THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1977 Page 13 IgMormer Olympian m igns with A&M hx\mr Olympian heads the list of athletes who have recently led letters of intent with Texas AtkM University, Jeana Htx?kinjg from Puerto Rico was the youngest woman to run the Montreal Olympics, Hocking competed in the 400- and hOO* ueter races at the Gaines at the age of 16. She will itin track and cross country ai Texas A&M and bt>asts best* imes of SO.S for 400-meters, 2‘.Oh.4 for 800-metors, 4:30.2 for 1500- neters tmd lO;50for two miles. Women s Track Coach Dave Williams also signed Donna Branch, a ansfer from San Jacinto Junior College. Branch placed second in the velin at the Junior College national meet with a throw of 136 feet Texas A&M also signed a pair of women golfers as Coach Kitty lolly makes preparations for the exodus of her star addete Breodze loldsmitb via graduation. Kim Bauer of Conroe led her team to the state championship for the seesmd straight year. Bauer won the individual A AAA crown by a : title for the lost two years and was chiefly responsible for her r school s capturing the state crown for the past three years- reanis Coach Ihehatd Barker added another athlete ih .Trey. Sehhtst Galveston, Schutg won the state Catholic title .last year while P>eting for Galveston O'Connell. EXECUTIVE WILL FLY YOU THERE, ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE. AIR CHARTER SERVICE • BUSINESS MEETINGS • SPORTING EVENTS • CARGO DELIVERY • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • HUNTING/FISHING TRIPS FAA Approved and Certified EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT SERVICES OF TEXAS, INC. 846-8767 (Co-located with Brazos Aviation) Texas A&M’s Linda Cornelius grimaces as she competes in the long jump. Cornelius re- Battalion staff photo cently won the AAU pentathlon to qualify for the international meet in August. Cornelius wins A&M woman takes AAU pentathlon It appeared Linda Cornelius was not about to have any doubts about her capabilities as she overwhelm ingly won the Amateur Athletic Union pentathlon national title last weekend in Xenia, Ohio. Cornelius, a tall, lanky lass who transferred to Texas A&M from Las Vegas last year, outran, outjumped, outthrew and just plain outdid her 17 opponents in the event. Cor nelius won four of the pentathlon’s five events while scoring a total of 3,919 points. She won the 100-meter high hur dles in 14.6 and took the high jump in 5-6 % feet, the two events giving her 793 and 925 points respectively. Cornelius scored 839 points in the long jump with her winning leap of 18-9 Vi and obtained 830 additional points with her victory in the 880- yard run, clocked at 2:16.9. The shot put was the only event which Cornelius did not win. She finished far back in the pack with a throw of 30-1 feet, good for 532 points. Despite not winning the event, Cornelius did achieve her personal best mark. The AAU victory qualifies Cor nelius for the international pen tathlon to be held Aug. 13-14 in Dayton, Ohio. The meet will fea ture athletes from the United States, the Soviet Union and Canada. Things settle down in Portland after Blazers claim championship Freedom to choose . . . pants, jackets, shirts. Pedwin makes shoes for Young Men. Bold seams, stacked up heels, Golden Tan. 6’/2 to 12, B,D Widths. Also in boys Ftedwin United Press International PORTLAND, Ore. — After a tumultuous reception by 250,000 fans during a parade and celebration in downtown Portland, many of the new basketball world champion Trail Blazers left for vacations today while team officials concentrated on the upcoming college player draft. Harry Glickman, executive vice president and general manager, said the club had no particular need to fill as far as he was concerned, since it’s a young one now. “A player, just a player, the best player we can get,” he said is what the Blazers will be picking up in the draft Friday. Save half a dollar. The Campus Directory 1977-78 is being sold this year on a pre-publication discount basis. Students: Be sure to ask for the directory on your pre-registration and registration fee list check-off. You can buy the directory at the same time you buy the Aggieland ’78. You save half a buck on the directory’s price if you buy before the book is published. Faculty, Staff and Others who want a good deal: This year order your Campus Directory copies before publication and save $.50 per copy. Since most offices usually buy a bunch of the books, you could save a lot of money. All you have to do is write the Division of Student Publications, 216 Reed McDonald Building, asking for the number of copies you need. Either enclose $3 per book or the University Fiscal Office account we should charge. We’ll notify you when the books are ready to be picked up. Pre-publication price: $3.00 Regular price: $3.50 Campus Directory 1977-78 Any questions about the directory? Want to advertise in the book? Call us at 845-2611. Or drop by our office, 216 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University. From the fans’ outpouring of af fection at Federal Plaza Park during Monday’s celebration of the playoff victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, it would be hard to find anyone will ing to give up even the least of their heroes. While Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas got the loudest applause, none of the Blazers could have been left untouched by the re ception they got from the crowd when they appeared on the scene and were introduced. To the unknowing it might have sounded like boos when Wally Walker was introduced, but it was just calls of “who, who. ” This was in recognition of the fact that when the rookie was first drafted there were some people who said, “Wally ‘ Who,” a nickname that stuck even Aggie Cleaners 112 College Main - Northgate Tuxedo Rental Quality Dry Cleaning Alterations though he had impressive shooting statistics for the Blazers while com ing off the bench in the playoffs. Walton came to greatness this season and ended up being named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA championship series. The honor included a new car and a plaque from Sport magazine. Gov. Bob Straub was on hand for the celebration at the park, remov ing his coat while waiting for an hour in the hot, muggy weather for the team to make its slow way