THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1977
Page 9
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WC has corner
Those three Southwest Cont'er-
ce place kickers who have set the
|ithall world on its collective ear
er the past two seasons do have
e weakness after all — they’re
at predictions.
When Texas' Russell Erxleben
ked a 67-yarder two weeks ago
the NCAA record against Rice
. trio was asked how long the
r k would last. Their answers:
Erxleben: “Tony Franklin (Texas
;\I) is about the only one around
th the leg to do it — and he’s got a
arand a half to shoot for it.
Franklin: "Russell’s record could
md for 30 years. But I’m going to
looking for my chance. ”
Steve Little of Arkansas: "A long
time — that one might he tops
forever unless Tony Franklin de
cides to go for a record...I think if
the record gets broken, it’ll be a
situation of a kicker strictly kicking
for the record, not trying to win a
game.”
So the SWC kickers are zero-for-
three in the prediction department.
Little, definitely trying to win a
game Saturday from Texas, booted
home a 67-yarder to tie Erxleben’s
record. Erxleben also had field goals
of 58 and 52 yards in Texas’ 13-9 vic
tory, while Little kicked two more
“gimmes’ from 33 and 25 yards.
As a result of Saturday’s boomers,
here is the all-t ime NCAA long
distance fieldgoal kick table:
Yards Player, School (Opp.) Year
67 Bussell Erxleben, Texas (Rice), 1977
67 Steve Little, Arkansas (Texas), 1977
65 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor), 1976
64 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor), 1976
64 Russell Erxleben, Texas (Oklahoma), 1977
Right, the five longest field goals
in NCAA history by those three
players currently active in the
Southwest Conference. Carrying it
further, which they can do, there
have been 15 field goals of 60 or
more yards in NCAA annals — nine
of them by SWC kickers. NCAA stat
troops can t recall one conference
ever dominating a category so com
pletely'.
Erxleben also set an NCAA re
cord Saturday with his two boomers
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By DAVID BOGGAN
Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M basketball team
?gan workouts Saturday for the
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“They’re tired, sore and con
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Ice, “so we re right on schedule.
Metcalf said the team had ac-
jimplished a great deal in five days
practice.
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NEW YORK — Larry O’Brien
giveth and Larry O’Brien hath
away.
On Tuesday the NBA commis-
ioner returned player John Johnson
the Houston Rockets — but also
aid the team will keep the two
econd-round draft picks the Roe-
had obtained from the Boston
dtics in the trade for Johnson.
The Rockets, however, must
ior the no-cut terms of Johnson’s
ontract, O’Brien added after re-
iewing testimony of a six-hour
ueeting held at NBA offices Monday
ith officials of both teams.
Both teams expressed satisfaction
ith the ruling.
The record in this ease per
vades me that the only innocent
here s Mr. Johnson, whose
imple and understandable desire is
play basketball and who has been
irevented from doing that the last
\v° weeks,” said O’Brien, noting
hat the Celtics told Johnson to
eave camp immediately after they
eceived his contract from Houston.
The two teams had entered into a
transaction in June whereby Hous-
_ on traded the seven-year veteran to
■histon for second-round draft
choices in 1977 and 1978.
The dispute, however, began
early this month when Boston re-
reived the contract. The Celtics an
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Metcalf added that practice should
be going this well since the team is
more experienced this year.
The Aggies' first game is on Nov
28, against Angelo State. Between
now and then Metcalf must pick a
starting team from a roster that has
talent at every position.
Nine lettermen will return to the
team from last year. They are
seniors Brian Barrett, Keith Carter
and Willie Foreman; juniors Joey
Robinson and Wally Swanson and
sophomores Dave Goff, Doug
Pederson, John Schlicher and Steve
Svlestine.
ohnson returned
o Houston Rockets
trade because they had not been
made aware that Johnson could not
be cut or that his contract called for
more compensation tha n they
thought for its two remaining years.
“Based on all the findings and the
entire record, I rule that Boston’s
request that the trade be nullified
be granted, but that Boston’s re
quest for the return of its picks be
denied,” O’Brien said.
