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Tech Raiders Bring Speedy Team Against Ags Aggies Hold Two-Game Lead in Texas J R Callahan Spearheads Tech Series; Won in 1927 and in ’32 Battalion Sports The Texas Tech Red Raiders gie stars, led the championship Page 4- Thursday Morning, Oct. 1, 1942 Texas Tech’s Speedy Attack and the Aggies of A.&M. have eleven to an overwhelming 47-6 engaged in only two games, both victory. The Texas Tech Red Raiders Co-Captain Will' Allbright and of which were won by the latter bring to Kyle Field one of the Doyle Carraway, both guards head In the two games played, the team. In the first game, which They Will Tote the Mail strongest football agregation in the Raider forward wall which has was played in 1927, Joel Hunt, Ag Cadets acounted for 54 points their history. Coach Dell Morgan, prospects of becoming one of the gie immortal, and an array of Ag against Texas Tech’s 6. whose first year as head mentor at greatest Tech lines in history. Like Lubbock school proved highly suc the Aggies, the tackle slot is the * cessful, has another powerful weakest on the team, but in big eleven, which although possesses 210 lb. Buck Gillenwater and 220 one of the speediest teams of the pounder Clyde Hall, Coach Dell NEED BOOKS? Southwest. Morgan has two boys who can mix Sparkplug and spearhead of the it and rough it with the best of fast Red Raider attack is James ’em. Both need experience but Ross Callahan, who is' considered otherwise are promising in every WE HAVE by sports experts as one of the respect. most versatile backs of the South Junior Bill Hale, a 185 pepper west. Here’s a youngster who was box, is the Tech pivot man, former a standout on the Texas Tech Amarillo High school sensation. freshman team, and, who last year, Hale is a splendid defensive play as a sophomore ran, passed and er who hits like a tank and blocks kicked with the best of them. In just as efficient. Freshman Books nine games last season, Callahan Vernon Ray and Harold Cros carried the ball 57 times and gain sen, both weighing 195 lbs., are Math. 103 Chem. 101 ed a net 328 yards, an average of the Raider wingmen. The former 5.7 yards per carry. As a passer, one is regarded as one of the best Math 109 Biol. 105 Callahan attempted 58 aerials com wingmen in the Southwest. He is pleting 25, seven of which went for fast, a great blocker and tackier Engineering Drawing 124 touchdowns. A and has uncanny ability to handle Holding down the other halfback long aerials. Crossen, meanwhile, Agricultural Economics 103 T£jCfr<5 TECii'S /S42. FQQT&fiLL - A.To 'R.— MCtfNtqtfT* 1?,ti^tKl/ENNBTrt7?OE8/MS> post is speedy and reliable Don q, B,-C0RLrFF Sc-ttUNk'*tW)F,‘8, - d<R.C/u.LfMAN, A., saw little action last season but Agronomy 105 Austin, who was the regular right has shown plenty of zest and speed halfback last season and who is in recent Tech workouts. A keen Texas Tech’s 1942 Football Roster due to hold the same assignment student of football and blessed Plenty of Slide Rules for Fish during the 1942 grid campaign. with plenty of ability, he will be Lubbock, Texas Austin will be one of the strongest Player Position Wt. Class Home and fastest threats in the Tech (See TEXAS TECH, Page 6) and Sophomores Don Austin ................................................... Halfback ................................ 165 .................,...........................Senior Wellington Jack Coats ................................................... Halfback ............. ....................... 175 .................i........ .......... .....Junior ................................... Odessa backfield. Not a big boy—he only Peter Blanda .......................... .................... Halfback .................................. 180 .................,..... Senior Lubbock Garland Head ............................................... Center ......................................... 185 .................,.................... Junior .............................'......... Clovis, N.M. weighs 161 pounds—he depends on Clyde Clark ................................................... Halfback ................................ 165 ................j........................ Sophomore .................................... Amarillo amazing speed and a twisting spin Maxey McKnight ...................................... Halfback ................................ 178 .................,............ Junior Littlefield Books for Advanced Courses Walter Schlinkman ...................................... Fullback ................................ 180 ...........................................Sophomore .......................................... Dumas that makes him difficult to tackle Kenneth-'Robbins ........................................... Quarterback ............................ 185 ........................................... Senior ..................................................... Dallas —similar to that of A. & M.’s Bob Jess Ballew ................................................... Quarterback ............................ 178 ................j......................... Sophomore ............................... Fort Worth C. E. 201 • C. E. 311 J. R. Callahan .......................... .................... Fullback .................................. 185 ................./...........................Junior Wink by Williams. Austin scored three Dick Standerfer ........................................... Halfback ................... 185 .......................................... Sophomore ........ Muleshoe touchdowns last year besides car Capt. Will Allbright .............................. Guard ............................ 185 ...........................................Senior ................................................ Loraine L. A. Storrs ................................................... Center ..................................... 185 ............................... \.i.........................SophomoreSopt ...................................... Lubbock rying the ball 60 times for a net A. & S. 303 A. & S. 401 Doyle Caraway .......................................... Guard ...... 190 ...........................................Sent .................................... Shexman Jerry Nash ................................................... Guard ............................. ,....... 185 ........................................... Senior Lubbock gain of 348 yards. James Reed ................................................... Guard ....................................... 185 .......................................... Junior Crosbyton Co-Captain Kenneth Robbins is Agricultural Economics 401 Billy Hale ............................ •.......................... Center ...■................................. 185 ...........................................Junior .. El Paso Jimmy Jay ................................................... Guard ......................................... 190 ...................................... ... Junior Sweetwater the Tech signal barker and phe James Evans ................................................. End ............ ................................ 185 .......................................... Junior ............................................ Memphis nomenal blocking back. Last year, Economics 403 and M. J. Crow ......................... ......................... End ........................................... 190 ...............4-........................ Junior ............................................ McCamey Floyd Read, Jr............................................... Tackle ............................. 185 ....................................... Sophomore .................................. McAllister he was a reserve but saw plenty George Zoller ............................................... Tackle ........................ —.............. 190 ...........................................Sophomore ............................................ Van of action in all of the nine games Most All Others Clyde Hall ........................................................ Tackle ........................ ,............... 220 ...........................................Sophomore ........................................ Bonham E. W. Gillenwater ...................................... Tackle .................................... 210 ...........................................Junior ............... Memphis that he participated. He is a stout Ralph Geddie ............................................... End ....................... 178 ........................................... Sophomore ................................................ Van Davis Compton .......................................... End ...................... .................... 176 ...........................................Sophomore ....................................... Nortoton blocker, a smart field general and, RoyRr\«r "W/iWilliams 1 1 io *v* a ............................................... C’Endvwl ....................... 177"ir7ry ...........................................TJunior ____ 1___ Abernathy above all, is a great all-around Joe Smith ........................................................ End ...................... 180 ...........................................Sophomore .... Electra Harold Crossen .......................................... End ........................................... 190 ..........................................Junior ....... ..... Dallas football player. Vernon Ray ................................................... Tackle .......... 185 ...........................................Junior