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Page 6 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1977 Aggies ready to ride Ponies By TONY GALLUCCI Just off their most impressive loss of the late basketball season, coach Shelby Metcalfs charges find themselves preparing for part one of a two-sided dilemma. After losing a coin toss, the Aggies play host to the SMU Mustangs in the first round of the tournament at G. Rollie White this Saturday at 3:10 p.m. Tickets will be two dollars for students and three dollars for non-students. The Ags nearly wiped out a perfect SWC season for Arkan sas’ sixth-ranked Razorbacks last tied them in fourth position with Texas. Tuesday, but the Porkers held on for their slimmest margin of victory this season at 63-62. The resulting loss for the Ags Cliff Speegle, the Southwest Conference commissioner, flip ped the coin after the game with Texas assistant coach Barry Dowd calling heads over the phone. Heads it was, placing Texas in the fourth place bracket against seventh-place Baylor. The Mustangs finished in sixth place to earn the right to play A&M. Despite the Mustangs’ better finish, Metcalf would rather see them here than Baylor, who he feels has better personnel. Part two of the dilemma in volves the second pairing, which has the winner of the A&M- SMU game playing the winner of the 19th-ranked and second- place UH Cougars-last place TCU Horned Frog contest. The winner of the Texas- Baylor matchup will go against the victor of the Tech-Rice game. The tournament proper will be held this year in Houston, al though the Cougars’ home was avoided. The Summit was cho sen as the facility. The Ags beat SMU at home in the regular season game, 57-53. Steve Jones and Wally Swanson each hit 15 points, topped by Dave Goffs 16 points. Swanson collected a team sea son high of 18 rebounds in that game. When the Aggies ventured to Dallas five weeks later, the Mus tangs prevailed 70-68 in a game as close as the score indicates. In that game, Jones scored 21 points, Willie Foreman added 17 and John Schlicher had a season high of 11 points. Freshman Goff broke the school record for assists in a sea son against Arkansas totaling 121. The previous record was held by Mario Brown who gave away 115 balls in 1972. Steve Jones ended his conference sea son with 265 points, which ranks him tenth on the all-time A&M list. Jones needs only eight more points to gain the tenth spot for season scoring. Cliff Speegle revisited By TONY GALLUCCI The following is the termination of an interview which took place Feb. 23 with Southwest Conference commissioner Cliff Speegle. Question: Is there any procedure for retiring a referee or asking him to leave should he exhibit behavior which would affect his ability to of ficiate? A&M’s track team heads to Rice By PAUL McGRATH The Rice Owls will play host to the Texas A&M track team tomor row in a dual meet staged in Rice Stadium. The field events will begin at 2 p.m. and the running events get underway at 2:30 p.m. Coach Charles Thomas’ squad is fresh off a narrow victory over Texas as they enter the second week of outdoor competition. The Aggies have been hampered by injuries since finishing third in the South west Conference indoor meet and again will be without the service of their ace half miler Tony Wheeler. He and teammates Kent Figgs, Pat Ruehle, Mark Gauger, Reggie Jamerson and Curtis Collier are listed as doubtful for Saturday’s meet. In spite of their absence, A&M should have no problem defeating the Owls, barring unforeseen cir cumstances. The Aggie strength and depth in the shot put, discus, high jump and pole vault should provide enough points for A&M to coast to victory. Pole vaulter Brad Blair, the A&M record holder and conference in door champion, will be seeking to clear the bar for the first time in outdoor competition. An injured heel prevented him from clearing any mark in the meet with Texas. Shifton Baker won both hurdle races last week and again should be favored this week. His time of 13.7 in 120-yard high hurdles was his career best. He will be tested by former Navasota star, Jesse James in both events. Texas A&M should also fare well in the sprints with Ray Brooks and Chuck Butler slated for the short races. The sprint relay will be close as will the mile relay. The Owls beat A&M by one-hundreth of a second in the mile relay at the SWC indoor meet. Answer: Well, we...as I said we evaluate the officials in the spring. And the coaches if they feel like they ought to eliminate officials, can eliminate officials, but in the years that I’ve been here some coaches think that one official’s a great offi cial and somebody else doesn’t like him, so. You have a divided opinion among the coaches as far as the offi cials are concerned. That’s the rea son that some are 5’6 ”, the others are 6’7”. Or, some like oranges and some like apples. This is the same thing. Q: Are you aware of a tape record ing made of Billy Cowans by a news reporter when he asked Gerald Myers if he had helped him enough? The Aggie distance men have been disappointing thus far and will have another tough week ahead of them as Rice boasts one of the best distance groups in the conference. Freshman Marty Fro.elick and sophomore Ken Tolbert should score highly for Coach Bobby May’s team. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HANKAMER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS A representative of the Hankamer School of Business will be interviewing on campus Friday the 25th of February, stu dents that are interested in attending Baylor University for the following degree programs: Hankamer School of Business DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON Master of Business Administration Master of International Management Master of Professional Accountancy Master of Science in Economics See the A&M Placement Office for information Rice also features the versatile Curtis Isiah, a sprinter who also long jumps, high jumps and runs the hurdles. He should be Baker’s chief threat in the 440-yard inter mediate hurdles. This will be the last meet for both schools before the Border Olympics in Laredo on March 5. A: I have seen at least three bas ketball games... basketball games a week and sometimes four since the 15th of January. Q: Is that in a capacity as an ob server of referees? 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A: Well, we have those people living in certain areas. Because of the financial position of the confer ence we attempt to keep them within a 100-mile radius and that takes care of everybody except the two outlying schools. Q: Would you say those schools are not observed as much as they should be? A: What schools are you speaking of? Q: The outlying schools, Lubbock and Arkansas. Q: One last question. Thetf controversy in College Stal Some people have the feeling the front office is out to get Ml Do you have any feelings a line? A: Well, I don’t knowwhopnl work for nine institutions, and) office is nothing but an extension that athletic department at than stitution. I don’t think we’reoil get anybody. I...at least thisisni—^ my makeup. I don’t havethei thority to get anybody. I lah structions from Texas A&M same as I do from Arkansas, la Tech, TCU or Rice or anyone el* Q: Or Texas? A: Or Texas. We’re an extension of each i| he Gay letic department and thafs only do what the faculty represent tives ask us to do and command to do through their voting)] through the conference regulal»if SS0 aj 11976 By ISO) fill eral disl iversity studen A: Well, I don’t....my....I haven’t heard of anything like that and I didn’t. ..I wouldn’t.. .well, I wouldn’t stoop that low to even an swer a question like that. I think that’s completely out of bounds as far as officiating is concerned. Q: Do you, as commissioner,at tend basketball games to oversee things, to observe officials yourself? A: I’ve been to Arkansas three times to watch basketball, I ve been to Lubbock twice. So, 1 don’t think they’re being slighted. Q: What about schools such as TCU or Rice? A: TCU or Rice? I’ve been to Rice once. I’ve been to TCU twice. Two can ride ehe; than one. 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