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page e I MC DM I I ML.IVwHN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1977 Aggies host Longhorns toni By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff The Texas Aggie water polo team extended their season record to 14-4 with a four game sweep of the Alamo Heights Invitational Tour nament this weekend. The Aggies defeated a Mexican IMSS Sports Club 16-2, the U.S. Modern Pentathelon’s Team 20-3, the OHG Water Polo Club 10-1 and a Mexican Junior National Team for the championship, 14-3. Leading the Aggie attack was Mike Newsom, a sophomore from Albequerque, who scored 12 goals in the four games. Co-captain Steve Sampson, a junior from Belmont, Calif., added 10 goals in aiding the Aggie cause. In gaining their 14 wins this sea son the Aggies have defeated Rice, the University of Texas, SMU and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Though the competition in the southwest is lax, water polo coach Dennis Fosdick sees the competi tion increasing in the future. “The key to the interest in water polo has to start at the high school level,” said Fosdick, “and fortu nately that interest is developing in Texas. “The heart of the sport lies in the Houston area right now. The high schools in that area are gaining interest in the sport and it is really catching on. “The San Antonio area is develop ing also,” added Fosdick. A&M is doing its part in develop ing high school prospects in the sport. For the eighth year in a row the high school water polo cham pionships will be sponsored by A&M. But the Aggies are reaping the benefits from hosting the tour nament. It helps in the teams re cruiting of high school swimmers. “It helps to impress the kids and it gives us some exposure we wouldn’t normally have,” said Fos dick. The exposure has helped in bring ing some good players to A&M. In the last two years the water polo I team has compiled a 44-2-1 record. Last year was the first year the A&M water polo team competed in NCAA action. The Aggies finished sixth in the nation in the NCAA tournament. “We had just been a polo club that wasn’t recognized in NCAA competition”’ said Fosdick. “We were recognized last year and showed pretty well in the post season tournament. “But this season is a different story,” said Fosdick. “We lost a lot of experience to graduation last year. We lost Jim Yates and Blake Hinman, both All-American players.” Though the water polo team is a recognized Organization within the athletic department at A&M, the team receives no financial aid from the department. “We re up bright and early Sun day morning after a home football game cleaning up Kyle Field,” said Fosdick. “We’ve been doing it for a few years now. The money we get covers our traveling expenses to the tournaments we play in.” One of those tournaments takes place this weekend in Chicago. This is an important weekend in terms of the team’s future. “This is a make or break tourna- rrtent for us,” said Fosdick. “We ll see if we have any chance for an NCAA tournament bid with our play this weekend. We’re starting to jell as a team now and this will be a good test for us.” Ins r |a stroll do\ |the state la ' - [Acceptance [Discovery Ia&M over Ipolo. p- 15 Texas A&M University Town Hall presents SPECIAL ATTRACTION #2 The Broadway musical “The Rob ber Bridegroom” is coming to our campus as a Town Hall Special Attrac tion. This musical, different in style from the conventional Broadway mus ical, will be performed at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, in Rudder Auditorium. "Part fairy tale, part romance, part backwoods humor, part dancing, and all fun, set to a slyly sophisticated Broadway version of country music” is one description of “the Robber Brideg room.” The musical which has earned eight Drama Desk Awards and two Tony Award nominations has been praised by major New York and Los Angeles critics as “charming and fresh," “lively and sassy,” and “rib tickling.” The musical relates the adventures of a bandit-of-the-woods in 1795, along the famed Natchez Trace in the frontier town of Rodney, Mississippi. Jamie Lockhart, the title character, is a gentleman robber. During the course of the musical, he befriends a wealthy planter, falls in love with the planter’s daughter whom he meets in the