Prognostorials . . .
Walker’s Season
Avg. Drops to . 775
By Fred Walker
To all young men who would aspire to the glorious
heights of artful prognostication, we have but one thing to
say; “See a psychiatrist, son, you need your head exam
ined!”
What happened to us last week shouldn’t
happen to TU (Who are we kidding?) From
56 games predicted, 11 were as wrong as
could be, four were ties, and 41 managed to
come out right. This gave us the average of
i % w -732 for the week. Average that with a pre-
f MM&W ' yious .784 and .808.and the beautiful sea
sonal record of .796 plunges to a mediocre
.775. This SHOULD happen to TU.
Some of the picks were downright in
sane. “Dartmouth to take Cornell!” Hah, the
Big Red slaughtered them 24-0. “Virginia
to upset Tulane by a TD!” How stupid can
you get? Tulane managed to squeak by, 42-18. We spent two
paragraphs explaining what a tough battle would go on
between Oklahoma and Missouri and planned the outcome
for Oklahoma to win one of the hardest fought battles of the
week. The Tigers were pulverized 41-7.
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On the bright side, it was “Montana over Utah State by
30.” The final was 38-7. We strung along with “Miami and a
TD, but on the strength of a bowl bid for Miami.” Miami took
it 20-14.
The two that pleased us the most were Navy, that “sen
timental favorite”, taking Columbia 29-7, and Michigan State,
who was “to take stubborn Pitt for about 19,” coming through
with a 19-0 score.
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This Saturday doesn’t seem to present any x'elief as far as “sure
things” are concerned, as every part of the country is coming up with
at least two games each that could easily go either way.
Big Eastern Game— Penn vs. Cornell
The big game of the East will be beaten—and then never very con-
the battle between the Quaker’s of vincingly.
Undefeated, untied California
managed to turn them back 14-7
while Army, also with a perfect
record, turned the trick by two
TD’s. On the other hand, Cornell
has only been defeated twice—by
undefeated, untied Princeton, and
by Columbia, truly one of the great
upsets of the season. Taking all
into consideration, it still looks
like Penn will take Cornell by 13
Fish Eleven Stars
Walker
Pennsylvania and Cornell’s Big Red
from “old Cayuga’s waters.” This
tussle never lacks in color or ex
citement, and although one eleven
is always favored fairly emphati
cally, this contest has never ceased
to be surprising.
This year Penn will control the
odds by at least two TD’s, espec
ially after a commanding win over
a great Wisconsin team last week
by the score of 20 to 0. Only twice points, and tie with Princeton for
this season have the Quakers been Ivy League honors.
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Elsewhere in the East: Fordham over New York University by
46 points; Yale over Harvard by 25; Holy Cross over Temple by a
TD; Pitt past Penn State by 7; Princeton to finish her first undefeated,
untied season since the 20’s by taking Dartmouth (and the Ivy League
championship) by about 30; and Colgate over Rutgers by 14.
Big Ten In A Muddle
Ag Cross Country Tearn
To Defend SWC Crown
Johnny Cavileer
Cavileer led the ground gainers
yesterday and was largely re
playing the Shorthorns on the
ground. He gained 66 yards in
14 carries and set up the only
Aggie score with a 40-yard
romp.
Don Criswell
Criswell played both offense and
defense yesterday in the fresh
man game between the Short
horns and the Fish. The shifty
halfback gained 44 yards in ten
trips and also returned the ball
on a kickoff 18 yards.
Things are really poppin’ in the
Big Ten. When The Fightin’ Ill.ini
upset Ohio State last week, they
automatically went into a tie for
first with that eleven. That game
practically insured a trip to the
Rose Bowl for Illinois. It was a
bitter pill for the Buckeyes to
swallow, for it not only swished
away the chance for a clean sweep
of the title, but also knocked them
from the top of the AP roost.
Ohio State will be looking for
revenge this Saturday when they
play host to the strong Wolverines
of Michigan—a team who could
take second place in the Big Ten
by defeating the Buckeyes. Though
improbable, Michigan could take
the title all by themselves if Illin
ois were to lose to Northwestern.
Bennie Oosterbaan’s lads have
been defeated only by Army and
Illinois, but a tie with Minnesota
hurt. The"bnly losses'that Ohio
State has suffered were to SMU
and Illinois. The Bucks will be
favored in this contest but Michi
gan is playing for big stakes. From
this seat, howevex-, we like Ohio
State by 13 points.
