Yeoman Talks Of Ags, Army-Navy By FRED WALKER Battalion News Sports Editor There have' been many great athletes lost to A&M through the competition of an equally “prestiguous” mili tary school, the United States Military Academy at West Point. We ran into one of these men in Bryan the other day, Bill Yeoman, A&M-West Point, Class of ’50, Army football captain ’49 and three-year cadet first-stringer. After pulling the bull’s tail for a few minutes, the inevitable question arose. “What happened to Army this year?” Bill, who has been assistant line coach and grid scout at “the Point” since gradua tion, didn’t hem, haw or hit us. “Fred, it was just a case of a great Navy team, that was capable of playing great ball, playing its greatest game of the year. It was also a case of a heralded Army of fense not living up to expectations.” We agreed with Yeoman at this point—had to, that’s an awful lot of man. Besides, he ought to know. He has four letters in football to prove it—one from A&M and three from West Point. But still wondering about that great Army de fense, we put the screws to him. Without hesitating, “Our defense unit lapsed for one touchdown and then that right end for Navy made a supreme catch in the endzone with two Army boys hanging on.” Someone said that the Army players seemed despondent. “I guess they did. Many of the boys were thinking about the war more than they were about football, for many of them could have been, and will be, stuck over there after graduation, which isn’t too far off. It was pretty close to them.” The talk had to be terminated at ing that was prearranged, we got Ags Split; Play SH Tomorrow Walker this point as the flexing of Mr. this story, so typical of stolen Ag- Yeoniap’s muscles had caused a . big* enough wind to give us a cold, 8’ ies > a hout football, the army and but the next day, by a chance meet- marriage. A&M Came First Naturally,, the first school Bill attended was A&M, back in ’45 when the Kiddie Korp was in tune. He cut his football teeth here that year with such men as Hub Ellis, Monte Moncrief and Grant Darnell. Yeoman lettered on that team, his first year in school. After the pig skin had been kicked around for the last time, he tried basketball and lettered in that sport along with boys like Vass, Dawson and Kirkland. We stopped this oral rambling, politely of course since he’s so big, and had Bill back up to the foot ball season. We wanted to know if there is any difference between the (See EAST, Page 4) Aggie basketball coach John Floyd stresses a point in his “ball control” defense to guard Jewell McDowell. Frim left to right, Don Heft, Dale Fooche, (Floyd and McDowell) Raymond Walker, Bob Farmer and Bill Carpenter watch the instructions closely. Three wins and six losses is the standing for A&M this season. Tomorrow night they will journey to Huntsville to play Sam Hous ton whom they have previously defeated 40-36. A&M will be trying for its fourth win in ten starts tomorrow night when they journey to Hunts ville to battle the Sam Houston Bearkats, one of the three teams the Ags have beaten this season. In Dc Ware Field House Monday night, the Aggies nipped the Bear kats 40-36 in a hard-fought con- | test. During that first meeting, Jewell McDowell, A&M’s All-SWC guard led both teams in scoring with 13 points. Dean Lloyd was high for the losers with a total of 12. Trailing at the half, 17-18, Coach John Floyd’s boys took charge in the final minutes with their “ball control” style at which point the new Aggie system paid off. It was a different story the fol lowing night, however, when the Maroon and White invaded the lair of the Houston Cougar, as the host five led all the way to win 52-45. Again, McDowell was leading scorer for the Aggies with 17, but he had to take a back seat to Cougar forward Royce Ray who led both teams with 23 markers. Walt Davis, Aggie center, was third in the scoring race with 15 points. An early second-half rally, which found the Aggies pulling into a 30-30 deadlock with only four min utes gone, proved to be only a stimulant for Royce who quickly tallied four points to cinch the game’s outcome. Startling for A&M tomorrow night will probably be John DeWitt and Marvin Martin at forward, Walt Davis at center and McDowell and Raymond Walker taking up the guard chores. Forwards Tom Sewell and Wel don Duncan are expected to again furnish the spark for the Bear kats, with able assistance from Lloyd and guards Ferrell Kelly and Lloyd Dickens. Although the A&M team has dropped six of its first nine inter sectional games this season, Coach Floyd is not the least displeased with the team’s development to date. Five returning lettermen, four squadmen and a host of sopho mores l}ave had to learn basketball all over again this year under the tutelage of Coach Floyd who came to A&M in September. From the old fire horse tactics of wide open play, the Aggies are now learning to control the ball, parry for an opening and concentrate on team work. “Some of my boys are having to think on the court for the first time,” Floyd said. “They are hav ing to watch the opposition’s de fense, select plays and then pursue them until an opening is found to shoot.” Floyd predicted prior to the ses sion that A&M would start slowly, losing several games. The number of losses will depend upon how soon the squad masters the new brand of ball, he said. The success of Floyd’s style has, been apparent in the Aggie wins over North Texas State, powerful Canisius and Sam Houston State. It was obvious, too, in most of the games A&M lost. The team ran “hot and cold” in its games with Southwest Texas and more.. recently against Houston. Battalion SPORTS THUR., DEC. 21, 1950 Page 3 Cage Scores Villanova 68, North Carolina State 61. West Virginia 95, George Wash ington 66. Detroit 64, Marquette 51. Washington U 74, Pittsburgh 55. Corpus Christi Naval 67, Berg strom Field 65. Arkansas 45, Mississippi 35. Drake 72, North Texas State 41. Manhattan 75, Wagner 61. Queens 80, Brooklyn 61. Syracuse 82, Temple 69. Cornell 82, Gettysburg 45. Southwest Texas State 68, Tex as A&I 46. Mississippi Southern 80 Howard Payne 73. Seton Hall 66, Fordham 49. Columbia 62, Tuiane 56. Northwestern 70, Rice 61. Purdue 73, Pennsylvania 64. Detroit 64, Marquette 51. Illinois 71, Washington State 78. Navy 53, Rutgers 49. Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests Number 9...the marsh hen ?/ v T) “For a while they had me swamped!” 'cems like this confused fowl got mixed in a metaphor and was almost turned into a guinea pig. 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