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TCU Will Use Dutch’s E,en Wi,k Dnak Grae Mew Version of Offense By AMOS MELTON Director of Sports Publicity—TCU Ft. Worth, (Special)—The TCU football squad for 1950 will number around 58 players as the season opens. There are nine ends, 12 tackles, 12 guards, five centers, $ix quarterbacks, six fullbacks, and eight halfbacks. ’ The tentative starting team on pffense will average around 194 pounds—199 in the line and 190 in the backfield. On defense, the prospective starting line will aver age 204 and the secondary around 182. ' For the first time since L. R. {‘Dutch” Meyer assumed command in 1934, the TCU team will oper ate from something besides the Warner double-wing (with varia- jtldhs) as a basic formation, i After much thought and experi mentation, the veteran little tutor icame up with his own version of 'a “T-double wing” setup and gave {it a thorough trial in spring train ing. The results were so satisfac- ’tory that Meyer announced his Dan Wilde TCU Quarterback 1950 team will open with the new . formation. The plan is an effort to combine the merits of the straight T and the double wing. Returning Lettermen—24 There are 24 lettermen re turn ing who, among them, have earn ed 40 monograms, contrast this with the loss of 17 veterans who had earned 51 letters, and it is easily seen that the team is, com- paritively speaking, “green” es pecially at some of the key posi tions. Several tentative starters, no tably guard Tom Evans, fullback Bobby Jack Floyd, and halfback ■ Malvin Fowler, have yet to play their first down to varsity foot ball. , On the whole, the Frogs should • have a bit more speed this sea- 1 son. With the departure of Lindy | Berry, Dan Wilde is expected to ! come into his own. Other speed- . sters in the backfield are Johnny 1 Dunn and Bobby Harding (Texas ' lass A high school sprint champion ’ of 1948) at left half. , Big Malvin Fowler and Johnny * Medanich on the right side can ’ move equally as fast. For big men, {John Morton and Bobby Jack , Floyd at full move rapidly, and ' the line, while slightly smaller in 1 spots, should be more mobile. | Only two moundsmen who have , ever pitched in varsity competi tion return. They are Wilde, who hit 7 for 25 efforts last year for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and Dexter Bassinger, who made good 5 of 13 tries for 43 paces. There are two untried tossers in Gilbert Bartosh and Duane Grissett. Bartosh is likely to alter nate most of the season with Wilde as the top tosser. Since the passing threat will be highly important to Coach Meyer’s new “T-wing” formation, success or failure of the mound corps may be the deciding factor in the 1950 season. As yet, the throwing must be “proven.” The club’s three top catchers, Morris Bailey, George Boal, and Jack Archer, graduated. Despite these losses, the receiving should be adequate. Available Ends—Capable Ends Billy Moorman and Wil son George, backs Dunn, Fowler, Jimmy Hickey, Morton, and John ny Medanich have demonstrated THE BATTALION Page 6 THURS., SEPT. 7, 1950 Ag Baseballers Stronger; No Official Coach Although the Aggie base ball team which placed second in the conference with a 9-5 record, losing three times to the powerful NCAA Cham pion, Texas University, once to SMU, and once’ to Baylor, is not expected to be the SWC champs this coming year, it will be strong er. At the beginning of the 1950 school year the Aggies are without an official baseball coach. Athletic Director Barlow Irvin has announc ed that Perron Shoemaker, Fish coach is in charge of the Aggie nine until official action is taken by the Athletic Council. Last season’s tutor Marty Ka- row resigned to take a similar post at his alma mater, Ohio State Uni versity. Another loss from the team in cludes All-Conference centerfielder Wally Moon, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinal chain during the summer months. Returning for this year’s team includes All-Conference pitcher Pat Hubert, who won five, lost one in SWC play, and All-Conference shortstop Guy Wallace. Together with an all-around team and with another pitcher to help Hubert, the Cadets may win the SWC baseball crown which they last won in the early ’40s. Pitching support for Hubert may be produced in the form of Sam Blanton, Bob “Tank” Tankersley, Blanton Taylor, George Brown, and freshman hurlers from last year, Jack Brinkley and Bill Stirling. Rounding out the returnees are Shug McPherson, Hollis Baker, Joe Ecrette, Yale Lary, A1 Ogletree, Martin Hamilton, Lester Lackey, Hank Candelari, Joe Savarino, John DeWitt and top freshman prospects such as Charley Russell, Bill Mun- nerlyn, and Don Heft. WELCOME STUDENTS Visit our Cafeteria for a variety of Good Home Cooked Foods... Where you can select a balanced meal each day for a rea sonable price. — SERVING — Breakfast — Lunch — Dinner Wilson’s Cafeteria North Gate College Station ability to go get that ball. Five soph ends, Teddy Vaught, Charles Rogers, Wayne Martin, Bobby Blair, and Bill Hill, all sparkled as freshman receivers. Overall, the Frog secondary looms as the best-manned, at least on offense, since the war. There are capable performers at least three deep at all positions, the fine passing and fair running which dominated in the era of Berry will give way_ to