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Battalion/Page 2
November 29,1982
Season ends with bright spots
It’s over.
Jackie Sherrill’s f irst football season as
Texas A&M’s head coach is finally
finished.
Many of us had high expectations for
this season. Too high. And to some, the
Aggies’ 5 wins and 6 losses may seem to
be miserable let-down.
But this football season hasn’t been as
awful as the record indicates. Sherrill has
been stoic in the face of much criticism.
And he’s participated in events that
Texas A&M students hadn’t seen coaches
participate in previously.
Sherrill started out the season with a
loss to Boston College, but in the eyes of
many students he redeemed himself
when he kept the football players out on
the f ield for the yell practice which always
follows a loss.
He worked late one night on the bon
fire and participated in the yell practice
at Elephant Walk. He’s shown students
he cares about Texas A&M and its tradi
tions.
Sherrill’s unexpected participation in
these student events was a high point
during the season, but the football team
itself provided some high points that we
shouldn’t forget.
One of the more obvious highlights
was Gary Kubiak. He ended the season
with 1,948 passing yards, despite missing
two games because of injuries.
Kubiak also set a season record for
most touchdown passes with 18, surpas
sing Edd Hargett’s 16 touchdown passes
in 1968. He threw for five touchdowns
against TCU, one short of his SWC re
cord of six touchdown passes set last year
against Rice. UPI named Kubiak to the
second team of the all-SWC team. He
probably stands a good chance to be
drafted by an NFL team.
David Hardy’s kicking provided a con
sistent method of scoring. Whenever the
offense was unable to move the ball, fans
frequently yelled Hardy’s name or “field
goal” on third downs and fourth downs.
Hardy finished the year with 32 of 32
extra points and 16 field goals. He be
came the second all-time Aggie scorer
with 220 points, second only to Tony
Franklin, now a place-kicker with the
Philadelphia Eagles. Hardy was the only
Aggie chosen for the UPI first team all-
SWC picks.
Johnny Hector and Don Jones also
provided excitement in the games. Hec
tor frequently high-jumped the few in
ches needed for a first down. Don Jones
usually could be counted on to make the
difficult catch. When watching joins
leap for a pass, many felt it must hast
been uncatchable if he missed it. Jona
went after passes in a way similar to Dai
las Cowboys’ receiver Drew Pearson.
And although the defense finishedtlit
season ranked last in the conference,fan
saw it improve as the season dragged on
Against SMU, one of the toughs
offenses in the nation with Eric Dicb
son and Craig James, the defense hell
the Mustangs in a valiant goal-linestarf
in four tries, the Mustangs wereunableia
move the ball into the endzone from it
dies away.
Jeff Fuller’s intensity, along withlit
interceptions, provided a defen*
spark. And Fuller is a junior; he’llbebad
next year.
Other season stand-outs point Itu
possibly promising “next year.”
Domingo Bryant, a freshman, mait
some outstanding defensive plays ii
almost every game. He caught theeyeol
television announcers and was namd
Chevrolet Player of the Game fori
Aggies for his play in the SMU gait
Bryant also was named co-Newcomerof
the Year by UPE
So, let’s remember the bright spotsand
put this year behind us. Sherrill has*
vived his trial by fire. We’ve survival
many losing seasons in the past, and this
one hasn’t been as disgraceful as somt
A word of caution: maybe next seas®
the team should avoid TV coverage,re
gat chess of the money.
And once again, in the refrain whkl
has almost become an Aggie tradition.w
say-“wait til next year” — and we hope
by Art Buchwald
Well, they sent Geoffrey Arthur
Prime to the cooler the other day for 30
years. Prime, if you don’t keep up on
British spies, was the chap who worked in
the ultra-top-secret communications sys
tem in Cheltenham, and gave top secrets
away to Soviets for 14 years. He blew the
West’s satellite operation, the one where
we could listen in on every telephone call
in the USSR.
The question arises, why are the Brit
ish so slow in finding out who their spies
are?
I think I accidentally discovered the
reason the other night when I watched
the I V show “Smiley’s People” starring
Alec Guinness, based on John Le Carre’s
book.
George Smiley is brought out of retire
ment to find out why the KGB's top man,
Karla, has sent his daughter to a Swiss
sanitarium. If they can prove Karla
violated his KGB oath by diddling with
KGB funds, they can get Karla to come
over to the West and make him tell every
dirty little secret the KGB has. So much
for plot.
While watching it I suddenly got the
clue to why the British counterespionage
people are so slow in getting their mole.
It appears that Her Majesty’s Secret
Service cannot deal with any problem
without first offering the person they’re
talking to either a cup of tea or a drink.
“George, it’s so good to see you again.
How is Anne?”
“She’s fine.”
“Would you care for a cup of tea,
George?”
“Thank you very much.”
“Leggins, get George a cup of tea.”
“I wanted to ask you a question. Why
did Karla send Kirvosky to Paris?”
“Right, George. Do you take milk?”
“No milk, thank you.”
“Of course not. You never did take it
with milk. Let’s see, Kirvosky. It seems he
had a dustup many years ago with
Kaminsky. One lump or two, George?”
“One lump will be fine, thank you.”
“Only one lump of sugar for George,
Leggins.”
