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Hacker, Collins pace Battalion awards THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974 Page 5 HOME SWEET HOME! l0 urs per« Vurserv d, Texas| ^rchitet. i studeitl By TONY GALLUCCI Staff Sports Writer | In balloting by the sports depart ment of the Battalion, Jim Hacker and Jean Collins walked away with top honors in the first Battalion ports Awards. THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD goes to third baseman Jim acker, a sure All-America selec- bn. His batting average of .477 led Other i the conference and places him fourth Jradualfl 0,1 ^l-time list. His outstanding required|l ay ^ so nette d him a spot the past Kkll on the All-World Amateur Team ''"which copped a 2-1 decision over Nicaragua in the final. pioymentil All-American linebacker Ed imonini was the close runnerup in oting. Simonini was chosen SWC tefensive Player of the Year for his utstanding abilities on the football eld. arttime «u your Kkidii ekendi ?-In. s. Good |i|| t, 1315 h 1111 logs for m main nuniln 526-3020; San Ante 86. Clip i 1* xotic diKti xotic d>»: peraon, lit nge or Ws 38S time hift dii- age. Call 3 Memo- . Judsot is 77858 for Mn ctor ol iley Ad Jim Hacker THE WOMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR goes to All-American Ijean Collins. Collins was named A-A in the 400-yd. freestyle relay, 50-yd. e, r biwi freestyle, 50-yd. backstroke and 6 ' 7220 ' ^ 100-yd. freestyle. She was also a BUY ommencenr Drugs 3 )uth Texas Etc. Invited Y- :00 p.m Sat. 4.60 ange xchangt ators ange most ime jr price ;aler hember of the 200-yd. freestyle elay team which set a state record. The runnerup is basketball center bH 8<e* ;j SS y Auclair. Auclair was the top corer on the squad the past year in me Aggies first women's basketball eason. She was later invited to try >ut for the Olympic team. THE COACH OF THE YEAR ;oes to swimming and Water Polo each Dennis Fosdick. Fosdick led he swimmers to their best showing at the conference meet in years. His water polo team has gained interna tional prominence through trips to Brazil and the West Coast. Second place goes to tennis men tor Omar Smith. Smith retires at the end of this season after 15 years as the head coach. His talented netters have earned him 12 straight winning seasons and two doubles champion ships. FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR is Shiffon Baker, a nationally ranked schoolboy from Elgin. Baker has al ready proven himself a very consis tent and capable performer in the hurdles and longjump. His best time of the year is 13.99 in the 120 highs. Second to Baker is Fresh Quarter back David Walker. Walker, a Louisianan, came from second-man at a crucial time to add consistency to the faltering Aggie squad. TRANSFER OF THE YEAR goes to new found Aggie basketball star John Thornton. Thornton caught fire in the middle of the season to end up as one of the Aggies top scorers: Thornton was honored as the SWC Newcomer of the Year and voted MVP by his teammates. Runnerup is Fred Russ, new shortstop on the A&M baseball squad. Russ transferred from San Jacinto JC to add stability to a sorely lacking spot in the Aggie defense. SURPRISE OF THE YEAR is Don Riggs, a freshman high jumper from Houston. Riggs entered A&M without the comfort of a scholarship with hopes of making the basketball team as a walk-on. He was refused, but was accepted by the track team on the basis of his best high school jump of 6-2. In his first collegiate meet, an indoor affair at Monroe, Louisiana, Riggs cleared 6-8, besting his previous high by six inches. Second is awarded to David Walker, for proving to be a much more talented quarterback than any one suspected. THE BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE goes to junior tennis player Bill Hoover for his out standing performance in the SWC tournament. Hoover waded through the seeded players, with such high lights as beating third-seeded Lee Merry and tough Alan Boss. George Hardie of SMU defeated a weary Hoover in the singles final. Second in this category goes to Jim Juhl, Aggie relief pitcher who saved the Friday game of the SWC series CONROE—Brenda Goldsmith, in A&M freshman, surprised de- jrcharge 1 Parts 22-1669 ce For an ending champion Beth Barry of Mobile, Ala., 1 up, Thursday and »ained a