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Page 12 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978 ■ HOUSE OF I the sports [Teams equxd, WUson says YOUR SUPERMARKET FOR NEW AMERICAN CARS Can Broker any American made car straight from Detroit & save you hundreds, possibly thousands! You can probably buy a ’79 model cheaper than what you paid for a ’78! AL GUTIERREZ - BROKER ALSO OWNER OF HOUSE OF BOOTS & HOUSE OF TIRES. CALL 822-7139 8:30-5:30 P.M. (CORNER OF COULTER & TEXAS AVE.) Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 THE WHEEL WORLD The Fuel Proof Wheels STUDENTS!!! SCHWINN' LET WHEEL WORLD HELP YOU HAVE AN EARLY CHRISTMAS!!!; 10% discount on all existing stock of Schwinn® bicycles with A&M I.D. and presentation of this ad. Complete line of accessories and repairs on most makes of bikes. 811 S. Texas (Behind Mama's Pizza) 696-9490 year. There is no title on the line, the bowl representatives are not waiting for the outcome and there is no Heisman Trophy winner in the game. “Records and past performances don’t mean a thing in this game,” Wilson said. “Although the game doesn’t mean much as far as standings, there will be no problem of mental preparation for this game. ” Some people think the two teams may have started “preparing men tally” last week instead of thinking about the immediate jobs at hand such as Baylor and TCU. The Bears didn’t mind while they beat Texas and at the same time, the Frogs kept the Aggies thinking about their own game until the last seconds. One thing that may fit into the “big game” picture is the injury situation. Texas has been hit hard recently at some key positions. Wide receiver Ronnie Miksch and defensive back Glenn Blackwood are out for the year while running back Johnny "Ham” Jones and of fensive guard Jim Yarbrough have missed three games in a row. Freshman quarterback Donnie Lit tle is also out for the season with a thumb injury. Linebacker Robin Sendlein and offensive guard Mike Baab are doubtful. The Aggies and Longhorns have a 1 ..-r* _ ajui * . A Dazzling Blend of Photography and Poetry :HiSf Hi photographs by John Pearson (autho^photographer of THE SUN Sj BIRTHDAY and MAGIC DOORS) poetry by e.e. cummings over 85 full-color and black-and-white photographs $6 95 trade paperback ISBN 0-201 -05555-4 Reading Massachusetts 01867 Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.69 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30P.M. —4:00 P.M. to7:00 P.M. MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Dinner Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas w/chili Mexican Rice Patio Style Pinto Beans Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Steak w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Chicken & Dumplings Tossed Salad Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee “Quality First” SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable Horns renew riv By SEAN PETTY Battalion Staff “We re Texas A&M and they’re Texas fixin’ to line up and play foot ball and nothing else matters,” said Texas A&M University head football coach Tom Wilson about the upcom ing game with the University of Texas. That about sums up the impor tance of the 85th meeting between Texas A&M and Texas in Austin this M£ S HIDING. FROM xh£ SUN ROW4. <OMM/rt££ / AND THEIR IS HIDING FROM US f / Don't FORG-ET"... FIRST HOtAE G-AtAE BASKET SALL. SATUR DAY N/CrHT/ couple of things in common going into the game. Both are 7-3 on the season, both are going to a bowl game and both, embarrassingly, lost to Baylor which has only won three games all year. Both teams have played solid de fense all year, especially the Aggies recently. Both teams also have of fenses that have been inconsistent and mistake-prone, especially in the last two games. Yet, both teams also have potentially explosive offenses and players that can make things happen. “Texas has so many dangerous people that could break the game open, it makes them hard to de fense,” Wilson said. “You know Jones, Jones and Jones can make things happen, they are quality people. Wilson was speaking of re ceiver Johnny “Lam Jones, run ning backs A.J. "Jam Jones and Johnny “Ham Jones. Both teams have good kicking games. Texas is led by punter-kicker Russell Erxleben and Texas A&M by Tony Franklin. The game could be decided by the toe-punch Erxle ben or barefoot, soccer-style Franklin. Franklin needs five points to be come the Southwest Conference’s all-time leading scorer. “I’d like to kick two field goals and three extra points, he said. That, of course, would give the Aggies 27 LOUPOT'S BOOKSTORE points. While ABC may be kicking itself for televising the game nationally because of the lack of interest, it still promises to be the rock ’em, sock ’em rivalry it has been since 1894. “I think they are worried about