ailing team has good year
The Texas A&M Sailing Team
Inished this semester’s racing sea-
lon with strong showings in its last
[to regattas. The Aggies won the
I&M Invitational and finished a
second in the Baylor In
vitational.
The Ags won the A&M In-
[jtational by defeating Texas, Baylor
|ik1 Rice. Each school sends a team
Ifat least four sailors. The racing is
lone on 420 class sailboats. These
two man boats, so the racing is
split into two different fleets, “A
and “B. Each fleet has a skipper and
crew from each school.
In the A&M Regatta, the Aggies
“A” team came in first in its fleet
with three first places and one sec
ond place. Terry Gough, of Bed
ford, and Greg Schertz, of Bryan,
split the skippering and crewing
jobs, with each of them skippering
twice.
Kevin Fuller, a skipper, and
Julann Chiles, crew, finished sec
ond in “B fleet with enough points
combined with “A fleet for A&M to
win the first place trophy. Texas was
second, followed by Rice and Baylor
respectively.
In the Baylor Invitational, the
Aggies came in second, only four
points behind Texas. A&M was fol
lowed by Rice, Baylor and Texas
Tech.
Low point totals are better. In
: histon.
ved from
• last sprii
k rjasftW
lasses for i
own.
e the s#i!
[anker will
Battalion photo by Pul O’Xlttlley
Coming through
George Woodard (No. 33) takes a hand off
from David Walker (No. 8) and runs through
I a huge hole opened up hy the Texas A&M
offensive line. Woodard rushed for 116 yards
against the Razorbacks. Arkansas defeated
A&M 26-20.
Jefense," 1
strong in
t likes top
strong ini
ggies’ Coll
tie will tell
lg-Horn affair will be
hown on closed circuit
scoring sailboat races, the team re
ceives the same number of points as
is its finish in each race. First place
receives one point, second place
two points, etc.
The racing was very close be
tween A&M and Texas. Fuller and
Chiles represented A&M again in
the “B fleet. They finished second.
Gough, skippering and Schertz,
as crew, finished in a tie for first
place in “A” fleet with Texas. Going
into its last race, A&M had nine
points while Texas had seven points.
In order for the Aggies to tie for first
in that fleet, they would have had to
finish two places better than Texas.
A&M began by legally forcing
Texas over the starting line early.
Texas had to sail back behind the
starting line in order to have a
proper start. This put the Texas boat
in poor position in the fleet. The
Aggies got the best start with Rice
very close behind. Gough and
Schertz held their slim lead over
Rice around the triangle course
until the last windward leg.
A forty degree windshift put Rice
into the lead by a slight margin.
With about thirty yards left in the
race, it looked as if Rice could hold
on to finish first. The Rice boat was
one boat length to windward with
A&M two boat lengths ahead.
Both boats were on port tack not
quite being able to lay the pin end of
the finish line. Both boats would
have to tack to starboard to finish. If
A&M coidd complete their tack to
starboard fast enough, they would
have right of way over Rice.
It looked as if Rice was too close
for the Aggies to tack. The Aggie
team decided to try it because Rice
would surely win if they did not.
They tacked and had right of way
over Rice, who tacked also, A&M
won by one foot, the closest race of
the day. Texas came in third, so the
Aggies tied for first in the “A fleet.
A&M finished this semester with
the best showings they have had
since the 1970-71 season. Schertz,
team captain, attributes A&M s suc
cess to some very good freshmen,
some hard work by a few experi
enced sailors, and some very good
coaching by Randy Davis.
&
lllie
m
being i
by the Bn
ft, said he
B re wen
Tutfield Is
h the W
ewers' Ni
man, Id*
he said
ke Lyman
- they’d R
t see anjd
leiiing ml
rs got
The A&M-Texas football game
turday, November 26, will be
own on closed-circuit TV in G.
White Coliseum on the Texas
M campus.
Fans can buy tickets for that
awing now at the athletic ticket
in G. Rollie White Coliseum,
tickets are $5 each on a first-'
come, first-served basis. A total of
6,500 fans can be accommodated in
the basketball coliseum. A 15-by
20-foot screen will be erected at the
south end of the coliseum for the
showing.
• Kyle Field tickets have been sold
• out. * iwif'P aKi
Happy Cottage
[across from Luby’s]
Music Box World
iDozens of music boxes &
musical figurines to choose
Irom.
A TOTALLY NEW AND EXCITING APPROACH
THE
AGGIE PLAYERS
PROUDLY PRESENT
RUDDER CENTER
FORUM THEATER
8:00 P.M.
NOV. 10-11-12-16-17-18-19
WAITING FOR
The International Tragicomedy Hit by
SAMUEL BECKETT
TAMU STUDENTS $1.75 GENERAL PUBLIC $2.75
YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A GODOT LIKE OUR GODOT!
Also stereo albums
tique music boxes.
of an-
ly Fondi
Matthews.
DANCE
Polka, Waltz & Country Western
Music by Wild Moravians
Nov. 18 8-12
Snook SPJST Hall
Nov. 18 8-12
Snook SPJST Hall
Tickets available at MSC Box Office
and at the door
SPONSORED BY
TAMU Czech Club
LIMITED TIME OFFER
Have an In-Dash 8-Track AM/FM Stereo
Installed in your car for only $“| 29 95
'Cost of speakers not incl.
