Tuesday, October 7, 1952
THE BATTALION
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Michigan State
Drops in AP Poll
NEW YORK, Oct. 7—(^—Wis
consin’s poised Badgers, the cur
rent favorites to capture the Big
Ten crown, took over first place
in the Associated Press’ football
poll today as the result of their
impressive victory over Illinois*
and Michigan State’s tight battle
with Oregon State. •
The Badgers jumped up from
eighth place by whipping Illinois’
Rose Bowl champs, 20-6, while
Michigan State needed a field goal
in the final two seconds to edge
Oregon State, 17-14.
State, the pre-season pick of the
experts to finish the season as the
No. 1 team, fell from their first
place perch to second.
Texas, fifth last week, plunged
right out of, the top 20 following
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2. Michigan State (24) 980; 3. Cali
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AGGIES MOVE—Don Ellis takes off on a 37-yard kick
off return at the start of the second half in the Aggie-Ken-
tucky game on Kyle Field. An unidentified Aggie has
just knocked the - Wildcat’s Tommy Adkins (31) out of
the play. To Ellis’ right is Frank Fuller (75) one of the
Kentucky tackles.
Ags Stopped by Clock
And Strong ’Cat Line
By GUS BECKER
Associate Sports Editor
Kentucky displayed a great de
fensive line, that should give many
SEC opponents a rough time, as
the clock ran out on the Aggies
in Saturday night’s contest on
Kyle Field.
A blocked punt by the Wildcat
line in the third quarter set up
the winning play, a field goal
from the Aggie 26 yard line.
The Wildcat line held the Ca
dets after they had a first down
and goal to go on the Kentucky
five, which could have been the
winning score if the Farmers had
rammed across.
The Aggies had to take to the
Graves Second In Passing
Aggies Lead SWC Teams
In Rushing, Total Offense
Texas A&M, although defeated
in last week’s game, still remained
among the leaders in the South
west Conference according to of
ficial statistics released this morn
ing.
The Aggies lead in first downs
with 48. Close behind is Texas with
47 and TCU with 39.
In rushing the Aggies have
rolled up 529 yards to hold the
top spot while the Steers are in
second position with 461 yards on
the ground.
The Cadets are the leading total
offensive eleven with 897 yards on
the ground and in the air while
the Longhorns trailed in second
place with 823.
Ray Graves, Aggie field general
is second to Ochoa of Texas as the
leading ball-carrier of the SWC.
Graves has carried the ball 34
times for 146 yards and a 4.3
average.
Graves is also second among the
leading passers in the SWC, be
hind Ray McKown of TCU, with
34 passes completed out of 53,
(had two passes intercepted) for a
total of. 358 yards and a 10.5 yards
per pass average. Graves percent
age of completions is .641 with one
touchdown pass.
McKown leads the total offense
leaders on the strength of his 547
yards through the air while Graves
is again in second position with
504 yards on 87 plays for a 5.8
yards per carry average.
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Joe Boring and Joe Scherp are
one -two in the punt return de
partment. Boring has returned
four for 47 yards and an 11.8-yard
average.
Darrow Hooper is seventh
among the leading pass receivers
in the SWC with nine passes
caught for 90 yards and a touch
down for a 10 yard per pass aver
age.
Hooper is also tied for first in
the place kicking department with
six attempted and six completed
for six points. C. O. Brocato of
Baylor has attempted seven PAT
and made three, which added to a
field goal gives him six points
also.
Don Ellis and Raymond Haas
are one-two for the Aggies in
the kickoff return section. Ellis
has returned four for 124 yards
and a 31.0 average while Haas
has two , returns for 58 yards for
a 29 yard average.
The. Aggies are one-three-four in
the pass interception department,
with Hub Scott, first with 2 for
34 yards and a 17 yard average,
Schero, third with two for 24
yards and a 12 yard average, and
Boring with two for 15 yards for
a 7.5 yard average.
air in the fourth quarter, but nev
er could keep up a sustained dxive
as the Wildcat secondary intex - -
cepted one pass and knocked down
another in the end zone.
Wildcats Receive
Kexxtucky received the kickoff
and made a first down befox-e hav
ing to puxxt. The Aggies tx-aveled
to the Wildcat 43 but also had to
punt.
The Wildcats xxxade four first
doxvns tx-aveling to the Cadet 49
where the Farmers tightened their
defense and made the Wildcats
boot on foux-th dowxx.
A fumble by Larry Jones gave
the Aggies the ball on the Ken
tucky 32 yax-d line and the Aggies
moved to the Wildcats 29 as the
initial pex-iod ended.
In that period Kentucky had
x’olled up five first downs to the
Aggies one.
Aggies Stopped Cold
Moving fx-om the Wildcat 29,
the Aggies xxxade a first down on
the Kentxxcky five but were stop
ped cold by a deterxxxixxed Wildcat
line.
Kexxtucky punted after failiixg
to move from their own one and
the Cadets put on a drive that
ended with Ray Graves passing
to Jerry Crossman for the only
Aggie score of the gaxne.
Dux-ing this drive, the Aggies
gained 53 yards ixx the air.
The half ended with the scox-e
A&M seven, Kentucky nothing.
Kentucky kicked off to the Ag-,
gies to stax’t the last half, but
the Cadets failed to move and
elected to kick on foux-th dowxx.
Puxxt Blocked
Dollar’s punt was blocked axxd
the Wildcats x-ecovered. The Farxxx-
ers line held the Wildcats for no
gain on three plays and the Wild-
cate kicked the game-winning field
goal, three minutes deep in the
third pex-iod.
A penalty pushed the Aggies
back to their own one a few min-
xxtes later and the Farmers were
again forced to puxxt.
Fumbles and ixxtercepted passes
stopped both teams uxxtil late ixx
the third- quarter when the Wild
cats took over oxx theix* own 27
whex-e two passes for 38 yax-ds
axxd an 18 yax-d x-uxx moved thexxx
to their secoxxd score of the gaxxxe
with 10 secoxxds left ixx the pex-iod.
Graves tried 13 passes in the
fourth quartex-, half of his total
for the whole game, but a fumble,
a 15 yard penalty axxd an inter
cepted pass kept them fx-oxxx scox--
ixxg as the clock x - axx out with the
Aggies having a first axxd texx oxx
the Wildcat six.
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Tigers Keep
Victory String,
Win 45 to 0
Willie Arnold, who, accordixxg to
Coach Othel V. Chafin, wasn’t even
supposed to play last Fx-iday night,
nxade three of A&M Consolidated’s
seven toxxchdowns against Milaxxo
High School. The scox-e was 45-0.
Buck Byer was fixst to scox-e
early in the opexxing quax-ter fx-om
the one-yax'd line. This fix-st tally
was closely followed with another
by Byex-, and a 32 yax’d pass fx-om
Fred Andex-son to Willie Arnold.
Melvin Fx-ee made the lone
touchdown in the second on a
blocked punt by Bobby Jackson.
Fx-ee x-an it back fx-om the Milano
23 yax’dlhxe. The successful con-
vex-sxon was made by Bobby Cax--
tex-.
Ax-nold made an 80-yai’d i-un-
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the Tigex's off x-ight in the second
half. He also nxade another touch
down on a plunge from the six in
the saxxxe period. Bobby Cax-ter
again converted for both extra
points.
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