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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1977 sports New Orleans wants victory United Press International ATLANTA — Leeman Bennett says New Orleans’ loss to Tampa Bay is going to make it tougher for the Atlanta Falcons to beat the Saints in Sunday’s season finale. “I think New Orleans will come in here fired up,” the Falcons coach said Tuesday. “They are going to be seeking a win to get rid of the stigma of losing to the Bucs. I’d have been embar rassed if that had happened to us and I know they are too. ” But Sunday’s game is just as im portant to the Falcons. They need a win to post a breakeven, 7-7, sea son. The Falcons also must hold the Saints to 10 or less points if they are to set an NFL record for the fewest points allowed in a 14-game season. The Falcons, who gave up the most points tbey’ve allowed this season in last Sunday’s 23-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, have yielded a total of 122 points in 13 games. The record is 133 scored against the Minnesota Vikings in 1969. However, the Falcons could beat the Vikings’ mark and still not wind up with the record since the Rams, who close their regular season Saturday at Washington, have al lowed only 129. The Falcons also will be out to protect their position as the top team in the NFL in yardage de fense. Atlanta has allowed an aver age of only 228.6 yards per game, five yards ahead of second-place Dallas which hosts Denver Sunday. “I wasn’t all that surprised that Tampa Bay beat New Orleans,” said Bennett. “Sure, I expected the Saints to win, but, like I warned be fore we played the Bucs the Falcons DINNER THEATRE Presents: “A Christmas Carol by Dickens” Saturday, Dec. 10; Friday, Dec. 16 & Saturday, Dec. 17 at the 105 year old Calvert Hotel Calvert, Texas Reservations or for more information, 364-2641 Tickets: A&M Student $5.95, Others $7.95 LAKEVIEW CLUB 3 Miles N. on Tabor Road Saturday Night: Johnny Lyons, Janet Lynn & The Country Nu Notes From 9-1 p.m. STAMPEDE DANCE Ladies $1.00 Ail brands beer 40c Every Thursday Night Men $2.00 8-12 Pizza inn 'When better pizzas are made . . . Pizza Inn of Bryan-College Station will make them. 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Last Sunday was a valley, a deep valley.” The Saints last won four weeks ago when they overcame a 20-7 fourth-period deficit to nip the Fal cons, 21-20. “If anything good came out of that game,” said Bennett, “it was the fact that it makes our job easier this week getting our players up for the Saints. We were embarrassed that day.” Bennett said he would like to be able to use the final game of the 1977 season to take a look at some of his younger players to see how they might fit into his scheme of things for 1978. Rockets threaten to sue Los Angeles United Press International HOUSTON — The Houston Bockets are threatening to sue the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kermit Washington’s punch that left Rudy Tomjanovich sidelined for two months. General Manager and President Ray Patterson Monday also called for NBA Commissioner Lawrence O’Brien to suspend the Lakers franchise and asked for compensa tion for the loss of Tomjanovich, the Rocket’s leading scorer who suffered a broken nose and jaw and a concus sion last Friday. O’Brien has fined Washington a record $10,000 and suspended him for at least 60 days. “At the present time I cannot applaud the decision,” Patterson said. “This punishment is only the tip of the iceberg. “Kermit swung the most vicious punch I have ever seen. You could hear it all over the arena.” The Rockets’ general manager said he did not know when his pro posed suit would be filed. None of the Rockets attorneys were present Monday, but Patterson said attor neys for both the club and Tom janovich were convinced there were grounds for legal action. Patterson said Tomjanovich was trying to break up a fight between Rockets’ center Kevin Kunnert and Washington when the Laker un corked his punch on Tomjanovich. Tomjanovich was placed in inten sive care for 36 hours in a Los Angeles hospital. He is expected to be released from the hospital within 10 days. Patterson said the NBA should crack down on what he referred to as the “enforcers” of the league. “I don’t think Kermit should be left out there on a limb by himself, ” said Patterson. “He is a product of professional basketball.” Patterson also asked the NBA board of governors to convene a meeting as soon as possible to possi bly amend the bylaws and make a franchise responsible for the violent actions of its players. The Lakers visit Houston Wed nesday night before what is ex pected to be a large crowd. GRADS Legal Career For Non-Lawyers A legal career without law school can be yours as a Legal Assistant. Job opportunities are excellent in this exciting new field. 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UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE “AT THE NORTH GATE” 409 UNIVERSITY DRIVE — COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TEXT BOOKS CALCULATORS SCHOOL SUPPLIES AGGIE GIFTS & SOUVENIRS 25% DISCOUNT Visit our December Clearance Sale TREASURES & STUFF ANTIQUES 300 W. 26th Bryan Open Mon.