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of the iy caused ^ the lega|i State was Sun Dei sance near woi state the Relai heir time time evei ndreths by a ins since I’s splits collegiate IcKinzie Tony 45.0. O’Shau^ mchor legi record ey. „ ■RSKS<^.W‘ ■■ '• >.n,. ; i.e- . .y-5 Arkansas to win mri’s > i the hit K.en Stadd us for his Mom Sneva takes his last pit stop before winning Saturday’s utilize more power from his English-designed Cosworth ling that e Texas Grand Prix at the Texas World Speedway. Sneva’s engine. Hit crew is adjusting the manifold boost so that Sneva can Battalion photo by Jim Crawley W tones 9.85 world record—almost er ourselvs By PAUL MCGRATH oyone thra I y j Qnes won t h e l(X)-meter the hearts of the Texas t f dic *, ff a ns by dashing to a hand le getting* g g 5 victory in Austin’s . i inonal Stadium. sneva his|t es a University of Texas win shman billed as the world’s football player, had his best • J t this season and easily pulled IZ' 3 from the rest of the star- hen fjgid which included track ( m » ,ian Dwayne EvanS ° f Ariz °‘ > Texas )f 214 m.p ■ speed ini is clocked lis was as 'er come, plied, “Ni it over toi e handball ting in bet card, isider myi Jones’ 9.85 clocking is a world re cord — almost. The electronic timer, Accutrack, malfunctioned during the race and stopwatches had to be used. The three watches on Jones had him in 9.8, 9.85 and 9.94, all below the record of Jim Hines who had a 9.95 in 1968. Unfortunately, as of last summer, all hand-timed races below 400- meters are no longer accepted by the international track and field fed eration. Thus, Jones’ record will carry an asterisk. a placeslii int st; •J. Foyt, om The four mile an hour aiding wind was under the allowable for possible records. “I’m just happy to win,” Jones said. “Any man in the race could have been on the top. “I guess I got a pretty good start . . . I couldnt tell,” he said. “The timer is just one of those things that happen.” Jones also compounded the di lemma by saying he let up near the end of the race because he was un sure of the finish line. Jones is used to running the 100-yard dash, where he owns the nation’s best time of 9.21 this season, which is nearly nine yards shorter than the 100-meter race. “DRINK & DROWN” twort uction nternationti' — Const ? lroelectric| | ver may!) loutworl wort, aspe Ui" ALL THE BEER YOU CAN DRINK FREE species 1 „ the billion' ! Ot declaredt ALL OTHER DRINKS HALF PRICE s in 19431 _ rution. Bt EVERY TUESDAY, 8 ’til MIDNIGHT I 3uys — $2 Girls rds, a Uni' 1 working' neers, fo® igash To'« incoin p’ ! anks of tk [ants were TAN student body president 77 Pol. Ad. Pd. for by Stan Stanfield \\\nm “I let up at the end because I thought I was getting ready to break the tape. . .1 couldn’t see it, but I could definitely tell I let up a little, Jones said. Texas Athletic Director Darrell Royal commented, “When Johnny runs, it’s goodby starter and hello judge.” One table which converts hand- times calls for an addition of .24 sec onds which would give Jones a 10.09. However, Texas Coach Cleburne Price said that only . 15 seconds are supposed to be added, resulting in a 10.00 clocking. Jones also ran on Texas’ sprint relay team which finished second to Oklahoma in 40.38, anchored the Horns’ 880-relay team to a 1:23.83 third place finish and anchored Texas’ mile relay foursome with a 44.9 leg for a 3:07.1 and third place. His efforts earned him being tabbed the meet’s Outstanding Athlete. The Lampasas native, a gold medal winner in the Montreal Olympics, turned 19 yesterday. He has a lot of years ahead of him to remove that asterisk. || |||[|| fll|IIU4-('"fJ- INTERCHANGE TRAINS yard WAR GAMES AM ~ MINIATURES 3900 Old College Rd. Triangle Terrqce No. 33 846-3078 miinii-iHiuiuti 25% Off iinniniiiitcg* iternationa! A North have ori| ig eggs at s ago. .ns in sue Russia re& ! paint mil 1 th special» rch depart ciaton oft INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONFERENCE APRIL 8-10 PALESTINE, TEXAS $10.00 nternationals from all over Texas will attend the conference, ere will be both large and small group meetings with a lot free time for study, recreation, fellowship, etc. ms good e wish tBi be filled :auty. or more information, contact Keith Blakley at the Baptist Student Union 846-7722 