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; $portfofio|| THE BATTALION Page 7 FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1975 The fobulou/ j; Pro draft illegal... but goes on •Jir rtsw prenuj the neji By MIKE BRUTON Sports Editor i™'he big time gamblers in New York ran a game of body bingo jj-j, Tuesday and Wednesday. But they „ /Bren’t risking their own money, they gambled with the livelihoods ol 442 men. Gambling is illegal in thi state of N ew York, so they called the game the NFL draft and there were no cops, no arrests, r jThe NFL draft may not break gambling laws, hut there is some question about llgality of the selection meth od Federal Jjdge William T. Sueigert said last month that the draft is “illegal ami unreason able’’ in Joe lapp's suit against the league, g Kapp sued on the grounds that the standard NFL contract obli- $ttes a player to one team until laded, sold or released. Kapp did not file suit on the draft, but if some disenchanted player took ac- Ition, it would take Perry Mason, Owen Marshall and Petrocelli to win the case for the NFL. p Stan Stress, a 55-year-old real Llstate man from San Diego, once | sent out about 300 mailings to ath- : jptes and national leaders concern- | ing the draft. In an open letter to the people of the United States, Stress said “Pro sports ase to sport what prostitution is to sex.” The Pro draft is clearly illegal be cause it strips the individual of the right to pursue his vocation to the best of his advantage. Those who get drafted high makes four or five times the amount of those drafted low, and the high draft choices are not always the best players. For example, Duane Thomas practically took the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl championship in 1972. His salary for three years with the Pokes was $18,000, $20,000 and $22,000, considerably lower than the guys who were drafted first round. The proponents of the draft says that the balance of the NFL would be ruined if the current method were abolished. That is a farce be cause the present system of allow ing the inferior teams the first choices in trades and some cases for money to maintain their supremacy in the league. If Commissioner Pete Rozelle would just let the players choose their team the problem would be solved? The NFL could take the same 442 college prospects and re cruit them just as any job would re cruit personnel. Rank the players on a priority list so that the best players had first choice at the team of their desire. Salaries would be decided by the team and individual involved. This method would probably even create more balance of talent between the teams of the NFL. All the good players wouldn’t go to one team because they wouldn’t get to play a great deal. Any guy that loves the game would want to play. If the United States Government continues to let the pro sports drafting go on, they may as well let doctors, teachers, lawyers, or any profession for that matter, set up a draft system. 'Baseball committee changes some rules mes arry NEW YORK (AP) — If a pitcher ants to get credit for a “save, ” he’s ;ot to finish the game. And if a hat er wants to finish a game — and void missing three others — he’d tter not mess with his bat. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn said Thursday that the Official Playing Rules Committee, approv ing a proposal by the Baseball Writ ers Association of America, tight ened the regulations under which relief pitchers qualify for a save. Relievers must finish a game won by his team and must not be the ■winning pitcher. Further, he must enter the game with a lead of three runs or less and must pitch at least one inning; or he must enter the game with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck; or he must pitch effectively for at least three innings. Under the old rules, more than one pitcher could qualify for a save, in which case the official scorer could credit it to the pitcher he deemed most effective. Or the scorer could not credit one at all. Treat Your Special Girl to a Champagne Dinner at the Captain’s Table with a delicious steak for two and a bottle of Bubbly Champagne. All for the Low Price of $10.95 Friday and Saturday 2900 Texas Avenue 822-2223 EMBREY’S JEWELRY is proud to announce the addi tion of Mr. Antonio Sandovol to our repair department. Mr. Sandoval is thoroughly experienced in all types of jewelry repair and silver work. Also diamond setting and custom work. North Gate College Station 9:00-5:30 Mon.