IE BATTALION
Thursday, January 20, 1972
College Station, Texas
Page 6
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reluctance to participate
istake last week, and coupled
h their previous goofs, it hope-
ly will not be overlooked.
The reference is to the fact
t the “Pulse of the Spirit of
gieland” voted 270-21 before
istmas not to return to school
i K. Garr 30 hours early to play at the
lliam R. i'A&M-Southem Methodist basket
ball game last Saturday night,
tes will bjBinstead, the athletic department
a scientis: the able services of the
a pilot. Bryan High School Stage Band
for musical entertainment. This
is not the first instance of lack
of willingness to participate in
Igchool activities by the Aggie
Band.
I Last spring, the group refused
to perform at home baseball
gjjames, an action that broke many
ars’ precedence. Last fall, the
dent or?.-. Band did not make any of the
t of town football games, with
ave Nadejthe exception of short trips to
Shaffer. Houston and Fort Worth. Al-
it wc will (trough the football team played
places that were not out of
nge of a chartered bus—Baton
ouge, Lubbock and Little Rock—
e Band did not make any of
these games.
In December, the Band refused
to show up at any pre-conference
basketball games, saying that
this would cut into their studies
too much. They added that play
ing at conference games was
enough of a burden without ask
ing for more.
The demand on time is great
for a member of the Aggie Band.
Drills every afternoon in the fall
and practice sessions twice a week
limit free time. However, the
University of Texas Band was
out in force for the Mississippi-
Texas game Dec. 1. Also, while
time is a great factor, the Band
still should feel some obligation
to perform its job as a part of
the school. They all knew the
demands when they signed up
for the Band.
Without the publicity given the
Aggie Band by the athletic de
partment, they would be virtually
unknown. Appearances on tele
vision, exposure to thousands of
football fans and such things as
being featured in the Thanskgiv-
ing Day football program have
boosted the Band.
The Aggie Band has received
numerous offers to perform at
professional games, in addition
to bowl and all-star games, all
expenses paid. These come as a
result of the publicity of the
athletic department. The fact that
Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, director of
the Band, has chosen to refuse
these offers is their business—
the opportunity was there.
It is interesting to note that
last fall when KORA Radio in
Bryan was playing the Aggie
War Hymn in spot announce
ments supporting the football
team, Adams said that the song
was the property of the Aggie
Band and could not be used with
out their permission. No com
ment.
The Humble Radio Network
drew criticism from the Band for
their description of the halftime
performance during football
games. As a spotter for these
broadcasts during three confer
ence games this season, I was
impressed to note that the an
nouncers say more and have more
praise for the Aggie Band than
they did for the other schools.
Lee Trevino wins Associated Press honors
by being selected Male Athlete of the Year
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NEW YORK UP>—Lee Trevino,
professional golfer whose style
as unorthodox as his success
stunning, was selected Wednes-
y as the Male Athlete of the
ear by The Associated Press.
Trevino won six tournaments
iuring 1971, including the United
tates, Canadian and British
pens within four weeks. He won
-estrymi|| ver $227,000 to finish second to
Jack Nicklaus on the Professional
Golfers Association money win
ners’ list and was voted PGA
Player of the Year.
QUES
sories
But through it all, the Dallas
native kept up his banter on the
inished ^ course which before his ap
pearance as the surprise winner
rea of the 1968 U.S. Open was un
ions usual for a golfer involved in a
pressure-wracked pro tournament.
AMA ( Trevino received 118 votes in
he nationwide balloting of
iportswriters and sportscasters.
^Baseball players Roberto Clemen-
of the Pittsburgh Pirates and
oe Torre of the St. Louis Cardi
nals, both of the National League,
tied for second with 31 votes,
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while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of
the Milwaukee Bucks of the Na
tional Basketball Association re
ceived 24 votes.
Others in the balloting includ
ed Vida Blue, Oakland A’s, 17;
Pat Matzdorf, high jumper, 14;
Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins, Na
tional Hockey League and Ed
Marinaro, Cornell football play
er, 13; Nicklaus, 9; and Pat Sul
livan, Auburn football player, 7.
