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Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, October 13, 1953 THE BATTALION-MSC QUART Huddleston Chosen Back of. the Week Billy Pete Huddleston, sophomore halfback, is the Quart erback club selection for back of the week. Huddleston scored two touchdowns against Texas Tech’s Bed Raiders, one in the first period on a fine 22 yard run and the other on a third quarter 15 yard scamper. He carried the ball eight times for a total gain of 56 yards and an average of 7 yards per carry. Working into the starting lineup for the first time in the Georgia contest, Huddleston racked up 118 yards in 13 car ries for a 9 yard average. One of the factors which makes ^Huddleston an outstand ing ball carrier is his ability to feint tacklers out of position. His stop-and-start twisting style causes tacklers to commit themselves, then Huddleston makes his move away from the tackler’s motion. A backfield star for Iraah high school, Huddleston was an outstanding performer on last year’s freshman team, and has continued his fine play in the first year of varsity com petition. One-platoon football caused coaches to juggle players unable to adapt themselves to two-way play, but Huddleston is rapidly proving that he can handle defensive assignments as well as carry the ball. Marshall Robinson Will Play -Lots of Football FIRST TOUCHDOWN—Billy Pete Huddleston (22) pre pares to cut for the sideline to avoid three on-rushing Texas Tech defenders on his 22-yard touchdown scamper. Hud dleston’s sensational dash was the first Aggie score of the night and ended a 67-yard drive. The sophomore half back scored again in the third quarter on a 15-yard dash around end. “Don’t worry about Boogie. He’s gonna play a lot of football.” That word, from Coach Abe Mar tin of the TCU Horned Frogs, has been most welcome to thousands of Purple supporters. For it indicates they’re going to see a lot of their favorite football player. “Boogie” is Marshall Robinson,, the compact, lion-hearted 150- pound senior from Fort Worth. A star in high school, the little man had a lot of trouble convincing anyone he could play against the 200-pound giants in college. And actually, it was only the late, unlamented “two platoon” sys tem that gave Boogie his chance. Back in 1951, when the Frogs came up minus a defensive safetyman when Ray McKown was moved to offense, Boogie was shoved into the gap. He did very well indeed, returning punts well, tackling hard and quarterbacking the Frog pass defense. His fine work helped TCU win the Conference title in 1951 and he played almost every down on de fense in 1952. But he still seemed too small for offensive work and when the one-platoon style came back last winter, coaches, fans and players had a sad feeling they’d seen the last of Robinson. The small bne had other ideas. In- spring training, he demon strated the speed and darting drive necessary for a halfback of the new split T formation. His de fense was tops, of course. Gave Crowd Thrill In the Frog’s opening game against Kansas this fall, Boogie went in with the second team and things began to happen. He carried the ball 4 times for 12 yards, play ed fine pass defense and again gave the crowd a big wallop by plastering vicious tackles on hard- running Jayhawk. backs who out weighed him 40 pounds. Now Boogie is firmly entrenched McKown Is Headed Scott Selected For A ll-S WC Berth Lineman-of-W eek Ray McKown, the “Dumas Dan dy” who led TCU to a Southwest conference championship as a soph omore in 1951, is off and running for another fine season as a senior. Seventh in the conference in to tal offense, third in punting and fifth in passing, McKown appears to be on the way to a place on the 1953 all-SWC team. In 38 carries this season, the powerfully bpilt 185-pounder has gained 196 yards for a 5.2 yard ELLIS LEAPS FOR SCORE—Don Ellis (11) hurdles right end from the three-yard line for A&M’s touchdown. On fourth down he swung wide to the right and cut back over end for the score that gave the Cadets a 14-7 lead at half. Ellis completed six of 13 passes for 60 yards against the Bed Raiders. Ellis Loses Lead In Conference Aggie-TClJ Football Game Offense Totals Is Renewal of Old Rivalry One of the oldest rivalries in the country will be renewed this Satur day when the TCU Horned Frogs host the improved Aggies in a Southwest conference football game at Amon Carter stadium. A near-sellout crowd of 37,000 is expected at the game as this will be the annual corps trip for some 4,000 khaki-clad Aggies. This will mark the 49th meeting of the two teams with A&M hold ing a 25-18 edge with five ties. Coach Ray George’s outfit has gained considerable prestige about the league in its showing against Texas Tech, University of Houston, Georgia and Kentucky. On the other side, the Frogs are expected to bounce back after two hectic games—with Arkansas and Michigan State. A loss to the Aggies would prob ably knock the Purple out of the SWC title picture. The Frogs have already lost to Arkansas. Last season these two clubs set tled for a 7-7 tie at College Station. Previously in 1951, TCU fought be hind to. tumble the Aggies, 20-14, for the fifth in a row in the series. A halftime feature will be the presentation of the 1953-54 Aggie Sweetheart. Don Ellis dropped to second in the Southwest conference in total offense and passing after the Tex as Tech game. A total of 436 yards on 126 plays