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SPORTS
THUR., OCT. 5, 1950 Page 5
Directing the Aggies to the 27-
27 tie with SMU last year, Dick
Gardemal is the only quarterback
jjletterman on the A&M football
team.
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Fred ictionExcuses;
All About Oil’s Bud
By FRANK N. MANITZAS
Battalion Sports Editor
Only the Texas Aggies are coming through according
to form.
On our predictions, we mean.
Last week we picked the Cadets to defeat
izts the Texas Tech Red Raiders by 21 points.
The score, mind you, was 34-13.
As usual, we were wrong a few times,
three to be exact. “Oh ye on the Battalion
Staff of little faith towards SWC teams.
SMU, and Rice were supposed to fall, ac
cording to our predictions, last week, but
only one team hit the dust—you guessed it,
neither one of the previously mentioned but
TCU.
But explanations are in order. Oklahoma
A&M, who defeated the Horned Frogs, 13-7,
had just the previous week upset favored
Arkansas, 12-7. Our score was set at 14-6 in favor of the
Frogs, almost exactly opposite that of the final count.
A similar incident occurred concerning the Rice-Santa
Clara game, which we picked to be won by Santa Clara, 21-6,
but Rice won, 27-7. Explanation: something went wrong in
the print shop.
SMU came back in the final few minutes to mess up our
upset which we had planned on the Ponies, defeating Ohio
State, 32-27. We had given the Buckeyes a seven point ad
vantage, 14-7.
TU proved that they had it when they outscored the
Purdue Boilermakers, 34-26, when we expected only a 14-13
score in favor of the Longhorns. Baylor was another win
ner, dumping the University of Houston, 34-7. Fourteen
points more than predicted.
Arkansas also came through, although much stronger
than expected, downing the North Texas State eleven, 50-6.
This coming weekend’s SWC games will be predicted
in a very unusual manner, but one which should prove more
effective. We hope so.
Gridiron Galahad—Bud Wilkinson
MANITZAS
(Editor’s Note: The follow
ing commentary is taken or based
on Francis Wallace’s story in
the October 14 issue of Collier’s
which has the same title as
above.)
In 1937 Charles (Bud) Wilkinson
won the Big Ten medal given an
nually by the University of Min
nesota to the senior most outstand
ing in scholarship and athletics—
an award which implies future
promise as a citizen. Bud has
come through.
Today, at thirty four, he must
be included in any list of outstand
ingly useful and versatile young
Americans. He is athletic Direc
tor and head coach of the Univer
sity of Oklahoma—reigning Coach
of the Year by vote of his col
leagues. His salary is $15,000 plus
what he earns from the usual lu
crative side lines, and he could
write his own ticked at any num
ber of major colleges.
People like Bud Wilkinson, like
to be around him. His nickname
is the tipoff; he’s been “Bud” to
everybody as long as anybody can
remember, even to his players who
treat him as a fraternity brother
and social equal—an invaluable as
set to a coach.
The capsule explanation of his
coaching success is that his squad
reflects his personality. His lads
play hard and rough but keep clean
—unless perhaps the other fellows
have to be taught to behave like
gentlemen.
QB Club Set
To Meet Friday
Quarterback session num
ber two for the season begins
Friday at 7:30 p. m. in the
Assembly Hall.
Highlight of the evening’s
festivities will be the movie of
Aggie 34-13 scalping of the Texas
Tech Red Raiders. The rout gave
the Aggies their second victory
in a row, having toppled Nevada
at Sacramento, Calif, in their sea
son opener.
This week the Aggie eleven tack
les Oklahoma in an effort to gain
victory number three and stop the
Sooner’s winning string at 22. Dick
Todd, Aggie backfield coach, who
scouted the Sooner’s impressive
28-0 win over Boston College last
weekend was originally scheduled
to report to the club Friday, but
pressing coaching duties have made
it impossible for him. to be pi'esent.
Two tickets to the Oklahoma
game will be awarded the win
ner of last weeks score guessing
contest. The contest will run again
this week and every week until the
tenth and final meeting on Tuesday
Dec. 5.
An entry blank is on today’s
Quarterback page but one may
be secured at the Assembly Hall
Friday night. The contest is open
to everyone. Names of the winners
will appear in the Monday or Tues
day edition of the Battalion.
Local business men in Bryan
make this contest possible by pur
chasing the ad space found on the
Quarterback page. No admission
is charged for attending the meet
ing oh entering the contest.
Meeting night for the club,
which is usually Thursday, was
moved to Friday because of the
Aggie Fish-Alien Academy game
that is to be played on Kyle Field
tonight.
Fish Footballers Open Season
With Allen Tonight On Kyle
By HAROLD GANN
Another promising A&M Fish
Team, composed of two all-Ameri
cans, seven all-staters, and numer
ous all-district and regional play
ers, will test its potentialities to
night on Kyle Field, meeting twice-
beaten Allen Academy at 7:30.
