Football rT~rl* s* D ^ 1 J Football Edition lll€ jtj&ttQllOll Edition ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. - VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 21, 1942 2275 NUMBER 47 Cadet Gridsters in Final Preparation for LSU Tilt Enrollment The 1942 Texas Aggie Football Squad Henderson May Not See __ ...... Service Because of Injury 8 t i? . - X'-. 1 .. . fe > r: . : Of 6000 Is Tackle Situation Still Obscure; Aggies To Leave For Baton Rouge Thursday Morn Expected By Mike Haikin Battalion Sports Editor 1794 New Students The Texas Aggies, after an intensive training of three Already Admitted; weeks, will taper off with light exercises the next few days 1448 Are Freshmen as they make final preparation for their opening clash with the L.S.U. Tigers Saturday night at Baton Rouge. Approximately six thousand stu­ Coach Homer Norton has been giving his charges plenty dents are expected to enroll for of work these past few days in a feverish attempt to have the sixty-seventh session starting his gridsters ready for their stiff test to come. Most of the this week, states H. L. Heaton, act­ squad is in good shape, with in--f-~ ing registrar of the college. juries, however, still- popping up Sibley has been looking as good as To date 1794 applications for here and there. ever since the first day of prac­ admission to the college for the Bill Henderson, the Aggie pass- tice, and upon his shoulders rests fall term have been accepted. Out snatching wingfmen is still a ques­ the defensive tactics of the Ag­ tion mark for Saturday since his of these 346 are transfers from gies. back injury a few days ago is other schools, making a total of The backfield will be composed only in the recovery stage. Norton of Cbllen Rogers at the wingback 1448 scholastic freshmen already however has indicated that he will post and calling signals; Leo Dan­ admitted.'Applications are still be­ start the tree-top Houston sensa­ iels, tailback; Willie Zapalac, ing accepted and the present fig­ tion. If, by some unforseen cor- blocking back; and sure-toed Jake ure Ivill probably be greatly in­ cumstances, Henderson should be Webster at fullback. Bobby Wil­ laid low by his injury, Henry Fold­ creased, stated Heaton. liams, versatile backfield star; Ed Front Row, left to right—Henry Bellville; Cullen Rogers, Mart; Jim Fourth Row—Walter Steyman, Brown, Corpus Christi; Jerry berg, sbphomore prospect will pro­ Housing the Cadets this year is Sturcken, flashy all-around back; Foldberg, Dallas; Don Luethy, Montgomery, Moran; Wayne Cure, Bastrop; Leonard Joeris, Abilene; Sparkman, Houston; Jamie Daw­ bably take over the flank position. Jennings Anderson, sophomore expected to be a major problem Bill Thomas, Sweetwater; Floyd Foldberg has been the starting Monahans; Felix Bucek, Schulen- Gilliland. son, Crockett; Truman Cox, Donna. wingback; and George Wilde, of officials since the navy and Hand, Pasadena; Bill Redus, Am­ Sixth-Row—Arthur Mercer, Tem­ end ever since Henderson’s mis­ triple-threat sophomore start are berg; Bill Sibley, Abilene; Ray Third Row—George Wilde, Gra­ marines ocupy six of the largest arillo; Ed Dusek, Temple; Law­ ple; Dickie Haas, Corpus Christi; hap. others expected to see plenty of Mulhollan, Belton; Weldon Maples. ham; Ed McMullen, Lufkin; Fred dormitories. • rence .Payne, Fort Worth; Ben Louis Buck, Mathis; Laddie Liska, Another question mark for the service. Fort Worth; Bill Henderson, Hous­ Walker, Houston; Ranza Adams, Stout, Dallas; Owen Moore, Ama­ Runge; Melchor Gonzales, San An­ coming Saturday fray is the tack­ Leaving Thursday morning at 2 A plan has been submitted for ton. Pearsall; Damon Tassos, San An­ rillo. tonio; Pete Slaughter, Houston. le slot. Since Don Luethy’s collar­ o’clock, the Ags will arrive in Ba­ housing the overflow from the tonio; Jennings Anderson, San An­ Second Row—Ed Sturcken, San Fifth Row—John Whitacre, Ste­ Joe Biry, D’Hanis; Bill Compton, bone injury, Norton and Line- ton Rouge Friday at which time regular dormitories in private Antonio; Bobby Williams, Eldora­ tonio; Vernon Belville, Yoakum; phenville; Jim Wilson, Dallas; Dan Austin; Bill Andrews, Amarillo; Coach Bill James have been in a they will take a short workout at homes of the community around do; Jake Webster, Sweetwater; Leo J. T. Sample, Dallas; Barney Welch, Levy, Corsicana; Fred Page, Ama­ Ed Ogdee, San Benito; John Stout, dither as to who would play the the L.S.U. field. the college. Daniels, Bryan; Willie Zapalac, Stephenville. rillo; Dick Hill, Amarillo; Norman Handley. tackle slot come the L. S. U. game. Weldon Maples, husky 195 lb. guard and Wayne Cure, burly First Group of Freshmen Gridsters Report 208 lb. guard, have been alternat­ How To Pronounce To Lil Dimmitt; To Scrimmage