places Ellis 22 yards behind Arkansas’ Lamar McHan in total offense. Ellis trails Francis David son of Baylor by one yard in pass ing. He has completed 35 of 70 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns. Against Texas Tech, Ellis passed only 13 times, completing six for 60 yards and one touchdown. He leads the conference in intercepted passes with two for 71 yards. Ellis is also sixth in the league in punt returns. He has run back seven for 57 yards and an 8.1 yard average. average per try. He has averaged 41.8 yards on five kicks and has completed 10 of 24 passes for 151 yards. In the near - upset of Michigan State Saturday, McKown sparked the Frogs with a passing attack that gained 107 yards on four of eight completions for a touchdown. Led Toads to Title In 1952 McKown picked up 895 yards passing and 322 yards rush ing. He led the Toads to thte SWC title in 1951 as a sophomore, when he started the season as fourth string quarterback. At the end of the season, he was named the most valuable back in the conference and made several all-America teams. The turning point of the ’51 sea son for TCU was thu A&M game. Trailing 14-0 in the third quarter, McKown led the Frogs to three stunning touchdowns and a 20-14 win that started them on the way to the Cotton Bowl. Puzzles Writers McKown, from the small city of Dumas in the Texas Panhandle, has long puzzled writers and opposing coaches. In the words of SMU’s Matty Bell, “he doesn’t look like he can run, he doesn’t seem to pass well—he just beats you somehow or other.” After playing tailback in the Frog spread formations in 1951 and 1952, McKown was shifted to quarterback in Coach Abe Mar tin’s new split-T. He’s not espec ially graceful as a ball handler and so far he hasn’t passed too well from the new formation, but once more he’s getting the job done. “I believe Ray improved more last week than anybody I ever saw,” said Martin after the Kan sas game. “He’s really faking and handing off now.” Tackle Durwood Scott is the Quarterback club’s lineman-of-the week for his outstanding play against Texas Tech’s Red Raiders. The heaviest starter on the team at 224 pounds and the second heaviest man on the squad, Scott put in more playing time in the Tech game than any other lineman. The outside tackle in the A&M unbalanced line, the hai;d-hitting 6 feet, 2 senior has been a line standout offensively and defensively in every game the Cadets have played this year. He played 299 minutes in 1952, fifth highest on the team. Played Offense in ’52 Scott, a regular offensive tackle in last year’s two-platoon play, lettered as a sophomore in 1951. If he continues his sparkling play throughout the season, Scott will attract the notice of most of the area’s sportswriters who selected Rice’s Dick Chapman, Baylor’s Robert Knowles and Texas’ Buck Lansford as the most prominent contenders for all- SWC. His offensive play last year caused little doubt about Scott’s ability to handle that part of his line dtuies. His defensive play in the first four games of this season has given the coaching staff cause to quit worrying about that section of the Aggie line. as the No. 2 left half and is due to play about as much as anybody. That makes the fans—and coach Martin—happy. Robinson is very popular and versatile, on the field and off. He has just been named Corps com mander of the university’s ROTC units with the rank of cadet col onel. Private Pilot Last summer at ROTC camp in California, he served as operations officer for his squadron and re ceived the camp’s highest citation for his work. He holds his private flying license and is an active of ficer in the Flying Frogs, the cam pus aviation group. He took hon ors last spring in the National Air Meet for Collegians. Boogie is eyeing a career in avia tion, military or otherwise, but be fore that comes around, he hopes to play a lot of football his final season. So do the thousands of fans who turn out to see him play. • ' ' v. ’ ■ V 1 • Durwood Scott Lineman-of-Week Bryan Motor Co. City National Lincoln - Mercury Dealer 100 North Main Palace-Queen-Dixie Black’s Pharmacy Main Street — Bryan Highway 6 East Miller’s Super Market Cade' * Co. Highway 6 South Your Bryan Ford Dealer 415 North Main Bryan Marion Pugh Link Co. the Exchange Store Wellborn Road “Serving Texas Aggies” ★ Quarterback of the Week ★ ★ Marion Pugh. Lumber Company Marion Pugh, whose lumber company headquarters are only a few steps from Kyle Field, is one of the Aggies’ most ardent backers. He hasn’t missed a Cadet home game in seven years. What’s more, he’s seen a lot of the Farmers’ out-of-town contests in those seven years. It’s only fitting that Pugh is such an Aggie backer. Fourteen years ago, he was a member of the Aggies’ greatest football team. That 1939 team was National Champion. It beat Tulane in the Sugar Bowl, 14-13. In 1940, Marion and his teammates went on to another Southwest Conference title and beat Fordham in the Cotton Bowl, 13-12. Marion went on to play professional football with the New York Giants in 1941, entered the service in 1942, then went back to the Giants in 1945 and 1946. In 1947, he went into the construction business. Four years ago, he wound up back home, as close as possible to Kyle Field and his memories. Next time you’ve got a minute, stroll there blocks past Kyle Field. Marion Pugh will be waiting for you—either to help you with any lumber need or just to talk over the good old days.