THE BATTALION
Wednesday, September 10, 1969 College Station, Texas
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GRAB SOMETHING AND HOLD ON
ffhites swarm around a Maroon runner in an effort to bring him down in a controlled
ffimmage on Kyle Field Saturday. The Ags will be doing much the same to the tune of
Hold That Tiger” when they play the Tigers of Louisiana State University Sept. 20.
flie Maroons beat the Whites, 27-6. (Photo by Bob Stump)
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0 be a big plus for quarterback
limmy Sheffield. But it wasn’t
Hargett’s passing prowess which
most impressed the Houston jun
ior.
"Edd was a great passer all
right,” Sheffield said, “but his
leadership was the thing that im
pressed me. Edd took charge on
Ike field, and the players did
ihat he said.”
Sheffield wants to become
technically proficient, of course,
hit his main goal now is taking
tommand of the offense. If com
ments from fellow players are
any guide, the 6-0, 180-pounder
is reaching that target.
“Sheffield takes control,” says
senior center Jack Kovar. “I was
on the other side in the spring
game, but in the last couple of
days before the end of spring
training he really took over and
we all knew that Jimmy was go
ing to be the quarterback.”
“He's sure of himself,” senior
tight end Ross Brupbacher says.
“He can run and he can throw
and he believes he can score. We
think a lot of Hargett here, but
I have as much respect for Jim-
Airplane Seats Filling Rapidly
For A&M-Army Game Oct. 3
Seats on the Texas A&M senior
lass-sponsored charter flight to
lew York for the A&M-Army
heater 'oolbaU game are fining fast,
iccording to the Student Finance
Center.
Forty-two seats are still avail-
ible on the 198-passenger jetliner
icheduled to lift off from Houston
Friday, Oct. 3.
An average of 12 reservations
iweek are received at the Student
Finance Center, with the flight
ttpected to be full by Monday,
lie start of fall classes.
Jimmy Dunham of Baytown,
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the trip is open to any A&M stu
dent, male or female, and the
student’s wife or husband.
New freshmen also are eligible
to make reservations, Dunham
noted.
Former students have been
asked to contribute to the trip
with hopes enough funds will be
received to “send an Aggie half
way.”
The Student Finance Center
reports $625 has been received so
far.
A $30 down payment must be
made with each reservation and
students have until Sept. 23 to
pay the total cost of $120. The
price includes all transportation
and two nights lodging in a Man
hattan hotel.
my. If he does anything better
than Edd it is run.”
“Sheffield’s not a bad quarter
back,” coach Gene Stallings com
ments. “I think he is going to be
a better quarterback than a lot
of people think.”
The Houston Waltrip product
is one of a host of Aggies from
the Gulf Coast area, another fac
tor which worked in Sheffield’s
favor. “Jimmy Adams and Tom
my Sooy lived near me this sum
mer so I got a lot of practice
throwing to them,” Sheffield
said. Adams and Sooy are split
ends for the Aggies.
Though Sheffield is a junior
letterman, his monogram does
not denote any quarterback ex
perience. In fact, he has not had
any game experience at the man-
under slot since high school.
Jimmy was ineligible his fresh
man year at A&M, then lettered
at tailback as a sophomore when
Larry Stegent was injured.
“The only thing that concerns
me about Sheffield is that he has
not been tested in a game,” Stall
ings says. “It takes a quarter
back a little while to get accus
tomed to playing in front of a
lot of people.”
The year at tailback gave a
good indication of Sheffield’s
running ability, a talent which
A&M’s offense hasn’t had for
several years. Jimmy came off
the bench to post a 62-yard run
against Texas Tech last year, and
gained 129 yards in his first full
game at tailback.
Sheffield's talent carrying the
ball is also a tipoff that the
Aggies ^won’t be throwing the
ball 37 times a game as they did
last year. “We’ll have a more
balanced offense,” says Stallings.
THREE WAYS
TO BUY BOOKS
There are about three ways to buy textbooks
at A&M:
1. WALK INTO THE FIRST BOOKSTORE YOU SEE
AND BUY THE BOOKS YOU MUST HAVE AT WHAT
EVER PRICES ARE AVAILABLE—This is a fairly common
method which gets the job done, but obviously the most ex
pensive method.
2. SHOP AROUND, COMPARE PURCHASE PRICE
AND RESALE VALUES ALLOWED ON YOUR BOOKS AT
THE END OF THE SEMESTER, THEN BUY WHERE YOU
GET THE BEST DEAL—A far more practical, scientific
method which will save you money.
(Before we continue, we think it is only fair to tell you that methods num
ber 2 and number 3 are the same.)
3. WALK INTO LOUPOT’S, SAVE ON USED TEXT
BOOKS, AND GET TOP VALUE WHEN YOU SELL YOUR
BOOKS BACK TO LOU LATER!
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Elmendorf’s Versatility Rarity
In a world of specialists, A&M’s
Dave Elmendorf is a rarity. The
junior safety is a throwback to
the days when athletes did any
thing and everything . . . and for
the pure joy of it.
As a sophomore during the
1968 grid season, Elmendorf play
ed fullback, tailback, wingback,
defensive halfback and safety.
While at one of the running back
positions, the Houston Westbury
product carried 29 times for 177
yards and a 6.1 ave.
Those totals include a team
best of 17 carries for 129 yards
against Florida State. He caught
six passes for 91 yards and one
touchdown before switching to
defense where he intercepted a
pass and recovered a fumble.
That’s good versatility for a
football player, but Elmendorf’s
talents don’t end there. As a
freshman baseballer for the Ag
gies, Elmendorf was named to
the All-Southwest Conference
team and made the Region 6 All-
America squad.
During the past summer, El
mendorf played amateur baseball
for the Wichita (Kans.) Cessnas.
He was named Most Valuable
Player in the Kansas state tour
nament and led the league in hits.
To top it all off, the 6-1, 190-
pounder is also a distinguished
student in the College of Liberal
Arts.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Elmendorf of Houston, Dave al
most didn’t make it to A&M. Pro
baseball wanted him badly fol
lowing a high school career which
saw him hit over .400 twice and
gain All-America honors. He was
also president of his junior class,
vice president of his senior class
and a member of the National
Honor Society.
But Elmendorf stayed true to
family tradition, following his
father and two older brothers to
Aggieland.
This season should be one of
more stability for Elmendorf.
He’ll start in the defensive back-
field against LSU in Baton Rouge
Sept. 20, and he’ll probably stay
there. Added depth has alleviated
some of the injury problems
which prompted Elmendorf’s
many moves a year ago.
Though only a junior, Elmen
dorf has the added responsibility
of being the leader for the de
fensive secondary, since the other
two members are both sopho
mores. But Dave’s great attitude
and enthusiasm for the game will
make that mantle easy to wear.
A prime candidate for post
season honor teams, Elmendorf’s
play will go a long way toward
determining the kind of season
A&M will have in 1969.
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