For .‘>1 Years . . .
TU Game Marks
Of A&M’s Radio
Thirty-one years of rapid pro
gress in radio broadcasting will be
clearly marked Nov. 30, when the
annual Thanksgiving Day football
game between A&M and TU goes
on' the airwaves from Memorial
Stadium in Austin.
It was Thanksgiving, 1910, when
it is believed the first telegraph
code play-by-play account of a
gridiron contest in history origin
ated from Kyle Field in College
Station, with the teams of the same
two schools involved.
Any resemblance between the
two broadcasts, however, is pure
ly coincidental. The broadcast,
1950 style, will be a smooth flow
of words through a highly-devel
oped transmitter system—heard
by thousands of listeners
throughout the Southwest over
receivers which approximate per
fection.
But such was not the case in
1919. Responsible for the broadcast
by Morse code were a handful of
rank amateurs bent on pulling a
f ‘good stunt”, with little idea of
the part they were to play in
placing a milestone of radio.
Chief instigator of the scheme
was an electrical engineering stu
dent by the name of W. A. Tolson,
now research engineer at the
Princeton, N. J., laboratory of
RCA.
Tolson credits Dr. r . C. Bolton
—an electrical engineering profes
sor in 1919 and now president
[emeritus of the college—with “so
thoroughly inoculating me with
the germs of radio that even then
my case was hopeless.”
The RCA Engineer and cohorts
had been operating 5YA, a col
lege amateur station, for some
time as a typical ham relay
station when the date of the
annual Thanksgiving game with
Texas rolled around. “We had
received so many requests from
similar stations throughout the
Southwest,” he recalls, “that we
agreed to get on the air immed
iately after the game and give
the score.” Then someone hatch
ed the idea of giving a play-
by-play account.
Two difficulties loomed, however,
to dampen the enthusiasm over the
idea. There was no way to control
the transmitter from Kyle Field,
and Morse code would be so slow
that it would be impossible to keep
up with the game.
In overcoming the first diffi-
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last three games and on offense
during all of the season.
Defensively, the Cadets may
start on one end post with Walter
Hill, who may pull up to be one
of the top defensive stars in the
conference, and Dorbandt Barton
on the other end spot. Barton is
one of many Aggie linemen who
will complete his eligibility with
the close of this season.
Russ Hudeck and Alvin Lang
ford will be at the tackle posts.
Both men are fast, Langford be
ing capable of running the 100
in 10.6, and Hudeck finishes but
a few steps behind.
Defensive guards will be prob
ably the same as offense, Greiner
and Molberg, although W. T. Rush,
Dick Frey, and Marshall Rush will
be capable and eligible replace
ments.
Linebackers will include Jimmy
Flowers, Bob Bates, and James
Fowler with Angie Saxe, Charlie
McDonlad, and Yale Lary in the
defensive back positions.
—Beat TU—
Birthday
Station
culty, a wire was run from the
electrical engineering building to
the field, and Dr. Bolton appealed
to the signal corps and obtained
a high-speed contractor.
The difficulty with the time ele
ment was overcome by a plan
which Tolson credits to Harry M.
Saunders, now general supervisor
of traffic engineering for Western
Union Telegraph Company in New
York.
The idea was to make up a list
of abbreviations to be used in the
broadcast, such as “TBA 45 Y”
for “Texas’ ball on the Aggies’
45-yard line, ” or TFP 8Y L” for
“Texas forward pass 8 yards.”
After the set of abbreviations
was worked out with one of Coach
D. X. Bible’s assistants, some two
dozen copies were prepared to be
mailed to interested stations. But
when the news got around by
“word of spark,” 5YA found itself
doing a land office business.
The manner in which the history
making broadcast went over is
typified by an incident which oc
curred in Waco. W. P. Clarke, who
operated a station there, obtained
permission, after relentless argu
ment, to install his receiver in the
office of one of the local newspa
pers.
The newspaper management
had no confidence in “this ama
teur radio stuff” but finally de
cided to humor Clarke.
The report Clarke received from
5YA was so far ahead of the As
sociated Press that at the end of
the first half, his newspaper spon
sors put a Magnox loud speaker
in a car and drove to the office of
the rival newspaper, where AP
reports were being given out.
They announced to the crowd
that they were giving out play-by-
play reports, as they happened. A
near riot in front of Clarke’s in
stallation was the result.
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The Odds Are Against You
Harry Stiteler’s boys head toward Memorial Stadium
with the odds against them Thursday. We think they can
beat those odds.
But you’ll be heading toward Austin—and toward home,
too—with the odds against you. Can you do as well?
The cadet eleven has nothing at stake but a football
game. Your life is at stake.
The Aggie team has practiced for weeks, they’ve studied
their opponent’s offense, they know what they’ve got to
beat.
You’ve probably practiced, too, but it won’t be in your
favor. You may not have studied your opponent’s offense—
we’ll show you that. How seriously you take what we have
to say will determine whether or not you know what you
have to beat.
First, your foe: the staggering Texas traffic toll that
promises to claim, 2,400 users of our highways this year.
Second, your practice: If you’ve driven a car for more
than one year you’re a candidate for the ranks of the exper
ienced drivers that caused 97 per cent of last year’s traffic
accidents.
Third, your opponent’s offense: Speeding is the leading
cause of traffic deaths. In 1949, 400,000 Americans unwill
ingly testified to that fact. Driving while intoxicated usually
goes in hand with speeding. Other causes are driving on the
wrong side of the road, ‘.passing in no passing zones, follow
ing too closely, disregarding warning or stop signs, train
crossing violations, not having right of way, and improper
parking.
Finally, what you’re up against:
You’ll leave college, in all probability, sometime tomor
row afternoon. Many of you will still be on the road at
dusk. Your chances of having a fatal accident are highest
as the sum goes down. Be sure you’re around when it comes
back up.
