The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 27, 1978, Image 7

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    THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978
Page 7
olfers have tough act to follow boot picture special
P j By KEVIN PYLE
; With many of the top players
line, the Texas AficM golf team will
.| hard pressed to equal its 76-77
|||son in which it never finished
[7|Khe than fourth place in any tour-
V
l^ggie golf coach Bob Ellis who
pn't pleased with last fall’s per-
Ihnance is looking for a much im-
Hej roved spring semester.
ea«t pi stressed academics in the fall,
latioj llis said, which also was one of the
nons pin reasons for their not up to par
of! iformance. “This semester is
inch more important than last,” he
ant to Med.
ibstilt [Th e bulk of tournament schedule
thel: ICnrs during this semester, along
It \u jtli the conference and national golf
i abal, Imeys.
“I feel we will be very competitive
and I feel very good about the team,”
Ellis said.
If he seems optimistic he has a
good right to be because of some
very good players on his squad. Dave
Orgin, a sophomore, is one of the
main reasons.
Ogrin, from Waukegan, Ill., won
the National Junior Freshan tour
nament last year and was an honora
ble mention All-American the same
year. Ellis also says Richard Crom
well, of Stuart, Fla., who won the
Bill Bass Intercollegiate last year and
is currently leading tournament
qualifying, is playing as well as Mark
Taylor, a freshman who won the na
tional Insurance Youth Classic this
past summer.
Rounding out the 14 man team are
Ricky Jamison, a sophomore from
Corsicana, juniors Biff Alexander of
Seguin and Jerry Martin of College
Station and seniors Dale Carlisle, Ft.
Worth, Tim Carlton, Shreveport,
La., and Russel Orth of Dallas. The
remaining spots on the team will be
filled by walk-ons who are currently
qualifying for the team.
“We play or practice in all types of
weather, Ellis said, “but when we
aren’t qualifying I pretty much leave
it up to the individual to either play
or practice on his own and most of
them do everyday.”
This semester the Aggies will start
off the season at the Al Pryor Inter
collegiate at Atascosita in Houston,
Feb. 4 and 5. Playing in seven tour
naments until the Southwest Con
ference meet, April 21-23, the Ag-
liability insurance
Ming competition
lot ay
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ICJUtiih I'niled Press International
lia(lr:| HOUSTON — A sporting goods
ustry leader Thursday said the
rocketing cost of product liability
urance threatens the very exis-
ice of scholastic and other forms of
good} >rts competition.
;honi Howard J. Bruns said during a
a budi nel discussion the increase of
rduct liability lawsuits against
DwIsb mufacturers, sales agents and
ranltji jrting goods dealers who make
rdsoiiB 1 sell the products has risen 20 to
ates.|i times since 1960.
isfaiili Bruns, president of the Sporting
is tbes lods Manufacturers Association,
?aiM» id interscholastic football pro-
ganit ims were the hardest hit, but all
leoflb >rts were affected since football
i tbei iported about 60 percent of all
‘Witk igrams.
i teanl No more than three years ago,
team ;re were 14 U.S. manufacturers of
missti itball helmets," Bruns said. “To-
out of the original 14 there are
k Lou ly eight left. ”
re tht Bruns said those same manufac-
wls.I Brers faced lawsuits totaling about
den BOO million.
lurryigBruns blamed the problem on a
eral lawsuit tendency developing
titutf ii the population, what he called ex
eat, Missive fees of attorneys who get 30
r star |) 60 percent of settlements, the es-
thereBating rates for insurance pre-
P th f
miums and lack of federal protecting
legislation.
He blamed Rep. Bob Eckhardt,
D-Texas, for the federal problem be
cause the Texas Democrat refused to
hold hearings to allow the case to be
pleaded in the open.
Eckhardt was invited to appear
with industry representatives on the
panel but declined, officials said.
“Only court reform will bring last
ing relief to the product liability
crisis,” Bruns said.
Another panel participant, Brice
B. Durbin, executive director of the
National Federation of State High
Schools Associations, said currently
there are one million participants in
scholastic football.
But, Durbin said, the schools are
reassessing the value of their pro
grams in cases where insurance
premiums have gone up 400 per
cent.
“It (football) is a much safer game,
but the threat of being dropped is
very real, Brice said.
He said sadly the person suffering
a debilitating football or other sports
injury often received the smallest
share of the settlement.
“Our concern is that lawyers get
more than the injured athlete and
the insurance companies react on
fear rather than on facts,” Brice said.
to be
m. It
)W til
erner enjoys game,
eads team in scoring
By DANA GARDINA
If I wasn’t playing basketball, I’d
o crazy. I love to play,” said Pat
erner, leading scorer for the
exas A&M Ladies.
Werner has been the leading
corer in seven out of 19 games this
eason, for an average of 12 points
»er game. She is shooting 47 per-
ent from the floor and 62 percent
irom the free throw line.
