Whitley is favorite
THE BATTALION Page 15
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1977
Jackson Lombardi finalist
All glory is fleeting
David Shipman (No. 25) has become a forgot
ten man in Aggieland. The senior quarter-
jack from Odessa was in the starting role be-
bre being replaced by David Walker. Ship-
man’s duties following the Texas Tech game
were limited to holding the extra points and
field goal attempts. The last eight games of
the season he appeared in only one game, and
that was because Walker was shaken-up.
Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley
United Press International
HOUSTON — The favorite to win
the Lombardi Award was unable to
attend a luncheon with sportswriters
yesterday, but in his absence Uni
versity of Pittsburgh all-American Al
Romano emerged as the most confi
dent challenger.
“I guess I should win because of
the past two years,” Romano said.
"Last year I had many more tackles
than I did this year. But this season
I contributed more to the team all
year long by drawing double
teams.”
The Pitt Panthers, because of
play like Romano’s, won the na
tional championship with a 12-0
record. The other three finalists,
Ross Browner of Notre Dame,
Robert Jackson of Texas A&M and
Wilson Whitely of Houston, also
had outstanding seasons.
A spokesman for the committee
which will award the Lombardi
trophy tomorrow night said school-
work prevented Browner, a junior,
from arriving in Houston before to
day.
Browner, should he win, would
be the first non-senior to be
awarded the trophy in seven years.
Nevertheless, he is the favorite be-
casue he already has been voted the
Outland Trophy.
The Outland and Lombardi, al
though voted on by different
groups, are awarded annually to the
outstanding college lineman.
“All three of the guys who are
here had great years, Jackson said.
Jackson is the middle linebacker
who led the Aggies to a Sun Bowl
victory.
“I had a real good year. But I’ll let
the people who voted on it decide
it,” he said.
Whitely, the 6-3, 268-pound de
fensive tackle, said he was pleased
just to be in the final four.
“I’m glad to be a part of some
thing that is as beneficial as this,” he
said. The $100-a-plate dinner will
benefit the American Cancer Soci
ety.
“This is going to help each one of
us. This is beautiful, Whitely said.
A spokesman said the dinner and
awards ceremony will allow the
sponsoring Rotary Chib to present
the medical research group with
$130,000.
Present tomorrow night will be
former President Gerald R. Ford,
his wife Betty, comedian Bob Hope
and Mrs. Marie Lombardi, widow
of former player and coach Vince
Lombardi.
The trophy is topped by a 40-
pound block of granite and in
scribed with the word, “Dedica
tion.” It is given in honor of Lom
bardi, one of Fordham University’s
Seven Blocks of Granite and a suc
cessful coach with the Green Bay
Packers.
Romano, Whitely and Jackson
were to tour the Astrodome yester
day and that night to be guests at
the Houston Aeros-Winnipeg Jets
pro hockey game.
Browner is expected to join them
today for a tour of NASA space cen
ter.
Aggie tankers take
two dual meets
Texas A&M’s women swimmers,
riding the wake of last week’s
victory over Texas, came back once
again to take two dual meets this
weekend.
In the Friday night opener at
Rice, Carol Hemphill led the
women with three first place
finishes in a 50-38 win.
The men’s team, also victorious at
the meet, captured eight out of 11
events in their 61-33 decision.
Saturday at P.L. Downs
Natatorium, the Aggies hosted
Texas at Arlington in what turned
out to be a cliff-hanger for the men.
Coming down to the last event, the
400-yard free relay, Chris Shipp,
Greg Meek, Roger Lien, and Yates
edged out UTA in the race to secure
a 56-55 victory.
The women swam away with the
meet in their division defeating
UTA 98-4. Jennie Hicks set a school
record in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
This was the 17th school record set
in the first three meets this year.
Next on the slate for the tankers is
a dual meet with TCU here, tomor
row at 4 p.m. The men’s and wo
men’s teams will travel to Baton
Rouge to take on a tough LSU squad
Saturday.
