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Number 54: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1951 Price Five Cents
Campus Crowded With
Turkey-Day Grid Fans
^ By BERT WELLER
i Battalion Staff Writer
f The game every Aggie thinks
about as football season begins is
here at last. From September
onward, interest in the traditional
Thanksgiving battle grows with
each Saturday’s gridiron battle.
The annual game with the Texas
University Longhorns brings the
largest crowds of the season to the
campus. Campus police estimate
there will be over 20,000 cars on
the campus today.
Tickets for this year’s battle have
been sold out since early in the
Summer. Athletic officials expect
a crowd that will more than fill
the 41,000 available seats.
Spirit on the campus began to
rise in preparation for the game
as construction of the bonfire be
gan. Just a week and a half ago
the tremendous job started. On
Tuesday of last week the center
pole was erected. Around this
powering mast hundreds of logs
were piled to form the largest bon
fire in college history.
> Thousands of man hours of work
were devoted to cutting and stack
ing of wood. A task that would
have taken a well equipped con
struction crew several weeks
complete was finished in just nine
days.
Work bv Hand
their guests yelled their determi- !
nation to support the team to vic
tory in today’s battle.
Dance in Sbisa
Most of the crowd moved to
Sbisa Hall for the annual bonfire
dance following the yell practice.
The Aggieland Orchestra provided
music as students and visitors
danced until the 1 a.m. closing
time.
Classes have been dismissed to
day in preparation for the game.,
Most students will spend the morn
ing in preparation for the Thanks
giving holidays, which most will
spend at home.
Campus visitors encountered a
great deal of difficulty finding
accommodations for last night.
All of the local tourist courts and
hotels report all rooms reserved
well in advance of the game. Many
of them have been filled since last
year. The MSC reports all rooms
as being full.
Food Facilities
In preparation for the large
crowds special preparations have
been made to provide food. The
MSC Foods department has pre
pared sandwiches and buffet style
meals. The subsistence depart
ment has also made preparations
to feed some of the crowd in the
two mess halls.
Seating for the corps and their
guests in Kyle Field will be han
dled on the same plan used during
previous games. Admission cards
are required for entrance into the
various class sections. Students
are reminded to give their guests
half of the cards.
Powerful Longhorn Team
Favored Over Ags Today
Texas Roster
loading, unloading
was done by hand. '
?r equipment used
and
Ihe wood to the campus.
to completion, guests began arriv
ing on the campus for the am
ceremony. With the oiling of
enormous stack of wood A&
^largest bonfire was ready for
yell leader’s torch.
The lighting of the bon
brought a tremendous roar f
*the crowd last night. As
Marshall Rush
Offensive Tackle
Name
Pos.
Age
Ht.
Wt. |
Bible, Bill ’53
....... B
20
5-10
180 *
Mayes, Carl ’51
..... B
21
6-1
190
Pace, Jimmy ’52__
B
19
5-9
170
Ochos, Richard ’52
B
20
6-2
205
Andrews, Bunny ’53
....... B
20
5-10
170 i
Jones, James (T) ’52
....... B
20
6-1
175 1
White, Bill ’53
B
19
6-1
170 §
Page, Dan ’51 -
B
21
5-9
175 f
Brooks, Howard ’53
B
19
6-2
180 j
Townsend, Byron ’51
B
2
6-0
190 i
Price, Glen ’52
...... B
19
5-10
190 !
Branch, Phil ’53
B
18
6-0
195
Raley, Bob ’52
B
20
6-2
195
Dillon, Bobby ’51
B
21
6-1
180
Barton, Don ’51
B
•21
5-11
160
Calhoun, Buddy ’53
B
19
6-0
170
Chanslor, Bill ’52
B
21
5-10
155
Dawson, Gib ’52
........ B
21
5-10
155
i McDonald, Bill ’52.
C
20
6-2
195
Reeder, Hugh ’52
..... c
20
6-2
195
Death, Marvin ’52
c
20
6-1
200
Menasco, Don ’51
E
22
6-1
180
Barton, Jack ’52
.. C
22
6-1
205
s Studer, Stan ’53
G
19
6-0
205
„ Harris, Bill ’53
T
20
6-2
215
l Trafton, Bill ’53 —
. G
19
5-10
210
- Cunningham, Don ’51 .
G
22
5-10
190
Dawkins, Douglas ’53.
1 Sowell, Charles' ’52
G
22
6-1
200
G
22
5-11
195
Sewell, Harley ’52
G
20
6-1
220
Fleming, Gene ’51
C
22
6.2
215
Davis, June ’51
.... G
21
6-0
220
| Polk, Clifford ’53
..... G
18
6-2
210
1 Lansford, Jim ’51
. T
21
6-3
235
1 Naylor, John ’52
T
20
6-2
215
1 Milburn, Bill ’51...
T
21
6-3
220
I Petrovich, Charles ’53.
