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in Saturday’s match with the Austin Rugby Club on the drill field in front of the Memo
rial Student Center. A&M won the match 29-3 to win the Northern division of the Texas
Rugby Union. (Photo by Mike Rice)
By JOHN CURYLO
Assistant Sports Editor
It was a disappointing Drake
Relays for the Aggies, but they’ll
regroup for the conference meet
here Friday and Saturday in
hopes of repeating as champions.
Marvin Mills re-injured his leg
during the prelims of the 440 yard
relay, so he was held out of the
880 yard relay and the mile re
lay.
When the younger Mills broth
er was hurt, Coach Charlie
Thomas took a precautionary
move and held ace Rockie Woods
out of the remainder of the meet,
hoping to avoid injuring the sen
ior sprinter before conference.
This just about equalled a
withdrawal for the Aggies, who
set the world record in the 880
yard relay at Des Moines a year
ago.
This time around, A&M man-
To win Northern title
Rugby club shatters Austin
By MICHAEL RICE
Battalion Sports Writer
Displaying a great amount of
rugby skill Saturday, the A&M
I squad of the Texas A&M Rugby
Club emerged victorious over the
Austin Rugby Club, 29-3, carry
ing away the championship hon
ors of the northern division of the
Texas Rugby Union to boot.
The Aggie players, many of
whom were competing with in
juries such as separated shoul
ders, maintained their outstand
ing record of never allowing an
opponent to cross the Aggie goal
line for a touchdown.
Austin's only score came in the
first half of the game when the
Aggies had an offside penalty
called against them which result
ed in a penalty kick for Austin
giving them the sum total of
points that the Ags would allow
them.
The Aggies opened the game
with an early score by Mark
Fisher who weaved his way
through several Austin tacklers
to reach the goal line for three
Gymnasts win five firsts
The Texas A&M Gymnastics
team met competition this past
Saturday in G. Rollie White Coli
seum as the women’s team vied
with TCU, and the men competed
against Texas-Austin.
Student coach Mickey Stratton
and his assistant Ray Broussard
decided this year to take the
emphasis off of competition and
place more emphasis on having
fun in order to build up the team.
Placing for the girls were
Reenie Turk, third in floor com
petition; Jane Parent, second in
the unevens; and Sharon Harri
son, third in vaulting.
Pulling in victories for the
boys were Rex Stratton, in the
high bar and parallel bars; Andy
Scheidlemantle, first in the side-
horse; and Gary Lasiter, first in
floor and vaulting.
points. John Rayton, captain of
the team, followed the touchdown
with a two point conversion kick
to give the Aggies five points.
In the second half of the game
the Aggies seemed to have been
sparked by an even bigger urge
to win the match as they came
alive in their passing, charging,
and tackling. The Aggies’ output
of energy was constantly reward
ed through the rest of the game
by a never-ending increase in the
score against the Austin “Yellow-
jackets.”
In a spectacular run down the
field, Gary Junot sprinted about
100 yards to the goal line to
chalk up another three points for
the Aggies’ first score in the
second half.
Rayton then followed Junot’s
Hferoics by drawing Austin toward
him while he sprinted down the
field with the ball and then passed
to Andy Scott, who waltzed down
a clear field to rack up three
points.
While Austin was trying to
rally in vain. Butch Preston man
aged to touch the ball down over
the goal line again for the Ags.
Following Rayton’s two point
conversion, Junot again streaked
down the field for his second
touchdown of the game. Rayton
then converted for another two
points to give the Aggies a score
of 24-3.
While the Aggies were applaud
ed for their outstanding perform
ance, Coach Roger Boos felt the
Austin team deserved some recog
nition for its never-ending fight.
“Two very fine sporting teams
played here,” he said, “and at any
other time the score could go the
other way. The match was a fine
example of what rugby can be
and next season the Aggies will
have to fight even harder to beat
Austin.”
At any rate, the Aggies are
now the champions of the Texas
Northern Rugby Division. This
means that the Aggies will com
pete against the champions of the
southern division for the Texas
title. The winner of the southern
division has yet to be decided,
but the championship game will
be held in two weeks.
aged fifth place, running a 1:24.5.
The shuttle hurdle relay unit won
by default, after the other teams
were disqualified for either im
proper starts or improper running
of the race.
The status of Marvin Mills and
Woods could be the key to the
conference meet. If both were
fully healthy, Marvin would run
the 100, 220, sprint relay, and
maybe the mile relay. Woods
would be in the 100, 220, sprint
relay, and the 120 yard high hur
dles. Aggie sweeps in the 100 and
the 220 will be necessary for them
to win again.
In a statement Monday, Thom
as reported on the condition of
his two runners, who were stra
tegic to the crown won a year
ago.
“There’s a good possibility that
Marvin’ll be able to compete
this weekend,” the coach said.
“I would like to keep him out of
the 440 yard relay and let him
concentrate on the 100 and 220,
but if he’s feeling okay we’ll let
him run in all three events.”
“We pulled Rockie out of action
just as a precautionary measure
after Marvin was hurt,” he added.
“Rockie had a sore leg and we
didn’t want to take any chances
of his hurting it and missing the
conference meet.”
If Marvin cannot run the sprint
relay, then Donny Rogers will
move into the third slot. Steve
Barre, Curtis Mills, Rogers, and
Woods have run a 40.1 this year,
while the same team, with Mar
vin running, has turned in a 39.9.
If either Woods or Curtis is
high-point man, he will become
the eighth two-time holder of this
distinction. Among the other sev
en is Thomas, who did it as a
sprinter for the University of
Texas in 1952 and 1953.
Rice and Texas will definitely
contend this weekend, making it
just about a triangular affair.
Rice is good in the field events,
quarter mile and the relays, and
Texas is just about the same.
Things get under way Friday
morning at 11 a.m., when the pole
vault begins. The rest of the field
events start at 1 p.m., and the
running preliminaries start at 4
p.m. The finals begin at 7 p.m.
Saturday night, with the mile re
lay wrapping up the meet at 8:40
p.m.
Admission for the event is $2.50 ference meet and not A&M’s, stu-
for reserved seats. Children get dents will not be admitted on their
in for $1, as do A&M faculty and activity cards. However, one tick-
students. Since this is the con- et is good for both days.
ATTENTION CLASS OF ’71
SENIOR WEEKEND
APRIL 30, MAY 1
BANQUET AND DANCE
Friday Night Ramada Inn
7:00 p. m. — Price $6.00 Couple
Saturday Night Ring Dance
Duncan Dining Hall
8:00 p. m. — Price $6.00 Couple
Tickets purchased together $10.00 couple. Tickets
on sale at MSC Finance Office or from senior council
representative. Tickets for senior banquet & dance
must be purchased by Wednesday, April 28. Ring dance
tickets may be purchased at door.
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