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Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1978 sports Bellard evaluates spring trainin r By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff With the end of spring football drills five days old, the football players have gone back to their tutors, classes and whatever else they’ve missed in the past three weeks. And in the past five days head coach Emory Bellard has had a chance to evaluate what he s seen in this year’s spring workouts. “I couldn’t help but be impressed with what 1 saw,” said Bellard. “This group of guys started with enthusiasm and aggressiveness and retained the tempo throughout the spring. “And with this tempo some STAR SPANGLED SUPERNATIONAL -fcSPORT&QCAR**, * * ROADt^lRACES OVER 200 SPORTS CARS IN 8 BIG RACES SEE CORVETTES, CAMAROS, PORSCHES, DATSUNS, AND TRIUMPHS BATTLE IT OUT ON THE FASTEST SPEEDWAY IN THE WORLD ADVANCE TICKETS, BOTH DAYS: $5.00 AT GATE, BOTH DAYS: $7.00 SATURDAY ONLY AT GATE: $3.00 SUNDAY ONLY AT GATE: $6.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: SPEEDWAY OFFICE 1 - 713 - 693-2500 RAMADA INN 1 - 713 - 846-8811 JOB. I SPOUT SCAB I CLUB OF I AMERICA TINY TOWN % MARKET Kh Where Buyers Meet Sellers For Info Call 779-2157 NOW OPEN EVERY WEEKEND !! SUPERBARGAINS ! Live music Food & Fun! 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What happens at the line of scrimmage really determines what will happen everywhere else on de fense. “So once we re set on tackle, the other areas on defense will begin to solidify for us. One of the areas that Bellard needs to improve on is the defensive secondary. On numerous occasions last year the defensive backfield was burned by big plays. In an attempt to improve play, Bellard shifted split end Darrell Smith to corner back this spring and the shift has been successful. “Darrell has made the shift with relative ease and has been impress ive at the corner back position, ” said Bellard. “And going into next fall, Darrell will remain with the defen sive secondary. Of course, he’s still got a lot to learn, but he’s really made progress for us. So Bellard seems content with the defensive team that finished spring drills. But when asked about his of fense for next year, Bellard is like a new father showing off his baby boy. “We re going to have tremendous speed in our offensive backfield next year with the addition of Mike (Mosley) and David (Beal) at the quarterback position,” said Bellard. “And with their speed we re going to do some different things on of fense. “We will be running from the pro-I formation, a two wide receiver attack, using a sprintout attack. We won’t go to it except as a change of pace or only on passing downs but it will be a regular part of our offense. “But a two wide receiver offense is not a new concept. There are some advantages and definite disad vantages to it, as there are with the wishbone. We will utilize what we can from both and judge the results next year.” But the big question that remains on offense is who will run the team. Bellard said both quarterbacks had good spring trainings and have shown the necessary ingredients for leading a team. But the final deci sion hasn’t been made. “We’ve been blessed with a very fortunate problem. We have to choose between a quarterback who possesses good speed and one who has great speed. And that’s the main difference between the two boys. “But if we had a football game tomorrow and I had to choose my quarterback right now, Mike would be starting. But only because David missed so milch work this spring (neck injury). “I will say this, both David and Mike will be playing football for Texas A&M in the fall. All the two really need is some actual game ex perience which they both will get next year.” One other player who will log some game time next year is fullback Raymond Belcher senior-to-be hasn’t lettered at] A&M in his four years but nest may he a different story. “I’d have to say that Ray® Belcher had the best springtri of any of our fullbacks,” lard. “He was the most consi every practice and continual performed the other