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Weather Helps in 4 Grid Upsets it. By FRANK N. MANITZAS Battalion Sports Editor Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about That’s the weather, and it certainly messed things up throughout the sports world during the past weekend. Seven major upsets rocked the football world—four of the games being played in the snow. Four other games were completely cancelled for the weekend and postponed. Crowds at all of the games were at a min imum, although tickets had been completely sold. In the Southwest Conference, two games were played and both presented upsets. Baylor handed Southern Methodist its Manitzas third defeat in its last four starts, 3-0, and Texas Christian overcame Rice, 26-14. In the Big Ten Conference, everything went haywire. Illinois, who seemed to have the Rose Bov/1 and confer ence title cinched after their 13-6 win over Ohio State the previous week, lost to Northwestern, 7-14. The Illini would have still held the title had not Michigan done the almost improbable and downed Ohio State, 9-3. Perhaps the strangest thing in the Ohio State-Michigan game was the total offense gained by each team. Michigan gained 27 yards to Ohio State’s 41. Both teams set new punting records as the Wolverines booted 24 times to the Buckeyes 21. 0 On the coast, inspired Stanford held mighty California to a 7-7 tie, although the Golden Bears still seem to be the top choice for Michigan’s opponent jn the Rose Bowl. Oklahoma, who for the second time this year was tied at the half—A&M lied the Sooners 14-14 at halftime— came back to win over Nebraska, 4D-35. In other major games, Tennessee kept alive its 15 year winning sti'eak over Kentucky, winning 7-0; Princeton garnered its first unde feated season since 19d5, defeating Dartmouth, 13-7; mighty Georgia went wild in a minus 11 degree weather skunking Furman, 40-0; and Cornell won its third straight game over Philadelphia, 13-G, with only a fourth of the 52,000 ducat holders appearing. Alabama drubbed Florida, 41-13; Clemson trounced Auburn, 41-0; Harvard held down the expected three TD difference in score, los ing to Yale by only 6-14; UCLA never flicked an eye in overrunning Southern Cal, 39-0; Washington State took a licking from its Uni versity—Washington, 52-21, and Fordham dropped New York Uni versity, 13-0. Bowl Games Approaching Fast With regular football schedules ending, the ever-looked-for bowl games are making their appear ances. Of the top bowl tilts in the na tion, only two are completely set while others have one opponent. The Cotton Bowl game pits the University of Texas against Ten nessee, and Oklahoma meets Ten nessee in the Sugar Bowl A&M meets Georgia in a post season tilt, Dec. 9th, at College Park, Mary land. < Here’s the way it looks in the other bowls: Rose at Pasadena— California vs Michigan. Both teams seem to he in, but official notice has yet to come through for either. Sugar at New Orleans—Ken tucky vs. OU, both affirmed. Official notice on the Sooners’ acceptance came in late last night. Orange at Miami— Miami vs Clemson, Wyoming, Alabama, or Fordham with Alabama looking as the top team in the balloting. Gator at Jacksonville—No teams have yet been announced for thiF game but officials say that by Tuesday, both teams will be noti fied. Cadet Cagers Open Season Against ATS tn New Gym By RALPH GORMAN Friday, Dec. 1, Coach John Floyd’s Cadet Cagers will open their 1950-51 season against Coach H. O. Shands’ Eagles of North Texas State. Along with the christening of a new season, the contest will offi cially open a new North Texas State men’s gymnasium, seating 4,500. Five lettermen and four squad- men return to the Cadet basketball lineup for this season along with nine others who are up from the ranks of the 1949-50 Fish team. Floyd, who is a neophyte to SWC basketball competition, learn ed the famed Hank Iba system of defensive play while playing at Oklahoma A&M and is now teach ing his own version of the sys tem. With Floyd’s arrival at A&M, a change of Aggie cage tactics was instigated, and the new bas ketball coach had this to say about the change: “Switch to New Style” “The switch to a new style of play will probably mean that A&M may drop numerous eai'ly season games, but by the latter stages of the campaign the Cadets should be hard to beat.” Floyd continued, “Aggie fans will see 95 percent of the 55 to 65 shots per game coming from a short or medium-short range. The In bowl games definitely set, the top ones seems to be in this order: December 1—Lions’ Bowl at Laurel, Miss.—Holmes County (Miss) Junior College vs East Mississippi Junior College. December 2—Potato Bowl, Bakersfield, Calif.—Olympic Junior College vs unnamed opponent; Refrigerator Bowl Evansville, Ind.— Gustavus Adolphus vs Abilene Christian; and Orange Blossom, Miami —Florida A&M vs Wilberforcc (O.) State. December 9—Presidential Cup Game, College Park, Md.