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Page 10/The Battalion/Friday, March 9, 1984 by Jeff Millar & Bill Miners Herschel: $6 million man Papa’s will be closed today until Sun., Mar. 18, Pa pa’s appreciates the response that has promoted the business this first month and a half. To accomodate the increasing number of customers Papa’s will be expanding after our break. Have Spring Break! a wonderful Thank You, Papa P.S. Luncheon Specials Coming Soon All coupons expire today, Mar. 9 United Press International EAST RUTHERFORD, N,J. —Herschel Walker wasn’t en vious" when he heard about Steve Young’s multi-million dollar contract. He had no rea son to be. Weeks before the USFL’s Los Angeles Express announced they had signed Young Mon day, Walker had hammered out a new contract with New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump. All involved with Walk er’s deal claimed it is better than Young’s contract, estimated to be worth $40 million over 36 years. “It’s belter now,” Walker said Thursday when asked to com pare his contract to Young’s. “In 36 years, it will be a whole lot belter.” Sources say Trump will lay out more money for Walker’s contract than Express owner J. William Oldenburg put up for the former Brigham Young quarterback. Young actually re ceives about $1 million in salary over the next four years with most of the rest of the money deferred. Walker will receive an esti mated $6 million over the next four years. Rather than receive deferred payment he will have the International Management Group, which represents him, invest the money for him. “If you have good people around you, you don’t have to defer money,” Walker said. “You have to bring the con tract down to present value,” Trump said. “I know numbers. If I had my choice between Herschel’s contract and Steve Young’s contract. I’d lake Hers- chel’s.” Walker’s contract is guar anteed even if the league folds, since it is a personal services contract with Trump. Walker originally signed a 3-year, $5.5 million contract with former Generals owner Walter Duncan before the 1983 season. Walker said it wasn’t only money which influenced him to sign his new Generals contract. He likes Trump, a multi-mil lionaire real estate tycoon, and has a strong identification with the USFL. Walker lent the league credibility and became its first superstar when he signed as an underclassman out of the University of Georgia al ter winning the 1982 Heisman Trophy. “To speak in Donald’s terms, if I had to build a building I’d build it from the ground up rather than take an old building and renovate it,” Walker said. “I’m very happy to stay in the USFL. I know Herschel Walker and the USFL go hand in hand. “I’m not going to try to play the two leagues (USFL and NFL). I think my contract is the best in the NFL, USFL or what ever. It’s one of the best con tracts of any athlete in the world.” Legends strong in Doral tourney Schooner’s Landing Seafood Restaurant Univ. 0 29th Schooner’s ■ Tarrow Unique Atmosphere Orders taken at the boat! ^ Try our daily specials 606 Tarrow (off Univ. East) Open 11-10 Tue-Sun 764-7439 United Press International MIAMI — Little-known John Adams and Larry Rinker shot 6-under-par 66s Thursday to lead the first round of the $400,000 Doral Open golf tour nament, but two legends—Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino — were each just one shot back. Nicklaus, who said he’s play ing as well as he ever did but not quite as aggressively, roared to a 4-under-par 32 on the front side and finished with a 67. Trevino, who played the backside first, also tore up the front nine with a 32 for his 67. Gary Hallberg was tied with Nicklaus and Trevino at 67. Next at 68 over the par-72, 7,065-yard Doral “Blue Monster” course were Johnny Miller, Tom Kite, Canadian Dave Barr, Isao Aoki of Japan, Mike Nicolette and Tom Jen kins. Defending champion Gary Koch posted a 2-under-par 70 and at 72 was Andy Bean, the 1982 Doral champion who lost last week’s tournament at Eagle Trace in a sudden death play off. Masters champion Seve Bal lesteros, who plays out of the Doral Country Club, shot 73, and Eagle Trace winner Bruce Lietzke shot a 71. Nicklaus and Trevino, both 44, have dominated the game at times throughout the last two decades. They total 95 wins be tween them with Nicklaus notching 69 and Trevino 26. Nicklaus has not won a tour nament since the 1982 Colonial, but he feels he is playing as well as ever. “As a manager of my golf game and as a ball striker, I’m playing better golf,” said the Golden Bear. “You play a little more conservatively, not be cause you want to. You just do as you get older.” “It’s not a matter of nerves, it’s a matter of nerve. My nerves &re actually pretty good.” Bears deal Ags first loss "It was just one of those kind of games,” lamented Bob Brock, the Texas A&M wom en’s softball coach after his team had split a double-header with Baylor Thursday night. Which game was he talking about? Obviously the first game, the one the Aggies lost 3- 0. But actually, he could have been referring to either game, even the Aggies' 2-1 victory. Texas A&M, boasting a 9-0 record going into Thursday night’s meeting with the Bears, was riding on a pretty high emotional wave, according to Brock. “We were overconfident," Brock said. “We’ve always beat Baylor in the past, we were just a little bit high.” In spite of the one-game blemish on the Aggies’ once- perfect record though, all season start is still one oil best the team has ever had and that's not much tom about. But Brock is griping.| about the team or the r«« but about the coaching, m “I’m really unhappy 4 how 1 had my team |»e|)ai^ he said. Bui nui weighing the seh|! ness of losing their lircijfl Ihursdav night was the pi bilit\ of i he Aggies Insingl then starters. I ()ut f ielders Josie Cartel Cind\ Foster collided incl field during the first gnmcl neithei got up. As it unnedl Cartel spiained her left I and Foster suffered a sprl hci left shoulder, hnihaitl peiletl to be back in atH week. H , J mr -o’ ijiK'i KJHl ZlaJIKJ Fholo by DEAN 5,411 Snook wins in semis Snook center Martin Walter pulls up for a shot during the Bluejays semifinal victory in Aus tin. Walter led Snook with 17 points. The Bluejays will play for the UIL class A high school championship on Saturday; Bryan plays in the semifinals for class 5 A today. Ys*r. Kva^"' i ' vr^ — nIiW—■ ——■orneddng'co 0 ^ and refreshing. 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