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THE BATTALION Pace 4 CollcEO Station, Texas Wednesday, ^November 1, 19C1 XT’s Hunt Takes Over Rushing Lead Leaders of lost causes were the only performers who were able to make major revisions among the leading Southwest Conference rushing and passing leaders last week-end. Texas Tech’s Coolidge Hunt rush for 117 yards in the loss to SMU, a new high for an indi vidual this season. The previous best was 110 by Texas’ Jerry Cook in the season inaugural with Cal ifornia. Gaining all of his yard age (63 in 7 attempts) in Texas’ final scoring drive, Cook held on to the league leadership with 411 yards in 64 carries. Hunt forged into third place again, breaking up Texas’ 1-2-3-4 Aggies Prepare For Pigs; Kipp Out For 3 Weeks Tuesday the terrible was just that yesterday as the Ag gies went through a rugged two-hour plus workout that ended under the lights. The cry this week is “Get those Pigs,” and that’s just what the coaching staff is getting the Ags ready for. “Those Arkansas defenses are really tricky. It’s been a long time since we have had so many missed assignments,” said Coach Jim Myers after the practice. “The reason their defense is so tough is they are always stunting,” he added. A note of bad luck to the Aggies was revealed yesterday as it was learned that Ken neth Kipp, the first unit de fensive specialist at halfback, will miss at least the next three games. He has torn ligaments in his right elbow sustained in the Baylor game, but is expected to return to action in time for the all-im portant Turkey Day game against the Texas Longhorns. The Ags will leave College Station Friday afternoon for their game with the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville Saturday and will return di rectly following the game. standing for a Second time within three weeks. Sanies Saxton is still second, whilie Teammates Ray Poage and Tomnj y Ford are fourth and fifth, respectively. Baylor’s Bohbly Ply took over the forward passing leadership, although he completed only 3 of 19 attempts ajs the embattled Bears bowed to menacing A&M. This enabled T?ly to move two completions ahead of TCU’s Sonny Gibbs, who was inactive. Gibbs still leads in yardage gained (461), however, and Mike Gotten, one of the hoktest backs in the country, is stiltl out in front in completion perclentage (.643) and in scoring tossca; (5). Gotten has only four fewer? completions than Ply, who has attempted almost twice as many j asses. Gibbs continues as the total of fense leader (1)46 yards on 94 plays), but Cottten gained much ground and is now within striking distance with a total gain of 470 yards on 78 plays. Texas rolled bn at a record pace in team statistics. The Long horns’ total offeioae of 438.7 yards per game is well ahead of the SWC record pace of 386.5 set by another herd of stampeding Long horns ip 1952. Texas’ total of fense of 2,632 in six games is 112 yards more than it gained in all ten last season and its rushing figure of 1,967 was surpassed only by Rice over the full route last year. In all probability the Long horns maintained their national leadership in both total offense and rushing in the 34-7 conquest of Rice. The Longhorns improved on their figures in each category. Both A&M and Arkansas com bined airtight defenses with well- balanced offenses in their re bounding victories. The Aggies limited Baylor to 133 yards and the Bears had entered the 1961 campaign with the most feared of fense in the league. A&M picked off three Baylor passes, running its season total to 13, five more than the Aggies intercepted throughtout the 1960 campaign. Arkansas’ total offense of 406 yards was the seventh high of the current campaign, surpassed by Texas four times, A&M once and Baylor once. Speedster Hargett Stopped After Baylor Gain .. . soph ranks third in SWC in punt returns Linnstaedter, Erickson Leading Aggie Statistics A&M emerged from last week’s 23-0 shellacking of Baylor with the Southwest Conference’s sec ond-best offense and third-best defense. Jim Myers’ Cadets have a 274.2 yards per game offensive production, which is second only to SWC leader Texas. A total offense of 1,645 yards is also sec ond-best, although still over a thousand yards behind front-run ning Texas. The Aggies threw up a solid defense against Baylor’s vaunted land and air attack, holding the Bears to 70 yards rushing and 63 yards passing, a season low. Holding six opponents to an aver age of 212.2 yards per game, the Cadets are thiid in the confer ence in defense behind Arkansas (210.2) and Texas (169.0). In individual statistics, more Aggie gridders appear in the SWC top performers each week. Jim Linnstaedter and Lee Roy Caffey took over eighth and tenth in SWC rushing in the sixth week of competition. Linnstaedter, the do-it-all halfback from Brenham, has carried 47 times for 228 yards and a 4.9 average. The flashy sophomore lost four yards Satur day for his first minus production of the season. Caffey followed good blocking in the center of the Cadet forward wall for 63 yards on 15 carries against Baylor. The Thorndale junior’s fine perform ance was good enough for tenth 1 STUDENTS - FACULTY MEMBERS s FLY FREE Every Friday Dallas - Ft Worth Area (Landing In Dallas) I I 1 The Varsity Shop (Bryan - College Station’s NEWEST MEN’S STORE) flies down from Dallas in the company’s Cessna with a load of the latest styles in men’s clothing every Friday. We feel it’s a waste to fly back to Dallas every Friday afternoon with 3 empty seats. HOW TO APPLY? Come by the Varsity Shop, Townshire Shopping Center, Monday thru Saturday and sign up for the flight for the following Friday. