Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1974 Consol band takes 2nd division award By TONY GALLUCCI Staff Writer The A&M Consolidated Band, winner of five previous sweeps takes, suffered an unexpected blow when it finished with a second divi sion rating in the first round of com petition. First division ratings are required in each of the three rounds for a sweepstakes award. The Consol band has won the sweepstakes award five years in a row. Rather than a first, second and third place system being used, bands are graded against a standard. “The system is much like a grading system in school,” said Band Direc tor Charles Maxwell. “Everybody can make F’s or everybody can make A s." Consol made a B. The round held this weekend at Roundrock was marching competi tion. Sight Reading and Concert competition will be held in the spring. Although the Tiger Band is out of the competition for sweeps takes this year, they are still in the running for the 3A honor band title, which is statewide recognition. The band members, who practice an average of 10 hours per week for a seven-and-a-half minute show, came under the scrutiny of three judges at the meet. All three judges gave Consol a ‘2’ with most com monly sighted errors being align ment and sharpness of precision. Other faults mentioned included timing and tuning. The judges did note, however, that the sequence was well con ceived and there was a great deal of individual talent. The band and the associated marching groups, the Tiger Troupe, the Bengal Belles and the Tigeret- tes, have been preparing since the beginning of the school year for the competition. They also perform at halftimes in the football games and march in the annual Christmas parade. Maxwell said a large problem oc curs early in the year because half of the entire group are freshmen. “They must be taught to play and march at the same time and that takes a lot of practice. These kids are still learning,” he said. In a related incident several band members were suspended from A&M Consolidated High School after some liquor bottles were found on school buses which carried stu dents to and from the marching con test. About 20 students were in volved. 1 A&M Consolidated school dis trict superintendent Fred Hopson, Maxwell and Consol High principal 'Bob Caskey would not make state- 'ments about the incident except for Maxwell’s statement that “these 'students have gotten more than ^their punishment, they have suf fered enough. “We like to show our best light, we don’t like to show our dirty wash. Maxwell said. Suspension, according to Consol High regulations, may be total ab sence up to three days and may or may not allow for student to make up missed work. Personal request granted Shipman likes change to halfba By ROBERT CESSNA Staff Sports Writer Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch, but the Aggies’ David Shipman woidd rather play than ride the bench. Shipman was the Ags’ backup quarterback until after the Arkansas game, when he began working out at halfback. He has remained at halfback the rest of the year and saw his first action against Rice, Satur day in the Aggies 37-7 victory. He carried the ball seven times for 37 yards. This is not the first time Shipman has been switched from quarterback to halfback. The 6’ 213 lb. Shipman played high school football at Odessa Per mian High School. In his sopho more and junior years he played quarterback. His senior year he was moved to halfback when one of the halfbacks was injured. However, when the playoffs came around the halfback was healthy and Shipman was switched back to quarterback. He was able to lead his team to the state championship and made all- district as well as all-state teams. At the beginning of the 1974 sea son Shipman was a second string quarterback because of his lack of playing time. Last year