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Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1978 sports Aggies gain needed experience It was t By PAUL ARNETT Battalion Sports Editor The Christmas Holidays have been busy ones for the Texas A&M basketball team. In just 14 days the Aggies participated in six tourna ment games. A&M won three and lost three, raising its overall record to 7-3. The most consistent player in the tournament tour was freshman Ver non Smith. Smith is averaging more than 17 points and nine rebounds a game. Willie Foreman also played well, but the most pleasing sign for coach Shelby Metcalf is the im- AGGIES . ,. DON’T DELAY! Order Your Boots Now For Future Delivery — Small Payment Will Do YOUR BOOTS MADE TO ORDER Convenient Lay-A-Way Plan ONLY $120.00 A PAIR We Also Have Spurs & Chains Economy Shoe Repair & Boot Co. 109 E. Commerce San Antonio, Texas 78205 — CA 3-0047 provement of Karl Godine and Jar vis Williams. “Karl and Jarvis played well,” Metcalf said. “It’s hard to get ad justed after sitting out a year. Jarvis was tough on the boards and he is our best defensive player.” The tournament play helped the rest of the team as well. The compe tition was tough, with A&M doing well in all but one game. “I think we accomplished what we wanted,” Metcalf said. “There is no doubt in my mind who our players are and who to substitute. “It may be the end of the first round of conference play before we re the club we want to be. But if we can keep the attitude we have now and get in some real hard work, we may come on faster.” The Ags will need to come on as fast as they can. A&M opens its Southwest Conference season against the surprising Baylor Bears. Led by junior college all-American Vinnie Johnson, the Bears have a 6-3 record. Two of those losses were by five points and the other by one. Johnson is averaging 25 points a game, including 45 against San Francisco. “He is a great little guard,” Met calf said. “I know a lot of people tried to recruit him. In a case like this one we just have to concentrate on the other four on the court. Johnson is going to score his 25. Our job is to stop everyone else.” After the Baylor game, A&M comes home to play the Houston Cougars. The game is scheduled for Jan. 12, and will be seen on regional television. The Aggies play host to SMU on Jan. 14, and then play Ar kansas and Texas Tech the following week. The Aggies could very well be 2-4 Studen in SWC play after the first two weeks. But they are a team that should play better as the season progresses. Foreman is the only senior of the starting five. “We have a young team that I think is still learning from game to game,” Metcalf said. “The second half of the season may be the best time of the year for us. “The only thing I’m worried about is the guys’ attitude. If they maintain the attitude they have now, then the season will be a good A&M may still be one year away from really competing, but iroughou should give every team in theMnewn ference a good game. And ttSfessors end of the season Metcalfs Ives refl may surprise some of the big! piths, i nted tl That’s when the surprise wer very much needed. al turf o It was d s ‘Texas ROBERT HALSELL TRAVEL SERVICE HAVE LUNCH ON US! Everyone who leases an apt. through A&M Apt. Place ment Service will be given a FREE Lunch at T.J.’s. Our way of saying. Thanks Ags.” LEASING NOW FOR SPRING 78„ _ Call for appointment a o > a a r»-f A&M APT. 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To insure that financial aid funds are available at the beginning of the academic periods below, the following deadline dates for filing the Financial Aid Form are announced for your information and appropriate action: *Last Date Financial Last Mailing Date for Need Analysis Reports Period Financial Aid Form Will Be Accepted Summer Session (12 weeks, only) January 1 January 15 An Academic Year Fall Semester, Only April 1 April 1 April 15 April 15 Spring Semester, Only September 1 September 15 *The Financial Need Analysis Report is provided to this office by the College Schol arship Service and is based on information contained in the Financial Aid Form. Normal processing time for a Financial Aid Form at College Scholarship Service (including mail time) is about two (2) weeks. Therefore, you should mail your Financial Aid form to College Scholarship Service to allow sufficient time for proper processing and mail time. Applicants for financial aid from Texas A&M University have to compete for limited funds. Deadlines are established so that all applicants are treated fairly and equally, without last minute haste. Financial Aid Forms submitted after the dates shown above will be processed only if time permits and funds are available. 