THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, APR. 2, 1976
Page 11
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^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
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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.
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> 1130a '8 training tor the Womens
illegiate softball team will
Iture’sG Wednesday, April 7 at 3:30
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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).
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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.”
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“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.
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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.
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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.