“Yes sir. When 1 was a student at the
Academy, Mr. Smiley always took one
lump.”
“Righto, Leggins. Most of the people
in the Circus took two. But George always
preferred to go it alone, and take one
lump.”
“About Kaminsky. You were saying?”
“Yes, Kaminsky and Kirvosky were
once good friends. Is it too strong,
George? Leggins tends to be very sparish
with the hot water.”
“It’s quite good as a matter of fact.”
“There is nothing like a spot of tea
when you’re putting all the pieces of the
puzzle together, is there, George?”
“I imagine not. You were saying
Kaminsky and Kirvosky had a f alling out.
Do you know what it was about?”
“Something happened a long time ago
between them. 1 don’t want to get person
al, George. But does Anne still make a
good cup of tea?”
“I wouldn’t know.”
“Sorry to hear that, George. We all
liked Anne.”
“I was aware of that. Anne made tea
for everybody but me. Can we get back to
Kirvosky?”
“Of course. Kirvosky showed up in
Paris some time ago as Karla’s special
boy. Kaminsky recognized him and told
the head of the Free Estonian League.
Another cup, George?”
“No thank you. I think I’ll be running
along.”
“Always happy to help. Let’s have a
drink next week. You’re a Scotch man,
aren’t you, George?”
“Yes, no ice.”
Well that’s how it went on the telly, and
I can only assume that’s how it went in
real life when they were trying to find
who was blowing all the satellite secrets to
the Soviets. It took the British 14 years to
catch up with Prime. And that, no matter
how you add it up, takes in a lot of cups of
tea.
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Brief news about Reagan
by Maxwell Glen
and Cody Shearer
We wouldn’t mind looking like
Ronald Reagan when we reach 7 1. He
has excellent muscle tone and no sign of a
beer belly, the product of regular weight
lifting in a makeshift gym in the White
House family quarters.
As much as aides value Reagan’s brisk
walk, however, few would deny that age
is becoming an increasingly important
factor in While House decision-making
— something to keejf in mind as 1984
approaches.
White House doctor Daniel Ruge de
nied to us this week that health was a
factor in the president’ decision to skip
Leonid Brezhnev’s funeral in Moscow.
But presidential watchdog Michael Deav-
er opposed the trijj, fearing it would ex
haust the president bef ore his five-nation
swing through Latin America later this
month. (It appears Deaver learned his
lesson last spring after overscheduling
the president’s European tour, during
which he dozed off in the presence of
Pope John Paul II.)
If anything, Brezhnev’s death at age
75 has been a grim reminder to White
House political strategists that the presi
dent is no spring chicken; rather, he’s a
man who must pace himself carefully.
Behind the president’s winning smile is
someone who suffers from poor hearing,
occasional irregular heartbeats and urin
ary tract problems. Like most septuage
narians, Ronald Reagan is not going to
start feeling better with age.
The president’s strategists know that
there is only so much they can ask of a
71-year-old man. And should they con
vince him to again to seek the GOP nomi
nation, the president can be expected to
spend even less time on the job in 1985
than lie does today.
★ ★★★★
To date, the Reagan administration
has nominated only three women and
one black in 83 appointments to federal
district and circuit courts. Conceded
Jonathan C. Rose, assistant attorney gen
eral for legal policy, to the Legal Times of
Washington: “We’d like to do better.”
★ ★★★★
Worried about the possible effect of
smog on Olympians at the 1984 games in
Los Angeles, city officials are preparing
to ask local industry to reduce air pollu
tion emissions. There are also [Mans dur
ing the games to reduce tremendous
commuter traffic by staggering office
hours.
★ ★★★★
Ted Kennedy is no certain candidate
for the presidency in 1984. According to
family friends, he will run only with the
approval of children Edward Jr., Kara
and Patrick, and their preference is still
unclear.
★ ★★★★
Frustrated by its treatment in the
mainstream American press, the U.S.
nuclear jjower industry is preparing a
“wide-ranging” program to promote ato
mic energy next year. According to one
utility company executive, 39 firms have
already contributed $21 million to the
effort, about half of its intended hudgf
In remarks prepared for the Atom
Industrial Forum’s 1982 annualmeetii
Floyd W. Lewis, chairman of Midi
South Utilities, Inc., said that the“1
elements” of the multi-year prod
would include extensive polling, i
creased support f or lobbying efforts
Washington and a major national advi
Using campaign.
Public ill regard for nuclear povf
however, shows little sign of dissipatii
soon. In fact, in the last 18 months,d
approval has grown substantial
According to Gene Pokorny of Cai
bridge Reports, who presented his fin
ings to the American Nuclear Socie
convention here this week, America
oppose expansion of atomic plants b)j
2-/to-1 margin.
★ ★★★★
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to the flurry of 1984 presidential cal
paigning, with almost two years untiltfij
election. But few of us ever consideriN
contribution that such |)olitickinginah
to the GNP. By the 1984 national come
tions, presidential campaigns will ha
subsidized or provided employment
innumerable pollsters, television $
tions, filmmakers, automobile ren
agencies, secretaries, motel franchis
fast-food restaurants, radio announce
postal services, telephone compani
graphic artists and elocution instrucf
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