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Ags, Steers Meet Tomorrow On Kyle
TD’ Concert, Bonfire,^,
Highlight Tonight’s Activities
A concert and dance with Tommy
Dorsey’s! music, the lighting of the
iaiii Bonfire, and yell practice
highlight the events for pre-game
celebrants here tonight.
Dorsey’s hour-long concert,
which begins in Gtiion Hall at 6:15
this evening, will feature the fam
ous Dorsey Band, including vocalist
Sonny Calello, drummer Louis
Bellson and saxophonist Boomie
Richman.
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Sonny. Calello, the vocalist with
the Dorsey aggregation, never
really intended to be a profession
al singer—-he was set on a business
career. Uncle Sam interrupted for
two, years while Frank (his real
name) served in the Navy. Upon
his discharge, he entered in: several
contests for singers and wound up
singing in the Copacabana, where
Dorsey heard him and signed him
up. r
Bellson, who has- studied drum
since he,was seven, has written sev
eral articles on ° drumming, de
signed his own drums, and is spon
sor of some frcsimilies now being
.sold by the Gretch Drum Co. He
first worked with Ted FioRito,/then
with Benny Goodman until he came
with Dorsey. According to Dorsey,
Bellson has,his job for life.
Bonfire Dance at 9:30
Beginning at 9:30, the Bonfire
Dance will continue : until
The dance will be held in SJ>isa
and will be semi-formal.
Tickets for both the dance and
the concert may be obtained; at
the Student Activities Office apd
will fee on sale at the doors jat
GuiorTand Sbisa. Concert tickets
cost one dollar each, and tickets
for the dance are $2.50, stag jor
drag.
When the bonfire is set off at
7:30 on the main drill field, yell
practice will be held. According to
head yell leader Glenn Kothmapn,
speakers at the yell practice, otper
than the regular talks by the yell
leaders, include: Coaches Stite|er,
DuBose, J. T. King, and Todd; co
captains Whittaker and Goff; pos
sibly graduating members of the
team; P. L. “Pinky" Downs; and,
if he is available, Dean Kyle.
The Bonfire, which is nearly com
pleted, towers some 60 feet above
the drill field and is being guarded
closely to thwart any attempt at
retaliation for the attempt made
Monday by two sophomores to li|ght
the TU blare pre-maturely. As'us
ual, this year’s bonfire is the big-
gest-and the best. j ->
Thursday's Events
Sbtsa cafeteria will )b® open at
10:30 a. m. land Duncan cafeteria
Will open at 11. Visitors! may eat in
either of these cafeterias. Tables
and chairs will be provided for Out
door luncheons at the Grove.
Guion Hall, has been designated
as headquarters for Texas Univer-
isity visitors. The main lobby of the
YMCA will be headquarters for
former students of A&M.
A first aid station will be set up
on the west side of Clark Street
near%ie stadium.
Spence Street will pe the only
street open to through traffic for
crossing the campus.
In case of rain, tractors will be
available to help pull cars out
of the mud 6n the parking lots.
A parcel checking sliand will be
located in the YMCA Chapel.
Then, of course, there’s a foot
ball game at Kyle Field at 2. It will
be broadcast oyer WTAW, begin
ning at 1:45. Kern Tips will* an
nounce it.
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Wray Whittaker, pass receiver la the dark jersey above, ranks
tenth in conference statistics for yardage gained on aerial recep
tions. Whittaker, 195-pound offensive end from Houston, is earn
ing his fourth letter as a Cadet football player. A former Jeff
’Davis grUlster, Wray Is co-captain of the Aggie squad and one of
the two seniors who have been able to hold regular offensive places
on the eleven this fall. Last year he suffered a broken Jaw In the
SMC game and missed the rest of the campaign. Nineteen months
of service In the Navy separated his first action with the Farmers p
of service In the Navy separated his first
(la 1946) and his hl|
story on Whittaker.)