RESULTS:
A&M VS. RICE
Women:
200 yard Medley Relay
1) A&M (Patrick, Hallaran, Brown, Melis)
2:07.98
200 yard Freestyle
2) Susan Johnston 2:10.76
3) Leslie Hager 2:21.37
50 yard Freestyle
1) Kathy Singletary 27.48
2) Vickie Brown 28.06
200 yard I. M.
2) Cindy Hallaran 2:38.01
100 yard Fly
2) Kathy Singletary 1:08.15
3) Harriet Patrick 1:15.90
100 yard Freestyle
1) Linda Melis 1:00.45
2) Vickie Brown 1:02.03
100 yard Back
1) Carol Hemphill 1:11.82
500 yard Freestyle'
2) Susan Johnstort 5:42.92
3) Leslie Hager 6:41.60
100 yard Breaststroke
1) Carol Hemphill 1:15.58
200 yard Free Relay
1) A&M (Melis, Hallaran, Hemphill,
Singletary
A&M VS. RICE
Men:
400 yard Medley Relay:
2) A&M (Comstock, Lenox, Kueteman,
Putnam) 4:01.2
1,000 yard Freestyle
1) Chuck Patten 10:45.72
200 yard Freestyle
2) Bruce Hoak 1:51.84
3) Thad Putnam 1:52.39
4) Travis Foster 2:09.73
50 yard Freestyle
1) Jim Yates’23.00
3) Mark Scott 23.39
5) Steve Spicer 25.50
200 yard I.M.
1) Chuck Burr 2:09.38
4) Mark Lenox 2:33.58
100 yard Fly
1) Jim Yates 55.86
2) Travis Foster 58.11
3) Dutchy Kueteman 59.85
100 yard Freestyle
1) Chuck Burr 51.47
4) Mark Scott 53.30
100 yard Back
2) David Comstock 1:03.73
3) Thad Putnam 1:03.76
100 yard Breaststroke
1) Steve Spicer 1:07.91
2) Mark Lenox 1:08.06
500 yard Freestyle
1) Bruce Hoak 5:04.16
2) Chuck Patten 5:13.67
400 yard Free Relay
1) A&M (Foster, Hoak, Scott, Yates) 3:25.13
A&M VS. UTA
Women:
200 yard Free Relay
1) A&M “A” (Starr, Hill, Hicks, Buckles)
1:45.88
2) A&M "B” 1:46.97
A&M VS. UTA
Men:
400 yard Medley Relay
3) A&M 4:01.89
1,000 Freestyle
1) Roger Lien 9:54.76
3) Bruce Hoak 10:21.9
4) Chuck Patten 10:45.8
200 yard Freestyle
1) Chuck Burr 1:47.25
3) Thad Putnam 1:51.74
6) Dutchy Kueteman 1:58.50
50 yard Freestyle
2) Greg Meek 22.15
3) Mark Scott 23.63
4) Steve Spicer 23.70
200 yard I. M.
2) Chris Shipp 2.04.87
3) Jim Yates 2:06.06
6) David Comstock 2:24.15
200 yard Fly
3) Chris Shipp 2:03.60
5) Chuck Burr 2:04.60
6) Travis Foster 2:08.90
100 yard Freestyle
1) Jim Yates 50.00
4) Thad Putnam 50.88
200 yard Back
4) Greg Meek 2:11.05
6) David Comstock 2:26.34
500 yard Freestyle
1) Roger Lien 4:45.69
4) Bruce Hoak 5:02.83
5) Chuck Patten 5:14.37
1 meter Diving
1) Ron Faulkenberry 211.90
2) Jamey Holloway 196.00
3 meter Diving
1) Ron Faulkenberry 225.75
2) Jamey Holloway 221.85
200 yard Breaststroke
3) Mark Lenox 2:29.34
4) Paul Linck 2:34.88
5) Steve Spicer 2:36.97
400 yard Free Relay
1) A&M (Shipp, Meek, Lien, Yates) 3:15.40