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llT' ' 1 , 1 m Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, March 2, 1972 THE BATTALION John Curylo MSU ■UflillwSL TIRES lUNIRI ■I UNIROYAL TIRES UNIR 4-PLY NYLON CORD 6 Matson Story’ of interest to Ags 1 BLACKWALL TUBELESS v. SIZE OUR PRICE EACH PLUS FED. EX. TAX EACH TIRE 775-14 16.95 $2.14 e 825-14 '• 17.95 2.32 . 3 855-14 105" i 2.51 650-13 Blackwall Tubeless Plus All prices plus Fed. Ex. Tax and Fed. Ex. Ta£ of smooth tire off your-car. $1.76 and smooth WHITEWALLS ADD $3.00 MORE tire off your car. EACH. ‘Whitewalls Only gpuSSS CREDIT TERMS FRONT END ALIGNMENT THURS-FRI-SAT FINEST i 197 1 2 < CAR I S ENT ° N MANY OF AMERiCA’ 8 BELTED mTMK 244 00 FOB L78-13 (600-13) Black ball Tubeless Plus Fed. i-x. Tax of $1.90 and 2 >th tires off ff your Blackwall Tubeless Size Our Price PER PAIR Plus Fed. Ex. Tax Each Tire C78-14 (695) $48.00 2.00 E78-14 (735) E78-15 (735) $54.00 2.37 F78 14 (775) F78 15 (775) $56.00 2.54 G-78-14 (825) G78 15 (825) $60.00 2.69 H78-14 (855) H78-15 (855) $66.00 3.01 J78 14 (885)* J78-15 (885)* $74.00 3.12 :redit terms smooth tires off your car. Whitewalls Add $3.00More Each. •Whitewalls Only. CONVENTIONAL RETREADS 21Q76 FOR | 650-13 Blackwall Tubeless Plus Fed. Ex. Tax of 37c per tire and 2 smooth tires off your car. BLACKWALL TUBELESS SIZE OUR PRICE EACH PLUS FED. EX. TAX EACH TIRE 695 14 11.88 .43 700 13 11.88 .43 735 14 13.88 .43 775-14 13.88 .43 775 15 14.88 .47 825-14 13.88 .45 825 15 14.88 .50 855-14 13.88 .48 855 15 14.88 .50 885 14 14.88 .55 885 15 rore .55 We had the privilege last weekend of reading a new offering from the book division of Track & Field News, ‘The Randy Matson Story.” Published in January, the 186-page work of Carlton Stowers sells for $5.95. The athletic career of the 1967 graduate of A&M is traced from Little League baseball through two Olympics to last summer. Stowers reportedly spent a great deal of time with the record-holding shot putter, digging into the details of his life. The entire book is spiced with anecdotes and experiences which are described and related in such a way that the reader feels like a participant. Matson probably is the athletic figure one automatically associates with A&M. The impact he made in Europe and the United States is awesome, and Stowers brings out the impressive following the Pampa native has had since high school. But the scenes which will interest most Aggies are the ones on campus. Matson’s experiences since being recruited include such well-known characters as the late Gen. Earl Rudder, Charlie Thomas and Ted Nelson, the track coaches, Shelby Metcalf, Gene Stallings, Dr. John Knox and, of course, S. M. “Monk” Meeks. Matson presently works for the booster club of West Texas State University. It is a shame that the administration here does not see fit to employ him in some capacity, since the image he projects and the exposure he gets would do much to help A&M in the public relations department. From his home in Amarillo, Randy explained last weekend that he was proud and honored that the book has had such a good reception. “I thought Stowers did a real good job,” he said. “He spent a lot of time with me. We talked about a lot of things, and he did a lot of research. When I read the proofs before the book went to press, I was amazed that it was so factual. I’m really impressed that he was able to comprehend something he hadn’t experienced, and then relate it to the readers the way he did.” Randy’s arch-rival now is A1 Feuerbach, to whom he lost the shot put event to in Ft. Worth several weeks ago. Matson is preparing for the Olympics in Munich, having won a silver and gold medal in the last two games. “I’m having a few problems now, but I’ll work them out,” he explained.. “Naturally I’m not trying to reach my peak until right before the Olympics, but I’d still like to be getting it out there a little farther.” It was pointed out to Matson that Feuerbach may already have reached his limit. This would cause a flatness around the time of the Olympics, and more hard work by the Aggie would produce a victory. “Well, I’m working pretty hard, I just don’t have too much to show for it right now,” he said. “I hope Feuerbach has reached his peak, because if he gets very much better, nobody could beat him.” Randy reported that he would participate in a meet in Los Angeles this weekend, then be out of competition for awhile. He said he may