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Hold the man down, fellows . . . If you attend the A&M vs. Texas Tech basketball game on February 11, you are in for an added attrac tion. Before the game the Aggie wrestling team will meet Tech’s team on G. Rollie White Col iseum’s main floor. A&M s team has beaten every Texas team they have met this sea son. This includes TCU, SWTSU, Richland Community College, and Adams State College from Col orado. They have wrestled in four tournaments. This past weekend the A team wrestled in the South west Missouri Invitational Tour nament and the B team traveled to the Texas Tech Invitational Tour nament. The club, which is working to wards NCAA recognition, wrestles one match a week throughout its season, from November through March. The state championships will be March 3-4 here at Aggie- land in DeWare Fieldhouse. Spec tators are welcome to all matches and tournaments. The team is comprised of two ten-men strings. Positions on the strings are determined by wrestle-offs between all partici pants in each weight division. There are ten weight divisions, from 118 lbs. through heavy weight which is over 190 lbs. There is no separate women’s divi sion, so girls may compete for places in their weight division on the men’s team. The club wrestles collegiately from November through March and enters individuals into open free style tournaments during the spring. The team is mostly freshmen, but new members are always welcome to join. The team practices from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in room 260 of G. Rollie White Coliseum. It s a grueling strength and endurance contest, but it’s a great way to keep in shape. On Your Mark Horseshoes and flickerball have started play for the season. Be sure to keep up with your schedules and notify your teams. Also, hand ball doubles will start play today, February 6. Table tennis and slow pitch softball entries are due to morrow, February 7. Sport Shorts ENTRIES Table Tennis Singles Slow Pitch Softball Tennis Doubles Wrestling Fast Pitch Softball Frisbee Racquetball Singles OPEN January 30 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 20 February 20 CLOSE February 7 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 February 28 February 28 MEETINGS Slow Pitch Softball team managers, 5:15 p.m., room 601, Rudder Tower. Sport Club, 6:30 p.m., room 231, G. Rollie White Coliseum. Thrusts and Parries The fencing tournament got underway last Saturday, February 4, with men’s foil. The second day of the tournament will be this Saturday, February 11, at 9:00 a.m. Events will be women’s foil, women’s saber, and men’s saber. The matches are being held in G. Rollie White Coliseum and at DeWare Fieldhouse. Officiating is being done by the TAMU Fencing Club. Spectators are invited. Stars n Hearts ’n Volleyball Be unique this Valentine’s. Take your sweetheart to the All-Star game; the Fourth Annual/Aggie Valentine’s Day Volleyball Tour nament will be held at DeWare Fieldhouse February 10 and 11. At 7:30 p.m., February 10, an all- star match featuring the best players throughout Texas will be played. John Kelly, a freshman on A&M’s team, who has three years experience playing for the Air Force, will represent the Ags. February 11 will be a full day of tournaments, that will include teams from Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Arlington, and Houston. Men’s volleyball at A&M exists as a sports club which competes intercollegiately during the fall and as a USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) team dur ing the spring. USVBA is the qual ifying organization for the Olympic volleyball teams. At the present time, the volleyball club is trying to establish a varsity men’s vol leyball team to play NCAA leagues. In the spring the club has a wo men’s division, also playing USVBA games. The Aggies are still trying to build their team and are neither consistent winners nor losers. However, they hope to be invited to the National Cham pionships being held in El Paso this May. As volleyball is an all-year sport, the club is always recruiting new members. For more information, contact John Kelly at the IM Office or Noel Orr at PE. Smile, “I Spy” may be watching you “I SPY’S PARTICIPANT OF THE WEEK Braving the cold, Debo Kocurek and Kris Simpson turn out to watch last week’s soccer playoffs. If you are a participant or spectator of intramural sports, then keep on smiling because the ‘T Spy’’ in tramural camera might be taking advantage of your charismatic qualities. If you find your picture published in the Intramural Highlights with a circle around your head, then come on by the Intramural Office and pick up your free “Be Our Guest” card, provided by the local McDonald’s Res taurants. The “BOG” card is redeemable for food items when presented at McDonald s. Swinging Along the Open Courts It’s that swinging time of year again, and tennis doubles are here. Entries will open today, February 6 and will close on Val entine’s Day, February 14. Play will commence Monday, February 