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Let Us Take Care of Your . The Battalion if iVs Sanitary ' CLEANING and LAUNDRY Quarterback Club milk it’s For Dormitory Students — LOUPOT’S TRADING POST SWC Cellar Looms For Loser fresher (College Station Substation) Of SMU-Aggie Gridiron Tilt For College Apartment Students — AT YOUR STORE CONVENIENT PICKUP AND DELIVERY OR AT YOUR DOOR SMU and Texas A&M will be battling for a cellar berth SERVICE AVAILABLE — PH. 2-1584 in the SWC in their Kyle Field game Saturday. Unless the Fightin ’ Farmers game ends in a tie, then one of the two teams will break into the SWC win column. Pony hopes will probably ride on the accuracy of Fire ball Fred Benners mighty arm. Benners’ favorite target is Ben White, pass-snagging hero of last year’s game with Ohio DYERS-rUftSTORAGE HATTERS State. Bob Hooks and Jimmy Hawn are the other wingmen who will be receiving Benners’ aerial slants. Mustang defense will depend mainly on the broad shoul ders of Pat Knight, Dick Hightower, and Ike Robb. High tower is a potential All-American center. He has been com pared to the inimitable Ki Aldrich by many of his critics. Ike Robb is a terrific downfield blocker and a terror on de fense. Pat Knight doubles as an end on defense and fullback on offense. Val Joe Walker, Rusty Russell Jr., and Benton Mus;sle- white round out the Pony backfield. Rusty Junior is a danger ous foe, being able to pass, run, kick, and catch passes with GO TO THE GAME the loop’s best. Walker, who is of no relation to the famous Doak Walker, returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns last week. MussleYvhite is the SUPPORT Number One quarterback for the Red and Blue. Leading punter for the Mustangs, Jerry Norton, is also a good passer and power runner. Norton was instrumental YOUR in helping defeat the Notre Dame Irish with his deceptive play- • * i I tiitl! TEAM . .. ‘Most-Jinxed’ Title We of CENTRAL TEXAS Yale Lary Before going to the football games . come by and let Safety and Offensive Halfback us give you complete bumper to bumper service. As to stand behind you 100% and Yale set up the first touchdown for the Aggies on a punt return the buying, “That’s up to you.” Would Fit Aggies in the Arkansas game. He also fooled the Hog defense by throw wish you "GOOD LUCK" ing a pass and played an outstanding game in all respects. MAY WE FILL IT WITH PHILLIPS’ 66 By FRANK SCOTT 1939 have the Aggies beaten Texas Courteous ... Efficient Service “If it’s Hardware We Have It” Battalion Staff Writer U. on Kyle Field. As if these hexes weren’t enough, We believe the difference is in the treatment Texas A&M cannot win the SWC there’s the Rice and TCU jinxes. title. They may not even receive 1943 was the last time we took the customers receive. a bowl invitation. But there is one Frogs in Fort Worth. A&M beat CENTRAL TEXAS title that they can claim bar none. Rice the last time in 1944. Rice That title is “The Most Jinxed gave A&M the worst pasting in the Team In the USA”. In recent Owl-Aggie series in 1947 when they TOM McCALL’S HARDWARE COMPANY years it appears that all an oppos pounded them 41-17. ing team has to do is holler “jinx” Another big question facing the PHILLIPS’ 66 SERVICE STATION 202 S. Bryan Ave. Phone 2-1388 at Cadet elevens and they roll over Cadets in future games is the lack and play dead. The Cadets seem to of ability to win conference games Hwy. 6 at N.E. Corner of Campus have more jinxes than a black cat on enemy territory. Since 1947 the with the seven-year itch. Aggies have a 1-11 and two ties re Foremost of the jinxes is the cord against SWC teams on foreign Memorial Stadium Jinx. Never fields. One reason for this is the has a “hexed” Aggie eleven beat “lean” post-war football years for the Longhorns of Texas in Memor the Cadets. Another reason is the ial Stadium. Once in 1948, the fact that enemy teams usually have Orange & White voo-doo failed to their homecoming celebration work and the Farmers tied the against the Aggies. It seems that Steers 14-14. to beat the Farmers is a plum for Welcome In 1940, A&M had a team that any SWC team, and the net result was Rose Bowl bound. There was is that A&M usually plays before only one road-block between Col a homecoming audience every time lege Station and Pasadena. That they leave College Station. was the curse of Memorial Sta There is hope that A&M will dium. When the smoke of battle break the Rice and Texas jinxes cleared, Jarring John Kimbrough this year. Last season the Cadets « • • ® & Co. were on the short end of a ignored the voo-doos and defeated Aggies 7-0 score and had to settle for the the Steer basketball team in Greg EIo Nohavitza Cotton Bowl. ory Gym for the first time since Offensive Guard Now the' Longhorns have added 1934. They also blasted the Long Nohavitza’s blocking for the Maroon & White has been outstanding insult to injury and started a Kyle horns in Austin to win the right to all season. An outstanding student off the gridiron, he is one of Field jinx on the Cadets. Not since play in the NCAA baseball finals. the speediest guards in the Southwest Conference. QUARTERBACK CLUB CONTEST Arkansas-Aggic Texas A&M____ S.M.U. _______ Felix McK(light Baylor ______ _ Texas U. _____ Rice __________ Arkansas_____ Clothes for the entire family On QB Club Slate Film Scheduled Notre Dame___ Michigan State. Southern Cal....... Stanford ____ Films of the Arkansas-A&M Felix McKnight, managing clash will be viewed at the editor of the Dallas Neivs will NAM E........... Kelley’s Coffee Shop Penm-ys address the pre-SMU game Battalion QB Club meeting meeting of the Quarterbacks Nov. 8 in the assembly hall. ADDRESS. “GOOD FOOD . THAT’S ALL” Thursday night. McKnight was An Aggie or Aggie-ite will a member of the class of ’32 All entries must be received is The Battalion office or postmarked no later than In Bryan In the Varisco Bldg. comment on the films as they 5 p.m. Friday. Winner will receive two free tickets to next week’s game with Ralph Stacy 201 South Main at Texas A&M. are unreeled. Bice at Houston. THE FORD’S HOME IN BRYAN AND COLLEGE STATION mm €sm/» mmrs * mtmsomms j cX iipuiri mw0\ "i mmm.mms ■ •c^» WHHUS i Joe Faulk Owns and operates Lack’s Associate Store at 217 South Main Street in Bryan, handling all sorts of Auto I s Part s, Accessories, Crosley Shelvador Refrigerators, Freezers and Ranges. Joe also has one of the finest stiivr repair garages in the Bryan-College Station area. CADE MOTOR COMPANY “Your Friendly Ford Dealer” LACK’S ASSOCIATE STORE 415 N. Main Bryan 217 So. Main Bryan Ph. 2-1669 i.