—A&M vs Georgia; Pythian Bowl at Salisbury, N. C.—Appalachian vs oppon ent to be named; Little Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.—Long Beach, (Calif.) City College vs opponent to bo named; Memorial Bowl at Jackson, Miss.—Kilgore, Tex., Junior College vs one of the teams com peting in Dec. 1 Lions’ Bowl. January 1—Salad Bowl, Phoenix—Arizona State at Tempo vs un named opponent; Sun Bowl, El Paso—West Texas State vs Cincinnati. Oleander Bowl, Galveston—San Angelo vs Wharton, both junior col leges. Bruisin’ Bob Smith—One Man Team It may be wrong to give one man •credit for the vans dr losses of a team, but we believe that we are justified in giving Bruisin’ Bob Smith’s individual record for the year which is unsurpassed in the conference. Although we will be the first to admit that a line and down- field blocking play an important part in the performance of an in dividual back, we also believe that the individual himself must have something to be great: Smith has that something. He has scored 14 touchdowns, a total of 84 points, which divided gives an average of 9.2 points for game. He hasn’t played the entire time that the Cadets have been on of fense. This may explain why his scoring and ground gaining which are first in the Southwest arc not even greater. Another boon to Smith’s credit is the greatest individual perfor mance ever expounded by a runner in the nation against a major football power. He gained 301 yards while losing only four in 29 carries and scored two touch downs against once highly touted Southern Methodist. He failed to score in only one game and also failed to gain over a hundred yards in only one game. Here is Bruisin Bob’s individ- ual record by games: Game IDs Crs. Nevada 3 17 Tech 3 27 OU 1 19 VMI 2 13 TCU i 24 Baylor i 6 Arkansas ... t 16 SMU 29 Rice 0 27 Totals ... 14 178 117 111 115 146 5.4 5.8 8.9 6.1 Bob Smith In nine games, he has gained a total of 1,225 yards in 178 car ries for an average of 6.9 yards per trip. All of the yardage gained by Smith has been on the ground. It is the greatest record, as far as our files .idipYri ever .established by a rusher m the SWC. 101 16.8 133 8.3 298 10.2 101 3.8 178 1225 6.82 Jn only two games this' season have Aggie opponents outgained Smith on the ground. ♦ Against Baylor, .Smith played only during the first half, but Richard Parma gained 113 yards in 19 carries for an average of 5.8 yards for trip, playing the en tire time on offense for Baylor. ® Billy Burkhaltcr gained 110 yards in 19 carries for an average of 5.7 yards for carry. Both Bufk- halter and Smith played the entire game on offense. But in both cases, Bruisin’ Bob's average for carry exceeded the two backs who outdistanced him. Last year, Smith dropped from first place in ground rushing the last two gpnies, but this year it seems virtually impossible, sinr? he Jewell McDowell All-SWC Guard boys will take advantage of any good, fast break opportunity, but wrM be sure to have the basketball in their possession when they reach the offensive end of the court.” Several capable ball handlers are included on the Aggie roster that should be successful in coping with and mastering their new mentor’s defensive style of play. Morale High Morale among the Cadet hard- court men seems much higher than in recent years, and the players show a strong determination to make Floyd’s first year, a winning one. Opponents of the Aggies will sec 6’ 8 ; ’ Buddy Davis at the center post; 6’ 5” John DeWitt at one forward slot, and either Marvin Martin or Leroy Miksch, who stand 6’ 3” and 6’ 4” respectively, at the other forward position. All-Conference guard Jewell Mc Dowell, who measures only 5’ 9” will again handle the guard chores on one side of the court, and his running mate, who can be cither Eddie Houser, 6’; Don Garrett 6’ 214”; Max Montegut, 5’ 11”; Bob by Farmer, 6’; or Woody Walker 5’ 8” will capably handle the other post. Recent Intrasquad Game In a recent ■ intrasquad game which matched the A and B var sity squads with the A and B squads fx-om the freshmen ranks, spectators in DeWare Field House saw McDowell, Miksch, Martin, and Davis as the top point mak ers. As was expected the varsity squads won both contests with the B team game being 19-18, as the A squads tallied more points for a 39-19 victory. 