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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1975 HAVE YOU TRIED ONE OF THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE CHICKEN FRIED STEAKS LATELY? Praises Bait s$j>orts staff also O’Donovan congratulates Ag cagers A • 1 autopa/iti JHHHk Nationally Known Brands for All Makes w Drums & Rotors Turned Bearings Pressed COMPLETE VW, DATSUN, TOYOTA, OPEL PARTS “A-7 Quality of Parts j 11bankamerprdi and Service”„ Texas at Coon er 846-4791 THINK BUFF/fi COME TpyHE MSC CAFETERIAAV1TH ALL YOUNG CHIE AND INDIA^PRINCESSES TO GREAT POW WOW. ORDER ROA£T BUFFALO AND BE INITIATED IN THE ROYAL ORDER OF rfUFFAIX) HUNTERS. THIS IS REAL BUFFALO ... NO BULL. ALL WHO PASS THE TEST WILL BE PRESENTED WITH INDIAN HEADBAND. i ut )bu 7NV “Quality First” EACH HV/ENING ARtynxy/,/■ 7:00 p.m. NOSCO NORTHGATE Announcing our new exclusive dealership XMpiyi Featuring for those who want the very best: e Drafting & Grldded Media • Sensitized Products •Drafting Furniture • Surveying Equipment oClearprint News Office SmpiMw Co. 108 College Main — Northgate By GERARD A. O’DONOVAN Special to the Batt EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. O’Dono van, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M, is a working member of NATO, member of several hon orary national and international scientific research societies, a freelance sportswriter who has been published by “Sports Illus trated’’ and is a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. Lest we forget, I have taken it upon myself to write this dual- purpose commentary: (1) to pay tri bute to the recent excellent cover age in the Batt, of Sports and (2) to congratulate Coach Dr. Shelby Metcalf and squad for providing us with one hell of a season. Yes, it is Dr. Shelby Metcalf, three times Southwest Conference Champion, 20 wins in a season and over 100 in SWC play. Not bad for a black bass fisherman out of Tulsa; not bad at all. I had the pleasure of accompany ing Coach Metcalf and the squad to Waco for the A&M vs. Baylor game. An integral part of the unit was two young writers, both staff writers for the Batt, namely Tony Gallucci and David Walker. I am not alone in stating that they were the best pair of writers in the SWC during the basketball season — hence most of the AP/UPI stories were derived di rectly or indirectly from the Batt. As the young season droned by. Coach Metcalf told me that he noticed their ever-presence; he was overwhlemed when they had driven on their own to Fayetteville and Lubbock to report the blow- by-blow of both the early games. I noticed that they had the respect of every player and squad member; they provided clippings for Norman Reuther and before, during or after a game they never made a nuisance of themselves. Impressed with their reporting and homework, the coach received permission to take them along on the rest of the games, through the liaison of Marvin Tate, associate ath letic director. I had already ob served their complementary style. Of course they had the advantage no outside reporter could ever attain, but there were no comparable scribes, bar none. Edited by Mike Bruton with the budding reporters like Tony and David among others, Sports in the Batt exalted itself into a kingdom of its own making. As one who scrib bles a freelance line himself, I was impressed by the one “devastating” statistic in our home loss to Tech — we had two, yes two assists — and Tony Gallucci alone poignantly en circled it. Dam it, Eddie Sutton gave us three and he was on the floor for only about 20 minutes! But in your rush, dear reader, to give him the “equine guffaw” give him as well one SOLID plus for SWC Basket- Total. Made especially for people who use spit on their contact lenses. You really think you’re saving something. Like the time it takes for proper lens care. And the cost of different solutions. But in the long run you may wind up paying for short cuts. There’s a chance your contacts will become contaminated. They’ll probably feel uncomfortable and bother you. You may even get an eye infection. So why take chances with saliva? Now there’s Total? The all-in-one contact lens solution that does it all. Total® wets, soaks, cleans and cushions. And you only have to use a single solution to get the whole job done. There are two good ways to buy Total®— the 2 oz. size and the 4 oz. Total wets soaks cleans^ cushion size.Total 2 oz. has a free, mirrored lens storage case, and the new econ omy 4 oz. size saves you 25%. Total® is available at the campus bookstore or your local drugstore. And we’re so sure you’ll like Total® that we’ll give you your second bottle free. Just send a Total® boxtop with your name, address and college name to: Total, Allergan Pharmaceuticals 2525 Dupont Drive Irvine, California 92664 (Limit one per person. Offer expires July 31,1975.) fetal Total. The easy way to care for your contacts, available at Skaggs Albertsons ball. On his hearing of the great fanfare accorded a recent signing of some high school football player by the Razorbacks, in Broyles former stronghold, Sutton blasted the un timely nature of the acclaim during the