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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1977)
Cowboy cheerleaders entice crowds THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1977 Page 11 United Press International LAS — The scene is Texas ium — home of the Dallas _ boys — and a football game is A7\ ogress. ▼ kj ilevision viewers across the m try have just seen a play con- on Bakers e, but while the two teams are legs of dies 5 through the business of re- r un in the! ping for the next clash the view rdles. le screen suddenly changes, er, Jim J, Joel Vo( the two-i lohrs and i-meter Tim Si Carter w! t and ntered on Keys cipate in ir, Pat Hi slated for! ugh, win the co mid-May, Is the SW s seconik Baker races, iries fort! tomorrow cheduled f Relays, I be off to l irangulari >WC mt\ Instead of football players, the television audience sees a bosomy young lady, dressed in an extremely abbrievated costume, jumping up and down and doing her best to look delightful. And she is succeeding. The Dallas Cowboys cheerlead ing squad — a collection of 32 well proportioned women whose chief job is to look as enticing as possible —has suddencly become one of the top attractions in town. Because of their popularity with television cameramen, the girls have received fan mail from as far away as Iran. And next Saturday be tween 500 and 600 women will try out for the 1977 squad, the final selection being made by a Dallas choreographer who oversees the group. Although the idea cannot set too well with women’s libbers and has offended more than one set of par ents, the chorus line format has be come as well established with the Dallas Cowboys as Roger Staubach has become at quarterback. “I really have not received any minded lied histf ard. Lerniy / person td ud indr give up, ices, mgers can ok§d chesi. negative mail from the women’s lib standpoint,” said Cowboys presi dent and general manager Tex Schramm. “I have received some mail from parents who are not pleased. “But by far that is outweighed by complimentary mail. After all, I get a lot of mail from people who don’t like things that our team does. And I get a lot of mail from people who don’t like things I do. But, on bal ance, the vast response about the girls has been favorable. “We are in the entertainment business. The girls get recognition nationwide which I think is good for the team and for the area. People [always talk about beautiful Texas girls and this exemplifies it.” No one is going to get rich being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. There are two rehearsals a week and pay is only $15 for each home game. But the hope among the beauties is that a spot on the cheerleading roster will lead to fame, fortune, stardom and all of the goodies that go with them. One of last year’s squad is negotiating a television contract and 18 of the girls were asked to audition jfor a television series. This year the I entire group is scheduled for a na tional magazine cover. For giving the girls this chance at the big time, the Cowboys expect them to be at their lovely and pre sentable best when the television cameras appear. If any of the girls gain any weight after being accepted to the team, they are summarily removed. Their public appearances are closely screened by the Cowboys organiza tion. During a game they can’t chew gum, take a sip from a cold drink cup, light a cigarette or take a bite of food. ALLIED INSURANCE AGENCY Bill Pipkin - Agent 4103 Texas * 206 846-4774 Automobile Motorcycle Specializing in Student Insurance Mobile Home "/upTnamba Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74 Greg Price PEACE CORPS TICKET TO EXPERIENCE CAMPUS OFFICE Agronomy Bldg. 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Baylor has a home series against ay second! >n d-place Texas. Texas will fol- tndhe’sni ' n tournament with the at the pk! ir second or third place team at ball. ; m ' he tournament will be played on ch-Falk Field, and will be dou- elimination. On Friday, the two losers of Thursday’s games will meet at 3 p.m. and the winners will meet at 7:30 p.m. The three remaining will take a day’s rest and meet again Sunday. The two teams with a loss will play at first with the winner there play ing the undefeated team. A win by the undefeated team will close the tourney. Should it lose, the two will decide the cham pionship Monday in a 7:30 p.m. game. The tournament winner will au tomatically advance to the NCAA South Central Regional Tourna ment in Arlington the weekend of May 28. Texas A&M, as SWC champions, will be strongly considered for a berth in the playoffs even if it does not win the post-season tourna ment. Embrey s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. 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Sundberg drove in the Rangers’ final two runs with a single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Blyleven, 2-2, now has beaten the Royals five straight times and has not lost to them since 1975. He struck out six and lowered his earned run average to 1.84 with his 31st career shutout, including six against the Royals. “ACROSS FROM A&M” HAIRCUTS FOR GUYS AND GALS . . . and for all your hair needs 707 TEXAS 846-6933 JUST ARRIVED: NEW SHIPMENT BOOTS Sharks *44 98 Turtles *84 98 Cowboy Boots As Low As 8 29 98 GET THEM WHILE THEY LAST . . . NOBODY UNDERSELLS US! HOUSE OF BOOTS- HOUSE OF TIRES Corner of Coulter & Texas • 822-7139 Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 WHAT? Do you mean you have never eaten out at 3-C Corral even once?Tsk, t S k RESTAURANT t -^®®®888fS®88888S088888^^g8886S£SSJSffiSSSSW:-:,-Sv. 3-C CORRAL 1808 BARAK LANE — JUST EAST OF 29th ST. 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