7M3o THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Vails, Jose Francisco Montenegro Degree: Ph.D. in Range Science Dissertation: A BIOSYSTEMATIC STUDY OF LEPTOCHLOA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LEPTOCHLOA DUBIA (GRAMINEAE: CHLORIDOIDEAE) Time: 9:00 A.M. on December 21, 1977 Place: Plant Sciences, Room 203 G. W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College Bennett notes . Male-female help wanted. $2.65/hr. to start. Full-time and part-time. Light man ufacturing and packaging. No experience necessary. Easy to learn. Come by Col lege Main at Clay. rots With a semi-successful non-conference slate be hind them, the Texas Aggies begin Southwest Con ference play against Baylor Monday in what shapes up as a wild and wooly championship race. Under coach Jim Haller, the Bears have been the surprise team of the league thus far. Baylor is 6-3 with losses to Notre Dame, San Francisco (by five points) and Long Beach State (by one at the buzzer). Baylor beat North Texas 104-74, Oklahoma 75-69, Memphis State 106-87 and Drake 87-77. Junior transfer Vinnie Johnson had 43 points against San Francisco and is averaging 25 points per game. Following Baylor, the Aggies make their first home appearance in a month against Houston Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. on regional TV. A&M hosts SMU Jan. 14 then goes to No. 3 ranked Arkansas Jan. 17 and Texas Tech Jan. 21. The Aggies are 7-3 for the season after splitting six road games which included appearances in two tournaments. The wins came over Oral Roberts, Samford and Oklahoma City with the losses to Florida State, Miami (0.) and Austin Peay. A&M beat Oklahoma City 84-79 in the final game of the All-College Tournament and put coach Shelby Metcalf in a more positive frame of mind. “I think we accomplished what we wanted,” Met calf said. “There is no doubt in my mind who our players are and who to substitute. It may be the end of the first round of conference play before we re the club we want to be. But if we can keep the attitude we have now and get in some real hard work, we may come on faster.” The most pleasing thing to Metcalf was the play ing of KarF Godine and Jarvis Williams against -OCU. /Karl and Jarvis played well. It’s hard to get adjusted after sitting out a year. Jarvis was tough on the boards and he’s our best inside defensiv player.” Godine had 21 points while Williams had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman Vernon Smith continues to be A&M'! most consistent player. The 6-7 Dallas product i leading the team in scoring with a 17.6 average and rebounding with 9.0 per game. Texas A&M’s 47-28 loss to USC in the Bluebon net Bowl was a disappointment as the Aggies lost of 7 fumbles but the offensive display left A&M rooters with high hopes for the 1978 campaign. The Aggies set Bluebonnet Bowl records with 2i total first downs, 24 first downs rushing and 486 nei yards rushing. And, only two seniors - center Marl Dennard and tackle Frank Myers - were in thr starting offensive lineup. The group’s third senior quarterback David Walker - saw limited duty late in the contest. Junior fullback George Woodard rushed for 18: yards and freshman quarterback Mike Mosley for 180 yards. Halfback Curtis Dickey gained ;w Y( split end Darrell Smith had 38 yards on an end ?rnatio around and halfback Adger Armstrong ran for -fee bask yards. Birds tl The replacement for Dennard at center will kB 1. ai the big offensive chore in spring training. Curt'Otes in p Jennings played well behind Myers at tackle this! season while Mosley proved himself at quarterback*Kenti Another freshman - David Beal also is a fine quar| . terback. The Aggies lose only four defensive starters tackle Steve Spitzenberger, end Phil Bennett, cor- nerback Mike Williams and lineb icke'r Kevin Monk. The returning defensive hands should show great improvement after spring training and two-a- day drills next fall. . Nortl Arkar THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Osborn, Morey Edward Degree: Ph.D. in Chemistry Dissertation: AN APPROACH TO THE SYN THESIS OF MITOMYCIN Time: 2:00 P.M. on December 19, 1977 Place: Chemistry, Room 1024 G. W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College FOR RENT WEEKEND RETREAT farm house available for lease. Needs repair. 4 miles North Brenham. Phone 713-491-1766. 74t8 FREE RENT. Unfurnished house 4 miles North Brenham. Married agriculture major to care for cattle of owner. 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