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Page 4 College J5 September 24, 19(12 LSIT^WTNS Mistakes Cost Aggies Victory Volume 60 By JIM BUTLER Battalion Sports Editor “We just beat ourselves.” This one succinct comment from Aggie halfback George Hargett pretty well summed up A&M’s opening loss to Louis iana State University. Coach Hank Foldberg called the game “disappointing” and there were several reasons to go along with him. The most noticable error was the punt coverage on Jim Keller’s 58-yard kick which LSU speedster Joe LaBruzzo turned into an 83-yard touchdown run. A&M’s bugaboo in past years—the fumble—cropped up twice to kill Aggie drives. The first slippery ball came in the second quarter and set up the Tigers’ second score. Bill Uzzell, converted from quarterback to halfback, lost the ball on the A&M 49 and it was recovered AGGIE FIELD GENERAL Jim Linnstaedter takes charge of backfield. Linnstaedter Runs Quarterback Slot The wiry little guy shook his head slowly and said: "We just flat gave it to ’em. Fumbles and penalties killed us all night.” The speaker was Jim Linnstaedt er, the short 165-pound dart-and- dodger from Brenham, who had just completed his first game as a varsity quarterback for the Ag gies. A senior, the 5-10 Linn staedter is the No. 1 quarterback this year after two seasons as a halfback. “I like it at quarterback,” he said. "The switch hasn’t been dif ficult because I was quarterback on the freshman team here.” Back to the LSU game and re membering the 14-6 loss inflicted by the Tigers, Linnstaedter said, "I thought we were going to have a big night at the start when we hit for two quick first downs. I thought about the third time I ran with the ball on the option play that I might break and go all the way. Then we got hit with a 15- yard penalty.” “I made a few mistakes on the run-pass options,” he continued. "Once I think I could have made a first down if I had run but I passed and it was too high for (Travis) Reagan. LSU wasn’t as good as they were a year ago.” Linnstaedter gained a net 44 yards on 13 runs and completed two of four passes for 15 yards. Coach Hank Foldberg said aft erwards that he thought Linn staedter did a creditable job, con sidering it was his first varsity game. "He’ll improve and the team will improve with him.” Linnstaedter was a tailback at Brenham High where he won all- state and all-America football honors. He was the leading rusher for the Aggies last year as a half- Diving Principles Top Scuba Course; Enrollment Begins A scuba diving short course which has been offered each se mester since 1956 will begin again on Oct. 2. Students and faculty members, male or female, are eli gible for enrollment. Room 196 of the Physics Building will be the site for the course. Designed to teach the funda mentals and pi’inciples of diving as well as safety aid, the course will consist of 11 weekly meetings of two hours each. The first four meeting's will be devoted strictly to lecture while the next five will be conducted at poolside. Quizzes will round out the final two ses sions. W. G. Cantrell, instructor of physics and Robert Condit senior meteorology major will instruct the classes. Both are certified in structors of the Southwest Coun cil of Skindiving Clubs. Pre-registration will be held be ginning Wednesday, Sept. 25 and continues to Friday, 27. The reg istration takes place in room 304 of Bizzell Hall. “Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service We Service All Foreign Cars”’i 1422 Texas Ave. TA 2-4517 back, a position to which he had been switched after his freshman season. He was almost ready to by-pass football his senior year until he learned that Foldberg planned to move him back to quar- terback. “Wonder if we’ll have to prac tice Sunday?,” Linnstaedter said to no one in particular. “After the way we played, we should have to practice Sunday.” ★ ★ ★ Brotherton, Swan Move To First Unit Two Aggies moved up to the first team as a result of their play against LSU Saturday night. John Brotherton, junior from Mineola, won back his left end slot while Mike Swan moved from the third team to the start ing position at left tackle. Speedy Bucks Debut Against Ags Saturday COLUMBUS, Ohio OP) — Ohio State football Coach Woody Hayes getting set for the Buckeyes to open Saturday as hosts to Texas A&M, a brand new foe, summed up the outlook Monday with "we always have