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BILL HENRY
The numbers seven and 11 con
nate either good luck or bad
ck if one happens to be super-
itious, but for the Texas Aggies
id the Arkansas Razorbacks, it
as the number six.
Six interceptions made the Ag
es six-game losing streak his-
ry Saturday afternoon in front
of 36,790 fans.
A heads-up defensive secondary
caused the prolific Joe Ferguson
to have the worst day of his ca
reer as an Arkansas Razorback
as the Aggies picked off six er
rant aerials and allowed him to
complete only nine of 26 at
tempts.
Each member of the secondary,
which was subjected to much
criticism early in the year due
to the lack of experience there,
picked off a Ferguson pass ex
cept diminutive Corky Sheffield.
But he knocked the ball away
from the receiver on.the Aggies
final interception thus stopping
Arkansas on the A&M 49-yard
line.
Robert Murski and Larry Ellis
each had two and freshman line
backer Ed Simonini and A1 Thur
mond had one each.
It wasn’t just the secondary
that put the 20th ranked Razor-
backs under, but a defensive line
that pressured the former Heis-
man Trophy candidate into throw
ing the football before his re
ceivers were open.
Boice Best, Max Bird (who was
injured late in the fourth period
with a sprained knee), Bill Wie-
bold and Paul Hulin only knocked
Ferguson down once, but their in
tense pressure was the key to
victory.
The linebacking corps of Simo
nini, Ken Stratton (who replaced
Battalion
College Station, Texas Tuesday, November 7, 1972
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the injured Grady Hoermann
throughout most of the game)
and Kent Finley played tricks on
the Razorback offensive linemen
with blitzes and position changes
enabling A&M’s defensive line
men more freedom in rushing the
passer.
The offense, again somewhat
inept, showed flashes of great
ness in a conservatively called
football game.
Bubba Bean darted 22 yards
late in the first period, which en
abled Pat McDermott to kick a
26-yard field goal. Bean injured
his shoulder later in the first half
and did not play in the second
half.
Brad Dusek ran for 53 yards
in 15 carries and was responsible
for the Aggies lone touchdown
with a two-yard run ii\ the mid
dle of the third quarter.
The blocking was much better
than it has been in the past with
Dennis Smelser, Ricky Seeker,
Skip Kuehn, Ralph Sacra, Mike
Park and Homer May controlling
the line of scrimmage.
For the first time in Southwest
Conference play, the Aggies lost
the battle of statistics gaining
217 yards to Arkansas’ 276 and
didn’t have a single fumble. Don
Dean did throw two ill-timed in
terceptions, but not nearly as ill-
timed as his Razorback counter
part.
For coach Emory Bellard, it
was a great day. It was the first
SWC victory ever for the “rook
ie” head mentor at A&M. The
(See Aggies, page 6)
Two Ags Questioned
For Taking Aircraft,
Buzzing Yell Practice
Two Aggies who buzzed Kyle
Field during a recent Midnight
Yell Practice in a stolen airplane
have been referred to Federal
Aviation Administration author
ities by the University Police.
Robert Riggs Young, 19, and
William Henry Benefield, 18, both
members of Corps Of Cadets,
Squadron 16, took a Cessna 150
aircraft from Easterwood Field
on Oct. 14 after it had been se
cured for the night.
The two took off and buzzed
Board Payment
Due Wednesday
The third installment board
payment for the 1972 fall semes
ter is due by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The amount is $95.50 for the 7-
day board plan and $85.00 for
the 5-day board plan. Students
should pay at the Fiscal Office,
Richard Coke Building, to avoid
penalty.
Kyle Field two times, dipping
down between the stadium light
poles, clearing them by approx
imately five to six feet.
They returned to Easterwood
and Young decided to fly to Bur
net. But he apparently got con
fused after taking off and re
turned to Easterwood. They took
off again and flew to Cleburne,
Tex., where they refueled.
Young took off from there,
and lost his bearing again, land
ing in Hearne. Then they got their
directions straight and returned
to College Station.
The following morning exami
nation revealed the flight time
meters in the two aircraft show
ed they had been flown during
the night. A straw hat was found
in one of the aircraft.
Earlier that morning, Marvin
Northrup, an Easterwood tower
worker, had seen the two young
white males walking away from
a hanger at the field. He heard
one of them remark about hav
ing lost a hat.
The University Police began
an investigation based on a label
in the hat identifying it with a
store in Junction. This led them
to Benefield, a Junction native,
who admitted taking two air
planes and flying them.
After meeting with authorities,
Young said he convinced Bene
field to take the trip with him.
No criminal charges for theft
of the aircraft are being pressed,
however, Young’s flying career is
over. The two have been released
in the custody of Jack Taylor,
head of Texas Airmotive Com
pany, owner of the two aircraft.
They will be faced with action
by the FAA relative to violation
of regulations concerning flight
over populated areas.
