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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976 Royal praises Walkon Cordaro LUNKERS ‘N LIES A must for Thomas By JIMMY GUILLOT Backs face final cut Associated Press Associated Press AUSTIN, Tex. — Mike Cordaro was just an unfamiliar face in the crowd when assistant Timmy Doerr told Texas Coach Darrell Royal, “Watch that kid throw the ball.” The “kid” wasn’t on scholarship, and he was playing catch with a bunch of “walkons” when secondary coach Timmy Doerr directed Royal’s attention to him. A year later, on Wednesday, Cor daro, 6-2 and 180, sat between two All-American prospects — fullback Earl Campbell and defensive back Raymond Clayborn — as sports writers questioned the trio about Texas’ 1976 football squad. Cordaro, a defensive back at San Antonio Highlands, has been peg ged by Royal as Texas’ No. 1 quar terback in an “extremely close” con test with another San Antonio sophomore, Ted Constanzo. The Cordaro-Constanzo ranking, Royal stressed, “is not necessarily permanent.” Cordaro would be the first “wal kon” to start at quarterback for Royal. After his first glimpse at Cordaro, Royal recalled, defensive chief Mike Campbell had Royal watch a film of Cordaro passing against Campbell’s No. 1 defensive unit. “That kid is putting on a throwing exhibition down there,” Campbell said. It wasn’t long before Cordaro got a scholarship, and after only a week’s work at quarterback in spring prac tice, he hit eight of 11 passes for 155 yards. "I was amazed at his poise,” Royal remembered. He said Cordaro and Constanzo are “highly motivated,” intelligent, popular with their teammates — “top-notch people, a pleasure to be around.” Cordaro said his only college scholarship offers were to play football-baseball at Angelo State University and Bee County and Ranger junior colleges, “but I would have come to Texas no matter what. ” He said his allegiance resulted from his parents and brother attend ing the University of Texas. Royal said both quarterbacks lacked the speed and strength of Marty Akins, and he was surprised sports writers had picked the Long horns to win the Southwest Confer ence since an untested quarterback will lead them. “Quite obviously,” Royal told touring writers, “you’re not as con cerned at the inexperience at quar terback as I am.” Texas plays Boston College in its opener this year, and Royal noted that Boston College has eight of 11 starters returning from a team that ranked among the top 10 in defense in 1975. Royal said Texas’ kicking game is “improved and solid” and the vet eran defense — which returns 10 starters — should be improved this year. “Thank goodness they’re im proved,” Royal said, “because it looks like they’re going to be out there a loi.” '&■ WELCOME BACK AGGIES! DON-A-RICK HAIRSTYLING UNISEX SALON A splashing school of white bass can make even the most serious black bass fisherman drop his worm rod and change his mind about what kind of fish he wants for supper. This is especially true during the summer months when the largemouth fishing gets slow. Schools of white bass often appear on certain lakes just in time to save a fisherman from going home empty-handed. This has happened to me several times on Lake Somerville. Heading back to the boat ramp after a non productive day of searching for blacks around the lake, suddenly two or three schools break the sur face. Within an hour, an ice chest can be filled to the brim with these small, hard-fighting fish. Although whites usually run about a pound or under, the fishing is fast enough to keep you excited for hours. And the action can be doubled by switching to light tackle and tying on a speck rig with two quarter-ounce jigs on it. When you are casting directly into a school, you can consistently take two fish at a time. White bass are not found in all Texas lakes, but Lake Somerville is full of them. They begin schooling activities in the spring and it con tinues throughout the warm weather. Usually heavy schooling occurs early and late each day, but during cool, cloudy weather, whites will sometimes school all day. When not schooling, whites sus pend over deep water structure and are much harder to find. As mentioned earlier, about the best lure for taking white bass is the speck rig. This rig consists of a heavy monofilament leader with two jigs abut three feet apart. The jigs are usually white or yellow, and some rigs come with a jig of each color. Of course, many other lures will take white bass. A Little George or other bass lure with a jig tied behind it will work about as well. Many white bass fishermen swear by their own inventions, and about anything will work when the bass are chasing shad. One of the best things about white bass fishing is that you don’t necessarily have to own a boat to catch them. A friend and I once caught 45 whites in about two hours while wade fishing on Somerville. However, it’s sometimes heartbreaking to see a huge school moving away from shore knowing you can’t follow them. The best area for white bass fish ing on Lake Somerville is the open water in front of the dam and the Welch Park area, although I have seen whites all over the lake at cer tain times. They do seem to concen trate, however, in the above- mentioned areas. It’s a common sight on calm days to see 10 or 12 boats in a circle fishing one school. If you’ve never fished for whites, it would be worth it to drive to Somerville some morning or eve ning and give it a whirl. If you don’t have a boat, I suggest simply driv ing back and forth between the dam and Welch Park until you spot a school within wading distance. Watch the dropoffs, though, be cause you tend to get a little excited when the splashing of a school is in sight. If you can’t quite reach the school, casting toward it will pick up a few fish, though not as many as when the school is actually reached. White bass make excellent eat ing. If a lot of fish are caught, it’s usually easiest to fillet them with an electric knife or some other means. But, as usual with any fish, at least three-fourths of the fun is in catching them. DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys’ final cut will fall like a guillotine on one of the seven remaining running backs on the team next week. Coach Tom Landry said Tuesday that Saturday night’s final preseason game against the Houston Oilers will be vital in determining some kicking and running back jobs with the Cowboys. At running back, Landry said Pre ston Pearson, Charles Young and Robert Newhouse have clinched spots on the team. But the Cowboys must cut or trade one man from the list of Duane Thomas, Doug Denni son, Ron Johnson and Scott Laidlaw. The Thomas situation had drawn the most interest because he is a former Super Bowl hero for the Kashmere duo register for fall r ■h Professional Hair Service 8:30-5:00 MON.-SAT. 326 JERSEY* 846-8945 Southside Shopping Center Call for Appointment BRING IN THIS AD FOR FREE SHAMPOO. Mom’s Dining Room will be open September 2. 1207 E. 25th Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. 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