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Freshman Edition The Battalion COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1965 Section Two The ‘Make Something Happen’ Aggies of new grid coach Gene Stallings will be short on materi al but long on guts and spirit as the 196.5 season approaches. Only 12 seniors are among the 28 lettermen as the youthful Cadets return to the Bear Bryant style of football which brought gridiron glory to A&M in the mid-50’s. Strong defense and a stout kicking game are the trump cards in the 1965 Aggie bid, which be gins Sept. 18 against LSU in Baton Rouge. The Cadets will run a Wing-T and split an end on offensive and will rely on a stunting 5-4 with variations on defense. Stal lings has installed platoon foot ball, with two teams of offensive and defensive specialists. A third team unit will be trained to go both ways and can fill in wherever needed. Depth is one of the Aggie weak points this season because of the over all inexperience of the club. Lack of size and quickness are other key problems, especially up front in the line. The Aggies may field one of the nation’s lightest college teams, with a pre-season depth chart showing an offensive line average of 197 and five of seven starters weighing in at under 200. The defensive wall tentatively averages out at 210. Fiery linebacker Joe Wellborn, split end Dude McLean, defensive 1963 Aggie Schedule DATE GAME Sept. 18 LSU Sept. 25 Ga. Tech Oct. 2 Tex. Tech Oct. 9 Houston Oct. 16 TCU Oct. 23 Baylor Oct. 30 Arkansas Nov. 6 SMU Nov. 13 Rice Nov. 25 Texas end Jerry Kashtik and halfback Jim Stabler appear to be the best bets for stardom. Others with strong promise include safety Jerry Nichols, linebacker Robert Cortetz, guard Tom Hur rah, defensive end Ed Breding and halfback swifty Loyd Curing- ton. Curington, one of the stars on the 4-1 Fish team of two years ago, missed spring training be cause of mono-nucleosis but is ex pected to be able to go full steam this fall. Several sophomores from the winless frosh club of last sea son are tabbed for starting roles and will have to develop early for A&M ’s rebuilding program to get off to a quick start. Burly tackle Howard Van Loon, Cortez, and quarterback Harry Ledbetter have good shots at starting roles and fellow sophs Bill Sallee, Grady Allen and Rusty Harris are other comers. One bright spot in the Maroon picture is punter Phil Scoggin, A&M Sports This section of the freshman edition is devoted to sports, an integral part of life at Aggieland. Many of A&M’s most famous traditions, including the 12th Man and the Aggie Bonfire revolve around sports events and it is on these occasions that the Aggie Band makes its presence fully felt. A rundown on each Aggie team plus additional informa tion on history, coaches, intra murals, and athletic clubs is included in this section. who could be the top hooter in the Southwest Conference. The Deni son senior averaged 39.8 on 73 punts last season. Placekicking chores will be handled by junior letterman Glynn Lindsey. At the crucially important quarterback slot Stallings says, “It will be a two-man fight be tween Eddie McKaughan and Harry Ledbetter. Both are about average. We’ll decide on one sometime before the opener and go with him until the other man beats him out.” At the end of spring training the first team backfield consisted of Ledbetter, halfbacks Stabler and Dan Westerfield and fullback Bubber Collins. Lindsey, Nichols and Mike Phillips made up the defensive secondary while Cortez, Wellborn and ‘rover* Ken Caffey held forth at the linebacking slots, one of the strongest Aggie posi tions. Most likely players to be called on for two-way duty are Hur rah, Wellborn, McLean and tack les Jon Nilson and Ken Lamkin. Captains will be appointed for each game with a post-season election slated for permanent captains. What can Aggie fans expect in 1965? “I would decline any predic- Fish Schedule DATE GAME SITE Oct. 7 TCU Here Oct. 21 Baylor Here Nov. 4 Rice There Nov. 13 Tex. Tech Neutral Nov. 20 Texas There tions,” replies Stallings,” I’ve been away from the SWC too long and I don’t know my enemies well enough. We intend to go out there and ‘Make Something Happen,’ and I don’t think any one is going to embarrass us too much. £Zk TOP CADET TACKLERS These two Aggie seniors, linebacker Joe Wellborn of Tom- ball and end Jerry Kachtik of Rio Hondo, are two of the top men on A&M’s defensive unit as the 1965 season approaches. Both impressed new coach Gene Stallings dur ing spring training. NEW AGGIE TOPKICK Gene Stallings, captain of the 1957 Aggie football squad, returned to A&M as head football coach in December. For the past seven seasons he has been an assistant coach under Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama. 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