forest, and has to deal with her wicked step mother. Not only do mistaken identities run rampant in this light-hearted musical, but also the residents of Rodney add their own special touches to enliven the plot. The large cost of twenty in cluding a stringed ensemble com posed of fiddle, banjo, bass, and guitar turns the theatre into an entertaining barnyard of dance, music, and fun. “The Robber Bridegroom" is based on the 1942 novella by Eudora Welty, who, in turn, based her story on the Grimm fairy tale of the same title. The Robin Hood-like tall tale was adapted for the musical stage by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman. Starring in the 60-city national tour will be Frank Luz in the title rble of' * “Jamie Lockhart.” Costarring with Luz are Barbara Marineau as Lockhart’s romantic interest “Rosamund,” and Laurie Franks as “Salome,” the wicked stepmother. Trip Plymale is featured as “Goat,” with Ernie Sabella as “Big Harp,” and, John Goodman as “Little Harp.”' Thomas Lee Sinclair is an engaging “Clemment Musgrove.” “The Robber Bridegroom” prom ises to be a sure-fire audience pleasing evening for everyone in the Bryan-College Station area. Whether you are a city slicker or a country cousin, you will enjoy this hoedown to earth musical. Y'all come. For information and tickets contact the MSC Box Office at 845-2916 from* 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. lVJ \ George Woodard David Walker Curtis Dickey Aggie notes • • Baylor and A&M have played 74 football games and last Saturday’s 38-31 A&M victory was most aggregate points in one game. Previous high was 60 when A&M won 33-27 in 1958. . . Oddly, each team had 111 net yards in the second half, A&M’s coming on the ground while Baylor netted 55 on the ground and 56 in the air after intermission, Goerge Woodard’s 23 carries against Baylor made him the busiest Aggie running back of all time. Woodard has 489 rushing attempts in his two and one-half year career. The previous record was 482 attempts by Bubba Bean in a four-year career that spanned 1972-75. . . Woodard’s two touchdowns against Baylor gives him 28 for his career and leaves him just two short of one of the oldest records in the A&M book. Joel Hunt, a National Hall of Famer, scored 30 touchdowns in 1925-27. . . Woodard’s 81 yards gave him a total of 2,282 yards and leaves him 133 short of overtaking Bob Smith (2,415 in 1949-51) who holds the No. 2 spot on the A&M career rushing list. Bubba Bean is still No. 1 with 2,846. David Walker’s three touchdown passes against Baylor tied a school record shared by three others. Delmar Sikes vs. Texas Tech in 1950; Ray Graves vs. Arkansas in 1952 and Edd Hargett vs. Tech and Arkansas in 1967 and SMU and Arkansas in 1968. . . Curt Dickey, with 51 yards against Baylor, moved into the No. 9 spot among all-time A&M rushers with 1,147 yards. A&M Coach Emory Bellard: "It was a fine win for us because Baylor played hard and bounced back in the second half. We made some mistakes in the second half that gave Baylor some fresh air and they had enough in them to hang in there. Our team ran the ball well and we threw the ball well most of the time and I’m real proud of our players. . . .DE Phil Bennett: “Baylor got a lot of momentum in the sec ond half but we just stuck together. Scott Smith is going to be a good QB. He took some pretty hard licks out there and did a respectable job.. . . QB David Walker: “It was a typical Baylor game. You just can’t count them out. The option was working good. We had receivers open many times but was very hard throwing into that wind. ” Baylor Coach Grant Teaff: “I’m proud of our young men for the way we came back. Even though we were down 21 points at halftime, we really felt we could win it. And we almost did.. . . Steve Howell: Our QB Scott Smith was under a lot of pressure. That’s the way the Aggies win, by putting a lot of pressure on you.. . . Ron Burns: "They just ran so many option passes on us. They knew we would come up on the run and they just took advantage ofit. They had scouted us well.. . . Scott Smith: “What really hurts me about losing is the seniors who have never beat A&M. . . Allen Stone: We were just trying to do what Michigan did—concede them a little up the middle and stop them on the outside. Eleven Texas A&M coeds