basketball season when he was tied for the lead in the SWC. I MUST AGREE. As I recently pointed out, one rarely sees comparisons between McAdoo and Simpson (both of Buf falo; both are winners) nor do we find pigskin superlatives to describe Walt “Clyde Frazier, Rick Barry or Rudy Tomjanovich. The opposite is too often the case; passing records of football quarterbacks are said to be broken by slowdowns and seven (yes, that many) versions were given of a “wrong call” in the Kansas State vs. Syracuse game. The one I en joyed was “jumping offsides” — in a basketball game? No wonder Texas Tech remained in Lubbock instead of a trip to the Commissioner’s Tournament or indeed as a HAPPY replacement for North Carolina State and David Thompson. Coach Sloan on TV, March 15, crammed his entire leg down his throat in trying to extricate a discon solate David Thompson; failing. NIT, putting the screws on, has re ceived a double apology; NIT is not a loser’s tournament but usually is the start of something big. For Thompson, a sure-pro-star of to morrow will always be reminded of it on his visits to Gotham City! The Big Town has a way! Earlier this year Jerry Waggoner of the “Eagle” suggested a clinic for SWC (and all) officials; may I sug gest a writer’s clinic or that news papers attempt to get the facts to the readers. Too long the Atlantic Coast Conference has been so overrated by scribes and “Top 20” AP voters (“fill in the 15 spaces you like”) with their golden pens. I wonder how many of those ACC lads go to San Diego. I’m betting NONE, and that is how it should be. (Note: This article was written prior to the semifinal round of the NCAA basketball playoffs and mailed from Seville, Spain.) Unbeaten, Indiana deseiwes their No. 1 rating but come semifinal time those same Hoosiers will be watching from back home in In diana. Crazy? Just watch next weekend when I will be in Seville, Spain beating a different drum, rep resenting TAMU College of Ag riculture at the Spanish Interna tional Congress of Biochemistry. Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggrie Rings. Diamonds Set- Sizing— Reoxidizing— All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 3600 Old College Rd. At the Triangle 822-4328 TRI^STATE A&M Sporting Hoods / A full line of guns, ammuni tion, fishing, tennis & golf equipment. Meanwhile, I will expect John Wooden to go out a winner after the most illustrious coaching career in history. Truly, they call him coach! Let me fulfill my promise by ad ding a few words about the team and in so doing let me commend the Aggie crowds this year. As Shelby puts it, “They are in a class apart” and if ever I saw a team ALREADY WINNERS it was when I heard of the G. Rollie White PA system: “And now for the SWC-leading Texas Aggies coached by Shelby M....” A LOUD longunbelieveable ovation had the lads from SMU reel ing and their coach, calm and cool, knew it well. Never have I seen so strong and so friendly an applause. I must also praise the Baylor crowd who roared their hustling team on to a 12-point lead about five minutes before the half against the Aggies and but for an explosive out burst by Barry Davis before the halftime meeting of the minds, the second half became history. Even when we “put it away” the crowd behaved themselves well. Mankind, that strange enigmatic creature we know so well but un derstand so poorly, will do what is expected of him. SWC crowds soon I will ALL become excellent HOME | CROWDS and here EVEN MORE I THAN IN HIS COACHING PROWESS does Dr. Metcalf excel What is an excellent home crowd? Loud, partisan, letting the players I and umpires do their jobs ON the [ (See O’DONOVAN p. 7.) (Photo, thanks to Jack Holnl | Associate Athletic Director Marvin Tate shakes Coach Shelby Metcalf s hand at the Basketball Awards Banquet. BEAT THE HELL OUT OF E.R.A.! THE PROPOSED 27TH AMENDMENT. . . Section I. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Section II. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section III. This Amendment shall take effect two (2) years after the date of ratification. Constitutional and legal authorities tell us that equalized rights under the law will mean . . . WOMEN WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE DRAFT just as men now are and will serve in all kinds of units including combat. (Yale Law Journal, April 1971) Those for ERA must agree with this; but then they attempt to explain why we should accept it. If indeed, a draft for women is ever necessary, that decision should come directly from Congress. It should not be the hidden result of a Constitutional Amendment. According to Prof. James White, Michigan Law School; Prof. Paul Freund of Harvard Law School; and Prof. Thomas Emerson, Yale Law School: Marriage laws could not be restricted to men and women. IN SHORT, HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES WOULD BE LEGALIZED. (Congressional Record, March 21, 1972 - Debate in Senate) With legal marriages, adoption of children would be possible by homosexuals. Students For Responsible Expression and Committee to Restore Women’s Rights Information: Write S.R.E. Box 3856 Aggieland P.O. Call 846-1537 or 845-3074