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da U-S.woaf;! 1 he rself asj m social is. sexual bi Lightning strikes twice for golfer fed witbli, 1 s tour fro, t si r ly enteipi Associated Press kAKRON, Ohio — Tom Weiskopf les the possibility of further, and Bssibly very severe, disciplinary ac- Jm for a breach of the rules that Ijuld have placed spectators in Ian to readldanger during last week’s American re monep Gi'lf Classic. -sident relation. ] The tall, enormously talented but imetimes tempermental Weiskopf, Jormer British Open champion and So of the world’s leading profes- nals , was assessed a large fine and laced on probation for a year after '^withdrawal from the Westchester lassie about two months ago. Cowboy ach aul oiportan! ames, Weiskopf still was playing on pro- Btion Saturday when he ignored the siii n that called the players off the th* B* 1 / 56 ’ s 'S na I was a warning that 1 *a thunderstorm was approaching, ieargued with his playing partners, Jjrry Pate and Danny Edwards, out continuing play, then tead off on the 18th hole and completed his round. sedrewrai doing so, he kept about 250 fry wbo Jfc’ t , lat , 0r , s from reaching shelter. ‘gainst a itW , r se waseJi e ’ mars ' ia ^ s stopped the gallery then across -walk and kept them there jp ” '■'hi after Weiskopf had hit his sec- pnd shot to the green. I wanted to get in, ” said one Ionian in the gallery. “There was 1 tfitning aU around. / was' scared. And the marshals kept us standing there.” Weiskopf was disqualified on Sunday. Under the rules of golf, a player has the option of completing a hole after the siren has blown. He is not allowed to start another hole, as Weiskopf did. Weiskopf was notified of his dis qualification by telephone. At that time, he told a tour official he heard the siren but thought it may have been an ambulance and was not cer tain it was the siren calling players from the course. No official announcement was made of the fine and probation as sessed against Weiskopf over the in cident at the Westchester Classic in suburban New York. The actions, however, are common knowledge among the other touring pros. There has been no official com ment, beyond the disqualification, of any further action against him for last weekend’s activity. All disqualifications, however, are reviewed on a routine basis by Commissioner Deane Beman in the PGA Tour headquarters in Washing ton. In view of the fact that the latest incident occurred while Weiskopf was on probation, further action is a distinct possibility. Those actions could range from an additional fine to a suspension of his playing rights on the tour. Column THE BATTALION Page 11 TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1976 Baylor in Arizona By PAUL ARNETT Battalion Sports Editor Every sports writer has a compel ling urge to predict his top ten in college football. If he were smart he would stop there, but this brave in dividual puts his foot deeper into his mouth by predicting who will win the individual conferences, in my case the S.W.C. So without any further adieu, let us run through my choice of the na tion’s top ten. 1) Arizona State, 2) Oklahoma, 3) Nebraska, 4) Michi gan, 5) Notre Dame, 6) Ohio State, 7) Alabama, 8) Southern California, 9) Texas A&M, 10) Penn State. Most sports writers would now go into a long dissertation telling the reader why these are his personal favorites. He would probably ex plain the personnel of each club, the schedules each club has, the offen sive formation they use, and the coach and his ability to field a team. Just two words describe why I chose my top ten. Pure hunch. The S.W.C. chase is a little harder to predict. The favorite of most writers is Texas, but four other clubs i photo I Defensive end coach, R. C. Slocum, explains some tactics to one of his Aggie players as the rest of his squad watches. The Aggies are preparing for their first game of the season which will be played on September II against Virginia Tech. Cordaro gets Royal nod Texas Coach Darrell Royal Monday named sophomore Mike Cordaro, a walk-on a year ago, as the Longhorn’s No. 1 quarterback. Royal moved the San Antonio na tive to the first team after a two-hour workout Monday afternoon. “It’s very close, the battle be tween Cordaro and Ted Constanzo, ” Royal said, “but we felt the need to have a quarterback work with the first team to get the cadence down — this is very important to a team. “We’ve studied hard and long on this and felt that it was best for the team to name a No. 1 quarterback,” Royal added. The Longhorn mentor said the quarterback situation could change any time. Cordaro was put on scholarship at mid-season last fall after handling the signal calling chores for the scout team. Royal also announced that sopho more Johnny Jones of Hamlin was running with the first offensive unit at left halfback while offensive guard Rick Ingraham had been elevated to a No. 1 position. Ingraham, a junior from Austin Westlake, replaced Allen Rickman, who was moved to No. 2 left tackle. YAUN WINS AT HOME GROSSINGER, N.Y. (AP) — Radford Yaun, 20, a junior at Jacksonville, Fla., University, was right at home when he won the New York State Amateur gold title with a 72-hole score of 295. The Liberty, N.Y., resident was playing his home course at Grossingers here when he shot rounds of 74-75-74-72. Yaun scored by six strokes. Joseph Sindelar of Horse- heads and George Zahringer 3rd of Rye tied for second at 301. Sindelar parred the second hole to win a sudden-death playoff for the runnerup spot. have a good shot at the title. First come the predictions, then the rea sons. 1) Baylor, 2) Texas A&M, 3) Texas, 4) Houston, 5) Arkansas, 6) S.M.U., 7) Texas Tech, 8)T.C.U. 9) Rice. I know most of you who have trudged this far through the column are shocked, but let me explain my reasoning. Baylor has a very good schedule. They open up with Hous ton at home, then have three non conference games. An interesting development takes place after these four games. Over the next ten weeks Baylor plays seven games. Be fore each tough opponent, they either have an easy game, or an open date. This gives them time to pre pare for their tough games, an occur rence too often overlooked when assessing a victor. Baylor not only has an excellent schedule, but solid personnel. They have an outstanding quarterback in Mark Jackson, and two good running backs in Cleveland Franklin and Mike Ebow. Probably Baylor’s best offensive weapon will be outside re ceivers Alcy Jackson and Sonny Davidson. Defensively Baylor has some problems. Two words describe that plight, no experience. If this obsta cle can be hurdled then the Cotton Bowl will find a home for Baylor. Texas A&M should finish a strong second. The Ags have a good schedule, having six home games, yet play three tough teams on the road in Arkansas, Houston, and Texas. A&M will have an outstand ing offensive team, fielding an excel lent Wishbone backfield. Curtis Di ckey is indescribable while George Woodard is going to get four yards every time his hands touch the ball. Adger Armstrong is a good blocking back and complements the Wishbone quite well. The Ags also have a strong offensive line but lack the depth if an injury prevails. Defensively the Aggies are strong. The linebacking corps will be the team’s strength. If the defensive backs prove sound, then A&M’s de fense will be as strong and quick as ever. Texas has 21 out of 22 starters re turning...oh but the most important position is missing, the quarterback. This is the integral part of the Wishbone attack, and without ex perience at this position, the wheels just don’t turn smoothly. Texas is so strong at every position, but as A&M found out last year when Shipman was hurt, experience at quarterback takes priority over everything else. Houston and Arkansas are the sleepers in the race, but neither have the strength to overtake the Cotton Bowl. Each are sound clubs, but lack the leadership and experi ence to be pickin’ Cotton. The rest of the conference is weak, but with a little luck they might pull off the big upset. All in all the race will be exciting. Each team has some outstanding players, and on that given Saturday anyone can win. Hopefully the Ag gies will be in Dallas January 1, but they must beat Baylor at Kyle Field, and hope someone else will catch them napping. No one will go unde feated, it’s just who has that one loss that counts. NEED EXTRA CASH? 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