were selected from a group of 85 applicants to complete the squad for the Ther By DO! M jartments are d student apt [residents in Bthough the 1977-78 Texas A&M Diamond Darlings comers join five returnees to bring the total toll The squad was enlarged from last year’s 12tolianij expanded duties with the Aggie baseball teamn ing into a new 5,000 seat stadium this spring. The newcomers are Gail Pawelek, senior Laredo; Marla Gammon, senior from College Si tion; Sharon Riggs, senior from Houston; Saul Schumacher, junior from Houston; Dana Perliil,,; Texas junior from San Antonio; Sara Chandler, juniorfri Weimar; Joyce Schallock, sophomore from Bn Kim Thompson, freshman from Paris; and Car Anne Watson, freshman from Port Neches. The turnees are Jane Schwartz, senior from Juncti«|jj ca tio n sta Ruthie Wilkins, junior from Bryan; JeannieArnoiyeorafam junior from Dallas; Nora Clark, junior from PeaT land; and Lisa Matrisciani, sophomore from fcersity-own lai re - linage is not The duties of the Diamond Darlings includeser t n t s . ing as batgirls during the A&M baseball games,se! f, ing advertising for the baseball programs, serving , re 1S a re hostesses at campus functions, and publicizing( . ,n ‘ uia ^ ( baseball schedule erstand the The Texas A&M men’s golf team will competei edare , then the Jim Corbett Invitational Tournament in Bat 1 "• 1,nt Rouge, La., Wednesday through Friday. Therea hris Kling, 15 teams competing for the title. mon law m Playing for the Aggies will be Tim Carlton, Da said the onl Ward, Biff Alexander, Dale Carlisle, MarkTa)! ileshowint and Ricky Jamison. that they n The Texas A&M women’s cross country teamw are living i tinned unbeaten this season with an impress:: i. Kling sai showing in the University of Houston Invitatioa Saturday. Aggie runners swept the first four places: the three-mile race. * j 1 Leading the way for A&M was freshman Ilea Hocking with a 17:33 clocking. Martha Sartaim second in 17:37, Kim Mallory third in 18:35; Cdj Cockroft fourth in 18:53; Cathy Cocke sixth in 191 and Susan Johnston seventh in 19:29. The Texas A&M women’s softball team finishedi fall season at the TAIA W state tournament in Denis last weekend. The Aggies beat Texas Tech 15-linl opener then lost toTWU 4-1 and Texas Wesleyanl to be eliminated. A&M finished with a 14-10 seaso record. )y The Texas A&M women’s volleyball teamfinislw ^81 mal fourth in the Sam Houston Invitational in Huntsvl last weekend. In pool play, A&M beat Lee Colls 15-2, 15-4; Wharton Junior College 15-2, 15-4; Unitec EW YORK York City of a two- lish and Frei £*********************************************£j * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Attention Club Sports! Club Sports photographs will be taken by Barker Photography for the Ag- gieland ’78. Shooting Oct. 17 Nov. will begin and end on 23, 1977. on date least reserve a photo with the studio at two weeks in ad vance. Barker Photography 846-5766 9|e^C^CS|C9|e5|C5|6S|C5K9|C3|C*5|C9|C5|C5|C5|C*9|C5»C5|CS|€*S|C9fC^S|C5fc9|e5|C3|C5(CJk5|c*5|€5|C3|C*5|C5|C*3|C*9|e9|C^Jj^ Texas 15-3, 14-16, 15-8; and St. Phillips 15-12,If®® 6 mar M 15-6 before losing to Lamar 15-11, 15-12. Inti "financial quarterfinals, A&M beat Baylor 9-15, 15-8, 15-9Ik "e British-I fore dropping a tense five-game set to Houston l> rights 14-16, 16-18, 16-14, 8-15. Sam Houston then beati t triumphec exhausted Aggie team 15-6, 10-15, 7-15, 9-15inti >reme Cour consolation game. Coach Dave Schakel singled« fori Autho Judy Bigon for her play in the tournament and noli sey which r that freshman Wendy Wilson sprained an ankle J'eunesday the UH match. CLASS OF ’78 YOUR SENIOR CLASS PROJECT — AN INLAID MOSAIC TILE OF THE TEXAS A&M SEAL — WILL BE DEDICATED OCTOBER 29 sengers, is tl first regul York is se he maiden itiny by so 1 by bitter Sh it, but prom re visits by t v thought ai plane agaii iht delay. Officials of "ice said the "louse, Frai "ts and a do With Capt. J sleek jet wi "ncorde Sie v e permissii France en practicin' ^ n g landir ATTEND THE DEDICATION CEREMONY: w Saturday, October 29, 1977 10:00 A.M. ACADEMIC BUILDING, 1st FLOOR “FOR THE BEST YEAR EVER! Bonn, w e ""tily dowi ■bets and l athletes IInn iandos fi Wages. The troope "man Bore from : firmed a h three c ,sta ges and ^gainst te ‘hough fo ""alia for "rived 106 Basement Coffeehou 86