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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1976 3Cir— ~ — the Ga/ter chicken ho/ orrlvedl • •• Sr\d he's a4- -4-he Easf G+. Warehouse. TWe per-fec-t- Ess+e^ fc>onO'^S ■+oo l ) 2%^ y«dfl©aa^ 37(5 t%$<? 2^00 ^rtt^ Manager gets mad Two all-staters ism -rm^ Z3tcz Rangers lead AL West recruited for A6R Associated Press the race to the end, said no less an was going on. That helped us to get > T TTVir^'TT^TVT r T , ^ v \/f ^, 4-1^ , 4-U^^ 4-U^ . . _P »1 __ _ a. _ >» ARLINGTON, Tex. — Manager Frank Lucchesi, just like his youth ful, brash Texas Rangers, is coming out kicking in the American League West — literally. The Rangers’ manager, who is starting his first full season at the helm of the surprising team, was so displeased with an umpire’s decision Wednesday night that he booted his cap from second base to the pitcher’s mound. He got the gate and a stand ing ovation from the 22,000 fans on hand to watch a 4-2 victory over Oak land. the race to the end,” said no less an authority than Gaylord Perry, the 37-year-old pitching catalyst of the young Rangers staff. “You’ve got to go with Oakland, but I sure like not pitching to Reggie Jackson.’’ Jackson was traded to Baltimore and has yet to report, and Lucchesi said, “Losing Jackson will make a dif ference in the play of any club. Our team has a lot of respect for him. We have a lot of confidence when we play Oakland now.” was going on. That helped us to get out of the gate.” “Lucchesi was chastised by the AL office for speeding past an im promptu practice in Florida in a 1958 Plymouth and hurling cartons of brand new baseballs out the window for his pitchers to practice with. The mission paid off because Luc chesi has received two complete games from Perry, one from Jim Umbarger and one each from Nelson Briles and Steve Barr. By PAUL ARNETT Battalion Sports Editor last year. Godine. The other J Signing of high school basketball players has begun, with the Aggies finding only two players inking a sig nature for Shelby Metcalf so far. LX Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 The unheralded Ranger, 5-1 and leaders in the AL West, have been getting a lot of standing ovations lately for their hustle and fire. Their recent three-game sweep over Oakland was a case in point. Texas booted the ball 11 times, but beat the A’s with excellent pitching and good hitting. “We keep making our breaks and if we keep doing that we will be in The feisty Lucchesi, who replaced fired Billy Martin last year, said the Rangers are definitely for real, but refused to predict they will over come Oakland and Kansas City, the powers in the AL West. When he kept Briles and Barr in the starting rotation, Lucchesi re ceived what he called “heat” from the local press. But now Lucchesi is all smiles and pulling off his crowd pleasing antics. The two men who signed are Steve Sylestine and John Schlicher. Each man is an all-state guard and should help shore-up a depleted back court. Assistant coach 1 seemed pleased with Schlici^ turn to the court. He said,‘H one of the top guards intkiL He has been working oultMn, three months and is in ei| shape.” Sylestine is a 6-4 prospect from Clear Lake. There he helped lead his team to the quarter-finals before being defeated by Houston Milby. Despite these two fineaWK < it does not look like another!® | year for the Aggies. With(B and Williams facing suspensB’ Aggies must r ecruit a strongIH and center “I never predict, but this is the best club I had in 20 years of manag ing,” said Lucchesi, who imparts a rah-rah spirit in his team. “This club has created its own togetherness. They got to spring training early on their own while the contract hassle Last year, Lucchesi got on his knees and buried home plate in dirt when he was displeased with an um pire’s decision. He is having more fun now that his team, a blend of youngsters with an anchor like Perry on the mound, is winning. In 1975, all they had was a lot of fun and lost. Schlister is no stranger to Texas A&M. The 6-3 guard from Fort Worth Paschal was injured while vis iting A&M last year when a horse he was riding ran into a tree. The im pact caused him to remain in surgery for three hours in order to repair an artery and remove a blood clot. 77 % Fine Dining in a Rustic Railroad Atmosphere EASTER SPECIAL PRIME RIB FRI., SAT., SUNDAY 5-11 P.M. AT THE Aggieland Inn 1502 S. Texas Ave. THE BAK Vz PRICE DAILY 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Premium Brands Poured FEATURING 12:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. TWO BIT MARY AT THE AGGIELAND INN 1502 TEXAS AVE. Jlggieland Onn OSujJet SAT. A.M. 7a.m.-10a.m. Sat., Lunch 11a.m.-2p.m. Sunday a.m. 7a.m.-10a.m. Easter Buffet 11A.M.-3P.AA. Seating for 700 in Banquet Area "’iii/ni/iijtiniii/i Before the injury Schlicher was one of the two top guards in the state The coaches have reiJ steadfast in their statement! press that the suspension off and Williams has not cruitment. Gohin saidthatifj wants to come to A&M I sign here despite whati In other recruiting, Hoi signed Lenneth Williaml Houston Milby, along witlil High School teammates! Schramm and Jeff Kelley. Track team heads for without 3 key members By DERBY KRENEK Battalion Staff Writer sportswriters present willp outstanding team in thei Texas A&M’s track team will travel to Houston tomorrow to com pete in the Baylor Invitational Re lays. The Aggies, who just defeated Baylor in a dual meet at Kyle Field last Saturday, will be competing without three main members. Craig McPhail sprained his ankle and will* be out for three weeks. Manfred Kohrs and Walter Jachimowicz will also miss this meet to rest up for the Drake Relays April 23-24. Baylor should prove tol toughest for A&M in thel Thomas said. Baylor topped{ both the Texas Relays andtf der Olympics this season Ray Brooks, who ran 9.! 100-yard dash at the Eaylf meet, is expected to do\vel| event, Thomas said. Jeff l Rice should be the best i meet . Tony Wheeler, who has a sore achilles tendon will run for the Ags, but is being watched closely. Coach Charlie Thomas said. Eight teams will be participating in the me.et including Lamar Uni versity, University of Texas at Ar lington, North Texas State Univer sity, Baylor University, Texas A&M University, SMU, Rice and the Uni versity of Houston. Meet preliminaries will begin at 3 p.m. and finals at 7 p.m. The Texas A&M entries are; — Chuck Butler, Shifton Charles Dawson and Ray I 2-mile relay — Joel Vogtjic nen. Tommy Glass and Wheeler; shot — Frank WeS Carter and Randy Scott; Steve Stewart, West and Sol jump — Ronnie Keys, Dm and David Frazier; long Tom Owen and Chris Cl( javelin — Bill Newton; pole Brad Blair, Jon Harrington;! dash — Charles Dawson and high hurdles — Baker and Baker; 440-hurdles — S Curtis Collier, Ron Saliskj Mark McCloskey. FREE ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION hallengi nlinfoi u RIDES EASTERW000 FIELD 19-25 ■ACRi tor she OVi! Soli Itv tc ah. Hsst. I ng Solial DEMO PILOTS LT. STEVE BOOMER 2200 HRS. A-7E CORSAIR II ATTACK AIRCRAFT PACIFIC FLEET LT. WALLY BRIANS 1800 HRS. P-3 ORION ASW AIRCRAFT ATLANTIC FLEET SPECIFICATIONS NAVY T-34B WEIGHT - 3050 LB. 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