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THE PUP TENT Alumni Issue __________NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO November 30, 1937 Institute is Host to Largest Homecoming Crowd Recent Aerial View of Institute Grounds and Buildings Broncos Play Great Game to Beat Western State, 27-14 Visitors from the en­tire Southwest, and even more remote points, com­prising altogether eleven states and Mexico, at­tended the 1937 Institute Homecoming on Thanks­giving Day, representing the largest Homecoming crowd in the history of the school. The various states represented in­clude Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The patrons, alumni, and friends of the school who signed the guest book in Head­quarters numbered in all 371, but this number was considerably augu-mented by the guests who attended many of the Homecoming events without stopping in the Headquarters Building to leave their names. During the entire Homecoming period the weather was clear and warm, thus adding to the enjoyment o f the with the annual horse show in the morning, guests were kept busy in visiting and entertainment. The polo game following the horse show, played this year as last against the team of the University of Oklahoma, and the football game on the Institute field in the afternoon, against the Western State College eleven of Gun­nison, Colorado, were the high spots of the day in athletics. A review was held for the benefit of visitors on Wednesday afternoon, and took the place of the regular drill scheduled for that hour.

f Oklahoma, and the football game on the Institute field in the afternoon, against the Western State College eleven of Gun­nison, Colorado, were the high spots of the day in athletics. A review was held for the benefit of visitors on Wednesday afternoon, and took the place of the regular drill scheduled for that hour. Thanksgiving night the Mess Hall was crowded with patrons, alumni and friends of the school and the cadets, and following the dinner, the annual Thanksgiving Dance was given in the Cahoon Armory. As usual. Captain Ted Hunt’s cadet orchestra furnished the music for dancing. Hundreds of visitors attended, adding to the color and gaiety of the cadets and their guests, and the faculty. In the list below are the names of Homecoming visitors who signed the guest book: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Richards and Ed­win, Tulsa, Oklahoma. L. Robert Woodhead, ’31, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mr. Nathan Salmon and Judge C. A. Neblett, Santa Fe, New Mexico. John F. McCrady, ’33, Rotan, Texas. G. Scaling Corbyn, ’36, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Porter and David, San Marino, California. Mr. Howard Smith, Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde O’Neal and daughter, Pueblo, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. V. £. Mclnnis and Hugh, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Continued on Page 19) Homecoming Crowd Treated To Fine Grid Game Thanksgiving; Cadets Close Season Against Wentworth Here Next Friday, Dec. 3rd.

no, California. Mr. Howard Smith, Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde O’Neal and daughter, Pueblo, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. V. £. Mclnnis and Hugh, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Continued on Page 19) Homecoming Crowd Treated To Fine Grid Game Thanksgiving; Cadets Close Season Against Wentworth Here Next Friday, Dec. 3rd. The Broncos’ best performance of the season was good for a 27 to 14 victory over Western States’ sturdy Mountaineers in a great football game played before a large Homecoming crowd at the Institute field yester­day afternoon. Although the Broncos took the lead with a touchdown in the first three minutes of play, and never relin­quished it, the Colorado team was al­ways a real threat and grave the cadets a very busy afternoon. The cadets’ blocking and their whole offensive play was the best they have shown on the home field all year. MacGillivray called a nice game and made repeated long gains. Greene also made a number of beau­tiful runs and Holloman played a fine offensive and defensive game. The whole line turned in a top-notch per­formance with Koury and Jenkins outstanding. Jenkins was injured and had to be taken out in the last quarter. For Western State, Rout was the outstanding ball carrier and the cadets found him very difficult to stop. Hopper also had lots of drive and made numerous substantial gains. The passing combination of Sinclair to Mishko was always dangerous and put the Mountaineers in position to score their first touchdown.

