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E By DA Bat for *e thi I the Tex; New Orleans wants victory Ip enter a f lor those! United Press International season in last Sunday’s 23-7 loss to won 16-0, Tampa Bay was bound to “We’ve had too many peaks and ATLANTA — Leeman Bennett the Los Angeles Rams, have yielded ',!r jrtswnt beat somebody sooner or later. valleys this season. Last Sunday was ■ seasor says New Orleans’ loss to Tampa a total of 122 points in 13 games. “And the Bucs are going to beat a valley, a deep valley.” lYear’s Er Bay is going to make it tougher for The record is 133 scored against the several teams next year,” he said. The Saints last won four weeks ' ofSout the Atlanta Falcons to beat the Minnesota Vikings in 1969. “I’m not saying they are going to be ago when they overcame a 20-7 jnnet B; Saints in Sunday’s season finale. However, the Falcons could beat fourth-period deficit to nip the Fal­ a contender, or anything like that, [the past “I think New Orleans will come in the Vikings’ mark and still not wind but I am saying they are going to cons, 21-20. 'been 1- here fired up,” the Falcons coach up with the record since the Rams, win two or three games.” “If anything good came out of that said Tuesday. who close their regular season New Orleans publicist Jerry game,” said Bennett, “it was the fact joss was ■that the “They are going to be seeking a Saturday at Washington, have al­ Wynn, who arrived in Atlanta Tues­ that it makes our job easier this , Liberty win to get rid of the stigma of losing lowed only 129. day, said the loss to the Bucs “was a week getting our players up for the [e of reve to the Bucs. I’d have been embar­ The Falcons also will be out to natural letdown caused by losing the Saints. We were embarrassed that George Woodard Phil Bennett Doug Holmes rassed if that had happened to us protect their position as the top previous two weeks by just three day.” jnce again and I know they are too. ” team in the NFL in yardage de­ points. Bennett said he would like to be le Aggies But Sunday’s game is just as im­ fense. Atlanta has allowed an aver­ “We had been playing so well, able to use the final game of the portant to the Falcons. They need a age of only 228.6 yards per game, without having much to show for it, 1977 season to take a look at some of win to post a breakeven, 7-7, sea­ five yards ahead of second-place that we were due a game in which his younger players to see how they Aggie Notes son. The Falcons also must hold the Dallas which hosts Denver Sunday. everything went the other way,” might fit into his scheme of things Saints to 10 or less points if they are “I wasn’t all that surprised that Wynn said. for 1978. The Aggies won the coin toss and will be the mark the first football appearance there for the Ag­ to set an NFL record for the fewest Tampa Bay beat New Orleans,” said home team in the Bluebonnet Bowol. They’ll wear gies...... But, they 11 likely meet the Houstoa points allowed in a 14-game season. Bennett. “Sure, I expected the Maroon jerseys, white pants, and white hel­ Cougars there next season in a SWC contest.... The Falcons, who gave up the Saints to win, but, like I warned be­ mets. . . After two consecutive years of producing Texas A&M will take approximately 118 players most points tbey’ve allowed this fore we played the Bucs the Falcons Rockets threaten to the Bluebonnet Bowl hut Coach Emory BeH nine four-year lettermen, this year’s senior class has only three who have won four letters — QB David plans to suit up only between 70 and 75. “Bowlsare RE Walker, OT Frank Myers and LB Kevin rewards to the players,” Bellard says. “We II tale TH Monk. . . . A&M has seven seniors among its start­ every player, including walkons, who have been out L to sue Los Angeles ing 22 — Walker, Myers and Mark Dennard this season.”...... A&M’s football squadpieturefor on offense; Monk, DT Steve Spitzenberger, DE 1977 will be made the morning ofTuesday, Dec.2], United Press International DINNER THEATRE Monday, but Patterson said attor­ Phil Bennett and CB Mike Williams on defense. a day before the squad departs for Houston. Presents: HOUSTON — The Houston neys for both the club and Tom­ Other seniors are LB Jimmy Kocurek, safety Ralph The Texas A&M Football Awards Program is janovich were convinced there were “A Christmas Carol by Dickens” Bockets are threatening to sue the Barrett, CB Wadine Miles. . . . scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, inthe because of grounds for legal action. Big George Woodard, A&M’s junior fullback, has Rudder Tower Auditorium. Presentation of the Saturday, Dec. 10; Friday, Dec. 16 & Saturday, Dec. 17 ’s punch that left Patterson said Tomjanovich was carried the football 612 times in three seasons and Aggie Heart Award will feature the program. The at the sidelined for two trying to break up a fight between has been thrown for losses only twice. Texas put a season highlight film also will be shown...... 105 year old Calvert Hotel months. Rockets’ center Kevin Kunnert and minus-2 on him as a freshman and Virginia Tech got Tony Franklin kicked off 62 times this seasonand Calvert, Texas General Manager and President Washington when the Laker un­ him for a one-yard loss as a sophomore. This year he 44 went into the endzone for touchbacks. Eighteet M Ray Patterson Monday also called Reservations or for more information, 364-2641 corked his punch on Tomjanovich. carried 245 times without losing a yard. . . . Last were returned for 270 yards, an average of 15 for NBA Commissioner Lawrence Tomjanovich was placed in inten­ Tickets: A&M Student $5.95, Others $7.95 year Woodard and HB Curtis Dickey combined for yards. . .. On the other hand, A&M retumedlj O’Brien to suspend the Lakers sive care for 36 hours in a Los a total of 1,879 yards to become the greatest two- kickoff s for a 19.2 average. . . . Franklin had a per franchise and asked for compensa­ Angeles hospital. He is expected to man running combo in Aggie history. This season feet 37 for 37 in extra points. The foes hit on30o( tion for the loss of Tomjanovich, the be released from the hospital within they did even better, combining for 2,085 yards. 