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MANITZAS
Reserves Indicate
Ags True Strength
By FRANK MANITZAS
Battalion Sports Editor
With the beginning of the 1950 grid season, the A&M
football squad will be boasting its strongest team since Head
Coach Harry Stiteler took over his present duties. The
Aggies, will be stronger in the respect that
they will be approximately three deep on the
line and two deep hi the backfield.
This strength, however, doesn’t mean
that the Cadets will finish at the top of the
SWC race. Now is the time that the atti
tude of the football team and the coaches
will be put to a real test.
The big reason for this is that other
teams in the conference will also be boasting
strong teams, two of which “crystal bailers”
rate among the top twenty in the nation.
During the past two seasons, A&M has
won only one game, tied two, and lost 17.
The win was over Texas Tech, and the ties were with the
University of Texas and SMU. The fact remains that pres
ent students, and Aggie fans are eager and waiting to hear,
once again the Aggie victory yell—“Lizzie”.
The last Cadet Southwest Conference victory was when
the Aggies stomped the Baylor Bruins, 24-0, in 1947—the
same year they tied the Arkansas Razorbacks, 21-21.
Glancing over the crop of players at A&M, we see that
Coach Stiteler has the material to form at least one good
team, with suitable replacements, but even this is not possible
without the complete support of the players themselvs. By
this, we mean, that each player must add more to the effort
that he is already exerting, and must come through with
even more than is expected of him in order that the team can
finish higher in the SWC race and win a greater portion of its
games.
We don’t mean that the workouts which the team has
been carrying on each day (two every day) are easy on the
players or the coaches who together form the team. What
we are trying to put over is that the players themselves hold
the winning cards, and should they follow through this year
with a greater amount of “will to win,” willingness to work
at practice, and desire to learn the game in scrimmage in
stead of on the field, the Cadet eleven will finish considrer-
ably higher than everyone expects.
Quarterback Still Big Question Mark
At the present timfe, the big touchdowns and scored once on an
question in the mind of_ Coach intercepted pass. Hooper followed
m,
A&M Consolidated
Meets Madisonville
Here, Friday Night
Cadets To Hold
Secret Practices
A&M Consolidated’s football
team will open its 1950 season
Friday night at 8 in the Tiger Sta
dium against Madisonville. The
Tiger’s opponents have already
played a game this season, receiv
ing a defeat from the hands of
Hearne last week, 20-0.
Coach Othel Chafin expects all
his players to be ready to go in
The A&M Consolidated Tigers
will hold a practice session to
night under the lights at Tiger
Stadium beginning at 7, accord
ing to Head Coach Othel Chafin.
Bob Barlow
An up and coming tackle is Bar-
low, who is one of the fastest
linesman on the team for his
weight of 165 pounds.
Stiteler continues to be who will
be the top quarterback? The choice
is from one letterman, a squad-
man, and two sophomores.
Dick Gardemal continues to be
the pace setter, having a year of
present linebacker-end Walter Hill
in scoring, 14 to 18. Eight of
Hooper’s points were on PATs
which came about in 12 try$.
Brusin’ Bob Smith was looking
u p considerably in yesterday’s
varsity experience which should practice although his shins contin-
proye more helpful as the season ued to give him trouble with the
gets underway. Squadman Del- bruises which are thereon, while
mar Sikes was looking better yes- West Texas’ answer to Bruisin’
terday as he completed several Bob, Bernie Lemmons, is continu-
forward passes during practice. ing to push/ same for the fullback
Darrow Hooper and Ray Graves, position,
both sophs, seemed likely subs At the present halfback posts,
should Gardemal falter. Hooper Glenn Lippman and Billy Tidwell
is still weak on his deception but seem to be on the inside track for
his ability to throw long passes the offensive posts of the Cadet
will probably have him in the man- quartet with Buddy Shaeffer and
under slot some during the season. Tidwell sharing duties on one side
Graves, on the other hand, is more of the defense, and Lippman and
successful with the shorter passes John Christensen, who for the first
and may be the big gun. that the time yesterday was in full uniform
Cadets need. since the beginning of the Fall
In the Fish games last year, training, completing the halfback
Graves completed four passes for posts on defense.
