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THE BATTALION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1980 Page 9 , ^ow ho, 1 liaveam || By r IC HARD OLIVER ens they'rJE Sports Editor ' nomateiBie first kickoff of the 1980 foot- K ern wher'iMseason against Texas A&M Uni- u 0, nan in , ers jty wasn't made on the football oifownd jeld against Ole Miss Saturday, lers, on t|lA number of brave Aggies, car- y deny the y‘ n ^ a l ar 8 e TAMU banner around take win from tough Ole Miss, 23-20 l «g- Incest in 1 Vlemorial Stadium in front of over ttOOOfans, met the Rebel mascot, a can resiJ itudent dressed in a large cavalry ne years.Lijutfit, on the Ole Miss side of the rationalizeWhen one of the Ags tried they were^ le mascot s hand, the Mis- °Woni student responded by kick- at the y"mim in the leg. 1 acous etl-. For the rest of the night, however, ley were thejAggies were the ones doing the blame | ! pdung, as they booted the Universi- d as Bf Mississippi, 23-20, in a battle that was not quite as close as the indicates. ,ed by the talented legs of Mike ;h Saturday turdayalti the other y didn loon and ■ teacher lese way. ig before sch v, grace es. A Chine is. her they sm u» aroundth arryingared: t books han uality is pif ke book cm gazine paper th we wooli old movie lli vent evenifi y favorite ii picture ak st in the chi even Nortll bool, sixbm s'ore the fc Korea’s Coi the end of ■d at the galtj icr back to Ip fhe girl waslej vn. f the year ik ree kids in* grades. One s got one, Ik ; North Koi can boy. EATEST A&M jted to Mosley, the Aggies overcame some defensive mental lapses and a start ling comeback by Rebel quarterback John Fourcade, who threw two touchdowns and ran for one more. It was Mosley, however, who pro vided the fireworks. On A&M’s first possession with 11:18 left in the first quarter, Mosley threw off two tacklers and outran numerous others for a 43-yard touch down romp that put Texas A&M in the lead, 7-0. They never lost it. When the smoke cleared, Mosley, 6-2, 195, had run seven times for 116 yards while enjoying an ll-for-19 passing night which netted him 123 yards. In the third quarter, he thrilled the over 3,500 Aggies in attendance by providing a replay of his first quar ter touchdown run with a 40-yard effort that put Texas A&M out of reach, 23-14. Fourcade came right back to com plete a 49-yard touchdown pass to split end Ken Toler, but Aggie de fensive end Fred Caldwell blocked the extra point, finishing the scoring at 23-20. Although it was not quite the artis tic effort Texas A&M Coach Tom Wilson may have wanted, a win is a win. “We made several mental mis takes in this game,” he said in the locker room afterwards. “I was not pleased with our condition tonight because we got tired late in the game. We had to play everyone we brought.” “Everyone” included freshman running back Thomas Sanders, who came in and spelled a winded Johnny Hector and an injured Earnest Jack- i septei# >•••• ea/t RE i - iN Looking for some excitement? Join MSC Cephcid Variable Tues. Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. 601 Rudder Tower MSC TOWN HALL presents Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band IMSCI FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 8 G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM P.M. 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The Giddings native responded by gain ing 31 yards on just four carries. “Sanders came in and did a good job when we really needed him,” said Wilson. “We played a hard game, and he came in and helped out.” Fullback David Hill, who didn’t carry the ball much, but contributed with some fine blocking, said the humidity bothered him. “I felt some tightness in my chest during the first part of the game, ” he said. “I don’t think it was lack of con ditioning so much. I had asthma as a kid, and maybe that was a part of it. The humidity was pretty bad. Mike (Mosley) complained of the same thing.” The victory was not without cost for Texas A&M. Senior safety John Dawson, who was chosen as a team captain before the season, was sidelined with tom ligaments in his knee, and will be out for the season. Wilson will appeal for a hardship case ruling to the NCAA this week, which, if granted, will allow Dawson to play next season. “I was watching the ball, you know, and I saw this guy coming at me out of the corner of my eye, ” said Dawson. “I thought he wouldn’t get me too bad, but he hit me on the side of the knee, and well ... ” If nothing else, the Aggies made the game as exciting as possible. After taking a 7-0 lead in the first period, Texas A&M shut down the Rebels’ usually proficient offense for most of the first half. After Aggie freshman Kyle Stuard placed a brilliant punt out of bounds at the Mississippi one-foot line, a de sperate John Fourcade passed once to Ken Toler incomplete, and then lifted a pass to no one in particular. The errant pass landed in a surprised Dan Davis’ hands on the 11-yard line, and the Aggie safety ran it in for m easy score. After placekicker David Hill David Hardy missed the extra point, the score was 13-0. “I was surprised when I looked up and saw the ball,” said Davis. “I didn’t even have time to think. I just ran and kept waiting for someone to hit me from behind. I guess all those pass-tipping drills paid off.” Down, hut not out, Fourcade brought the Rebels within scoring distance several times, but a brilliant A&M secondary stopped the passing attack each time, with Aggie corner- back Darrell Adams stopping one drive with an interception in the second quarter, one of four for Texas A&M in the contest. Finally, the persistent Fourcade teamed up with his favorite receiver Toler for an eight yard scoring pass to put the Rebels on the scoreboard. The pesky Rebels kept within striking throughout the game, pro viding excellent pass protection for Fourcade, who passed 33 times and connected on 16, until finally the we ary Aggie defense broke through when they needed to in the fourth quarter. 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John Dawson Tank Marshall fumble and the ball resting on the A&M 33 yard line, A&M junior Keith Baldwin decided to take matters into his own hands. He broke through the line and sacked the Rebel quarterback for an 11-yard loss. Later with Ole Miss desperately trying to start something from their own nine yard line, Bald win again broke through to down Fourcade on the two and wrap up the victory. Following the game in the A&M dressing room, a worn Mike Mosley accepted the congratulations. “I had a fairly good game, but I made some critical mistakes,” he said. “I dropped the ball a couple of times when nobody hit me. I just dropped them. “We knew we could run against them. I thought I could pass a little more than I did, but as it worked out we were able to run. It was a great close game.” Mosley said the Aggies were a lit tle nervous because it was the first game of the year. “We stopped ourselves a lot of the time,” he noted. “I knew it was gon na be close, anyway. I felt we were a little nervous and made a few mental lapses. I thought I had an average game.” Aggie tailbacks Earnest Jackson and Johnny Hector each had excel lent showings, with Hector gaining 77 yards on eight carries, and Jack- son gaining 67 on nine carries. Late in the third quarter, Jackson hobbled off with a sprianed ankle, but will be o.k. The punting game, which was a big question mark throughout the spring and fall drills, came through fine Saturday, with freshman Kyle Stuard punting seven times for a 39- yard average. His longest was 53 yards. Billy Cannon Jr. Frehsman sensation Billy Cannon Jr. saw a lot of action. In the first quarter, he caught his first catch as an Aggie, and was met with a chorus of boos as he left the field from the Mississippi fans who were apparent ly angry at Cannon’s choice to leave Louisiana. On the next series of downs, Cannon let out his frustra tions by knocking Rebel defensive back Johnny Burrow about five yards backwards. “I expected that (the boos),’’ said Cannon after the game. “It didn’t bother me.” Next week it’s off to Athens, Ga., for Texas A&M, where they will face the powerful Georgia Bulldogs, who won 16-15 over Tennessee Saturday. Ag offensive tackle Tim Ward was optimistic about Texas A&M’s chances. “We re different this year (than last year’s 6-5 squad),” he said. “I don’t know, we’ve got what it takes to win these close ones. It’s hard to explain. The team’s realizing it takes that extra something to win these games. Even when you’re tired, you’ve got to have that extra effort. I don’t think last year’s team wovdd have won this game. “I’m mad we didn’t win by more tonight. We should of.” Hill was more specific. “We don’t give up,” he said. “When we were down tonight, we didn’t give up. That’s the differ ence.” While the A&M football team was on the field taking on the Rebels someone was taking off with their money in the locker room. Over $460 was taken from the Aggie lockers, along with six watches and four gold necklaces, said Associ ate Athletic Director Wally Groff af ter the game. Jackson police are investigating the incident. Hill leaves Aggies; signs with Sooners Bubba Hill, who signed with Texas A&M a year ago after a recruit ing tug-of-war between several Texas and Oklahoma schools, drop ped out of A&M last week and will play with the Oklahoma Sooners. The announcement, which was made last Thursday, came as a sur prise to most Texas A&M officials. Hill, a freshman, was injured dur ing most of the fall workouts at Texas A&M, and left the University after a scrimmage Aug. 30, and didn’t re turn last week. Texas A&M Head Football Coach Tom Wilson was reportedly highly upset at the LaPorte star’s actions, and said he wouldn’t allow him to be on the team under any circumst- Hill had a few words to say, also. He told the Assosiated Press last week: “I was blindfolded. I was told all kinds of lies — not exactly lies — but just stuff they told me which nev er came true.” Hill also added he had been told he would play with the varsity, but after several practices, it appeared that wouldn’t work out. Hill was an all-state and prep All- America at LaPorte, and rushed for 2,053 yards with 24 touchdowns in his senior year. Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer calls Hill the “best wishbone half back I’d ever seen in high school.’’ Hill officially enrolled at OU Thursday, but must sit out a year before playing with the Sooners. Sun Theatres 846-9808 333 University 846-! The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week 10 a.m.*2 a.m. Sun.-Thurs. 10 a• m.•■ 3 p.m. F , i , i.*Sat. 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