t quarter. For Western State, Rout was the outstanding ball carrier and the cadets found him very difficult to stop. Hopper also had lots of drive and made numerous substantial gains. The passing combination of Sinclair to Mishko was always dangerous and put the Mountaineers in position to score their first touchdown. Mishko, left end, played a fine defensive game in addition to his pass snagging abil­ity, but Otto, left tackle, who smeared a number of cadet plays in the back-field was their outstanding lineman. The game was interesting every minute and while it always appeared the cadets would win, the outcome was by no means a sure thing, even late in the game. Both teams played hard football, but it was on the whole a very clean contest. Dorricott, Western State left guard, suffered a slight concussion late in the game and was taken to the Institute hospital, but his injury was not regarded as serious. Greene returned the opening kick­off of the game 20 yards to the In­stitute 30, from where the cadets marched to a touchdown without los­ing possession of the ball. After the Institute gained a first down on their own 47, MacGillivray skirted left end to run over half the length of the field for the score. Holloman and Wolverton cleared his path with some very effective blocking. McGillivray’s place kick for extra point was wide. The Broncos scored again, just be­fore the first quarter ended, after a sustained 70-yard drive. Hill started the march with a 12-yard gain. Mac­Gillivray made 6 and passed to Hill for three more.

loman and Wolverton cleared his path with some very effective blocking. McGillivray’s place kick for extra point was wide. The Broncos scored again, just be­fore the first quarter ended, after a sustained 70-yard drive. Hill started the march with a 12-yard gain. Mac­Gillivray made 6 and passed to Hill for three more. Then Greene broke loose through left tackle for 20 yards to give the cadets a first down on the Mountaineers’ 30. They scored from this point when MacGillivray darted off left tackle and then lateraled to Greene, who scored standing up. Mac­Gillivray converted the extra point with a place kick to swell the Insti­tute total to 13. In the second quarter, Lusk dropped a Western State punt and Hardy recov­ered, giving the Moun­taineers the ball on the Institute 46-yard line, from where they passed and ran to their first touchdown. Two passes, Sinclair to Mishko, gained 12 and 18 yards, respectively, and the Mountaineers were on the cadet 15. The Colo­radoans barely made ten yards in four plays, and it took them four more plays to gain the remain­ing five yards. Hopper driving through left guard for the touchdown. Rout place kicked the extra point, making the score 13 to 7. In the last minute of play in the first half, Holloman intercepted a Western State pass on the 50-yard line and ran to the 13-yard line be­fore being forced out of bounds by Sinclair. Mac­Gillivray passed to Hill who ran the last few yards to the goal line.

Rout place kicked the extra point, making the score 13 to 7. In the last minute of play in the first half, Holloman intercepted a Western State pass on the 50-yard line and ran to the 13-yard line be­fore being forced out of bounds by Sinclair. Mac­Gillivray passed to Hill who ran the last few yards to the goal line. Again MacGillivray’s place kick was good for extra point and the half ended, 20 to 7, after the Institute had kicked off and downed the receiver on his own 40. Western State again became dangerous when they scored a touch­down four minutes after the fourth quarter opened and kicked goal to climb to within six points of the cadets, 20 to 14. Taking the ball on the Institute 40, to where they re­turned a punt, the Mountaineers made ten yards for a first down. Then Hopper broke through right tackle, reversed his field and ran to the In­stitute 5-yard line before being tackled by Lusk. Hopper dived over for the touchdown and Rout again converted. Another seven points would have put the Mountaineers in the lead, but the cadets soon made the fans feel easier by marching to their final touchdown from their own forty, fol­lowing the Western State kickoff. They made ten yards for a first down in midfield and then MacGillivray skirted right end to the Western State 31. For the third time, the cadets scored from 30 yards, or farther, from the goal line when MacGillivray passed to Gray, who ran the last ten yards to the pay-off stripe. Mac­Gillivray made his place kicking per­centage .760 by again converting to make the count 27 to 14.

livray skirted right end to the Western State 31. For the third time, the cadets scored from 30 yards, or farther, from the goal line when MacGillivray passed to Gray, who ran the last ten yards to the pay-off stripe. Mac­Gillivray made his place kicking per­centage .760 by again converting to make the count 27 to 14. Making the prettiest run of the game. Rout returned the ensuing In­stitute kickoff 65 yards, from his own 6 to the Institute 20 and would have scored except for Greene, who pulled him down by the shoulders with a heroic lunge. The Mountaineers made first down by about an inch in four plays to advance to the cadet 20, but then lost the ball on downs, although aided by a 5-yard offside penalty on the Institute.