a tough time with those Texas teams.” Hayes said the Bucks had ac complished more during this fall’s training than at any time during his previous 12 seasons. He at tributed this to the fact “we had to start from scratch because of so many new men, and we got through it without a. serious in jury.” Of his squad, Hayes said: “We are well conditioned. We have speed, and we have it at the right spots. Our line, in size, will be about average in the conference— but it will be the best - blocking line in the league. “Our passing will be up to our usual standards. We have good passers and good receivers. We get kidded a lot about not passing —but we have been winning with out passing, while teams that were not winning were passing quite often. In 1961 we didn’t pass too much, but we had the most effec tive aerial attack ip the Big Ten. Every time we threw, we averaged 9.2 yards.” by LSU’s White Graves. Twelve plays later, Danny Le- Blanc went over from the four for the TD. The second fumble came in the third quarter after the Cadets had opened the period with a drive to the Bengal 20-yard line. Hargett hit left guard and was hit hard by Tiger linebackers, losing the ball. Billy Truax recovered for LSU, stopping A&M’s biggest threat outside their scoring drive in the fourth period. FOLDBERG was also displeased with the line play that apparently folded up after LaBruzzo’s jaunt in the second quarter. But a backward look at the game reveals all is not black for the Marron and White. The general consensus of post-game reports in dicates the Aggies are going to mean bad news to conference foes. Foldberg showed 68,000 fans packed in Tiger Stadium that the Aggies have an offense too. The big pre-season question mark— quarterback—has changed to an exclamation point. JIM LINNSTAEDTER, who quarterbacked the 1960 Fish team then was moved to halfback for his sophomore and junior years, is back at his old position and dis playing the skill that won him all- state and all-American honors in high school. The steely-eyed senior from Brenham took charge on the moved the team steadily to the LSU 34 before a holding penalty knocked the Farmers back 15 yards and killed the drive. Linnstaedter looked good on roll outs, gaining 56 yards in 13 at tempts to lead A&M in rushing. He also connected on two of four passes for 15 yards. But the most pleasant surprise was the showing of soph signal caller Charles LaGrange. La- Grange entered in the fourth quar ter and, after throwing an inter ception, settled down and guided the Maroon 45 yards for their only score. LAGRANGE stood out on one particular play when the Cadets had third and six on LSU’s 30 with under two minutes to play. The freckle-faced youth from Rio Grande City dropped back to pass and was immediately surrounded by a host of Tiger defenders. La- Grange changed direction twice, broke into the clear and fired a strike to Travis Reagan for a first down on the LSU 7. Three plays later, on fourth down, LaGrange handed off to Uz zell who passed to Reagan in the endzone for A&M’s first TD of the LIBRA** bm c« Atomic Energy Stud See Page season. All in all, there is good cause for optimism in Sing Sing on the Brazos. The talent is there; the desire is there; and the coaching is there. And the scoreboard will be evidence enough in coming first A&M series of downs and games. TIGER GETS TAMED Ray Kubala tackles LSU QB Pat Screen after short gain. 7/;\ i.v FOURTH Qualified voters in the ,vill vote on a $250,000 bo ate of a proposed $350,000 $100,000 of cash surp 125,000 loan will supplement |250,000 bond issue to provide lotal $375,000 proposed expel Southern Alabama. Cal Ranks Oklahoma First ABfficials said. Superintendant The proposed building projeci he result of increased enrollem nd curriculum expansion, sol W. T. He aid that the program is a follow By WILL GRIMSLEY AP Sports Writer Alabama and Oklahoma moved up behind powerful support from all sections of the country Tues day to challenge Southern Califor nia for the No. 1 ranking* among college football teams. The Southern Cal Trojans, un defeated national champions in 1962 and a solid pre-season pick to repeat, clung to the top posi tion in The Associated Press poll —but precariously — after squeak ing past Colorado 14-0 in their opening game. ALABAMA, the best of the col legians in 1961, was just a hot breath away in second after smashing Georgia 32-7 and