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Sports Lady Luck smiles on Ags In recent weeks, the 1981 Texas Aggie foot ball team has received a patent, perhaps from thi' Dallas Cowboys, on close games. I Despite some small inconsistencies, the [Aggies have become masters of the close , with five games going down to the wire, be difference in those five games is a point read ofsix points. Except for a few points and w minutes, the Aggies could be either 7-0 Bid nationally ranked or 2-5. The final gun has both been an ally and a inderance in these tight games. In the two |sses, the team felt like all it needed was [Other couple of minutes to march down the :kl for the winning points, but time simply In out. The Aggies have shown promise on offense d defense during the course of the season, it the Ags have not shown that firepower simultaneously. That s quite a change from last year, when die Ags had a tough time showing power of any jnd. The change is directly related to the fattitude difference of this year’s team. ■ Attitude has so much to do with winning that lifsvery hard to define. Last year, the attitude Maybe we can win if we can get.on the >ard first. When the team got behind, the immon thought was, “Oh well, here we go xas A&Mit 968, passii| rback’i ;n split esi lascaugfelj , Wilson*! ind ffeesafr ickoff reta ining back HonaldWi- suffereli s A&M’solj reek, is bad SMU g* dams sab use of initedactis This season, the football team is saying, “If eycan score, then so can we and we ll do it ore often." The team is showing character, poise, adership and spirit, four things that have en lacking in the past. This team pulls getherwhen facing adversity, and the play- cheer one another. Now the team is coming to the most impor tant and pivotal part of the schedule, and for the first time in three years, the Aggies have a chance to win the big games at home. The team is in the thick of the conference race, with a good chance of winning the title outright and/or going to the Cotton Bowl. However, not all the Aggies’ fortunes this year have come solely because ot the change in attitude. For the first time, many of the breaks are going the Ags’ way. Not all, but at least a few of the mistakes can be attributed to the bad guys and not to the good guys wearing the maroon and white. Lady Luck has smiled upon the Ags for the first time in as long as I can remember. Fickle fortune has given the Ags a couple of lucky rolls of the dice. But not all the Aggie fortune this year has been due to luck. The Ags are not killing themselves with mis takes. While there are still plenty of Aggie mistakes, like fumbles, needless penalties and interceptions, the opposition is making the same mistakes. This year, the Aggies have been able to capitalize upon opponents’ errors to win. In other words, it takes a combination of luck, skill, hard work and mental toughness for a good football team to win. The Aggies have always had the horses to win against anybody in the nation. The difference this year is that the Ags have gotten the breaks they’ve needed. Penn State, Pitt, Clemson, USC and Geor gia are good football teams with solid players. But without a little luck, they wouldn’t even be able to beat Slippery Rock at home. This week, the Ags will need a lot of luck against the SMU Mustangs. The Ponies have proven what an asset luck can be, combined with skill and hard work (as well as great re cruiting). And they will need all the skill they can muster. SMU has a very good team. I can’t take anything away from the Ponies because SMU is solid all the way around. The Ags will have to play good football and put all the facets of their game together to win. In the past, I have tried to be very close on what I pick in the Fridays’ football picks. But it seems that both times I picked the Ags by more than one point they seem to lose. But I’m not a superstitious type. I weigh the merits of each team very carefully. Lucky charms, bah humbug, it’s all a bunch of bunk. I look at the offense, defense, kicking game and injuries to decide upon my picks. I have to be objective and call ’em like I see ’em. Well, let’s see, looking at this game. The Aggie offense has...uhmmm...but the SMU...well...defense is really good but.,.uh- hhh...and the...kicking game...welllll. What the heck, Aggies by one. And I think I’ll wear my lucky hat and take my rabbit’s foot just in case. It can’t hurt. Women’s sports update \ olleyball xas A&)li at 2 p.» athletes*! Texas A&M University men’s volleyball team defeated Texas Tech Red Raiders Aggies will receive their greatest challenge. “We should do very well,” Con don said. “We’re very well-tuned at this point.” 'ie-\luste ursday night in G. Rollie White iliseum to increase its record to l 13 ' The Aggies won three of four Golf Ruby, fat ter K. Wit- all, Class! . Hunkk 17. Hi re Pat 1 id basebl nes “ oin ladders, scoring 7,15-12, 15-1 wins while drop- igthe second game of the match a score of 14-16. loach Terry Condon cited the y of Chemine Doty and Sue kzel, who played outstanding Tense throughout the match, ndon said the Aggies played ex- itionally well during the first Hast games of the match. The team travels to the Univer- ofTexas today to participate in Southwest Conference tour- nent, involving six teams. To- Ut3p.m., the Aggies play the iversity of Houston, and at 7 n. tonight, Texas A&M plays sasTech University. iaturday, the Aggies open linstRice University at 11 a.m., n play Baylor University at 3 m. Texas A&M closes the tour- iient Saturday night at 7 p.m. ainst the University of Texas, m which Condon said the Coach Kitty Holley isn’t sure what to expect from her five quali fiers, as the Texas A&M Universi ty women’s golf team travels to Gainesville, Fla., this weekend for the Lady Gator Invitational. “We’re taking a different lineup to this tournament,” Holley said. “It’s not that I don’t have faith in these girls, but it’s just unusual not having some of our regulars along. ” The lineup for the 14-school University of Florida Tournament includes Jackie Bertram, Shirley Furlong, Kerry Bower, Susan Yantis and Sheila Oldfield, who finished in the qualifying round in that order. Two of the team’s strongest players, freshman Patricia Gon zalez and senior Monica Welsh, are sitting out this trip, Holley said. Gonzalez returned recently from an international tournament BEFORE THE GAME Stop by RUMOURS for lunch RUMOURS will be open this Satur- day before the SMU game. Stop by RUMOURS — behind the MSC Post Office. in South America and needs to catch up on her schoolwork, Hol ley said, and Welsh missed qual ifying by one stroke. Of the qualifiers, only Bertram, Yantis and Furlong have traveled the tournament circuit regularly for the Aggies. Bower, a sopho more, has played in only one other tournament this season, and Old field has played in none. The Aggies will play three rounds on the par 72, 54-hole Gainesville course as they try to better last year’s third-place tour ney finish. Cross Country For the second week in a row, the Texas A&M University women’s cross country team will travel to Georgetown to compete. Last week, it was the University of Texas Invitational and this week, the Aggies are competing in the state meet. The team will run the same course as last week against many of the same oppo nents. “We are basically prepared for this meet,” said Aggie coach Bill Nix. “We have been disappointed with our performance so far, but we re always disappointed if we don’t come in first.” The coach said the team has been improving greatly but needs to put a good day together for all the women. “So far, all the women have had good days,” Nix said. “But they have all come on different days. If we could put it all together, we could win this tournament.” The Aggies will run against Texas, North Texas State Univer sity, Texas Tech University, Lamar University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, Abilene Christian University, Rice Uni versity and Baylor University. AUTO«FIRE»LIFE •COMMERCIAL RON ALLEN AGENCY 707 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 110-A 696-9351 FAST, FAIR, FRIENDLY SERVICE tffet ACTION nrjffi WANT ADS OCT. 30 & OCT. 31 ST.! 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