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Has flu-bug rea77v bit Hogs?
by Bob Caster
Battalion Staff
s san ; r kansas head coach Lou
tz has added a new twist to
1 comedy routine of “Who’s
^ 0l,: .Irst?”
in( ^ '■ jsl take a Razorback football
a coming off an upset loss to
1^ lor, throw in a dose of the Hu
■’nU and the end result — “Who’s
sand uarterback?”
loltz, apparently rebound-
from a bout with the virus
self, said he may have to start
d team quarterback Mark
cagni against the Aggies
trday if starter Brad Taylor
'Bam* second-teamer Scott Reed
fitdai not fully recovered.
ll! )on’t count on it.
‘Canhlaylor said Thursday that
n fine and ready to take on the
;ies this weekend. Take note,
smakers.
‘Everybody’s had the virus
j Q week,” Taylor said. “We had
"'tvast 15 people sick for about
r days but I think we’re all
r it. I feel fine.”
N aylor, who is focusing a lot
H ttention on the Hogs’ game
-1 i A&M this weekend, said
iHdcf despite being touted by
ifigra fie coach Jackie Sherrill as
f ron] driving force behind the
orback offense, he’s just
mfflJthei player on the field,
hfdoi I have to be concerned with
ig my part,” he said. “I’ll
j n [Jifj to prepare myself mentally
hard, physical football
and be aware of the mis-
had the virus this week,
at least 15 people sick for ab
out four days, but 1 think we’re all over
it. I feel fine. ’—Arkansas quarterback
Taylor on Saturday’s game
takes not to make. If we don’t
give them any interceptions or
cheap touchdowns, then we can
win.”
But the Aggies will be looking
for interceptions, and touch
downs, and fumbles and any
thing else they can use to their
advantage. And statistics say the
Aggies have the personnel to
make those kind of things
happen.
The A&M defense has
allowed just 36 points to confer
ence foes so far this season and if
they get their way this week, it
will still be 36 points after Satur
day. Taylor is aware of that.
“They are real good,” Taylor
said, sizing up the Aggie de
fense. “They are big, strong and
quick and their secondary is real
tough. They have some great
defensive players like (Billy)
Cannon and (Ray) Childress.
We’ll have to play one of the best
games we’ve played all year to
beat them because it will take a
total game to beat them — that
means all 60 minutes.”
There are a lot of areas where
Taylor will have to pay attention
to detail but he can sum up the
key to an Aggie defeat in one
word — “execution.”
“The team that wins up front
will win the game,” he said. “If
all six men on our offensive line
can do their job and the backs hit
the holes, then we can average
four or five yards a carry. When
we move the ball on the ground
it really opens up the passing
game and allows us to run more
options and sweeps.”
However, Taylor’s strong
arm and ability to get outside
doesn’t necessarily make Arkan
sas’ ground game a prerequisite
for going airborne.
Ironically, the Hogs, who de
molished the Aggies 35-0 last
year in Little Rock, have had a
season that closely parallels the
Aggies’.
Both teams are young, shar
ing a shortage of upperclass
men, and both have had their
ups and downs. The Hogs, who
are a half game ahead of the
Aggies in Southwest Conference
action, fell to the Baylor Bears,
losing the game by a field goal in
the closing seconds of the game.
The Bears moved the ball a
total of 543 yards against Arkan
sas — the most yards ever given
up by a Lou Holtz football team.
“We did get beat but we’re
not placing any blames ,” Taylor
said reflecting on the loss to the
Bears. “We’ve had good games
and bad games this year but
we’ve come a long way from the
first of the season and we’re get
ting better each week. We were
down after the Baylor game but
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dagler whips Duran in 15
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United Press International
causeg VEGAS, Nev. — Marvin
l * lr ‘ ;r, using his first big money
• 9 to showcase his talent, en-
rame Roberto Duran’s quest for
fatigu g ^tory Thursday night,
aton ssfully defending his world
hey “Heweight title with a 15-
1 unanimous decision,
iran was villified as a traitor
coward in his native Pana-
ree years ago after quitting
111? eighth round of a title
t against Sugar Ray
ard, but he regained his
as a national hero when he
[Aced out Davey Moore in the
a round last June to win the
Boxing Asscociation
r middlweight title,
n Thursday night, he
ipted to become the first
■ in history to win titles in
weight classes. But Hagler,
joiip Jered by many to be the
(KV( ighter in the world today,
: use of his combinations
g Qupei ior boxing skill to hold
./'i Iran’s charges.
’ ran managed to score in-
n the early going but Hag-
x>k control in the sixth
d when he sent Duran
jggvard with a series of com-
ions.
agler, switching from a
-handed to left-handed
e, ripped two lead rights to
y n’s head early in the sixth
d and backed up Duran
combinations.
igler dominated the fight
, , there on as he outpunched
* n at least three to one. Hag-
orked well inside, landing
and rights to the body and
pumped away at Duran’s
head. Duran brought roars
from the large number of Pana
manians but he never hurt Hag-
ler. Duran did raise a welt along
Hagler’s left eye and brought
blood from at the end of the
12th round.
The scoring of the judges
appeared much closer than the
fight itself. Guy Jutras of Cana
da had it 144-142, Ove Oveson
of Denmark had it 144-143 and
Yasaku Yoshida of Japan had it
146-145, all for Hagler. UPI had
it 145-142 Hagler.
The ring-wise Duran used ev
ery trick in his attempt to get at
Hagler. Referee Stanley Christ-
odoulou warned him at least
seven times for low blows but did
not deduct any points. He also
warned Duran about a butt and
at the end of the second round,
Duran openly butted Hagler
just after the bell.
After an opening round in
which both fighters did almost
nothing, Hagler began to open
up a bit in the second, landing
well with right hooks and catch
ing Duran’s long right hands on
his gloves.
Duran took to the offensive in
the third and fourth rounds.
Hagler landed a good right up
percut but Duran stormed back
with a left-right combination
and backed Hagler into the
ropes. Hagler, as he did
throughout the fight, broke
quickly in the fourth round and
landed a four-punch combina
tion but Duran backed him off
with a counter right hand to the
head. Hagler was content to jab
while Duran landed to his body.
It was in the sixth round that
Hagler set the tone. From there,
he continued to land combina
tions and evade most of Duran’s
heavy bombs. Duran tried to get
inside Hagler, who enjoyed an
eight-inch reach advantage, but
Hagler deftly tied him up or
caught many of his punches on
his elbows or gloves.
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our seniors did a good job of
bouncing us back.”
Just how well the Hogs
bounced back will not be deter
mined until Saturday’s game,
but both teams are in the same
boat and there is only one life
jacket.
That is, both A&M and
Arkansas have chances — slight
chances — at receiving invita
tions to a bowl game. Arkansas is
still in the running to receive
bids from the Bluebonnet,
Peach and Hall of Fame bowls
while the Aggies have an outside
chance at going to the Bluebon
net Bowl.
That situation will change af
ter this weekend’s game.
Not only is a bowl possibility
motivation for the Aggies, but
the Razorbacks have won the last
six games and seniors on the
Texas A&M team are hungry
for a win.
Make that starving for a win.
You see, no member of the
current A&M squad has ever
celebrated a victory over the
Hogs. In fact, the Aggies haven’t
defeated Arkansas in six years.
Texas A&M feels like its time
for a change.
Texas A&M defenders Jerry Bullitt and Mike
Ashley celebrate a big play earlier this year.
Arkansas’ Brad Taylor said he is well aware
of Texas A&M’s defensive strength.
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