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^HE BATTALION
Thursday, August 25, 1955
Ags Play 10 Football Games This Fall
A 10-game schedule lies ahead
of the Aggie gridsters this year,
'vith all the Southwest conference
teams and three from other loops
ready to meet A&M.
Here are the games, the date and
location of play, and a quick peep
at the opposition:
University of California
(Sept. 16—Los Angeles, Cal.)
Coach Red Sanders goes into
his seventh season at UCLA with
21 returning lettermen from his
1054 championship team, which
won nine straight victories to take
the PCC title for ' the second
straight year and win top national
rating in two major polls.
Sanders loses 12 mainstays from
his 1954 powerhouse, including All-
American linemen Jack Ellena
(tackle) and Jim Salsbury (guard)
along with such stand-outs as tail
back Prime Vallanueva, end Bob
Long, blocking back Terry Debay
and guard Sam Boghosian.
The Bruins lost nine of the 11
startei’s of their last 1954 game.
The only two starters returning
are All-American fullback Bob
Da!venport and wingback Jim
Decker. Other top returnees are
Athletic Trainer
Has Long Career
Charles E. “Smokey” Harper is
athletic trainer at A&M. A veter
an of the business since 1926, he is
one of the most colorful trainers
in the nation.
Harper served as trainer with
Bryant at Kentucky since 1950 and
previously was with him at Vanderf
bilt in 1940. He has served as ath
letic trainer in every one of the
leading bowl games at least once.
A graduate of Mercer College in
Macon, Ga., Hai-per served as train
er at Clemson, Vanderbilt, Florida,
Alabama, UCLA and Kentucky be
fore coming to A&M with Bryant
m 1954.
Harper has a student assistant,
Billy Pickard, a physical education
major from San Antonio.
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Is one of the nation’s finest, as
was proved last year when the
Football Writers Association of
America voted it one of the top
four in the nation.
The triple-decked press mansion
is equipped with an elevator, five
radio booths, two photographer’s
booths, public address booth, con
cessions bar, three rest rooms, an
^pen photo booth with dark room,
and a spacious newspaper desk
that will accommodate 150 writers.
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UCLA and A&M have played
twice before, and both times the
Aggies came out on top. The
score was 7-0 in 1940, and 21-14
in 1951.
Louisiana State University
(Sept. 24—Dallas)
One .of the most colorful series
in southern football resumes in the
Cotton Bowl this fall after a lapse
of five years. LSU and A&M
have played 21 games since 1899,
with the Tigers one game up, hav
ing 10 victories to the Aggies’
nine. Two games were tied.
LSU boasts a new coach and a
new athletic director. Paul Diet-
zel is the new coach and Jim Cor
bett the new AD. Dietzel, a Mi
ami graduate, once served as as
sistant coach under Paul Bryant,
when the current Aggie mentor
was at Kentucky University.
The Tigers return 16 lettermen,
including Joe Ruminello at end,
O. K. Ferguson at fullback and
Chuck Johns at halfback.. LSU,
like A&M, is heavy on the sopho
mores, with 31 first-year men and
only seven seniors. The Tiger
backfield will be experienced and
improved, while the line will be
about the same as last year, when
LSU won five and lost six.
University of Houston
(Oct. 1—College Station)
This young but already estab
lished series is all even; each team
has won one game from the other.
The Cougars got fheir win last
year with a field goal, winning
10-7.
The Cougars, with a new coach
ing staff, promise to field one of
the fastest teams in the school’s
young history. The backs are very
fast, and the linemen are fast and
big.
Chief returnees are Jimmy Dick
ey, quarterback; Kennie Stegall,
halfback; Wayne Shoemaker and
Jim Blackstone, guards; and Lavell
Isbell, tackle.
Best of the sophs are guard
John Peters and halfbacks Jerry
Franks and Tommy Hall.
Although the Cougar offense is
set, the biggest question mark
seems to be on defense.
