THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JAN 30, 1976
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By TONY GALLUCCI
Battalion Staff Writer
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' ' The latest Aggie joke is that the
liversity ran out of water from
.ets flushing after word spread of
t ‘ nle Bost-basketball game bust last
cisco
Hears p unn y thing is, it isn’t funny.
In the second half ofthe seventies,
Bade plus after marijuana en-
m aver , /e( j a su dd en popularity boom, the
eac ■ aeration who missed out on the
attorney st j]| re f uses to believe it exists
‘ lu cept as a form of demonic posses-
live mini#,.
„ Jffie news media is rampant with
was I' jries of alumni withdrawing their
ted him Ejort an( j blaming the loss of a
d Cartt tional championship on the evil
uestionpB ’
much iKke U p America, the bastion of
learst nse ivatism known as Texas A&M
Sympii! n j vers jty has not been broken, just
,,uarv posed.
K an Aggie myself, I would stake
A , y life on the fact that at least 50 per
nt of all Aggies, students, faculty
Btaff alike, smoke pot with regu-
rity I personally think the figure is
Hr to 75 per cent.
I lt shouldn’t come as a great shock,
it foi some reason it has. Naivete?
He 25-50 per cent of Aggies who
,’t engage will rant and rave and
in, holler and cry. They’ll send
lary I tters to the editor, to the resident
Repul id home to mom to assure them
urged H don’t do ‘it. Meanwhile the
togetl (gment who does do ‘it will sit back
esiden id laugh. Once again the cops and
ice bel i^administration will claim by the
lifomiaHense show of support that in-
sive. H A&M is safe from the ravages of
ative eHjuana. Ask them if they got let-
ublicatHfrom the 13,000 students neces-
dtosu uy to refute my estimate.
Wedn Now, just because the use of it has
erence sen from the police ‘estimate’ of 100
constit sers when I arrived here, doesn t
semen lean the stuff is any more legal,
"ordsii eople will say, “just because it is so
mre tli idespread doesn’t make it right,
n chai rilliant, and when was the last time
esidenDu drove home at 55 miles per hour,
rs. Foi nyone care to estimate that figure?
i rece® would like to console all the
House unmi who think they sunk their
alities ilmey into a bad program. You
■ hotel pted those guys when they came
» A&M from tbe state’s top high
|iool teams. Chances are they
idn t discover pot here. And their
e
e
use of it in high school didn t prevent
them from winning district or the
semi’s or state.
Likewise, assaulting them of de
stroying our chances at the title with
dope and with that use causing a
slump is denying a trust that was
made of the highest honor.
These guys came here to play
football and get an education and
winning the title is something none
would sacrifice, even for pot. They
were smart enough to get into school
here, they must also have the smarts
not to smoke before a game, just as
they wouldn’t drink.
Defensive Coordinator Melvin
Robertson said he knew it didn’t
cause them to lose the Arkansas
game. He could tell if they were
using pot because of the way they'
played. He knew better.
Talk of a slump is unfounded, un
less one game could be called a
slump. They surely weren’t in a
slump the Texas game. And who
gave a damn about USC. There was
nothing to gain, no national title, no
SWC title, no Cotton. They felt like
every other Aggie, like they had
been cheated.
Lastly, Head Coach Emory Bel-
lard is to be highly commended for
dispelling yet another rumor and
alumni fear. That the bust ruined the
recruiting year.
According to Robertson, Bellard
talked openly and freely with a
bunch of recruits who were on cam
pus. The recruits were candid about
how easy pot was to get, and if they
wanted it, the stuff was available.
If they wanted it. Bellard said he
was looking for players of good
character, and I think they got the
message.
So, parents, alumni, administra
tion and onlookers, don’t be upset if
you read in the future about a pot
bust at A&M. It’s just big news here,
not a serious problem. Aggieland is
still a bastion of conservatism and is
still behind the times. It is the stu
dents who are ahead, who are ma
ture enough to decide whether or
not something is for them or not, to
decide what is worth a risk and it is
those Aggies who make this a great
university.
The next time you condemn an
Aggie or anyone for their personal
preferenpesj then you had bwetter
cpunjt ypuv feeding Upsets; .
Photo by Jim Hendrickson
Texas A&M’s stellar guard Sonny Parker clutches a
rebound in Wednesday’s win over the Texas Longhorns.
The victory vaulted the Aggies into the league leader
ship with a 6-1 record.
Parker leads in votes
for basketball classic
All-America candidate Sonny
Parker leads the balloting for the
West in voting for the Pizza Hut Bas
ketball Classic, in figures released
today.
Sonny P has 38,721 votes, and the
release attributes his growing sup
port to a large number of votes from
his hometown of Chicago.
