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m; nia 1' and Do,, ?le marls, ngel had) e with 12 dums nil), onnenberj >r our llrsi ^ore tha, indhere, better l d to forget took shots passes for me of the d their re- is 3-0, The irnia San- THE BATTALION Page 7 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1975 Constantly on the road Televising games no pushover By MARLA GAMMON Battalion Sports Writer It’s Saturday afternoon and time for the football game of the week. Ifou sit down in front of the TV and iBC Sports keeps you occupied for hree hours. You enjoy the game, am off the TV and that’s it. But ave you ever stopped to think bout how much work and time is aent behind the scenes so you ould enjoy the game of the week very week? This last weekend ABC came to ollege Station and televised the &M - Illinois game. For those Ag- iesnot in attendance it was an en- lyable game to watch. For the ABC eople it was three to four days of ard work. Fora Saturday game the crew and ngineers arrive on Tuesday. They ark the tmcks, lay cable, set up the ameras and make sure the equip ment is ready and in working order. On Thursday the production people arrive. This includes the directors, producers and announcers. Thurs day and Friday they work on the pre-game, halftime shows and talk to coaches. They become acquainted with the campus and the people on it. Friday evening there is a produc tion meeting and a “full dress’’ re hearsal. They go over the format then sit back and wait for the kick off. There were 35 engineers and 10 production people working with 5 cameras at Kyle Field. When ABC televised the U.S. Open they used 24 cameras and over 300 people. The production truck is set up either under the stadium or right behind it. Inside are five small sc reens that correspond to each cam era. It is from these screens that the director chooses which picture to broadcast. There is also a screen for the slow-motion tape machines. The producer watches these two sc reens. If the slo-mo is isolated on some one who makes a good play he makes the decision to use the re play. The director and producer each have switches in front of them that enable them to talk to the cameramen. They can talk to one at a time or all of them at once. The hierarchy of ABC decides early in the spring which games will be broadcast in the fall. There are a number of people who do nothing but research football teams all year round. They collect predictions, and talk to coaches and recruiters. After all the information is compiled it is then bound into a manual. It is from this manual that the games are chosen. 5 Ladyman takes awards at Gulf Coast amateur Don said, id and hit aent. She m second real fine asedwith rnament, ; and of- The girls d getting body did positions ?n haves igain this in Tea ^ tion last he Aggie e-header s at Has- rst game rill travel Tourna- lor, Sam [ are the e Aggies t gamed Phis is a •nament mm I David Ladyman took the top onors when Rice University osted an open foil and epee tour- ament for the Gulf Coast Division if the Amateur Fencers League of .merica on September 20, 1975. In ddition to fencers from Texas A&M Jniversity, the following schools or luhs were represented: Dad’s Hub of Houston, Bellaire Recrea- ion Center, The University of louston, Rice University, the Un ted States Air Force, and Houston r encing Club. The high point individual for the oumament was Ladyman (Rice) io placed 1st in Epee and 2nd in ens Foil. The Aggie’s top per- mnerwas Kevin Crowder, a junior rom Dallas, who placed 3rd in both it it was site con- wed. md-like you can ss witti- age of :ed with ation. in a few i couple e grand surt, he spell- ystified ; in the >r War 'd. y mind 3 f them hen he Id, up- :an un- an int - by hes > game naging on the t of his However, they do not solely rely on this information. These people have been around football long enough to know which teams are going to perform well and draw in terest. They draw heavily on their own experience in choosing the games too. The games that are picked are an nounced 6 weeks prior to the open ing of the season and promotional work is started. There are several wild-card weekends that are left open. The games for these weekends are chosen a few weeks before the games are to be played. Even though working for ABC Sports provides a wide variety of work, it’s a seven-day a week job. The people have no set working hours. They work until they finish whatever is to be done. Travelling to 5 or 6 places a week puts quite a strain on your personal life too. Ev erything that is done is in some way related to working for ABC Sports. The men and women who work for ABC must make their work their whole life. There is no time for any thing else. Terry Jastrow producer of the Aggies’ game against Illinois said that A&M is one of the most enjoy able places ABC has been. “We truly and genuinely enjoy A&M. We love the people and it’s a very comfortable place to be. One of the main reasons for this is that Ag gies really care about everything. The emotions and traditions in volved are just great. To us, A&M exemplifies the college football weekend. It’s not the same any where else.” foil and epee. The finalists in each event were as follows: Men’s Foil (17 entrants) 1. Al Snyder (HFC) 2. David Ladyman (Rice) 3. Kevin Crowder (A&M) 4. Fred Rodriquez (A&M) 5. Tom Buesing (A&M) 6. Stan Caplan (A&M) Open Epee (15 entrants) 1. David Ladyman (Roce) 2. Richard Lanfear (A&M) 3. Kevin Crowder (A&M) 4. Stan Caplan (A&M) Women’s Foil 1. April Yellott (Bellaire) 4-0 2. Barbara Smith (USAF) 3-1 3. Denise Gordon (A&M) 2-2 4. Lisa Crispin (A&M) 1-3 5. Francine Baggett (UH) 0-4 The next scheduled action for Texas A&M fencers will be the Franks Memorial Sabre Tourna ment and one-touch open epee competition on October 11, 1975, at the Bellaire Recreation Center in Houston. ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE 'Where satisfaction is standard equipment" 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 AGGIES! Douglas * Jewelry offers Student ID Discounts! 15% off of *50°° or more 10% off of under ‘SO 00 CASH PURCHASE ONLY 212 N. 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