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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1959)
THE BATTALION Tuesday, November 24, 1959 PAGE 7 thirteen remain, an un lucky number, from those forty or fifty prospective football players that reported to the Aggie grid iron for the first time in the fall of 1956\ Only thirteen have sur vived injuries, scholastics deficien cy and the natural toll of the years to finish their athletic careers at A&M. ■The first year these thirteen were at A&M they saw one of the A greatest teams the Aggies have fielded in over a decade go unde feated, and beat the Texas Long horns, 34-21. That same year these freshmen were upended by the Texas Shorthorns, 13-0. They have seen the Farmers range from the No. 1 team in the nation for a few short weeks in 1957, to the bottom of the confer ence cellar, where they now reside. They have seen duty under two of the top coaches in the nation, Paul Bryant and Jim Myers. These thirteen #ill suit out for the final time Thursday afternoon, and traditionally they will help end the season against the Texas Long horns. They hope to play an im portant part in ending an other wise dull season with a victory over the Steers, and thereby play the part of spoiler. . .and knock Texas out of the Southwest Con ference lead. The 1960 seniors: Bill Godwin—The Aggie senior from Orangefield will have earned his third varsity letter this year at the position of tackle. Godwin is on the second unit behind Allen Goehring. Pete Angermiller—Angermiller has played just about every posi tion in the A&M backfield, except quarterback. This will be Anger- miller’s first year to letter, and is the third string right halfback. Allen Goehring—Allen follows his brother, Dennis, in being a starting lineman for the Ags. Goehring will letter for the third time this year and is the starting right tackle. Gale Oliver—Oliver is the start ing left tackle for the Ags, and co captain with Charles Milstead. Oliver has lettered three years. Robert Sanders—Little Robert is featured on the opposite page. Charles Sandford—Sandford has yet to letter for the Farmers, but has played as important a part in the Aggie team as the all-SWC player. Charles Milstead—It’s going to be hard to imagine an Aggie team without Milstead. All-American candidate, All-SWC, a top scholar and leader. Buddy Payne—Besides being a two-year letterman, Payne has the reputation of being the team’s comic. Starter at right guard. Joe Munson—Munson has let tered for two years at A&M, but was injured early this year and has been slow to get started. Bill Darwin—Darwin has lettered two years at A&M as a tackle. The athlete hails from Houston. Gordon LeBoeuf—The “French Bull,” LeBoeuf has been the 0 start ing fullback for two years now. Leads the Ags in the rushing de partment. Tommy Muenter—Muenter is an other one of those who has yet to letter, but has played an important part in the A&M football machine. Robert Garner—Garner has let tered one time as a tackle. Ttie senior from Palestine runs on the third unit. x A S 1902 Team Undefeated, Keats Texas Here is the 1902 Aggies that beat Texas University 11-0 on Thanksgiving Day of that year. It was the second meeting of the two teams that year because in an earlier game the contest ended in a 0-0 deadlock. The 1902 Aggies boasted a record of seven wins, two ties and no defeats. The only other Southwest Conference teams played were Baylor and TCU. The Cadets beat Baylor twice and TCU once. iving Classic Has 66 Years Of Tradition in One Game Allen Goehring It had a modest beginning, this story did — back in the days when Grover Cleveland was President and Texas was a wild, sparsely settled prairie. It was called “Var sity vs. Agricultural and Mechani-' cal” in 1894 when football drew its first halting breath in the Southwest, but today “Texas A&M vs. Texas” is enough to draw thousands of fans to see the re newal of a rivalry that is loaded with tears, turmoil and tradition. The story of 66 years of foot- !i ball warfare between A&M and i; Texas is a long one and at times, I not pleasant to relate. Riots, ath- Ij letic break-offs and strained rela- 5 tions have played their part in the weaving of a rivalry along | with the last-minute upsets that | have helped make the game the Ij: No. 1 football spectacle of the | Southwest. To recount the history of the Maroon