Page 12/The Battalion/Monday, October 1, 1984 ASU Indians share Aggies' spotlight By TAMARA BELL Sports Writer What began as the final dress re hearsal before next week’s curtain raiser against Texas Tech soon be came a live performance for the Texas A&M Aggies. Though the Ags struggled against Arkansas State, they remained the stars of their own production. From the moment ASU walked on stage, it was apparent someone had forgotten to tell them the spotlight was reserved for the Aggies. The 45,282 fans at Kyle Field were miserable and uncomfortable, but it wasn’t all due to the bad weather conditions. They expected to see A&M quar terback Kevin Murray to be the star of the show. Statistically, he did out perform ASU quarterback Dwane Brown by completing 16 of 25 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. Brown had a 6 of 19 completion rate for 36 yards and one interception. But Murray appeared unsteady when confronted with by the Indian defense. ASU strong safety Billy Bowers believed A&M underrated the In dian defense. “They (A&M) haven’t been hit as hard as we hit them,” Bowers said. “We’re a physical defense. In the a physical first half they weren’t expecting us to come on so strong. During the second half they wised up to it and held on to the ball a little better.” ASU Head Coach Larry Lacewell claimed his game plan coming into the game was just to “save our lives.” “Texas A&M is bigger and stronger than us,” Lacewell said. “We had to gamble and keep the ball away from them as much as we could because of their potent offense. We had nothing to lose and everything to gain in this game.” Lacewell and Brown had different opinions as to the reason Brown gained 43 yards rushing. “I only threw when we needed a first down,” Brown said. “We were doing better on the ground so we stayed with it.” “He (Brown) wasn’t having a good passing game,” Lacewell said. “When he had time, he overthrew them. I’m disappointed in his per formance.” One of the key turning points for the Indians occurred after the safety in the third quarter. After gaining possession of the ball, ASU promptly fumbled it back to A&M. Brown be lieved that play was responsible for A&M regaining the momentum which eventually led to the winning Aggie touchdown. In an effort to regroup a scattered offense, Lacewell substituted Brown with third-string quarterback Cazzy Francis. “I was told I would get more play ing time,” Francis said, “But since the game was close. Coach Lacewell felt he should use Dwane (Brown) until the end.” When quarterback Craig Stump replaced the injured Kevin Murray in the fourth quarter, the Indian de fense expected a revived Aggie pass ing attack. “Murray is more of a running threat than Stump,” safety Billy Bowers said. “We didn’t expect Stump to roll out like he did. We as sumed he would drop-back and pass. They had the element of sur- Vol i Mm T 4/ prise. After the narrow defeat, a cloud v'T"; of despair hung over the ASU play ers as they plodded to the dressing Regarding the running game es tablished early in the first quarter. “If they had beat us 38-0 (the score of last year’s game),” Bowers said, “the loss wouldn’t have been so bad. But we know we could have won the game and that’s what hurts the most.” Photo by BILL Texas A&M tight end Rich Siler (84) juggles the ball on his fingertips after splitting the coverage of Arkansas State cor- nerback Brad Dent (5) and free safety I.J. Chapman during the third quarter of Saturday’s one-point A&M victory. Student guest coupons now available for football game After many student requests, the Texas A&M Athletic Department has announced the reinstatement of a policy allowing students to pur chase a guest coupon for individual games. Beginning Monday, Oct. 1, a stu dent may purchase a guest coupon at Window 8 in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum for the full bench seat admission price of $15. The guest coupon must be purchased prior to drawing student tickets so the student coupon books and guest coupons may be presented at the student ticket window together in order to receive tickets issued to gether. The limit of drawing a maxi mum of ten tickets as a group will continue. Only one individual game guest coupon may be purchased per stu dent coupon book. A student may still convert a $7.50 student ticket to a guest ticket by purchasing a guest label at Window 8 for an additional $7.50 after ex changing a student coupon for a stu dent ticket as is the current |>olicy for obtaining a guest ticket. The policy'of allowing the pur chase ol individual game guest cou pons, which existed until the early seventies, was discontinued due to the lack of available studenuidi that time. There will be a limited numba the individual guest coupons anil I able for each game and tney t*illi| sold on a first come, first served ill I sis. 