Seven Two-Year Lettermen on Line
For the first • time in the past Dwayne Tucker. The only three-
three years, the Cadet line contains year letterman on the squad Max
seven two-year letterman seniors Greiner springs into the spotlight
of the eight on the team and also as a guard with Carl “Buddy”
have the only three-year letterman Molberg, who holds a firm grip on
on the squad. the other guard post, as the Ag
gies’ top men around the center
post.
Listed at the first of the season
as a center Jimmy Flowers, two-
, , . ,, „ v i j x year letterman, is out to gain his
post for^ the Farmers,^holds two- awar( j j n a ne w position—
offensive guard and defensixe line
backer. Another experienced cen-
Moving inward over the tackles ter is Bob Bates, who may prove
who include the largest number of to be one of the best in the confer-
,’eniors with two-awards, Tuck ' ence should he reach his peak ear-
Chapin, Mickey Spencer, and ly this Fall.
“Amos and Andy” Includes Andy Hillhouse
Short, short, stories: Big Aggie ous situations. . . .
end Andy Hillhouse has started
calling almost ever one whom he is
in contact with “Amos” ... It
seems that the big fellow has been
listening to the program “Amos
and Andy” . . . His name being
Andy, it’s very easy for him to
call others “Amos”, and he does,
which brings about many humor-
Hubert Named
Best Prospect
Wichita, Kas., Sept. 12 —
(TP)—The Fort Wayne, Ind.,
Capeharts — winning their
fourth straight title — and
the St. Joseph, Mich., Auscos
dominate the All-American team
of the Annual National Semipro
Baseball tourney.
In another all-star team of base
ball youngsters—tagged best pros
pects for organized ball — three
players each are from the Hono
lulu Hawaii, Braves and the Alpine,
Texas, Cowboys.
The “All-American” team, in
cluding players of pro experience,
included:
First base—Tom McBride, Sin-
ton, Texas Oilers.
Outfielder—Briggs Dave Pluss,
Sinton, Texas.
The best prospects team includ
ed:
Catchers—Bill Looney of TCU,
Alpine, Texas, Cowboys.
Pitchers—Pat Hubert of Texas
A&M, Sinton, Texas; Norris
Graves of TCU, Alpine, Texas.
Second base—Hal Haynes
SMU, Sinton, Texas.
Outfielder—Ray Van Cleef
Rutgers, Alpine, Texas.
Friday’s game although three are
injured.
Guards Jack Burchard and Dan
Williams, and Tackle Melvin Free
were working out yesterday, al
though they are injured.
Last .year when the Tigers and
Madisonville met the Consolidated
gridstprs barely edged the neigh
boring town, 19-18, and this years
■fgame should also be a thriller.
Tigers Favored
Although the Tigers are favored
in this contest as they are in the
district race along with Smithville,
Coach Chafin showed no signs of
optimism yesterday as he put his
squad through a rigorous work out.
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Baylor Practicing
On Wyoming Plays
Waco, Tex., Sept. 12 (A 3 )—Bay
lor’s B team tried Wyoming plays
against Baylor’s defensive combi
nation yesterday and Coach George
Sauer said “we looked pretty good
—we stopped them very well. Of
course, that’s not what we’ll really
go up against next week when we
open against Wyoming, however.”
Hayden Fry, regular quarter
back,. worked yesterday and gave
indications that a shoulder injury
suffered in scrimmage Saturday
wasn’t severe.
The Maroons will be using a two
platoon system although some of
the players will be drawing double
duty.
Starting on offensei will be Jack
Burchard at right end weighing
165 pounds, Royce Rodgers at left
tackle weighing 160 pounds, and
Eddie Gdthrie at left guard weigh
ing 190 pounds. Bobby Smith wall
start at center and 200-pound
right guard Melvin Free will also
start, providing his injuries are
cleared up by Friday.
Right tackle Bob* Barlow will be
starting and Billy Richards at 155
pounds will start with the whistle
at right end.
The backfield which averages
147 pounds will include George
Johnston at quarterback, Bobby
Williams at left half and Jerry
Leighton at right with Roland
Jones at fullback.
Along with some of the starting
offensive team, the defensive elev
en will be chosen from Luzon
Beauchamp, Dave Bonnen, Dan
Williams, Bobby Williams, Billy
Richards, and Richard Guthrie.
Starting today, the A&M foot
ball team will be practicing behind
locked doors accoi’ding to Head
Coach Harry Stiteler.