be in the Texas Relays in Austin April 7-8, but he has not made definite plans yet. At the back of the book are some facts and figures about Randy Matson and his shot put career. As of October 1, 1971, he had the seven longest winning puts of all times, including his world mark of 71’ 5V6”, set April 22, 1967, in Kyle Field. Matson had nine of the top ten puts and 40 of the top 50. Twelve others had exceeded 67 feet; Matson had bettered 67 feet in 72 meets and on at least 170 puts. Five others had surpassed 68 feet ten times in eight meets; Matson did it at least 77 times in 39 meets. Two others had exceeded 69 feet, once each; Matson topped 69 feet 22 times in 12 meets. Randy is the only person to have put the shot over 70 feet, doing it seven times in five meets. “The Randy Matson Story” is a must for every Aggie. Seldom does an author do such a good job of describing A&M and the people associated with the university. Carlton Stowers has been quite successful. Our congratulations to him on his first book. Watch For Our Grand Opening in Our New Location. 400 E. UNIVERSITY DR. COLLEGE STATION Spring training begins March 21, with the Maroon-White game set for 3 p.m. April 22 at Kyle Field. That same day, the Aggie baseball team host Rice at noon. Don’t be surprised if the following backfield is the one which starts this spring: quarterback—Lex James; running backs-Mark Green and junior college transfer Bob Jennings; and fullback—Brad Dusek. This is just speculation, of course, and incoming freshmen or other players on the squad may move into any one of the Wishbone slots. Free Pick-up & Delivery r UBEn TIRE CO. Since 1925 1219 So. College Bryan, Texas Just Say Charge It. Nicklaus needs win at Doral to take money-winning lead mm UNIROYAL 823-0613 822-0812 BankAmericard, l // H first introduced The rain tire a TH*ER RMAf . MIAMI (A 1 ) — Jack Nicklaus, primed and ready to take over Arnold Palmer’s spot as golf’s all-time leading money winner, loomed as the man to beat in the $150,000 Doral-Eastem Open, be ginning Thursday. The 32-year-old Nicklaus, now in his 11th year on the pro tour, pushed his career total to $1,447,030.86 with his second place finish in Jackie Gleason’s Inver- rarry Classic last week and now is within one big step of overtak ing Palmer. The Golden Bear must win to do it. He trails Palmer by $24,185.97 on the all-time list. First prize here is $30,000. And Palmer, stung by one of his poorest performances in re cent years, is taking the week off. TAMlI STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM FRIEND JUST A LITTLE HELP FROM A TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE LOOK FOR A TSSP HANDOUT IN YOUR DORM OR APARTMENT. IF YOU AREN’T REACHED, CALL 845-1515 FOR INFORMATION. Bellard, Gabrel add another name to list of signees Scholarships cutrJ 1 by North Texas Coach Emory Bellard added an other jewel to an already star- studded list of high school foot ball recruits when he signed Del Valle’s great running back, Alvin (Skip) Walker Wednesday night. Bellard and assistant coach Pug Gabrel were at Walker’s home in Austin for the signing ceremony. Walker is a 6-10, 170-pound running whiz with 9.6 speed for 100 yards. In one game this past season he scored four touchdowns and ran for 213 yards. He aver aged more than 100 yards per game for the season. He won all-district and was se lected on the super Central Texas honor squad. DENTON, Tex. UP) - U teen athletic scholarships, tol| ing $28,500, have been eliraini from the North Texas State i letic department budget by | Gustave Ferre, vice president j academic affairs. Dr. Ferre said Wednesday ( move is designed to offset! reorganization of the atliii department, which is plannii!|| to add a new post of assistaj athletic director. “We have been trying to i* | termine a way to reorganize tlj department for quite awhile,” Di Ferre said. “After last footti season, it was evident that E;i Rust, athletic director and hed football coach, was just sm| under with all the responsiti ties of both jobs.” DL ^JSoudton tBJLi WITH SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES A TAMU SPECIAL ATTRACTION WILL BE PRESENTED ON MONDAY, MARCH 6,1972-8:00 P.M BRYAN CIVIC AUDITORIUM Texas’ First Fully Professional Ballet Company All Students & Dates Patrons $1.00 $2.50 Tickets and Information — MSC Student Program Office 845-4671. Grand Opening Sale! 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