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Wins 2of3 from Hogs THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1975 Page 9 Aggie nine stays close to UT By DAVID WALKER Staff Sports Writer The Texas Aggies jumped into second place in the Southwest Con ference last weekend by taking two of three games from the Arkansas Eazorbacks in Fayetteville. Second place in the past has jmeantonlyaslapon the back, but tb |isyear it’s different. This year it’s possible for the sec ond place team to advance into the NCAA playoffs. The Ags trail Texas ty four games. Texas is at the half waypoint in their SWC season with al2-0 record. The Aggies are only three games down in the all impor tant loss column. The Aggies got off to a bad start in the hills of Arkansas by dropping Friday’s opener 4-1. Clint Thomas jot the loss for the Aggies. The Maroon men bounced back Satur day to sweep the Hogs 3-2 and 5-0. James Gihson and David Lockett were the winning pitchers for the Ags Saturday. Coach Tom Chandler got three complete games from his pitching staff that gave Razorbacks only six runs in the three game set. The Razorbacks are now five games back of the Longhorns, who swept SMU in a three game weekend series in Dallas. The stage is set for the Aggies and the TCU Frogs who will meet in Fort Worth this weekend. TCU, along with the Aggies, were preseason picks to give the Longhorns a run for the money in the SWC. It will be more of a battle for survival when the two schools meet Friday for a single game at 3:00 and Saturday for a double dip at 1:00. The Aggies have some noncon ference business to take care of be fore they can go to Fort Worth though. The Minnesota Gophers will be in town Wednesday and Thursday for double headers. The games will get underway both days at 1:00. swe standings Conference All Games Texas Texas A&M TCU Arkansas Baylor Texas Tech Rice Houston SMU 12-0 6-3 8-4 4-3 6-6 4-5 4-8 1-8 23-3 16- 4 17- 5 7-6 17-7 10-10 11-11 10-11 4-11 Baseball squad fares well on trip )E n 1b tit” ti By DAVID McKENNA Contributor The Texas Aggie baseball team returned from a I-ouisiana trip last "reekwith two things accomplished, tatter pitching and team defense. The Ags had hoped to play eight Sanies in Louisiana hut due to iu- (Wnt weather only three were PUed. In their first game Tulane’s John Mura silenced the A&M bats men and won a 2-0 decision. James Gihson pitched well in a losing ttuse getting no help in trving to Preserve his unblemished record. Lacrosse team 1-1 in league Spring break brought sad tidings jo the Texas A&M Lacrosse Club as ooththe Aand B teams lost games to Tulane and LSU over the holidays. The A team went down by 8-2 and 12-8 scores to Tulane and LSU 'vhile the B team lost by counts of i-0 and 9-0. Ted Sauer and Bill Diekup picked op the two Aggie goals against Tulane in a game which Diekup said had the best reffing this year. ” The Same was well played said the Aggie midfielder despite the six goal mar- Sin. The game was played on Tulane’s Sugar Bowl Tartan Turf 'vhich was advantageous for A&M since the team had been practicing on artificial surfaces the past week. The LSU game was a different matter. The field was sloppy due to moisture and was one of the most Physical games A&M has been in volved in this year. Many of the Ag gies were suffering from minor hurts picked up the day before which led team coach Dave Gruber to comment that he would never again schedule two games back to hack. Fatigue on the part of A&M’s personnel was a big factor in the game. Also contributing to the Ag gies’ demise was the lack of man power. Only 15 men were suited up for the game. Bod Speer and Sauer starred for A&M by scoring three goals apiece. The A&M defensemen had no substitutes at all but played val- ; iantly without rest. Another factor against A&M was the lack of offen sive shots taken by the squad. The Aggies next play two weeks 1 from now, hosting Dallas in a league game. A&M is not 1-1 in league play and 1-4 for the season. In the second game of the series junior David Lockett pitched bril liantly in a 13 inning 1-1 deadlock. Lockett in this game finally hit what he called “his groove” and limited the Cajuns to just one hit. In the final contest A&M outlasted Tulane to win 10-9. Coach Tom Chandler pitched no less than five Aggie hurlers toning up their arms for Arkansas. Kirk Campbell came out as the winner and upped his season record to 3-1. This brief series in the Bayou State helped to strengthen two areas of the Aggie baseball team. Chandler cited both pitching and defense as much improved saying, “the progress of Lockett, Gibson and Clint Thomas along with several other key players is quite encourag ing and should help in the final stretch of the SWC