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THE BATTALION Page 4 College Station, Texas Wednesday, April 19, 1967 Read Battalion Classifieds LEGAL HOLIDAY Friday, April 21, 1967, being- a Legal Holiday in observance of San Jacinto Day, the undersigned will observe that date as a Legal Holiday and not be open for business Bank of A&M First Bank & Trust University National Bank City National Bank First National Bank Bryan Building & Loan Association Community Savings & Loan Association First Federal Savings & Loan Association Investigate our racket We give the best trade-in allowance on used books. Loupot's North Gate “Spring is here, and the grass has ris,” goes the old saying. If perhaps you don’t watch the grass grow, take a walk out to the Kyle Field practice area and you will realize that spring is indeed here. Saturday afternoon A&M head football coach Gene Stallings greeted his third group of spring training candi dates and the 1967 spring football training drills were underway. Of the 90 candidates out, 21 are returning lettermen. Stallings and his vast staff now have the job to syphen out the talent from this group of young men and aim for a good squad to start off the ’67 season here against Southern Methodist Sept. 16. The nationally televised game will kick off Stallings’ third year as head man. This up-coming season will also be, in the opinion of many Southwest Conference observers, possibly the best for the Aggies in more than a decade. Stallings is not adopting a complete optimistic out look yet, as he has planned several changes from last year’s 4-5-1 team. One of the big moves is the moving of All-America offensive tackle Maurice Moorman to strong guard. An other is the change of one of last year’s defensive tackles, Rolf Krueger, to strong tackle on offense. With Moorman and Krueger side-by-side the duo should be able to open up some holes for the Aggie runners. Dan Schneider, a two-year letterman at fullback, is being tried at offensive weak tackle while Joe Wood, who played at defensive rover last year, is working out at fullback this spring. These changes, along with a group of promising fresh men from last season, should bolster the Aggies chances of a good season. As Tuesday night’s session ended, it looked like of fense and defense were just about even in advancement, with promising individual performance from both units. On offense, Wendell Housley and Bill Sallee along with Wood from last year’s varsity are showing good promise. This year’s sophomores to be are also giving good performances. Ross Brupbacher, Larry Stegent and Brian Christen are the most outstanding at this point in the training. Christen was singled out Tuesday afternoon while participating in the grueling three-on-three drill. The 5-10, 195-pound Houston product was given an on-the-spot promotion by Sailings. The players in the maroon jersys signify first-team players and Christen was given one for his good showing in the tough drill. Clearing the way for the runners was being done most consistently by Moorman, Krueger, Schneider, Mike Smith and Ray Morse. One the defensive side, Grady Allen, Gary Kitchens, Harvey Aschenbeck, Jimmy Piper, Ivan Jones, Bill Hobbs and Robert Cortez were “hanging tough’’ in the spring drills. Edd Hargett and Charlie Riggs are carrying out the battle for the top quarterback position, with last season’s freshman signal-caller Barney Harris giving the veteran pair good competition. Last year’s regular ends, tight end Tommy Buckman and split end Tommy Maxwell are impressive so far, but are being pressed by new comer Jimmy Adams. Adams was outstanding for last year’s Fish team and is perform ing well in pass-catching drills. The weekly schedule of practice has Tuesdays, Wed nesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with Mondays and Fri days off. On weekdays the practice goes from 5-7, with Saturday sessions starting at 3 p.m. Saturdays are also the scrimmage days. The spring drills will be culminated on May 20 with the annual Maroon and White game at Kyle Field. One player will be selected to captain each team. They then will choose players for each team and then work out to gether for a week to prepare for the contest. This is a promising group of players in the opinion of this writer and lends fuel to the thoughts of a success ful season for 1967. \ 7 1 COMING TO THE TEXAS A&M CAMPUS THE ORIGINAL DON COSSACK CHORUS and DANCERS TOWN HALL EXTRA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 8:00 P.M. G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM The virtuoso ensemble of 24 uniformed white Russian Giants— led by diminutive 4’ 10” Serge Jaroff—has been singing its way around the non Soviet world since 1923. Just back from Europe, the group whose members are all naturalized American citizens, is now making its 35th annual coast-to-coast tour of the United States and Canada. Following is a New York Times review on the April 1 Cossack performance in Carnegie Hall; "Serge Jaroff first brought his Don Cossack Chorus to Carnegie Hall thirty-seven years ago rousing the audience to enthusiastic applause. Saturday night he did so again with the same results. The choir is still most impressive in its power to excite, almost hypnotize an audience. The thrilling climaxes, the fantastic range of the singers, their ability to shift in a flash from overwhelming masses of sound to sustained pianissimos that sound like a faint echo rolling across the Russian plains”. Tickets on sale at MSC - Student Program Office beginning April 10. Tickets will be on sale from 9:00 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Monday - Friday. TICKET PRICES: General Admission only — $2.00 and $3.00 Season tickets and student activity cards will be valid. AN MSC-- TOWN HALL PRESENTATION The Back Porch Majority also Skeeter Davis SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 6:30 P.M. G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM BACK PORCH MAJORITY: Originally designed as a back up group for the New Christy Minstrels, the Back Porch Majority has since developed into a unique group that won the billboard D. J. poll as "the best new folk act” in the U. S. They have appeared numerous times on TV (Hollywood Palace, Hullabaloo, Tennessee Ernie Ford, etc) and have logged 200,000 miles in less than 2 years making successful appearances across the nation. SKEETER DAVIS: Skeeter gained fame in the Grand Ole Opry and has been one of America’s most popular vocal artists ever since. She sings both country and western and "pop” music. In addition to making hit records, Skeeter is a familiar personality on TV. A&M CIVILIAN STUDENTS! Be sure and take a date to this outstanding civilian weekend performance. THIS IS A TOWN HALL EXTRA! Student Activity Cards and Season Tickets will not be valid for this performance. Everyone must purchase a ticket. Tickets will be on sale at the MSC Student Program Office. Students $1.50 — Patrons $2.00 FOUL BALL! Aggie pitcher Ricky Schwartz fouls off a Lutheran, pitch in Monday night’s 5-4 win over Texas Aggie Netters Fall To Texas 5-1 The Aggie tennis team was un successful in its trip to Austin and bowed to Texas 5-1 on the Longhorn courts Tuesday after noon. Joe Tillerson pulled out the only Maroon and White point with a 9-11, 6-4, 6-4 singles win over Texas’ Leo LaBorde. The Aggies’ number one man, Pete Faust, bowed to last year’s Southwest Conference champ, Ted Gorski, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. Texas is now in first place in the Southwest Conference, with the Aggies holding down the number five slot. The Aggies will next be in action against Stephen F. Austin Thursday and then host Trinity Friday and visit Baylor Saturday. At present, weather details are inaccurate or lacking for about 90 per cent of the earth’s surface. 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