Two games rained out THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1977 Page 13 Aggies top Rice, 4-3 By STEVE MARTAINDALE Texas A&M’s baseball team picked up a 4-3 win over the Rice Owls Friday, but had the series dampened by rain, erasing for the second time a record-setting \per- formance. After Mark Ross and John Pock- rus combined to pitch the Aggies to the opening win, A&M had Rice’s Allan Ramirez on the ropes Satur day before rain washed away a 3-0 lead one inning before it could have entered the record books. Ramirez, who gathered a lot of at tention the previous Sunday when he handed Texas its first loss of the season, was pounded for eight hits in the four innings. The rains came then. Had the game, scheduled for seven innings, gone through five, it would have been official. As it was, everything was erased from the record books. Minnesota native wins dogsled race NOME, Alaska (UPI) — A Min nesota farm boy who came to Alaska four years ago seeking work on the oil pipeline has won the grueling 1,049-mile Anchorage-to-Nome Iditarod dogsled race. Rick Swenson, 26, a transplanted trapper who lives at Manley Hot Springs near Fairbanks, completed the race across the rugged Alaskan interior in 16 days, .16 hours, 27 minutes. This was Swenson’s second run ning of the race to this historic gold mining town on the Bering Sea. He placed 10th last year. He was cheered on by more than 1,000 persons who gathered in the bitter sub-zero weather after being roused by a fire siren at 1:27 a.m. Jerry Riley of Nenana, Alaska, last year’s winner, placed second, trailing Swenson by about five min utes. “Swenson's team was strong, real strong,” Riley said. Eleven of the 47 mushers who started the race dropped out, de feated by various difficulties along the frigid trail. Swenson collected $10,000 in prize money. Riley won $6,000. Included in the erasure was a home run from catcher Buster Turner. It was not your run-of- the-mill home run, however. This one would have been the 38th of the year for the Aggies, a new team rec ord; the eighth for Turner, to lead the team; and Turner’s 18th con secutive game with a safe base hit as he pursues the team record of 19, set last year by shortstop Robert Bonner. More importantly for the Aggies may be the loss of two possible wins. The Aggies will he hosting league-leading Texas this weekend to decide the Southwest Conference championship. Texas will bring an 11-1 conference record into the se ries while the Aggies are 13-3. Ross struck out seven Owls and walked only one in the nine inning Friday game, but gave up 12 hits . Pockrus relieved Ross for the last out, forcing Stan Hinson to fly out to center with two runners on. Left fielder Robert Verde led the Ags in hitting, getting three hits out of four at-bats. Verde slammed a home run against Baylor earlier in the week in leading the Aggies to a 9-8 win. Turner, in extending his hitting streak to 17 games, went I-for-3 and had two runs batted in. Center fielder Mike Hurdle, after taking stitches Monday because of an outfield collision with Shelton McMath, was hit by a pitched ball from Jeff Hays. The pitch struck him in the right wrist, bruising ten dons and ligaments in his hand. He was fitted with a plastic splint at the game, but will be ready for the Texas series. This Week At Wyatt’s Cafeteria Tuesday 4/5 Barbecued Chicken $1.55 Served with hot potato salad and one vegetable. wr j j Mexican Dinner $1.49 Wednesday Two enchiladas with chili, fried 4/6 rice, beans, tortilla and hot sauce. Wyatt's Ca/etetia 804 Texas Ave. Child’s Plate .84 Get into some great pants! TOP DRAWER Culpepper Plaza TUESDAY NIGHT LUXURY LADIES NIGHT Ladies drink all night for FREE Guys $3.00 No cover charge for escorted or unescorted ladles! PEANUT GALLERY 813 Wellborn Hwy. 846-1100 ROBERT HARVEY FOR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT — FOR — • FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY • EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH • ACTIVE STUDENT REPRESENTATION Pol. Ad Pd. by Robert Harvey Mr TRADITION = TAMU r SOUND LEADERSHIP Elect PAUL KNUDSON Sophomore Class of ’80 PRESIDENT The Candidate with a Platform Faithful Representation Questions or Suggestions: Call 845-4279 Pol. 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