'The outcome of these two con tests goes hand in hand with all that has been said of the Iba style of defensive ball, similar to that Floyd is employing. In 24 games during the 1949-50 cage season, A&M and their opponents scored an average of 104 points per game, while the two intrasquad melees showed an average of only 47 points. McDowell—Spark, Leader High scorer for last season’s cagei’s and one of the most poten tial men returning to SWC courts this year is McDowell. An Ama rillo lad, the Aggie guard served as a floor leader and spark for the 1949-60 quintet. Stanley Woodard’s “Basketball 1951” describes McDowell well: “Considered by numerous qualified experts to be the best basketball player in his section. Compensates for his lack of height by superior skill, stamina, and aggressive ness.” Next in line in last year’s scor ing is towering Buddy Davis. With only one varsity letter to his credit, the 19-year-old Nederland athlete has two years of eligibility remain ing. Davis Well Coordinated Davis should prove the equal of any conference center, being well coordinated for a man his size. Lacking the polish last year that comes from college experience, Da vis is gxeatly improved this year and is playing a strong game off the backboards with less than his usual number of fouls. The No. 3 scoring star on the Aggie quintet last season and a returning stalwart is DeWitt, a two-year letterman from Waco. In 1948-49, the 195-pound for ward was named Outstanding Sophomore in the Conference. Ex ceptionally well endowed physi cally, DeWitt was slow in adapting himself to the forward post after shining as a pivot man in 1949. Together with McDowell and Davis, DeWitt is very likely to re ceive eonfei'ence honor's for this season’s cage play. Martin—4th “Sure Starter” A fourth “sure-etarter’ for the Aggie five this season is Martin from Houston. Playing at both the forward and center post, 'Mar tin saw frequent action as a sub stitute last year. He possesses a remarkable pair of hands that enable him to main tain complete conti'ol of the ball in sei'ambles and jam-ups under the basket. In Denton, Coach Shands is building his Eagle quintet around six returning lettermen: Captain Dick Kelley, Dick Wall, Tom Ed wards, and Charley Johnson, all of Fort Worth; Pat Cain of Dal las, and Lew Lutrick of Aber nathy. Squadmen included in this year’s lineup ax'e Bubba Slaughter and Pat Kelley, of Dallas; Buddy Simp son of Lewisville; Pucker Barse of Fort Worth; Larry Conces of Pas adena, Bill Allison of Houston, and Dick Woodward of Worden, Ill. —Beat TU— Twice Scored Upon (Continued from Page 4) house North Carolina. A 27-0 vic tory over Mississippi State was recorded before the Geoi'gians were again tied—this time by LSU, 13- 13. A win over Boston College was followed by -the Athens team’s on ly loss, a 7-14 scrap with Ala bama. The Bulldogs recovered quickly to top Bob Woodruff’s Flo rida eleven, the Auburn Plainsmen, and Furman. Information released by the American Legion committee dii'cct- ing the inaugural performance for the Presidential Cup places a $6.66 price tag on the best seats in Byrd Stadium, site of the game. Good tickets will also be available for $4.80 with student prices set at $2.80. Tickets to the game went on sale yesterday at the Athletic office, A&M College. Fans outside Texas may secure tickets by writing the Presidential Cup Football Game, | Mezzanine Floor, Williard Hotel, Washington 4, D. C. Active Bowl Participants Spectators who witness the clash at College Park, Maryland—within the shadow of the nation's capitol —will see two of the country's more active bowl participants. Each has visited a major bowl on Sooner Eleven Votes to Return To Sugar Bowl Norman, Okla., Nov. 28— (AP)—The University of Ok lahoma football team—the nations No. 1—voted to the man yesterday to return to New Orleans’ Sugar Bowl and meet once-beaten Kentucky. The Soonci's, with 30 straight wins, will be back in the huge stadium Jan. 1 for‘the third con secutive year. “Wc are very happy to be in vited to the bowl and honored by the invitation,” Coach Bud Wil kinson said after his team met and considered another trip south. And Abe Goldberg, past presi dent of the Sugar Bowl committee and a member of its executive com mittee, was equally happy. “No. 1 In Nation” “I feel the Sugar Bowl has in vited the number one football team in the nation,” he said here before returning to New Orleans last night. Oklahoma, which lias been in five post-season games but never against Kentucky, has yet to lose in the Sugar Bowl. In 1949 the Sooners licked North Carolina 14- 6 and in 1950 whipped Louisiana State 35-0. Since he became head coach, Wil kinson’s four-year record is 37 victories, three defeats and a tic. Wilkinson, surrounding himself with a group of young capable assistants, perfected the split T- formation he learned from its in ventor, Dan Faui'ot, of Missouri, at Iowa Pre-Flight when they were in the Navy together. Wilkinson Pessimistic Before the season opened, the always pessimistic Wilkinson pi'e- dicted his team would lose at least one and perhaps two of its first three games. But Oklahoma won from Boston College, Texas A&M and Texas. Both games with the Texas teams wei'e close—Oklahoma edging Tex as 14 to 13 and thg Aggies „ 34 to 28. Then Wilkinson claimed his team was overrated by the public. It has, however, achieved phenomenal suc cess in moving to the nation’s longest undefeated