(la 1946) and his high school play. (See page 7 for a complete
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Turkey Day Football Fin
BY HAROLD GANN
That BIG moment arrives at 2
p. m. tomorrow when the alDim-
portant Turkey Day clash between
A&M and Texas gets umjer way
on Kyle Field.
Kern Tips, eminent grid-caster,
will give a play-by-play account
over radio Station WTAW for
those unfortunate fans who failed
to get tickets for'This fifty-sixth
renewal between Hhe two arch
grid rivals.
Coach Blair Cherry’s strong TU
aggregation will enter the game as
a 14-point favorite, but as every
one knows, the dope bocjk is as
useless as a two-day-old weather
report whenever one attempts to de
cide the outcome of this game.
A&M and Texas each have play
ed against nine teams since the
start of the season and the Long
horns sport far more impressive
results against their opponents.
TXJ Topped Tech
For example, the Orange and
White team was three touchdowns
better against Texas Tech, 14
points better against Oklahoma,
Longhorns picture Maroon Game As
Opportun ity To Regain Victory Column
by AHE WEINER
j Daily Tsxan Hpnrij* Wrilsr
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Hiiik yu A«uie»l Thu Longhorns
wry eomini, Yus. th» ^ r# coming
null tlmy'if bringing’With thorn oil
the spirit nwl ferm’lmisness that
they've displayed time and again
this seasoni, j .
They know they'll need it, be-
Cause they've been forewarned
about your "Twelfth Man," and
they have already learned that
playing eleven men at one time Is
quite a Job.
The Longhorns are tired of los
ing games—especially by such
small margins, so they'd, like noth
ing better than to rectify their
previous errors by whipping you.
That’s why you’d better take note,
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Though four time 1 losers, the
Texas team of 1949 has come a
long way this season! Jt started out
with a mere hope of winning the
Southwest Conference title. Along
the way, the hopes brightened,
and by the time it was scheduled to
meet Rice, it had been proclaimed
the leading challenger to the SWC
titleholder—Southern Methodist’s
Elephant Walk
The annual Elephant Walk
will start at 9:30 Thursday
morning, according!, to "Red”
Duke, senior yell leader.- Sen
iors will meet in front of the
flagpole on military walk.
The line of walk will bg from
the flagpole to Frexy’a triangles
up Military Walk to Duncan
Hall. Uniform^ will be boots,
shirt taik out, ties loose, hats
and any other desired additions.
The hand will consist of a
bass horn and a flute.
Mustangs.
CutuNtrnphcw Happen
Tim followed a series of eaUs-
trophes ami a rough schedule,
The load was too heavy, ami the
Longhorns finally fell flat on their
faces against TcU.
But now they are rested, and
nothing would be sweeter for the
nine seniors, ten juniors, and sev*
enteen sophomores currently com
posing the aquad than a victory
over Texas A&M. That would be
the columinatlon of a successful
seasoni
Physically, the team Is In the
best shape of the year. With the
exception of Billy Pyle, who’ll act
as co-captain along with Guard
Danny Wolfe, all should be ready
to play. There are a few on the
doubtful list, most notable of whom
is end Ray Stone who has seen
action in only three conference
games in two seasons because of
injuries.
Backfield Is Strong
You’ll find a backfield composed
of Paul Campbell at quarterback,
Byron Townsend and Randall Clay
at halfbacks, and either Ray Borne-
man or Lewis Levine at fullback.
Needless to say, Campbell is the
man that calls the signals, does a
masterful job of ball handling and
passing. Townsend, a shifty sopho
more, lends speed to the backfield,
while ever-dcpendable Clay and
massive line vvith speed, power, and
atamina-'-the (jlue to its success this
season Lack of depth in reserves
strength, however, has been the
main factor for several of the
Longhorns' losses this season,
Line Htaml Outs
Led by three of the finest block
ers In the conference, Burly Bud
McPadln at left guard, Dick Rowan
at center, anth Etrol Fry at right
guard, the line haa held its own
against every Longhorn opuonetit
this year With the possible ex
ception of TCU's nlne-ran defen
sive forward wall.
