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Pag-e 4 College Station, Texas Friday, December 6, 1968 THE BATTALIOS CANTEBURY BELTS untbertfitp men's toear 329 University Drive 713 / 846-3706 College Station, Texas 77840 Aggie Gagers Take Second Straight Win, 72-6S BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans i'ARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 By JOHN PLATZER A rough and rowdy game of basketball was played before 2,844 yelling fans in G. Rollie White last night and when the dust had finally cleared, the score- board revealed that Texas A&M’s undefeated record was still intact with a 72-65 victory over Cen tenary. Southern Mississippi Monday, used the outside sharpshooting of sophomore Bill Cooksey and senior Sonny Benefield, along with the inside work of seniors Billy Bob Barnett and Ronnie Peret to carve out the win. Benefield cashed in on them both to place the final score at 72-65. Centenary scored on a Mansell layup to open the game and kept in front most of the first half, increasing the margin to seven points at 21-14 with 11:27 on a steal and short jumper by Ward. A 13-foot Cooksey jumper knotted the count at 27-27 and then a 16-footer by the Houston Sam Houston graduate sent the Aggies in front 29-28. Heitmann sent the Aggies into the lead on The Aggies, season with a who opened the 95-82 win over Six Flags Star Search‘69 Curtain up! SINGERS AND DANCERS-YOU’RE ON! This is your Big Chance to steal the spotlight in the most spectacular show ever produced at SIX FLAGS. Something completely new for Season '69 at SIX FLAGS’ Southern Palace. A fabulous show, professionally directed and produced — a rare opportunity for the talented! ENTERTAINERS OF ALL TYPES-SIX FLAGS WANTS YOU! Can you spin a rope? Crack a whip? Throw your voice or do magic? 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AREA AUDITIONS WACO, TEXAS Monday, December 9 — 4 p.m. Baylor University, Roxie Grove Hall FORT WORTH, TEXAS Tuesday, December 10 — 4 p.m. Texas Christian University, Ed Landreth Building (Music Building), Room 116 ARLINGTON, TEXAS Wednesday, December 11 —4 p.m. University of Texas at Arlington, Student Union Building, Manassas Room DALLAS, TEXAS Thursday, December 12 — 4 p.m. Southern Methodist University, Owens Fine Arts Center, Ford Music Building, Room 210 DENTON, TEXAS Friday, DecemberTo — 4 p.m. North Texas State University, New Music Building, Choir Room (Rm. 165) SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS DALLAS/FORT WORTH TURNPIKE COOKSEY, a 6-2 guard from Houston, connected on 7 of his 15 long range bombs and added 3 free throws to pace the Aggies’ scoring with 17. Benefield, Bar nett and Peret each contributed 16 points to the winning cause as the Aggies have had nine players in double figures in their two games. Centenary was paced by guard Larry Ward who threw in 22 points while Jesse Marshall added 15 and Lee Mansell had 11. The Gents, who hit their first 12 shots of the contest, finished with a 53.7 mark from the field after connecting on a fantastic 13 of 18 for 72.2 per cent in the first half. COACH Shelby Metcalf’s Ag gies, who hit on 46.3 per cent of their shots in the game, out- rebounded their shorter foes 37- 25 and had five turnovers com pared with eight by Centenary. Peret paced A&M’s rebounders with 11 while Barnett hauled down 6 and Cooksey and Mike Heitmann each had 5. NEXT UP for the pre-season Southwest Conference favorites will be the Lamar Tech Cardinals who invade G. Rollie White Coli seum at 8 p.m. Monday. The Ag gie Fish will play the Texas Christian freshmen in a SWC opener preceding the main event at 5:45. Three technical fouls were call ed last night, two on Centenary and one on the Aggies, as con fusion seemed to be the password. At least three times the game was stopped in progress and then, with no other action, started again with the team in control of the ball at the time bringing it in out of bounds. THE LEAD changed hands seven times in the second half after being tied 33-33 at the inter mission. Cooksey connected on a 15-foot jumper to get the second half action underway and give A&M the lead but the Gents came right back to tie it up and then jump ahead on a shot by Don Louis. Centenary took the lead with 6:01 left in the game on a drive of the baseline by Mansell and remained there until with 2:45 remaining Barnett hit three straight points to bring A&M from a 61-63 deficit to a 64-63 lead. Barnett, who paced the Aggies with 27 points in their opener, rebounded a Benefield shot, put it back up for two and then added a free shot after he was fouled