the Oklahoma Sooners climbed into third place—up a notch—on the strength of a 31-14 victory over Clemson. Southern Cal and Oklahoma clash Saturday in the television game at Los Angeles in a battle that has definite championship overtones while Alabama strives to improve its status against un imposing Tulane at Tuscaloosa. THE FIRST week’s principal casualties were second-ranked Mis sissippi, held to a scoreless tie by Memphis State, and tenth-ranked Washington, upset 10-7 by the Air Force Academy. Both dropped completely from the Top Ten with two newcomers —Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh— making their appearance as the Nos. 9 and 10 teams, respectively. GEORGIA TECH beat Florida in a televised opener a week ago and sat it out last week-end. Pitt tumbled UCLA in an intersection al tussle 20-0 last Friday night. Navy made the greatest f O „ T climbing from ninth to fifthIjjCOllt IjCRClCrS routing a massive and him" a rated West Virginia team The Midshipmen were just Texas, which moved from fift| fourth after trimming Tulane Then followed, as the lower Wisconsin, Northwestern, Aii| sas, Georgia Tech and Pitt. Wisconsin, the defending Ten king, leaped over North: o Hold Clini or Training ■ Leadership training courses pirl Scout adult volunteers will leld Oct. 1-16 at the Girl Sc ern’s head apparently becausellittle House in Bryan for all a voters were more impressed bji#omen interested in scouting. Badgers’ 41-0 victory over 1!| Sessions have been scheduled ern Michigan than the WiliMinni'ng Oct. 1, with a general m 23-12 decision over Missouri, t ing for all scouting age level k kansas, 21-0 winner over Oflrs which will include a new :l homa State, was the only teail n titled “This is Girl Scoutii stand still—in eighth place. rr« n ■ i»T8T» iTfi COACH NORTON’S PANCAKE HOUSE 35 Varieties of finest pancakes, aged heavy KC steaks, shrimp, and other fine foods. Daily Merchants lunch 11 to 2 p. m. TCU Runner, Hog QB Lead SWC Stats DALLAS (A*)—Texas Christian’s Tommy Crutcher, Arkansas’ Bill Gray and Texas Tech’s David Parks started living up to expec tations the first week of South west Conference football as they took the lead in the major offen sive categories. Crutcher, workhorse of TCU’s power attack, gained 90 yards on .19 carries to take the lead in rush ing by 23 yards over Jim Lindsey of Arkansas. Gray completed six of 10 passes for 115 yards to jump to No. 1 by a neat mai’gin. Tommy Wade of Texas and Gray Mills of Texas Christian were next with four of seven and four of nine respective ly- Parks, the do-everything wing- man of the Red Raiders, caught four passes for 55 yards. That was one more reception than Char ley Talbert of Texas, Travis Rea- g-an of A&M and George Hargett of A&M. Phil Harris of Texas made two touchdowns and two points after to lead in scoring with 14 points. H. L. Daniels of Texas Tech, who kicked three field goals against Washington State, is second with 10 points. Garry Thomas of Texas Chris tian took over the No. 1 spot in punting when he booted three times against Kansas for an aver age of 50.0 yards. Ernie Koy of Texas is second with five for 42.4. AIRLINE RESERVATIONS AS NEAR TO YOU AS TA 2-3784 ★ Schedule Information ★ Domestic and International Reservations ★ Tours - Hotels - Rent Cars FOR FAST RELIABLE SERVICE—CALL TODAY Robert Halsell Travel Service 1411 Texas Avenue PROTECT YOUR 1 THE SENIOR program, con; ing of girls in the 10th, 11th |2th grades, will scheduled Oct. nd an “Out of Doors Day” pamp Howdy, southwest of Br dll be held Oct. 16 for all prog levels. Mrs. S. L. Loveless, volun xuji Uainer, and Mrs. Julia Hilln istrict advisor, said that the co s are open to all interested ad: and is a requirement for all troop leaders who have not pi busly taken it. REIGSTRATION applicat for any or all parts of the coi should be mailed to the Bryan Scout Office, Mrs, Hillman s and a 25-cent registration fee be collected at the first meet I Girl Scout leaders taking Caurse have been asked to b ■heir leaders notebook, a copj the Girls Scout handbook, paper, pencils and a sack lunch AGGIELAND! PLASTIC COVERS ARE NOW ON SALE IN THE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OFFICE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT OF THE YMCA. only 25 Demolition WorB Scaffolding is presentlw - versity power plant’s see I on it. Removal of the project to increase the remodeling.