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THE BATTALION
f, Ao«ast SI. 1971
Colkf Station, Texas
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With tiw cftQM of twoHHtay drills and the spprooch of
the season optMr ^eiast Wichita State, Co*ch Gem StalUsp
Is looking for trig thirds from the 1971 mrioo of the Texaa
Aggie football teem. *
A weO-condibooed squad with battles for many of the.
itaitint poriri^it has given encouragement to die outlook for
this year. .1 ■' ‘ j
• LSU, Nebrarita. Arkansas, and Texas make up another
tou0i scheduhi, but there definitely is reason to be optimistic
about this campaipi. Starters return at every position except
for the safety *>ot vacated by Dave Elmendorf. Also, a
number pf position changes have added more excitement to
the Ante attack.
Quarterback Lex James has returned after missing spring
training with hepatitis, but he is being pushed hard by Mark
Green, a sophomore who runs with authority, Tun Trimmief,
another sophomore who excels at passing and has come along
well in fall workouts, and senior Joe Mac King, who filled in
for James last year.
The offensive line, bettered and bruised a year ago, has a
few new faces, such as Todd Christopher, who played defense
as a sophomore, and Skip Kuehn, a junior college transfer.
The front five averages 6-4 and 230.
. Robert Munki has moved from comerback to split end,
and this has been one of the brightest spots on a very bright
team this fell Other wide receivers to see action are Hugh
McElroy and Joey Hen. •
Fullbacks Marc Black and Doug Neill are still sound, and
with tailbacks Steve Burks and Clifford Thomas, the running
game will be in good shape.
But the defense will be the pride of A&M this year. Van
Odom leads a hefty, experienced line, and the linebacking
corps is healthy after numerous operations. Mike Lord, Steve
Luebbehusen, James Du beak, Boice Best, Kent Finley, and
Max Bird are the starters, but sophomore Bud Trammell, Dan
Poopftea, and Grady Hoermann will see plenty of action.
In the secondary, Brad Dusek has been moved to safety,
teaming with David Hoot, a two-year standout in the
backfieid. Ed Ebrom and Bland Smith are playing cogi^r-
back, making this one of the most experienced secondaries in
recent years. ; . ^ .
Students are reminded that they are welcome at all
practice sessions, with Tuesday-Thursday drills beginning at
3:30 and Mortday workouts starting at 7:30 p.m.
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, Lex Janes to make comeback
after battle with hepititis
It’s aaaaoal Vo think of •
Mcond-fonr pUjrer making s
eamabath. bat that is Um situa
tion la which Texas A* M's junior
quartarha eh Las - Jamas finds
himself as the Aggie* open pre-
eaaeon practice.
Jamee was king of the hill only
two game* deep into his colle
giate career after driving the
Aggies to a school reeofd total
offense In a 41-14 win over Wkh-
• its Stats and engineering n stun
ning 20-18 upeet of LSU In Baton
Rouge on n last-minute 7S-yard
peae piny. Than came Ohio State
* end Michigan and eventually nine
straight Meets.
That wasnt the end of Jamee*
trials, though. Shortly before
spring practice began, James
caws dawn with Infectione hepa-
*< title, an energy-draining kidney
slhnent that can be extremely
eeriena if not treated carefully.
But all that la in the pest.
Carrying a solid 1ST pounds on
his six-foot frame, James checked
in to the Aggie training camp a
much wiser young man and ready
to fight fbr his No. 1 berth.
Tve tanned an awful lot in
the taut year," James said. “For
one thing, 1 learned how much
1 mien the game when I had to
just watch the players practice
la the spring. 1 feel as strong
as I did before getting sick, end
rm hnagwy for the season to
etoii.**
Aggie coach Gem Stallings is
eery gtod to have James book,
but that douent mean the return
ing starter will have the quarter
back job sewed up. Senior Jo#
Mac Xing end sophomores Mark
Green and Tim Triauaier made
up a tat of ground in the spring.
"Betog challenged is goad,"
Jamas mid. *Tt brings out the
best b nl of us."
Jamas decent think the layoff
wfll enuee many prehtame, -The
Mark Green (20), Joe Mac King (12),
and Lax Jamas (10) sign autographs for some of ths
youngsters who turned out for the Open House Sunday
night at Kyle Field. (Photos by John Curylo)
Open House and scrimmages
show Ags to the public
By JOHN CURYLO
* Battalion Sports Bitter
The public had a chance to meet
the IS71 Texas Aggie football
team Sunday night during the
annual Open House at Kyle Field.
The' players, wearing their
game jerseys, were available to
fans for autographs and pictures.
Rosters and press booklets were
provided for the numerous people
A big drawing card for the
younger children was the foot
ball clinic. The players were
divided by position, end they pro
vided instruction in the finer*
skills of the gem*.
The moet popular attraction
was the kicking game, taught by
Mike Bellar (IS) and Pat Mc
Dermott (99) in the .picture
above. The two demonstrated and
coached place kicking and kick
offs. both the traditional style
and the soccer style, McDer
mott’s specialty.
In addition, there was a ticket
booth for the Family Night pro
gram. This is the chamber' of
commerce prbject to fill Kyle
Field for the Wichita State gam*.
The Open House was begun
last year, when fans were invited
to inspect the new AstroTurf,
look at the special shoes being
worn, and meet the players.
The turnout was pleasing, and
several members of the team
commented that the event was
enjoyable to them as an indica
tion of community support. This
goes along with the Welcome
Back Aggies campaign that Is
quite obvious around town.
Among the fans who came to
the Opef House were faculty and
staff members, students who had
just returned to school, families
of the players, and numerous
children.
Prior To this, the team was on
display at an open scrimmage in
Kyle Field Saturday night, in
which the Maroons soundly de
feated the Whites. Mark Green
injured his foot while quarter-
backing the first learners, and he
was replaced by Tim Trimmier.
Lex James did not play due to a
badly sprained left thumb.
Another full-scale scrimmage
will probably be held this Satur
day night. It will be the final
appearance of the team prior toi
the season opener agsinst Wichita
State on Saturday, Sept. 11.
These practice games are made
to copy game conditions a* much
as possible, with the exception of
the kicking game, which is elimi-
nated to avoid injuries Over 100
fans attended the last scrimmage,
and a similar crowjl is expected
Saturday.
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hardest thing will be getting used
to the offense. There have been
e few changes. Timing and gut
ting used to contact again will
just com* with practice. Having
pie same people to work with
will bolp a lot.”
Jajyos foresee* a front deal of
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