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Sts Gooch speaks THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17, 1976 Page 13 From behind a mouthful of oatmeal . . . LS TONY GALLUCCI pdy showed up this week to I the sports pages. So, here I pgured I’d sit down without ssles and gripe about a few seyou haven’t heard about it, illy emotional, mostly fictiti- umn was put out in the Rice pzine last week which depicts lliams-Godine affair in a light (v Aggies saw. column was authored by Kim iwn, who the author charac- as, “steamy as a hot lizard i.” piece is replete with such statements as the following: at’s wrong with Rice when we gainst the biggies of college without sinking to the level of championships in order to a strange brand of status,” and this incident, as is every phenomenon at A&M for there is no explanation, be as- Jan. I figurf he iiicreas ■reasesisl is and« the od entences cribed to tradition.” Etc., etc., ad nauseum. It sounds to me like sour grapes, the same as those heard recently in Austin. There, all the blame on the resig nation of Leon Black was put on Aggie harassment. Well, the Williams-Godine incident was prob ably the straw that broke the camel’s back but the plain truth to everyone except those in Austin was that Black just wasn’t any good. | The cliche thing to do nowadays is blame the Aggies or for that matter corrupt big-league schools if you can’t put together enough victories to be respectable. Brown, in the Rice mag column said, “Haven’t we learned that nice guys finish last? Or do they?” Yes, Mr. Brown, either you ha ven’t learned, you aren’t nice or something was lost in the transla tion. No matter what happens in Col lege Station, Austin or Lubbock, Rice will bring up the tail in Hous ton. And it certainly is not a lack of corruption that gets you there. As if reading what a “hot lizard urethra” writes wasn’t enough of a regurgitator, I discover that the issue of the mag sent to the Batt has been autographed, “With love, K. D. Brown.” Back to the big-league schools, Texas Tech did a great job on Syra cuse the other night. I think everyone, even Aggies, should be proud of the way they are represent ing the conference. The SWC tour ney didn’t do any favors for Aggie fans, but I think the winner was truly the best rep for the SWC in the NCAA playoffs. If Tech could play three straight games in three nights and still beat the talent the Aggies have, then the best to them. CAA playoffs a glance *—* kept pa le dungf used foi! NCAA Division I EAST Semifinals ensboro, N.C. 18 rs, 29-0, vs. Connecticut, 05 p.m. ,20-8, vs. Virginia Military, [ 9:10 p.m. Finals 20 pfiiial winners MIDEAST i., Semifinals scy V on Rouge, La. atecfl!. 1 L 23-4, vs. Indiana, 28-0, msters» . uette, 26-1, vs. Western ipe L rl " J L, 25-2, 9:10 p.m. n Finals 20 al winners MIDWEST Semifinals luisville 18 ri, 25-4, vs Texas Tech, 25-5, a newjil crimimlj Joor. id will Its i other 7:05 p.m. Michigan, 22-6, vs. Notre Dame, 23-5, 9:10 p.m. Finals March 20 Semifinal winners WEST Semifinals At Los Angeles March 18 Nev-Las Vegas, 29-1, vs. Arizona, 23-8, 10:05 p.m. Pepperdine, 22-5, vs. UCLA, 24-4, 12:10 p.m. Finals March 20 Semifinal winners National Championships Semifinals At Philadelphia March 27 East champion vs. Midwest cham pion West champion vs Mideast cham pion Finals March 29 Semifinal winners baseball owners and players ire still not in agreement mber ofl ookthe: Hal Associated Press ZtilMfTPETERSBURG, Fla. — Major |e baseball owners presented layers association with what called an exhaustive proposal lay and then walked out of the dating room without announc- ly breakthrough toward open- ■ thePMthei spring training camps, blastedf'We h aV e presented them a ngmatel 1 is corf d rocM base it local material f by Dr.tf nigh paper on our position and ve asked them to get back to us iiesday,” said Lee MacPhail, [dent of the American League, [is action obviously postponed ipening of the camps — which een expected Monday — until ched I' terL the week. Institute. “I can’t say when the camps will l' ,Klllt fen MacPhail added. “It is en- up to them. We have to see reaction they have to what we Maid on the table.” A spokesman for management’s lining group said the owners, ing almost night and day, had t two days preparing the pre- tion. ihat the owners do depends on sort of favorable reaction we get the players,” the spokesman “For instance, I think it would lecessary for Marvin Miller, utive director of the Players As- to present it to his execu- PM Pack’s Plaster & Ceramics Spring Sale Monday - Saturday March 15-20 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. 