GAMBLING WAS HEAVY Saturday night at the Civil
ian Student Council-sponsored ‘Casino’ held at the Zachry
Engineering Center lobby. Games such as craps, poker and
blackjack were available for intersted Ag wagerers. (Photo
by Steve Krouse)
Silver Taps Scheduled Tonight For
Aggie Coed Killed In Auto Mishap
‘TAMU- 2001 ’ Subject Of
Williams Lecture Tonight
BLUES KING, B. B. King ‘socked it to ’em’ Friday
night in a Town Hall Special Attraction which was attended
by a moderate-sized Aggie crowd. In the bottom picture,
an Aggie yell leader got his ‘sock it to ‘em’ in the Fish Pond
after the Aggies wowed Arkansas, 10-7. (Photos by Steve
‘Ueckert and Gary Baldasari)
Silver Taps will be held tonight
for Aggie coed Sharon Ann Wil
son who was killed early Sunday
morning after being struck by a
car on a street near the campus.
Another A&M student, Thomas
J. Shuff, Jr., was also injured in
the mishap.
College Station police identi
fied the woman as Sharon Ann
Wilson, 23, a freshman from
Evansville, Indiana. She was pro
nounced dead at the accident site
on Jersey Street near A&M Con
solidated Middle School.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Wednesday in Evansville.
Shuff, who was pushing Wil
son’s bicycle, was taken to St.
Joseph Hospital in Bryan for
treatment of shock and possible
fractured ribs.
College Station Patrolman Bob
by Yeager said the driver of the
car, Alvin Clark, 29, of 206 Rose
mary Lane in College Station,
was charged with murder with
motor vehicle and has posted
$10,000 bond.
Yeager said Wilson and Shuff
were walking east on Jersey
Street when struck from the rear
by Clark’s car about 2 a.m.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M."
—Adv.
Wilson, who resided at Univer
sity Oaks Apartments, was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
A. Wilson of Evansville.
A Sharon Ann Wilson Memorial
Fund will be set up by her par
ents. All contributions are asked
to be made to Texas A&M Univer-
sity-Sharon Ann Wilson Memorial
Fund.
In another accident, an A&M
student received a broken right
arm and bruised hip in a motor
cycle-truck accident Thursday af
ternoon on campus.
James Anthony of 508 Sims,
Bryan, was recovering from the
injuries Friday in the University
Hospital.
University Police Lt. Walter O.
Walker said Anthony was drving
his cycle east on Lamar Street
at approximately 3:30 p.m. when
a construction company flat-bed
truck driven by Larry Hale pulled
into the path of the cycle.
Hale, a construction company
employe, had stopped for the stop
sign on Throckmorton Street, but
didn’t see Anthony until the truck
was into the intersection, Lt.
Walker reported.
The motorcycle missed the left
rear of the truck, but Anthony
hit the vehicle with his side and
hip. The impact threw Anthony
off the cycle, Lt. Walker said, and
the student rolled at least 35 feet.
A&M President Dr. Jack K.
Williams will present future plans
and goals for A&M at 8:00 to
night in the Assembly Room.
“Dr. Williams’ speech, ‘TAMU-
2001,’ will give students an idea
of what the university will actu
ally be like in years to come,”
said Bill Hartsfield, Student Sen
ate Academic Affairs chairman.
This will be the third lecture
in the University Machinery se
ries and will feature a question
and answer period. A reception
will be held afterwards during
which students may contact Dr.
Williams on a one-to-one basis.
The lecture series is jointly
sponsored by the A&M Student
Government and Great Issues
Committee. Police Chief O. L.
Luther and Vice President John
C. Calhoun, Jr., have presented
programs so far this year.'
“Student input during the ques
tion and answer period will be
greatly appreciated,” said T. C.
Cone, Great Issues chairman.
Cone also mentioned Williams’
credentials. “Besides the obvious
importance of being A&M’s pres
ident, Dr. Williams is also out
standing in other areas.”
Prior to coming to A&M, he
was the academic vice president
for the six-campus University of
Tennessee system. He was also
the first commissioner of higher
education in Texas from 1966-
1968.
He received his BA from Em
ory and Henry College and his
MA and PhD from Emory Uni
versity. He is the author of
‘Vogues in Villainy,’ and other
historical works.
Williams is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
This year marks his third term as
chairman of the Southern Asso
ciation of Colleges and Schools’
Commission on Colleges.
He is also the president of the
national Federation of Regional
Accrediting Commissions of High
er Education.
“In order for this program to
succeed, it must be student sup
ported,” said Hartsfield.
Hartsfield urged students to
attend this meeting, along with
a Nov. 29 presentation on Stu
dent Discipline by a panel of ad
ministrators.
‘Metropolis’ Movie Scheduled
For Wednesday Night Showing
“Metropolis”, a 1926 silent
classic about a social revolution
in a city of the future, will be
shown in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom 6 p.m. Wednes
day.
The time of the presentation
has been changed by the Con
temporary Arts Committee to 6
p.m. from 8 p.m. because of the
Elton John Concert.
The German-made movie was
produced by Fritz Lang, known
as a pioneer in the film industry
and one of the finest directors
in the early years of film.
Based on the novel by von
Harbou, the movie is an expres-
sionistic vision of a struggle be
tween management and labor.
The management is the rich,
capitalistic aristocracy who. live
about the ground and enjoy the
fruits of the labor. The labor
consists of the poor workers who
tend machines which support the
city in vast subterranean cav
erns.
“Metropolis” was the most ex
pensive film ever made in Eur
ope at the time of its release.
The nocturnal skyline of New
York when seen from the sea is
said to have inspired the fantasy
set of the feature.
A&M student tickets are $1
and non-student tickets are $1.50.
All tickets may be purchased at
the Student Programs Office in
the Memorial Student Center or
•it the door.