record and set ting a new modern mark for con secutive victories. Beat TU Arkansas Sweeps SWG Harrier Meet: A&M 2nd By RAY HOLBROOK The University of Arkansas swept to their first Southwest Con ference Cross Country Champion ship yesterday afternoon on the A&M course, scoring a tei’rific vic- tory over the runner-up Aggies, the defending champs, 21-36. Texas finished a poor third with 78 points while Southern Methodist First Aggie to finish was John Garmany in the third spot a few yards behind West. He was follow ed by defending SWC champ Jfei- iaii. Herring also of A&M. Charles Hudgins and Mai'shall Lazax-ine, the Cadet soph stax*s, finished eighth and tenth. Lazarine was closely followed by Jim McMahon, Chax'lie Gabriel, and Alex Oi’tiz, all of A&M, in that order. The only runner to break into the Axkansas-A&M monopoly for the first 13 places was C. A. Run- dell in the ninth spot for the third place Longhorns. Baylor’s first finisher was Nor man Alsobrook in the 19th spot and SMU’s leader was Jim Bur ris, who finished 22nd. Porkers Bx-own and West hook the lead from the start and never relinquished it the entire distance. Their mile time was 4:40 fi'om which point they began pulling away from the crowd. Aggies Herring and Garmany stuck right behind the leaders al most to the two-mile ihark. How ever, from that point in, the x’ace belonged to the two boys from the Ozarks. Their two-mile time was 9:26. Garmany’s bid, late in the race, almost caught West, who was fad ing toward the end of the race, but fell short by five yards. Johnny Morriss, Arkansas coach, said he had felt confident that his boys would win but was surprised at the good showing of his third, fourth, and fifth boys. He was es pecially proud of the entire team because he has only been working with them a day or two a week, being busy on the football staff. Brown, Mori'iss concluded, should be the outstanding distance man in the South this year. Runner Time 1. James Brown, Ark. 12:01 2. James West, Aik. 12:10 3. John Garmany, A&M 12:12 4. Julian Heri’ing, A&M 12:24 5. Joe Haixiin, Ark 12:30 6. Bill Cairns, Ark 12:33 7. Oliver Gatchell, Aik 12:36 8. Charles Hudgins, A&M 12:40 9. C. A. Rundell, TU 12:42 10. Marshall Lazarine, A&M 12:49 11. Jim McMahon, A&M 12:52 12. Charlie Gabriel, A&M 12:53 13. Alex Ortiz, A&M 12:54 Battalion SPORTS TUBS., NOV. 28, 1950 Rage 5 John Garmany Top Aggie Harrier and Baylor were fourth and fifth with 129 and 130 points, respec tively. James Brown of Arkansas was the individual winner, finishing the 2.5 mile course in 12:01. Brown’s teammate, James West, was sec ond some twenty yards behind. The remaining three Razorbacks who finished in a bunch, fifth, sixth, and seventh, were Joe Hard in, Bill Cairns, and Oliver Gatchell. DO YOU HATE BAD MEDICINE? Sure you do.. AND SO DO YOUR CLOTHES—so why not bring them to us and let us give them some GOOD MEDI CINE. Friendly, fast service just like you want it. AGGIE CLEANERS ' North Gate College Station leads the second place man, f U y I jour different occ^knu. Bjron lovrnsehd 'by .500 yards. j Georgia has the better wou-loot —Beat TU—— ‘ record to show for its post-season efforts. The Bulldogs were led by All-American Frankie Sinkwich as they defeated TCU, 40-26, in the 1912 Orange Bowl and UCLA, 9-0, in the 1943 Rose Bowl. Another All-American, Charlie Trippi, paced the Athens eleven to a victory over North Carolina, 20- 10, in the 1947 Sugar Bowl. In 1949 the Texas Longhorns outscor- ed Georgia, 41-28, in the Orange Bowl. A&M Has Won .500 A&M has a .500 average for its bowl appearances. All-American fullback John Kimbrough led his teammates to a 14-13 Sugar Bowl win over Tujane in 1940 and a 13-12 defeat of Fordham in the 1941 Cotton Bowl. Dallas’ Cotton Bowl witnessed the initial post-season loss for the Aggies when Alabama topped the Texans, 29-21, in 1942. LSU rode the churning legs of Steve Van Buren to a 19-14 win over A&M in the 1944 Orange Bowl although the Aggies had beaten the Tigers, 28-14, during the regular season. This year’s President Cup play is currently being placed in the background by the Aggie players and coaches since A&M is busy concentrating on its Nov. 30 clash with Texatcr-but after that date, the Southwest .Conference’s most attack-minded eleven will sight all its ofensftffi -weapons on the Geor gia Bulldogs. -Beat II— . U'A Ws \n cbem Un " are quite alike. , u, Jvdnq Ahat stays the same ne \s tested Ucky Strike l By Michael Porte Northwestern Univers? 7 Enjoy your Enjoy truly -fine tokoo tKat combines both perfect, mildness and rkfi taste in one great cigarette - Lucky Strike! Perfect mildness? You bet. Scientific tests, confirmed by three independent consulting laboratories, prove that Lucky Strike is milder than any other principal brand. Rich taste? Yes, the full, rich taste of truly fine tobacco. 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