20% off Plaster, candles, candle rings. V2 price on box purses, hardware, prints, and all kits. After this sale our regular hours will be: uesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. FM 2223 - Old Wheelock Rd. 823-3965 Sonny Parker got only a fraction of what he deserved when he was named Honorable Mention All- America by the Associated Press. No other conference player did better. Otis Birdsong also got HM. Sonny P was named the MVP in District Six of the Basketball Writers of America poll. I can’t figure out how he missed their All-America squad of nine, though. All except two District MVP’s made the squad and Sonny P. was one of the two. After breaking the school record for most wins in a row the Aggie baseball team got zapped on Monday by Kansas, 2-0. The same KU team broke a streak for the Ags a couple of years ago. Earn extra cash as a plasma donor at Plasma Products, Inc. 313C College Main College Station We’d like to take you for a ride Hey, Mr. suave and sophisticated . . try this on for size. It’s the Raleigh Sports. Think bikes are for kids? Think again! This one's spe cially made for the guy who's a mover. Three speeds, safety- quick brakes, genuine leather saddle, touring bag . . . every thing you need to travel in style. See your Raleigh dealer, he’s got a set of wheels waiting for you. Come on along! CENTRAL CYCLE & SUPPLY Sales Service Accessories 3505 E. 29th St. — 822-2228 — Closed Monday Take East University to 29th St. (Tarrow Street) All-America Sonny Parker County Attorney Pol. Ad. Paid for by Searcy Reelection Committee Dick Peacock, Chairman / Box 4145 / Bryan, Tx. 77801 tive board with a favorable recom mendation. “If he should present it without a favorable recommendation — just for consideration — I question that the owners would feel enough pro gress has been made to warrant opening of the camps.” The word “favorable” appeared to have been the knotty word in the entire issue. The negative development came with both players and many mem bers of management expecting im mediate opening of the camps. The action instead was a blow to the abil ity of baseball to get its 1976 season off on time April 8. Only an intercession by Commis sioner Bowie Kuhn apparently could alter the situation. Kuhn, in an im promptu press conference Sunday, had promised, “The season will start on time.” He did not say that he would take arbitrary action, although admitting such was in the province of the commissioner, but indicated strongly that he would step in if he felt the best interests of baseball were hampered in any way. Obviously, with the scheduled opening only three weeks away, the situation has reached that critical stage — or close to it. Director to file charges DALLAS — Marvin Miller, direc tor of the Major League Players As sociation, said Tuesday he will file complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against Brad Cor bett, owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, the Dallas Times Herald reported. The newspaper quoted Miller at Pompano Beach, Fla., as saying “he Corbett has violated the National Labor Relations act on about five counts and we intend to file charges against him.” The Times Herald said Miller would not specify his complaints but said he told the newspaper, “The more information I get on this thing the more outrageous it becomes. He called an improper meeting and pre sented proposals to the players with out knowing particulars of what he was talking about. He had only the high spots.” Miller claimed also that Corbett had polled players on the latest con tract proposal offered to ball players which Miller said was another NLRB violation. Corbett denied the allega tion. “I didn’t poll anyone. I just laid out the owners’ latest plan and tried to get their reaction to it,” the Times Herald quoted Corbett. “If I’m guilty of unfair labor practices simply because I talked with my players then I want out of baseball.” A scientific approach to diamonds. 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