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7%# Bmttaliom -> Colhg* Station (Brarot Commiy), Tmxru Wednesday. October IB, 1988 vkmi Gagers Start Drills By W ILL (iMMSLEY AKHoriatt'd t’rrns Spurts H riter Swift, imairtiiiitive Army »s- •ume<l the role a* No. 1 eollejre f<K>tt>pll team in the country Wed nesday aitd posed a Wing sued question mark: Is the present team equal to the Ik*- Blanc hard-Glenn I tans wreck ing machines of l'.*44 and 1945>? , •‘Definitely superior to the Blan chard Davis teams," said Kdward Moos* Krau>e. Notre Dame ath letic director, who saw the Cadets whip the lush last week end 14-2 “A fine foott>all team,” added Notre Dame’s Coach Terry Bren nan. he deserve to he No. 1.” Karl Blaik himself, in his silver annivenmry as a head coach, was more reserved in his immediate ludrment. "I never make a comparison of teams until the season s end,” h« 'aid. “I ran say this is one of the moat spirited squads 1 have ever coached. And it has wonderful leadership ” Of his newly jra ned No. 1 rank ing, the first for Army since the u n I eaten wartime teams of 1944- 45, the Army colonel said “Naturally 1 am happy yver the honor But 1 would be pleased whether we are No. 1 or No. 10 so lotiff as we are winning" For ProfeaMoaal \ iouol loro epp rSFRVING HRYAN and^ COLLEGE STATION 1 DR. G. A. SMITH f* MM HOUSTON ZEPHYK (IpiiMnct ribt Lv. N. Zwlch 10:03 o.m. Spcciahring in F'yr F'xamina- Ar. Dollas . • 12«47 p.m. ikmi «nd titalact l^n»e« BRYAN OITICAL CLINIC Lv. N. Zulch . 7:18 p.m. Ar. Houston . filS p.m. 1*5 N Mam T4 J 8557 ■■HO|FORT worth AMD ocnver railway Ktraingti by AppcHnlmcnt ■ HI ^ l CNta* Agoal 11 ^ Clmao 1S»M0«T8 me* 1.0N(. SLEEVE SI'OHI SHIRTS StyM Just For You M)\ MEN’S SHOP Owned by Dick Kahili, *59 103 Y Main North Gate Army replaced Auburn at the top of the Associated Press week ly poll, collectin* 77 first place votes and s point total of 1,411. Auburn, which squeezed past Ken tucky 8-0, fell to second place on 54 first place votes and 1,434 points. In the poll of the country's sports writers and broadcasters, ten points are swarded for a first place vote, nine for second and on down the line Three Bijr Ten powerhouses — Ohio Mate, Wisconsin and Michi gan State — followed Army and Auburn in the latest ratings Then, making up the bottom five were Navy, No. 6; Texas, 7; Mis sissippi, No. 8; Louisiana State, No. 9; and Clemaon. No. 10. The most conspicuous absentee was Oklahoma, which has been in the final top ten every year since 1950, leading in 1950, 1955 and 1954. The Sooners dropped to Uth ates as pass catcher and decoy. Army, short on reserves, came up with a revolutiorfkry offense this year built around a lonesome end. who parks himself 20 yards wide of the scrimmage and oper ates as pas scatchei and decoy Blaik acknowledges the 1958 team has speed, strong runner* and dedication I Asm > 1771 1-0 I HI t Auburn 1441 S-tl I 4 .4 V Ohio Slst» I»> 1-4I I OS7 4 Wtwunsm IISi :i-4» l s7i 4. Mirtiman Stale 141 2-0-1 71.1 «. Na*» ill S-0 7lWi T. T*»nn i»l 4 0 111* * M i-sum11,4.1 12 I 4 0 042 • ls>ut»iana Rtalr 111 4-0 4S* 10. CWnoon l7l 4-0 404 Texas basketball coach Bob Rogers will welcome 15 vars ity candidates Wednesday as he begins his sycond season at the Southwest conference school. Hope* are high at Aggieland following thq school's fmett cage reason in seven years. Rogers in his first year at A AM last year piloted the Aggies to an 11-13 sea son record and a 7-7 conference mark, finest sini-e 1951. It was at the tailend of the cam paign a year ago that AAM stag-[ gered the conference leader in three consecutive games including end i mg SMU's four year home win streak in Dallas. Six lettermen, two Junior college transfers and four sophomore* highlight the Aggie varsity squad. The lettermen are Neil Swisher of Victoria, top scorer last year with a 13.4 average; Archie Carroll of