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department was very : lappy to have^its prognog*
tie with SMU. Not only are we happy about that, but a’“
because all of the remainder of oi r predictions (two of the:
were right.
Just the same, the overall be cord of this department
notryet lived up to the hopes we had for it at the beginning
of this hectic grid season. Hov ever, what can you
to accomplish 4n this line wher you try to guess the out
comes of games in which Southwest Conference teams play?
Here’s how this pair’s recjord stands with 34 games
gone by and only 12 remaining
ence teams to ■play:
for the Southwest t^onfer-
Sept. 24
Oct. r.„.
Oct. 8 ..
Oct. 15..
Oct. 22..
Oct. 29..
Nov. .5 ..
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857 7'
666%
800%
750%
600%
750%
i. According to our'figures, o ir average has dropped even
more since the last time we l ad the nerve to publish it.
Two weks ago when we figure 1 it out, we had guessed on
27 games and had been right 20 times for a percentage of
.741. Our faces are getting redder all the time, especially
with games like these coming up tomorrow to forecast.
Rice 28-«A&M 18
We hate to do this after the
impressive performance the Ar-
jlios put on last Saturday against
the Mustangs but'Rice Institute’s
senior-laden team will be just too
much competition for the Cadets.
The odd makers are figuring
that the Owls are 21 points bet
ter than the Farmers but We figure
that they will make a better show
ing. If the line play of the Ca
dets measures up to what it did
against SMU, our prognostication
as far as A&M's score is concerned
might be a touchdown too low.
SMU 20-Arkansa.s 14
The Mustangs are playing before
the home folks again this week
ituj will be out to prove that their
mwerable showing of last Satur
day is something to be marked off
r,a.“just one of those days.”
ftven with the Mu?tang's -terdc--
!e?y>ositions practically wide open,
the boys from-the Ozarks don’t have
wlpit it takes to outscore the
Methodists.
/A team that was “down” men
tally as SMU was Saturday against
the Aggies is almost certain to
be “up” this weekend. Chalk this
one up for the Ponies.
Hard Luck Guy Again Ready
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Texas 21-TCU 0
Texas, which in our opinion ac-
tjually has the best team in the
tonference, Will be out for the
Frogs. Blair Cherry should have
Ida team fired up for this one after
riving out with verbal lashings at
putch Meyer all weiek about TCU
resting, his team before this meet
ing.
TCU, which supposedly had the
best team this year that It has
ind in a long time, has flopped
miserably. Its showing Against
Saylor proved that. Even with
‘the great" Lindy Berry playing,.*
;ts going to be Texas’.ball game
til the way. . ' j
Baylor 21 - Wyoming 7
The Bears may have a little
rouble tomorrow against the Cow-
)oys but not enough to be hurt.
Wyoming’s pas6 defense this
^ear-wis rated one of the best in
;he. country hut its coiripetition
n the Skyline 6 Conference doesn’t
rate with that of the Southwest
Conference.
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The Cowboys may give
ears’ Burk some trouble with his
assing but not enough tp jhiirder
is much as the Texas line did last
eek. Mark this one upTor Baylor.
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SPORTS
FBI., NOV. II, 1949
Hometowners
Face Rice Club
Class A Teams
Take Leads In
District Races
Dallas Nov. 9 Lib—Make-up of
the 32-l)i strict Class A state
schoolbay football playoffs will be
a bit clearer when the firing ends
on this week end’s host of crucial
games, Ijnit with only two/ week(i
Houston football fans will find , 0 f pj a y remaining peveral districts
many familiar faces wearing the I atill remail , mu ddled.
Lcfbrs of 2-A, Ballinger of 7-.‘
Ranger i of 8-A, LfiVega of 19-.
Brenham of 23-A, New Braunfels o|
Scott Chosen
For Line Honor
Dick Scott, 210-pound senior
guard battled his way into the se
lect circle of nominations for the
AP’s lineman of the week with his
excellent defensive play in last
week's Mustang-Aggie deadlock.
By alertly pouncing on a Pony
fumble late in the final stanza of
the A&M-SMU tilt, Scott provid
ed the Aggies with the break that
they needed to score the tying
touchdown against the Mustangs.
SMU’s All-American Doak Walker
momentarily fumbled the ball be
tween his feet and before he could
regain possession of the pighide,
Scott had covered it for the Ag-
gies.
Scott is playing his second sea
son for the Aggies since coming
from Arlington State College In
1948. The handsome behemoth won
All-Southwestern Junior College
Conference laurels as a tackle.
Along with Scott five other Tex
ans were nominated for the covete-
ed award. They were Rudy Bau
man, Texas; Froggie Williams,
Rice; Wesley Roberts, Baylor; Bud
McFadin, Texas; and Joe Watson,
Rice.
Top honors of the week went
to Leon Hart, co-captain and right
end fop Notre Dame, for bis su
perb leadership of Coach Leahy’s
lihemen. In Leahy's inverted “V"
defence, Hart, 240-pound and 6’
4" tali shows his value by spot
ting tn^ shift of the opponent’s
8trength\and directing his team
mates to improved positions.
