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a 'TICE Office of k nof Hh njuries much improved THE BATTALION Page 7 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1974 KSITV ' AN Of ■CORDS at "sistofih,^ By ROBERT CESSNA Staff Sports Writer )n Saturday afternoon the Aggie nse quelched a rumor that they Id not read. Vriters have been commenting [he lack of imagination in the Ag nse and the fans have been com- C r**' n ' n S about the poor offensive ■ n iWilli'S. It was thought by some thf nnidr,., jtitwould he better if the defense 'dmtKttiJ 0I ^' un ft diat showed up "biirod,^ ause they amid probably out- SS l« the offense. iut on Saturday David Walker the offense in picture perfect 11*podi, i tern. He came into the game |iminus 79 yards rushing for the lc " '“lybn*, ?s ‘ n *lvact^j ' s for r«sir4|! This is a poor total when you jsider he’s a running quarter- al k. He ran the ball eight times for ord'raW, Decfmbnjg LLECE oloril Drgnt STRIOUE ) in {mrenn* BUt I.LECE ctor*l Dfjm inirniif :>f craimi Eniiiiimnl LLECE icloral Dttre < OFTHEI® SOSA EFfU ENTRATWi Aggies have big day against Rice !tof!3 yards but more important iiiRderUn, glided the team. The Ag runners hed the ball 64 times for 375 ood pnor(c(;i dswhich figures out to a nifty 5.8 rage per carry in their 37-7 vic- <■ ihis was done with a variation ol ners and that is more amazing sn you consider how important ing is on each running play, ■en backs have now played key :sin the Aggie offense through- [theyear. Most teams don’t have t luxury-. All year the off ensive kfield has been rearranged mak- - [astrainon the timing of the unit. Bubba Bean led the runners prday with 138 yards on 10 car- s for a 13.8 average. He had ciency i\i chdown runs of 18 and 34 yards, also had a run of 60 vards in- ded in his total. Bean also broke the string Jerry Honore had going where he had scored the last four Aggie scores. Bean’s total for 1974 gives him the second best one sea son rushing mark in A&M history. He needs just 87 yards to surpass the 1000 yard season mark. Another giant plus for the Ags was the return of Bucky Sams. Sams had been out of the Aggie lineup re cently becaue of a leg injury. But when he replaced Honore in the middle of the first period it was less than four minutes later that A&M scored its first touchdown. Sams finished with 87 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown run. Honore, who started his first game, went out when Sams came in but returned to the game in the third quarter. Honore picked up 48 yards on 12 carries and scored the last A&M touchdown. David Shipman got his first taste of action at halfback and showed the fans that the Ag offense is deep in runners. Shipman added 37 yards, with a 14-yard run being his longest. But more important, he played running back like he had been there all year. Another Aggie plus. All these pluses have to do with the Aggie ability to show versatility on offense and still have precise tim ing. Mike Jay also did a fine job adding to the Aggie laurels. For the second week in a row he saw action and played the position flawlessly. And that’s difficult when you consider the little playing time he has re ceived. If you watched when Owl quar terback Rand Clark came into the game for his first action of the season he was very unsure of himself. He was uncertain of his handoffs, got intercepted and later was removed from the game when Lester Hayes tried to separate his body from the ball. If you contrast Jay and Clark you can see how important time is. Not only did Jay run the offense well but he showed a lot of desire and hustle. When Bean fumbled after his 60-yard jaunt it was Jay who hustled downfield to fight for the fumble. Even though the official ruled it was the Owls’ ball. Jay got up from the turf with the ball in his hands. Last and hopefully not least to consider is the Aggie offensive line. They opened the running holes so that the Aggies would not have to throw the ball. David Walker put the ball in the air only three times completing one for two yards. But running the ball the way the Ags did Saturday, they didn’t need to throw. Bear Bryant who was once at A&M said three things can happen when you put the ball in the air and two are bad. Evidently Bellard must agree with