’age 6 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1975
'Rugby
Ags plaster San Antonio
f The Texas A&M White squad
N (varsity) gave notice that they were
end <c coming of age by defeating San An-
a lly itonio, 21-8, on Saturday. This was
Aggifethe best performance of the fall sea-
Li’l son, said faculty representative Dr.
the s Gerard O Donovan, noting that SA
gani^i was a finalist in last spring’s Texas
tion Rugby Union Championship,
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hers O’Donovan pointed out that “the
arrival of Alan Jeffrey from Scotland
on campus was hailed with delight.
mhi He played on the Maroon squad
until this game and his promotion
_ was a masterly move by the selec-
{_ W tion committee.
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| H stead of fullback for this game. Tak-
I ing his passage from scrumhalf Cur-
m ley Simmons, Alan — like a Glas
gow surgeon — knifed holes galore
a in the usually tough San Antonio
defense. At one time he would rifle
a the ball, two-handed to center, John
:j Rayton, at another he would fake
\ /(Ah and run ahead before passing and at
* v7 e other times he would deftly kick
J lAI ahead. The latter move bamboozled
ocp’, San Antonio, catalyzed the Aggies
to follow-up the play and set up
most of our scores,” said O'Dono-
“The idea of such low grubber
kicks is to place the ball between
two or more would-be tacklers for
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It was pleasant to see the Aggie for-
g wards on top of every play, hungrier
v than Manhattan Wildcats.”
a O’Donovan said that internationally
known referee Tony King has told
them, “We will win by playing fun
damental rugby. The other team
will be forced to err; we must
capitalize on such breaks and take
the ball over having picked it up
cleanly.”
“It was so true on Saturday, ” said
O’Donovan.
“The trip was a memorable one
for me for several reasons: 1) The
large number of players and non
players who made the trip was
noted and much appreciated by me;
2) Though San Antonio may kill you
on the field — that is rugby — their
post-game hospitality has no equal.
On Saturday night they treated
everyone to a magnificent barbeque
with adequate refreshments and
provided overnight accommoda
tions for anyone who needed them;
3) Many of our past and present
players have come from the San An
tonio area and each had his own en
tourage watching. Ray Zwartjes,
our hooker, had the biggest follow
ing . . . but then hookers always
do!” said O’Donovan.
“Mr. and Mrs. Tony King not
only made the trip but brought with
them Owen Long of New Zealand
who was visiting the USA on a
short-term visa to learn about pe
cans. The former New Zealand In
ternational star heard about the
game and to a man from Down-
Under, ‘Rugby is the only game in
town!’ His hints and little tips were
of immeasurable help to Tony and
myself and we were very honored
by his presence. We thank Mr.
Long for his interest and
camaraderie. We even took notes,”
said O’Donovan.
The whites played first and after
losing a few early scrums to a much
larger San Antonio side, the Ags set
tled down and did not lose another
scrum until late in the game. “Ac
cordingly, Simmons would find Jef
frey of the multi-option, and we
were off to the races,” said O’Dono
van.
Texas A&M scored first, the try
being taken over by Jeffrey.
Placekicker and fullback Tim Field
tacked on the two-point conversion
for a 6-0 lead.
San Antonio came right back as
Danny Tamez broke four haphazard
tackles for a well-earned try. Gallejo
missed the angled kick and the Ags
maintained their lead 6-4. Jeffrey
kicked ahead on the right side and
the omnipresent Fitch pounced on
it for another try.
The extra point attempt was wide
giving the Ags a 10-4 lead. Field
kicked a 37-yard penalty goal to
make it 13-4. Billy Tigler did a mar
velous job running and kicked
ahead. The ball fell free and Wayne
Womack was on the spot to snatch it
up and dash over from the 22.
Womack also blocked a two-point
conversion by Gallejo.
The conversion on the Aggie try
failed and the score remained 17-4.
