Wednesday, October 29, 1952;
THE BATTALION
Page 5
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OLD' CODGER’ SAYS
Football Players
Need More Spirit
By ED HOLDER
Sports Editor
With all the squabble about “Old Army”
going on arounu uxe campus it rnxgnt oe of
•in Lores c to enter an opixupn or a real oxct
tinier on me sports ena oi tne picture,
’'we are cuurLeous ana cnaracter build
ing, Put 1 notice we uo not come out on top.
n.* an oid graa i say to nen wxtn mat.”
tms is part or a letter i received recently
irom iviernn ivutcneii, ciass oi idiv. ±ie said
*n ms letter mat ne maae more toucnaowms
m one game tnan any otner rvggie in mstory.
fie crossed me goai seven times oacK m IPrb
« against a supposedly powerful itollo Scnool of Mines (irom
Missouri). _ ^
cer checking the records, we found Mitchell is right.
He also cracKed a record on me track team, by running tne
luO yard dash in 9 4/5 seconds.
Here is the part of his letter from which the above
quote was derived:
“This might be of interest to some of you 1952 models.
We never even neard of a scholarship. My dad put me through
A&M tor less than $1800. If we were good enough we played
the full 00 minutes of every game, unless we broke a leg or
got thrown out of the game for such slight infractions as
+ Slugging or kneeing a man when he was down.
~uur idea was to win and damn the cost. From an old
‘sodger’s' viewpoint it appears A&M has lost a lot of that
fierceness or aggressiveness today. We are courteous and
| character building—but I notice we do hot come out on top.
As an old grad 1 say to hell with that. I would like to see
the Aggies win 100-0 in every game they play—knock ’em
down and drag ’em out—be courteous at the reception alter
tne game and let character take care of itself after one fin
ishes college.
“But during the game—bust ’em wide open. If one does
not like this attitude then there is always tennis or horse
moes to take up.
On the ngner bide of the picture
Mitchell relates an incident which
!>ccuri*ed in the “good old days.”
“Then, it was in the early days
)f forward passing and we always
had trouble with the Haskell In
dians.
“In the first place some of these
Indians would play four years with
Carlisle and then come to Kansas
and play four years. They would
merely change their name from
‘Flying Cloud’ to ‘Bear Tracks’
and be eligible.
No Jersey Numbers
rJ\one of us had any numbers
o.n our jerseys and all of those
Inuians looked alike, dark meated
and about the same size. When
they made a pass, there would be
ten Indians whooping and jumping
at the ball—if one of them caught
it hs would line up at end or in
the back at the next play.
“That made him eligible. Some
of us knew damn well that he had
been playing guard all the game,
but to say so to an official—-well,
might as well save your breath.
“Yep, them days was a little
rugged—but it sure was fun.”
To The Exes
Mltchei now lives in Orlando,
Florida, and still takes The Bat
talion during football season, “to
See in detail how we made out.”
This in itself is evident of the sup
port and loyalty that is so often
displayed by the graduates of
many moons ago.
To the Aggie exes I would like
to say this:
This year’s Aggie team has got
more of the old “spirit” than I
have known to exist at A&M for
a long time. And no matter what
the score, the 1952 version of the
Maroon and White will stick to
gether closer and fight harder than
any team to play on Kyle Field for
quite some time.
Koontz Bowls High
Score of Season
Jim Koontz, senior education
major from Houston, recently
bowled the highest series of this
year at the MSC bowling alley
with a 669 score.
This is just four pins short of
the alley record. The scores on his
three games were 291, 233, and
235.
Koontz has been a member of
the Aggie Bowling Club for three
years, and has been a member of
the starting team since he started.
He is one of the most dependable
men on the team, and can usually
be counted on for a high series. He
boasts a 169 average fpr the Bowl
ing Club.
“I have seen many bowling
matches, and played in many, but
my biggest thrill was teaming
with Jim Kennedy last year to
win the doubles title in the inter
collegiate tournament here,” said
Koontz.