... ... T
19
6-2
195
i Fagan, Larry ’53
. T
20
6-3
215
| Genthner, Charles ’52
T
19
6-3
215
1 Taylor, Charles ’53 ......
... T
20
6-2
205
I Wilson, Bill ’51
T
21
6-3
205
i Johnson, Bill ’53.
... T
20
5-11
205
| Seaholm, J .T. ’53
.... ... T
19
6-3
215
1 Williams, Paul ’51
... E
22
6-3
205
1 Ingraham, Hub ’53
E
19
6-2
195
1 Stolhandske, Tom ’52
E
20
6-2
210
1 Georges, Bill ’52
E
20
' 6-2
210
Spring, Gilmer ’53 ...
...E
18
6-1
190
By BOB SELLECK
Battalion Sports Editor
The chances for an Aggie upset are over
shadowed by the powerful TU grid machine
when the two elevens clash on Kyle Field to
day for their annual Turkey Day classic.
Kick-off time is scheduled for 2 p.m. be
fore an already sell-out crowd. Over 41,000
are expected to jam Kyle Field to witness
the 58th meeting of thse two bitter rivals.
This is the first time this year that the
Cadets have entered a game playing the un
derdog role.
A&M Roster
Name
Pos.
Bob Smith
All-American Fullback
Glenn Lippman
(All-SWC Halfback
George Ends First
Year With Aggies
Ray George, genial coach of the
Aggies, winds up his first season
in the Southwest Conference today.
And after one year of sending
teams against its other members,
he knows just how cruel this con
ference can be.
Highly favored by pre-season
prognosticators, the Aggies have
dropped three league games, while
tieing two.
Standing six feet tall and tipping
the scales at 263, the 35-year-old
mentor is not only the youngest
head coach in the conference but
1 also the biggest. Ready wit and
pleasing personality have estab
lished George in this area.
George was born in St. Louis,
Mo., but graduated from Loyola
High School in California where
he lettered four years on the track
team and three years as a tackle
at the University of Southern Cali
fornia and was named All Pacific
Coast in 1938. He was USC’s out
standing athlete that year.
Steer Football Team Includes
14 Seniors Playing Last Tilt
Ray Graves
Quarterback
The Texas University Longhorns
will enter the annual Turkey Day
battle with A&M, carrying 14 sen
iors on their traveling squad. These
boys will be playing their last
game of the season for the Long
horns.
Byron Townsend, a senior from
Odessa, was scheduled to be the
big gun in the Texas Ground at
tack, but injuries have held him
out of several games.
He was an outstanding athlete
at Odessa High School before com
ing to Texas. He was ranked
second in SWC rushing last season
gathering a 3.8 average on 946
yards and 14 TD’s.
Dan Page, Senior from Lever-
etts Oliapel, is alternate starting
quarterback this year along with
T. Jones. He was an understudy
for Ben Tompkins last season, but
gained enough time holding the
ball on placement kicks. Last sea
son he completed 9 out of 16
passes for 137 yards and two
touchdowns.
Don Barton ranks among the
leading ball carriers in the nation.
He has carried the' ball 116 times
for 450 yards and a respectable 3.9
average. He came up the hard
way, reporting to fall practice in
1950 without the benefit of schol
arship. Logged enough time to let
ter despitb a shoulder dislocation
that cost him half of the season.
The top defensive back for the
Longhorns, Bobby Dillon, was rat
ed by the Fort Worth Star-Tele
gram as the third best football
1 player in the SWC last year as a
junior.
Dillon is one of the most dan
gerous punt returners in the con
ference. He lead the SWC last
year and ranked third in the na
tion.
Don Menasco, hailing from Long
view, and was all-State center in
1947, has been a good target for
passes from T. Jones and Dan Page
this season.
Last year he was chosen on the
Associated Press All-American de
fensive team, also getting all-SWC
honors due to defensive work.
Paul Williams, Longhorn left
end is another members of the se
lect SWC teams. Specialized on
defense in ’50, Williams played on
offense regularly the year before.
Another senior end, John Adams,
nicknamed “Red” is a former full
back and the tallest player on the
squad standing six feet five inches.
Two tackles fast and agile fit
the descriptions of Bill Wilson and
Jim Lansford. Wilson has been
an outstanding TU defensive tackle
for the last two seasons.
June Davis specializes on de
fense and is outstanding lineback-
(See TU, Page 3)
Roy Dollar QB
Dick Gardemal QB
Delmer Sikes E
Ray Graves ..... QB
Johnny Salyer . _FB
Pete Mayeaux RH
Raymond Haas LH
Glenn Lippman . LH
Donald Criswell ..RH
Charles McDonald LH
Yale Lary LH
Bill Ballard RH
Billy Tidwell RH
Bernard Lemmons . . FB
Herbert Scott LH
Bob Smith . FB
Connie Magourik . . FB
Gary Anderson RPI
Robert Shaeffer E
Bobby Morgan . ... — T
Ralph Cox G
Hugh Meyer C
Robert Gosney G
j Robert McCarley C
Cooper Robbins C
Van Heatherly C
Alvin Langford G
Marshall Rush G
Don Moore 1.C
Elo Nohavitza G
W. G. Blair ... T
Howard Zuck G
Durwood Scott T
Bobby Dixon T
T. K. Niland T
Sam Moses T
Jack Little T
Dick Frey -T
Russ Hudeck T
Charles Saxe ,E
Darrow Hooper ...... E
Clinton Gwin — E
! Eric Miller E
Jerry Crossman E
Jaro Netradus E
Charles Hodge E
Jim Fowler C
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Not since 1939 have the Aggies been able
to taste victory over the Orange and White.
