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Sports THE BATTALION Page 11 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1977 wimmer is out for year with a broken wrist :ef| By Glen Johnson Texas A&M University’s top hat last stroke and individual medley df'Enmer is out for the season with a ftpen wrist. ib Leland, a junior landscape "Hor from College Station, is the Sicily world-class swimmer on the Tbs team, and he will not be jpeting this season. Unless com- tions develope in his wrist [ever, he will be back next Fall ater polo season, had broke his wrist during the fstmas holidays of 1975-76. Al- gh he was not able to deter- how the injury occurred, he iluded that it must have been result of his jamming or hitting bone just below his right Leland reported to Dr. Henry D. Lagan, the athletic doctor, to have his wrist checked during the swim ming season following his injury. X-rays taken at the time did not in dicate a break in the bone; however, Lagan advised Leland to return if the pain got worse. “It didn’t really bother me until water polo season,” Leland said. Then it hurt so bad I knew I had to do something so I decided to get it fixed.” He waited until the end of water polo season so he could finish play ing. X-rays taken then clearly showed a break, Leland said. Leland went to Houston during the following summer to have cor rective surgery done. There, doc tors performed a bone graft in his wrist and set a pin in the graft. “I decided to have a fiberglass cast put on so I could still workout,” Leland said. Leland is one of the most valuable swimmers on the men’s team and an asset to the men’s water polo team, Fosdick said. “He’s our only world- class swimmer. He can swim any event and win for us except backstroke, and he can probably win that’” he said. “In water polo, he is one of our best outside shooters,” Fosdick said. “But I know his wrist must have hurt him a lot. It affected his shooting because throwing a water polo ball puts a strain on the wrist.” Leland holds A&M records in the 100- and 200-yard breast stroke, and the 200-yard individual medley. He also holds the record in the 400- and 800-yard relays. His partners in the 400-yard relay were Svante Rasmu- son, Don Reeser and Jim Yates. Le land swam with Rasmuson, Yates and Roger Lien to set the record in the 800-yard relay. Although Leland cannot com pete, he does workout with the other swimmers every day. “I can’t use my hands much be cause the force of the water would push my hand back and possibly break the bone again,” Leland said. “I’m mainly trying to build up my legs and develop my breast stroke kick,” he said. He also runs and lifts weights to keep in shape. “The coaches don’t tell me what kinds of workouts to do,” Leland said. “They just give me sugges tions.” He now swims about 5,000 yards a day compared to the 7,000 yards of the other swimmers in his class. He swims with a float which is used in practicing kicking. “Bob is not the kind of guy that you have to force to practice,” Fos dick said. “He’ll get out there and do it himself. ” The other swimmers are working harder to fill Leland’s place, Fos dick said. They have to work harder to make up for the loss, he said. Leland’s absence from competi tion is a disappointment to the seniors he swims with, Fosdick said. But it is encouraging to the guys he will swim with next year. Presently, Fosdick does not have the depth in his team to make up for Leland’s absence from competition. His hope lies in a transfer student named J.B. Walters. Walters is a junior majoring in in dustrial food technology. He trans ferred to A&M from South Seattle Junior College in Washington, and he is also a world-class swimmer. He is good in the breast stroke, Fosdick said. But he doesn’t have the versatility that Leland has. Walters will not be eligible to compete until his transfer is com pleted. The only thing stopping this action is the receipt of his tran scripts by A&M from the junior col lege. It should be here in the near future, Fosdick said. In compliance with Southwest Conference rules pertaining to swimming, A&M is allowed only 18 swimmers who can compete in a swim meet. This has been a hand icap in the training of new swim mers. “We just haven’t had the space to put our freshmen in competition and see what they can do,” Fosdick said. Only a few of his promising swimmers ever get a chance to prove themselves. ulaM Aggies stop Frogs 74-67 Don’t let any of the big boys of 11 ! I Southwest Conference(SWC) it, but the Texas Aggies are [for third with Texas Tech. ,ast night the Aggies achieved j lofty position by defeating the U Horned Frogs 74-67. Strong bnd half play by Joey Robinson Willie Foreman helped halt a °i”ifle Horned Frog surge. i the Tit’s the character of this team avyaiatwas able to stop TCU from com- ravelig back,” coach Shelby Metcalf trioticiid A lot of teams would have lost ts poise when TCU made that ir caii |rge at the end. ” he Horned Frogs were down by the half when they employed -3-1 zone trap defense. The de- theyp ie seemed to confuse the Aggies tatuei fCU cut the lead to three with ead,I p minutes left in the game. 1 Foreman and Robinson then t to work. Each man had 10 its in the second half, with many lose buckets coming at crucial ts in the game. his is Joey’s second good game row,” Metcalf said. “He and [eman really made the difference he second half. ” nterst he leading scorer for the Aggies Penns Steve Jones with 20 points. ss,the fourth leading scorer in conference, also collected six lunds for the game. Wally Swanson led the team in j WI |ounds with 11. Swanson is the art second leading rebounder in the conference behind Texas Tech’s Mike Russel. Wally also scored 10 points for the evening. The Aggies have a week off before entertaining the Baylor Bears next Tuesday night. A&M is currently a game and one-half out of second place. The Ags have won three in a row, and are looking to finish in the top five so they can host the first round in the play-offs. “Right now we’re battling it out with Texas Tech, Texas, Baylor and SMU,” Metcalf said. “It’s going to be a battle right down to the wire.” PEANUT GALLERY 813 OLD COLLEGE ROAD 846-9978 DAILY SPECIALS WEDNESDAY: Wet T-Shirt Night — V2 price bar drinks for everyone. Free Beer 7-9 P.M. THURSDAY: Luxury Ladies Night — Open 7-12. All Free Drinks! $3.00 cover charge for guys, $2.00 for ladies. No waiting line to be served. FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Open 7:00 P.M. Drink specials all night long. MONDAY — No cover charge — $1.25 gallon of beer. Free popcorn plus movies and disco. Double shot drinks for the price of 1. TUESDAY: Entertainment Night — Featuring humor & free popcorn. $1.00 cover charge. 50c drinks and 30c beer. 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