“We’re not in goou condition . . .
what I mean is we’re not in real
good condition,” comments Coach
Perron Shoemaker. “Since we have
been emphasizing fundamentals,
the team needs more corordination
and finesse.”
Severely stomped this season by
the Brooke Army Medics of San
Antonio, 26-7, and Victoria J.C.,
61-12, the Ramblers rebounded last
Saturday with a 12-0 victory over
Weatherford J.C.
The Quarterback Club Meeting,
originally scheduled for tomorrow
evening, has been moved to Friday
night in order to accommodate for
as large a turnout as possible.
Starting Lineup
Here is the starting offensive
lineup, according to Coach Perron
Shoemaker: Left end, Bernard
Petty; left tackle, John Gibbens;
left guard, Bill Burtchall; center,
Calvin Billings; right guard, Lewis
Capt; right tackle, Jerry Cotter;
right end, Bobby Price; quarter
back Johnny Salyer; left halfback,
Buck Gibson; right halfback, Don
ald Criswell, and fullback, Pete
Mayeaoux.
The starting defensive line will
be the same as the offensive align
ment, Shoemaker said.
Comprising the secondary will
be Bob Gosney, Salyer, and Bill
ings at linebackers; Mayeaux and
Criswell at halves, and Gibson at
safety.
Salyer, an all state back from
Austin, has been termed as “a
pretty fair passer by Shoemaker.
Pressing Salyer for the quarter
back position is Alton Fox of
Cameron.
“Touchdown Twins”
Gibson and Criswell, two fleet
backs from Rising Star, may be
termed the “Touchdown Twins” be
fore the season is over, because
they resemble each other in size
and stature and they play at the
halfback slots.
The 178-pound Liioson averaged
17 yards per carry last year, mak
ing 42 touchdowns to lead state
high school competitors in scoring
with 257 points. He amassed a
Rice Scrimmages
For LSU Game
Houston, Oct. 5 —(TP)-— Rice
Coach Jess Neely is hopeful but
will not try to pick a winner for
Saturday’s game here between his
Owls and Louisiana State.
Neely sent his Owls through a
long scrimmage Session yesterday
as he continued to concentrate on
improving his team’s blocking.
Sonny Wyatt, left halfback, has
missed rough workouts for two
days but Neely was confident
Wyatt will be ready Saturday
night.
Wyatt received a bruised leg in
last week’s Santa Clara game.
total of 423 markers during high
school.
Criswell, an inch taller than Gib
son’s 6-1 and four pounds heavier
than his running mate’s 174, cinch
ed a berth on the all-regional team.
Mayeaux, a hard-charging full
back from DeQuincy, La., is ex
pected to fulfill his all-state rat
ing, Bud Rollins, the all stater
and honorable mention all-Ameri
ca from Wink, has left school.
.It rs not known at this writing
whether Rollins will return. The
highly pronirising back received a
knee injury this summer, and will
not be able to play this season.
Perkins—All-Stater
Other backs slated to see action
are George Perkins, an all-stater
from Louisiana; Clay Cutter, all
stater from Champaigne, Ill., and
Johnny Cavileer, and honorable
mention all-stater from Austin.
Billings and Gosney, the two
centers who will combine to back
up the line, have been classed by
Shoemaker as “trood competitors.”
Coming from Sulphur, La., Bill
ings was on the all-America high
school second team. Gosney is
from Handley, a Class A school
where he was recognized as an all
stater.
Jerry Cotter, an all state line
man from Class A Champion Lit
tlefield, and John Gibbens of Uval
de comprise the tackle posts.
Don Goodwin, another stalwart
tackle who made the all state team
while playing at Arlington, will not
play tomorrow because of an in
jured knee.
Guard Lewis Capt, the lightest
man on the starting eleven, at 180,
made all-region at Uvalde. Bill
Burtchall, the all state guard from
New Orleans, is of conference cal
ibre.
Two Sturdy Ends
Shoemaker has found two stur
dy, capable ends in Bobby Price and
Bernard Petty. Price was partly
responsible for the West’s 14-12
victory over the East in an all-star
football game. He kicked the two
extra points.
Price is a class A all-stater from
Haskell. Petty made all district
at San Angelo.
Though the same personnel will
not be present, the freshmen carry
a two game winning streak into
the game, which begins at 7:30.
After a 20-21 loss to the TCU
Wogs, last year’s Fish defeated
the Rice Blue Bolts, 20-0, and the
Texas Shorthorns, 12-0.
For the last two seasons A&M
has fielded strong freshmen units.
The 1948 team, coached by Barlow
Irwin, won four and dropped one.
The 1949 team won three while
losing two — to Baylor and to
TCU.
Baylor to Rest
Waco, Tex., Oct. 5—(TP)—Bay
lor’s football team ran through a
brief practice session yesterday
and coach George Sauer announced
he’d hold no more rough workouts
this week.