University of Nebraska
(Oct. 8—Lincoln, Nebraska)
Coach Bill Glassford of Nebras
ka has 14 returning lettermen on
which to build his 1955 club. He
lost 15. Gone are Bob Smith, full
back, and end Any Loehr, but
Glassford has Jon McWilliams and
Don Erway back to fill the gaps.
Nebraska, as runner-up to Ok
lahoma in the Big Seven confer
ence last fall, met Duke in the
Orange Bowl and was beaten, 34-7.
(Under the Orange Bowl-Big Sev-
en-Atlantic Coast pact, the winner
cannot return to the bowl.)
The Ags and the Cornhuskers
have played each other only once
before, in 1930, when the Nebras
kans shut out the Cadets 13-0.
Texas Christian University
(Oct. 15— Fort Worth)
The Horned Frogs will be more
powerful this year, having lost
1955
No. Player
12 Bobby Joe Conrad
13 Donald Grant
14 Jimmy Wright
15 Caesar Fulton
16 Pat Patrick
20 Jim Ridgeway
21 Billy Stevenson
24 Don ^Vatson
25 Ed Dudley
26 Bill Dendy
28 Carlos Esquival _
29 Gene Henderson
30 Kenneth Hall
31 Roddy Osborne
32 Jack Pardee
33 Bob Stolusky ^..
34 Lloyd Wasserman
35 Bobby Ewell
36 Bill Gillespie
40 Billy P. Huddleston
42 Don McClelland
44 John David Crow
45 Loyd Taylor
50 Lloyd Hale
51 Dick Smithwick
54 John Gilbert
55 Herb Wolf
56 Hollis Pollard
60 Paul Lillard
61 Garry Marfin
62 Dennis Goehring
63 Joe Howell
64 Murry Trimble
65 Jim Langston
66 _Dee Powell _____
67' Bobby Lockett '
70 Jim Stanley
71 George Johnson
72 Darrell Brown ;
73 Chuck Revellette ...._
74 Dan Hancock
75 A. L. Simmons
77 Jack Powell
18 Charles Krueger
79 Henry Clark _*
80 Bill Cranberry
81 Donald Robbins
82 Bobby Drake Keith
83 Roger Hobson
84 Richard Sorrels
85 Tommy Strait
86 Dean Meeks
87 Joe Bright
88 Bobby Marks
89_ Eugene Stallings
90 James Burkhart .
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Football Roster
Pos.
Exp.
Class
Hgt.
Wgt.
Age
Hometown
. QB
F-L
Soph
6-%
188
19
Clifton
QB
Fn-L
Soph
5-11
164
19
Corpus Christi
. QB
Fn-L
Soph
5-11%
183
19
Edinburg
. QB
Fn
Soph
5-9%
170
20
McAllen
QB
Fn
Soph
6-1
173
19
Winnsboro
HB
Fn
Soph
6-%
167
19
Batesville, Miss.
HB
Sqd.
Soph
5-9
163
24
Midwest City, Okla.
LH
1VL
Jun
5-11
156
20
Franklin
RH
F-L
Soph
6-0
183
20
Pampa
LH
F-L
Soph
5-8
161
20
Breckenridge
LH
F-L
Soph
5-10
168
20
Edinburg
LH
Sqd.
Sen
6-1
181
22
Sonora
FB
F-L
Soph
6-1
202
19
Sugarland
FB
F-L
Soph
5-11
175
19
Gainesville
. FB
1VL
Jun
6-2
202
19
Christoval
. FB
F-Sqd.
Soph
6-0
178
19
Ennis
FB
F-L
Soph
6-0
195
18
Rosebud
. FB
F-L
Soph
5-9
180
20
Dallas
FB
F-L
Soph
5-10%
185
20
Houston
RG
2VL
Sen
5-11
174
22
Iraan
RH
F-L
Soph
6-2
173
19
Crowley
LH
F-L
Soph
6-2
195
19
Springhill, La.