spot in the semifinals of the Women’s Southern Amateur golf tournament. | Miss Goldsmith, a native of San Antonio, won on the fourth hole of a mdden death playoff. Miss Goldsmith parred the hole before Miss Barry missed a tying putt. Both shots followed a controver sial ruling, brought about because of water on the green. Miss Barry’s shot hit the green while Miss Goldsmith’s shot was Goldsmith makes WSA simifinals Peniston Cafeteria SWEET SHOP now featuring Beautiful, Taste Tempting Mother’s Day Cakes Cakes Made to Order and Deqorated to Suit Your Individual Needs for BIRTHDAYS WEDDINGS And Other Special Occasions Choose a delicious pie or cake from our attractive display and place an order for your next special occasion or call 845-6651 “QUALITY FIRST” with Rice. Juhl came in the top of the ninth with runners on second and third and one out. A&M was ahead 4-3 at the time and the score was in immediate jeopardy. Juhl struck out the first two batters he faced with six pitches. THE BEST TEAM PERFOR MANCE goes to the football team for their efforts against SMU during the football season past. The Ags easily played their finest game of the sea son in that contest. Second goes to the baseball team for wiping the slate clean with TCU and in the process beating Frog ace Frank Johnstone twice. THE CLUB SPORT OF THE YEAR goes to our most recent and long awaited National Champion, the Rugby Team. The ruggers ran up their usual season record, heavy in the win column. They also won the State Rugby Union championship just last week. Second place goes to coach Fosdick’s national contender Water Polo team. The next group of awards are less than coveted awards, but ones which are assuredly deserved. Most can be understood from the titles of the awards. THE WORST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR goes to the basket ball team for their hopscotch match with TCU in Fort Worth. Second place goes to the Track team for their not necessarily turtlish but lack luster performance at the Texas Relays, which brings us to the next award. THE SORE LEG AWARD goes also to the track team for their in creasing ability to come up with an ache or pain right before the big meet. Fortunately there has been considerable improvement the past two weeks and the team may lose the award next year. THE WILD PITCH OF THE YEAR goes to Jim Juhl for the game losing freebie he tossed in the At Dennis Fosdick last game. His throw kept A&M from breaking the school record for wins in a season and from at least taking the series from Texas who had just stripped the team of the title minutes before. THE BAD HOP AWARD goes to cinch All-America second baseman Mike Schraeder, who lost his cinch when he collided with John Woods in a practice game rupturing his spleen. Schraeder sat out the rest of the season. Sprinter Sammy Dierschke took second in voting. Dierschke just can’t seem to stay healthy enough to win anything. THE TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN AWARD goes to Ex-Aggie pitcher Bobby Falcon who allowed himself to be swayed by big bills and allowed the Aggies to suffer a second place finish for lack of adequate pitching. THE BUM CALL OF THE YEAR goes to coach Emory Bellard for his heat of the moment decision in the Baylor game. The Ags were well ahead but Bellard opted to go for the fourth and one late in the game on a very wet field. The Ags failed to convert, the Bears took over and scored jeopardizing the out come. The Ags held on to win but Bellard himself admitted that he committed a no-no. School Out - Going Home? Greyhound ^ _ Greyhoui fg Package ^ Express Will get your package, trunk or books HOME on timel Greyhound transports packages 24 hours a day - even weekends and holidays. * We'll get your package there fast * Our service is economical * Service to more than 40,000 communities and we'll get your package anywhere See your GREYHOUND Greyhound TRAVEL CENTER Representative - 1300 Te*as Ave. 823 8071 Today! "There's Wore To Us Than Just The Bus" < ^X)OOCKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >W<X X>OWOO«»OOC)tXXXX3»X»C><X ><XX,0< 3< slightly short, but still within putting distance. Both golfers asked for drops and Women’s Southern President Mrs. Willis Graham allowed them better positions. 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