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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APR. 2, 1976 Page 11 e mistake, merest tied. “Iftt ^‘.s secomj 'romotion ack team treks Texas Relays >le and the tayee.” ^By PAUL MCGRATH attalion Sports Editor 49th Texas Relays get into full oday with over 48 teams en- (!) proniotj 11 die university division. ^Relays began yesterday with empltn hdon competition, won by candidatflopher Lythell of Brigham l]exihlein|B w ith 7,521 points. Jeff Wells "d on thel an all-American in distance le fecultyBwon the 10,000-meter run ' that helpBtime of 28:55.08, a tenth of a •d versjiiB ahead of the second place 'i are a ski-. 1 are takij Texas A&M track team, 1> you tol ed by Charles Thomas, will 22 man squad to the Austin he Texas Relays are the first he triple crown of amateur he others are the Kansas and elays. For the first time, all will he in meters not yards. _at 156 teams and 1,500 ft will compete in the meet -^11 H'leh'des some of the best ta- \ 1|J the country. ■feature race will be on Satur- lernoon, pitting the five top oo severeljelay teams in the nation. I Kansas, Texas, Arizona State was disJnida all have a shot to capture Re is the tin lap event. The Bears have ! for the pi|i ; 09.3 and Texas a 3:10.2 this he Sun Devils have the best the nation thus far, but the i and Floridians cannot be 1 out. c,, . «.featured will be 15 sub-four | milers and five athletes with 1 e au "■lity to throw over 60 feet in ■t put. There will be a pair of aulters who have conquered 18 lam eight who have cleared 17 CTIHarl Bell of Arkansas State, T of the NCAA meet with a ■)t vault, and Roland Carter of Ilf Coast Track Club will be -|the favorites. half mile has amongst a stellar 1 George ikes no sei He later campaign! VV i of Collei its meets | in of An s in 7011 field one of the top 880 men in the nation. Kenyan Mike Boit of Eastern New Mexico should be the favorite after running a 1:43.8 earlier in the year. All Southwest Conference and Southeastern Conference teams will compete along with last year’s out standing team in the Relays, UTEP. The Aggies should have qualifiers in both hurdles events, the 880-yard run and pole vault. Texas A&M will also field competitive relay teams in the sprint medley relay, two-mile relay and 880-yard relay. Shifton Baker, Craig McPhail and Curtis Collier forefront the Ags in the hurdles and Jim Brannen, Joel Vogt, Tommy Glass and Tony Wheeler will take on the 880. Wheeler has the best time in the SWC this year with a 1:48.7. Charles Dawson, Ray Brooks and Chuck Butler will compete for Thomas in the sprints with Manfed Kohrs and Walter Jachimowicz listed for the distance races. Bill Newton (javelin), Steve Stewart (discus), Frank West and Craig Carter (shot), Ronnie Keys and Don Riggs (high jump). Brad Blair (pole vault) and Tom Owen (long jump) are scheduled for the field events. Thomas is very optimistic about the future of his team. “We have a real strong team but nobody knows because we aren’t getting the public ity of teams like Baylor and Texas, Thomas said. The Bears and Longhorns lose most of their top point scores after this season while the Aggies will lose only a minimal amount after gradua tion. Today’s prelims start at 9 a.m. with competition continuing until 9 p.m. Saturday’s competition will stretch from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Photo by Jim Hendrickson Head Coach Emory Bellard looks on as the Aggie gridders continue daily workouts at Kyle Field. THE NEW SPORTS CLUB INC. 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Y pitching ace James Gibson i)lgoes for an A&M record its Sil n th victory in the 1 p.m. first sC-TheaMb Saturday’s double-header. oi of Anj on the" i.in. tolij t ii frill cha i inspecll udgingstj ISC drill ring drills softball in soon CAROLYN BLOSSER [L Battalion Sports Writer 'ersaryf ,, . > 1130a '8 training tor the Womens illegiate softball team will Iture’sG Wednesday, April 7 at 3:30 he frou , , . practices will be held at the etheart ramur al softball fields located 30-11 p Wellborn Highway, opposite ipus. -t frond training, unlike tryouts, fun between two and three The practices will be set up ' interval basis, designed to fond improve on individual such as batting, base running, elding. Also scheduled are sev- iactice games. i s is the first year we’ve had ig training,’ said Coach Kay jWe’re having it to build a bet- nd stronger team for the fall. Gibson set a new school record in A&M’s single victory of three games against Baylor Monday and Tuesday. Gibson will go up against Rice star pitcher Allan Ramirez (8-2). The Aggies are 24-4 for the season with a 7-2 conference record. Rice is 13-14 this season with a 6-6 record for conference play after three losses last weekend to fourth-ranked Texas. Clint Thomas (5-2) will start to day’s opener. Thomas could tie the A&M career win record of 21 with a victory. The Aggies’ David Lockett (5-0) will start Saturday’s second game. The Aggies’ starting lineup should look like this: Buddy Grobe (second base), Robert Bonner (shortstop). Bill Raymer (rightfield), Kirk Campbell (first base), Randy Blan chard or Buster Turner (designated hitter), Mark Thurmond (center- field), Winston Whiddon (third base), Robert Verde (leftfield) and John Biersner (catcher). It ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE ‘Where satisfaction is standard equipment 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. — Students at