Bryant. This game was also a must game for the Aggies and they responded to the occasion. This was the fourth must game for the Ags and they have risen to the call everytime. A&M has now defeated LSU, Tech, Baylor and Rice in what must be considered crucial games. The 37 points scored for A&M . were the most this year. It was also the most points scored against Rice by an A&M team and the widest margin of victory ever against Rice. While these are all major pluses for the offense which was under fire, the defense did their usual A work. Ed Simonini intercepted on the first Rice series. Pat Thomas scored A&M’s second touchdown on a fumble recovery return. Tribute to the defense goes on and on. But what more can be siad for a defense that harrassed Owl quarterbacks into three interceptions and only nine completions out of 34 at tempts? A&M will have till the 29th to prepare for Texas. The Ags must win if they are to face the Nittany Lions of Penn State in the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1. Injuries were still apparent in the Rice game as Skip Walker did not play and his status for Texas is un known. Rice’s All-American candi date nose-guard Cornelius Walker (Skip’s brother) did not play in Saturday’s game. Bucky Sams ap pears very healthy and he couldn’t have come at a better time because Ronnie Hubby left the game in the second quarter with a pulled groin muscle and did not return to action. Glenn Bujnock went out in tly ifirst period with a sprained ankle but returned to action. John Paul McCrumbly limped out in the first period but returned in the third. All in all the Aggies put it to gether both offensively and defen sively. It couldn’t happen at a better time as it seems Texas was also put ting it together with a 81-16 crush ing of TCU. It should be some show in Austin the day after Thanksgiv ing. 15% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Over 10% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Less FOR YOU AGS WITH YOUR STUDENT I.D. CASH PURCHASE ONLY Douglas Jewelry 212 N. Main Downtown Bryan 822-3119 mm is Sports shorts DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboy larterback Roger Staubaeh was toxicittb vitalized with an infected elbow H'lJ) outlay, hut he was expected to re in his teammates in practice by ednesday. [Staubaeh was taken to the hospi- al so heat treatments and antibio- could be administered more isi\y, a spokesman for the National (ball League team said. The Dallas backup quarterback is rookie Clint Longley, who has yet to play a down in a regular season NFL game. Nim I! HOUSTON (AP) — The general chairman of the annual Lombardi Award, symbolic of the nation’s top collegiate lineman, announced Monday a 60-member selection committee to name the 1975 reci pient. Chairman Bob Newey said newsmen, athletic directors and coaches would make up the selec tion committee for the fifth annual award, to be presented Jan. 16 at a $100-per plate dinner here. The award is presented in honor of former Green Bay and Washing ton coach Vince Lombardi, who died of cancer. The AP Top 20 By The Associated Press le Top Twenty teams in The Associated Press football poll, with first-place votes in »•* »»••*»»- seaso mi basis ( ■Oklahon 1 *■/'"< V-’' - m. jMm i pai season record and total points. Points talnilat- ti po basis of 20-18-16-14-12-10-' (45) ■9-S-etc.: 9-0-0 10-0-0 10-0-0 VNTK? | Alabama (9) Michigan (8) Ohio State ■Notre Dame ■Nebraska Auburn C\\Mvky»S A 9[ Texas A&M lOjPenn State ■ Man land lllj Miami, O. I3|No. Caro. St. Ill Michigan St. 13 Houston Ify Iln Jor MTmss 14 Pitt California Florida fibers receiving votes, listed alphabetically : Ari- i Brigham Young, Kentucky, Mississippi State, falmma State, Temple, UCLA, Utah State, Wfs- , Yale. 1 orHtW I FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED We Proudly Congratulate Jerry Birdwell, Jr. On Receiving the 1974 National Quality Award The National Quality Award is an institutional citation, awarded annually to qualifying representa tives in recognition of a superior quality of life insurance service to the public. The award is made by the National Association of Life Underwriters and the Life Insurance Agency Management Association. 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