Speaking on the team’s chances
this year, Koontz said, “I believe
we have a better chance to win the
conference race this year than we
have had since I have been at
A&M.” The squad has a perfect
record so far this year.
Defensive Backs Prove
Decisive In Victory
Ray Graves
Graves Passes,
Runs, Notv Kicks
By ED HOLDER
Sports Editor
Ray (Knucks) Graves will con
tinue to hamper the defensive
game of A&M’s opponents when
he leads the Aggies against Ar
kansas this weekend.
The cool speedy quarterback has
turned the tables in many a fan’s
mind this year.
During the past season Graves
was known only as a passer, but
after rolling yard after- yard on
the ground in this year’s games,
he poses a definite threat for an
other reason.
Graves Kicks
And not satisfied with merely
running and passing, he has de
cided to try his hand at punting.
Against the Bears Graves punted
three times for a total yardage
of 107. This averages out to 36.
He kicked out of bounds once,
which lowered his average, but
which set Baylor back in the hole.
The slippery quarterback is
deadly on end-arounds. Running
the split-T type of ball, Graves
often has the option of keeping or
passing off on end skirts. He of
ten catches the opponent off-guard
on this play and slips through for
valuable yardage.
Another thing which the cool
and sure man-under has demon
strated at the cost of the opponent
on many occasions is his recovery
from being sewed up while trying
to pass.
He has scored two touchdowns
this year when he failed to find a
pass receiver and elected to carry
the’ ball.
Perhaps his greatest improve
ment over last year- is his coolness
when operating on pass plays.
Graves looks his field over care
fully, although he might be swarm
ed by tacklers.
Graves astonished onlookers
against Kentucky this year when
at one time during the game he
had tossed the ball 12 times and
came out with 12 completions!
By JERRY WIZIG
Battalion Sports Staff
Value of an alert pass defense
was ably demonstrated by Sq. 20’s
defensive backfield yesterday.
A wide-awake secondary inter
cepted enemy passes all over the
field to set up four touchdowns
as Sq. 29 punched out a 26-0 intra
mural football win over Sq. 17.
Jack Pearson and Bud Ussery
were the individual standouts.
Sq. 18’s 13 points were matched
by Sq. 21, but Sq. 18 rolled up
five penetrations to the losers four
to eke out a victory in a 13-13
deadlock.
Co. H, Co. C, and Mitchell Hall
all scored shutout wins in their
contests.
Co. H walloped Co. E, 19-9, Co.
C squeezed out a 6-9 win over Sq.
19, and Mitchell beat Law Hall,
7-9.
Basketball Play
In yesterday’s basketball games
a furious second half assault on
the nets paved the way for a 24-
19 verdict by Sq. 23 over Co. A.
With the score a close 7-4 at the
half, the winners poured in , 17
points in the last half to pull
away.
John Mcllhenny scored seven
points and Hoi-ton Barber ac
counted for six in the winning ral
ly.
Co. F. smashed Sq. 22 by a 24-7
score. Newman notched six of the
loser’s points. Sq. 24 had too much
by a 26-9 margin. Cobb was high
offense for Co. B, smothering them
with 11 points. Puryear edged Vet
Village, 13-8, with Vein Bippert
scoring six points.
Wise Scores Twice
James Wise notched both his
teams touchdowns to spark Sq. 6 to
a 12-9 football victory over Sq.
I 11 Monday. B. Dodd caught a
touchdown pass for the loser’s
score.
Don Johnson scored the only
touchdown of the game, snaring a
pass from Joe Cohen late in the
second half to hand Sq. 9 a 6-9
win over A TC.
In a rough hard-fought battle
A QMC outplayed ASA from the
opening gun, yet could manage
only a 2-9 decision. The victors
penetrated the opposition 49 and
29 yard lines three times each.
In other games Sq. 7 had little
trouble with Sq. 5, winning 39-9,
and Sq. 8 smothered A Arm., 22-9.
Sq. 9 JRoutes A Arm.
Sq. 9 routed A Arm. by an in
credible 48-4 score in a basket
ball contest, Monday the highest
point total of the season. A1 Davis
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