Varsity Tues ing at the tackle berth with good 0dd-1000 Football Minded Cadets To results and both may get the start­ Some Aggie Names The first group of an expected They will begin practice Monday, ing call. Ben Stout, great sopho­ Cooperating with the varsity in more tackle prospect, is another Every year radio announcers, 80-man freshman team reported to scrimmage sessions and other in­ candidate for the job and may start sports writers and commentators Make Long Trek to LSU Fray Saturday find it very hard to pronounce Coach Lil Dimmitt Saturday after­ cidentals. should he shake off his injuries. some of those “Notre Dame” or noon. No workout was held but Among those present were the A crowd of 100 Aggies will ac­ hang out their thumbs and hitch­ uniform be worn to and from the Stout has been out with carbuncles for two weeks but is slowly round­ “Fordham” names, so the Publicity uniforms and all other formality two aces of high school football, company the Aggie football team hike to the game, in cooperation game. ing back into shape. Bill Andrews, Department of A. & M. diciphere was attended to before the pros­ when it goes to Baton Rouge for with the Office of Defense Trans­ Marion Flanagan, Sweetwater back Many Aggies will make a real Jim Montgomery, Leonard Joeris somfe of the hard-to-say Aggie the first game with the L. S. U. portation by not using the trains pective gridsters were finally re­ and Beryl Baty, flashy Paris back- vacation of the first corps trip as and Harold Attaway are other names before they send them out. Tigers. The “Twelfth Man” will or busses. leased. 1 field star. gridsters fighting it out for a Here are a few examples: travel the customary way as they Already Aggies have begun to plans are being made by many to campaign to educate the people of visit important spots in Louisiana tackle post. Player How-ti-say-it Should Maples be moved to Bucek Bue-check Lousiana as to the Aggie hitch­ as they will have a week’s lapse tackle, Felix Bucek, the lad who Dusek Do-seck hike science by sending stories to between terms. papers in the towns they will pass. scored that $50,000 touchdown Hass (not Haws) Hass Lightnin Leo Daniels Brightest Curley Brient has already put in Most Aggies will hit the road be­ against Arkansas last year, will Luethy Lew-the a good word via (the Fitch Band tween Monday and Friday,.and by move into the starting guard posi­ Mulhollan Mull-haul-ann Wagon broadcast. Saturday morning the invasion of tion to go along with Ray Mul­ Steymann Stie-mann hollan. Sturcken Stir-ken The uniform for the game which AgProspedSinceDick Todd Era Baton Rouge will be a fore-gone All-Conference Bill Sibley will be Wilde (not Wild) Will-dee all Aggies should wear is the conclusion. at his customary post at center. Zapalac Zap-a-lack By Dillard Spriggs curate with his aerials. Leo will 447 yards for the Aggies. In the number two uniform. Walter Card- not be the chief signal caller— punting department he ranked as well, cadet colonel, and Rocky Su­ He’s not big and he’s not little; that’s Cullen Rogers’ job—but he one of the best kickers in the lea­ therland, president of the Senior he’s just middle-sized, but he’s a is a smart field general, and will gue with an average of 38.4 yards class , have requested that this Just to Get Somebody Straight! whale of a football player. That’s be able to carry on when Rogers in 16 kicks. As a ball carrier he right we’re talking about Leo Dan­ iels, better known as Lightnin’ or maybe Lopin’, and even some­ Ags Hold 6-3 times Piano Legs. This is the boy Not TCU or Texas But Aggies that the Aggie hopes for a 1942 Lead in LSU Series; championship depend upon. Leo hails from nearby Bryan Last Game In 1926 Invent the Traditional 12th Man and in his high school days he was one of the state’s best prep school When the Texas Aggies take on There is hardly a college any­ before the game and jokingly had ed his prerogative to call upon the told the coach he would be in the “twelfth man” for help was in backs, receiving numerous mention the L. S. U. Tigers at Baton Rouge where but what is steeped in tra­ stands if he were needed. 