THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 1975 ES- KING A/m THE )SIS L BE TION ACT TIME 3 pm Opm D pm lOpm ■7 B-14 adets slaughter Mustangs, stay undefeated By PAUL McGRATH Battalion Sports Editor Yesterday was the 200th birthday the United States Marine Corps, ormerjarhead turned Aggie quar- >rback Mike Jay celebrated the oc- asion two days earlier, jay, coming in for an injured lavjd Shipman, guided the Aggie lease to two second half luchdowns. His play, combined iththe always tenacious Aggie de- >nse and the talented toe of Tony ranklin, led Coach Emory Bel- rd’s Bunch down the victory trail for the eighth time this season. Coupled with Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas, the Aggies’ 36-3 thrashing of SMU propelled them to berth number three on the pool train. The Aggies set a number of marks and kejDt alive a few strings. Pat Thomas’ two pass thefts brought his career interception total to 13, one more over the previous A&M re cord held by Dave Elmendorf. Ed Simonini, heir apparent to the linebacking hall of fame, scored his first touchdown in an Aggie un- BOOK SALE Continuation Book Sale covering all subjects. GIGANTIC SAVINGS! OVER 5000 TITLES TO CHOOSE FROM (JUST ARRIVED) TEXAS A&M BOOKSTORE In the Memorial Student Center dD ['ED */>*«VS**A** IliciencyapK' all hills P»1 11V 8464280.110 otkias de mm ^Things to do WHEN YOU VISIT MEXICO. Look at the sky. Go into an elevator and press 3. Have lunch. Ride in a taxicab or bus. Ask a person for directions to the nearest post office. Have breakfast. Walk on the sidewalk. Chuckle. Have a shot of Jose Cuervo. Deliver a lecture to the Mexican ilii National Assembly on the historical significance and potential peacetime uses of the nectarine, as seen through the eyes of Keats. iform. His 48 yard jaunt with a fum ble recovery, aided by blocks from Thomas and Lester Hayes, proved to be the gamebreaker, putting the Ags on top by two six pointers. Simonini’s play was very similar to Hayes’ return of a bobble against Baylor. Hayes commented that he had “shown Ed how to do it during practice. A&M’s soccer style kicker, Franklin, tied the mark for three field goals in a single game held by Randy Haddox against LSU. Franklin added three PAT’s to his day’s work. A&M now has won nine straight home games. It also was the first time in 36 games that the potent Pony offense has been held without a touchdown. That was only one of the plaudits for an A&M defense, which may have played its best game of the vear. The Mustangs were restricted to only 135 yards on the ground and 203 yards overall. Running back Wayne Morris almost gained that much by himself against the Texas Longhorns. Morris gained only eight steps in seven totes against the No. 1 defense in the nation. The Ponies were successful on only seven of 19 third down situa tions, receiving aid from the officials on four occasions to obtain first downs. In another critical category, first down yardage, SMU averaged a lit tle over two yards per play. The Ag gies managed five yards per first snap, while making good on eight of 14 third down attempts. The defensive stars were many. Besides the heroics of Simonini and Thomas (who had a fumble recovery to go with his two interceptions), there was a cluster of hard-hitting, determined defenders. The pride of the Aggie defense was exemplified by the goal line JOSE CUERVO® TEQUILA. 80 PROOF. IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY © 1975, HEUBLEIN, INC., HARTFORD. CONN. ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MAJORS LET US HELP YOU TO BECOME A CPA CPA REVIEW Houston 713/692-7186 COURSES BEGIN MAY 26 & NOV. 24 OUR SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS REPRESENT j 1/3 OF USA THE FIG URE SALON Anniversary Sale Jenter (ileenlfT , singeT j offering 8 he forma- TIM audit 1011 ’ TO CELEBRATE OUR 7TH YEAR WE ARE TEMP ARILY iRENT Expires Friday, Nov. 14 *49 95 i LADIES ONLY • • FREE BABYSITTER! The Figure Salon reserves the right to limit the number of special memberships offered. Guest Pass discount void. 846-3794 UGA TRANSFERABLE Proven Results! ^ ^ f ' Serving Bryan/College Station for our SEVENTH YEAR! INITIAL FEE (BUDGET TERM PROGRAM ONLY stand in the fourth quarter. Al though far ahead and in no danger, the defense nevertheless held SMU for four downs inside the ten. Jackie Williams was in on 11 tack les with Robert Jackson in on ten. Simonini and Edgar Fields followed with nine stops. Jackson, Hayes and Blake Schwarz each had quarter back sacks to their credit. SMU’s quickfooted quarterback, Ricky Wessons, bore the brunt of the Aggie assault which seemed bent on vengeance for last year’s up set. It appeared on several plays al most miraculous that he was able to pick himself up from the turf. “We were sort of wondering how their offense would do against us and I feel we totally dominated therri. They were the first Wishbone team we have played against and I think we did a good job of control ling them. We remembered the game against them last year. We wanted to beat a good team heavi ly,’’ said linebacker Garth Ten Napel, who broke a thumb in the contest. The Aggies set the tempo of the game from the first play with Thomas intercepting a Wesson pass. About his pickoffs and record, the Aggie All-American said, “I knew the dude had the pass caught. I looked up and there was the ball. On the first one, I was reading the ball and the quarterback the whole way. He added, T always wanted to be in the record book. It was in the back of my mind that I needed a few more. The Aggie offense presented a ba lance between passing and rushing that has been missing in prior games, though not actually a neces sity for the run-oriented Aggies. In all, they had 345 yards including 162 in the air. Most of that came on the longest pass play in the Southwest Conference this year, an 84 yarder to halfback Skip Walker for the first of his two touchdowns. Fullback George Woodard again did a good job, accumulating 106 yards on 23 carries. This was his first start and third time to go over the century mark. Shipman was two of four via the airways while Jay was five of nine. Jay’s arm accounted for 30 yards of the last second drive just before the half that ended in a Franklin field goal. The Ags remain in a tie with Texas for leadership in the SWC. The Ponies drop to 3-6 on the year. A 1 :.-/; JupTnamka 3® mmmmM Simonini takes handoff Texas A&M linebacker Ed Simonini be- off an SMU fumble. This was his first score gins to head for the goalline after picking as an Aggie. A&M received its share of lumps in the contest, however. Besides Ten Napel, Grady Wilkerson also has a broken thumb. Shipman and tackle Glenn Bujnoch have injured knees. Defensive tackle Jimmy Dean, and center Henry Tracy remain out with a slashed thumb and a de tached retina respectively. They will be replaced by David Bair- rington and Steve Spitzenberger on defense and Mark Dennard at the center spot. Halfback Ronnie Hubby is still out with a pulled hamstring and may miss this week’s game with Rice. While the Aggies will have to nurse their hurts this week, the Owls also have their share of wounds. Stellar linebacker Rodney Norton is not expected to play. A&M now has an eight-game head of steam going into the Rice game, but a glance has to be cast forward for the expected showdown with the Longhorns. The Arkansas Razorhacks may have something to say before the year is out. Staff Photo b> Alan killingsworth However, those problems are for the future. As for now, the Aggies are undefeated eight games into the season. No other conference team can say that. SWC Briefs Edoi. 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