The Aggies are beginning their
secret workouts in preparation for
Bobby Williams
Williams considered to be the
best back on the A&M Consoli
dated eleven has lettered two of
his three years while playing
with the Tigers, and weighs in at
145 pounds at the halfback pos
ition.
Goodman Holds Lead
Chicago, Sept. 12 (TP)—Boston’s
Bill Goodman still held a substan
tial lead in the American League
batting race yesterday with .361,
but the surprise of last week was
a 22-point surge by Detroit’s Hoot
Evers.
Evers, who massed a sensational
total of 20 hits in 29 AB’s, climbed
of I from .318 to a third-spot .340 dur-
' ink tbe week.
Roland Jones
Being the power runner for the
team in the fullback slot is fair
ly easy for Jones who at 150
pounds will be after his second
letter this fall and will start
Friday night against Madison
ville.
SWC Optimism
SMU Working On
Defense Against 1"
Dallas, Sept. 12 (A 3 )—Southern
Methodist University’s gridders
worked long and hard on stopping
the T formation yesterday.
Looking toward the opening
game of the season Sept. 23 against
Georgia Tech and its T, Coach H.
N. Russell had the boys working
every defensive combination imag
inable.
He used his top backs on running
the T, including Kyle Rote, Chicken
Roberts, Rusty Russel, Jr. and
Henry Stollenwerck.
Musial Coasting to 4th
League Batting Title
New York, Sept. 12 (A 3 )—Stan
Musial of the St. Louis Cardinal^
appears to be just coasting in to
his fourth National League batting
championship.
Musial maintained his .359 hit
ting race last week while Johnny
Hopp, who had been running a
weak second in the National
League race, was shipped from the
last-place Pittsburgh Pirates to the
pennant-contending New York
Yankees in the American League
Graves Shines
As Whites Trim
Maroons, 25 - 6
Ray Graves of Stephenville,
making a strong bid for the
job of quarterbacking Texas
A&M’s 1950 football team,
turned in a sparkling all-
around performance Saturday aft
ernoon in the Aggies’ first intra
squad game.
Graves skippered his team to two
touchdowns, tossed one touchdown
pass, toed a 49-yard kick into the
wind and galloped 36 yards from
scrimmage after failing to find
a receiver in the clear on a pass
play.
The “Whites” trimmed the “Ma
roons,” 25-6, with Graves and Dick
Gardemal each directing two
touchdown drives for the winners.
Bernard Lemmons of Ozona, op
erating at fullback in the Whites’
backfield, displayed more drive
than any other back on the field.
He scored one touchdown. Yale
Lary of Fort Worth, seeing lots
of service at left half in addition
to handling punting chores, scored
for the Whites as did Glenn Lipp-
mann and Robert Shaeffer of El
Paso.
After penalties, fumbles and
strong defensive work had pre
vented Gardemal, Darrow Hooper
and Delmar Sikes from skippering
their clubs to a touchdown. Graves
took over the White eleven and
engineered two touchdowns within
five minutes.
Sam Moses’ recovery of a Ma
roon fumble gave the Whites pos
session 16 yards from pay land.
Lemmons blasted through the line
for 12 yards on two carries, then
Shaeffer took Graves’ hand-off and
slashed through a hole opened by
Center Hugh Meyer and Guard
Marshall Rush for the touchdown.
A few plays later, Graves whipped
a 30-yard pass to Lippman for an
other score.
Defensive play overshadowed the
ofense, and the scrimmage was
far from satisfactory to Coach
Harry Stiteler.
the Nevada game which will be
played September 23 at Sacramen
to, Calif. Through yesterday, -the
Aggies had held open workout" on
the grounds adjoining Kyle Field,
and rail birds were allowable.
Yesterday’s workout session
which was witnessed by some 300
people who saw the Cadet eleven
go through its usual paces, al
though a real scrimmage was 1 not
held.
Towards the end, a form of
scrimmage was held with the four
quarterbacks—Dick Gardemal, Ray
Graves, Darrow Hooper, and Del-
mar Sikes—throwing passes to re
ceiving ends Andy Hillhouse, Char
ley Hodge, and Cedric Copeland.
At the present time, according
to Head Trainer Bill Dayton, the
Aggies are in good shape, and on
one is hurt seriously.
Closed practices will probably Le
held until after the Nevada gaipe,
and at press time, it was known
as to whether or not an intra-
squar game would be held ,tbd s
coming Saturday.
