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gust 2,1 Sports onday, August 2,1993 The Battalion Page 3 SWC *93: Football Previews ied pace iium test is the v'ersity as- :he Texas im. education rdinating elJowship lly award nts to un- luate stu- research. ?sent ?nce 10 ;ican arid grams a! *nt aeon- chnology eef Indus- just 16-2C ed during e beef in- y, embryo i comput- attie. ion about itact Dr i rector of and Latin >, at 845- ted strial dept. owa State , will be et of the -partmenl n g- a quality >sign ana as honors Industrial rofession- al in Au- aartment gineering :h rumored nger and searchers with in ters as to articles, the new' to veteri- de of spe- old dogs thy. editor e editor Elliott, J. Fra" 1 I semesters oi* iods), at Te# &M University' sion of Student ,nald Building- idvertising, onday tftroug To charge by Rockets bought by Florida businessman HOUSTON (AP) - Florida busi nessman Les Alexander on Friday completed his $85 million purchase of the Houston Rockets and announced he already had a "major trade" in the works. Alexander, who has promised to take a hands-on approach to running the NBA team, called the deal "signifi cant" but declined to give more details. "Right now we know and the oth er team hasn't completed it yet, but it will probably be completed in the next day or two and we'll announce it” he said. 'T think it's significant." Alexander began his effort to pur chase the Rockets three months ago, but limited partners Tilman Fertitta and Gary Bradley announced they would match his $81 million offer and buy the team themselves. Crow, Baugh enter SWC Hall of Fame DALLAS (AP) — Sam Baugh jokes that if he were entering college today, he would be swinging a golf club rather than throwing a football. But when the Southwest Confer ence quarterback legend reminisces about his days as Texas Christian’s "Slingin' Sammy/' it's obvious his heart is with a pigskin, not a nine- iron. Baugh was one of six former con ference players, including Texas A&M running back John David Crow, in ducted Friday into the first class of the Southwest Conference Hall of Honor. Also selected were Texas running back Earl Campbell, TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien, SMU running back Doak Walker, and Houston quarter back Andre Ware. All except Baugh won the Heisman Trophy. Part 1 of 4 Tomorrow: Rice and Houston Freshman quarterback gives recovering team new mobility Southern Methodist Uni versity is con tinuing its rise from the grave dug in 1985 when the NCAA levied the death penalty against their football program. Under the leadership of Tom Rossley the Mustangs shocked many skeptics last season by compiling a 5-6 record - 2-5 in the South west Conference, Rossley's three-year record at SMU is 6-16, 2-13 in the SWC. "The biggest turn around for the players was their attitude," Rossley said. "It was such a different attitude from four years ago." When SMU returned from the death penalty From Staff and Wire Reports in 1989, the team was composed of 74 fresh men. This season, the Mustangs will boast a lineup consisting of mostly upperclassmen, but the offense will be led by a red shirt freshman. Ramon Flanigan, the 6-1,170 lb. quarterback from Wichita Falls, will take over the Mus tangs' reins. Rossley said the offense will receive an added dimension with a new quarterback. "We'll be faster and have more big play po tential on offense," he said. "Having a mobile quarterback for the first time will also help us." Though the offense might gain more mobility this season, they will have to look for more im provement with almost a complete new See SMU / Page 4 ifSLI Price wins St. Jude Classic THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nick Price, already the leading money-winner on the PGA Tour this year, won his fourth tournament of the year Sunday when his final-round 66 gave him a three-shot vic tory in the $1.1 million Federal Express-St. Jude Classic. It was Price's third victory in as many tour events as he won the Greater Hartford Open and Western Open on consecutive weekends in late June and early July. He also won the Tournament Players Championship in March. No other golfer has more than two tour wins this year. "I'm just playing well. I'm hitting the fairway. I'm hitting the ball on the green and I'm making putts. There's not much more to say than that,” Price said after finishing with an 18-under-par 266 total after four trips around the 7,006-yard TPC course at Southwind. Jeff Maggert and Rich Fehr finished at 269, one shot better than Fuzzy Zoeller, who began the final round tied for the lead with Price but faded to a 70. Price managed to win yet again — and take the winner's check of $198,000 — despite being on edge throughout the tournament. His wife Sue is at home in Orlando, Fla., about to deliver their sec ond child. He said when the tournament began Thursday and then said again Saturday, when he moved into a first-place tie with Zoeller, that he would leave if his wife went into labor. Price's only problem on the course Sunday came when he double-bogeyed the par-3, 231-yard 14th hole after hitting his tee shot in the water. He was leading by four strokes at the time and said the mistake may have resulted from overconfi dence. Instead of playing it safe to avoid the water. Price went straight for the flag. "When you're hitting the ball well, and I'd been knocking the flags down all day, the hardest thing to do is aim away from the pin," he said. Troubled Frogs still rebuilding ailing program From Staff and Wire Reports The TCU football program is still rebuilding under second- year coach Pat Sullivan, who compiled a lackluster 2-8-1 record in '92. Sullivan's offensive philosophy is drastically different from the run-and-shoot style of his predecessor, Jim Wacker. The transition to a balanced pro-style offense was difficult for players, a problem that was apparent during the first half of the '92 season. But TCU made progress in the second half of the season, defeating the University of Texas 23-14 for the first time in 25 years. The offense has only four offensive starters returning this year. One of those returning is sophomore quarterback Max Knake, who made various attempts at the starting role as a freshman and is considered the starter for now. But apparently his starting spot isn't a lock. Sullivan has made comments that indicate the position is still in the air. "It's critical we resolve our quarterback situation," he said. "We not only have to have production from that position, but leadership as well." Derrick Cullers is another name to watch for. As a backup running back last year, Cullors had only 82 carries but aver aged 5.4 per carry and returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. The biggest concern on offense is the line. Three starters gone and the offensive line coach, Pete Hoener, is counting on three junior college transfers to step up and fill in the holes. See TCU / Page 4 Scoreboard American Leaaue National League Toronto 2 Detroit 1 Florida 5 Montreal 4 Milwaukee 9 New York 2 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 Baltimore 1 San Diego 3 Cincinnati 1 Cleveland 9 Kansas City 5 Atlanta 3 Houston 2 Minnesota 9 California 2 Chicago 10 Los Angeles 4 Oakland 9 Texas 5 New York 10 St Louis 3 Chicago 4 Seattle 0 San Fran. 6 Colorado 5 DEAL PIECES 199 PIECES 5.99 Plus Tax Plus Tax Customer pays applicable sales tax. 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