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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1977
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The Arkansas Razorbacks left
|vle Field Saturday the victors of
of the Southwest Conference’s
jst hard-fought contests this sea-
.They took with them increased
lances of post-season bowl play
they left behind an Aggie team
|at, in the words of A&M assistant
ach Dean Campbell, “played
, , eir hearts out.
*” fMi i ^‘‘hs^s head coach Lou Holtz
Belhrdsiij ins Texas head coach Fred Akers
• ^ re o»| the first-year SWC coach who has
t hey phi r prised both friend and foe with
football iml s !yvinning brand of football. Holtz
U^sswasilj . reec i that it was a hard-fought
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es ofgoiuji reen two evenly matched teams,’
the Aggiesjj e Arkansas coach said. “It
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“A&M showed real character in
coming back like they did,” Holtz
said of the Aggies’ second half per
formance. “My heart was in my
throat the entire fourth quarter.”
It was not until late in the fourth
quarter that Holtz could afford to
breathe a little easier when Hog
quarterback Ron Calcagni hit his
split end, Robert Farrell, a 58-yard
touchdown pass that gave Arkansas
a 26-20 winning margin.
“It’s called a bench and go route,”
the sophomore Farrell said, explain
ing the pattern that left him uncov
ered and gave him his first collegiate
touchdown. “I really didn’t expect
those results because I’m pretty
slow but Ron threw a perfect pass.”
“No, I didn’t see the catch,” said
quarterback Calcagni who was
brought to the turf by Aggie defen
sive end Jacob Green after releasing
the pass. “I just layed the pass up
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. , OAKLAND — Ken Stabler com-
■n e Aggi! e ( e( j 23 p asses f or £55 yards and
e ^ o touchdowns Sunday and Willie
were thek rown ;ln( ] j. lt .p Tatum intercepted
sconngl jirth-quarter passes by Dan Pasto-
consisteull npolead the Oakland Raiders to a
s tor the ^victory over the Houston Oil-
wsics, pimp stabler threw 11 yards to Dave
s are enteifjl as p er an( | [4 F rec I Biletnikoff to
! Oakland a 17-16 halftime lead,
then directed the Raiders to two
ore touchdowns and a field goal
at handed the Oilers their fifth
iss against four victories.
Despite the defeat, Houston re
ined a game out of first in the
ly bunched AFC Central, while
e Raiders scored their eighth
pry against a loss to stay atop the
|FC West.
Houston, a 13-point underdog,
sred 6 of its points on Oakland
istakes while the Raiders got 13 on
liter errors as the two clubs traded
pres in the third quarter.
Tony Fritsch booted three field
als to pace Houston while Pasto-
iii, intercepted four times, threw a
-yard bomb to Ken Burrough and
71-yarder to Billy Johnson.
The Oilers got their other TD on
66-yard run by Zeke Moore after
e defensive back recovered a
mble. The Raiders, in addition to
ahier’s two ows, scored on
1-yard run by Mark Van Eeghen, a
3-yard run by Clarence Davis and
two field goals by Errol Mann.
Houston scored 10 points on
turnovers in the second quarter to
get back in the game after falling
behind 10-0. Fritsch booted a 39-
yard field goal, after an earlier one
of 28 yards, following a fumble re
covery by David Carter. Bill Cur
rier then intercepted Stabler and
Pastorini threw to Burrow to put the
Oilers in front 13-10.
and Farrell made a fine catch.”
But the Aggies were not ready to
concede to the Hogs. With 1:41 left
on the clock, the Aggies put to
gether an offense that might not
have had the organization of the
famed Dallas Cowboy two-minute
offense, but was just as impressive
and almost as effective.
On the last play of the game, Ar
kansas cornerback Patrick Martin
intercepted a touchdown bound
pass from Aggie quarterback David
Walker intended for David Brothers
in the end zone.
“I just tried to stay in my zone,”
Martin said. “(Walker) threw back
across the field and I just chased the
ball.”
Arkansas running back Ben Cow
ins rushed for 111 yards and surpas
sed the 1,000-yard mark for the sea
son. He was not the only' player in
the game who rushed in triple fig
ures. Aggies George Woodard and
Curtis Dickey ran for 116 yards and
101 yards, respectively.
“I credit Woodard’s success up
the middle to his offensive line,”
Razorback defensive tackle Jimmy
Walker said. “Also he lined up so
close to the quarterback that we
couldn’t tell if Woodard had the ball
or not.
“We were keying on Woodard so
much that Dickey was able to get so
many yards on those counterplays. ”
Holtz not only congratulated the
Aggie team on a good game but also
praised the Aggie twelfth man.
“The fans at Kyle Field show tre
mendous enthusiasm and they are
good sports, ’ he said. “We ap
preciate the opportunity to come
here and play.”
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It obviously doesn t make much
difference who is quarterbacking
the Texas Longhorns these days as
long as the same old fullback is in
the lineup and as long as the same
old Olympic sprinter is out there on
the flank catching the passes.
