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THE BATTALION Page 15 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979 Aggies tangle with problems upriate spying odoo-practitiJ - been runninj e the bi ' rd of the awledoutoflii games tte >le Freak be ng hand t oodoo seems to tinging pains of n applying witil md bringing i One Owl sack lunch to go Rice quarterback Randy Hertel is enveloped by Texas A&M’s Jacob Green and makes a little eye-to-eye contact with A&M’s Arlis James (72). Meanwhile, Rice’s Bryan Philips (72) lets Hertel fend for himself. Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Sports Staff For the second week in a row, Texas A&M head coach Tom Wil son’s press conference broke the a-look-at-last-week’s-game, a-look- at-next-week’s-game routine. In addition to talking about the Rice game and the upcoming SMU con test, Wilson talked about another controversy involving the Aggie football team. Last week, the subject concerned Wilson and his status as head coach at Texas A&M. Questions revolved around a rumor that was circulating about an Aggie alumnus wanting to buy up Wilson’s contract. This week, the questions directed at Wilson concerned the story of someone giving out the game plans to Baylor and Texas Tech, the week before the Aggies were to play those teams. Wilson confirmed the story but denied knowing who might have given out the information. “We delayed talking about it, but I came within five minutes of saying something about it after the Texas Tech game,” Wilson said of the dis closures. “I didn’t say anything be cause it may have sounded like sour grapes. “As time went on, I thought it was better that I let it slide without say ing anything. But now it has come out in the open. “I don’t know who it was (giving out the information) but it definitely did happen. I don’t know who would do such a thing.” Tech coach Rex Dockery and Baylor coach Grant Teaff said they received information in the mail on the Aggies’ game plan but threw the letters away. Dockery said that the Tech athletic department had re ceived phone calls the week of the A&M game. The caller would not identify himself but said that the Aggies were planning to flip-flop their tight end in some situations which the Ags did unsuccessfully. “I dont’ know how I could find out who was giving out the informa tion,” Wilson said. “And if we did find out who was giving the informa tion out, there’s nothing we could do about it. It’s nothing illegal it’s just a low thing to do. “We did visit with our team about the problem. Any leak about any thing that we were doing from the team was a concern of ours. We’ve taken care of any leak on the team and we’re more protective about who can come into practice.” The game plan information that was leaked wasn’t extensive, Wilson said, but any information given out would hurt the Aggies’ immediate effectiveness. “We lost the element of sur prise,” Wilson said. “If any informa tion gets out, it gives the opposition time to prepare for the change. It’s a lot easier to prepare for something when you can work on it in a coaches’ meeting a few days before the game instead of on the field dur ing the game. Aside from the controversy, Wil son was generally pleased with the team’s performance against Rice and the ability to play all 60 players and rest the starting offense some more. White, Sims leading Heisman race again United Press International MISSION, Kan. — The two prin cipal 1979 Heisman Trophy candi dates, Charles White of Southern Cal and Billy Sims of Oklahoma, continue building their cases in two different directions with White rol ling up the yards and Sims the points. According to statistics released Tuesday, White is the NCAA Division-I rushing leader for the third straight week with 1,199 yards while 1978 Heisman winner Sims is atop the scoring chart for the fifth straight week with 96 points. Both players have comfortable leads over the competition. White’s 171.3 yards per game are almost 33 yards better than runner-up Freeman McNeil of UCLA and Sims’ 96 points are 12 more than No. 2 Mark Bornholdt of Ball State. In other categories, Brian Broomell of Temple remains the passing leader with 177.3 rating points based primarily upon a 59 percent completion rate and a nation-leading 16 touchdown passes and Rick Beasley of Appalachian State is the leading receiver for the seventh straight week with 50 catches for 846 yards. Also, quarterback Marc Wilson of unbeaten Brigham Young leads the nation in total offense with an aver age of 331.6 yards per game. Mike Ford of SMU won that category last season with an average of only 268.8 yards per game. To men play tough tour in number till lat feeds us yet rsity’s throat it By CAROLYN BLOSSER Battalion Sports Staff The Texas A&M women’s golf (am winds up its fall season this ;eekend in Gainesville, Fla. where le Aggies will compete in the Uni- trsity of Florida’s Lady Gator In- tational. _ A&M will play a practice round Problem. 