our offense and we re worried about theirs," Wilson said. "They are wor ried about our defense and we re worried about theirs also, so I think you have two teams that are about as equal as you can get.” Whether the teams have been equal in the past has not really mat tered. Many big upsets have oc- cured in this long series. In 1948 the Aggies were 0-9 going into the game with Horns and tied Texas 14-14. In 1940, Texas A&M was riding a 19- game winning streak and Texas beat the Aggies 7-0 to keep them out of the Rose Bowl. "I think they would have to have the edge as far as punting goes," he said. “Erxleben is kicking very well while David Appleby has not kicking well all year, yethelias proved this week. “Were both strong Our defense is playing better than it has all year,” he sail would say it will be very defensive battle.” With Little out of the q picture, the Aggies must be reij defense either Randy McEadien Mark McBath because Texas coach Fred Akers is not saying will start until Saturday. “It really doesn’t matter plays,’’ Wilson said, ”we have prepare the same for all of theni’ And even though for most the Texas game is “the game' year, it is not the biggest gr Wilson. "I 'm not downplaying the imp tance of the Texas game but SMU game was our biggest of year, Wilson said. “At thatfe had set our goals at goingtoah and it was vitally important that win that game. It was a veryl game and the team respondeiU champions and won it.” While defense should name of the game Friday turnovers could be the most imp taut factor. The Aggies turner) hall over five times againstK while Texas was busy settiij] school record six intercepti against Baylor. The question of fan interest well, interesting. The Aggies turned 1,000 of 7,700 tickets seitl Texas. In Austin, the Longlr have sold all of the public and most of the student tii Over 70,000 are expected toatL the game depending on J weather. “Everyone here is excited, Uni * flits is h fticlcs pro* representative at the IT ticket wt l iwes t fice. “You never know whalt l 0 „enfs. happen. Just look at last week,® didn’t We Buy Used Books NORTHGATE - Across from the Post Office Bayou city conte§\ bears importance United Press International HOUSTON — An upset win over intra-city rival Houston Saturday would hand Rice Owls head football coach Ray Alborn a sharp recruiting tool to carry into the homes of the state’s high school athletes this winter. “Lord knows,” Alborn said, “we need something.” His first Owls team has been em barrassed by Texas, Oklahoma and SMU this fall, but a'Saturday night game against No. 11 ranked Hous ton in the Astrodome is focusing at tention on Rice because Houston may need the victory to get into the Cotton Bowl. An Arkansas win over Texas Tech earlier in the day could shove Houston into the Cotton Bowl. Rice, 2-8, was not invited to a post-season bowl. “We re playing for the Rice Uni versity football program rather than to help Texas Tech out. We’re con cerned about our program. It would be a big boost for our kids to go out a winner,” Alborn told reporters. Houston, however, is as good as Oklahoma, he said. His Owls were beaten 66-7 by the Sooners. Although the campuses of Rice and Houston are three miles apart, the universitys’ football teams did not play each other until 1972 be cause of Rice’s hesitancy. Once a think that could happcil^Qusx’ Bay lor. So anyone could win. J te a nev . So Friday night we will find; est Conf' what happens when you mix hii f n begin orange and maroon and splashi: j wes ( l c:> national television audience i ofhcinz F color will definitely shine br$ 0 f than the other when it is allsaidi jj c b carr i done. Ithe SW prch will caused is in h i Couga ling thing |l’ve me |d in rt fjnber of i put I’m nc force in collegiate football, S em. faded during the 1960s as Hons Kv'e havi was building a powerful prograe The resulting series for theBf|x Bucket, however, has been hi fought and unusually compel with Houston winning five ofst games but Rice winning 24-7 last time the Owls played in Houston s home stadium, the trodome. “I was a little concerned that kids might he intimidated s® what, going into the Dome, Aft said, “hut it appears they are!' ing forward to the game.’ Alborn was reminded that hd this season he selected Houste go to the Cotton Bowl I still think Houston has thek Alabam team in the conference, With Houston's head coatV tew Eng ting nearby, Alborn told repo# Pittsburg] “My mother used to put metoi ’hilidelpl telling me Bill Yeoman stories He also said Rice would ha« Denver-C play a “completely perfect ”g compete, but he believes ok ; -ast weel break early in the game migt reason’s | enough to give the Owls a cha#* SAME exas A& exas Te< lice-Hou Irmy-Na 1 The Owls players received a? 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