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mi **** 20 Ms kind]. £ at nil time Vs. A! I’m not Astromoney still with Hofheinz By DAVID WALKER We usually like to devote our Batt sports pages to coverage of college athletics but I’m going to jump away from the college ranks for the sec ond time in a row to talk about the Astros. As I reported last week the Hous ton Astros are close to financial ollapse. I also reported that they would be sold by the end of last week or early this week. Well, those two times have come and gone and there has been no imtoom Unrrai i iai Mmsin! Iltt iRram ti rk. Coi- come ti !. m mm ES TeHi loursa limit! WSHAffl imlSw i, Colleilf l»l GE sale of the fran- p chise. This does-', - n’t mean that the , Astros (some- v times called Las- < tros) have gotten any better off fi- ancially or that I have lousy ^ It just 4 \ _ „ means one thing: the Astros haven’t been sold. There is still trouble in Astrotown and the Astros are hurting for mon ey just as bad this week as they were last week. I don’t have any concrete reason to give you on why the team wasn t sold but you can bet it will be. One possible reason is the Astro- world deal. The principle stock holder of the Astros is Roy Hof- einz, who owns Astroworld. He recently dumped the Wonderful World of Fun on the Six Flags people for twenty years at two million a year. While two million a year would probably hold me over it could just be saving the Astros. It would depend on how much, if any, mon ey was in the deal for the immediate taking. Meaning if the two million for this year has already been given to the Astro boss it could be enough to keep the team under his hat for awhile. ★★★ Some people are screaming for the head of Astro manager Preston Gomez while others want the same from general manager Spec Rich ardson. One Houston paper last week facetiously said that it could even be equipment manager Jimmy Lake’s fault. Everyone wants the head of the boss but no one seems to know who the boss is. Some say Hofeinz runs the show, some say Richardson some say Gomez. One thing is for sure, you are never going to have a winner until the manager runs it. You have to have a manager who has control of his players and their respect. You’ve got to have a owner who does nothing but own and a general manager who works closely with the manager. If Hofeinz does run the show then the Astros can never be expected to do any better than .500. As for Richardson it all depends to what extent he operates the team and for the field manager Gomez, he is the only one who has his work out in the open for everyone to see. It’s not really fair to the manager, especially in this case where it is doubted as to just how much he is really allowed to do. ★★★ It’s kind of sad to see the Hofeinz baseball career to end this way. (If it does end) The man is respon- ible for getting pro baseball to Texas back in the early 60’s. The Astro dome was his idea and the building of it was his baby. He has given the state of Texas and the city of Houston the number one tourist attraction in the Great Southwest for the past ten years and at times an exciting baseball team full of promise. It’s too bad, but if Hofeinz does in fact run the Astros like Bud Adams runs the Oilers it is just as well that he does step down be fore the entire Astro organization has to have a complete overhaul, if it’s not too late already. THE BATTALION Page 9 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1975 SPec/AL •for^June^ 'this avi f-;. Perrnart&nT ry*XX.oo va/u.e- 846-7401 323 Uni rersrfjj Dr C.S. PUpFES&ONAL SERVICE FO/l mf M ( COomf/V Wedermann takes honors College Station Swim Club gets fifth at invitational Lakers get Jabbar, lose four in trade-off LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabhar, three times an All- American at UCLA and three times the Most Valuable Player in the Na tional Basketball Association at Milwaukee, became a Los Angeles Laker Monday in a trade that sent four players to the Bucks. Jabbar, 28, signed a 5-year, multi-million dollar contract with the Lakers in the deal that sent center Elmore Smith, reserve guard Brian Winters and two 1975 first round-draft choices, 6-foot-8 Dave Meyers and 6-5 Junior Bridgeman to the Bucks. Besides Jabbar, Los Angeles also received his backup at center with Milwaukee, 6-11 Walt Wesley. Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke announced the trade in a news con ference on the floor of the Forum. Li|hts were extinguished and a spotlight played on Abdul-Jabbar as he entered the arena he now will call home. He is expected to make at least $500,000 a year with the Lakers al though no one, including the 7-3 center, would divulge details of the pact except its length. “In my opinion, he is the best basketball player in the world today and as far as I know he could be the best basketball player of all time,” Cooke said. Jabbar said, “Everybody has pat ted me on the back on coming here, and I hope I can live up to it. I think I can.” Long-rumored, the trade has been in the works several weeks. A stumbling block was that Mil waukee demanded that both All- American Meyers of UCLA and Bridgeman of Louisville be signed to contracts before the exchange could be consumated. VIC’S INDIAN MOUND Turquoise Jewelry