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Page 12 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1978 the sports Appleby unsure of reason behind slum By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff Last season punter David Appleby was the toast of College Station. Following a freshman sea son in which the Dallas native aver aged 39.7 yards a punt Appleby upped his average to 43.3 yards and finished eighth nationally in 1977. But hard times have fallen upon Appleby in the first two Texas A&M football games this season. In his six attempts he has seen his average drop to 31.8 yards per attempt. And the cause of the drop-off has Appleby baffled. “I don’t know if I’m doing any thing different from last year or Bridals & Formals in the 707 Texas Center SHUGART COUPON saa Thursday, Friday & Saturday September 28, 29 & 30 Gibson Discount Center 1420 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 9 WALLET SIZE COLOR PORTRAITS 994 not,” Appleby said. “I know I ha ven’t changed the number of steps I take before I kick. But the steps I have been taking may be part of my problem. “I’m going to try and shorten my steps and see if that helps. I might be throwing my timing off by over- 1 striding. That may be one problem, but right now I don’t know what’s wrong.” One difficulty Appleby faced going into last Saturday’s Boston College game was an ankle injury he sustained in practice last week. Dur ing workouts last Monday one of the Aggie players fell on Appleby’s ankle spraining it and making Appleby questionable for the Bos ton College game. After sitting out of last week’s practice sessions Appleby had to wait until game time to see if he would be able to punt. “Coach (Chuck) Moser asked me in pre-game warm-ups if I was ready to punt and I said I was,” Appleby said. “I know that my poor perfor mance didn’t have anything to do with my ankle injury (three punts for a 26-yard average against Boston College). I felt fine but just didn’t kick the ball well at all. I haven’t all punting well. He punted earlier this fall as well as any other punter I’ve ****** > ASK V About Our OFFER **»»-* 1 Extra charge for GROUPS The kicking game has been a sore spot for Coach Emory Bellard all season. Thus Appleby’s problem is a great concern of the coaches in preparing for the Memphis State game. “The kicking game is an impor tant key to the outcome of any foot ball game no matter who’s playing,” Bellard said. “Our kicking is the only aspect of the team I’m not pleased with. Were not playing smart and they’re (the kicking team) not playing well. “We’re going to work real hard all this week with David to see if we can work out his problem. There is really no reason why David is not David Appleby “His ankle injury didn’t help his preperation for the Boston game last week,” Bellard added. “He missed a week of practice and there was some indecision whether he would be able to punt or not. And when he got in the game he didn’t punt well so we put Tony (Franklin) in. Tony was ready, having worked all week with the punting unit just in case David wasn’t able to play. In his first two collegiate punting attempts against Boston College last weekend Franklin averaged 42 yards per attempt. “Unless Appleby continues to punt poorly this week he’ll get his chance to punt against Memphis State this week,” Bellard said. “David is just in a slump right now, as all athletes have gone through. I haven’t lost confidence in his ability, it’s just up to him to work out his problems in practice and get back into his groove.” Practice this week for Appleby will include extra work with the coaches to see if they can figure out what is wrong with his punting this season. “I’m going to sit down with the coaches and watch films from last year and compare them to this sea son to see if I’m doing anything dif ferently,” Appleby said. “The prob lem may be in the way Tm dropping the ball or the way I’m following through on the ball. I haven’t been able to tell if anything’s different. I hope they can see something, Ip, “Coach Moser said I maybetio ing my leg differently, cutting a®, roc the ball and not getting as u, afb into each kick as I should. I|(n 0 ,j vie just one little thing I’m doingwra ' Once I get that one thing ^ Juc out I’ll be back to normal.” stn But if Appleby fails to correal ® a! problem Franklin will be cal) ^ upon to perform the punting me as well as his place kicking d U (j t j l ot '^ fact Appleby is willing to accept K ser ' “When Tony and I are both km p o 1 ing well we don’t spend too ml wor time working on our gamti Appleby said. “And because, back each other up we don’t l t see the other one kicking bad, c-l know this much, if we’re inanJ port ant game and an extra points® decide if we win it, I’d ratULJ him kicking it. And I’m sure the same about me and my pund But if he can perform betterallBsaid time he ought to be doingthejoli' Top 20 I Conference notes f BUFFET SPECIALS ^ ENJOY ALL THE PIZZA (thick or thin crust), SPAGHETTI, AND SALAD YOU CAN EAT FOR ONLY $2.19. NOON BUFFET Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TUESDAY NIGHT BUFFET Every Tuesday Night 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Pizza inn 413 Texas Ave. (Across from Ramada Inn) 846-6164 1803 Greenfield Plaza (Next to Bryan High) 846-1784 United Press International NEW YORK — The United Press International Board of Coaches’ top 20 college football ratings, with firstplace votes and won-lost records in parentheses: 1. Oklahoma (25) (3-0) 2. So. Calif. (7) (3-0) 3. Michigan (3) (2-0) 4. Arkansas (3) (2-0) 5. Penn St. (1) (4-0) 6. Texas (2-0) 7. Alabama (2-1) 8. Texas A&M (2-0) 9. Florida St. (3-0) 10. Pittsburgh (2-0) 11. LSU (2-0) 12. Nebraska (2-1) 13. Maryland (3-0) 14. Colorado (3-0) 15. Ohio St. (1-1) 16. Iowa St. (3-0) 17. Missouri (2-1) 18. Kentucky (1-0-1) 19. Stanford (2-1) 20. Purdue (2-0) Wc Service Calculators ROTHER’S BOOKSTORE 340 Jersey — At the Southgate BUSINESS COLLEGE [ Inquire About Our Term Startingl September 26 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 STUDENT AGGIE CLUB ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING ALL STUDENT AGGIE CLUB MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. WHEN: Wednesday, September 27, 1978 WHERE: Lettermans Lounge - G. Rollie White TIME: 7:30 P.M. WHAT: Guest speaker, Poor Prizes, Organization of Parties and Bus Trips. THE AGGIE CLUB Tech, Texas to use frosh QBs United Press International The Texas Tech Red Raiders probably expend more enthusiasm getting ready for the Texas Long horns than they do any other team on their schedule and this week much of that preparation is going to dropped in the lap of a freshman quarterback. Tech Coach Rex Dockery said Monday freshman Ron Reeves, hero of last Saturday night's 41-26 win over Arizona, would start against the Longhorns when Texas comes to call next Saturday evening. And at the same time Texas Coach Fred Akers, who is con- cemed about his team’s lack of of fensive consistency, said he was going to start looking more and more at his freshman quarterback — Donnie Little. Reeves, a Lubbock product who is an outstanding baseball player as well, threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in rallying the Raiders Saturday night and Dockery did not hesitate to make the change in starters. “Ron’s a very mature young man,” said Dockery. “He knows what competition is all about. He could make our roster as a linebacker so he has developed toughness as well. “Sure, there will be pressure on him. But there will be pressure on everybody in this game.” Texas will start Randy McEach- em at quarterback in the conference outing against Tech, but Akers said Little is getting better each week. “I can tell you, you’re going to start seeing more of Donnie Little, ” Akers said. “He’s gaining and gain ing in performance. He doesn’t know as much about the offense as McEachern, which is normal. “But if he’s prepared to play, he’s prepared to play, and he’s getting closer to that every game.” Texas has not allowed a touchdown in two games, but the Longhorns had trouble moving the ball against Wyoming in a 17-3 win and Akers said Tech is a better team than Wyoming. “Well, I’m not ready to commit suicide, Akers said. “But sure, I’m concerned. “We re just faced with getting as much experience as we can in as short a time as possible. I’m sure we’re going to get it worked out. I’m not concerned about how, but I am concerned about when.” Texas A&M will open at home Saturday against Memphis State but it appears the team will be without the services of junior linebacker Randy Harvey. Harvey received a knee injury last Saturday in the Aggies’ 37-2 win over Boston College. The Aggies also said Curtis Dic key and split end Doug Teague re ceived minor injuries in the game roo: plav doe: ers tecti II com Mel porti basi: Yanl jWorl Tl ■epo Klockt “havi Jporti ■from :hat; but both were expected to sef# 111 tion Saturday. Dickey receivdiT