RH
F-L
Soph
5-8
175
19
Rosewell, N. Mex.
C
1VL
Jun
5-11
188
20
Iraan
-C
F-L
Soph
6-4
210
19
Richardson
... C
F-L
Soph
6-1
185
18
Russellville, Ark.
-- c
1VL
Sen
5-11
185
22
Houston
. c
Sqd.'
Soph
5-11
180
21
Hillsboro
RG
F-L
Soph
6-1
187
19
Jacksboro
G
F-L
Soph
6-0
186
18
Orange
RG
1VL
Jun
5-11
186
20
San Marcos
RG
F-Sqd.
Soph
6-1
202
20
Elsa
LG
F-L
Soph
6-0
184
19
Hanceville, Ala.
LG
F-L
Soph
5-8
190
19
Texas City
LG
1VL
Jun
6-1
190
19
Lockhart
... T
Sqd.
Jun
6-3
200
20
Breckenridge
LT
F-L
Soph
6-1
205
20
Lynch, Ky.
. ...T
Sqd.
Sen
6-3
197
21
EJlisville, Miss.
LT
1VL
Jun
6-1
192
20
Dayton
... T
F-Sqd.
Soph
6-2
187
19
Pawhuska, Okla.
... T
Sqd.
Soph
6-3%
220
24
Laurel, Miss.
T
F-L
Soph
6-5
197
19
San Antonio
RT
1VL
Jun
6-2
220
21
Waco
LT
F-L
Soph
6-4
212
18
Caldwell
RT
Sqd.
Sen
6-2
214
22
Mesquite
. E
Sqd.
Jun
5-11
178
20
Beeville
LE
Sqd.
Sen
6-1
188
21
Breckenridge
LE
1VL
Jun
6-0
180
20
Breckenridge
RE
F-L
Soph
6-0
185
19
Breckenridge
RE
F-Sqd.
Soph
6-3
195
19
Gilmer
E
Sqd.
Sen
6-1
190
21
Houma, La.
RE
F-L
Soph
6-2 %
197
19
Gatesville
E
F-Sqd.
Soph
6-1
185
19
Houston
LE
F-L
Soph
6-1
189
19
New Orleans
RE
3 VL
Jun
6-1
182
20
Paris
E
Sqd.
Soph
6-2
193
20
Hamlin
1955 Fish Football
Date
Opponent
Site
Time
Oct. 6
TCU Wogs
College
Station
7:30 p.m.
Oct. 13
Baylor Cubs
College
Station
7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27
Houston Frosh
College
Station
7:30 p.m.
Nov. 11
Rice Owlets
Houston
8 p.m.
Nov. 19
Texas Shorthorns Austin
2 p.m.
basketball
A&M Has
Team,
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Club Bowling
Jan. 21—TCU at College Sta
tion.
Jan. 30—Oklahoma City at Ok
lahoma City.
Feb. 4—Houston at Houston.
Feb. 11—Baylor at Waco.
Feb. 13—Arkansas at College
Station.
Feb. 18—SMU at College Sta
tion.
Feb. 22—TCU at Fort Worth.
Feb. 25—Rice at College Sta-
| tion.
Feb. 28—Texas at Austin.
For those of you who like to
bowl A&M has a modern bowling
alley in its Memorial Student Cen
ter. John Geiger is manager of
this department, which also in
cludes a ping pong game room.
The Aggie Bowling Club bowls
one night a week, and the top aver
age men in the club compose the
A&M bowling team. This team
takes on teams from other schools,
and also has a tournament spon
sored by the bowling club.
only five lettermen and keeping
26, including six starters and four
alternates.
Best of the returning lettermen
are fullback Buddy Dike, halfbacks
Jimmy Swink and Ray Taylor, end
Bryan Engram, tackle Dick Las-
well and center Hugh Pitts. Chief
losses were quarterback Ronnie
Clinkscale and end Johnny Crouch.