Model PE-618A
Existing Stock Only
TAMU
f
TEXAS AVE.
r • cc
3 SEARS >3
1 s
=> o
t
TOP
1000 S. COULTER - BRYAN - 823-5745
Store Hours: 9:00-6:30 Mon.-Sat.
TIPTOP
RECORDS
AND TAPES
irtXi inii miii ii
J More Of A Good Thing ^
HAPPY HOUR
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday Thru Friday
Call any weekday during the dinner hours and
have a piping hot pizza delivered to your door
— at these discounted prices!!!
\S'
-iS*
(No coupons accepted during Happy Hour, please )
* 846-7785
VTIIIITI LI IIIII nrrrrv
H
M
M
THE BATTALION Page 15
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1977
EMBREY'S JEWELRY
The Friendly Store
Why has EMBREY'S Jewelry been the AGGIE
gift store for so many years? Because we
have the finest service departments available
• All Types Jewelry Repair
• All Types Custom Jewelry Making
• Expert Diamond Settings in your Aggie Rings
• Expert Engraving
• All Types of Watch Repairing
Plus an experienced sales force willing to assist you at all times.
415 University Dr.
College Station
9:00-5:30 Mon.-Fri.
9:00-5:00 Sat.
846-5816
MAKE FREE TIME
PAY OFF
Earn Extra Cash As A
Blood Plasma Donor At:
PLASMA PRODUCTS, INC.
OF TEXAS
313 COLLEGE MAIN in Northgate
College Station, Texas
Relax or study in our comfortable beds while
you donate — Great Atmosphere — Trained
employees.
Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00-5:00
Bring this coupon and receive $2 Bonus on your first dona
tion. Effective 'til Nov. 30, 1977.
Call
846-4611
Living is knowing HIM
I didn’t grow up like the
average American, in fact, my
life has been a rather unusual
one. My father worked for an
oil company and was trans-
fered a number of times.
When I was 12 years old, my
family moved to Tripoli, Libya
on the coast of North Africa.
This move was in 1967, six
months before the Six-Day War
raged between the Arab na
tions and Israel. Since Ameri
cans were not well loved at the
time, we were evacuated in an
Air force cargo plane at the
height of the war. We left the
country with the assumption
that everything we owned
would be lost. What seemed
like a disaster turned into a
most enjoyable summer. We
were evacuated to Rome and
put up by the American
Council in one of the finest
hotels in Rome. After living
first class for a couple of
weeks we moved to a small
island in the Mediterranean Sea
called Malta. For the rest of
the summer we bathed in the
sun until the Arab-American
relations were restored.
At the end of the summer the
political scene had cooled
down and we moved back to
Tripoli to live quietly and
undisturbed for a couple of
years. With Libya being so
close to Europe I spent many
summers with my family trav
eling, going to Girl Scout
camp in Germany and taking
school cruises on the Mediter-
.raneap.Se^
This leisurely life went on
until 1970 when Libya had a
military coup and Colonel
Kadaffi took control of the
country in a bloodless revolu
tion. We were confined to our
homes for about two weeks
having no news except what
we could glean from the British
Broadcasting Corporation and
the orders of the Libyan Revo
lutionary Command Council.
We lived on a tight-rope for the
following year until we re
turned to the States.
After a few years in the
States I went to college with
the philosophy “to live is to
experience.” I didn’t want to
talk about doing things, I want
ed to do them. During my first
two years at college I did a lot
of “living”: worked one sunb
mer building houses, worked
the next summer in Germany,
made a 4.0 one semester, had a
wonderful boyfriend among
many other things. Eventually,
the thrill of whatever I did
lasted only a short span and
lead me to press on in search of
some kind of fulfilling experi
ence.
While in this state I could
not help but be aware that my
roommates in the dormitories
seemed to have what I lacked.
Although both of them had
never done or traveled much,
they had some kind of inward
satisfaction that I was trying to
obtain. Neither said much to
me regarding their faith in the
Lord Jesus but seeing them
j-ead their Bibles inplanted a
questidn in me to wonder if
God was more than a Sunday
'morning religion.
This little question inside me
became a big issue when a close
friend came back to school
after the winter holidays claim
ing that Jesus had come to live
inside of him and had filled his
emptiness. Tom was such a
different person that our whole
group of friends were uttlerly
shocked. We had never seen
any tiling like this before. Not
long afterwards my boyfriend
listened to Tom’s words and
opened to receive the Lord
Jesus. This made me see that
Jesus was something more than
a - childhood story. Watch
ing their lives change so won-
drously I didn’t want to be
left out, so I too asked the
Lord Jesus to come into my
life. 1 simply told the Lord I
would give Him a chance to
prove Himself in my life and
He took it! After I received the
Lord it didn’t seem like any
thing happened but something
was different in me. By the end
of the first week I had no
doubt that God was really
living and best of all, He was
living in me! Tom, my boy
friend and I were so excitied
that we had found the living
God, we told all of our friends.
Although many didn’t listen,
being stunned and offended by
both our inward and outward
changes, our experience of the
Lord was too real to refrain
speaking of.
It was three years ago when
the Lord Jesus was just a seed
sown into me and today He is
more real to me than when I
first met Him. That first
experience I had was wonder
ful but now I experience Him
in a daily and more wonderful
way than ever dreamed of
before.
Mary Randall, ‘78
846-0610
Paid for by Christian students.