thigh bruise against BC «'i| Teague suffered a shoulder spEil HOUSTON — Houston oJ C coach Bill Yeoman Monday mail offensive tackle Robert Jones J running back Emmett Kingtlew offensive players in Saturday’stj| victory over Utah. TWU defeats Aggies in weekend tourney By l NEW Is this to 1: jHe hi t yet 'ALTERATIONS 1 IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING — SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS. “DON’T GIVE UP — WE LL MAKE IT FIT!” AT WELCH'S CLEANERS, WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCEL LENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPECIALIZE IN ALTERING HARD TO FIT EVENING DRESSES, TAPERED, SHIRTS, JEAN HEMS, WATCH POCKETS. ETC. (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) WELCH’S CLEANERS 3819 E. 29th (TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER) The odds were against Texas A&M Saturday in the championship game of the Texas Woman’s Univer sity Tournament with TWU’s All- America pitcher Kathy Arendsen on the mound. Arendsen pitched a perfect game with 16 strikeouts against the Aggies to give TWU its second win over Texas A&M this season. The A&M team is now 10-2 for the season. In pool play Friday, the Aggies played Stephen F. Austin in the first round. A catch in center field by Mary Lou Wargo saved the team’s 5-4 lead. The leading hitter for the Aggies was Glorian Motal with a double and a home run. Texas A&M then defeated San Angelo State 6-3. Nancy Sullivan was the leading hitter for the Aggies with a triple and a double followed by Sami Evans with two hits. The University of Texas at Ar lington gave Texas A&M little trou ble as the Aggies came out ahead 11-1. A home run by Wargo and a triple by Evans helped increase the margin over UTA. In the final game of pool play Texas A&M defeated Baylor 7-1. A&M’s Shannon Murray struck out seven batters and allowed only one run on six hits. Vicky Markowsky and Motal each had three hits for the Aggies. Texas A&M had a bye in the first round of tournament play moving the team into the semi-finals against Sam Houston State. The Aggies scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to squeeze;«] SHSU. A triple by Cindy Gougl] the Aggies into scoring posili Gough scored on a double by! Zemanek. Wargo singled pal® runners on first and third. ZeiwT scored the winning run on asmI by Markowsky. ■. In the championship gameaiiiw' TWU, Texas A&M was dffe'T’V 5 '°- m Softball action continues^ nesday when the women meeltoy lor in a doubleheader in Waab ginning at 2:00 p.m. Pitcliingl Baylor will be Cindy Maddox, i of the top pitchers in thestateJ will lead off for the Aggies goes into the game undefed., Murray, with a record ofH™| pitch for Texas A&M in the game. Aggie Bowlers begin competitioi VARSITY SHOP REDKEN’ HAIR CARE FOR GUYS & GALS 301 PATRICIA NOBTHGATE 846-7401 MANOR EAST MALL Texas at Villa Maria M-F 10-8:30 Sat. 10-6 779-6718 The 1978 Texas A&M mens^ women’s howling teams will their season this weekend in A#* 1 ®! They will compete in a singles 1 ®™ nament against Houston, South#® Texas State, Texas Southern,kql Texas Tech, West Texas State other schools across Texas. This semester’s men’s Texa tercollegiate Bowling Confer^ team consists of Jay Chester, Illingworth, Dave Nelson, Wagner, Paul Merriman, and Wj Marak. The women’s TIBC tei made up of Debbie Philp. Lloyd, Candy Burnett, D ( , Minter, Jody Puckett, anbdMek'] Hooper. The Aggies will be compn^i the southern division of the against Houston, TSU, RiceanM Each school will host their o’ 1 meet with Texas A&M’s meetbf'j held Nov. 11 on the MSC bo" lanes. The state championship nament will be held Feb. 111 which the winners of the northern, central and southern® sions will compete. Both the A® men’s and women’s teams will® trying to defend their frst finish of the 1977-1978 season i in 1m ^ (iii . fete I p BRYAN COLLEGE STATION JAYCEES CASINO NIGHT SEPT. 30 7:30-11:30 GAMES 11:30 AUCTION TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY 3 Blocks off Coulter on 25th Street $5.00 at the door secures you $5,000.00 in play money to bet on various games of chance; Chuck-o-Luck, Roulette, Black Jack, Wheel of Fortune, dice and more. Bid your fortune in play money on Prizes like a pair of speakers worth $400.00, a T.V., a ten speed bike, dinner at one of the finer restau rants in town or one of the many prizes that will be auctioned off when the games end. Mixed drinks and beer will be served. Come out, be a winner. J