through the noon-hour crowd of all ages. There was makeshift confetti sprinkled on Straub along with beer, which a playful Walton had poured on the NBA winner’s trophy, Mayor Neil Goldschmidt and fellow players and coaches. Straub proclaimed it a special week for Blazer fans in Oregon and Goldschmidt named it Trail Blazer Day in Portland. ^Uc^ehgie-^aWivm BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Term Starting, July 5 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 (0 T 1 .E ca CO 'S’ I -O (0 CO c S’ -Q O 1 a. co v o begin . . . serve . . . grow ... a place to begin . Howdy Party Friday, JunIe io 7 Pm. OLp-FASH ION ED CAs. 12-/ FRIDAY NI*HT H Fellowships /P-M- ^ evc>-Y FVUaV BAPTIST STUDENT CENTER 201 COLLEGE MAIN - northgate 1 block north of Loupot’s 846-7722 ^o>6 • * • eAjes • • • uiSeq oi eoeid e • • ’ moj6 • • CO o> CD CD CO Sportsfolio By PAUL MCGRATH Battalion Sports Editor Picture a chilly, autumn Saturday with a man pausing to lean back into the pampering softness of his easy chair. He’s spent the morning rak ing what trees have deposited on his lawn and it’s time now to relax and pop the top on a cold can of his fa vorite. Suddenly it dawns on him. It’s time for the college Game of the Week. What’ll it be? Southern Cal versus Notre Dame? That’s always a classic. Ohio State against Michi gan? Another grudge match. Maybe it’s Army-Navy up to their old war games once more. He grabs the control to his color television and pushes the button. What flashes on the screen is not a chalk-marked field surrounded by screaming masses, but a courtroom where balding, bespectacled men pass legal jargon like it was third down with long yardage needed. The Game of the Week has been replaced by the Suit of the Week with the opponents being the Inter nal Revenue Service and the Na tional Collegiate Athletic Associa tion. Sound silly? Perhaps, but should the IRS continue with what it has indicated earlier, then the NCAA’s most important spectators this fall might be a judge and jury. Although its plans are far from Two Aggies make regional all-star team United Press International LUBBOCK — Baylor shortstop Steve Macko and Texas A&M pitch er Mark Thurmond headed the NCAA district 6 all-region baseball team announced today. Tom Chandler, who led the A&M Aggies to the Southwest Conference championship, was named the dis trict’s coach of the year, edging out Mickey Sullivan of SWC tourna ment winner Baylor. The all-district team: IB — Gary Ashby, Texas Tech; 2B — Gary Weiss, Houston; SS — Steve Macko, Baylor; 3B — Robert Bonner, Texas A&M; C — Bob Kearney, Texas. Outfielders — Wendell Hibbett, Texas; Arvis Harper, Arkansas and Paul Johnston, Texas Tech. DH — Gary Sims, Texas Tech. Pitchers Mark Thurmond, Texas A&M and Allan Ramirez, Rice. Cross Country entries available for 2.5 mile run Entries for the 2.5-mile In tramural Cross Country race close June 14 with the contest being held two days later. The race, scheduled for a week from tomorrow at 5:15 p.m., will cover a course located on the front section of the Texas A&M campus adjacent to Highway 6 and Univer sity Drive. All students and faculty members are eligible to enter the race. The Intramural Department opened summer competition in softball and other sports today. finalized, the IRS, after auditing SMU, TCU, the Cotton Bowl As sociation and Kansas Univeristy, claims that television revenue from football and basketball games is “unrelated business income.” That is, money unnecessary for the oper ation of a tax-exempt educational in stitution, and therefore taxable in come. A Texas A&M official cited the corporate tax rate under which NCAA institutions would fall as 25 percent. Dr. John Stephens, assis- + tant to SMU President Richard* Zumberge, and with an under standably keen interest in tht*; suject, said the rate would be 46, percent. That’s right off the top. . Last year’s contract between the* * NCAA and the American Broadcast ing Company brought in $26 mil lion. Most athletic conference’s, in cluding the Southwest Conference, have a share in the wealth program for television revenue. Any time a member school is on television, the prdceeds are divided amongst the entire conference. This has proven beneficial to those schools whoose athletic programs have been on the decline. Many NCAA schools were ex periencing financial problems al ready when women’s athletic pro grams became required several years ago. Now, the IRS is threaten ing to take a bigger bite out of many decreasing budgets. I There has been much speculation about what happen should the IRS, go through with its plans. Certainly* J the contract between ABC and the _ NCAA would be affected — but how much? Schools which need television** revenue to keep their athletic prd^ t grams thriving will whither on the vine. Even schools with healthy athv* letic programs would have tighten their belts, perhaps having to eliminate some sports to conser\t®^ funds. Women’s programs, already qri* the low end of most budgets, wil}> only suffer more. The IRS may later be tempted fo‘ consider bringing a tax on tick0t sales and concessions as well. '.*> It is difficult to fathom the logic IRS officials in this case. Thirhf* precedent-setting years have gone* by where the IRS has paid no attep-^ tion to television revenue. Their claim that the money is uri~* related to the running of an educa tional institution is ludicrous. With* out this money many schools, such as SMU and TCU, would not be able to keep their athletic programs above water. The IRS says NCAA schools are competing in a taxable business and are unjustly tax-exempt. The only groups which could be said to be business competitors in this situation are NCAA schools, so where’s the injustice? With so much money at stake, the NCAA will have no alternative but to battle the IRS to the bitter end. “There is some thought to the ef fect that if the IRS follows through with their indications, there would be some inclination to take some legislative action,” Texas A&M Ath letic Council representative Dr.' Charles Samson said. “That is seen as the first alternative.” Stephens added, “The IRS is in vading an area they have left alone for 30 years. This may result in the IRS killing themselves.” It might be interesting to see the IRS lose its shirt for a change. 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