THE BATTALION
"hursday, February 16, 1967 College Station, Texas Page 7
Sports Aplenty
SWC Basketball
Has Many Surprises
H By GARY SHERER
After Tuesday nig-ht’s Southwest Conference basket
ball action, it seems that the Aggies were the only entry
to hold up the home-team-always-wins-theory.
Southern Methodist, Baylor and Rice, along with the
Maroon and White, were all hosts that night. The Aggies
were the only unhospitable team. Rice tried to be, getting
into a slugfest with the Texas Longhorns, but the Owls
still lost 81-76.
SMU, which had been next to untouchable at home
and near that on the road, could not handle Texas Tech
as the Red Raiders stunned the Mustangs, 82-74. This
was Tech’s first road win this year and really complicates
things as far as being able to foresee a title favorite at
this point in the season.
Possibly the biggest question-mark is Baylor. The
Bears have experienced a letdown much like their football
counterparts encountered last fall. On Feb. 7 they went
to Fort Worth with a chance to move into second place
all alone and also take their fifth straight conference vic
tory. This was not to be, as Texas Christian knocked
them off 96-89 and Baylor hasn’t won since.
The Aggies then went against the script that SMU,
Baylor and Rice had setup and won 60-53 at College
Station.
This writer has always been a statistics bug and some
times it is fun to compare one team’s stats against the
other. For instance, Arkansas, which is last in the con
ference, has, however, given up the least points. But this
fact loses its surprise when it is revealed that Arkansas
also has scored less than any other team.
The Aggies are second in least points given up, but,
except for Arkansas, have scored less than all the other
teams. TCU is the highest scoring team, but only Baylor
has given up more points than the Homed Frogs. In
fact, the top three scoring teams, TCU, SMU and Baylor
are also the top three in giving up points.
Even with three home teams losing Tuesday night,
there is still a lop-sided difference when home and road
games are compared. In 36 SWC games this year, the
home team has won 27 times. Of the nine times the visitor
has won, SMU has turned the trick three times. This is
the main reason they are leading the league. TCU and
Texas have won two road games each, while Baylor and
Texas Tech have won once each.
The SWC standings are really jumbled after the recent
action. SMU leads with a 7-2 record; TCU and Texas
are deadlocked at 6-3 for second place; the Aggies, Baylor
and Rice are tied for third at 4-5, Texas Tech at 3-6 is
next and the Razorbacks are in the cellar at 2-7.
Keeping on a statistics note, the Aggies are the only
team in the SWC that holds a series edge over Texas Tech
since the Red Raiders joined the conference. The Aggies
hold a 6-5 edge since 1962 when Tech made the SWC an
eight-team league. In addition, A&M has an overall margin
of 12-11 since they started playing each other in 1941-42.
The Aggies then, will be looking to keep that winning
margin when they visit Lubbock Saturday night.
Coach Shelby Metcalf expects to start Ronnie Peret
and Billy Bob Barnett at the forward slots, Buzzy Myatt
(See Sports, Page Eight)
TOWN HALL
COMMITTEE
Presents
THE
IHARKNESS
! BALLET
: OF NEW YORK
February 16, 1967 — 8:00 p. m.
BRYAN CIVIC AUDITORIUM
The Harkness Ballet, new and exciting, began on January 31 a
seven weeks' tour of the Nation. While on this tour the Ballet
will present special benefit performances for the Center of Arts
of American Indian at Santa Fe, New Mexico. This week the
first of these special benefits will be in Washington, D. C. at a
command performance for the President of the United States.
A special performance will be done at the Jones Hall of Perform
ing Arts in Houston the night aftter the performance for Town
Hall Committee, Texas A&M University.
In 1964 the Company gave a performance in the White House
for President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and a distinguished
audience assembled to honor Philippine President and Mrs. Diosda-
do Macapagal. The Company did performances in Cannes and in
Paris early in 1965, where, under the artistic direction of George
Skibine, a leading figure in the dance world, that created an Inter
national sensation. Many authorities in dance rate this Company
among the top three of the United Statse. Ann Holmes of the
Houston Chronicle said, “Harkness Ballet has the ingredients of
the Company everyone has been looking for . . . Young, vigorous,
colorful and inventive.”
The Town Hall Committee, Texas A&M University, is very proud
to present this outstanding Ballet Company—a large Company
of 41 dancers and orchestra of 26. We hope that the students,
faculty, and people of the local and nearby communities will take
advantage of this outstanding Ballet.
“'At long last, a truly outstanding new ballet company! Both the
choreography and the dancing of the New York company was
far ahead of anything we have seen blossom on the West Coast . . .
You have to see them to believe them.”
—Oakland Tribune
“This is superb ballet. Los Angeles should welcome the chance
to discover it.” —Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
“ . . . excellent dancing has become the hallmark of the Harkness
Ballet. IMncipal dancer, Larry Rhodes is now one of the most
expressive male dancers not just in American ballet but in the
world.” —The New York Times
“The Harkness Ballet, directed by George Skibine whose reputa
tion does not need to be restated, is most certainly the best ballet
group of the U. S. A. and one of the best in the world.
—Le Provencal, Marseille
TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED AT
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REBOUND
Ronnie Peret (44) grabs a rebound with his hands and head
in action in the Aggies’ 60-53 win over Arkansas Tuesday
night. Tommy Rowland (12) looks on for Arkansas.
MSC To Sponsor
Billiards Matches
The Memorial Student Center
Recreation Committee will spon
sor a spring semester billiard
tournament March 18, announced
Karl Caillouet, billiards commit
tee chairman.
The tournament will have com
petition in one pocket, 8-ball and
team 8-ball billiards. Entry fee
in the double elimination tourna
ment is $1 per event and $2 per
team.
Prizes will be awarded to the
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graved with the name of the win
ner and the site of the tourna
ment and third prize is $2 worth
of table time. No contestant may
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prize.
The tournament will begin at
9 a.m. with a drawing to deter
mine individual places.
In a similar tournament last
semester. Bob Brandt won the
carom division while Mike Brown
won the 9-ball and straight com
petition. Thirty-two persons en
tered the tournament.
Interested persons may sign
up at the desk in the Memorial
Student Center bowling alley.
Cassius Clay, now recognized
as world heavyweight boxing
champion by the WBA, is expect
ed to defend his title next in a
match with Zora Folley.
NRI ' ^ ^ i
KNOCKOUT THROUGH ROPES
Floyd Patterson stands over Willie Johnson after he scored
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