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VVCUINtCDUM Y [ackson-led Yanks win World Series THE BATTALION Page 15 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1977 United Press International J N EW YORK — George Stein- Irenner himself couldn’t have writ- t( n the final script any better: Reg- fte Jackson making Billy Martin s ■ Billy Martin’s day began with a 150 000 bonus, a new car and the Wt tlley 4|curity that, after nearly being "eutally p «red three times this season by Rayl«rii|l teinbrenner , his contract is still blem holljlj f or two mo re years. I It ended with his most vocal an- :h f “^mgonist of this long and agonizing V* 01 ' '"Gleason — Jackson — slamming a ud said. record-tying three homers and driv ing in five runs to provide Martin and the New York Yankees with an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and their first World Series championship since 1962. Jackson was sensational,” said Martin of the man whom he nearly punched out in Boston in mid-June and most definitely cussed out only five days ago. He was really up for this game and he s a super guy. I know next year will be much easier for him.” Jackson was indeed “up” for ’ and won i' player ist Rice st Baylor; line tool Wednesday night’s storybook finish to the Yankees’ most turbulent sea son. The controversial right fielder, for whom Steinbrenner paid $3 mil lion to obtain in last winter’s free agent sweepstakes, walked on four pitches in the first inning and saw only three strikes thereafter — all of which were deposited in the outer reaches of Yankee Stadium’s 55,000 seats. With the third blast he tied Babe Ruth’s record for most series hom ers in one game. “The guys throw mm superstar’ around,” said Jackson in the Yankee clubhouse afterward, “but at least for one day I can say I am.” Indeed. Jackson was voted the most valuable player of the series with a .450 average, five homers and eight RBIs. The happy ending to the Jackson-Martin-Steinbrenner-soap opera practically overshadowed the dogged, route-going pitching of Mike Torrez, who spaced nine hits to stop the Dodgers for the second time in the series. h> play all jj is. It is a mid havi of hi chance to dihone atta rothers u se we felt ft-handed rd said, tainst Bavl gainst Torrez, the 6-5, 220-pound Mexi can right-hander, was roughed up for a pair of runs in the first on Steve Garvey’s line drive triple into Jackson’s right field corner, and a solo homer by Reggie Smith in the third which gave the Dodgers a short-lived 3-2 lead. But Torrez was stingy when it counted, building his own ease for a huge salary raise in negotiations which continue in earnest with Steinbrenner Wednesday. “It was a struggling-type game,” said Torrez, who walked only two. “...I really threw only one bad pitch — the home run ball to Smith in the third. But our Reggie was just outa sight.” “Torrez wasn’t as sharp as he was when he beat us in Los Angeles,” said Dodger second baseman Davey Lopes. “He got away with a lot of mistakes, but it was good enough to win.” “I feel pretty bad,” said the usu ally effervescent Dodger Manager Tommy Lasorda. “Our club battled but we lost to a helluva club. If I could have done anything different. I wouldn’t have gotten up this morn ing.” But Steinbrenner said he wouldn’t have done anything differ ent in this unforgettable year in which the Yankees batted, battled, and brawled to their 21st world championship. “No, all the turmoil was probably worth it,” said Steinbrenner, hug ging Martin. “It made our guys just a little bit tougher. And Billy, he did what he had to do when he had to do it. He was one helluva manager down the stretch. Aggie water polo team defeats Longhorns 24-6 ; violence made .ill receive! ometliing lletin boa: t pointed condone not belon| ot he tnle gs, the sta ml fouls les and are able oppo date’ then ante, m entirely i necessary ers and pi* Where did it go? David Walker (No. 8) searches for the football. Walker was mishandled the pitch. The Ags stopped the Bears 38-31. supposed to give the ball to David Brothers (No. 32), but he Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley By DAVID BOGGAN Heat and the smell of chlorine hung in the air in P.L. Downs Natatorium Tuesday night as the Aggie men’s water polo team de feated the University of Texas men’s water polo team 24-6. “The key to our victory is our ex perience, said Coach Dennis Fos- dick. “Were starting to play to gether as a water polo team. ” The Aggies scored 12 points, and the Longhorns three points in each half. Aggie co-captain Steve Sampson was the leading scorer in the game with four points. Sampson, who rifles the ball into the goid according to Fosclick, said that he throws the ball so hard be cause he practiced by throwing the ball aggainst tlie wall in high school in California. “This game was good because we got a lot of game time for guys who usually don’t get to play,” Sampson said. “The starters only played in half of the game. Bob Leland, the other Aggie co captain, agreed that this game bene fited the team as a whole. “We got to play most of the team,” Leland said, “and that draws the team together. Leland, Roger Lien and George Dallam scored three points each. Mike Newsom, Dutchy Kueteman, Scott Harris and Jim Woodman risbee players do well n sequences es and toad jlhe Second Annual Texas State risbee Championships were held ages made! Uweekend in Houston. Severa ination i” 1 embers of the Disc Association of sive line* StM (DAAM) traveled to Milby anti-violcnn , r ]< t () compete with the best dis- ilso appawj rs in the state. Mike Barry, a "phomore Electrical Engineering »jor, continued the newest Aggie idition of Frisbee champions by inning the accuracy competition iui a score of 15 out of 28. I V n the ^ rst state championship ye their W ityearin Corpus Christi the A&M no do no i isbee club produced two cham- an unions. Kevin Sullivan, a graduate Throw, Run and Catch (TRC) event with a distance of 148 feet and Bob "Ennis captured the Maximum Time Aloft (MTA) trophy with a 10.4 sec ond flight. Bob repeated as best in MTA this weekend with a throw of 9.7 seconds. ay ni; the . ^ emi v dll, d £,1 clVI11 ell C cetn ,1( ' er| t in chemistry, won the ue does, !• to change argh Steel Raiders od ive for the H ive back the Cow# DAAM members qualifying for the finals this year were Kent Dowden in MTA, TRC, and accu racy (1st); Kevin Sullivan in distance and accuracy (3rd); Steve Porter in TRC and accuracy; and Kyle Moore in accuracy. 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