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Tracksters in Dallas Invitational Injured Aggies face tough national competition THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 19T4 Page 7 CROSS' SINCE 1B46 Writing Instruments in Lustrous Chrome Pen or Pencil $ 5 00 Set $10.00 Mechanically guaran teed for a lifetime of writing pleasure. Embrey’s Jewelry “The Friendly Store” North Gate 846-5816 By TED BORISKIE Assistant Sports Editor The A&M track squad travels to Dallas this week end with what might best be called cautious optimism as they compete in one of the strongest meets of the year The Dallas Invitational will have seven schools competing with Texas, SMU and Rice represent ing the Southwest Conference along with A&M, and Southern California, Oklahoma State and University of Texas at El Paso coming from the Pacific Eight, Big Eight and Western Athletic Conferences, respectively. The Aggies will be without the services of Sammy Dierschke in the sprints. Dierschke, runner-up in the 100-yard dash in the SWC meet last year, pulled a groin muscle in the 440-yard relay of the College Station Relays last week. Also, halfmilers Horace Grant and Harold Davis are re covering from injuries and illness and will compete only in the mile relay. UTEP was the NCAA indoor track and field champions this year while USC and Oklahoma State are traditional track pow ers. Texas is defending SWC track champion along with run ner-up A&M and third place Rice. The long jump will have to be one of the featured events with Olympic gold medal winner Randy Williams of USC leading the field. Williams is a 27-foot jumper but has been unable to beat out freshman teammate Gerald Hardemann this year. Hardemann has a best of 25-6 this season but set a national high school record last year with a leap of over 26 feet. Texas’ John Berry (25-0 l /i) and A&M’s Tom Owen (24-5*4) are other top com petitors. A&M’s Scottie Jones leads the hurdlers with a time of 13.7 this year for the 120-yard highs. He will receive his major competition from Texas’ Nate Robinson (13.7) and Randy Lightfoot (14.5) , A&M’s Shifton Baker (14.1), and Richard McGilvray (14.6) , USC’s Bob Coffman and Mike Johnson (both 14.3) and Oklahoma State’s Gary Shumski (14.6) . The 100-yard dash will see one of the finest fields of sprinters to be seen anywhere this year. SMU’s Gene Pouncy, with a wind- aided 9.2, has the fastest time from this season but Oklahoma State’s Steve Tetten ran a 9.2 last year and already has a 9.3 to his credit for ’74. UTEP has a great corps of sprinters in Chris Gar- penborg and Errol Stewart, who have both run 9.3’s, and Rudy Reid, with a 9.4 clocking. Gor- penborg tied the world record in the 60-yard dash this year with a 5.9. Other top contenders are A&M’s Charles Dawson (9.5), Texas’ Overton Spence, Marvin Nash and Nate Robinson (all 9.4), USC’s Guy Abrahams and Greg Jones (both 9.5) and Okla homa State’s Anthony Foster and Leonard Thompson (both 9.6). In the 220, UTEP’s Reid (20.6), Garpenborg (21.0) and Stewart (21.0) pace the entries with SMU’s Joe Pouncy (20.8), and Oklahoma State’s Tetten (21.1) as top contenders. A&M’s Daw son will run the distance for the first time this season. UTEP’s Larry Jessie leads the entries in the pole vault with a mark of 17.0 already this year. USC’s Robert Pullard, (16-6), UTEP’s Rick Cott (16-3) and Texas’ David Shepherd (16-0) SAINT THOMAS’ EPISCOPAL CHAPEL AND STUDENT CENTER 906 Jersey Street (Southern Boundary of Campus) Telephone: 846-1726 Sunday, 8, 9:30, & 11 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. Tuesday, Canterbury Eucarist and Supper, 6:30 p. m. Thursday, Holy Eucharist and Breakfast, 6:30 a. m. Daily, 5:30 p. m. Evening Prayer The Rev. James Moore, Chaplain. The Rev. Wm. R. Oxley, Rector will challenge while A&M’s Brad Blair (15-6) and David Peterek (15-0), Rice’s Mike McElveen (15-6) and Texas’ Greg Hackney (15-0) are other top vaulters. In the intermediate hurdles, Rice’s Chuck Hodge has the best time with a 52.2, with Oklahoma State’s Shumski (52.6) and A&M’s Shifton Baker (53.1) and Craig McPhail (53.8) providing the main competition. USC has a pair of high