * 1 A | M CHURCH OF CHRIS! v| s; i i; I-I : I i i Bui rr-. ; X J 1 ; ;.jp ) : 1,1 "v ; : m •- i- Block 1 > 4 7. SI TT . V ;|! i. y r Hi h;- ■ Mil : , It. . ' ' ■ . I I r—w- -w — i I I 1 ! |7» ii i s- £ -f! im ; •FP days Batt. One part Which stated, "Check the roster of. the grid squad and see how many names you recog nize as being among the heralded high school stars of twjb years ago.” OK, JHarold, lets look at the roster, j What about Robert Schaeffer Sam Moses, Bull Lawson, Russel Hudeck, Jerry Crossman, not to mention jDick Guardemal and Mck ith Robert Smith who were stara of the season (before that? j !j Look at the record of the Ag gie Fish, Harold—they lost only one game the whole season after going into three as deciced under dogs. And wasn’t it the Texas, Sports Writers who voted them the best freshman collegiate (team in the state? We also must take into considera tion that the Wildcats had been practicing since the middle of August breaking an agreement the Villahova officials had with the Aggie coaching staff. I am not trying to make excuses for the Aggie team, but it seemed quite evident that the Villanova squad was in mid-season form. It was a case of youth against ex perience; inexperience against sea soning. The Villianova team Was in finje J ill.-. i a. A. J „1 V UiMlllSTC* V^CSJJI, -WC*0 Ml All Shape; for the fray, artd played {fine gaiuei. It was easy to «eje they were; thfe better, team. but ]l would hate!to see the same game replayed ih mid-season. The young Ags were trying with all they had antk will prove their might latejr in the season. .1 What kind of a sports writer is it that expects a green bunch of sophs to tangle evenly with ap ex perienced bunch of gndsters who have been ranked by some as be ing one of top ten teams in: the nation. ;! As for going through fifteej games without a victory, that quite alarming to us too. But the only thing we can do js hang on and keep on following a little gray headed man who is try ing hard to give us a winding feeun.. 5 ; >' . ! : J It is plain to see, Harold, that your column took Htt(e or no fore thought. In the first 1 place a vic tory was not expected; jn the sec ond place, you were .definitely wrong when you said we do not get the top football candidates. We suggest, Harold, that I you investigate a little more thorough-, ly the next time you makej rash Statements on why a team is good, bad or indifferent. - . ■■ . from HARVARD j to HAWAII U. (you'll find ARROW in tin bolt stores) Yes sirl Near practically . • r every college you'll find a campus shop or de partment store where you can buy Arrow shirts. Arrow makes many of its products especially for college men and has ad- ( vertised in college publications for ovtr forty years. \ , ■’ When you need a few now shirts—shirts that will look welt, fit well, ^ | jj and rdally wear and wash yellyour Arrow dealer. $3.65 up. ( Y' '-•,7:b !H i , DO CIOTMS MAa TH1 MAN? Write for y*r free WW, When and Wear of Men's Clethln|. M CoBefli Dnet body k Cn« Inc. 10 8. 40* H. Y- U, N.Y. • UKDIKWUK • •- 1 A . i; If i ■ eeiy ef "Tke ., Clueft, P, 0 . riT-. r. villi- • 1 ' I-! Year HH u,e » town, a 6 foot, 4 inch lad, alto is and active/aif: candidate, along with Dick PirtRe, Lubbock; Lewis Ccossley, Eastland; and 1 Bill Sherpley, Corsicana, sophomores. Bud Henderson, Quanah, center; has been shifted to end. Jim Cprh- Uh, in from San Angelo Jujnior college is showing up well. Coaches are not J»o happy over end play, but express satisfaction at daily improvement of condidgtes. A&M Lands Its Shah j>f State’s High Athletes A check with the coaches’ office yesterday revealed that did land its share of odLal A&M can high schiejoi track ster froi Fprt Worth: North Side, heads the list. At A&M, Hooper, probafe will specialize in football In the fall and tou the discus and shot in the sprlnjLi He will study en gineering. Richard Parma, Dick Self! and Charley Saxe heatf the list Of top- drawer footba(l talent. Parma was fullback on Waco's 1948 state Class AA <’ all-stat L “ ' ■ champions. Self was an . Jer (City Conference) at feee' FliJH, Page 4) IN; We are Flying To All Out of Town A & M 11 ;• j if.-; • i- ■ 'll I- ■ Football Games ! ! ' 'l !■ '! : ! V' : -'j( d.lil j MicnoN ! • I 11 PUNE if' - • j * ■ v • • * I i~. In! till rvicc Timberlake Airport — i — Old College Road i. 1 7 Call 4-9662 for t ■ Free Transportation •