20, and will be in single elimina tion tournament style. Entry forms are available at the In tramural Office in DeWare Fiel dhouse. Schedules will be posed there by February 16. There will be a men’s division and a women’s division in the three classes. Class A is highly skil led and competitive, class B is moderately skilled and competi tive, and class C is casual, just-for- Ref s Corner Basketball Official’s Meeting: Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 or 8 p.m., G. Rollie White Rm. 267. Flickerball Officials: Pick up your schedules Thursday in the In tramural Office. Softball Official’s Clinic: Tues day, February 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 267, G. Rollie White. At tendance is mandatory. fun. Each class will have a men’s and women s champ who will re ceive an IM t-shirt. You must provide your own rac quet and a brand new, never- used, unopened can of good qual ity balls. The winner of the match keeps the unopened can for the next match. Matches will be the best two out of three sets. Games will be played to four points (no dueces). The first player to win six games will win the set. USTA rules will apply and a copy can be obtained in the IM Office. Courts for practice may be reserved by contacting the Intramural Reser vation Office; the phone number is 845-2624. So, find a playmate and go swinging this month — on the tennis courts, that is. IM presents the good Ags, starring you, your best friends, and your drinking buddies directed by the IM Staff written by How can we present a production without someone to give us the plot or write the story. If you want to get your show on the road to fame, fill in the blank with your name. How? Simply write up the story on your IM team and its game or games, or jot down all the facts. Bring your manuscript or fact sheets along with your name (of course you sign all your mas terpieces, don’t you?), phone number, and the team man ager’s name and number to the IM Office. If we print your story or write one from your information, you will receive five BE OUR GUEST cards, which are redeemable for food-stuff's at McDonalds. Chris Curtis seems to have a momentary advantage against his opponent Bud Moore as they wrestle to determine who goes as first string to the next meet. They both belong to the Wrestling Club, which is an A&M Extramural sport. Acknowledgments This ad is sponsored by McDonald’s on Lhiiversity Drive and Manor East Mall and under the direction of the IM Office with stories by Michelle Wolstein and photos by Corey Caskill. IM PICK! That daring soul has puthimst | on a tight rope this week, td Seems he’s been hanging aro® the basketball courts; so, hereit — IM picks the best roundbalt: teams. CLASS AB Men’s Top Ten Teams: 1) High Chicago 2) The Piranhas 3) Aston Lone Stars* 4) The Roaches 5) E-l 6) The Puryear Playboys 7) F-l 8) The Nailers 9) Davis-Gary Farmers 10) TS BMF *Last year the Aston I teainwi the All-University Ckii pionship. Women’s Top Six Teams: 1) BSU #1* 2) Mosher Pistol Petes 3) The Wild Bunch 4) Fowler Jocques 5) W-l Fish 6) EPU *Last year the BSU won the! University Championshipi also set the women’s mosll throws-in-a-row record. Iti set by Beverly Baum with 18i throws in the IM free throwa test. Co-Rec’s Top Ten: 1) The Budgies 2) The Goodtime Gang 3) The Shorties* 4) The Flyers 5) JBAH 6) The PoGo Sticks 7) Lone Star Trotters | 8) HPE II 9) Lay Up (Cook) 10) Go For It *The Shorties were last ya | All-University Champs. CLASS BC Men s Top Ten: 1) Schuhmacher Knicker- | bockers 2) D-2 3) Hart F-Troop 4) Law IV 5) Blaze rk 6) Agronomy 7) E-l 8) Home Crown 9) M-l 10) Rag Bailers Women s Top Five: 1) HPE IV 2) The Saints 3) The Seagulls 4) Lady Lucks 5) Swish Co-Rec’s Top Ten: 1) Frustruated Volley- bailers 2) R & P Club 3) The Hustlers 4) Wesley Foundation 5) ASAE Blue Men’s power volleyball is alive and well here at Texas A&M. Here, two members of the Men’s Volleyball Club demonstrate part of the action which makes this sport so exciting. More Fun 6) The Force 7) X-10-LS 8) Backcourt Aces 9) Von Matthews Express 10) UCHTC Co-Rec and Games Have you ever sat around wish ing you could play intrarnurals without all the competitiveness and aggression? Well, now you can. The IM Office is sponsoring a just-for-fun, casual, recreational league in slow pitch softball. There will be men’s, women’s, and co-rec divisions. Officials, points, playoffs, and awards are out. There won t be any. It will just be you, your friends, a team of fellow Ags, and all the fun you can generate. Two forfeits will drop your team from the league. Who cares if you can’t bat a ball or field a pop fly? Nobody in this league. It’s a great opportunity to get out of that stuffy room filled with books. Come out into the outdoors, fill your lungs with fresh air, and tire your muscles with some good exercise. It’ll make your brain work better. Moses Hall squared off with Mexico during last week’s soccer playoffs. Shown here is some of the form which enabled Moses to win and advance to the finals in Division B.