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Maroon and White of A&M when
the Aggie freshmen meet the Rice
Slime at Rice Stadium this after
noon. r U ‘
Gerhart Schulte of Lamar, Earl
Madeley of Stephen F. Austin,
Harvey Smith of Lamar, David
Crawford and Robert Hooper of, j
Houston San Jacinto and Tom K. ^ ne Pf ce amon K the sixteen u.-.de
Niland of Houston Lamar are feated teams remaining after up;
sets last week knocked four fronji
24-A and Mission of 24-A could
figured as sure things for the five
week-long play-off.
New Braunfels continued to set
among Houston boys pn the Aggie
Fish team. ‘
Max Montegut of Texas City,
Wesley Parma, Lloyd Harper and
Charles Saxe of Beaumont; Frank
Burns of Boling and Bobby Dixon
DECEASED
SERVICE STATION
TfcXACX) SERVICE
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the ranks. The Unicorns still are »
point-a-minuat outfit, having scorj-
ed 397 points to the opposition’s
52 in eight games. j-
Mount Vernon was the most note
worthy casualty last week, losing
to once-ibeaten Mineola, 13 to 7|,
hut the Tigers were joined by Here
ford, which lost to Canyon; Ham
lin, which was trounced by Colo
rado City, and El Campo, beaten
by West Columbia.
, Big Gaines Slated
Big games on this week’s schedi-
ule include:
Ffoydada vs. Crosbyton and SpUP
vs.vs. Riills, which may help clarify
a possible multiple tie for the title
in 3-A.
Littlefield vs. Levelland, in
which Littlefield can win the 4-A
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DICK SCOTT
, i , , i 'their ’’championship" game
north crown, and Post vs. Slaton, 1t ov jg
Rosebud can win the district with
a win or a tie.
[j Lampasas vs.; Mason, Llano vs.
Golthwaite and Burnett vs. Freder
icksburg in 22-A. The three first
named teams now are tied for the
ibad after San Saba upset Lampas
as last week.
Alvin vs. Aldine in 25-A, in which
Alvin can clinch a tie by winning.
Edna vs. Karnes City in 28-A
with the title in balance.
Aransas Pass vs. Freer in 29-A
with the winner getting the flag.
Uvalde vs. Pearsall and Del
Rio vs. Chystal City in 32-A. Uvalde
and Del Rio are unbeaten, untied
and need to win to set the stage
(or 'their •‘championship”
TOM NELLAND
Husky former tackle for Lamar
will see action before hometown
crowd today in clash with
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of Ingl^hide are among other ath
letes from this area who are listed
on the Aggie Fish roster. ;
Harvey Smith, whose picture ap
peared in yesterday’s Battalion,
will not play as he suffered a
broken leg in the Baylor Cub tilt.
Also, the Aggie lineup will in
clude many stars from other far
away sections of the state. —
These players include Walter
Hill of Ballinger and Herb Me-
Junkin of Highland Park, two rip
roaring fullbacks; >.passer Ray
Graves of Stephenville; and Roy
Bush of Childress and Jack Little,
big tackle from Corpus Christ!.
in which the 4-A south winner will
be named. ! ■ ■ ;■• [
Wink, the 5-A leader, vs, Kermit
in a game destined to eliminate one
as a successor to 1948 State Cham
pion Mdhohans in that district. An
drews still in the running.
Rotan vs. Hamlin in 6-A east, in
which Rptan can win the regional
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Holiday vs. Archer City in 9-A,
in fvhich Holiday may drop out ais
a (^-leader with Burkburh.ett.
Garland Can Win :
(jarland vs. Carrollton in which
Gatjland can win the 12-A title.
Mineola vs. Pittsburgh in 15-A.
Mineola can clinch the crown witjh
a' victory. I . .
Rosebud vs. Cameron in 21-A.
: Season records of the unbeaten
teams:
Team (won-tied) Pts. Ops.
New Braunfels (8-0) ........397 52
Kaufman (9-0) 331 '12
fieaumont French (8-0) ... 269 54
Wexia (9-0 258 32
Ballinger (8-0) ....I.. -...,. 249 79
Leveretts Chapel (7-2) . 242 53
Uvaldo (7-0) 240 20
Daihart (7-1) 23« 52
Lefors (8-0) 226 55
Bowie (7-1) .225 46
Alvin (810) 197 52
Nederland (7-0) 178 20
Nederland (7-0) A...178 20
Irving (7-1) .'....s..:. 143 40
Arlington (5-2) ... 139 38
Del Rio (8-9) 126 50
Edna (6-0) + ..J 110 32
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BY HAROLD GANN
A&hfs rapidly improving foot
ball team will arrive in Houston
early tomorrow only a few hours
before {{trodding onto the turf of
Rice t Stadium to tangle with
the high-flying Owls of Rice In
stitute ;ht 2 p. m.
For ; those who connot attend
the game, Station WTAW will air
the ev^nt with Kern Tips, dean of
Southwest Conference sports an-
nounceilrs, doing the play-by-play.
