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Pearson wants to start THE BATTALION Page 11 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1977 United Press International DALLAS — During the summer eston Pearsou did a good imita rn of the invisible man. After all. he was supposedly on his way out as ings are anything like last Sunday’s, Dallas Cowboys tailback and Tony local fans will be saying: Dorsett was on his way in. “Tony who? ’ But if the next few Cowboys out- The Heisman Trophy winner did - AIL David Walker, handing off to George Woodard rushed for 82 yards, in leading the Woodard, appears to be saying, “Woo.” Ags to a 27-6 victory over Virginia Tech. Bennent leads Aggies on the defensive line thetsi mityif iston. schoo 975 it. Air ini iningl rdal- i, 19' s, 19 Battalion plioto by Jamie Aitken If a Hollywood producer came to Aggressiveness has become a :xas A&M looking for someone to trademark at Aggieland and accord- ay the role of a tough, rugged foot- mg to Bennett, there’s no other way 11 player, he’d undoubtedly sign — especially when playing under lil Bennett to a contract. Melvin Robertson, A&M’s defensive Not only does the 6-2, 235-pound coordinator. fensive end look the part, but hen he’s on stage in front of Wands of cheering football fans, usually puts on a command per- mance as well. Phil’s one tough son-of-a-gun, ithisii ys defensive end coach R. C. “Coach Robertson is a perfec tionist from the word go . You either play tough and aggressive or you don’t play at all. It’s that simple.” One of the strong points of this year’s A&M defensive corps is depth , so Robertson will be sub- seas# ocum. “He comes out ready to play stituting more freely this year, jportuijery time he steps on a football Id.” [Bennett, a senior physical educa- n major, is one of the players who d to step in after the Aggies lost [ht starters from last year. He was , itarter in last January s 37-14 Sun 1 nn - “-si i ^ win over Florida. As a three-time all-District ebacker at Marshall High School, nnett was recruited to play that d. I’i«l mdlli Isition at A&M, but was switched 11 cat to defensive end his sophomore toj |ar. That year he played behind “We’ve got the players who can come in and play well behind us, says Bennett. “Obviously a player who is rested can do a better job usually than someone who’s been out there a long time.” This week, the Aggie defense will have its hands full in trying to stop the explosive Texas Tech off ense, led by quarterback Rodney Allison. “We’ve been waiting all year to get at Tech,” says Bennett. It’s our main objective right now. We can’t , - afford to make many mistakes with mil L 01 , Schwartz, who made all-SWC Al ] ison back there. We have to keep »r the Aggies. Irowpj F'Blake was the best technique uartoj Iyer I ever coached, ” says Slocum. irslli' 1 Phi] watched h im and copied some is technique so they’re a lot alike [that respect.” ennett is well aware of the pres- eon the A&M defense to live up he reputation it has established in entyears. They got their first test the Aggies’ 28-14 opening game i over Kansas. I think we did a good job,” Ben- ettrecalls. “We had a too many ntal errors but I think our aggres- eness made up for most of them. ” -375< him boxed in so it’ll take some of the pressure off our defensive backs. ” Bennett assures that there is no chance of anyone looking past Tech toward playing Michigan the week after. “Tech s the one we need to win to get us on line to the Cotton Bowl. Beating Michigan would be like hav ing dessert, but right now it’s Texas Tech we re concerned with — no one else.” Being a senior, Bennett realizes that he has the added responsibility of helping the younger players, a job Slocum says he does well. “First of all, Phil is a heckuya per son. Also, anyone who’s been around as long as he has gained quite a bit of knowledge about the game. He’s not only tough, quick and aggressive, but he’s also the smartest defensiv e end we’ve got as far as knowing in stinctively what to do when he’s out there.” Phil Bennett won’t win an Oscar for his performance at defensive end because there’s no acting involved. What he does is for real. Sun Theatres 333 University 846-9808 The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 am - 2 am Mon-Sat 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS ART PRINT SALE Sept. 19, 20, 21 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MSC Main Hallway I make his NFL debut Sunday in the Cowboys’ thrilling 16-10 overtime win over Minnesota, but his most memorable moment came when he fumbled near the Vikings goal line in the second quarter. Pearson, on the other hand, made an excellent catch in the end zone for Dallas’ fourthquarter, go-ahead touchdown and was generally Mr. Clutch all day long. And when the afternoon was over. Pearson hoped he had made a point with the fans. T just want people to realize that Preston Pearson is the starting tail back. Pearson said. "All I want is some respect from the opposition. And I think I got some respect from Minnesota. “We worked hard for the win against the Vikings and we deserved it. The defense kept us in the game and we wanted to show them we appreciated it. Softball team finishes first The combined efforts of Texas A&M women’s softball pitcher Kim Bellamy and pinch hitter Liz Zemanek helped the Aggies to the championship seat of their fourth annual Women’s Invitational Softball tournament this past weekend. The win was a first for the Aggies in their four years of hosting the tournament. Bellamy was credited for four wins and one loss to second place Stephen F. Austin. Zemanek knocked in the w inning run in two of the games that went into extra innings. In Friday’s play the Aggies beat Texas Weslayan 4-1 with Shirley Brown and Vicki Markowski each getting two hits. They then lost to Stephen F. Austin 3-2. Saturday, the Aggies squeezed out a 1-0 win over Sam Houston State University when Zemanek hit a tri ple in the ninth inning and drove in the winning run. Zemanek went on to pull out another win for the Aggies in the eighth inning with a triple against the University of Texas at Arlington. The Aggies beat UTA 3-2. Cindy Gough was credited with two hits. In their final game, the Aggies de feated Stephen F. Austin 5-2. The win brings the Aggies to 4-1 for the season. CAMERA COMMITTEE FALL PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE OCT. 4, 1977 ANY SIZE PHOTO ON AN 11 X 14 MAT. Both defenses played superlative games Sunday, with Minnesota keeping the Cowboys out of the end zone until late in the game despite Dallas owning excellent field posi tion the entire second half. “Hey, this is a team game, said Cowboys defensive end Harvey Martin, who was one of those who bothered Minnesota quarterback Fran Tarkenton into three intercep tions and two intentional grounding calls. “It’s not our offense vs. our de fense. If our guys can’t get it in the end zone the first time, we just tiy to get it back for them so they can try the next time. "When they marked this win in the book they marked it for the Dal las Cowboys. They marked it for the team, not just for one group of the team. Vikings defensive end Carl Filer, however, was not so kind. He was quoted in a Dallas news paper as saying: “I honestly don t think we can ex pect the defense to keep playing like that. Everyone is going to have to start playing better. "Sometimes we ll have to do it. 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