The Aggies still lead in the se
ries with TCU, which dates back to
1897, having won 26, lost 19 and
tied five. But TCU holds the
edge for the past 12 years with
eight wins to three losses, with one
tie.
Baylor University
(Oct. 22—College Station)
One of the conference favorites
this fall, the Bears boast one of the
top quarterback prospects in Doyle
Traylor, a hold-out sophomore.
Sixteen other lettermen returning
include Henry Gremminger, end;
Bill Glass, tackle; Dan Miller,
guard; and backs Weldon Holley,
Delbert Shofner and Reuben Saage.
Baylor lost six regulars in Jim
Smith, Charley Smith, Clarence
Dierking, Billy Hooper, L. G. Du
pre and Allen Jones, but have ad
equate replacements in the sopho
more and junior ranks.
. The Aggie-Baylor series has
been one of the most thrilling in
recent years. The series began in
1899, and the 52nd game will be
played this fall. A&M leads, 29
to 15 with seven ties, but the
Beai-s have won six of the last sev
en games.
University of Arkansas
(Oct. 29—Fayetteville, Ark.)
Arkansas is one of two confer
ence teams holding an edge on the
Aggies in the overall series dating
back to 1903. The Porkers won the
past two games up, 14 wins to 12
with two games tied.
The Razorbacks, defending con
ference champions, return 24 let
termen and lose only five from the
surprising club that rocked the
nation in 1954. They have a new
coach, Jack Mitchell, the former
Split-T field general at Oklahoma.
Mitchell will have stars galore
this fall, as he converts his club
from a single wing to a Split-T. I
George Walker, the slick sopho
more tailback last fall, emerged
from spring training as the No. 1
quarterback. Henry Moore, all
conference fullback, also returns.
A pre-season all-American candi
date at right halfback is Preston
Carpenter, the devastating block
ing back on the title team. Top
linemen are Billy Ray Smith at
tackle; Wayland Roberts at guard
and Jerry Ford, the center who
was named sophomore of the year
last fall.
Southern Methodist University
(Nov. 5—College Station)
Returning eight 1954 regulars
and 20 lettermen in all, SMU must
be rated one of the favorites to
win the conference title this fall.
The Mustangs boast one of the
most potent backfields in SWC his
tory, with fullback Hal O’Brien,
halfbacks Don Mcllhenny and John
Marshall and quarterback John
Roach all returning.
The SMU-A&M series dates back
only to 1916 and is one of the
younger conference rivalries. The
Aggies hold a slight, 17-15 edge
with five ties.
Rice Institute
(Nov. 12—Houston)
Another Rice teapi that figures
to finish high in the conference—
that’s the annual picture for Coach
Jess Neely’s 1955 Owls. Rice lost
the mighty Dicky Moegle, All-
American halfback, and guard
Kenny Paul.
But the Owls figure to have an
improved club with the nucleus of
16 returning lettermen, led by co
captains Eddie Rayburn, tackle,
and end Marshall Crawford. Ray
burn is a strong All-American can
didate, and Crawford is an all-SWC
contender.
The Rice-Aggie Eerie'S started in
1914, and although A&M leads, 20
wins to 16 with three games tied,
the Owls hold the longest SWC
win streak—10 straight over the
Aggies.
University of Texas
(Nov. 24—College Station)
The Aggie - Longhorn rivalry,
longest in the Southwest and prob-
Col. Andy’s Boys
Track Prospects
Look Very Good
A&M’s track prospects for next
year look very good since the Ca
dets return 65 points they took at
the Southwest Conference meet the
last season. A&M lost by only two
points to heavily favored Texas in
the meet, the score being 78% for
Texas and 76% for A&M.
Aggie seniors last year winning
points represented only 11% points,
while Texas lost 38% points
through graduation. Thus the Ag
gies will have a 27-point margin in
returning material for this year’s
season.
Returning to the field events this
year will be Bobby Gross, who in
1954 won the shot put and discus.
