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Thursday, September 18, 1952 THE BATTALION Page 3 Ellis Passes, Runs. Sparks Rackfield > ''I think "T'e <’an. bnpt the TjVii-, versity of Houston Saturday night, if v.’e keep improving like we have been,” remarked starting left half back Don Ellis, this morning. Ellis is one of the seven varsity players from Louisiana, hailing from DeQuincey. One of the three fastest backs on the squad, he stands an even six feet, weighs 175 pounds, and is 20 years old. While playing high school ball for DeQuincey, Ellis ran tail back on the double wing formation, then played the man under position _____ when his team Ellis switched to the straight “T” offense. Ineligible last season, the slend er Louisiana lad looked good pass ing and running on the “B” team dasf. fall and also during spring pi=actfce. While on the ineligible squad, and during the spring drills, he played quarterback. But Head Coach Ray George switched him to halfback to take advantage of his speed. Likes Halfback Slot “I like playing halfback better than quarterback,” Ellis said, “but I may run as man under a little Saturday, if the coach calls Ray (Graves) out to talk over some thing.” “We have some split “T” plays this year,” continued Ellis, “and I think it’s a good formation. It is a lot better than the straight “T” and should work pretty good.” “Most of the writers pick us for last, but I don’t think we have that bad a team. Texas and Rice are the teams to beat this year,” yWHERE-THB-BEST-PICTURES-PUMf * CHILO^tN. UNDEB I2 VtAR^' f “OUTCASTS OF POKER FLATS” TECHNICOLOR — and “I CHEATED THE LAW” At 7:00 PALACE Bryan 2'8$79 NOW SHOWING sFRL NIGHT PREy, 11 P.M. Van Heflin : “My Son John,” -i V QUEEN s- m \ NOW SHOWING DALE ROBERTSON V JOANNE DRU WALTER BRENNAN httM. o£ tf® sxor‘ 2a Ellis went on. “TOU has a good team but I don’t think they can win the conference again.” “Houston has some pretty good boys playing for them. Shows (N. W. Shows, quarterback from Sul phur, La.), and Hynes (George Hynes, end from Sulphur, La.) played against us in high school.” Ellis remarked. “They (the Cougars) have some big boys playing line fox’ them, but I’d rather play against a big man, than one weighing about 185 like Sid (Theriot).” Ellis con tinued. “If we can get past those big boys Saturday night, maybe we can go all the way.” Dalton Haircloth, who is enter ing his third year as a member of the Aggie football coaching staff, coached the DeQuincey high school team on which Ellis played. Ellis Inspiration “Ellis was the ball club as far as inspiration and readiness went,” Haircloth remembers, “He was a smart back and smart in his stud ies, too.” “In his senior year Don threw 11 touchdown passes and scored six TD’s himself. We went to the state semi-finals in his junior year,” said aHricloth, “and in his sdhior year we went to the finals in Class A.” Louisiana has three football classes for high schools, class B, class A and class AA. “He (Ellis) was well known in Louisiana as a defensive back, more than a.n offensive one. In fact he made several All-State teams as safetyman.” Haircloth said. “We plan to use Ellis as safety on the receiving team for kick-offs and we have been toying with the idea of sending him in Tor fourth-down kicks.” w w .. 7 : v n li; wm LITTLE ‘BIG’ BOY—“Huge” Marvin Tate (left), weighing- 182 pounds, and “Gigantic” Sid Theriot, breaking the scales at 186, will face the smaller guards of the Cougars who weigh only 210 and 215 respectively. Coach George says, “They may be light, but they are also tough and deter mined.” -w lig Walker, All-Time Great Almost Played Guard By the Associated Press Doak Walker of the Detroit Lions will go into the records as one of football’s all-time great backs—along with Jim Thorpe, Ted Grange and others. But oddly, Doak might have re mained a guard instead of boom ing into the headlines as a high- scoring backfield sensation. An obscure incident in the sixth grade proved the turning point. Doak was in elementary school in football-conscious Dallas, They start playing football there almost as soon as babies learn how to say the word. In the kid’s informal sandlot games Doak usually played in the backfield. Buddy Davis Honored. At Appreciation Dinner Aggie-ex Walter (Buddy) Davis, who set an Olympic high- jump record last summer will be MB TODAY thru WEDNESDAY —Heature Starts— 11:49 - 1:12 - 3:24 - 5:36 7:48 - 10:00 JiyTiilSTOiirgf SWl LI ROGERS starring ^-WARNER BROS. PICTURE Will ROGERS, )r.. lane WYMAN ' NEWS — CARTOON CIRCLE PHONE 4-1250 TODAY & FRIDAY Children Under 12 Admitted Free When Accompanied By An Adult. Anne Dale BAXTER • ROBERTSON OUTCASTS St, OF Also “CROSSWINDS” Starring JOHN PAYNE RHONDA FLEMING FORREST TUCKER honored at an appreciation dinner tonight in Beaumont. The Governor Allan Shivers will deliver the principal address of the event. A capacity audience of ap proximately 300 is already assur ed at the Beaumont A&M Club. Representing A&M Representing A&M will be Pres ident