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\ Page 2B THE BATTALION' WEDNESDAY, MAR. 10, 1976 SENIORS Check our special prices for full length portraits for the Centennial Class of '76. UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 College Main, Northgate 846-8019 Etoa iaa AMERICA'S FAVORITE PIZZA Buckles leading qualifier Women pave way to nationals By SANFORD RUSSO Battalion Contributing Editor On the heels of a third place finish at the Texas Association for Intercol legiate Athletics for Women state meet, the A&M swimmers continue to bring down their times for the Na tional AIAW meet, March 17-20. The team is led by Jeannie Buck les, a freshman recruit from Califor nia. Buckles has proven herself to be the top backstroker in the state with a first place finish in both the 50-yard and 100-yard events and a second place in the 200-yard event. Buckles has decreased her times since she came to A&M and has shat tered the standing school record, set by all-American Jean Collins. At the state meet, Buckles swam a nationally qualifying time of :28.99 in the 50- and a 1:02.21 in the 100-yard event, setting a state record. She Share a Our regular Si .89 Spaghetti Dinner with meatsauce, served in true! Italian style with garden fresh salad and garlic toast. today. • •• No. 2 Pizza Inn of Bryan Nextto Bryan High 1803 Greenfield Plaza No. 1 Pizza Inn of College Station 413 Texas Ave. texas a&m flying club march 11, 1976 308 rudder 8:00 p.m. finished the 200-yard backstroke with a 2:18.48, behind Margie Hickley of SMU, who swam a 2:16.49. Debbie Starr, a sophomore, took second at the state meet with a :55.70 in the 100-yard freestyle. She took third in the 50-yard free with a :25.92. Starr is a national qualifier in the 100-yard free. A&M has another national qual ifier in a Pan American transfer who Jim Ryun announces retirement Associated Press Jim Ryun, whose name has been synonomous with the mile run for almost a decade, said a “vision from God gave the courage to quit run ning. % I finally found peace with myself to retire,” the former University of Kansas star said Wednesday. “About a week ago God spoke to me, saying, You fought a good fight, you ran a good race, but now you’re finished, he said during his retire ment announcement at the univer sity. The 28-year-old Ryun, who set world records in the mile and the 1,500-meter run as a teen-ager at Kansas, had been bothered by in juries since turning pro and joining the International Track Association in 1972. dove with an injured foot. Jeannie Neilson took third in the one-meter diving event behind two world class divers. The other women who are national qualifiers are Vicki Brown, Beth McArthur, Kathy Singletary and Carol Hemphill. These four have qualified as members of relay teams. Brown, a sophomore, swims the sprint freestyle and the individual medley. She placed in these events at the state meet. She has qualified to swim the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays. Beth McArthur, a senior, is a four-year member of the team and has seen good times and bad as the team quadrupled in size from four to 20 swimmers. McArthur pit the 100 yard free, 50-yardfe yard fly. McArthur is qualified 200-yard medley, 400-yard(rt and 200-yard freestyle. Singletary placed for AMI 100-yard individual medley,! freestyle, 100-yard bull 50-yard fly. Singletary q the 200-yard medley and2K free. Hemphill placed in the I breaststroke, 200-yard medley, 100-yard breaststroh 200-yard breastroke. Shequall the 2(X)- and 400-yard medlei At the state meet, the Urn. of Texas finished first withSmt Methodist University taking WED., THURS., FRI., SAT. 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S/M, MT/T. »: By MARK WILLIS Battalion Staff Writer Texas A&M Un iversity’s in tramural referees are generally un derpaid, undertrained and often un fairly criticized students doing an unpopular job, say former and pre sent referees. “There are always openings for re ferees, jack Tackett, a former re feree said. “I cpiit because the money is not worth the time and the abuse that the job involves. ” Referees are usually scheduled to work six to ten hours a week, in shifts of two to four hours. Pay starts at $2.26 per hour and increases to $2.35 and $2.50 with experience. “The main problem is that you can’t get enough time in to make any money,” Tackett said, who has re fereed football and basketball. The major problem for referees is their lack of training. Often the new referee is given a rule book to study, goes to a one hour referee’s meeting and starts work the following week. “The first week is pure hell, ” one former referee said. But, due to a limited budget and the overcrowded conditions of the intramuralij areas, it’s hard to hold anytni clinics. “We try to have the newrelt call a practice game before tin son begins, hut once a sport is) there is no time for practice, feree supervisor said. “The worst part of the job ii abuse the players give you court, Tackett said. Therefew call a technical foul, but thebai ings still remain, he said, “k who thinks intramurals are strictly for fun hasn’t been 01 court with some of these teaK said. Several referees said dial have come close to ending games early because they tlw they were losing control. Noga have been stopped, althougbtlf ferees have the power to dose though the turnover rate in sla< personnel is high, many stui stay and enjoy the job’s relation! sports. “If your skin is thick andontt! get in enough time to become® the job can he enjoyable,” Til said. 2-OZ. ULTRA BAN Our Reg. 2/64° 24 Anti-perspirant with anti-bacterial action. 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