Another Aggie senior, Barry
Davis, is in 18th place with 24,308
votes. Davis and Parker are the two
highest vote-getters of the seven
Southwest Conference players eligi
ble.
In second place is another Texan,
Gary Brewster of UTEP, with 37,538
votes. Third place guard Clarence
Ramsey of Washington has made the
biggest jump in voting, coming from
42nd, the position he held at the last
compilation of votes. Pan American’s
national scoring leader Marshall Ro
gers jumped from 44th to 10th in the
same period.
Indiana’s Scott May leads the East
with 44,906 and is followed closely
by John Lucas of Maryland with
42,824.
Typically, the voting increases
heavily after January, and Sonny P
and Davis will have to do signific
antly well at the polls to make the
team. Every year a large number of
votes comes from Aggie participation
at home games and this must con
tinue. All students and visitors are
encouraged to vote as many times as
possible for Sonny P, Barry Davis
and write-in Aggie senior Ray
Roberts. You must vote for at least
four players on each squad to vali
date your ballot.
—Tony Gallucci
)kier says Olympics
not for amateurs
ther in w. Associated Press
INNSBRUCK, Austria — Former
I j no( |Hig great Karl Schranz of Austria,
(lecidf ■ 0 was barred from the 1972 Sap-
^ oro Winter Games for commer-
ialism, is more convinced than ever
s 1 1 lat the Olympics should be opened
j? 3 Professionals.
lie repo ‘There should be ‘Open Games’
the inhere the best athletes compete —
teess f eh or poor, black or white and
McCl«'itrout religious preference,’
lestionchranz, now 37, said.
1 be tri Schranz, here for the 1976 Winter
lames, said he stood by his outspo-
en attacks on Olympic amateur
bIicaWH s f] e sa i c l } ie j ia( l
no regrets
ver * bout the dispute with the late Avery
Ford jrJndage, then president of the
agref'Wrnational Olympic Committee
Jon IOC), which led to his banishment
rom the Gaines four years ago.
At the time, Schranz, a two-time
World Cup champion, claimed there
were no pure amateurs among top
class skiers and he admitted there
were payoffs direct from ski equip
ment manufacturers — money for
bidden by Olympic rules then in
force.
“I never met Brundage. I was
never allowed a hearing by the IOC
at Sapporo, he claimed. “Perhaps
they would have let me compete if
they’d given me a chance to explain.
Schranz, a bachelor ski school
operator and hotel owner in nearby
St. Anton, admitted, “Sure I made
money. I had to live like everyone
else.” But he denied as “exaggera
tions reports that he pocketed up to
$20,000 a year at the height of his
amateur career.
PABST WINTER-BREW
(the goat) IS HERE!
The Legend of Bock Beer
Since the Middle Ages, the first harbinger of Spring has been the tapping of kegs filled with dark,
creamy Bock Beer.
The exact time of its arrival varies in different locales, but the posting of "the sign of the goat,"
whatever the day, is a better sign of Spring than the coming of the first robin.
How the "goat" came to symbolize Bock Beer is told in many ways. A favorite is that in the town
of Einbeck, Germany, famous for the potency of its dark beer, two stalwarts held a contest of
beer-drinking prowess. One of the contestants fell from a barrel he was straddling and rolled over
where a goat was standing. He vowed it was not the beer that had toppled him, but that "Der Bock”
had butted him. Since bock in German means goat, and the town of Einbeck is pronounced
Einbock; it is likely that both the name Bock and the sign of the goat, to designate the dark beer,
came about in the manner related.
The distinctive flavor and dark color of Bock Beer is due to the special malt used in its brewing.
The malt for Bock Beer is roasted or carmelized, and the beer itself is aged longer than lighter
beers.
You'll find that the dark creamy goodness of Pabst Bock Beer is refreshment to give you a bright,
cheerful and Spring-like outlook on life. Shortly after 1844, Pabst — America’s Oldest National
Brewer — began to brew its rich, ruby-brown Bock. It’s been brewing fine Bock, in accord with the
ancient tradition, ever since.
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tor a Bottle of Pabst Bock Beer
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on The barring of Schranz in 1972 by
)U g|, Inmdage nearly split the Games,
n U S pc| it fueled Brundage s claim that
forAijB Winter Games would die. But
nC | Kuhose Games have not died, and
ipranz seems to have prospered.
j\ “I was the most popular ski racer at
h elh f |iat time and I became a sort of
niba'pokesman for the other Alpine
ie Cl Competitors, ” he said in an inter-
ian dew. “His highness, Mr. Brundage,
cy Wld not like my opinion, so I became
sayii he victim and the IOC threw me
i-Fasriiit.”