-Sat. Ag tracksters competing in SWC Indoor Meet By PAUL McGRATH Staff Sports Writer Texas A&M s track team will be struggling for a third place spot be hind favored Texas and Baylor in the Southwest Conference Indoor championships being held today in the Fort Worth Civic Center. Although track coach Charles Thomas is hopeful, he carries doubts about the Aggies pulling an upset. He says the indoor distance running is not the Aggies best de partment. He also bases his opinion on the fact that his team has had a long layoff and is not into top flight shape yet. Texas has to be considered the meet favorite because of their depth Some players have begun using “cupped” bats, ones with an identa- tion in the thick end. To cope with this, the committee decided upon limits to such bats. “An indentation in the end of the bat up to one inch in depth is per mitted,” the rule reads “and maybe no wider than two inches and no less than one inch in diameter. The in dentation must be curved with no foreign substance added.” Last month the committee ap proved a rule whereby a player who uses an illegally filled or doctored bat can be thrown out of a game and slapped with a three-day suspen sion. Foreign substances on pitchers — mainly those who might be think ing about throwing a greaseball or some other illegal pitch — now will bring about immediate ejection from a game. Prior to the strengthening of this rule, an um pire could give a warning prior to sending an offending pitcher to the showers. Doug Broad head Women go out of town for tourney Texas A&M’s women’s basketball teams travels to Beaumont this weekend to take part in the Lamar Tournament. Coach Kay Don’s women stand 2-2 on the season thus far and own resounding wins over Rice, 99-16 and over Sam Houston State in a scrimmage, 87-40. Playing for the team are Cissy Auclair, Karen Aulenbacher, Laura Holmes, Cindy Horton, Sally Morisse, Lucy Neiman, Diane Quitta and Ruth Whitely. The ladies will be on the road until Feb ruary 11 when they go against the Baylor women. Public Dance Friday, Jan. 31 at the new Fiesta Ballroom Groesbeck Rd. & Palasota Music by Ted Harding & The New Sounds LADIES FREE Beer Available ALL MAGGIES & AGGIES WELCOMED f Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74 Greg Price iHTiaiM) If you want the real Ithlng, not frozen or canned ... We call It "Mexican Food ; Supreme.” Dallas location; 3071 Northwest Hwy. 352-8570 plus the fact they were the confer ence champs last year. Baylor has improved and will be a tough com petitor. A&M finished behind the pack in last week’s LSU Invitational. De spite the standings Thomas was pleased with his team’s showing. He believes the field events will con tinue to be strong during the year, especially the pole vault with the return of Brad Blair, last year’s SWC champ. Frank West is entered in the shot put for the Aggies which he won last week with a 53 foot toss. Manfred Kohrs will represent A&M in the mile run. He set a new A&M school record last week by trimming nine seconds of the old time in the indoor mile with a 4.12.1. The South Afri can has only been on the A&M cam pus for three weeks. The mile relay team of Horace Grant, Adolph Tingan, Doug Broadhead and Chuck Butler should be one of the stronger en tries in the meet. Charles Dawson, who tied a school record in the 60-yard dash at LSU, is again entered in that event. Joe D Ambrosio is also entered in the same event. Other Aggie entries include Tom Owen in the long jump and Terry Byrd in the high jump. Butler and Sam Dierschke will run in the 440-yard dash while Tingan and Grant will go in the 600. Scottie Jones takes on the 60-yard hurdles. J. B. Yemme is entered in the 1000-yard run and Ron McGonigle will run in the 880. In the distance medley relay the Aggies have Alan Nordheim, Paul Goodman, Danny Jones and Tim Jones. The two-mile relay will con sist of Yemme, Nordheim, Jim Brannen, Jim Sheffield and Danny Jones. Bruce Smith will compete in the two-mile run. A&M has one more indoor meet before starting the outdoor season. Houston’s Astrodome will be the site of the National Federation Meet. “We have a good track team. After the next two or three meets we should be coming along real fine,” said Thomas. IM mPERSOfl! G. R0LLIE WHITE COLISEUM ^ THURSDAY—FEB. 27—8 PM A TAMU SPECIAL ATTRACTION FOR INFO—CALL 845-2916 TICKETS NOW ON SALE MSC BOX OFFICE—1st FLOOR—RUDDER TOWER Prices:$4. 00 and $4. 50 STUDENTS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER—SI . 00 OFF THE S4. 00 TICKETS WATCH TH( HARIETTI Gl SATURDAY On CB5 TV. .IDBfTROTTtRT POPCORA mACniAf. A&M Heart Award to be presented The presentation of the Aggie Heart Award will be the main at traction of tomorrow night’s awards in the Rudder Tower auditorium. The 7 p.m. ceremony marks the eleventh time the award has been presented. The award was given twice in 1970 to Mike DeNiro post humously and to Winston Beam. The award originated in 1965 when Joe Wellborn became the first hon- oree. Larry Ellis was last year’s re cipient. The award is given to a senior member of the football team and is based on such traits as effort, desire, determination and dedication. Ath letic ability is not essentially a major part of determining the winner. Also included in-the night’s fes tivities will be a highlight film of the 1974 season. Those A&M players who received recognition as either All-SWC or All-American will he given certificates. This year’s team captains will be announced. Also during the ceremony will be a “sur prise” of some sort. After the program is concluded the players and their dates will be given a buffet in the Tower restaur ant while their parents will visit the athletic dormitory and have their buffet there. The ceremony is open to anyone wishing to come. 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