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* % Tuesday, November 27, 1956 The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 5 Aggies Battle horns ■ iiMiiy Cadets Face 34- Year Jinx In UT’s Memorial Stadium Tri-Captain and Fullback Jack Pardee By BARRY HART Battalion Sports Editor In an age-old rivalry that out- dates the Southwest Conference itself, A&M battles the University of Texas in their traditional Thanksgiving Day contest Thurs day in Memorial Stadium. This one rivals Yale-Harvard, Army-Navy and Minnesota-Mich- igan in folklore and color. The series goes clear back into the 19th century, starting in 1894. The two state schools have met almost continuously, playing 62 times in the 62 years. The Longhorns own a lopsided margin over the Aggies, winning 41 to A&M’s 16 with five games tied. Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant’s Ma roon journey to Austin into the biggest jinx in collegiate football. Never has an A&M team come out of Texas’ Memorial Stadium the winner, and only once, in 1922, did the Aggies win in Austin, fashioning a 14-7 victory in the old stadium. A&M has beaten the Steers only once since 1939, edging the Uni versity, 22-21, on Kyle Field in 1951. Last year Coach Ed Price’s downtrodden Longhorns rose up to smite the Aggies, 21-6, on the Kyle Field turf to bounce the Ca- season, their only mark a 14-14 dets out of the SWC title. tie to the Houston Cougars. Bryant takes an unbeaten, once- tied eleven into the Memorial Sta dium jinx to meet a Texas team that has won one, lost eight, but will surely come through with su perhuman feat in hopes of keep ing their undefeated string alive. Enthusiasm is at a fever pitch on the Texas campus. “Smokey”, the cowboy cannon fired after Longhorn touchdown, is to be shot every hour on the hour, a snake dance has been set to wiggle from the University to downtown Austin, the annual “Orange and White parade” is slated for Wed nesday afternoon and the tradi- tiohal Aggie bonfire Wednesday night- . ^ The Aggies are 18-point favor ites to break the 34-year bondage and win the SWC championship outright. A loss to the Longhorns would drop the Aggies into a tie for the title should TCU beat SMU Saturday. The Maroon stands 5-0 for the league and 8-0-1 on the Texas, on the other hand, owns a 7-6 victory over Tulane and are in danger of becoming the first Longhorn team to fail to win a conference game. Fighting for the first A&M title since 1941, 10 Aggie seniors will be playing their final game for the Maroon and White. Thanks to the ruling of the NCAA keep ing A&M out of any post-season games, Jack Pardee, Don Watson, 'George Gillar, Dennis Goehring, Lloyd Hale, Dee Powell, Bobby Lockett, Gene (Bebes) Stallings, Bobby Drake Keith and Bob Clen- dennon will put on the pads for the final time as Aggies. ★ STARTING LINEUPS A&M Bobby Marks . . Charlie Krueger Dee Powell . . Lloyd Hale . . Dennis Goehring Bobby Lockett . John Tracey . . Roddy Osborne . John Crow . . Loyd Taylor . . Jack Pardee . . r. K . LT . LG . C . RG . RT . RE . QB . LH . RII . FB . Texas . . Mike Trant Garland Kennon . . Bill Carrico L. Del Homme . Fred Dreymala . . J. T. Seaholm . . Bob Bryant . . Joe Clements . Walter Fondren . . Mickey Smith . . Jimmy Welch $200°® Rings enlarged to show details CAMERON Also $100 to 2475 Wedding Ring $12.50 Prices include Federal tax Our signature on the Keep sake Certificate and the words on the tag guarantee your Keepsake to be a PERFECT gem! Sankey Park JEWELERS 111 N. Main Bryan Left End Bobby Marks LEGAL HOLIDAY Thursday, November 29, 1956 being a Legal Holiday, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, the undersigned will observe that date as a Legal Holiday and not be open for business. FIRST NATIONAL BANK CITY NATIONAL BANK FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. COLLEGE STATION STATE BANK BRYAN BUILDING & LOAN ASS’N. Tri-Captain and Center Lloyd Hale *Conhnentak", IT'S THE FAST, C0MF0RTAB1E WAT TO TRAVEl Tri-Captain and Left End Gene (Bebes) Stallings LOS ANGELES* 1 NEW YORK* 1 DALLAS *Via connecting airline Call Continental at VI 6-4789 Pardee lo Rams PHILADELPHIA, (A 5 ) _ Del Shofner and Bill Glass, both of Baylor, were among the first round selections in the National Football League’s annual draft Monday. Other draft choices from the Southwest Conference were: Second round —■ Jack Pardee, Texas A&M halfback, Los Angeles; Jim Swink, Texas Christian half back, Chicago Bears. LI’L ABNER By A1 Capp c-HAwrr) /f she: A HAIR GROOM TONIC UNBREAKABLE PLASTIC ! Grooms your Hair while it treats your scalp. Controls loose dandruff. LOO plus tax SHULTON New York • Toronto SHULTON PRODUCTS MAY BE SECURED AT ELLISON PHARMACY The Rexall Store at North Gate ‘“PRESCRIPTION SERVICE YOU WILL LIKE”