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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1977 Page 7 utt *cl that t'venexx, solvinji, s tne focal ^ Melina • e sultof( ’t'hoohvilU osaid. ’’S to (I,, j, ence in tU Sports Sun Theatres 333 University 846-9808 New season begins for Ags By MARK PATTERSON More than 51,000 people will ■ 0 \vd into Kyle Field tomorrow af- moon to watch the Aggies open 1977 season against the Kansas hawks. It is only the second tTshmlii Ipeeting between the two schools, j n re |, 1 |j t "with Kansas taking a 28-10 victory in Kansas coach Bud Moore knows as game will he a battle. "They scare me. I don’t know of ay weaknesses they have. They are placing a lot of people on defense, ut they have quality people to do it ith. “Offensively, they have to he nong the best teams in the coun- They were last year and feryone is hack.” nsultanti on and ie wi| sity Wed an Rex B, ge, is onedl chosen faj •t as advi iter ■*xas M d ofRegi lersoftli lik M dei I by tion offi exas AWI nt Founili n g . disdpli >ved >ng Aina nd resei ving e lames :le III of; of Dek kdlas. H. 0 lire; Dr Busines F rmf 1 ducatii* if Engim axwell, veil also mith likes change Regarding his offense, Moore has his own worries. Senior halfback Bill Campfield, who led Kansas to its number four ranking in the nation in rushing last year, may miss Satur day’s game with a knee injury. “There is still some swelling and at this point I’m not optimistic, coach Moore said. “We’ll have to make considerable improvement to be ready. It will be a tremendous handicap if he cannot play. He is one of the people we can least afford to lose this year. ” Moore went into spring drills without a starting quarterback, but has since solved his problem. “Mark Vicendese has established himself as number one. He has earned that based on his perform ance in practice. At the same time, Brian Bethke has also performed well and I would never hesitate to put him in. I feel much better about our quarterback situation knowing that we have two people who can get the job done.” On defense, Moore sees a weak ness in his secondary. I think we have seen some im provement this fall, although not as much as I would have liked. We re just young and inexperienced.This is still the area of our team I’m most concerned about. However, I think before the year is over we can be come a good defensive team.” Not only is this Kansas’ first visit to Kyle Field, it is also a homecom- By DAVID BOGGAN Last spring, as many Aggie foot ball faithful know, running back Darrell Smith made the transition to split end. No longer must Smith be content w ith being a second-stringer. He has a starting position and his at titude shows that he wants to keep it. “I enjoy it,” the 5-foot-9, 170 lb. junior says of his new position. “Split end lets me do what I want to do, which is get out there and every time I touch the ball—-six!” “Coach Bellard felt that I was needed to start somewhere on the field,” Smith says, explaining the change. Both halfback slots are filled by sophomores Curtis Dickey and David Brothers. Wih the Aggies pass more this year than last? Smith says yes. omen s teams ace busy year While football takes the fall spot- Texas A&M, there are sev- al sy>v>xVs> y>x vpxTVxxy, hw a psy fall schedule. Women’s teams volleyball, softball, tennis, golf 1(1 cross country all have matches heduled in September. Men’s golf id cross country teams also face peoming competition. The women’s volleyball team, rider the direction of new coach fave Schakel, is the first team to et off the mark with a scrimmage pinst the University of Houston in louston Sept. 9. The Aggies open F regular season at home with a natch against Rice Sept. 19 at 7:30 m. in Deware Fieldhouse. Then nmes a tri-match against Utah State and Baylor Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. These will he the only home appearances h>r the team. The women’s softball team, coached by newcomer Diane Jus tice, opens its season in Huntsville Sept. 13 with a 5:45 p.m. dou bleheader against Sam Houston State. On Sept. 16-17, the Aggies will host their annual invitational tournament. The women’s tennis team, coached by Ellen Buchanan, gets into action Sept. 15 in a dual match against Texas Tech in Lubbock. On Sept. 16-17 the Aggies will play in the Midland Invitational Tourna ment. “(Quarterback) David Walker and I have worked a lot and we have confidence in each other,” he says. “Plus, the coaches have confidence that Walker can pass and I can catch.” The 1976 Aggies completed 77 of 147 attempted passes and averaged 100 yards passing per game. Smith will also continue to return kicks and punts for the Aggies. Last year he averaged 18.4 yards per kick return and 2.7 yards per punt re turn. Smith attended Ft. Worth Wyatt High School where he lettered two years as running back and safety. He received all-district and all-Tarrant County honors and was named of fensive player of the year. He also won all-city honors in basketball and track. Smith was injured his freshman year. He lettered as a sophomore and rushed for 222 yards on 25 car ries, the most memorable being two touchdown sprints of 53 and 90 yards against TCU. Smith will also run sprint relays for the Aggie track team next spring. Off the field “I’m a quiet type, Smith says. “I enjoy myself regard less of the situation. “I like music and aquariums, Smith say.v, and the room he shares with sxjphoYftwe vwwwivxg back HoWv Wilson reflects those interests. He has music that ranges from the Isley Brothers’ soul to Santana’s Latin- rock and in the middle of the room is an aquarium containing various- types of fish and plant life. “I plan to get my degree and go to pro ball,” Smith says of his future. He is an Industrial Education major. The team’s goal is “to win Southwest Conference and the tional championship, if possible,” Smith says. “And my own goal is to try to make all-Southwest Con fer tile na- 822-71 "GUITARS" 20% Discount T°p Quality Guitars Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, v arez, Ventura, Yamaha, Epiphone, Dorada & Sigma. rv Lange Music Co. i410 Texas Ave. ^ r yan, Texas 822-2334 M III! 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Banks, a senior at Kansas, was a star running back at Houston M emorial Hall High School. He is returning home to play football in Texas for only the second time since high school. “Since I came to Kansas, I’ve only played in Texas one other time; the Sun Bowl my sophomore year,” Banks said. “I’m really looking for ward to the ANM game. With quite a few of my friends and family coming to the game, my biggest worry is trying to get tickets for everyone.” With 1,271 career rushing yards, Banks needs just 493 more this year to become the fifth leading ground gainer in Kansas history. But that is not bis goal. My number one goal since I’ve been at Kansas has been to play in the Blue! >onnet Bowl in my hometown. I want to play there in the worst way. This is my last shot.” And tomorrow is the last shot the Aggies have at Norris Banks. 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