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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1974 Page 5 Embrey s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set— Reoxidizing— \11 types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 Hacker gunning for 3 wins Third-baseman looking for championship PEANUTS PEANUTS exotic exotic £ Pencil, un He or V ^ a on 4.12»! P'u* ihift ’ out of#, ass '’Ploymcii Call Sif) ent ani- ZIPPER LOUNGE EXOTIC DANCING STAG LADIES FREE (raft Beer 7 Days A Week —Happy Hour— to 6 Monday thru Friday Beer $1.00 per pitcher Highway 6 So. ont of Texas World Speedway ‘as. Good, "t, isiis, a Jim Hacker By KEVIN COFFEY Sports Editor Jim Hacker enters today’s Southwest Conference baseball series with the loop batting title at stake. But the outcome of the series is far more important in his mind. A&M needs to sweep all three games of the series to claim the conference crown. It is no simple matter since the University of Texas is the opposition. Hacker makes no bones about the fact he ^ wants the title dearly. “In 1971, we were 31-3 and ranked No. 4 in the nation and we lost our last six games,” said Hacker. “The one thing I want when I came here was a champ ionship and we haven’t won one yet.” Itpfnamba Eddie Dominguez ’<>(> Joe Arciniega ’74' NFL owners drastic new see rules miture ,, i° u wan ’ ,he real ping, not frozen or ripping g nned < t We ca „ , t itiques piexlcan Food . .. ■ipreme.” Uii Dallas locations: 071 Northwest Hwy. o Aggie J 52-8570 7131 Ft. Worth Ave. >46-0645 t, accuntt onvertible,! EST Parli iobile SfITY’’ h TiedoW atios AY— 6:00 P i Sat. .. 4.60 liange rators iange r most ionie ler P« ce >ealer tercharg*' 1 NEW YORK UP>—Moving bold ly against growing criticism of their game, the National Foot ball League owners adopted sweeping and revolutionary rule changes Thursday in an effort to juice up sagging offenses and discourage the increasing spread of field goals. Included among the widespread changes is the adoption of sud den death overtime for exhibition and regular season games, mov ing the goal posts from the goal line to the end line, and return ing missed field goals to the line of scrimmage or the 20-yard line, whichever is farther from the goal line. The changes are designed to open up offenses and encourage kick returns. Kickoffs will be from the 35-yard line and mem bers of the team kicking from scrimmage, either punts or field 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 GIFT-A-RAMA Redmond Terrace Shopping Center -PLASTERCRAFT—DECOUPAGE—BOX PURSES— AGGIE PLAQUES FINISHED $12.95 Bring This Ad and Receive $2.00 OFF. Offer Expires April 30, 1974 SPP Discount On Unfinished Plaster Items goals, may not cross the line of scrimmage until the ball is kick ed. Wide receivers will benefit from the two alterations. Roll blocking and cutting will be eli minated and downfield contact permitted by defensive backs will be restricted. In other changes, the penalties for offensive holding, illegal use of hands and tripping were re duced from 15 yards to 10 yards when the infraction occurs in the area of the line of scrimmage and three yards beyond, and wide re ceivers blocking back toward the ball from the line of scrimmage will not be allowed to block be low the waist. If it was change the owners sought, they certainly accom plished that with the rule altera tions. When a game ends tied, the teams will play a 15-minute extra period to settle the issue with the first club scoring, winning. If the tie is maintained after that 15-minute period the game ends deadlocked. Seven NFL games ended in ties last season and there have been 29 ties in the last four years. “I don’t think it will really change anything to a major ex tent,” said Bud Grant, coach of the Minnesota Vikings. “I’ve coached here seven years and we’ve had only three ties. You may see more punting. A field goal used to be as good as a punt.” No more. The owners saw to that with the controversial de cision to return missed field goals to the line of scrimmage or the 20-yard line, whichever is farther from the goal Tine. Redmond Terrace Drugs Phone 846-1113 1402 Hwy. 6-South College Station, Texas Prescriptions, Etc. Charge Accounts Invited Free Delivery f Peniston Cafeteria - J NOW BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH THESE CARE FULLY PREPARED AND TASTE TEMPTING FOODS. EACH DAILY SPECIAL ONLY $1.29 PLUS TAX. MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL SPECIAL BROILED BACON BREADED FISH WRAPPED FILET w/TARTAR MOCK FILET STEAK SAUCE GERMAN STYLE POTATOES Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one Choice of one vegetable vegetable Rolls & Butter Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee Tea or Coffee WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL CHICKEN FRIED BEEF STEAK w/CREAM GRAVY Choice of two vegetables Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL ITALIAN CANDLELIGHT DINNER — ITALIAN SPAGHETTI ^ SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE ^ ^ Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread 4f< Tea or Coffee You cannot believe you get, “The Whole Thing,” for $1.29 dp FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL MEXICAN FIESTA DINNER TWO CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS w/CHILI Spanish Rice Patio Style Beans Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce & Crabapple Cornbread Dressing Rolls - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable ‘QUALITY FIRST” This is Hacker’s last try. The senior third baseman has held that hot corner for four years since coming here. He has been rated the No. 2 third sacker every year since his freshman season. Hacker only considered two schools after finishing a brilliant career at Temple: A&M and UT. Strangely enough, the Texas third baseman has been the all confer ence selection each year in front of Hacker. David Chalk now a regular with the California Angels was all- SWC in 1971-72. Keith Mooreland, conference batting champ last year, won the honor in 1973. Hacker now has the advantage because he appears to have a solid lock on the batting title. He’s currently hitting .474 in SWC action, 40 points above the nearest competition. “I guess I have started to think about the batting championship a little,” admits Hacker “but win ning the conference is more im portant. Besides, Texas repre sents the best pitching in the league and anything could hap pen. I fight not get a hit.” Hacker is an all-America can didate. His .397 season’s average includes 40 runs scored and 33 runs batted in. In 121 official at bats, Hacker has struck out only four times while running up the school record for bases on balls. He also holds the career record for runs scored and doubles and is just four RBIs short of that mark. The Boston Red Sox selected Hacker as their No. 1 draft choice following an outstanding high school career, but Hacker passed up a big bonus to come to A&M. Last summer he hit .426 for the Boulder Collegians and was named to the All-America Amateur team. Last October, Hacker was one of the stars for the U. S. team which won the World Amateur Baseball Title by defeating host team Nicaragua, 1-0, in the fi nals. “That was really an exper ience,” Hacker recalls. “All dur ing the game fans were throwing lighted firecrackers on the field. Those conditions were about as tough as you could ever face.” Hacker hit .333 in the World Tournament. Although Hacker may hold on and win the batting title, you can bet he’d trade it for three big wins over Texas. By Charles M. Schulz I Figure IF r CAN TAKE CARE OF A FEUl £HEEP WHILE I’M STAMPING OUT HERE, I CAN Pick op some extra money TEAM OWNERS HATE TO SEE THEIR PLAYERS PICK UP SOME EXTRA MONEY.' AIR FORCE ROTC HAS TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS METEOROLOGY Is your major listed above? Could you use help to defray your college expenses? If you have two years of school remaining, undergraduate, graduate or combination, you could be eligible for an Air Force ROTC two-year scholarship. It pays full tuition, all fees, textbooks, and $100 each month. 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