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THE BATTALION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1979 Page 9 Women s basketball is growing, rs and even illy part of the tom. t round games g* usiasm Houston’s Hofheiu stance, was a ram ■st will be there|» day night at tl* 5,330-seat arenai econd straight yej, m we didn’t wantli jurnament on |[( vis, whose 1 with the Mustaij 32-32. “I was ’ ick of enthusiasm meet Baylor Thiiii second game ofi — noble header. _■ that night willhs ■eting Texas Ai!" ,/ ' third in the cm drew a bye to I i of the tourney ight, co-champiu nsas will enter 4 will play first icr of the Honsti Arkansas willtli r of the A&M-Tsi ay night’s wintj nament title latic berth in ent. indlii ;^] urge ice i 17 points wlii 13 and Von r each hit 12. tournament, To oar 61-56, defei University 8M lor 68-58. io/f United Press International NACOGDOCHES — The wo men’s collegiate basketball pro gram, at least in one small East Texas town, has lined up the num bers to more than justify its exis tence. But detractors remain staunch, as Stephen F. Austin post Rosie Walker recently discovered. Walker, at 6-1, is a smooth- moving athlete whose soft jump shot rarely misses from inside 10 feet. She scored 42, 34, and 36 points in her team’s last three games in a tournament to decide the Texas championship and possibily the No. 1 ranking in the country. “Our fans look at me as a hero much as they do the men players,’’ Walker said. “Before I learn to cope with it the notoriety bothered me on the court. I finally learned to block it out. ’ Nevertheless Walker said over- zealous fans were easy to handle than the comment of a men’s coach. “He told me he would rather watch grass grow than to watch a woman’s basketball game,” she said. The Ladyjacks, as SFA’s women’s team is called, knows it does not have to put up with such insults. The team earlier this year drew 6,500 fans for one game to set the SFA Coliseum attendance record and top by 2,400 the best crowd at tracted by the school’s men’s team. “We re not totally supporting ourselves but we are revenue bear ing,” SFA Coach Sue Gunter said. “We re kicking in something.” The University of Texas Lady Longhorns, who were defeated 70-59 by Gunter’s Ladyjacks Satur day night in the finals of the Texas Association of Intercollegiate Ath letics for Women tournament do not receive the attention in Austin like purs defeat Rockets United Press International N ANTONIO — San Antonio’s Gervin and Larry Kenon iday took advantage of a frigid uston Rocket second period to ease the NBA Central Division jers to a 127-107 ictory and a three game edge over their itate rivals. fie Spurs held a 33-30 lead at the lofthe first period and the Rock- missed 14 of their first 15 second ter shots to allow San Antonio ;e a 6544 lead into the locker- at the half, i the chilly second quarter, e high scorer Moses Malone, collected 33 points for the day. hit the only Rockets’ basket at 10:57 and Houston didn’t scored again until Malone s five-footer at 6:26 of the second period. The Spur had tal lied 12 in a row. Gervin, who ended with 32 points, and Kenon, who finished with 22, then split 12 points as the Spurs outscored Houston 17-10 to close the half. The Rockets shot only 23 percent in the second quarter and ended the half hitting only 16 of 54 field goal attempts. Rockets missed their first four shots of the third quarter while Gervin hit six consecutive points to push the lead to 73-48. JupTnamba Eddie Dominguez ’66 ^ — naiM) first round ad Vl Invitational Ci Inch Aggie e ■ribed as “cold, • Texas A&M is in seventh pk ■ of347. Theti leads at Briar® th a team score SALAD-SANDWICH-SOUP Now open for your convenience in the basement of Sbisa Dining Center. Salad priced by the ounce and sandwiches by the inch. Open 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. », Shirley Furla auer, 86; Moii al Berry, 31. Tulsa’s Hi field with 1. Tournament; through Tuesd filling M Wrestling ci n the Texas ionships in Dal losting Ricfilaa lished first, laced three Sweat(142-potiiKl pound), and Blii ind), which ler school, indd ch placed two. three third-pli Edgmon Teniplett (hen •y Albertson Same entrance as the Underground Railroad. (Sbisa Basement) “QUALITY FIRST" If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned . . . We call ft “Mexican Food Supreme.” Dallas location; 3071 Northwest Hwy 352-8570 •K ¥ < * * * * ¥ M ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ the Ladyjacks do in Nacogdoches, an official of the Texas team said. The fight for recognition is even tougher in Houston, where Dot Woodfin’s team vies for headlines against a successful men’s team, three other colleges and the pros. The women do not display the specialized basketball skills of many men collegians. Coach Gunter said the women never will be as strong. Because women less than 6 feet tall predominate on the Texas teams’ rosters — the tallest player on any of the final four teams was 6-3 — the game is different than the men’s. Most of the shots are taken from close range. “You get a good, tall men’s team in a 2-3 zone and they choke off the middle,” Gunter said. Slam dunks and other crowd pleasing antics are absent at the women’s games. “Rosie can almost dunk,” said Kathy Saxton, a full-time publicist for the Ladyjacks. Saxton’s job was being made easier this weekend as the top rank ing in the country appeared to be on the line due to the recent defeat of No. 1 Old Dominion. Texas, 32-2, was ranked second and SFA, 26-3, was ranked No. 3 in the latest UPI poll. Only the last five of Gunter’s teams in the past 14 years have op erated with the aid of a budget. The head coach of the 1980 U.S. Olym pic team is impatient with the de tractors to the women’s game. “We are selling a legitimate product. We are a respectable game. 