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HE BATTALION Wednesday, September 22, 1971 College Station, Texas Page 7 lle n, $25,1 > e ne Dti]^ $150,1, »°,000, all Stallings says Tigers could have beaten almost any one in the country N ile VICE Tion is menf By JOHN CURYLO The question being asked is iVhat happened to the Aggies Saturday night against LSU ? The answer being given by loach Gene Stallings is twofold nd simple: "We didn’t play well. Then, ;oo, Coach (Charlie) McClendon las his team at their peak at he right time. Any team in the :ountry would have had a hard ime beating LSU the other ight.” Stallings added that the grass nade a lot of difference in his earn getting so tired as quickly is they did. “The main thing is that they jlayed better than we did,” he :ontinued. “Offensively and de- 'ensively. They deserve to win.” In regard to personnel, injuries lave directed some of the changes hat have been made this week, loey Herr’s cracked collarbone vill keep him out from four to iix weeks, and Hugh McElroy vill start at wingback. Max Bird hurt an ankle Satur- lay, and Dan Peoples will re dace him if he is unable to start igainst Nebraska. James Dubcak irobably won’t be ready by Sat- irday, and Bud Trammell will itart in his place. If this happens, Trammell will be the first soph omore to start for A&M this year. Other changes see Lee Hitt taking over at left cornerback and Mike Lord starting at left linebacker. Brad Dusek and Rob ert Murski worked out yesterday as backup punters to Mitch Rob ertson. Stallings announced that four stars had been given out this week for outstanding perform ances against LSU. “Hugh McElroy got a star,” he said. “He returned the kick offs well and didn’t shy off a bit. He took some pretty hard licks, but he bounced right up every time. “David Hoot was given a star for his great gam® at safety,” the coach continued. “Mike Lord got one for causing a fumble, and Billy Wiebold earned one with seven knockdowns on the eight kickoff returns.” Stallings added that Dusek, playing safety, should have re ceived one for his performance in making so many tackles and intercepting a pass, but that he lost it by getting beaten on two touchdown plays. Looking toward Nebraska, the number one team in the nation, Stallings admitted that they would be a formidable foe, to say the least. “They’re a great football team,” he said. “They throw the ball extremely well, and they make very few mistakes. We’ll have to play great pass defense. They also run with power. In order to win, we’ll have to keep the ball away from them. We can’t afford to be giving it up without making a first down.” The Comhuskers are very ex perienced, and most of their team is seniors. Their key to victory is the ability to sustain the ball on long drives. The bookies had them as 27-point favorites early in the week. This didn’t seem to bother Stallings very much. “The least thing I’m going to worry about is the point spread,” he said. “I only wish we were favored by 27 points. I’d rather be the favorite than the underdog any time.” He added that the Aggies would be working on the running game more this week, because there were not enough first down plays made against LSU. The passing game should be better this Satur day, too. McElroy sets return records Despite losing 37-0, the Texas Aggies set a pair of school rec ords against LSU, and you might know it would be Hugh McElroy who would be responsible. McElroy, who caught a 79-yard pass to beat LSU a year ago, was one of the few Aggie bright spots Racket-ball tournament being planned f enough Aggies indicate an interest IEN [E1972 >ULE : Tie Studio p. m. Plans for an open racket-ball burnament are in the making, the intramural office announced Monday. Intramural Director Les Pal mer said the tournament would start when enough interest was shown. Anyone wishing to enter or have more information should come by the intramural office or call 845-2624. Women’s intramural leagues have been formed and the sched ules have been established. The faculty-staff volleyball league will begin play Sept. 29 and the co-ed basketball league begins Sept. 27. The six-team faculty-staff vol leyball league will play at 7 o’clock and 8 o’clock in DeWare Fieldhouse Monday - Thursday. Teams entered ai-e the Fiscal De partment, Agricultural Communi cations, Dean-o’s Dolls, Agricul tural Economics, Texas Agricul tural Extension Service No. 1 and the Texas Agricultural Ex tension Service No. 2. Teams playing basketball at 5 o’clock Monday - Thursday are: Milner’s Misses, Squadron 2, Pur- year Playmates, G-l, Hart Hall, Ramp Ten Law and The Liber ators. Intramurals are heading into their second week of play in other sports. Football, handball, basket ball, golf, horseshoes and bowling are all continuing every day at 5 o’clock. Each team in each of the five classes will have played at least one game by the week’s end. to the LSU game as to McElroy’s reaction to returning to Baton Rouge. Some felt he might get hurt since LSU obviously had a grudge against him. Others won dered what that danger would do to Hugh’s ability to hang onto the football. The fears proved unfounded as Mac held onto the ball, broke several tackles, and bounced right up after several hard licks. The presence of McElroy’s mother and grandmother from Houston at the game may have been a factor in his favor. And the McElroy family has a history of surviving hard licks. Hugh’s grandfather rode with Teddy Roosevelt’s Roughriders and was the first black to publicize U.S. Savings Bonds. McElroy himself came to A&M without a scholarship and tried out for the team after a season running track. He earned a schol arship that first year and has made a big contribution to the team since. Last season he was the team’s No. 2 receiver with 21 catches for 423 yards. In two games this season—his first as a kick returner—McElroy has re turned six kickoffs for 162 yards, a fine 27 yard average. There are still nine big games ahead for the senior wingback, and one of the toughest comes this Saturday against defending national champion Nebraska in Lincoln. While McElroy hopes for some big moments ahead in foot ball gear, his biggest moment is marked with a red circle around Dec. 11, 1971. That is when he will walk across the stage in A&M’s G. Rollie White Coliseum and receive a degree in Industrial Technology. And you can bet mama and grandmother will be there, too. Hugh McElroy has come a long way since his days at Worthing High School in Houston where he was always No. 2 behind Colo rado standout Clifford Branch. But Mac is playing in no one’s shadow now. WE WANT YOU! DO YOU WANT’ US? For Information Call 846-5672 TEXAS A&M AERO CLUB, INC. CASA CHAPULTEPEC OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M. 1315 COLLEGE AVENUE — PHONE 822-9872 SPECIALS GOOD WED., THURS. & FRI. 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