O’Donovan called the last Aggie try
“vintage stuff.” Billy Goodwich
picked up a loose one and bulled
over Gallejo for a try. O’Donovan
Tomkins, Adair take Rodeo
By LEE ROY LESCHPER
Battalion Stall Writer
t ' vj Mike Tompkins and Nancy Adair
T ^ topped competitors in the All-Aggie
’gQ-^ Rodeo last weekend, earning re-
J Qpl 1 spective All-Around Cowboy and
1 ! Hi* Cowgirl honors. Approximately 150
i ' 1 students and several faculty mem-
!*, C*Jj hers entered the Rodeo Club-
i I sponsored event, club sponsor Dr.
; ; ji* ■ Gary D. Potter said,
ill ;! l Champions in each event re
ceived a championship belt buckle.
The top three contestants in each
event also shared a jackpot of entry
fees collected from contestants in
that event.
Winners in men’s events were:
Bare-back riding — Mike Beas
ley, Calf roping — Tom Blakeney,
Steer wrestling — Keesie
Kothmann, Saddle Bronc riding —
(tie) George Norman and John
Truehitt, Team roping — Joel
Hamm and Joe Dutton, Bull riding
-— Mike Tompkins.
Girl winners were:
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Breakaway roping — Nancy
Adair, Goat tying — Angie Av-
erhoff, Barrel racing — Nancy
Adair.
Mike Tompkins earned top cow
boy honors with 87 points earned
from bull riding and 72 points from
bare-back events for a high men’s
overall of 159. Nancy Adair’s high
total of 207 combined 120 points
from breakaway roping and 87 from
barrel racing.
The rodeo was held Friday and
Saturday nights at the Aggie Arena
on campus west of Wellborn Road.
An annual Rodeo Club fund-raising
project, the contest drew 800 to
1,000 spectators both nights.
The Rodeo Club’s “primary
reason for being,” sponsor Potter
said, “is that it’s the local chapter of
the National Intercollegiate Rodeo
Association.” The Aggie club spon
sors a six-man, three-girl team that
competes with teams from the 11
other colleges in the NIRA South
ern Region.
Each team compiles a composite
score from rodeos sponsored by
each school in the team’s region dur
ing the school year. The top two
teams in each region compete in the
NIRA National Rodeo, held each
June in Bozeman, Montana. The
A&M team has traveled to the na
tional event the last three years by
benefit of first- or second-place
rankings in the Southern Region.
They have consistently been among
the top ten teams nationally.
The All-Aggie Rodeo provides
most of the finances for the Rodeo
Club’s other activities. The
hundred-member club sponsors
their own NIRA rodeo each year in
May. Club members also hold sev
eral social activities during the year,
including dances and barbecues.
The club sponsored a clinic recently
for girls’ rodeo events such as
barrel-racing and goat tying, and is
hoping to hold a similar clinic for
men’s events in the near future.
Potter said.
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points out that Gallejo is not known
for his easy tackling. The Ags led
21-4.
San Antonio provided the last
score of the match when winger Lee
Hutton raced down the sideline
breaking three or four tackles for a
beautiful try. The Ags prevailed
though 21-8. O’Donovan called
Hutton’s try “perhaps the finest try
I have seen this year. ”
The Maroon squad however did
not come home quite as lucky, los
ing a heartbreaker 8-7. Butch Lewis
opened scoring with a long 47-yard
penalty goal. Dick Shutt, in a
superb effort blocked and dived on
the ball for the Ags only try.
Lewis missed the conversion and
the Ags owned a 7-0 lead. “We lost
our excellent hooker Bruce Noble,
and several changes had to be
made,” said O’Donovan. Carl Mes-
loh provided the crowd with a nifty
piece of scrambling when he fielded
the ball near the goal line, raced
behind the posts and found touch
near the 30.
O’Donovan said, “Both the San
Antonio tries were questionable, so
the Maroons were unlucky to lose.
Trahan made two try-saving efforts,
played hard all day and never once
lost his temper.”
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