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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1976 Page 7A ( yiawfe to Fly Jets Palmer stores olf clubs Associated Press |fEW YORK — Arnold Palmer is ssing his balky golf clubs into the Ht and leading four airmen next bnth in a bid to lop 30 hours off the Hid-the-world record in a busi es jet. It doesn’t mean Arnie is con- mplating an end to his faltering ■lament career. “Golfers never retire,’ the one- me king of the fairways said Thurs- ay, “not even if they say they will, he) always come back. In my fetime, I have known only one alfer who actually retired — Byron lelson — and he continued to play fl>me events.” Although disappointed in his play 3 far this year — failing to make the ut in the Masters and finishing in a e for 15th last weekend at Tallahas- H|— the 46-year-old Latrobe, Pa., ■said the state of his golf game had Hing to do with his decision to ; Be the globe. Hfs something I have been talk- Babout for two years,” he told a _X, Kss conference in New York. “I S I/M just as I love golf. There |a correlation between the two in By respects. somedej “From a mental standpoint, they ng i( ire both individual. You have to Be your own decisions. You can’t s28cenl|ok around for help. You can’t rs payspBie mistakes on someone else. restiB have to think about your prob- (attalion it the th lems. You have to keep your cool.” Palmer will captain a team of two veteran pilots and a timer-observer in the around-the-world dash in a two-engine Lear 36, leaving Denver at 9 a.m. Monday, May 17, and re turning — if all goes well — at around 4:30 p.m. two days later. The sponsor is the Aviation Space Writers Association, which is relat ing the record attempt to the coun try’s bicentennial. The plane will be white with red and blue trim and appropriately named N200Y, or “200 Yankee,” and will carry the bicentennial slogan, “Freedom’s Way— USA” on its tail. “We fly first to Boston, then to Paris, Tehran, Colombo, Jakarta, Manila, Wake Island, Honolulu and back to Denver, about an hour re fueling stop at each place,” Palmer said. “We will present bicentennial flags and bronze plaques to dig nitaries at each of the stops and leave a silver commemorative plaque at Wake Island.” The flight will cover 22,975 miles. The previous record by a jet plane in the 17,600 to 26,400-pound class, was made in 1966 in a Jet Comman der. The elapsed time was 89 hours, nine minutes. Palmer’s co-pilots will be James E. Bir and L. L. “Bill” Purkey, both veteran airmen. Robert Serling, a well-known aviation writer, is mak ing the trip as the timer-observer. radford, s freebif copied I ar Sir" ear fii 1l// to defend his crown; morion waits his chance nghaixU adventc® Associated Press ^Keavyweight champion Muham- °*,, mad Ali and top challenger Ken Nor ton will fight Friday night at the Cap- ital Center, but not against each jerreo other. ond W >U meet Jimmy Young, a 27- year-old Philadelphian whose rank- rv Bradi:f n S f 31 " outstrips his press clippings, Matt in[a scheduled 15-rounder, the first of two planned title defenses in 26 days. Barring a major upset by nn 1 Ycmng, Ali is set to fight European 1 1 - champion Richard Dunn of England May 25 in Munich, West Germany. (-A-LUBNorton, ranked No. 1 by the RETUiWhrld Boxing Association and No. 2 ASKflffii ( ^ e World Boxing Council, will n iKirr: hgjit Ron Stander in a scheduled 12- rounder as he keeps busy while ^ B/aiting a shot at Ali in what is ex pected to be the “big money” bout. REJA P , BBoth the Ali and Norton fights will B shown on home TV by ABC be- LIPPE 7 Hnning at 9 p.m., EST. ■Young is ranked third by the WBC issified and fourth by the WBA but is much 1 ; better known to habitues of gyms nw* than to the general public. ■ The 27-year-old Philadelphian is a L ‘ cutie, familiar with all the tricks of the trade. But he apparently lacks B>wer and will be facing an oppo- KT Bnt who takes a tremendous punch. In 22 pro fights Young has scored Only five knockouts. One of them Was in eight rounds against Dunn Feb. 11, 1974. tion in mail B That Dunn fight was Young’s fourth in a 12-bout unbeaten streak which improved Young’s record to 17-4-2. The unbeaten