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restlers enjoy their sport THE BATTALION Page 7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1977 By STEVE MARTAINDALE r ev 'l Rirk Vieue has little to gain from ' eve Line for Texas A&M except for dl> enjoyment he gets from it. h just wrestle for the fun of it. 1 J ' back from Lubbock, had a snowball ntOfhfw; just have a lot of fun.” rfjjrlue is undefeated in eight matches jke coming bacl re stopped and the 118 classification. Not included in that record is tournamemt play, which most re cently included a first place finish at the Texas Tech Invitational. In win ning the tournament he picked up a 12-2 decision over a Texas Tech wrestler and a 4-1 decision over a Richland athlete. Though Vigue competes in the 118-pound division he usually weighs more. lerciL t NiJ l Ctrl atei brei relay 'gin eWH 'gjusi 'edtoif mpic great still boosts the Games p.m, 308,1 MSC ;d sta United Press International HOENIX — Jesse Owens, son of Alabama sharecropper, made ympic history in 1936 when he m four gold medals with the ruli ng prowess he developed through own grit and determination. With a disapproving Adolf Hitler MSC Joking ° n in Berlin, the 21-year-old *0 State University student won 100-meter dash in 10.3 seconds, ng the existing record. He then t new Olympic records, which jod for years, in the 200-meter sh 20.7 seconds, the long jump 26 ?t, five and a quarter inches, and nalegon the 400-meter relay team lich won in a time of 39.8 seconds. The long jump record was not be- d until Bob Beamon turned in 29 two and a half inches at Mexico Ity in 1968. jToday, Owens, now 63, makes koenix his home but is far from re- ;d st pj re( l He operates a public relations t dconsulting business and is one of e biggest boosters of the Olym- cs. A member of the U. S. Olympic jmmittee, he makes appearances lover the country to raise funds for ■hletes and is in charge of a jjgj leaker’s bureau for that purpose. D>vfZ>sahoparticipates with sev- ;a\ major corporations in develop- itfifyoung athletes through such exits as the }esse Owens T-racV. lassie for novices in the 10-to-15 ;e group. Owens doesn’t share the opinion many who have criticized the ktical developments in Olympic imes. He says that people who protest e “nationalism” creeping into the unes “are the ones who never had e opportunity of standing atop the ctory stand.” it's a tremendous feeling when ou stand there and watch your flag above all the others,” he said. k'ou say to yourself , T am an Olym- ic champion’ and the last thing in our mind is nationalism, commer- jalism or any other ism.” In that same vein, Owens says he las “no negative thoughts ’ about the fext Olympiad in the Soviet Union. Knowing route *** nrtial solution PERSHORE, England—Pity the Y§) l°or mailman trying to deliver dong Stonebow Road in the village •f Drakes Broughton in northwest II I England. Ill l Tie road has five houses with the ■■ umber 1, four other are number 2, nree have number 4 and two are lumber 6. To add to the mailman’s woes, ere are four families called Davies n Stonebow Road, plus two named ^ges, three named Barker and w « named Webb. “I think Russia is going to do a great job in developing and having a great Olympics there, partially be cause they want the world to know and to bring the world to their door to change the image of what a lot of peple think about their country,” Owens said. “I feel it’s going to be a good Olympics. I’m not looking at the negative end of it at this time be cause I don’t think we can motivate and inspire our young athletes if we demonstrate a negative attitude about the games themselves.” Because of this, Owens says, he is going to work even harder in the next three years on Olympic fund raising and development of “our athletes of the future.” “I’ll probably weigh about 132 when the season is over,” he said. “Right now I weigh about 125.” The 118 is a maximum limit, but the rule only says the wrestlers must not weigh any more than that at the weigh-in, usually about two hours before the match. In fact, if a wrestler wants, he may eat between the weigh-in and the competition. “Actually, losing 10 or 12 pounds before a match isn’t unusual,” the freshman explained. “People will usually say ‘You lose 12 pounds in one day?’ But it’s mostly water. The hard part is the last two or three pounds when you run out of water and start trying to lose fat. Some of the bigger guys, especially up North, will lose as much as 25 pounds for a match.” Vigue graduated from Samuel Clemens High School in Universal City. His wrestling began, how ever, in Vandalia, Ohio. “I first wrestled in the eighth grade during football off-season and I liked it. When I got into the ninth grade some friends talked me into trying out for the team.” When he moved to Texas, he found out that Samuel Clemens, like many high schools, had no wrestling team. He and a couple of friends found a coach and started a club of their own. In his pre-college wrestl ing, Vigue says he has a 60-15 rec ord. Comparing wrestling here with that in the North, he said he thought Texas A&M could “stay with’’ one of the schools where wrestling is a more popular sport. “As long as you don’t get too far North. Like up in Pennsylvania. They’re really good up there. He said that most of the Aggie wrestlers are from the North, in cluding Coach Jim Giunta, of Pittsburgh. “It’s more advanced up there. There are a lot of good wrestlers here but the training just isn’t as good.” Vigue credited Giunta with much of the Aggies’ success. “He puts a lot of work into this, all on his own time and money,” Vigue said. Wrestling is a club sport at Texas A&M and receives limited monetary support. “He takes care of the training, getting the schedule together and making all the travel arrangements. He keeps pretty busy.” As for post-college wrestling, Vigue says there is little to choose from. “There are a few open tourna ments I could compete in but that’s about it. If I’m still in shape in 1984, I would like to try out for the Olym pic team but that’s a long way off.” Vigue said he and his teammates are looking forward to a possible state championship. “We think we can win it,” he said. “We would especially like to get it for those that are graduating. ” The Texas College Cham pionships will be held March 4 and 5 at TCU. The team will wrestle Texas Tech Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in DeWare fieldhouse. Westei [QUSt«l the Wit 9 8* Aerobics Club Shoe Sale Continued The A&M Aerobics Club is selling New Ba lance Running Shoes to A&M students and faculty. This is not a money making project for the club, we just want to break even, for this reason we are ab)e to se)} the shoes for $15.00 — they regularly run for $20.00- $25.00. You can purchase these shoes at G. R. White Col. Annex from 12:30 to 1:30 at Room 255. Here are the sizes left: 5D, EE; 5-1 /2B, D; 6D; 6-1 /2B; 7-1 /2E; 6-1 /2B; 9A, B,C, D, E;9-1/2B, E; 10B,C; 10-1/2B, 11B. 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