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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County/, Texas Wednesday, Noovember 6, 1957 PAGE 3 PORT SLANT By JIM CARRELL S Only three games remain on the A&M schedule. They are the most important three games of the sea son . . . because they are the ones left to play. Will the Aggies win them? Or, a better way to put that question, will the Aggies win them playing the calibre of ball of the last few weeks ? Then the enraged answering questions come, “What’s been wrong with the way the Aggies have been playing? They’ve been winning haven’t they ? And isn’t that all that counts?” Here’s an Aggie team rated num ber one in the nation on almost everyone’s poll. Did their game per formances put them there or did the depressing play of Oklahoma and the nation’s sports writers’ willingness to see somebody other than the Sooners on top have more to do with it ? A moot question. First, call it the quality of the opposition. It is conceded that Oklahoma plays a weak schedule. But, what has been so tough about the teams we have played ? Almost everyone has had their turn at slapping Maryland around. We held our breaths for a 21-13 win. Follow that with a, tremendous 21-0 victory over “mighty” Texas Tech. Another concession: A&M took Missouri handily, 28-0. Then comes the Aggies only ^all- out performance of the year, a very fine 28-6 victory over the University of Houston. There was a revenge motive in that the Cougars applied the sole blemish to the Aggies 1956 record. There was second-effort and the Aggies looked as if they wanted to win. However, Oklahoma State tied the Cougars, 6-6, and Auburn crushed them 48-7. It was a brutal 7-0 win over TCU and who could ask for more. A 14-0 win over Baylor should be sufficient but A&M didn’t play at its peak. The margin should have been wider, not just to run the score up, but because Baylor is not a very good team. You want evidence: Baylor proves it every Saturday. Now let’s analyze last week’s narrow escape in the Ozarks. An extra-point victory over Arkansas, 7 to 6. Consider that on certainly no less than six occasions the Aggies found themselves needing fourth and three or less and having to punt. That doesn’t happen to great teams. Coverage on punts was extremely poor. Consider the instance when an A&M punt was fumbled by an Arkansas halfback. Two Ag gies were down on the play. Only John Gilbert had a chance at the ball and he blasted a covering Razor back loose from the fumbled ball. He had no help. Charlie Milstead, through no fault of his own had a punt partial-' ly blocked. Surely Aggie forwards could have at least slowed up Arkansas rushers. The assets that made last year’s ball club a terrific competitor were absent. The defense was strong and permitted only one Arkansas touchdown. Here is a team with potentials that outweigh last year’s club. But, this team is not as quick, they don’t pursue, they don’t gang tackle, they are not as aggressive, and there is little all-out, second effort. Remember that most of this year’s starting lineup was playing a year ago, and then ask why aren’t they as good or better than they were last year? Injuries have handicapped the Aggies and poor weather has hampered conditioning and work outs by forcing the team inside. But it’s more than those two factors. Perhaps it’s a matter of desire. Or, as Coach Paul Bryant might say, “they lack pride in the little things.” Fish Harriers Win A&M’s Freshman Cross Country team won first place in the Texas University Invitational Cross Coun try Run Saturday in Austin. A&M took the number, one spot with 30 points, followed by Texas with 48 points and the University of Houston with 50 points. Members of the Fish squad are: Jim King, Eusebia Garcia, Howard Dugger, Billy Ray Morgan, Charles Rollins, Hardy Francis, Daniel Alfaro, and