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Page 8 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1974 Basketball inks first recruit A&M basketball coach Shelby Metcalf has announced the signing of Barry Davis, a 6-4 guard from Hill County Junior College. Davis, who played his high school ball at Galveston Ball High School, led Hill JC to fifth place in the Na tional Junior College Tournament and was named to the All- Tournament team averaging 21 points per game in the national tour ney. Davis was named the Most Valu able Player in the Region V Tourna ment which Hill won to advance to the nationals. Davis was also named to the Region V all-star team. Last season at Hill, Davis aver aged 18.8 points and 10 rebounds Dawson nurses injur} SWC meet nears I '■ ■'■"S'- Barry Davis Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set— Sizing— Reoxidizing— All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 Fosdick signs CS swimmer A&M swimming coach Dennis Fosdick has announced the signing of Bob Leland, a standout swimmer from A&M Consolidated High School in College Station. “We are tremendously pleased to get Leland,” Fosdick said. “He will be primarily a breaststroker for us and will give us two simmers of na tional calibre in that event. Leland was a three-year All- American in water polo and was All-America in swimming his senior year. LADIES NITE ALL LADIES ADMITTED FREE HIGH COTTON LIVE 807 Texas Ave. Across From A&M By KEVIN COFFEY, Sports Editor In the two years I’ve worked at this desk. I’ve learned two things. First, Perseverance. Second, God is not an Aggie. Anyone who followed the Aggies through the four years that Saturday’s graduated did, learned perseverance. A&M did not win a Southwest Conference team championship since September of 1970. Track won the title that June. I really don’t know how objective I can be, but I think I’ve seen the Aggies get some funny bounces through all these years and games. Mike Schraeder, a shoo-in all conference second baseman gets hurt in practice and the baseball team falls in the last 12 games. Mike Floyd’s ankle injury hurt the basketball team this year. Carl Swierc’s touchdown run in Rice’s win over the Ags. How he ever got through that crowd, I’ll never know. There are many, many more. It just seems that Aggies get the short end of the stick more than their share of the time. I’m convinced that God is a teasip. Up in Heaven, he sits on an orange and white throne, and sends Darrell Royal’s to Austin. Then he takes defensive backs and turns them into Wishbone quarterbacks. Royal is good, but he’s got to have help from someone, somewhere. Texas has dominated sports in this conference as long as I’ve been watching. During the class of ’74’s tenure, UT has won the football title all four years, baseball all four years, basketball twice, track three times (including this year), golf three times. Quite an impressive record. A&M has not done so well but I loved every minute watching the Ags in action. Football posted a 15-29 record during my tenure. No doubt that Emory Bellard will turn the program around. I remember losing to Cincinnati 17-0 and knowing that Gene Stallings was through. I can’t say I was sorry. Basketball fared better but alas no titles. Shelby Metcalf posted a 57-47 record and only one losing season. Tom Chandler was perhaps the most successful with his baseball teams. Aggie hardballers were 116-44 during my four years. I think baseball provided my most exciting memories. Swimming has to be the most improved team. Since 1970, Dennis Fosdick has established a national caliber water polo team and a swimming program that is creeping up on SMU and Texas. Tennis has been steady and golf has sent individual stars through Aggieland but again, no championships. Rugby might not be a SWC sport but they are the biggest winners with a remarkable 97-7 four year span. Track has come the closest to winning a title. Just before the class of ’74 entered, Charlie Thomas and company won the title. They fell ^ point short of Rice the following year. A&M might not win a championship next year but football which never posted a winning season for the seniors, will win big. They should go to a bowl game. Basketball could battle for the title, if a big, fast forward is recruited. Tennis returns a good contingent, swimming is still growing, track won’t lose anyone to graduation. This should provide me with a chance for some immortality. I will be the last Batt sports editor to suffer through four years without a title and love every minute. WE REALLY MOVE OOR TAIL AND YOURS TO MIAMI FOR $ 75. ( $ 10 less than anybody’s Coach fare) We also have the only non-stop or direct Economy service to SEATTLE $134 SAVE $15 EL PASO $ 58 SAVE $ 7 Economy service to LOS ANGELES $104 SAVE $ 9 PHOENIX $ 81 SAVE $ 9 And the only Economy service to DENVER $ 71 SAVE $10 ALBUQUERQUE $ 64 SAVE $ 7 Were the only airline to offer Economy fares throughout our route system. So depending where home is, it may cost you less to fly Continental. So call your travel agent, our partner in getting things done, or Continental at 524-4711. We can probably get you where you live—for less. Fa res include tax. Mfe really move our tail for youT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES The Proud