THE BATTALION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1960
Page 13
S WC contests
fairly ‘strange’
Reflections
by Richard Oliver
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,oss hurts in many ways
Ever since I was very young, I have been told there are certain rules
hich must be followed in athletic events. For fans and players alike,
ere is a list of sportsmanlike rules which everyone should adhere to at
y athletic contest.
When I finally took the big step and entered A&M, I heard refer-
ices to places like t.u. and Cougar High. I always knew what t.u.
meant, being a one-time Longhorn fan, but the Cougar High label for
the University of Houston never had any meaning for me. Until now.
1 After watching this weekend’s loss to the Cougars, I came away with
a very bitter taste in my mouth at the treatment our players, fans and
lumni received from the Houston fans, not to mention the idiotic
ppenings on the field. Cougar High is not just a meaningless
irogatory phrase, obviously.
From the standpoint of a sideline observer, the actions and calls on
e field by the officials were sickly. On three separate Houston
ickoffs, the Cougar players were at least three yards downfield before
11:33 Safe “Yeah, that (biting and scratching) was
ospMf going on, 'said cornerhack Darrell
Adams, “that's the way they (Houston)
play-”
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the placekicker ever touched the ball. On one play, Aggie tight end
was speared by a Cougar player in front of an official. The
for his flag, hesitated, and then took his hand away.
Early in the game, Houston fumbled and the Aggies fell on it. One
official, however, had blown the play dead a bit early. Another scoring
id up the ft opportunity was taken away.
Late in the game, Mike Mosley, subbing for the injured David Beal,
ts nullifiedi took off to his right looking for a receiver. Not finding any, he headed
>y Houston for the sideline to stop the clock, pausing long enough to dump the pass
who rustifi off to no one in particular. Cougar defensive lineman Hosea Taylor,
s for 178 yas however, wasn’t finished, as he drove Mosley to the turf after the ball
mi Fritsch i was thrown, clearly after the play was over. An official was standing
s scoring «i right at the scene, yet only whistled Mosley for the intentional ground-
46 yards. *ng. Photographers, coaches and players just stared incredulously at
10-0 at their the referee. Mosley limped off the field, shaken.
s City got la*' After the game, as the Aggies and the press filed off the field,
, seC ond hall' Houston fans screamed obscenities and threw ice and cups on the field,
ix plays folk hi the lockerroom, the frustration boiled over as players cried and
, on a 3l.|i-nursed the hurt of the 17-13 loss.
Henry Marsls Several players complained of scratching and biting by the Houston
aterlinebaiPayers during the game, and showed a few marks to prove it.
■Fa Stablery “Yeah, that was going on,” said comerback Darrell Adams, “that’s
ards for a tot the way they play. ”
s ahead irf They just played like dogs,” agreed tight end Mark Lewis softly.
1 touchdow Several A&M fans at the game related stories of being taunted and
career and: ^reed at by Houston fans.
weeks, kal H such was the case, Cougar High has a bit of growing up to do.
. 16 yards foiBreractive fans are all part of college football, as is a bit of roughness on
last Sunday the field. But, the actions of the Cougar fans, the officials and the
( served tie Payers together is a little sour to swallow all in one sitting, not to
n Richard (® en ti° n the absurdity of having to play the ballgame in the middle of
"uston 40* ^ ni ght in first pl ace -
st caught 1 ' At least we as Aggies and as fans should be glad we’re in a school that
U but bad Blieves in sportsmanship and fair play and even maturity. Next year if
* , a tackle 1 Houston brings its fans up here to root on the Cougars, we as Aggies
^ I will have every right to look around us and say, “Well, there goes the
belonged e»ffo lborhood ”
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The South scored three runs in the
top of the 11th inning Sunday, then
held the North to only two runs for
an 8-7 victory in the second annual
Texas Junior College Baseball
Coaches Association all-star game
played at Texas A&M University
Saturday.
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It will go down in the annals of the
Southwest Conference as “Strange
Saturday.”
All future weirdness will be
judged on the happenings of this par
ticular weekend.
— The fourth-ranked and un
beaten Texas Longhorns and the
12th-rated Oklahoma Sooners, sup
posedly two of the best teams in the
country, combined to lose the ball 14
times (eight for Oklahoma) with a
national television audience looking
on, but somehow the game produced
a winner. It happened to be Texas,
20-13, thanks to a 76-yard, fourth-
quarter drive that was strangely flaw
less.
“You can’t make as many mistakes
as we did against Texas and win,”
said Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer,
whose team almost won anyway.
— Southern Methodist, vying for
a critical win that could have brought
it some national recognition, jumped
in front of 15th-rated Baylor, 21-0,
but a curious coaching decision at the
end of the first half and a fumble near
the Bears goal line at the end of the
game cost the Mustangs a 32-28 deci
sion.
Baylor scored twice in the final
moments of the first half, one of the
touchdowns being set up by a pass
interception when it appeared the
Mustangs would have been more
prudent running out the clock.
— Winless TCU appeared to have
at last found a team it could beat and
actually led the Rice Owls, 24-7. But
Rice, already the conqueror of LSU
this year, stormed back to win, 28-
24, ending a final TCU threat with an
interception in the end zone.
“It’s a great lift to your program
when you are down by 17 and scratch
back and win,’’ said Rice coach Ray
Albom.
— Arkansas found itself in danger
against Wichita State in the final
quarter before pulling away to a 27-7
victory.
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