string in cluded a 10-round draw Nov. 26, 1974, against Earnie Shavers. The hard-hitting Shavers was the last . man to beat Young, scoring a one- round knockout Feb. 19, 1973. B Following the Shavers’ draw came Bhe fight which began pushing Ags face crucial series (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Hess) Oh No You Dont Wally Swanson and Jarvis Williams laughingly fight over a rebound. The Ags played the Easy Riders of Houston in a full 40 minute game. The game was close throughout, with the Ags holding off a furious rally to win 50-46. Roundballers wheel by Riders The pressure is on the Aggie baseballers because the Cougars are coming to town. Game time is 3 p. m. on Friday, and a doubleheader be ginning Saturday afternoon at 1:00. Houston and A&M are battling it out for second place, with the Aggies needing to win two of the three to gain a tie. The Cougars end their season this weekend, with the Ag gies finishing up in Arkansas next weekend. An NCAA berth is what is up for grabs. Texas has all but won first place, but second place is still unde cided. The Aggies are 10-5 in SWC play, with the Cougars record stand ing at 15-6. Senior righthander Clint Thomas, who set a record Tuesday for most Aggie career wins, will be pitching in the opener. James Gibson, notching his twelth victory of the season against McNeese State, will pitch the opener of the twinbill on Satur day, with Dave Lockett getting the nod in the nightcap. The Aggie bats have been silent for the last few weeks, but did show some life against McNeese State. The starting line-up, with their batting averages, for the Aggies is: Buddy Grobe (.324), dh; Mark Thurmond (.308), cf; Winston Whiddon (.229), 3b; Robert Verde (.230), If; Bob Dulak (.273), lb; John Biersner (.282), c; Robert Bonner (.357), ss; Bill Raymer (.398), rf; and Randy Blanchard (.366), 2b. — Paul Arnett The ONLY Import Clothes Boutique in Town. 1403 University Above McLaughlin’s Young toward the title shot for which he reportedly will get $100,000 — a 10-round decision over Ron Lyle Feb. 11, 1975. He closed out 1975 with knock outs of Robert Lloyd and Al Jones and then outpointed Joe “King” Roman on the Ali-Coopman card. Ali said he wasn’t impressed with Young’s performance although Young won almost every round. Many observers felt Young should have been able to stop the Puerto Rican veteran. Ali is getting $1 million “and change” for his 18th title appearance for his sixth since he regained the championship by knocking out George Foreman in the eight round in Zaire Oct. 30, 1974. The bout in the 19,000-seat Capital Centre bet ween Baltimore and Washington will be Ali’s third appearance on home television in his five fights. Home viewers also watched the champ knock out Lyle in 11 rounds at Las Vegas, Nev., May 16, 1975, and saw him dominate Coopman. ' / new , [Watch iUxt The Easy Riders of Houston wheeled into town to take on the S.W.C. champions in basketball. The handicapped men, who play basketball in wheelchairs through out the state, spotted the Ags 20 points and still almost won. The final score was 50-46. The game between Dallas and Houston was called off because Dal las could not attend, so Houston split its team into and A and B squad to determine who would play the Ags. The game was quite good, with Paul Wolfe stealing the show. Wolfe canned home 21 points in just 20 minutes. He led the B squad to a 26-22 victory, but played time for each team. It was now time for the Ags to wheel on to the court. Warm-up for the roundballers was as entertaining as the game. Gates Erwin almost fell out of his chair and said that he was wore out just practicing. The Ags started Barry Davis, Ray Roberts, Gates Erwin, Wally Swan son and Jarvis Williams. The game went slowly at first, but the tempo picked up when Erwin rolled in for a lay-up. After a few exchanges of up and down the court, Davis decided to stay under his own basket. Looking at times like an old man in a rocking chair, Davis would take the outlet pass for an easy two. Williams got tired of this and yelled for Davis to come down for and play some de fense. The Easy Riders were quite good. They had the moves and the quick ness, and often left the Aggies wheel footed. Swanson complained of blis ters, and it must have affected his shooting, finding the range only once. The score was tied at 20-all at halftime, then the Easy Riders gave the players 20 points. They barely held on to the lead, scoring only 10 points in the second half. The Ags leading scorers were Davis and Williams with eight each. The leading scorer for the Easy Rid ers was Paul Wolfe with 10. He only played in the second half. Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 WILLIAM A. OWENS Author-In-Residence “A FAIR AND HAPPY LAND” “A SEASON OF WEATHERING” “THIS STUBBORN SOIL” “BLACK MUTINY” "THREE FRIENDS: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb ... A Personal History’’ "IMPRESSIONS OF THE BIG THICKET’’ Mr. Owens will be at the Texas A&M Bookstore in the M.S.C. Tuesday, April 27th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. to visit with friends and autograph his books. As a Glenmary Brother, Sister, or Priest, there are unlimited opportuni ties to share God’s love with people in the rural South and Appalachia. □ Please send free information about the Glenmary Home Missioners to: Name . Address. City Zip ..State _ Age_ GLENMARY Rm. #219 BOX 46404 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45246 For Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 WE CHALLENGE YOU To taste and compare PABST BLUE RIBBON with any other beer! YVe Feature Schaffhauser Distributing Company Finest^ 101 Luther West . College Station, Tx. 77840 MCDONALD’S intramural highlights McDonald’s 6r<0t Top of the Tower Texas A&M University Pleasant Dining — Great View SERVING LUNCHEON BUFFET 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Each day except Saturday Superstar Contest To Get Underway The second annual IM Superstar competition gets underway this week with events to be held each day. On Monday, April 26, the 100 yd. dash will be held on Kyle Field at 6:00 p.m., while the Tennis competition will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the Varsity Courts. On Tuesday, the 27, Bowling competition will be held at the MSC lanes at 5:00 p.m. with Tennis continuing on the University Courts at 7:30p.m. The Weightlifting contest will be held on Wednesday, the 28, at 5:00 p. m. in the DeWare Weight Room. The final event of next week’s portion of the Superstar Con test will be the Obstacle Course to be run on the third floor of G. Rollie White at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29. Everyone is invited to come out and watch as 25 men and 10 women compete to see who will be the men’s and women’s IM Superstars of 1976. ' AM I warn INS BankAmericard NNER 1 tetfh'mr fry? 6 rl n 9 1 utter- \ || any |j | $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup & sandwich 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Monday - Friday $1.50 plus drink Available Evenings For Special University Banquets Department of Food Service Texas A&M University “Quality First” Co-Rec water polo using inner tubes is played in the Downs indoor pool. Dave Grimland watches as his partner. Chuck Laningham, smashes the ball as their unit, H-2, competed in Team Tennis Table action. Refs Corner There will be a Softball Officials meeting on Thursday, April 29, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 267, G. Rollie White. This ad is prepared under the direction of the Intramural Of fice and is sponsored by McDon ald s on University Drive. Pho tos and stories by Paul Nettell. Table Tennis Team Finals The semifinals of Military and Fish Table Tennis Team Doubles are underway with Sq. 3 playing Sq. 7 and H-2 against D-2, in the Fish division, while Sq. 8 squares off with H-2 and B-2 battles C-2 in Military play. The winners of each game will play each other for the divisional titles with the Military finals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26, while the Fish finals will be at 5:45 p.m. the same day. The divisional winners will go on to play each other at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, to decide the Corps Champions. ,15-' - Co-Rec Softball action as the Batters take on the Pistoles in the closing weeks of this sport.