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Page 8 THE BATTALION MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1977 Samson & Aggies defeat ORU 79-73 PROFESSIONAL HAIR DESIGN 1510 Holleman College Station 693-1772 Sebring UniPcrm PftlUSlON PlHMINli Last year the Texas A&M basket ball team had a hard time making the charity shots. But it wasn’t a problem in Tulsa, Okla. last Saturday night. The Aggies connected on 31 out of 38 free throws and defeated Oral Roberts 79-73. Judy Fondy, Vickie Matthews, George Ann Hoke, Jane Kroll, Kathy Grimes, Judy McCann. “We played hard and with a great deal of intensity,’ coach Shelby Metcalf said. “Even the players on the bench pulled for the players on the floor. And when the going got close and tough, the guys kept fight ing and kept their heads. They over came a little adversity as well. A&M didn’t fare too well from the field and it allowed the Titans to stay close throughout the game. Despite this fact, the Ags had five men finish the evening in double figures. Willie Foreman was the Ags lead ing scorer with 16 points. Vernon Smith was close behind with 15, fol lowed by Joey Robinson with 12, Jarvis Williams with 11 and Dave Goff with 10. Smith paced the A&M rebounders /ith 16. Foreman had 11, while Qbcl INTERSTATE //fcaS'rr,i 846-6714 & 846-1151 UNIVFRSITY SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER?" li|| I [ I —jciAsr^PAyii The Uncola The Man of Stee Pink Floyd,Levi I and Cat S+evens 2701 TEXAS AVE. DA 7: 9: LY| 2! 35' Fill Your Christmas Fantastic Jiimation Festival „ List With Shoes from HELD OVERI ^BROOKS TH I RD HILARIOUS WEEK! K converse ] WARMUPS T-Shirts • Jerseys • Sweatshirts Large Selection of Colors & Styles OPEN 9:30-6:00 r - : taa. j 1 > J l.ocktT Kooni ■ SPORTSHOES UNLIMITED" 822 VILLA MARIA RD ACROSS FROM MANOR EAST MALL 779-9484 «GE0RGE BURNS • JOHN DENVER TERI GARR • DONALD PLEASENCE STAYING UP LATE? I I I I I I 11 IIIIIIJK, H CN 1 J fI J (" rr r -c ARE WE! Studying for final & too busy to go out to eat? Call Pizza Express. We’ll deliver a piping hot pizza to your door within 30 minutes. Open 4 p.m.-l a.m. 846-7785 Goff, Williams and Steve Sylestine each had five. The Aggies continue their road trip this weekend. Metcalfs men travel to Alabama to participate in the Birmingham Classic. A&M s first round opponent is Florida State. “They will have the best ball club we’ve faced this season,” Metcalf said. “They are probably the second-best team in the Southeast Conference. If we continue playing like we have been then we should give them a good ball game.” M M M Vol. 7 8 Pag 0*1 The Aggies are currently 5-0. Good free throw shooting (88 out of 117 for 75 percent) is one reason A&M is doing so well. Another is good team play led by senior Willie Foreman. 22 T m V. “I think we have played well as a team,” Foreman said. “Last year the burden to produce fell on the shoul ders of just a few guys. This year we have a bunch of guys that can pro duce. That’s the big difference this year.” Team play is something the Aggies will need over the next couple of weeks. If they can keep playing as a team, A&M may just be the surprise team of the Southwest Conference. Wally Swanson (No, 54) goes for a rebound against Sam Houston. The Aggies defeated Oral Robe ord to 5-0. ts Saturday night, lifting theirr Battalion plioto In jim(r; Mark Patterson It’s just too confusing With one week left on the schedule the 1977 NFL season is nearing its conclusion. And not a kickoff too soon. But before we can turn our sights towards baseball and spring training, we have to endure Super Bowl. the march to the This year has been one of pro football s most exciting and unusual. We’ve watched the rich get richer, the poor get richer and the rich get poorer. And the playoffs exemplif\ the trend. In the NFC, two of the division races were decided early and the two winners have coasted through the year. Dallas, with a three game edge over the rest of the division, clinched its playoff berth with three weeks left in the season. And it did it with little opposition. Over in the west, Los Angeles continued its dominance over the division with ease. Atlanta showed some signs of challenging the Rams earlier in the season. But the Fal cons tonkin t field an offense and thus far they ve lost seven games. But the surprise of the NFC this season is the emergence of the Chicago Bears. Behind the running of Walter Payton the Bears have