Page 10 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977
But don’t bet on it
TCU poll
By PAUL McGRATH
Battalion Asst. Sports Editor
The annual TCU pre-season
Southwest Conference football polls
names Texas A&M as the probable
winner for the 1977 season.
But, hold on to those champagne
orders.
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The TCU poll is notorious for
being absolutely, totally and com
pletely wrong. In fact, in the 43-
year history of the poll, the voting
writers have been correct in only 10
of those years.
The TCU poll was established in
1934 by the late J. Willard Ridings,
then the Horned Frog Sports In
formation Director. The only teams
to prove the guessperts correct are
TCU in 1938 and 1958 and Texas in
1943-45-50-62-70-71-73.
The Aggies of Coach Emory Bel-
lard were last the writer’s choice in
1975 when they ended in a three-
way tie with Texas and Arkansas.
The Cadets received 72 -first place
votes and 1,231 points.
Texas Tech received the next
largest share of votes with 44 first
place votes and 1,153 points.
Houston, Texas, Baylor, Arkan
sas, SMU, TCU and Rice rounded
out the predicted league standings.
This marked the fifth time the
Aggies have been chosen the SWC
favorites by the polls. Seventeen
first place tie votes gave them a total
of 89.
Among the writers leaning to
wards the Aggies came these com
ments:
“It’s A&M this season because
they’ve got thunder (George
Woodard) and lightning (Curtis
Dickey) to power a high gear Aggie
offense potent enough to grind out a
conference crown. —Arthur Hahn,
Brenham Banner-Press.
“Woodard will run ‘em over;
Brothers and Dickey will run round
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Power and speed to boot.”—
Otero, Laredo Times.
“If the retooled Aggie defense can
get the ball for the offense, it’ll be
an Aggie joke from that point
on.”—Glen Brown, Exxon Net
work.
Those favoring the Red Raiders
had this to say:
“Double T has a double barreled
threat in all-America Rodney
Allison.”—Jack Agness, Houston
Post.
“Raiderland becomes Wonder
land; Allison’s Wonderland; Stevie’s
Wonderland.” —David McCollum,
Orange Leader, referring to the
Tech quarterback and Coach Steve
Sloan.
“A good horse to ride if it survives
muster.”— Bobby Clanton, Fort-
Worth Star Telegram.
As for the Houston Cougars:
“Like Jacqueline Susann said,
“Once is not enough’, and the
Cougars are out to prove that this
year.’’— Bobby Strawn, Brenham
Banner-Press.
Not to mention the Texas Long
horns:
“Surprise, surprise. Earl
(Campbell) is back and so is Johnny
Lam’ Jones. With some defense,
Horns could make Freddie Akers a
happy man.”—John A. Bournias,
Orange Leader.
For those in doubt:
“. . and maybe a six-way tie for
fourth???”— Jerry Wizig, Houston
Chronicle, picking three-way tie for
first between A&M, Tech and UH.
And those with no doubts at all:
“I picked A&M because George
Woodard told me they would win it,
and I’m not going to argue with
anyone that big.”—David Walker,
KBTX-TV, Bryan.
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The Texas 250 late model
stock car race originally
scheduled for October 2 has
been rescheduled for October 23
at Texas World Speedway. Prac
tice and time trial qualifications
for the event will be held on Oc
tober 22.
“There are numerous reasons
for the date change,” remarked
R. C. Conole, President of Texas
World Speedway. “The most
important reason is the fact that
we want to provide our fans with
the best race possible,” he-said.
“The October 2 date conflicted
with Texans A.J. Foyt and
Johnny Rutherford who, at the
time, we did not know were in
the process of scheduling to race
in Australia. While the date
change does not guarantee that
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Lou Holtz optimist
about fall —sort of
United Press International
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Lou
Holtz, a slightly built Easterner
handpicked by Frank Broyles to be
come the new Arkansas head foot
ball coach, says his Razorbacks
should surprise some folks in the
Southwest Conference this season.
“We re not going to be as good as
the alumni think,” said Holtz, who
left the New York Jets to replace
athletic director Broyles in the
coaching job. “But I think we ll be
better than the prognosticators be
lieve.”
Most preseason polls have listed
Arkansas in fifth or sixth place in the
conference.
Holtz told visiting SWC writers
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Welcome Back Aggies.