At tackles, the Longhorns call
upon a 207-poundcr, Gene Vyku-
kal, and a 222-pounder, Ken Jack-
son. Ben Procter and Paul Williams
at ends round out the -offOnsiye line.
There’s a different set-up de
fensively, with Rudy BaUman (in
the absence of Ston») subbing in
for Procter, Danny Wolfe taking
Fry’s place, and Joe Arnold and
Don Menasco coming in as line
backers.
Bobby Coy Lee and Bubba
Shands at the halfback spots and
Bobby Dillon at safety make up
the backfield.
Vykukal ana Jackson usually
leave the game when this defensive
crew enters the game.
Operate From T
The Longhorns, of course, oper
ate from the T formation, the em-
the fullbacks supply the power. ] phasis being on the man-in-motion
Up front, the Longhorns have a and flanker plays—the same of-
Inside Today’s Battalion
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Ags Win Cross Country ........ Page 7
Map of Campus Page 4
Roundin’ft Up Page 6
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tensive attack used by the Chi
cago Hears of the National Pro-
fesslonal football League with a
few variatlona devised hy Coaeh
Blair Cherry,
Thai's what Aggie rooter* will
see when the Longhorns take the
field Thanksgiving Duly. What
tsmghorn routers hope to aee is
, Ihe
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a Texas victory,
that only two things are neededi
they feel
tl) A fair share of the breaks,
(2) A mental attitude to match
that of the spirited Aggies.
We In Austin know that they'll
have the latter.
Beat TU—*- V
Directors’ Board
Meets This A. M.
The board of directors of the
A&M College System m$t today at
9 a. m. in the meeting room in
the board of director’s pome back
of Sbisa Hall.
The board will probably con-,
aider confirmation of contracts for
the $9,000,000 building program for
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A&M System,
of Infor-
fler of the Department
mation, said this mornitig. Of that
sum $5,000,000 is ta be set aside
for A&M College.
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Tuesday
Publication of The
will be discontinued until Tuea-,
day, Nov. 29. I
Today’s issue will the last
until that date. Suspension of
publication will be necessary be
cause of Thanksgiving holidays.
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five TD’s better than j A&M’s have averaged better, than five
showing against Arkansas, three
touchdowns better against TCU,
six managers better^ against the
Bears, and 11 points superior to
the Cadets against Ricej. ;
According tp the records, the
only factor that favors A&M over
Texas . is the Aggie shqwing
against SMU. The Aggies played
the Mustangs to a 27-27 deadlock
while the Steers bowed in defeat
to Walker and Company, 6-7.
The Tea-sippets’ powerful of
fensive attack has stacked up
248 points—an average of 27;5 per
game while their stout defensive
play has yielded only 8.7’ points
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Aggie figures stack-up just the
opposite; the Cadets have scored
an average of B.7 points per game
while allowing , their
25.
Steers Weigh More
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Texas. The Steers have more depth,
better passing, and more seniors in
t)|eir lineup. ' j
A&M’s ball carriers have better
yards-per-carry averages j than
those of TU. Bob Smith, fullback,
and recently converted defensive
halfback Billy Tidwell who is
now playing offensive right half,
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n 3.9 average,
Clay hpe a 4.(1 and
respectively.
The Aggiqs' are predominant in
only two departments. They will
have the home fieljl imd pitting
advantages. Also, the Twelfth
Ma|i will be in the stand.
j • ' Campbell Hot
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literally gobbled Up the’ yard-
with his forward heaves. He
completed 81 of 165 attempts
for: 1,233 yardjp. When Campbell
is Hot j ; he’s hard to handle.
Ag quarterbacks Nicholas and
Gardemul, who have.divided chores
this year, together have chalked
umes jarw completing -ju.
Texps holds a vast! majority,of
the: victories ir) the seriek with the
Aggies;, having beaten A&M 35
times while suffering 15 defeats.
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the ’49 team! The K»
gainers but fall and