You’ll be traveling during a partial holiday. Holidays
are death-days. Forty-one people testified to that fact dur
ing the four-day Thanksgiving holidays in Texas (last year.
Nine more Texans became evidence over the past week-end.
You’ll be on the road during the time of year'when
shorter days cause shorter lives. Accidents reached their
peak in December last year.
You’ll be traveling on crowded roads. Every driver is
a potential killer, sharing the highway with you.
You’ll'probably be in a hurry. A minute saved at the
price of a human life is not a bargain. Don’t just start
there, get there.
You’ll have to deal with weather conditions, too. And
oddly, enough, the better the weather, the worse the odds
are against you. Drivers become careless in good weather.
There’s the foe you meet this week-end. He has other
tricks, too. But you’ve got three allies that can throw all
the odds back in your favor—courtesy, consideration and
common sense. Use them freely.
Your battling for your life.
District Scouterversity . . .
Exployer Scouts to Give
Leader Training Program
Ten Explorer Scouts from Hous
ton will present a program of Boy
Scout ceremonies and skills at the
closing session of the Brazos Dis
trict “Scouterversity” at 7:30 p.
m. Wednesday in the Girl Scout
Little House.
They will demonstrate opening,
closing, and other ceremonies re
lated to advancement, L. S. Paine,
district advancement chairman and
chairman of the program said. A
group of Indian dances is also
scheduled by the Houston group.
All Cub Scouts and scouters in
the College Station-Bryan area are
invited to attend, Dan Russell,
training chairman announced.
Scoutmasters and troop committee
members throughout the area are
being contacted.
Topics scheduled for the even
ing include: advancement, records,
property and finances. The discus
sion will be of value to Scout
masters, troop committeemen, and
others responsible for the progress
of Scouting, says Paine.
The Scouterversity has been go
ing on for four weeks. After Wed
nesday night’s session the only
remaining project will be an over
night hike. The "students” may
take this with their own troops.
On conclusion of requirements an
advancement certificate will be
issued by the Sam Houston Area
Council.
CS Schools Close
For Holidays
A&M Consolidated District
Schools will close their doors for
the annual Thanksgiving holidays
Wednesday afternoon at the com
pletion of the day’s classes, an
nounced Superintendent Les Rich
ardson.
Students of the local distinct will
resume their schedule, at the regu
lar 8:30 a. m, time, he added.
State Committeemen Named
To Columbian Squires Posts
Plans were forwarded today for
an extensive campaign to revive
the Columbian Squires organiza
tion in the State of Texas.
Lt. Col. Walter H. Parsons Jr.,
State chairman of this organiza
tion which is the national youth
program of the Knights of Colum
bus, announced the addition of five
members to the state committee
who were selected by M. J. Babin
Jr. of Port Arthur, state deputy
of the Texas State Council,
Knights of Columbus.
Appointed to Col. Parsons’ com
mittee were Wallace E. Place of
El Paso, representing the El Paso
Dioceses; Dr. James E. Bauer of
Refugio, from the diocese of Cor-
pus Christi; R. J. Etlinger of Yoa
kum, who is a member of the
Arch-Diocese of San Antonio; F.
J. Hencke of Midland, representing
the Amarillo Diocese, and E. W.
Couch of Abilene, a member of the
Dallas Diocese.
The first meeting of the state
Lions Club Hears
Dean French Talk
Dr. C. Clement French was guest
speaker at the regular noon lunch
eon of the College Station Lions |
Club yesterday in the Memorial
Student Center.
Dr. French explained the func
tion of some intercollegiate organ
izations which A&M is or will be
come a member.
County March of Dimes cam
paign chairman H. T. Blackhuvst
told the club of a recent meeting
which he attended in Houston
gathering details and information
on conducting the local drive.
The Lions Club is sponsoring the
Brazos County polio fund.
\
Capitol Exes Host
To Aggie Gridsters
The Aggie football team will be
feted by former students when
they pull into Washington for
their game with Georgia, accord
ing to Earl E. McChesney, ’43
president of the National Capital
A&M Club.
McChesney estimates that most
of the 250 former students will be
in the special yelling section that
has been reserved for exes and
their families.
L. T. “Tex” Easley, president
of the Texas State Society of
Washington said the group has
planned a party for the Aggies
and other Texans after the game.
sponsoring committee of the Co
lumbian Squires will be held De
cember 9-10 at the Gunter Hotel
in San Antonio where plans will
be laid for re-organizing this na
tional boys organization in Texas.
“The Columbian Squires is a
very popular organization in the
East,” Col. Parsons said, “but it
has failed to gain much promi
nence in the Southwest.”
The members of the committee
were selected from 32 nominees
•from each of the 32 districts which
Texas is divided into for Knights
of Columbus functions. From this
group the committeemen were
named by Babin.
Although he had no definite
plans for re-activating the Colum
bian Squires in the State yet; the
senior Engineer instructor id the
A&M Military Science Department
said a call would be made to each
Knights of Columbus g r o u p
throughout Texas to investigate
possibilities of locating such 1 an
organization in their vicinity.
The aim of the Columbian
Squires, Col. Parsons said, is to
supplement the training of the
church, home, and school through
active participation of the boys in
their program of activities.
THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1950
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Essay Winners
These four students of St. Joseph’s Pariochial School in Bryan
smilingly accept their prizes for winning the various divisions of
a Christopher Columbus essay contest held at that school. Left
to right, they are Patricia Ann Fridel, fifth grade; Hubert Vyku-
kal, eighth grade; Anne Parsons, seventh grade; and Carolyn
Hicks, sixth grade. Presenting the awards is Luis Dominguez,
Grand Knight of the College Station Knights of Columbus.
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