before the season began Shipman injured his knee. “I was running the option in one of the last scrimmages when it hap pened,” Shipman said. An injured knee is one of the most frequent injuries a running back can sustain. He had to have an operation to re move cartilage. “I had a couple of stitches in the inner ligament because it wasn’t completely torn,” Shipman said. Shipman came back last year to hold on extra points but could not play other than that. “I have enough confidence that it (the knee) doesn’t bother me men tally and physically I nearly have all my speed back,” Shipman said. It feels good running on it, he added. Shipman may have been physi cally and mentally ready to take over the reigns of the Aggies in 1974 but Walker was an obstacle to over come. For the time being Shipman was a second string quarterback. “He (Walker) had a season’s play and I had just come back. He should have been starting, and I was willing to wait fot the situation where I could play,” Shipman said. “The situation never did occur. I never had a chance to go into a relaxed situation to prove what I could do. ” If Shipman decided to remain at quarterback and fight it out with Walker he realized it would be for the rest of his time at A&M. Both are sophomores and have their col lege careers ahead of them. If this was the pros Shipman would have demanded to be traded. His options in college are to quit, transfer or change positions. Shipman chose the latter. After the Arkansas game in which the Aggies were again hit with in juries in the running back area, Shipman decided to change posi tions. “After viewing the films on Sunday I went to Coach Bellard and requested the change to halfback,” Shipman waid. Shipman felt he could contribute at halfback and he was good enough athlete to find a spot on the field of play. Shipman thought Bellard was surprised by the request and told me to see him on Monday, Shipman said. “I was playing quarterback and • did have an awareness of the back- field. I could easily adapt to the backfield. It’s not that big of a change,” he added. The move to halfback may not be a permanent one for Shipman. In juries could always bring him back into the quarterback picture. Shipman said he could handle the reins at quarterback should it ever be necessary. He said he feels he is adequate in both passing and run ning. “My request to go to running back shows I feel I can run,” Ship- man ( said. “If I need to run or if I • t need to pass I feel I can do it. What ever it takes to win I’m going to try it." In the Arkansas game, *T felt strange not being on the field play ing for two years. I thought I did a reasonably good job,’’ Shipman said. “My blocking wasn’t that good, occasionally I would get a good block. I need to work on it. I did a lot of blocking at high school and it will just take time,” he said. In the upcoming Texas game Shipman may see some action and it would come against a team that tried to recruit him. “I really don't known why I chose A&M,” Ship- man said. “I enjoyed the atmos phere of the college and maybe that Ui helped,” he added. I wanted to come to a tea was losing, that 1 co Shipman said. “Ididn’twantto some podunk team but a versify. I wanted to help tliem winning. I had been or team in high school. I wanted to a loser and help the teamat«m| lish something,” he saidtoe^ bis choice of A&M. In the Texas game Shipman play against Darrell Royal wIiobI met when Texas tried to kidlg "Darrell Royal was all I’ve(n since 1 was little,” Shipman^ He w as someone I had always* about. When I methimlcouldl* passed out. I was nervous and cited. I wars finally meetingtlie I hail heard so much about,” man said. On the day after Thanksgni Royal might have wished Ship* sw itched schools, not positions V \T i Sbisa Hall, Duncan Hall & Commons Meal Schedule Week Beginning November 24 Thru