compiled an 8-5 season record. With their 21-10 victon over (been Bay coupled with Oakland s thrash ing of Minnesota 35-13, the Bears are now tied with the Vikings for the Central Division lead. The Bears can make the playoffs for the first time since 1963 with a victory over the New York Giants next week. A victorx would assure Chicago of the NFC wild-card spot in the playoffs. But if Detroit can beat Minnesota next week, Chicago can claim the Central Division crown with its v ictory. And if Detroit wins and Chicago wins and il Washington heats Los Angeles, Washington would he the wild-card team and advance into the playoffs leaving Minnesota at home in the snow. Confused? You ain t seen nothin vet. Let : For th take ■ first i look at the AFC. time since 1966 th the iv ision. ■ mile- I I I I Oakland Raiders haven t finished first in the AFC western < Their successor is from tl high city of Denver. Under the command of Craig Morton the* Denver Broncos cap tured the div ison crown with the best reecord in professional football. Compiling a 12-J record so far this season, the Broncos have assured themselves of a home field advan tage in the first round of the playoffs. But are you wondering what hap pened to the Raiders? They re onlv 10-3 on the year and their vietorv yesterday assured them of the wild-card spot in the AFC playoffs. Ov er in the AFC central div ision, the Cincinnati Bengals are a vietorv away from post-season play. Need ing to defeat Pittsburg by more than 6 points due to the tie breaker rule (Pittsburg heat Cincinnati bv 6 points earlier in the year), the 1 Ben gals snuck by the Steelers 17-10 Saturday and jumped into first place. Cincinnati visits Houston next week for its final game of the year. But the AFC eastern div ision race has proven to he the closest race in league. Going into thet w eek of the season three lea: tied for the division lead. M iami, Baltimore and Ne»l gland all sport 9-4 seasonalma And each one lias a shot all plav offs. After last week s games, had to do to get into the pW 1 to heat New England I licv lost to the Patriots Hit). All Baltimore liad todotogel the plav offs was to beat Detnil week. New England next uni hope Miami lost oneotlheirk games. Baltimore stumbledt# first prioritv by losing to Dd yesterday 13-10. And all New England had toil get into the playoffs was to Miami and beat Baltimore.It* done the first, hut they Still lit face Baltimore next week. So this is how the EastmH sion stands going into nextmt Baltimore heats New EngM Miami wins, Baltimore adi, into the playoffs. If Miami beat! lain and New England beats more. Miami goes into the pi But if New England beats Ball and Buffalo heats Miami. Nn gland adv ances into the play Now that wasn t too coal was it? I I I I I I Let Student Government keep your bicycle over the holidays! Only 25c. Dec. 14-15 5-7 P.M. Bicycles will be kept in the in door pistol range under the | Kyle Field Bleachers. I pr DECEMBER M SPECIAL CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Covered with rich cream gravy, homemade rolls, one trip to our famous salad bar, choice of baked potato or french fries OR OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGER STEAK Seasoned with lemon-butter sauce and onions, homemade rolls, one trip to our famous salad bar, choice of baked potato or french fries. _ _ . $095 NOW ONLY ^ Reg. $3.50 (DURING DECEMBER) foi^x Mon.-Fri. 11 ti!2 5 til 10 StflLOfl Sat. & Sun. 11:30 til 2:30 5 til 10 STEAKHOUSE 60S Twas Ait. S. SU-IIM M — PI a alt! dur Jve I l "I have a hal nd locked nimal ski the summit A* The Price 250.00, includes KEYSTONE^ BRECKENRIDGE X COPPER MOUNTAIN COLORADO! : Charter flight from Easterwood Airport, to Denver : Bus from Denver to Copper Mountain : 6 full days of skiing : 6 days lift tickets : 6 nights lodging in luxury condominiums at the slopes : At least one club sponsored party : On the second trip, the race to retain the Texas Ski Cup won last year by A&M skiers! There are two full 6 day trips 1. January 2-8 2. January 8-15 THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS AVAILABLE ON EITHER TRIP. TO SECURE YOUR PLACE, HURRY BY THE SNOW SKI CLUB CUBICLE, RM. 216 MSC BETWEEN 12 & 3 P.M., MONDAY-FRIDAY. A&M SnowS sc ersity. Whitto ■orms fo I saw; bout wc ever the 'Ut I did M decic My b /hen I t< uy won ad even Quid ma Mike anebing 'ard unti day 197' jneeriny exas. Whittc louse in vould ht One i ou don’ >ets mah “The