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Anglers’ Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY6, 1975 excuses fool no one By BRUCE L. SUBLETT Columnist Since the first broken line, fisher men have cultivated the art of mak ing excuses. As used by many angl ers, the excuse remains a sloppy, mumbled thing, not good enough to fool anybody. If technology can give us depth finders, oxygen meters and graphite rods, why can’t we keep up and come up with some scientific rea sons for not catching any fish? I’ve got my own theory to explain lousy days down at the fishing hole. The Backlashes Failure Syndrome covers all aspects of non-production, and it has been tested. The most recent test came last Sunday. Cornell Green, Agricul tural Extension Service visuals specialist, asked if I wanted to go to Victoria to spend the weekend. He said his father, A. C. Green, might want to go fishing. I said yes, and set myself up for part one of the syndrome: The Anticipation As pect. The Anticipation Aspect is sim ple. The more you think about an upcoming trip, the less chances for success. Leaving College Station in a driving rainstorm, I was hit by the first symptoms of Weather Wat cher’s Worries. I expected rain for the whole week throwing weedless gold spoons for redfish feeding on the flats. I real ized that another factor was at work: The Comfortable Boat Clause. holes, stressing that conditions were right for good action. The Per fect Conditions Penalty was added to the list of anti-fish factors. NOW OPEN! MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER BARBER SHOP OPEN: MON. - FRI. 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. A FULL SERVICE SHOP SHINEMAN ON DUTY end, but Sunday dawned beauti fully gray and dismal. It was pure garbage weather, but not bad enough to keep us from go ing. As we roared up the Lavaca River out of Point Comfort, the dense fog gave me another excuse: The No Target Nullifying Factor. How can a man catch fish if he can’t even see the water? We settled down to business, A.C.’s 18 foot Bull-a-Gator is the most comfortable boat I have ever fished out of. He designed it from the hull up with the fisherman in mind. Everything is in the right place and the high-rise seats feel like easy chairs. I always figured that to catch fish, you have to be a little uncomfortable. As you may have suspected, I failed to connect. A. C., who usu ally brings home a pile of fish, caught two reds and two specks. Cornell caught a bad attack of sinus, but no fish. Cornell and A. C. were using long salt water popping rods with plug-casting reels. I had the same kind of reel, but mounted on a worm rod with all the tip action of a broomstick. The Bad Tackle Blues were right there with me. A. C. took us to all his honey That brings up the final excuse, a highly specialized one enjoyed only by a select few: The Outdoor Writ er’s Shutout. It’s an unwritten law that when I go fishing to get materi al for this column, I must fail miser ably. Remember these excuses. Not catching any fish is bad, but not be ing able to explain why is worse. Intramural growth shows director’s time worthwhile NOSCO” at Northgate We wanm be your friend! . . . and if you’re an old friend, come by and renew your acquaintance at News Office Supply. Just a few of our quality friends you might be interested in: Prestype, Teledyne Post, Parker, Cross, 3M, Hallmark, Crescent, National Blank Book . . . and many more. Iy AL Iteme j) hat sho ape that and wa would la But aca Fonts, € ions, eon Fout: News Off I<s® Srararfw Co. 108 College Main — Northgate By CHRISTY KELM Contributor T A U 0 Y Yt\.S. C. A 28 per cent increase in football, a 55 per cent increase in bowling and a 956 per cent increase in rack- etball over last year’s intramural statistics mean someone somewhere’s doing something right. Yes, the staff in the intramural office deserves credit. The in tramural directors in dorms are de voting time, effort and even in genuity. In a look at this side of the ball- game, three directors of dorm in tramurals commented on their jobs -— the problems and the rewards. David Cates of Walton Hall, Dan Miller of Squadron 2 and Sharon Coins of Hughes Hall all serve in this capacity because they want to. Cates, an elected officer and thereby a member of the dorm council, feels the key to being a suc cessful intramural chairman is “wanting to do it and having enough time for it. ” Coins, also a dorm elect, and Mil ler, an appointed Athletic Sergeant, on the average spend about six hours a week with intramurals. The process filling this time in volves regular visits to the in- Oakland A’s to arbitration OAKLAND (AP) — Seven mem bers of the three-time World champion Oakland A’s including Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando, say they’ll take their salary demands to arbitration for the second time in two years, according to newspaper reports. 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You will work with some of the newest developments in the industry, such as America's first complete paper machine and stock preparation system specifically designed for direct digital computer control. You will also become a guardian of our great natural resources. For while we work, we replenish the forest, conserve the environment. We are concerned about the air we breathe, the water we drink and the origins of our raw material. We are concern ed with pulp and paper work and your career with Eastex. EasTex Personnel Director Eastex Inc. P.O. Box 816, Silsbee,Texas 77656 An Equal Opportunity Employer tramural office to obtain rules, turn in entries, clarify scores of previous games and check playing times. Next, the director must get the information to the dorm residents by phone calls and posted signs. “Sometimes it becomes a matter of door-beating,” Coins added. Finally, the teams must be or ganized and practice schedules ar ranged. This is a problem for Coins in that conflict occurs in individuals schedulings. Miller finds it difficult locating facilities. “ Too many people want to practice at the same time,” he said. All three agree that relations with the intramural office have been ex cellent. They provide available in formation readily. “They’re always willing to help. Coins said. Finding a coach in the different dorms is handled uniquely in each. Coins tries to ‘‘find a guy to coach the team sports.” She assumes the organizational duties for individual sports such as table tennis. Cates, also the organizer, calls the first practice and then asks the leader in the group to coach or has the team vote on a coach. Miller as Athletic Sergeant is in charge of all fish who are required to participate in and/or attend in tramural sports. He works with the Athletic Corporal and Athletic Of ficer in upperclassmen competition. The fall semester’s increase in sports is attributed to many factors. The addition of the recreational di vision, an outlet for added dorm teams, assures more of the people who want to compete get the oppor tunity to play, Cates said. Coins maintained the intramural office is pushing women’s sports more this year. Miller feels that while the in crease has not been so noticeable in the military and fish divisions, members take pride in representing their outfit. Over 300 strong and in first place in civilian point standings, the Wal ton Warriors have no problem re cruiting. About one-third of the re sidents have participated in some kind of intramural activity, Cates es timated. “Intramurals keep this dorm active right now,” he con tinued. Miller, whose outfit lists 36 members, said the small number al lows everyone to compete. Coins, her dorm ranking third pointwise in the women division, said, “We want to win, but we mainly want everyone to partici pate. 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