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Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, August 3, 1967 THE BATTALION Aggies Face Tough Opponents ■: sill The Texas Aggies and the SMU Mustangs collide head-on Sept. 16 on Kyle Field before the cam eras of national television to kickoff the 1967 football season. The Mustangs, last year’s SWC champions, face the task of re building both the offensive and defensive lines and replacing two all-SWC linebackers. In spring training Coach Hay den Fry switched Jerry Levias, SWC scoring leader and Sopho more of the Year in 1966, from split end to flanker. Mike Liv ingston, who backed up Mac White the last two years, is the leading candidate for the vital quarterback spot. The Mustangs return 28 lettex-- men, 15 on offense and 13 on defense. There are five offensive starters and six defensive start ers returning. SMU lost 21 letter- men, including six offensive and five defensive starters. A week later, the Aggies go to Dallas for their first meeting with the Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilermakers are without the services of All-America quarter back Bob Griese who led them to a 9-2 season last year but the return of 32 lettermen including the entire starting defensive line and linebackers make the Purdue team a powerful force in the Big Ten. Sept. 30, the A&M squad goes to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Bengals, a team with an ailing offense and defense. The Tiger quarterback, Nelson Stok- ley, has hadi a knee operation which could slow him and the Tiger offense down. The loss of seven players off the defensive team will make gaps the Tigers cannot afford to have. On Oct. 7 the Aggies welcome a first-timer, Florida State, into Kyle Field. The Seminoles, in their first meeting with the Ags will field the same squad that placed them fourth in the nation in passing and sixth in total offense last season. An improved defense will hope to give the offense more chances at the ball. Florida State will have played three tough foes prior to meeting the Aggies. They open with Houston and then play Alabama and North Carolina State. A stronger Texas Tech team will await the Aggies in Lubbock on Oct. 14. The Raiders return 31 letter- men, including 10 offensive start ers and four defensive starters. Eight of Tech’s top ten rushers return and all but one of the offensive linemen are back. John Scovell will be at the helm on offense and one of his favorite targets is sure to be LOUPOT Has Top Standing Among Merchants, Students A small maroon and white building at the West edge of North Gate has a traditional standing both in the business asmosphere of the A&M College area as well as the personal life of its students. Inside Loupot’s Trading Post, the Aggies will find one of the best friends they can make while at A&M, J. E. Loupot, ’32. He is not hard to spot, being a little more than thin, a little lacking in hair, and with an ever-present grin. Old Army Lou, as many have come to know him, has many ties with A&M, dating back to 1928, when he entered A&M as a fish. After leaving A&M a few years later, he tried business in other parts of the state. But after a few years, Loupot decided he could do more for the Aggies, and his alma mater, right here in College Station. So he returned and set up a small shop at North Gate. Determined to make his future here, Loupot moved his business to its present location in a modest brick and stucco building across from the new dormitory area in 1942. Partially destroyed by fire in the fall of 1963, the building has subsequently been remodeled to provide even better service. Since that day, Old Army Lou has done as much for the Aggies as its possible for a man of his means to do. A few examples will prove the point. He sells books on the rental system.- A student pays 95 cents to $1.95 rent, plus a deposit on the book. When brought back to Lou at the end of the semester, the deposit is returned if the book is still on the current book list. At times, when the need becomes evident, Lou has asked professors to give their time to tutoring students who need help, in order to keep the freshmen at A&M during their hardest year. Lou considers the friendship of Aggies and the local community one of his best assets. “This is nothing but good business,” said Loupot. “If the Aggies like the way I do business, they will keep coming back. And they will tell their friends about it, too.” Loupot’s is probably known best as a book store, where the customers don’t have to pay new book prices, but can usually find used books at much better rates However, all books are University approved. Aside from the book business, Lou has a complete line of name-brand clothing, both for civilian students and Corps men. A complete line of accessories are also found at Lou’s and he will not be beat on prices. He has the brass, belts, shoes, extra uni forms, school supplies, and room furnishings that the beginning Aggie needs. The reason Lou can offer such low prices is obvious. There are no high over head costs to pay, no set amount to be given to outside interests. “I do business to give the Aggies the best value possible,” Loupot said. “When an Aggie needs help, I will give it to him individually.” The tradition of Loupot will live as long as Aggies exist. For he has helped them, and they have in turn helped him. A mutual trust and a mutual interest such as this cannot help benefit past, present, and future Aggies. 