Stan Williams, top left end who
hurt his shoulder last week, may
not be able to play this week
against Mississippi State.
COACH BUD
WILKINSON
They work tire
lessly for perfec
tion, mix intelli
gence, imagina
tive daring, hard
bitting fundamen
tals, and jetlike
speed prompted
by Bud’s coaching
cry: “Run! Run!
Run!” «»*»*»
Bud entered IHllii, fft m«M
Minnesota as a
paying student,
and though he
played on Bernie
Biermen’s championship squads of
’34, ’35, and ’36, he never received
financial aid from the university.
He climaxed his collegiate career
by quarterbacking the College All-
Stars to their first victory over
the professional champions, the
Green,,Bay Packers, in 1937.
While in the service, Bud fell in
love, got married and prepared to
settle down in the banking business
with his father. But the football
siren sang again. Don Faurot, un
der whom Bud had worked once
before was going to OU and want
ed Bud as a part time assistant.
He went because he “thought it
would be fun.” That year, the
Sooners won eight, losing three,
and Tatum was hired away from
the Oklahoma hills. _ Wilkinson
was offered the twin jobs of ath
letic director and head coach at
Oklahoma, and that’s where he is
today.
Most Stars LosU-By Graduation or Pro Raiders
When Bud took over Tatum’s
position, most of the stars had
graduated or professional raiders
had stepped in. Also replacements
had to be found because the fresh
man rule was coming back into op
eration. After losing two and ty
ing one of the first five games
in 1947, the faint baying of the
alumni wolves began to be heard.
Bud met his first coaching crisis
by shaking up the team, benching
the lackadaisical ex-GI regulars
and starting younger men who had
the “desire” to play.
Since then and to the start of
this season his teams won 27 of 29
games—the last 22 straight, includ
ing two Sugar Bowl engagements.
OU, founded in 1892, last year had
its first perfect season since 1915,
was ranked second only to Notre
Dame in the mythical rankings.
Bud has quite a staff helping
him keep the Sooners on top in
national ratings. Gomer Jones,
coaches the line; Frank (Pop) Ivy,
the ends; George Lynn, the back-
field; and Bill Jennings, the fresh
men.
Here is the record of what last
year’s team did:
® Had the best defense against
opponent’s rushing, allowing
an average of 55.6 per game,
and 1.6 per carry.
© Had the best rushing record
in college football, gaining
320.3 net yards per game, and
averaging 5.6 per carry.
© Completed 55 of 112 passes
for 890 yards, 11 touchdowns,
and 49.1 per cent of comple
tions.
• Allowed the opposition to com
plete 129 of 290 attempted
passes for 1,471 yards and a
44.5 average.
Sample of Sooner’s Technique
As a sample of the Sooner’s tech
nique, here’s how a typical play
operates: The Sooners huddle; the
quarterback gives the play; they
line up and the linemen make their
splits. The defense moves to meet
these splits. The quarterback, ob
serving, may—while he calls his
signals—order a change of direc
tion of key blocks; or the key block
ers may themselves dVfCiide to
change the direction of their blocks
(they may have individual options
depending on the movements of the
defense); or, if, as a result of this
finessing any man sees that his
block is not necessary, he can go
out for the linebacker.
Another more specific example
is Oklahoma’s fullback counter-
play off the split-T which was used
against Santa Clara’s Orange
Bowl champions last November.
Fullback Leon Heath ran 81 yards
for a touchdown. The play starts
deceptively to the left with three
backs, including quarterback (at
that time) Darrell Royal faking in
that direction. Royal takes two
steps to the left, then swings back,
hands off to Heath, and retreat
ing, fakes to throw a forward
pass.
Key blocks on this play are the
cross blocks thrown by right tackle
Dean Smith on the linebacker, right
guard Clair Mayes on one guard,
and a double block by guard Dee
Andros and center Harry Moore on
the other guard.' Heath crosses
over to the left then cuts to the
right going -through the hole be
tween Moore and Mayes.
And how’s the club’s mental at
titude—the question with which
Wilkinson admittedly is always
most concerned? Recently one of
the sophs was asked if he hoped
to fill a vacancy on the first elev
en. He answered: “I’m creating
my own vacancy.” That, Wilkin
son admits with a smile, is the
type of character a coach can do
something with.
Beat O U
Arkansas Practices
Under Arcs for TC
Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 5—UP)—
Preparing for their Southwest Con
ference opener against Texas
Christian in Fort Worth Saturday
night, the University of Arkansas
Razorbacks worked out under-
lights here last night. '
Beat O U
Longhorns Work
Austin, Oct. 5—(TP)—The Long
horns from Texas began testing
their defense against Oklahoma
Sooner plays yesterday. They also
started trial runs on new plays
they’ll try against the big red and
white team when the two elevens
meet in the Cotton Bowl a week
from Saturday.
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