1930 when Coach Matty Bell, who, for a position on the all-state team next Saturday, it will be the first ditions of one sort or another, but in his senior year. Few teams Gill Goes In by the way, had played for Centre meeting of the two teams since so far as research can determine, Bible remembered that state­ in that 1922 game, when they were able to stop him and against no college in the United States 1926 when the Maroon and White ment and sent one of the yell lead­ lost 22-14 to the Aggies, and then the 1939 Waco high school team, has a “twelfth man” on their foot­ which went to the state finals, he triumphed 28-0. ers into the stands to find Gill coach at Texas A. & M., found ball team, but that is what the Tex­ and tell him to come to the dres­ himself short a center and asked took the opening kickoff and re­ Both teams have tangled 11 as Aggies have. turned it some ninety yards for a times with the Aggies holding the sing room and suit up so he could the “twelfth man” to produce one. The entire student body of near­ be used if needed. Gill responded Again they responded with Lt. Joe touchdown. Also in the same year long end of the margin. They have ly 7,000 young men all under mili­ Leo played in the Texas state won six, lost three, while the other but all available records fail to Love, a former freshman center, tary training and discipline and all show that he played in that game. who is now on active duty with the North-South all-star high ♦school two battles ended in ties. wearing regular army type of uni­ game and amazed the spectators However, records show that he did U. S. Army, as is Dr. Gill. Love Much, however, has been changed form, have come to be known by win two football letters, two in did not letter in that year but be­ with his elusive running and his since those days and this year’s the appellation of the “twelfth passing accuracy. basketball and three in baseball fore he hung up Jiis elects, he had tilt, the season’s opener for both, man” and here is how it happened. before rounding out his career at won two varsity football letters In his freshman year here at promises to be among the toughest In 1922 Aggieland. despite the fact that he weighed Texas A. & M. the first squad’s of­ on either schedule. Far from a Back in 1922 the Texas Aggie Since that day the Aggies have but 155 pounds and stood only fensive attack was built around warm-up the game is more likely team of 1921 was playing a post­ stood the full length of every five feet, nine inches. Lightnin’ Leo. The idea proved to be a bitter battle between two season football game in Dallas, football game so that they will be Same Spot in ’41 successful because the fish won of the nation’s top rated elevens. Texas, on New Year’s Day, with on their feet and ready should In 1941 Coach Homer Norton their share of the games that year. Here is the all-time record of the Praying Colonels of Centre the coach ever call upon them to found himself in the same spot It was last year that Leo show­ the Aggie—L.S.U. series: College. The game was one of those respond with another player, as that Matty Bell was so he broad­ ed the Southwest what a good Year AGGIES L. S. U rough and tumble affairs and fin­ they did with Gill back in 1922. So cast his plea to the “twelfth man” player he really is. Playing be­ ally Coach Dana X. Bible, then at strong is this tradition that in 1940 and again they responded with hind the conference’s most valuable 1906 22 12 Texas A.&M. College, realized that when the Aggies played U.S.L.A. in nine candidates, but a shift of backfield man, Derace Moser, he 1907 11 5 one more injury would leave him Los Angeles, about 200 Aggies Maurice Williams from end to cen­ was voted the outstanding sopho­ 1908 0 26 without another back to send into made the trip and had seats in the ter solved the problem and the more in the Southwest during the the game. fifty-yard line section. True to tra­ “twelfth man” candidates went 1941 season. This year the Aggies 1913 7 7 Maj. S. King Gill, M. C., a dition, they stood up when the game back into .the stands to await an­ are counting on him to be one of 1914 63 0 physician of Corpus Christi, Tex­ started but when the other fans other call. the most brilliant backs in the na­ 1916 0 13 as, had been a member of the squad made a crjr about them standing Who can say now what one of tion. 1917 27 0 that year but lacking the exper­ all the time, they vacated those those boys might carve himself Daniels possesses <. ,1 the quali­ ience and ability of the others, he 1920 0 0 prized seats and all went into the a niche in the Aggie list of ties of a top notch triple threat isn’t in the game. picked up 70 yards in 39 carries, had not been taken on the trip end zone where they could still Aggie “greats” before he is thru? backfield ace—he’s a speedy and Despite the fact that he wasn’t however losses on attempts to pass 1921 0 6 with the team. However, like all stand without annoyance to the And once again the Texas Ag­ shifty runner, a better than average a regular in 1941, Leo completed lowered his average. Leo lived up 1922 46 0 Texas Aggies, he made the trip at other fans. gie tradition of the “twelfth man” punter, and he’s exceptionally ac­ 36 passes out 73 attempts; gaining (See DANIELS, Page 12) 1926 28 0 his own expense and had seen Bible The next time that a coach invok­ has been re-affirmed.