He underwent an operation last
March and didn’t compete during
last season.
Gross, with Tom Bonorden, Her
man Johnson, Harry Cox and Lee
Newman all returning, assures the
Aggies of almost complete domina
tion in the weights.
Also returning is Emmett Small
wood, who scored more points than
any freshman or varsity man at
the conference meet. He totaled
15 5/6 points on first in the low
hurdles, second in the 100 and
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broad jump, a leg on the winning
sprint relay team and a tie for
fifth in the high jump.
Bill Holloway, who almost tied
up the conference meet with a
strong final lap in the mile relay,
will be returning this season.
Fritzie Connally, who tied for first
in the conference meet’s high jump,
and second place tie winners John
Mcllhenny and Joe Schiraldi, will
boost the Aggies in their bid for
the conference crown.
James Hollingsworth, winner of
the 120 high hurdles, will return,
as will Jimmy Snyder who was
fourth in this event at the confer
ence meet. Hollingsworth also was
second in the 220 low hurdles.
• Last year’s freshman team will
contribute the winning 440-yard re
lay foursome of Stephen Cox, Lar
ry Garrison, Robert Clelland and
Smallwood.
The Fish team racked up 54 2/3
points in the conference meet, fin
ishing third behind Texas and Bay
lor, who had 83 and 63% points
respectively.
Frank G. (Col. Andy) Anderson
is track coach for A&M.
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ably the fiercest, dates back to
1894. Texas has a long lead with
40 wins, 16 losses and five ties.
The 1955 game at College Station
will be the National Televised
Game of the Week, starting at
1:15 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
The Longhorns expect to be
back in the thick of the title race
this fall after a disastrous season
in 1954. Coach Ed Price has 16
returning lettermen back, including
six starters, and has a fine array
of sophomore talent led by quar
terback Walt Fondren, center
Louis Del Homme and fullback
Larry George.
Fondren is expected to sharpen
the Texas running game consider
ably, while guard Herb Gray and
center Johnny Tatum lead a well-
balanced line. Halfback Delano
Womack joins Fondren in spear
heading the backfield.
A&M Has
Large Staff
For Sports
The coaching staff of A&M
is made up of Paul Bryant, foot
ball; Ken Loeffler, basketball;
Frank G. Anderson, track; Ray
Putnam, cross country; Roy C.
“Beau” Bell, baseball; Les Pal
mer, freshman bpseball; Frank
Vaden, fencing; Art Adamson,
swimming; Emil Mamaliga, div
ing; W. M. Dowell, tennis; Joe
Fagan, golf; Sgt. Robert G. Cox,
rifle; and M/Sgt. John P. Collins,
pistol.
Assistant football coaches are
Jim Owens, Phil Cutchin, Jerry
Claiborne, Pat James, Willie F.
Zapalac, Elmer Smith and Tom
Tipps.
Bryant Announces
Position Changes
During Coach Bryant’s re
building period at A&M, he
naturally will be making posi
tion changes throughout the
season. Some changes made
in the spring sometimes are
switched back again in the
fall. Here are the position
changes made during the
spring of 1955:
Dee Powell, from tackle to
guard; Jim Stanley, from
tackle to guard; Bobby Drake
Keith, from halfback to end;
Jack Pardee, from end to full
back; Tommy Strait, from
halfback to end.
A&M Will Have
Supply of Kickers
A&M will have an abundance of
kickers this fall. The following
players will be punting at various
times, depending upon the situa
tion.
Gene Henderson, Ed Dudley, Bill
Dendy and John Crow, halfbacks;
Kenneth Hall, Bobby Ewell and
Roddy Osborne, fullbacks; and
quarterbacks Bobby Conrad and
Jim Wright.
Extra point duties will be handl
ed by Dudley, Drow, Conrad, Loyd
Taylor, Wright, Murry Trimble
and Jack Powell.
Powell, Conrad and Trimble are
the kickoff men.
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