Valencia Jr. High knew Robert Parish was not your average student-teacher the moment he ducked through the gym door. The door was seven feet tall. The height that makes him stoop under doors made Parish a star bas ketball player at Centenary College for four years and a V.I.P. at Valen cia. “When he first came here, it seemed almost all the kids and teachers looped through the gym on the way to class to see him,” said Bill Ducote, Valencia’s full-time boys’ gym teacher and Parish’s supervisor while he student-taught. But Ducote said that novelty wore off quickly and the 7-foot-l Parish became “just another teacher’’ — who can dunk a basketball almost flatfooted, block shots at will and nearly leap tall buildings in a single bound. “I didn’t enjoy teaching at first,” ■ Parish says. “I elidn’t have tlie ,patic ence and the kids wouldn’t pay atten tion. I gave student-teachers and substitutes a hard time when I was in school, and I guess it came back at me.” AA ■McDonald I ■ 1 “Robert is usually even- tempered, but when he first started teacning, he came to practice with a scowl on his face,” said Riley Wal lace, a Centenary assistant basket ball coach. “We asked him what was wrong. He said, It’s those kids. They’re driving me up a wall. H owever, Ducote says Parish worked at communicating with his seventh, eighth and ninth graders and became a good instructor. He gave lessons in basketball, volleyball and track. Thirteen-year-old Rickey Moore won’t soon forget the sight of Parish playing with and against children nearly half his size. “It was amazing to actually see someone that tall, the eighth grader said. “We were pretty luckythough — kids in the other classes said they wish they could have played against him like we did. ” Student teaching — first at Valen cia and now at Werner Park Elemen- v^tary.*--. was one of Parish's require ments for a degree in physical educa tion. It’s a degree he says his parents wanted him to get, even though he could have left college long ago for the big money of pro basketball. Tin AT in Opal, Henry, Rosa Kathy, Luci PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF LUCI LOVELL TO THE STAFF OF THAT PLACE. COMPLETE HAIR STYLING FOR MEN ^ AND WOMEN. 707 TEXAS 846-6933 Across from A&M s MCDONALD’S AA ■ McDonak « ■ ■ INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS Embrey’s Jewelry invites you to a spectacular ring showing by Designer’s jewelers of Houston. Over one million dollars in all styles ith a large selection of opals. Store-wide discounts - up to 50% off on all merchandise. IIS 3EST" ge Sts’ 1- fjfeweYiu, 415 University Drive .APRIL 2 & 3 9 A.M. TO 10 P.M The Canoeing team of Hogan and Vansickle coast into a fourth place finish in the first annual IM Canoe Race held last Saturday. See story at right for more winners. Superstar Contest Entries Now Open The second annual IM Superstar Contest will be run between Monday, April 26 and Friday, May 7. Entries close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 at the IM Office. All entrants will meet on April 20 at 5:00 p. m. in room 267, G. Rollie White. The divisions are Women’s and Men’s with entrants using singles entry forms. There is to be only one entry per dorm, unit, fraternity, sorority, organization, or housing unit and each person must have a sponsor and wear a T-shirt with their last name and sponsor on it. Events will include bowling, tennis, weightlifting, 100 yard swim, 100 yard dash, freethrow shooting, softball throw, and an obstacle course. Each contestant may enter a maximum of 7 events. 2 points will be awarded for each event entered and points will be awarded for placing in the events with 10 points for a 1st place win, 7 points for 2nd, 5 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, and 1 for 5th. If more than 20 people enter in each division, a play-off will determine the 20 to go into the finals. Criteria for this play-off can be seen at the IM Office, where entry forms are also available. Fastpitch Tourney Tomorrow Don’t forget to come out and see the Fastpitch Softball Tourna ment to be held on the softball fields across campus on April 3 and 10. D-2 Takes Horseshoe All-U Title Don Royder and Joe Tillot- son of D-2 defeated Barry Buske and Thomas Culberson, the Independent Winners in the All-University Horseshoes competition last week. The match went to three games with Buske and Culberson winning the first one 15-12. Royder and Tillotson came back and won the next two games 15-4 and 15-12. In other divisions, Dan Fischer and Jess Sheedy of Puryear won the Civilian divi sion and the Fish division title was captured by D-2. Canoeing Winners Mike Shively and John Bugge won the first annual IM Canoe Race last Saturday on the Brazos River. Their time on the 5-mile course was 52:02. Dave Donnell and Mike Van- derhurst took second with a time of 58:18, while Dan Schul- sie and Tom Oliver placed third at 59:05. Jan Swinnea and Rhonda Koenig won the Wo men’s Division with a time of 1:50:28, while Gustavo de La Rosa and Soozy Wellborn took the Co-Rec Division at 1:03:00. The race included 22 teams of two and was deemed a great success by the IM Office. .. Wjt paiLi ITT Don Royder of D-2 tosses a shoe in the All-University Horseshoes match. Royder and his partner, Joe Tillotson, defeated Rarry Ruske and Thomas Culberson to gain the All-U honors. An unidentified Fish broad jumps in the IM Track and Field events held on Kyle Field this week. See next week’s ad for full results.