1b lurs clay before beginning play in le three-day tournament starting riday. The Aggies played in the Lady ator Invitational last year and it as their best tournament overall of le season, A&M coach Kitty Hol- y said. Competing for A&M will be dors Rita Aguilar and Carol Be- y, juniors Kim Bauer and Andrea elch, sophomore Monica Welsh freshmen Jackie Bertram and Jia Oldfield, f the referefi) Bauer has been the team’s No. 1 e s rumors tk layer the last two years and was kmed to the Texas Collegiate HerringsW Whes A\\-State Team last year. ;s misery, cot- dy end up cot- ; Ghost of bit lame. ■red this weel, made it to Ink- formation abool the Ags played of the Techatd Tech game w The non-aid quarter. Gaw he ground and iters the scene e Ags. I was* by Eric lull standing intis ame by push®! s will go hot or Texas on fall with a back injury, but Holley said she hopes she’ll be ready again in spring. Last week A&M faired poorly against very tough competition in the 15-team Nancy Lopez In vitational in Tulsa. Competing in the tournament were twelve of the nation’s top 15 teams, and A&M was not one of them. The Aggies finished 15th with a combined team score of 1012. Tulsa University, as expected, won the tournament with 926. “Tulsa is in a class all by them selves,” Holley said. “Everyone else plays for second.” Arizona State finished second (951) and Georgia third (952). Southern Methodist University, the defending national champion, placed eighth with 974. “It was a very difficult course full of sand and water,” Holley said. “Overall, the scores were exces sively high for this caliber of golf. ” In their other two tournaments this fall, the Aggies finished 13th out of 21 teams at the Susie Maxwell Berning All-College Classic in Oklahoma, and 17th out of 20 teams in a tournament three weeks ago in Albuquerque. By their own choice, the Aggies have confined their schedule to play only in the big tournaments which draw the nation’s top teams. “It’s not where you finish but who you beat,” Holley said. “I know of a lot of junior college tournaments we could enter and win easily, but we choose to play it this way.” After the Lady Gator Invitational, the Aggies will resume their season March 2 when they host the Texas A&M Invitational Tournament at the Briarcrest Country Club in Bryan. ipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipip MSC MBA/LAW DAY IS ¥ Saturday Nov. 10, 1979 2nd Floor MSC Session 1: Law (8 a.m.-noon) Session 2: Business (1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.) Registration Fee: single session $1.00 both sessions $1.50 Register in advance (221 MSC) or at (228 MSC Nov. 10) Luncheon: $3.00 (extra) Register for luncheon by Noon Nov. 8 221 MSC For more info: 845-1914 Pizza Planet presents their WEDNESDAY’S SMORGASBORG I All the pizza, spaghetti, soup and salad I you can eat for only Adults: $3.00 Children: $1.50 (5 & over) Under 5 — Free 303 Villa Marla between Texas and College 779-3812 ICE f-S $11.9 5 each post oaid Sophomore Shirley Furlong, one last year’s top players, is out this Too Tali’ eady to fight United Press International LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Former rofootball star Ed “Too Tall” Jones lid Tuesday he is “comfortable, re- d and super strong” in anticipa- of his professional boxing debut iturday. Jones, who left his defensive end pot with the Dallas Cowboys for ie ring, will meet Mexico’s Jesus Taqui” Meneses in his first Wyweight bout as a professional. The 6-9 Jones has trimmed down fom his football playing weight of 15 pounds and expects to step into ring at around 245 pounds. He K scaled down his workouts since rriving in Las Cruces last Friday. “All I can tell you is that I feel omfortable, relaxed and super tong,” Jones said in a telephone 'terview. Jones has been working on condi- ming drills at his Las Cruces camp irecent days, running six to seven kies a day. He plans to resume parring sessions later this week. David Wolf, Jones’ manager, said e decision to limit workouts to auditioning and running was based athe fact Jones has gone through a jgorous three-month training ses- ion in preparation for his boxing ebut. Holmes to fight United Press International HOUSTON — Former teburgh Steelers defensive line- Kn Ernie Holmes Tuesday an- aunced he was launching a pro Wing career but had not arranged s first fight yet. Holmes said his weight had in cased to 296 since his retirement am pro football last year but that * would slim down to 270 for his lag debut. He said he was influ- iced to enter boxing when former Hllas Cowboys’ defensive end Ed fooTaH” Jones quit football to box. 1 would love to fight Too Tall,” Ws said. “I don’t think it’s pos- b the way the promoters have it tup. Except for street fighting, I’ve d some experience boxing but )ne professionally or collegiately,” dimes said. The eight-year NFL veteran, who jayed on two Super Bowl cham- teams, said his age was 29 but it was not too late to begin a 0) t'ng career. n. -• .. >.i.t; f }/' 45th ANNIVERSARY SALE SAVE 10% TO 50% ON SELECTED FASHION SHOES FOR WOMEN, MEN & KIDS LOWEST SHOE PRICES IN SEASON! 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