fullback if he continues to out-perfora others, he will be our st» fullback next fall.” So Emory Bellard is goit next fall with a good feeling his team. He says that the teas the attitude to become a coli group, the type that might been championship-level club. And it may. But the quei won’t he answered until neil cemher. Aggie notes and quotei Texas A6cM golf coach Bob Ellis has announced the signing of Steve Bowman, a transfer from McLennan Community College, to a golf schol arship. Bowman, who played his high school golf in Tyler, won the Texas State Junior in 1976 and the Bill Bass Intercollegiate in 1977. He also has won the McLennan Invitational, the Southwest Texas State In vitational and the Longhorn In vitational. Last summer he went to the third round in the Trans- Mississippi Amateur Tournament. The Texas A&M men’s golf team will compete in the Southern Inter collegiate in Athens, Ga., beginning Thursday, playing for A&M will be Dave Ogrin, Tim Carlton, Biff Ale- AUNT FRANNIE’S LAUNDRY APRIL SPECIAL WASH, DRY & FOLD ~ \ SERVICE CHARGE Vx PRICE Good on weekdays only 1-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE Attendant on duty • Color TV • Comfortable Furniture “SELF SERVICE OR LET AUNT FRANNlE DO IT FOR YOU” 1502 HOLLEMAN (Across from Sevilla Apts.) 693-3806 xander, Richard Cromwell and Jay Kent. The Aggies finished third in the Southwest Conference Tournament last weekend in Tyler. Ogrin shot 3-under par 213 to finish second in the individual standings. Carlton had 225, Alexander 226, Cromwell 227 and Kent 239. Texas A&M will host its annual women’s spring softball tournament Friday and Saturday with all games to be played at Travis Park in Bryan. Eight teams are entered. In addi tion to A&M, they are TWU, Sam Houston State, Texas Wesleyan, Texas Tech, UT-Arlington, Stephen F. Austin and Angelo State. Pool play will begin at 10 a. m. Friday with a single elimination bracket starting at 9:30 a. m. Saturday with the top two teams from each pool. In pool play, A&M meets SFA at noon Friday, Angelo State at 4 p.m. and UT-Arlington at 8 p.m. Brenda Goldsmith, the first woman to attend Texas A&M on an athetic scholarship, has been named to the eight-member Curtis Cup women’s golf team. The team represents the top women amateurs in the United States and will compete in interna tional competition against Great Britain and Ireland. Texas A&M swimming coach De nnis Fosdick has announced the signing of junior college transfer Terry Meek to a swimming schol arship. Meek, the younger brother of A&M swimmer Greg Meek, is a breaststroker from Pasadena City College and his time of 2:08.5 in the 200 breaststroke is oneoftheii times in the nation this year Some 60 swimmers fromTi Oklahoma and Louisiana, ind esday. two who swam the EnglishC nel, will be competing in annual Masters Swim Meel! day and Sunday at Texas A&il versity The AAU sanctioned meelli le Sov at 2 p.m., Saturday and 9 Sunday in Downs Natatorin Tom Hetzel from CorpusQ who swam the English Cl eight times, and Jamee Sli from Houston, the only 1 itions, He n [urt \\ ituatio an ami ns resi ear po woman to swim it, will beparti ing in the meet. 1 Texas A&M University i|ions Ti shooters have swept the Intercollegiate Championship! won the right to tryout fourol men for the United States Skeet Shooting Team. Steve Hopper, a junior rant ence major from Falfurriai Simmons, a sophomore petn engineering major, Dick Cost! graduate student in account^ ^ Les Meineke, a senior in m; , ment, all of Houston, awarded the opportunity Olympic tryout. The Aggies were namel legiate champions for havit highest overall average in lb events of the American Coll Union International (ACUI)O Skeet and Trap Championsl Peoria, Ill. Simmons was high individu Hopper placed second. “I was really proud of the said Dr. E.E. Burns, teamspi RED TAG SALE!! R d UNIT hevcht oviet oi as forn seriou: mnist ow set “Shev tate D ’rattnei Shevc eneral lade cl 'ould i nth Mi ish to itions. Shevc sveran accor 1 no iry le] ence ii ope to roduct Tratt: nd ma rder tates. onable aid. 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