“Boston was willing to pay two
draft choices for the privilege of tak
ing a look at Johnson on the assump
tion that his contract was a no-cut
contract,” added the Commissioner.
In his ruling, O’Brien cited the
failure on the part of both teams in
carrying out trade procedures and
failure on the part of the league of
fice as well.
“I find that Houston did not w il
fully misrepresent the terms of the
contract to Boston and I find that
Boston did not know it was assum
ing a no-cut contract,” O’Brien said.
“In short, there was no meeting of
the minds on the trade negotia
tions.
Jeff Cohen, Boston’s assistant
general manager, said: “Our at
titude is that the decision is fine.
The issue was we would not accept
Johnson under that contract. No
second-rounder was going to make
our team this year or would be likely
to make it next year.”
Juniors Carl Godine and Jarvis
Williams will return to the team
after a one-year conference suspen
sion. This will give A&M a total of
11 lettermen, nine of whom have
started in at least seven games.
"It feels great to be back, Wil
liams said. “Practice has been hard
and rough but we can handle it.
The team will also include three
freshmen who were on the all-State
team in high school. They are Albert
Culton from Ennis, Vernon Smith
from Dallas Carter and Rynn
W right from Dallas Roosevelt.
“Jarvis has been the outstanding
player in practice so far, both in ef
fort and attitude, Metc alf said. He
has become a real leader.
The Southwest Conference will
not use the jump ball on tip offs and
tie ball situations this year. The vis
iting team w ill decide if it wants the
ball at the start of the first half or the
second half, and in tie ball situations
the- teams will alternate taking the
ball out of baunds. Metcalf said this
new rule* will have no effect on the
outcome of the season.
“It won t make a difference, just
as long as they tell us the rules be
fore' the game, Metcalf said. "This
rule is not going to decide the
championship.
Metcalf also said that his team will
receive good officiating this year.
"If you want good officiating you
have to have a good ball club, ho
said. "A good ball club has to be able
to cover up its mistakes and we have
this kind of ball club.
Applications for basketball season
tickets for the 12 home games are
now being accepted at the Texas
A&M ticket office'. Reserve seat sea
son tickets arc' $36 for west side
armchair seats and $30 for north end
bench seats. Faculty season tickets
are $24 for west side armchair seats
and west side bleacher seats and $18
for north end bench seats.
Ticket orders should be mailed to
the' Athletic Ticket Office. Texas
A&M University, College Station,
Texas 77843. All orders must he-
postmarked by Oct. 28.
Students arc* admitted to, the bas
ketball games free w ith student ID
and activity cards.
“We should have an exciting ball
club this season, Metcalf said. T
think the fans w ill enjoy watching
them.
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of market on kickers
— he now has 23 of at least 40 yards,
most in NCAA history. Erxleben
also has nine of at least 50 yards,
second to the NCAA record of 11
held liy (surprise!) one Tony
Franklin of Texas A&M.
Aside from distance records, the
trio is butchering the proficiency re
cords. Before they came along, the
SWC career record was 29. Little
now has 41 with six games left,
Franklin has 37 and Erxleben 31,
both with a year to go. Franklin also
holds the SWC season record with
17 last year. The NCAA career re
cord is 51 by Dave Lawson of Air
Force. Truly a record that may be
beaten on any given Saturday.
With the terrific trio leading the
way, SWC kickers passed the one-
mile mark in field goals Saturday as
four were registered at more than 50
yards. SWC kickers have now con
nected on 48 over the season from a
total distance of 1,849 yards, 89
yards over a mile.
Leading the way is Erxleben with
nine kicks for 479 yards. Texas
Tech’s Bill Adams has 320 yards, fol
lowed by Franklin with eight for
288, Little with seven for 250,
Robert Bledsoe of Baylor with six for
218, John Dunlop of SMU with four
for 102, Wes Hansen of Rice with
two for 72, Ken Hatfield of Houston
with two for 63 and TCU s Steve
Morman, whose lone shot covered
57 yards.
Tony Franklin missed a 45-yard field goal plays Rice in Houston this Saturday night at
against the Baylor Bears. The missed effort 7:30.
broke his string of field goals at seven. A&M Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley
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