The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
HOMER NORTON HAS ANOTHER
 TEXAS TORNADO
Spring Drill Proves What They Say About Coming
 AIM Squad
BY JERRY BRONDFIELD NEA Service SnOrts Writer

NEA Service Sports Writer
 The Big Show having come and gone, Homer Nohton blew a blast on his whistle and the natives around College Station, already treated to an unusual winter, fig ured 1t wa san earthquake they were contending with next
 However, it was only Homer's Texas A. & M. grid squad reporting for spring drill and as one sage remarked when the Aggies burst on the field: "It1l take an old fashioned roundup to stop those guys"
 But according to the signs in the wind, rounding up the Aggies next fall assumes 8 task of staggering proportions.
 For the next 30 days the rest of the Southwest Conference will cast furtive eyes toward College Station as Norton prepares what easily might become one of the great teams of all time.
 They tell me-" n1urnhurs Nor ton, "that the national champion ship is ready to b e wrapped packed and delivered to us. But I recall they said the same thing about Ohio State in the spring oi 1885 and Notre Dame knocked lem off. They said it about Pitt in 1888 and Carnegie Tech and Duke bumped 'em. They said 1t about Northwestern last year and = well, guess they lost to almost everybody, didn't they?" KIMBROUGH ALONE IS
 JUST ABOUT ENOUGH
 Professor Norton raises a good point and he can't be censured for being cautious but it's hard for him to suppress a chop-licking attitude as he surveys what's left of the 1939 outfit which ran rough shod over 10 straight foes, winding up by whip ping a tough Tulane team in the Sugar Bowl.
 The phrase whats left" is something of an understatement, because Homer has practically everything left, including All America John Kimbrough, who did most of the rough-shod rum ming.
 Coaches have been quoted as say ing that Kimbrough and any 1C ctudent managers is enough to wreck anybody's club.
 Only three members of last years team are gone - Tackle Joe Boyd, End Herb Smith and Quar- terback Walemon Price.
 But in addition to Kimbrough who deploys at full, the Aggies still have Jim Thomaston, best blocking back in the southwest; Derace Moser and Bill Conatser, corking running backs, and Marion Pugh who spelled off Price last year, and who vii ltake over the signal-can- ing.
 Behind this quartet are plenty ot reserves and some swell graduates of the freshman ranks.
 Bill Buchanan returns at one end. The other terminal will be fought over by Bill Dawson, G. foot 5-inch kickoff artist, and Jim Sterling, who lettered last fall while only IT years old.
 MAY HAVE BOTHER
 ACT AT GUARD
 Ernie Pannell is said to be as good a tackle as All-America >Joe Boyd and i sa standout at one side of the line. Chip Routt leads a tric of lettermen batting for the other barth.
 Marshall Robnett, an all-confer- ence guard, returns and Ed Robnett may make it a brother act if he can stave off Chuck Henke, last years regular.
 The first three centers return fol duty, with Tommy Vaughn, Odell Herman and Henry Hauser ranked in that order.
 All told there are A varsity let termen available and this horde ot experienced material just about represents the first two teams of last fall.
 Southwest critics can't remember any team that came up with as much sheer physical strength unless it was the Texas Christian team oi 1888. The Frogs had Davey OBrien and the Aggies have John Kim brough.
 Little Davey passed them dizzy Big John is the hit-skipper who runs over everything in his path OBrien diShed out the more mer-