The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 25, 1975, Image 8
rage o me. oz-ti THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975 Shipman is bright spot By PAT EDMONDSON Battalion Sports Writer On September 13, 1975, before a record opening crowd of more than 47,000 fans in Kyle Field, David Shipman quarterbacked Texas msaen David Shipman A&M University to a 7-0 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels. Though the Aggie offense was habitually criticized by sports writers, spec tators, and teammates alike, Ship- man stood out as the lone bright spot, plunging from four yards out for the only touchdown. Last Saturday, in Baton Rouge, Shipman established himself as a strong, but poised leader before a capacity audience in the Aggies’ series finale with the L. S. U. Tigers. Shipman galloped for 99 yards, in cluding a 42 yard scamper for a touchdown in guiding the Maroon and White to their second consecu tive victory over Charlie McClen don’s Bayou Bengals. Shipman seems to have de veloped all the credentials Aggie coaches had anticipated from a quarterback. “We are very pleased with David’s performance,” said Tom Wilson, offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. “He has done a very sound, secure job.’ In 1973, Mike Jay was the starting quarterback for the Aggies in their opener against Wichita State. He started the next four games, but due to a multitude of fumbles and inter ceptions, was replaced by rookie David Walker. The 17-year-old freshmen took command and was voted “Freshman of the Year” in the Southwest Conference by the Un ited Press International. Expecting another glorious year, Walker took charge of the Farmers last fall. The Aggie offense was disheartened when Walker had trouble both run ning and throwing the football. Shipman was Walker’s back up. The week of the game with Rice though, due to recurring injuries to the en tire A&M backfield, Shipman was shifted to. halfback. He was used sparingly at quarterback in the Ags’ 32-3 loss to Texas in Austin two weeks later. When Shipman was recruited in 1973, he was their apparent after leading Odessa Permian to the State Class 4-A championship. Early in the spring of his freshman year, though, his knee was severely in jured, requiring surgery. He sat out the entire 1973 season. Shipman is a junior, 6-1 and 200, whose greatest attribute is his over all strength. “The big thing going for David is his strength, which he has displayed on several occasions, said Wilson. “He did an excellent job of leading the team. He is an excellent passer and an extremely tough runner. Also, he is much fas ter than people realize. We expect him to gain experience week after week. As David Shipman continues to progress, Mike Jay and David Walker will have to watch from the sidelines. The only question mark now traces back to the offensive line. Can the men up front continue to perform as they did Saturday night in Baton Rouge? An extended combination of Shipman s leader ship and a “together” offense could bring A&M its finest season since the John Kimbrough era. ’Horns short on running backs cnlcnlGI Icnlcn Lcq|Gi[qlcrTGTlir JcriIcnlRlG-?/cTiftn fcriGtirjcrjj^ Associated Press AUSTIN, Tex. - Coach Darrell Royal disclosed Wednesday that the Longhorns are more battered than he first thought for Saturday night’s Southwest Conference football opener with Texas Tech. Royal had said Monday that de fensive end Travis Couch and offen sive guard Will Wilcox would miss The uncompromising ones. The calculations you face require no less. The new compact HP-21 and HP-25 scientific calculators take it easy on your budget—and give you the same uncom promising design and quality that go into every Hewlett-Packard pocket calculator, regardless of price. The HP-21 Scientific. *125. 32 built-in functions and operations. 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They include defensive tackle Brad Shearer, the leading tackier in Texas’ front four, who has a sprained ankle, and halfback Jimmy Walker, the top blocker in the backfield, who has a bruised foot. The injury that worried Royal the most, he said, was Walker’s because Texas already is “so thin at halfback. But Royal assured applauding club members that those who do play against Tech “will be in a better frame of mind than they were last year,” when Tech ripped Texas, 26-3, at Lubbock. In narrating films of Texas 28-16 victory over Washington, Royal commented about Texas quarter back Marty Akins: “I sure wish folks would let him alone about his pas sing.” A moment later the film showed Akins flipping a scoring pitchout to halfback Gralyn Wyatt, and Royal said, “That was a pretty pass right there. 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