THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APR. 1, 1976
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By PAUL McGRATH
Sports Editor
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[>ple are always willing to give
and there are few well known
^n, supposedly wiser than us
10 make a profession of sharing
opinions whether we want
I or not.
nne notices, these syndicated
McKay le-givers never delve into the
^progn 5 world. How would ‘Dear
s Year, handle the complicated prob-
a y s son of today’s athletes? Let’s give
try.
to him,I, Abby:
a baseball player who loves the
and would play without the pay
uld. But we all have to make a
S. Olympic
aspect may
into pros
Associated Press
liCINNATI — Aaron Pryor,
America’s chief contenders for
nnpic boxing gold medal, says
onsidering a professional offer
;e he needs a job.
'ant that gold medal more than
ng in the world, hut I have to
oo,” said the nation’s No.
ig a has! ; e d amateur lightweight,
vas restc . 5-foot-6 Pryor, who last
games ; n d successfully defended his
icsday. iiund Golden Gloves title in
lecade. said boxing promoter Angelo
ketball Ige w h 0 manages heavyweight
g° ver i])ion Muhammad Ali, has made
in the 'Ijract offer.
coted toft 20-year-old Cincinnati native
s of the lie wan ts to remain an amateur
■after the Olympics. “I don’t
i, secret» 0 p US hed into a pro career. I
imitteelgd a job to keep me going,” he
y annuift'A g 0 ld medal means more to
ednesdal an a p ro career — But I need
llttec ' |fthing to get me through the
hibitedi four months.”
ic andaBor, who has a brilliant lifetime
ty of tel |ur record of 209-12, said travel
feses and his training schedule
had oul; put a burden on him financial-
1966-671
:e. fce only way 1 could get decent
/ays peBjg prior to the Pan-Am games
to go to Washington, D.C., and
so aniMut with Ray Leonard, the No.
s cliangled light welterweight,” said
barged r. who was the first American to
om comlhree Russian fighters, includ-
penalt)|e 1972 gold medalist on the
free tlwtour.
ison. yor said he recently had to give
n extetiijob as a salesman in a men’s
rors in ■‘because a fighter can’t spend
time wifhours on his feet during the day
hack ir s tay sharp for twice-a-day work-
: Im running five miles a day
extra ti working out at night,
vill be Alan to be in the best shape of
ule. life by the time the Olympics
s appljfe around.
ges, jut
s and
and g«
y coaches have helped me cut
expenses, but I can’t expect
to keep it up,” added Pryor,
aid he will meet with Dundee
weeks to discuss the pro offer,
or is regarded as one of the
n’s most seasoned amateur
rs. He has won 18 of 20 inter
nal bouts, losing the Pan
rican gold medal last fall on a
troversial low-blow decision.
or said he hopes to have a title
it with world lightweight champ-
ioberto Duran within two years.
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Racketball continues rise
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living right? How can we convince
our owners of our true worth without
provoking too much animosity?
A Cracked Bat in Milwaukee
Dear Cracked Bat:
Adthough you love the sport, you
allow yourself to be subsidized by
owners. Besides making thousands
more than most for working only a
few hours a day, included in your
profession are benefits unavailable
to non-athletes. Granted, everyone
is entided to a living, but be remind
ful that it is the fans that furnish
your livelihood and it is they you will
have to answer to in the long run.
Dear Abby:
I have been offered scholarships to
play basketball at several major uni
versities. Unfortunately, included
amongst these have been illegal in
ducements such as money and cars. I
do not want these illegal offers but I
need to know if I should report those
responsible or should I say nothing?
Worried Cager
Dear Worried Cager:
Honesty is a rare commodity in
this day and age and yours is to be
commended. If the offers were il
legal they should be reported, just
as one would report a hit and run
accident. Such action may draw
censure upon yourself but the only
way to halt sports corruption is to
uncover it, not sweep it under the
carpet.
FOR L.B. in Austin — The grass is
greener in Pasadena.
Dear Abby: I am a woman athlete.
What can I do to avoid becoming
trapped in the “jock” image?
Female Chauvinist
Dear Female Chauvinist:
Don’t play sports.