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE —A dvertisemen t— split end Larry Gilbert, All-SWC and second team All-American last year. The following Saturday will find the Aggies in Fort Worth going against a TCU team under a new coach and badly wanting to erase the effects of last year’s 2-8 season. There will be 30 of 48 letter- men returning as new head coach Fred Taylor fields his first Frog varsity after 14 seasons as TCU freshman coach. Returning veterans include six offensive and five defensive start ers and if the quarterbacking for the Frogs jells, TCU could prove to be in the thick of the battle for the league flag. A young Baylor squad comes to College Station Oct. 28. The Baylor offensive line is young, inexperienced, and how well the Bears do likely depends on how well and quickly this group de velops. Passing and receiving should be above average again, but not as outstanding as in recent years, and running is a must for the Bruins. The defensive unit with the likes of Greg Pipes could be the best the Bears have had in years. The Arkansas Razorbacks lost 17 lettermen last year but when the Aggies trot onto the field at Fayetteville Nov. 4, it won’t be too noticeable. A top quarterback in the per son of Sonny South could turn the Hogs into an aerial threat this year. The Hogs are picked as second place finishers in the conference in pre-season polls. After a week’s respite from play the Aggies go to Houston Nov. 18 to try and stop the dart ing of Robby Shelton and the Rice Owls. Quarterback Shelton was second among SWC rushers last season and he is expected to be improved in the passing department this fall. Rice will have a tough running game with fullback Lester Leh man, all-SWC as a junior, L. V. Benningfield, a tailback who was fourth in SWC rushing, and Shelton leading- the way. On Thanksgiving Day the orange and white of the Univer sity of Texas invades Kyle Field as the Aggies and Longhorns renew one of the oldest and hard est fought traditions of college football. The Longhorns, the pre-season favorites to take the SWC title bring a strong running attack to the game in the person of tail back Chris Gilbert who has re written the UT record books. TWO BIG ’UNS Big Maurice “Mo” Moorman will be at a guard position this fall leading the way for tht equally big Aggie tailback, Wendell Housley, who will be doing a lot of ball carrying thii season. Top Prospects Return In Fall Maui-ice “Mo” Moorman, who made first-team All-America on three selections (Look, The Sport ing News and The New York Daily News) returns for his senior season, but at a new position, and his spring perform ance indicated that he’ll be better than ever this fall. Others who qualify as candi dates as A&M’s top players in clude quarterback Edd Hargett, tailback Wendell Housley, tackle Rolf Krueger, defensive end Grady Allen and linebacker Bill Hobbs. Still others who could surge to the top include fullback Bill Sallee, split end Tommy Maxwell, wingback Bob Long, defensive linemen Harvey Aschenbeck, tight end Tom Buckman, line backers Robert Cortez and Ivan WELCOME Texas A&M University Cade Motor Co. 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The offensive line, even with the 241-pound Moorman and 1967 Aggie Schedule Date Foe and Site Sept. 16—*SMU at Colleue Station Sept. 23—Purdue at Dallas Sept. 30—LSU at Baton Rougi Oct. 7—Fla. Sta. at College Station Oct. 14—*Texas Tech at Lublw Oct. 21—*TCU at Fort Worth Oct. 28—Baylor at College Station Nov. 4—’Arkansas at Fayette ville Nov. 11—Open Date Nov. 18—’Rice at Houston Nov. 23—’Texas at College Station ’Conference Games Freshman Schedule Date Foe and Site Oct. 5—TCU at College Station Oct. 19—Baylor at College Statio 225-pound Krueger on hand, will Nov. 2—Rice at Houston average about 209 pounds while Nov. 9—Texas Tech at Collep the backfield will average about 190 pounds. Station Nov. 22—Texas at Austin _/f The Chicken Shack oCesdiei ^ried Celtic hen Convenient Drive-In Window —Catering— Open 7 Days A Week 11 A. M. - 9 P. 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