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THE BATTALION Page 7
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975
3rd leading Aggie scorer
Roberts adds fuel to fire
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This designation, which
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young Provident Mutual
agents each year, reflects
fine service to clients and
an excellent grasp of life
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PHILADELPHIA
By DAVID WALKER
Staff Sports Writer
Shelby Metcalf recruited Ray
Roberts when he was a senior at
Garland High School but he wasn’t
successful as Roberts eventually
signed with Oklahoma State Uni
versity.
Now, four years later, Roberts is a
vital part of the Texas Aggie team
that is making a strong bid for the
1975 Southwest Conference
Championship.
Things turned in the Aggies favor
when Roberts decided to transfer
from OSU after his freshman year.
T didn’t really have anything
against the school but I wasn’t satis
fied with the other players at
titude, said Roberts. “They were
mostly young players so I decided to
leave. I didn’t know where I was
going, I just knew 1 was leaving. I
called Coach Metcalf to see if he still
wanted me and here I am.”
Roberts sat out a year after he
transferred to establish eligibility.
Asked if he thought the year he was
out hurt him Roberts replied, “No, I
don’t think it really hurt me, I just
got used to not playing. After I
played a couple of games last year I
was OK I guess it really helped me
more than it hurt me.
Roberts, while not a starter, is the
third leading scorer for the Ags in
SWC play. His 33 of 54 from the
field gives him the best field goal
Gymnastics
team sees
action today
The Texas A&M’s women’s gym
nastics team, coached by Barbara
Landphair, will compete in a dual
meet against North Texas State in
Denton Thursday. The team will
compete Friday in a triangular meet
with Texas and Tarleton State in
Stephenville.
Last Saturday the Aggie women
finished four in the Southwest Texas
Invitational in San Marcos. Joan
Marshall, a freshman from Arling
ton, earned second place in the all-
around category. She took second
place on the balance beam, Vaulting
and uneven parallel bars and third
place in the floor exercise. There
were 11 teams in the meet.
percentage of any Aggie. His 14 of
18 free throws (.778 per cent) is sec
ond only to Mike Floyd.
Coming off the bench doesn’t
bother Roberts. “It really doesn t
bother me not to be a starter, just as
long as I know I’m going to play,” he
said. “I do a couple of knee bends
every now and then just to keep
ready.”
Roberts really doesn’t need the
knee bends as he has logged more
playing time than one Aggie starter
and has played only two minutes
less than two other starters. In
Tuesday’s game against Baylor he
played more than four starters.
Roberts credits his recent rash of
publicity to the fact that he has shot
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Fishing fever worse
than current flu bug
By
BRUCE L. SUBLET!
Columnist
The papers this time of year are always full of news about
flu epidemics. They leave out news of a more dangerous di
sease that also strikes in the early spring: FISHING FEVER.
Flu lasts a couple of weeks at the most, but fishing fever
can last for months. It usually strikes during the first stretch
of warm weather after a bleak winter. The symptoms of this
devastating disease are easy to spot. The first
sign is nervousness when inside on a sunny
day. The victim usually has a vacant stare and
is inattentive.
At night, the stricken angler pulls out an
array of rods and reels, tearing each apart
and overhauling it. He sits for hours turning
reel handles and listening intently for any
sound of malfunction.
The victim is drawn to sporting goods stores
where he buys two or three of every new bait on the shelf.
Many anglers who contract fishing fever develop a mono
filament line fetish. They strip hundreds of yards of line from
their reels, only to replace it with new, strong line.
Tacklebox inspection is a sure sign the disease is gaining
strength. Baits are taken out, inspected for rusted fittings and
chipped paint then the hooks are sharpened and the bait is
replaced neatly in its own compartment.
A fisherman with a serious case of the fever is often seen
around his boat. He charges batteries, inspects the hull,
cleans carburetors, changes spark plugs and looks at trailer
tires, lights and wheel bearings.
Terminal cases often buy new headgear. Last year’s cap,
the one with sweat stains up to the little button on its limp
crown, is replaced with a crisp new one bearing the name of
a tackle company the fisherman probably doesn’t patronize.
There is no cure for fishing fever. The sufferer can be
relieved a bit by frequent trips to. the fishing liole, but these
trips also inflame the fever.
You folks will have to excuse me now. My reels need oiling
and I’ll have to run to the store to get some oil. I’ll probably
pick up a new bait or two on the way. I might even get a new
cap.
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more this year than last year. “I’m
shooting more this year and people
notice you more when you shoot
more. It’s really funny how people
give credit to the people who shoot.
Jerry Mercer is one of our most val
uable players and a good game for
him is eight rebounds, four points
and four or five fouls.”
Like Metcalf, Roberts believes
the secret to this year’s success lies
in the Aggie’s ability to stay healthy
and keep their mental attitude. “I
don’t think we will have any attitude
problem with this team because it’s
the most unselfish team you will
find anywhere.”
The biggest game of the year
comes up for Super-Sub Roberts
and his teammates as they host co
leader Arkansas Saturday night.
‘‘Yes, it’s a big game,” said
Roberts. “Usually after a game you
replay the game over in your mind
but after the Baylor game I didn’t
replay it, I just started thinking
about Arkansas.”
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