The Illini will be favoi’ed over
Northwestern, the same team that
was defeated by Wisconsin—lone
conqueror of Illinois-—by only one
point. It could be close, but with
at least a tic for the Big Ten title
and a trip to the Rose Bowl at
stake, we like Illinois over the
Wildcats by three TD’s.
California-Stanford Main Attraction
They will have the regular as
sortment of stuff out on the coast
this week, but the eye-catchers will
be California vs. Stanford and
UCLA vs. Southern California.
Pappy Waldorf’s Golden Bears
have gone nine straight without a
defeat or a tic and the Indians
don’t seem to have the stuff to
stop California’s Rose Bowl aspira
tions. Yet the rivalry between these
two institutions has always been
great and will long continue to be.
A week ago the odds makers
wouldn’t have given Stanford very
much of a chance, but since the In
dian’s valiant stand against Army,
the odds have dropped considerab
ly. It might be close or it might
not, but from here it comes out
California to end its season in per
fect condition and move into the
Rose Bowl. California over Stan
ford by 14.
The dust-raiser at Los Angeles
promises to be one of the rough
est, toughest contests of the day.
Both teams arc fairly evenly'
matched. On the strength of the
Uclan’s wins over Stanford and
Washington State, teams that
Southern Cal could only tie, we
like UCLA by 7. narrow points.
Finishing up the West Coast:
North Texas State over Fresno
State by 14; College of the Pacific
over Boston University by 2 TD’s;
Oregon to beat Oregon State by
three TD’s; IDAHO TO UPSET
ARIZONA STATE AT TEMPE BY
Battleground: Knoxville
The Southern part of the country
looks nigged again. Of course the
big battle will be at Knoxville,
Tennessee where the Volunteers
take on the Kentucky Wildcats.
Kentucky has won nine straight
this year and is currently I’ankcd
on the AP Poll as third in the na
tion.
The Vbls will provide the real
test for the Wildcats, who so far
have yet to meet a top notch ele
ven. Tennessee has wins over Ala
bama, North Carolina, Mississippi,
Duke and Washington & Lee to
mention a few. Its only loss was to
Mississippi State and that game is
still considered to be one of the
big upsets of the year.
The odds favor Kentucky, but we
(See FOOTBALL, Page 5).
A TD; Washington over Washing
ton State in a ninaway; Loyola
over Santa Clara by 14, and San
Francisco over Detroit by a TD.
New Yoi’k, Nov. 24—(A 1 )—No
body ever sees what a tackle does
in a football game except his coach
and his best girl. . . . But Bill
Leckonby, LeHigh’s coach, figures
they’re the key men in his split T
attack. . . . Bill was handing out
praise lavishly at Tuesday’s jam
boree for LeHigh’s first undefeat
ed and untied team when he came
to one of the offensive tackles. . . .
He looked slightly surprised him
self as he commented: “You can’t
be a tackle and be dumb these days.
Why, our tackles call more signals
than the quarterbacks, and they
have less time.” . . . It’s true of
other teams as well in these days
of shifting defenses. . . . The
quarterback calls a play in the
huddle—and has about 20 seconds
to do it. . . . But it isn’t until the
linemen get into position that the
tackle can look over positions of
the defensive linemen and line
backers. Then in a split second
he has to call a signal to indicate
the blocking assignment for the
guys on the , side where the play
will run. And at the same time
the other tackle calls a signal, too,
just to confuse the opposition.
Pigskin Pickins
Kansas vs Missouri (Thursday)
You may have to give
An I.O.U.
If you place your bet
On Old Missou.
Cornell vs Pennsylvania
Cornell will yield
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Michigan vs Ohio State
We don’t envy Michigan’s fate
Against comeback - bound Ohio
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Kentucky vs Tennessee
We think Kentucky
Had better be lucky.
Shorts and Shells
Unconfirmed report from the
south says Kentucky turned down
an “if” bid from the Sugar Bowl,
contingent on a win or tie against
Tennessee, but would have accept
ed a -flat invitation before the
game. ... Joe Gallagher, one
time Manhattan College footballer
and Dodger baseball player, is
studying for his master’s degree
at Cornell. . . . New England grid
fans are touting Andy Robustelli
of little Arnold College for one of
the post-season all-star games.
He’s a two-time choice for the little
all America and a heck of a pass
catcher. . . . LeHigh’s ground-
gaining twins, Dick Gabriel and
Dick Doyne, have been tapped for
two of those affairs but are hop
ing to hear from Andy Kerr about
the East-West game. ...