vs. Orange is to bring back Dick Todd, Bohn Hilliard, Joel Hunt, Jack Crain, Roswell Higginbotham, John Kimbrough, Jack Pardee and John Crow, not to mention the host of teammates who have helped make the thrills that, in turn, have made the game a classic. History Begins The curtain was first raised in 1894 in Houston when teams from the two schools met in a contest that was almost complete ly overlooked by the newspapers of the day. The “Varsity scored a 38-0 win and, following a three year lapse in relations, took the second game, 48-0 in 1898. Then followed a Texas series of victories that was broken by the 1902 “Agri cultural” squad. A&M cracked the ice with a vengeance in 1909, thumping Tex as, 23-0 and followed up with wins of 5-0 and 14-13. In 1911 an underdog Texds trimmed the Aggies 6-0 with a full fledged riot breaking out after the game. The next day A&M and Texas broke off all athletic re lations. This state of affairs lasted un til the Southwest Conference was formed in 1915. In the first game in four years, A&M defeated Tex as 13-0. 1916 again brought woe to the Aggies, boasting six wins and two losses, fell at the hands of Texas 21-7. Ags Undefeated The Aggies defeated Texas 7-0 in the 1917 contest to post an un defeated record and taking their first Southwest Conference title. In 1918-19 the score was 7-0 in both games with each team adding a win to their list. Upset minded Texas defeated the Aggies 7-3 in 1920 and scored the first touchdown that had been scored on the Aggies in two years. 1921 produced a 0-0 tie while A&M took a 14-7 victory in the following year. The 1922 game was won by the Aggies, 14-7 after gaining 484 yards on the ground. Texas First Kyle Field Victory Texas’ first victory on Kyle Field came in 1923 with the Ag gies going down 0-6. The following year at the for mal opening of Memorial Stadi um, the Longhorns emerged vic torious by a score of 7-0. The Aggies came roaring back in 1925 to hand Texas a 23-0 lick ing. In 1927-28 the two teams swap ped out with Texas winning in ’27 and the Ags taking the ’28 game. The Longhorn’s championship team took the Aggies 10-0 in 1928, but in 1929 the Cadets bounced back for a 13-0 win. From 1930-33 the Aggies only won one tilt which hadn’t been characteristic in the past see-saw seasons. 1933 brought a hair raising 10- 10 tie between the two foes. In 1934-35 the two teams played swap out and each took home a victory. The 1936 Aggies, highly favored, dropped a 7-0 decision to Texas. A&M won a battle of goal line stands in 1937, staving off Texas’ last efforts to even the 7-0 score. Ags National Champions In 1938 the Ags went down again 7-6 to an underdog team, but in 1939 they whipped the Long horns 20-0 and were national champs. From 1940 to 1950 the Aggies coudn’t break the Texas jinx and were on the losing end every year except in 1948 when they battled to a 14-14 tie. In 1951 the Aggies overpowered the Longhorns 22-21 in an action filled battle in College Station. The 1952 season didn’t prove to be a very successful one for the Aggies. They won three, lost six and tied one and were outscored 32-12 by the mighty Texas eleven. In 1953 the record showed the Aggies improving to some extent after finishing with four wins, five losses and one tie. Again Tex as downed the Ags 21-12. Bad Year for Cadets 1954 brought the Aggies the worst season since 1948 as they managed to won only one game. This year the Longhorns walked away with a 22-14 victory. In 1955 the Aggies won seven, lost two and tied one, but still were outmanned by Texas. A First at Memorial Stadium 1956 found Jack Pardee as a senior and John Crow as a junior. The Aggies racked up nine wins, one tie and beat the Longhorns 34-21 in Memorial Stadium. This was the first time that A&M had beaten Texas in Memorial Stadi um and also the last time they beat Texas. A&M won eight, lost three in 1957 and were chosen to play in the Gator Bowl. Texas won by one point that year. In 1958 under a new coach, Jim Myers, the Cadets were dumped 27-0 by Texas. So there is the story of the Texas Aggies-Texas University an nual football contest. There has been many instances in years past where the underdogs have come out on top and maybe this could be the year for these Texas Ag gies. Gordon LeBoeuf Charles Sandford Robert Sanders Gale Oliver Charles Milstead Buddy Payne Robert Garner Tommy Muenter