Sports
Ag fairy tale
By Ed CASSAVOY
Sports Editor
Now children gather around the
fire. I am going to tell you a bedtime
story.
In the fair land of Aggie, many
years ago, there was much rejoicing.
The fair kings who reigned over the
land of maroon and white had
found their people a new coach for
the football.
For years there had been sadness
at the lousy play of the Aggies.
But now Coach Jackie Sherrill, or
Sir Sherrill to the peasants, had
come.
So the Brazos Valley filled with
songs of good cheer, as hopes of a
Cotton Bowl victory were renewed.
But, children, fair Aggieland was
not as sunny a place as was first
thought. After Saturday’s 20-16 loss
to Baylor, questions were raised
about the fair knights of Jackie Sher
rill.
Sir Sherrill capie into the Baylor
game with an 0-2 conference record,
and he needed a win. Rumors
abounded around the castle about
the Aggie kings trying to buy out Sir
Sherrill’s contract if the Aggies
failed to slay the dragon — or Bear.
Well they didn’t win. Again.
After the game. Sir Sherrill, wet
hair clinging to his skull, walked into
the interview room in his stocking
feet. He may have been drenched to
the skin by the rain, but his spirits
were not dampened.
Sherrill said he saw the Aggies do
many good things against Baylor.
The defense did some good things.
Aggie quarterback Craig Stump did
some good things. Jackie did some
good things.
There were some grumbling from
the assembled towncriers who had to
report his words to the people.
What, they asked, was the reason
for a quick kick by Anthony Toney
which the Bears blocked? The Ag
gies gave the ball back to the Bears
on the Aggie 16 yard line.
“On the quick kick, it was the right
play to at that* time,” Sherrill said.
“He (Toney) just kicked the ball too
low.”
Sir Sherrill said the team had
worked on the quick kick in practice
with good results.
“In practice Toney was hitting 45
yarders,” Sherrill said. “With Baylor
playing a pass defense there
wouldn’t be anyone back there. It
could have been a big play.”
It was. For Baylor.
The Aggie knights on the kicking
squad had an equally bad night. Es
pecially Friar Alan Smith and punter
Sir Todd Tschanz.
Torrential downpours through
out the game did not help their
cause. Neither did the snapping of
Sir Shawn Walker. Epic songs will be
heard for years lauding the high
snap that soared over Tschanz’s
head. Tschanz smothered the ball on
the Aggie two. Baylor converted that
small error into 7 points.
Smith seems to be under the spell
of an evil wizard. He missed two
field goals against the Bears. More
importantly, he missed an extra
point conversion that would come
back to haunt the Aggies.
A&M was struggling on offense,
down by four points going into the
final minutes of the fourth quarter.
A field goal was not enough.
A&M marched down to the Bears
one yardline. On fourth down, Sher
rill had to go for it.
The call was for Stump to fake to
Sir Thomas Sanders then pitch to
Jeff Holley running left. Holley got
the ball and forgot the one thing all
successful knights know — never
hesitate.
Holley did, and was pulled down
at the Baylor three.
“If we go ahead and and sprint to
the outside then we may have
scored,” Sherrill said, “but we tried
to make an inside move and it didn’t
work.”
One question that comes to mind,
is why not have Sanders run right?
Having Sanders run up the middle
did nothing to fool the Bear line
backers. Linebackers are the people
you must fool.
The Aggies had one more shot at
f etting the Bears to yield, but a
tump pass to Prince Jimmy Teal
was intercepted.
“On a play like that you can’t get
sacked,” Stump said. “And I should
have just thrown out of bounds. I
See CAMELOT, page 11
ATTENTION: AGGIES
Now that you have decided to come to the
best college in the country ... why not come to
the best hairstyling shop in the country
Come see the professionals at
Create that special look
For that special you
Aggie running back Anthony Toney slips and slides his way
to the first A&M touchdown. Saturday’s game was played in
monsoon rain conditions, with Baylor beating the Aggies 20-
BILL'S STYLE SHOP
215 Univ. Dr.
(next to Campus Theatre)
Appointments available
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:30 Sat 8:30-3:30
MSC Great Issues in cooperation with The Center
<.RKAI ISMIKS\
"i/WW tor Free Enterprise, Presents:
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. &
JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
IN A DEBATE ENTITLED
“IS BIG GOVERNMENT
SOCIALLY DESIRABLE?
Oct. 30
8:00 pm
Rudder Auditorium
Tickets:
Student $5.00
Non-student $7.00
A
THE LOW-DOWN
ON A HIGH-PAYING
CAREER WITH
LUBY’S.
To become a manager of one of our cafeterias is a very special business
opportunity. You’ll be joining an ambitious and progressive companyi
requires more of its managers than any food chain in the Sunbelt, Loccl
managers are decision making executives who are responsible for all pi
chasing, menu planning, and hiring of personnel. We grant our managesss
great deal of automony, and treat them as business partners. Lubfi
Cafeterias, Inc. is a firm believer in promoting from within; hence, most Cel
porate Officers are former unit managers.
Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc. is not restricting interviews to only Business marf
we’re open to all degrees. We’re looking for people who are interested!
becoming dynamic, aggressive, and well paid business people,
your goal, then we’re looking for you!
INTERVIEWING IN YOUR PLACEMENT CENTER
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 &25
Luby s
LUBY’S CAFETERIAS, INC. 2211 N.E. LOOP 410, P.O. BOX 33069, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78265
Luby s is a registered trademark of Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc.