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jcruiting violations named THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1976 Page 7 Texas A&M punished hy SWC 88s, Hon iv | 'S’en. ?st . Craig C. ^ 0 lph Tii^l r ‘innen. '■lesCottk.K s Collier, | k. 'nfred Ktfc | ‘alify !))-( Associated Press AS — Texas A&M, which of its basketball starters sus- Iby the Southwest Confer- |so was punished by the for alleged recruiting Is, but the school will appeal ek to conference officials, hence and school officials Texas A&M faculty representative Dr. Charles H. Samson Jr. said Thursday the Aggie appeal would in clude all phases of the charges against the players and the school. Explaining why no announcement had been made of any punishment against A&M, Dr. Samson said it was conference policy not to an nounce punishments until the school involved had lost on its appeal. He said the suspension of the players was announced before the appeal because “there would have to be some explanation as to why the players were not in competition. The circumstances were a bit unusual.” At the hearing Thursday U.S. Dis trict Court Judge Patrick Higgin botham asked why the players would be punished and the school ignored. SWC attorney Charles Wilson then admitted that the investigation was continuing and that some sanctions had been placed on the school. Hugh Smith, attorney for the two players, said: “It is my understand ing all they (Texas A&M) have to do is not allow three men to recruit in the future.” SENIORS Check our special prices for full length portraits for the Centennial Class of '76. UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 College Main, Northgate 846-8019 Mify 8^ 4f y8 , pea Thursday to confirm or ■ports that A&M had been 'MMmi Reprimand and told to disas- "rom three specific alumni in the Houston area, of the possible action against wasdisclosed in testimony |sday during a hearing in federal judge ordered the not to declare the two ineligible until they were Jclubisj 'other hearing, remove! wo players, freshmen Jarvis all bonej sand Karl Godine, had been led by the conference for the he season and next season, i was no official an non nee- adeof the reason for the sus- although it was reported tomenii; bey had received bonuses for with the school, ng the hearing it was dis- that it was Texas basket- ich Leon Black who lodged ^ omplaint concerning the two Owners delay draft to consider expansion ittingm 0 runs l* .06 RBI, md rank Associated Press WASHINGTON — The National Football League’s 26 club owners have purposely delayed the college and expansion drafts to give them more time to reconsider adding two more teams, Birmingham and Memphis, a lawyer for the NFL Players Association said Thursday. Ed Glennon, the attorney, said the owners have filed suit against the association in federal court in Miami in an attempt to delay the drafts until after their March meeting when they will reconsider the applications of Memphis and Birmingham for membership. “It shows a consistency that is sometimes lacking in the NFL,” Glennon said. “It is my judgment that Memphis and Birmingham are p.m, '"""”%letic oatmeal b beallln ekend Fairy Tales tell onference deals m also rdayhd s waslk son. I SBY TONY GALLUCCI I Battalion Stall Writer ftw more rumors to stymie vvouei! senses. Any resemblance to stgamei sor situations living or dead is •itecLiiS coincidental pending further ,30-0,ll Itionby the conference, even fa /entries TALE NO. 321174 totalofll A&M coaches hired a private f inclui gator and part-time P.A. an- rlowers, :r from Houston to drum up yhappel barges so that two freshman arbee. ball players would be declared would accomplish three ll)It would give the Aggies an lifthey lost anymore games; 2) |ild fire up the remaining so they might possibly win Jtof their games and the title ithey couldn’t do otherwise. Is the freshmen contributed ; to the program anyway. 3) Bould then sue the conference an obvious blunder and get hi damages to buy new cars and heir mothers new washers and 1A V TALE NO. 321175 hibdi« IUr graduates of the University ,,, ars landed their supercharged Hette on the drill field on Valen- |Day and left two shiny 1976 |ses, an undisclosed amount of everal household items and rms from a job which paid an hour for sharpening pen- he cars were wrapped in a ilver package with a tag that [For J. and K. Do not open fter the Tech Game. ” four greenies watched the on TV, then called the com iner and finked. lY TALE NO. 321176 lologist Mervin Upyers con- ced the conference office that he I actually knock the obnoxious jck A&M team out of the con- ce race by pinning vicious s on their two star freshman basketball players. All the confer ence had to do was force them to take lie detector tests. The conference, hungry for publicity anyway, did just that. Mervin switched the wires on the polygrapher so that lies read as truth and vice versa. Both players failed with flying colors. FAIRY TALE NO. 321177 The conference office received in formation from a reputable inves tigator about violations by two • freshman basketball stars. The two were called in, presented with the charges and allowed due process to attempt to prove their innocence. The defense exhausted all possible defenses for the pair. A committee of representatives discussed the matter with advice of counsel and unanim ously decided that the two were guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. The two were then removed from the roster until an appeal could be made. These are the choices available. Pick at random the one you prefer. They are subject to change according to the day of the week. Scuba' ring Jive inf| ig semij meml be ini !monan h 2. Ik night, d will bj need I] :red it i even the net p.m, it m iLL THETA CHI NATIONAL FRATERNITY EST. in 1856 is looking for prospective mem bers interested in starting a chapter at A&M. IN TERESTED? call WALTER HOOD AT 846-4542. a Tei* for tbe : Softbai compel erbyefl Feb. 21 the nai om sen omen travel TWO meet women’s track team begins its thedei 1 'Friday in Denton at the Texas en’s University Meet. 