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Stallings Wary Of Pony Passing THE BATTALION Wednesday, November 6, 1968 Colleg-e Station, Texas Pag-e 5 By RICHARD CAMPBELL Aggie Coach Gene Stallings expressed concern Tuesday at his weekly press conference about the high octane offense of the SMU Mustangs, who the Ag- -3tern4 • Stationery, books, cards • baby albums • shower invitations • baby announcements • shower centerpieces • napkins, cups, plates etc. AGGIELAND FLOWER AND GIFT SHOPPE 209 University Drive smile , with e two (AP will 1* will el- college ull pay- textbook able |5f laymenl, agree to am ini ar navi- r Forte grade- (ffole-IHaan SHOES Hun gitninca umbersitp men’s! toear 329 University Drive 713 / 846-3706' I \ College Station, Texas 77840 gies tangle with Saturday after noon in Dallas. “I’m really worried because they are the kind of team that moves the ball well on every body,” Stallings said. “We will be facing the best passing at- , tack in the nation and we plan a few surprises to help stop it.” The Aggies limped out of their 25-22 loss to Arkansas with more injuries to key personnel. Jack Whitmore will be out for the year with strained knee liga ments, Tommy Maxwell will miss practice this week with a badly bruised leg, Harvey Aschenbeck will not practice because of his knee, and All-American lineback er Bill Hobbs will miss practice and possibly the SMU game with a recurring back injury. Larry Stegent (shoulder), Barney Har ris (leg), and Bob Long (shoul der) will all miss contact work. Jimmy Adams also has an un determined injury to his wrist. Stallings singled out Mike De- Niro, Lynn Odom, Edd Hargett, and Bob Long for their play in the loss to Arkansas. Coach Stallings would not elab orate, but said only that new personnel would see action on the A&M defensive unit Satur day in the Cotton Bowl. When asked about the differ ence in the Aggie pass defense this year compared to last years’ BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans ARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 team, Stallings pointed to the bet ter quality of passers that A&M has faced last this year. “Last year we picked off 27 passes in 10 games and this year we have only 9 in seven games,” Stallings said. “I believe that the passers are getting better and that they are throwing the short pass more than they used to. When you throw the short pass, he continued, it is less likely to be intercepted than a long one.” “Overall, we have given up about the same amount of yard age on defense but we haven’t been getting those interceptions Kansas, Tenn. Top Teams For Cotton Bowl DALLAS, Tex. <A») — Cotton Bowl officials were reported Tuesday to be considering Kan sas and Penn State, both unde feated, and once-tied Tennessee as prime choices for the visiting spot in the Cotton Bowl New Year’s Day. Official invitations are forbid den by the National Collegiate. Athletic Association until the Monday before a team plays its final game or on the third Mon day of November, whichever falls first. The Dallas Times Herald said three teams were on the most wanted list even though Kansas, Penn State and Tennessee are be ing heavily courted by other bowls. and turnovers as often. Arkansas said that our pass rush was the best they had faced all year so we must be rushing the thrower better. “I think the real problem lies in the fact that we have to play a zone defense against the pass because we do not have the speed to play a man-to-man. When you do this, you have to drop back seven men and rush just four. The bad thing about a man-to man is that when a defensive man gets beat, it usually means a touchdown.” SMU Quarterback Chuck Hix son is the nation’s leading throw er with 195 completions in 341 attempts and is expected to hit the airways heavily Saturday against the Ags. Also in the Ponies’ arsenal is the third lead ing rusher in the conference, (Mike Richardson, who has gained 565 yards in 124 carries for a 4.6 average. The leading receiver for the Mustangs is dangerous Jerry Le vies, the national leader with 61 catches for 892 yards. He is fol lowed by Ken Fleming with 436 yards on 42 receptions and Rich ardson with 32 for 375 yards. “We respect Hixson and Le vies highly,” Stallings said. “He throws real well and with the five receivers they send out, he usu ally hits someone quick. And Levies is just as dangerous after he catches the ball. The Aggies had a good work out Monday according to Stall ings and Stegent was running well. “I think we will probably have a stronger rushing attack for this game than in the past be cause all of our key players have almost healed,” he said. WATCH THE BALL Tom Sooy (tackling-) and Ross Brubacher (going for the ball) combined to stop Arkansas on this two-point extra point try in the third quarter. Brupbacher intercepted but could not return the extra point attempt. Going over to defend for the Aggies is Buster Adami (60) while the Arkansas receiver looks for the ball. (Photo by W. R. Wright) Razorback Back-Of-Week Arkansas quarterback Bill Montgomery won this week’s As sociated Press Back-of-the-Week award by a margin any political candidate would envy — it was a landslide. Montgomery’s campaign plat form was simple: He went out and passed the Texas Aggies silly in the second half, completing 16 of 20 in the final two quarters to rally the Razorbacks to a 25-22 victory. 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Brooks edged teammate Charles Speyrer for the AP’s Lineman-of-the-Week honor. Montgomery admitted he played better against the Aggies than in previous games, but he was so elated over his protection he was repeating himself. “Our receivers did a tremend ous job of getting open,” he said. “And I had tremendous protec tion, tremendous protection. That is what makes the passing game.” 1968 ANNUAL OF THE SWC GRID SEASON ORDER NOW! PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE JUST $4.95 A 20% SAVINGS OFF REGULAR PRICE Here is the 1968 season. The zany, unpredict able Southwest Conference season. Where under dogs become topdogs on any given Saturday. Where comparative scores, home field advantage and other prognostic devices are thrown to the winds. Where on the day of the game it’s just us versus them and to hell with what happened last week or last year. 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