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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1977
WMSi 'M ' WMM '
M.E. DEPT.
By PAUL ARNETT
Battalion Sports Editor
Marquette has been the national
jhampion in college basketball for
inly two weeks, and already a new
[eason has begun.
I Yesterday college coaches
throughout the country coaxed high
Jhool ball players to sign a letter of
tent with their school.
The Aggies have signed two all
staters so far, with two more out
standing prospects leaning in
Shelby Metcalfs direction.
The two signees are Albert Cul-
ton from Ennis and Rynn Wright
from Dallas Roosevelt. Culton is a
6-6 forward who averaged over 20
points a game. He has excellent
quickness and is strong on the
boards.
“Albert has excellent physical
tools,” assistant coach Bob Gobin
said. “He is going to be a strong
asset to our ball club.”
Wright is another outstanding
ball player. The forward from Dallas
is 6-6 and averaged 23 points a game
his senior year. Wright has been an
all-state member the past two years.
He was also all-Metro in the
Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
g defense is young
By NATHAN HINES
% 1 ■ Head defensive coach for Texas
Melvin Robertson, is facing a
' lStr»»i™roblein that he hasn’t faced in five
tears . • • very little experience on
efense.
Coach Robertson talked about the
lefense and how it is shaping up.
“ I know that I am dragging skele-
ns out of the closet when I talk
[bout the loss of eight defensive
^Jiarters last year,” coach Robertson
^^aid, but it is a statement that has to
told if I am to explain how our
efense is. We lost our first, second
|nd third team middle linebackers,
oth outside linebackers, and two
eople out of our secondary.
Only three men from last year’s
team are practicing this spring,
ports Medicitt I returning lettermen are
ma at New! I ev j n Monk, who has played one
pital wouldbeBgg,. Mike Williams, who played
sion to the 197! l[ ost 0 f ] ast seson, and Carl Grulich
. Iho has played seven ball games,”
. said she leani:l 0 | )ertson sa id. “This is the extent
ampionshipC(ip' ()ur experienced ball players.
onday andthalii‘'g X pe r jence is one of the most
opardize ber[ ij n p 0rtant necessities in football. To
French, Italk|
ampionships.
because after1 1 • 11
m as the Ban Laddies needed
X^wlfor tournament
>TA and thev I Approximately 100 caddies are
opean Tournileeded for the annual Texas A&M
Jews Media Golf Tournament. The
purney is scheduled for Friday,
at the university golf
)urse.
All golfers understand they are to
|p the caddies ($5, $10 or more) at
e end of the day’s round.
Caddies now can sign up in the
lubhouse at the University course,
[addies must be at the course by
30 a.m. on Friday. Play will
egin in a ‘shotgun start,’ with play
ending around 3 p.m.
| A&M, Bryan and A&M Consoli-
hted students are urged to volun-
er as caddies for this tournament,
[oth boys and girls have served as
ddfes in past tournaments.
get this experience its going to take
all of spring training, two-a-days in
the fall and then it will probably
take a couple of games.
“Don’t let me sound like I’m
knocking what we got because I’m
not. We have a good group of boys
with a lot of talent. They have the
ability and the desire to be good and
to be the best and that is what it
takes. The only thing they have
against them is their lack of experi
ence. They are green but again I say
they have ability. I have all the con
fidence in the world in them be
cause I know they will fight and not
give up.”
Robertson also realizes the pres
sure these kids will be under.
“These players are having to live
up to one of the biggest traditions of
A&M football, a powerful defense.
It’s a tough job to fill the shoes of
such greats as Robert Jackson,
Edgar Fields, and Tank Marshall,
but I think they can.
“It will be a long hard pull for
them but in the end I think they will
do just fine. They will play reckless,
and tough because that’s the way
they are practicing.
“When the season starts, we will
have a defense that will comple
ment our offense. And who knows,
this defense might be our best yet.
You never can tell.”
The defense aren’t the only
people working. The offense is hard
at it too.
“The offense is looking good,”
says freshman tackle Thomas Greg
ory. “With people coming back like
David Walker, Mark Dennard,
Frank Myers, Curtis Dickey,
George Woodard, and David
Brothers, to name just a few, we
have to be good.
“The offense is starting to gel. We
are learning our plays, and most
important we are begining to look
like a team.”
The kicking personnel, is looking
as good as ever. David Appleby is
averaging over 50 yds. a kick, and
Tony Franklin kicked 3 out of 4
fieldgoals from 75 yards yesterday,
plus kicking a number from 60, 65,
and 70 yards.
All of these practices are leading
up to the Maroon and White game,
which will be held on April 23, and
the public is urged to attend.
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Texas Tech also had a good open
ing day in signing basketball talent.
The two future Red Raiders are 6-2
Boyce Blackshear of Albuquerque,
and 6-9 Lesley Nichols from Buf
falo.
“We are glad to have these
players in our fold,” coach Gerald
Myers said. “Each of these players
are of excellent quality. Boyce is a
good leeper and Nichols is a strong
outside shooter.”
Blackshear led his high school to
two state championships. He aver
aged over 16 points a game and his
dad went to Tech in the latter 50s.
Nichols is a Rick Bullock style of
forward. He averaged only 11 points
a game, yet managed to collect an
average of 18 rebounds a game. He
also plays excellent defense, some
thing Myers looks for in a recruit.
Arkansas also had a strong first
day of recruiting. James Crockett, of
West Helena, was among the
players inking with Eddie Sutton’s
crew. Crockett averaged 23 points
and 12 rebounds a game. The 6-8
forward is the best player in the Ar
kansas area.
“He is a Sidney Moncrief type
player,” Sutton said. “He is quick to
the basket, and a great outside
shooter. ”
Baylor was the only other school
in the SWC who had any early
signees. The Bears inked Rex
Johnston of Houston Clear Lake and
Pat Nunley of Fort Worth Richland.
North Texas State signed a 6-7
forward right under the nose of
coach Sutton. The forward from
Searcy, Ark., Charles Gardner, av
eraged 22 points a game. He was
considered one of the best prospects
in the Arkansas area.
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