Thisjj SWC engagement marks
the thirty-fourth meeting between
AAM jhnd Rice, a team which is
currently ranked seventh in the
nation]! ,
The Farmers hold an insuperable
margiijj of victories—20 to 10. The
two clubs first met in 1914, A&M
lost this game by 25 points,
and most experts are picking the
Cadets; to lose again by almost
as great a margin.
' Aggies Top Birds
The : Maroon and White top the
Owls in conference wins, having
copped seven titles along with one
co-championship as compared to
two crowns and a shared title for!
Rice. hi
Robert Smith, A&M’s pride and
joy, has only been jogging around
the field in shorts most, of the
week, but Farmer fans liave no
reason to be alarmed; he has us
ually done this before every game
this year, only to turn into a power
house on Saturday.
Rammin’ Robert is no stranger
to Houston, having played his
high school football for Lamar
High where he gained state-wide
recognition. Now he’s sporting the
Aggie colors and is gaining nation
al honors. , ! J
Cadets in Good Shape
The Aggies are in excellent play
ing condition with the exception
of tenacious linebacker, Dick CaU
lendar, who will definitely, mis# the
game because of a badly injjured
right knee.
On the brighter side, John Chris
tensen, who hasn’t b$en able to play
since the LSU fracas, will be back
in the lineup tomorrow. Christen
sen has had more than his share
of hard luck; he received a back in
jury in the Baylor game last year,
and, consequently was sidelined the
rest of the season. He r has been
working out in the safety slot this
week.
Rice’s, power-laden squad is in-, 1
eated with experienced seniors—, I
lettermen have returned fron(
etermined Aggies Iteadyiii
Gear for Houston Invasion
Ten seniors will probably start .to- -
morrow. ; _ : 'f •; U’
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la\t year’s grid campaign and 21
the squad'.
year-men are
The Blue and Gray vest a great
deal of their potency in their for?
ward wall—a line thpt has put them
ahead in the conference with three
wins against no defeats.
Weights dose Jjj
A&M is not severely outweighed
here ps the man-
hy the Owl forwaiids (about .7 more spark when little Vernon ^
pounds per man), but Rice really ^
gets its leeway when experience is
taken into consideration.
This year Rice has scored 72
points which isn’t by any means as-
BOBBY GOFF
Cadet co-captain faces
for the last time!
tounding.
Other i; Icagup
teams Baylor has 96 ppfntp to it(l
total while Arkansas, with 81, also
leads Rice. r. | . J
Owl Coach Jess Neeley Stressed
offensive plays in early practice
sessions this week and stated that
he would try to outscore the Agv
gies. Reports from Clyde LaMotte,
Post sports editor, point Out that
the Owls “are really whooping It
up” while working opt.
Little Spirit j! ’
Meanwhile, in the; Aggie camp,
the situation was quite reversej.
A dull monotone sedmedi to- exist
.over the A&M squad while thiejr
added the finishing toucHes fof the
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Standouts among the Rice, group
are Joe Watson, a Whiz at lipo-
backer; Gerald Weathciriy, 2lD
pound center;
crushing, fullback; and
“Frogja'” Williams, the man] to be
feared mOsL
In Tobin Rote, the Ow s’- feature
a smart field; general !good ball
handler, and accurate passer. But
“Dawg” Dawsqn, Ag football scout,
stated; that the team seems, to get
(Hass {is in
under. ;
A&M will try to duplicate its
surprising performance of last Sat
urday and halt the march of the
Cottoh-Bowl-bound Rice eleven.
But if the (Jadets succeed, they
will do so only by pUrmounting
terrific odds, j
Sport j Awards
Given to Fish
Gene Schrickel. president of the
A&M “T” Association, announced
at the last ; meeting of the aa- ’
sociation at the Fimeather Clyb
that the association’s minor sports ‘
scholarships had been presented
to two outstanding frdshmen.
The two fyeshroen receiving the
awto-ds were John R. Brodr]ax, a''
*diver from Houston, and John O.
Barrett, a golfer from San Antonio.
These two scholarships ate fi
nanced by | the "T” j AasociatiOrt"'
and are to hie given annually to out
standing freshmen in minor Sports.
' Tentative plans for the fall din
ner dance bf the association were
discussed at the meeting and a
football mbvic,” Southwest Con
ference Highlights of 1948” was
■hftwn. ]. ['! jj 1 1 | *
Fencers, Runners
ace Loop Rival
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Two vijrslty minor sporfy teams
will face [conference opposition to- j
day. Th^ Aggie cross country run-'
ners will meeit the Tcxnk Long
horns on, the local 2.8-mile course
west of, Kyle Field] The meet
should be close as both teams dls-
jplayed dqual prowess in beating !
North Texas.
The U nclng squad will face the
Rice Institute swordsmen tonight
in Houiton In this bayou city
school’s .fieldhouee. |Gos Mtstroit;
[Curtis ^Ison, John Happ, John
Gottlob, Gerald Mopks, and Joe
;Mayc aie team members.
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