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League-leading Ag cagers
play much-improved Frogs
The league-leading Aggies
venture into Ft. Worth this weekend
to face the surprising and highly im
proved TCU Homed Frogs in the
last game of the first half of SWC
play.
A win will put the Aggies in the
driver’s seat for the rest of the season
and put pressure on the rest of the
conference.
Texas, and Rice have been
mathematically eliminated from the
race and must depend on the post
season tourney for a chance at the
playoffs.
TCU is currently 4-4 in SWC play
and 9-9 overall. A&M is 6-1 and 13-4.
Only two teams, Rice and Texas are
below .500 in either SWC play or for
the season.
TCU will start Thomas Bledsoe, a
6-6 senior; Randy Boyts, a 6-4 junior
transfer; Rick Hensley, a senior
guard; Lynn Royal a 6-7 senior post-
SOUTH WEST CONFERENCE BASKETBALL
The Associated Press
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
SMU
Baylor
Arkansas
TCU
Houston
Texas
Rice
W L GB
6 1 —
6 2%
6 3 1
5 4 2
5 4 2
4 4 2%
4 4 2%
2 7 5
0 9 8
Wednesday’s Results
Arkansas 92, Texas Tech 86 2 OT, Baylor
71, TCU 68, SMU 90, Rice 67, Texas A&M
72, Texas 60.
Saturday’s Games
Baylor at Rice 1 p.m. TV, Arkansas at SMU
7:30 p.m., Texas Tech at Houston 7:30 p.m.,
Texas A&M at TCU 7:30 p.m.
man and Robert Hollie a 6-0 sopho
more.
The Ags will start Sonny Parker,
Barry Davis, Ray Roberts, Karl
Godine and Jarvis Williams.
Sonny P and Davis have been put
ting together some outstanding per
formances recently, leading the Ags
to wins over Texas, Houston and
keeping the Ags in the game against
Arkansas at Fayetteville. Freshmen
understudies Godine and Williams
did the damage against Rice on
Monday.
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
MILITARY:
K-lvs. Sq.-13, 28-31; H-2vs. Sq.-6,
45-54; Sq.-4 vs. F-l, 36-45; C-2 vs. 1-1,
41- 13; D-l vs. C-l, 48-22.
FISH: S-2 vs. D-2, 23-35;
WOMEN: Hughes vs. Mosher, 29-7;
INDEPENDENT:
Barcelona vs. Forestry, 42-14;
Hobbits vs. Bearkats, 33-73; Sevilla vs.
Craigs Cocks No. 2, Forfeit by Sevilla;
Vet III vs. Law, 51-44; BSU No. 2 vs.
Moses X, 42-31; BSU No. 1 vs. Saints,
78-30; Nailers vs. Utay Ex’s, 52-34;
Galaxy vs. Mexico, 52-37; Dunn No. 2
vs. Piranhas, 45-75; Vet I D vs. High
Rollers, 26-92; 76’ers vs. Gulf Coast,
30-58; Vet II vs. Outcasts, 33-34; Utay
vs. Dunn No. 3, 55-47; Gladeast vs.
Bad Co. 55-41; and Hotard vs. Turkey II,
28- 39.
CO-REC:
Castaways vs. No Wheels, Forfeit by
No Wheels; Dribblers vs. Power Pack,
29- 62; IM’s vs. Wesley Weenies, 91-7;
Vet I vs. Shorties, 10-63; The Group
vs. Outcasts, 46-16; JBAH vs. Personneli-
ties. Forfeit by Personnelities; BMF’s
vs. Gin Fizzes, 59-26; Bud’s vs. Refugees,
42- 41; Hot Shots vs. Angola Outcasts,
49-59.
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Show,’ the performance accounted
for 42 of A&M’s 72 points against
Texas and 61 of the Ags 91 points
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Defense may he the name of the
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have not been a particularly high-
scoring team. They don’t always hold
down their opponents though.
The Ags won both of their games
against TCU last year enroute to '
their SWC championship.
The game will he broadcast over
KTAM at 7:30 by Mike Mistovieh.
—Tony Gallucci
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STUDENT QUOTES
for the
AGGIELAND 76
In order for a more relevant opening to the yearbook, the AGGIELAND ’76 is going to
utilize quotes by students. Below are listed several subjects; we would appreciate your
opinion, outlook or statement concerning these topics. If possible we would like your
name, but is not required.
A&M Centennial:
Bicentennial:
Male/Female Situation (which ever you
aren’t):
The weather:
Professors or classes:
President Williams:
Food (on or off campus):
Campus conditions (crowds, parking,
construction, the wall):
Your favorite spot on campus:
On activities (student life):
Spirit:
Board of Regents:
Tradition:
People:
Miscellaneous:
name
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