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Will Wishbone Make or Break? Aggies To Battle Shockers In Opener By BILL HENRY Battalion Sports Editor To be or not to be is the ques tion facing Coach Emory Bellard and the Texas Aggies. Are the Aggies to be a good football team this fall or are they to be also-rans as they have in the past? The beginning of the answer will occur in Wichita, Kansas Saturday night when the Aggies invade Cessna Stadium to take on the much improved Wichita State Shockers in front of a sellout crowd of 31,000 at 7:30 p.m. A&M has the makings, no doubt “Welcome Ag-gies” If you need a good place to unwind come to THE TAVERN Now Open 12 to 12 • Cold Beer • Wine • Set-ups 329 University College Station, Texas about that. There are eight sen ior starters returning on both of fense and defense including three of four people in the backfield. The defensive line and line backers are completely intact from last year as is the offensive line, excluding the split end. Will the Wishbone T offense that Bellard designed at the Uni versity of Texas be able to carry the team to post-season recogni tion. “We have got the makings of a good football team this year,” said Bellard. “We have a lot of experience to fall back on and lots of talent.” This talent has been at A&M since 1969 but it seems this abundance has not overfilled the XXXX RATED ADULT LIBRARY CLUB Direct from Hollywood 2 Full Color Sound Features of the Hottest, Uncut, Un censored, No Holds Barred Adult Films. 272 Seats - Air Conditioned OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 3 p m. til Midnite ESCORTED LADIES V 2 PRICE. Mondays - Bring date or friend absolutely FREE. Sundays - Ladies Free. Clip This Ad For $1 Discount. Features Change Thurs. For Membership Infor. Contact ADULT LIBRARY CLUB V’i U ni vcrsi tv (Ups tin s) 846 9990 Bubba Bean cup of success for previous head mentor Gene Stallings. There can be no comparison be tween the regime of Stallings’ to that of Bellard’s. Not only do the Aggies respect, listen and under stand Bellard, they love the man. It seems like a luxury to be coached by a man with so much football knowledge and under standing. There is truly a team spirit here this season that was lacking last year. As one football scribe said, “this year the Aggies do not have to make excuses about busted lips, black eyes and bunged up elbows when they are being inter viewed.” Will the Wishbone work? Everyone connected with it feels it will but only true game exper ience will give an answer. Pic tured in the style of the Wish bone on this page are the main cogs — the ones who must carry the football to paydirt, hopefully. Can the Aggies win starting freshmen ? Two will definitely start. Those two are Bubba Bean, high school All-America who broke Steve Worster’s high school record from a class AA school, Kirbyville, and Richard Osborne, named Outstanding High School Athlete in Texas as well as All- America, from class AAAA State Champion San Antonio Lee. “They’re the best we’ve got and we’re gonna play them,” Bellard conveys. The offensive line, who is the real key to the Wishbone success, is an outstanding one. Starting at center will be Skip Kuehn, 6-0, 233; at left guard will be Todd Christopher, 6-2, 237; at right guard will be Buster Calla way, 6-3, 258; at left tackle will be Mike Park, 6-4, 225; at right tackle will be Ralph Sacra, 6-5, 238 and at tight end will be Hom er May, 6-3, 237. This line is completely intact from last year and is considered fantastic in sporting circles. In the backfield will be Lex James, 6-0, 192 at quarterback for his third year; Mark Green, 6-3, 216 at left halfback for his second year; Brad Dusek, 6-2, 212 at fullback after starting at safe- CLASSES IN BRYAN LEARN TO EARN INCOME TAX COURSE Brad Dusek Includes current tax rules, theory, and application as practiced In Block offices from coast to coast. With America's Largest Tux Service H&R Block. • Choice of basic or advanced course. • Choice of days and class times. • Certificate awarded upon gradua tion. (CONTACT 822-4311 | AFTER 6 :30 P. M. ENROLL NOWI Classes Start Sept. 11 Write or Cell H&R Block. 2424 Rice Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005 528-2966 . Please send me free information about the H&R Block Income Tax Course. This is a request for information only and places me under no obligation to enroll. OHKCK ONE: □ BASIC COUMC Q ADVANCED COME ________ ADDRESS. CITY -PHONE- STATE- CLIP AND MAIL TODAY Lex James SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFER. 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Long, a sophomore, did not start last year for the varsity but beat out the man who did, James Dub- cak. At linebackers are the same ones from last year. At middle linebacker is Grady Hoermann, 6- 0, 220; at strong linebacker is Dennis Carruth, 5-11, 209 and at weak linebacker is Kent Finley, has a super strong leg. Punting will be starting right cornerback Murski. Saturday night will answer many questions for new Aggie Head Coach Bellard. The outlook is that all questions will be an swered with smiles. BUSIER - JONES AGES I Vo HOME MORTGAGES INSURANCE & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) Mark Green 6-0, 209. Carruth did not start each game last year as he was in jured but he did start in 1970. Now the only other question mark looming in the future suc cess of this year’s edition of the Aggies — the defensive second ary. None of these people started for A&M last fall. 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