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Greg Falcoi 1 pounds from l! fending cfiauf Kelvey were ■ first matches. itball rtball coacfi lay the Aggies ck Ronnie most highly in Houston)’# M signed Entf top running lar Consolidate! m SPORT SHORTS —.W— Sports Shorts Entries opening Canoe Race Slam Dunk Innertube Waterpolo Entries Closing Frisbee Fast Pitch Softball Racquetball Meetings Fast Pitch Softball Captains Monday, February 26 Monday, February 26 Monday, February 26 Tuesday, March 6 Tuesday, March 6 Tuesday, March 6 Thursday, March 1, 5:15 Rm 701, Rudder Tower Schedules Basketball playoffs will be posted today, after 12:00 noon! For Lots Of Fun Acknowledgments lie sensors, j personnel eld such as ;s. Compl«- md inlo the l condutf life. J This advertisement is sponsored by your local McDonald’s Restaur ant, on University Drive and at Manor East Mall, under the direc tion of the Intramural Office. Stories are by Michelle Wolstein, pictures by Rich Westlake. This is a co-rec only entry — in nertube waterpolo. Entries open today, February 26 and close Tuesday, March 6. Play will be round robin leagues with single elimination play-offs. Rules may be obtained at the IM office. Teams consist of four men and three women. No more than 2 TAMU waterpolo players or swimmers may play on a team. TAMU waterpolo players and swimmers may not play goalie. All teams with TAMU swimmers or waterpolo players must play Class A. (Yes, you read right. This game is played in innertubes. It’ll be a lot of fun and laughs!) IM Picks Well, that whiz of whizzes, gem of gems, and square peg in a round hole, the IM wizards has been hanging out at the basketball courts and is trying his hand at predictions again. Here on his picks of the cream of the crop in AB and BC this season. Corps AB Corps BC Fish BC F-l P-2 A N-l Sq 2A Sq 8 Sq 3 Fish Sq 11 AB F-2#2 F-2 D-2 Cobra C B Battery E-l Jocks A V-l S-2 Men’s Dorm AB Men’s Dorm BC Women’s Dorm AB Puryear Zeroes Fresh Fish Pistol Petes McGinnis I Aston Can t Miss Fowler Puryear Playboys Sticky Fingers Krueger Klan#3 Moore Skyhigh Puryear Free For Alls Krueger Kooks Women’s Dorm BC Men’s Independent AB Spence Sparklers High Chicago Krueger Komics Nailers Oreole What Jim Rats Men’s Independent BC Women’s Independent AB Ozones NBA Coilers Twists Rockets Studesses SwishMasters ASAE BSU CoRec BC Women’s Independent BC CoRec AB Gatorades The MOB DDT The A’s JBAH Lopers H&PE NADS BangGang Has Beens Dean’s Team Maloney St. “I-Spy” Participant of the Week Barry Smitherman blocks the ball as he collides in the air with Harry Wright and Scott Bedford during the soccer game between Moses and Dunn. Barry Smitherman should come by the IM office to pick up his “Be Our Guest” card, redeemable for free food at McDonalds. Game Of The Week In The Center Court In a recent Class “A” handball game, Phil Tibbs and Jefferson Johnson won 21-4, Despite the weather, Dunn and the Moses BigHeaders finished out the soccer season with a fast- moving championship game. Dunn jumped out with a 1-0 lead early in the first half and domi nated the field as Moses had prob lems in the half-back positions and left the middle of the field wide- open to Dunn. The half ended with a score of 1-0. Dunn scored again early in the second half and led quite a while until the Moses team psyched up and scored a catch-up point. As Moses got in gear, they removed their goalie and put another for ward on the field to run more for wards into Dunn’s side of the field. Before, they could score, how- ever, time ran out with a final tally of 2-1 in favor of Dunn. Bridge Entries are now open for the IM Bridge tournament. Competition is open to all faculty, staff, and students. Entries close Friday, March 2. Play will be on Monday or Tuesday nights. Four players will constitute a team, but individuals who enter will be combined into teams according to teammate preferences. Entry forms are available at the IM office. For further information call Henry Robin or Stuart Walker at 845-3849. Are you a hotdog on the basket ball court? Today is the opening of entries for the IM slamdunk con test. Entries close next Tuesday, March 6. Five dunk attempts are allowed per contestant. Two points are scored for each basket made. Up to five points for style per each at tempt may be awarded by the judges. No one is allowed to hang on the rim. The top five scorers will go to the finals held during half-time of the Men’s Class A All-University championship basketball game on All-Stars Night. Get out and practice and come show off. The recordholder is James Mashborn from 1978 who scored 31.6 points. Back To Nature Adventure is just around the corner. Saturday, March 31 is the date set for the IM canoe race on the Brazos River. Entries open to day, Monday, February 26 and will close March 6. next Tuesday. Teams will consist of two indi viduals. Divisions will be men’s, women’s, and co-rec. Classes will be in aluminum and fiberglass. All participants must furnish their own canoe, paddles, and life vests. The men’s and women’s races will be in the morning, the co-rec in the afternoon. Winners Congrats and a new soccer ball to the new soccer champs-(these results were delayed while waiting for the men’s B game to be played due to weather conditions) Women’s Class A - Keathley Kissers Men’s Class A - Schlitz Men’s Class B - Dunn Co-rec Class A - Ten’s Comp. Ref’s Corner Softball officials meeting. Thursday, March 1, 6 p.m. Room 267 G. Rollie White. Basketball officials meeting. Thursday, March 1, 7 or 8 p.m. Room 267 G. Rollie White.