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.: .. •''" •:• •• V:>AV V^v/-- .«/■■■ ^ .• ■ THE PRESSBOX 6y Richard Campbell I don’t know whether you realize it or not but the Texas Aggies are at a crossroads once again. Those of you who were here two years ago when we jlayed Texas Tech in Lubbock remember that it was the |rning point in what otherwise could have been a disap jointing season. We had lost four straight games and things yere looking dim until we slipped past the Red Raiders, '18-24. From there on, the rest of our games fell right into )lice as we reeled off seven straight victories, won the lonference championship and beat Alabama in the Cotton Jowl. | Here the Aggies stand at the crossroads of another so-so or a bright, winning one and it’s ironic that Tech is Buckeyes, Hogs, Irish Get Nod ason Guest Picker :ch I an. Ark. oni —§1' SMU $Min our opponent. Losing two non-conference tilts means < Mthing but come Saturday night and the games all count itil that final whistle blows Dec. 6. .. I This is the point in the season where the Aggies can look InhfS'k on mont hs, sometimes even years, of hard work and see ' l (gp ( vhat it has got them. It is also a time for personal reflection len every player must forge his objectives and work [yieldingly toward them. It is like a man pushing a car up a ep hill. He knows that the top of the hill is near but he realizes that he will have to push a little harder and jiger to get to the crest of it and coast down the other side, e Aggies have been pushing the car through three hard jnes and all indications are that they are on the way to the b of the hill. All it takes is seven more weeks of hard work l reach the top. Tech | Although missing the first game due to a pulled nstring, Larry Stegent has moved into sixth place among ference rushers with a total of 130 yards in two games, has also carried 44 times and is third in that department fiind Danny Hardaway of Tech with 55 carries and Bill nett of Arkansas with 53, who have both played in three |nes. Rocky Self has also moved into third place in passing Ih 34 completions in 69 attempts for a 49.3 percentage 386 yards. Strangely enough, A&M’s quarterback for the ^tgame with LSU and part of the Nebraska contest, Jimmy ffield, is still ahead of Texas’ James Street in passing, ly SMU’s Chuck Hixson and TCU’s Steve Judy are ahead elf at this point in both passing and in total offense. For the Army game Aggie trainer Billy Pickard wore a cial good luck jacket given to him by Paul “Bear” Bryant. only other time that he wore the jacket was for the ton Bowl game Jan. 1, 1968 when the Aggies beat bama, 20-16. Don’t feel too bad about losing to LSU and Nebraska ause other teams are having their problems against them. beat us 35-6 but in successive weekends they have bed Rice 42-0 and Baylor 63-8. Nebraska has a 2-1 ord and last week they swamped Minnesota, 42-14. The acity crowd of 41,500 expected at Lubbock Saturday t will be the fourth straight full house that the Aggies ed before. LSU (67,510), Nebraska (66,331), and Army ,000) were all sellouts. By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (JP) — The fourth week traditionally is Knock- Down-The-Favorite week in col lege football. So look for Ohio State to have its No. 1 rating rattled — but not dislodged — by Michigan State, which will do far better than its three-touchdown under dog rating. Upsets are in store for second-ranked Texas and fourth-rated Southern California and other surprises are in the offing. Last week: 35-19 for .648. Season 129-45 for .741. Ohio State 33, Michigan State 28: The buckeyes are too power ful on the ground but the Spar tans give them a scare. Oklahoma 30, Texas 22; Ste ven Owens of the Sooners, with nearly 3,000 yards rushing, is an antidote for Texas’ Wishbone-T. Stanford 28, Southern Califor nia 21: The Trojans, at home, are favored but Jim Plunkett doesn’t read the line. Penn State 40, West Virginia 26: West Virginia leads the country in rushing offense and Jim Braxton in scoring, but Penn States has greater depth. Notre Dame 39, Army 14: One of the great rivalaries renewed at Yankee Stadium, the Irish’s Joe Theismann is getting better at quarterback. Missouri 24, Nebraska 18: Terry McMillan if by air and Joe Moore if by land -— the Tig ers are tusk-toothed. California 27, Washington 20: The Golden Bears have punch but their ace card is a second ary defense headed by Ken Wie demann. Arkansas 37, Baylor 13: Even the Mets would like a battery like Bill Montgomery and Chuck Dicus. Auburn 28, Clemson 14: Frank Howard’s boys foiled in attempt to score another out-of-confer- ence victory. Plainsmen have too much muscle. Tennessee 24, Georgia Tech 7: With Bobby Dodd watching from upstairs instead of the bench, the Tech urge isn’t the same in this game. Pittsburgh 32, Navy 27: The Panthers finally tasted raw meat a week ago, and they like it. Harvard’s Champi Calls It Quits THE BATTALION Thursday, October 9, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 5 Be on the lookout for this enemy agent CAMBRIDGE, Mass. <A>) — Harvard quarterback Frank Champi, who came off the bench last year to direct the Crimson’s closing rally against Yale that f f* , I ; * I Iw mmmm I Texas Stanfoii LSU Tenn. Neb. 3hio SI ’urdue Can. produced a tie for the Ivy League championship, has left the 1969 football squad after two games, the school said Wednes day. “It was a very hard decision,’’ said Champi, “but football has lost its meaning for me. I’ve been thinking about my relation to the game for a long time — several years. “I kept asking myself why I was playing. I wasn’t doing it for publicity, or for pride, or for the thrill of victory. “I wasn’t getting those things from it. I can’t take the game seriously any more.” “I have been a nervous wreck. I just can’t get myself psyched for football any more.” Champi had started both of Harvard’s games this season. ipL ij£pp ' ? X W' 002503742118 Gordon B. Richardson Ajorie Campus Career Life Underwriter Phone 713 — 567-3165 - Enemy of financial apathy is what he is. Table Tennis Hard hitting Roger Brown of Vicksburg, Miss., led the field of 33 last Wednesday as he cap tured the men’s class A table tennis title for the second straight year. He defeated Fausto Alvarez of the Dominican Republic in the Texas A&M Open Table Tennis Tournament in the MSC Assem bly Room. In 15 minutes he can de stroy any old illusions or ster eotypes you have about life insurance. 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I’ve got my interview set between computer lab and econ hurry up bus I’ll be late for class wonder if Alcoa’s doing anything about traffic jams I read somewhere they’re solving rapid transit problems and helping explore the seas and outer space and working with packaging and automotive applications So when I go in I’ll tell it like it is—for me and they’ll tell it like it is— for them Straight questions—straight answers and they won’t care if the bus is a little late Get together with Alcoa: October 22, 1969 An Equal Opportunity Employer A Plans for Progress Company Change for the better with Alcoa H ALCOA. ill i'Ki