jumpers who have cleared seven feet this year in Jerry Culp and Dean Owens. A&M’s Phil McGuire (6-10) and Don Riggs (6-8) will be the strongest competition. Rice freshman Herb Kinney paces the 440-yard dashmen with a time of 47.3. Other top quarter- milers include Glenn Goss (47.8) and Don Sturgal (47.9), Okla homa State’s Shumski (47.9), UTEP’s Frank Munene (4715) and Jesse Kemp (47.7) and A&M’s Doug Brodhead (48.1). Texas rules supreme in the distances with five top milers and four top three-mile times. Run ning for the Longhorns will be Paul Craig (4:04.9, 13:48.5), Reed Fischer (4:05.4, 14:02.8), Tim Patton (4:07.1, 13.52.4), Mark Klonower (4.08.0, 14:00.0) and Bill Goldapp (4:09.0). Other top distance men include Rice’s Steve Schroeder (4:08.8) Bob Nellums (4:10.3) and Jeff Wells (13:49.2), UTEP’s Wilson Wai- gwa (3:57.2), Paul Pearson (13: 50.2) and Larry Brown (13:53.0), SMU’s Jeff Dixon (14:04.8) and Oklahoma State’s Mike Manke (4:06.9) and John Holderman (4:10.7). Where I Stand the views of Bob Bell candidate for mayor of College Station I City Goals and Objectives: There are some very basic goals which College Station needs to achieve and I am pledged to support these goals: 1. An active beautification program for city owned lands, roadways, and public areas. Individuals will be encouraged to participate in a city-wide beauti fication program. 2. Parks and public recreation areas are not adequate. An expanded program of year round recreation for citizens of all ages is needed but College Station needs to provide parks, public meeting facilities, and perhaps it will be possible to erect a community cen ter which will include a public library within a few years. A study by local citizens must begin imme diately. 3. The most efficient use of city personnel and the most effective allocation of city funds must be given first consideration. The rapid growth of College Station means decision and plans made now will have greater impact on the direction of tomorrow’s city. His son, Matthew, attends College Station Public Kinder garten and his son, Michael, attends French’s Wee Aggie- land School. Vote for Bob Bell for Mayor of College Station, Tuesday, April 2, 1974. Pd. Pol. Ad by Bob Bell 15% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Over 10% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Less FOR YOU AGS WITH YOUR STUDENT I.D. Douglas Jewelry 212 N. Main Downtown Bryan 822-3119 TOM OWEN stretches high into the air to come up with a persona] best of 24-5 1 /i last week at the College Station Re lays. He will have his work cut out for him this week as he competes against Olympic gold medalist Randy Williams at USC at the Dallas Invitational Track meet. (Photo by Kathy Young) Pd. Pol. Ad. LORENCE (Larry) BRAVENEC Councilman, Place 5, College Station You deserve representation by a full time member (Associate Professor) of the uni versity community. Elect Bravenec, Place 5, Tuesday, April 2 Advei-tisement published in compliance with Texas Election Code Article 14.10 (B). Student Publications Dept., Publisher, The Battalion, College Station, Texas. Pd. Pol. Ad. by L. Bravenec Intramural track set for Monday The Intramural Department All-University track meet will be held Monday afternoon at 6:00 at Kyle Field. Highlights of the qualifying meet this week included Lester Hayes’ record-breaking 9.8 in the 100-yard dash running for Black Awareness Committee. Hayes also coasted to a new intramural record in the 220- yard dash with a 22.0. Also a new record was Bradley Kohl’s 2:00.02 in the 880-yard $1.00 PITCHER BEER .55 MIXED DRINKS FREE MUSIC 4-7:30 807 Texas Ave. Across From A&M 1SD% new car financing for graduating seniors, And defer the first payment for six months. Pick out the car you want, drive it this spring, then begin your payments after you go to work. The Bank of A&M can put you in a new set of wheels today. Terms include 100 per cent financing (including insurance); deferment of the first payment up to six months; loan repayment extended up to 42 months (including the deferred payment period); and credit life insurance. 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