race.” The baseball team returns to ac tion this weekend against tough TCU and both pitching and defense will be put to the test. If the Ags’ pitching Staff continues to improve and some timely hitting occurs, don’t be surprised to see A&M sweep the TCU series. WCT plans cash prize net matches DALLAS (AP) — World Champ ionship Tennis, Inc. announced Monday a series of winner-take-all matches that ultimately will be worth $185,000 to the winner. WCT Executive Director Mike Davies said the matches will be played Monday nights during the regular January through May WCT season next year. The top 16 players in WCT-76 as determined by a seeding system will play the matches, to be called the WCT Challenge Cup. Total prize money for the 15-match series will be $380,000. “We feel the Challenge Cup will add further excitement to the tennis calendar,” Davies said. “It is in ad dition to the normal WCT tourna ments, which will continue as a separate competition.” The series will start with the top seed playing the 16th seed, the 15th playing the second, and so on. First round winners will receive $10,000 and the losers nothing. Quarterfinals winners will receive $25,000. Semifinals winners will get $50,000. The final winner will receive $100,000, giving him $185,000 for the entire series, the largest ever for a professional tennis competition. Aggies! Douglas Jewelry offers Student ID Discounts! 15% off of $ 50 00 or more 10% off of under $ 50 00 CASH PURCHASE ONLY . wmmmm continued from page 7. Vote For A Concerned Student on April 1 Greg Magruder City Council Place 5 Ad paid for by Greg Magruder University Division Shot Put—1, Frank West, A&M, 51-3. 2, Ted Weems, Baylor, 48-7V4. 3, Bill Newton, A&M, 46-5. 4, Don Davis, Lamar, 45-10%. 5, Neal Haynes, Lamar, 45-5%. Javelin—1, Bill Newton, A&M, 228-5% (New re cord. Old record 223-1 by Jim Pearch, Rice, 1973). 2, Gene Perry, Baylor, 188-5%. 3, Mike Mitchell, Lamar, 185-8%. 4, Ronny Cates, Baylor, 171-3. 5, Keith Bucy, A&M, 170-3. Long jump—1, Ricky Thompson, Baylor, 24-0. 2, Tom Owen, A&M, 23-10%. 3, Mike Shivers, Baylor, 23-9. 4, David Piland, Baylor, 23-4. 5, David Dodson, Baylor, 21-5. Discus—1, Ted Weems, Baylor, 164-10. 2, Neal Haynes, Lamar, 161-11. 3, Don Davis, Lamar, 159-6. 4, Frank West, A&M, 149-9. 5, Kelly Williams, Baylor, 134-3. High jump—1, Kevin Delorey, Baylor, 6-10. 2, Lynn Byrd, A&M, 6-10. 3, Gary Kafer, Baylor, 6-8. 4, David Piland, Baylor, 6-8. 5, Phil McGuire, A&M, 6-6. (Marvin Taylor, representing Gulf Coast Trace Club, cleared 6-10). 440-yard relay—1, TCU, Bill Collins, Lorenzo Ash ford, Phil Delaney, Sam McKinney 40.7. 2, Houston, 41.7. 3, Lamar 41.9. 4, Baylor, 42.3. Mile run—1, Walker Lea, Baylor, 4:13.8. 2, David Brennan, Houston, 4:15.6. 3, Manfred Kohrs, A&M, 4:15.8. 4, Bruce Smith, A&M, 4:16.4. 5, Jose Briones, Lamar, 4:17.6. 120 hurdles—1, Shifton Baker, A&M, 13.8. 2, Tim McCommon, Houston, 14.4. 3, Mike Williams, A&M, 14.5. 4, Alan Smith, Lamar, 14.6. 5, Russell Moore, Lamar, 14.7. 440 dash—1, Tim Son, Baylor, 47.7. 2, Sam McK inney, TCU, 47.9. 3, Doug Brodhead, A&M, 48.3. 4, Mark Collins, Baylor, 48.4. 5, Michael Carter, Baylor, 48.9. 100 dash—1, Bill Collins, TCU, 9.4 (ties record by Rookie Woods, A&M, 1971). 2, Lorenzo Ashford, TCU, 9.5. 3, Charles Dawson, A&M, 9.6. 4, Loyd Toliver, Houstin, 9.6. 5, Kevin Bell, Lamar, 9.6. 880dash—1, Phil McClendon, Baylor, 1:52.9. 2, Mark Lawless, Baylor, 1:53.2. 3, Jose Gonzales, Houston, 1:53.6. 4, Greg Bryant, TCU, 1:53.6. 5, Arthur Nious, Baylor, 1:54.3. 440 hurdles—1, Alan Smith, Lamar, 52.5. 2, Shif ton Baker, A&M, 52.5. 3, Jim Gailey, Baylor, 52.9. 4, Larry Gnatzig, Houston, 52.9. 5, Jerome Cribbs, Baylor, 53.0. 20 dash—1, Bill Collins, TCU, 20.7 (New record. Old 20.9 by Joe Pouncey, SMU, 1974). 2 (tie), Lorenzo Ashford, TCU, Phil Delaney, TCU, 21.1. 4, Chuck Butler, A&M, 21.4. 5, Glen Noris, TCU, 21.5. 3—mile run—1, Brad Rickman, Houston, 14.19.6. 2, Bruce Smith, A&M, 14:25. 3, Manfred Kohrs, A&M, 14:34.7. 4, Russell Crowe, Lamar, 14:37.9. 5, Charles Cottle, A&M, 14:52.3. Pole vault—1, Brad Blair, A&M, 16-7. 2, David Peterek, A&M, 15-6. 3, Pat Ruehle, A&M, 15.6. David Dodson, Baylor, 14-6, 5, Blake Burleson, Baylor, 14-0. Mile Relay—1, Baylor, Michael Carter, Mark Col lins, Steve Lang, Tim Son, 3:09.7. 2, A&M, 3:12.2. 3, TCU, 3:12.2. 4, Lamar, 3:16.1. 5, Houston, 3:17.4. Team Totals: Baylor 81, Texas A&M 78, TCU 39, Lainar31, Houston 26. High Point Man: Bill Collins, TCU, 14%. (Won 100, 220, leg on winning 440 relay and 3rd place mile relay. I promise to keep the price of Pearl below other leading beers. In case you haven’t noticed, a six-pack of Pearl or Pearl Light costs less than other leading beers. 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