a more powerful quartet which will hit hard and quick by land. At the same time, the backfield personnel has much more speed and power along the ground. The result may be morestress on ground maneuvers although no Meyer-coached team even neglects the passing weapon. Line Slightly Weaker On the whole, the Purple line may be slightly weaker. There is less size, experience, and manpow er than there was in 1949. How ever, if one of two questions are worked out at the guard and tackle spots, the forward force may prove adequate. The tackle posts strength will depend largely on the condition of Marable’s knee and unless he plays, the tackle positions lack real experience. The guards will be comparitively small but highly mobile. Eubank—The Same Center, headed by the veteran Max Eubank, is about the same. Five top ends were lost but with three veterans and six very pro mising sophomores, those posts could be strong. Summing it up, the 1950 TCU team will have good manpower and fair experience. The develop ment of top passing, team spark, and good play selection are major “ifs.” The team should have more speed over all with a promising backfield with both speed and power. The line may be slightly weaker but “adequate” if certain questions are answered favorably. Operating from a new formation and with fine running personnel, the team may be more potent by land than by air. Cedric Copeland, who caught the pass which set up the tieing touch down against the SMU Mustangs last year, is the lightest man on the Aggie line, but he is the only end to have gained two-letters in varsity play. Cope weighs in at 176 pounds. SMU Eleven Not Blue By LESTER JORDAN Director of Athletic Publicity—SMU Dallas (Special)—Although Doak Walker, Dick McKissack, Bobby Folsom, Jack Halliday, and other outstanding players who aided greatly in compiling SMU’s great football record of the last three years are no longer on the Hilltop, there is little gloom in the Mustang camp as the Ponies prepare for the 1950 season. H. N. Russell, who succeeded Matty Bell as head coach after the latter decided to devote full time to his duties as athletic di rector, and his assistants put a fine-looking squad through an in tensive spring drill and were en couraged by the spirit displayed by their proteges. Coach Russell, who has been H. N. Russell SMU Head Coach Bell’s first assistant for five years, plans no radical departure in eith er the offensive or defensive pat terns of the team and the players are already familiar with funda mentals of the system to be used by the Mustangs. The Mustangs have some fine backfield offensive material in Kyle Rote, who scored three touch downs against Notre Dame last year and who lead the Southwest Conference in punting, rushing, and touchdowns scored. Other of fensive backfield material includes Johnny Champion, dimunitive but speedy halfback, and Gene Robert, who lettered in 1948 but missed 1949 because of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Also Pat Knight, a big,blocking fullback; Henry Stollenwerck, a hard-hitting ball carrier; H. N. Russell, Jr., a smart field gen eral and a superb pass catcher; Fred Benners, who is a passing specialist, and others among whom are Bill Forester, Benton Mus- slewhite, Val Joe Walker, and other promising sophomores. The loss of Co-captains Folsom McKissack, and Walker will be felt defensively as well as offensive ly, and the ability of the coaches to find capable men at the half back and safety posts will deter mine to a great extent the suc cess enjoyed by the Mustangs. Bill Richards, who played a great defensive game against Notre Dame, Champion, D. C. Chancey, Ray Cleckler, Kenneth Duke, and Bill Crisler are among those who will be tried at the posi tions. Available for the important post of linebackers are Dick Hightower, and I. D. Russell, who as sopho mores last season impressed the critics with their deadly tackling. Sam Wood, James Dawson, Bill Fox, and Jim Landers should prove capable replacements. No Platoon System Coach Russell does not plan to follow the platoon system, but will use the best men both on defense and offense. Candidates for the end positions include Benny White, who played enough to letter last year; Bill Sullivan, who has let tered two years as a kick-off spec ialist; Bill Rippey, David Powell, Bob Hooks, and Jimmy Hawn, who were held out last season; Harry Dean, Jim Mahew, and Leland Mayo, 1949 freshman; and Leo Fikes and Robert Payne, squad- men last year. Returning tackles are four let termen—Neal Franklin and Char les Perry, who stood out in the closing games of the 1949 season, and Co-captain Bobby Collier and Bob Vann, who started on defense last year until benched by in juries. Help will be given by Wayne Ligon, Bufard Partee, Ed Pettes, and Earl Walden of the 1949 frosh; Charles Chambers, and James Mar ion squadmen last season; and Bob Cadwallader, Cuba Holloway, and Hal Quinn, who have junior college experience. The Mustangs lost five letter- men at guard, but the coaches were impressed by the spring work of Hershcel Forester, a letterman; Ike Robb, a squadman; David Riley, Paul Turk, and Jimmie Thompson, who were held out last WELCOME AGGIES There's A DIFFERENCE Yes! There is a difference in Uniform Tailoring . . . 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