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m mat ^ ^ V§ * Tuesday, October 14, 1952 THE BATTALION Page 3 V J State Swallows A&M In Last Quarter, 48-6 SCORES ONLY TOUCHDOWN—Quarterback Ray Graves HARD RUNNER STOPPED—Halfback Don Ellis picks up sprints 16 yards for for A&M’s only score against the Mich- seven yards against the Spartans before being stopped. j igan State Spartans. Following Graves across the double State Guard Frank Kush (60) comes in to help his two '-^gtripe*were States’ Ed Timmerman (30) and Don Dohoney unidentified teammates. Darrow Hooper (81) is in the (80). (Staff photos by Wilkerson). background. Near Impossibility In Sports Ags Look Good While Losing Many favorable comments pass ed around about the Aggies’ stub- bornness and spirit exhibited at East Lansing, Mich., this last week-end. 4-1181 TODAY & WEDNESDAY —Feature Starts— 1:48 - 3:51 - 5:54 - 7:57 - 10:00 ISAUYand Saint Awe| starring ANN MYTH • EDMUND GWENN NEWS — CARTOON TODAY & WEDNESDAY ,, Happy \ A \ Pleasure • Parade ‘GORDON EDDIE # Among the best were from Gene Gregston, Fort Worth Star-Tele gram sports writer, who said: “The Texas Aggies achieved what is considered a near-impos sibility in sports here Saturday when they were soundly and thor- CIRCLE PHONE 4-1250 TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY Children Under 12 Admitted Free When Accompanied By An Adult. Randolph SCOTT *«ss with LUCILLE NORMAN -Also “The Enforcer” Starring HUMPHREY BOGART and JEFF COREY PALACE BryanZ’SS79 NOW SHOWING Susan Hayward —in— 4 Lusty Men’ QUEEN NOW SHOWING a 7ethnicoior Spectacle that is unsurpassed in Lavishness ! Mum LEIGH • ClaudeKAl N S/t cffituiv 's HI ourghly beaten, 48-6, by a Michi gan State team that deserves rank with the all-time great college football products. “The Aggies looked good while losing. “Many of the televiewers may not agree with that, but it was almost a unanimous opinion among the press box observers. “How does an outclassed, out- manned club do this ? “By that old, shopworn, possi- bly-trite item, hustle. “The Cadets have it. They bat tled until physically there was hardly anything left, and then the Spartans added two quick touch downs in the final 72 seconds to hike the result up to astronomical proportions. Lack of Depth “Coach Ray George’s College Station ci - ew is thin in depth again this year — there’s their principal weakness. “Basically, the Aggies... are ..n first and third-pe\iod ball club. They tire in the second and the fourth quarters, but they’re apt to be a match for just about any body in the other two. “The Spartans made few mis takes. Combined with their excel lent line play was a veritable sec ondary blanket over A&M* receiv ers, it was a beautiful pass de fense . . . “Spirit wins a lot of ball games, but only fanaticism could have won for the Aggies, who had plen ty of spirit . . . Take Foes Lightly “The Spartans take the suppos- edly-easy foes too lightly. They relax, much as they did against Oregon State a week ago, but they were definitely keyed for Texas A&M, much to the Aggies’ sor row. “Curiously enough, the two top MSG exhibitions in the 18-game streak came on national television days, causing many to label the Spartans as a bunch of old “hams” but, as some said, ‘what a good- looking bunch of hams they are.’ “A&M will be tough in the Southwest Conference race. The reserves have been getting ex perience that will bolster the team in the league race. In Quarterback Ray Graves, Halfback Don Ellis, Tackle Jack Little and some oth ers, Coach Ray George has players ranking among the best in the cir cuit. “And that battling nature is tough to beat, too. “There was little rerporse in the Aggie family. The coaches and (See AGS LOO KGOOD, Page 4) ^ va'.-- ~ ‘»Lt> Football Mums Corsage . . $1.00 for that Special Dance Date .... CARNATION CORSAGE LARGE ORCHID . — and others — . $1.50 . $5.00 Student Floral Concession (See Your Dorm Representative) A FA Drops ASA, 16-0, In Murals The intramural football parade moved on Friday with showings of potent offenses and stout de fenses. Rose, A FA, made the longest scoring play of the day, a 35-yard dash from scrimmage against ASA, as the cannoneers ex hibited a stubborn defense in shut ting out their opponents, 16-0. A 12-yard pass to Jennings also figured in the scoring. Sqdn. 9 netted five penetrations to beat G FA in a 6-6 deadlock. C FA could manage tmt two pene trations.. In two other close contests, Sqdn. 8 scored twice in nosing out B FA, 12-7, and Sqdn. 5 scored a safety to beat B Inf, 9-6. In Thursday football tilts, Tur ner scored the only touchdown on the last play of the game to lead Co. C to a 7-0 win over Sqdn. 22. In another thriller, I. M. Den- ard raced 80 yards on the game’s "krst play to widen Sqdn. 18’s mar gin of victory. Co. B \Vas the vic tim of a 12-0 score. A rock-ribbed Co. A defense was the major factor as they defeated Sqdn. 17, 9-0. A Inf. won a close game from A Armor, 6-2. (See INTRAMURALS, Page 4) By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Co-Editor EAST LANSING, Mich.—Satur day was the day for Michigan State and their mighty Spartans as they proved to 49,000 jubilant fans the green and white coated lads still have the punch to main tain number one spot in the nation. And Coach Biggie Munn’s boys were very thorough in proving it by pounding the Aggies 48-6 here at Macklin Field on the Michigan State campus. Sparked by a converted half back named Ellis Duckett who could always be in the right place at the right time when passes were thrown his way, the Spartans .just couldn’t make a mistake in their offensive and defensive play. The Aggies, however, played a much better game than the score indicates. The thundering power of Michigan State’s running game and the passes of Tom Yewcic and Willie Thrower were too much for the one-deep Aggie team. Equal Ability The Spartans bench teams seem ed to have an equal amount of ability as the first squad when they continued to lash out a ground-eating offensive in the closing minutes of the game. The game was record breaking in itself. Michigan State rolled up PRIZE WINNING s' use the New MICROTOMIC — the Absolutely Uniform DRAWING PENCIL # Absolute uniformity means drawings without “weak spots'/—clean, legible detail. Famous for smooth, long-wearing leads. Easily distin guished by bull’s-eye degree stamping on 3^ sides of pencil. 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Then other pass plays moved the ball to the Aggie 16 where Graves ran it over around right end after not being able to find a receiver in the clear. Graves Great Graves displayed some of the greatest intestinal fortitude and ability shown in recent years by an Aggie quarterback as he contin ually took a beating from the rush ing line of Michigan State. But again and again he would come back to pass, with his throwing (See GRAVES, Page 4) SRAJM the construction wonder We’re proud of the engineering skill in our SPAN shirts by Manhattan!® Their collars withstand all stress and strain yet they're so soft and smooth and comfortable. Switch to SPAN ! Enjoy their longer-lasting looks and comfort! $3.95 A new shirt free if the collar doesn't outlast the body of the shirt! . See this Manhattan ad in the Saturday Evening Post.and Time Magazine. (jaUcburp & Co. tttNS CUOTHING SINCE IS*#