and Day makes sour note THE BATTALION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1974 Page 9 ERIES PRESENTA1 ERAL ADMISSION NTATION OF TICXETi UOENT TICKETS Ml MSC BOX OFFICES) TY CARD WITH SITUATIONS, BEGI \NCE ONLY STII : DISTRIBUTED.il IOTH STUDENTS AN plummet as Jayhawks fly high, lose 28-10 By PAUL McGRATH Staff Sports Writer Band Day in Kansas was more like Nero playing his fiddle for the Texas Aggies. ■ In what had to be their poorest performance of the young season, the Aggies were totally dominated by the Jayhawks in every phase of the game to the tune of 28-10, be- a Kansas crowd of 36,230, in- uding several state high school inds as guests of KU. The game was a study in lethargy or Over J as the Farmers failed to show any 'Consistency on offense and were as ■Dually sporadic defensively. In Bmtrast to Head Coach Emory ■pllard’s statement that he had no Ignowledge of the team being down ■notionally, Dennis Swilley said He team was flat and just seemed to H going through the motions rather Han playing with an all-out effort. I A&M was never able to move the well on the Jayhawks and only btained four first downs in the first They added seven more in the »nd half of which four were made i David Walker’s last ditch passing Iree against a KU defense that was laying back to stop the long gainer, me 173 yards rushing was the low est this year as was the total yar dage. “They (the KU defense) just came at our offense and beat everybody, ” said halfback Bubba Bean. In the trenches, Smelser cited Kansas as having the best pass rush he had seen this year. He especially was complimentary of Mike Butler, only a sophomore, saying he was the best he had faced. That includes some pretty high company, such as Texas Tech’s Ecomet Burley. “We felt like Kansas was the best team we would play going into the game,” said Bellard. The defense was for the most part ineffective, giving up a total of 453 yards to the KU offense. The major ity of the game saw a great deal of arm tackling by the A&M defense which defensive co-ordinator Mel vin Robertson blamed as “being partly our fault and partly the speed of their backs. ” Kansas quarterback, Scott McMichael, hit on 12 of 14 passes on an Aggie secondary that was fifth in the nation last year. Speed burner Emmett Edwards was on the receiv ing end of five of the passes for 121 yards, including a 61 yard touch down. Two Kansas backs, Robert Miller and Laverne Smith, each gained over 100 yards (142 and 135 respec tively). Kansas’ 28 points came within one of matching the entire amount allowed by the Aggies in their first three games. The final Jay hawk score summed the game in a capsule. With 26 sec onds left, Smith broke around left end and plain outraced the A&M defense for a 53 yard talley. As the teams lined up for the extra point, the Aggie defensive trudged slowly to their positions with their heads bowed in an obvious gesture of de feat. The primary reason for the loss was the sluggish, unaggressive and unemotional play of the entire team. But there are little things that go on in a game that decide the ver dict. On the scoring pass to Edwards, both Tim Gray and James Daniels slipped down. The astroturf was wet and slippery but, as Bean said, “they had to play on it too.” The usually sure-handed Richard Os borne missed a Walker pass while he was wide open and streaking for the KU goal line. In the third quarter on a third and three situation with the Aggies on their own 44, Bucky Sams swept left and fumbled the pitchout when he had an excellent chance to pick up the first down. Several times in the game Jayhawk runners were appar ently trapped on or behind the line only to break away and gain big yar dage. A possible interception by Daniels was negated when the KU receiver collided with him. Perhaps the biggest play of the game was the blocked punt by Gray. The feat set up A&M’s only touch down and temporarily shifted the momentum to the Aggies. How ever, A&M failed to take control of the game after gaining the advan tage. “We didn’t take charge like we should have,” said Bean. There were a few bright spots in the otherwise dismal day. Gray’s punt block and the return to the four by Edgar Fields; Daniels’ intercep tion which killed a KU drive, a 25-yard gallop by Skip Walker; the eight straight completions by David Walker; the defensive play of Blake Schwarz at right end and the punt ing of Mark Stanley caused the day not to be a total failure. This marked the second straight game the offense has had problems although the defense did well against Washington. The long awaited sustained drive that would turn the game in A&M’s favor never After all, it is more difficult to get up emotionally to play an opponent that you have never faced before than one who is a yearly rival. The sternest test for a team is to rise to the occasion against the teams that are hard to emotionally prepare for. Whatever the reason, for A&M, the last two games have been only a facsimile of the same team that dominated over Clemson and LSU. However, the biggest loss for Ag gies last Saturday was pride. Along with their pride went their recently gained national ranking and their short three game winning streak. After tasting defeat for the first time this year, the Aggies must now do what they haven’t had to previ ously this year. That is rebound and get back the style of play present in the first two games. The Kansas game does not call for a re- evaluation or rebuilding of the team. It simply calls for a reawakening. came. Perhaps the team had Texas Tech more on their minds than Kansas. M A GROUP OF Aggie defenders pulls the rug from beneath the feet of Robert Miller (32 in dark jersey). Stiller gained 142 yards in the game. Ags pictured are Ed Simonini (77), Jimmy Dean (72), and Tank lay— Marshall (86). (Photo by Jack Holm) women i time. ETTER Prof. E.Z. Jay | >er, cradling the umbs closest to third fingers in To go.... or not to go id and packed; aper at the cen- o roll, the paper tobacco. sed. Trim loose cigarette is now , ltd. new yort rJoojjl Mr. Gatti’s gives you a choice. In our spacious restaurant you’ll be able to sit in comfort while you eat your favorite pizza, drink a cold beer, sangria or soft drink and watch our old movies. Our restaurants have space available for parties, large or small, for no cost. But if you want pizza to go, call ahead to our convenient pizzamat, then drive by. Your pizza will be steaming hot when you pick it up. So whichever you choose, to go or not to go, you can be assured that when you eat a Mr. Gatti’s pizza you’re eating the best pizza in town—Honest. The Best Pizza in Town (Honest) LINEBACKER Ed Simonini plays leap frog with a KU blocker in an attempt to block a punt in Saturday’s game. Kansas won 28-10. 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