Dear Abby:
Why do teams like the Dallas
Cowboys and Texas A&M Aggies
seem to get their collars too tight in
crucial games? No others have gone
so far so often to succeed so little.
Disheartened in Dixie
Dear Disheartened:
Of 26 teams in the National Foot
ball League, only two can go to the
Super Bowl. Dallas was one of those
teams despite being counted out of
contention before the season began.
The Aggies tied for their conference
championship and were at one time
rated number two in the nation.
Such accomplishments are hardly
characteristic of “chokers.” One
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The sport of racketball began in
1950 in the United States. A profes
sional squash player who also played
paddle ball was dissatisfied with the
game of paddle ball because it was
too slow. He encouraged a manufac
turer to produce a “racket” and the
sport was born.
The governing board of U.S. rac
ketball is the International Racket-
ball Association (IRA).
Racketball is played on a court 40
ft. long, 20 ft. wide with a 20 ft.
ceiling. The same court is used for
handball. The court is divided into
three areas: the front court, the
server’s area, and the back court.
The server’s area occupies three feet
and divides the two courts.
Equipment includes a racket simi
lar to a cut down tennis racket and a
rubber ball. The racket looks as if it
might be a Munchkin’s tennis rac
ket, being only about 19 in. long,
witb 7 in. of it making the handle.
Nylon strings are used in the rac
ket for better control of the ball
movement. The handle has a rubber
grip on it and a safety string is looped
on the end of the handle.
A match of racketball is comprised
of two out of three games. A game is
won with 21 points, and points may
only be awarded to the server.
Racketball is a game of precision
and wit.
Racketball is played by a Racket-
ball Club on campus and that club is
soon to be recognized as an official
IRA sponsored group.
Consol sports
A&M Consolidated High School
took first place and set two school
records in the Liberty Relays on
Saturday.
The 440-yard relay team finished
first with a record time of 42.7 sec
onds. The team, Sammy Jones,
Philip Steen, Larry Johnson and Re
ggie Carr also finished second in the
880-yard relay.
Another school record was set by
Chris Powell in the mile run. His
time of 4:29.9 placed him third in the
competition. Brett Whitten finished
fourth and Damon Buffington
finished sixth for Consolidated.
Steen placed second and Jones
fifth in the long jump.
In the 880-yard medley relay
Jones, Steen, Johnson and Harold
Eaton took second place.
Chris Ramsey came in second in
the 880-yard dash. Doug Chester
and Jay Carlton placed third and
fourth, respectively.
Consolidated took another first
place victory in the distance medley
relay. Carlton, Chester, Powell and
Joe Wilborn were the runners.
Carr placed third in the 100-yard
dash.
Ramsey, Eaton, Chester and
Carlton finished third in the mile re
lay.
Bobby Garner placed fifth in dis
cus throwing and in the high jump,
Brad Smith finished sixth.
BASEBALL
Consolidated scored only in the
first inning but defeated Hearne 3-2
Friday.
Early in the game. Consolidated
loaded the bases with Ronnie Mor
gan, Colin Ward and Tim Lyda.
Walter Boone drove in Morgan and
Ward with a single. Lyda scored the
final run for Consolidated on a sac
rifice fly by Ashraf Ayoub.
The pitcher. Ward, a sophomore,
struck out nine batters.
On Saturday Consolidated
finished third in the tournament
they hosted. Three of their players,
Jay Ward, Tim Lyda and Walter
Boone, were named to the All-
Tournament team.
Consolidated beat Cleveland 9-1
in the first game and then was de
feated by Crockett 7-4 in the second.
This defeat stopped Consolidated’s
six game winning streak.
A victory over Hearne 1-0 gave
Consolidated the third place finish.
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The A&M Racketball Club was
founded last semester and now has
52 members. This is the first semes
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ticipated in tournaments. With only
three tournaments on their slate, the
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The Texas A&M Wrestling held
its second annual awards banquet
Saturday, voting Blair Monhollon as
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Monhollon won his division at the
state meet where the Aggies finished
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fishing second in the 150 pound divi
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awards for the fastest pin of the sea
son (28 seconds) and for accumulat
ing the most team points (52).
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Karl Armstrong, Bob Bearden,
Caulton, Robert Fisher, Monhollon,
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