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Page 10 THE BATTALION Eyes of Texas on Oklahoma United Press International If it’s October it must be cotton candy, roller coaster. The Eyes of Texas, Boomer Sooner, Cotton Bowl, a quarter of a million people, and enough social gatherings to make a person forget to go to sleep at night. It’s Texas vs. Oklahoma, of course, and it happens again Satur day. The two unbeaten behemoths of college football will have at each other for the 74th time — dating back to 1900 — and although there are wonderful collegiate rivalries throughout the country, this one is unique because of the setting in which it is run off each season. With a national television audi ence looking on, the game will be played smack in the middle of the largest exposition held in the United States each year — the State Fair of Texas. More than 250,000 people will jam the fairgrounds next Saturday, with more than 70,000 of them squeezing into the Cotton Bowl for a decision on bragging rights along the Bed River for the rest of the Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. A real leg jam year. In addition, this year’s struggle might have a bearing on the national championship since Oklahoma is currently ranked third and Texas fourth. “It’s like going home when we play Texas,” said Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims, the native of Hooks, Texas, who scored four times last Saturday in Oklahoma’s 49-24 whipping of Colorado. “Burnt orange on one side. Red on the other. And everybody want ing blood. We know what we have to do against Texas. They have what might be the greatest defense in the nation. “I doubt if I will get a lot of rest next Saturday.” The biggie in Dallas will be just one of five games involving South west Conference clubs and each of the games have “close” written all over them. That figures to be the case all year in the SWC, as it was last Saturday when three of the four league games were decided by a total of seven points. While Texas is embroiled in its meeting with Oklahoma, sixth- ranked Houston and llth-rated Ar kansas — both 4-0 — will make tough road trips after surviving scares in their opening SWC game of the year. Houston limited Baylor to only five first downs last Saturday night, but still had to rely on two fourth quarter field goals by Mark Hatfield to knock off Baylor, 13-10. Houston must travel to Texas A&M, which lost a lead and the ball game to Texas Tech in the fourth quarter Saturday night, 21-20. Texas Tech, meanwhile, will host Arkansas, which seemed doomed to lose to TCU Saturday evening be fore a 30-yard interception return with seven minutes left by Mike Massey and a 44-yard field goal by Ish Ordonez with seven seconds remaining brought the Razorbacks a 16-13 win. It was the 21st consecutive victory for Arkansas over the Horned Frogs, who had used a witch doctor, a black caldron and 4,000 candles in an attempt to break the two decade jinx the Razorbacks have held over them. Within a few hours after Texas and Oklahoma finish up Saturday, SMU will host Baylor at Texas Stadium. The Mustangs took last week off and are in front of the con ference race with a 2-0 record. Ar kansas, Houston and Texas are all 1-0 in league play. Finally, TCU and Rice face each other in Houston, the Owls coming off a 26-9 loss to Texas which they made closer than most felt they could. For the last five years the loser of this game has finished last in the conference standings. Texas high school standiii{ United Press International DALLAS — How the United Press International Texas high school football top 10 teams. Classes AAAA, AAA, AA and A, fared this week: Class AAAA 1. Abilene Cooper defeated San Angelo, 35-0 2. Plano, open 3. Dallas Lake Highlands beaten by Highland Park, 17-16 4. La Porte defeated Pasadena Rayburn, 20-7 5. Conroe defeated Spring, 42-0 6. Seguin beaten by San An tonio MacArthur, 20-19 7. Tem ple defeated Waco University, 58-6 8. Houston Stratford de feated Alief Elsik, 41-0 9. Mid land Lee defeated Odessa, 14-13 10. San Antonio Judson defeated South San Antonio, 64-2 Class AAA 1. Jasper defeated Dayton, 38-13 2. Paris defeated Hallsville, 34-6 3. Kerrville defeated South San Antonio West, 48-22 4. Beau mont Hebert defeated Beaumont French, 22-0 5. Huntsville de feated Houston Furr, 48-14 6. Gainesville beaten by Denton, 14-7 7. Gregory-Portland de feated Flour Bluff, 21-0 8. Pecos defeated Alpine, 26-125,1, bock Estacado, open Angelo LakeviewdefeatedH, ton Northwest Academy, Class AA 1. Kenedy defeated San An Cole, 27-16 2. Pittsburgdela DeKalb, 21-7 3. Childres feated Clarendon, 39-311, ke m idge defeated Clyde, Whitehouse beaten by 20-19 6. Hays Consolidati feated Burnet, 228 7 feated Olton, 40-0 8. Boaiti aten by Brownwood, 27! Wylie defeated Ballinger, 10. Hondo beaten bv M Valley, 10-0 Class A defeatedl ! China Spring, open2,Hg defeated Knox City, 12-61| City beaten by La VerniaJ Hawkins defeated UnionC 34-0 5. Seagraves i I9water, 41-0 6. Glen 1 feated Alvord, 65-6 7 beaten by Haskell, 12-6 defeated Hamlin, 6-0 ( defeated Tatum, 41-610.1 defeated Comfort, 12-7 Kim Texas A&M center fullback, Brett Creeser gets tangled with a Rice defender going for the ball in Saturday’s game. The Aggies lost to Rice, 2-1. The Ags will host the University of Texas and North Texas State University this weekend. 1980 FISH CAMP Applications are now open for Associate and Assistant Directors for the 1980 Student l Y’ Fish Camp. Interested persons can apply be ginning October 8. Deadline for Associate Director is October 12. Deadline for Assistant Directors October 17. Pick up applications in Room 216 MSC at the Student ‘Y’ desk. 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