Starting with the first battle in 1894 the
University lads have won 37 of 57 games.
In 1948, the Cadets came the closest to
victory since their ’39 win. TU was favored
by two touchdowns and the game was played
in Memorial Stadium. The Aggies completed
two touchdown passes to gain a 14-14 tie,
but the Memorial Stadium jinx still prevails.
“This is the year” hopes died away when
the Cadets lost their opening conference
game to TCU and then tied both Baylor and
♦ SMU, to still be without a confer
ence victory. Losses to both Ar
kansas and Rice round-out the
SWC program for the Cadets.
The Aggies, who have not lost
Wt. a game on Kyle Field this year,
were hit by early season injuries,
and a lack of depth in reserve
from the start hindered A&M’s
chances for a banner year.
Walter Hill, Augie Saxe, W. T.
Rush, and Bill Ballard have head
ed the Aggie injured list during
the fall campaign of one tough con
ference game after the other.
A big loss in the Cadet defensive
secondary was felt with the penna-
nent injury of Saxe, who broke
his arm in the Trinity game. His
replacement, Bill Ballard, was alse
injured and then the Cadets really
had troubles.
Walter Hill has missed most of
the season due to a knee operation,
and Marshall Rush has been in and
out of game, being slowed up by
a bruised hip.
Thursday’s afternoon tussle
could well be called a battle of
traditions that have gone on be
tween the two centrally located
schools of the Southwest Confer
ence year after year.
Gallopin’ Glenn Lippman, lead
ing ball carrier in the SWC,
Bruisin’ Bob Smith, and Billy Tid
well will pace the Aggie offensive
efforts against snappy split “T”
(See AG-TU, Page 2)
6-2
5- 9
6- 0
6-1
5-8
5-11
5-8
5- 8
6- 2
5- 10
6- 0
6-1
5-10
5-11
5- 11
6- 0
6-1
5- 10
6- 0
6-5
6-1
6-1
6-0
5-10
5- 11
6- 1
6-1
6-0
6-0
5-10
5- 11
6- 0
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-0
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Both Teams’ Record
Shows SWC Rough
Alvin Langford
Defensive Tackle
Ray George
He played pro ball one year with
the Detroit Lions before coaching
the Porterville (Calif.) High School
team to an undefeated season. En
tering the Navy in 1942 as an en
sign, he divided his time between
serving aboard a carrier in the Pa
cific and playing football for Iowa
Pre-Flight. • He was released in
1945 as a Lt. Commander.
George played pro football one
year with the Los Angeles Bull
dogs and then joined the USC staff
in 1946 as line coach. During the
next five years, Southern Califor-
(See GEORGE, Page 2)
Two Southwest Conference foot
ball teams which opened the sea
son back in September by easily
subduing all opponents face each
other today in a game which has
little or no bearing on the confer
ence race.
For the Aggies, the game is the
last chance to brighten an other
wise dull season and vacate the cel
lar. TU still retains an outside
chance at a title tie.
Aggies Defeat UCLA
In their first game, the Aggies
defeated UCLA by a 21-14 score.
TU also won its first tilt of the
season, 7-6, over Kentucky.
Texas Tech was the next Cadet
conquest. The Raiders fell 20-7 to
the Aggie power. Again, TU scor
ed a win, defeating Purdue 14-0.
A&M gained national prestige
in its third game, beating OU 14-7.
TU had an easy time that week
end, walking over North Carolina
by a score of 45-0.
The Aggies took it easy in their
next game, beating Trinity 53-14.
TU had a little more difficult time
but finally defeated OU 9-7.
A&M opened the conference los
ing to TCU 20-14. Following the
pattern, TU fell to Arkansas 16-
14. The following Saturday the
Ags tied Baylor 21-21 but TU
beat Rice 14-6.
Razorbacks Down Aggies
In their third conference game,,, w ^
A&M fell to the Razorbacks 33-21 L - ' J
while the Longhorns took SMU | !
by a 20-13 score. The Aggies
were again tied in their fourth
game, this time by SMU, 14-14.
Baylor, on the same Saturday de
feated TU 18-7.
Rice took the Aggies in the
Houston game Nov. 17. The score
was 28-13. Texas, however, bounc
ed back defeating TCU 32-21,
Eric Miller
Offensive End