San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-25
AGG|E-STEER
GAME HOLDS
SPOTLIGHT
Who'll. Be Hero Of Big
Battle Question Fans
Are Asking.

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Thursdays clash here between the
Texas Longhorns and the Texas Ag-
gies. the battle of grid giants that
will determine the 1925 Southwest
Conference championship. Thousands
Of alumni of the two institutions. and
thousands of other sport fans are ask
ing this mOmentous QUESTION as the
hour draws near for the tusslc that
will be witnessed by at least 10000
pigskin devotees, nearly all of whom
are proud to owe allegiance to the
Orange and white Of the Longhorns
OF the Red and White of the Ag-
GIGS.
The teams appear SO evenly matched
that the issue is likely to be settled
by some player, who, inspired by an
overwhelming desire to win for his
school and by the cheers of thousands
Of his partisens, plays the greatest
game of his career. This hero, whose
name thousands of admirers will be
chanting Thursday night, may be
Mule" Wilson big captain and all
around star of the Aggies, who
Thursday will play his last game for
the Farmers, or he may be the youth
full, but tremendously powerful Rufus
King of the Longhorns, who Thursday
will face the arch rivals Of the Long
horns for the first time.
MAY BE LINENIAN.
This hero may be some powerful for
ward who will plunge through to block
kick and make possible the winning
touchdown for his team. He may be
some agile end who will leap into the
air to snare bullet-like forward pass
and race TO victory and to lasting fame
across the chalk-lines.
In every Aggie- Longhorn clash OF
history, some one man or two or three
men have stood out. have risen TO the
occasion and played inspired football.
Before 1913, the year the modern
rivalry between the schools began.
each school had its heroes. The Ag-
gies among others had "Choc" Kelly
and Charlie beware. and the Long
horns had Arnold kirkpatrick and
score Of tohers.
Kirkpatrick, q splendid punter, in
the 1911 game ut Houston, played mar
VICIOUS anu leu team ~ -
tory by 6-0.margin over great AZ
gle team, dopcd to win easily. lmm".
diately after that game. partisans Oh
the rival schools engaged in a melee
even rougher than the football game
had been. Largely because OF the en-
counters after the game. athletic rela-
tionsbip between the two schools werr
broken off for three years.
GREAT UPSET IN 1915.
In 1915. the Aggics and Longhorns
met Thanksgiving Day ut College sta
ton. Resumption Of the riyniry pc
tween the schools was heralded WIN
delight by sport enthusiasts OF inc
Southwest. The Aggies won, 13-o, III
A tremendous upset, defeating an
orange and white eleven that boastea
such great stars as Clyde Littlefield,
now freshman football and basket Dali
coach and varsity track coach ut
Texas University; Pete Edmond,
great end killed in action in France
Charlie Turner, "Pig" Dittmar, the
greatest center of conference history
and Captain X. l.. Berry, tackle.
rip" Collins, Detroit pitcher, un-
questiopably the greatest punter ever
developed in the Southwest. was the
outstanding star for the victos: Col
Inns, playing his first year. for the AZ
gies, broke the hearts Of the Long
horns by his magnificent punts that
frequently sailed farther than W
yards. The Texas safety men fumblcd
IL times that day. Collins plunged
over for the Aggie touchdown. and
Fanny" Coleman kicked two goals
from difficult angles.
Captain Clarity of the Aggies,
though playing with broken ribs. per-
formed in great style. The Longhorn
players, knowing Garrity's condition,
SO admired his gameness that they
took care not to put him off the field
by roughing him. Through the press,
Clarity commended the sportsmanship
of Littlefield. Edmond and other OF
bis rivals.
TRABUE A HERO.
In 1916, the Longhorns came fright
back beating the Aggics at Austin,
21-7. Captain Dittmar turned in o.
marvellous defensive game for the
Longhorns, making two-thirds of the
tackles made by his team; rip" Lang
punted well and showed great form in
running off tackle; while little Billie
Trabue Of San Antonio, Longhorn
quarterback, gathered in n punt and
raced about 40 yards for the final
Longhorn touchdown.
Dummy McMurray, giant gridman,
who played tackle on defense and was
often called back on offcnse to plunge
the line, was the outstanding factor
in the 10 triumph gained in 1917 by
the Angles over the Longhorns. rip"
Collins punting was another big fac
tor in the Aggies' wii,..
Captain Dave Pena and bib
Falk, tackles; Bud" McCallum, pow.
crful half, and Joe Ellis. powerful
running back, all showed to distinct
advantage in the 10 victory Of the
Longhorns won in 1918. Falk is the
regular left fielder of the Chicago
White Sox, and is rated one of the
best outficlders in the game.
Nick" KniclJerbocker, great quar-