And, as far as the host role in the
Cotton Bowl goes, it really didn’t
make much difference who won the
Texas A&M-Arkansas game, either.
But, for the record, the Texas
quarterback against TCU Saturday
was freshman Sam Ansley — the
Longhorns’ fourth this year — and
the winner in College Station was
Arkansas in an honest-to-goodness
thriller.
Texas’ 44-14 stomping of TCU
and Arkansas’s 26-20 win over Texas
A&M leaves the unbeaten and top-
ranked Longhorns alone at the top
of the SWC pile and keep the
seventh-ranked Razorbacks 9-1 as
an attractive bowl candidate. And
although the Aggies’ luster has dul
led somewhat with their second loss
of the year, a victory over Texas
Nov. 26 could still put A&M in the
Cotton Bowl.
And, speaking of the Cotton
Bowl, representatives of that game
can now stop contemplating jump
ing off a cliff since Notre Dame ral
lied past Clemson. The Irish are ex
pected to accept an invitation to the
Cotton Bowl if they beat the Air
Force next week.
The meeting between Arkansas
and llth-rated Texas A&M was
coming down to a 20-20 deadlock
until Hogs’ quarterback Ron Cal
cagni heaved a 58-yard touchdown
strike to Robert Farrell with 1:41 to
play. Even then it took a Pat Martin
interception in the end zone on the
last game of the play to save the win.
A&M had driven down the field
in six plays, but inexplicably failed
to use either of its two times outs.
“I think everybody on the field
played a great game,” said Arkansas
coach Lou Holtz. “So did A&M. I
thought every department of the
game was just about even.
“I felt the same way about the
Texas game which Arkansas lost by
four points and I’m still recovering
from losing that.”
In Austin Earl Campbell con
tinued his Hiesman Trophy cam
paign with 153 yards to make him
the fifth ball carrier in NCAA to
surpass 4,000 yards in Texas’ waltz
past TCU while flanker Johnny
Jones caught two touchdown throws
from Ansley.
Ansley, filling in for the injured
Randy McEachern who in turn had
filled in for the injured Jon Aune
who had replaced the injured Mark
McBath, drew the expected praise
from Texas coach Fred Akers.
“Sam did very well, really well,”
Akers said. “I’m proud of him. Each
quarterback we’ve put in there has
performed well. Out football team
has made the adjustment to person
nel differences.
McEachern is expected to return
next week.
Elsewhere Texas Tech quarter
back Rodney Allison, slowly coming
around to the form he displayed be
fore being injured almost two
months ago, accounted for three
touchdowns in the second quarter
and the Red Raizers stomped SMU,
45-7.
And Baylor had all the problems
in the world before finally dealing
Rice its ninth consecutive loss,
24-14.
Texas now owns a 6-0 conference
record while Arkansas and Texas
A&M have one league loss each.
And Texas can clinch at least a tie for
the SWC crown next Saturday with
a win over Baylor in Austin. And if
Texas wins and the Aggies should
happen to lose to TCU in Fort
Worth, the Longhorns would wrap
up the Cotton Bowl trip.
For Arkansas to have a chance at
the Cotton Bowl Texas would have
to lose its two remaining £ames.
The other league games this
Saturday have SMU concluding its
season at Arkansas and Texas Tech
making a trip to Houston.
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David Trujillo takes aim in last week’s archery tournament.
David was one of 233 people who participated in the tourna-
I ment which was broken down into three levels of competition.
WORDS OF WISDOM
Archers tend to get strung out. Get the point?
— Freddie Bare
Cross Country Meet
Darkness fell on the last few runners as they crossed the finish line of
the cross country race. There were 82 participants (76 men and 6
women) in the competition for this year’s 2.2 mile race. Participants
could enter as a team member, single entry, or both. However, only
the top three entries of a five member team could score points.
In the men’s division the winners were: (1) Glenn Powers 12 min. 23
sec, (2) Patrick Brand 12 min. 23.6 sec, and (3) John Casmus 12 min. 35
sec. The women’s division winners were: (1) Anne Marie May 16 min.
47 sec., (2) Nancy Sims, and (3) Sara Morse 17 min. 22 sec. The men’s
team competition was extremely close with the Catholic Student Cen
ter taking first place with team members Glenn Powers, John Casmus,
and Anthony Casmus. The second place team was the Carpet Crawlers
with members Terry Noyes, Bob Gibbons, and Paul Hicks. The third
place team was Casa Del Sol with members John Crompton, Tom
Walters, and Roy Schilling.
The women’s team was the Seagulls, with members Nancy Sims,
Donna Birt, and Debbie Winship.
The IM Swim Meet continued
for over a weeks time and had 547
male entries and 331 female entries
finally ending with several new
records being set.
Keith White (U. S. Plywood
Team) set a new time for the 100
yard men’s free style (50.70 sec.).
June S. Cobey (Rebels Team) set a
new record for the women’s 100
yard free style with a time of one
minute and six-tenths of a second.
Aston I Surprises Moore
There was plenty of action this
past weekend in the intramural
class “C” flag football playoffs. On
Aston’s first possession Kyle
Davidson returned a punt 25 yards.
