IV I IWJM9 I Page 8 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 1975 'CHANGE” HAS COME! The new album from Spanky & Our Gang. On Epic Records ® Lewis says UH won’t overrun SWC W Thanksgiving Cards When you care enough to send the very best Thurs., Nov. 27 Hallmark Shop MANOR EAST MALL © 1975 Hallmark Cards, Inc. By DAVID WALKER Battalion Sports Writer Fans around the Southwest Con ference have been waiting for years for the University of Houston to join the SWC baskethall family. They need not wait any longer. The Cougars begin their first run at the conference championship this season, and coach Guy Lewis disag rees with those who thinks the Cougars will walk away with the ti tle. “I sure don’t think we re going to run away with it like some people seem to think,” Lewis said. “Maybe three years ago, but the conference has really upgraded basketball in the past three years. “Some of the big differences in SWC basketball has come about mainly because of more emphasis being put on the sport by the schools,” Lewis added. “There are a number of things that moved the conference up. Such things as more assistant coaches, re cruiting nationally and the black player,” Lewis said. “We all know this is a football state — and it’s going to be a football state — but there’s no reason for a conflict because you don’t play with the same kids,” Lewis said. While Lewis is glad to be in the SWC he feels that it could be a long first year. “This is the youngest team I’ve had since 1963. With the exception of Rice it will be the youngest team in the conference. I’ve only got one senior who’s played any, and that’s David Marrs,” Lewis said. There are two other seniors on the Cougar squad, but they played only a total of 50 minutes of varsity ball last year. Marrs was the fourth HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Students Teachers Scientists Engineers Lawyers WHAT DO ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? All are interested in managerial careers and presently enrolled in the MBA Program at Harvard Business School. Should you be here? Come meet with PGdn VI. Currie of HBS here on campus B. E. B. 134 November 21 at the to find out. SPECIAL CENTENNIAL EDITION Christmas Cards Now on Sale In Rudder Box Office MSC Lobby and Any Senior Class Council Member xiW Sale fW %^ji? Sale Ends Tomorrow leading scorer for the Cougars last year with a 9.5 average and the third rebounder with seven per game. The only other returning starter is Otis Birdsong who was the leading scorer last year with a 24.6 average. He was the No. 15 scorer in the na tion as a sophomore when he was the first Houston player ever to score more than 1,000 points as a sophomore. Winder. Winder, a 6-10, 240-pound center is expected to start for the Cougars after averaging over 20 points a game throughout his high school career. From there it’s mostly freshmen led by the state’s No. 1 blue-chip prospect from Arlington, Allen Other top recruits include 6-9 Gary Noble, an All-Stater from Evans Louisiana, Tim Suddarth a 6-9 all-district star from San Antonio Holmes and George Walker, a 6-5 all-stater from Stafford. The Cougars will miss the seniors horn last year’s 16-10 team. Those gone are two-time All-American Louis Dunbar, three-year starter Maurice Presley and Ed Riska. While the seniors will be missed, Lewis feels that there is no use in worrying about their absence. “It’s going to he tough this sea son. The league is strong from top to bottom, and I think the winner of the league will have at least three losses, maybe four,” Lewis said. “It’s going to be tough, but we’re looking forward to the challenge and hope that everything turns out for the best.” Tomorrow: Rice. Aggies’ Woodard named SWC ‘Player of Week’ AGGIES! Douglas Jewelry Associated Press Consider these statistics of George Woodard, mere freshman: — He has started only four games at Texas A&M University at fullback but has never been held under 100 yards. — He is 249-pounds yet was timed at 9.9 in the 100-yard dash at Van Vleck High School. — He can bench press 425 pounds and lift 700 pounds of weights with his legs. — He is so strong that Coach Emory Bellard says he can play any spot on the offensive line, including tight end. “With that guy at fullback you can put your game plan on a postage stamp,” says Rice Coach Al Con- Conover should know. Woodard chewed up the Owls for 167 yards on 32 carries Saturday in a 33-14 vic tory. It earned Woodard The As sociated Press Southwest Confer ence Offensive Player of the Week award. Middle linebacker Robert Jackson, a junior college transfer from Henderson County, made it a clean sweep for the Aggies by taking The AP’s SWC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Jackson made 11 tackles and turned in two big plays that the Aggies cashed into touchdowns — tackling Rice’s punter and causing a fumble. Woodard has started against Louisiana State, Baylor, Southern Methodist and Rice and gained 106, 101, 106 and 167 yards, respective ly. He started out the season battl ing for the third team position against another promising freshman, Eddie Hardin of Houston Madison. “George has done an outstanding job when you consider how little work he has had,” says Bellard. “He’s been bothered with a hamstr- Cotton bid finds way to Georgia Associated Press ‘We didn’t have anywhere else to With that fact staring the Cotton Bowl Selection Committee in the eye, it selected twice-beaten Geor gia Sunday for the guest team spot in the New Year’s Day Classic. The SWC host team will be either Texas, Texas A&M or Arkansas. Arkansas will play in the Liberty Bowl against Southern California if the Razorbacks don’t make it to the Cotton Bowl. Arkansas has lost to Texas and must play Texas Tech and Texas A&M. The loser of the Nov. 28 game: between third-ranked Texas A&M and No. 7 Texas will go to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl to face Col orado Dec. 27 in the Astrodome. 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