34...... Punter David Appleby had a 43.3 average LAKEVIEW CLUB Rocket’s leading scorer who suffered 10 days. Woodard got 1,107 and Dickey 978...... for 57 kicks and the average hang time was 4sec­ 3 Miles N. on Tabor Road a broken nose and jaw and a concus­ Patterson said the NBA should The Bluebonnet Bowl is A&M’s 11th bowl ap­ onds. . His longest punt of the yearwas65yards..,. sion last Friday. crack down on what he referred to pearance and it will be the 9th different bowl. Only six players in this year’s Aggie squad were Saturday Night: Johnny O’Brien has fined Washington a as the “enforcers” of the league. They’ve played in the Cotton Bow three times, listed on the two-deep chart fot the 1975 Liberty I’HE Lyons, Janet Lynn record $10,000 and suspended him “I don’t think Kermit should be Dixie Classic, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Presiden­ Bowl game against Southern Cal. Center Mark Deo for at least 60 days. left out there on a limb by himself, ” tial Cup, Gator Bowl, Liberty Bowl and Sun nard, tackle Frank Myers and fullback George & The Country Nu Notes said Patterson. “He is a product of From 9-1 p.m. “At the present time I cannot Bowl. . . Woodard were starters, though Myers was a guard applaud the decision,” Patterson professional .” Starting offensive guard Doug Holmes is the in 1975. On defense, Stacy Breihan at DE, Steve said. “This punishment is only the Patterson also asked the NBA younger brother of Ernie who plays on the front Spitzenberger at DT and Kevin Monk at LB were 1 tip of the iceberg. board of governors to convene a four of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense...... listed on the second defensive units.... QB David “Kermit swung the most vicious meeting as soon as possible to possi­ Southern Cal a formidable foe?? "Year after year, Walker was a red-shirt during the 1975 sea­ STAMPEDE DANCE punch I have ever seen. You could bly amend the bylaws and make a ) 0 they probably have as much talent as any team in son. . . . Tony Franklin was a freshman kickerin75, Every Thursday Night hear it all over the arena.” franchise responsible for the violent Men $2.00 the country,” says A&M Coach Emory Bellard. A&M’s roster this season lists 16 scholarship Ladies $1.00 The Rockets’ general manager actions of its players. “It’s difficult to believe they lost four games this players from Houston high schools and some H Ail brands beer 40c 8-12 said he did not know when his pro­ The Lakers visit Houston Wed­ season. Turnovers were their downfall in the four from the Greater Houston area...... A&M has 15 posed suit would be filed. None of nesday night before what is ex­ losses.”.... Attendance-wise, Texas A&M had a players on pro team’s payrolls, though a few are on the Rockets attorneys were present pected to be a large crowd. tremendous year when one considers stadium sizes. the injured list. They include linebackers Brad Kyle Field has 49,700 permanent seats and the Ag­ Dusek, Washington; Ed Simonini, Baltimore; Unite gies averaged 53,930 for five home games. Folding Garth TenNapel, Detroit; Robert Jackson, Cleve­ DALLAS Pizza inn chairs were placed on the track around the football land; offensive guards Glenn Bnjnoch, Cincinnati andry Tue and Dennis Swilley, Minnesota; tight end Richard am’s defe 'When better pizzas are made . . . Pizza field to attain that figure. . . . Largest crowd for GRADS A&M this season was 104,802 at Michigan and the Osborne, Philadelphia; running hack BubbaBean. rancisco N Inn of Bryan-College Station smallest was 28,563 at TCU. ... A new Kyle Field Atlanta; Defensive linemen Edgar Fields, Atlanta mdition a will make them. record was set when 57,443 crowded in for the Jimmy Dean, Houston and Tank Marshal, NT lid there Legal Career For Non-Lawyers Texas game...... Jets; and defensive backs Dave Elmendorf, Los lild conce: A&M’s 27-7 victory over Houston kept a unique Angeles; Tim Gray, Kansas City and Lester Hayes, The Cov FAMILY NIGHT A legal career without law school can be yours as a Legal streak going. The Aggies and Cougars have played Oakland...... j jde victor Tuesday Nights 6:00-8:30 p.m. Assistant. Job opportunities are excellent in this exciting new 16 games and neither has ever won twro in a row. The Aggies and LTSC have another athletic date j onday ni *1.99 next spring. The Trojans will he in College State itch for I "We've got a feeling you're field. Legal Assistants do much work traditionally done only A&M now leads the series 7-6-3...... Tight end on March 21 to play the Aggies in baseball in A&Ms evision s gonna like us." by lawyers. Russell Mikeska made the most of his pass recep­ tions this year. He caught only six, but three were new 5,000-seat baseball plant...... 'But I d 413 Texas Ave. S. Three months of intensive training in courses taught by 1803 Greenfield Plaza lawyers can give you the skills to interview witnesses, do for touchdowns. . . . He also added another Texas A&M is a state land grant school of30,00) ng,” sa (Next to Bryan High) Open Sunday 11 A.M. touchdown when he recovered a fumble in the students. Southern Cal is a private school of 24, isted its 846-6164 legal research, prepare pleadings, draft transaction docu­ endzone...... students. . . A&M observed its centennial yeario itself t 846-1784 ments, and prepare cases for trial under the supervision of Tony Franklin’s final field goal of the regular sea­ 1976. USC will be 100 years old in 1980....Ina the NF an attorney. son also was his longest of the year, a 57-yarder way it’ll he Aggie vs. Longhorn, too. A&Ms Presi­ should v The Basic Legal Assistant Course begins March 6. Call or against Houston...... 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