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Pag-e 6 College Station, Texas Thursday, November 7, 1968 THE BATTALION Gilbert May Leap To Top Of NCAA Rushing Lisl AUSTIN (A 3 )—Texas’ Chris Gil bert burst through a strong Southern California line and was sent spinning with a solid tackle. He checked his fall by pushing off the ground with his hand and sped 15 more yards before being whacked out of bounds. The Southern Cal game of Sept. 17, 1966, was the debut of Gilbert, a 180-pounder whose this-way, that-way i - unning style has made him the greatest ground gainer in Southwest Conference history. In his senior year, with three regular season games to go, Gil bert has a chance to leap to the top of the list of all-time NCAA rushing leaders. He’s 16 now with 2,874 yards, 507 behind the national leader, Art Luppino, who played at Ari zona in 1953-56. Between Gilbert and Luppino are such former rushers as Mike Garrett, in second place and the three-year rushing leader with 3,221 yards; Alan Ameche, Ollie Matson, Glenn Davis, Larry Csonka and Ray McDonald. “Watching Chris run is like a film strip with several frames missing.” said his coach, Darrell Royal. “You see him hit a hole here and all of a sudden he’s way over there and you don’t see him get over there.” “I’m his No. 1 fan other than this week,” Texas Tech Coach J. T. King said just prior to the Texas-Texas Tech game. “I think he’s one of the all-time greats to play in this conference.” “There isn’t any doubt in my mind that he has run successfully against better defenses than a lot of people you may have read about in the old days. I mean the Doak Walkers, the Jim Swinks, the Jack Crains, the Bohn Hil- liards,” King added, listing form er SWC stars. “He has gone against better defenses Saturday after Saturday than then they ever did.” “It is amazing,” said Royal, “that he has yet to be picked on an All-American team. I realize there are other great ones, but there has to be a backfield picked somewhere with Gilbert on it.” Statisticians have worn out packages of pencils recording Gilbert’s exploits. He started the 1966 season, his sophomore year, as a sub against USC and didn’t carry the ball until the second half but finished with 103 yards in 14 carries. Since then he has gained more than 100 yards in 15 games, in cluding a SWC single game rec ord of 245 against Baylor in 1966. He piled up 1,080 yards in 206 carries as a soph, for a 5.2-yard average and tacked on an extra 156 against Mississippi in the 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl, which f not counted in the NCAA static! tics- As a junior, he raced for! yards in 205 carries, a 5-yarl average, although he missed til equivalent of two full games i:| to shoulder and hip injuries. His 96-yard run from scriil mage against TCU in 1961 m| a conference record. Texas was only a so-so 6-4 tm| both years. MW KtWmSILSAVlHitt "SWIFT wmm PRO-TEN mfSuf siKieiH MAN pUBASlNdS Flavor m m m T?* m m m m m fuu cur exTRA trim Trimmer close. • * m m * J» » « ..H5. 99 NO WASTB T-WNE LOIN TIP STEAK CUBED STEAK LOIN STRIP STEAK MANHATTAN! Mil 5M pork mm m mu H?. A OffOP eAfws flM >• A T-’ 4119 steak -TtNoea TOP TOD DENVER m RDAft LOIN TIP ROAST TO m ROAST RUMP ROAST ^ JL close WE (f° 5w»rr Ffewon l-u%. PKG- 6PH 5AU5A6E Bid 5AVIWGS WITH PtO&L-i' W|66bC5 A4££Z£4 S&C//US' IS*®* ;g. GWND BEEF M# ...freel STEAK _ ‘ALL MEATS Cl/f, WRAPPED pVTOliH SPECtfWW LITTLE StTZlEft HAMBURGER 3 lbs. $1.49 <THESE PRICES GOOD THURSOT,FRIDAY,SATURPAY-MOV6M06R7^9-\%8- A'flUAlNlTITXR(6ffr5R*R / DEL MONTE Fruit Cocktail 303 Can Limit 2 PC?T STOKLEY’S PEARS SWIFT’S — PREMi 3 303 Can Luncheon Meat STOKLEY’S Tomato Juice 3 V\SoOrr ok K/IIV c^r?ivj wead r v i» Light Crust j^f Del Monte 46-Oz. Can TATER ROY — FROZEN POTATOES 19 $1 4 f SWEET PEAS SI 'Z-'Plt tissue 2 9 SCOTTIES TWAUES Alma Chopped Mustard Greens 19 c pick up Vd)up CAPP ANP 6ET IN 0J A 60LD NINB Of fA0l/£*£5/fy#&! . AT BRYAN PWAlT WbWWLy/ 303 Can Limit 3 UMlT 3, PL£/6g- 100-ct. Bonnie Baker tom FRUIT CAKZ (N6REPIENT5 ^HtpRieg., PlWEAfh£, CrrROfJ PICEP FRUITCAKE MIX ^.59c KEP OR GRELM-WVIOLL CAMPIEP CHERRIES.89c NATURAL SUCtS CAM PIED PIMWLE. ^.79c it One With $5.06 Purchase. Ehccluding Beer & Cigarettes. HEALTH«gEAUTT AiP5 Pain Reuep RE6.6 < 7‘f >1^1 fccoWOMY Size RE6.&94 /1A l VASEUME Wll-LKEErl ^-«.T<jn UvT bAN 16-Oz. Bottle STAMPS TUESDAY vJiTH PUR’CHASfe , OK WREl/ ' THIS C0UP0H WORTH \ looteeoowwwsum \\Jn» PURCHASE $10.00 OR MORECWCUUDt T&WOfi) AT E’RT'AjvJ Pu?eLY\AJId6LY d?KJiA/ expires: MPV, 9, 19 ^ THIS IS IN ADDITION TO YOU* REGULARLY EARNED SAVING STAMPS 1(111 U. S. No. 1 — Russet CARR0TS IS* l&, J CM W6HWNS....S , 4' $ p* 33^ *•*»« o> nun •x*'-' 1 SOUTH TEtCAS McArHdPeWl 5i/p&RMARK2T... 4 , SATtSFAd-tiOM r«AS ave-y STATWM 't FPTAM,TESA5