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THE BATTALION
Tuesday, November 4, 1952
THE BATTALION-MSC
A&M QUARTERBACK CLUB
Fiery Sophomores Make Up
Powerful Mustang Offense
Fiery, ambitious first year men have combined with a
number of seasoned veterans to form the 1952 Mustang
Team, which has turned out to be one of the best Red and
Blue squads since the days of Doak Walker.
Five offensive and seven defensive starters of the 1951
eleven are back for another year of competition, but some
of them are having difficulty in retaining their places in the
starting line-ups.
At left end Dave Powell and Jimmy Hawn, both two-
lettermen, and Raymond Berry, appear as top candidates on
the offense, with Bill Rippery, a regular for two seasons, and
Doyle Nix, a 1951 freshman star, as standouts on defense.
At the other wing Letterman JJim Mahew, Squadman Alex'
Litowkin, and Sophomore Ed Bernet will give the Ponies
both offensive and defensive strength.
At Tackle Positions
Available for the tackle positions are seven lettermen—
Bill Forester, Harry Dean, Lou Miller, Wayne Ligon, Jerry
Clem, Jim Landers, and Bob Cadwallader. Two newcomers
likely to share time with them are Tommy Hairston and Don
Goss, a pair of all-state players in their high school days.
Guards include Buford Partee and David Riley, defensive
regulars last season; Darrell Lafitte, who lettered last year
as a sophomore; Paul Turk, a squadman for two years; and
Joe Basquez, Jim Passons, Bill Crawford, and Rex Winters,
a quartet of promising sophomores.
Dick Hightower, consensus center on the All-American
team in 1951, has left a big vacancy at the pivot position,
but Don Cole and Bill Fox, lettermen, and Bob Hailey, Jim
O’Neal and Trent Turpin, first-year candidates, are capable
men at the. position.
Signal Callers for Ponies
Signal callers for the Ponies will include Benton Mussle-
white, a two-letter man; Duane Nutt, Malcolm Bowers, and
Hayes Gilliam, a trio of star quarterbacks on the 1951 frosh
eleven; and Sam Stollenwerck, who saw some action last
season.
At the left halfback will be Jerry Norton, who was the
Mustangs’ leading ball carrier in seven of the 10 games on
the 1951 schedule; Frank Eidom, flashy freshman star of a
year ago; Gene Gillis and Bill Crisler, lettermen. Playing
right half will be Don Miller and Val Joe Walker, lettermen;
Johnny Crawford and Gayle Mills, squadmen; and Roy Pace,
a first-year man.
Bill Forester, who doubles at fullback on the offensive,
will have help at this position from Dale Moore and A1
Hansen, who lettered as sophomores last season, and Tommie
Fields, a hard-blocking freshman in 1951.
Don Ellis
Ray Graves
Ellis, Rush,
Boring, Langford Give
Razor backs Troubles
Alvin Langford
Q. B. Club Tonight
Darrow Hooper, star end and boaster of the
“automatic toe” for conversions, will speak to
night at 7:30 in the YMCA Chapel at the weekly
meeting of the A&M Quarterback Club.
The movie of the Arkansas game will be shown
tonight rather than Thursday evening since the
freshman team plays a game here on that date.
Hooper will narrate the film.
Little Don (Babe) Ellis caught
three touchdown passes running
from halfback Saturdag night to
eanr our nomination for Player
of the Week.
And throwing those passes was
Kay (Knucks) Graves, versatile
quarterback of the Aggies. He
ranks as our other offensive Play
er of the week.
Defensively it was Jody Boring
and A1 Langford, turning in their
usually great games.
Ellis Triple Threat
Ellis has been a constant threat
this year running from left half
back. He is speedy, and knives
through the holes like a veteran
dash man, although this is first
year to play varsity ball.
He has carried the bail through
the line 72 times this season, and
rolled up 301
yards for a
4.1 average.
Against Arkan
sas Ellis charg
ed 7 times for
41 yards and a
5.9 average per
cari'y. In the
pass receiving
department, El
lis now stands
fourth among conference leaders
with 26 passes caught and a total
yardage of 237 yards. His average
per catch is 9.1.
Ellis also worries the opposition
as a passer. He takes a pitch-out
from Graves once in a while on
an end skirt and has the choice of
passing or running. The play has
proven very effective although he
has elected to run most of the time.
Graves Leads Conference
Graves leads the SWC in total
offense for the year. He has
handled the ball on either a pass
or run for 203 plays and gained
1,046 yards ... 100 more than the
closest contender T. Jones of Tex
as University.
Secand place in passing over
the conference,
-^Graves has
jtossed 134
j times, and eom-
: pleted 7 8 for
; 803 yards. He
! has the best
Ellis
| percentage of
1 completions in
i the SWC with a
j .5 8 2. Against
the Razorbaeks
jhc threw 3 1
times and con-
Graves nected on 19 of
them for a .613
average and 231 "yards.
Hailed by many as the top quar
terback in the conference, Gi-aves
has displayed a coolness and abil
ity that has made many an enemy
coach sit up and take notice. He
sparks the team, and keeps the de
fense worrying if he is going to
run or throw.
At one time this year, the slen
der quarterback was ranked as
second in the nation iin passing,
and eighth over the country in
total offense.
Boring Intercepts Five
Because of the fine defensive
work turned in by Joe Boring
against Arkansas Saturday night,
he has been selected defensive
back of the week.
Against the Razorbaeks, he was
a constant menace, intercepting
five passes to halt Arkansas drives
deep in Aggie territory. Boring
now leads* the conference in pass
interceptions by a large margin
with eight.
Marshall Rush displayed fine
tackling Saturday night to be
named defensive lineman of the
week.
Rush was a hard man to move in
the Aggie line,
and was con
stantly break
ing through the
Razorback line
to break up
plays before
they could get
up steam. Sev
eral times he
would pull out
of his side of
the line to move
across the field
to make tack
les.
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w
Rush
Rush missed the first three
games because of a cracked cheek
bone, but since returning to the
lineup, has been a standout on the
defensive line.
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Brazos Varisco
Brazos Varisco, an Aggie by as
sociation. It is a long way to be
near your favorite school but
Brazos did it. He came to the U.S.
from Sicily 45 years ago at the
age of five.
Starting in 1924 with a bride of
a year, six mules and a Brazos bot
tom farm, Varisco is now one of
the leading business men of the
Bryan-College Station area.
Largely self educated, Brazos
took out enough time to take three
years of Summer Cotton Classes
at Texas A&M. He is married and
has two married daughters, Mrs.
Cosmo Guido of San Antonio and
Mrs. Jean Donaho of Bryan.
Mr. Varisco owns several busi
ness buildings in Bryan, including
the Varisco Building. He and Jean
Donaho own the Varisco Lumber
Company. Jean is a graduate of
Texas A&M.
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