M. T. Harrington, Dean J. P. Abbott, Dean Howard Barlow, Dean W. L. Penberthy, Athletic Director Bones Irvin, Track Coach Colonel Frank Anderson, member of the Board of Directors Tyree Bell, Secretary of Ex-Students As sociation Dick Hervey, and E. E. McQuillen. Tall and lanky Davis, better known for his basketball prowess before last track season, is Texas’ .first rAafe individual event winner in the; history ^oL the Olympics . .... _ | 11 jump.' Meet 'at Dallas. . ' • • He umMyothallfr Darra.w Hoop er were; A&M’h third and fourth Xpntrib.uti.o^s • to • U/ -S.' -Olympic squads^,. Honper MaVed 'second in the. slfo-t .put. .aL./Helsinkiy - Other-Olympie Aggies ™ Art Harndep,, a memberof: the 1600 •meter- relay -team, in 1)1*48, and Jack Mahan,: 'who competed in the • .javelin Tlrrbw at the,.T920- Olym- pics'in Belgium. - : 'e 15. • ■ rt* . i. ... . . ... ... .AV A* TOD-AY-& FRIDAY Bright yiCTORY Arthur KENNEDY DOW Then came the day he reported for his first official session of football practice—in the sixth grade. At home that night after the first practice, Doak didn’t show his usual enthusiasm for football. After a while his dad spoke. “How did practice go, son?” “All right, dad.” “Where did they play you?” “Guard.” “How did you like it?” “It was okay.” “Wouldn’t you rather play in the backfield?” “Oh, I suppose so.” “Did you tell the coach that?” “He didn’t ask me.” “Do you want me to say some thing to him?” “Dad, you stay out of this. This is for me to take care of.” And Doak, a quiet, modest fel low, took care of it. But in an unexpected way. The coach continued to use him at guard. Then came the first full- scale workout. The other team had the ball and called a pass play. Guard Doak same from nowhere, leaped in the air to intercept the ball and sp6d and twisted to the goal line many yards away. That ball-carrying was enough to convince his amazed coach. Doak became a back pronto. He went on to stardom in junior high, Dallas Highland Park High, Southern Methodist University, and now the pro Detroit Lions. Pro Bowlers Will Stage Exhibition Houston’s top professional bowl- •lag; ten nr. will bowl an exhibition ggine tomorrow:, night in the bowl- ■*i i m i ijm.: Houston team: which - will match ski 11 with the pu(standings players of the MSC Bowling Glub at,7 :30. Don Ellis,; Pat.. Driskel, ’Billy Welu, qnd Be.rry Risi nger, make up Jackson’s squad.- Jackson Capfain’s Squad Jackson was the •'captain of the top team of 1937' that established a record ...which hasn’t beqii equall ed to this day. ’ „ "Jackson'also has a personal rec ord of-21 perfect games. make a perfect game, a score of 300 points is necessary. Billy Welu, another member of- the team, is 20 years old and already the Texas Open Match Game Champion.'-; VrHe recently won the Houston May-Day Single Sweeper with an average of 239 for eight games. Kennedy will bowl as a member of the Aggie team, along with Ber- nie Hoeffelmeyer, ex-president; Bolar Brown, reporter; Jim Koontz, records keeper; and M. H. Butler, sponsor of the squad. Ideal Gifts to Send Home . . p fa.—— or to that “Big Moment” of your love life. The Aggie emblem is a constant remind er of you. Send one now be fore they forget. THE EXCHANGE STORE “Serving Texas Aggies” Cougars Have Rest Yet Are Ready For Aggies The University of Houston Cou gars look like they will have their best team ever, as the time draws near for their opener against the Aggies. Although they may not have as good a record when the season ends as the six previous Red and V/hite squads have had, they will have played tougher teams. There are still a few problems at tackle, guard, and halfback, but with the talent available to head coach Clyde Lee, these posi tions should be adequately man ned. Ability and Talent “On the whole, we have more hoys with more ability and talent than in any other year,” says coach Lee about his team. Back from last year’s squad that won six and lost five are 21 lettermen. Nineteen men were lost by grad uation. Last season the Cougars rolled up 3,524 yards in 10 games and were ranked nationally among the top 25 teams in this department. Coach Lee has been forced to rob last season’s defensive squad to strengthen this year’s offense. Paul Carr was regular defensive linebacker last season, but has been switched to fullback to give the Cougars power in the back- field. “Big” John Carroll Another case was “Big” John Carroll, the huge 250 pound tackle who was excellent on defense and is now at offensive right tackle. When a dire defensive need de velops, the Cougars will probably send Carroll to bolster the line. If played with J. D. Kimmel, 230 pounds, and Buddy Gillioz, 240 pounds, the Cougars would have one of the heaviest defensive mid dle lines in collegiate circles. The Cougar schedule includes the Aggies, Arkansas, Oklahoma A&M, Tulsa University, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Mississippi Un iversity, Baylor, Detroit Univer sity and Wyoming. 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