in the process. COOKSEY calmly tossed in a pair of free throws with 1:18 left to increase the Aggie margin to 66-63 and a Peret layup made it 68-63 with only 47 seconds re maining. After a drive by Mansell made it 68-65, Benefield hit two free throws to send the score to 70-65. With two seconds remain ing, the Centenary coach was as sessed two technical fouls and <* s^\ LONG RANGE ARTILLERY Bill Cooksey, the Aggies’ cool sophomore guard from Hous ton Sam Houston, shoots from 15-feet for two of his 17 points which paced the A&M scoring last night. The Ag gies won their second straight game of the young season With a 72-65 victory over Centenary. (Photo by Mike Wright) 4A Playoff Game Se t For Kyle Field Kyle Field will be the site Saturday of the Class AAAA quarterfinal schoolboy foot ball game between unbeaten Dal las South Oak Cliff and Houston Smiley. Dallas SOC will enter the 2 p.m. contest with 20 straight wins over the past two seasons and 25 of their past 26. They were 9-1 last year and have posted a 12-0 mark this season. They have scored 425 points this year while their opponents have tallied 38. Houston Smiley, 8-3-1 record for the season, has been a come- from-behind club all season. This has extended into the playoffs where the Eagles have come from behind to post victories. They de feated Conroe 22-14 in bidistrict and then upset Temple 21-6 after trailing 6-0. Coach Chuck Malone of Smiley says, “If we can block as well against South Oak Cliff as we did against Temple and play an other good round of defense, I think we’ll be all right.” Bruce Best, a 6-2 linebacker at 210 pounds, is considered one of the brightest college prospects in the state and it will be his job to anchor the Smiley defense in attempting to stop the fast Dallas backs. The Dallas team has three play ers in its offensive backfield who have been clocked in 9.6 for the 100. They are Hodge Mitchell, Danny Colbert and Burnis McFar land. The winner of this game ad vances into the state semifinals against the winner of the Odessa Permian-Irving game. a three-point play with 1:28» maining in the period but fl't hit a free shot at 1:15 w!> Coach Metcalf was charged ii: a technical foul and then Mans hit a foul shot with 6 sects showing on the clock to givei 33-33 halftime count. IN A PRELIMINARY to I varsity game the A&M Vari Reserves downed the Aggie ?i 63-62 in a practice scrimmii Curley Hallman, defensive hi on the A&M football team,): high point man in the com with 18 while Oliver connected for 15 for the Resena Footballers Tom Buckman a Ross Brupbacher hit for 8 ani points, respectively. Four freshmen were in doii figures with Robert Thread; getting 16, Jeff Watkins Frank Farnsworth 13 and Si Carleton 10. DANCE Old K. C. Hall Music by The Ghdst Coach Saturday, December? 8:00 p. m. — ? Setups Available Sponsored by A&M Newman Club Stag girls are coming! 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A Town Hall Presentation MSC COUNCIL HISTORIAN POSITION OPEN At the last meeting of the MSC Council, the position of Council Historian was established as a permanent office of tfct MSC Council. Applications are now being accepted for the position whose duties are as follows: 1. To develop a system for researching and compiling the cur rent activities of members of the Council or Directorate since the founding of the MSC program in 1949. This list woult be kept updated, on a year to year basis, in order that nevi letters and other MSC news items could be sent out period ically. To bring up-to-date changes in address, family status, snc the business status of these men. 3. Attend Council meetings as a non-voting member. 4. Compile the Council minutes for the Council President’s Office- The Council Historian shall assume office through the nomi nation of the Council President and confirmation by the Council The requirements to hold office will be identical to those of anj Council officer. He may appoint, with approval by the Council President, as many as three Assistant-Historians to help him with his duties and act as possible successors to his position. This is a prime opportunity for interested students to meet major businessmen and former students of Texas A&M, In terested students should contact Benny Sims, MSC CouncE President, for applications and further information. VOLU “When you have it,” Pulit cal colur emphasiz ing sessi Conferem White for the f< students : colleges into “Th< bilities of THE S ton-based the confe more re: the “Oblij ities of U “It’s id: our powei cause I d said it a White stances oJ U. 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