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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1969)
E BATTALION Tuesday, December 2, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 5 )range Express Rolls On As Aggies Tumble, 49-12 Richard Campbell alion Sports Editor the Texas Longhorns were :ng ahead to their clash this rday with the Arkansas irbacks, they definitely did show it Thanksgiving Day as ground out a 49-12 victory the outgunned Texas Aggies, he largest crowd in the history Kyle Field, 61,160, saw the her one team in the nation care of the Aggies in the calculating, machine-like that they have used on eight ious opponents. This loss left Aggies with a 3-7 season and conference slate while the ns are now 9-0 with an 18- e winning streak, his win now focuses the eyes iveryone on the monumental h in Fayetteville between the ranked Steers and the second ted Arkansas Razorbacks. t up to be the battle of the ury by everyone, the game is on new meaning as both as and Arkansas have come he realization that the winner undoubtedly take the national if not tripped up in the Cot- Bowl against Notre Dame, he damp overcast skies and rmittent showers symbolized M hopes for Thursday’s game ihey committed numerous mis- including four interceptions I two fumbles. plstered by the best offensive blocking that the Aggies have | this year, the Longhorns Ik off their usual slow start iyle Field. With less than two kites gone in the first period, ps sophomore Jim Bertelsen ke through a large hole on the t side, lost his balance, put hand down to support himself and cut back to the left side to jaunt 63 yards untouched for the Steers’ opening score. From there the Longhorn offensive machine, which has averaged 376.2 yards per contest on the ground, swamped the smaller Aggies at will, moving the ball for five more scores before the half. The Aggies did not throw in the towel in the second half gainst Texas’ second team how ever and got on the scoreboard twice to outscore the Steer subs, 12-10. Tight end Ross Brupbacher caught a three-yard aerial from soph quarterback Rocky Self and Jim Piper picked up a blocked punt by Mike DeNiro and rambled four yards to put A&M’s name in lights. Both teams toyed with surprises during the contest with the Long horns again gaining the edge. The Orange Express ran an end- around pass play which worked to perfection when Cotton Speyer connected with tight end Randy Peschel for a 37-yard score. The Aggies tried to give the Steers a dose of their own medicine when they came out with a mild form of the Texas Wishbone T offense. “We were trying to get Stegent (Larry) and Burks (Steve) into the game at the same time,” Aggie Coach Gene Sttallings said. “But it’s what you do up front that gets you going and we didn’t have near the blocking they did.” That proved to be an under statement as the fired-up Horns stopped the Aggie rushers for 88 yards on 52 carries . Glen Halsell, the Longhorn linebacker voted as the defensive player of the week by the Dallas Morning News, said “they ran our Wishbone T and I think that we play better against it than anything.” Coach Stallings characterized this Texas team as “the best I’ve ever played against. They’re as great as I’ve seen.” Take into account that fallings himself played on some pretty fair teams at A&M and saw a few good ones while coaching under Bear Bryant at Alabama and the real impact comes through. ' ■' AGGIE ON THE SPOT Aggie defensive end Mike DeNiro crashes through the Longhorn defense to block a Scot- tor Monzingo punt in the fourth quarter. Aggie end Jim Piper picked up the loose ball and stepped four yards for the touchdown. Steve Luebbehusen prepares to block Texas’s Rick Troberman. (Photo by Pat Harris) Longhorns, Hogs Dominate News 9 All-SWC Selections •'.4 OF NEW HAVEN/A SENTLEMAN’S SHIRT |iun Mnvnco umberSttp men’s toear 82® llniversity Drive 718/846-2706 College Station, Texas 77840 MAN, MORALITY & SOCIETY SEMINAR Everyone’s probably heard already, but for the record, e A&M-Texas game was the last football game in Kyle Field grass. In February, the University will begin taking bids the installation of artificial turf for both the football [dium and the practice field. In a press conference following the Arkansas game, )ach Stallings commented very kindly on their Astroturf ild and hinted that “it (Astroturf) is definitely the stuff of e future.” Even though he said that it did take time to get ed to playing on the artificial surface, it’s worth it in the ig run because of the injury reduction factor. He jeculated that most schools would probably have it as soon the price was right. Evidently our Athletic Council and |>ard of Directors decided the present price was right. The Texas Aggie-A&M Fish basketball scrimmage was teresting Monday night because of several things. The Fish oved that they are definitely a scrappy bunch with a lot of lent. Although the final score was 73-58 in favor of the isity, Coach Metcalf just has to be pleased with the way at some of the Fish performed. Jeff Overhouse, a 6-7, 205-pounder from Clear Creek, as the tallest man on the Fish team and he had to battle )th 6-8 Rick Duplantis and 7-0 Steve Niles on the boards ad did a good job grabbing 11 rebounds to lead both squads, ike Heitmann led all scorers with 24 points while hitting ne of 12 from the field and Wayne Howard of the Fish had 7 with nine rebounds. Both teams did a fine job of playing defense but the ish had a cold night from the floor hitting only 20 of 67 for 0 percent while the varsity hit 25 of 48 for 52 percent. The ish also had trouble from the free throw line connecting on nly 18 of 32 to account for much of the point difference. Ither than that, it was a pretty even game. The Texas Longhorns and Ar kansas Razorbacks dominated the balloting just as expected for the annual Dallas Morning News’ All-Southwest Conference football team. The Longhorns, unbeaten in 18 straight games and ranked num ber one in the nation, placed 10 on the mythical squad while the number two Hogs, also unde feated, had seven representatives. Darrell Royal was the runaway winner as the Coach of the Year and big Bill Atessis of the Long horns was virtually uncontested as the defensive player of the year. James Street, the gutty senior from Longview, won the quarter back slot as an overwhelming choice but Chuck Hixson of SMU beat him out as the offensive player of the year. The Aggies placed two on the first team squad, defensive end Mike DeNiro and safety Dave Elmendorf, both juniors. Six other Aggies gained honorable mention, all of them seniors. Larry Stegent, Barney Harris, Ross Brupbacher, and Jack Ko- var were chosen on the offensive unit while Buster Adami and Lynn Odom made the defensive squad. REZONING (Continued from page 1) ported that the highway depart ment planned at least $200,000 construction, Gardner said. “I think we should have some role in the plans of the highway department,” Gardner said. Wells agreed to contact the area highway department engi- The first team was: (wide re ceivers) Gary Hammond, SMU; Chuck Dicus, Ark; and Cotton Speyrer, Texas; (Tight End) Ken Fleming, SMU; (Tackles) Bob McKay, Texas and Bobby Wuensch, Texas; (Guards) Jerry Dossey, Ark., and James Ray, TCU; (Center) Rodney Brand, Ark.; (Quarterback) James Street, Texas; (Running Backs) Bill Burnett, Ark, and Steve Worster, Texas. On defense it was (Exterior Linemen) DeNiro, A&M, and Atessis, Texas; (Interior Line men) Leo Brooks, Texas, and Rick Kersey, Ark.; (Linebackers) Cliff Powell, Ark., Glen Halsell, Texas, and Bruce Portillo, SMU; (Halfbacks) Denton Fox, Tech; Terry Stewart, Ark., and Tom Campbell, Texas; (Safeties) El mendorf, A&M, and Fred Stein- mark, Texas. 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