Central Christian Church
invites you to worship with us at
3205 Lakeview in Bryan.
The congregation of Central Christian is dedicated to the
restoration of the church as described in the New Testament. As a new testament
congregation, we base our teachings and practices upon God’s Word as spoken by
Christ and revealed by the Holy Spirit to the biblical writers. We strive to practice what
the Holy Spirit commands and refrain from what He forbids. Our beliefs are centered
around Christ and not man-made creeds. We believe that the Bible is the inspired word
of God and accept as truth miracles such as the virgin birth and the resurrection of
Christ. As one of the early restoration leaders said, “Where the scriptures speak, we
speak; where they are silent, we are silent." Concerning situations "where they are
silent,” we stress Christian love in matters of opinion.
The New Testament Church had no super-organization exercising authority* either
administratively or otherwise, over a group of congregations or a territory; therefore, we
shall remain free from all ecclesiastical control. We are independent of all other congre
gations, being responsible only to the Lord. There are two offices in the New Testament
Church: the elders who exercise spiritual oversight (Acts 20:17-28; I Timothy 3:1 -7) and
the deacons who assist the elders and the congregation (Acts 6:1-6; I Timothy 3:8-11).
Our mission is that which the Lord gave His apostles — to carry His message to the
world. The message we proclaim is the Gospel of Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 15:1-4). In
response to that message the Bible tells what one must do to be saved. According to His
word, one must:
Hear and Believe Romans 10:13-15
Have Faith in Christ as the Son of God
Hebrews 11:6
Repent Acts 17:30,31
Confess Christ as Lord Luke 12:8
Be Baptized into Christ Mark 16:16
Acts 2:36-38
Growth in Christian Living II Peter 3:18
This baptism is by immersion only (Romans 6:4). Upon becoming a newborn Christian,
we are expected to grow in faith and live our lives for Christ (Matthew 5:16, Romans
12:1,2). On the first day of each week (Acts 20:7), when Christians assemble together,
we partake of the Lord's Supper as Christ commanded (I Corinthians 11:23-26).
Our goal is the unity for which Christ prayed. This oneness can be brought about by
individuals uniting in restoring His church as it was in the beginning. When love for Christ
transcends love for party and when individuals become “Christians only” in one great
church as Jesus planned, then division and denominationalism will end. Our motive for
this program is found in John 17:21 when Jesus prayed, "That they all may be one; as
thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou hast sent me.”
and broadcasters Tuesday o
of a good team is durability,
“I’ve been impressed will
way this team has practiced
pain,” he said. “There’s been
hitting and less missed praette
than any team Tve ever
around. There won’t be a
player going to War Mem
Stadium for our first game
complimentary ticket. They!
earned the chance to play.
Holtz said consistency has
the Razorbacks’ biggest problei
“The minute we become
tent and eliminate bad pla
will be a good offensive
team,” Holtz said. “Our re«i
have been inconsistent in Ij
the ball.
Holtz praised quarterbacli
Calcagni, calling him “an era
runner whose passing is
proved. He will make a
plays, but we have to elimim!
mistakes. ”
Holtz said Calcagni’s
staying healthy. The junior
Youngstown, Ohio, missed
games last season because
juries.
Holtz listed the backfield
of the Razorbacks’ immediate
lem areas. Injuries have sidd
veterans Micheal Forrest and
Eckwood. But Ben Cowins
SWC’s leading rusher as a s|
more in 1976. is back.
“Ben Cowins is as fine as
around back as I have ever bet
sociated with, said Holtz,
coached seven years at Wilt
Mary and North Carolina
prior to his one-year fling will
fessional football. "Ben is a
football player. He is ever
good without the football as
with it.”
But Holtz saved most ofhisp
for the defense, which has
fully intact throughout the
“Defensive is the strength
team, and the secondary ii
strength of the defense,”
the touring press. He said
wouldn’t trade senior safetyH?
Sampson for any defensive bz
the conference.
Worship Services
Bible School
Morning Worship
Youth Meeting
Evening Worships
Wednesday Bible Study
For information call 822-5747
or 822-0635
9:45 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Defensive tackle Dan Har:
said the defense is deBnitelyl
than last year.
“We have good size and ait
aggressive — as aggressive asi
one in the conference,” Han;
said. “I feel we could evenhavi”
of the best defensive teams
nation. We have the ability
enthusiasm.”
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