THE BATTALION Tuesday, November 17, 1970 College Station, Texas Page 5 3 have c work ry into ogram, receiv- which for the f icer of the er the r sub- student ■am. total- om one by 109 ssioned its up- cadets alleges, ing; 13 tration a agri- ; four, tecture n, and ;s i A&M. er and ed the l rela- three of re ed stu- EAR UlE. I >: Owls rally past Aggies on windy Kyle field By CLIFFORD BROYLES Battalion Sports Editor The Texas Aggies and Rice Owls drove for one touchdown each, took advantage of one fum ble to get another each and moved to get field goals with the wind from more than forty yards Saturday, but circumstances caus ed the Owls to go for two after their first touchdown. That gave them a one-point victory and kept the Aggies won dering what it takes to win. The game was about as evenly matched as you could get and the only two lost fumbles turned the momentum of the contest. Winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour at the outset caused the Owls to give A&M the football first and take advantage of the wind on the Astroturf that re sembled a sponge after Friday rains. The Owls took advantage of the wind early and kicked a field goal on their first possession. The Aggies were forced to punt with the wind staring them in the face. Jimmy Sheffield, who has been well scouted by the pros because of his ability to kick the ball high, launched one but the wind caught it and the Owls took over after the ball traveled 26 yards. Mark Williams kicked a 44- yard field goal a few minutes later, which was his first of the year in the Owls’ ninth game. Later in the game, the Owls got another scoring first when John Cardwell scored the first Rice touchdown late in the third quar ter, his first of the year. The Owls fumbled first in the contest and between that miscue and the Aggies’ midway in the third quarter the momentum of the game belonged to the Aggies and it looked as though they were certain to break the drought that started on that overcast day in September at Columbus, Ohio, eight weeks ago. Defensive end James Dubcak was double trouble for the Owls on that fumble, as he forced it by cracking tailback Stable Vincent rather harshly and then came up with the fumble recovery after a wild scramble for the ball. That fumble recovery gave A&M possession at the Owl 25. Getting their best running per formance of the season since their opener with Wichita State, the Aggies pushed across the go- ahead touchdown on a two-yard scamper by Steve Burks. Rice caught the brunt of the wind in the second quarter and Bucky Allshouses’ punt sailed only 24 yards late in the half to give A&M field position at the Rice 48. That led to Pat McDermott’s 44-yard field goal with 1:23 left in the half. The first half performance was certainly encouraging for the Ag gies, who had netted 100 yards rushing—and their per game average before the contest was only 91 yards. The most sustained drive of the contest followed the second half kickoff and the Aggies marched 80 yards with quarter back Joe Mac King passing to tight end Homer May on a fourth-and-four play at the Rice 11 for the touchdown. Lex James, not yet fully re covered from an elbow injury in the S M U game, watched the game from the sidelines in street clothes. King burst through for a 39- yard run in the drive and the Aggies looked sharp as they con verted on some crucial plays in the drive. Steve Burks made the first to give A&M their first first down of the drive and Brad Dusek came through with a five-yard gain on fourth-and-two at the Rice 21. The Aggie defense, fired up by the 17-3 lead, then held the Owls to a down and Winston Beam and Dubcak kayoed second-team quarterback Bruce Gadd for an eight-yard loss on a third down. At this point things were look ing extremely good for the Ma roon and White cause. But four plays after the Rice punt, A&M fumbled at their 23. Gadd, who replaced Phillip Wood at quarterback when he proved ineffective passing de spite being a top runner, com pleted a 14-yard pass to Larry Caldwell at the eight and when the Aggies were accused of hit ting late the officials moved it half the distance to the four. An offsides penalty on A&M on the first play erased a run for no gain by Wood. Cardwell got his touchdown on his second try from the two and then the Owls were faced with a difficult situation. They trailed 17-9 late in the third period. If they went for one they would trail by seven and another touchdown would leave them with a similar choice. The Owls went for two and moved within six points of the lead at 17-11. That proved to be costly, as the now fired-up Owls moved for the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The majority of the winning drive came with the Owls having advantage of the wind and Gadd again in at quarterback. , He passed to Gary Butler and Macon Hughes for first downs after the Owls had taken advan tage of Sheffield’s wind hindered 29 yard punt. Those two completions moved the Owls to the A&M 21. They seemed to be trying for every inch they could get while they still had the advantage with the wind. The Aggies apparently felt the same thing as Rice worked a draw play for eight yards to the 13 on the final play of the quar ter. By now the Owls were close enough not to worry about the wind and Hughes got the score from the three on a fourth down pitch. Thanks to the two-point con version William’s PAT after that score gave Rice the lead, 18-17. 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