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Page 8
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1977
Birdsong scores 30
Houston defeats Ags again
By PAUL ARNETT
Battalion Sports Editor
The season is over for the Texas
A&M basketball team.
Houston defeated the Aggies for
the third time this year. The final
score was 96-77.
A&M’s trip to The Summit was
short-lived because of the Cougars’
outstanding shooting and tremen
dous depth. Led by Otis Birdsong’s
30 points, Houston had five men
finish the evening in double figures.
“The best ball club won the
game,” coach Shelby Metcalf said.
“ Houston has a good group of gen
tlemen that’s team oriented.”
A&M did not have that team
orientation. The Ags had only two
men finish in double figures, with
Steve Jones scoring only two points
the entire evening.
“They just wouldn’t let me play,”
Jones said. “It seems like every
thing I tried to do, I got a foul for it.
I just couldn’t get it together for
worrying about fouling. I hate to
end my career at A&M like this.”
Jones played only half the game
because of fouls. In less than ten
minutes of the first half, the senior
from Houston Wheatley picked up
three fouls. With the leading scorer
on the bench, A&M just couldn’t
get in the ball game.
“We just played hard as we
could,” Wally Swanson said. “Foul
trouble hurt us with Steve and
Willie.”
Swanson was the Aggies leading
scorer and rebounder, grabbing 11
carems and scoring 29 points. His
inside play kept the Aggies in the
game throughout the first half.
“Swanson and Foreman really
played well,” coach Metcalf said. “It
hurt us when Wally hurt his ankle
and Willie picked up his fourth foul
so early in the second half. We
needed them in there.”
Foreman had another good game
for A&M . The junior from Houston
scored 24 points and grabbed eight
rebounds. His driving shots to the
hoop were a key factor in keeping
the Ags in the ball game.”
We were looking inside, with
Willie and I posting up,” Swanson
said. “He and I got hot so we just
kept pumping them in.”
The man who was the hottest of
all, though, was Otis Birdsong.
Birdsong shot 56 per cent from the
field, and 78 per cent from the foul
line. He also pulled down eight re
bounds and had three assists.
After the game was over it was
announced to the SWC Classic
crowd that Otis Birdsong had been
named to the first string all-America
team.
“Making all-America is a great
honor,” Birdsong said, “but winning
is what I’m interested in right now,
and what my teammates are work
ing for.”
Coach Lewis reflected upon
Birdsong’s achievement in a more
outspoken manner.
“It was well deserved,” coach
Lewis said. “If I’ve ever seen an
all-American, he’s one. It’s good for
him and it’s good for the SWC.
“Most games he plays, you just
don't realize what he’s done. You
look at the stats and you’re just
amazed. He’s so effortless.”
Despite Birdsong’s performance.
the Ags remained close until mid
way in the second half. The Ags cut
the lead to five with just over 13
minutes remaining.
Then Mark Trammel went to
work, and the rest of the Cougars
followed his example. In a two min
ute span the Coogs increased their
lead from five to 15.
“The turning point came when
Trammel came in and made two or
three buckets,” coach Lewis said.
“Actually I didn’t feel comfortable
until about 40 seconds were left.”
The Cougars will play the Red
Raiders of Texas Tech tonight at 8,
with the winner of that contest play
ing Arkansas at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Wrestlers want
collegiate crown
By STEVE MARTAINDALE
Carrying a 12-2 dual match rec
ord and the recently-earned South
west Conference Championship
crown, Texas A&M’s wrestling Club
enters Ft. Worth tonight for the
Texas Collegiate Championships.
Two seniors will close their col
legiate careers in the two-day tour
ney as the Aggies seek to finish the
season with the only two cham
pionships available in the state.
Bob Hines, a senior wrestling in
the 126 pound division, won the
only individual championship for
Texas A&M in the conference tour
nament. Blair Monhollon, the other
senior, finished second in the 167
pound division.
The Aggies will be represented in
all ten weight divisions. Wrestling
for A&M, followed by their division
and season record, will be: Rick
Vigue, 118, 16-3; Hines, 126, 18-2;
Bob Benevento, 134, 17-3; Jack
Cliff, 142, 11-5; Tim Caulton, 150,
6-4; Jay Clements 158,12-4;
Monhollon, 167, 20-3; Steve Mar-
chang, 177, 3-3; Jerry Warwick,
190, 1-2 and Richard Lynn, unlim
ited, 17-2.
Aggie coach Jim Giunta said the
championship could easily be de
termined by the number of second
place finishes as at the SWC tour
nament. A&M beat Richland Col
lege out of first place, 24-23, in spite
of Richland’s four individual first
place finishes.
Hines had the only Aggie win but
A&M picked up six second place
finishes.
Giunta said he is hoping for three
first place finishes and five
runners-up.
Tonight’s matches begin at 7
o’clock in Daniel Myers Coliseum
on the campus of Texas Christian
University. It will resume in the
morning at 10.
The Arts Committee Presents
Winner of the 1967 Academy
Award as Best Foreign Language
Film
Jiri Menzel’s
CLOSELY WATCHED
TRAINS
Monday, March 7
8 p.m.
Admission One Dollar
Rudder Theatre
Discussion led by Dr. Larry Reynolds
GIGANTIC
DESK AND SCHOOL FURNITURE
AUCTION
Saturday, March 5, 1977
10:00 a.m.
Bryan, Texas
Starting At Location A: Warehouse located at 29th and Tabor Streets, across from Bryan
Utilities Building.
Then Moving to Location B: Old Neal School Gymnasium. Take West 19th to Congress,
turn left to Neal School Gym.
Selling will be approximately
1 — Cafeteria sink
7 — Blow-type gas heaters
3 — Electric potato peelers
34 — Johnson Messenger 3-12 channel
CB radios
32 — Whip-type antennas
Large lot of audio-visual
equipment
16 — Royal typewriters
42 — Olympia typewriters
2 — Sliding glass dpor refrigerators
(commercial type)
279 — Caps
385 — Gowns
Large lot of flourescent light
fixtures
4 — Welding Machines
All Itams are offered by the Bryan Independent School District to the highest bidder as is,
where Is with no buy backs, guarantees, or warranties implied. Terms: All merchandise
purchased must be paid for sale day with U.S. cash, cashier’s check, certified funds,
company or personalized check accompanied by a bank letter of credit. No exceptions!
90 — Combination student desks
520 — Arm chair desks
163 — Metal folding chairs
380 — Straight chairs
12 — Science lab tables
159 — Airplane desks
2 — Ice makers
1 — Electric dishwasher
(good condition)
2 — Electric cook stoves
210 — Wire baskets
140 — Electric wail heaters
46 — Aluminum screens
3 — Electric food warmers
1 — Electric deep fryer
1— Gas steam table
For information contact:
B. E. SALES COMPANY
Auctioneers
P. O. Box 3075
Bryan, Texas 77801
846-1948 Days — 822-9230 Nights
Texas License No. TXGS-77-0423
NOTE: Although all Information Is deemed correct, the auctioneer makes no guarantees
or warranties as to the information contained herein.
Willie Foreman (No. 35) drives in for a lay-up.
Foreman had 24 points before fouling out with
Battalion photo by Slot
over three minutes left in the game
Ags lost to Houston 96-77.
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Last year, the Air Force defeated
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