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Coaches Causing Confusion
Entering the group, ends
'hrough centers, only Cedric Cope
land, the shortest and probably one
of the best receivers on the end
letters at the edge of the line pos
ition.
Flowers Transfered
From Fullback at TCU
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 12 (A?)—
Big news at Texas Christian yes
terday was the transfer of 202-
pound fullback Keith Flowers to
tackle, a position at which the
Frog gridmen are sorely in need
of talent. That marks the second
such move in two days.
Another fullback, Homer Ludi-
ker, the extra point kicker, was
moved to tackle Saturday and play
ed an outstanding defense game
at the post in the first “game
condition” scrimmage for the Frogs
that day.
The Frogs still found time to
scrimmage this afternoon follow
ing a session with photographers.
When Bernie Lemmons was play
ing with the pigskin at Tyler Ju
nior College he was in the same
backfield with classmate Kenneth
Shobe, who also left A&M because
of scholastic reasons at the time.
. . . Anyone wdio saw the ’48 Texas
Aggie Fish—Texas Shorthorn grid
battle on Kyle Field can readily
recall that Shobe was the big star
of the game. . . Since Shobe broke
his leg in a JC game he hasn’t
shown any interest in returning to
the gridiron. . . .
From today’s “Sport’s Roundup”
by Hugh Fullerton Jr. comes this
little story of Karo Kyle- . . . ”
After last year’s Notre Dame -
Southern Methodist game, all
hands were pretty well convinced
that Kyle Rote wouldn’t have to do
much more than draw a uniform
to make all-America this Fall. . .
The magazine covers and pre-sea
son predictions seemed to confirm
the idea. ... So it isn’t surprising
that when the SMU players were
being outfitted for the start of
practice one wag watched Kyle
pull on his jersey, then remarked:
“There you are! Mr. Rote just
made all-America.”
Dallas, Sept. 12 (A 3 )—Southwest
Conference coaches have caused
confusion by being optimistic and
claiming they’ll all field good foot
ball teams. Now the critics are
having trouble try to figure
out what school will finish last.
They’ve already decided Texas
will be first.
The nearest to pessimism is
Coach Blair Cherry’s acrid re
marks directed at the magazines
for making his Texas team such
a hot-spot outfit and the newspa
pers for picking the Longhorns to
sweep through undefeated.
Cherry admits the Longhorns
should be considered top champion
ship contenders but of no more
prominence than Southern Metho
dist, Texas Christian and Arkan
sas.
Geenral opinion is that the con
ference title will ride on the Nov.
4 battle at Austin between Texas
and Southern Methodist. But
there’s also great respect among
the coaches and fans alike for a
massive Arkansas team that
bulges with veterans and power.
Aggies to Win 50%
Texas Christian thinks it has
its best backfields since the war,
Texas A&M expects to win 50 per
cent of its games after going two
seasons during which it won only
one, Rice has what appears to be
the finest backfield in the section
and Laylor anticipates a much
stronger defense than it boasted
last year when it won eight games
while losing two and finished sec
ond to Rice in the championship
race.
Texas is a heavy favorite to win
the title because of a mighty line—
probably the best in Longhorn foot
ball history. Admittedly the back-
field does not look as strong as
Rice with its Bill Burkhalter, Ver
non Glass, George Glauser and
Gordon Wyatt or Southern Metho
dist with its great Kyle Rote, H. N.
Russell, Jr., Johnny Champion and
Pat Knight.
But Texas has a strong enough
backfield that it can shift one of
the finest prospects in the confer
ence, sophomore Tom Stolhandske,
to end. Cherry laments that he
does not have a quarterback expe
rienced in Southwest Conference
play.
Cherry Has Good Men
But he has plenty of good men
at the other spots. He has 17 line
veterans headed by Bud McFadin,
who already is hearing the All-
America birdies sing.
The only team in the conference
that might be able to meet Texas
on even terms in the line appears
to be Arkansas. That’s the reason
the Razorbacks are being rated so
highly this season.
The at-home advantage, if there
is such a thing, rests with Texas
Christian, which gets Arkansas
and Southern Methodist both in
Fort Worth. Southern Methodist,
of course, is least favored in the
schedule, having to play both Tex
as and Arkansas away.
However, last season pretty well
demonstrated that it doesn’t make
much difference where you play
them in this conference. Rice,
which won the championship, got
Texas, Southern Methodist and
Texas Christian all on the road.
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