'resenting the Aggies will be m Boyle, Darcy Efimann, Kay berry, Sandra Lyman, Diane fady, Martha Sartain, Debbie ons, Kim Walker, and Liz going to be admitted to the NFL no later than next year, and that the NFL people already have decided that. “They even announced when they filed suit that they hoped to have it resolved in six to eight weeks, which would take it to the end of March, after their meeting. “By deferring the college and ex pansion draft, it has given them the needed time to think things out, ” he said. “They’re going to have to deal with the Memphis and Birmingham problems because they’ve got the threat of both antitrust litigation and congressional action if they don’t. ” Glennon made his comments to The Washington Star and confirmed them by telephone to The Associated Press from his Minneapolis law office before leaving for Miami where he will represent the players union Fri day in the suit filed by the expansion Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. U.S. District Judge Joseph Eaton will hear oral arguments in the law suit which seeks to establish the leg ality of the NFL’s draft. Arguments will be confirmed to a players’ mo tion for dismissal of the suit and another motion to add the 26 estab lished teams as plaintiff's. Leon Black’s allegations may cause loss of job Associated Press AUSTIN, Tex. — Sports editor Lou Maysel speculated Thursday that Texas basketball coach Leon Black’s apparent request for an in vestigation into the recruiting of two A&M players may cost him his job. Maysel, of the Austin American- Statesman, noted that U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Higginbotham of Dallas had ordered commissioner Cliff Speegle of the Southwest Con ference to tell who had triggered the SWC probe offreshmenKarl Godine and Jarvis Williams. Speegle testified Wednesday that Black had lodged the complaint in a letter to the SWC office Sept. 29, 1975. Godine and Williams, recruited from Houston Kashmere’s two-time state championship team, were sus pended and missed one game, but Higginbotham said they could play until the SWC conducted another hearing. “The judge in his infinite wisdom has made Black a marked man,” Maysel said in his column. “And he’ll be the target of abuse from the re tarded segment of Aggie backers — a segment that every school has -— wherever he goes.” In fact, calls poured into the Uni versity of Texas athletic offices Thursday, with the operator trying to shield Black from some of the more irrational callers, a spokesman said. “The way the situation has turned around, Godine and Williams are becoming martyrs,” said Maysel. “In our perverted society and the even more perverted world of col lege athletics, he (Black) has been branded as a stoolie in many folks’ minds instead of standing on the side of decency,” Maysel said. “Frankly,” he added, “I wouldn’t be surprised to see him hounded out of coaching as a result of the disclo sure. 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S46-1441 Rarnada Inn McDonald's i® MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS McDonald's 1® A.TDTJTT-rr SZKIA-THSTG- OnSTILTST every TUESDAY 7:00-9:00 PM 1 J*r * * we feature: Roller Skating Bumper Cars Miniature Golf Shooting Gallery Game Machines Photographs Concessions * <■ A -* * * Pooh*s Park 846-5737 846-5736 Across from College Station water tower on Hwy. 6 mi wmm Above — Walter Meeks of S-2 blocks a shot attempted by Donald Tedrow of Sq. 15. S-2 won the game 33-26. Below — Wayne Neumann (ind.) shows his winning form at hand ball as Steve Cox of Puryear looks on. Wrestling Tourney To Start In March Entries for the IM wrestling competition will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24 at the IM office. Entrants should use an indi vidual entry form and those wish ing to compete for All-University Championship should enter in the Championship division. All players who wrestled in High School or at a Junior or other College must enter this division. Any Wrestling Club member may participate only if he has not wrestled in a Varsity A&M meet. There will be a Novice divi sion for inexperienced wrestlers. The tournament will begin March 1 in the wrestling room, G. Rollie White Coliseum. It will be single elimination competition with bouts consisting of 2-one mi nute periods and 1-two minute Hperiod. The All-University finals will consist of 1-two minute period and 2-three minute period, with NCAA rules being used in all com petitions. Match times will be posted in the IM office and you must be in the wrestling room ready to wrestle by your appointed time, as being 10 minutes late con stitutes a forfeit. Weight classes in the competi tion are 118, 126, 134, 150, 158, 167, 177, 190, and heavyweight. Weigh-ins will be held on Wed nesday, February 25 from 4:30- 6:00 p.m. in the men’s dressing room, G. Rollie White. This is to be the only weigh-in, however, if you are challenged on weight by your opponent you will be required to re-weigh-in and you must be within your class. i i am Doug Weidner of Hart Hall is shown in an IM table tennis match in the basement of the MSC. Watch and Enter Softball Fast Pitch Softball entries will close on Tuesday, February 24 at the IM office. The competition will be during a day-long open tourna ment with single elimination to be held on an upcoming Saturday to be announced later. All teams en tering must have a team manager or captain at a meeting on Thurs day, February 26 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 267, G. Rollie White. Any questions regarding this event should be directed at the IM Of fice, DeWare Fieldhouse, at 845- 2624. pointed time slot or participation points will not be awarded. Times for arrival are: Fish- 7:30-9:00 a.m.; Military- 9:00-11:30 a.m.; and Civilian, Women, and Inde pendent- 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. A $2.00 green fee will be assessed and each player must supply their own clubs and balls. Frisbee Golf Don’t forget the Frisbee tour nament to be held on Kyle F’ield, Saturday, February 28. Entries for this event close on Friday, Feb ruary 27 at 5:00 p.m. Finally, the IM doubles Golf tournament will be held this Sun day on the A&M Golf Course. Each entrant must arrive during his ap- 1 his ad is prepared under the direction of the Intramural Of fice and is sponsored by McDon ald s on University Drive. Pho tos and stories In Paul Nettell. Referee’s Corner Slow- Pitch Softball officials are to meet in room 267 of G. Rollie White at either7:00orS:00p.m. on Thursday, February 26. Captains or team managers of fast pitch softball must meet in the same place at 5:00 p.m. on the same day.