-Sat. 11-5 George Woodard Phil Bennett Aggie Notes The Aggies won the coin toss and will be the home team in the Bluebonnet Bowol. They’ll wear Maroon jerseys, white pants, and white hel mets. . . After two consecutive years of producing nine four-year lettermen, this year’s senior class has only three who have won four letters — QB David Walker, OT Frank Myers and LB Kevin Monk. . . . A&M has seven seniors among its start ing 22 — Walker, Myers and center Mark Dennard on offense; Monk, DT Steve Spitzenberger, DE Phil Bennett and CB Mike Williams on defense. Other seniors are LB Jimmy Kocurek, safety Ralph Barrett, CB Wadine Miles. . . . Big George Woodard, A&M’s junior fullback, has carried the football 612 times in three seasons and has been thrown for losses only twice. Texas put a minus-2 on him as a freshman and Virginia Tech got him for a one-yard loss as a sophomore. This year he carried 245 times without losing a yard. . . . Last year Woodard and HB Curtis Dickey combined for a total of 1,879 yards to become the greatest two- man running combo in Aggie history. This season they did even better, combining for 2,085 yards. Woodard got 1,107 and Dickey 978 The Bluebonnet Bowl is A&M’s 11th bowl ap pearance and it will be the 9th different bowl. They’ve played in the Cotton Bow three times, Dixie Classic, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Presiden tial Cup, Gator Bowl, Liberty Bowl and Sun Bowl. . . Starting offensive guard Doug Holmes is the younger brother of Ernie who plays on the front four of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense Southern Cal a formidable foe?? "Year after year, they probably have as much talent as any team in the country,” says A&M Coach Emory Bellard. “It’s difficult to believe they lost four games this season. Turnovers were their downfall in the four losses.”.... Attendance-wise, Texas A&M had a tremendous year when one considers stadium sizes. Kyle Field has 49,700 permanent seats and the Ag gies averaged 53,930 for five home games. Folding chairs were placed on the track around the football field to attain that figure. . . . Largest crowd for A&M this season was 104,802 at Michigan and the smallest was 28,563 at TCU. ... A new Kyle Field record was set when 57,443 crowded in for the Texas game A&M’s 27-7 victory over Houston kept a unique streak going. The Aggies and Cougars have played 16 games and neither has ever won tw r o in a row. A&M now leads the series 7-6-3 Tight end Russell Mikeska made the most of his pass recep tions this year. He caught only six, but three were for touchdowns. . . . He also added another touchdown when he recovered a fumble in the endzone Tony Franklin’s final field goal of the regular sea son also was his longest of the year, a 57-yarder against Houston. Although Texas A&M is only slightly more than 100 miles from the As trodome in Houston, the Bluebonnet Bowl will Doug Holmes E By DA Bat for *e thi I the Tex; Ip enter a f lor those! ' ,!r jrtswnt ■ seasor lYear’s Er ' ofSout jnnet B; [the past 'been 1- joss was ■that the , Liberty [e of reve jnce again le Aggies mark the first football appearance there for the Ag gies But, they 11 likely meet the Houstoa Cougars there next season in a SWC contest Texas A&M will take approximately 118 players to the Bluebonnet Bowl hut Coach Emory BeH plans to suit up only between 70 and 75. “Bowlsare rewards to the players,” Bellard says. “We II tale every player, including walkons, who have been out this season.” A&M’s football squadpieturefor 1977 will be made the morning ofTuesday, Dec.2], a day before the squad departs for Houston. The Texas A&M Football Awards Program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, inthe Rudder Tower Auditorium. Presentation of the Aggie Heart Award will feature the program. The season highlight film also will be shown Tony Franklin kicked off 62 times this seasonand 44 went into the endzone for touchbacks. Eighteet were returned for 270 yards, an average of 15 yards. . .. On the other hand, A&M retumedlj kickoff s for a 19.2 average. . . . Franklin had a per feet 37 for 37 in extra points. The foes hit on30o( 34 Punter David Appleby had a 43.3 average for 57 kicks and the average hang time was 4sec onds. . His longest punt of the yearwas65yards..,. Only six players in this year’s Aggie squad were listed on the two-deep chart fot the 1975 Liberty Bowl game against Southern Cal. Center Mark Deo nard, tackle Frank Myers and fullback George Woodard were starters, though Myers was a guard in 1975. On defense, Stacy Breihan at DE, Steve Spitzenberger at DT and Kevin Monk at LB were listed on the second defensive units.... QB David Walker was a red-shirt during the 1975 sea son. . . . Tony Franklin was a freshman kickerin75, A&M’s roster this season lists 16 scholarship players from Houston high schools and some H from the Greater Houston area A&M has 15 players on pro team’s payrolls, though a few are on the injured list. They include linebackers Brad Dusek, Washington; Ed Simonini, Baltimore; Garth TenNapel, Detroit; Robert Jackson, Cleve land; offensive guards Glenn Bnjnoch, Cincinnati and Dennis Swilley, Minnesota; tight end Richard Osborne, Philadelphia; running hack BubbaBean. Atlanta; Defensive linemen Edgar Fields, Atlanta Jimmy Dean, Houston and Tank Marshal, NT Jets; and defensive backs Dave Elmendorf, Los Angeles; Tim Gray, Kansas City and Lester Hayes, Oakland RE TH L M I’HE 1 ) 0 Unite DALLAS andry Tue am’s defe rancisco N mdition a lid there lild conce: The Cov j jde victor The Aggies and L T SC have another athletic date j onday ni next spring. The Trojans will he in College State on March 21 to play the Aggies in baseball in A&Ms new 5,000-seat baseball plant Texas A&M is a state land grant school of30,00) students. Southern Cal is a private school of 24, students. . . A&M observed its centennial yeario 1976. USC will be 100 years old in 1980....Ina way it’ll he Aggie vs. Longhorn, too. A&Ms Presi dent, Dr. Jarvis Miller is an A&M graduate while USC President Dr. John Hubbard is a graduated Texas. .... Lawrence’s Hair Styling Salon We cut hair like i porcupines make love... //%! sr^^r 3 point t i NFL onday e’ “Is that ivays like ng as we Players ng down thong' mething ay of bo It look. Very carefully! 822-1183 301 Bizzell Crockett’s ere,” he ain rani ere goir al good ling the ays wot ere goin T thinl ecause c Victory Garden Christmas Reduction Sale 25% - 50% off thru Christmas Fantastic Animation Festival Open every day Hwy. 6 2 mi. S. K-Mart COME WITH US THROUGH i :tKM»] FlV 1 a! 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