His flat swing, which was once
laughed at, is now familiar and
feared on the PGA tour. Any
tournament the one-time pitch-
and-putt assistant pro is in, he
is one of the automatic favorites.
Trevino, 32, arrived on the golf
scene after a poverty-stricken
childhood, a lOth-grade exit from
formal education, a hitch in the
Marines and jobs as an assistant
pro on dirt and dust driving
ranges.
His first break came when he
became an assistant pro at the
Horizon Hills Country Club, El
Paso, course in Texas. In 1967
he traveled to the U.S. Open at
Baltusrol, N.J., and won $6,000
for a fifth-place finish. He won
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it all in the 1968 Open in Roches
ter, N.Y.
Many of the gallery regulars
at golf tournaments find Trevino
more than unusual. He doesn’t
appear to be concentrating on his
shots. He makes conversation
with his admirers. He predicts
where his shots will drop and
does not appear to be affected
by the silence that surrounds
many tension-tom opponents.
As a result, Trevino is a favor
ite. Arnold Palmer, another golf
ing great, has a following called
“Amie’s Army.” Trevino tagged
his fans as “Lee’s Fleas.”
The Mexican-American’s good
nature and bright outlook also
focuses on bringing some happi
ness to others, besides his jokes
and stories. Several times he has
donated part of his tournament
winnings to hospitals and chil
dren’s homes, saying he feels he
is being watched over and feels
he should repay the favor in what
ever way he can.
Trevino began his four weeks
of wonder June 21 when he de
feated Jack Nicklaus in a sudden-
death playoff for the U.S. Open
title on the Merion Country Club
course in Ardmore, Pa. Both fin
ished the 72 regulation holes tied
at 280. But Trevino shot a two-
under-par 68 to Nicklaus’ 71 for
the championship.
The next week he went to
Canada and took that national
title with little opposition. His
hot streak continued as he played
the Royal Birkdale course in Eng
land, but he faced a tough, wirey
opponent in Hiang Huan Lu of
Taiwan.
A strong lead after the third
round faded and Trevino found
the popular “Mr. Lu” close. But
Trevino rallied to pull out a one
stroke victory 278-279, despite a
double bogey seven on the 17th
hole.
After the victory he donated
$4,800 to the Southport Orphan
age.
Toward the end of the tour,
and after teaming with Nicklaus
to help the United States claim
the World Cup, Trevino began
to feel the pressure of the pro
grind. His game slipped and
he skipped several tournaments,
missing his opportunity to claim
the PGA high-money spot.
Trevino is married with one
child, and his wife, Claudia, acts
as his personal finance manager,
giving her husband spending
money.
It is obvious that there are
problems within the organization.
Several solutions arise in the im
mediate business at hand—basket
ball. Six home games remain,
three on Tuesday nights and three
Saturday nights.
A common complaint from
Band members is that they all
must go to the games. The best
idea for all involved is to have
a part of the group perform.
Half, one-third, or even one-quar
ter of the Aggie Band is suffi
cient. Why not divide into sec
tions and play at all the games
with a partial Band?
Another course of action in
volves high school bands. For
some of the games, area school
bands could perform, taking the
pressure off the Aggie Band to
participate. This would not apply,
obviously, to the televised home
game Feb. 26. One advantage of
having high school bands is
that some halftime entertainment
could be provided. Adams refuses
to allow any pom-pom girls or
drill teams to perform when the
Aggie Band is present, although
several have requested to do so.
A more difficult solution to
accomplish would be the forming
of some sort of A&M stage band.
Other schools do this for basket
ball, and we used to have a sim
ilar group, the Aggieland Orches
tra. Such an organization would
take the obligation to appear
away from the Aggie Band, in
addition to allowing civilians and
coeds to participate.
Regardless of what result the
negligence of the Aggie Band
produces, the solution, like the
problem, is within the organiza
tion. A change of attitude needs
to occur in the leadership of the
group.
“We have better things to do,”
was the response of one promi
nent member when asked to per
form at a pre-conference basket
ball game last month. The eight
sophomores in the Band who
drove to the Nebraska football
game without tickets and worked
on the sidelines assisting the
managers indicate that future
leadership will be more energetic
and active.
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