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THE BATTALION hursday, January 12, 1967 College Station, Texas Page 7 Sports Aplenty Lubbock Is Next By GARY SHERER Though disappointed by his second-place finish in the recent All America track and field games at San Francisco, Aggie shotput- ter Randy Matson is looking for ward to a successful year. Matson, the world’s record- holder in the shotput, had his first match, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans rained out. The San Francisco meet, then, was his first active competition. “I’m not in good throwing shape yet,” Matson said as he discuss ed his second place in San Fran- tisco. When asked about the man who beat him, Neil Steinhauer, Matson admitted he didn’t expect him to do that well. “1 threw against him last year and he didn’t do as well.” Mat- son said. He feels that Stein hauer has pushed up his training program while he (Matson) has heen pacing himself so far this pear. The 6-5, 259 pounder from Pampa said that he has trouble when throwing indoors as oppos ed to outside. The 64-4 Yz mark was the best he has done indoors and it took a world record 66-6 % ky Steinhauer to beat him. When asked about the basket- hall season, Matson expressed re- pret that he wasn’t able to play hat that his main thoughts were on the ’68 Olympics and that he wanted to be in top shape for them. Matson’s next competition is this weekend at Lubbock (Texas Tech) where he will enter an in vitational meet. His recent foe, Steinhauer, won’t be there but he expects Parry O’Brien, an old- pro in the shotput ring, to be on hand. IN OTHER activities, the Ag es were involved in another home thriller and came out on the short end. The old bugaboo, foul , came back to haunt the young team as they couldn’t con vert enough of them and lost on foul shot difference. It is either the lack of getting foul sots or the lack of making them that has spelled defeat most of the games thus far. There is improvement each game and the young players learn something from each game so that they won't make the same mistakes again. Coach Shelby Metcalf, though disappointed about the season so far, still has good things to say about the team and is certain that die experience gained this year ! going to make for a fine team next season. THE MAIN disappointment lis season has been the crowd- hirnouts. It definitely does help live boys if there is a good crowd o spur on their efforts. Their iext game is against Texas this Itoesday. Let’s make it a good tin by getting out and support- sg the team and let them know we are definitely behind them, win or lose. On the national basketball scene, UCLA almost got dumped last Saturday night as their big gun, Lew Alcindor, fouled out and Coach John Wooden’s boys were in trouble for awhile. UCLA along with Toledo Univer sity and Louisville are the only major-college unbeaten teams. Conference play has started up across the nation and upsets Should be popping up everynight. The SWC race looks like it will match the football season and go right down to the wire. SMU was knocked off Tuesday night while Baylor, which was a pre season favorite, finally got their first league win after two trys, a 65-53 triumph over Arkansas, the Aggies next opponent. Schmidt Signs As Lion Head Coach RANDY MATSON A&M’s world record-holding shotputter hopes to rebound in his next competition at Lubbock this weekend from his second-place finish in San Francisco last week. DETROIT (A*) — Joe Schmidt, once rated the best middle line backer in the National Football League, Wednesday signed a five- year contract to try to coach the Detroit Lions back to being the best club in the loop. Schmidt, an eight-time NFL All-Pro selection during his 13 years as a Lion player, signecj after studying for two days a contract offered Monday by Lion owner William Clay Ford. “I feel we have 15 oi* 16 good football players that I want on my club,” Schmidt said. “We’ll definitely have to make some trades.” Schmidt said he has x free hand to make trades and other moves. He said it will take some time to decide on his assistants. Schmidt’s contract reportedly calls for about $50,000 annually. CORPS SENIORS STAFF JUNIORS FIRST SGTS. Get your yearbook pic tures taken for the Aggie- land ’67 before 20th of Jan uary at the University Stu dio, North Gate. DO YOU KWOl/lf. . . that the new Economas- ter Plan will return all annual premiums paid at the end of twenty years ? \ W B.L. Rythlik C.L.U. /tm American tmicabla UFE INSURANCE COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICES, WACO,TEXAS MTHfUL rmoncnoM Bmca w# Oakwood Professional Bldg. Bryan, Texas VI 6-7963 Ivy League And Others Scolded By NCAA For Player Academic Requirements Dispute By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer HOUSTON UP) — The Ivy League and other Eastern col leges were soundly rebuffed Wed nesday in their efforts to elimin ate the 1.6 rule which puts a min imum on academic requirements for a player to compete in inter collegiate athletics. The National Collegiate Ath letic Association’s 61st conven tion voted 153-113 against the East’s move to strike out the by law, and also smothered every other attempt to water down the controversial regulation. The rule, put into effect a year ago, specifies that a college stu dent needs a 1.6 academic mini mum on a 4.0 grading scale and must maintain it to be eligible for athletic scholarships. The Ivy League schools have refused to go along with the rule, contending it did not apply to them because they do not give scholarships based on athletic ability alone. As a result, they have been ineligible to participate in the NCAA’s post-season cham pionships. The NCAA convention also voted down moves to confine the rule strictly to student athletes, to make it not apply after ft stu dent has once entered an institu tion, and to require all members to use a national table instead of conference or institutional tables in determining grades. The L6 grade is equivalent to a D-plus average. The NCAA action is supposed to be a move to eliminate tramp athletes. The Eastern College Athletic Conference, comprising 145 NCAA members, was defeated despite support from the South west and Atlantic Coast Confer ences. G. T. O. LeMans Catalina Attention JANUARY GRADS. 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