B-CS Flea Market Every Saturday & Sunday Crown & Anchor Every Evening College Station 1800 S. Texas TEXAS CANOE TRAILS a system of canoe and kayak camps on - RENTAL RATES* One day — $15.00 Two days — $26.00 FOR RESERVATIONS — Contact your local booking agent: Don't hassle with transporting equipment. LetT.C.T. be waiting for you at the canoe camp. *Rental fee includes canoe, paddles, life jackets, and shuttle semice. INC. UPPER GUADALUPE LOWER GUADALUPE CANOES, LTD. Dr. Mickey Little 1212 Berkeley College Station, Tx (713) 846-7307 (dip & save) The College Station Swim Club (CSSC) placed fifth among 17 teams in the weekend College Station In vitational Championship Swim Meet at Art Adamson Municipal Pool. Don Wedermann of CSSC took individual high-point honors in the top boys senior “A” division. He was first in the 50, 100 and 200 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly and second in the 200 fly. The North Houston Dolphins won the team championship, fol lowed by Bayshore (Pasadena), Au stin Aquatic, Dads Club (Houston) land CSSC, among the top finishers. Other CSSC award-winners in the boys senior “A” division were Ed Kahil, fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 100 fly; Mark Robeck, fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 free; and Chris Stephenson, sixth in both the 200 and 400 free. Bill Harper was sec ond in the senior “B” 50 free. In the “B” division for boys 10 and under, Ricky Pietras placed first in the 50 free and second in the 100 free. His brother, Robby, was fifth in the 50 free. J. Axley was eighth in 11-12 age “B” 100 backstroke. In the girls events, Olgi Oliver was second in the “A” senior girls free, third in the “A” 50 free, “A” 200 free and “B” 100 back and seventh in the “A” 100 breast. Mann tops LPGA field by 2 shots MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Carof Mann, handling heavy winds that destroyed her inexperienced rivals, scored her 35th Ladies Professional Golf Association victory Sunday, grabbing the $50,000 Medina Open by two shots. The 34-year-old LPGA president failed to let winds gusting to 40 miles per hour bother her. She posted a two-over-par 74 for a 54-hole total of 217, one over on the Weymouth Valley Country Club course. That gave her a two-stroke mar gin over Judy Rankin, another vete ran who breezed by the faltering young contenders. She had 219, shooting a closing 74. Sandra Palmer, leading 1975 money win ner, finished with a 72 for third place at 220. Meanwhile, newcomers Jo Ann Washam, Cathy Postlewait and Laura Baugh couldn’t cope with the gusty conditions and fell from con tention for their first tour victories. Cindy Hallaran was first in the senior “B” 100 back, third in the “B” 100 breast, fourth in the “A” 200 breast and sixth in the “A” 100 free. Donna Dotson was seventh in the “A” 100 free. Bonnie Bryant was sixth in the “B” 50 backstroke for ages 10 and under, seventh in the“B” 50 breast and eighth in the “B” 50 free. In relays, second place in both the freestyle and medley went to the senior boys “B” team of Wedermann, Dennis Light, Larry Scheuckler, and Tom Sanders. Seventh and eighth place finishes were chalked up by the “A” team of Robeck, Stephenson, Kahil and David Stewart. The boys 10 and under team, which included Vau ghn Bryant, Chris Trost and the Pietras brothers, placed third. The senior girls “A” team placed seventh, consisting of Hallaran, Oliver and Donna and Diana Dot- son. The girls 10 and under medley team took second. It included Bon nie Bryant, Diane Conway, Kim Galindo and Becky Van Doren. The meet was jointly sponsored by CSSC, the City of College Sta tion Parks and RecreationDepart- ment and the College Station Re creation Council. 707TEXAS 846-9626 ... Chicken fried eieak like you wouldn't believe. The 3-C Corral serves a chicken fried steak like you wouldn’t believe. We start with Vs pound of round steak — without a speck of “extender.” We double dip each steak in our own batter, fry it to a golden brown and deliver it to your table hot and ready to eat. The chicken fried plate also includes a generous serving of french fries, fresh green salad and a roll. And the price is about the same you’ve been paying for a pre-breaded steak: $1.95. If you like chicken fried steak (and nearly every Aggie does) you’ll find a home at the 3-C Corral. 3-C Corral 29th Street to Barak Lane Across from Bryan High School 693-2721 Take advantage of these great bargains and have a funner summer with the money you save! But hurry, sale good through Saturday only. ITEM* Assorted jeans by famous makers SALE PRICE YOU SAVE $7.88 .Up to $8 Classic button-front jeans, straight leg, very famous maker. $8.88. Assorted shirts, sport and western styles $ 5.88 Up to $3 Up to $10 Selected outerwear 50 % Off 50% and More! Childrens clothing (not all stores) 25-50% Off. 25-50% '‘Unfortunately, we do not have all sizes, styles and colors at all our stores. We recommend you shop early for best selection. When you think of jeans, think of. . H0VIS6 JGflIAS IF 1 ;” L CARDS A AUSTIN: Highland Mall/Westgate Mall/Northcross Mall/Campus Store, 2100 Guadalupe/Downtown Store, 412 Congress. SAN ANTONIO: Southpark Mall/5115 Fredericksburg/4124 Blanco/834 S.W. 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