Bird with the Golden Tail. By TED BORISKIE Assistant Sports Editor As Charles Dawson looks towards the Southwest Conference Track and Field Meet two Saturdays away, his vision is filled with question marks. Dawson is nursing a sore leg with hopes he can be healthy enough to match his early season promise at the conference meet. “My legs are feeling better than they have in a long time,” said Daw son. “I think I’ll be ready to run at conference. This season has been a series of ups and downs for Dawson, a junior college all-America transfer from Blinn. He was frustrated in his at tempts to enter the 100-yard dash in the prestigious Astrodome Federa tion Meet in February because he wasn’t well enough known. The next weekend, opening the outdoor sea son in a dual meet at Rice, he suf fered a terrible start and was edged out by the Owls’ Zoe Simpson. The following weekend at the Border Olympics, Dawson relin quished all doubts anyone may have had about his running ability by tak ing the 100-yard dash with a 9.5. It was a more impressive victory than the time suggests as Dawson was leading the strong field by a large margin when he threw his hands up in victory at the 90-yard line, think ing it was the finish. He had such a lead that he was able to regain his composure and still win the race. A month later at the Dallas Invita tional, Dawson injured his leg run ning against another strong field. After a week’s layoff, he aggravated the injury at the Texas Relays which forced him to the sidelines until he was again able to run the 100 at Thursday’s quadrangular meet in Austin. He finished fourth with a 9.7 after obviously letting up the second | All-star game setting squads WFL moves Toronto team MEMPHIS (AP)—The Toronto Northmen of the World Football League prepared Tuesday to pack up and move South to Memphis after winning a five-year lease on the city’s stadium, starting with a 10-game home season beginning July 10. “We’re moving the franchise the moment the lease is formally signed, ” said owner John Bassett J r. He added, “I would never return this team to Canada. The Northmen now belong to the people of Mem phis.” The city Park Commission voted 3-1 Monday to give Bassett a five- year lease, with an option of another five years, on 50,000-seat Memphis Memorial Stadium, site of the annual Liberty Bowl college game. The lease gives the WFL team prefer ence on playing dates in the stadium. Critics of the lease decision claim the commission probably doomed the city’s long campaign to obtain a National Football League expansion franchise. Memphis is one of four cities the NFL said were under con sideration for an expansion franch ise. An NFL spokesman declined comment Tuesday on the effect of the commission decision on Mem phis’ standing as one of the four pos sible expansion cities. He said only that the status of Memphis and the other three cities would be discussed at the June 4 meeting of the NFL owners in New York. The tranchise’s best-known names are Larry Csonka, Jim Kiickand Paul Warfield, the Miami Dolphin stars, but they won’t be available until 1975. Notable pros on the roster are quarterback John Huarte, the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner from Notre Dame; offensive tackle Art Lassiter of the Buffalo Bills; and Ottawa de fensive back Herb Marshall. LUBBOCK (A*)—Joe Barnes and Kenneth Wallace, who helped key Texas Tech to an 11-1 season and a win over Tennessee in the Gator Bowl have signed to play in the 14th annual Coaches All America game along with All America cen ter Bill Wyman of Texas Univer sity. The game is set for June 22 in Texas Tech’s Jones Stadium. Signing with the Southwest Conference stars were 10 other players including Richard Wil liams, wide receiver, Abilene Christian; Paul B. Vellana, de fensive lineman, Maryland; Billy Howard, defensive lineman, Al corn A&M; Barty Smith, running back, Richmond; Jim Cagle, de fensive lineman, Georgia; Chuck Ramsey, kicking specialist. Wake Forest; John Holland, receiver, Tennessee State. Also, Donald Reese, Jackson State; Rod Kir by, line backer, Pittsburg; and Tony Bell, defensive back, Bowl ing Green. Barnes, Wallace, Wyman and Williams will perform for Coach Barry Switzer’s West team and the remainder of those signing Tuesday will play for Coach John ny Majors East team. A total of 30 players will be named for each team. half of the race to keep from straini) his legs. “I think I’m ready torunagain’ said Dawson. “I’m goingtogoallm at Baylor Saturday to testmylej and make sure I’ll be able to nm the conference meet.” Despite his injuries, Dawsonj still confident a SWC champion^ is within reach for himself. “All the top runners intheconfe ;| ence have about the same speaf said Dawson, “so it all depends) who gets off to the best start. Ifljj out of the blocks first, I knowtk nobody will he able to catch mesoH be working with my starts for all; next week. “This is the first time 1 havebet injured this late into the season,"b said. “Usually at this time!amt® ning my best but we’ve hadsudit* weather that it’s kept mylegfr® healing right. It was warm fori first few meets but as the yearwti on the weather got colder.” !to: PEANUTS THREE 600KS ARE MATH 500*5 AND FOUR 600«$ ARE SCIENCE B00K5..." 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