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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1977
Sports
White Sox are optimistic
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SARASOTA, Fla. — There is a
new attitude of optimism and de
termination among the Chicago
White Sox this year which could
very likely fade into resignation by
mid-June.
Most White Sox’ players agree
that new manager Bob Lemon got
the team off in the light direction by
stressing fundamentals and defense
in the opening weeks of spring train
ing. It is generally conceded that
Paul Richards, at 67, just didn’t
have his heart in managing last sea
son and by September the White
Sox players also gave up, as evi
denced by their 15 losses in the final
16 games.
“Let’s face it,” said Ken Brett,
who after coming over from the
New York Yankees in mid-May be
came the White Sox’ best pitcher in
76, “this was a horrible ballclub last
year. We didn’t stress any funda
mentals in spring training and pretty
much went through the motions.
Most players will tell you it was the
easiest camp they ever had.
Slugging outfielder Richie Zisk,
who was acquired over the winter
from the Pittsburgh Pirates, a pe
rennial contender in the National
League, agreed with Brett that this
year’s edition of the White Sox can
only get better.
"You have a lot of kids on this
team and guys who haven’t had such
big league experience,” said Zisk.
“But they can play. Guys like Brian
Downing, who was hurt a lot last
year, Alan Bannister, Kevin Bell
and Chet Lemon. All they need is
more experience and they’ll have us
winning. ”
True, there’s a lot of merit to that
did saying about there being no
substitute for experience, but the
cold hard facts are that the White
Sox finished dead last in the Ameri
can League in pitching with a 4.5
team earned run average and did
nothing to improve their lot in that
department over the winter. And al
though Zisk, who hit 21 homers and
drove in 89 runs for Pittsburgh last
year, will aid the offense, he’ll do
nothing for the woefully weak out
field defense. Further, the infield
defense is almost as uncertain.
AGGIES,
There are only 3 days left to turn in
completed applications to nominate Aggie
Parents of the year!
If you have not yet picked up an applica
tion, they can be found in the Student
Government Office, Room 216, MSC.
The deadline to turn in applications for
Aggie Parents of the year is March 25th,
1977, so do it now!
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With $1.5 million in deposits niter less than a month oi business on December 31,1976.
Statement of Condition — December 31, 1976
Assets
First mortgage loans $ 437,896.10
All other loans • 137,728.09
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank 500.00
Cash on hand and in banks 219,104.86
Investments and securities 447,706.09
Office building, less depreciation 260,648.99
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements, less depreciation 16,326.24
Deferred charges and other assets 43,324.46
TOTAL ASSETS $1,563,234.83
Capital and Liabilities
Savings Accounts $ 720,542.46
Other liabilities 13,573.89
Permanent Reserve fund stock 562,500.00
Surplus or Undivided Profits 266,618.48
TOTAL CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES $1,563,234.83
Board of Directors John C. Culpepper , Jr. Chairman
Fred G. Anderson, M.D. O. M. Holt
James L. Beard
Robert G. Cherry
George H. Draper
William F. Phillips, Jr.
Thomas E. Rattan
Herbert G. Thompson
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Strengths: Zisk, first baseman Jim
Spencer and outfielder Jorge Orta
are all proven hitters with adequate
power. Bucky Dent, if he’s not
traded, is among the best shortstops
in baseball.
Weaknesses: Unproven rookies;
uncertain infield, especially if Dent
is traded; weak defensive outfield.
New Faces: Besides Zisk, the
most significant off-season acquisi
tion, right-hander, Steve Stone, re
turns via the free agent route and
will join the starting rotation
4-3 record with the cross-town
last year. Other free agent
included third baseman
Soderholmn, utility infieldei
Nordbrook and pinch hitter l
Stillman — none of whom
prominently in Lemon’searlyjt
Outlook: The White Sox
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out expansionist Seattle for
the Al West in a year whidml
doubtedly be highlighted by
more Bill Veeck gimmicks.
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HOUSTON — What a gutty St.
Bonaventure team took out of the
Houston Cougars, a three-hour
flight with the school band, the
cheerleaders and the pom-pom girls
helped put back in, a Cougar assis
tant coach said yesterday.
Despite finishing their 29-8 sea
son as Southwest Conference
runner-up and National Invitation
Tournament runner-up, Houston
players were still aggravated for al
lowing a 10-point lead to slip away in
the final four minutes of the NIT fi
nals Sunday.
“I hate to see a championsip game
decided at the free throw line, said
All-America Otis Birdsong. "It’s just
a sour way to end it.”
Houston outgoaled St. Bonaven
ture by nine shots. But the Cougars
committed 29 personal fouls to the
Bonnies’ 16 and as a result St.
Bonaventure had 46 free throw at
tempts to Houston’s 16.
Forward Chet Thompson had
another gripe.
“They were on our backs all after
noon, but they would never call ’em
on them, he said.
Houston coach Guy V. Lewis,
who won his 400th game during the
week-long tournament in New York,
did not criticize the referees.
“Nobody figured we’d evtil
here, but here we were in 1;!
mils of the NIT and one oftheoi;!
teams still playing college
ball. I could win 800 games,
and they would never make
this one loss.”
It did not help that the cl
plane carrying the team ho»i
four hours late arriving in Newh
“But it might not have
either, ’’ assistant coach Harvey
said. “The party would have st
at the same time anyway. W1h|
finally got on the plane therewisi
band, the cheerleaders, the
pom girls and a lot of our fans,
didn’t hurt anybody, including:
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might be a few late sleepers
the regulars.
Birdsong, who scored 38poi:
the finals and 86 for thetoumi
was overshadowed for the Mosl 1
liable Players award by the
Greg Sanders, who scored 41
104.
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however, even he was talking!
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