The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 19, 1974, Image 7

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THE BATTALION Page 7
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1974
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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
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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-
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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 »•* »»••*»»-
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season record and total points. Points talnilat-
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basis of 20-18-16-14-12-10-'
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| Alabama (9)
Michigan (8)
Ohio State
■Notre Dame
■Nebraska
Auburn
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9[ Texas A&M
lOjPenn State
■ Man land
lllj Miami, O.
I3|No. Caro. St.
Ill Michigan St.
13 Houston
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14 Pitt
California
Florida
fibers receiving votes, listed alphabetically : Ari-
i Brigham Young, Kentucky, Mississippi State,
falmma State, Temple, UCLA, Utah State, Wfs-
, Yale.
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Birdwell, Jr.
On Receiving the 1974
National Quality
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