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[HE BATTALION Wednesday, March 3, 1971 College Station, Texas Page 7 h K' Frogs clinch title, but Aggies put up a fight ightfl up a JJy CLIFFORD BROYLES lattalion Sports Editor FORT WORTH—The Texas Jhristian University Horned i'rogs clinched the Southwest inference championship Tues- lay night with a 76-63 win over he Texas Aggies in Daniel Mey er Coliseum. The Frogs took their 11th win n 13 league starts after trailing n the early stages but never in the second half. The game was marred by a irawl with less than 10 minutes play that stopped play for ibout five minutes. Tempers flared when the Ag ues’ Wayne Howard and TCU’s iimpson DeGrate exchanged irords. When the two continued shout insults, teammates itepped in to break it up, but then the tension was so high a 'ew punches were thrown. Both benches emptied and many fans and TCU students joined the fight. Several TCU erogativt: football players reportedly were ■man Roc-In the brawl. After order was restored, play resumed, with the court continu ously showered with cups in the first minutes after the fight. No serious injuries were re ported although several of the players were bruised up. In action on the court, Eugene Kennedy and DeGrate had the final say as they scored and re bounded the Frogs to the title s traininpl pects a lour methoi •led the clia uring theu- ing school it hief TomD, nission tkt )ck Chief I, Jcretary. ington, 111. fniversity r picture larch 12, win, but the big difference was their intimidation of the Aggies with their shot blocking. The Aggies led in the opening minutes as Charlie Jenkins pumped in a couple of jumpers early and Jeff Overhouse took over for 13 first-half points. A&M led by as much as eight three times in the early going, and not until DeGrate hit a buck et and two foul shots and Jim Ferguson a driving layup did the Frogs own a tie at 24. Ricky Hall gave TCU its first lead with two free throws, but then the Aggies went back ahead again as Steve Niles hit twice from in close. A&M enjoyed that lead until DeGrate hit on the baseline with 1:40 to play in the half and then the Frogs went up 36-33 at the end of the half. TCU broke it open in the sec ond half with six points in just over a minute to give them a 42- 33 lead. Kennedy and DeGrate either completely o r partially blocked the first three A&M shots. The Aggies then pulled to with in five and later three but the intimidation of Kennedy and De Grate showed as the Aggie shooting percentage dropped from 48 per cent in the first half to 30 per cent in the second. Kennedy led the TCU rebound assault with 19, which helped to break the single season record Fosdick chosen to be scout for pentathlon training By MICHAEL RICE Battalion Sports Writer Texas A&M swimming coach Dennis Fosdick was surprised last week with an announcement that he has been appointed a scout for the United States Mod em Pentathlon Olympic Training Center, which will hold a clinic it Fort Sam Houston July 5-31. The purpose of the clinic is to promote interest in the Modern Pentathlon among young people and to give expert instruction ind coaching in the five Modern Pentathlon sports: riding, fenc ing, pistol shooting, swimming and running. While experience in riding, fencing, or shooting is given con sideration, the selection process is primarily based on the appli cant’s swimming and running ability. It is open to boys only, between the ages of 14-21. The clinic is composed of ap- Skeet shooters club meets tonight For Aggies interested in skeet shooting, there is a movement on campus to plan a club and team at A&M. Joe Burkett and Bob McGloth- in have arranged to have a meet- proximately 20 boys, 10 who have had previous experience and 10 beginners. They will receive instruction in all five sports every weekday plus Saturday morning. The only expense is the cost of the trip to San An tonio and back. All others, in cluding equipment and room and board, are taken care of by the clinic. At the end of the clinic the boys go through a five - event competition. The riding course is patterned to their ability and the running is shorter than for the senior pentathletes. The boys compete within their own ability groups—novice or senior. In addition to this com petition, the seniors try to make the U.S. National Junior team, which annually competes in Eu rope for the World Junior Cham pionship. Other not-so-distant goals in clude the U.S. National Cham pionship, the annual Senior World Championship and the Olympic Games. Factors included in qualifying for the clinic are actual experi ence in competitive cross-country running, and times for the 2-mile track run and the 300 - meter swim. For example, the slowest ing of all students interested in such an organization tonight at 7:30 in room 115 of the Recrea tion and Parks Building. “We are skeet shooters, and we know there are others,” Mc- Glothin said. “We plan to get student backing and then ap proach the administration with the possibility of forming a club. times for a 19 year old should be 11 and 4:25 minutes respec tively in those last two events. Those interested in the pro gram or who know of someone who is should contact Fosdick at his office at P. L. Downs Nata- torium. Applications should he available around the first of April, Fosdick said. 