Pago 6 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, March 2, 1976
Ailing Aggies perform well
By PAUL McGRATH
Battalion Staff Writer
The Texas A&M track team sniffed
and coughed its way through the
Meet of Champions as the Rice
Owls, led by Jeff Wells and Zoe
Simpson, came up with a strong
early season performance.
The Owls took five firsts and four
seconds in the 18-event meet hosted
by the University of Houston in an
tiquated Jeppesen Stadium.
Simpson won the 100-yard dash in a
firs time of 9.4, and anchored the
second place Rice sprint relay quar
tet.
Wells, a two-time all-America in
track and cross country, won the
three-mile in the excellent early sea
son time of 13:49.2. The Owl senior
also ran the mile leg on the distance
medley relay which took second to
Texas Tech.
The Aggie hurdlers fared well in
the 16-team competition. Walk-on
Jphn Salisbury won the 440-yard in
termediate hurdles with teammate
Curtis Collier placing fifth. Salisbury
was clocked at 53.9 and Collier at
54.5. Shifton Baker and Harold
Baker ran 14.3 and 14.4 respectively
to take fourth and fifth in the 120-
yard high hurdles.
Coach Charles Thomas said he was
pleased with the times, noting that
many of his sprinters were suffering
from flu symptoms. The relay teams
were a conglomeration of hurdlers,
half-milers and less than healthy
sprinters. The Aggies were third in
the sprint relay (41.6), fifth in the
distance medley (10:18.0), third in
Sam Houston next stop
for undefeated baseballers
By PAT EDMONDSON
Battalion Staff Writer
The baseball team jumped on
Abilene Christian University for 11
hits in the opener and Robert Bon
ner’s sacrifice fly in the second game
enabled the Aggies to complete a
double-header sweep, 8-3 and 3-2.
The hardballers relied on many
ACU miscues in the nightcap as they
could muster but one hit in the dull,
low-scoring contest.
The victories kept the Ags record
unblemished at 6-0. ACU fell to a 1-6
mark.
In the first game freshman Mark
Thurmond triggered a second inning
rally by propelling a double off the
right field fence. Third baseman
Winston Whiddon walked and John
Biersner and Buddy Grobe each sin
gled for their first runs batted in of
the year.
A&M burst for five additional runs
in the fourth inning as Wildcat
pitcher Joe Delgado walked the first
three batters.
Mike Lehrmann relieved his erra
tic teammate and quickly yielded the
damage which buried the Wildcats.
Bonner sacrificed in a run and first
baseman Kirk Campbell lashed a
two-run double down the left field
line to put the Aggies ahead, 6-0.
After designated hitter Randy
Blanchard hit the top of the fence in
deep center scoring two more runs,
Lehrmann was lifted and Jeff Am-
merman came in to halt the uprising.
James “Hoot” Gibson won his
third game in as many appearances,
scattering two hits and chalking up
four strikeouts.
Alan Wilson relieved the final two
innings and earned his second save of
Women cagers prepare
for state title tournament
By CAROLYN BLOSSER
Battalion Staff Writer
The women’s basketball team is
preparing for the State Basketball
Tournament coming up this
weekend in Nacogdoches.
A total of 16 teams will be entered
in the single elimination tourna
ment. Stephen F. Austin, Wayland,
Baylor, and the University of Texas
at Arlington look to be the teams to
beat.
Coach Kay Don feels her team will
be a top contender for the title.
“I think we’re definitely among
the top five teams,” said Don. “We
should have as good a chance as any-
with 14 points, followed by Byrne’s
12.
The Aggies still had a chance to
win first in the double elimination
tournament. Their next game found
them again facing Sam Houston
State in another close battle. The Ags
came out on the winning end of a
55-54 score. Morisse and McAllister
were the high Ag scorers with 17 and
11 points, respectively.
Saturday, A&M again faced Baylor
in a showdown to decide the tour
nament winner. The Bearettes, be
hind the 27-point production of
Snider, again proved to be too much
for the Aggies, as they won 76-56 to
secure the tournament title.
one to win.
This past weekend the Aggies
traveled to Waco where they took
second place in the Zone Tourna
ment behind the first place winner
Baylor Bearettes.
The Aggies began play Thursday
night, squeezing past Sam Houston
State University 63-62. Margaret
Byrne was the high scorer with 19
points. Cissy Auclair scored 13 while
Sally Morisse and Carol McAllister
each hit 10.
In their next game the following
day, the Ags fell to a powerful Baylor
offense 83-58. Suzi Snider, the al
ways dangerous Bearette center,
scored 26 of Baylor’s points. Diane
Quitta led the scoring for the Ags
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the season.
In the second game, both squads
suffered from poor hitting. A&M got
an early break though, which gave
them the eventual edge.
After Clint Thomas was shelled for
a two-run homer in the top of the first
inning, the Farmers squared the
game at 2-2 when ACU pitcher Ray
Nunez tossed two consecutive wild
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Bonner on base. Blanchard then was
credited with an RBI on a single,
scoring Bonner. Nunez was again re
sponsible for an A&M tally the next
inning. Verde opened with a walk
and Nunez overthrew the first base-
man on a pick-off attempt. Verde
dashed to third and scored on Bon
ner’s sacrifice to clinch a 3-2 win for
the Aggies.
Thomas was on target all afternoon
as he gave up two hits in seven in
nings and fanned six. His record was
extended to 2-0.
“I hesitated to let him (Clint) go
that long,” said Coach Tom Chan
dler. “But the only way our pitchers
are gonna get in shape is to work. ”
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Tech in a double-header Wednesday
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the 880-yard relay (1:27.7) and fourth
in the two-mile relay (7:42.8).
Thomas is blessed with an abun
dance of young half-milers. “All of
them are running real well but no
particular one has caught fire yet,”
Thomas said. Joel Vogt, one of three
freshmen half-milers, has thus far
been obtaining the best times. How
ever Thomas looks for South African
Tony Wheeler to get into form soon.
The ranks of the A&M sprinters,
already low to begin with, were de
creased again by injury to Charles
Dawson and the illness of Chuck Bu
tler. Thomas said he was very
pleased with the performance of Ray
Brooks and Gregory Clark in the re
lays. Brooks also ran a 9.8 in the 100
for fourth place.
The Aggies were without two key
athletes in the field events: pole vau-
Iter Brad Blair and weightman Frank
West, who were absent due to an
academic field trip. Steve Stewart
finished fifth in the discus with a toss
of 162-%. Craig Carter threw the
shot 51-11%, for third in that event;
and Bill Newton had a 215-4 throw in
the javelin for second place.
The Aggies will visit Laredo this
weekend to compete in the Border
Olympics. Since all Southwest Con
ference schools except Arkansas will
be present, the meet should be an
early indicator of where the
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