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3. statistics t|J ‘8 s ■ Hie Agg ; , * I e of 337 J nents .217*,:; ■f A of 2.22 J > 6 expalins J headed for J HP: A&M19,0niI ling singlesto ir Cedeno, to Cliff Job- and a nintl- :*1 Batista. ;d Houston 'ny for bolt nning. Ralpli o third when on shortstop] , Evans sing- Perez came grounder, I a Netters journey; face Longhorns By NICK VOINIS Staff Sports Writer The Texas Aggie tennis team hits the road today, its destination — Austin, to play that team in orange from UT. The Aggies will face the Lon ghorns in a dual Southwest Confer ence match they can’t afford to lose, this afternoon. The Horns have a fine team this season and should figure to finish towards the top in the SWC stand ings. On top of that, the Aggies have never beaten Texas in dual matches at Austin. “We will have to play real well to beat them,” said Coach Richard Barker. “They are ‘super-tough’ and should be the team to beat in the SWC.” “They have had a tremendous year, are well coached and do have a win over Southern California, one of the top teams in the nation, ” Barker remarked. The coach showed confidence for his team by adding that they haven’t given up all year and have done a good job on the court. ‘‘We might not have beaten some of the good teams, but we played pretty well. I think the kids will be up for the match,” he said. Barker will be going with seniors Bill Wright and Billy Hoover along with sophomores Charles Emley, Tom Courson, Mark Silberman and John Kirwan to compete against the Longhorns. “The kids are looking forward to this match, knowing we are the un derdog,” Barker concluded. “But we will try to surprise people.” Rodeo overlooked as minor competition A&M’s tennis ace Bill Wright delivers a serve. Aggieland beats Batt, 64-60 in annual basketball exhibition By KEN STROEBEL Fair and Impartial Sports Writer Roundballers of the Aggieland staff successfully exercised prior re straint on the Batt board pounders 64-60 in the second “annual” Stu dent Publications tilt Friday night. In a G. Rollie White Coliseum that wasn’t exactly sold out (with re ferees who reportedly were), the Aggieland five consistently stopped the Batt presses. The game proved to be a tight one from the beginning with the teams tying at the 6-, 13- and 19-point mark in the first quarter. Thereafter, the Aggieland built up a progressively larger lead with the Batt trailing 35-28 at the half. The Batt returned to play catch up ball for the third quarter, the score continuing to see-saw in the Aggieland’s favor until fish McGrath whooshed to tie it 52-52 with 6:30 ALLEN Oldsmobile ' Cadillac SALES - SERVICE “Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 remaining in the fourth quarter. The score stalemated at 62-60 in the closing moments of the game until Steve Gray shunned his mild-mannered reporter disguise with a valiant sprint and unsuccess ful layup to the south end. Mike Bruton put in the Batt females in the closing minute of the game, but it was all to no avail; The Batt had missed its deadline. Final score: 64-60. “They had good defense. I’ll give them that,” said Bruton after the game. “We just gave up too many easy ones.” Aggieland editor-player-coach Norman Chatman reflected, “We played really good, considering. We have been practicing for two weeks and this is great revenge for last year’s defeat by one point. Asked about any particular Aggie land standouts, Chatman added, “The military section are the ones that came through.” Even referee David Walker was charitable: “The fans were the best in the conference. There wasn’t a bit of ice on the floor. The diversified staffs added vari ety to the game. Kevin Bean proved you don’t have to be tall to play well, Mike Bruton proved you do, and Glen Johnson contributed a distinc tive volleyball flair to the game. The Aggieland’s scoring force was lead by Willie Cheek with 26 points and Greg Stevenson with 15. Guard David LaRue tossed in 14 with Tim Ricks and Kevin Bean hitting five and four respectively. The Sports staff netted 49 of the Batt s 60 points with Bruton pump ing in 21 to lead the scoring and McGrath,and Nick Voinis hitting 18 and 10 respectively. Alan Killing- sworth scored six and Jerry Geary hit five to round out the scoring for the Batt. Aggieland Willie Cheek Greg Stevenson David LaRue Tim Ricks Kevin Bean Battalion Mike Bruton Paul McGrath Nick Voinis Stump Killingsworth Jerry Geary By JIMMY E. GUILLOT Contributor Among all the better known team sports on the Texas A&M campus, rodeo is sometimes overlooked as a “minor” activity. However, the Aggie rodeo team is always a major contender for the National Intercollegiate Rodeo As sociation (NIRA) championship of this region. Rodeo is normally an individual sport, putting one person’s skill against the hardest bucking bulls and horses available. Rodeo competitors like their sport because it’s different than tos sing a ball through a hoop or scoring touchdowns. It simply involves get ting on an animal with one hand in a rigging and trying to sit there through an eight-second tornado. In NIRA competition, teams from various schools ride against each other for a regional championship, and then against other regions for a national title. The TAMU rough stock riders have won this region’s champion ship for the last three years, and are currently in second place behind Sam Houston State University. There have been three NIRA shows this year, in Huntsville, Kingsville, and Temple. There are still six rodeos to go this year, and Grady Groves feels the Aggie team has a good shot at the title. Groves is a bull and saddle bronc rider on the team, and has been for three years. “I think we have a good chance to catch Sam Houston, ’ he said. “Even if we don’t, though, we can still go to the nationals in Bozeman, Montana because the top two teams from each region are entitled to compete.” In order to stay on the team, the members must win and accumulate points. If another Aggie NIRA member is doing better than a team Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In A&gie Rings. 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The Aggie Rodeo Association is currently planning its annual NIRA show, to be held May 1-3. “Walt Garrison and Red Springer, United States Tobacco Co. representatives, will be at our rodeo, ” said Reed. “The company is giving scholarships to NIRA mem bers this year to promote rodeo in colleges across the nation.” Regional event winners will get $500 scholarships and $1,000 will go to national winners. The Aggie team has never won the national championship, but has finished in the top ten for the last three years. Considering there are 130 NIRA teams made up of the country’s top hands, just making it to the nation als is a pretty fair accomplishment. HAVE YOU TRIED ONE OF THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE CHICKEN FRIED STEAKS LATELY? THE BATTALION Page 11 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975 Take a few minutes to bring your bicycle in for service. 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