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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1962)
. , hi! THE BATTALION Page 4 College Station, Texas Friday, September 21, 1962 Coach and Captains Head Coach Hank Foldberg introduces newly-elected foot ball captains Sam Byer and Jerry Hopkins at the Hensel Park steak fry given by the Class of ’63 for this season’s Aggie team. Why Do It Yourself FLOYD'S RADIO & TV Will Check Tubes FREE and Give Free Estimates On All Radios and TV’s Brought To Shop Including Stereo, Hi-Fi, and Any Unit That Reproduces Sound. Located At Your FIRESTONE STORE. 901 9. College TA 3-5044 Seniors Treat Footballers To Hensel Park Steak Fry Hensel Park was the scene last night of a steak fry given by the Class of ’63 for Head Football Coach Hank Foldberg, his staff and team. The purpose of the gathering - , according to Charlie Blaschke, senior class president, was to en able the football players and sen iors to get better-acquainted. After the meal, which consist ed of steak, rolls, potato salad and beans, and which was prepared and served by J. Gordon Gay and his. wife, Foldberg spoke to the seniors and answered questions. The highlight of the new head coach’s talk was the announce ment of the results of a team vote which produced season cap tains. Seniors Sam Byer and Jer ry Hopkins were the almost-un- LSI! GAME (Continued From Page 1) great seniors and Dietzel, have been picked in the top ten in all pre-season surveys. McClendon is an experienced coach and will fol low the three-platooning system left by Dietzel. HOPING TO HONE his three units, the White team, the Go team and the Chinese Bandits, to sharp performance, McClendon has spent the final’ four days before the opener on intensive polish work with little contact. Standout halfback Jerry Stovall should have his best season as a senior for the Tigers and will be the big factor for the Cadets to reckon with. Running with him in the backfield are seniors Jimmy Field, Steve Ward and promising soph Danny LeBlanc. McClendon hopes to field a bet ter attacking team this fall with experienced ground - gainers on both the White and Go teams. He expects the defense to be weaker, however. In the past this old rivalry has produced 10 wins for the cadets, 12 losses and two ties. For three quarters last year the Aggies held a 7-2 lead, and it took a 62-yard punt return by Wendell Harris in the fourth period to lead LSU from behind to a 16-7 win. animous choices. Foldberg voiced his approval of .the picks, and cit ed it as indicative that his team has good judgement. Foldberg went on to tell the seniors, I think you are going to be real proud of this football team of yours.” He then added, “It’s yours tonight, but if we get beat Saturday night it will be the coaches’.” The new Aggie mentor went on to put everyone at ease by pok ing fun at himself and team mem bers. Blaschke termed the steak fry, which was attended by about 250 students,^a success. Tigers Will Meet Mustangs Tonight With the experience of two games and the power of nine seasoned lettermen, the A&M Con solidated Tigers will meet the Madisonville Mustangs on Tiger Field Friday at 8 p.m. In the first game of the sea son the Tig-ers took a 8-6 defeat from Columbus. Turning the tables somewhat in the next, game, the Tigers copped a 27-0 victory from Bel Velle. Although delighted with the first victory of the season. Coach Edsel Jones said that Bel Valle is probably the weakest team the Tigers will play. The Mustangs record stands equal to the Tigers’ one win, one lost, winning over Caldwell 8-0, but losing to District 19-AA’s new est member, Navasota, 0-20. Nine lettermen are back with the Tigers this year. They are Sidney Coufal (C), David Parsons (LG), Jimmy McAfee (QB), Jim Carroll (RH), Ozzie Burke (LH), David Harvell (RE), Jay Pew- thers (LT), J. W. Parsons (RT), and Robert Chenault (RT). Only one starter will not see action Friday night. He is Tom my Hpghes (LT) who has re-in jured a shoulder. The probable starting- line-up for the Tigers: Mike Calliham (LE), Pewthers (LT), Marvin Smith (RG), Coufal (C), Darrell Gossett (RT), Parsons (LG), Car- roll (RH), Burke (LH), Frank Litterst (FB) and calling the plays will be McAfee, the quar terback. In his group Coach Jones nam ed three potential all-district players: Burke, Coufal, and Hugh es. Best of the new members, Jones named Litterst, Calliham and for a second honor, Hughes. Record Crowd Of 73 Exes At First A&M Club Meeting A record crowd of 73 former students turned out to hear Coach Hank Foldberg ’45 at this year’s first meeting of the Brazos County A&M Club. Foldberg outlined Aggie player progress and team plans for the upcoming season. The coach told the former students, “Our team has great confidence—we’re go ing to Baton Rouge this Saturday to win.” Progress of the club’s member ship drive launched in August was outlined at the meeting by P. L. (Pinky) Downs ’06. Downs said the membership committee which he heads has set a goal of 600 members—half of the 1200- plus former students in Brazos County. He reported that 173 exes had already joined the club—the largest membership since the club’s beginning in 1941. READ BATTALION CLASSIFIEDS IVIES^JS Here’s deodorant protection YOU CAN TRUST Old Spice Stick Deodorant.../asfesf, nenfestirfly fo day, every day protection! It’s the active deodorant for active men... absolutely dependable. Glides on smoothly, speedily...dries in record time. Old Spice Stick Deodorant —most convenient, most economical deodorant money can buy. 1.00 plus tax. If uce o STICK DEODORANT S M l_J t_ T O M I