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October 21, 198b 8:00 p.m. Bryan Civic Auditorium $4.00 Presale $5.00 At the Door Notes-N-Quotes 846-2255 112 Nagle St. FREE PARKING LECTURE NOTES AVAILABLE AH SC 107 Edwards ANSC 107 Hesby ARTS 149 Hutchinson BIOL 113 Thomas ECON 311 James GEOL 101 Harder GEOL 101 Koenig HIST 105 Kime HIST 106 Pisani JOGR 102 Schafer JOGR 301 Tomlinson POLS 206 West PSYC 107 Woehr REHR 205 Archer SCOM 105 Street WFSC 302 Bickham Page 12 The Battalion Thursday, October 20,1988 Taylor (Continued from page 9) with a 2-yard burst off left tackle. He added the extra-point, but A&M still trailed 12-7 and had to kickoff to the Owls, who knew very well that an on- sides kick was coming. “The only thing they can do after that first touchdown is an onsides kick,” a dejected Neely said following the game. “We called all our first crowd together and told them just before the kickoff to be ready for it. And then we just let them get the ball.” Indeed, the Owls stood around while Stallings recovered Jack Powell’s kick on the Owl 43. “I remember that very well,” Stal- lipgs said. “My job was to block the man in front of the kicker, but there wasn’t anyone there, so I just fell on the ball. “Coach Bryant had instilled in us an attitude that we could beat any other team if we put our minds to it.’’ Wasting no time, the Aggies went for the touchdown on first down. Wright dropped back and hurled a pass along the left sideline where a wide-open Taylor caught the ball at the Rice 2 and rambled into the end zone. “Most people catch a pass for a touch down, but I was running for my life,’’ Taylor said. Ironically it was A&M’s second —and final — completion of the game and wasn’t even originally meant for him. “All week when we practiced that play Bobby Conrad had been the re ceiver, but Bryant couldn’t get him into the game because of the substitution rules,” Taylor said. “So he decided to have me catch it which I did. “I knew I could beat Zipperlen be cause all day he had waited until 1 got right up to him before turning around to run with me. I had pretty good speed and got behind him for the score.” Taylor kicked his second straight extra point, giving A&M a startling 14-12 lead before leaving the game. “It was muddy, which had caused us some problems,” Taylor said. “Coach Bryant wanted a fresh back out there, so he took me out.” Nothing could have kept the Aggies' from their date with destiny, as the om nipresent Pardee intercepted Owl quar terback King Hill’s long pass on the first play after the ensuing kickoff. Pardee returned to the Owl 8 yard line and Watson completed the scoring with a 2-yard run with 1:09 still on the clock. A&M got the ball back again after an other Rice turnover but chose to run the clock out rather than seek more points. Goehring noted that following the game the Aggies could see the shock and frustration on the Owls’ faces, but that the Aggies didn’t really celebrate until they reached the dressing room. “It was exuberant in there because we realized what we had done,” Goehring said. “I had a gash down the top of my helmet and never knew how it had hap pened.” Several of the Aggies had tried to carry Bryant off the field without much success. Bryant was gracious to the stunned Neely when they met at mid- field, but had high praise for his players once he joined them in the dressing room. “In fairness to Rice, I’ll have to admit that we were lucky,” he said. “But I’m the luckiest guy alive to be able to coach kids like these Aggies. I can’t single out anyone for an outstanding performance because for 56 minutes we were com pletely outplayed.” “We played as well as any crowd we had for 56 minutes, then we just let it get away,” Neely said. “It is hard to under stand.” Fresh off their stirring comeback the Aggies proceeded to lose to the Univer sity of Texas 21-6. Taylor said that the Longhorns had a lot of talent, even if they hadn’t had a good season. Taylor continued to be a force for A&M during their unbeaten 1956 sea son, especially when the going got tough. “There were about eight starters in the training room the Wednesday before we played Baylor when Coach Bryant came into the room,” Taylor said. “He looked around then said, ‘Anyone who wants to play Saturday had better be in uniform and scrimmage tommorrow.’ And every one of us got up and got dressed.” Taylor rushed for a game-high 91 yards in A&M’s 34-21 win over Texas in Austin that season. Though he didn’t score a TD, he did set up three of them in what Stallings said was “a special mo ment for all of us, especially me. I have a special feeling for that weekend because two days later I got married.” Taylor was injured in A&M’s 21-13 win over Maryland in the 1957 opener and later missed three straight games. However he did return for the Baylor game, kicking two extra-points in A&M’s 14-0 win. Against Arkansas Crow scored a touchdown in the second quarter, and Taylor’s extra-point gave the Aggies a 7- 6 comeback victory that kept them at the top of the Associated Press Poll. Late in the game quarterback Roddy Osborne defied Bryant’s orders and tossed a pass toward John Tracey that Porker Don Horton intercepted and re turned 57 yards until Taylor tackled him. Crow intercepeted a pass to end that potential rally, then Arkansas place- kicker Freddy Akers missed a 22-yard field goal. Pardee says Cooj should beat Hogs HOUSTON (AP) — University of Houston Coach Jack Pardee doesn’t think the Cougars have to play over their heads to beat 13th-ranked Ar kansas in their Southwest Conference showdown Saturday. “If the Houston Cougars play the kind of fooball we’re capable of play ing, we can beat anyone left on our schedule,” Pardee said. “We don’t have to play over our heads, we just have to play up to our ability.” The Cougars, 4-1 for the season and 1-1 in SWC games, must play to their capabilities against the Hogs, 6- 0 this season. “If we have a bad game, commit turnovers and have lapses, 1 don’t see anyone we could beat,” Pardee said. “But it’s comforting to know that if we play the kind of football we can play and get the breaks, we can win.” The Razorbacks rank second in the SWC in total offense, led by quar terback Quinn Grovey, the league’s most efficient passer and fifth ranked in total offense. “He’s good, he’s fast, he’s quick and he’s very deceptive,” Houston defensive end Keith Jenkins said. “He’ll be in my dreams this week. Most of the time I’m hitting him and tackling him. “I try to make my dreams as realis tic as possible so I also have him making the big plays.” Grovey rushed 101 yards and passed for 111 in last week’s;';, victory over Texas, while r .. neering the Hogs’ wishboneolfeti Pardee is concerned about t-.; kansas defense, which matchest . fense with a No. 2 total dclee ranking in the SWC. The Hogs won’t be the Tin A&M blitzing machine that le-. beat the Cougars 30-16 two ^ ago, Pardee said. “Arkansas is good at dro^ people off in coverage and k ; bad plays downfield instead ofh the line,” Pardee said. The Razorbacks beat the Cufj 21-17 last season with a secor rally that included droppingeifijj nine defenders back in coven® “They shut us out in thesis) half last year and I'm surewel; some of that again,” Pardeesaii The Cougars are 4-1 for the & and 1-1 in SWC games. Us,; beaten Baylor and lost to Tm A&M. Last week, they beatl a 82-28. Arkansas has beaten Texas fr, tian, Texas Tech and Texasib; SWC victories. Pardee thinks the pressure is xj Razorbacks, playing onthero;:.. trying to erase the stigma offer® runners-up. “If we beat them, they are »• at second place again,” Parde;. ‘ * It ’ s a heck of a big game forte think it’s more pressure on ther Sweeney one hit awaj from 1st NFL action IRVING (AP) — Kevin “Too Short” Sweeney’s first shot in a regular season non-strike NFL game will come the next time Steve Pcllucr doesn’t learn how to slide. Sweeney is just a concussion away from the controls of the Dallas Cowboys. “Kevin may get in there pretty quick if Pelluer doesn’t learn how to slide,” said Dallas coach Tom Landry. “Kevin would make things interesting. The play ers all like him.” Pelluer suffered a concussion on the third play of a 17-7 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday and spent the rest of the game relearning his name on the side lines while Danny White played. White suffered ligamentdarre knee which will keep him outc:T. least a month. Sweeney wasr second string. Pelluer has been knocked a- games this year, one inprt>:. concussions. Sweeney was the heroofte: ment games for the Cowboy . He started and won twogaE “ rh i ne stone ’' Cowboys, hittis; passes for 291 yards and lo:: downs. But Sweeney has a label ofte short and hasn’t worked his *, game this year. z Suitable Career Options The Kasper for A.S.L. suit, an attractive addition to your resume. Classic tailoring sure to make a positive first impression. In corporate blue poly- ester/viscose for misses sizes 4-14. Most appropriate for your job interview or your corporate climb. One of many career options awaiting you in our misses department, 135.00 Dillard’s SHOP DILLARD'S MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 10-9. SUNDAY 12-6; POST OAK MALL. HARVEY ROAD AT HIGHWAY 6 BYPASS. COLLEGE STATION 764-00H. AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD WELCOME