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Box 16069 Fort Worth, Texas 76133 ADDRESS. CITY. STATE ” v.v:v;v;v for the Southwest Conference. He now has pulled down 329. Doug Boyd set the old mark of 325 last year for TCU. DeGrate had only 11 points at halftime but finished with 29 as he made hay late in the game, especially in the final minutes as the Frogs broke the A&M press for several fast break lay ups. Jenkins sparked the Aggies with 15 points and—despite play ing outside—was the second leading rebounder with 8. Chuck Smith had 13 points and 9 re bounds. The win puts TCU in the pre- Midwest regional round of the NCAA playoffs and the Frogs will draw Notre Dame in the first round, to be played March 13 at Hofheinz Pavilion in Hous ton. Scoring for the A&M-TCU game: A&M—Chuck Smith 13, Jeff Overhouse 17, Steve Niles 8, Charlie Jenkins 15, Wayne How ard 2, Rick Duplantis 2, Bob Gobin 2, Bobby Threadgill 4. TCU—Ricky Hall 17, Simpson DeGrate 29, Eugene Kennedy 8, James Williams 14, Jim Fergu son 6, Evans Royal 2. Golf and tennis teams win by big margins: down Sam Houston 7-2, Baylor 8-1 By JOHN CURYLO Assistant Sports Editor Golf and tennis proved to be big winners for A&M yesterday, defeating Sam Houston and Bay lor respectively. Coach Henry Ransom’s link- sters won 7-2 in Madisonville. Tommy Johnson and Steve Veri- ato split their foursome, with Veriato winning his match and Johnson being nosed out. On the basis of three points per four some, the Aggies got IV2 for winning an individual and split ting the foursome. Sam Houston also got IVz of the points here. Tommy Gilbert and Clay Doz ier won their foursome, with Dozier splitting his individual game. Gilbert was the match medalist with a 74. Par was 72. Randy Tichner and Tommy Shelton won their foursome, the only sweep of the windy day for the Aggies. This gave them all three points, making their total The golfers will be in Houston next week for the Rice Invita tional Wednesday through Fri day. The tournament will be held at Oak Ridge Country Club, with action beginning at 1 p.m. each day. For Coach Omar Smith’s net- ters, it was the fourth straight dual match win, making the sea son record 4-0, 6-2 counting tournament competition. Due to the windy, cold weath er, the match was played on the basketball court of G. Rollie White Coliseum. The space limi tations of only having two courts made it necessary for each pair to play one pro set to determine the winner. Smith said he was pleased at the 8-1 victory, since the Aggies won all the singles and two of the three doubles sets over the Baylor Bears. Dick Fikes beat Dan Novak, 8-4, Jon Ragland downed John Adams, 8-5, Mike Hickey defeat ed George Moncado, 8-3, Dan Courson beat Stan Smith, 8-3, Tommy Connell edged Tom Scheives, 8-5, and Lawton Park won over Jack Vance, 8-4, to round out the sweep. In doubles play, David Chas tain and Jeff Carter won the first match over the team of Adams and Moncado, 11-9, Con nell and Park got by Scheives and Vance, 8-4, for the two A&M wins. Baylor’s only point came when Stan Smith and Novak slipped past Kermit Smith and Paul Lothrop, 8-6. Smith said that although it was a non-conference match, it was still a victory and his play ers did a fine job. He reported that there were no upsets, and that all members of the team performed well. “Playing indoors makes for a faster game,” he said. “The player with the big serve has a definite advantage. However, this was much better than play ing outside, since the weather was so bad.” The next appearance for the Aggies comes Friday when they play host to Corpus Christi at 1:30 p.m. on the A&M courts. Corpus is ranked eighth national ly. They took second place in their own tournament last week. The Aggies were sixth. Cy-Fair clubs Corsicana by 12 in 4A playoff battle here The Cypress-Fairbanks Bob cats used 22 of 31 free throws to defeat the Corsicana Tigers in a 4-A bidistrict playoff game here last night. A G. Rollie White Coliseum crowd of 1,510 watched as Cy- Fair mounted a bigger lead as the game went on, winning 64-52. The high point man for the Bobcats was Jerry Mercer, who scored 22 points, fouling out with almost two minutes to go in the contest. The game got under way at a fairly even pace, with Cy-Fair playing a deliberate game, going for the percentage shots. They enjoyed a height advantage throughout the game, although the initial period ended dead locked, 8-8. The Bobcats built up a 10-point margin by halftime, confusing the Tigers with a press the last few minutes of the half. The disorganization tactics put the Houston school on top at the in termission, 24-14. The last half was faster, and more shots were made. The third quarter score shows that it was a fairly even period, as the Bob cat led 42-30 with a fourth of the game left. Cy-Fair dominated the last period, and the game ended at 64-52. Top players for the Bobcats, in addition to Mercer, were James Andrew, who hit for 16 points, and Ronnie Dunlap, the play maker. The Tigers countered with Mark Shriefer, who tallied 12 points to lead the 16-AAAA champions. Steve Smith had 10, but his contribution came in the way of good ball handling and aggressive defense. He stole the ball several times during the game. ^ PIZZA FREE DORM DELIVERY Phone: 846-5777 RALPH’S No. 1 at NORTH GATE Cold Beer On Tap mmm SMORGASBORD i ALL YOU CAN EAT MONDAY THRU THURSDAY 5 - 7 P. M. — $1.50 RALPH S No. 2 at EAST GATE Cold Beer On Tap Open: 3 p. m. - Midnight, Saturday ‘til 1 a. m. Don't Forget To Ask About The Ralph's Pizza Calendars RED POWER AMERICAN INDIANS FICRT FDR SELF-DETERMINATION an analysis by ALVIN M. 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