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Page 8 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1974
“Maroon Dragoons” to show style against Tech
Aggie specialty teams face challenge
Roaches, ace returner for the Ag
gies, can seep through the Red
Raider specialty unit we ll probably
end up on the good side of the
All-Aggie
scoreboard.
Williams could run into trouble
with people like Lester Hayes, Wil
lie Thompson, and Craig Glenden-
Rodeo
By MIKE BRUTON
The A&M specialty teams will
face their biggest challenge of the
season Saturday, when Lawrence
Williams, one of the nation’s best
kick returners, comes to town.
“The Maroon Dragoons” alias
“The Goons” alias the Aggie spe
cialty unit will try to exhibit the
form that ranked them second na
tionally last season in punt return
yardage allowed with 1.3 yard aver
age. Matt Freeman, who snaps the
ball on punts and place kicks, voiced
the sentiments of the group. “We
had better coverage than we’ve had
all year against Kansas,” Freeman
said. “We re really ready for this
one against Tech. ”
Let’s hope that “The Goons” are
ready because the kicking game is a
very important part of a football
game, especially close ones. Texas
Tech and the Aggies both have great
running backs behind huge block
ers, and stubborn defenses. So the
outcome of Saturday’s nationally
televised game will probably be de
termined in the kicking game.
If the “Goons ’ can contain Wil
liams who led the nation in kickoff
returns in 1972 and finished near
the top last season, and if Carl
held this
The annual All-Aggie Rodeo will
be held this Friday and Saturday at
the Aggie arena. Performances start
at 7:30 p.m. both nights. A slack will
be Saturday morning at 8.
This is an intramural show and
contestants must be TAMU stu
dents, faculty or staff.
Events featured in the rodeo will
be calf-roping, steer wrestling,
team roping, bull riding and sad-
dlebronc riding for men; and barrel
racing, breakaway roping and goat
tying for women.
The A&M Rodeo Club is sponsor
ing this rodeo for the enjoyment of
fellow Aggies and as a fund raising
project.
Profits from this rodeo will help in
putting on A&M’s National Inter
collegiate Rodeo Association
weekend
(NIRA) show next May. The NIRA
is a national organization that ex
tends its rodeo interests in institu
tions ranging from Michigan west
ward to California.
TAMU is in the Southern Region
which includes colleges in the east
ern half of Texas and a portion of
Louisiana. Cowboys and cowgirls
compete as individuals and teams
for their schools.
Rodeos are based on a point sys
tem with the top 2 teams and top 2
individuals in each event for the
season going to the College National
Finals Rodeo.
Tickets will be on sale at the gate
for $2.00 br advance tickets are av
ailable in the MSC lobby at $1.50.
ning, all who are frequently making
big plays in the kicking game. Grady
Wilkerson, who made a thunderous
tackle at Baton Rouge against the
Tigers, said that the “Goons” had a
score to settle with Williams.
“He (Williams) embarrassed us.
last year when he returned a kickoff
out across the 50-yard line, and we
want to make sure it doesn’t happen
again,” Wilkerson said.
David Greeno, who is usually
found near the ball carrier on la
returns, said that the specialtyp«,
formers really take their job seti
ously. "We re not starters, andcoi,
ering kicks is our chance tolayilil
out there, so it’s something that4
guys take pride in,” Greeno said
Greeno was wrong when he
that specialty team players arejj
starters. Every football team
three starting units, an offense,
defense, and a specialty team,
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you
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know
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The Aggies will be on national television this
weekend at Kyle Field for the first time since 1967
against SMU. The Aggies lost 20-17.
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BB&L savings accounts
vs. stocks and bonds.
Guess which is a better
hedge against inflation.
Guess again.
There is one record at A&M that most Aggies would
probably rather forget. That’s the record for the most
fumbles in a game in the conference with nine in 1945.
Sometimes it seems like the Ags are trying to break all
the records.
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In 1923, the Ags had some real animals playing on
their team. Ox Dietrich and Bull Johnson poked holes in
the opposing lines so their back Mule Wilson could take
off. That must have been back when A&M emphasized
agriculture in their curriculum.
The Farmers have had their ups and downs in the
past. In 1898, they won their opening game against
Houston High School 51-0 but lost their third game
against the same team that season 6-0.
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A&M has been shut out 112 times in history, but
has not been shut out in their last 33 games. The last
time the Ags have been shut out was by Cincinati in 1971
by a score of 17-0. The Ags were the pre-game favorite.
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A number of different teams have attempted to take
on the Aggies. In 1894, the Ags bounced Ball High
School 14-6. In 1906, Transylvania bit into the Ags 29-6.
But the Aggies came back in 1910 to put the stake in their
heart 33-0. In 1901, the Ags played Baylor three times
and Baylor won twice. That must have been an “unbear
able” season.
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On a more serious side, the Texas A&M Women
Intercollegiate, possibly better known as the Maggie
Jocks, Athletics have begun play in softball and vol
leyball. They are competing and winning against some
other Southwest Conference teams and need the support
of all of A&M. All games will be announced in the Battal
ion.
The belief that common stocks (or long
term Government bonds) preserve capi
tal better than BB&L savings accounts
simply isn’t true.
In periods of inflation, this presumption
is even more erroneous.
The chart below tracks asset (cash-in)
values of a $10,000 BB&L savings ac
count, compared to the same amount of
Dow Jones average industrial stocks
and U.S. Treasury bonds. Note that on
very few months in 9 years could an
investor pull his savings out of the mar
ket without a loss of principal. Through
out the entire period, of course, a BB&L
customer could step up to the savings
window and withdraw every penny of his
investment — plus accrued interest.
BB&L savings accounts returned a
greater yield than stocks or bonds, too.
But that’s another story.
ASSET VALUES
( $10,000 Invested Capital)
$12,000
Dow Jones
industrial
stocks
Account
10,000-
8,000
U.S.
Treasury
bonds
6,000
1970
1972
1973
1974
1967
1968
1969
1966
SOURCE: U.S. Savings & Loan League and the Investment Company Institute. (Some reports, including Economic Indicators,
published by the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, express earnings for common stocks in much less favorable terms
than indicated here. The case can be stated in a great many ways using different indices, weighted advances and declines, beta
factors and regression equations, but simple lines tell the story . . .)