Aston then drove the ball 65 yards
to score. The drive was highlighted
by a 28 yard pass from quarterback
Robert Spears to halfback Rob
Bond. The conversion attempt
failed. Outstanding defensive play
by Aston forced a turnover via a key
interception by Jim Hanrahan.
Two plays later Spears connected
to splitend Davidson on a 45 yard
pass-run option. Spears converted
for two points. Spears hit Hanrahan
for another touchdown before the
half ended and the extra point
failed.
In the second half Moore got rol
ling with a quick score on a 60 yard
screen pass but the conversion at
tempt failed. Defensive players
Bob “Maddog” Denton, Jay “Crazy
Legs” Cranfill, Brian Davis, and
Philip McNeily contributed greatly
to containing the Moore team.
Moore scored late in the game, but
too late to catch the Aston team.
Final score was 20-12.
Hacker Finals
The finals for All-University ten
nis champs are over and the class
representatives will soon sport new
IM All-University T-shirts. There
were 822 participants in this year’s
tennis competition.
Robert Stiles is the men’s Class A
champion. Bill Black won the
men’s Class B title, and Minh Bran-
ton captured the men’s Class C ti
tle.
Nancy Freund is the new wo
men’s Class A champ. Edie Snow is
Kyle Doyle will receive five
McDonald’s Be Our Guest cards
from the Intramural Office re
deemable at McDonald’s Restaur
ant. Our thanks to another frus
trated sports writer,
the Class B title holder, and Kath
leen McDermott took the Class C
crown.
Field Goal
Contest
There were 47 contestants to
compete in the Field Goal Kicking
competition which was held Oc
tober 31 on Kyle Field. Each com
petitor started on the 15 yard line
and moved back at five yard inter
vals after one attempt at each sport.
Once the 40 yard line was reached,
each kicker made his attempt and
moved back at two yard intervals.
Points were acquired from total
yards from the line of scrimmage.
There were no women in the com
petition. The top three contestants
then moved on to the finals which
were held November 4. The pre
liminary results were: (1) Robert
Stringer 297 yards, (2) Mike Beas
ley 161 yards, (3) Dan Clader 135
yards, (4) John Hancock 125 yards,
(5) Marvin Barter 110 yards, (6)
Greg Katt 105 yards, and (7) Wel
don Floyd 100 yards.
The top three finalists met on
November 4 and predicted four
markers from which they would
kick field goals. Robert Stringer
won the competition with kicks of
50, 55, and 60 yards. He also at
tempted one from 65 yards out and
barely missed. Dan Clader took
second place with two 45 yard
kicks.
New records were set in the men’s
and women’s 50 yard backstroke:
Steve Hench (Dunn) 27.06 sec. and
Peggy Machol (Spence) 32.73 sec.
Peggy Machol and Mike Scott
(Ag Engineers) set new records in
the women’s and men’s 50 yard free
style respectively with times of
27.57 sec. and 22.62 sec. Greg
Carver (Jagdeck) established a new
time for the men’s 50 yard
breaststroke (29.15 sec.). Calvin
Starritt (Rebels) set a new record
for the men’s 50 yard butterfly with
a time of 24.94 sec.
Cathy Cocke (Spence) shaved
almost three seconds off the wo
men’s 100 yard individual medley,
with a time of 1:09.79 sec. The wo
men’s team from Spence cut almost
three and a half seconds off the 200
yard medley relay, posting a time
of 2:11.64 sec. The Spence team
also broke the two minute mark in
the 200 yard free style relay with a
time of 1:57.62 sec.
The Ag Engineers set a new time
for the men’s 200 yard free style
relay as they sliced four seconds off
the old record and set a new time of
1:32.40 sec.
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At the sound of the gun, bodies lunge forward to establish an
early lead in last Monday’s cross country race. The racers
followed a 2.2 mile route over the campus polo field.
Archery Finals
The archery contest was held Tuesday evening. In the Class A
competition there were several new All-University champions.
In the men’s Class A competition Buford Green took first place.
Sandra Skirvin is the women’s Class A winner. The men’s Class A
doubles title went to Ferris Bavousett and Michael Pearson. The
women’s Class A doubles championship holders are Sandra Skirvin
and Eva Divita. Pearson and Skirvin also took the co-rec championship
this year.
Our thanks to the archery club for assistance in operating the tour
nament.
Refs Corner
Volleyball Officials Meeting will be heldat7:00or9:00p.m. in room
267 G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Football Officials Meeting will be held at 8:00 p.m. in room 267 G.
Rollie White Coliseum.
Basketball and Softball Officials Needed — Anyone interested in
applying for an official’s position should come by the IM Office and see
James Welford. Basketball clinics will be held before Christmas break.
Veterans are asked to report as soon as possible.
Basketball Clinic to be held December 5 in Rudder Tower, room
410 at 7:00 p.m. The actual clinic will be December 6, 7, and 8 in G.
Rollie White Coliseum room 267 at 7:00 p.m. People must attend all
meetings to be scheduled for games.