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? I 1 jil: A&M Students and Faculty Members (Single or Married Students and faculty members may sign up in groups of 2 or 3 if they so desire. Married students and faculty members may sign up with their wives, REQUIREMENTS? Students under 21 must present a letter from their parents giving their full consent for these flights. For any additional information come by and see Harrell Sallis Mgr. TOWNSHIRE r..v:v:v:v:-:*vv:v:.:.v.v:v: ; ^ in the conference, with 212 yards on 44 carries and a 4.8 average. John Erickson, who started his first game for the Aggies at quar terback Saturday, responded with his best game of the year, com pleting 5 of 6 for 47 yards and one touchdown. Last week’s fine game gave Erickson seventh place in SWC passing with 22 comple tions in 38 attempts for 266 yards and two touchdowns. The junior man-under is third in yards per pass (12.1) and second in per centage of completions (.579). Travis Reagan fell behind Tex as’ James Saxton in the scoring race, scoring only two points against the Bears. His season total is six touchdowns and a two- point conversion for 38 points. Saxton scored a TD and a two- pointer in the 34-7 rout of Rice to run his season total to 44 points. Sophomore speedster George Hargett is fourth in punt returns with 5 for 36 yards. Arkansas’ Lance Alworth, last year’s na tional champion, is leading the SWC with 13 returns for 147 yards. Linnstaedter, who makes the big play seem effortless, is third in the conference in pass inter ceptions and fifth in punt returns. He has returned three stolen aer ials for 21 yards and seven punts for 47 yai*ds. One of his steals was made against Baylor when he picked off a stray pass in his end zone and ran it out to the 21 to kill a Bear drive. In receiving, A&M has no one' in the conference’s top ten, but in the past several weeks Pat La tham, 6-2 junior end from Bowie, has been snagging passes at a rapid rate. Three weeks ago he hadn’t caught any, but this week he leads Cadet receivers with six catches for 55 yards. Close be hind him is Reagan, who has grabbed off five for 63 yards and eight points, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Linnstaedter leads the team in kickoff returns, lugging the pig skin back 4 times for 69 yards and a 17.2 yard average. Hargett still has the best return average with two for 51 yards and a 25.5 mark. Another of the trio of soph halfbacks, Reagan, has returned two for 49 yards and a 24.5 average. . i INTRAMURALS Competition within leagues in Class A and C basketball was completed Monday night. The last nine games ended as follows: Sqd. 9 over E-3, 20-19; Sqd. 10 over Sqd. 1, 34-23; Sqd. 2 over Sqd. 4, 45-26; Sqd. 15 over B-3, 19-13. Sqd. 14 walloped C-3, 53-7; E-l defeated D-3, 31-23; the Pan Am ericans got past Mitchell Hall, 32-26 and White Band handled F-3, 36-11. ‘Drawings for opponents in the interleague playoffs were held yesterday. Sqd. 14 must meet Sqd. 2, G-l and Sqd. 6 will play and Sqd. 7 is up against B-2. Un beaten F-l will wait to play the winner of the Sqd. 7 vs. E-2 cot test. The three interleague playoffi are scheduled for tonight at 7:15 The two league-winners Class C, Hart Civilians and Uq Hall, will meet in the finals. Class A playoffs will narroi it down to two teams this weel and the two final games w3 probably be played Monday night In Class B football yesterd: Sqd. 4 edged Sqd. 15, 14-6; 7 beat B-3, 6-0 and A-3 shut Sqd. 6, 12-0. Class B football and ping ponj folume will end within the leagues thi week. Upperclassmen horseshoe and bowling will be over, too,! playoffs will be held next TRIANGLE RESTAURANT LUNCH AND DINNER SPECIALS Wednesday Deep Fried Flounder w/Tartar Sauce Salisbury Steak w/Mushroom Gravy Chop Suey w/Beef over Chow Mein Noodles Southern Fried Chicken w/Honey Butter .... 75V 95V 85V 95V (Served w/two vegetables, salad, hot rolls, coffee or tea.) Thursday |r. James Religion : L at the 1 night or lism." |)r. Wood, ' |,\| campus Ll on sei I has apt ip in ’59 im leader ^5 Week. (nat> ve 0 been at 1 served Deep Fried Scallops w/Tartar Sauce 75V Braised Beef Tips over Egg Noodles 85V ■’'’f chap Baked Ham w/Pineapple Ring 95V ■ wiatlon ( Southern Friend Chicken w/Honey Butter 95V (Served w/two vegetables, salad, hot rolls, coffee or tea.) elation chairm: for a HOURS 11:00 A. M. — 8:00 P. M. The TRIANGLE “Food That’s Handled With Tender Loving Care” 3606 S. College TA 2-1352 Bryan The Triangle Is Now' Booking Banquets For The Christmas Holidays LUCKY STRIKE presents: Laboi jhas anr | series oi Pro aften : Ion Mono] Ihese awe 11960 in By, const lerstandin My disci: tended d !■ IUCKYJUFFERS "SATURDAY NIGHT" m m m 'Let’s step outside and have a smoke, baby!” Hose elig tents in graduate :«d stud or relatic ■ is, goveri k, busine nits, or o lis of st\ i in sue! 9ne awai sts; a sep faculty These aw; iMO each •In aware sent scl t*rs sub twill re nrd-winn i proper t aociation, led. hospecti f e full i [Labor 1 » Eye S “Never go down there atone, Gladys— that’s Fraternity Row!’’ WHAT HAPPENS ON CAMPUS SATURDAY NIGHT? If you could peek into an average campus on Saturday night you would see students planning a hunger strike and smoking Luckies, ironing their Sunday suits and smoking Luckies, playing dominoes and smoking Luckies. College students smoke Luckies all the time —and more of them than any other regular cigarette. If you go to college, you should smoke Luckies. It’s expected of you. CHANGE TO LUCKIES and get some taste for a change! Product of c/fvi drnvwcwrr — (Jcdw&zo- is our middle name ©8. t. Cto , s wte