Werner is a sophomore from An-
leton. She has been playing for
i&M for one year. Last season she
farted off slowly, but she recovered
nd became an asset at the center
wsition. After her first semester she
eceived a scholarship from A&M.
She has been playing basketball
since junior high. Werner said that
ler father encouraged her to play
muse of her height (6-0).
The sophomore sensation has
)een married three months. Both
she and her husband are P.E.
majors planning to coach high
school basketball when they
graduate.
Wemer practices basketball three
hours on the days the team doesn’t
have a game.
; She said that basketball takes up
most of her time.
“Girls don’t get near the publicity
guys do,” Werner said. “People
don’t know what they’re missing.
We play good ball too. ”
People are finally realizing we’re
here. I’ve seen it change since last
■■■ ■■ ■■■ ■■
THE BATT
DOES IT
DAILY
Monday
through Friday
DEADLINE JANUARY 27
Submissions to MOEBIUS A&M’s student maga
zine of the Arts must be turned in no later than 5:00
p.m. January 27. Poetry and prose entries should
be turned into the English Dept. Office, room 511,
Harrington. Art work and photography should be
submitted to the Secretaries desk, Room 216,
MSC.
For further information call the Arts Committee
at 845-1515 or come by Room 216 MSC.
Submissions to the Arts Committee Poetry and
Fiction Contest must be turned in no later than
5:00 p.m. January 27. Entries should be submitted
to the English Dept. Office, Room 511 Harrington.
DEADLINE JANUARY 27
i Mon.-Frl.
11 til 2
5 til 10
Fort
Sat. & Sun.
11:30 til 2:30
5 til 10
SlliLOll
STEAKHOUSE
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, home
made rolls, one trip to our famous salad bar, choice
of baked potato or french fries.
gies will hopefully wind up at the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion (NCAA) tournament.
With only the top three teams
from the district qualifying for the
NCAA in Eugene, Ore., A&M will
have its work cut out for it. Coach
Ellis says the strongest teams are
A&M, Houston, Texas and SMU,
but barring any unforseen injuries,
the Aggies will be in the hunt for an
NCAA bid.
CASUAL FASHIONS
for
GUYS & GALS
TOP DRAWEE
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Good noon or night
For a light lunch, try our famous salad bar.
Political Forum
announces
BILL CLAYTON
Texas Speaker of
the House
Tues. January 31, 1978
12:30 p.m.
601 Rudder Tower
Topic: A Close Encounter With
Texas Reception following
Room 145 MSC
/tep Into the
m/c circle
2508 TEXAS AVE. S.
693-1164
LAST CHANCE SALE
This is your last chance to buy good quality all-new furniture
at rock bottom p rices. Our new ’78 lines are coming & we
must liquidate our entire stock NOW! All merchandise sold
on first come basis. Dealers welcome.
Family-proof Herculon sofa & chair.
Don’t rent .. . buy at
Man-size 3-position recliners
from
Woodgrain dining table & 4 upholstered
chairs ... cut to
4-pc. maple or walnut finished
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Full-size extra firm mattress sets
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TEXAS FURNITURE OUTLET
712 Villa Maria Open 9-9 Mon.-Sat.
Across from Montgomery Ward's in Manor East Mall
Bobbins Books
(formerly Simon’s Paperback’s)
Paperbacks 3529 Texas Ave.
1/2 Pj-JcC Ridgecrest Center
Open 10-5:30 (T.-S.) Closed Mondays
semester. We’re getting a lot bigger
crowd than last year.”
Werner said that she has met a lot
of new friends as a result of playing
basketball and that people are be
ginning to recognize her.
“Everyone plays as a team,” Pat
said. “We go a lot of places together
outside of basketball. Everyone’s
just buddies.”
Lawrence’s
'Hair Styling Salon
We cut hair like
I porcupines make love . . .
Very carefully!
822-1183 301 Bizzell
LOOKING FOR A CHURCH HOME?
The United Church of Christ in College Station
provides rides to their unique home church ser
vice every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m.
Interested? Call Bob Egan (846-4372) or Abe Cyrus
(693-0932).
United Church of Christ
College Station, Texas
A people uniting in personal
V\ ljj) jgj f aith ar| d social responsibility
What kind of church is it that. . .
Has its roots in the experience of the
Pilgrim Fathers and is unafraid to grapple
with the difficult problems of today?
Practices complete equality of men and women?
Sings “Amazing Grace” on Sunday and
works for social change on Monday?
Find out for yourself
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THE QUESTION OF THE MONTH
IS—JUST WHAT MAKES BOB FRENCH?
Find out this weekend at the 4th anniversary
celebration of the new
Basement
Coffeehouse
... providing entertainment to the students of A&M!
Friday & Saturday January 27 & 28
8:00 p.m.
Located at the south entrance to the MSC ^
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