'A AA Jf McDonald's MCDONALD’S DRIVE-THRU WINDOW INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS McDonald's At University Drive Sl Texas A Now at Manor East Mall BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING The IM GAMEPLAN ENTRIES CLOSE: BADMINTON SINGLES-Watch the birdie! Entries close Tues. Oct. 2 for badminton singles. Schedules will be posted Oct. 4 and play begins Tues. Oct. 9. Most matches will be played between 5 and 7 p.m. Mon day through Thursday. Competition will be in classes A,B,C and Recre ational. ENTRIES OPEN: PRESEASON VOLLEYBALL TOUR- NAMENT-Hey Spike! Let’s sign up! Entries open Monday, Oct. 1 and close Tuesday, Oct. 9. Play begins ~hurs- day, Oct. 11 and ends Sunday, Oct. 14. No game will be scheduled on Sat urday, Oct. 13 during the Texas A&M - Houston game. Entry fee is $5. Divi sions are Men’s , Women’s and CoRec classes A and B. No awards will be given. VOLLEYBALL-Don’t play that! Play this! Entries open Monday, Oct. 1 and close Tuesday, Oct 9. Round Robin play begins Monday, Oct. 15. Classes A, B, C and D are available. $20 entry fee per team. USVBA rules with Intra mural exceptions will be used. Officials are needed. FIELD GOAL KICKING CONTEST- Oh No! Not Lucy, Charlie Brown! En tries open Monday, Oct. 1 and close Tuesday, Oct. 9. The contest will take place Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in Kyle Field. Awards given in both Men’s and Women’s divisions for longest field goal and most total yardage. Entrant must furnish kicking tee. FLICKERBALL-You know the game - The one that resembles foot ball and basketball. Entries open Mon day, Oct. 1 and close Tuesday, Oct. 9. Playing fields located at Penberthy In tramural Complex. Divisions are: Men’s and Women’s Dorm, Men’s and Women’s Independent and CoRec. $15 fee per team. Rules available at the IM office. REMINDER TO ALL FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS: 1) Football playoffs will be posted Wednesday, Oct. 3, after 2 p.m. Play will begin Sunday, Oct. 7,1984. 2) If your game is rained out, reschedules will be posted after 2 p.m. the following work day. ALL TEAM CAPTAINS should check their schedule following rained out days to see if the rescheduling has affected their games. 3) Any team that forfeits will be billed $10.00. All forfeits must be cleared before that team will be reconsidered for. playoffs. COUGAR HIGH TRIP The Sports Official’s Association is sponsoring a trip to the Texas A&M - Houston football game in Houston, Saturday, Oct. 13. The trip cost is $25 for SOA members (and IM staff members) and $30 for non-member guests. To sign up, come by the IM office (Rm. 159 E. Kyle) by 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 and pay for your reservation. For more information, contact Tom Reber 845-7826. .Council puter s) lago co Senate < Bancine MSG 0 meeting I Coun port on puter s' tompui The \| t Field Goal Kicking entries open today. Awards will begivento the male and female with the longest field goal and the most: total yardage. SHAPE UP II OFFICIALS MEETING The first meeting for Volleyball and Flickerball officials is Monday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. in Rm. 164 E. Kyle. Volleyball officials are still needed. Contact Tom Reber in the IM-Rec Sports Office if in terested. LOCKERS Recreational lockers are available for rental to students, faculty and staff. Rental rates are $10 per semester and $30 annually. Lockers available are lo cated in E. Kyle for men and women, G. Rollie White and DeWare for men. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McDonald’s Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Monday in the Battalion by your local McDonald’s * Restaurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall and on Texas Avenue. Stories are written by members of the Intramural Staff, graphics are by Joel Hickerson, and photos are by Tom McDonnell and Marcy Basile. Do you feel that you are totally committed to fit ness? If so, then SHAPE UP II just may be the pro gram for you! This is different from the regular SHAPE UP program in that a participant must fulfill his/her goals within a period from September 1, 1984 to Au gust 31,1985. The point system is exactly the same as the regular SHAPE UP II but for two exceptions: 1. For those who reach the 500 point level, a free SHAPE UP II T-shirt will be awarded and at the 1,000 point level, your name will be inscribed on the SHAPE UP II Hall of FAME PLAQUE. 2. Weekly progress must be turned in. A “0” point value turned in for three weeks in a row will warrant you to be dropped from SHAPE UP II and placed into the regular SHAPE UP program. The 16-inch softball playoffs, begins Oct. 1 This program is geared to those who have made a serious committment to incorporating fitness into their everyday lifestyle. If you have any questions concern ing this program, please feel free to drop by the Intra mural-Recreational Sports Office, 159 East Kyle or phone 845-7826 DOB Ron Tew — air noon - demic As | munif