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n eservation policy Sportsfolio or courts altered S By PAUL McGRATH Texas A&M students should find it a little easier to play handball ■hen they want to thanks to a Range in reservation policy, the 1|J “The reason we re making the 1 poiJjiange is to make better use of the in klet purts,” Dennis Corrington Direc- d will; jroflntramurals said. “The major 11 8 a n>t liange comes in the reservation heirh )licy. ’ fech. H Reservations must now be con- gamej; rmec l within 15 minutes of the Jasierj 3 Ur . They are confirmed by report- as gMi ig to the Intramural Reservation ffice. A current faculty, staff or a topi udent ID must be presented to that kRnfirm the reservation. Courts may be reserved at the In- ~ vv ^~«|fr a inural Office in DeWare Field- ouse, or by calling 845-2624. ourts may also be reserved one orking day in advance. :s REX, TIES, TATION ) All reservations are for one hour periods and begin on the hour. Courts are available for reservations at the following times: On Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon until 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. until mid night. On Tuesday and Thursday at 12:10 p.m. until 1:10 p.m. and 4:00 until midnight. On Saturday from 8 p.m. until midnight and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Persons unable to secure a reser vation may sign a waiting list at the Intramural Office. Courts not claimed prior to 15 minutes after the hour will be reassigned by the Intramural Supervisor. Next year this system will be used at the tennis courts Corrington said. All that is needed is someone to be a tennis court supervisor. tole vaulter qualifies or track all-American s By PAUL MCGRATH Texas A&M pole vaulter Brad cleared a school record 16-6 t to win that event at the United ites Track and Field Federation oor meet held last weekend in lahoma City, Okla. Blair, this year’s Southwest Con- jrence indoor champion, won the ent despite an injured heel ob- lined at the conference indoor eet. As winner, he is awarded the le of track all-American. His vault is two inches better an the previous A&M indoor ark, also set by Blair earlier in the Blair also owns the outdoor mlt record of 16-7 feet. Teammate Shifton Baker finished jurth in the finals of the 60-yard igh hurdles in a close race, barely iissing a track all-American posi- IBoth Blair and Baker were hon ied along side several of their laminates at the Texas A&M track Liquet held Sunday night at the Three C Bar-B-Q restaurant. The banquet honored members of the 1976 Aggie track team which placed third at the conference out door meet. Team captains Bill New ton, Manfred Kohrs and Baker re ceived electric clocks while Newton and Baker received electronic wrist watches for obtaining the most points in the track and field event categories. Newton’s 52 points came in the javelin and the shot put and Baker’s 90 points were accumulated in the hurdle events. The Aggie top ten scorers were awarded plaques detailing their event and achievement. The hon- orees were: Baker, Newton, Blair, Kohrs, Randy Scott, Craig Carter, Steve Stewart, Tony Wheeler, Ray Brooks and Frank West. The Aggies open the outdoor por tion of their season by hosting the University of Texas this Saturday at Kyle Field. The field events will start at 1 p.m. and the running events will begin at 3 p.m. FONTANA’S INSTANT LUNCH ALL YOU CAN EAT ... $ 4 95 Monday-Friday 11:30-2:00 * Salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread and pizza. East Gate Across from TAMU Getting all your adventure from TV? Instead of getting your excitement from watching the exploits of others, you could be having some of your own. By driving a tank. Or jumping out of a plane. Or learning to sleep in the rain. Or by learning a job you never thought you could do. Or doing a job you never thought could be done. Or going places you never thought you would go. Or simply by putting on a uniform and getting satisfaction from an old-fashioned feeling that you’re doing your best in the service of your Country. Call Army Opportunities 822-5713 Join the people who've joined the Army. An Equal Opportunity Employer dlcctn 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 $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” It was only last spring that Curtis Dickey, the celebrated running back of Bryan High School, con tinued adding to his laurels by prov ing himself one of the state’s top schoolboy sprinters. Dickey, on a football scholarship at Texas A&M, was the AAAA champion last year in both the 100- and 220-yard dashes with best times of 9.3 and 21.1 seconds respective ly. He also was a key factor in the Vikings’ second place finish in the 440-yard relay. Yet there’s a good chance that Dickey’s talent, and that of other A&M football players, will go un tapped for competition in spring sports. A&M freshman football players are discouraged, although not pre vented, from participating in spring sports so that they may concentrate on football an athletic department official said. Thus, speed merchants such as Carl Roaches and Lester Hayes dis continued promising track careers while George Woodard, a shot put ter in high school, has never re ported to Coach Charlie Thomas’ track squad. Other Southwest Conference schools, such as Texas, Baylor, Ar kansas and Houston for instance, are more liberal in their approach to having gridders compete in the spring. Baylor Head Football Coach Grant Teaff is a former track coach and encourages his players to go out for spring sports. Bear footballers Alcy Jackson, Ricky Thompson and Scooter Reed each missed spring drills to participate in track. Thompson was the conference win ner in the long jump last year. Texas also takes an open-minded view towards spring competition. Freshman running back and former Olympian Johnny “Lam” Jones was second in the conference indoor 60-yard dash last week and an chored the Longhorn mile relay foursome to victory. The Longhorn staff okays spring competition as long as the athlete is a starter in the particular sport or is making a noticeable contribution. Houston and Arkansas, as well as msmm other SWC schools, also approve of their football players competing in spring sports. Coach Emory Bellard’s Texas A&M staff may have valid reasons for discouraging their athletes, such as possible injury or falling behind in the football program. An injury to either Dickey or Woodard would seriously hurt the Aggie hopes both on the field and at the gate. But the notion that the players could not ably concentrate on foot ball is a slur at the intelligence of the players, especially in a program which does not plan any major changes in its offensive or defensive schemes. Texas’ Jones continues to compete despite the fact that new Longhorn Coach Freddie Akers plans to revamp the UT offense. Players in skill positions such as running back actually can’t be taught that much, their abilities are natural gifts. The conditioning re ceived from a spring sport would match that obtained in spring foot ball drills and some coaches argue that some spring sports are more beneficial, using the improved speed from track workouts as an example. While it is still up to the indi vidual athlete to decide whether or not he will compete in a spring sport, more encouragement could be given from the higher echelons. Thus, a highly regarded football program might also help support the “other” sports on campus. Intramurals INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CO-REC A Division: Ag. Players vs. Shorties, 21-56. CORPS A Division: B-l vs. 1-1, 38-40; A-l vs. E-l, 0-20; L-l vs. R-l, 71-37; K-l vs. M-l, 36-57; C-2 vs. H-2, 52-40; B-2 vs. D-2, 37-51; L-2 vs. F-2, 25-40; K-2 vs. M-2, 34-44; SQ-1 vs. SQ-7, 41-38; D-l vs. SQ-2, 53-66; SQ-6 vs. SQ-10, 44-35; SQ-5 vs. SQ-8, 0-20; SQ-11 vs. SQ-15, 41-34; SQ-4 vs. SQ-12, 44-21. B Division: S-2 vs. M-2, 40-54; C-l (Fish) vs. C-l, 13-52; K-l vs. SQ-12, 34-54; E-2 vs. F-2, 24-48; N-l vs. SQ-9, 16-42; F-l vs. B-2, 36-17; B-l vs. D-l, 24-6; C-2 vs. SQ-3, 43-40; SQ-4 vs. SQ-6, 24-11; SQ-2 vs. SQ-7, 51-31; SQ-11 vs. SQ-8, 24-34. C Division; M-l vs. E-l, 17-41; L-l vs. A-l, 49-29; K-2 vs. D-2, 11-23. 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