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Pane 8 THE BATTALION ? “Si TUESDAY j ANUAR y 31i 19 78 MetcalFs men believe in miracles By PAUL ARNETT Battalion Sports Editor k ^ - * H. * r t Sc ' Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley A&M forward Willie Foreman (No. 35) shoots over the outstretched hands of Wendell Mays (No. 42). Foreman led the Ags in scoring with 15. A&M defeated the Bears 58-56. msm tmmmmamzsiiBt Interested in studying overseas | — but you need some money to ® help you get there? For Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 The Baylor Bear prayer went un answered. With one second showing on the clock, Texas A&M forward Rynn Wright calmly sunk two free throws, giving Texas A&M a 58-56 victory over the Baylor Bears. “We really needed something like that to happen, coach Shelby Met calf said. “It was great for Rynn since he has missed some free throws in crucial situations. It was even more important for his confi dence to make those shots.” Wright is the poorest free throw shooter on the team hitting only 51 percent of his shots. But that fact never entered his mind. “I felt relaxed,” Wright said. “We had to have them so I didn’t get nervous.” But Baylor did. The Bears had the ball with 21 seconds remaining in the game. It was obvious that they wanted the last shot to fall upon the shoulders of the conference’s lead ing scorer, Vinnie Johnson. But the A&M defense had other ideas. Baylor guard Pat Nunley tried to pass to Johnson with six seconds left. Wright stepped between Johnson and the ball and headed for the hoop. Nunley fouled him while Wright attempted his slam dunk. “We just made a bad play at the end of the game,” Baylor coach Jim Haller said. “We wanted to take a shot with six seconds and wanted The MSC Travel Committee wants to help with loans from the MSC Overseas Loan Fund. Loans are available to full-time Texas A&M students who wish to study overseas for a summer, semester or what ever the loans are interest free & repayable after graduation. Interested students should pick up applica tion forms in Rm. 216 MSC (at the Secre taries’ Desks) and sign up for an interview time. Applications Open: Thurs. Jan. 26 8 a.m. | | Applications Due: Tues. Feb. 7 5 p.m. | | Interviews will be conducted from 6-9 | p.m. on Wed. Feb. 8 and Thurs. Feb. 9 % in the MSC Council Conference Rm. — I 216 MSC. I l MSC Travel Committee INTRAMURAL SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL ENTRIES CLOSE: TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1978 5:00 P.M. DEWARE FIELDHOUSE PLAY BEGINS: FEBRUARY 13, 1978 E Corps, Fish, Men’s and Women’s Dorms and Independent, and Co-Rec. ■m 5: 5 Round Robin League play in classes AB and BC with all teams qualifying for single elimina tion playoffs in classes A, B, and C. Vinnie to take it. We passed the ball too soon; it was a silly pass since it was cross-court. “But it was an inexperienced pass by an inexperienced player. But Nunley did a lot in getting us back in the game so you can’t blame him for the loss.” The loss was the fourth time the Bears have lost a game this season in the final seconds. It was obvious in the waning moments the Bears were not confident. Uncertainty cost them the game. “No, this is not the same song, second verse like the other close games we have had in recent weeks,” Haller said. “People don’t know how hard it is to come from 10 points back at A&M’s place. Our team showed a lot of fight and character in coming back. ” Another man who showed a lot of character tonight was Karl Godine. The Houston Kashmere junior in jured his left knee with six minutes left in the first half. It is undeter mined whether he will require surgery. Godine will be examined in Houston tomorrow. “He is resting comfortably,” Met calf said after the game. “We don’t know whether he’ll require surgery or not.” A&M will miss Godine. The Ag gies’ next game is against SMU Wednesday night in Dallas. If A&M defeats the Mustangs then they will be tied for the coveted fifth place spot in the conference cliase. Fifth place means a home court advj in the SWC play-offs. “I was burning candles for] tonight,” Metcalf said. “ most worked.” SMU defeated the Owlsbyi The Mustang victory makes game Wednesday night an i taut one. A&M swim team do well in Austhi By SEAN PETTY The Texas A&M men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to/ to compete against Stanford and Texas. The women’s team defeated the “Bevo’s Babes,” (Texas womei but lost to the Stanford women. The men lost to Stanford and Tea The women had a good night competing against Stanford,' the second best team in the nation. Shirley Hill highlighted ft| Aggie’s efforts by qualifying for the AIAW national swim meelc March. She qualified in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 531| Both men’s and women’s teams will compete against Houston Fel ruary 3 at 7 p.m. in Houston. Grow with Texas Eastern Texas Eastern is offering career opportunities to individuals anxious to grow with one of the nation’s leading diversified energy com panies. We are aggressively seeking graduates with the following degrees. Petroleum Engineering—exploration and production, process engineering, supplemental fuels development. Accounting—corporate forecasts, real estate, auditing, accounting, taxes. Computer Science programming. -systems engineering, computer systems & MBA—administrative corporate services, corporate planning, personnel. Outstanding pay plus benefits: Insurance plans, stock purchase and retirement plans plus on the job training enhanced by professional development programs. 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