Rinllands. runner-up scorer. Wayne Lawrence of Pawcatuck, Conn; Jim McNichol of Philadelphia; Dave Coraon of New Orleans and Ernie Turner of Beaumont. The junior college transfers are Kelly Chapman of Owensboro, Ky., and Tyler Junior College who will not be eligible until the second se mester and Wilmer Cox of Hous ton and Kilgore Junior College. Up from the frosh are four sophomores led by Don Mercer of Longview and Elliott Qtaig of Beaumont Other sophs are Steve Van Winkle of Peona, Ill., and Tommy Smith of Jefferson. Three squadmen round out the 15-man varsity. They are Jack Schwakc of lui Grange, Jack Col lier of Amarillo and S*m Myers Freshman basketball tryouts for all intt-restinl Fish will bt' conducted Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday in G. Kollie Whit4- Co|is4'um at 8 p.m. by freshman coach Shelby Met- ralf. Frogs Fear And Single FORT WORTH, Oct.—Defers mg the single wing formation will be the theme of- TCU prac twe drills this week as the Purple prepare for its second Southwest Conference tussle of the season Saturday against Texas A&M at College Station “I’m sure we're in for quite a game," said F rog Coach A he Martin “Our scouting reports ha\e nothing but praise for the play of the Aggies in the victories over Missouri and Maryland Their formation alone will give us trouble." FVeshman Coach F'red Taylor, who watched the Aggies in both outings, calls the Aggies "a tough- hitting outfit, one with some standout individuals, especially Tracy, Ken Beck, Charles Mil- stead and Dick Gay. Martin said his club should lie at top strength for the contest. Robert Lilly, the giant sopho more tackle who skipped the Texas i Tech game because of a bad ankle, is expected to join the rough worle early this week Martin, CIRCLE Go Foedwaud FOR SAVINGS NEW FORD TRUCKS wrw soto tmiMMi now HosOsosm now Rood end •nil*. Wrong*# wrop-wound bo*p*r. * ' MiW f OlD ■ ANCNilOt Now Iron, longo* OHOOiboM to grootor loodtpotoJ MtW TAHDIM TUTU toiod op 10 75.000 IS. GCW. • Thrv’re sm>—Ford trucks for *59! They’re Arrr to take you F W-ward f<>* savings, stvle and durability! Ford’s modem Tdi C'.ab tandems and 4- whccl-dnve pickups arc biand-vw additions to the Ford line. Ford’s rugged Short Siroke Six now gives you even belter gas ecotMMny. And behind every ’59 Ford stands the industry’s t at islanding record lor dura bility. 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Martin said the movies of the 2t>-0 romp over Texas Tech re vealed "our overall play continues to improve and our blocking is getting sharper Also the quarter backs are tossing variety at the opponent.” i He said the running of Left Half Marvin Lasater, who enjoyed his finest night of the seastin, was pleasing So was the all-round work of Tackle Don Floyd. Guard Sherill Headrick and Center Dale Walker. Ag Tankmen Meet Twenty boys showed up for the first meeting of the F'ish swimming team at P. L. Downs nataUtnuin last Thursday. Ten of theae freshmen have pre vious swimming experience. Any frewhman wishing to try out for the F’ish team should con tact Coach Adamson in bis office in Downs Natatonum weekdays from 4-6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 3-5. The freshmen have meet* sched uled with the University of Texas, Rice, S4>uthem Meth<idist Univers ity and high schtxd meets with Lamar and Reagan of Houston. ★ ★ ★ Anyone interested in taking sen ior life-saving should meet with Coach Adamson Thursday night in Downs Natatorium. The course will be offered only this aemestar. It will not be of fered in the spring. WEDNESDAY The I^ady Takes A Fljuer" with I .ana Turner —Pitta— of Baa u man L AAM opens tha |4<«aw« cage ■late with with Trlalty at Kan An tonio, Dec. 1. Freshman coach at AArM tha ■eason ia Shelby Matralf, former East Texas Stake star at Com merce. V(Wva>; O. 4| . 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