November 30 Master Menu No. 3 •Tang. CoM*«. Milk •As*t Dry Cereal •Grape. Strawberry. & Peacb Jelly Sausage Links •Fried Eggs-Scrambied Eggs •1 'Blueberry Holcakes 'Toast-Oieo Bacon SUNDAY BREAKFAST Grape Drink. Grapefruit Juice. Hot Chocoiate. Hot Tea. Cofa Sprite DINNER ENTREES AND SOUPS ‘Roast Boneless Pork Loin 3-1/2 oz w'dressing Seconds on Dressing Only Biown Gravy ‘Cranberry Sauce Baked Tuna & Noodles VEGETABLES AND FRUITS •Tn Taters ‘Fresh Frozen Mixed Vog Buttered Yellow Squash Molded Fruit Float Salad Sptced Apple Sauce Fruit Salad Cherry Jello w/Whipmate Star Whipped Grape Jetlo Parlait ‘Tossed Salad. Cottage Cheese and Italian Tomatoes Open Ice Cream Bar ‘Pineapple Upside Down Cake ‘Hoi Rolls Oieo BEVERAGES ‘Iced Tea. Hot Tea. Coffee. Hot Chocolate. Tang Grape Dnnk. Grapefruit Juice. Sprite. Dressing Bleu Cheese, French ‘Russian Catsup Fruit Mixed Fruit Pineapple-Grapefruit Juice SUPPER NO EVENING MEAL •Tang. C oft eye Milk ‘Ass 1 Dry Cereal ‘Grape. Plum & Strawberry Jelly •1 Blueberry Muffins Pan Fried Bacon 2 Jelly Fritter Sausage Patties MONDAY BREAKFAST 3 Continental Breakfast Blueberry Mullins Doughnuts Sweet Rolls Raisin Bread A White Bread 4 Scrambled Eggs Fried Eggs Holcakes-Syrup Sausage Patties Grape Dnnk. Grapefruit Juice. Hof Cocoa. Hot Tea. Coke. Sprite DINNER ENTREES AND SOUPS 'Lasagna A Seconds ‘Baked Beans w/Franks 2 ca & Seconds VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ‘Turnip Greens w/Ham Base ‘Whole Kernel Yellow Corn Okra A Tomatoes ‘Peach Marshmallow Mold Apricot-Sliced Pear Salad Cherry Jello Jewels Macaroni Salad 'Tossed Salad. Cottage Cheese and Italian Tomatoes ‘Open Ice Cream Bar ‘Almond Cake Black bottom Cake Fruit Float Parfait ‘Bread ‘Oleo BEVERAGES •Iced Tea. Hot Tea. Coffee. Hot Chocolate. Tang. Grape Drink. Grapefruit Juice. Sprite. ( Beel & Veg Soup ‘Pastrami Sandwich ‘Grilled Cheese Sandwich Ham Salad Sandwich ‘Potato Chips •Fnto Chips Dressing French. 1000 Island. Green Goddess Fruit Dicod Pears ‘ Relishes Pickle Relish. Catsup. Mustard. Salad Dressing •Rye. Whole Wheat. While Bread Pineapple-Grapefruit Juice. /' ‘Chicken Food Steak 3 oz No Seconds ‘Cream Gravy Beef Turnovers & Seconds ‘Steamed Rice Pinto Beans w/Dry Salt Pork ‘Buttered Spinach SUPPER Cherry-Lemon Layered Parfait Ambrosia Salad Egg A Green Onion Salad ‘Raisin Slaw Tossed Salad. Cottage Jheese and Malian To matoes ‘Hot Rolls-Oleo ‘Chocolate Bavarian Pie w/Graham Cracker Crust Pumpkin Custard Pie Apple Pie •Frmt Punch. Iced Tea. Hot Tea, Coffee. Hot Chocolate. Tang. Grape Dunk. Grapefruit Juice. Spate. Cola. Pink Lemonade. Pineapple Juice. ‘Milk. Chocolate and Low Fat Milk at Commons Dressing Russian. French. Salad Dressing Relishes Pickle Relish. Catsup. Mustard. Salad Dressing Fruit: Diced Pears ‘Pireapple-Grapelruil Juice. Coffee Milk : ‘Grape. Strawberry & Apricot Preserves • Ass t Dry Cereal ‘1 Jelly Fritters Pan Fried Ham '2 Blueberry Muffins Pan Fried Bacon TUESDAY BREAKFAST 3. Continental Breakfast Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts Pecan Rolls Raisin Bread A White Bread Jelly Fritters 4 Scrambled Eggs Fried Eggs French Toast Syrup Pan Fried Bacon Grapefruit Juice. Hot Cocoa. Hot Tea. Tang. Sprite. Coke. Grape Drink DINNER \ ‘Sloppy Joe on Bun (Fresh) and Seconds >; ‘Meatball Slroaanoff A Seconds VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ‘French Fried Potatoes Buttered Snowflake Rice ‘Cut Green Beans w/Ham Base Under the Sea Salad ‘Strawberry JeUow/Cottage Cheese Waldorf Salad Pickled Beets A Onions Tossed Salad. Collage Cheese A Peach Chunks DESSERTS AND BREADS ‘Open Ice Cream Bar •Pear Cobbler Ass t Cookies ‘Buns •Bread 'Oleo Egg Custard Parfait Fruit Punch. Iced Tea. Hot Tea. Coffee. Hoi Chocolate. Tang. Grape Dunk. Grapetrun Juice. Sprite. Cola. Pink Lemonade. Chicken Salad Sandwich *' Chicken Rice Soup ‘Pullman Ham Sandwich ‘Grilled Cheese Sandwich ‘French Fried Potatoes Dressing French. Russian. Salad Dressing •Relish Sliced Pickles . Mustard. Catsup. Salad Dressing Fruit: Peach Chunks 'Whole Wheal. Rye. White Bread Cheese Ravioli A Seconds ‘Salisbury Steak A Seconds ‘Mashed Potatoes Steamed Cabbage ‘Boiled Buttered Carrots SUPPER Jellied Mexican Salad Lime Jello w/Diced Pears Strawberry A Lime Jello Jewels Polato Salad Stuffed Celery A Radish ‘Combination Salad. Cottage Cheese A Italian Tomatoes Open Ice Cream Bar ‘Strawberry Cake ‘Yellow Cake w/Choco. Whipped Icing Rice Pudding Parfait w/Whipmato Star ‘Dinner Rolls-Oleo Iced Tea. *Milk. Fruit Punch. Hoi Chocolate. Tang. Grape Drink. Grapefruit Juice. Sprite. Cola. Pink Lemonade. Pineapple-Grapefruit Dressing ‘1000 Island. Oil A Vinegar. French. Catsup Fruit Peach Chunks 'Coffee-Milk < ‘Fresh Fruit ‘Grape Strawberry & Peach Jelly ‘Ass 1 Dry Cereal i *1 Scrambled Eggs Sausage Patties Toast-Oieo ‘ l Doughnuts Grilled Ham WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST 3 Continental Breakfast Doughnuts Cinnamon Rolls w/Raisms Nut Rolls Raism Bread A White Bread 4 Scrambled Eggs Fried Eggs Holcakes-Syrup Toast-Oieo Grilled Ham Hot Cocoa. Hot Tea. Cola. Sprite. Grape Dnnk. Pineapple-Grapefruit Juice. Tang DINNER DESSERTS AND BREADS Open Ice Cream Bar German Chocolate Cake White Cake *Bread-Oteo T apioca Parfait w/Star ENTREES AND SOUPS ‘Beel Pol Pie 1 ea A No Seconds ‘Corn Dogs w/Mustard A ChiU i ea and Sec onds VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ‘Scalloped Potatoes ‘Buttered Mixed Vegetables Brussel Sprouts Whipped Cherry Jello Parfait Under the Sea Salad Apple. Celery A Pineapple Salad ‘Cottage Cheese A Apr.col Halves Green Salad. Cottage Cheese and Italian To matoes BEVERAGES •iced Tea. Hot Tea. Coffee. Chocolate, lang. Grape Dnnk. Grapefruit Juice. Sprite. Cota. Pink Lemonade. Fruit Punch. Pineapple * ‘Beef A Vegetable Soup- •Grilled Cheese Sandwich ‘Sliced Chicken Sandwich Tuna Salad Stindwich ‘Potato Chips or Fnto Chips Dressing French 1000 Island. Italian 'Mustard-Catsup •Relish: Pickle Relish Mustard. Catsup Salad Dressing •Whole Wheat. White Bread i ‘Smothered Steak No Seconds Shrimp Newburg over Rice 4 oz A Seconds •Mashed Potatoes ‘Cream Style Corn Steamed Rice Harvard Beels SUPPER Fruit Pineapple Chunks Molded Lemon Jello w/Whipped Topping Banana Nut Salad Marshmallow-Pineapple Slaw Mexican Fiesta Salad ‘Tossed Salad. Cottage Cheese A Italian To matoes Ice Cream •Lemon Whip Pie w/Graham Crust Mincemeat Custard •Hot Rolts-Oteo Peach Pie Iced Tea. Milk. ’Fruit Punch. Hot Tea. Hot Chocolate. Coffee. Tang. Grape Dunk. Grapefruit Juice. Chocolate and Low Fat Milk Hamburger iiJ Hoi Dogs Potato Chips Dressings Russian. French. ‘Bleu Cheese. Hamburger Buns Fnto Chips Catsup Mustard Hot Dog Buns Relish. Pirkte Relish. Catsup. Mustard Salad Diessmg. Diced Onions. Sliced Tomatoes. Leaf Lettuce Fruit Pineapple Chunks This menu is subject to change without notice due to food shortages from suppliers - David Shipman at practice as new halfback (Photo by Glen Johnson) Bacardi light run for what? ar Enjoy it in Daiquiris and Bacardi Cocktai- And use it likegmct vodka in Martinis, 1 Screwdrivers, Bloody Marys, tonic, bitter lemon BACARDI m 1 ” I he mixableooc tVCARDl Football for fun at Slippery Rock SLIPPFRY ROCK, Pa. (AP) - Slippery Rock’s football press guide is stamped with “Happiness is Football at the Rock, and that about says it all. Career Club The Rock is on top of the world these days as it prepares for Saturday’s Pennsylvania Confer ence Championship with West Chester. “We have more fun than the big schools,” laughs Coach Bob DiS- pirito. Slippery Rock, now 8-0-1, has de feated West Chester the past two years for the title and DiSpirito fig ures that could be a disadvantage now. 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