PORT SLANT
SWC HIGHLIGHTS
By GARY ROLLINS
Battalion Sports Editor
The responsibility of being named the number one team
in the nation falls to the team that is able to maintain that
top spot.
Just two short weeks ago, Michigan State held the
throne—only to be rudely exiled, at the end of the week by
Purdue.
The last team from the Southwest Conference to be
placed on the national “hot spot” was the 1950 version of
the SMU Mustangs. They had won five games in a row,
and in their sixth contest the Texas Longhorns rose to the
occasion and slew the Ponies 23-20. In the remaining four
games, the Mustangs were hobbled by three more teams and
wound up one position above the cellar.
The Texas Aggies are now on the throne—and they
“hope and pray” it won’t turn into the “hot seat” as they
place their undefeated record on the “chopping block” in
Fayetteville this Saturday.
The Razorbacks are as strong as some of that “moon
shine” they brew in the Ozarks, and have realized the value
of being able to “hit people.” Although their “hitting” has
been pretty spasmodic this year, they are still envisioning
the trip to Dallas next New Years Day, and recognize the
Aggies as the first step in that direction.
The Cadets are once again plagued by injuries, as Baylor
took its toll before falling victim to the Aggie axe. Five
starters are on the injured list, and the chances of them all
being able to see action grows slimmer by the hour.
Texas proved that Arkansas could be beaten in the
“hills,” and trounced the Porkers 17-0. But defeat fell upon
the Aggies just two short years ago, when, the Farmers took
a beating at the hands of Arkansas and escaped with nothing
more than an equal share of the score, 7-7.
Ask any member of the team who played in that game,
and he’ll admit that was another game the Aggies lost that
year.
Considering jinxes, desire and the rest of the compon
ents that enter into predicting game-winners, I’ll have to
stick with the Aggies over the Razorbacks. I think that
those Cadefes want the Cotton Bowl a little more than Ark
ansas does.
On the other side of the Brazos River is found the Uni
versity of Texas, which has been called the “surprise team
of the conference.” The Longhorn, who have been called
everything—including the “Teenage terrors,” will try to
maintain their ranking alongside Bear Bryant’s Cadets, but
I believe the pace is going to be a little too fast.
Publicity-wise, the Longhorns are ranked high but the
lowly Southern Methodist Mustangs have just enough kick
left in them to upset the ’Horns.
Rice was considered top-material in the conference, and
almost bowed to SMU, squeezing by in the fading seconds
of the game, 27-21.
Bill Meek, Mustang mentor, was once author of a big
upset in Houston—a tie, to be exact, with the Aggies—and
is still capable of putting down the Orange and White.
Therefore, I’ll go out on a limb and pick SMU over Dar
rell Royall’s stringent sophomores.
Baylor and Texas Christian will meet in another con
ference clash, and be able to compare notes over their ex
periences with the Aggies. Between the two of them, they
were ncft able to cross the Army double-stripe, but -Jooth
teams are realigning their sights for other conference teams.
The game, to be played in Waco Saturday afternoon,
should bp very close, but the decision will probably fall to
Abe Martin’s Horned Frogs.
Rice and Clemson will meet in intersectionaC play in
Houston, and it looks as if Jess Neely’s Owls will be given
im opportunity to sharpen their claws on the Tigers. King
Hill and Frank Ryan will engineer the attack, and the Owls
will win again. They’ll get the true test of their power
next week, however, when they meet the Razorbacks in
Houston.
Those are the games everyone will be v/atching this
Saturday. I’ll guess the scores will look something like this:
6
Texas A&M 21
Arkansas <
SMU
20
Texas 14
Rice
28
Clemson 7
TCU
13
Baylor 12
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With five players sidelined with
injuries, the Texas Aggies contin- j
ued ther preparations for the rap- j
idly-approaching game with Ark- |
kansas this Saturday.
Bobby Joe Conrad and Darrell !
Brown were released from the Col
lege Hospital yesterday, but the
chances of their seeing action in
Fayetteville this weekend were very
slim.
Ends . John Tracey and Don
Smith, along with center John Gil
bert, were also kept from parti
cipating in the light contact work
characteristic of the Wednesday
afternoon practice session.
The Cadets worked on their pass
ing attack and their defenses, but
in an overall picture, Coach Paul
Bryant was unimpressed with their
performance.
“We still don’t have the desired
quickness, with the exception of a
few players arid the way things
look now, we never will. If they had
the spirit to improve themselves,
they would be trying hard enough
to the point they would improve
and become faster.”
The first two units had little
contact work, but concentrated pri
marily on improving their defense.
The only personnel change found
Tommy Howard, junior letterman
from Galveston doing double duty
at the guard slots.
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Thursday, October 31, 1957 PAGE 5
CHS Tigers Meet Bobcats
By JOHNNY BARGER
CHS Sports Correspondent
Tomorrow night the Tigers of
A&M Consolidated take a major
step in their climb to District, 23AA
championship as they play host to
the Cypress-Fairbanks Bobcats.
This is to be the 1957 Homecom
ing game for the Consolidated ex’s
and should give the graduates a
thrill. m
Homecoming festivities begin
with a rip-roaring start this even
ing at six when the huge bonfire,
erected east of the school, is lit.
Over a hundred former students
from across the state are expected
to attend. Fiery speeches from the
yell leaders and hot pep talks by
the more prominent ex’s will key
note the affair.
During the half time of Friday
night’s tilt, the Homecoming Queen
is to be crowned. She will be one of
the eight nominees who have had
their “voting jars” spread over the
city. Following the game there
will be a big homecoming dance in
the gym at which Bill Turner and
his Combo will furnish the music.
The Tigers will be a solid one-
touchdown favorite in the battle,
but the steadily improving squad
from Cypress could very easily turn
the tables on Consolidated. Cypress
possesses a 3-4 season record, which
Stone from the Ozarks
This is Donnie Stone, starting left halfback for the Porkers.
He is 6-1, 190-pounds of hard-running Razorback having
power like Nesbitt, and speed like Walker. He was the
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Both teams will field lines that
are, about equal in weight and
strength, but Corisolidated seems
to have the more developed of the
two. The big “if” in the minds of
the Tiger supporters is whether or
not quarterback Edgar Feldman
will be able to play Friday. The
Tiger field general has been suf
fering from a bad cold and has not
attended any of the sessions this
week. Otherwise Consolidated is at
full strength and ready to give the
Bobcats a hard time.
A Tiger victory would vault the
locals^ into a first place tie with
Bellville in the District 23AA race,
leaving both crews with identical
two and zero marks. Bellville is
idle this week. Game time is eight
tomorrow night on Tiger Field.
Last year the Bengals lost a 14-
13 thriller to Cypress and the year
before that the two teams tied at
six points each, so it has been a
very even series in the last few
years.
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