James Wallace. The University of Houston took top honors in the varsity race. SWC STATISTICS TEAM OFFENSE Aggies, Cardinals Still Undefeated By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Only Texas A&M and Lamar Tech answer the roll call of the undefeated as the Texas College football campaign enters its final month. Texas A&M is undefeated md untied but Lamar Tech has tie on its record. Texas Western fell from the select circle last week when the Miners were upset by Hardin- Simmons 33-20. Both A&M and Tech will be favored to maintain their status this week. The Aggies play South ern Methodist at (College Station aturday while Tech takes on Texas A&I at Kingsville. Team— G. FD. R. P. Tot. Avg. Player, School Att.C.P.lnt.Yds. TD Pet. Rice 6 013 1,4 18 841 2,259 376.5' Hill, Rice ..58. 33 3 652 3 .569 Arkansas 7 99 1,460 515 1,965 280.7 Traylor, Baylor ... 64 30 7 294 3 .469 A&M . 7 100. 1,606 334 1,94.0 277.1 Walker, Arkansas ..31 17 2 292 2 .548 TCU 7 104' 1,72(1 204 1,930 275.1 Fondren, Texas .36 22 4 263 4 .611 Texas 7 97 1,361 550 1,911 273.0 Humphrey, Baylor .53 22 5 249 1 .415 Baylor 7 113 1,279 589 1,868 266.9 Christian, Ark. ..20 13 2 223 1 .650 SMU 5 60 890 322 1,212 242.4 Ryan, Rice .25 14 2 189 2 .560 Meredith, SMU ..15 10 2 148 2 .667 TEAM DEFENSE Milstead, A&M ..24 11 1 130 1 .458 Lackey, Texas .29 10 4 152 0 .345 Team — G. FD. R. P. Tot. Avg. Dunn, SMU.... .21 10 0 95 1 .476 TCU 7 89 968 424 1,382 107.4 A&M 7 94 1,178 388 1,566 223.7 TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Arkansas 7 . 98 1,400 462 1,862 266.0 Texas 7 95 1,420 4 53 1,873 267.6 Player, School PI. R. P. Tot.Avg. SMU 5 74 1 057 301 366 1,358 1,908 271.6 272.6 Hill, Rice..: Shofner, TCU .110 .102 1 SC 652 832 26 555 7.B Baylor 7 103 L542 529 5.4 Rice 6 87 1,340 344 1,684 280.1 Hickman; Baylor ... .100 457 0 457 4.6 Nesbitt, Arkansas.. .103 442 0 442 4.3 LEADING BALL CARRIERS Osborne, A&M . 87 327 91 418 4.8 Fondren, Texas . 98 134 263 397 4.1 Player, School T.C. G. 1.. Net. Avg. Crow, A&M . 79 346 31 377 4.8 Shofner, TCU 98 541 12 529 5.3 Hickman, Baylor....100 469 12 457 4.6 LEADING PUNTERS Nesbitt, Arkansas....103 444 2 442 4.3 (at least 14 punts) Dowdle, Texas.. 82 355 2 353 4.3 Player, School Sherer, SMU...., Nesbitt, Arkansas.. Crow, A&M 73 856 10 346 4.7 Pts. 18 Yds. Avg. 806 44.8 Chilton, Rice... , 74 334 0 334 4.5 .26 1,059 40.7 Lasater, TCU ... 77 339 9 330 4.3 Hickman, Baylor.... .27 1,089 40.3 Osborne, A&M.. 72 360 33 327 4.5 Fondren, Texas 26 1,029 39.6 Dike, TCU 77 276 3 273 3.5 Hill, Rice 14 537 38.4 Spikes, TCU... 52 263 20 243 4.7 Osborne, A&M 20 766 38.3 LEADING PASSERS FOR THE BEST . . . * DELICIOUS FOOD Get Those * QUICK FRIENDLY SERVICE Handball Gloves * REASONABLE PRICES At The IT’S THE TEXAN Student Co-Op 3204 College Ave. Pass Sliaggill , Pony Willard Dewveall, 212, 6-4 senior end from Weather ford was on the receiving' end of the longest complet ed pass in the entire Con ference when he took a toss from Charlie Arnold that was good for, 69 yards and a touchdown against Rice. He was instrumental in the defeat of the Longhorns last Saturday. SEE THE Philadelphia Phillie rookie pitch er Dick Farrell had a 12-6 record with the Miami, Fla., Marlins of the International League in 1956. TATUM GETS ’EM CHAPEL HILL, N. C. UP)—-It appears that the University of j North Carolina is building its football fortunes for the future I under Coach Jim Tatum. Among 69 Tar Heel freshman candidates, many not on scholarships, 22 were ] selected to various all-state teams during the 1956 campaign, reports North Carolina. SHOPPING BY TELEPHONE? ALL NEW 1958 Ford Cars THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 7th Register For Portable T. V, Door Prize 415 N. Main Phone TA 2-1333 LVL ABNER By A1 Capp ??—DOES VO' REALLY THINK A TRICK LIKE THEIT'LL ^ WORK ONI A HARVARD PEANUTS By Charles M. Schulz