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Page 6 THE BATTALION College Station. Texas Thursday, February 27, 1969 perma-crease Westbury Slacks umbergitp men's toear 329 University Drive 7^3./ 846-370€ College Station, Texas 77840 When Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates led the major leagues in assists at second base last year, he set a major league record. It was his ninth time as leader in assists. Maravich Still Leads But Tigers Drooi BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans By BILL NEIKIRK BATON ROUGE, La. <A>) _ Pistol Pete Maravich, college basketball’s leading scorer, is hobbling with a knee injury and Louisiana State is limping along with an 11-12 record. The 6-foot-5 AH-American has taken a great deal of punishment in the rugged Southeastern Con ference. Press says. “If you've got O. J. Simpson, you’ve got to run him 40 or 45 times a game. My talent now is Pete it may be John Smith in the future. So I’ve got to build my offense around him.” In his father’s mind, young Pete is “the greatest player I’ve seen. I don’t care what anybody says. There’s nobody in America who can touch him.” tournament bid. But that is hardly the case. LSU is struggling to match its 1968 mark—and the Maraviches are not at all happy with the way things have turned out. “Pete is sick about it,” his father said. “He would trade all those points he has made for five or six more victories.” when SEC play started, the Tigers went into * tailspin. ARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texaa Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 But Tiger Coach Press Mara vich, Pete’s dad, makes no alibis for LSU’s record. “I’ve got to use my talent,” Maravich brought his team into the season with hopes of better ing LSU’s 14-12 record of a year ago and possibly a post-season Last year the Tigers ran up a 7-2 record and captured the All- College Tournament with an upset over Duquesne. LSU was re garded as a Cinderella team. But Why ? The bread and butter of basketball—defense and rebound ing—said Coach Maravich. Pete, meantime, kept up the fantastic scoring clip that he said before the season didn’t concern him. He averaged a 44 per cent from the field, less than a per centage point higher than his present average. Maravich is still smarting over allegations made in a poll of SEC officials that it was his “parental concern” for Pete that him to lose his cool during} “I’m no worse than anj else in the league,” he don’t think our school ij| worse than anybody else, tecting Pete ? That’s a hr; baloney. I've got movies top my point.” Coach Eddie Crowder of (j rado called Mike Schnitkerj best defensive end in thecoiE for 1968. He was draftedH Denver Broncos. / iftAVV mm%6^39 l-bHe^ cHiJtvv JWmoN 69 FiTOr^^I# fME eartf- 1 STObELYlS #3^3 C^sN3 7^THE5E flzjcES <3CCp THJP5- PR -SAT- FEP '27"Z5-M/VO-l \9b9f By c ill be arieth lock e “On Jersey, Tn Sti M, p lelop g |ains IndscE This R0HT3 pESeFVEP/ freed ^AfPEH FPE^H r az£P Pftrcuce WASHINGTON — EXTRA FANCY, WINESAP APPLES VpcHKe Crisp, Tender CELERY Stalk 2 Cello Pak Texas, Sweet 19c RADISHES 19c ORANGES 5 ba b g 39c Discount Prices’ ON HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDS! ^ 'tn Wef mmiti jTexa llannir Iffice mti eoi ■ ^ — |r r • - .1 TU WITH FOfOiftSE bn fo ■nnoun I Crea' pe of pdy icted foard, ity Sy The fas di >r de\ Ban, THIS COUPON WORTH &free60Lp tolp WITH FUfiChWe CF 1 : ma, F A< He prectei irmerl |emic 1-mon ig Boj In a »mpre ffowth %1 f*r £J\!lY Iffice EXPIRES: MAPCM1,19 *9 -- >H ADDITION TO YOUR ■tOULAILY fAINID 1AVINO STAMfl HIM J ■H^yQOQQOOQU Ii.imit onk r.oin’QN i-kh fvmii.y_[([ w mmmm :o u po in' sa v i NXsHTft] THIS COUPON WORTH FRUnCOOP tO&jfHMUf} fMMC flrt*H FT fr\<26LY WkSSL-Y t5fJtr expires: MARIH Xirf&l rMI« It tH APP |TIQM TO YOUR RfOULAMlY IARNID tAVlNd lUMf* I 0_Q^ 1T ° N K COUPON PKK FXMH.Yl THIS COUPON WORTH \J lentinj [nalyti, nation I A n lained onstru ie s, p raffic tecessa i THIS COUPON WORTH VOfreetjQWmytfMii WITH frJfrCH^Stt Of StoUely VAN CAMP* 'JineSt (J^ ecOD T-f0HE sm * % mw U5 OCa? F5EEF \mcuuF© * wFtipiw^^ n ?R\JIT COCKtWM L) S GfCOV (Wpiwst Footer? Ctkef -T6ew*=,' MXTftJ ..^EPVICt 4 -Bvf TI55UE UM/T TLEASE FttL TEW AVE tpCS&WH COLLEGE SMItf WYAN.TEXA5