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New 200-Seai Press
Box Almost Ready
A&M almost has completed an
$80,000 press box that will seat
more than 200 pi'ess and radio men.
Equipped with an outside'eleva
tor, the press box has' three levels.
The first level will house reporters,
a snack bar and scout boxes.
The second level will hold pho
tographer’s booths and radio
broadcasting rooms.
Coaches’ telephone and observa
tion booths, public address system
control rooms and the electric
scoreboard will be on the third lev
el.
The press box was modeled after
those at Baylor and the University
of Oklahoma. The Athletic De
partment furnished construction
funds.
All-American Smith
Bob Smith, A&M’s All-American
football great, leads all SWC grid-
sters in yards gained rushing by
461 yards—but is 44 points behind
the leading scorer.
Smith’s all time conference rec
ord is 1,302 yards while his nearest
contender, Bryon Townsend of the
University of Texas, accumulated
only 841.
Joe Hunt of A&M holds the all
time SWC scoring record with 128
points while Smith has 84.
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Sophomore Ace Returns
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the end who was All-SWC defen
sively last year. In the 1952 and
1953 spring drills, Massey was out
standing as a receiver, once catch
ing seven pases for 120 yards and
two touchdowns in an intra-squad
game.
Another standout for the Steers
this year will be Buck Lansford,
an offensive regular as a sopho
more last year.
And of course there is Quinn who
must be considered when one adds
up the. number of bright lights for
theDUopghorn^ ,tbi4 year. In 1952
he set scoring and rushing records
for sophomores as he rolled up 14
touchdowns and averaged 5 yards
per carry.
All conference ih his first sea
son as an offensive guard after
one season as a reserve linebacker,
Phil Branch has the ability to be
an outstanding star in double duty
football.
With good prospects coming up
from the freshman squad, and a
few ineligibles turning out, the
Longhorns can be expected to bol
ster a top-notch team this year.
They certainly will be a team for
the conference to be on the look
out for.
Leo Marquette, regular offens
ive center last fall for A&M, has
reported for practice with the Fort
Bliss, Texas army grid team.
to Bryan
and Texas A&M
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have been for us. It has been our privilege to serve the
students of Texas A&M for many years. We have set
for ourselves the task of creating most friendly relations
possible with the students. We have done this by con
scientious service and honesty in every possible way.
Visit us soon and enjoy the friendly cordiality of our
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Joe Boring
All-SWC When Sophomore
A&M Faces Obstacles
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ers will line up left end, left guard,
center, right guard, left tackle,
right tackle anti right end.
Don Ellis, Joe Boring, Connie
Magouirk and Don Kachtik are the
likely starters for the backfield so
far.
Ellis Plays Quarterback
Halfback in 1952, Ellis will move
to quarterback. He gathered some
experience last year on a few plays
behind Ray Graves, and played
quarterback in high school.
The new substitution ruling will
be to his advantage, since he put in
plenty of time on defensive work
last year.
One of the advantages of the new
type formation which the Aggies
will run is that the running and
passing ability of Ellis may be bet
ter utilized.
Ellis came out third in the nation
last year in punt returns, and he
was top man in the conference in
this category.
He also was chosen to the all
opponent team of Michigan State,
last season’s national champions.
Boring Is Punter
Boring will back up Ellis from
the halfback position. This 19-
year-old junior from Dallas is con
sidered the best punter on the
squad. He also was named All-
SWC defensive back in 1952.
An all-around back, Boring pass
es well, and is one of the best re
ceivers. His speed places him as
the first team i-ight halfback.
Running from fullback will be
Don Kachtik, 195 pounds. Another
junior, he has had a year’s exper
ience and is one of the top power
runners in the conference.
Kachtik scored all three touch
downs against Baylor last year, and
made the winning score against
Oklahoma A&M.
Coach George said Kachtik look
ed outstanding in spring drills.
Kachtik also is big enough to back
up the line on’defense, and is im
proving fast at this new job
brought about by the change in
rules this year.
Rounding out the backfield is
Connie Magouirk at 190 pounds.
His power plus his speed makes
him a natural for the halfback slot
in a T formation with its variations
for ground gaining.
He lettered in 1951 as a defensive
back, so the new rule changes won’t
effect Magouirk. He will put his
drive in at left halfback.
The center of the line has been
the biggest problem for the Aggies
so far this year. Spring training
didn’t offer any solution, but Coach
George seems to have found a man
to fill the big job in Fred Brous
sard.
Another Louisiana boy, (Bruis
in’) Broussard was an All-Stater
in high school. He was playing
tackle until recently when he moved
to center for workouts.
He fits nicely into the new of
fense, and his experience at the
position in high school will be need
ed. He also fills in nicely at guard.
“Twin Terrors” Return
The “Twin Terrors” Marvin Tate
and Sid Theriot will be back again
at the guards. Tate is small, as
guards go, but his speed and ag
gressiveness have put him on top
of the pile many a time.
He played both offense and de
fense last year, sq he is another
man whom the “substitution rul
ing” will not hurt.
Tate is another of the squad’s
many juniors, and will be playing
a lot of ball this year.
Theriot is larger than Tate, and
hits the scale at 190. He is still
light for a guard in the SWC.
But last year he proved to be a
tough match for opponents, espec
ially with his defensive work.
Theriot will be fighting for top
honors among the conference
guards this season.
Scott Is Experienced
Durwood Scott is the only ex
perienced tackle on the squad. Law
rence Winkler will play the other
tackle, but he received his letter
last fall at guard.
Winkler is small for a tackle at
202 pounds, while Scott pushes the
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Texas Aggie basketball games
will have a new home this year.
The new 9,000-seat physical edu
cation building is scheduled to be
finished by December, with dedi
cation ceremonies tentatively set
for Dec. 10.
Work on the concrete and tile
•building behind the MSC started
last year. The work has been held
up because of a steel strike.
Besides the game court extend
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will have two practice courts ex
tending east and west, ten physical
education rooms, 18 offices and a
conference room.
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2,900 additional people can sit on
pull-out bleachers during non-bas
ketball functions.
That makes the total seating fa
cilities 11,900, larger than any ac
commodation on the campus except
Kyle Field.
Press facilities will include a 32-
man sports writers’ booth, two ra
dio booths, and a public address
system booth, all glass enclosed
and two photographers’ booths.
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