Dots All, Brothers
Philadelphia claims the all-time
pi’O basketball fan in Ned Stites,
Jr Slated for Army induction,
Ned di’ove all the way to Minnea
polis for a final look at the war
riors. . . . Two gents who keep
the statistics for the Hardin-Sim-
mons U. football team, Di-. Wil
liam O. Beazley and Dr. Albex*t
Lunday, both hold PhD degrees and
are ordained ministers. Who’d
dax-e question their figures? . . .
Heavyweight Rex Layne, who de
buts in the Garden tomorrow, once
played tackle for North Cash High
School in Utah. He ain’t the first
amateur footballer who ever play
ed for Cash.
By RAY HOLBROOK
Eager to defend its Southwest
Conference title, the Aggie Cross
Country team will meet all chal
lengers Monday afternoon at 3 on
the A&M course.
Barring unforeseen circumstan
ces the Maroon and White harriers,
led by SWC Champion Julian Hex-
ring, should annex the title for
the third straight year with the
Arkansas Razorbacks a close sec
ond.
Entries for the Cadets will in
clude Herring, John Garmany, Alex
Ortiz, Jim McMahon, Charlie Gab
riel, and Sophs Marshall Lazarine
and Charles Hudgins.
Arkansas will probably be tabbed
as the favorites since they best
ed the Farmers in a dual meet
three weeks ago by one point, but
the Aggies are just rounding into
shape and will rate an edge on
their home course. Top ninners
for the Ozark team will be James
Brown, James West, Bill Cairns,
Oliver Gatchell, and Tom Hardin.
TU Threat
The University of Texas will be
a threat to both the title contend
ers, but, with only two-oi’-three top
performers, won’t be in a posi
tion to win the crown. C. A, Run-
dell, TU’s No. 1 man, will give the
leaders trouble, and Lowell Haw-
kinson should also be ripe.
The Baylor Bears and the SMU
Mustangs are also entering teams
and only a lone entx-y from TCU.
Rice isn’t entering anyone. Baylor
and SMU won’t offer too much op
position to the three leading teams
but Norman Alsobrook of the
Bears may make a high bid in the
individual standings. Alsobrook is
a former State mile champion.
Individual Honor Race
The race for individual honors
should be exciting and the pre
meet favorite will probably be
Arkansas’ James Brown, who edged
Herring in the dual meet with the
Aggies. He is also the conference
two-mile champion and placed thirt,!
last fall in the conference cross
country meet.
But SWC title holder Herring is
the best bet to defeat Brown. He
is now x'eaching his top form after
getting off to a slow start and
should be ready Monday. Along
with the cx-oss country title, Herr
ing also won the mile-nm last year.
Garmany to Push
Two others who will be pushing
Brown and Herring are Garmany
and Rundell. Garmany led the Ag
gie harriers until recently, and it
isn’t improbable that he might fin
ish higher than anyone expects
him to. Rundell is the chief hope
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for Texas, and he may push Gar
many, having finished second to
the Cadets in the TU-A&M dual
meet three weeks ago.
Aggie Coaches Fx-ank Anderson
and Ray Putman are saying that
this year’s Aggie team is the best
that A&M has ever had—better
than the 1948-49 titlists. But the
competition is much keener and, as
Col. Andy said it, “That Arkansas
bunch is plenty hard to beat.”
Should the Fanners win this one,
it will leave them with a three-two,
won-lost, record ■ for the season.
Border Schools
Drop Negro Bail
Tuscon, Ariz., Nov. 24 —
(IP)—All schools in the Bor
der Conference except Texas
Tech have now dropped their
ban against Negro athletes, it
was learned here Wednesday.
Dr. Floyd Thomas, chairman of
the University of Arizona’s Ath
letic Committee, said West Texas
State at Canyon and Texas West
ern at El Paso have agreed to al
low Negroes to participate against
their teams.
He said the subject was also
discussed with Texas Tech officials
when their team was in Tucson to
play Arizona last Saturday. Wheth
er their policy against Negroes
will be changed is still not known,
Dr. Thomas said.
The action of West Texas and
Texas Western ends what some
considered a possible threat to con
tinuance of the Border Conference.
Arizona and Arizona State Col
lege at Temple ai'e now free to
schedule future grid games with
these schools. Arizona is ah’eady
seeking 1951 dates.
A&M sustained an early season loss
to Oklahoma at Norman and to
Arkansas.
Beat TU
TU Exes OK Price
For Cherry s Post
Wichita Falls, Tex., Nov. 24—
</P)—The Longhorn Club of Wich
ita Falls, composed of University
of Texas exes, yesterday formally
endoi*sed line Coach Ed Price as
head coach at the University.
Blair Cherry, present coach, is
resigning at the end of the cur
rent season.
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